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Rain or shine, the 31st annual Piqua Heritage Festival will be held over the Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday. The Miami County Safety Council will be on hand with bottled water and safety pamphlets upon your arrival so come out and enjoy everything from a petting zoo and climbing wall to arts and crafts, hot air balloon rides, eating contests, and more than 300 mountain men in a pre-1870s encampment and more.

Bethany J. Royer Staff Writer broyer@civitasmedia.com

PIQUA —The Piqua Heritage Festival will offer attendees a smorgasbord of entertainment and food across the grounds of a transformed Johnston Farm this weekend.

From a petting zoo and climbing wall to arts and crafts, hot air balloon rides, eating contests, and over 300 mountain men in a pre-1870s encampment.

There will be something for everyone at the annual event, including a hot forecast.

According to the Farmer ’s Almanac the three-day holiday looks to be a scorcher with highs in the upper 80s, a chance of an isolated thunderstorm on Saturday and partly cloudy skies on Monday.

Whatever Mother Nature decides to bring on, it is nothing to fear, as the Miami County Safety Council will be on hand to help festival-

goers be prepared.

“It’s a new project for us this year,” says Marcy Mikolajweski, administrative assistant for the safety council, who lamented that last year the festival was witness to about every weather outcome possible minus snow.

One day was hot, followed by a cold spell, and another day brought rain.

“We just want to help promote safety not only with companies, but also in our community,” continued Mikolajweski,

as the Miami County Safety Council strives to enhance worker safety and health as part of the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation’s Division of Safety and Hygiene, along with the Piqua Area Chamber of Commerce, and receives support from the Covington, Tipp City and the Troy Chambers.

A c c o rd i n g to Mikolajewski, the steering committee came up with the idea to further safety awareness education by participating in

the festival, with the group to provide bottled water and safety pamphlets to those coming in during the morning bulk of expected traffic.

Tips from the safety council includes familiarizing oneself with the location of the first aid station to washing hands often after petting animals, using the restrooms, and before eating.

The council also recommends staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water throughout the day, avoiding caffeine and

taking frequent breaks to cool off in shaded areas.

The festival has much to offer and will go on whether rain, shine, or all of the above, so be safe while having fun.

The 31st annual Piqua Heritage Festival will held over the Labor Day Weekend, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday.

For more information visit www.piquaheritagefestival.com and www. piquaareachamber.com.

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the attack, which also wounded more than 30 people at the Texas military base.

Military prosecutors believed that any sentence short of death would deny.

Before an execution date is set, the sentence will face years, if not decades, of appeals.

The Army psychiatrist who fatally shot 13 people at Fort Hood will “never be a martyr” and deserves to be executed despite his attempt to tie his attack on unarmed soldiers to religion, a prosecutor told jurors on Wednesday.

History was full of instances of death in the name of religion, but it would be “wrong and unsupportive” to tie Maj.

Special program to feature Soldier sentenced experiences of local veterans to death for Fort Hood shooting

PIQUA — Jennifer Welker, executive director of Western Ohio TV Consortium, has announced special programming that is currently in the development phase with a focus on area military veterans.

“A part of our mission is to be a positive education resource for the communities we serve, and it is critically important that we use our resources to video and present the stories of these veterans,” Welker said.

The 12-part series, Veteran’s Voices, is spearheaded by Edison Community College faculty member Dr. Vivian Blevins, who has identified the topics for the series and is inviting area veterans to participate. Piqua library director and historian, Jim Oda, is providing a brief

overview of the historical event prior to the veterans telling their stories for the programs.

“We’ve been initially focusing on World War II veterans,” Blevins said, “and have filmed soldiers who fought at the Battle of the Bulge (Robert Tweed and Harry Christy), and who were at the Beaches of Normandy Invasion (Marion Adams). We have filmed a soldier who was at the concentration camp at Dachau the day after it was liberated by the Americans (Tweed), two who were with the military poised for the invasion of the Japanese mainland when the atomic bombs were dropped (Harry Ashburn and Marion Adams), one on a search-and-rescue mission in the South Pacific (Bob Jacoby) and one who was at the POW camp Stalag VII-A two

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DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Fears of a possible U.S. strike against Syria’s regime over an alleged chemical weapons attack rippled across the region Wednesday, as about 6,000 Syrians fled to neighboring Lebanon in a 24-hour period and Israelis scrambled for gas masks in case Damascus retaliates against them.

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U.S. Army Captain Robert Tweed of Troy, fought at the Battle of the Bulge and surveyed Dachau the day after it was liberated

by Americans to record and bear witness to the atrocities of World War II.

days after it was liberated (Christy) and helped get those soldier headed home.”

“Stolen Valor” was recently filmed and fea-

pleaded for more time for diplomacy and to allow U.N. investigators to complete their work.

The experts, wearing flak jackets and helmets, collected blood and urine samples from victims during a visit to at least one of the areas hit in last week’s attack.

Seven days after chemical weapons were purportedly unleashed on rebel-held suburbs of the Syrian capital, momentum grew toward Western military action against

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President Bashar Assad’s regime. At the same time, Syria’s chief allies, Russia and Iran, warned of dire consequences for the region if any armed intervention is undertaken.

U.S. leaders, including Vice President Joe Biden, have charged that Assad’s government was behind the Aug. 21 attack that Doctors Without Borders says killed at least 355 people. The White House says it’s planning a possible military response while seeking support

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FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — A military jury has sentenced Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for killing 13 people during the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood.

Hasan never denied being the gunman and has said the attack on unarmed soldiers was motivated by a desire to protect Muslim insurgents fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Because he did not dispute the allegations, the trial has been primarily a pursuit of the death penalty.

The same jury that sentenced him to death Wednesday also found him guilty last week in

from international partners.

The U.S. has not presented concrete proof of Syrian regime involvement in the attack, and U.N. inspectors have not endorsed the allegations, although the U.N. envoy to Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said evidence suggests some kind of “substance” was used that killed hundreds.

Two senior Obama administration officials said U.S. intelligence agencies are drawing up

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a report laying out the evidence against Assad’s government. The classified version would be sent to key members of Congress and a declassified version would be made public.

One of the officials said the administration is considering more than a single set of military strikes and “the options are not limited just to one day” of assault.

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Obituaries

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Obituaries Mildred Berkemeier

COVINGTON, Ky. — nieces and nephews. Mildred Mildred “Mikki” Berkemeier, was the last surviving sibling 96, passed away Aug. 25, of 14 and is preceded in death 2013, at Rosedale Green. by nine brothers and four sisShe was the loving daugh- ters. ter of the late Charles and Services have been held at Susanna Burnside.

Saint Boniface Church, Loving wife of 56 Cincinnati. Burial folyears to the late Frank lowed at Riverside Joseph Berkemeier.

Cemetery, Troy.

Beloved mother of Middendorf Funeral Marilyn Nicol (Gary) Home, Ft. Wright, Ky., of Covington, Linda handled the arrangeGruenberg (Andy) ments. Memorials are of Malibu, Calif., suggested to Rosedale Anne Willcox (Jim), Green 4250 Glenn Michael Berkemeier Berkemeier Avenue, Covington, (Mary Ann) of Cincinnati, KY 41015 or Alzheimer’s and Tony Berkemeier Association of Greater (Shellie) of Piqua. She was Cincinnati 644 Linn St., Suite the loving grandmother to 14 1026 Cincinnati, OH 45203. grandchildren and six great- Online Condolences may be grandchildren. She was the sent to middendorf-funeralbeloved aunt to numerous home.com.

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their lives.

Though battling cancer numerous times in the last 14 years, she lived as if that had never happened, and continued to devote her life to her family and her CASA kids.

Patricia was a force in her family and community.

This incredible lady never did anything halfway. She was gentle yet strong as steel.

She showed us all, through her daily example, how to overcome all obstacles and live a life of meaning with dignity and grace.

She was our mom, wife, sister, friend, protector… and we will see her again in Heaven.

Her legacy lives through all who knew her.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Tabernacle Church at 1502 Waco Street, Troy.

Patricia was of the Lutheran faith and Pastor Diane Johnson will officiate.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home in Troy.

Please visit www.fishercheneyfuneralhome.com where directions and more details may be found.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you honor this amazing life with memorial contributions to the Patricia Starr Willis Fund for Neglected and Abused Children, in care of The Troy Foundation, 214 West Franklin St, Troy, OH, 45373.

Through this foundation, Patricia will continue her work for children.

Sharon Puterbaugh WEST MILTON — Sharon Sue Puterbaugh, 58, of West Milton, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, at her residence.

Funeral services will be held Friday at HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton, with burial to follow at Unity Cemetery, Laura.

Ralph L. Gunter PIQUA — Ralph L. Gunter, 80, of Piqua, died at 1:42 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home.

His funeral arrangements are pending through the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home.

PIQUA — Edythe L. “Edie” Yount, 76, of Piqua, died at 12:29 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at Hospice of Dayton.

She was born April 22, 1937, in Piqua to the Late Frederick Stahl and the late Virginia (Erwin) Stahl Goldbach. She married Ronald O. Yount on April 14, 1956, in Piqua; and he survives.

Other survivors include a son, Douglas (Beverly) Yount of Piqua; two daughters, Yount Becky (Lee) Thompson of Covington and Cindy (Dennis) Penrod of Piqua; six grandchildren, Chad Ryan, Brad Ryan and fiancé Megan Richards, Rob (Jodi) Chapman, Megan (Mark) Stillwell, Macy Yount, Holden Yount; eight great-grandchildren, Julian Chapman, Isabella Chapman, Chance Chapman, Amber Stillwell, Grady Stillwell, Knox Stillwell, Ashlee Ryan, Nora Richards. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, John G. Goldbach; a sister, Suzanne Brinkman; and a brother, Herbert Stahl.

Mrs. Yount was a 1955

graduate of Piqua Central High School, worked at Ohio Bell Telephone and retired from the Fifth Third Bank following many years as a bank teller. She was a member of Greene Street United Methodist Church.

Edie enjoyed playing cards, collecting bears, traveling, decorating for the holidays, and her special dog Barney. She will be deeply missed by her loving family and many friends.

A service to honor her life will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. James R. Christy officiating.

Burial will follow at Miami Memorial Park, Covington.

Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m.

Friday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Piqua Education Foundation, 719 E. Ash St., Piqua, OH 45356 or Hospice of Dayton.

Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

TROY — Patricia Starr Willis, 68, of 475 Meadowood Drive, Troy, passed away suddenly Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, after complications with cancer combined with a stroke.

She was born May 3rd, 194,5 in Dyersburg, Tenn. to the late James Beeney and Betty Willis (Bortmas) Beeney.

She was married to Donald E. Willis on May 24, 1975, and he survives.

Patricia also is survived by two daughters and sonsin-law, Paige and Clark Lund of Phoenix, Ariz. and Jodi and Mark Zabolotny of Rockwall, Texas; one son and daughter-in-law, Robert and Mary Willis of Monument, Colo., eight grandchildren, Allyson Lund, Abigayle Lund, Matthew Lund, Amanda Zabolotny, Val Zabolotny, Madison Willis, Mitchell Willis and John Berg; as well as two sisters and brother-in-law, Darlene and Larry Shope of Jacksonville, Fla. and Jerrie Hartzell of Troy.

Patricia’s passion in life was children. She was a teacher and, later, a business administrator, but her real life work began after her professional retirement.

For the last 23 years she has served as a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate, Guardian Ad Litum (CASA/GAL) for neglected and abused children in Minnesota, Arizona and Ohio.

Her CASA kids were HER kids…she loved them, protected them and worked tirelessly to heal the pain in

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charged with a felony and, if convicted, had faced up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. She had given her bail-hearing testimony by telephone last year because of safety concerns for Zimmerman’s family.

As part of the deal, Shellie Zimmerman wrote a letter of apology to Judge Kenneth Lester, who presided over last year’s bail hearing.

“By lying under oath, I let my God down, I let your Honor and the court down, I let my family and friends down, and, most of all, I let myself down,” Shellie Zimmerman wrote in the letter.

Shellie Zimmerman misled the court because she had been told by others to say “maybe that’s not my money,” her attorney,

Kelly Sims, said after the hearing.

“But in her heart, you know, if it walks like a duck and looks like a duck and it quacks like a duck, it’s a duck,” Sims said. “She was calling from a phone. She was scared. Her husband was locked up. She didn’t know what was going on.

So, she stood by her man, like Tammy Wynette says.

She’s accepting responsibility.”

Prosecutor John Guy said he agreed to the deal because Shellie Zimmerman didn’t have a prior criminal record and the misdemeanor plea would allow her to pursue her nursing career.

“The important thing is that she apologized to Judge Lester for what she did,” said Guy, who helped prosecute Zimmerman

unsuccessfully. “The proof is not in question in this case. It was only a matter of what should be done as far as the disposition.”

Court records show that in the days before the bond hearing in June 2012, Shellie Zimmerman transferred $74,000 — broken into eight smaller transfers ranging from $7,500 to $9,990 — from her husband’s credit union account to hers. It also shows that $47,000 was transferred from George Zimmerman’s account to his sister’s in the days before the bond hearing. Amounts of over $10,000 would have been reported to the Internal Revenue Service.

Four days after he was released on bond, Shellie Zimmerman transferred more than $85,500 from

her account into her husband’s account, records show. They also show that the jail recorded George Zimmerman instructing her on a call to “pay off all the bills,” including an American Express and Sam’s Club card.

Most of the money had come from donations to a website that had been set up to pay for George Zimmerman’s defense.

At the bail hearing, Shellie Zimmerman testified that the couple, who married in 2007, had limited funds for bail because she was a full-time student and her husband wasn’t working. Prosecutors say they actually had then already raised $135,000 in donations from the website.

Shellie Zimmerman was asked about the website

at the hearing, but she said she didn’t know how much money had been raised. A judge set George Zimmerman’s bail at $150,000 bail, and he was freed a few days later after posting $15,000 in cash — which is typical.

After Shellie Zimmerman’s false statements were discovered, the judge revoked her husband’s bail. He was later released on $1 million bond.

Shellie Zimmerman’s plea deal was one of the last loose ends left from her husband’s murder trial. A judge still has to consider defense attorneys’ request for sanctions against prosecutors for what they claim was their withholding of evidence.

experience of more than 34 years in that role.

Blevins said she feels especially fortunate in being able to produce these programs and has put together a program featuring women in the military.

Two WASP pilots from World War II, Nadine Nagle and Marty Wyall, will be featured in a program with author Sarah Byrn Rickman who

has interviewed 100 of these female pilots and has written seven books on the subject.

Desert Storm pilot Cathy Staiger also will be part of a program on women who have served as will Terry Calvert and Cheryl Omstead.

Peace advocates, Truman Bashore who served in Vietnam and author Peggy Hanna who attended the Paris

Peace Talks, will present a program on their roles, among thousands of others, in helping bring the Vietnam War to a close.

Veterans’ Voices is dedicated to all the soldiers who paid the ultimate price in service to their country as well as to those veterans who have since died.

Speaking on behalf of the widows whose hus-

bands died in Vietnam and the children who never knew their fathers will be Cindy LaPointe Dalfer and Joseph LaPointe, III. In that program Williamson will talk about his role in visiting the widows of the war dead to inform them of their husbands’ deaths.

Channel 5 is dependent solely upon contributions to maintain its

programming. Blevins, Oda and cameraman Nicholas Essinger are volunteering their time.

Ted Robert Jones is editing the programs.

If there are business or professional groups who are interested in underwriting the series or a part of the series, they should contact Jennifer Welker at (937) 405-6334 or jwelker@ piquatv5.com.

cold blooded murderer,” the lead prosecutor said.

“This is not his gift to God. This is his debt to society. This is the cost of his murderous rampage.”

