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Piqua BOE discusses state report card Susan Hartley

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Jon Litchfield, kneeling, of the Piqua Street Department, and Bill Harding of the engineering department, adjust temporary signage to alert motorists to the new traffic pattern on Wood Street between Covington Avenue and College Street, which is now one-way for all traffic traveling eastbound. As a part of the traffic operation change, parking will now be permitted on both sides of Wood Street between Gordon and College streets.

Wet roads blamed for I-75 crash

PIQUA — What’s best for Piqua students was the theme of Thursday’s board of education meeting, with discussions on the newly released state report card, the re-assignment of several Piqua teachers for the 2013-14 school year and the introduction of several new teachers to the district.

Nineteen new teachers took time to introduce themselves to the board, all giving thanks for their new positions at Piqua schools.

Look in upcoming Daily Call editions for feature stories on these new faces at PCS. The school report card merited a lengthy discussion Thursday, with Superintendent Rick Hanes announcing the new letter grades given to Piqua for nine categories.

The district met 20 of the 24 state indicators for the 2013 report card, earning a B grade.

Hanes did point out that the new grading system “worked off old standards with new interface.” Next year, he said, the report card would reflect the new standards set forth by the state.

The remaining eight letter grades for Piqua include: •Performance Index: C •Value Added: F •Gifted Value Added: B •Disabled Value Added: C

•Annual Measurable Objectives: D •Four-Year Graduation Rate: C •Five-Year Graduation Rate: B Disappointed in how the results are graded, board member Bob Luby said he was concerned that the public would “look at the letter grade and not at the explanation behind it. They won’t see the good things you are doing.”

Hanes said he believes the staff is “dedicated and doing what it takes to make student successful as they leave our walls.” and that administrators would “diligently” be looking into “what we do. ” More on the state’s report cards will be published in Saturday’s Daily Call.

Those interested also can visit the Ohio Department of Education’s website for further information.

Another discussion was initiated by board member Mimi Crawford during the new business portion of Thursday’s meeting.

Crawford said she wanted to address a letter to the editor published in Wednesday’s Daily Call, which was written by a retired Piqua teacher concerning the recent re-assignment of several teachers throughout the district.

Crawford said she wanted to clarify the board’s See BOE | Page 2

Famous horse to visit Fall Fest Will E Sanders

Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

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State Troopers investigate a single-car crash on Interstate 75 just north of the County Road 25-A entrance ramp near the 83 mile marker on Thursday afternoon. According to troopers a female driver was northound on I-75 around 3 p.m. when she lost control on the wet pavement, ran off the highway and crashed into a fence row and brush. The Piqua Fire Department responded with a medic unit to check out the driver but she refused treatment.

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Tim Hortons stick-up man sentenced in robbery Will E Sanders

Staff Writer wsanders@civitasmedia.com

TROY — The first of two men convicted of robbing Tim Hortons in Troy at gunpoint in May went before a judge Thursday for a sentencing hearing and received a two-year term in prison.

Atkins Quontes J. Atkins, 20, of Troy, pleaded no contest and was found guilty of

felony robbery at a change of plea hearing in June for the May 28 robbery of Tim Hortons, 700 W. Main St., An accomplice, Brandon J. Brumbaugh, 20, of Troy, pleaded guilty to felony robbery in July and he is scheduled to be sentenced in common pleas court Sept. 9.

Like Atkins, he, too, will face between two to eight years in prison.

Originally, both men were charged with aggravated robbery.

As a part of his sentence, Atkins will undergo two mandatory years of post-release control.

According to the Troy Police Department, the men entered the restaraunt and displayed a gun, which was described as either a .22 rifle or a BB gun.

The men made off with cash, but were later arrested by authorities.

There were no injuries as a result of the armed robbery.

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PIQUA — An upcoming equine event at the Miami County Fairgrounds will feature a Hollywood movie star who is helping promote a wonderful program.

Arctic Bright View, a Disney star featured most recently in the movie “The Lone Ranger” as Silver, will be the centerpiece for the Eagles’ Wings Annual Fall Fest & Ride -a-Thon, which takes place at the fairgrounds from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 14.

The famous horse will be strutting his stuff in a special demonstration at the event at 12:45 p.m. and participants will have the chance to pose for a photo with the rare and unique horse.

Organizers of the annual event said the function will feature “free family fun activities and student riding demonstrations.”

In addition, the fall fest and ride-a-thon will feature presentations, showcases, games and information on local outreach programs.

Lunch will be avail-

able for purchase at the event and a silent auction will take place featuring Arctic Bright View’s horse shoes and shirts, western home decor, quilts and much more.

Arctic Bright View will also be helping to shed light on equine assisted activities and therapy that Eagles’ Wings Stables Inc., 5730 N. Washington Road, Piqua, specializes in. The stable provides equine-assisted therapies to seven of the surrounding counties.

The stable, the horse and the event hopes to promote the new program “Horses for Heroes,” which is a riding program that is free to wounded warriors and combat veterans.

The event is held in hopes of raising awareness and funds to support the non-profit organization.

To assist in the endeavour of raising funds, the owners of Arctic Bright View have offered a free breeding to be raffled and additional breeding to the highest donor.

For more information on the raffle, visit ews. raff leready.com/2014breeding-to -a-hollywood-movie-star.

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Staff Sgt. Bales apologizes for Afghan massacre Gene Johnson Associated Press

JOINT BASE LEWISMCCHORD, Wash. (AP) — The U.S. soldier who massacred 16 Afghan civilians during pre-dawn raids last year apologized for the first time for his “act of cowardice,” but could not explain the atrocities to a military jury considering whether he should one day have a shot at freedom.

Staff Sgt. Robert Bales said he would bring back the victims of his March 11, 2012, attack “in a heartbeat,” if possible.

“I’m truly, truly sorry to those people whose families got taken away,” he said in a mostly steady voice. “I can’t comprehend their loss. I think about it every time I look at my kids.”

Bales, 40, did not recount specifics of the horrors, but described the killings as an “act of cowardice, behind a mask of fear, bullshit and bravado.”

He said he hoped his words would be translated for the nine villagers who traveled from Afghanistan to testify against him — none of whom elected to

be in court to hear his words.

The father of two from Lake Tapps, Wash., was serving his fourth combat deployment when he left his outpost at Camp Belambay, in Kandahar Province, in the middle of the night to attack two villages, exhibiting an unimaginable brutality as he slaughtered men, women and children screaming for his mercy.

He pleaded guilty in June, and the six-member jury is deciding whether his life sentence should include the chance of parole.

His attorneys previously made much of Bales’ repeated deployments and suggested that posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury may have played a role in the killings.

But they offered no testimony from psychiatrists or other doctors, saying they saw little point in making the case a battle of the experts.

Instead, they rested their defense after Bales finished speaking Thursday.

Closing arguments were scheduled Friday morning.

Saying he was nervous to address the court, Bales sat at the witness stand and answered questions from one of his defense attorneys, Emma Scanlan, as his wife cried in the front row of the courtroom.

Bales himself briefly became emotional, especially choking up as he apologized to his fellow soldiers.

“I love the Army, I’ve stood next to some really good guys, some real heroes,” he said. “I can’t say I’m sorry to those guys enough.

“Nothing makes it right,” he added. “So many times before I’ve asked myself. I don’t know why. Sorry just isn’t good enough. I’m sorry.”

His statements were not made under oath, which prevented prosecutors from cross-examining him.

Bales described in detail the trouble he had readjusting to civilian life after his deployments to Iraq.

He became angry all the time, he said, and he was mad at himself for that.

“Normal course of life became hard in that, you know, waiting in traffic,

terrible,” he said. “Certain smells would just drive me nuts. Washing the dishes I’d just be mad about, for no reason.”

He began drinking heavily, hiding bottles and sleeping pills from his wife.

He fleetingly began to see a counselor, but quit because he didn’t think it was working and he didn’t want others to find him weak.

His perpetual rage worsened as he deployed to Afghanistan in late 2011, taking steroids while there.

He lashed out frequently at junior soldiers, he said, in ways he’s now embarrassed about.

Bales said he spent almost the entire day before the murders venting his anger by chopping and sawing a large tree that the soldiers had taken down near the base.

Bales’ lawyers tried to paint a sympathetic picture of the soldier to contrast his own admissions and the testimony of angry Afghan villagers about the horror he wrought.

Former pro football player Marc Edwards testified Thursday as a

character witness, telling jurors he remembered Bales as a great leader from their high school days in Norwood, Ohio.

Wearing the Super Bowl ring he won with the New England Patriots in 2002, Edwards said the slightly older Bales “took me under his wing” and was magnanimous when Edwards took his position at starting linebacker.

The jurors on Thursday also heard from two soldiers who served with Bales in Iraq.

One described how they sometimes had to collect the bodies of casualties, and how Bales helped carry civilians wounded and killed at the Battle of Zarqa in 2007.

Another soldier, Maj. Brent Clemmer, said it was unfathomable to learn that the competent, positive soldier he knew could have committed the killings.

“I walked myself into my office, poured myself a glass of scotch, and cried,” he said.

The defense followed two days of testimony from nine Afghans, who spoke of their lives since the attacks.

Haji Mohammad Wazir

lost 11 family members, including his mother, wife and six of his seven children.

He told the six-member jury that the attacks destroyed what had been a happy life.

He was in another village with his youngest son, now 5-year-old Habib Shah, during the attack.

“If someone loses one child, you can imagine how devastated their life would be,” said Wazir, who received $550,000 in condolence payments from the U.S. government, out of $980,000 paid in all. “If anybody speaks to me about the incident … I feel the same, like it’s happening right now.”

The massacre prompted such angry protests that the U.S. temporarily halted combat operations, and it was three weeks before Army investigators could reach the crime scene.

If Bales is sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, he would be eligible in 20 years, but there’s no guarantee he would receive it.

He will receive life with parole unless at least five of the six jurors say otherwise.

Winfrey marks ‘Butler’ debut with Hula Hoop joy Lynn Elber

AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When “Beloved” starring Oprah Winfrey fell flat at the box office in 1998, Winfrey drowned her sorrows in macaroni and cheese.

She found a different way to celebrate when “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” her first big-screen performance since “Beloved,” hit No. 1 in its debut last weekend.

“I actually got a purple Hula Hoop that I bring out for occasions like this,” Winfrey said this week.

“So I brought out that Hula Hoop in the front yard.”

The scant turnout for

“Beloved,” based on Toni Morrison’s novel, caught Winfrey by surprise after the reception of 1985’s “The Color Purple,” the Steven Spielberg film in which she made her big-screen debut and which earned her an Oscar nomination.

“I didn’t know that by Saturday morning you could already know that you’re a loser,” she said, referring to how quickly a new film’s performance is judged. “So Saturday morning I get the call that (‘Beloved’) was beat out by ‘Bride of Chucky.’”

She asked her chef to start cooking comfort food and ended up “in a macaro-

This film image released

by The Weinstein Company shows Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines, left, and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines in a scene from "Lee Daniels' The Butler." When "Lee Daniels' The Butler," Winfrey's first feature since "Beloved," hit No. 1 in its debut last weekend, she brought out a purple Hula Hoop she uses for special occasions.

ni-and-cheese coma.”

Given that unhappy memory, she said, she decided on “no expectations” for director Daniels’ “The Butler,” in which Forest Whitaker portrays a longtime White House butler and Winfrey plays his wife.

“Do the work, offer it, and however it’s received” was her approach, said the former daytime talk-show queen who now oversees her cable channel, OWN. “I actually think this weekend is going to do better than we imagine,” Winfrey said. “It’s touching the hearts of people who didn’t expect it.”

AP Photo | The Weinstein Company, Anne Marie Fox, File

BOE From page A1 duties regarding staffing, noting that the “board does not get involved in decision making as far as a re-organization plan.”

The only positions hired by the board include the superintendent and treasurer, Crawford explained.

The board and administration has come under fire for the re-assignments that took place in May. Hanes noted that the district’s strategic plan including the reassignment and that staff was aware at least two

years ago that it would be taking place this year.

Reasons for re-assignment include the new state mandated curriculum changes, changes in the state’s retired teachers policies as well as Piqua’s upcoming consolidation of buildings under the new building project currently under way.

Crawford said when administrators presented the re-assignment plan to the board that “as a group we did support the reorganization plan, though is was not our decision.

We asked ‘is this about kids, is this what’s best’ for the students.”

A s s i s t a n t Superintendent Brad Hall also spoke about the reassignments, noting that “it will have a positive impact upon students.

The process began some time ago,” Hall said. “It didn’t begin this past spring.”

Hall explained that in accordance with the district’s strategic plan, administrators began gathering information from teachers two years

ago.

“We surveyed the entire staff on when they projected they would retire, to help us move forward,” said Hall, who also said he met with every teacher in the district.”Teachers were asked to complete a form on where they would like to be when the building project was done. The staff realignment was not taken lightly. We looked at a variety of needs.”

Hanes also said the state’s requirements for retiring teachers and their benefits played a

part in some of the reassignment of staffing.

During public comments, retired high school teacher Barbara Davis addressed the board, asking that the next time they consider such a move of staff that they ask teachers for more input.

“I have a problem with the lack of input from teachers,” she said. I would encourage you in the future to have input from this valuable staff that you do have.”

Also Thursday, the

Obituaries Robert Lee Bates THORNTON, Colo. — Robert Lee Bates passed away Aug. 13, 2013, at his home in Thornton, Colo. from leukemia.

He was born July 21, 1940, in Columbus, and was the oldest of seven children.

He lived in Piqua until 1979, when he moved his family to Colorado, Bates where he resided until his death.

He served in the United States Air Force from 1960 to 1968 and spent the next 38 years as a journeyman electrician until he retired in 2006.

Robert is survived by six siblings, Connie Tennery, David Bates, Vicki Couchot, Paul Bates, Cathy Tate and Karla Harmon; and ex-wife Nancy Bates, all of the Piqua area; four children, Mark Dowty of Sidney, Mardelle Friesen of Memphis, Tenn. Brian Bates of Denver, Colo., and Karyn Hatfield of Thornton, Colo.; seven

grandchidren and seven great-grandchildren, with another on the way. He was preceded in death by his mother, Marlene Kessler in 2006.

He was a 1960 graduate of Piqua Central High School and his priority in life was his family and he did everything he could to make sure they were always taken care of and had a place to live. He loved to go fishing and spent time during his last few years going to the pond near his house until his body wouldn’t let him do it anymore.

He was diagnosed with CML-Chronic Maelogenic Leukemia in April 2005.

He spent the last 8 1/2 years battling to stay alive as long as possible but on Aug. 13 his body lost the battle. He will be misssed by many.

Burial was Aug. 19, at Fort Logan National Cemetary, Denver Colo. with military honors.

John Charles Richard TROY — John Charles Richard, 85, of Troy and Ft. Myers, Fla., passed away at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at Koester Pavilion, Troy.

He was born on April 6, 1928, in Zelienople, Pa., to the late Walter E. and Elizabeth (Foster) Richard.

John was preceded in death by his first wife, Jean (Hiltibran) Richard Richard in 1989.

He married Mary L. (Gnau) Richard in 1993. and she survives.

He also is survived by three children, son and daughter-in-law, Terry L. and Barbara Richard of Galloway, daughter and son-in-law, Julia A. and Karl Dearwester of Bellefontaine and son and daughter-in-law, Robert L. and Dawn Richard of Bellefontaine; six grandchildren, Katie Richard, Stacey Richard, Joshua (Jane) Dearwester, Betsy Dearwester, Brooke Richard, and Jacob Richard; and one great-grandson, Brady Dearwester.

