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Murphy: ‘It’s been a busy six months’ Economic development director shares good news at city commission meeting

BY BETHANY J. ROYER Staff writer broyer@civitasmedia.com PIQUA — Economic Development Director Bill Murphy had good news to share with city leaders and the community at Tuesday’s commission meeting, and only half-way into the new year.

“It’s been a busy six months,” Murphy said well into his eco-

nomic development update as he touched base on everything from permits to prospect inquiries for 2013, beginning with the four key areas of focus for the Grow Piqua Now plan of work that includes: Marketing and attraction, retention and expansion, nurture and growth, advocacy and promotion.

Such endeavors will consist of continued partnerships with area businesses that will have

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the group working closely with property owners for shovel ready preparations. An issue of increased importance according to Murphy for companies, “That are looking to move a lot more quickly.”

Other partnerships include the City of Piqua, the Chamber of Commerce, Mainstreet Piqua and the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) working together once again as they look

to host the second annual Business Connect program at Edison Community College. While advocacy and promotion saw to the hosting of the fourth annual State of Economic Development at the Fort Piqua Plaza with approximately 70 participants in partnership with the automotive industry.

The April event was highlighted with a global automotive industry forecast presented by

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BY JENNIFER RUNYON For the Daily Call pdceditorial@civitasmedia.com

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COVINGTON – The Covington Exempted Village School Board of Education met Thursday with many items on the agenda.

The purchase of a security system was approved in the amount of $7,635. With the system, all three buildings will remain locked. Guests will have to ring a buzzer located outside. A picture of the guest will be sent to the secretary’s desk.

The door will then be unlocked if the guest seems appropriate.

Superintendent Dave Larson called this a “low budget solution” to the district’s security needs saying that although See BOE/Page 2

Briefly Bridge removal to begin Monday PIQUA — Work will commence the week of June 24 on the city of Piqua South Cemetery Bridge removal project located in the Forest Hill Cemetery. The city has entered into a contract with Taylor Made Construction, of Versailles, for this project.

The project consists of the removal of the existing south cemetery bridge over the Hydraulic Canal in the Forest Hill Cemetery.

During the duration of this project, which is expected to take approximately two weeks, the bike path from Echo Lake Drive to Zeigler will be closed. Boat ramp access will be permitted to the south of the access ramp area, providing access to Echo Lake and Franz Pond. All work is weather permitting.

Stop in if you’re game for a good time

BY ALYSSA RECK Staff Writer pdceditorial@civitasmedia.com PIQUA — Celebrating the one-year anniversary of their store opening, Are U Game is hosting a HeroClix and video game tournament on June 29.

The store is located at 1410 Edge St., in Piqua. This event is open to the public.

Are U Game will feature sales from 12-8 p.m., but also special guests.

Comic artist Andy Bennett ISAAC HALE/STAFF PHOTO and Brian Latimer will be in atPaul Lee, owner of Are U Game, organizes comic books Thurs- tendance, as well as film-maker day in his store located at 1410 Edge St., Piqua. Just over a year Henrique Couto. old, the store sells a variety of comics, video games, books, acLatimer specializes in penciltion figures, trading cards and more.

ing and ink comics. Couto specializes in short films.

SuperGirl and Harley Quinn will be making an appearance too, so keep an eye out.

Are U Game, a retro gaming store, opened one year ago to offer games and systems that aren’t offered by larger store chains.

Stepping through their front door, visitors will see many posters and lots of comics to choose from, including dollar comics. Much of their merchandise is lower in cost too.

“There really isn’t a place like this in the area,” Paul Lee, See Game/Page 2

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Pilot Michael Goulian flies above Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on Friday in preparation for the Vectren Dayton Air Show held this weekend at the Dayton International Airport.

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Bicyclists who were part of the Great Ohio Bike Adventure (GOBA) ride through downtown Piqua on Friday toward their next stop in Sidney on their 350-mile journey centered around this region of Ohio from June 15-22. Celebrating its 25th year, GOBA tours different areas of Ohio from year to year.

This year the official route went from Urbana to Troy, Greenvile, New Bremen, Sidney, and then back to Urbana. The Piqua stop was an added treat.

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Swiecki, assistant director of the Automotive Communities Partnership (ACP) at the Center for Automotive Research or CAR, gave his presentation, “The North American Automotive Industry in Recovery: What Lies Ahead” that not only emphasize the event’s keywords

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Kathleen Marie Girouard POWELL — Kathleen Marie Girouard, 81, of Powell, and formerly a longtime resident of Covington, passed away at her home on Sunday, June 16, 2013, surrounded by her loving family. Born in St. Louis, she was the widow of the late Dr. Robert L. Girouard.

Kathleen is survived by her children, Paul J. Girouard of Piqua, Regina (Michael) Girouard-Nikolas of Ave Maria, Fla., Michele (Al) Zekas of Mason, Richard N. Girouard of Charlotte, N.C., Denise (Eric) Hammond of Littleton, Colo., Robert J. (Christine) Girouard of Charlotte, N.C., Michael J. (Sarah Carder) Girouard of Charlotte, N.C., Nicole (Dr. Robert) Toscano of Powell, Daniel J. (Elizabeth) Girouard of Cary, N.C.;

and her grandchildren: Brett, Dane, Lisa, Ally, Caite, Gunnar, Gracie, Aimee, Hank, Jackie, J.C., Gabrielle, Samantha, Jack, Katie and Nick.

Kathleen was a longtime parishioner of St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus Church in Covington.

Private services were held by the family with burial at Highland Cemetery, in Covington. Memorial contributions may be made in Kathleen’s memory to: The J.R. Clarke Public Library, 102 E. Spring St., Covington, OH 45318, www.jrclarkelibrary.org. Arrangements were handled by Rutherford Funeral Home at Powell, 450 W. Olentangy St., Powell, OH 43065, (614)-792-1471.

Please visit www.rutherfordfuneralhomes.com to send condolences to the family.

Rosalie ‘Rosie’ Coburn PIQUA — Rosalie “Rosie” Coburn, 75, of Piqua, died at 11:50 p.m.

Thursday, June 20, 2013, at the Upper Valley Medical Center, Troy. She was b o r n June 4, 1938, i n Piqua, to the l a t e K e nn e t h a n d Gladys (Picke r i n g ) COBURN Bell.

She married George M. Coburn on Sept. 25, 1965, in Piqua; and he survives.

Other survivors include a son, Rob Coburn of Piqua; two daughters, Marina (Jay) Guerra of Lebanon, and Yvonne (Donnie) Bell of Sidney; three grandchildren, Joshua, Jordan and Sarah Bell; two step-grandchildren, Amy Lambert and Karie Bell; three stepgreat-grandchildren, Charles, Krista, and Ryan; a step-great-greatgrandson, Kelani; a nephew, Ryan (Kay) Massie; and a great-niece, Hannah Massie. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Doris Massie and infant Janice Bell; and a nephew, Scott Massie.

Mrs. Coburn was a 1957

graduate of Piqua Central High School and was a past member of Piqua Baptist Church.

She had worked for the former Atlas Underwear Company, and retired from Miami Industries/Armco/Copperweld after many years of service. She also sold Avon cosmetics, and was a cofounder of the Diaper Line Mother’s Club and the 711 Club. She also enjoyed bowling, sewing and embroidery, and time spent with her loving family, grandchildren, and many friends and neighbors.

A service to honor her life will be conducted at 7 p.m. Monday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Roger Toon officiating. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Diabetes Dayton, 2555 S. Dixie Dr., Ste. 112, Dayton, OH 45409; American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45206; or the American Transplant Association, 47 W. Polk St., Ste. 100-133, Chicago, IL 60605. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

Kenneth Michael Riffle ST. PARIS — Kenneth Michael Riffle, 64, of St. Paris, passed away at 1:58 p.m. Thursday, June 20, 2013, in the Upper Va l l e y Medi c a l Center, Troy.

H e w a s b o r n Oct. 14, RIFFLE 1948, the son of the late John B. and Beatrice L (Young) Riffle. He is survived by four children, Jason (Jennifer) Riffle of Christiansburg, Kristie (Donta) Medley of St. Paris, Amanda Wolfe and Cathy (Drew) Schneider, both of Christiansburg.

Kenneth was a loving grandfather to six grandchildren. Kenneth was a 1968 graduate of Gallia Academy, Gallipolis. He served in the U.S Army during the Vietnam War. He was a member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 97, Dayton, and a life member of

the Veterans of Foreign wars of the United States post 9966 of New Carlisle. He was formerly employed by L.T.V Copperweld, Piqua.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, in the Atkins-Shively Funeral Home, 216 S. Springfield St., St. Paris, with Pastor Josh Kespelher of the First Church of God presiding. Burial will follow in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery with Military Honors by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad.

Visitation for family and friends will be held from 5-7 p.m. Monday, at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be sent to Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, 1023 15th Street NW 2nd Floor, Washington, D.C., 20005 or Christiansburg Fire Dept., P.O. Box 300, Christiansburg, OH 45389. Envelopes will be available in the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be sent to www.shivelyfuneralhomes.com.

Thomas Lee Walsh

TROY — Thomas Lee was an Walsh, 79, of Troy, passed avid outaway doorsman Thursand end a y , joyed clasJune cars, enduro sic 2 0 , motorcycles, and coaching 2013, youth sports. He was a at his Boy Scout leader and home. loved spending time with He was his family, and loved b o r n being a granddad to his April five grandchildren.

1 1 , WALSH Tom will be missed and 1934, remembered by his loving in Dayton, to Thomas wife, Ruth (Fessler) Walsh; Lawrence Walsh and children, Kevin and Dava Josephine (Crowl) Walsh- Walsh of Greenwood, Ind. Stafford. and Tara Colleen Rhea of Tom graduated from Troy; grandchildren, ConOakwood High School nor Michael Walsh, Chloe Class of 1952, and the Marie Walsh, Colleen Lee University of Dayton in Rhea, Caroline Lacy Rhea, 1964, with a bachelor’s Cady Lauren Rhea; sister, degree in business. On Martha “Marty’ Campbell May 26, 1962, he married of Dayton; brothers, Ruth Eleanor Fessler in Michael Walsh of Dayton Oakwood and together and James Stafford of they shared a life for 51 Waynesville. years.

He was preceded in Tom owned and oper- death by his son, Trevor ated Circle City Logistics, Lee Walsh; and brother, Indianapolis, Ind., and re- Patrick Walsh. tired from the air cargo Services will be held at industry after 30 years of 11 a.m. Wednesday, at St. service. He was a U.S. Patrick Catholic Church, Navy veteran and was a 409 East Main St., Troy. In member of the Korean lieu of flowers, memorial War Veterans Associa- contributions may be tion, Western Ohio Chap- made to Brukner Nature ter, Piqua. Tom was a Center, 5995 Horseshoe former member of the Bend Rd., Troy, OH. ther, Leon Millin; sister Sertoma Club of Dayton, Online memories may and brother-in-law, Troy Fish and Game, and be left for the family at Rachel and Ted Kopak of the American Legion. He www.jackson-sarver.com.

Bellbrook; in-laws, Lynda and Paul Adams of Piqua Death Notices and Rich and Karen Hess of Covington, Jeff and SIDNEY — Vicki Sue Cruea, 39, of Sidney, passed Deanna Hess of Covington; nieces and nephews away Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 3:33 p.m. at the SidJon, Lee, Karl, Dustin, ney Care Center.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday at Cromes Joni, Lori, Ben, Adam, Funeral Home, Sidney with the Rev. Harold McKSeth, Nathan; special friends Debby Panucci night officiating. Burial will follow at Brookside Cemeand family, Linda Pedde- tery in Hardin. mors and family, Valerie BOTKINS — Esther J. Wical, 85, of Botkins, Larson and family.

She was preceded in passed away Thursday, June 20, 2013, at 5:54 p.m. at death by her mother, Bar- Dorothy Love Retirement Community.

Funeral services will be held at St. Paul Lutheran bara Millin.

Church in Botkins, with the Rev. Robert Carter officiFuneral services will held 11 a.m. Monday, at ating.

Burial will be at Loramie Valley Cemetery in the Pleasant Hill Church Botkins.

Funeral arrangements are in the care of the of the Brethren, 300 E. Cromes Funeral Home,Sidney.

Monument St., Pleasant Hill. Elder Laddie Stewart will officiate with interment following at Policy: Please send obituary notices by e-mail to editorial@dailycall.com or by fax to (937) 773-4225.

Union Cemetery. The Deadlines: Notices must be received by 6 p.m. family will receive Sunday and Tuesday-Friday, and by 4 p.m. on Monday friends from 10-11 a.m. for Tuesday’s online edition.

Monday at the church.

Questions: Please call Editor Susan Hartley at Online memories may be (937) 773-2721, ext. 207 if you have questions about obituaries. left for the family at www.jackson-sarver.com.

Rebecca Lynn Hess PLEASANT HILL — Rebecca Lynn Hess, 56, of Pleasa n t Hill, passed away Friday, June 2 1 , 2013, at her home.

S h e HESS w a s born Jan. 10, 1957, in San Diego, Calif., to Leon Joseph and Barbara Darlene (Grant) Millin.

Becky graduated from the Miami Valley CTC School of Nursing and from Pierce College in Woodland, Calif., with an associate’s degree.

On Sept. 18, 1982, Becky married David Nathan Hess and together they shared a life for more than 30 years.

She worked as a nurse at the Brethren Retirement Center, Greenville. She was a member of the Associated Bible Students of Central Ohio and enjoyed Bible study and fellowship with the brethren. She also enjoyed gardening, walking, cooking and horseback riding.

Becky will be missed and remembered by her loving husband, David Hess; children, Sarah Hess and Micah Hess, both of Pleasant Hill; fa-

Game Continued from page 1 owner of Are U Game, said. “We’ve mashed everything together, like games, manga, comics, cards and figurines.”

Lee originally sold merchandise online, but decided it was time to get his own “brick and mortar” location.

“The store is family oriented, my wife and two oldest sons help out a lot,” Lee said. “We continue to see the store grow.”

Lee mentioned that there are sometimes products that come through his door that he has never

heard of or seen before.

Some of the products you will see on his shelves are Magic cards, RPG books and accessories, Nintendo systems, and strategy games.

“One reason behind the success of Are U Game is that everything that was cool in the 80s is suddenly cool again,” Lee said.

The store does offer buy, sell, and trade options.

They also host a HeroClix came every two weeks with prizes.

For further information, call Are U Game at 214-1324.

BOE Continued from page 1 the district is getting a new building. “We can’t wait three years for the building to be done before we have a security system.”