Hasan, an Americanborn Muslim, has tried through court documents and leaks to the media to justify the November 2009 shooting rampage as necessary to protect Islamic and Taliban leaders from U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Hasan was never allowed to make those arguments to jurors, who convicted him last week for the attack that also wounded 30 people at the Texas military base.

Still, Mulligan decided to answer those claims during the trial’s penalty phase.

“It was conscious decision to commit murder to serve his own needs, his own wants,” Mulligan said in his closing argument. “His attack by him was all about him. This is about his soul, for his soul he stole life from 13 others.”

A few minutes after Mulligan finished, Hasan said he would give no closing argument — passing on his final chance to address jurors before they began deliberating his fate.

Hasan’s choice marked

a continuation of an absent defense strategy that he has used since his trial began three weeks ago.

The Army psychiatrist has been representing himself during his trial.

But his behavior has only stoked suspicion that his ultimate goal was martyrdom, in the form of a death sentence that would allow him to fulfill what prosecutors have described as a “jihad duty” under his Islamic faith.

Hasan has done nothing to dissuade jurors from giving him a death sentence. Even when his standby lawyers pleaded in vain to argue on his

behalf, he described them as “overzealous.”

At the start of his trial he gave a brief opening statement, during which he said evidence would show he was the shooter and described himself as a soldier who had “switched sides.” But he called no witnesses and didn’t testify, and he questioned only three of the nearly 90 witnesses called by prosecutors before he was convicted. He also gave no closing statement.

During the sentencing phase of this trial, Hasan again presented no witnesses or evidence. And he questioned none of prosecutors’ witnesses:

dozens of widows, parents, children and other relatives of those killed who gave emotional testimony about their lives since the attack.

Prosecutors want Hasan to join just five other U.S. service members currently on military death row. That would require a unanimous decision by the jury of 13 military officers.

At minimum, the 42-year-old Hasan faces a sentence of life in prison.

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TIPP CITY — Ronald W. Sexton, 75, of Tipp City, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013, after a lengthy battle with cancer.

He was born on Nov. 7, 1937, in Korea, Ky., son of the late James Sexton and Maggie (Osbourn) Sexton McGuire Creech.

He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Sandra Joanne (Macy) Sexton; son and daughter-in-law, James A. and Nancy Sexton Macy of Casstown; three grandchildren, Kaytee Jo Macy, Michelle (Michael) Watkins and Frank Watkins; three great-grandchildren, Mackenzie Faye, Ayden, and Nicholas; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Tom and Shirley Sexton, and Roy and Daisy Sexton all of Kentucky; three sisters, Nina Dagg of Dayton, Ina Sexton of Kentucky and Jesse of Newark; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Sexton was preceded in death by one brother, James W. Sexton; and two brothersin-law, Earl Jones and Jim Dagg.

He was the owner of American Forestry Service and O.M. Logging for more than 40 years.

He was an ISA Certified

Arborist, a member of the Ohio Chapter ISA, the American Chestnut Foundation, and an avid gardener.

He served in the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division.

He was the Past Commander of the VFW Post No. 5436, Past Captain of the Memorial Tribute Honor Guard, TriVillage Honor Guard, Past Commander of the AmVets Post No. 88, Troy, and a Life Member of the NRA. He loved fishing, hunting and walking in the woods. He will be greatly missed by family and friends.

A visitation will be held from 4-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with special military ceremony at 6:30 p.m. followed by memorial honors at the funeral home. A Celebration of Life will take place at the VFW Post No. 5436 immediately following the honors.

The family would like to extend a special thank-you to Hospice of Miami County and all the nurses at Miami Valley Hospital.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, Ohio 45373.

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

Death Notices

George Zimmerman’s wife pleads guilty to perjury

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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman’s wife pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor perjury charge for lying during a bail hearing after her husband’s arrest, and she was sentenced to a year’s probation and 100 hours of community service.

Shellie Zimmerman, 26, had been charged with felony perjury after she lied about the couple’s assets during a bail hearing following her husband’s arrest for the fatal 2012 shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch volunteer, was acquitted last month of second-degree murder. Shellie Zimmerman had been

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U.S. armed Forces chaplains Dave Gerber and Tony Miltenberger will detail their experiences as military chaplains with a combined

Soldier From page 1 Nidal Hasan’s actions to a wider cause, Col. Mike Mulligan told jurors in his final plea for a rare military death sentence.

“He will not now and he will never be a martyr.

He is a criminal. He is a

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Fall centerpiece class PIQUA — The following programs are taking place at the Piqua YWCA. Hands-Only CPR class Lois Shroyer, RN, will instruct students on a new Hands-Only CPR technique developed by the American Heart Association. The first session will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 11, from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Additional sessions will be held Tuesday, Nov. 5, from 10-11 a.m. and Wednesday, Nov. 6, from 6:30-7:30 p.m.

“Interested individuals should sign up for one of the class sessions offered,” said Lynn Marroletti, YWCA Program Director.

“This class will help participants increase their knowledge of how to help someone in an emergency situation. This lifesaving technique does not require mouth to mouth contact.”

Membership is not required to take the class.

Fall decoration class Marsha Leistner will help class participants create a beautiful fall

decoration on Thursday, Sept. 5, from 1-3 p.m.

The students will use silk flowers with a clock centerpiece to make the fall floral arrangement. “This will be a fun class and everyone will take home a beautiful centerpiece they can use to decorate their homes,” Leistner said.

All supplies are included in the class fee, but students are asked to bring a wire cutter. Class size is limited.

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basket in a class designed for both beginners and Today we’ll see mostly sunny skies with very warm intermediate basket mak- temperatures and continuing humidity. ers on Thursday, Sept.

High 87, Low 68 12, from 6-8 p.m. at the YWCA Piqua. The class, taught by Suzie Hawkes, will provide a fun and easy technique to make a napkin basket.

A supply list is available for class participants at the YWCA. A sample is also on display at the Partly Chance of front desk. cloudy T-storms

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For more information or to register, stop at the YWCA at 418 N. Wayne St., call 7736626 or e-mail info@ywcapiqua.com. The YWCA is handicap accessible.

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Public invited to benefit for local man

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Employees from Reliable Tent Rental of Celina, work to erect two of the dozens of tents at the Piqua Heritage Festival site, on Wednesday, at the John Johnston Farm & Indian Agency.

PIQUA — A spaghetti dinner benefit for David Fessler will be held from 5-9 p.m. Sept. 7, at Z’s Food & Spirits, 319 N. Wayne St., Piqua.

David Fessler has been battling bladder cancer and it has spread throughout his body.

The family is raising money to pay for his expenses. Z’s has donated their third floor for the benefit.

Dinners are $6 each, children ages 2-8 $3 and children under 2 are free, and will include spaghetti, green beans, roll and dessert.

Drinks will be available for purchase. No outside drinks are permitted.

A 50/50 drawing will be held at 9:30 p.m. with tickets at $1 each or 6 for $5.

Raffle tickets also are available for $1 each of 6 for $5 for gift certificates from local businesses and other items.

Raffle drawings will begin at 9 p.m. Also, Piqua’s Bob Evans is having a benefit from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Oct. 4 and 5 and Nov. 1 and 2 with a portion of proceeds going to David’s benefit.

Participants must have a flyer to present at the time of service.

Also, Buffalo Wings & Rings will participate in a benefit from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 2. No flyer is needed.

Donations also may be made directly to Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, c/o David Fessler, 646 W. High St., Piqua, OH 45356.

Additional tickets available Museum plans trip for Mumford & Sons to Hocking Hills

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Our therapy staff develops individualized plans of treatment with: Orthopedic conditions Post-operative rehabilitation Neck and back pain Work-related injuries Sports injuries Arthritis Balance problems Recurring headaches

Chronic pain Neurological rehabilitation Diabetic and other peripheral neuropathy Prosthetic training Immobile joints Fibromyalgia Wound care Hand, elbow and wrist injuries

Call Piqua Manor today at (937) 773-0040, to set up your initial appointment

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of artists including Old Crow Medicine Show, The Vaccines, Justin Townes Earle, Rubblebucket, Those Darlins, Bear’s Den and Yacht Club DJs. A series of smaller events involving local businesses, venues, and, most importantly, local people, will happen in and around the town.

For more information on ticket pricing, visit www.

Gentlemenoftheroad. com, www.mumfordandsons.com/or www. facebook.com/mumfordandsons.

BRADFORD — Bradford Ohio RR Museum has planned a trip to the Hocking Valley Train Ride on Saturday, Oct. 19.

Motorcoach Transportation from Bradford RR Parking Lot will be leaving at 10 a.m. and returning at approx 9 p.m.

Experience a two-hour train

ride, small shopping spree and enjoy dinner at the Golden Corral in Lancaster before returning home.

Price encludes, train ride, coach fee, dinner and meal gratuity.

Call Sue Vickroy 448-2844 or Gloria Shafer 448-2185 for ticket prices and further information.

City offices closed Monday PIQUA — Piqua City offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 2, to allow city employees to observe the Labor Day holiday with their families.

Garbage, refuse, and

recycling collections will not be made Monday, Sept. 2.

Monday through Friday collections will be one day late with pick up on Saturday, Sept. 7, for

Friday’s pick up.

The city urges all customers to place their containers at their usual collection points the evening before for early pick ups the following day.

Festifair Arts & Craft Show Celebrating Our 33rd Year!

Over 140 Vendors~Great Food & Entertainment Uptown Marysville Saturday, Sept 7th 9:00am-4:00pm 40472315

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Now that the production teams are on the ground, they have released the final camping passes.

Three-night camping passes are $50 per person and are only available for purchase at the gate.

The Friday night concert will feature Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Phosphorescent, Willy Mason and Half Moon Run. Mumford & Sons will headline the allday Saturday show, alongside an eclectic and energetic roster

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TROY — Additional tickets and camping for this Friday and Saturday’s Gentlemen of the Road stopover in Troy, have just been released for sale.

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“And he said to her, Your sins are forgiven. And they that sat at meat with him began to say within themselves., Who is this that forgives sins also?”

“The greatest poverty is not to and gonads.” live In a physical world, to feel that Dislodge our hopes from one’s desire Is too difficult to tell our gonads? Must we really? from despair.”

Somebody needs to tell Erickson —Wallace Stevens, “Esthetique that few unearned patriarchal du Mal.” privileges are sweeter than rolling At the outset of a new school over and going back to sleep while year, the news media offer helpMommy tends the ful tips for college baby. students: “Choosing So anyway, if the right major,” “6 you’re thinking tips for surviving that American dorm life,” “5 things University’s famous you should never say to your profeslactating anthrosor,” stuff like that. pologist would Rarely do they offer set her Iowa colpractical advice for league straight, students who find you’d be mistaken. themselves enrolled Motherhood’s eviin a course taught Gene Lyons dently not a big part by a faculty member of these gender studwho’s a total crackColumnist ies classes. There’s pot. no hint that Pine Or to put it more succinctly: another year, another found breast-feeding particularly collegiate breast-feeding contro- joyous at all. Quite the opposite. versy. Possibly you remember the During her moment in the spotbrief sensation about this time last light, Pine made clear her conyear, when Prof. Adrienne Pine tempt of people who see breastsuckled her infant daughter in feeding as a “transcendental act,” front of a classroom filled with stu- along with “gendered essentialism dents attending her “Sex, Gender about the naturalness or sacredand Culture” class at American University. The embattled anthro- ness of the mother-child bond.”

In a Counterpunch.org article pologist explained that she’d devoted largely to attacking the brought the feverish baby to work with her rather than cancel the “biased and sophomoric” underfirst class of the semester. When graduate reporter from the camthe child began crying, Pine put pus newspaper who interviewed her to her breast and went on with her, Pine emphasized that she her lecture. Some of her freshman had “specifically tried to distance students were taken aback. myself from lactivism, which has Now comes Prof. Karla A. always seemed hopelessly bourErickson’s path-breaking article geois to me — those marauding renouncing breast-feeding altobands of lactating white women gether, which the Grinnell College sociologist confesses made her who go to collectively feed their feel like a cow. (An insult I shall babies in places where the right refrain from passing on to my to breast-feed has been called own cows, diligent mothers every into question … And the whole one.) Perhaps not coincidentally, argument about the breast being Erickson too teaches classes on more ‘natural’ than the bottle leads “Gender and Society” at the Iowa down a slippery slope of biological college. Her bottle-feeding mani- determinism.” festo appeared in the Iowa City Nothing sacred or natural here, Press-Citizen, where it attracted in other words. We’re intellectuals. hundreds of incredulous respons- To Pine, the fact that the cames.

After the birth of her first child, pus newspaper considered her she explains, Erickson’s life as a actions newsworthy showed “why mammal struck her as terribly a feminist anthropology course is unfair. Not only did nursing her necessary at AU.” She ended up infant son impose restraints on her deciding that The Eagle had a own “spatial mobility and time,” strong “anti-woman slant.” but the “part no one ever talks Pine added that, “if there were about is that breast-feeding also an easy way I could feed my child consolidates pre-existing biologi- without calling attention to my cal tendencies that privilege the biological condition as a mother, breast-feeding parent.” which inevitably assumes primacy Yes, you read that right. over my preferred public status Nursing her child was a joyous experience to Erickson. “Every as anthropologist, writer, profestime I got to breast feed him I was sor, and solidarity worker, I would holding my son, singing, whisper- do so.”

No biological conditions, ing, touching, and loving on my sweet little boy … I had never please, we’re gender specialists known what it was like to be that existing in a realm of pure theory. close to another human.”

What with entire academic disciBut as it also gave her an unfair plines these days devoted to such advantage over her husband in quasi-Marxian humbug — a curisecuring the infant’s affections, the ous combination of the perfectly practice needed to be renounced obvious and the utterly absurd — in the interest of gender equity. the odds of a student’s encounterBaby gets a boo-boo, baby runs to Mommy. And that would never ing a Froot Loop with an attitude and a Ph.D. approach certainty. do.

The thing to do is to consider it “It’s one thing our bodies do that reinforces the social differ- a learning experience. ences between men and women … Sometimes we have to do a (Arkansas Times columnist Gene runaround our bodies to ensure Lyons is a National Magazine Award equity. Sometimes we have to do winner and co-author of “The Hunting some social engineering to help of the President” (St. Martin’s Press, dislodge our social aspirations 2000). You can email Lyons at eugenefrom the dictates of our glands lyons2@yahoo.com.)

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Where are protests against murders of Christians?

Largely absent from near“Jihadist rebels threaten ly all our sources of news and kidnap them while and commentary is deep, coercing others to become continuing coverage, if any, Muslims.

Government of the horrifying massa- troops loyal to President cres of Christians in Egypt Bashar Assad order them and especially Syria and to fight the opposition or the burning down of their face death” (“Christians churches. are in the crossThe world’s hairs of bloody most prominent Muslim wars in Christian, Pope Mideast,” Rowan Francis, has S c a rb o ro u g h , denounced the The Washington violence, but our Times, Aug. 1). media has mostBut in spite ly ignored him, of all this, says instead giving John Hayward of him a justly favorHuman Events, Nat Hentoff able response for “the internationhis concern for al community Columnist the poor and othnever seems tererwise vulnerable. ribly exercised about the One of the few penetrat- persecution of Christian ing protesters of this vio- minorities. “The Western lence is Rich Lowry, editor world is sometimes complaof the National Review: cent about the inevitable tri“For the first time in umph of pluralistic democ1,600 years, they didn’t racy, but the Islamists are pray this past Sunday at placing a different bet. They the Virgin Mary and Anba like their chances against Abraam monastery in a vil- Western societies that won’t lage in southern Egypt. speak loudly in defense of “Islamists firebombed their ideals. and looted the monas“The same advanced tery, which dates back to democracies that had agothe fifth century. For good nized internal discussions measure, they destroyed about whether freedom a church inside. They of speech should be curthen announced that they tailed, in order to avoid would be converting the offending Muslims, don’t monastery into a mosque” seem particularly angry (“Egypt’s Anti-Christian about the destruction Pogrom,” Lowry, National of Coptic churches, and Review, Aug. 20). other Christian property.