In addition to his par-

ents and his first wife, Mr. Richard was preceded in death by his half-brother, William Cook; two sisters, Ellen R. Zehner and Joanne R. Blontz; and one great-granddaughter, Sophia Dearwester.

He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Geneva College in Pennsylvania, and his master’s in school administration from Wittenberg in Ohio.

Mr. Richard was a teacher at Concord in the Champaign County School District, a principal and assistant superintendant for the Urbana City Schools, and superintendant for the Ohio Hi-Point JVS. He served on the board of education for the Bellefontaine City Schools.

He was past president of the American Cancer Society, Logan County Chapter, and a board member for Logan County MRDD. He was a true servant to the children.

Mr. Richard was a member of St. Teresa Catholic

Church, Covington and St. Columbkille Church in Ft. Myers, Fla. He was a member of the Sons of the American Legion and a member and avid card player at the Troy Senior Citizens Center. He was active at the Sunshine Mobile Village in Ft. Myers, Fla., as a member of the golf club, bowling league, and shuffle board team. He also enjoyed wood crafts.

A Memorial Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at the St. Patrick Catholic Church, Troy, with the Rev. Fr. James Duell and the Rev. Fr. Jim Simons co-officiating. The family will greet friends following the service in the church undercroft.

Visitation will be held from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at the Bellefontaine First Church of God, 1000 E. Brown Avenue, Bellefontaine.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Ohio Southwest Region, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206.

Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

board thanked out-going treasurer Jeff Price for his service, presenting him with a plaque that board president Andy Hite suggested Price hang in his office at Troy City Schools, where he has been hired as treasurer. Hite noted the large Indian head logo on the plaque. “We expect you to display it in your office in Troy,” he told Price.

The board will meet at 8 a.m. Tuesday in the board offices to approve the selection of a new district treasurer.

Death Notices Vaughn Back ST. PARIS — Vaughn Back, 62, of St. Paris, and formerly of Sidney, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2013, at his residence.

Private services will be held at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are in care of the Cromes Funeral Home & Crematory, Sidney.

William E. Brading PIQUA — William E. “Bill” Brading, 83, of Piqua, died at 4:50 a.m.

Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, at Hospice of Dayton, Dayton. Arrangements are being handled by MelcherSowers Funeral Home, Piqua.

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Grief series set for September

PIQUA — Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home announces its fall Understanding Grief Series entitled “Seek a Guide for the Grief Terrain.”

This program is available to all people in the Piqua area who have experienced a recent death of a loved one.

This series runs for five Mondays, Sept. 9-Oct. 7 from 6-8 p.m.

It is most beneficial if you are able to attend all five group gatherings.

These informal sessions will be held in the reception room of the funeral home, 333 W. High St., Piqua.

Light refreshments will be provided. Kelly Larger, coordinator of

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The anxiety can be lessened when you reach out to others.

Today brings a return to dry weather and less humid If you have never asked for help, air will build in. Temperatures will also be slightly cooler, this is the time to seriously con- but it doesn’t last long, as we warm over the weekend. sider seeking support.

High 81, Low 64 This is a friendly, relaxed environment.

Sharing is encouraged, but much can be gained through simply listening.

The funeral home has made this program available to the Piqua community for more than 20 years and the response has been very positive.

Mostly Mostly These sessions are designed to sunny sunny inform and educate individuals about grief and all its aspects.

Literature and books are made available to group participants.

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the funeral home’s follow through services will facilitate the session.

Going through grief may be the hardest transition you will ever

Sunday

Springcreek “Demo Wall” on display

A display of images being used to market the city of Piqua is on display on the second floor of the municipal building. The public is invited to visit the display.

Imagine Piqua kicks off marketing campaign PIQUA — The city of Piqua has announced the Imagine Piqua marketing campaign, which will use renderings of existing and proposed improvements to promote the city for economic development and tourism, and to celebrate the many assets found in the community.

The Imagine Piqua campaign is designed to pique the interest of businesses and corporations, and individuals and families that might be looking for a place to locate, and is equally intended to excite positive feelings from residents and visitors alike regarding the

Mike Ullery | Staff Photo

A “Demo Wall” has been erected at the site of the new Springcreek Primary School, east of Piqua. The wall shows the five “layers” involved in the construction process as well as showing what the finished exterior veneer will look like. The wall also includes both an inside and outside corner. The display is situated outside the fenced construction area so visitors who would like to see what their new building will look like when it opens in January of 2015, can stop and take a look.

many positive attributes Piqua has to offer.

The hallways of the second floor of the Municipal Government Center have been transformed into the Imagine Piqua exhibit gallery and the display is ready for visitors.

The public is invited to come by to view the exhibit and “Imagine” the possibilities.

The Imagine Piqua display series may also be viewed online by visiting the city’s website at www. piquaoh.org.

Adult workforce division informational meeting

PIQUA — Upper Valley Career Center Adult Workforce Division will be hosting an informational meeting designed to help individuals and employers learn about the school’s career training programs and services from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Aug. 27.

Topics covered during the session will include short and long term workforce training programs, certificate options, Adult Basic and Literacy Education, GED testing, Bridge Programs, financial aid and the enrollment process, and customized business solutions for employers.

Program offerings at Upper Valley Career Center are tailored to meet the needs of today’s workforce by providing

hands-on skills training utilizing cutting-edge classroom technologies that support active learning.

“We offer many training programs that can be completed in less than a year and lead to industry recognized certifications and/or license,” said Naomi Baker, marketing and recruiting specialist.

During the session there will be an opportunity to ask questions, meet staff and tour the campus.

The meeting will be held at the Upper Valley Career Center Applied Technology Center, 8901 Looney Road, Piqua.

Call 778-8419 or email bakern@ uppervalleycc.org for more information.

Registration is not required.

Poker run for good cause PIQUA — The Rehabilitation Center for Ne u ro l o g i c a l Development in Piqua will benefit from a Charitable Poker Run hosted by the MiamiShawnee Chapter Harley Owners Group and Minster Bank on Sunday, Aug. 25, and will be held at Gover HarleyDavidson in Piqua.

A poker run is where riders make enough stops to pick up one playing card at five different locations and the rider with the best poker hand at the end of the run wins the prize.

There will be a total of $1,100 in cash prizes. $500 to best hand, $300 to second best hand

and $200 to third best hand. There will be $100 granted to the largest group in attendance.

Gover H a rl e y Davidson has been a supporter of the Rehabilitation Center for Ne u ro l o g i c a l Development for several years and annually donates their poker run earnings to the center.

“It’s hard to find someone in the Piqua/Sidney/ Troy area whose family or circle of friends hasn’t been touched by the Rehab Center. They’re as passionate about helping people with neurological problems as bikers are about their motorcycles.

At the end of the day you’ve had a great ride

and supported a great cause. If you’re a rider this is one event you don’t want to miss! And one more deciding factor — they bring cookies,” said Tracy Gover, coowner of Gover HarleyDavidson in Piqua.

Interested participants will sign up at Gover Harley-Davidson from 12-2 p.m. and the last bike is out by 2 p.m. and in by 5 p.m.

The registration fee is $15 per person and there will be door prizes, food and all motorcycles are welcome. This event will be held rain or shine.

For more information about the poker run, call 773-8733 or email dani@goverhd.com.

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Piqua Daily Call “Cast your burden on the LORD, and he shall sustain you: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.”

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I pulled my mountain than it was, he didn’t bike out of storage, gave so much as send me off her a brisk cleaning, the road as I made a prechecked the brakes, and cise beeline for safety’s pumped the tires earlier sake, so I vaguely recall.

My heart in my throat, this week.

Oh, and lowered the thankful to be in one seat, as it appears I’ve piece, and all the while shrunk over the last two watching in disbelief as decades —too bad other the driver continued on areas have notably wid- his merry way. ened — before heading I hadn’t time to get his out. license plate —this was It has been almost 20 pre-cellphone days— so years since I rode a bike. I stood shaking from Sure, there head to toe, was notathe incident ble rust on already leavspokes, rims ing a mark and parts of that would the pedals. keep me from The left hand riding for brake soundyears. I made ed like a fog attempts, but horn and the I would be so handles have busy looking been reduced over my shoulto two dried- bethany j. royer ders whenout sponges, ever a car Columnist but the proa p p ro a c h e d cess of biking and slowing was just like they say, my speed to a snail’s you never forget. Fond pace, while holding my memories came flood- breath for what I knew ing back, though about a would be the inevitable mile out I felt something collision, that riding I definitely don’t recall became too much trouthe last time I rode a ble. bike —being so regretI also tried foregoing tably out of shape. the streets and roads Otherwise, the experi- for the few bike trails or ence was great. I will taking up sidewalks — remain silent on how which is a no-no— even much work it took to riding against traffic, but get up my first hill, but it wasn’t the same.

I certainly flew down Before too long and it. Certain the old bike after a move out to would fall apart with the the country where the back wheel falling off in house faced a very busy one direction, the front State Route 36, the in another, leaving me bike became nothing with only the handlebars more than something and a scream, but she to be moved from one held together. garage or storage unit It’s hard to wrap my after another. Amazing head around the fact it how a singular event can has been 20 years. I used have such a long-lasting to ride everywhere, liv- affect, at least, until last ing less than a half mile week when I saw my new from work, biking to and neighbor on her bike. fro was not a big deal.

As a very active indiI rode in town, outside vidual, my neighbor is of town, on bike paths constantly on the move, that were starting to whether walking with take shape in surround- her kids, the dog or on ing communities, every a stroll with her significhance I had. cant other. I try to do I even had an indoor likewise, as often as posbike, if that tells you any- sible, or at least putter in thing. the yard if the homework But there came a day, is done. all those years ago, when Then one day the I was a few miles outside neighbor was out and of town, heading west, about on her bike and and a car came up behind something clicked — I me. I kept to my side had to be biking, too! of the road, as close to So with Brie’s help, all the edge as the asphalt the family bikes were would allow, waiting shoved into the Orange for the driver to leave Crusader from Mom’s a ridiculously large gap to our new digs. Next between us as he went week we are on schedule around me. And while to take the entire fleet time has made the mem- to the local repair shop ory fuzzy —I don’t recall for inspection of every whether or not the driver wheel, bolt, and chain. bothered to slow down— With any luck, the I do remember he didn’t zombie family will be spare even so much as a pedaling beneath the square of breathing room canopy of a looming fall between us. The right in no time. side mirror of the vehicle It only took 20 years. clipped my left handlebar and part of my hand, and Bethany J. Royer is the mother of two I immediately went into munchkins and third year psycholthe ditch. ogy students. She can be reached at It reads more dramatic broyer@civitasmedia.com.

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Pragmatic vs. ideologic CHATHAM, N.H. — The E. Mundt of South Dakota on Baldface Brook Trail runs the other. The former were through here. The Chandler internationalists and played to Gorge Trail runs through here. a broad audience, the latter The Slippery Brook Trail runs isolationists (or, in Mundt’s through here. The campaign case, strong anti-communists) trail to the White House runs who played to local constituthrough here. encies. The first accepted the On the surface principles of the right now, in our New Deal; the glorious, sunny second never gave midsummer pasup the notion of sage, not much repealing it. politically is runOnce again ning through the Republican New Hampshire.

Party seems to The other day consist of two former Gov. Mitt such groups, with Romney spoke some of the same to a Republican characteristics of David Shribman fundraiser in the dueling facWo l f e b o r o , tions of the early Columnist on Lake 1950s, particuWinnipesaukee. larly on foreign The event was more a mat- affairs and on Obamacare, ter of celebrity than signifi- which House Republicans cance. A few days from now, have voted 40 times to elimiSen. Ted Cruz will be the big nate — a gesture post-war guest at Knollwood Farm in congressional Republicans Dublin (population 1,597) in might have undertaken the southwestern part of the against New Deal programs state. That’s an occasion of a had they the House majorities different meaning. today’s Republicans possess.

The visit of Cruz is far more In the contemporary significant than might seem reckoning, the presidential on the surface. The Texas Republicans include such figRepublican is one of the lead- ures as Gov. Chris Christie ing dispensers of a strong of New Jersey, former Gov. brew of tea in Washington, a Jeb Bush of Florida and popular figure on the right, maybe Gov. Bobby Jindal of renowned for his refusal to cut Louisiana, all potential White his views to the fashions of the House candidates, plus two capital establishment. Born in Ohioans who have not indiCanada, he may be ineligible cated presidential aspirations, for the presidency, much to Gov. John R. Kasich and Sen. the regret of his most ardent Rob Portman. And to prove admirers. But his outlook — that Taft was not alone in specifically his conviction that being both a congressional Republicans prevail in presi- Republican and a (three-time) dential contests only when presidential candidate, Sen. they nominate candidates who Rand Paul of Kentucky and lean discernibly to the right Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, rather than flop around in the two White House aspirants, middle — is at the center of seem to fall into the congresthe most important struggle sional category. in American politics today.

The party itself seems Since the end of World to eschew the pragmatism War II, a group of political associated with presidential scientists and some com- Republicans. A summertime mentators have argued that Marist College Institute for the Republican Party is com- Public Opinion survey found posed of two sub-parties, a that Republicans and indepenpresidential party and a con- dents who lean toward the gressional party. This theory, GOP preferred, by a margin of often identified with David more than 2-to-1, a nominee B. Truman, a Columbia pro- with conservative views over fessor who became the last one who can win. Some 70 male president of Mount percent of three groups of votHolyoke College, holds that ers not traditionally associated the political figures who pre- with the Republican coalidominate in GOP presiden- tion favor the conservativetial campaigns are different principle notion: voters under from those who pursue their 45, voters earning less than efforts mainly on Capitol Hill $50,000, and female voters.

— and that there is an inherMuch of the summer has ent struggle between them. been consumed with fighting More than a half century ago, among these GOP factions, this split took its form in dif- the most inflammatory battle ferences between figures such being the war of words — as Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of reflecting a war on worldviews New York and Gen. Dwight D. — between Christie and Paul.

Eisenhower on the one hand Christie urged Republicans to and Republicans such as Sens. abandon what he calls “these Robert Taft of Ohio and Karl esoteric, intellectual debates.”

Paul, an especially skilled practitioner of such debates, was critical of Christie’s open hands — his “gimme” attitude — on aid from Washington in the wake of last fall’s devastating hurricane.

This dispute can be distilled to whether the GOP should be practical or strictly ideological — and a Pew Research Center poll underlined how different are the supporters of both men, with 70 percent of tea-partiers viewing Paul favorably but only 47 percent viewing Christie the same way.

There is another important division that soon will come into play: a debate over whether the party’s 2014 House strategy, implicitly encouraging Republicans to play the conservative card in their home districts — which tend to be homogeneous and rightleaning — can be applied to the 2016 race. Presidential Republicans worry that such a strategy will undermine the party’s White House hopes.

That’s because the critical elements of the electorate will be different in 2016 than in 2014. The GOP likely will retain possession of the House next year and has a small chance of taking over the Senate, which would cheer Republicans starved for victory after a disappointing political experience last November.

Then the Republicans will hold their nomination fight in 2016 among primary voters who will be substantially the same as the 2012 primary electorate.

But that won’t change the national electoral picture, which will be even less white in 2016 than it was in 2012. The Republicans are engaged in a philosophic fight when their real battle is demographic.

Right now former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton would defeat any of the leading Republican presidential contenders, according to the Marist poll. Her margin is smallest against Christie (six percentage points) and Bush (eight points), with Paul and Rubio falling 12 points behind.

The hiking trails that wind through Evans Notch hereabouts are long. They are also well-traveled. In those ways they are like the campaign trail. But Republicans, bitter after two losses to Barack Obama, are not eager to trek the same trail again. At this early stage, they are still deciding which way to go, and as a poet who once lived in this state said, that will make all the difference.