He added that there was discussion about putting a more high-grade system at the high school because that building will remain, but it was determined that security technology will be too different by the time the new building is done.

When renovations are done at the high school as was in the building project plan, the system will be upgraded and the entire district will have the same security.

Also during the meeting, the board approved the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System. By law, each district had to create an evaluation plan that has teachers being graded 50 percent on their own performance and 50 percent on their students’ academic growth. The district formed a team of teachers and administrators to create their plan. Now however, there’s talk of the Ohio Department of Education changing those percentages. The Covington BOE decided to vote on the current plan and make changes if needed.

The board passed a resolution that requires endof-course exams in American History and American Government for grades four through six to include historical documents such as the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence.

The board also discussed the Safe Routes to School Grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Through this grant, the village received $240,000 for infrastructure improvements and $6,730 for enforcement. The infrastructure improvements will include sidewalks on Ludlow from Maple to Broadway Street and Chestnut from Ludlow to Debra Street, as well as on Broadway from Owens to Stevens Street.

Larson asked to postpone voting on the certified supplemental contracts. These include coaching positions. He said they are waiting because there are a few teaching positions that need to be filled and one of those new teachers may be a better fit. These contracts will be voted on at the July meeting.

A negotiated agreement with the Ohio Association of Public Employees was passed with school board vice president Brad Hall voting no. The agreement includes 1 percent added to the annual base salary, unfreezes the salary schedule and is valid for one year.

Larson shared the district’s bullying reports as required by law. The elementary school had one complaint of verbal bullying and one of physical.

The middle school had two complaints of verbal and one of physical. And, the high school had one complaint of verbal and one of physical. Last school year was the first year the district used Public School Works. This system allows complaints to be filed anonymously and students can be tracked all the way to graduation.

A resignation was accepted for Joe Moniaci, an intervention specialist at the middle school. Oneyear contracts were approved for Nicole Crawford, the new CHS art teacher, and Christina Droesch, CMS social studies teacher. Droesch served in the position as a long-term sub last school year.

Also, the board approved moving the following employees from part time to full time: Kelly Turner, first grade teacher; Angie Kendig, fourth grade teacher and Mallory Hall, fifth grade teacher.

The board will meet again at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 18.

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BY SHARON SEMANIE For the Daily Call pdceditorial@civitasmedia.com

Kara Stewart PIQUA — Nap time, finger painting, games of Age: 4 hopscotch and snacks Birthdate: June 21, consisting of graham 2009 crackers and apple juice Parents: Brian and have always ranked high Kari Stewart of Sidney among adults’ favorite Grandparents: Ole pre-school memories. So it and Carol Anderson of comes as no surprise that Piqua, Diana Kleinfloor mats, artist smocks, felder of Sidney and outdoor playground the late Bob Stewart equipment and healthy Great-grandparsnacks are still the rage ents: Mary Latham of at The Center for Early Piqua, Marjorie AnLearning at Piqua derson of Troy and Catholic scheduled to Carol Huelskamp of KARA STEWART open its doors Aug. 20 at Sidney 218 S. Downing in Piqua.

Director Jennifer Smith reports enrollment continues to climb as parents have the option of enrolling their children in either the pre-school program designed for threeto four-year-olds which meets from 9 to 11:30 a.m. or 12:30 to 3 pm. either two or three mornJennifer Dee Fisher ings or afternoons per week; or a pre-kinderAge: 7 garten program (four Birthdate: June 23, years or early five year 2006 SHARON SEMANIE/FOR THE DAILY CALL olds) which meets five The Center for Early Learning at Piqua Catholic is scheduled to open its doors Parents: Scott and days a week from either 9 Aug. 20 at 218 S. Downing in Piqua. Director Jennifer Smith, above, reports en- Jong Dee Fisher to 11:30 a.m. half-days or rollment continues to climb and staff are preparing to greet their young students.

Siblings: Jesse and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. full days.

Don Fisher Extended care for the equipment; a tactile (sand smithj@piquacatholic.org July 29.

Grandparents: non-denominational cen- and water) table; discovUpcoming events inDuring the month of Chalmer and June ter is also available from ery area for science and clude a Piqua Community June, interested persons Fisher of Covington 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Each pro- math projects; a building Rummage Sale sponsored can obtain additional in- and Somnuk Pugakee gram operates from a area for toys such as by The Center for Early formation by calling of Rayong, Thailand self-contained classroom wooden blocks; a domestic Learning at Piqua Piqua Catholic Schools’ with its own bathroom fa- area featuring a kitchen Catholic. It will be held on North Street campus at JENNIFER DEE cilities. set; dramatic area where Saturday, July 27, from 9 773-1564 where The Center for Early youngsters can dress up a.m. to 2 p.m. at the 218 S. brochures are also availFISHER Learning, she explained, in costumes ranging from Downing St. campus. able. provides a Christ-based astronauts and chefs to Table space can be reFees for the pre-school facility for children where policemen and firefight- served for $20 (non re- program range from $95 “the focus is on a high ers; a library area; train fundable) per table. to $110 per month. The quality, nurturing and table; music area with in- Participants must com- prekindergarten half-day t t loving environment.� For- struments that include plete a registration form program is $150 per at es ates L e r G merly occupied by ele- bongo drums, a triangle by July 22 at the parish of- month and full day is & By the day, by the hour, by the minute, mentary students at and cymbals; arts and fice at 310 S. Downing St. $300 per month. An addiget complete coverage of today s news at Piqua Catholic Schools, crafts area with easels During the rummage sale, tional $2.80 per hour is www.dailycall.com the new-remodeled class- and lots of supplies, snack an open house will be held offered for extended days rooms are receiving a area and naptime. for the public to view fin- between the hours of 7 makeover this summer The day’s curriculum ished classrooms and reg- a.m. and 6 p.m. thanks to the efforts of also includes a Bible story ister their children for the All children, added Site Manager Mark Pit- taken from the “I Am Spe- fall.

Smith, must be pottysenbarger, several parish cial� series and circle In addition, a ribbon trained. seminarians and a host of time whereby youngsters cutting ceremony will take sub-contractors. learn about such things place with the Piqua Area “We’ll have new light- as dates on calendars and Chamber of Commerce at ing, windows, paint, bath- the weather.

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Freedom vs. security his is an era when every question seems to have an answer — and when that answer is as close as your phone, your laptop or your tablet. But these implements, which answer so many of the questions that we did not know we had, also have raised difficult new questions that we now know we cannot avoid. Many of these critical questions have become part of the national debate in recent days in the wake of disclosures about how the new technology has opened up new avenues of government surveillance.Here are three of the most important questions suddenly dominating American civic life: What is the balance between freedom and security? This may seem like one of the eternal questions pondered by the ancients — you’re thinking of freedom and order, an entirely different matter — but in fact it is a recent issue,raised by terrorism and the specter of weapons of mass destruction.

Until Sept. 12, 2001, Americans gave little thought to the clash of freedom and security, because the pressure against freedom came mostly from barriers involving race (American blacks were denied the freedoms whites enjoyed),gender (traditional roles and some laws imposed barriers to women in the classroom,workplace and elsewhere) and religion (dating to the exclusionary impulses of colonial settlements, which did not recognize the hypocrisy of religious discrimination by people who traveled to the New World for religious freedom).

Security was a targeted issue,not that much of a broad issue, except of course during the Red scares after bothWorldWars.

The modern pressures on freedom come less against social mobility and personal expression than they do on the heretofore widely accepted freedoms of personal mobility and personal communication.In the contemporary world,unfettered access to public venues (the latest victim: sports stadiums) and the ability to communicate without government surveillance (cellphones and computers) are now genuinely at risk.

The combination of the modern means of communication and the nature of modern terrorism raises the question of whether restrictions on the one might help battle the proliferation of the other. That is the central precept the administration is employing in arguing that its use of cellphone and computer records is a minimal but justifiable intrusion on what, only weeks ago, was regarded as commonplace commerce and communication. Indeed, the head of the National SecurityAgency said that these techniques have interrupted “dozens” of terrorist plots.

But even among those who are reliably counted as national security absolutists — many on the right and some on the left — there are grave questions about whether the intrusions are worth the cost. The price of freedom has been an enduring American question, dating to the 18th century. It was posed for white men of the patrician class in the battle for taxation with representation in 1776, for blacks in the Civil War between 1861 and 1865, and for all mankind in the World War of 1939-1945, when the Axis powers enslaved, and in some cases exterminated, millions.

But now this large question is being applied to small, unremarkable aspects of modern life that have grown out of the wide distribution of the computer and the cellphone.Suddenly a theoretical debate is a practical one, as close to the heart as the smartphone in your breast pocket. Seldom has a debate that seemed to be suited to the philosophes been thrust quite so swiftly into the public square.

What is the cost of big data?

Until the beginning of this month, big data — the accumulation of vast amounts of information in the search for patterns of behavior and prospects for corporate revenue — was a relatively benign thing, even a possible economic panacea.

What is the salvation of the advertising-starved news business? Sell big data. What is the best way to shape products and marketing appeals? Examine big data.

But does big data infringe on our freedoms? Is there a’threat to personal freedom by the use of individuals’ information as part of a mass examination of consumer or personal or political behavior? Are the tools that make our lives easier — that allow us to plot in a moment’s time the best route between Pittsburgh and Toledo, or that tell us what's on the menu at the new bistro across town, or that let us find the date of the Peace of Westphalia with a few keyboard strokes — actually making our lives easier to predict and thus easier to manipulate?

In other words,we again ask the price of progress.It never is free. Consider what Henry Drummond, a character in “Inherit the Wind,” said on the subject, remembering that the play was written in 1955,and as a result the language and imagery will seem antiquarian to our ears: “Progress has never been a bargain.You have to pay for it.

Sometimes I think there’s a man who sits behind a counter and says,‘All right,you can have a telephone,but you lose privacy and the charm of distance. Madam, you may vote but at a price.You lose the right to retreat behind the powder puff or your petticoat. Mister, you may conquer the air but the birds will lose their wonder and the clouds will smell of gasoline.’”

Who is a whistleblower and who is a threat to national security?This question brings us back to the threat these measures are designed to combat, and it is an analogue to the distinction between a terrorist and a freedom fighter. One woman's whistleblower is another woman's threat to national security. This question has skewed many of the usual patterns and alliances. Many of those who celebrate the leaking of the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsberg in 1973,for example, are deploring the leaks by Edward J. Snowden in 2013.

Many of the loudest advocates of government openness believe the Snowden disclosures are of a nature and magnitude quite different from the customary leak.The tea party is split between those emphasizing civil liberties and those stressing national security.

This brings us full circle, back to the vital balance between freedom and security, rendered all the more difficult in a nation that only recently asked why authorities did not know more about the brothers accused of bombing the finish line at the Boston Marathon.

David M. Shribman is executive editor of the Post-Gazette (dshribman@post-gazette.com, 412 263-1890). Follow him on Twitter at ShribmanPG.

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Pat Robertson and me Pat Robertson denied those that do aren’t anymy repeated attempts to where close to bulimic or interview him last week. anorexic. Boys do play For the sake of Robertthem but rarely suffer son that’s probably the from anorexia or bulimia. smartest decision he has The only thing about “demade in awhile. monic games” that makes Robertson, host of the me want to vomit is 700 Club and amateur Robertson’s baseless opinGeorge W. Bush lookions concerning them.

WILL E SANDERS alike, took to the airIt seems like I can’t go Staff Writer waves recently and a week without hearing wsanders@civitasmedia.com chastised the non-believsome overzealous zealot ers and heathens of the or media talking head world. This wasn’t exactly breaking news; telling me something is evil, demonic or bad that’s all the guy ever does. for my cholesterol.

How can he do that? I'm not sure, possiRobertson seems to be cut from the same bly because he is perfect and without sin — cloth as his predecessor, Rev. Jerry Falwell. and this entitles in some way to cast stones. Remember that guy? He all but declared (That’s John 8:7.) the Teletubbies the spawn of Satan. To this So what has me so upset that I actually day there has not been a single report of called Robertson a George W. Bush look- Tinky-Winky-induced homicides or mass alike? That's a great question.With ferocity suicides. Time makes fools of us all. of a carnival barker the religious host diHonestly, what do you think has killed agnosed what’s troubling the youth of more people? A make-believe role-playing today. It's those “demonic games” kids are game or organized religion? playing these days, don’t ‘cha know. Fantasy Robertson’s charge is as loony as it is lurole-playing games like Dungeons and dicrous. I can’t sit idly by clutching my Dragons, he said. magical long sword and necklace of invulFirst off, is this still 1978? Are we still nerability — my dice in one hand and a blaming the popular role-playing game Mountain Dew in the other — and keep my D&D? Quick, somebody give me a Judas mouth shut about it.

Priest record and play it backward for me.

Roll for combat initiative, Robertson, beSecond, I've played these so-called “de- cause you just failed your saving throw monic games” (I affectionately refer to them against reality. as nerd games) for 20 years and they have I’ve played “demonic games” for a majormade me smarter, more socially adept, ity of my life, and it’s been a blast. I’ve open-minded and understanding of culture played the personas of everything from and world view. Not to mention that I’ve power-hungry vampires to Earth-saving met some of the best friends I’ll ever have werewolves bent on destroying evil forces through these “demonic games.” and everything in between, bound only by Lastly, and in the interest of full disclo- my own curiosity and imagination. sure, I’m a Christian. I know, right? You’re I’m a 33-year-old guy, gainfully emmind is blown. ployed, no criminal record, happily married Robertson blamed said “demonic games” and well-balanced. I’m not a heathen, and for everything from anorexia and bulimia I’m certainly no demon worshipper. to teen suicide. The former Southern BapI can think of much worse activities tist minister doesn’t strike me as a person teens (or adults) could be doing instead of who has taken the time to read the Dun- sitting around a table, eating pizza and geons and Dragons Player’s Handbook. He rolling dice as they play a make-believe has developed an opinion on subject mat- game on a Friday night or Sunday afterter he is clearly not familiar with. It would noon. be like an atheist making broad accusations about Christianity without having To contact Will E Sanders email him at ever read the Bible. wille@willesanders.com. To learn more In my neighborhood we have a name for about Will E Sanders, to read past columns someone who does that: a hypocrite. or to read features by other Creators SyndiLet me enlighten you to a few facts about cate writers and cartoonists, visit the Crethese demonic, nerd games. Girls aren’t tra- ators Syndicate website at ditionally known for playing them, and www.creators.com.