He adds: “The Christian Egyptian mobs are targetchurch was founded in ing Christian property Alexandria around 50 A.D. for destruction by writ… “None of recent regimes ing Islamist graffiti on the in Egypt — including the walls.” latest set of military rulers But, thankfully, there are — has shown any interest still those who are angry in protecting them.” and vocal about this vioAnd as for our president: lence toward Christians.

“In his remarks after the One of these media combloodshed began in Egypt, mentators who persistently President Barack Obama denounce the absence of relegated his concern over sustained American outrage the anti-Christian attacks at this merciless pogrom is to a three-word dependent Michael Savage, host of the clause at the end of one Cumulus Radio program sentence.”

“The Savage Nation.”

As for daily life in Egypt, Meanwhile, in this Morning Star News report- democratic country, will ed that earlier this month, our Congress’ cold indif“a Coptic Christian girl ference continue? And will walking home from a Bible the nation’s religious leadclass at her church was shot ers and activists — not just and killed … in Cairo by Christians — be confronted an unidentified gunman, by those they lead? Will human rights activists they say something and said.” try to save what’s left of The girl’s uncle, a church those Christian minorities pastor, said “he didn’t know in Egypt and Syria? for sure if the shooting was Speaking of activist religiously motivated but Christians, I was privileged quickly added that violence to have as a friend the late against Christians ‘seems to Cardinal John O’Connor, be normal’ in Egypt now” former Archbishop of New (“Coptic Christian Girl Shot York. Indeed, he would have Dead in Egypt,” Morning been heard from memoraStar News, Aug. 9). bly and often.

Meanwhile in Syria, As for the rest of us, are “the nation’s 2 million-plus there any street demonstraChristians are caught in the tions coming in front of the middle of a Muslim war.

United Nations? Or does

the very idea of insistent involvement from the UN — its reason for being — provoke anything but sardonic laughter at the prospect that its members will do anything lasting at all?

Even if that young martyred Egyptian girl were miraculously restored to speak to them?

Why am I, an atheist since I was 12 years old, so concerned about the helplessness of these Christians? It’s because the one person who has been the major influence on my life was a devout Catholic, the late Frances Sweeney, whom I wrote about in my book, “Boston Boy.” She published a staunchly independent Boston newspaper that focused on exposing political corruption and diverse violations of the Constitution during the 1940s and for a time beyond.

Also, in America’s most anti-Semitic city in those years, she publicly criticized the autocratic Christian hierarchy for its silence on such matters, including the Catholic Church.

At 15, I was one of her unpaid reporters writing about this spreading antiSemitism. The cardinal of Boston at the time, William O’Connell, ordered her to be silent. Though fearful of excommunication, which he threatened, Sweeney refused. She also neglected her doctor’s warning to stop working because of her failing heart. Shortly before she died, once she could speak again, she told us of lying in the street unable to talk, as people walked by, chuckling about “another Irish drunk,” without doing anything to help her.

But Frances Sweeney has kept living for me and others because of her utter courage and honesty, and the unbending strength she received from her religious faith.

Next week: The continuing global extent of the massacre of Christians beyond Syria and Egypt. Though I remain an atheist, I have learned how to live soulfully from Frances Sweeney and Cardinal O’Connor. So I must keep on writing about what so much of the world doesn’t seem to care about — the killing of Christians.

Nat Hentoff is a nationally renowned authority on the First Amendment and the Bill of Rights. He is a member of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and the Cato Institute, where he is a senior fellow.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Veterans and disabled workers who often struggle to find work could have an easier time landing a job under new federal regulations.

The rules, announced Tuesday by the Labor Department, will require most government contractors to set a goal of having disabled workers make up at least 7 percent of their employees.

The benchmark for veterans would be 8 percent, a rate that could change from year to year depending on the overall number of former military members in the workforce.

The new requirements could have a major impact on hiring since federal contractors and subcontractors account for about 16 million workers — more than 20 percent of the nation’s workforce. But some business groups have threatened legal action, complaining that the rules conflict with federal laws that discourage employers from asking about a job applicant’s disability status.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez called the new policy a “win-win” that will benefit workers “who belong in the economic mainstream and deserve a chance to work and opportunity to succeed.” He said it also would benefit employers by increasing their access to a diverse pool of new workers.

“To create opportunity, we need to strengthen our civil rights laws and make sure they have the intended effect,” Perez told reporters in a conference call announcing the rules.

The unemployment rate for disabled workers is a staggering 14.7 percent, nearly twice the rate of 7.4 percent for the general population. The jobless rate for all veterans is 7.3 percent, but for veterans who served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars it’s 9.9 percent, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The rules are expected to affect about 171,000 companies doing business with the federal government, said Patricia A. Shiu, director of the Labor Department’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. Generally, the rules affect those contractors with at least 50 employees and $50,000 in government contracts.

Shiu estimated as many as 585,000 disabled workers more than 200,000 veterans could get new jobs if all the companies meet the hiring goals within the first year of compliance.

Labor officials say the new benchmarks are only goals and not specific hiring quotas. But companies that can’t provide documents showing they tried to meet the goal could risk having their federal contracts revoked.

If a company can’t immediately meet the new goals, it is required to examine recruitment or outreach practices to decide how to improve. No fine, penalty or sanction would be imposed solely for failing to meet the goal, Shiu said.

The new metrics for the disabled and veterans are similar to those contractors have long used for women and minorities. They will take effect six months from now to give contractors enough time to process them. Under the rules, companies must keep detailed records of recruitment and hiring efforts taken to meet the new goals.

Daniel Yager, president of the HR Policy Association, which represents more than 350 large U.S. corporations, suggested his group may challenge the disability rules in court.

“Simply mandating a numerical ‘goal’ for all jobs in all contractors’ workplaces, and then requiring employers to invade the privacy of applicants and employees with questions about their physical and mental condition, destroys everything companies have done to integrate individuals with disabilities into the workforce in a sensitive, discreet manner,” Yager said.

Carol Glazer, president of the National Organization on Disability, praised the Obama administration for approving the new rules. She predicted that employers would not have a hard time meeting the new benchmarks for disabled workers.

“There are many organizations in the disability field who stand prepared to help companies meet these goals,” Glazer said.

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Ali awards to honor humanitarian efforts Bruce Schreiner Associated Press

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Boxing great Muhammad Ali wants to recognize the greatness of people waging their own fights for social justice.

The former three-time heavyweight champion plans to be in his hometown of Louisville, Ky., for the presentation of the first-ever Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards on Oct. 3.

The award winners were not immediately identified but include people who have fought for gender equity in Afghanistan, started a school for orphaned children in Uganda and has provided shoes for the homeless in the U.S., the Muhammad Ali Center said Tuesday.

The awards revolve around core principles espoused by Ali, with an emphasis on the humanitarian works of young adults, the center said.

Ali’s wife said the awards embody her husband’s efforts to inspire good deeds by others.

“Of course he is proud of his accomplishments in the ring, but Muhammad’s proudest moments are those where he is able to touch the lives of others in positive and sometimes profound ways,” Lonnie Ali said in a statement.

“Muhammad is a living example of how one person can inspire and improve the lives of others.”

A half-dozen awards will honor people ages 35 and under for making significant contributions to the causes of peace, social jus-

tice and other humanitarian janeefforts, the center said. Awards will be given for exemplifying each principle — confidence, conviction, dedication, giving, respect and spirituality.

“The Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards is his opportunity to formally recognize some of these young people for the good works they do and to encourage them and others to begin and continue to do good in their own communities and hopefully extend that good to the global community,” Lonnie Ali said.

One winner has fought for gender equality in Afghanistan by promoting women’s sports, the Ali Center said.

Another started a community school in Uganda that educates orphans

and children from families touched by HIV and AIDS. Another co-founded a nonprofit group that offers free sports clinics for special-needs children and sensitivity training to help other students understand the challenges they face.

Other presentations will be for a Humanitarian of the Year Award, a Lifetime Achievement Award and a Kentucky Humanitarian of the Year Award.

Ali and his wife are members of the selection committee.

Award presenters will include Ali’s daughter Laila Ali, a boxing champion herself, the center said.

The awards ceremony will be at the Galt House Hotel in downtown Louisville. It will be part of a three-day celebration at the Ali Center.

On Oct. 2, the Ali Center said, it will host the U.S. premiere of the HBO Films presentation of “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight.” The film looks at Ali’s historic Supreme Court battle from behind closed doors.

Ali was stripped of his heavyweight crown in 1967 for refusing to be drafted for military service during the Vietnam War. He cited his religious beliefs as the reason for his refusal. His decision resulted in a draft-evasion conviction.

Ali found himself embroiled in a long legal fight that ended in 1971, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in his favor.

Ali regained the heavyweight title in 1974, defeating George Foreman in the “Rumble in the

“Instead, I think, ‘This is a really bad situation — and what else can I do to get out of it?’”

What he’s doing right now is mobilizing a dozen lines of attack, some traditional, some wacky. But he says one of his new medications weighs him down with fatigue.

“Is this Monday?” he wonders aloud. “I think I’ve been sleeping since Friday. I’d rather be nauseous than tired, I think.”

Pick your poison. Simon is living the nightmare of anyone who so far has been spared cruel evidence of one’s own mortality. But Simon seems to frame it mostly with a laugh or a shrug.

Maybe that befits a worldclass wag who has long thumbed his nose at authority and other human vanities, who has lampooned the human condition with insight and humor for an audience of millions, and been richly rewarded for his labors.

Simon grew up comfortably in Beverly Hills, but his father was in the garment industry, not show biz, which puts him at a loss to account for his comedic gifts (never mind Groucho Marx lived across the street).

After turning his drawing talent into a job at an animation studio that made cartoons for kids, Simon submitted a script, on spec, to the glorious ABC comedy “Taxi.” His script was bought and produced, and Simon, in his 20s, was hired as a staff writer and soon rose to be the showrunner.

From there he joined a new NBC sitcom called “Cheers,” where he was staff writer for its ascendant first three seasons.

In 1987 he became a writer and executive producer on the Fox comedy series “The Tracey Ullman Show,” teamed alongside James L. Brooks, the comedy legend with whom he had worked on “Cheers” and “Taxi,” and, of course, cartoonist Matt Groening. They became the founding fathers of “The

Simpsons.”

“The Simpsons” began as interstitial cartoon clips aired during the otherwise live-action “Ullman” show until, in 1989, it was spun off as a Fox half-hour of its own. Simon was named creative supervisor, and he hired the first writing staff as well as creating several Springfield citizens, including Mr. Burns, the cadaverous industrialist, and Dr. Hibbert, the buffoonish physician.

Although Simon remained the least-known of the three creators, by many accounts he was the most hands-on.

“You can’t overstate his contribution to ‘The Simpsons,’” says talk-show star Conan O’Brien, who was a “Simpsons” writer and producer in the early 1990s.

“No one’s smarter than he is.”

The show — TV’s first successful prime-time animated series since “The Flintstones” nearly three decades before — caught the public off-guard with its sly but perceptive look at the culture.

“With ‘The Simpsons,’ people didn’t know what they were gonna see,” says Simon. “They didn’t have a clue.” The show was given time and free reign to flourish by the fledgling Fox network. “I don’t think you get that sort of creative freedom with any broadcast shows today.”

Simon left “The Simpsons” after its fourth season in 1994 owing to a strained relationship with Groening.

But it was a lucrative departure. His exit deal entitled him to royalties from “The Simpsons” that, as it enters its 25th season this fall, annually pad Simon’s wallet by tens of millions of dollars. He has played no role on the show in nearly 20 years (not even watching it, he says), even as his name remains in the weekly credits along with Groening’s and Brooks’ — and his checks roll in.

This sweet annuity has bankrolled the causes and alternative lifestyle he increasingly came to embrace.

Among his charitable efforts,

he established the Sam Simon Foundation, which rescues dogs from animal shelters and trains them to assist disabled veterans and the hard-of-hearing. He donated an undisclosed amount of money to the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 2012 to purchase a vessel for their fleet, which was unveiled last December and named for him.

In March, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals’ Norfolk, Va., headquarters were christened the Sam Simon Center in recognition of his support for that organization.

Simon’s largesse carries over to humans, too, including a Los Angeles food bank feeding 200 families each day in Simon style: with a vegan menu.

Meanwhile, he keeps his hand in the comedy world, consulting a half-day each week on the FX comedy “Anger Management.”

“Probably the highlight of my week,” he says. “That and my radio show,” which he hosts from his home on the online Radioio site — “one’s on Tuesdays, one’s on Fridays.”

If he sees this as a closeted and tentative existence, Simon doesn’t let on. A man who boxed for several years as a serious amateur, he now finds amusement in his inability to even handle a car.

“Recently I drove home from UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, probably a four-minute drive,” he reports with a get-aload-of-this grin, “and I got into three accidents on the way home: I hit a stanchion, a tree and another car. No one was injured.

But afterward I thought, ‘Maybe driving’s not a good idea.’”

As with everybody else, time is running out for Simon, who has learned to make no long-term plans, including recognizing any prospective end date. He says death doesn’t scare him, however unpleasant getting there may be.

“I’m not sad,” he declares with a wave of his cigar. “I’m happy. I don’t feel angry and bitter. I want to do whatever I can to survive.”

Dear Abby: While I was my son’s age. out of town, my husband, In my family we have “Miles,” ran into his high always kissed on the school girlfriend at a party mouth, and I still kiss hosted by good friends of my mother this way. Is it ours. She has been through a bad divorce, and Miles “weird” or inappropriate? I insists his desire to keep didn’t think so, but now I’m in touch with her is merely concerned. — “Smoocy” concern for a dear friend. in Tacoma, Wash.

Until I put a stop to it, Dear “Smoocy”: Did he was calling her you also kiss your every night, talking father on the mouth? with her for at least Different families an hour at a time. have different cusHe said there was toms, and if your nothing more to it. husband spent much I have now insisttime around your ed that he call her only once a week family he should and in my presence. have noticed that. I He’s complying, don’t see anything but it distresses me Dear Abby weird or inappropriAbigail Van to hear him enjoy ate about the way Buren the conversation so you kiss your child. much. Miles truly cares about her and she If your son reaches an age makes him laugh. He says where it makes him uncomhe loves only me and will fortable, I’m sure he’ll let never leave me. He’s a good you know. man and I believe him, but …

Dear Abby: I work in How should I handle customer service and have this? I don’t want to forbid him to talk to her, but I noticed that more than half am feeling very insecure. the people who write in Am I foolish to let their abruptly end their emails contact continue? We have with “Please advise.” been married 30 years. — To me, it seems rude Threatend in Kentucky and demanding. I feel that Dear Threatened: Tell if a question has already your husband you know he been asked, there is no loves you, has good morals and would never leave you, need to follow up with this but that you feel intimidat- phrase. What is the proper ed his renewed relationship etiquette for using this with his high school sweet- phrase? — Offended in heart. Tell him you know New Jersey he is kindhearted, but for Dear Offended: There is YOUR mental health to no rule of etiquette pertainplease consider winding ing to the use of the phrase down these conversations. “please advise.” Many indiAnd it would be a kindness for him to recommend a viduals who write to me counselor to his friend to for advice end their letters help her resolve her issues. that way. It’s not offensive; it simply means the person Dear Abby: I’m 27 and is asking for a reply. the mother of a 6-yearold boy. I kiss him on the Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, mouth and never thought also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was twice about it until today, founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. when my husband told me Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or it’s “creepy” that I do it at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Muhammad Ali

Jungle.”