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

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Letters To the Editor: Thank you to all of the buyers who came out to the 2013 Miami County Jr. Fair Livestock Sale.

We would like to extend a special thanks to the following businesses that supported our market barrow 4-H projects this year — D & J Kenworthy Farms, Dick’s Paint & Body, Excellence in Dentistry, Finfrock Construction, StockerFraley Funeral Home, and Triple K Farms.

Without all of your support, we would not be able to continue on with

To the Editor: When actor Strother Martin portraying a prison warden captain in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke says to stubborn inmate Luke played

by Paul Newman “What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate,” these words make me think of what has happened in the Piqua City Schools as uninformed teachers were given new job assignments without much discussion.

Effective and meaningful communication is the basis of every good relationship—regardless of its nature.

When administration and staff don’t communicate well, then the participants can expect confusion, hard feelings, and poor professionalism.

If administrators do not treat teachers as partners, then there can be no real progress — no matter how good the strategy may be.

Teachers are effective instructors when they feel confident in their ability to prepare to teach their students and equally confident that those who supervise them treat them as professionals as well as human beings with feelings and needs.

I believe that these principles of effective communication have either been forgotten by PCS administrators or they have never been used or considered important in working with teachers and staff.

The way in which these transfers were accomplished speaks volumes about the need for administrative education in the value and methods of effective communication.

I would ask the Board to evaluate just how effective the communication and consequent treatment of teachers and staff has been under Superintendent Hanes’s leadership.

Success in the classroom — and as a school system — depends on co-operation and respect between administration and teachers.

After the events of the last few months, I don’t believe those qualities exist.

This “failure to communicate” is hurting the Piqua City Schools.

Sincerely, Margaret J. Ulmes Troy

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Dollywood to build resort, add shows and rides Randall Dickerson Associated Press

NASHVILLE (AP) — To see the future of Dollywood, you need to borrow the vision of its chief imaginer, Dolly Parton.

In the near future, Parton sees a resort hotel lobby with a three-story window that frames Mount LeConte — one of the tallest peaks in the Smoky Mountains. Guests will be able to book a grand suite in the hotel that the entertainer uses when she stays in the Pigeon Forge theme park that bears her name.

All of that is future tense, but not very far away. The park plans to open DreamMore Resort in 2015. It’s part of a planned $300 million expansion to take place over the next decade.

A new roller coaster, this one aimed at families, is scheduled to open in 2014.

The resort hotel has been Parton’s dream ever since she affixed her name to the theme park 28 years ago.

“The thing we’re most excited about is finally building our resort,” Parton said Friday by telephone from the park in the Smokies foothills.

“We’re starting out with a resort that has 300 rooms,” Parton said. “Some of the rooms will accommodate up to six people in a family.”

There will be a lot of “front porch spaces” at the resort. Parton noted that during her upbringing nearby, people tended to congregate on front porches or in the kitchen.

A fishing pond will be on the property where children can catch their first whopper and there will be fire pits where families can roast marshmallows.

People walking into the lobby will be greeted with

a glass of lemonade in the summer and a cup of hot chocolate during winter months.

The total dollar investment in the next decade will exceed the company’s spending on Dollywood so far, said Craig Ross, president.

“In 10 years’ time, we will have spent more than we’ve spent since the inception back in 1986 …” Ross said.

The plan includes multiple additional resorts as well as more rides and shows.

“It’s the bigger scope of these attractions that we’ll be adding that’s different,” Ross said.

The first of the new attractions will be Fire Chaser Express, scheduled to open next year. It’s a ride described as exciting, but not as intense as the Wild Eagle or Dollywood’s water coaster, RiverRush.

Children of elementary school age will be able to ride it.

Research by Dollywood showed executives the resort will make a difference for many people looking to vacation in the mountains.

A survey showed 80 percent of people asked about visiting the theme park, who had not yet come, indicated having a resort on the property would be important to them.

Dollywood is putting up a new website, www. dreammoreresort.com, to help market the hotel, even as it is under construction.

Leon Downey, executive director of the Pigeon Forge Department of Tourism, emphasized the importance of the Dollywood expansion.

“We’re basically 100 percent tourism,” Downey said. “It’s the only industry we have.”

Aretha Franklin says she’s 85 percent healed

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with faith healing. And Smokey said, ‘Well, they just don’t know who your healer is.’”

The 71-year-old Queen of Soul has canceled several concerts and public appearances over the last few months due to unspecified health concerns.

On Monday, she said she was unable to personally accept an award honoring her work with civil rights from Major League Baseball on Saturday in Chicago.

When asked directly what her health concern was, Franklin declined to go into specifics: “I’m not one to go into my personal health things.”

But she said it was very common to women and “I just had to deal with it.” She said it was partly

related to the health concern she had about three years ago that led her to cancel shows at that time.

Franklin acknowledged that she had worries about her health.

“Anytime you have cancellations you should be concerned. But all prayer is good, and keep me in your prayers until I am 100 percent, not 85, and back onstage,” she said.

Franklin said she’s been spending her time resting, eating right and taking better care of herself, which has led to a decline in her blood pressure.

She said she’s looking forward to performing at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in February but isn’t rushing back to the stage.

“The most important thing is my comfort

and going at my pace.

Nothing is more important than my health,” she said.

Franklin is also planning another album.

“I can’t wait for that,” she said. “They’re working on the tracks now.”

But she seemed most disappointed that she won’t be able to go to next week’s U.S. Open tennis championships in New York City, where she planned to make a bit of a fashion statement.

“I had really got this hot, hot, hot three-piece Escada short set to wear … with some fine platforms but doggone it, I’m just not up to traveling quite as far as New York,” she said. “It will have to wait. … (though) I could very well still get there this year.”

Dear Abby: I’m not dren who are still trying sure how you can help to “find” themselves or me, but I’d appreciate tell you they hate your some input. I’m in my lady friends, and no ali50s and retired from the mony.

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I can change my wardDear Abby: My partrobe, I can lose some weight, but I can’t ner, “Kevin,” and I have change my “history.” been together for 12 What on earth do I say years. Although we have or do to convince women a close and loving rela(both online and offline) tionship, one major stickto take a chance with ing point has dogged us me? I just want a chance from early on.

I am 19 years younger to meet a special someone. Please help me. — than Kevin and very outgoing. I enjoy spending Frustrated in Texas Dear Frustrated: You time with friends and are the second longtime socializing.

I understand that when bachelor who has asked one is in a relationship, me this question in the time spent with friends last several weeks!

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However, if I become friends with someone, Kevin will find something wrong with the person, make unkind comments about them to me and make me feel guilty for wanting to be with them.

It could be the person is too loud, too opinionated, has different eating habits than his, etc.

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He doesn’t feel a need to change. What should I do? — “Dan” in Pittsburgh Dear “Dan”: Start by recognizing that what Kevin is doing may be a reflection of his insecurity.

The more time you spend with someone else, the less you spend with him.

He doesn’t feel a need to change because his nitpicking has been successful in diverting you from these friendships.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Aretha Franklin won’t say what caused her latest health problems, but says she’s had a “miraculous” recovery and is looking forward to performing soon.

“My treatments are going very well. My last CAT scan, my doctor at the CAT scan and everyone who sees this says that this is miraculous, absolutely miraculous,” Franklin said in a phone interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday.

“I was talking to Smokey Robinson, my oldest best friend Smokey, talking about the fact that some doctors are not very well acquainted

On an average day, there will be 50,000 guests in Pigeon Forge — a small city with a permanent population of 5,784.

The announcement by Dollywood is exciting for the town.

“It makes all of us in the city smile,” Downey said “Every year Dollywood has a new announcement, but this one is so big it dwarfs all the others.”

The Sevier County where Parton grew up was mostly hardscrabble farming and a few summer forays into selling trinkets to tourists.

She’s proud to be part of the transformation of the mountains gateway community.

Her success as a country music artist and an actress has pulled her to Hollywood and many overseas locations. She is preparing for another European tour now. But the mountains will always

be home, Parton said, and she’s glad to bring employment there.

“It is the most amazing feeling,” Parton said.

“People say you can’t go home again. Well, I’ve certainly proved that wrong.”

Parton said the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a magnet that has drawn visitors for decades. Visitation to the national park averages more than 9 million people a year.

Dollywood is positioning itself as a tourist destination in itself, even as it shares many of its visitors with the black bears and grand vistas of the Smokies.

“The national park has always been great for campers,” Parton said. “But people come and sometimes they like to say, ‘Well, let’s get out of these woods for a minute and let’s go down to Dollywood.’”

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The splendor of Yosemite National Park “Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.

Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.”

Conservationist John Muir wrote those words about Yosemite National Park in 1901, and the sentiment still holds true today. Yosemite National park, on the western side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, is a place where humans truly can commune with nature.

Visiting Yosemite for the first time leaves the spectator breathless at the majesty and

beauty of what nature has to can see the park from Glacier offer. Giant sequoias reach Point. Rising to a lofty elevafor the sky. Granite cliffs tion of more than 7,200 feet, seem otherworldly, as visitors stand eyeif from an alien planlevel with Half Dome, et. Waterfalls plunge the park’s iconic in a cascade of whitemonolith. Glacier water and iridescent Point also provides mist. Streams and rivexcellent views of the ers wend their way beautiful Vernal and along the mountain Nevada waterfalls and valleys. Every bend of the glacially-carved the road brings a new Tenaya Canyon. sight more awesome For visitors who Travelling missed the spectacuthan the last.

Teacher lar sequoias in nearby If you’re planning a trip to Yosemite, Holly McElwee Sequoia National know that summer is Park, Yosemite offers the busiest time to visit, but up plenty of the giant trees in it’s also the season in which the Mariposa Grove of Giant the entire park is accessible. Sequoias. The main attracWhenever you visit, there are tion here is the Grizzly Giant, a few “main attractions” that a mammoth tree estimated to are not to be missed. be about 2,700 years old. It’s Only summertime visitors a brisk half-mile walk from

Q: Our 9-year-old son upset him, not you. You, Bobby is very intelligent therefore, need to take the and capable of doing good monkey off your back and work in school when he put it on his. If the monkey wants to, but he is gener- causes him enough discomally just downright lazy. fort and distress, he will As a result, figure out a he makes way to tame mediocre the monkey. grades and On day we have to one, send monitor his him to homework to school with a make sure he folder full of does it. daily report Even then, c a r d s — 30 minutes half-sheets of homework of paper John Rosemond takes him on which a couple of you’ve printColumnist hours, dured “Bobby ing which turned in all time he finds every pos- of his homework today, finsible way of dawdling. ished all of his classwork Believe it or not, despite on time, and all of his work his lazy ways, Bobby’s in was B or better.” the gifted program. He’s Underneath this goal about to enter fourth grade statement are printed Yes and we’d like to nip his lack and No and the teacher’s of motivation in the bud, if name beside a place for her possible. teacher’s signature.

By the way, a psycholoAt the end of every gist who tested him last school day, Bobby takes year said Bobby’s only the DRC to his teacher, problem is laziness. What upon which she circles can we or his teacher do either Yes or No (Make to get him to step up to his sure you emphasize to her school responsibilities? that it’s all or nothing) and A: First, the fact that signs her name. the school has identified Bobby brings the card your son as “gifted and home. On a daily basis, talented” may be part of at-home privileges — telethe problem. vision, video game, outMy finding is that a side play, having friends good number of children over, and regular bedtime) who’ve been so identified require a Yes. seem to feel that their If he loses privileges mere participation in G&T more than once through programs entitles them to the week, they are lost on good grades no matter how the weekend as well. much effort they put into That means that on any their schoolwork. given day, Bobby will be So they do just enough working for both a shortto get by and no more. term and relatively longThe further problem is that term goal. schools will not, generally Obviously, you should speaking, lower the boom arrange all of this with his on these kids. teacher in advance.

Teachers continue givThis is an example of ing them decent report what I call the Agony card grades even though Principle: Adults should they don’t complete assign- not agonize over anything ments or turn in work, do a child does or fails to poorly on tests, and so on. do if the child is perfectly And once a child’s been capable of agonizing over promoted to G&T status, it himself. In other words, demotion is virtually out of the person who experithe question. ences the emotional conseThese kids are smart quences of a problem will all right. They’re smart be motivated to solve the enough to figure out that problem. the only consequence of If my experience in such their lack of effort is that matters holds true, Bobby adults get upset. will tame his monkey in a As things stand, your son few weeks. At that point, has no reason to change his however, for the improveways. The emotional bur- ment to “stick,” you and den of the problem is being the teacher must continue borne by you. to enforce the new system In effect, this is your for at least three more problem, not his. For him months. to solve the problem — and he is the only person Family psychologist John Rosemond who can solve it — it has answers parents’ questions on his web site to belong to him. It has to at www.rosemond.com.

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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — Boasting obscure characters and detailed story lines, several new attractions opened at theme parks this summer in Central Florida. The new rides and areas are much different from those just a generation ago, when Dumbo the Flying Elephant was considered high tech.

These days, a ride involving a simple, blue elephant just won’t cut it.

Take World of Chima at Legoland, for instance.

The attraction is based on a Lego building block play set and Cartoon Network show about eight animal tribes, a crocodile king, magical vehicles called Speedorz and a life force called Chi. There are epic battles over the Ancient Pool of Chi, set in a lushly landscaped tropical world.

Or look at Universal’s Transformers ride. It isn’t just inspired by the toy and the movie — it’s a detailed, 3-D, “interactive battle” between the Autobots and Decepticons that has its own website.

Even the straightforward-sounding Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin ride at SeaWorld Orlando is about a penguin hatchling who grows up, leaves his mom, is chased by a leopard seal through a psychedeliclooking world and then reunited with his tribe of fellow birds. Real, live penguins appear at the end of the ride.

When did fun become so complicated?

Theme park consultants say attractions need to be more detailed in the age of video games, smartphones and 3-D TVs. And of course, parks aren’t just competing with home entertainment; they’re competing against each other for guests’ time and money, especially in the I-4 corridor, a busy highway that runs through the Orlando area. The rise of the Internet means everyone is a critic — several theme park fan blogs are devoted to dissecting the geeky details of each new attraction.

“In the 1970s we could do quite a bit in theme parks,” said John Gerner, the managing director of Leisure Business Advisors LLC. “Nowadays, it’s hard to provide a typical music show. There just isn’t that much of a thrill anymore.”

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This June 30 file photo originally provided by Legoland Florida shows families at the theme park new interactive water ride, The Quest for Chi, part of the park’s new World of Chima, which also includes a splash zone and play area. This is one of several attractions that opened at theme parks this summer.

guests of all ages, from all walks of life.

“It’s got to be layered and it’s got to work on a number of different levels,” said Phil Hettema, a California-based theme park designer. “It’s got to work on the kids, the adults. It’s pretty tricky.

You’re trying to convey a lot for those who don’t know it. You have to give the newcomer enough clues.”

With an established story like Transformers, many people have seen the 1980s TV cartoon, and many more the movie franchise. So even if Universal’s intense, dark ride involves a new story or is incredibly detailed, most people can follow the narrative.

Same with Universal’s Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Many of the visitors are familiar with the story, either through J.K Rowling’s books or the blockbuster movies.

Yet familiarity also has its pitfalls for theme park designers: Rabid fans know when a detail is out of place.

Scott Thomas, Cartoon Network’s vice president of consumer marketing, says he’s gotten emails from the under-10 set about inconsistencies and questions in the storyline for the Chima cartoon.

“Kids today have very high expectations,” he said. “And the storylines are very complex in kids’ media today.”

Legoland worked with Cartoon Network writers and animators on the Chima attraction to sync details and distill the complex cartoon into basic elements. But they also recognized that not all guests have heard of Chima, said Candy Holland, senior creative director for the Legoland parent company Merlin Entertainment. So, for

the uninitiated, designers used the queue line to tell the Chima story so people could be brought up to speed before boarding the water ride.