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To the Editor: I would like to thank Piqua Family Practice for their support to make the Pack the Path walk a great success. This year we walked the 5K using the bike path from French Park east to the Route 36 overpass and back. All walkers were encouraged to bring their friends including four-legged and enjoy our beautiful linear path. Entry for the walk was a canned good for Bethany Center. This year we collected 70 lbs. of canned goods.

Thank you to Doug Fosnight for the pictures, Sandy Horwath for checking blood pressures, Marcia Garrett for helping at the halfway table and Terry Jones for checking our spinal alignment and balance, and Doug Harter of Piqua Parks Dept. for mowing the route. Hope to see you next year.

— Cindy Pearson Positively Promoting Piqua.

State Unemployment at 7 percent for May COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio's unemployment rate was stuck at 7 percent last month, according to state numbers released Friday, but it's still well below the national average.

The seasonally adjusted rate hasn't moved much since the beginning of the year. Starting the year at 7 percent, it briefly rose to 7.1 percent for February and March, then dropped to 7 percent again for April.

There it stayed last month, according to the data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

Ohio leaders have said repeatedly that the state's economy and its job market are getting stronger, but the process will be slow.

The state's unemployment rate peaked at 10.6 percent during the last half of 2009 and early 2010 before beginning its trek downward. January marked the first time the rate failed to decline or at least remain steady since July 2011.

But the Ohio rate has consistently remained below the national level. The U.S. unemployment rate for May was 7.6 percent.

State officials reported that the number of nonagricultural jobs in Ohio increased 32,100 in May, to 5,213,900.

The number of unemployed workers in Ohio in May was 405,000, up from 400,000 in April. The number of unemployed in the state has decreased by 15,000 in the past year.

Goods-producing industries gained 4,700 jobs in May. Increases were recorded in construction and manufacturing, while employment in mining and logging was unchanged.

Private service-providing industries gained 20,200 jobs.

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Let his characters star James Gandolfini: HBO, BARRY WETCHER, FILE/AP PHOTO

This undated publicity photo, released by HBO, shows actor James Gandolfini in his role as Tony Soprano, head of the New Jersey crime family portrayed in HBO’s “The Sopranos.” HBO and the managers for Gandolfini say the actor died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.

BY FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — James Gandolfini would have hated all this fuss.

He was an actor who shrank from attention for anything but the roles he brought to life. No false modesty.

He simply did his best to remain a private citizen behind his public characters. These included, of course, Tony Soprano, the fiendish, tormented mobster who the world came to know and revere as a towering dramatic achievement.

Now, out of the blue, this flood of tributes to Gandolfini upon his untimely death? This would likely have struck him as excessive and needless, upstaging for a moment his lifetime of work.

In a too-brief career that ended Wednesday at age 51 while he was vacationing in Rome, Gandolfini can be celebrated for performances on TV, on stage and in films that reached beyond the obvious triumph of “The Sopranos” and the unsought celebrity it brought him.

Before, during and after “The Sopranos,” he remained defiantly a character actor, by all indications spared a leading man’s ego as he tackled roles that piqued his interest, not roles meant to guarantee the spotlight.

“I’m much more comfortable doing smaller things,” he declared not long ago. And in the past year, his film appearances included supporting (or smaller) roles in Kathryn Bigelow’s Osama bin Laden manhunt docudrama “Zero Dark Thirty,” ‘’Sopranos” creator David Chase’s ‘60s period drama “Not Fade Away,” and Andrew Dominick’s crime flick “Killing Them Softly.”

It was all part of an acting career as unlikely to which TV has given rise.

How to account for the providential choice of Gandolfini to headline

a high-profile HBO drama series playing an anguished mob boss and family man? Balding and beefy, he seemed the antithesis of an actor who could sustain viewers’ interest, amusing them, horrifying them and compelling them to love him in a way they had never loved a TV hero before.

Gandolfini made the character monstrous yet sympathetic, a man with a murderously chilling gaze yet a mischievous smile. Thus did Tony Soprano become part of the culture, taking Gandolfini, reluctantly, with him.

By the end of the series’ run, Gandolfini was suitably grateful for the role he had embodied for six seasons. But he had lent such authenticity to Tony that the character by then weighed heavily upon him. No actor stops identifying with the character he plays, no matter how repellant or villainous. An actor is required to be complicit with the man he portrays.

And yet, Gandolfini said he struggled to like Tony.

“Let’s just say, it was a lot easier to like him in the beginning, than in the last few years,” he told The Associated Press a few days before the series’ finale in June 2007.

It was a remarkable admission

by Gandolfini as he looked ahead, brightly, to new challenges.

“I don’t even think I’ve proven myself, yet,” he said. “I have yet to begin the fight, I think.”

In that rare interview, Gandolfini, famously press-shy ever since “The Sopranos” blindsided him with stardom, was as gracious as he was uncomfortable discussing himself.

There was one too many questions delving into his acting process.

“Oh, please! Who gives a crap!” he scoffed (though he didn’t say “crap”). Then he quickly apologized.

“I’m sorry,” he said. “I didn’t mean to be abrupt.”

Despite his formidable presence in person as on film, there was no confusing him with Tony Soprano.

He was his own man, down-toearth, accommodating — and nononsense when it counted. Once glimpsed by a reporter filming a scene on the set of the Soprano family’s plush New Jersey home, he bobbled a line of dialogue, whereupon he let out a growl, not at anyone else but directed unsparingly at himself before the cameras rolled again.

On the other hand, he clearly knew the difference between what was serious as an actor — and what was deadly serious.

Marshaling his unbidden clout as a star, Gandolfini produced (though only sparingly appeared in) a pair of documentaries for HBO focused on a cause he held dear: veterans affairs.

“Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq” (2007) profiled soldiers and Marines who had cheated death in war but continued to wage personal battles back at home. Four years later, “Wartorn: 1861-2010” charted victims of post-traumatic stress disorder from the U.S. invasion of Iraq all the way back to the Civil War. “Do I think a documentary is going to change the world?” Gandolfini said about the latter film.

“No, but I think there will be individuals who will learn things from it, so that’s enough.”

There were no grand pronouncements that day. No lofty goals voiced. No showboating by an actor who will never be forgotten as Tony Soprano, and then some, for the work he leaves behind. __ EDITOR’S NOTE — Frazier Moore is a national television columnist for The Associated Press.

He can be reached at fmoore@ap.org and at http://www.twitter.com/tvfrazier

Final accounting

A fine declarer is like the diligent detective who does a lot of legwork gathering all the information he can before he finally gets around to cracking

to play the jack of hearts on the king at trick one!

There is a very good reason for this play, and in the actual case it works like a charm. West can do no better than continue with a second heart, and when East shows out, South learns that West started with seven hearts.

This goes a long way toward solving declarer’s diamond problem. South pursues his quarry by next cashing three rounds of spades, learning that West started with exactly

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Teen ready to leave nest hesitates to take first step DEAR ABBY: I’m a 19year-old high school graduate working full-time as a general manager for a furniture corporation. I live at home with my parents, but I feel like I am ready financially and emotionally to move out into my own place. I’m afraid to tell my parents because we are so close.

My father has always said he won’t let me move out unless he approves of the place, and he talks about random checkups of my apartment. If I move out, aren’t I entitled to privacy in my own place? I shouldn’t have to get my parents’ approval or have them checking up on me any time they want. How do I approach them about this without it becoming a screaming match, or ruining the relationship with them?

— UNSETTLED IN WASHINGTON DEAR UNSETTLED: At 19, you are a young adult and no longer a child. You hold a responsible job and, I assume, have enough savings that you can afford what you are contemplating.

That your father wants to protect you is understandable because you are his child. Approach the subject by telling your parents you are “considering” moving out on your own, and would like your father to help you select a place that is safe. Do not be confrontational. If he refuses, you can still go looking on your own.

Once you are in and settled, you can then address the subject of “surprise” visits. Your father is not your parole officer, and it is respectful to call before dropping by.

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

Advice became a hit. Five o’clock shadows became the rage, as did going sockless in loafers and wearing a lot of pastels.

On the right person, the look can be sexy — as was demonstrated by hunk-alicious actors Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas, and British singer George Michael.

However, I agree that when a man’s beard starts turning gray, a clean shave is a better look because after a “certain age” the stubble begins to resemble that of an old derelict rather than a Hollywood sex symbol.

DEAR ABBY: I am the human resources director for a nonprofit organization. I hope you will help me send a message out to anyone searching for a job.

Ninety-five percent of all the candidates I interview know little to nothing about the organization for which they are interviewing.

Please let job seekers know that most organizations are less likely to hire an applicant who has done no research on the company he or she is interviewing with. I wouldn’t!

— SHAKING MY HEAD IN SAN DIEGO DEAR SHAKING YOUR HEAD: That’s good advice. Not only should the applicant know something about the organization or company, the job seeker should be prepared to tell the interviewer why he or she is eager for the job, and how hiring him or her will enhance the business.

DEAR ABBY: When did men decide it was “stylish” to wear a two-day growth of beard? I can understand men not shaving on their day off, but to go unshaven and wearing a tux just looks wrong. It is twice as wrong if they have gray in their beard.

Please tell the men of Dear Abby is written by America to shave!

— STYLE POLICE- Abigail Van Buren, also WOMAN IN OHIO known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her DEAR STYLE PO- mother, Pauline Phillips.

LICEWOMAN: As I re- Write Dear Abby at or call, men started going www.DearAbby.com less clean-shaven after P.O. Box 69440, Los Angethe TV series “Miami Vice” les, CA 90069.

Solve it

■ Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker

the case.

Take this deal where declarer is in six notrump.

West leads the king of hearts, and South could easily make the slam if he knew where the queen of diamonds was located. He could either play for the drop or take a finesse in the right direction to bring home 12 tricks.

But South does not know at the outset who has the queen, and his job is to try to locate the missing damsel. To this end, by far his best initial move is

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two spades. He then cashes the A-K-Q of clubs and learns that West also started with two clubs.

The question of how to play the diamonds is now resolved. Declarer’s investigation has shown that West started with precisely seven hearts, two spades and two clubs -and therefore two diamonds.

So South cashes the KA of diamonds with absolute assurance that the queen will fall, and the slam comes rolling home.

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Daniels: ‘Dumb and Dumber To’ is ‘painfully funny’

BY ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 20 years after “Dumb and Dumber” was released, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels are reuniting for “Dumb and Dumber To.” Daniels said Carrey approached directors Peter and Bobby Farrelly two years ago about doing a sequel.

“Jim has been against all sequels, and you know, understandably so. ... But he turned 50 and that will mel-

low you out, and suddenly he’s going, ‘Let’s have some fun. ... Come on,’ and we’re going, ‘Great,’ and so the Farrellys said, ‘This isn’t a money grab. Let’s really write a great second movie that takes the original and then blows it up even further, and so I think they did that,” Daniels said in an interview Wednesday.

Universal Pictures, which acquired the domestic distribution rights after Warner Bros. dropped out, confirmed the sequel.

“It’s taken two years to

get the studios and all that stuff worked out,” Daniels said. “The easiest thing to say in Hollywood is ‘no.’ You keep your job if you say ‘no.’

If you say ‘yes’ and you’re not right, you lose your job.

There’s a lot of ‘no.’ And we had a lot of ‘no’ for two years and finally ‘yes,’ it’s comin’ around, and I think it’s got a chance to be I hope better than the first one.”

Daniels said he’s read the script and calls it “painfully funny.”

The original premise wasn’t that deep. It followed

two well-meaning but moronic friends, Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels), as they traveled cross-country to find the owner of a briefcase filled with money.

“We’re middle-aged and still that stupid. Our IQ has not gone up one point combined,” he said. “So it’s a frightening thing. You’re gonna see the two of us standing there trying to put thoughts together and you want to put underneath, ‘Kids don’t do this at home.’

It’s that stupid.”

Daniels, 58, is known for his critically acclaimed roles in “The Squid and the Whale” and “The Purple Rose of Cairo.”

He stars as a cable news anchor in the HBO series “The Newsroom,” which returns for its second season on July 14.

Daniels said he’s always surprised by the people who approach him about his “Dumb” role.

“To have what you would think (would) be very smart, intelligent people come up to you (and say), ‘Can I talk

to you for a second? Don’t tell anybody but ‘Dumb and Dumber’ (is) unbelievable.’ I get that a lot.”

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BY COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Beneath a swimming pool, under a horse farm and now a weed-grown field north of Detroit. For at least the third time in a decade, FBI agents grabbed shovels and combed through dirt and mud in the search for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains or clues to the disappearance of the former Teamsters boss.

Once again, the search was futile.

“Certainly, we’re disappointed,” Detroit FBI chief Robert Foley told reporters Wednesday as federal and local authorities wrapped up another excavation that failed to turn up anything that could be linked to Hoffa, who has been missing since 1975.

Many people interested in the mystery assume Hoffa ran afoul of the mob and was whacked.

“Right now the case remains open,” Foley said. “At this point, if we do get logical leads and enough probable cause that warrant the resources to do an investigation, then we’ll continue to do so.”

The latest search for Hoffa’s remains was prompted by a tip from reputed ex-Mafia captain Tony Zerilli. About 40 FBI agents searched a small field surrounded by trees and a gravel road in Oakland Township. With the aid of a backhoe, they spent about 10 hours in the field Monday and another 10 Tuesday before calling it quits about 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday.

“We’re always hopeful that we’ll get a lead that will lead us to a position in which we can conclude this investigation,” said Foley, “both for the process of justice but also for the family.”

Hoffa was last seen on July 30, 1975, when he was to meet with reputed Detroit mob enforcer Anthony “Tony Jack” Giacalone and alleged New Jersey mob figure Anthony “Tony Pro” Provenzano at a restaurant in Bloomfield Township, north of Detroit. The 62year-old Hoffa never was seen or heard from again.

His rise in the Teamsters, his 1964 conviction for jury tampering and his presumed murder are Detroit’s link to a time when organized crime, public corruption and mob hits held the nation’s attention.

In 2003, authorities dug

beneath an underground pool at a home in Michigan’s Thumb area for a briefcase an informant said contained a syringe and possible evidence that Hoffa might have been injected with drugs or poison.

Three years later, the FBI spent 13 days searching a horse farm in Oakland County’s Milford Township, northwest of Detroit, for Hoffa’s remains.

Two other searches didn’t involve any digging.

In 2004, detectives pulled up floorboards at a Detroit house, and last September, authorities drilled for soil samples in the floor of a shed in the Detroit suburb of Roseville.

Other theories have suggested Hoffa was entombed in concrete at Giants Stadium in New Jersey, ground up and thrown in a Florida swamp or obliterated in a mob-owned fat-rendering plant.