On Oct. 4, the Ali Center will host the Louisville premiere of Bill Siegel’s film, “The Trials of Muhammad Ali.” The film looks at some of the defining moments of Ali’s life, including his conversion to Islam and his refusal to serve in the military.

‘Simpsons’ creator finds Calls to old girlfriend funny in his cancer fight put wife on alert

Frazier Moore AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since word got out about Sam Simon’s cancer, this co-creator of “The Simpsons” and fervent philanthropist has heard from many people online asking to help rid him of his sizable wealth.

“Some people just want a million dollars. Or help with college tuition. And the rest have business propositions,” he chortles.

“Like that should be my legacy: to lose money on your movie or your moisturizer line.

“I’m bedridden,” says Simon, milking the scenario for all its tragicomic worth, “weighing whether to dole my money to people lined up outside the house!”

He laughs, flashing a pianokeys grin. Then he gets serious.

“I’m supporting the charities that I supported during my lifetime,” he states, “and I want to continue to do that.” With every cent of his fortune.

Simon, 58, isn’t exactly bedridden. For this recent interview he has presented himself, sporty in sweater and slacks, to meet with a reporter in the guest house of his swank estate in Pacific Palisades.

He pads into the kitchen and makes himself a coffee before firing up a robust Cuban cigar, then alternately sits and reclines on a wall-length banquette that looks out on his lawn of statuary, including one of the original casts of Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker.”

Fitting. Sam Simon has had much to think about since his advanced colon cancer was diagnosed last November after a year of inconclusive tests and mysterious discomfort.

Having defied that diagnosis’ original death sentence — he was given three to six months to live — Simon continues to push ahead with no whiff of “Why me?”

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Texas megachurch linked to 21 measles cases Jamie Stengle Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas megachurch linked to at least 21 cases of measles has been trying to contain the outbreak by hosting vaccination clinics, officials said.

The outbreak started when a person who contracted measles overseas visited Eagle Mountain International Church in Newark, about 20 miles north of Fort Worth, Texas.

Health department officials said those sickened ranged in age from 4-months to 44-yearsold. All of the school-age children with measles were homeschooled.

“If it finds a pocket of people who are unimmunized, and the majority of our cases are unim-

munized so far, then if you are around a person with measles, you will get sick,” Russell Jones, chief epidemiologist for Tarrant County Public Health, said Monday.

In Tarrant County, where the church is located, 11 of the 16 people with measles were not vaccinated while the others may have had at least one measles vaccination.

None of the five people infected in nearby Denton County have been vaccinated.

In a sermon posted online, senior pastor Terri Pearsons encouraged those who haven’t been vaccinated to do so, adding that the Old Testament is “full of precautionary measures.”

“I would encourage you to do that. There’s absolutely nothing wrong with doing that. Go do

it. Go do it. Go do it. And go in faith,” said Pearsons, whose father is televangelist Kenneth Copeland. But she added, if “you’ve got this covered in your household by faith and it crosses your heart of faith then don’t go do it.

“The main thing is stay in faith no matter what you do.”

Measles is spread by coughing, sneezing and close personal contact with infected people; symptoms include a fever, cough, and a rash on the face.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that children get two doses of the combined vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, called the MMR. The first dose should be given when the child is 12 to 15 months old and the second

at 4 to 6 years old. Vaccination opt-out rates nationwide have been creeping up since the mid-2000s, spurred in part by the belief that the vaccinations routinely given to infants could lead to autism, despite scientific evidence to the contrary.

Pearsons’ father is a pioneer of the prosperity gospel, which holds that believers are destined to flourish spiritually, physically and financially — and share the wealth with others. He has built a vast ministry with a worldwide reach. Eagle Mountain International Church is located on the grounds as the Kenneth Copeland Ministries.

Robert Hayes, risk manager with Kenneth Copeland Ministries, said they have held several vaccination clinics since the outbreak. He said the church

has never advised against immunization against measles or seeking medical care.

A statement from the organization said their position is to “first seek the wisdom of God, His Word, and appropriate medical attention from a professional that you know and trust.”

Hayes did not know why some people had not immunized their children.

“Some had for whatever reason chosen not to. Some depending on the age of their child were advised by their physician to wait until the child was a certain number of years old. I don’t get a sense for why after that they did not,” he said.

He said if people are still choosing to not be immunized and they’ve been exposed to the measles, they are being asked

to isolate themselves until it is clear they are not infected.

The incubation period for measles is about two weeks from exposure to fever. People are contagious from four days before getting the rash to four days before breaking out in a measles rash.

Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Christine Mann said so far across the state there have been 27 cases of the measles this year, and that five of those cases were not connected in any way to the latest outbreak. She said it is unclear whether a case recently diagnosed in Harris County, where Houston is located, is tied to the outbreak. There were no cases in the state last year and six the year before.

police documents. The TEI, as it is known, is a police tool intended to help investigate terrorist cells and the like.

Many TEIs stretch for years, allowing surveillance to continue even though the NYPD has never criminally charged a mosque or Islamic organization with operating as a terrorism enterprise.

The documents show in detail how, in its hunt for terrorists, the NYPD investigated countless innocent New York Muslims and put information about them in secret police files. As a tactic, opening an enterprise investigation on a mosque is so potentially invasive that while the NYPD conducted at least a dozen, the FBI never did one, according to interviews with federal law enforcement officials.

The strategy has allowed the

NYPD to send undercover officers into mosques and attempt to plant informants on the boards of mosques and at least one prominent Arab-American group in Brooklyn, whose executive director has worked with city officials, including Bill de Blasio, a frontrunner for mayor.

The revelations about the NYPD’s massive spying operations are in documents recently obtained by The Associated Press and part of a new book, “Enemies Within: Inside the NYPD’s Secret Spying Unit and bin Laden’s Final Plot Against America.” The book

by AP reporters Matt Apuzzo and Adam Goldman is based on hundreds of previously unpublished police files and interviews with current and former NYPD, CIA and FBI officials.

The disclosures come as the NYPD is fighting off lawsuits accusing it of engaging in racial profiling while combating crime.

Earlier this month, a judge ruled that the department’s use of the stop-and-frisk tactic was unconstitutional.

The American Civil Liberties Union and two other groups have sued, saying the Muslim spying programs are unconstitutional and make Muslims afraid to practice their faith without police scrutiny.

Both Mayor Mike Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly have denied those accusations. Speaking Wednesday on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Kelly reminded people that his intelligence-gathering programs began in the wake of 9/11.

“We follow leads wherever they take us,” Kelly said. “We’re not intimidated as to wherever that lead takes us. And we’re doing that to protect the people of New York City.”

The NYPD did not limit its operations to collecting information on those who attended the mosques or led prayers. The department sought also to put people on the boards of New York’s Islamic institutions to fill intelligence gaps.

One confidential NYPD document shows police wanted to put informants in leadership positions at mosques and other organizations, including the Arab American Association of New York in Brooklyn, a secular socialservice organization.

Linda Sarsour, the executive

director, said her group helps new immigrants adjust to life in the U.S. It was not clear whether the department was successful in its plans.

The document, which appears to have been created around 2009, was prepared for Kelly and distributed to the NYPD’s debriefing unit, which helped identify possible informants.

Around that time, Kelly was handing out medals to the Arab American Association’s soccer team, Brooklyn United, smiling and congratulating its players for winning the NYPD’s soccer league.

Sarsour, a Muslim who has met with Kelly many times, said she felt betrayed.

“It creates mistrust in our organizations,” said Sarsour, who was born and raised in Brooklyn. “It makes one wonder and question who is sitting on the boards of the institutions where we work and pray.”

Before the NYPD could target mosques as terrorist groups, it had to persuade a federal judge to rewrite rules governing how police can monitor speech protected by the First Amendment.

The rules stemmed from a 1971 lawsuit, dubbed the Handschu case after lead plaintiff Barbara Handschu, over how the NYPD spied on protesters and liberals during the Vietnam War era.

David Cohen, a former CIA executive who became NYPD’s deputy commissioner for intelligence in 2002, said the old rules didn’t apply to fighting against

terrorism.

Cohen told the judge that mosques could be used “to shield the work of terrorists from law enforcement scrutiny by taking advantage of restrictions on the investigation of First Amendment activity.”

NYPD lawyers proposed a new tactic, the TEI, that allowed officers to monitor political or religious speech whenever the “facts or circumstances reasonably indicate” that groups of two or more people were involved in plotting terrorism or other violent crime.

The judge rewrote the Handschu rules in 2003. In the first eight months under the new rules, the NYPD’s Intelligence Division opened at least 15 secret terrorism enterprise investigations, documents show. At least 10 targeted mosques.

Doing so allowed police, in effect, to treat anyone who attends prayer services as a potential suspect. Sermons, ordinarily protected by the First Amendment, could be monitored and recorded.

Among the mosques targeted as early as 2003 was the Islamic Society of Bay Ridge.

“I have never felt free in the United States. The documents tell me I am right,” Zein Rimawi, one of the Bay Ridge mosque’s leaders, said after reviewing an NYPD document describing his mosque as a terrorist enterprise.

Rimawi, 59, came to the U.S. decades ago from the Israelioccupied West Bank.

“Ray Kelly, shame on him,” he said. “I am American.”

NYPD designates mosques as terrorism organizations Adam Goldman Matt Apuzzo Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Police Department has secretly labeled entire mosques as terrorist organizations, a designation that allows police to use informants to record sermons and spy on imams, often without specific evidence of criminal wrongdoing.

Designating an entire mosque as a terrorism enterprise means that anyone who attends prayer services there is a potential subject of an investigation and fair game for surveillance.

Since the 9/11 attacks, the NYPD has opened at least a dozen “terrorism enterprise investigations” into mosques, according to interviews and confidential

You’re Invited children, with an intermediate youth group (new this year), a senior youth group and a class for parents and other young adults. The “young at heart” class also will be held for adults. St John’s is located on Wall at Bridge St. is handicapped accessible. Everyone is welcome.

Oktoberfest to celebrate German heritage PIQUA — St. Boniface Church, 310 South Downing St., Piqua, will be celebrating the parish’s German heritage at its first Oktoberfest, set for 5-11 p.m. Sept. 28 and from 12-6 p.m. Sept. 29.

The festival will feature a variety of food including a German cabbage roll dinner and apple strudel. Join us to enjoy music, raffles, children’s rides, and games. For information, call the Parish Office at 773-1656.

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Mowell to speak on trip to Israel CONOVER — AB Graham Memorial Center will host Pastor Travis Mowell from Piqua Christian Church for dinner and devotion Saturday, Sept. 7.

Mowell will share photos and tales of his trip to Israel. The program will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a baked potato bar, salad bar and fruit to follow. For more information on the cost and to RSVP, call 937-368-3700 by Sept. 5.

Covington St. Johns to observe Rally Day COVINGTON — St. Johns church in Covington will observe Rally Day with services on Sunday, Sept. 8. The 9 a.m. Sunday School program will be a renewal of effort to spread the good news of Jesus Christ.

A primary class will be offered for small

Traditional challah taste in a fast-bake format

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Most people know challah — a Jewish egg bread — as a braided loaf. But truth is, it can take on a variety of shapes. And at Rosh Hashana it often is formed into a spiral, which is meant to symbolize the circle and continuity of the Jewish new year.

To make this delicious celebratory bread a little easier, we gave our version of spiral challah a boost thanks to a bit of help from baking powder. And to make it easier to shape — and faster to bake — we divided the large loaf into mini rolls shaped in muffin tins.

The result tastes like challah, but looks like a beautiful popover. If desired, you can add raisins to the spirals, then drizzle them with honey after they come out of the oven for a great breakfast.

Speedy Challah Muffin Spirals Start to finish: 2 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 16 2/3 cup warm water 4 whole eggs, room temperature 3 egg yolks, room temperature 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 2 Tab. honey 2 tsp. salt 2 tap. baking powder 2 tsp. instant yeast 4 1/2 to 5 cups all-purpose flour.

For the egg wash: 1 egg 1 Tab. water in the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the water, 4 whole eggs, 3 egg yolks, oil, honey, salt, baking powder, yeast and 4 1/2 cups of flour. Mix on low speed for 6 to 8 minutes, or until the dough is smooth and elastic. The dough should be very soft and slightly sticky. If it feels too sticky, add the remaining flour 2 tablespoons at a time. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to rise in a warm place for 45

minutes. Dump the dough out onto the counter and divide into 16 even pieces. Roll each piece into a 12-inch long snake. Spray a muffin tin with cooking spray. Spiral 1 dough snake into each muffin cup. Cover the muffin tin loosely with plastic wrap and allow to rise again in a warm place for another 45 minutes, or until puffy. After the dough has risen for 30 minutes, heat the oven to 375 F. To prepare the egg wash, in a small bowl beat together the egg and water until frothy.

Brush gently over the spirals, then bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown.

Transfer to a rack to cool.

Nutrition information per serving: 230 calories; 80 calories from fat (31 percent of total calories); 9 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 95 mg cholesterol; 30 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 6 g protein; 330 mg sodium.

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MLK’s dream inspires a new march, a president Nancy Benac Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Standing on hallowed ground of the civil rights movement, President Barack Obama challenged new generations Wednesday to seize the cause of racial equality and honor the “glorious patriots” who marched a half century ago to the very steps from which Rev. Martin Luther King spoke during the March on Washington.

In a moment rich with history and symbolism, tens of thousands of Americans of all backgrounds and colors thronged to the National Mall to join the nation’s first black president and civil rights pioneers in marking the 50th anniversary of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Obama urged each of them to become a modern-day marcher for economic justice and racial harmony.

“The arc of the moral universe may bend toward justice but it doesn’t bend on its own,” Obama said, in an allusion to King’s own message.

His speech was the culmination of daylong celebration of King’s legacy that began with marchers walking the streets of Washington behind a replica of the transit bus that Rosa Parks once rode when she refused to give up her seat to a white man.

At precisely 3 p.m., members of the King family tolled a bell to echo King’s call 50 years earlier to “let freedom ring.” It was the same bell that once hung in the 16th

Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., where four black girls were killed when a bomb planted by a white supremacist exploded in 1963.

Georgia Rep. John Lewis, a former freedom rider and the sole survivor of the main organizers of the 1963 march, recounted the civil rights struggles of his youth and exhorted American to “keep the faith and keep our eyes on the prize.”

The throngs assembled in soggy weather at the Lincoln Memorial, where King, with soaring, rhythmic oratory and a steely countenance, had pleaded with Americans to come together to stomp out racism and create a land of opportunity for all.

White and black, they came this time to recall history — and live it.

“My parents did their fair share and I feel like we have to keep the fight alive,” said Frantz Walker, a honey salesman from Baltimore who is black. “This is hands-on history.”

Kevin Keefe, a Navy lawyer who is white, said he still tears up when he hears King’s speech.

“What happened 50 years ago was huge,” he said, adding that there’s still progress to be made on economic inequality and other problems.

Two former presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, spoke of King’s legacy — and of problems still to overcome.

“This march, and that speech, changed America,” Clinton declared, remembering the impact on the world and himself as a young man. “They opened minds, they melted hearts and they moved millions — including a 17-year-old boy watching alone in his home in Arkansas.”

Carter said King’s efforts had helped not just black Americans, but “In truth, he helped to free all people.”

Still, Carter listed a string of current events that he said would have spurred King to action in this day, including the proliferation of guns and stand-your-ground laws, a Supreme Court ruling striking down parts of the Voting Rights Act, and high rates of joblessness among

blacks.

Oprah Winfrey, leading the celebrity contingent, recalled watching the march as a 9-year-old girl and wishing she could be there to see a young man who “was able to force an entire country to wake up, to look at itself and to eventually change.”