“It’s a balance,” Holland said. “There are some people who may not yet be familiar with the Chima theme. Some people come to Legoland, maybe haven’t even played with Legos yet.

And it’s a great opportunity for the parents to understand why their kids are living in, and obsessed with, the World of Chima.”

SeaWorld Orlando’s Antarctica is a rarity in the attractions world: It’s an entirely new story, not based on any movie, show, book or toy. “It can be done if there are some other innate aspects to the story,” said Gerner.

“Penguins as animal have innate appeal.”

Smaller and regional parks often have attractions with simpler concepts, but internationally, large parks are also going for the complicated narratives popping up in big parks here. Universal’s Transformers ride opened in Singapore before hitting the U.S., and a dark ride that opened in July at Lotte World, an enormous mall and entertainment complex in South Korea, revolves around a pack of dragons that descend on a castle.

Riders must “seek them out and encourage them to leave,” said Hettema, who worked on the ride.

It all comes down to narrative, theme park experts agree.

“As storytellers, we have to always be advocates for the guest,” said Craig Hanna, owner and chief creative officer at the Burbank, Calif.-based Thinkwell Group. “We have to make sure that whatever story we’re tell-

ing is easy for the guest to consume.”

Hanna, who worked on several attractions for Universal, including the Men in Black ride, said attraction designers put a lot of thought into plot and character. Attractions must be detailed and true to the story, he said, but not so detailed that they’re confusing.

Theron Skees, who works in Orlando for Disney’s creative corps, known as the “imagineers,” said the new and richly detailed themed areas in parks today are actually in line with what Walt Disney himself envisioned some six decades ago.

“Storytelling has to be relevant to the culture,” he said.

Imagineers at Disney create a backstory when they first develop a themed area, complete with a hierarchical narrative. No detail is too small to explore or discuss: lighting, architecture, sound, landscaping, costumes — all in hopes of creating an emotional connection with the guest. Often, that backstory stays backstage, and guests never see or hear about the creative process.

When Disney theme parks first opened in California in 1955, Western themed-stories were popular, and so was the resulting Frontierland attraction.

These days, Skees said, people are well-traveled and knowledgeable about worldwide trends — American kids are into Japanese anime, for instance — and the parks reflect this.

“We’re dealing with a more sophisticated audience who are more globally aware of storytelling and genres,” he said.

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Syrian forces bomb area Bassem Mroue Associated Press

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces pressed their offensive in eastern Damascus on Thursday, bombing rebel-held suburbs where the opposition said the regime had killed more than 100 people the day before in a chemical weapons attack.

The government has denied allegations it used chemical weapons in artillery barrages on the area known as eastern Ghouta on Wednesday as “absolutely baseless.”

The U.S., Britain and France have demanded that a team of U.N. experts already in Syria be granted immediate access to the site.

Syrian opposition figures and activists have reported death tolls from Wednesday’s attack ranging from 136 to 1,300. But even the most conservative tally would make it the deadliest alleged chemical attack in Syria’s civil war.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had no word on casualties in the Thursday morning bombing. It said warplanes conducted several air raids on eastern and western suburbs of Damascus, including three that took place within five minutes.

The Local Coordination Committees, another activist group, also reported several air raids on the suburbs, and added that President Bashar Assad’s forces were shelling eastern Ghouta from the Qasioun mountain overlooking Damascus.

Wednesday’s alleged chemical attack was said to have killed scores of children, seen in amateur videos as small, lifeless bodies, wrapped in white cloths,

their pale skin unmarked by any wounds.

Images of dead children lying shoulder to shoulder in rooms and of others being treated for breathing problems brought worldwide condemnation and shock.

Mohammed Abdullah, an activist in the suburb of Saqba, told The Associated Press via Skype on Thursday that most of the dead were buried hours after the attack in collective graves in different areas in eastern Ghouta. The burials took place quickly for fear the bodies might decompose in the heat, he said.

Relatives identified some of the dead before burial.

Unidentified victims were photographed and their graves tagged with a number in case their loved ones come to collect their bodies in the future, Abdullah said.

“Most of the dead were buried in mass graves,” he said.

In a statement calling the reports “deeply disturbing,” UNICEF said: “This terrible conflict has gone on far too long and children have suffered more than enough.

“Children must be protected, and those who fail to protect them will be held accountable,” it said.

From New York, the U.N. Security Council called for “a thorough, impartial and prompt investigation.”

Syria’s state media quoted a Foreign Ministry official, anonymously according to standard practice, as saying Thursday that allowing the U.N. team to go to Ghouta would require an agreement between the Syrian government and the U.N. A 20-member U.N. team led

by Swedish chemical weapons expert Ake Sellstrom has been

in Damascus since Sunday to investigate three sites where chemical weapons attacks allegedly occurred in the past: the village of Khan al-Assal just west of the embattled northern city of Aleppo and two other locations being kept secret for security reasons.

France, meanwhile, raised the possibility of using force in Syria if it is proven that Assad’s regime used chemical weapons.

“We need a reaction by the international community, … a reaction of force,” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said. He excluded deploying soldiers on the ground as an option, though, and declined to specify the type of force that could be used.

Yuval Steinitz, Israel’s minister for intelligence and strategic affairs, said Israeli “intelligence estimates” concluded that chemical weapons indeed were used.

He didn’t point fingers directly at Assad but called his regime “exceptionally cruel.”

In Germany, Turkish and German foreign ministers underlined demands to let U.N. inspectors investigate. Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu called for new sanctions.

“Several red lines have been crossed — if sanctions are not imposed immediately, then we will lose our power to deter,” he said.

He added that he had spoken to U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon and told him that “the U.N. must not behave hesitantly anymore, sanctions must now be imposed.”

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said the Syrian opposition’s allegations were “so serious, so monstrous that it is necessary to enable a real examination before talk-

Columns of smoke rising from heavy shelling in the Jobar neighborhood in west Damascus, in Cairo, Syria, Thursday. President Bashar Assad’s forces pressed on with a military offensive in eastern Damascus on Thursday, bombing rebel-held suburbs where the opposition said a chemical weapons attack the day before killed over 100 people. The government has denied allegations it used chemical weapons in artillery barrages on the area known as eastern Ghouta on Wednesday as “absolutely baseless.” ing or speculating about conse- of domestic trade and consum- ed heavy clashes between alquences.” er protection, replacing Qadri Qaida-linked groups and Kurdish Russia, Assad’s main backer, Jamil, who retained his post of gunmen in the predominantly is balking at tougher action. deputy premier for economic Kurdish northeastern province On Wednesday, Foreign affairs. The reshuffle also affect- of Hassakeh. The group said the Ministry spokesman Alexander ed the ministry of education, fighting concentrated near a borLukashevich said the accusa- economy, industry and tourism. der crossing point with Turkey tions appear to be an effort to The last cabinet reshuffle in the city of Ras al-Ayan that is “create a pretext at any cost” to was carried out in February. controlled by Kurdish gunmen. stop the U.N. Security Council Thursday’s reshuffle likely won’t It said both sides suffered from supporting Assad’s foes. affect any major change in the casualties.

He said Russia’s gathered stance of Assad’s government.

The fighting in northeastern intelligence indicated that the In the capital, rebels attacked Syria has killed hundreds of peorocket had been launched from several army checkpoints ple in the past months. Earlier positions in a Damascus suburb Thursday in the neighborhood this week, the fighting drove a occupied by opposition forces. of Jobar, killing nine soldiers and mass exodus of civilians out of On Thursday, Assad issued wounding 10, the Observatory the region into neighboring Iraq. a decree introducing a cabinet said. Jobar, on the northern edge The unrest in Syria began in reshuffle that affected several of Damascus, has endured clash- March 2011 and later explodminor portfolios. According es between troops and rebels for ed into a civil war. More than to the reshuffle, Samir Ezzat weeks.

100,000 people have been killed, Amin was named as minister The Observatory also report- according to U.N. figures.

thought it was gone.

“He thought it was gone,” he said of his late father.

The story of how the ring made it back to the Cox family is a testament to a former enemy’s generosity, the reach of the Internet and the healing power of time.

Following the December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the elder Cox left college and enlisted. The Army Air Corps accepted him on his second application.

He graduated from flight school on July 26, 1942. That same day, he married his high school sweetheart, Hilda Walker.

To celebrate his commission, Irvin and Connie Bell Cox presented their middle son with a gold signet ring, the oval emblazoned with a raised propeller and wings. Engraved inside were the words, “Mother & Father to David C. Cox Greensboro, NC,” and the numbers 10-4-18-42 — his birthday and the current year.

Cox was assigned to the 305th Bomb Group, 364th Squadron — part of the “Mighty Eighth” Air Force. By October, he was in England.

As a co-pilot in the B-17 “Flying Fortress,” Cox flew more than a dozen bombing missions over occupied France and the German heartland. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for helping to get his burning plane back to England from a May 1943 raid

that cost the lives of half his 10-man crew.

On July 28, 1943, Cox’s plane was shot down over Kassel, Germany. He parachuted into a rose garden, was taken prisoner, interrogated and then shipped to Stalag Luft III, the POW camp made famous in the Steve McQueen film, “The Great Escape.”

He remained there until January 1945, when he and the other Allied officers were forcemarched three days through the snow, then packed into train cars for another three days before ending up at Stalag VII-A near Moosburg, northeast of Munich.

As Hitler’s Third Reich collapsed upon itself, POWs from all over found their way to Moosburg. By the time Cox arrived, conditions there went from bad to what one historian described as “barely correct by the standards of the Geneva Convention.”

It was at Moosburg that he traded the ring for the candy bars.

Finally, on April 28, 1945, Gen. George Patton’s 14th Armored Division liberated the camp, and Cox, who was promoted to 1st lieutenant, made his way back to North Carolina. He started a tire retreading equipment company with his brother, and he and Hilda raised three children.

Cox didn’t talk much about the war, except to remind his children of his privations when

they refused to clean their plates.

And he spoke wistfully about his lost ring.

Upon his return from the war, one of the first things Cox did was to have an exact duplicate made of his prized ring — right down to the inscription. When he died in 1994, the replica passed to his son, David Jr., who wore it until it finally broke in the middle.

Now fast-forward to today and the tiny Bavarian village of Hohenberg, a picturesque collection of stucco and half-timbered houses.

Mark and Mindy Turner moved there about a year ago so he could take a job as an air traffic controller at the nearby U.S. Army installation in Ansbach.

Earlier this month, the couple accepted a dinner invitation from their neighbors, Martin and Regina Kiss.

A 64-year-old master church painter by trade, Martin Kiss is also a skilled artist, and after dinner he showed his visitors around his studio. Then he mentioned he had something else he’d like them to see.

Kiss disappeared into the living room and returned with a gold ring — then told a story.

The Kiss family was Hungarian — the name is pronounced “KISH” — and comes from an area in the northern part of present-day Serbia. They ran a small pub near the Danube River.

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After 7 decades, POW’s prized ring comes home Allen G. Breed AP National Writer

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — After a year and a half behind barbed wire as a prisoner in World War II, 2nd Lt. David C. Cox had just about reached his breaking point.

Deliveries of Red Cross parcels to Stalag VII-A had all but ceased, and the U.S. Army bomber co-pilot and his fellow POWs were subsisting on scanty rations of bug-infested soup and bread. Outside the wire, Adolf Hitler’s forces showed no signs of giving up.

Cold and hungry, the North Carolinian made a difficult decision. He slipped the gold aviator’s ring — a gift from his parents — off his finger and passed it through a fence to an Italian POW, who handed back a couple of chocolate bars.

He would never again see the ring. But it did not disappear.

Last week, about a dozen family members and friends gathered in the living room of David C. Cox Jr.’s Raleigh home and watched as he slit open a small yellow parcel from Germany.

The 67-year-old son dug through the crinkly packing material and carefully removed a little plastic box.

“And here it is,” he said with a long sigh as he pulled out the ring. “Oh, my goodness. … I never thought it would ever happen. I thought it was gone. We all

A Russian soldier on his way home after the war traded the ring to the family — presumably in exchange for room and board, Kiss’ grandmother told him. His “Oma” gave it to him when he moved to Germany in 1971 — for luck, or in case he needed some quick cash.

Kiss wore it proudly on his pinkie. He realized it must have come from an American soldier, but didn’t know how to trace its owner — especially in a new country that wasn’t all that eager to talk about the war.

Worried it might get damaged as he worked, Kiss placed the ring in a corked glass bottle with an old coin and a gold chain.

Still, he never stopped thinking about the original owner — and now, with two computersavvy Americans in his home, he decided it was time to try and find him.

Mark Turner went online when he got back home. Within 20 minutes, he’d hit pay dirt.

He found a 2005 master’s thesis from North Carolina State University. One focus of Norwood McDowell’s 219-page paper was the war diary of his wife’s grandfather, David C. Cox Sr. — the name on the ring’s inscription.

And there, on page 179, was the anecdote about the chocolate bars. After all those years, this epic ring cycle had ended within a two-hour drive of where it began.

“It just seemed like it couldn’t be true,” says Turner.

Turner emailed McDowell a photograph of the ring and its inscription.

“That’s it for sure,” an ecstatic David Cox replied when McDowell forwarded the picture.

“Well, praise the Lord!”

Mindy Turner wrote back. “We are so excited for your family!”

After a few more emails and phone calls, the ring was on its way to the United States.

Cradling it in his hand after opening the package Friday, the pilot’s son was struck by the original’s condition, compared to its replacement. His sister, Joy Wagner, walked over and took the ring in her hands.

“Gosh, it’s beautiful,” she said as tears welled in her eyes. “Oh, that’s so special.”

David Cox said holding the ring gave him goose bumps.

“I feel his presence,” he said of his father. “I wish he was here.”

Kiss — whose own grandfather spent several years in a Soviet camp during and after the war — said in a phone interview with The Associated Press that his only regret is that David Cox Sr. and his grandmother weren’t alive to share the “happy ending.”

Refusing to accept even reimbursement for the shipping, he added, “You know the old saying: ‘It’s better to give than to receive.’”

Lawyer: UK mounts criminal inquiry into NSA leaks Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Britain has launched a criminal investigation into Edward Snowden’s leak of classified material to the Guardian newspaper and is sifting through documents it seized from the partner of one of the paper’s journalists, a government lawyer said Thursday.

The revelation by lawyer Jonathan Laidlaw came at London’s High Court, where lawyers for David Miranda — the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald — unsuccessfully sued to stop police from combing through digital material seized from him Sunday at Heathrow Airport.

It was the British government’s first mention of a criminal investigation linked to the seized material, which included a laptop, cellphone, DVDs and

memory sticks.

Greenwald has been at the center of the Guardian’s disclosures about the National Security Agency, which have pulled back the curtain on the American government’s secret domestic espionage program. Miranda, a 28-yearold Brazilian student, was detained for nearly nine hours as he flew through the London airport after meeting in Germany with a journalist working with Greenwald.

Laidlaw said British police had already begun scanning through Miranda’s tens of thousands of pages of documents, which he described as “highly sensitive.”

“The disclosure of (the material) would be gravely injurious to public safety and thus the police have now initiated a criminal investigation,” Laidlaw said. “There is an absolutely compelling reason to permit this investigation

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The exact target of the investigation was not clear.

The Guardian said it was unaware of any criminal investigation and had yet to hear from police about the matter. London’s Metropolitan Police said in a statement that its counterterrorism command had only just launched the inquiry Thursday.

It was not immediately clear what link a British investigation would have to American efforts to prosecute Snowden, who has won temporary asylum in Russia and is still being sought by Barack Obama’s government on charges of espionage.