Zerilli, now 85, was in prison for organized crime when Hoffa disappeared.

But he told New York TV station WNBC in January that he was informed about Hoffa’s whereabouts after his release. David Chasnick, Zerilli’s lawyer, has said Zerilli is “intimately involved” with people who know where the body is buried.

The makeshift grave, according to Zerilli, was in a barn beneath a concrete slab in the Oakland Township field. The barn is gone, but the slab remains.

“At the end of the day, everything Zerilli said is credible — whether (Hoffa’s remains are) still there and they missed it or not,” Chasnick told The Associated Press Wednesday afternoon. “He knew about the barn. He knew about the cement.”

Chasnick said Zerilli still is convinced that whatever remains of Hoffa can be found somewhere among the high grass, thickets and crickets.

“I’d like to put a final nail in the coffin — that they searched the whole field.

There is always an openended question.”

We Pay the Highest Prices for Gold,

Diamonds and Estates!

verett and Janice (Clark) Coate of Covington are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married June 27, 1953, in Ludlow Falls.

They have three children, Dan and Linda Coate of DeGraff, Kathy Coate of Covington and the late Kristy Coate.

They also raised Mark Lehman of Spring Hills.

They also have eight grandchildren, Jessica and Anthony Walton of Pensacola, Fla., Lacey and Jason Campbell of Liberty, Jim West Mullen of DeGraff, Amy Moore of Covington, Chad and Jenna Swartz

E Robert Michael Koors and Erika Lindsey Birt

The engagement of Erika Lindsey Birt of Urbana to Robert Michael Koors of New Albany is announced by her parents, Michael and Ruth Birt of Urbana. She is the granddaughter of Danny and Loretta Birt of Piqua.

Paul and Kathy Koors of New Albany are parents of the bridegroom.

The bride-elect is a 2010 graduate of Urbana High School attends The Ohio State University College of Nursing. She will graduate in 2014 with a bach-

elor of science in nursing. She is employed by The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus.

Her fiance graduated from Gahanna Lincoln High School in 2007 and from The Ohio State University in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He is employed by Paul J. Ford and Company, Columbus.

A July 20 wedding is planned at Fishinger and Kenny Church of Christ, Columbus.

of Evansville, Ind., and Jordan and Kelsey Frey of Troy.

They have eight great-grandchildren, Morgan, Jacob, Kierstin Swartz of Pensacola, Fla., Aizlyn Swartz and Zaidyn Moore, both of Covington, and Aaron, Alivia, and Arion Campbell of West Liberty.

He is retired from General Motors in Vandalia and from farming.

She is retired from Copeland in Sidney and farming.

An open house will be held from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, June 30, at the End Zone in Covington.

Couple celebrates 50th

Palsgrove in final sustainment exercise before deployment avy Petty Officer 3rd Class Kristopher A. Palsgrove, son of Nicole R. and Steven A. Palsgrove of Piqua, and other Sailors assigned to the nimitz class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) recently got underway for a final sustainment exercise (SUSTAINEX) before the ship’s upcoming deployment.

Truman departed Naval Station Norfolk along with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 and 1st Combined Destroyer Squadron staff, joined with guided-missile cruisers USS San Jacinto (CG 56), USS Gettysburg (CG 64) and guided missile destroyers USS Bulkeley (DDG

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84) and USS Mason (DDG 87) for the exercise.

The ships and embarked units training together is focusing on maritime security operations, air defense, counter-piracy and antisubmarine warfare.

This exercise is similar to the composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) the strike group completed earlier this year. Exercises such as SUSTAINEX and COMPTUEX ensure strike groups are trained and certified for an overseas deployment.

Palsgrove is a 2010 graduate of Piqua High School and joined the Navy in March 2011.

Celebrate with the Daily Call Whether it is an engagement, wedding, birth, anniversary or military announcement.

Published Saturdays pictures and information may be e-mailed to editorial@civitasmedia.com or dropped off or mailed to the Piqua Daily Call at 100 Fox Drive.

a y n e a n d Nancy (Eidemiller) Flory of Covington are celebrating their Golden Wedding Anniversary. They were united in marriage June 21, 1963, at the home of the bride’s parents, Maurice and Margaret Eidemiller of Covington.

Wayne has been in the aviation/avionics business for 55 years, the past 25 as a self-employed manufacturer’s representative.

Nancy is a homemaker.

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They also have numerous grandchildren great-grandchiland dren.

The couple belong to Piqua Church of the Nazarene.

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BY JUSTIN POPE AP Education Writer More urgent. More crowded. More expensive.

Also,more flexible and accessible to millions.

That, in a nutshell, is how higher education has changed around the world in the wake of the global financial crisis that struck five years ago, and the Great Recession that followed.

Here's how it happened: Increasing financial pressures to get more people through higher education more efficiently opened the door to new technologies.

Those technologies, in turn, have begun "unbundling" in-

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dividual classes and degrees from traditional institutions — much in the same way iTunes has unbundled songs from whole albums and the Internet is increasingly unbundling television shows and networks from bulky cable packages.

Here are four trends whose origins predate the Great Recession, but which have been unmistakably fueled by it: —Certificates. Austerity

by European governments and U.S. states hammered the budgets of public universities, leaving students to foot more of the bill. Many have responded by seeking

faster and more affordable options, targeted to deliver immediate jobs. Certificates — bite-sized credentials typically in narrow,occupational fields — don't count as formal degrees, but they're cheaper and can produce a substantial salary boost.

Their popularity has exploded in the United States — about 11 percent of American workers now have them, up from 2 percent in 1980.

And while data is spotty,Anthony Carnevale of the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce in Washington, D.C., says their equivalents are growing elsewhere in the developed

can get approval to collect federal aid dollars for competency-based programs, and such programs are starting to emerge. These options could save students time and money. As technology makes self-directed learning more available in the rest of the world, other countries will be pressed to consider similar moves.

—Accreditation. The very definition of a university may be changing.Traditionally, in the United States, the "club" of higher education has been guarded by a process of accreditation that's essentially run by traditional universities themselves. They estab-

lish associations that determine whether schools meet specific standards, and can continue to issue diplomas.

The government wants more flexibility that would bring into the system specialized providers — companies that can offer targeted teaching even if they lack the full trappings of a traditional college.

Many countries around the world envy the United States its accreditation system as a quality control. But they face similar, or even greater, challenges to ramp up higher education capacity quickly, so they also will be thinking outside their own traditional boxes.

Fannie Mae a.k.a. Federal National Mortgage Association, Lerner, HUBER HEIGHTS Sampson and Rothfuss, NVR Inc. to Jennifer attorney in fact to Charles Herrmann, Peter Her- Simpson, Joseph Simpson, rmann, one lot, $252,900. $54,000.

Bac Home Loans Servicing, L.P., Bank of America, N.A., successor, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, L.P., Fannie Mae Remic Trust to Secretary of Housing and Development, Urban 0.505 acres, $0.

world, and possibly in developing countries as well, where the inaccessibility of four-year degree programs is even more pressing.

—Competency-based learning.Until now,the main currency of academia has been the "credit hour" — if you spend a certain amount of time in the classroom and pass the course, you earn credit.That may be changing with a broad-based move toward giving students credit for what they can demonstrate they know, regardless of how much time they spend in class. Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Education signaled to colleges they

Real estate transfers TROY J.D. Rutt, Katherine Rutt to John W. Norris III, Elizabeth Zimmerman, a part lot, $268,000.

Estate of Mary Estel Hobson to Jamie Lou Hobson, trustee, one lot, $0.

Deborah Routson to Daniel Shafer, Rebekah Shafer, one lot, $80,000.

Delores Balogh, Joseph Balogh to Balogh Properties LLC, one lot, $0.

Federal National Mortgage Association, Lerner, Sampson and Rothfuss, attorney in fact to Christina Claypool, Larry Claypool, one lot, $135,000.

H&S Real Properties LLC to True Life Community Church, 2.42 acres, $145,900.

Michael Jay Daneburg, Sandra Danebeg to True Life Community Church, one lot, one part lot, $34,800.

Barbara Ralsky to True Life Community Church, one lot, one part lot, $34,800.

Orna Iris Kutai, Martin Weiss to True Life Community Church, one lot,

one part lot, $34,800.

Hatler Bryant, Rhonda Bryant to Richard Pierce Investments LLC, one lot, one part lot, $40,000.

Richard Pierce Investments LLC to Hatler Bryant, one lot, $30,000.

PIQUA David Foster, Deborah Foster to Todd Billet, one lot, $75,000.

James Brittingham Jr., Janice Brittingham to Angela Byers, James Byers, $80,000.

Derek Burks, Jill Burks to Julia Bates, one lot, $99,000.

Louis Havenar, Mary Lou Havenar to Louis Havenar, Declaration of Trust, Louis Havenar, trustee, a part lot, $0.

Louis Havenar, Mary Lou Havenar to Mary Stewart, a part lot, $12,500.

Michael Havenar, Tammie Jo Havenar to Mary Stewart, a part lot, $12,500.

Christopher Eisen, Cynthia Eisen to Christopher Eisen, Cynthia Eisen, one lot, $0.

Christopher Eisen, Cyn-

thia Eisen to Christopher Eisen, Cynthia Eisen, one lot, $0.

Christopher Eisen, Cynthia Eisen to Christopher Eisen, Cynthia Eisen, one lot, $0.

Christopher Walton, M. Suzanne Walton to Donna Wright, Steve Wright, one lot, $18,800.

Bank of America, N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, $0.

TIPP CITY Anthony Cox, Claudia Cox to Jodi Hill, Stephen Hill, one lot, $137,500.

Secretary of Veteran Affairs to Jason Rue, one lot,$0.

Julie Whittemore, Kent Whittemore to Amy Underwood, John Underwood, one lot, $257,500.

Dolores Balogh, Joseph Balogh to Balogh Properties LLC, nine lots, $0.

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. to Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, one lot, one part lot, $0.

Gary Durst, trustee to Beverly Petrie, Marcie

Williamson, $100,000.

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MONROE TWP. Tammy Hawkey, Kari Estate of Norma Margaret Polson, Kathy Shel- Lampe to Tammy Hawkey, Graham, Angela lenberger, executor to Kari Lampe, $0.

Thomas Graham Jr. to AnShellenberger, Andrew gela Graham, Thomas LOSTCREEK TWP. one lot, $70,000.

Graham Jr., 0.94 acre, 1.25 Karen L. Bays Revoca- acre, $0.

WEST MILTON Park National Bank, ble Living Trust AgreeDouglas Shaw, Kath- ment, Karen Bays, trustee Unity National Bank to leen Shaw to Douglas to I. Dean Bays, Karen Robert Schaffer, one lot, $15,000.

Bays, 10.008 acres, $0.

Shaw, one lot, $0.

June Strumberger to SPRINGCREEK NEWBERRY TWP. Jerilyn Kohl, two part lots, TWP. $96,000.

Estate of Jack E. Hole, Randy Gasson to Nancy L. Hole, adminstraBRADFORD trix to Carol Ann Schaef- Brenda Gwynne, Richard Bac Home Loans Serv- fer, 0.771 acres, $25,700. Gwynne, one lot, $108,500.

Carol Schaffer to Carol icing LP, Bank of America, WASHINGTON TWP. N.A., successor, Country- A. Schaffer, Michael Schafwide Home Loans Servic- fer, 0.771 acres, $0.

Donna Huelskamp, Margaret Shook to Lazy ing, LP, to Secretary of the U.S. Department of Hous- Douglas Huelskamp to River Mobile Home Park ing and Urban Develop- Carla Miller, James Miller, LLC, two lots, $450,000.

13.991 acres, $50,000.

OPRS Communities to ment, a part lot, $0.

Kathryn Lantis, one lot, NEWTON TWP. $102,000.

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Marriages Andrew David Patterson, 26, of 117 Krug Dr., Union to Kelsey Linnette Priode, 22, of 3943 Crow Rd., Tipp City.

Anuj Gautam, 29, of 315 Saint Andrews Trail, Miamisburg to Katheryn Michelle Weiss, 22, of 503 Grant St., Troy.

Brian Eric Bramlette, 33, of 3251 Sioux Drive, Piqua to Mary Kathryn Greene, 37, of 230 Kienle Dr., Piqua.

Jeremiah Allen Asher,

34, of 647 S. Roosevelt Ave., to Stephanie Rachel Wein, 25, of same address.

Logan Lee Charles Fessler, 25, 2205 Deerfield Crossing, Piqua to Dustin Ashley Harter, 25, of same address.

Daniel Joseph Hickman, 22, of 4291 River Rd., Sidney to Bethany Marie Alexander, 22, of 8380 Union-Shelby Rd., Piqua.

Zachary James Gibson, 23, of 404 E. Broadway,

Covington to Ashley Christine Hoblit, 23, of 6150 W. Brown Rd., Covington.

Daniel Edward Balmert, 28, of 5472 Kinston Ave., Culver City, Calif. to Corinne Alyssa McKay, 27, of same address.

Joshua David Marrs, 28, of 614 Adams St., Piqua to Jessie Marie Owen, 21, of same address.

Rickey Eugene Small,

65, of 180 Eads Lane, Tazewell, Texas to Geraldean Gaylor, 61, of same address.

Brandon Allen Jarvis, 24, of 1471 Pleasant Ridge St., Minerva to Brittany Lynn Youtz, 23, of 1220 Stephenson Dr., Troy.

Jake McLain Coverstone, 24, of 1760 E. Snodgrass Rd., Piqua to Hannah Marie Burns, 24, of same address.

Jeffrey Scott Cullison Jr., 23, of 594 Windridge

Place #2, Tipp City to Danielle Nicole Caudell, 22, of same address.

Bonifacio Chavez Jr., 65, of 7507 W. FredrickGarland Rd., Union to Kay Ellen Chavez, 64, of same address.

Michael Joseph Thompson, 25, of 1237 Golden Eagle Drive, Troy to Ashley Nicole Anne Hamilton, 25, of same address.

Buff John Anspaugh, 46, of 1027 State Route 122 West, Eaton to Marcia

Lynn Deveny, 55, of 7195 Singer Rd., Dayton.

Daniel Clifford Detrick, 32, of 1026 Nutmeg Square North, 32, to Holley Lee Ann Keeney, 22, of same address.

Kenneth Allen White, 22, of 5734 Drake Rd., Piqua to Michelle Lynn Merical, 22, of 118 W. Van Lake, Vandalia.