“It’s an opportunity today to recall where we once were in this nation,” she said.

Obama used his address to pay tribute to the marchers of 1963 and that era — the maids, laborers, students and more who came from ordinary ranks to engage “on the battlefield of justice” — and he implored Americans not to dismiss what they accomplished.

“To dismiss the magnitude of this progress, to suggest — as some sometimes do — that little has changed, that dishonors the courage, the sacrifice, of those who paid the price to march in those years,” Obama said.

“Their victory great. But we would dishonor those heroes as well to suggest that the work of this nation is somehow complete.”

Civil rights activist Myrlie EversWilliams, whose husband Medgar Evers was murdered in 1963, said that while the country “has certainly taken a turn backwards” on civil rights she was energized to move ahead and exhorted others to step forward as well.

King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, just 5 when his father spoke at the Mall, spoke of a dream “not yet realized” in full.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do but none of us should be any ways tired,” he said.

“Why? Because we’ve come much too far from where we started.”

Organizers of the rally broadened the focus well beyond racial issues, bringing speakers forward to address the environment, gay rights, the challenges facing the disabled and more. The performers, too, were an eclectic crowd, ranging from Maori haka dancers to LeAnn Rimes singing “Amazing Grace.”

Jamie Foxx tried to fire up a new generation of performers and ordinary “young folks” by drawing on the example of Harry Belafonte, who stood with King 50 years ago.

“It’s time for us to stand up now and

renew this dream,” Foxx declared.

Forest Whitaker told the crowd it was their “moment to join those silent heroes of the past.”

“You now have the responsibility to carry the torch.”

Slate gray skies gave way to sunshine briefly peeking from the clouds as the “Let Freedom Ring” commemoration unfolded.

After that, an intermittent rain.

Obama spoke with a bit of a fingerwag at times, saying that “if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll admit that during the course of 50 years, there were times when some of us claiming to push for change lost our way.” He spoke of “self-defeating riots,” recriminations, times when “the bigotry of others was reason to give up on yourself.”

But the president said that though progress stalled at times, “the good news is, just as was true in 1963, we now have a choice.”

“We can continue down our current path, in which the gears of this great democracy grind to a halt and our children accept a life of lower expectations; where politics is a zero-sum game where a few do very well while struggling families of every race fight over a shrinking economic pie — that’s one path. Or we can have the courage to change.”

Among faces in the crowd: lawyer Ollie Cantos of Arlington, Va., there with his 14-year-old triplets Leo, Nick and Steven.

All four are blind, and they moved through the crowd with their hands on each other’s shoulders, in a makeshift train.

Cantos, who is Filipino, said he brought his sons to help teach them the continuing fight for civil rights.

“The disability rights movement that I’m a part of, that I dedicate my life to, is actually an extension of the original civil rights movement,” said Cantos. “I wanted to do everything I can to school the boys in the ways of the civil rights movement and not just generally but how it affects them personally.”

D.C. plumber Jerome Williams, whose family tree includes North Carolina sharecroppers, took the day off work to come with his wife and two kids. “It’s a history lesson that they can take with them for the rest of their lives,” he said.

It seemed to work. His son Jalen, marking his 17th birthday, said: “I’m learning the history and the stories from my dad. I do appreciate what I do have now.”

Performers included Peter Yarrow and Noel Paul Stookey, their voices thinner now than when they performed at the original march as part of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary. They sang “Blowin’ in the Wind,” as the parents of slain black teenager Trayvon Martin joined them on stage and sang along. The third member of the trio, Mary Travers, died in 2009.

Also joining the day’s events were Lynda Bird Johnson Robb, daughter of Lyndon Johnson, the president who signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy.

Former President George W. Bush didn’t attend, but said in a statement, Obama’s presidency is a story that reflects “the promise of America” and “will help us honor the man who inspired millions to redeem that promise.” A spokesman said the former president declined to attend because he was recovering from a recent heart procedure.

Associated Press writers Darlene Superville, Brett Zongker and Andrew Miga contributed to this report.

Another march on Washington More than 300 sites ring bells for MLK remembers MLK’s dream Nancy Benac Suzanne Gamboa Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Taking stock of progress both made and still to come, Americans of all backgrounds and colors massed on the National Mall on Wednesday to hear President Barack Obama and civil rights pioneers commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech on the same spot where he gave unforgettable voice to the struggle for racial equality 50 years earlier.

It was a moment rich with history and symbolism: the first black president poised to stand where King first sketched his dream.

Marchers opened the drizzly day by walking the streets of Washington behind a replica of the transit bus that Rosa Parks once rode when she refused to give up her seat to a white man.

Midafternoon, the same bell was to ring that once hung in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., before the church was bombed in 1963.

Former presidents Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were part of the lineup, too, with George W. Bush sending a statement of support. Oprah Winfrey, Forest Whitaker and Jamie Foxx led the celebrity contingent.

Setting a festive tone for the day, civil rights veteran Andrew Young, a former U.N. ambassador and congressman, veteran, sang an anthem of the civil rights movement and urged the crowd to join in as he belted out: “I woke up this morning

with my mind on freedom.” He ended his remarks by urging the crowd to “fight on.”

Robby Novak, the young comedian known as Kid President, followed him to the podium and exhorted the crowd to “keep dreaming, keep dreaming.”

King’s eldest son, Martin Luther King III, said blacks can rightfully celebrate his father’s life and work, and the election of the first black president, but much more work remains. Even now, he said on NBC’s “Today” show, drawing on his father’s words, “many young people, it seems, are first judged by their color and then the content of their character.”

Large crowds thronged to the Lincoln Memorial, where King, with soaring, rhythmic oratory and a steely countenance, pleaded with Americans to come together to stomp out racism and create a land of opportunity for all.

Slate gray skies and a light drizzle greeted the earliest arrivals for the daylong event.

The scheduled appearance later Wednesday of Obama was certain to embody the fulfilled dreams of hundreds of thousands who rallied there in 1963.

Obama has not often talked publicly about racial issues in the time he has been president.

He did, however, talk at some length about the challenges he faced as a young black male as he discussed the case of Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen-ager killed in a confrontation with neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman.

Also joining the day’s events were Lynda Bird Johnson Robb,

daughter of Lyndon Johnson, the president who signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act, and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a longtime leader in civil rights battles.

Obama considers the 1963 march a “seminal event” and part of his generation’s “formative memory.” A half-century after the march, he said, is a good time to reflect on how far the country has come and how far it still has to go.

In an interview Tuesday on Tom Joyner’s radio show, Obama said he imagines that King “would be amazed in many ways about the progress that we’ve made.” He listed advances such as equal rights before the law, an accessible judicial system, thousands of African-American elected officials, African-American CEOs and the doors the civil rights movement opened for Latinos, women and gays.

“I think he would say it was a glorious thing,” Obama said.

But Obama noted that King’s speech was also about jobs and justice.

“When it comes to the economy, when it comes to inequality, when it comes to wealth, when it comes to the challenges that inner cities experience, he would say that we have not made as much progress as the civil and social progress that we’ve made, and that it’s not enough just to have a black president, it’s not enough just to have a black syndicated radio show host,” the president said.

Associated Press writers Darlene Superville and Brett Zongker contributed to this report.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The final refrain of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech echoed around the world as bells from churches, schools and historical monuments “let freedom ring” in celebration of a powerful moment in civil rights history on Wednesday.

Organizers said people at more than 300 sites in nearly every state participated in ringing bells at 3 p.m. their time Wednesday or at 3 p.m. EDT, the hour when King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington 50 years ago.

Commemorations were planned from the site of the speech in Washington to the far reaches of Alaska, where participants planned to ring cow bells along with church bells in Juneau.

On Aug. 28, 1963, as King was wrapping up his speech at the Lincoln Memorial, he quoted from the patriotic song, “My Country ‘tis of Thee.”

King implored his audience to “let freedom ring” from the hilltops and mountains of every state in the nation, some of which he cited by name in his speech.

“When we allow freedom to ring — when we let it ring from every city and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God’s children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual, ‘Free at last, free at last, great God almighty, we are free at last,” King said in closing.

On Wednesday, bells answered his call from each of the specific states King named, as well as at other sites around the nation and the world. At the Lincoln Memorial, President Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined members of the King family and Georgia Rep. John Lewis, who also spoke at the March on Washington, in ringing a bell that hung in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., before the church was bombed in 1963, organizers said.

International commemorations were held at London’s Trafalgar Square, as well as in the nations of Japan, Switzerland, Nepal and Liberia. London Mayor Boris Johnson has said King’s speech resonates around the world and continues to inspire people as one of the great pieces of oratory.

“The response to our call to commemorate the March on Washington and my father’s ‘I Have a Dream’ speech has been overwhelming,” King’s daughter, the Rev. Bernice King, said in a written statement.

Some of the sites that hosted ceremonies are symbolic, such as the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kan., a monument to the landmark Supreme Court case that outlawed segregated schools in 1954. Bells will also be rung at Lookout Mountain in Tennessee and Stone Mountain in Georgia, a site with a Confederate memorial that King referenced in his speech.

In the nation’s capital, numerous organizations and churches rang bells at 3 p.m., including the Smithsonian Institution on the National Mall.

Washington National Cathedral played a series of tunes and spirituals on its carillon from the church’s central bell tower, including “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” ”Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory,” ”Amazing Grace,” ”We Shall Overcome” and “My Country ‘tis of Thee.”

The Very Rev. Gary Hall, the cathedral’s dean, said bell ringing is a symbol of freedom in the nation’s history and that many churches are trying to answer King’s call to be faithful to the roots of the civil rights movement.

“It’s a kind of proclamation of our aspirations for the expansion of freedom for all people,” he said.

“It’s always important to remember that the civil rights movement started largely as a church movement. … It was essentially a group of black clergy with some white allies.”

King preached his final Sunday sermon at the National Cathedral in 1968 before traveling on to Memphis, Tenn., where he was assassinated.

King had been turning his attention more toward economic inequalities with his Poor People’s Campaign, moving beyond solely racial issues to talk about all poor people and high unemployment.

“My feeling is that 50 years later, we need to look at ourselves and our own diversity and our own need to be more open and inclusive and diverse than we have been historically,” Hall said.

The anniversary is a reminder, he said, “of what a powerful moment that march was in American history and how it really calls us to try to keep faith with the work that was begun 50 years ago.”

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Piqua to have charter bus Piqua High School will be making a charter bus available for fans for the opening football game Friday at Toledo Rogers.

There will be 36 seats available on the bus at a cost of $45 per person.

Departure time is 4:45 p.m. and approximate return time is midnight.

The bus will take fans to the gate at pick them up outside the stadium after the game.

Anyone interested should contact Chip Hare at (937) 238-2939 or email harec@piqua.org

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Scores to air Lehman game ScoresBroadcast.com will air the Lehman-Anna football game Friday night.

Air time is 7:05 p.m.

In addition to the playby-play and color, the webcast includes interviews with numerous featured guests.

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Ready to get it started Piqua travels to Rogers Friday ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@civitasmedia.com The Piqua football team has one new opponent on the schedule.

And that comes Friday when the open the season on the road against Toledo Rogers, who finished 6-4 a year ago.

The Rams replace Elida on the Indians schedule.

“They were a perfect fit,” Piqua coach Bill Nees said. “They have won several city titles, they have been to the playoffs several times and they are always very competitive.”

The Rams have been impressive in the preseason, beating Sylvania Northview and Toledo

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“They have only been scored on once in the preseason,” Nees said. “They have been very explosive.”

They will run a spread offense, led by quarterback Jalen Phelps.

“He is the guy that triggers it,” Nees said about Phelps. “A lot of their offense is new, but they guys they have back are their receivers.

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will kickoff its high school football season tonight when Troy plays Chaminade-Julienne at Wayne High School.

Broadcast time is 6:30 p.m. and those at the game can hear the playby-play on Stadium FM 107.3

■ Fundraisers

Mom’s Club to host 5K run Piqua Football Mom’s Club will be hosting the third annual 5K run.

Speedy Feet will be doing the timing this year and if you register before Sept. 8, you will receive a one of a kind long sleeve tshirt the day of the race. $20 for adults and students — $25 after Sept. 8 and no shirt.

Register at www.speedy-feet.com

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Piqua keeper Grady Stewart (above) makes a save against Lebanon Tuesday night. Piqua’s Antonio Valdez (below left) heads the ball, while Ethan Trapp (below right) moves the ball up the field. The Indians lost to Lebanon 5-0.

LEBANON — The Piqua volleyball team will be back in action tonight, hosting Centerville.

The Lady Indians are coming off a 25-9, 25-10, 25-17 loss to Lebanon Tuesday.

“Lebanon came out very aggressive and we had a hard time getting our offense going,” Piqua coach Kaila Cook said. “We played much better in the third game, but their serves were just too much for us.”

Made Carnes had four blocks for Piqua and Logan Ernst added three blocks.

Macy Yount had nine assists and one ace, while Kailey Byers had eight digs.

The Piqua JV team lost 25-19, 25-14.

Cavs drop match

MARIA STEIN — The Lehman volleyball team lost to Marion Local Tuesday 17-25, 25-19, 25-16, 25-17.

Erica Paulus led the Lehman defense with 32 digs.

Sidney Chapman had 14 kills, while Olivia Slagle added seven.

Melinda Durtisch had four kills, Ellie Cain had 11 kills and 24 assists and Ava Schmitz had five digs.

PIAB to hold chicken 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.

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

Lady Raiders win

RUSSIA — The Russia volleyball team posted a 25-19, 25-21, 25-19 win over Botkins in SCL action.

Kylie Wilson and

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QUOTED “They are beating us pretty well and we have got to change it.”

—Dusty Baker on another loss to the Cardinals

The Lehman Cavaliers boys soccer team lost to Dayton Christian Tuesday night 3-2.

Dayton Christian jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead in the first 20 minutes of the game. Senior captain Josh Alexander scored one goal and Eli Socha scored another on an assist by Alexander.

Travis Thornton got the Cavaliers on the score board with a penalty kick

at the 17 minute mark in the first half. But Caleb Quarles scored on an assist from Alexander and the lead was 3-1 at the break.

Lehman outshot Dayton Christian in the second half but was only able to cash in once.

Alex Cavinder scored off a header from Pete Comer at the 19 minute mark to cut the lead to one. But that was as close

as the Cavaliers would get.

Lehman drops to 1-1 for the season. Dayton Christian moves to 1-2.

Lehman host Newton Saturday at 12 noon.

GIRLS SOCCER Lady Cavs roll

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tion at Lehman Tuesday.

The Lady Cavs outshot the visiting Lady Eagles 27-2, but only led 2-0 at the end of the first half.

“We had a lot of opportunities in the first half,” said Lehman coach Tony Schroeder. “We finally started making them count.”

Lehman scored 10 minutes into the contest when Ashley Keller passed to Sara Fuller, who finished

for a 1-0 lead.

Keller then scored on a pass from Jenna Kronenberger to make it 2-0.

In the second half, 18 minutes in, Madeline Franklin scored an unassisted goal, dribbling through the defense and taking on the keeper oneon-one for a goal.

Just two minutes later, Fuller crossed to Franklin, See SOCCER/Page 10

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Losing wearing on Baker Reds fall to Cardinals again ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker is tired of losing to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Baker was extremely frustrated after Cincinnati fell 6-1 at St. Louis on Tuesday night for its eighth loss in the last 10 games against the Cardinals.

“They’re beating us pretty well and we’ve got to change it,” Baker said.

The Reds are 4-10 against the NL Central leaders this season.

They have dropped their last seven series against the Cardinals after losing the first two games of this three-game set.

Cincinnati’s last series win over St. Louis was July 13-15, 2012, in the first series after the AllStar break.