Laidlaw appeared to keep his comments deliberately vague, telling the court: “I am not proposing to say anything else which may alert potential defendants here or abroad to the nature and the ambit of the criminal investigation which has now begun.”

The High Court on Thursday largely ruled in favor of the government, saying officials could continue to sift through the seized data on national security grounds until a court hearing Aug. 30 examines the government’s reasoning.

Judges Jack Beatson and Kenneth Parker did issue a partial injunction blocking the government from examining or sharing the data for any other purpose, something that would prevent police, for example, from searching Miranda’s hard drive for evidence of more mundane wrongdoing. An independent legal expert said that at first blush the injunction fell far short of Miranda’s goals.

“The object they were seeking as quickly as possible was the prevention of the police going through this material and they haven’t achieved that,” said Cathryn McGahey, a London lawyer who has

handled civil liberties cases.

She noted that the government often has the upper hand in preliminary hearings if it can argue that national security is at stake.

“Once you’ve got a reputable state entity saying that, it’s extremely hard for the court to go behind it,” McGahey said.

Even if a future court hearing finds that Miranda was detained improperly or that his documents must be returned, the government would still have had the chance to peek at what’s inside — something his lawyers had described as a blow to journalistic integrity.

“Confidentiality, once lost, can clearly never be restored,” attorney Gwendolen Morgan said in a statement before the hearing.

Greenwald had said earlier this week that Miranda’s documents

were “protected by very advanced and heavy forms of encryption” — software that scrambles data so it’s unreadable by anyone without a digital key.

Laidlaw, the government attorney, didn’t explicitly contradict that, but his comment Thursday that police were already “partway through” the material suggested that British authorities had managed to read the files regardless.

The Guardian declined to comment on the encryption issue.

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Colorado town mulls drone hunts to decry spying Kristen Wyatt Associated Press

DEER TRAIL, Colo.

(AP) — This tiny plains town an hour east of Denver doesn’t have much to offer visitors — a gas station, a bar and a small-time rodeo one weekend a year.

But Deer Trail, population 500, is considering a proposal to make itself a national attraction for gun enthusiasts and people skeptical of government surveillance.

Citizens on Oct. 8 will vote on whether to issue permits to hunt drones.

Yes, those drones.

Shoot ‘em down for $25.

With a $100 bounty reward for shooters who bring in debris from an unmanned aircraft “known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government.”

The initiative’s architect insists it’s a symbolic stand against government surveillance.

“These are not big drones you see on TV that look like airplanes. These are little 55-pound things that can come right down into your land,” said Phillip Steel, a traveling structural inspector.

Steel got the idea after

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This undated file photo provided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an unmanned drone used to patrol the U.S.-Canadian border. The tiny plains town of Deer Trail, Colo. population 500, is considering a proposal to make itself a national attraction for gun enthusiasts and people skeptical of government surveillance. Citizens on Oct. 8 will vote on whether to issue permits to hunt drones. A $100 bounty will be rewarded to shooters who bring in debris from an unmanned aircraft “known to be owned or operated by the United States federal government.”

seeing news reports about the National S ecurity Agency ’s domestic spying efforts.

“Do we really want to become a surveillance society? That’s what I find really repugnant,” Steel said.

The measure drew a stern warning from Washington, which

is considering several regions — most of them in Colorado and other Western states — where civilians can use drones on an experimental basis.

“Shooting at an unmanned aircraft could result in criminal or civil liability, just as would firing at

a manned airplane,” the Federal Aviation Administration warned.

The proposal has sharply divided this tiny burg that lays claim to the world’s oldest rodeo and not much else. (Some historians credit Deer Trail’s 1869 rodeo as the first, though Deer Trail is

just one of many claimants to the title.)

Taking a break from dishing up beef plates at the rodeo recently, Libby Mickaliger said it could be a great lowcost fundraiser for this dusty outpost. “If it raises money for the town, why not? It’s not like people are going

to go and shoot one down,” she said.

Harry Venter, editor of the weekly TriCounty Tribune, worries the proposal sends the message that Deer Trail disapproves of the military, not domestic surveillance. “It’s embarrassing to most of us, to be honest with you,” Venter said.

Drone hunting has become the dominant topic at the Brown Derby, Deer Trail’s only bar.

“I try to play pretty impartial with it. ‘Cause if you own the bar, and you go out and speak for it or against it, you’re going to make people mad,” said owner Carl Miron. “But I don’t like the fact that the government can sit and spy on you, I’ll tell you that.”

Miron pointed to dilapidated buildings surrounding the Brown Derby, their window frames pockmarked with broken glass. Deer Trail could use some extra cash, he said.

And if the initiative passes, he’d like to organize mock-drone-hunting weekends to draw visitors to the sleepy town. “I don’t know what the government would think about it,” he said, “but it would be fun.”

Legacy of Nixon tapes: Skepticism, distrust endure Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a good thing Richard Nixon was such a klutz.

The president’s ineptness at all things mechanical is what prompted his aides to install a voiceactivated recording system that didn’t require Nixon to push an on-off button, ensuring that every word he spoke in the Oval Office and other key locations was caught on tape.

With the secret taping system on autopilot — seven microphones planted in wall sconces and the president’s desk — Nixon largely forgot about it, and let loose with the raw, gossipy, conniving and too-clever words that ultimately toppled his presidency and forever changed the way Americans think about their presidents and their government.

The tapes — the last installment of them released Wednesday — are like the black box in an increasingly out-ofcontrol airplane, recording right up to the crash.

In the tapes, Americans began to see their presidents as “less glorious, less heroic, less romantic — either more like us, or more like people we don’t like,” says presidential historian Julian Zelizer of Princeton University.

For more than three decades, the secrets of the tapes have trickled out, Nixon’s conspiratorial voice cutting through the clinking coffee cups, the sirens in the distance and the thumps when he plopped his feet on the desk, so much more vivid and revealing than any memo recounting selective details of a presiden-

tial meeting.

Perhaps the most famous snippet: the “smoking gun” conversation recorded six days after the Watergate breakin of June 17, 1972, in which Nixon instructs chief of staff H.R. Haldeman to tell the FBI, “Don’t go any further into this case, period.”

Without the tapes, the Watergate investigation could well have dried up. Instead, the tapes’ expletive-deleted revelations riveted the nation and brought down a president. And even as Watergate slips further in the rearview mirror, a legacy of distrust and cynicism endures, passed from one generation to the next in dinner-table conversation and digital clips on YouTube.

That’s not all bad, scholars argue. People watch more closely, demand more accountability.

“We should be skeptical about our governments,” says historian Ken Hughes of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center presidential recordings program.

“We should demand that our government prove itself to us.”

The last 340 hours of more than 3,700 hours of Nixon tapes came from the Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., covering April 9, 1973, to July 12, 1973 — the day before the secret taping system was revealed.

Little more than a year later, done in by the revelations on the tapes, Nixon resigned on Aug. 9, 1974. It took four decades, though, for the public to gain access to the last of the tapes.

“It’s over, and I won,” says historian Stanley Kutler, whose 1992 law-

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suit helped lead to the tapes’ release. “All the tapes are out, and it’s there for every historian, every generation to judge. … Never until Nixon have we been so able to get into the mind of a president.”

The Nixon tapes’ final installment, still being scoured for revelations, already offers new details from inside the White House.

On April 30, 1973, Nixon takes calls from two future presidents — Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush — who offer private support after his first major national address about Watergate. Nixon complains about the reaction from TV pundits, telling Bush, “To hell with the commentators.”

The tapes cover far more than Watergate, of course, and Wednesday’s release includes audio of Nixon and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev chatting one-on-one in the Oval

Office before their June 1973 summit, with only an interpreter present.

The conversation reveals remarkable camaraderie, as the two men chat about their families, Brezhnev talking about his grandson’s attempts to pass college entrance exams.

“These are Cold War archenemies who are talking like old friends,” says Luke Nichter of Texas A&M University-Central Texas in Killeen, who runs a website cataloging Nixon’s secret recordings.

“This is very unusual.”

While Wednesday’s release was promoted by the National Archives as the final installment of the tapes, more segments may yet trickle out.

Nichter said the archives down the road may be able to release sections that have been withheld for national security reasons or to protect the privacy of a living individual.

Every student of Nixon

has a favorite moment from the tapes that is recalled as particularly significant or telling.

For Kutler, the most damning conversation is Nixon telling aides in August 1972 that the Watergate burglars “have to be paid” to keep them silent about the 1971 break-in at Democratic offices in the Watergate complex.

“That cuts to the whole heart of the matter of obstruction of justice,” says Kutler.

For Hughes, it is Nixon and national security adviser Henry Kissinger strategizing about delaying troop reductions to ensure that the South Vietnamese government won’t collapse until after the president is re-elected in 1972.

“We’ve got to find a formula that holds the thing together a year or two, after which …

Vietnam will be a backwater,” Kissinger tells Nixon in August 1972.

“By January ‘74 no one will give a damn.”

Although Nixon wasn’t the first president to secretly record his conversations, he was the last — as far as is known.

Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson all secretly taped, too, but in a much more selective manner.

For all of the cynical political calculations and maneuvers laid bare in the Nixon tapes, the president ventures a colossal misjudgment about how the Watergate scandal will play out, dismissing it as a story with no legs.

“I’ve got a sneaking hunch … it’s a Washington son-of-a-bitching story,” he tells his aides.

“I don’t think you’re going to see a great, great uproar in the country about the Republican committee trying to bug the Democratic headquarters,” Nixon said four days after the break-in.

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Taking care of Skyhawks

In brief n PIAB dinner

The Piqua Indians Athletic Boosters will be holding their annual Chicken Dinner sale before the football team’s home opener Sept. 6 against Kings.

The dinner is $8 and wil include one-half roasted chicken, coleslaw, macaroni and cheese, roll and drink.

The dinners will be sold from 5-6:30 p.m.

n County signups

Miami County Golf singups are underway at Echo Hills and Miami Shores.

The first round is Sept. 7 at Echo Hills, with the second round Sept. 8 at Miami Shores.

Entry fee is $30. Green fees will be required for non members.

You must be a member at any Miami County course or reside in Miami County to qualify to play.

If you are not playing in the senior divisions or the championship flights, you must have a GHIN handicap established.

Deadline to sign up is Sept. 4 at 6 p.m.

n Two card 35

Mike Lavey and Ron Pearson Jr. shared low gross honors with 35 in the Wednesday Industrial League at Echo Hills.

Mike Butsch and Tim Tyler tied for third with 37.

Dusty Erwin was low net with 28.

Bill Palmer was second with 29 and Jim Shaw was third with 30.

n Standings

Joe Thoma Jewelers 76 Patriot Fence 73.5 Long Shots 71.5 Hartzell Hardwood 70 Hollywood Knights 69.5 Dr. Steve Koon Optometrist 62.5 Palmer Bolt & Supply Co. 59 Francis Office Supply 59 The 4 Hacks 52.5 Smitty’s Bike Shop 46.5

n Blaze tryouts

The Miami County Blaze fastpitch 12U, 14U, and 18U will hold additional tryouts this weekend.

Go to www.miamicountyblaze.com for times and details.

n Player needed

The West Liberty Force 14U travel fastpitch team is still in need of a catcher/ utility player for the 201314 season.

For more information, call Mark Thompson at (937) 658-1880 or email mthompson_1973@yahoo.com

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The Piqua volleyball team made quick work of Fairborn Thursday night — and is off to a 2-0 start under first-year coach Kaila Cook.

The Lady Indians cruised to a 25-12, 25-14, 25-8 win over the Lady Skyhawks.

“We saw Fairborn had some big girls that could hit the ball when they warmed up,” Cook said.

“So, we wanted to come out aggressive — and not let their hitters and blockers get going. And we did a good job of that.”

Macy Yount started off the match serving four points on Fairborn errors — and the Lady Indians never let up.

Logan Ernst and Michaela Bell had kills and Ernst added a block to make it 24-9, before Piqua finished off the game .

Yount got Piqua off to another fast start in the second game.

After a kill by Bell for an immediate sideout, Yount served six straight points to make it 7-0.

That included two aces and kills by Tasha Potts and Frannie Haney.

“We did a good job of serving aggressive the entire match,” Cook said.

The lead reach 21-9 after four points by Krystan Mikolajewski, including an ace.

But, Fairborn put a run together, closing to 24-14 before Piqua finished the game off.

“You have to give Fairborn credit,” Cook said. “They had some good hits and blocks and we had to switch to a faster offense to counter that.”

That happened early in the third game.

With Fairborn leading 3-2, Sarah Palmer served seven straight points to make it 9-3.

Palmer had two aces and Potts had a kill during the run.

At 12-8, Abby Berger stepped up and served 13 straight points to end

it.

Mae Carnes and Potts had kills during the run, Yount had a tip and Shelby Bynum finished things off with a thunderous kill.

Yount had three aces and 14 assists on the night.

Ernst had five kills and two blocks, while Potts added eight digs and seven kills.

The JVs also improved to 2-0 with a 25-11, 25-7 win.

Cassidy Sullenberger served 12 aces.

Tyeal Booker had two aces and Kyla Blankenship added nine kills.

“It is nice to be 2-0,” Cook said. “Especially, the way we pulled the win out in the fifth game against Milton-Union.

Then we came back and won the way we did tonight. We showed improvement. That is one of the things we talk about — we just want to keep getting better.”

The Lady Indians will get another chance to do that Tuesday at Lebanon.

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Tasha Potts hits the ball against Fairborn Thursday at Garbry Gymnasium.

Historic season for Piqua football in 1924 5,000 fans see Piqua sweep Troy for first time The Piquonian shared their view of the 1924 football season and the new head coach, Richard Hopkins.

“Some forty days or more before the beginning of the football season for Piqua High School, about twenty enthusiastic athletes assembled at Camp Rundle to condition themselves for the present football team that would represent Piqua High. After a ten day training period, this bunch of lads came back home to spend a final rest period of several days before the real hard grind started.

After this rest, a new Coach, Mr. Richard Hopkins, took charge of the squad of 35, somewhat larger turnout than at camp, and gave them the fundamentals and rudiments of success. Several weeks were taken up in putting the squad into condition, and the process of picking a winning team was up to the new coach. He found that there was very little material but he was successful in turning out a team which got a good start if nothing else.”

“The first game found the red and blue boys traveling to Sidney to take on the squad from that high school.

The team had success in so much as it won the contest by the score of 19 to 0. All of the breaks of the game were in favor of Piqua, but there was one break which hurt the team for the remainder of the season. ‘Eppa’ Hetzler, left end, dislocated his shoulder on the second play of the game, and this put him out of the game for the rest of the season. An odd feature of this game was the fact that a lineman was the first man to score a point. ‘Sam’ Heitzman, left tackle, caught a punt behind the goal line, and scored the first touchdown.”

“The second contest of the year found a number of changes made in the line-up.

‘Red’ Gabriel was sta-

tioned at halfback in the tle fellows surely played place of Jones, and the those big ‘scamps’ off husky Jones was shifted of their feet. Piqua wins up to the forward wall 21 to 6.” to play left guard. It “Defeat is a tonic to seemed that this change a brave man. Such is was made for the better the way that our team as Jones took its i m p rove d first defeat r a p i d of the sealy, and son. The turned Piqua team out to be did not a pretty get startclever pered in the former at right way. his new Everything position. w e n t In the secwrong in DUANE BACHMAN ond conthe first test of the half.

The History of Piqua Athletics season, down state A Journal Piqua was boys had Fall, 1924 schedule a 19 point to play lead before Xenia. It was found the first half was over. before the game had The second half found progressed very far that the Piqua team coming the Piqua team had to back with more deterstop a man of color. mination. This spirit in This fellow was no the second half made other than the plunging the Miamisburg team halfback from Xenia. It fight harder to stave off was quite a job to stop a score by the Piqua this husky fellow, but team. As result of the team did fairly well this, there was quite a in checking him. ‘Red’ scrap on the gridiron.