Charles Robert Pike, 26, of 2230 Woodstock Ct., Troy to Cassie Nicole Dungan, 30, of same address.

Odd News Father, son record holes-inone on Father's Day

week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland.

Sharon Harvey of the Cleveland Animal Protective League saidWednesday that Lurlene the cat welcomed Noland the puppy to her "unusual little family." The puppy was dropped off at the animal shelter last week when he was a day old.

The staff decided to place Noland with the nursing cat and her litter because bottle feeding doesn't always work.

The puppy will grow faster, so the shelter says it may have to come up with another feeding idea in several weeks until Noland is ready for adoption.

RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — A father-son duo from South Texas showed no handicap when they stepped up to a par-3 tee and each shot a hole-in-one on Father's Day. Lonnie Whitener, 57, told the Houston Chronicle that his 115-yard drive using a gap wedge on the sixth hole at River Pointe Golf Club in Richmond struck the flag stick and dropped in the hole.

Then, up stepped 13-year-old Zach Whitener, whose shot from 100 yards using a 6-iron landed near the pin and gently rolled in.

The U.S. Golf Association does not keep records of holes-in-one, but the National Hole-in-One Registry says the chances of two players acing the same hole in the same round are one in 17 million.

Two groups of players witnessed the feat and joined the celebration.

Koch's tombstone has wrong birth date

NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date.

NBC 4 New York reported Monday that the headstone lists his birth year as 1942 inCat nurses orphaned pit CLEVELAND ANIMAL PROTECTIVE LEAGUE/AP PHOTO stead of 1924.

This photo released by the Cleveland Animal Protective League shows Lurleen, The engraver,Tommy Flynn,of Flynn Fubull puppy in Ohio the nursing mother and Noland the puppy snuggling up Wednesday in Cleve- neral and Cremation Memorial Services, CLEVELAND (AP) — A cat caring for land. Lurleen already is caring for four newborn kittens and now is nursing the says it was "an inadvertent error" and that he feels "terrible." He says he'll correct it. four newborn kittens is nursing an orphaned orphaned week-old pit bull puppy in Cleveland.

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Marias Technology completes audit PIQUA — Marias Technology, of Piqua, has announced it has successfully completed a Service Organization Controls Report (SOC) 2 audit. The comprehensive, independent audit validates Marias Technology has the appropriate level of processes and controls in place to consistently deliver secure and reliable services from its Covington datacenter.

SOC 2 is the auditing framework of record developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) for cloud computing, Softwareas-a-Service and other service-oriented technology companies to demonstrate the capabilities of their processes and controls. Independent auditors performed the SOC 2 Type I audit for Marias Technology which was completed on April 1, 2013.

To confirm Marias Technology meets the stringent standards set by AICPA, the auditors evaluated the company across AICPA’s trust principles. The company’s successful results demonstrate Marias Technology meets the security, confidentiality and availability needs of any organization seeking the types of services Marias Technology provides. “With many of our customers being in the financial services sector, they require the highest levels of data security,� said R. Christopher Haines, Marias Technology Vice President. “Our successful completion of the SOC 2 audit allows customers looking to us for services such as system hosting, system management, and cloud-based backup to have confidence that their data and systems will be secure and available when they need them.�

About Marias Technology: Marias Technology offers insurance technology services to small to midsized insurance companies. Services range from system hosting and management, to solutions such as system testing, implementation services, and IT management on-demand. Marias also specializes in availability services, providing business continuity solutions, workplace availability, and cloud-based backup. Marias Technology is headquartered in Piqua, with a datacenter and availability lab in Covington, Ohio. www.mariastechnology.com For more information: Contact: R. Christopher Haines at (866) 611-2212 or via email at chris.haines@mariastechnology.com

(success and partnership) but highlighted the latest trends in the automotive industry, its fluctuating history, and how communities can capitalize on them.

As to the aforementioned permit activities, year to date, Murphy states they total a robust 63 with a value of nearly $16 million. “That’s more than the entirety of last year,� Murphy said, pointing out the increase is due to new school construction and that, “We should anticipate that number climbing over $30 million this year.�

Murphy also gave an update on two projects in relation to the Job Creation Incentive Grant that includes Industrial Spring Company, a manufacturer of garage door springs for such companies as Clopay in Troy and big box hardware stores like Home Depot and Menards.

Industrial Spring Company recently opened their doors after a ribbon cutting ceremony held in May. The second grant project includes Vestco Ltd., a provider of home based skilled and non-skilled home health care for clients who are looking to expand into the Piqua area via property on North Wayne St., and took part in a property rehabilitation loan with the city earlier this month.

Along with permit activity increasing, Murphy updated city commission

and attendees on 20 prospect inquiries that have been made, 16 for existing buildings and four for available land. And, as mentioned at a previous presentation, the city hosted an automotive-related Japanese company looking at acreage at a rail-served industrial park. While a continued partnership with an area manufacturer on an expansion project could see to an additional 15 to 25 jobs in year one and growing to as many as 50 jobs in year three with an investment of up to $2 million. “As you can see, we’ve had a busy start to this year,� said Murphy as he wrapped up what looks to be a positive for the city only mid-way into the year.

Or, as Mayor Lucy Fess may have best expressed upon the conclusion of the economic development update, “Things are looking up.�

Commission meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the commission chamber on the second floor of the Government Municipal Complex.

For those seeking a more informal opportunity to speak with their city leaders, a commission work session is being offered once a month starting at 7:30 p.m.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend with a copy of the meeting agenda available at the city’s website: www.piquaoh.org.

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oughs. There are two solar mobile charging units now live at Fort Greene Park.

Charging stations will next come online at Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier I, Governor’s Island, and Pier 1 at Riverside Park and Union Square Park. “Thanks to AT&T, more New Yorkers will have improved connectivity and access to the wireless technology that has become such an important part of

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Keeping a smart phone In less than five years, charged is a bigger issue smart phones have become a than with the previous gencritical part of modern life. eration of cell phones. AcThat point was driven home cessing data and running last fall when Hurricane apps provides a much faster Sandy slammed into the battery drain than simple northeast corridor, knocking voice communication. out power to wide areas of the New York City metro.

Brooklyn: What to do The result was communiBrooklyn Bridge Park, A number of manufacturcation chaos. Millions of peoPier I ers are at work to find ways ple now have no wired Fort Greene Park to extend battery life, or protelephone acduce smart count, relying phone batteries solely on their that will hold a cell phones for charge longer. In contact with famthe meantime, Not too long ago, the slightest whiff of positive asks. “We’re through the very beginning stages of ily, friends and there are a few housing news would propel homebuilding stocks the turn and people are focusing on fundamenwork. things you can do higher. tals.�

Cell phone If a single company reported better-thanThat means looking for improvements in metrics to go longer beproviders quickly expected sales, the entire sector often would get a such as average sales price, gross margins (the tween charges.

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48.46 19 50 2.2 33 111 13 36 a year after the Ryland Group (RYL) The vibrate — — — 17 28 6 16 storm, New York S&P 500 mode uses extra City and AT&T Source: FactSet data through May 24 *annualized ^ based on trailing 12 months’ results Alex Veiga; J. Paschke • AP power. are embarking Turn down on an ambitious program to our daily lives,â€? said Mayor Coney Island the brightness.Yes, you need provide free cell phone Michael R. Bloomberg.“After Metrotech Plaza to be able to see the screen charging stations around the Hurricane Sandy, I asked The Dumbo Arts Festival when you are outside in the city. They will be there in an our private sector partners The Brooklyn Book Festi- sunlight but the backlight emergency, or simply when to step up and help improve val feature on smart phones is locals are on the go and dis- the resiliency of New York an energy hog. cover their phones need a City.AT&T is doing just that, Queens: Don’t let the battery drain charge. and we’re grateful for their Rockaway Beach completely. The lithiumefforts.â€?

Clearview Golf Course based batteries in mobile deStreet Charge Socrates Sculpture Park vices are designed to operate AT&T calls the pilot projWhere to find charging best when they don’t run all ect “Street Charge� and is stations Bronx: the way down. Charge it up basing it on the temporary Once the project is comOrchard Beach whenever you have the charging stations it set up in plete, charging stations for chance.

Sandy’s aftermath. But in- cell phones and tablets will Staten Island: stead of the generators it be available in these locaGovernor’s Island Story provided by Conbrought in to provide power, tions: La Tourette Golf Course sumerAffairs. these new permanent charging stations will be powered by solar energy.

Before the end of the summer AT&T expects to deploy some 25 charging stations across the city’s five bor-

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Locos to hold 2014 tryouts Locos Express will be having tryouts for the 2014 13U, 14U, 15U, 16U teams at Simmons Field (home field of Lima Locos) on the following dates: Aug. 11th 1-3 for 13U; 4-6 for 14U; Aug. 18 1-3 for 15U; 4-6 for 16U. Locos Express is a nonprofit subsidiary of the Lima Locos that is dedicated to the development of youth baseball.

The Express select teams will be competing in tournaments and single game schedules after the start of each school’s 2014 spring baseball year.

They will be traveling throughout Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky among the best competition in the Midwest.

Receive instruction and practice in an indoor facility this winter by collegiate and professional instructors.

Visit limalocos.net/locos-express/tryout-registration to register for tryouts.

Piqua Football Camp of Champions Youth Camp (Grades 1-8) When: July 15, 16, 17, 18, 6-7:30 p.m..

Where: Alexander Stadium/Purk Field What You Should Bring: Campers should report to the Indians varsity turf field in work out clothes, including cleated shoes if possible. They should also bring tennis/gym shoes in case of rain.

Cost: Mail in registration before July 14 is $50. Mail in registration after July 14 or walkup on July 15 is $60. Forms should be mailed to Bill Nees, Piqua High School, 1 Indian Trail, Piqua, OH 45356 Registration Forms: Can be picked at Piqua High School office, Tecumseh Woods, Piqua City pool, Piqua Country Club pool, Piqua Public Library and the YMCA. Checks: Should be made payable to Piqua Football Dept.

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Former Versailles and Post 184 standout Craig Stammen throws a strike Tuesday for the Washington Nationals against Philadelphia in a 4-2 Nationals victory. Stammen is 4-2 on the season with a 2.87 ERA. In 37-plus inning, he has 37 strikeouts and just 12 walks.

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Jennings cards 32 at Echo Hills Jeff Jennings was low gross with 32 in the Thursday Industrial League at Echo Hills.

Brock Hostetter was second with 35, while Mike Lavey and Brian Deal were tied for third with 37.

Dan Penrod was low net with 29.

Mike Butsch and Doug Morris tied for second with 31.

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Running camp set for July The Miami Valley XC camp for distance running will be held July 21-24 at 4-H Camp Clifton in Yellow Springs.

The camp is for boys and girls in grades 7-12 next year.

Former Olympian Craig Virgin will be guest speaker.

Cost is $225.

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QUOTED "I love this place. I always play well here."

—Bubba Watson who leads at the Travelers after 36 holes

Villeneuve has something to prove this weekend

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Manu Ginobili talks with San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich.

Was NBA Finals end of Spurs era?

San Antonio falls to Heat in Game 7 (AP) — Tony Parker refused to consider it, though it can't be ruled out.

Those last, agonizing moments of the NBA Finals may have been the last we see of these San Antonio Spurs.

Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Parker have been together for more than a decade, through more than 100 postseason victories. They are proud winners who have endured some crushing defeats, but nothing ever hurt like this NBA championship that got away.

"It's tough to come so close," Parker said. "Those last two games are tough, especially Game 6."

San Antonio officially lost its chance for a fifth NBA title with its 95-88 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 7 on Thursday night. But the Game 6 defeat, when the Spurs couldn't hold a five-point lead in the final halfminute of regulation, is the one they might lament far longer.

The Spurs have always gotten back up when knocked down, even when it was done in such a tough manner.

When Derek Fisher's stunning shot with 0.4 seconds left helped send the Los Angeles Lakers past the Spurs in the second round of the 2004 playoffs, San Antonio

came back and won the title the next year.

When the Dallas Mavericks ousted them with a Game 7 overtime victory in San Antonio in the 2006 playoffs, the Spurs came back and won the title the next year.

Coming back from this one might be a far tougher task.

Duncan is 37, still near the very top of the list of NBA big men but approaching the final steps of a path that will end up in the Hall of Fame.

Ginobili will be a 36year-old free agent next month whose game shows signs of a drop-off, his body no longer always able to execute some of those daring plays his mind thinks up.

It's been a heartbreaking year on the court for Ginobili, starting when the Spurs blew a 2-0 lead against Oklahoma City in the 2012 Western Conference finals. Argentina then missed a chance for another Olympic medal when it was edged by Russia in the third-place game in London, and now this.

So he wasn't able to consider his future in the moments after Game 7, saying it wasn't the time.

"At this point, it's very hard because we are all sad and disappointed, but as I said before, when there's such a fine line

and we were so close of winning it, I mean, everything can be like failure or success just because of a shot," Ginobili said. "You understand what I'm saying? So I am trying to put things in perspective, but it's very hard. And the next few days are going to be very hard."

Parker is only 31, but like Ginobili has played so many games in the NBA and with his national team that it's not surprising his body betrays him.

This time it happened at the worst time, a hamstring strain in the finals that may have contributed to his poor shooting nights in the final two games.

The Spurs didn't feel they needed to change last year, even after the Thunder vaulted past them to the top of the West, believing another year of growth for Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green was the improvement they needed, and they may decide they can bring this group back one more time.

But Russell Westbrook should be back for Oklahoma City after a knee injury in the playoffs knocked the All-Star out of the lineup for the No. 1 seed, and the West is always loaded with three or four other contenders.

Leonard appears to be a star in the making, and

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SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — He's a former Formula One world champion, an Indianapolis 500 winner.

But those accomplishments mean very little when Jacques Villeneuve races in NASCAR. His sparkling resume has been shredded by nine eventful Nationwide races that have made Villeneuve the punch line of many jokes as he returned to competition this weekend at Sonoma Raceway.

"Train wreck," defending race winner Clint Bowyer said Friday. "Extremely fast train, but usually ends up derailed, somehow. We've all seen what happened in those Nationwide races and it was too bad because it seemed to be one common denominator in a lot of the cautions."

Villeneuve believes the reputation is unfair and inaccurate.

Yes, he made a mistake when he unsuccessfully tried to go three-wide at Road America in 2011 to trigger a crash that collected several cars. The notoriety then grew when he spun Danica Patrick on the final lap in last year's return.

It's created what Villeneuve called "a preconceived idea" of how he races.