“I don’t know what it is,” Cincinnati infielder Zack Cozart said.

“Obviously, they’re a great team and they’ve got a great lineup from top to bottom.”

Mat Latos allowed four runs and nine hits in sixplus innings for the Reds.

He has dropped two of his last three starts.

Latos, like his teammates, is getting tired of the Cardinals’ recent dominance.

“It’s frustrating, but they’re a good team,” he said. “Things just aren’t falling for us against them of late.”

Matt Holliday went 2 for 3 with an RBI single for St. Louis, which has won six of seven.

Joe Kelly (6-3) scattered

eight hits and allowed one run in six innings.

The Cardinals moved 1½ games ahead of second-place Pittsburgh, which lost to Milwaukee, and 4½ games up on the Reds, who won the division last year.

Kelly improved to 6-0 since rejoining the starting rotation on July 6. He has won each of his last three starts and five of his last six overall.

“I made pitches when I had to and I enjoyed that,” Kelly said. “My arm felt good. They got guys in scoring position a couple times, I just tried to bear down and leave those guys out there.”

St. Louis manager Mike Matheny is impressed with Kelly’s recent run.

“Joe did a good job, he had great life again,” Matheny said. “He just keeps making good starts for us.”

The hot-hitting Holliday had a rough game at the plate, at least physically. He fouled two separate pitches off his foot and toe in different at-bats. He also was plunked on the shoulder by a pitch from Alfredo Simon in the eighth.

The last blow signaled the end of his day.

But he went 2 for 3, including a big single in St. Louis’ two-run first.

He is batting .346 with three homers and 10 RBIs over his last seven games.

The Cardinals went 4 for 11 with runners in scoring position.

“That’s the type of team that we are,” Holliday said.

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Matt Latos fires a strike Tuesday night.

Holliday admitted that he was sore after the rough night.

He even joked he would soon be wearing a catcher’s shin guard to the plate to prevent any further damage.

The Cardinals needed just 14 pitches to take a 2-0 lead. Matt Carpenter and Carlos Beltran began the first back-to-back singles. Holliday then singled in Carpenter, who scored his major league-leading 100th run. Beltran scored when Allen Craig bounced into a double play.

Choo hit a leadoff drive in the fifth for his 100th career homer, but the Cardinals answered with

single runs in the sixth and seventh and scored twice in the eighth.

Craig pushed the lead to 3-1 with a run-scoring double in the sixth, giving him 96 RBIs on the year. Carpenter brought in Jon Jay with a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

“A loss is a loss, you’ve just got to play better baseball,” Baker said.

“There are a few things we’ve still got to learn about playing winning baseball.”

Baker was particularly upset with a baserunning error by Zack Cozart in the fourth inning. Cozart and Jay Bruce ended up on third base at the same time after Bruce was held

while rounding third on a hit by Latos. The play ended the inning.

Had Cozart stopped at second and noticed Bruce was being held up, the Reds would have had the bases loaded for Choo.

“It’s my (mistake) definitely,” Cozart said. “It was a bad play. You have to keep your head up.

When I got to third I was surprised Jay was even there. That was a big part of the game.”

Baker was not in a forgiving mood.

“Sometimes guys have got to be held accountable for their actions,” he said. “They’re all big boys, they’re all getting paid here.”

NOTES: Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright (15-7, 2.58 ERA) faces Homer Bailey (8-10, 3.71) in the final of the three-game series Wednesday. Bailey is 0-5 with a 6.90 ERA in seven career starts at Busch Stadium. … St. Louis INF Pete Kozma is mired in a 0-for-23 slump. … The Cardinals are 34-22 against NL Central opponents this season with 22 divisional games remaining. … The Reds have spent the past 127 days in second, third or fourth place. …Latos had two hits for his second multihit game of the season. …The Cardinals have doubled in a season-high 18 consecutive games.

‘Chud’ would rather be safe Browns starters will get rest tonight CLEVELAND (AP) — The risk was too high for Browns coach Rob Chudzinski. He’d rather be safe than sorry.

With the possibility of getting some of his top players hurt, Cleveland’s rookie coach opted to rest the majority of his starters Thursday night in the final exhibition game against the Chicago Bears.

On Tuesday, Chudzinski said he was considering playing his starters for “10 to 12 reps” in the final tuneup before the Sept. 8 regular-season opener against Miami.

However, Chudzinski chose to sit nearly all of them, and a team spokesman relayed the coach’s decision Wednesday before the Browns left for Chicago.

Backup quarterback Jason Campbell is expected to start instead of Brandon Weeden, who struggled last week in a 27-6 loss to Indianapolis.

Earlier this week, Weeden said he would welcome the chance to get back on the field but won’t get the chance until he faces the Dolphins.

Campbell didn’t practice Tuesday because of an unspecified illness, but the team spokesman said the veteran is feeling better. Third-string QB Brian Hoyer is likely to play most of the second half.

Running back Trent Richardson, who showed tremendous quickness during last week’s game against the Colts, will also sit along with all of

Cleveland’s offensive linemen except right guard Oneil Cousins, who zoomed up the depth chart following ankle injuries to Shawn Lauvao and Jason Pinkston.

Chudzinski said Cousins has an “edge” to start in the opener over rookie Garrett Gilkey.

Pro Bowl tackle Joe Thomas didn’t seemed thrilled about the possibility of playing Thursday, but he understood Chudzinski’s reasoning if he decided to go that route.

“I haven’t played in the fourth preseason game since 2008 or so,” Thomas said Tuesday.

“It’s been about five years. Every coach has a philosophy and he’ll back it up with a philosophy of wanting to play X number of plays or so. In the end, AP Photo it doesn’t really matter as Jason Campbell is expected to start tonight against the Bears. long as you stay healthy.

The fourth game is real- rently starters because of on Mingo’s return, and ly all about some of the injuries to Jabaal Sheard it’s not yet known if he’ll young guys trying to earn (knee) and Desmond play in the opener. … The Browns were awarded a job. If they can’t make Bryant (back spasms).

Punters Spencer rookie LB Eric Martin on this team, they are trying to put together good film Lanning and Colton waivers from New Orleans so they get picked up by Schmidt, awarded to the and waived second-year Browns off waivers from cornerback Trevin Wade, somebody else.”

Wide receivers Travis San Francisco, will share a seventh-round pick last season from Arizona.

Benjamin and Josh duties against the Bears. ___ Wade injured his shoulGordon, who is suspendNOTES: The Browns der while trying to make ed for the first two regular-season games, will said rookie lineback- a diving interception durstart. The Browns want er Barkevious Mingo ing a training camp practo keep Gordon as fresh worked out with weights tice. The 6-foot-2, 250as possible before his lay- on Wednesday. The first- pound Martin originally off for violating the NFL’s round draft pick hasn’t signed with the Saints practiced since bruis- as an undrafted free drug policy.

On defense, outside ing his lung on Aug. 15 agent on April 28. He linebacker Quentin against Detroit and being played in all three exhiGroves and end Billy hospitalized for two days. bition games, recording Winn will start. They are Mingo did some running one special teams tackle. listed as backups on the on Tuesday. Chudzinski New Orleans waived him depth chart but are cur- said there is no timetable Tuesday.

Ryan Barr celebrates with his family after winning a state title.

Barr wins state title Ryan Barr made the trip down to Xenia Sunday to compete in the final race of the Mid-Ohio State championship series.

Barr would be competing in two different divisions.

Going into the final event Barr was fourth in the Senior Animal division, and leading the Light World Formula division. Barr was leading the A main in the Animal class when a lapped car spun, Barr had no where to go. was collected in the accident.

His crew got the car repaired in time to get back out there.

Barr would end up fifth in the race with a beat and battered race car to securea third-place finish in the points.

In the Light World Formula class, Barr fought an ill-handling car all day.

Finishing second in the A-main, Barr would lock up the State title.

This was Barrs second year in a row winning this title.

It would be a first for his new car owner Terry and Wendy Shira.

The Shira family has been competing in Auto racing for nearly 50 years.

Barr said “It was a huge honor to drive there car this season and to get them there first championship.

“Not to mention a huge thank you for all they have done for me,” Barr said.

He also thanked his sponsors, Shira Qu a r t e r h o rs e s , Amsoil dealer Steve Smith, 1-Shot Services, Metalbrite, Skinner Powd e r Coating, Radicsl Race Gear, J and T Photos and Shorty Mufflers.

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be a key all season for our defense (to not give up big plays), if they are going to keep us in games.”

Defensively, Rogers runs a 4-3.

“They have four very good defensive lineman who really get a push at the quarterback,” Nees said. “They, only gave up one touchdown in their two scrimmages.”

Piqua could be a similar team on offense.

In the preseason, the Indians success on offense has come from big plays.

The Indians score in last week’s tri-scrimmage with Wayne and Middletown came on a 48-yard pass from Dan Monnin to Colton Bachman.

“It seems like that,” Nees said about being a big-play offense, “but you never really know.”

The Indians most impressive performance of the pre-season came last Friday.

“We really front-loaded our scrimmages,” Nees said. “It’s time now we take what we have done in the pre-season and turn that into victories.”

Another test for a young team Friday will be a young team facing a two-hour bus ride to start the season.

“There are a number of things,” Nees said.

“Whether it is food or getting 65 guys there and back.”

One thing Nees isn’t worried about is the way the kids will respond.

“We learn something new with these kids almost every day,” Nees said. “One thing that is great about these kids and has always been the case at Piqua — is there willing to learn and we can coach them up. They are very receptive to that.”

Robbie Heckman battles for the ball against Dayton Christian.

Which the Indians hope will lead to good things Record Book Friday — against a new Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. opponent.

Football L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

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Roundup Continued from page 8 Camille Puthoff led the Lady Raiders with 10 kills each.

Puthoff had 12 digs and Wilson added 11.

Taylor Daniel dished out 27 assists to go with 11 digs, while Claire Sherman contributed three kills, four blocks and 10 digs.

Allison Gariety had three kills and three blocks, while Maggie Kearns had four kills and 10 digs.

The Russia JVs won 2521, 25-11.

Leah Francis had six kills and Chloe Sherman added nine kills.

Russia, 5-0 overall and 1-0 in the SCL, will travel to Jackson Center Thursday.

BOYS GOLF Dean cards 37

LEWISTOWN — The Lehman boys golf team defeated Riverside 174213 Tuesday at Cherokee Hills.

Sam Dean was medalist with a 37.

Other Lehman scores were Mitchell Shroyer 42, Bryce Eck 46, Zack Scott 49.

Lehman will host Troy Christian today at Shelby Oaks.

Buccs handle Bees

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Russia will host Anna today in SCL action.

GIRLS TENNIS Lady Indians fall

VANDALIA — The Piqua girls tennis team lost 5-0 to Vandalia-Butler Tuesday in GWOC North action.

The highlight came at third singles, where Jordan Kiefer lost a marathon match to E. Miller 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

“Those ladies were on the court for over three hours,” Piqua coach Cheryl Burkhardt said. “It was a hard-fought match.

I was pleased with Jordan’s play and her ability to stay in the match.

“It really could have gone either way, these two players really challenged each other point after point.”

They even had to wait out a rain delay.

“They played until daylight was almost gone because of the rain delay and the courts needing to be rolled before the could start again.” Burkhardt said. “That’s a tough situation. To stop i nthe middle of the match and then resume play for another two-and-a half hours.”

In other singles matches, Molly Smitley lost to C. Rogers 6-0, 6-0; and Elle Ryan lost to M. Peyton 6-0, 6-0.

In doubles, Haley Weidner and Kim McCullough lost to L. Wenzel and E. Lee 6-2, 6-3; and Abby Helman and Corinne Crawford lost to A. Kennedy and M. Midlan 6-2, 6-0.

The Covington boys golf team used a consistent effort to beat Bethel 169182 in CCC action at Echo Hills.

Joe Slusher, Jacob Blair and Ty Boehringer all shared medalist honors for Covington with 42.

Other Covington scores were Levi Winn 43 and Jesse Wall 70.

Lady Cavs lose Covington will play CELINA — The Bradford today at Stillwa- Lehman girls tennis team ter Valley Golf Course in lost to Celina 3-2.

CCC action.

In singles, Julia Harrelson defeated Kalie GardJamison goes low ner 6-4, 6-3; Sarah G R E E N V I L L E — Gravunder lost to Sasha Brock Jamison shot 37 to Jenkins 6-2, 6-3; and earn medalist honors and Diana Gibson lost to lead Newton to a 169-232 Brooke Sutter 6-2, 6-2. win over Ansonia at White In doubles, Meghan Springs Tuesday in CCC Burner and Elaina Snyder action. defeated Leah Zvercher Other Newton scores and Sabrina Smith 0-6, 6were Donovan Oscoela 41, 3, 7-6 (9-7); while Emily Wade Ferrell 42, Reid Fer- Hoersten and Kaitlin Gillrell 49, Christian Nelson man lost to Nicole Elston 60, Paige Denlinger 87. and Maddy Cline 6-0, 6-0.

Newton will play at In a JV match, Emma Mississinawa Valley today Simpson lost to Breanna in CCC play at Winchester Jenkins 8-1.

Golf Club.

Lehman was coming off a 5-0 loss to Milton-Union.

In singles, Harrelson Russia boys win SIDNEY — The Russia lost to Brooke Falb 6-0, 6boys golf team defeated 2; Gravunder lost to JesJackson Center 167-204 sica Ferguson 6-0, 6-2; and Tuesday at Shelby Oaks Gibson lost to Sarah Black Golf Course.

6-2, 6-2.

Luke Daporre led RusIn doubles, Burner and sia with a 38.

Snyder lost to Claire FetOther Raider scores ters and Liz Fetters 6-0, 6were Connor Monnin 40, 1; and Simpson and Austin Tebbe 44, Zach Gillman lost to Maggie Sherman 45, Jordan Kre- Gooshin and Ashley mer 45.

Womblad 6-0, 6-0.

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Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Jacksonville at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Baltimore at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.

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Franklin, who finished for her second straight goal and a 4-0 lead.

Franklin then passed to Madison Cline for the final goal of the game with 14 minutes remaining.

Lehman plays host to Newton on Saturday.

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Miami (Koehler 3-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 7-6), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 9-9) at Pittsburgh (Cole 6-6), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-8) at Atlanta (Medlen 10-12), 7:10 p.m.

Friday's Games Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

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Kansas City (B.Chen 5-2) at Minnesota (Deduno 8-7), 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Vargas 7-5) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 0-0), 1:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Tillman 14-4) at Boston (Lester 12-7), 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland (U.Jimenez 9-8) at Atlanta (Medlen 10-12), 7:10 p.m.

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Minnesota at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

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MLB Leaders TODAY'S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING—YMolina, St. Louis, .333; CJohnson, Atlanta, .331; Cuddyer, Colorado, .325; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, .322; Craig, St. Louis, .316; MCarpenter, St. Louis, .313; Beltran, St. Louis, .312.

RUNS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 100; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 88; Choo, Cincinnati, 86; Votto, Cincinnati, 86; Holliday, St. Louis, 85; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 80; JUpton, Atlanta, 80.

RBI—Goldschmidt, Arizona, 104; Craig, St. Louis, 96; Phillips, Cincinnati, 95; PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 86; FFreeman, Atlanta, 85; Bruce, Cincinnati, 82; AdGonzalez, Los Angeles, 81.

HITS—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 159; Segura, Milwaukee, 156; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 155; Craig, St. Louis, 153; Votto, Cincinnati, 150; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 147; DanMurphy, New York, 145.

DOUBLES—MCarpenter, St. Louis, 43; YMolina, St. Louis, 37; Bruce, Cincinnati, 35; Desmond, Washington, 33; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 33; Rizzo, Chicago, 33; GParra, Arizona, 32.