Gabriel was converted Miamisburg still outfrom a quarterback to played Piqua in the seca half back in this con- ond half, but not by test, and showed his nearly as big a margin wares to good effect by as they did in the first scoring two of Piqua’s half. M i a m i s b u r g touchdowns. The final won the game 26 to 0. score was Piqua 25 and Alibis are not in order Xenia 0.” with a team that recog‘The most brilliant nizes defeat, so Piqua exhibition of high took its licking and school football in many came home ready to prea moon was witnessed pare for a harder battle by close to 3000 per- against Greenville, the sons when Piqua High next Piqua opponent.” went to Withrow High “In making its comein Cincinnati, and gave back after a good trimthe team of that school ming at the hands a lesson in line plung- of Miamisburg, the ing and passing. I n say- Piquads found that they ing that the Piqua team had a really hard team to gave the ‘Cincy’ team defeat. The team which a lesson in plunging was encountered on and passing , it must this date was no other be remembered that than an undefeated the Piquads did most team from Greenville, of their gaining through Ohio. This team came the medium of off tack- to Piqua with a record le smashes and passing. of being undefeated and Three times the red and having one of the best blue backs carried the back-fields and bigger ball down within strik- lines in a number of ing distance of the goal years. The result of this line where passes put game is now history. the ball behind the last Piqua came through white line for counters. with colors flying. The All of the Piqua boys first half ended with were considerably Piqua running second smaller than those from best. The form shown Cincinnati, but these lit- in the first half was the

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best of this year, but the breaks were all in favor of the visitors.

The Piquads came back strongly in the second half. Our quarterback was removed from this contest in the second quarter for repairs. His injection into the contest during the second half made the team impact, so it started out by scoring some points in rapid order. Thrills galore were in store for all of the patrons and fans out to see this game that Piqua won by the score of 27 to 19.”

“Roosevelt Park was the scene of the battle with Urbana. The big feature of the day was the way in which the visiting quarterback ran his team. It seems that he knew that he was the only man on the entire team who could gain against the Piquads, as he carried the ball nearly all of the time, and whenever he didn’t, the Urbana team lost ground This fellow was no other than a boy by the name of Preston Rodgers.

Captain Hughes was the big noise of this fray again. He passed, kicked, and ran just like the great player he is.

Piqua wins the game 32 to 0.”

“Wow! but that sure was a close call. We and any one else who saw the game or who heard of it will admit that Piqua had a close call in this contest. A slippery field and mediocre playing on the part of the Piqua boys were the two things besides the Troy team that kept the Piquads from scoring and winning this game before it was almost too late. It was all Troy until the last few minutes of the game. With the ball in midfield and only a little better than a minute to go, Hughes heaved a pass to Comer.

‘Nig’ went high into the air and when he did finally come down to Mother Earth, he had the ball safely in his huge hands. After two unsuccessful plays, a pass to Hughes tied the score and a second later

Hughes kicked the goal that won the game, 7 to 6.”

“Piqua was the best team on the field. It could have defeated any one with such a brand of football as it displayed in this game. The entire backfield was at its best. The line was even better than it ever was before. Piqua scored at will. Five touchdowns and a kicked goal was the portion for the Piquads on this muddy field. Our quarterback led in the scoring with two touchdowns. One of these was from the seven yard line while the other was the result of a 12 yard jaunt off of the tackle. The final score was Piqua 31 and Moraine Park 6.” “ Yeh, all things come to him who waits. Piqua fans have been waiting for a number of years for the Piqua High School team to win two games from Troy in the same football season.

This is the year that Piqua was able to do this little thing. This was the last game of the season. Piqua had to win this game to uphold its reputation as being the best team since 1917, and this thing it did. The team went right out in the start of the game and won it. Early in the first quarter, the team carried the ball down to the position on the field where it was possible to use any kind of attack it wished. Passes made it possible for the boys to put the ball on the one yard line. Our quarterback went over the line with the ball and Hughes kicked the goal that was enough to win the game. This game was played before the largest crowd in the history of Troy vs. Piqua games. There was a crowd of 5000 persons watching Piqua beat Troy 14 to 6.”

Editor’s Note: Duane Bachman is a retired superintendent of Piqua City Schools and personality for WPTW Radio. His column will appear every other Friday. Much of the information in these columns came from The Piqua Daily Call and Piqua Leader Dispatch.

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Lady Vikings tie Northwestern East boys stay perfect SPRINGFIELD - The Miami East boys soccer team picked up their second win to start the season with a 6-3 victory over the Northwestern Warriors.

The start of the game was delayed an hour and twenty minutes by lightning in the area.

But once it started, the Vikings struck quickly as Devin Baldasare scored on an assist from Austin Kowalak three minutes into the game.

Baldasare scored again in the 8th minute on an assist from Colton

Holicki. Devyn Carson picked up the third goal in the 17th minute on another Holicki assist and then in the 29th minute, Holicki picked up a goal of his own on an assit from Michael Deeter.

Northwestern scored their first goal in the 38th minute on a free kick by Brett Seemon but the Vikings responded a minute later with a goal by Brandon Kirk on an assist from Kowalak. The score stood 5-1 at the break.

In the second half, Baldasare notched a hat trick, scoring his third

goal 2 minutes into the second half on Kowalak’s third assist.

Northwestern scored two more goals by Seemon and Ben Boggs to close the gap, but the Vikings held on for the victory.

“I was very happy with the first half effort. The team let off some at the start of the second half, but finished strong for the victory.” Bell The Vikings are now 2-0 on the season and will host Milton on Saturday.

East girls tie

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the third game in 5 days for the Lady Vikings as they hosted Northwestern, who was playing in their season opener. The Vikings were able to hold on for a 1-1 tie.

“I was extremely proud of the way the girls played tonight,” Miami East coach Emalie Carson said. “Not only were our legs tired, but we also had to deal with a major line-up change. But we fought hard for 80 minutes against a very good team, and I’ll take a tie out of that.”

East got on the board

first as Emily Holicki sent a through ball up the middle to Kendra Beckman. Beckman took a controlling touch and then sneaked one in near post. The Warriors were able to get the equalizer with 9 minutes left until the break on a Viking miscommunication. Kelly Rindler came up huge for East as she had 10 saves on the game.

“This is always a very physical game. We did a great job keeping ourcomposure. Defensively, we were very solid, especially considering the changes.”

East is now 2-0-1. They travel to West LibertySalem on Saturday.

Tigers cruise

MINSTER — The Versailles boys golf team cruised to a 158-205 win over New Knoxville Wednesday at Arrowhead Golf Course.

Ryan Knapke was match medalist with 37 to lead the Tigers.

Other Versailles scores were Mitchell Stover 38, Griffin Riegle 41, Tyler Drees 42, Alex Stucke 45, Kyle Cotner 54.

Little needs to slow down

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns wide receiver Greg Little knows he has to slow down. It’s the only option.

His career, and perhaps his life, depends upon it.

Little vowed Thursday to act more responsibly after it was revealed that he wrecked his car driving 127 mph — more than 70 mph over the legal speed limit — in April, an incident and decision he called “mindless.”

Little was cited for drag racing after crashing his expensive, high-performance Audi into a guardrail, taking out a light pole and leaving more than 40 yards of brake tracks, according to a police report. Little and a passenger were uninjured in the single-car accident, which records say took place at 2:47 a.m. He said he understands his behavior was unacceptable and realizes he’s lucky to have survived.

“It’s obviously something that I’ve got to take very seriously and slow my speeds down and be cautious of others on the road,” Little said following practice. “I could have seriously put my life and other lives in danger. It was a pretty traumatic experience and it’s something that I learned from and I’m just trying to move forward and just learn from it.”

Little was fined $350.

Although Little vowed to change his behavior, earlier this week he was ticketed for driving 81 mph in a 60 mph zone and expired license plates. He’s due in court on Sept. 4 — four days before

Cleveland’s season opener.

Little, 24, isn’t the only Browns player to recently break the law for speeding.

Fellow wide receiver Josh Gordon was cited for driving 98 mph on Aug. 13, at least his second offense since May. Browns coach Rob Chudzinski said he reprimanded Little and Gordon, who is suspended from Cleveland’s first two regular-season games for violating the NFL’s drug policy.

Chudzinski would not reveal whether he disciplined the players, but said both seemed remorseful and recognize the potential severity of their thoughtless actions.

“We take that seriously,” Chudzinski said. “It’s not acceptable. I’ve sat down with both of those guys individually and talked to them and addressed that with them as well as with the team. All these guys are guys that are learning how to mature. We’re working to build a locker room and a team and a foundation of guys accountable and that’s what being a Brown is going to be all about.”

Risky behavior on vehicles is nothing new for the Browns. Kellen Winslow (2005) and Marcus (2011) both had near-fatal motorcycle accidents.

Chudzinski said the violations by Little and Gordon will not affect their playing time Saturday when the Browns play Indianapolis.

Beyond the violations, Little, who has been stopped at least four times for traffic offenses in the Cleveland area since December, twice

had warrants issued for his arrest after failing to appear in court. Little said he notified the Browns immediately after the crash in April.

“It was really just a mindless effort on my behalf and just not thinking at all, just being careless of the, you know, there are laws in place on the roads and just not abiding by them,” Little said.

In explaining his most recent violation, Little said he was driving with “the flow of traffic” and didn’t realize how fast he was doing.

It’s part of a troubling pattern for Little, who was issued 93 parking tickets on multiple vehicles with nine different license plates while he was at North Carolina.

Gordon, who was cited driving 45 in a 25 mph zone and failed to appear in court, was not in the locker room during the period it was open to the media.

Browns linebacker D’Qwell Jackson said his message to his young teammates is simple.

“You’ve got to slow down,” he said. “Now, everything (Little) does is going to be talked about and written about. The last thing you want is something bad to happen out there.”

Little’s off-the-field missteps seem to contradict talk that he has matured, and brought an unfavorable light on the Browns, a team trying to shed a losing image.

“We want to talk about football,” Jackson said. “We don’t want to talk about any other distractions.”

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Stiefel would begin the night starting inside row two for her heat race and after two starts being called back she would be put on the front row for the third start.

Stiefel would take the lead on the stat and lead all the laps to pick up the heat race win.

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In the feature Stiefel would find the racing to be two and three wide at times and she had to be patient with her passing to stay out of trouble but in the end she would finish in fifth place.

“We didn’t start out to well, we rolled up for practice and had electrical trouble so that put us out for practice,” Stiefel said. “My crew worked and got things going and I picked up the heat win. In the feature the setup wasn’t what it was in the heat but I’ll take a top five.”

Stiefel returns to Waynesfield this Saturday with mini sprints, non wing sprints, trucks, compacts and modifieds all on the card for the night with hot laps at 6 p.m. and racing at 7.

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Reds beat Diamondbacks on wild pitches

Baker makes right choice C I NC I N NAT I (AP) — Before the game, Dusty B aker d i d n’t k n ow w h o his closer would be.

The Cincinnati Reds manager ’s eventual choice turned out just right.

Sam LeCure overcame t wo ninthinning hits and earned the save in the Reds’ 2-1 win ove r t h e A r i z o n a D i a m o n d b a c ks on Thursday.

Shin-Soo Choo scored the decisive run in the eighth inning on Arizona’s fourth wild pitch of the game.

Choo scored both C i n c i n n at i runs, helping the Reds to their third win in the four-game series.

C i n c i n n at i ( 7 3 - 5 5 ) improved to a seasonhigh 18 games over .500 and increased its lead over Arizona to seven games in t h e ra c e fo r t h e Nat i o n a l L e a gu e ’s second w i l d - c a rd playoff spot.

Choo singled to lead off the eighth against reliever Eury De La Ros a (0-1) and moved to second when De La Rosa’s p i c ko f f att e m p t ro l l e d away f ro m first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.

Todd Frazier sacrificed Choo to third, a n d C h o o s c o re d when ball four to Joey Votto was a wild pitch.

Mat Latos (13-4) went eight innings and earned the win, despite getting sick before he took the mound.

I n h i s p rev i o u s three st arts, Latos had received only five runs of offensive support.

B aker was forced to use his closer A ro l d i s Chapman for t wo i n n i n gs We d n e s d a y night, making him unavailable Thursday.

S o L e Cu re wa s given the chance to earn his first major league save.

“Sam is our utility guy,” Baker said. “He can go long or short.

He has a lot of guts.”

L at o s m a d e t h e most of two runs on Thursday, allowing just one run and five hits to Arizona.

Latos struck out seven, didn’t walk anyone, and hit one batter with a pitch.

“I was sick right b e f o re the f i rs t inning,” said Latos, who couldn’t even keep water down. “I was sick again in the fifth inning. It’s gone now but I didn’t have anything left in the tank.”

Latos managed to save the bullpen. “ L at o s gave us what we wanted,” Baker said. “A security guard told me he was vomiting underneath the stands.”

Arizona starter Trevor Cahill, in his second st art since coming off the disabled list , allowed four hits and one run.

He walked three, s t r u c k o u t s eve n and threw three wild pitches — all in the third inning.

“He struggled that

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Kevin Stadler teed off just after breakfast and finished right before dinner. It took him nearly 11 hours to complete a 7-under 64 at Liberty National, his lowest score on the PGA Tour since the first week of February. And he still isn’t guaranteed to be the firstround leader at The Barclays.

The FedEx Cup playoffs got off to a soggy start Thursday with two rain delays that lasted six hours.

It was a start-again, stopagain day on the bank of the Hudson River, but that didn’t stop Stadler. He ran off three birdies early, then returned from the second delay and threw in four more birdies on a soft golf course.

Asked if it was difficult to stay mentally prepared, Stadler replied, “I’m never really mentally prepared.

Same as usual. It was all good.”

Tiger Woods, the No. 1 player in the world and in this playoff series, came out of the first delay by missing a short birdie putt on the par-5 13th and then rolling in three straight birdies to get into the mix. He cooled slightly after the slightly longer second delay, and failed to make birdie on any of the par 5s in his round of 67.

Woods didn’t mind the long day. He was more concerned about the next long day on the horizon.

Only the top half of the draw finished the round. The later starters — Ben Crane played only two holes — were to resume the round Friday morning and then go straight to the second round. That left the top half facing extra holes on Saturday to get the tournament caught up.

“We’re done,” Woods said.

“It was a long day, and tomorrow will be a short one. And then Saturday will be pretty much a marathon.”

British Open champion Phil Mickelson and Masters champion Adam Scott were among those who didn’t finish. PGA

champion Jason Dufner had a 71, while U.S. Open champion Justin Rose recovered from a double bogey on the par-5 13th for a 68.

Camilo Villegas, who started the season with conditional status and is No. 110 in the FedEx Cup standings, ran off four straight birdies around the turn and was the only player to reach 8 under — for now — until back-to-back bogeys late in his round. He had a 65, along with Henrik Stenson and Ryan Palmer.

“Three breakfasts, three warm-ups, two lunches and a bunch of birdies, which is good,” Villegas said.

Jason Day and Matt Kuchar shot 66. Day made two bogeys that kept a good round from getting away from him. His ball dropped over the rocks and into the water to the left of the fifth green, and he got up-and-down from there. On his closing hole, the par-4 ninth, his drive went deep into the bushes and forced him to take a penalty drop. He got onto the green and made another bogey.

The rain allowed for some low scoring at Liberty National, which hosted The Barclays in 2009 and produced a winning score of 9 under.

The course also went through significant changes to soften some of the landing zones and green complexes. Plus, there is virtually no rough.