"What you have to try to avoid is the stupid moves like the one I did in Elkhart Lake two years ago," he said Friday. "That was stupid and I took a couple of guys out. That happens to everyone. That one cost a lot. And last year I ran into Danica and that was the worst thing you can do in racing. It doesn't matter ultimately how or why it happened, that's enough to create this image and now I am stuck with it."

The image didn't scare off Phoenix Racing owner James Finch, who wanted a wheelman for the No. 51 Chevrolet that Kurt Busch nearly drove to victory in last year. With IndyCar and the 24 Hours of Le Mans also running this weekend, the pool of avail-

able "road course ringers" was small.

So the team found Villeneuve, who in December had relocated his wife and three children to the tiny country of Andora, where he's been doing F1 commentary this year. He was offered the No. 51 seat — which was apparently a relief to the Nationwide regulars.

"This year, we don't have Jacques Villeneuve over here to drive us crazy," Nelson Piquet Jr. said at Road America.

In Sonoma instead, he didn't get the warmest of greetings from Patrick.

"I saw him in the rookie meeting and I was like 'Oh, hey,'" Patrick said.

"After all the things that have happened, it's hard to have any respect for someone like that. I have respect for his career, but I can't respect him for what he does to others on the race track."

But Phoenix Racing viewed Villeneuve's addition as a boon for the struggling company. Finch has claimed he's shutting the team down at the end of July, a fate that could potentially be staved off by some good on-track results.

"A Formula One champ, an IndyCar champ, driving our car, that's pretty big for James," said Phoenix general manager Steve Barkdoll, who felt the weekend schedule at Sonoma with two long Friday practice sessions and Saturday group qualifying would benefit Villeneuve.

It wasn't a totally hostile reception for Villeneuve, who found a familiar and friendly face in former F1 rival Juan Pablo Montoya. Since the two are no longer in the cutthroat open-wheel series, Villeneuve has found Montoya to be helpful during his forays into NASCAR. The two first bumped into each other in the garage before Friday practice, where Montoya gave Villeneuve a turn by turn analysis of the 1.99-mile course.

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Bubba Watson watches a tee shot during the second round of the Travelers Championship Friday.

Watson leads at Travelers Having another good week at River Highlands CROMWELL, Conn.

(AP) — Although Bubba Watson will always have a soft spot in his heart for Augusta National, he enjoys playing TPC at River Highlands nearly as much.

Watson shot a 3-underpar 67 Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Patrick Reed and Padraig Harrington after two rounds of the Travelers Championship.

"I love this place. I always play well here," Watson said.

The 2010 Travelers champion was at 10-under 130. Reed and Harrington were at 8-under after both shot 66s in the second round.

Four players — including 2007 champion Hunter Mahan — were tied for fourth at 7-under.

Charley Hoffman, who held the first-round lead after a 61 on Thursday, followed that with a 73 in a round that included three bogeys and a doublebogey.

One week after winning the U.S. Open at Merion, Justin Rose was tied for 12th at 5-under.

Watson, whose last victory came in the 2012 Masters, has played well in this event often. He's finished in the top 15 four times in six previous starts, including that win in 2010 — his first on the PGA Tour — and a second-place finish last year.

"The tee shots set up well for me. I like the way they look," Watson said.

"There's about two tee shots on the whole course that are really tough for me. Other than that, the course sets up well for

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Hunter Mahan watches a putt Friday. me."

With two top-10 finishes and six top-25s this season, Watson is currently 57th in FedEx Cup points. He finished tied for 32nd in last week's U.S. Open.

"It's funny. Last year if I don't hit the hook shot and I don't win, I don't have a win all year, even though it was my best year on Tour," Watson said, refer-

ring to his sweeping leftto-right recovery shot from the trees in his playoff win at Augusta. "I'm looking to be more consistent.

“I had a lot more top 25s over the last few years, a lot less cuts."

Watson began his day with a bogey at No. 10 but made four birdies after that in the relatively benign morning conditions.

Windy conditions kept many of those who began their rounds in the afternoon from matching the scores of their early rising counterparts.

Still, Harrington managed a 66 despite teeing off at 12:40 p.m.

"It did get windy out there," Harrington said.

"It was a challenge but there were still opportunities to make birdies."

Harrington hasn't won since the 2008 PGA Championship, his third career major. The 41-yearold Irishman has missed four cuts this season but is playing relatively well lately.

He finished 10th at the St. Jude Classic two weeks ago and tied for 21st at the U.S. Open last week.

Harrington shot consecutive rounds of 4-underpar but called his second effort "a fighting 66."

"I didn't hit it perfect in any shape or form on the first two days," said Harrington, who was in contention to win here in 2010 and 2012. "So I'm not exactly brimming with confidence."

Rose admits to being a bit tired but still shot 68 Friday.

"I haven't hit the ball quite as solidly as I would have liked to," said Rose, who made bogey on River Highlands' two easiest holes, Nos. 2 and 15. "I just think I need to maybe go and take care of my body a little bit, some stretching, some physio, maybe a workout, just work out a few kinks. I feel a little bit stiff and tight in the back and the hips."

MUNICH (AP) — Ernie Els shot a 3-under 69 in the second round of the BMW International Open on Friday to maintain his one-stroke lead.

The South African made six birdies, a double bogey and a bogey, leaving him at 12-under 132 halfway through the European Tour event. Els, a two-time winner of the British Open and U.S. Open, opened with a 63 Thursday.

"There's so much golf to be played. If you fall out of the lead, if you're not leading after three rounds, it doesn't really mean much at all late Sunday," Els said. "So you just want to stay in the race and keep trying to go forward."

He was followed by Matthew Baldwin of England (69) and Alexander Levy of France (68). Defending champion Danny Willett of England shot a 65 for the day's best round and was tied for fourth place with Bernd Wiesberger of Austria.

Willett was six strokes off the pace after an opening 69 and is happy he is back in contention to become the first player to defend the title in the 25th year of the event.

"Yesterday was a bit hit and miss, a little bit shaky," said Willett, whose season was disrupted by a back injury. "I haven't played a lot of tournament golf in the past 14 weeks, so it was a bit rusty. And today I hit some proper golf shots again and I played really nicely."

Five players — 2008 winner Martin Kaymer and Marcel Siem of Germany, Tommy Fleetwood of England, Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez and Sweden's Alex Noren — were three strokes off the pace in sixth.

"The gap between Ernie and me, it's shrank by one.

Instead of four, it's only three now," said Siem, who received great support from the appreciative crowd. "The people were super cool today."

Els was behind Willett and Wiesberger by the time he teed off in the afternoon.

Els began with five successive pars before holing his first birdie, but ran into trouble when he found water from the tee at the par-four No. 7 and needed six shots.

After four more birdies, a bogey on No. 16 appeared to have cost him the lead but he finished with a simple tap-in for another birdie.

"I didn't feel a lot of energy today for some reason, especially on the front nine for the first 12 holes or so," Els said. "I don't know, maybe it's the jet-lag or age or something. I made an absolute mess of two holes — 16 was just an absolute mess and seven. You take those really big mistakes away and then I had a really good round."

■ In Glenview, Ill., Craig Stadler birdied five of his first 11 holes on Friday to jump into a share of the lead with Duffy Waldorf and Bernhard Langer at 5-under-par 67 in the rain-delayed Champions Tour Encompass Championship at North Shore Country Club.

There were 23 players left on the course when play on the 54-hole tournament was suspended by darkness. Stadler, who didn't start until after a 3hour, 28-minute delay for severe weather was in the next-to-last group to finish.

The players with holes remaining will do so Saturday morning before the second round begins.

The fourth of Stadler's five birdies was his best.

His 7-iron from a divot in the middle of the fairway stopped a foot from the cup.

Seven players, including Chicago-area native Gary Hallberg and area resident Jeff Sluman, are a stroke back at 4-under 68, while Peter Senior and Mark Calcavecchia are at 4-under on their back nine.

Major championship winners Corey Pavin, Bob Tway and Hal Sutton lead a pack of eight players at 3-under 69. and Both Waldorf Langer finished their rounds after the delay, with Waldorf bogeying his last hole to drop from 6under. Langer parred his final two holes after the thunderstorms passed.

Hallberg holed out from the fairway for an eagle 2 at the 18th to reach 4under.

Sandy Lyle and Blaine McCallister were in the clubhouse at 68 before the storm hit and dropped eighth-tenths of an inch of rain on the course.

Lyle birdied three of his first seven holes, and then played his final 11 in 1under to settle at 68.

McCallister was 5under through 17 holes, but stumbled by missing the green in regulation and failed to convert a 20foot par-saving putt.

Miyazato leads at NW Arkansas Championship Mika makes most of return ROGERS, Ark. (AP) — Mika Miyazato made the most of her return to the LPGA Tour's NW Arkansas Championship.

Miyazato birdied six of 10 holes in the middle of her round on Friday to shoot a 6-under 65 and earn the first-round lead at Pinnacle Country Club.

Miyazato finished in a tie for second at the event last year, missing a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole to finish a stroke back of winner Ai Miyazato.

The Japanese golfer hit 16 of 18 greens in regulation to finish a shot ahead of So Yeon Ryu and Angela Stanford at 5 under. Ten golfers are two shots back at 4 under, including local favorite Stacy Lewis, who played collegiately at the nearby University of Arkansas.

World No. 1 Inbee Park is four shots off the lead after shooting a 2-under 69.

Lewis enjoyed the

largest gallery during the afternoon in front of her Arkansas fans — who serenaded her with a call of "Woo Pig Sooie" after she hit the green on No. 17.

The Texas native missed her birdie putt on the hole, but she closed out her round with an up-anddown birdie out of the greenside bunker on the par-5 18th.

The world No. 2 earned an unofficial win at the rain-shortened event as an amateur in 2007, but she hasn't finished higher than eighth since.

She had no such problems on Friday, hitting 13 of 13 fairways.

While Lewis enjoyed the local following in the afternoon, Mika Miyazato posted the lowest score of the day during her morning round.

Miyazato, who has struggled for much of this year, nearly won the tournament a year ago.

She began the last round in the final pairing before watching as Ai Miyazato sank a 5-foot birdie putt in the group ahead of her to take a one-

shot lead.

Mika Miyazato then missed her birdie attempt on the final hole to finish in a tie for second.

Miyazato went on to win her first LPGA event later last year at the Safeway Classic, but she entered this week 46th on the money list and 77th in scoring average — including 133rd in putting. Still 15th in the world rankings, Miyazato looked comfortable from tee to green on Friday in posting her lowest score of the year, only her second round in the 60s.

In addition to hitting 16 greens in regulation, Miyazato made several key putts — including a 10-footer to save par on No. 16. That followed her final birdie of the round, which came after she hit an 8-iron close on the par3 15th.

The group at 4 under includes Lewis, Chie Arimura, Danielle Kang, Azahara Munoz, Beatriz Recari, Lisa McCloskey, Mina Harigae, Suzann Pettersen, Christel Boeljon and Sarah Kemp. Brittany Lincicome blasts out a bunker Friday.

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Spurs let it get away Miami defends NBA title MIAMI (AP) — Victory in Game 7 brought more than another crown for LeBron James and the Miami Heat. It validated the team and its leader, forever cementing their place among the NBA's greats.

For the vanquished San Antonio Spurs, it simply compounded the misery of a championship that got away.

James led the Heat to their second straight title, scoring 37 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in a 95-88 victory Thursday night in a tense game that was tight until Miami pulled away in the final minute.

Capping their best season in franchise history — and perhaps the three-superstar system they used to build it — the Heat ran off with the second straight thriller in the NBA's first championship series to go the distance since 2010.

Two nights after his Game 6 save when the Heat were almost eliminated, James continued his unparalleled run through the basketball world, with two titles and an Olympic gold medal in the last 12 months.

He made five 3-pointers, defended Tony Parker when he had to, and did everything else that could ever be expected from the best player in the game.

The Heat became the NBA's first repeat champions since the Lakers in 2009-10, and the first team to beat the Spurs in the NBA Finals.

Players and coaches hugged afterward — their respect for each other was obvious from the opening tipoff of Game 1 through the final buzzer.

A whisker away from a fifth title two nights earlier, the Spurs couldn't find a way to win it all in what was perhaps the last shot for Tim Duncan, Parker and Manu Ginobili to grab another ring together.

They were trying to become the first team to win a Game 7 on the road since Washington beat Seattle in 1978, but those old guys ran out of gas just before the finish.

Fans stood, clapped and danced as the clock ticked down, when every score was answered by another score, each stop followed by a better stop. The Heat pushed their lead to six points a few times midway through the fourth but San Antonio kept coming back.

Duncan had 24 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs, but missed a shot and follow attempt right under the basket with about 50 seconds left and the Spurs trailing by two.

James followed with a jumper — the shot the Spurs were daring him to take earlier in the series — to make it 92-88, sending San Antonio to a time-

out as Glenn Frey's "The Heat Is On" blared over the arena's sound system.

He then came up with a steal and made two free throws for a six-point lead, and after Ginobili missed, James stalked toward the sideline, knowing it was over and that he was, once again, the last one standing.

Wade had 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat, who overcame a scoreless Chris Bosh by getting six 3-pointers and 18 points from Shane Battier.

"It was a great series and we all felt that," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "I don't know if 'enjoy' is the right word, but in all honesty, even in defeat, I'm starting to enjoy what our group accomplished already, when you look back. And you need to do that, to put in perspective.

So it's no fun to lose, but we lost to a better team.

And you can live with that as long as you've given your best, and I think we have."

Streamers fell from the arena ceiling onto the fans for the second year in a row, but this one meant so much more. A narrow escape in Game 6 was still fresh in everyone's mind.

They were down 10 in the fourth quarter of that one before James led the charge back, finishing with a triple-double in Miami's 103-100 overtime victory. This one was nearly as tight, neither team leading by more than seven and the game tied 11 times.

Kawhi Leonard had 19 points and 16 rebounds for the Spurs, who had been 4 for 4 in the championship round. Ginobili had 18 points but Parker managed just 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting.

The Heat and coach Erik Spoelstra collected the Larry O'Brien trophy again from Commissioner David Stern, presiding over his final NBA Finals before retiring next February.

He couldn't have asked for a better way to go out.

James avenged his first finals loss, when his Cleveland Cavaliers were swept by the Spurs on 2007.

That helped send James on his way to South Florida, realizing it would take more help to win titles that could never come alone.

He said he would appreciate this one more because of how tough it was.

The Heat overpowered Oklahoma City in five games last year, a team of 20-something kids who weren't ready to be champions yet.