TRIPLES—SMarte, Pittsburgh, 10; CGomez, Milwaukee, 9; Segura, Milwaukee, 9; Span, Washington, 9; Hechavarria, Miami, 7; Venable, San Diego, 7; CGonzalez, Colorado, 6; DWright, New York, 6.

HOME RUNS—PAlvarez, Pittsburgh, 32; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; DBrown, Philadelphia, 27; CGonzalez, Colorado, 26; Bruce, Cincinnati, 25; JUpton, Atlanta, 24; Beltran, St. Louis, 23.

STOLEN BASES—Segura, Milwaukee, 38; ECabrera, San Diego, 37; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 35; CGomez, Milwaukee, 30; EYoung, New York, 29; McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 26; Revere, Philadelphia, 22.

PITCHING—Zimmermann, Washington, 15-7; Wainwright, St. Louis, 15-7; Liriano, Pittsburgh, 14-6; JDe La Rosa, Colorado, 14-6; 7 tied at 13.

ERA—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 1.72; Harvey, New York, 2.27; Fernandez, Miami, 2.30; Wainwright, St. Louis, 2.58; Corbin, Arizona, 2.79; Bumgarner, San Francisco, 2.84; Greinke, Los Angeles, 2.86.

STRIKEOUTS—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 197; Harvey, New York, 191; Wainwright, St. Louis, 182; Samardzija, Chicago, 175; Latos, Cincinnati, 170; HBailey, Cincinnati, 166; AJBurnett, Pittsburgh, 166.

SAVES—Kimbrel, Atlanta, 42; Mujica, St. Louis, 35; RSoriano, Washington, 34; AChapman, Cincinnati, 33; Romo, San Francisco, 32; Grilli, Pittsburgh, 30; Cishek, Miami, 28.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BATTING—MiCabrera, Detroit, .357; Trout, Los Angeles, .331; ABeltre, Texas, .329; Mauer, Minnesota, .324; DOrtiz, Boston, .316; Cano, New York, .305; JhPeralta, Detroit, .305; TorHunter, Detroit, .305.

RUNS—MiCabrera, Detroit, 95; CDavis, Baltimore, 94; Trout, Los Angeles, 90; AJones, Baltimore, 87; AJackson, Detroit, 85; Bautista, Toronto, 82; Ellsbury, Boston, 82.

RBI—MiCabrera, Detroit, 130; CDavis, Baltimore, 118; Encarnacion, Toronto, 97; AJones, Baltimore, 95; Fielder, Detroit, 90; Cano, New York, 85; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 84.

HITS—ABeltre, Texas, 170; MiCabrera, Detroit, 170; Machado, Baltimore, 163; Trout, Los Angeles, 161; AJones, Baltimore, 159; Pedroia, Boston, 159; Ellsbury, Boston, 157.

DOUBLES—Machado, Baltimore, 44; Lowrie, Oakland, 37; CDavis, Baltimore, 36; AlRamirez, Chicago, 36; Mauer, Minnesota, 35; Pedroia, Boston, 34; Saltalamacchia, Boston, 34; Trout, Los Angeles, 34.

TRIPLES—Ellsbury, Boston, 8; Gardner, New York, 8; Trout, Los Angeles, 8; Drew, Boston, 6; AGordon, Kansas City, 6; DeJennings, Tampa Bay, 5; Kawasaki, Toronto, 5; LMartin, Texas, 5; BMiller, Seattle, 5.

HOME RUNS—CDavis, Baltimore, 46; MiCabrera, Detroit, 43; Encarnacion, Toronto, 33; ADunn, Chicago, 30; Trumbo, Los Angeles, 29; Bautista, Toronto, 28; ABeltre, Texas, 28; Longoria, Tampa Bay, 28.

STOLEN BASES—Ellsbury, Boston, 47; RDavis, Toronto, 40; Andrus, Texas, 35; Rios, Texas, 31; Altuve, Houston, 30; LMartin, Texas, 29; McLouth, Baltimore, 29.

PITCHING—Scherzer, Detroit, 19-1; MMoore, Tampa Bay, 14-3; Tillman, Baltimore, 14-4; Colon, Oakland, 145; Masterson, Cleveland, 14-9; CWilson, Los Angeles, 13-6; Guthrie, Kansas City, 13-10.

PLEASANT HILL — The Newton girls soccer team improved to 1-2-0 with a 3-0 win over Miami Valley Tuesday.

Madison Tebics got the scoring started on a penalty kick.

Holly Bucholtz scored Newton’s second goal on an assist from Erin Sweitzer.

Sweitzer than got into the scoring column on an assist from Katie Houck.

Newton will play at Lehman Saturday.

Newton 1-2-0

ERA—AniSanchez, Detroit, 2.61; Darvish, Texas, 2.68; Kuroda, New York, 2.71; Scherzer, Detroit, 2.73; Colon, Oakland, 2.97; FHernandez, Seattle, 2.97; DHolland, Texas, 3.00.

STRIKEOUTS—Darvish, Texas, 225; Scherzer, Detroit, 196; FHernandez, Seattle, 194; Masterson, Cleveland, 182; Sale, Chicago, 181; Verlander, Detroit, 169; DHolland, Texas, 167.

SAVES—JiJohnson, Baltimore, 40; Nathan, Texas, 38; MRivera, New York, 38; AReed, Chicago, 36; GHolland, Kansas City, 35; Balfour, Oakland, 33; Perkins, Minnesota, 30; Rodney, Tampa Bay, 30.

Golf

FedExCup Leaders PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders Through Aug. 25 Rank Player Points YTD Money 1. Tiger Woods 4,009 $8,215,119 2. Adam Scott 3,846 $4,646,513 3. Phil Mickelson 2,625 $5,224,727 4. Matt Kuchar 2,541 $5,100,008 5. Justin Rose 2,397 $3,691,881 6. Brandt Snedeker 2,219 $4,913,261 7. Graham DeLaet 1,806 $2,105,300 8. Bill Haas 1,719 $3,281,963 9. Jordan Spieth 1,684 $2,724,820 10. Gary Woodland 1,633 $1,637,012 11. Keegan Bradley 1,599 $3,180,813 12. Kevin Streelman 1,581 $2,878,018 13. Henrik Stenson 1,552 $3,465,963 14. Jim Furyk 1,516 $2,433,929 15. D.A. Points 1,497 $2,507,287 16. Jason Day 1,497 $2,981,763 17. Billy Horschel 1,488 $3,117,543 18. Webb Simpson 1,461 $2,487,284 19. Jason Dufner 1,419 $2,678,134 20. Boo Weekley 1,394 $2,601,662 21. Hunter Mahan 1,313 $2,414,497 22. Dustin Johnson 1,226 $2,572,844 23. Rickie Fowler 1,185 $1,783,942 24. Charles Howell III 1,179 $1,826,492 25. Zach Johnson 1,142 $2,287,259 1,136 $2,127,757 26. Harris English 27. Bubba Watson 1,123 $1,674,756 28. Steve Stricker 1,118 $2,553,532 29. Charl Schwartzel 1,084 $1,818,323 30. Jimmy Walker 1,073 $1,941,570 31. Lee Westwood 1,069 $2,012,001 32. Patrick Reed 1,063 $1,927,999 33. Russell Henley 1,049 $1,958,106 34. Roberto Castro 1,036 $1,575,164 35. Nick Watney 1,026 $1,401,439 36. Rory McIlroy 1,025 $1,763,936 37. Matt Jones 1,019 $1,492,707 38. Bre. de Jonge 1,019 $1,324,524 39. John Merrick 1,007 $1,847,060 40. Chris Stroud 984 $1,544,269 41. Jonas Blixt 971 $1,990,166 42. David Lynn 964 $1,550,053 43. Kevin Chappell 962 $1,495,919 44. Gra. McDowell 941 $2,135,769 45. John Huh 935 $1,431,882 46. Matt Every 908 $1,138,947 47. Chris Kirk 905 $1,536,416 48. Ken Duke 903 $1,705,863 49. Scott Piercy 898 $1,659,337 50. Jason Kokrak 884 $1,227,221 51. Brian Gay 872 $1,356,047 52. D. Summerhays 867 $1,146,686 53. Ryan Moore 865 $1,299,065 54. Luke Donald 855 $1,428,446 55. Sergio Garcia 848 $1,604,085 56. Rory Sabbatini 846 $1,133,725 57. Sang-Moon Bae 839 $1,696,240 58. M. Thompson 829 $1,672,420 59. Angel Cabrera 827 $1,751,279 60. Ryan Palmer 824 $1,521,592 61. Fredrik Jacobson 821 $1,236,722 62. Scott Stallings 817 $1,567,947 63. Martin Laird 814 $1,755,393 64. David Lingmerth 807 $1,748,109 65. Charley Hoffman 799 $1,512,853 66. Kyle Stanley 760 $1,462,943 67. David Hearn 733 $1,078,515 68. Bryce Molder 717 $763,258 $954,889 69. Cameron Tringale 712 70. Tim Clark 704 $1,355,952 71. John Rollins 696 $1,164,049 72. Josh Teater 687 $1,315,532 73. N. Thompson 684 $857,770 74. K.J. Choi 680 $944,951 75. Kevin Stadler 674 $923,910 76. Marc Leishman 653 $1,334,559 77. Ian Poulter 647 $1,490,599 78. Martin Flores 631 $805,597 79. Scott Brown 629 $1,012,142 80. Brian Davis 622 $931,257 81. Luke Guthrie 607 $991,902 82. Robert Garrigus 602 $1,132,355 83. Derek Ernst 599 $1,330,856 84. Brian Stuard 583 $1,015,708 85. Bob Estes 581 $748,891 86. Stewart Cink 580 $999,462 87. Jerry Kelly 580 $814,310 88. Brian Harman 579 $909,759 89. Brendan Steele 574 $886,721 90. Martin Kaymer 572 $862,110 91. Ernie Els 571 $1,054,508 92. Richard H. Lee 565 $905,396 93. Greg Chalmers 559 $632,283 94. Erik Compton 548 $651,660 95. Pat Perez 545 $958,960 96. Bo Van Pelt 544 $938,531 97. Stuart Appleby 543 $521,613 98. Justin Leonard 537 $673,312 99. William McGirt 533 $867,384 $671,077 100. Camilo Villegas 529 101. Aaron Baddeley 526 $721,024 102. George McNeill 524 $500,798 103. James Driscoll 524 $821,101 104. Geoff Ogilvy 522 $892,920 105. Ted Potter, Jr. 519 $829,770 106. J.J. Henry 516 $761,861 107. Carl Pettersson 516 $738,143 108. Jeff Overton 506 $721,723 109. John Senden 499 $667,027 110. James Hahn 481 $853,507 111. Mark Wilson 478 $913,730 112. Charlie Beljan 460 $916,229 113. Jason Bohn 455 $739,030 114. Lucas Glover 454 $747,812 $1,022,331 115. Jeff Maggert 453 116. Justin Hicks 451 $732,742 117. M. Hoffmann 444 $871,003 118. Chez Reavie 441 $590,925 119. D.H. Lee 434 $882,793 120. Andres Romero 431 $718,507 121. Joh. Wagner 430 $801,955 122. Scott Langley 426 $590,684 123. Steven Bowditch401 $697,775 123. Charlie Wi 401 $656,672 125. Ben Crane 369 $796,947 126. Robert Streb 361 $454,871 127. Peter Hanson 357 $610,178 128. N. Colsaerts 353 $720,164 129. Brad Fritsch 352 $452,184 130. P. Harrington 346 $711,244 343 $553,878 131. Ricky Barnes 132. Bud Cauley 343 $443,698 133. Fabian Gomez 339 $586,942 134. Greg Owen 336 $442,198 135. Shawn Stefani 333 $511,399

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Friday, Aug. 30, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a fun day at work because you're enthusiastic about life as well as enthusiastic about what you're doing. It's a win-win situation.

Groups are supportive to you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a wonderful, playful day!

Enjoy outdoor events, picnics and barbecues. Slip away on a little vacation if you can. The arts and playful times with children will delight. Romance is promising.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Family get-togethers will be positive and joyful today. Some people might hatch big plans for future repairs or changes at home. It's a good day!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because you're in a positive frame of mind today, people are attracted to you. After all, enthusiasm is contagious!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an excellent day for business and commerce; however, be careful about going overboard. Yes you're confident, but you want to be realistic as well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You're thinking about larger issues in your life today. You also feel hopeful.

Your mind is clear, sharp and alert, and you're quick to see the big picture.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You feel content and pleased with yourself today. In fact, you are aware of being able to appreciate who you are and what you have. (This is the way to be.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) All group activities will be upbeat and positive because people are in a good mood today. Expect an easy give-andtake with others. Group sports will be fun.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You make a great impression on others today, especially if you are traveling for business. Work-related travel and dealing with foreign countries will expand your world.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You're in the mood to learn something new today, plus you want adventure!

This is the perfect day to expand your horizons and talk to people from different backgrounds. Go, go, go!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a good day to discuss how to share things -- inheritances, mortgages, loans and jointly held property.

People feel generous and cooperative, and so do you.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Because those who are close to you are upbeat and positive today, this is the time to pop the question or make an important suggestion. Your ideas will be well-received by others.

YOU BORN TODAY You are rock solid, reliable, responsible and organized. People know this about you. In part, this is because you like your life to be well-ordered and comfortable.

You also have excellent money savvy.

Naturally, your stability is a wonderful boon to your family. Good news!

This year might be one of the most powerful years of your life. Dream big!

Birthdate of: Ted Williams, baseball player; Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, author; Angel Coulby, actress.

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Some school districts quit healthier lunch program Carolyn Thompson Associated Press

After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money.

Federal officials say they don’t have exact numbers but have seen isolated reports of schools cutting ties with the $11 billion National School Lunch Program, which reimburses schools for meals served and gives them access to lower-priced food.

Districts that rejected the program say the reimbursement was not enough to offset losses from students who began avoiding the lunch line and bringing food from home or, in some cases, going hungry.

“Some of the stuff we had to offer, they wouldn’t eat,” said Catlin, Ill., Superintendent Gary Lewis, whose district saw a 10 to 12 percent drop in lunch sales, translating to $30,000 lost under the program last year.

“So you sit there and watch the kids, and you know they’re hungry at the end of the day, and that led to some behavior and some lack of attentiveness.”

In upstate New York, a few districts have quit the program, including the Schenectady-area Burnt Hills Ballston Lake system, whose five lunchrooms ended the year $100,000 in the red.

Near Albany, Voorheesville Superintendent Teresa Thayer Snyder said her district lost $30,000 in the first three months. The program didn’t even make it through the school year after students repeatedly complained about the small portions and apples and pears went from the tray to the trash untouched.

Districts that leave the program are free to develop their own guidelines.

Voorheesville’s chef began serving such dishes as salad topped with flank steak and crumbled cheese, pasta with chicken and mushrooms, and a panini with chicken, red peppers and cheese.

In Catlin, soups and fish sticks will return to the menu this year, and the hamburger lunch will come with yogurt and a banana — not one or the other, like last year.

Nationally, about 31 million students participated in the guidelines that took effect last fall under the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act. Dr. Janey Thornton, deputy undersecretary for USDA’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services, which oversees the program, said she is aware of reports of districts quitting but is still optimistic about the program’s long-term prospects.

“The vast majority of schools across the country are meeting the updated meal standards successfully, which is so important to help all our nation’s children lead healthier lives,” Thornton said.

“Many of these children have never seen or tasted some of the fruits and vegetables that are being served before, and it takes a while to adapt and learn,” she said.

The agency had not determined how many districts have dropped out, Thornton said, cautioning that “the numbers that have threatened to drop and the ones that actually have dropped are quite different.”