Nothing allows for low scoring quite like soft conditions, however. Nearly half of those who finished their rounds shot in the 60s.

That group might have included Rory McIlroy, except for a few loose swings. He had three double bogeys and still managed a 71. McIlroy blasted out of a bunker and over the 15th green. His approach found the water on No. 5. And his tee shot on the ninth took a wicked kick off the cart path, over the bushes and a fence and out-of-bounds.

“The rest of it was actually pretty good,” he said.

Stadler needed a good start.

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Cincinnati Reds’ Shin-Soo Choo (17) is safe at home on a wild pitch by Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Eury De La Rosa (56) in the eighth inning.

inning,” Arizona manager Kirk Gibson s aid. “ They scored two runs on four wild pitches and an error.

It’s very frustrating, disappointing.”

Cahill allowed two hits but still faced the minimum 12 batters over his final four innings, with help from a caught stealing and a double -play ball.

In the third, the Re d s p u t r u n n e rs on second and third with one out.

B ra n d o n Phillips cashed in the opportunity with a runs c o r i n g g ro u n d o u t for a 1-0 lead.

Cahill entered the game with 11 wild pitches this season, and now has a major

league -high 14.

The Diamondbacks took a more conventional route in getting even 1-1 in fourth. Adam Eaton and Goldschmidt led off with singles, Arizona’s first hits off of Latos.

Martin Prado hit into a double play, but Aaron Hill rapped a sharp one -hopper that third baseman Frazier couldn’t handle.

Hill was credited with a run-scoring infield hit.

LeCure told himself he needed three outs like any other inning.

“I didn’t want to even let myself think of being the closer.

I knew there was a

possibility,” LeCure s aid. “Chapman is our closer but I did tell him to watch out.”

B a ke r selected LeCure because he is fearless.

“He doesn’t have the best stuff, but h e ’s not a f ra i d , ” B a ke r s a i d . “ S a m was the best man. He knows how to pitch.

I knew he wouldn’t get rattled if there were runners on.”

NOTES: Cincinnati RHP Jonathan Broxton is expected to have surgery after he was placed on the disabled list with a strained right fore arm.

The Reds moved RHP Johnny Cueto to the 60- day dis-

abled list to open a roster spot for RHP Nick Christiani, who was called up from Triple -A Louisville.

Arizona C Miguel Montero was 1-for-2 with a double and a walk.

INF Wi l l i e Bloomquist was 2-for-3 with a run scored on Wednesday while on re h a b assignments with the team’s rookie level Arizona League affiliate.

LHP Wade Miley (9-8) is Arizona’s scheduled starter in Friday ’s opener of a three -game series at Philadelphia.

RHP Homer Bailey (8-10) is due to start at home for the Reds against Milwaukee.

Stadler survives marathon round He hasn’t had a top 10 since New Orleans in late April, and he started these playoffs at No. 87. Only the top 100 advance to the second tournament next week outside Boston, and the top 70 from there go on to the third event in Chicago.

“I’ve had a pretty lousy summer, but really started hitting the ball a lot better a couple of weeks ago and was looking forward to playing some golf again here recently,” he said.

“Finally got something out of it today.”

Stadler has not played in any of the World Golf Championship and only one of the majors — the PGA Championship, where he missed the cut — so this event feels like a big one. It also happens to have arguably the strongest and deepest field on the PGA Tour, particularly since everyone earned a spot based on this year’s play.

“All those guys are here this week, so in that regard, it’s pretty cool,” he said. “But it’s just another week.”

Stenson last year started the FedEx Cup playoffs at No. 117 and was gone after one week. He is one of the hottest players in golf, having been runner-up at the British Open, the Bridgestone Invitational and he was third at the PGA Championship. He is No. 9 in the standings this year, and his 65 on a long Thursday showed why.

“I came in from Europe on Monday night, so I’m a bit jet-lagged and I only saw the course once,” Stenson said.

“I’m very pleased with the way I played out there and took advantage of some good shots.

And it was a little bit of a shaky finish.”

He missed a short par putt on the par-5 eighth hole and had to make a 6-footer for par on the last.

“Got some good practice of night golf, because that’s what we are going to have tomorrow night when we start our second round, I guess,” he said.

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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

HI AND LOIS ZITS

BEETLE BAILEY FAMILY CIRCUS

DENNIS the MENACE

ARLO & JANIS

HOROSCOPE

BY FRANCES DRAKE

For Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Relations with others are passionate today; in fact, a casual relationship might heat up into something romantic. Actually, all your encounters with others will be intense.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Don't be demanding with co-workers today, which you might be tempted to do. Yes, you feel your needs are preeminent and important, but others feel the same way. Cool your jets.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Romantic passion is strong today. This is the kind of day when love at first sight can begin. Sports events, activities with children, movies, musical performances and show business are likewise affecting today.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Family discussions will be passionate today because people are intense about what they want. Basically, you are lobbying for improvements at home.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You can sell snow to the Eskimos today, because you are so convincing!

This is a strong, productive day for those of you who write, sell, market, teach or act for a living.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) If shopping today, you might feel obsessed with getting something. ("I have to have it!") Some of you will feel similarly obsessed with earning money or hanging on to your possessions.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Usually, you are wise about seeing the middle ground. Today, however, everything seems to be black or white; yes or no; right or wrong.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Disturbing influences might create tension for you today. Some of you are involved in behind-the-scenes activities, including secret love affairs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Your dealings with others today, especially in group situations, will be intense and memorable. You feel compelled to tell others your views.

You even might want to rally others to join you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Romance with your boss or someone older, richer or worldlier might begin now. Perhaps this is just a secret crush. Whatever the case, it's intense, not mild. (Oh yeah.)

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You feel passionately about many things today, especially philosophical ideas, politics and religion. You also might be keen to travel somewhere. A foreign romance could begin.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might benefit from the wealth of others at this time. (Be open to gifts, goodies and favors coming your way.)

Meanwhile, back in the boudoir, relationships are hot!

YOU BORN TODAY You have an investigative mind and are thorough in everything you do. You like to unravel mysteries and discover the truth of things. You love to learn anything -philosophy, science, modern history.

You're a natural researcher, both academically and about the world around you. You can be a good parent. This year you will focus on partnerships and close friends.

Birthdate of: Orson Scott Card, author; Rupert Grint, actor; Orla Fallon, singer.

SNUFFY SMITH

GARFIELD

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Senior center to open in Troy Melanie Yingst

Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

TROY — Creating a business which centers around peace of mind for both members and their caregivers was a dream for Troy resident Lori Graff.

After spending nearly nine years as an activities director at a local nursing home, Graff followed her dream to open a senior center where members could socialize and engage in fun activities during the day.

Senior Active, located at 2006 West Stanfield Rd., Troy, opened in May and Graff, the director of the center, said the joy radiates from both her members and their caregivers each day.

Graff said the private adult day services center is for senior citizens who are looking for more socialization and activities while their caregivers are at work or just need a break.

“This is a private, for profit, organization to help people in Miami County who are looking for a place for their loved ones to go during the day,” Graff said.

“We cater to the whole person — physical, mental and spiritual.”

Graff said the center is open for tours for caregivers and seniors to see what Senior Active can offer to them and their families.

Each day includes a continental breakfast and lunch for members.

Activities range from painting, senior-friendly exercise classes, music, oral reading, mind strengthening games such as crossword puzzles and activities and also time set aside to reminisce and share with one another.

“Every day is a different day,” Graff said. “We provide peace of mind for their loved ones and that’s what it’s all about.”

Senior Active has a full-time license practical nurse on staff.

Carol Lear LPN has 30

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Senior Active Director Lori Graff reaches for a balloon during a game of volleyball with members including Donald Littlejohn, right. Senior Active is located at 2006 West Stanfield Road in Troy.

years of nursing experience and is certified in dementia care and other geriatric needs.

“This is a home away from home for the seniors,” Graff said. “We keep them active throughout the day so they aren’t home on their own and care givers get peace of mind that they are well taken care of while they are here with us.”

Graff said she has been blessed to see not on the changes in attitude of the members, but also the care givers when the members return home.

Graff was the activities director at a local nursing home and has a degree in education prior to her work with senior citizens.

“This has been fabulous for them for everyone involved and their quality of life,” Graff said. “There are so many great testimonials and you see the joy in their lives again.”

Senior Active offers both full-day and half-day options for members.

An in-home visit to assess each member’s needs is done by Lear to

learn each individuals’ needs from meal options to the activities they enjoy.

“I love to help people and I was called to do this,” Graff said. “We’ve had some wonderful angels along the way to make this dream a reality for the Miami County community.”

Senior Active also recently began offering an Alzheimer’s Support Group for families which is held every first and third Wednesdays of the month.

The support group begins at 3 p.m. at Senior Active.

“That has been a winwin for everyone,” said Graff of the support group which moved from a local church to the senior citizen center.

Graff also said the first half-day session at Senior Active for potential members is free “to see if it’s for them.”

Membership is based on the level of care, starting at $40 for four-and-a-half hours and a full day for $55.

“We are here for the people who need assistance

or members that need socialization,” Graff said.

“This is just another outlet where they can go.”

Graff said her dream of creating a senior citizen center has come true and is looking forward to serving the community.

“It’s all about peace of mind and putting joy back in their lives again,” Graff said. “It’s a win-win to put joy back on both sides.”

Graff shared how one family contacted the center for their 96 year-old mother to attend Senior Active while they were on vacation.

“It made her week to be able to come here,” Graff said. “And then it made the family’s vacation more enjoyable, knowing that their loved one had a place to go and be engaged while they were away from home.”

Senior Active has a Facebook page. For more information, contact Graff at 335-8800 or email at senioractive@hotmail. com. Senior Active is located at 2006 West Stanfield Rd., Troy.

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Unrest delivers huge blow to Egypt tourism Aya Batrawy Associated Press

Kirsten Grieshaber Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Heshmat Youssef used to make a decent living sailing foreign tourists down Egypt’s Nile River. Since political unrest flared, business has dried up faster than water in the desert.

Riots and killings that spiked after the Aug. 14 crackdown against followers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi have delivered a severe blow to Egypt’s tourism industry, which until recently accounted for more than 11 percent of the country’s gross domestic product and nearly 20 percent of its foreign currency revenues.

The chairman of the Egyptian Airports Co., Gad el-Karim Nasr, said arrivals at Egyptian airports have dropped by more than 40 percent from Sunday through Tuesday compared to the same time the previous week.

He said that in the same time frame, 13,000 tourists, mostly from Germany and Italy, have left the Red Sea resorts of Sharm elSheikh and Hurghada — with only 3,000 new arrivals.

With the U.S. and governments in Europe advising their citizens to avoid Egypt, the impact threatens the livelihood of the one in eight Egyptians who earn their money from tourism.

“We want to live in stability and for tourism to come back,” said Youssef, who hasn’t seen holidaymakers in weeks. “Let us eat already. We are extremely tired.”

The latest shock occurred just as Egypt’s tourism industry, which injected more than $10 billion into the economy last year, was slowly recovering from the blow suffered from the 2011 uprising against ousted autocrat

Hosni Mubarak.

That uprising already had prompted some U.S. operators to pull out of Egypt.

But the drop in U.S. visitors, who favor ancient monuments like the Pyramids outside Cairo and the tombs and temples of the Nile Valley, did not affect the resilient European market.

Every year millions of sun-starved Europeans swarm the Red Sea beaches far from the chaos of the cities.

Now, the European market, too, is drying up.

Major European travel companies have canceled bookings through October after televised scenes of chaos and European governments’ warnings to avoid Egypt.

Anja Braun, a spokeswoman for TUI, one of Germany’s biggest travel operators, said the company has canceled all trips to Egypt until Sept. 15.

Customers can either rebook a trip to a different destination free of charge or get their money back, she said.

Costa Crociere SpA, one of Italy’s main cruise operators, has canceled all Red Sea cruises and stops in Egypt through the 20132014 winter season.

“Egypt is the No. 1 tourist destination for Italians,” said Massimo Broccoli, commercial director of Veratour tour operator.

“Clearly there will be an economic impact.”

In France, the Association of Tour Operators suspended tours to Cairo, the Red Sea and all other cities until further notice.

Even the lucrative Russian market, which accounted for the largest share of foreign tourists at 14 percent, is feeling the effects.

Planes are still leaving Moscow’s airports for Egypt, packed with travelers who already paid for

their trips and cannot cancel without a penalty payment.

But the Association of Tour Operators of Russia reports that about 30 percent of the advance package tours to Egypt have been cancelled.

However, relatively few Russians, Germans, Italians, Serbs and others who were already at their beach resorts when violence escalated this month chose to leave early.

Tour operators in Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Sweden and Norway did fly hundreds of vacationers back home early — sometimes to the dismay of the tourists who said the resorts were quiet and didn’t want to leave.

“We have offered individual solutions for tourists who are worried and want to go home early,” said Braun of TUI, which had about 6,000 customers at Red Sea resorts last week. “But so far fewer than 100 tourists have taken us up on the offer and cut short their vacations.”

Some hardy souls are still traveling to Egypt, either because they believe they can avoid trouble or because they can’t cancel without a penalty.

“We had already reserved in less stormy times,” said Giuseppe Giordano as he waited with a friend to check in Tuesday at Rome’s airport for an EgyptAir flight to Cairo. “Newspapers and television often exaggerate. Often, only being there can one really understand what’s going on.”

Those who do venture to Egypt will find restaurants and bars closing early due to a curfew in Cairo and many other areas except the Red Sea. Folklore shows and cultural events have been canceled. Museums are open for just a few hours a day.

“There will be losses on

all sides, from the souvenir vendors in Egypt to the hotel and bus operators and airlines to the travel agencies in Germany,” said Torsten Schaefer of the German Travel Association. “It’s too early to say how high the losses will be, but certainly there will be massive cuts for the population in Egypt and livelihoods will be destroyed.”

The crisis facing Egyptian tourism flared just as the industry was rebounding: Last year, 11.5 million foreigners visited Egypt, a 17 percent increase from the 9.8 million in 2011.

Egyptian officials, tourism employees and foreign travel agents are hopeful this will happen again once stability returns.

“Egypt is a remarkable destination that many older Americans have on their ‘bucket lists’ so there will be pent-up demand for travel there when the time comes to return,” said Priscilla O’Reilly of the U.S.-based Overseas Adventure Travel.

Pamela Lassers of Abercrombie & Kent USA said that over the years “we have seen many ups and downs in the Middle East” and that the U.S. industry believes that eventually Egypt “will once again be welcoming travelers to the country’s many World Heritage sites.”

That’s small comfort to Youssef, the boat operator who is among the millions of Egyptians who rely on tourism for their livelihood.

With the tourists gone, Youssef has taken a job as a security guard at a store. The $43 he earns there each month provides for 10 people, including his wife, their four children and his sister and her three.

“Everyone is borrowing from everyone,” he said. “I swear to God, we are not living.”

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LEGALS SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-196 U S Bank, NA vs.

Martin P. Finfrock, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Covington, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: H19-010170 Prior Deed Reference: Deed Book 789, Page 594 Also known as: 222 East Broadway Street, Covington, Ohio 45318 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Thousand and 00/100 ($50,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Miranda S. Hamrick, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40366806

LEGALS SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-635 U S Bank, NA vs.

Christopher A. Green, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-050510 Prior Deed Reference: Recorded in/as Book 748, Page 47 of the Miami County, Ohio records Also known as: 515 Garnsey Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

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Jerry R. Howard, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40367557 LEGALS SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-544 Bank of America, NA vs.

Jennifer M. Jaqua, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-013590 Prior Deed Reference: Warranty Deed, OR Book 45, Page 441, filed July 07, 2009 Also known as: 736 Gordon Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty One Thousand ands 00/100 ($51,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

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Robert R. Hoose, Attorney 08/09 08/16, 08/23-2013 40367546

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SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-176 Mainsource Bank vs.