This came against a respected group of Spurs whose trio has combined for more than 100 playoff victories together and wanted one more in case this was San Antonio's last rodeo.

Spurs Continued from page 9 Green had a record-setting start to the finals before fizzling out at the finish. They could be even better all-around players next year. San Antonio has one of the league's best front offices, finding talent around the globe, so count on the Spurs finding someone who can help them out.

Coach Gregg Popovich said he'll be back, though he loses an important member of his staff with Mike Budenholzer leaving to become coach of the Atlanta Hawks.

But as always with the Spurs, the focus will be on their Big Three. Duncan, Parker and Ginobili led a memorable run this season, long after they could still be expected to do it.

"That's character," Popovich said. "We've got a bunch of guys who aren't going to give in, keep playing with each other, for each other, and really feel the responsibility to each other. So I expect nothing less, and that's what I got."

Perhaps for the last time.

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MLB Standings Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times EDT National League East Division Atlanta Washington Philadelphia New York Miami Central Division St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee West Division

W 43 36 35 28 23

L 31 36 38 41 49

Pct .581 .500 .479 .406 .319

GB — 6 7½ 12½ 19

W 47 44 43 29 29

L 26 30 30 42 42

Pct .644 .595 .589 .408 .408

GB — 3½ 4 17 17

W L Pct GB Arizona 39 33 .542 — 37 35 .514 2 San Francisco San Diego 37 36 .507 2½ Colorado 37 37 .500 3 30 41 .423 8½ Los Angeles Thursday's Games Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3 Houston 7, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings Washington 5, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3 St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 1 San Diego 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 Miami 2, San Francisco 1 Friday's Games Houston at Chicago Cubs Colorado at Washington N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia Atlanta at Milwaukee Texas at St. Louis Cincinnati at Arizona Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels L.A. Dodgers at San Diego Miami at San Francisco Saturday's Games Colorado (Chacin 5-3) at Washington (Haren 4-8), 12:05 p.m.

Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-6), 4:05 p.m.

Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0) at San Francisco (Zito 4-5), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-7) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 3-3), 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Hudson 4-6) at Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Leake 7-3) at Arizona (Corbin 9-0), 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 3-2) at San Diego (Volquez 5-5), 7:15 p.m.

Texas (M.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-4), 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 6-4), 10:05 p.m.

Sunday's Games Colorado at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Philadelphia at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

American League East Division Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto Central Division Detroit Cleveland Kansas City Minnesota Chicago West Division

W 44 42 39 38 35

L 31 31 33 35 36

Pct .587 .575 .542 .521 .493

GB — 1 3½ 5 7

W 40 36 34 33 29

L 31 35 36 36 41

Pct .563 .507 .486 .478 .414

GB — 4 5½ 6 10½

L Pct GB W Oakland 43 32 .573 — Texas 41 32 .562 1 33 40 .452 9 Los Angeles Seattle 32 42 .432 10½ Houston 28 46 .378 14½ Thursday's Games Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Texas 4, Oakland 3 Houston 7, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 Detroit 4, Boston 3 L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 9 Friday's Games Houston at Chicago Cubs Minnesota at Cleveland Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees Baltimore at Toronto Boston at Detroit Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Texas at St. Louis Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels Oakland at Seattle Saturday's Games Tampa Bay (Colome 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 75), 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 5-2) at Toronto (Wang 1-0), 1:07 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Kansas City (W.Davis 4-5), 2:10 p.m.

Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-6), 4:05 p.m.

Boston (Webster 0-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-0), 7:15 p.m.

Minnesota (Walters 2-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-4), 7:15 p.m.

Texas (M.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-4), 7:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Vargas 6-4), 10:05 p.m.

Oakland (Straily 4-2) at Seattle (Harang 3-7), 10:10 p.m.

Sunday's Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 2:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

Monday's Games Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

MLB Leaders TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—YMolina, St. Louis, .366; Tulowitzki, Colorado, .347; Scutaro, San Francisco, .333; Segura, Milwaukee, .330; Votto, Cincinnati, .324; Posey, San Francisco, .320; FFreeman, Atlanta, .319.

RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 59; Holliday, St. Louis, 55; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 54; Votto, Cincinnati, 53; Choo, Cincinnati, 50; Fowler, Colorado, 47; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 47; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 47; JUpton, Atlanta, 47.

RBI—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 62; CGonzalez, Colorado, 57; Phillips, Cincinnati, 57; Craig, St. Louis, 55; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 51; Bruce, Cincinnati, 50; DBrown, Philadelphia, 49.

HITS—YMolina, St. Louis, 94; Segura, Milwaukee, 93; Votto, Cincinnati, 90; GParra, Arizona, 89; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 87; CGonzalez, Colorado, 86; Craig, St. Louis, 85.

DOUBLES—YMolina, St. Louis, 24; GParra, Arizona, 23; Bruce, Cincinnati, 22; Pence, San Francisco, 21; MCarpenter, St. Louis, 20; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 20; DanMurphy, New York, 20; Posey, San Francisco, 20.

TRIPLES—CGomez, Milwaukee, 8; Segura, Milwaukee, 8; CGonzalez, Colorado, 6; Span, Washington, 6; Hechavarria, Miami, 5; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 5; 5 tied at 4.

HOME RUNS—CGonzalez, Colorado, 21; DBrown, Philadelphia, 19; Beltran, St. Louis, 17; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 17; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 16; Tulowitzki, Colorado, 16; Bruce, Cincinnati, 15; JUpton, Atlanta, 15.

STOLEN BASES—ECabrera, San Diego, 31; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 22; Segura, Milwaukee, 22; Pierre, Miami, 18; Revere, Philadelphia, 17; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 15; CGomez, Milwaukee, 14.

PITCHING—Lynn, St. Louis, 10-1; Zimmermann, Washington, 10-3; Wainwright, St. Louis, 10-4; Corbin, Arizona, 9-0; Lee, Philadelphia, 9-2; Marquis, San Diego, 9-2; Minor, Atlanta, 8-3; SMiller, St. Louis, 8-4.

STRIKEOUTS—Harvey, New York, 115; Samardzija, Chicago, 110; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 104; Wainwright, St. Louis, 100; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 99; Lee, Philadelphia, 98; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 97.

SAVES—Grilli, Pittsburgh, 25; Mujica, St. Louis, 21; Kimbrel, Atlanta, 20; Romo, San Francisco, 18; RSoriano, Washington, 18; Chapman, Cincinnati, 18; League, Los Angeles, 14; Papelbon, Philadelphia, 14; Street, San Diego, 14.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .359; CDavis, Baltimore, .337; HKendrick, Los Angeles, .330; Mauer, Minnesota, .330; JhPeralta, Detroit, .329; Machado, Baltimore, .326; Trout, Los Angeles, .317.

RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 55; Trout, Los Angeles, 53; AJones, Baltimore, 52; CDavis, Baltimore, 51; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 50; Machado, Baltimore, 48; Encarnacion, Toronto, 46; Pedroia, Boston, 46.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 71; CDavis, Baltimore, 66; Encarnacion, Toronto, 58; Fielder, Detroit, 54; AJones, Baltimore, 54; DOrtiz, Boston, 54; NCruz, Texas, 50; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 50.

HITS—Machado, Baltimore, 103; MiCabrera, Detroit, 101; AJones, Baltimore, 93; Trout, Los Angeles, 93; HKendrick, Los Angeles, 92; CDavis, Baltimore, 89; Pedroia,

Boston, 88.

DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 33; CDavis, Baltimore, 23; AJones, Baltimore, 22; Mauer, Minnesota, 22; Seager, Seattle, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 22; Napoli, Boston, 21; JhPeralta, Detroit, 21.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 7; Trout, Los Angeles, 6; Gardner, New York, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 4; LMartin, Texas, 4; Andrus, Texas, 3; Drew, Boston, 3; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 3; Moss, Oakland, 3.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 26; MiCabrera, Detroit, 19; ADunn, Chicago, 19; Encarnacion, Toronto, 19; NCruz, Texas, 18; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 17; Cano, New York, 16; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 16.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 31; McLouth, Baltimore, 24; Altuve, Houston, 16; Andrus, Texas, 16; Kipnis, Cleveland, 16; Trout, Los Angeles, 16; AlRamirez, Chicago, 15.

PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 10-0; Buchholz, Boston, 9-0; Colon, Oakland, 9-2; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 9-3; Masterson, Cleveland, 9-5; Tillman, Baltimore, 8-2; FHernandez, Seattle, 8-4; Verlander, Detroit, 8-5.

STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 137; Scherzer, Detroit, 116; FHernandez, Seattle, 112; Masterson, Cleveland, 110; Verlander, Detroit, 106; AniSanchez, Detroit, 101; Shields, Kansas City, 95.

SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 26; Rivera, New York, 25; Nathan, Texas, 22; AReed, Chicago, 20; Perkins, Minnesota, 18; Frieri, Los Angeles, 17; Balfour, Oakland, 17.

Basketball

WNBA Glance Women’s National Basketball Association At A Glance All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE L Pct GB W Atlanta 6 1 .857 — New York 4 2 .667 1½ 4 2 .667 1½ Washington Chicago 4 3 .571 2 Connecticut 2 5 .286 4 1 5 .167 4½ Indiana WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB 5 1 .833 — Minnesota Los Angeles 3 2 .600 1½ Seattle 3 3 .500 2 3 4 .429 2½ Phoenix San Antonio 2 4 .333 3 Tulsa 2 7 .222 4½ Thursday's Game Tulsa 83, Chicago 74 Friday's Games Seattle at San Antonio Washington at Phoenix Minnesota at Los Angeles Saturday's Games Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

Sunday's Games Atlanta at Connecticut, 3 p.m.

San Antonio at New York, 3 p.m.

Tulsa at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Washington at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

Hockey

Stanley Cup Finals NHL Stanley Cup Finals Glance All Times EDT (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Boston 2, Chicago 2 Wednesday, June 12: Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3OT Saturday, June 15: Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT Monday, June 17: Boston 2, Chicago 0 Wednesday, June 19: Chicago 6, Boston 5, OT Saturday, June 22: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Monday, June 24: Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 26: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Golf

Travelers Scores PGA-Travelers Championship Scores¢ Friday At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn.

Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 6,854; Par: 70 Second Round a-denotes amateur Bubba Watson 63-67—130 Patrick Reed 66-66—132 66-66—132 Padraig Harrington Tag Ridings 68-65—133 Nick O'Hern 67-66—133 66-67—133 Tommy Gainey Hunter Mahan 62-71—133 Charley Hoffman 61-73—134 69-65—134 Keegan Bradley 65-69—134 Webb Simpson Brendon de Jonge 67-67—134 Ricky Barnes 67-68—135 65-70—135 Graham DeLaet William McGirt 67-68—135 J.J. Henry 68-67—135 67-68—135 Justin Rose Zach Johnson 65-70—135 Chris Stroud 66-69—135 67-68—135 John Rollins John Huh 66-69—135 Jerry Kelly 67-68—135 65-70—135 Camilo Villegas Kevin Stadler 68-67—135 Stuart Appleby 69-67—136 66-70—136 Marc Leishman Jim Herman 69-67—136 George McNeill 69-67—136 68-68—136 Brendan Steele John Merrick 65-71—136 Seung-Yul Noh 68-68—136 69-67—136 Russell Knox Ken Duke 69-68—137 Nicholas Thompson 71-66—137 70-67—137 Jonas Blixt Brian Gay 68-69—137 Casey Wittenberg 68-69—137 67-70—137 Robert Streb Bo Van Pelt 67-70—137 Bryce Molder 67-70—137 66-71—137 Richard H. Lee David Mathis 67-71—138 Brian Harman 69-69—138 68-70—138 Ryan Moore Chris Kirk 66-72—138 Erik Compton 72-66—138 69-69—138 Aaron Watkins Tom Gillis 69-69—138 a-Justin Thomas 72-66—138 67-71—138 Dicky Pride K.J. Choi 70-68—138 Vijay Singh 70-68—138 67-71—138 David Branshaw Brian Davis 72-67—139 Morgan Hoffmann 68-71—139 70-69—139 Mark Wilson Ian Poulter 73-66—139 Angel Cabrera 67-72—139 71-68—139 Andres Romero Chad Campbell 70-69—139 D.J. Trahan 71-68—139 71-68—139 Cameron Percy Chris Williams 71-68—139 Tim Petrovic 69-70—139 70-69—139 Stephen Ames Harris English 72-67—139 Freddie Jacobson 69-70—139 Rod Pampling 65-74—139 Greg Owen 70-69—139 Kevin Sutherland 69-70—139 Brad Fritsch 70-69—139 Ben Crane 68-72—140 Heath Slocum 71-69—140 Chez Reavie 71-69—140 Joe Affrunti 71-69—140 D.H. Lee 72-68—140 Henrik Norlander 75-65—140 Jeff Maggert 70-70—140 Billy Mayfair 69-71—140 Rickie Fowler 72-68—140 Tim Clark 73-67—140 Lee Westwood 67-73—140 Stewart Cink 67-73—140 Gary Christian 71-69—140 Failed To Qualify James Driscoll 68-73—141 Ben Kohles 74-67—141 Cameron Tringale 69-72—141 Y.E. Yang 73-68—141 Charlie Beljan 68-73—141 Jason Dufner 72-69—141 Fabian Gomez 70-71—141 Steven Bowditch 72-69—141 Joey Snyder III 73-68—141 Daniel Summerhays 71-70—141 Scott Langley 70-71—141 Davis Love III 72-69—141 Bud Cauley 73-68—141 Gonzalo Fdez-Castano 71-70—141 Jon Curran 72-69—141 Rory Sabbatini 75-67—142 Carl Pettersson 72-70—142 Darron Stiles 72-70—142 Scott Gardiner 72-70—142 Jay McLuen 73-69—142 Vaughn Taylor 69-73—142 Aaron Baddeley 75-67—142 Sang-Moon Bae 70-72—142 Derek Ernst 73-69—142 Alistair Presnell 72-70—142 Andres Gonzales 68-74—142 Will Claxton 72-71—143 Trevor Immelman 73-70—143 Greg Chalmers 72-71—143

John Daly Kyle Stanley Jason Bohn Robert Garrigus Justin Bolli Glen Day Nicolas Colsaerts Lee Williams Fran Quinn Martin Flores Paul Haley II Michael Thompson Sean O'Hair Jonathan Byrd Jeff Gove

68-75—143 69-74—143 72-71—143 69-74—143 73-70—143 70-74—144 71-73—144 72-72—144 71-73—144 74-70—144 72-72—144 73-72—145 73-72—145 71-74—145 73-72—145