The School Nutrition Association found that 1 percent of 521 district nutrition directors surveyed over the summer planned to drop out of the program in the 2013-14 school year and about 3 percent were considering the move.

Not every district can afford to quit. The National School Lunch Program provides cash reimbursements for each meal served: about $2.50 to $3 for free and reduced-priced meals and about 30 cents for full-price

meals. That takes the option of quitting off the table for schools with large numbers of poor youngsters.

The new guidelines set limits on calories and salt, phase in more whole grains and require that fruit and vegetables be served daily.

A typical elementary school meal under the program consisted of whole-wheat cheese pizza, baked sweet potato fries, grape tomatoes with low-fat ranch dip, applesauce and 1 percent milk.

In December, the Agriculture Department, responding to complaints that kids weren’t getting enough to eat, relaxed the 2-ounce-per-day limit on grains and meats while keeping the calorie limits.

At Wallace County High in Sharon Springs, Kan., football player Callahan Grund said the revision helped, but he and his friends still weren’t thrilled by the calorie limits (750850 for high school) when they had hours of calorieburning practice after school. The idea of dropping the program has come up at board meetings, but the district is sticking with it for now.

“A lot of kids were resorting to going over to the convenience store across the block from school and kids were buying junk food,” the 17-year-old said. “It was kind of ironic that we’re downsizing the amount of food to cut down on obesity but kids are going and getting junk food to fill that hunger.”

To make the point, Grund and his schoolmates starred last year in a music video parody of the pop hit “We Are Young.” Instead, they sang, “We Are Hungry.”

It was funny, but Grund’s mother, Chrysanne Grund, said her anxiety was not.

“I was quite literally panicked about how we would get enough food in these kids during the day,” she said, “so we resorted to packing lunches most days.”

Man, dog join forces for new breed of philanthropy Sue Manning Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Charlie Annenberg adopted an abandoned golden retriever named Lucky, a new breed of philanthropy was born.

Lucky was 4 in 2001 when he teamed up with Annenberg, scion to a wealthy family known for giving money away.

The 46-year-old Annenberg incorporated Lucky into all his projects. They were on the road more than they were home as they traveled around making documentaries about people who were making a difference.

Lucky became Annenberg’s sidekick and soul mate and would eventually inspire donations to dog-focused causes from the as much as $8 million the philanthropist controls annually.

Whether it was a chef at The White House or coal miners 100 feet underground in West Virginia, Lucky made documentary interviews easy because he made everyone so comfortable. In each small town and big city, the man and dog would make unannounced stops at a retirement home, where Lucky would steal the show.

The workload for both grew with explore.org. Using stateof-the-art cameras, Annenberg brought wildlife (bears and bees and beluga whales) to stunning life for millions of web watchers. He and Lucky traveled to every installation in North America and everywhere they went, Annenberg filmed Lucky interacting with people and places.

At the Delta Blues Museum in Mississippi, Annenberg cut a harmonica-backed, spontaneous freestyle jazz tribute to Lucky.

“It doesn’t matter what color your skin, man or woman, fat or thin. He loves them all, every day. His name

is Lucky and he’s my friend.”

In 2010, Annenberg decided to use his Lucky photos and films for a travel journal on Facebook, telling the story of their trips.

Annenberg called the journal Dog Bless You, he said, because several years earlier Lucky had befriended a homeless man in San Francisco.

They shared time and a sandwich with the man. As they were leaving, the man said: “Dog bless you.”

The Facebook page was all about Lucky, but it captured the fervor for pets that was growing around the country.

“Today we have an audience of 505,000 fans,” said Courtney Johnson, explore.org’s community relations manager.

When an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan in 2011, killing more than 18,000 people, Annenberg used Dog Bless You to send six search dogs.

Then war veterans started returning home in large numbers, with wounds including brain injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Passion for the cause on Dog Bless You soared. Dogs cost between $2,000 and $50,000 each, depending on how much training they need, Johnson said.

Annenberg, grandson of the late publisher, ambassador and philanthropist Walter H. Annenberg, is a vice president and director of the grant-making Annenberg Foundation.

He gives away up to $8 million a year.

In just three years, he has donated 170 guide dogs, search-and-rescue dogs or service dogs for veterans.

The majority of the dogs funded by Annenberg have been for veterans. Because there are waiting lists at almost every training school and experts say thousands of veterans would benefit from a dog, Annenberg plans to accelerate the dog grant program.

Warrior Canine Connection in Brookeville, Md., is just one of the dog training schools Annenberg uses, but it’s also one of the most unique because dogs are raised for, by and with veterans.

The latest group of nine puppies is even named after veterans, said Warrior Canine executive director Rick Yount.

Called the “honor litter,” they are Bre, Luke, Gavin, Leigh Ann, Derek, Nick, Florence, Cody and Stanley.

“It’s a good way to say, ‘We are not forgetting about your sacrifices.’ And they (the namesakes) get to spend time with the puppies and get therapy themselves,” Yount said.

Trained veterans teach the puppies for the first eight to 12 weeks. Then the dogs go live with volunteers from military or veteran’s organizations. “By the time a dog is fully trained, over 500 vets and service members have been involved in getting it ready,” Yount said.

“Hearing the stories of how these dogs help bring their humans out of the darkness is incredible. In some instances, having the companionship of a dog is what motivates them to keep going — it gives them a purpose and reason to get up in the morning,” said Dog Bless You fan Rachel Nelken of Vancouver, British Columbia.

As Lucky aged and slowed down, the format of Dog Bless You changed, becoming a tribute to every dog. And Lucky had to retire from traveling.

Annenberg misses Lucky at work.

“He was my partner on all these trips,” he said. “It’s not the same. He would open the door and make me look good.

People always stopped and petted him. Everyone wanted to keep Lucky, especially the coal miners. Isn’t it interesting that every day was a new day for Lucky? And he just wanted to be petted? It’s been a great ride.”

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The decision issued Tuesday sends the case back to a county judge and says he must give more consideration to the request by Akron Children’s Hospital.

The judge had ruled in July that the parents had the right to make medical decisions for their daughter.

The hospital wants a registered nurse to take over limited guardianship and make medical decisions for the girl.

The hospital says the girl will die without chemotherapy.

The girl’s parents say that the chemotherapy’s effects were terrible and that they’re now using “natural” medicines, such as herbs and vitamins, and consulting with another doctor.

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Ohio lawmakers approved the increase as part of the state’s $62 billion, two-year state operating budget.

The increase was part of a larger package of tax adjustments that will reduce overall business and individual taxes by an estimated $2.7 billion over the next three years.

That includes a 10-percent cut to the personal income tax that will be phased in starting Sunday.

The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates 35 percent of an average Ohio family’s spending is subject to the sales tax.

Groceries, housing, medicines and education are exempt from sales taxes.

Ohio sales tax to rise one-quarter percent Sunday COLUMBUS (AP) — Shoppers across Ohio will see a one-quarter percent sales tax increase beginning Sunday.

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Rubber duck race on Ohio River help food banks CINCINNATI (AP) — An annual race of little rubber ducks down the Ohio River provides a big boost for an effort to feed hungry families in the Cincinnati region.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that as many as 3 million meals could be provided as a result of Sunday’s race.

That would require sales of 200,000 ducks, which cost $5 each. People can get six ducks for $25, which the Freestore Foodbank says pays for 100 pounds of food that

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Eighteen previous Rubber Duck Regattas raised more than $7 million for food banks in southwest Ohio, northern Kentucky and southeast Indiana.

At the Be Concerned food pantry across the river in Covington, Ky., director Paul Gottbrath said it started 26 years ago to supplement senior citizens on fixed incomes.

But it now serves another segment that is growing.

“The second group is the latest wave, people who’ve come upon hard times and either lost a job or had their hours cut.

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The Great Recession left many families with no emergency reserves, and a slow economic recovery has seen some people still unemployed and others with jobs getting fewer hours or less pay.

“More people are living paycheck to paycheck, and they’ve gone through whatever nest eggs or savings they had,” said Kurt Reiber, Freestore Foodbank chief executive.

The Cincinnati-based food bank is affiliated with 275 food banks in the region.

In the fiscal year that ended June 30, the network of food banks distributed 19 million meals, up from 15 million in 2011.

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The race is part of Labor Day celebrations culminating in a giant fireworks show on the river.

their investigation, which began Monday.

“Let them conclude … their work for four days and then we will have to analyze scientifically” their findings and send a report to the U.N. Security Council, Ban said. The U.N. said the analysis would be done “as quickly as possible.”

Syria’s Ambassador to the U.N., Bashar Ja’afari, said he sent Ban a letter demanding that the inspectors extend their investigation to what he described as three chemical weapons attacks against Syrian soldiers in the Damascus suburbs. He said the attacks occurred on Aug. 22, 24, and 25, and that dozens of Syrian soldiers are current being treated for inhaling nerve gases.

Ja’afari also blamed the rebels for any chemical weapons attack, saying “the Syrian government is innocent of these allegations.”

Ban pleaded for more time to give diplomacy another chance to end Syria’s conflict. Marking the centenary of a venue for peaceful conflict resolution in The Hague, Netherlands, he said: “Here in the Peace Palace, let us say: Give peace a chance. Give diplomacy a chance. Stop fighting and start talking.”

But with many seeing Western intervention no longer a question of if but when, there were signs of growing fears across the wider region.

At least 6,000 Syrians crossed into Lebanon in a 24-hour period through the main Masnaa crossing, including an estimated 4,000 on Wednesday, according to Lebanese security officials in the country’s Bekaa Valley

near the border. The normal daily influx is 500 to 1,000 refugees, depending on the level of fighting. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

Long lines of packed cars — some with suitcases strapped to roofs — were backed up at the frontier post, witnesses said. A security official said about 2,000 also crossed into Syria, but many of them said they were going in to evacuate relatives.

One woman, Um Ahmad, entered Lebanon with her five children, saying she fearing U.S. strikes on Damascus.

“Isn’t it enough, all the violence and fighting that we already have in the country, now America wants to bomb us, too?” the 45-year-old said, declining to give her full name for security concerns.

Her husband said they know no one in Lebanon but came anyway because of their children. “What will we do here, where will we go? I don’t know, but hopefully we’ll be safe,” he added.

Nearly 2 million Syrians have fled the country since the crisis began in March 2011, and millions more are displaced inside Syria.

Effects were also evident in Israel, where large crowds lined up at gas-mask distribution centers. Maya Avishai of the Israeli postal service, which oversees gas mask distribution, said demand has tripled in recent days.

About 5 million Israelis, roughly 60 percent of the population, now have gas masks, she said.

The Israeli government ordered a “limited” call-up of reserve units

Ohio woman seeks new trial over poisoning death CLEVELAND (AP) — Lawyers are requesting a new trial for a Cleveland woman convicted of killing her fiancé by poisoning his raspberry iced tea with antifreeze.

Holly McFeeture was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday, but her attorneys are seeking a delay and arguing for a new trial.

The Plain Dealer reports the defense alleges the prosecutor’s office withheld information about the credibility of a key witness who was an informant in another case.

The prosecutor’s office says that witness wasn’t promised anything for his testimony and was crossexamined at trial.

The 35-year- old McFeeture could face life in prison.

She was convicted in the 2006 death of 31-yearold Matthew Podolak, the father of their two children. Prosecutors alleged she poisoned his tea over several weeks.

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WBNS-TV in Columbus reports 32 of 46 people indicted were arrested Tuesday in the task force operation focusing on alleged drug trafficking around Marion, about 45 miles north of Columbus.

Those arrests stemmed from a months-long investigation in which investigators bought heroin, cocaine and prescription medication from suspects.

Marion police Maj. Bill Collins tells The Marion Star that the effort in conjunction with the county sheriff’s office fulfills a promise by law enforcement to crack down on illegal drug sales in the area.

He says marijuana was found on at least one suspect, and officers seized more than $3,000.

Train strikes van, killing Ohio woman, hurting son CAMDEN (AP) — Authorities say a 31-yearold driver died and her 8-year-old son was injured when a freight train struck her minivan at a private crossing near their southwest Ohio home.

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to bolster civil defense preparations and to operate air-defense units near the border. Officials said the call-up is anticipated to bring in hundreds of troops.

While Israeli officials believe the chances of a Syrian strike remain slim, there are concerns that Damascus may respond to any U.S.-led military action by attacking the Jewish state, a close American ally.

On Wednesday, the U.N. inspectors visited the eastern Damascus suburbs of Mleeha and Zamalka, activists said.

Amateur video showed a convoy of five cars with U.N. markings, followed by armed rebels in pickups.

The video showed the inspectors visiting a clinic and interviewing a man through a translator. Two inspectors were present as a nurse drew blood from a man on an examination table. One of the experts was heard in the video saying he and his team have collected blood, urine and hair samples.

The videos appeared consistent with other reporting by The Associated Press, including Skype interviews with anti-regime activists.

One activist said the team took hair and skin samples of five suspected victims in Zamalka during a 90-minute visit.

He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of regime reprisals.

At the U.N., the five permanent members of the Security Council failed to reach an agreement on a Britishproposed resolution that would authorize the use of military force against Syria.

The draft resolution — were it to be put to a vote — would almost certainly be vetoed by Syria ally Russia as well as China, which have blocked past attempts to sanction the Assad regime. The document was being sent back to governments for consultations, according to a Western diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the discussions were private and he was not authorized to speak to reporters.

A French diplomatic official acknowledged that the British reso-

train was stopped on one of two tracks at the crossing, and the woman might not have seen the incoming train on the other track.

The collision occurred Tuesday evening in Camden, roughly 40 miles north of Cincinnati.

Simpson said the boy was flown to a hospital but is expected to recover.

A Norfolk Southern spokesman says train engineers are supposed to use a horn when they near private crossings, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether that happened.

The private crossing has a stop sign but no gates or lights.

Ohio Lottery says $1M Powerball prize unclaimed NEW CARLISLE (AP) — Lottery officials say the owner of a milliondollar Powerball ticket sold in western Ohio is running out of time to claim the prize.

The ticket from the March 23 drawing expires Sept. 19.

It was sold at a Speedway store on East Main Street in New Carlisle, about 55 miles west of Columbus.

The ticket matched the five numbers for the March drawing but missed the Powerball.

The winning numbers that day were 17, 29, 31, 52 and 53. The Powerball was 31.

lution has virtually no chance of passing, but is being introduced to show that all diplomatic steps were being exhausted.

He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to disclose details of the deliberations.

French President Francois Hollande convened his top defense advisers about Syria, and was to meet Thursday with the head of Syria’s main opposition group.

In London, Prime Minister David Cameron held a meeting on Syria and said the military and security chiefs at Britain’s National Security Council “unanimously” backed his call for action. Parliament was expected to convene Thursday to discuss the matter and possibly vote on whether Britain would participate.

Jordan, meanwhile, said it will not be used as a launching pad for attacks on Syria and favors a diplomatic solution. A U.S.-led strike would involve cruise missile attacks from the sea, which would not need to cross or make use of Jordanian territory.

The remarks underlined the U.S. ally’s efforts to avoid further friction with its larger neighbor for fear that Assad or his Iranian backers could retaliate.

Two of Syria’s staunchest backers, Iran and Russia, warned that an attack by U.S. and its allies against Syria would set the region alight.

Such strikes “will lead to the long-term destabilization of the situation in the country and the region,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said attacking Syria would be catastrophic for the entire Middle East.

“Intervention of foreign and extra-regional powers in a country has no result other than sparking fire,” Iran’s state TV quoted Khamenei as saying. “Waging a war is like a spark in a gunpowder store … its dimensions and consequences can’t be predicted.”

Lucas reported from Beirut. Associated Press writers around the world contributed to this report. Follow Ryan Lucas on Twitter at www.twitter.com/relucasz