Keith L. Howard, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-090700 Also known as: 615 Adams Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

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Alan M. Kappers, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370546

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-170 U S Bank, NA vs.

Iris N. Jackson, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-073115 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 736, Page 788 Also known as: 1518 Amesbury Court, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

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Channing L. Ulbrich, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370527

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-301 U S Bank, NA vs.

Bill D. Mulvihill, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 25, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-024540 Prior Deed Reference: Fiduciary’s Deed, Volume 770, Page 713, filed 04/05/2006 Also known as: 455 Wood Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty One Thousand and 00/100 ($51,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Robert R. Hoose, Attorney 08/23, 08/30, 09/06-2013 40398624

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Jennifer Lantz, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Bradford, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: H18-000710 Also known as: 213 Clay Street, Bradford, Ohio 45308 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Thirty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($35,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

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Kevin L. Williams, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370594

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-088 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company vs.

Larry G. Burnett, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 25, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-038310 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 775, Page 157 on July 26, 2006 Also known as: 1009 Hancock Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Five Thousand and 00/100 ($55,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Richard J. LaCivita, Attorney 08/23, 08/30, 09/06-2013 40398638

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 12-023 JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA vs.

Carolyn S. Penny, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 25, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-031190 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 852, Page 661 Also known as: 902 West Grant Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Twenty Five Thousand Forty Eight and 00/100 ($25,048.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Jennifer N. Heller, Attorney 08/23, 08/30, 09/06-2013 40398586

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SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-293 Household Realty Corporation vs.

Colleen R. Franz, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-012760 Prior Deed Reference: Volume 751, Page 7 Also known as: 640 South Wayne Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty One Thousand and 00/100 ($51,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Craig A. Thomas, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370530

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 13-002 The Citizens Banking Company vs.

Cari M. Kaylor, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 18, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the City of Piqua, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: N44-034780 Also known as: 727 Elm Street, Piqua, Ohio 45356 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Fifty Four Thousand and 00/100 ($54,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

Anne M. Smith, Attorney 08/16, 08/23, 08/30-2013 40370549

SHERIFF’S SALE MIAMI COUNTY COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 07-552 Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs.

James A. Siders, et al Pursuant to the command of an Order of Sale in the above name cause to me directed by the Court of Common Pleas of Miami County, Ohio, I will offer at Public Sale in the lobby of the Sheriff on September 11, 2013 at 10:00 o’clock in the a.m. the following described premises, to-wit: Situated in the Village of Bradford, in the County of Miami, and in the State of Ohio Parcel Number: H18-001960 Also known as: 138 East Church Street, Bradford, Ohio 45308 A full legal description may be obtained in the Office of the Recorder of Miami County, Ohio.

Appraised at Thirty Three Thousand and 00/100 ($33,000.00) Dollars and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraisement.

TERMS OF SALE: 10% of appraised value down time of sale and .5% of appraised value for conveyance and recording, balance within 30 days of confirmation.

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Sharon Cohen AP National Writer

§ “I have a dream that one day down in Alabama. … little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers …” — King, Aug. 28, 1963.

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say, ‘If they can do it given their history, surely we can.’”

Not everyone shares his interest in emphasizing race.

“There are a lot of very good, very well-intentioned people who say, ‘Look if we stop talking about all this, it’ll all go away.’ I don’t believe that,” he says. “…

If we pretend it’s not there, then we’ll never solve it.”

In the last 15 years, Rotch says the two races have become more comfortable with one another. And for those 30 and younger, “they really don’t understand why anyone would be prejudiced,” he says. “They intermingle easily and they just don’t see what the big deal is.”

Still, there are limits to the socializing.

King’s dream is “real during the day” in workplaces and restaurants, says Jim Reed, a white bookstore owner. “When people aren’t thinking about it, it’s coming true,” he says. Once home, however, they aren’t inclined to broaden their circles.

“People don’t know how to jump that divide,” even though some would like to, he says. “I see it as taking a long time to get there. Generations have to change.” “…. the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. … the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land.” — King.

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grow to have an economic base that would be equal,” Dickerson adds.

In the political arena, black people also have made huge strides but haven’t been able to convert ballot box muscle to economic power, says George Bowman, a Jefferson County commissioner with a special memory of King’s speech — he was a 15-yearold South Carolina kid in the crowd that day.

“We’ve learned how to get the vote out and we’ve found a way to elect our candidates to office but we do not have the wealth,” he says.

There are instances where both races “are trying their best to work together to effect some change to show the world that the Birmingham of 2013 is not the Birmingham of 1963,” Bowman says. Still, “there’s still a vast gap between the haves and the have-nots” with black residents far more likely to be poor, and wealth amassed by a handful of people, most of them white.

“That,” he said, “is why it hasn’t changed.”

“Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” — King.

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From the altar at the More Than Conquerors Faith Church, Pastor Steve Green preaches to a congregation that couldn’t have existed in King’s day.

There are graduates of once-segregated universities. A generation of kids comfortable with mixed-race relationships. And political activists who worked to get out the vote for the nation’s first black president.

Yet there is one constant: Green’s congregation is about 90 percent black, a reminder of King’s frequently-quoted declaration that 11 a.m. on Sunday is “the most segregated hour of Christian America.”

King, the pastor says, would turn to the Bible to explain that 50 years isn’t all that long to transform an entire society.

“Being a preacher, I think he would use as the basis the scriptural principle of seedtime and harvest. I think a lot of the seeds have been planted,” he says. “They’re getting nurtured a little at a time. But I don’t think it’s harvest time yet.”

One member of Green’s congregation, Chastity McDavid, reflects the pace of change.

Growing up poor in Florida, she says, “I expected prejudice and racism and if it didn’t happen, I was pleasantly surprised.”

Now she holds a doctoral degree and is a minority health disparity researcher

at the University of AlabamaBirmingham.

When her job would take her to community centers, sometimes addressing elderly, largely white audiences, McDavid would be on alert for signs of prejudice. “I’d go with an open mind and open heart but be prepared for whatever,” she says.

What she generally found, she says, was people were “accepting, even welcoming.”

From childhood on, McDavid, now 35, always participated in celebrations for King’s birthday, often at school where someone would recite the dream speech.

“He was the greatest example of how one person could make a difference,” she says. “It wasn’t so much the speech itself. … It was what the speech ignited in the people who heard it. I felt I could be anything I want because of Dr. King.

Had his dream not been shared, I don’t think I would be where I am today.”

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“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” — King.

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Victor Beard juggles two jobs as a cook and earns slightly more than minimum wage in each. Despite 70-hour weeks, he barely scrapes by.

For Beard — who was born the same year King gave his speech — economic equality for black people is still elusive.

“It’s like after Dr. King died, they threw us a bone and we had to take whatever scraps were left on it,” says Beard, who co-chairs a city homeless coalition that meets at the Church of the Reconciler. “A lot of us did that. But some of us here still believe it can be better.”

The Rev. Matt Lacey, senior pastor at the church, sees people struggle every day. “If you’re born poor in the city, it’s tough to get on your feet and harder for blacks than whites.”

About 95 percent of his church’s homeless ministry is black. “I just don’t see that as coincidental,” says Lacey, who is white.

Nearly three-quarters of the city’s residents are black, and they’re disproportionately represented among the poor. In a period covering the Great Recession — 2007-2011 — nearly 31 percent of the black population in Birmingham lived in poverty, almost twice as high as the number of white residents, according to federal figures.

Even so, black entrepreneurs have made enormous gains over the decades. But they still face disadvantages starting businesses because they have less personal wealth, less access to capital and fewer social networks, says Bob Dickerson, director of the Birmingham Business Resource Center King, he says, would understand that seismic social change doesn’t happen quickly. “I don’t know that he thought 50 years would be enough time even in a perfect society to take a race of folks who had been slaves and had nothing and

AP Photo | Butch Dill

Attorney Glennon Threatt, an assistant federal public defender, sits in his offices in Birmingham, Ala. on Aug. 7, 2013.

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Amid the flowers and soothing fountain in Kelly Ingram Park, there are stark reminders of the ugly clashes. It was in this area, now known as the Civil Rights District, where the scenes of police brutality were captured in photos and TV footage that helped galvanize public opinion on behalf of demonstrators.

Today, the park has statues commemorating King and other leaders. There’s a sculpture of a young protester, his arms stretched back, as a policeman grabs him with one hand and holds a lunging German shepherd in the other. (An Associated Press photographer had captured a similar image.)

There are other sculptures of water cannons, more dogs, and a boy and a girl standing impassively with the words “I Ain’t Afraid of your Jail” at the base.

To those who grew up here, these works are not just artistic renderings but reminders of the bravery of friends and neighbors.

“It’s kind of like being in the movie ‘The Sixth Sense’ — everywhere you go you see ghosts,” Threatt says of the statues. “It’s probably like a person who served in World War II going back to Normandy. It’s a place where something very, very real, very poignant happened to people that you knew.”

Threatt was just 7 when King announced his vision of a color-blind society before hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the Washington Mall. Not long afterward, Threatt was one of three black gifted students enrolled in a white elementary school. He was spat on, beat up, called the N-word.

The experience is etched in his memory. Now 57, Threatt occasionally runs into a 6th grade classmate — a bank vice president — who had been among his tormenters. They always have a pleasant chat. But he never forgets.

“I like him,” he says. “I don’t think he’s a racist. He was a kid caught up in a social situation like I was. …. You’ve got to get over that in order to survive in the South. … Otherwise you just wallow in self-pity and hatred and you don’t move forward.”

Threatt graduated from Princeton, then Howard University Law School, worked in Denver and Washington, D.C., but returned to Birmingham in 1997. Both he and the city had changed, he says, with Birmingham becoming more progressive. He joined an established law firm — something that would have been unimaginable 50 years earlier.

Threatt had been inspired, in part, to be a lawyer by Arthur Shores, a Sunday school teacher at his church and a pioneering civil rights attorney who fought to desegregate the University of Alabama. Shores’ home was bombed twice in 1963, two weeks apart. His neighborhood was nicknamed “Dynamite Hill” for the series of bombings intended to intimidate blacks.

Shores’ daughter, Helen, grew up resisting the segregation laws, once drinking from a “white” fountain — a defiant act that resulted in a whipping when she got home. At 12, she aimed a Colt .45 at some white men driving by her family’s house, spewing racial obscenities. Her father, she says, slapped her arm, the bullet discharged into the air and he quickly grabbed the gun.

She left Birmingham for 13 years, returned in 1971, later switched careers and in 2003 became a judge, only to confront lingering remnants of racism.

In her early years on the bench, she recalls, a few lawyers pointedly refused to stand as is custom when a judge enters a courtroom.

And, she says, she occasionally sees lawyers who are disrespectful of their minority clients.

“Racism is still very much alive and well in the South,” Shores Lee says.

“The actions of men here can be legislated but not their minds and their hearts in terms of how they think and feel about blacks and Hispanics.”

The judge says the same goals her father fought for remain at the center of court battles today. She points to the Supreme Court’s decision in June to throw out the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act that had provided federal oversight of elections in several Southern states. It was based on a challenge by Shelby County in suburban Birmingham.

The judge also says when she gives speeches about voting rights, she sometimes cites her father. “How far have we come if he talked about this 60 plus years ago and I’m still talking about it today?” she asks.

Donna Lidge didn’t speak for decades about her painful past. Every morning, she’d take a bus to a predominantly white elementary school and pass an elderly white woman standing on a corner, making an obscene gesture. Inside, she and her younger sister were ostracized. “We despised that school,” she says.

Lidge said her mother would console them, saying: “‘I want you to get an education. That’s how you will fight back.’”

She now tells her daughter, Ashley, a teacher, about those days. “I talk to her about respect. I say no matter who it is, respect others.”

Fifty years ago, the struggle to end racism had white supporters. It still does.

James Rotch, a white lawyer, began addressing the issue in 1998 when he launched the Birmingham Pledge — a program to eliminate racism and prejudice.

The “pledge” has evolved into a foundation with conferences and a special week of events held around the September anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church that killed four girls in 1963. The program’s educational materials are used in every state and 21 countries.

The pledge itself — a mission statement — has popped up in places ranging from a public bulletin board outside the Taj Mahal in India to a job training center in Connecticut.

Rotch says the intent is to inspire beyond the city. “We knew that Birmingham was known all over the world and not necessarily in a particularly good way,” he says.

“We thought we could show … that by Birmingham getting its act in order with regard to race, people might

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — When he boarded a Greyhound bus on his way to Princeton University, Glennon Threatt promised himself he’d never come back here. As a young black man, he saw no chance to fulfill his dreams in a city burdened by the ghosts of its segregated past.

Helen Shores Lee left Birmingham years earlier, making the same pledge not to return. A daughter of a prominent civil rights lawyer, she wanted to escape a city tarnished by Jim Crow laws — the “white” and “colored” fountains, the segregated bus seating, the daily indignities she rebelled against as a child.

Both changed their minds. They returned from their self-imposed exile and built successful careers — he as an assistant federal public defender, she as a judge — in a Birmingham transformed by a revolution a half century ago.

This week, as the nation marks the 50th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech, there may be no better place than Birmingham to measure the progress that followed the civil rights leader’s historic call for racial and economic equality.

This city, after all, is hallowed ground in civil rights history. It was here where children marching for equal rights were jailed, where protesters were attacked by snarling police dogs and battered by high-pressure fire hoses. And it was here where four little girls in their Sunday finest were killed when dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through their church in an unspeakable act of evil.

That was the Birmingham of the past. The city that King condemned for its “ugly record of brutality.”

The city where he wrote his impassioned “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” declaring the “moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.” The city where the movement came together, found its voice and set the stage for landmark civil rights legislation.

The Birmingham of the present is a far different place. The airport is named after a fearless civil rights champion, the late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. The city’s website features a ‘Fifty Years Forward’ campaign, forthrightly displaying photos of shameful events in 1963. There are black judges and professors in places where segregation once reigned. And black mayors have occupied City Hall since 1979, in part because many white residents migrated to the suburbs, a familiar pattern in urban America.

So has King’s dream of equality been realized here and has Birmingham moved beyond its troubled past?

For many, the answer is yes, the city has changed in ways that once seemed unthinkable — and yet, there’s also a sense Birmingham still has a long way to go.

The legal and social barriers that barred black people from schools and jobs fell long ago, but economic disparity persists.

Blacks and whites work together and dine side by side in restaurants during the day, but usually don’t mingle after 5 p.m.

Racial slurs are rare, but suspicions and tensions remain.

“I don’t think any of us would deny that there have been significant changes in Birmingham,” Shores Lee

says. King would be proud, she adds, but “he would say there’s a lot more work to be done. I think he would tell us our task is not finished.”

One recent summer night, Steve Sills, a member of Green’s church, took his two daughters to a rally to motivate young people about the value of respect.

The setting was Kelly Ingram Park, ground zero for the turbulence 50 years ago.

Sill’s older daughter, Makiyah, 12, had studied King in school but she didn’t understand the sculptures of vicious dogs and water hoses.

As they drove home, Sills, a computer teacher at a middle school, explained the racial hostilities of that era.

He noticed a tear forming in his daughter’s eye.

“She couldn’t relate,” he says. “Her best friends are white. She couldn’t imagine it being that way.”

Makiyah, he says, then wondered about the need to erect monuments of a painful chapter of America’s past.

“Why would they have this as a reminder?” she asked. “It’s sad.”

“Yes, baby, those were terrible days,” he replied, “but through the years we’ve put those things behind us. …

This is a part of history. It’s good to revisit these times to show how far we’ve come.”

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