BMW International European Tour BMW International Open Leading Scores Friday At Munich Eichenried Golf Club Course Munich Purse: $2.67 million Yardage: 7,157; Par: 72 Second Round Ernie Els, South Africa 63-69—132 64-69—133 Matthew Baldwin, England Alexander Levy, France 65-68—133 Danny Willett, England 69-65—134 66-68—134 Bernd Wiesberger, Austria Alex, Noren, Sweden 64-71—135 Marcel, Siem, Germany 67-68—135 68-67—135 Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain Tommy Fleetwood, England 66-69—135 Martin Kaymer, Germany 64-71—135 67-69—136 Peter Lawrie, Ireland Matthew Nixon, England 65-71—136 Peter Uihlein, United States 70-66—136 Robert-Jan Derksen, Netherlands 64-72—136 Jorge Campillo, Spain 66-70—136 Gary Stal, France 68-68—136 70-66—136 Darren Fichardt, South Africa Mark Tullo, Chile 68-69—137 Brandon Stone, South Africa 66-71—137 68-69—137 Matteo Manassero, Italy Ross Fisher, England 68-69—137 Thomas Bjorn, Denmark 68-69—137 69-68—137 Callum Macaulay, Scotland Victor Dubuisson, France 68-69—137 Henrik Stenson, Sweden 68-69—137 67-70—137 Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain Dustin Johnson, United States 66-71—137 Joost Luiten, Netherlands 69-68—137 69-68—137 Shiv Kapur, India

NW Arkansas Scores LPGA Tour-NW Arkansas Championship Scores¢ Friday At Pinnacle Country Club Rogers, Ark. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,344; Par 71 (36-35) First Round a-denotes amateur Mika Miyazato 34-31—65 So Yeon Ryu 35-31—66 33-33—66 Angela Stanford Chie Arimura 36-31—67 Christel Boeljon 33-34—67 34-33—67 Mina Harigae Danielle Kang 35-32—67 Sarah Kemp 35-32—67 36-31—67 Stacy Lewis Lisa McCloskey 34-33—67 Azahara Munoz 34-33—67 35-32—67 Suzann Pettersen Beatriz Recari 36-31—67 Nicole Castrale 34-34—68 35-33—68 Paula Creamer Natalie Gulbis 35-33—68 Jennifer Johnson 33-35—68 33-35—68 Ji Young Oh Morgan Pressel 33-35—68 Jiyai Shin 32-36—68 35-33—68 Yani Tseng Momoko Ueda 33-35—68 Carlota Ciganda 35-34—69 38-31—69 Maria Hjorth Nicole Jeray 36-33—69 Moriya Jutanugarn 34-35—69 35-34—69 Lorie Kane Christina Kim 34-35—69 a- Lydia Ko 36-33—69 37-32—69 Maude-Aimee Leblanc Brooke Pancake 36-33—69 Inbee Park 36-33—69 36-33—69 Pornanong Phatlum Stacy Prammanasudh 35-34—69 Jennifer Song 34-35—69 37-32—69 Karen Stupples Heather Bowie Young 36-34—70 Katie M. Burnett 35-35—70 37-33—70 Moira Dunn 36-34—70 Julieta Granada Hee-Won Han 34-36—70 Karine Icher 35-35—70 37-33—70 Eun-Hee Ji Felicity Johnson 34-36—70 I.K. Kim 36-34—70 34-36—70 Candie Kung Cindy LaCrosse 37-33—70 Brittany Lang 36-34—70 34-36—70 Ilhee Lee Paige Mackenzie 37-33—70 Paola Moreno 36-34—70 36-34—70 Amy Yang Danah Bordner 39-32—71 Chella Choi 33-38—71 37-34—71 Na Yeon Choi Kathleen Ekey 36-35—71 Shanshan Feng 37-34—71 37-34—71 Meaghan Francella Sandra Gal 36-35—71 Juli Inkster 34-37—71 38-33—71 Sara-Maude Juneau Meena Lee 37-34—71 Mi Hyang Lee 39-32—71 36-35—71 Brittany Lincicome Pernilla Lindberg 35-36—71 Sydnee Michaels 36-35—71 37-34—71 Jane Park Lizette Salas 35-36—71 Dewi Claire Schreefel 36-35—71 35-36—71 Stephanie Sherlock Jenny Shin 36-35—71 Sarah Jane Smith 36-35—71 36-35—71 Ayako Uehara Alison Walshe 33-38—71 Sun Young Yoo 37-34—71 35-37—72 Silvia Cavalleri Sandra Changkija 36-36—72 Jacqui Concolino 36-36—72 38-34—72 Laura Diaz Lauren Doughtie 38-34—72 Victoria Elizabeth 35-37—72 38-34—72 Veronica Felibert Numa Gulyanamitta 38-34—72 Marcy Hart 37-35—72 37-35—72 Caroline Hedwall Katherine Hull-Kirk 39-33—72 Mi Jung Hur 38-34—72 37-35—72 Pat Hurst Haeji Kang 37-35—72 Jee Young Lee 37-35—72 36-36—72 Mo Martin Catriona Matthew 37-35—72 Anna Nordqvist 36-36—72 35-37—72 Nicole Smith Wendy Ward 37-35—72 Irene Cho 38-35—73 Vicky Hurst 35-38—73 Stacey Keating 38-35—73 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 33-40—73 Caroline Masson 38-35—73 Ai Miyazato 35-38—73 Becky Morgan 35-38—73 Belen Mozo 38-35—73 Jin Young Pak 36-37—73 Gerina Piller 37-36—73 Jennifer Rosales 39-34—73 Mariajo Uribe 35-38—73 Kim Welch 38-35—73 Lindsey Wright 36-37—73 Amanda Blumenherst 39-35—74 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 36-38—74 Sophie Gustafson 38-36—74 Daniela Iacobelli 38-36—74 Tiffany Joh 38-36—74 Jennie Lee 37-37—74 Seon Hwa Lee 37-37—74 Se Ri Pak 35-39—74 Hee Young Park 37-37—74 Jane Rah 38-36—74 Thidapa Suwannapura 37-37—74 Kris Tamulis 38-36—74 Karlin Beck 39-36—75 Julia Boland 36-39—75 Esther Choe 35-40—75 Mindy Kim 37-38—75 Kristy McPherson 36-39—75 Ryann O'Toole 39-36—75 Giulia Sergas 36-39—75 Michelle Wie 35-40—75 Katie Futcher 39-37—76 Reilley Rankin 39-37—76 Breanna Elliott 42-35—77 Austin Ernst 37-40—77 Amy Hung 40-37—77 Hee Kyung Seo 39-38—77 Jeong Jang 41-37—78 Taylore Karle 40-38—78 Marina Stuetz 39-39—78 Dori Carter 38-41—79 a- Gaby Lopez 40-39—79 Kayla Mortellaro 40-39—79 Victoria Tanco 38-41—79 Song-Hee Kim 37-44—81 Cristie Kerr WD

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Sunday, June 23, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be careful dealing with parents, bosses, teachers and VIPs today, because today's Full Moon heightens tension with authority figures. Tread carefully. (Zip thy lip.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues today because of the Full Moon. Keep things light, for your own self-preservation.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a poor day to discuss how to share anything that is jointly held or how to divide an inheritance. People are at odds today and they feel territorial and possessive.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today the only Full Moon opposite your sign all year is taking place.

That's why relations with partners and close friends are so tense. Easy does it. Be patient.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Avoid disputes with co-workers and clients today at work. Today's Full Moon makes everyone feel emotional, pushy and inclined to tell others what to do.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Parents should be patient with their kids today, because today's Full Moon can make them upset. Don't get caught up in a power trip about who is in control.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today the classic standoff between career and job versus home and family might take place. Avoid pushy arguments with family members. Go gently.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is an accident-prone day for your sign because of the Full Moon energy.

Watch out for the actions of others, especially if you are driving, walking or jogging.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might feel obsessed about something to do with finances and cash flow today. Perhaps you're determined to buy something. Best to lighten up.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Today the only Full Moon in your sign all year is taking place, which creates tension between you and others. Don't try to make others over or tell them what to do. Mums the word.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Issues behind the scenes or something that is in the back of your mind might trouble you today. Don't worry; this is just Full Moon energy that we all have to deal with.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Avoid disputes with others today, especially in groups. This is a particularly emotional Full Moon day, which is why people are inflexible and entrenched in their point of view.

YOU BORN TODAY All relationships are important to you, especially romantic ones. Friends and family are close. However, you also love the arts, music and literature. You're a people watcher and you love to know what motivates others. Many of you love to read and become immersed in fiction.

Good news: Your year ahead might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big!

Birthdate of: Selma Blair, actress; Frances McDormand, actress; Zinedine Zidane, soccer player. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Chrysler agrees to recall Jeeps at risk of fire

BY DEE-ANN DURBIN AND TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.

In deciding on the recall, Chrysler sidestepped a showdown with government safety regulators that could have led to public hearings with witnesses providing details of deadly crashes involving the Jeeps. The dispute ultimately could have landed in court and hurt Chrysler’s image and its finances.

The company said calls from customers concerned about the safety of their Jeeps played a part in its going along with the government’s request.

Earlier this month, the automaker publicly refused the government’s request to recall Jeep Grand Cherokees from model years 1993 through 2004 and Jeep Libertys from 2002 through 2007.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the agency that monitors vehicle safety, contends that the Jeep gas tanks can rupture if hit from the rear, spilling gas and causing a fire.

NHTSA said a three-year investigation showed that 51 people had died in fiery crashes in Jeeps with gas tanks positioned behind the rear axle.

Chrysler had until Tuesday to formally respond to NHTSA. Two weeks ago, Chrysler said that the vehicles aren’t defective, despite prior statements to the contrary from NHTSA. The company

vouched for the vehicles’ safety again Tuesday.

Chrysler said that dealers will inspect the vehicles and install trailer hitches to protect the gas tanks. The company said vehicles without hitches will get them, as will those with broken hitches or hitches that aren’t from Chrysler.

Chrysler Group LLC, which is majority owned

by Fiat SpA of Italy, wouldn’t say how much the hitches would cost, although they sell for about $200 each on Internet sites.

Erik Gordon, a law and marketing professor at the University of Michigan, says Chrysler realized it was headed for a public relations disaster and decided to reverse course. “What happened is they get surprised by how loud the hue and cry is. They didn’t want to take the public relations hit,� Gordon says.

Gordon says Chrysler’s image will still get dinged a little “because it looks as if they have done the right thing only because they were forced to.�

Chrysler executives probably realized that their chance for success was slim, because courts have given wide latitude to government regulatory agencies, says David Kelly, former acting NHTSA administrator under President George W. Bush. “They have some very smart people at Chrysler and probably looked into a crystal ball and didn’t think this would end the way they wanted it to,� says Kelly. The automaker, he says, historically has been very committed to safety.

NHTSA said in a statement that it’s pleased with Chrysler’s decision.

What to do when car rental reservations fall through?

BY SCOTT MAYEROWITZ Associated Press We’re sorry, sir, but we don’t have any cars left.

That was my unpleasant welcome to Michigan

by Hertz.

I had a reservation.

They saw the reservation.

The problem: Hertz hadn’t actually saved me a car.

So here I was, just off a plane in Kalamazoo, suitcase in tow and no car. I wasn’t the only one stranded and — I later learned from my cab driver — it happens somewhat regularly.

Reserving a car is different than almost any other travel product.

Airfare is typically nonrefundable once you purchase a ticket. Hotel rooms can be canceled up to a certain point — usually 4 p.m. the night of arrival. But there’s typically no penalty for reserving a car and never picking it up.

That leaves the industry with many more reservations than actual renters.

So just like airlines sell more tickets on planes than seats, car rental agencies sometimes don’t have enough cars to meet their demand. “During the course of a year, this phenomenon is a rare occasion and occurs less than 1 percent of the time,� Paula Rivera, a spokeswoman for Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., parent company of Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty, said via email.

If a reserved car class is not available, it is Hertz’s policy to provide a complimentary upgrade to the next available car class.

In situations like mine where there are no cars

left at the airport, Hertz will let customers rent from a competitor and pay the difference, or pay for a cab to and from your hotel, asking you to return the next morning when more cars might be available.

The company will also provide a $50 voucher for a future rental.

Alice Pereira, a spokeswoman for Avis Budget Group, Inc., outlined a nearly identical policy at her company. A representative for Enterprise Holdings, the parent of Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental, did not respond to numerous requests for comment.

For me, a solution wasn’t so simple. Everybody else in Kalamazoo was out of cars and Hertz said it would be days until they got more vehicles.

An hour and $150 cab ride later, I was finally in a car.

When I returned the car three days later, Hertz took the $150 off my bill and gave me one of those $50 vouchers.

So what can you do to prevent a similar fate?

Not much.

Hertz’s Rivera told me that for travelers whose plans are concrete, they can prepay for their rental “which helps to ensure availability upon arrival.�

The company also lets customers in some locations reserve specific model cars, which helps make sure that you get the right size vehicle.

Rates for those cars, however, are typically higher than a generic “intermediate� or “compact� rental.

It also pays to sign up for the rental firms’ loyalty program, which is free.

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9474 MECKSTROTH

New Price! Quality Reigns! Low maintenance inside and out with stunning features in this 3 bedroom, 3 full bath ranch w/ 3 car garage. 9-13’ ceilings thru-out. Wonderful kitchen and so much more. Walking distance to Piqua Country Club. $289,900 Dir: I-75 to Exit 83 W on 25A R on Country Club Rd L on Meckstroth.

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Shirley Snyder 339-6555

www.GalbreathRealtors.com

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1832 CAROL DR.

Nice brick home. 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 car attached garage. Nice eat-in kitchen with breakfast area, all appliances stay including washer & dryer. Gas heat with c/a. Front covered porch to welcome you, plus a patio in back. $110,000. Dir: SR 185 to West on Park, right on Parkway, left on Carol.

Edie Murphy 545-5662

1600 W. Main St. • TROY “Rock” Solid in Real Estate!

339-8080 An Independently Owned & Operated Member of Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc.

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812 CARIBOU ST.

JUST BRING FURNITURE AND IT’S “MOVE-IN READY”!

Comfortable and meticulously kept 4 bedroom home with full finished basement. 2 full baths and a 2+ car garage. Owner’s suite has a walk-in closet and adjoining full bath. Backs up to open field and lots of room to roam!

Offered at $159,900. Directions: West on Park Ave. to Deerfield to right on Caribou to 812 Caribou.

Sandra Christy 418-5574 665-1800

HERITAGE Realtors

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