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Piqua leaders sworn in Fess, Martin, Vogt start new terms in office BY BETHANY J. ROYER Staff Writer broyer@dailycall.com PIQUA — Spirits were high and optimistic as law director Stacy Wall helped Mayor Lucy Fess and commissioners Bill Vogt and John Martin with their oath of office at Tuesday night’s Piqua
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City Commission meeting. Results of the November 2011 election returned Fess for another term both as both Fifth Ward commissioner and city mayor, while uncontested Martin and Vogt continued as ward one and two commissioners. “Now that we’re all legal,” said Fess after all the oaths were read, and Vogt voted in as vice mayor, the first commission meeting of the new year began with new business. Almost new business, as an amendment to the night’s agenda brought ordinance 19-11, changes
to area speed limits, out from suspension for a unanimous vote of “nay.” T h i s won’t be the last of ordinance 19-11, VOGT MARTIN which first FESS Commission moved to discuss came to attention back in September in regards to a speed limit the ordinance, which will unchange on Park Avenue, Broad- dergo a revision by city manager way and Ash Street following the See Piqua leaders/Page 2 rerouting of State Route 185.
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Alumni group plans dinner CASSTOWN — Miami East Alumni Association is hosting a Spaghetti Dinner from 4-6 p.m. Saturday at the new high school before the game with Troy Christian. The menu will include spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and drink will be offered. The group will accept goodwill donations. All proceeds will go toMIKE ULLERY/STAFF PHOTO ward scholarships for 2012 Miami East gradu- A large flock of Great Blue Herons land in a field near State Route 185 and Spiker Road on Saturday afternoon. A flight of more than 50 of the large birds were making their way south before landing, presumably ates. for a rest, in a cornfield south of the Piqua Airport.
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Troy man killed in area crash Victim’s wife, son, also injured
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least once, according to Lt. Thomas Wheeler of the Miami County Sheriff ’s Office. The driver, Bryan Johnson, 34, of Troy, was ejected from the vehicle through the passenger side window. He was not wearing a seat belt. “It appears the vehicle landed on top of him,” Wheeler said. Mr. Johnson was taken by Troy squad to Upper Valley Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead. CareFlight was called to transport the victim to Miami Valley
Hospital, but was unable to fly because of weather conditions, Wheeler said. A passenger, his wife, Stephanie Johnson, 31, also was injured and taken to UVMC. A child, 5-year-old, Bryan M. Johnson, also received minor injuries. A spokeswoman for UVMC said Tuesday that Stephanie Johnson was not listed as a patient. Both were wearing their seat belts. The accident remains under investigation pending the accident reconstructionist’s report being filed.
New Year’s holiday fatalities increased over last year’s holiday weekend, according to an Ohio State Highway Patrol news release. During this New Year’s Holiday reporting period of midnight, Dec. 30, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, 13 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways. This is an increase of three deaths from last year when 10 were killed during the same reporting period. Of this New Year’s holiday fatalities, nearly half of those killed were not wearing a safety belt.
Santorum, Paul Romney in tight three-way battle BY THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and Texas Rep. Ron Paul waged a tense, three-way struggle for supremacy in Iowa’s Republican presidential caucuses Tuesday night, opening the campaign to pick a challenger to President Barack Obama. Because of a 10:30 p.m. deadline, the final results were not available for today’s Piqua Daily Call. Returns from nearly one-third of the state’s 1,774 precincts showed the three men narrowly separated even taking turns in first place as the evening wore on in a fitting conclusion for a race as jumbled as any since Iowa gained the lead-off position in presidential campaigns four decades ago. The winner was in line for bragging rights and perhaps much more as the Republican nominating See Iowa/Page 2
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Business owner gives back to organization BY MELANIE YINGST Ohio Community Media myingst@tdnpublishing.com MIAMI COUNTY — Finding that special touch to add to your home can now benefit the community thanks to a local businesswoman looking to give back to an organization close to her heart. Down a Country Lane and Cognac Home Fur-
Hospice of Miami County Marketing and Development Coordinator Susan Walker Hemm adjusts a display Tuesday at 1 E. Main St., Troy. A look at Cognac Home Furnishings will be available this weekend with a sneak preview Friday in downtown Troy. The event will benefit Hospice of Miami County.
nishing owner Janette Plummer has closed her home store in Tipp City after more than 20 years of success. Yet, Plummer has decided to sell off her inventory, moving the rest of her home goods to downtown Troy to 1 E. Main St., the former Anjanette’s’s Chocolate store and also the longtime former David’s shoe store. “I feel very strongly about the benefits of hospice,” Plummer said in a See Hospice/Page 2
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A pair of horses are led back to their barn near County Road 25-A at the Miami-Shelby County line Tuesday afternoon.The horses were reported to have gotten loose, but were quickly apprehended and returned to warmer and safer surroundings.
Piqua man faces sex charge Suspect released after hearing BY WILL E SANDERS Staff Writer wsanders@dailycall.com TROY — After spending the weekend in jail, a city man who allegedly carried on a SHEARER sexual
Gary Huff and Wall, in a future work session. With speed limit changes curbed for the time being, commission quickly passed an ordinance related to animal grooming in the zoning code, as well as authorizing the advertising of bids on such needed items, but not limited to, uniforms, trees, lawn treatment, road salt and street projects, to name but a few. Commission also adopted a resolution that will continue to move
material, two counts of disseminating material harmful to a juvenile, and one count of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor. If convicted as charged, Shearer will be labeled as a sex offender and be required to register at the sheriff’s office in the county where he resides, works or receives an education for at least 15 years annually, perhaps longer. Shearer was released from Miami County Jail on his own recognizance, with the stipulation that he not to have any contact, direct or indirect, with the al-
leged victim in the case, or her family. His next appearance in Miami County Municipal Court is scheduled for Jan. 12 for a preliminary hearing. According to the Piqua Police Department, Shearer allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with the victim over a period of time. The relationship also allegedly involved texting and sending pornographic images. A stepfather of the victim reported the suspected sexual abuse, police reports indicate.
Piqua in a positive direction by endorsing Going Places, an initiative launched by the Miami Valley Region Planning Commission that through population growth projections and land use creates scenarios of potential development. Primary concern about the plan was whether it would have any jurisdictional authority over land use in the area but as city planner Chris Schmiesing explained to those in attendance, the plan is a vision or a, “Tool that’s available to reference when we’re
making local land-use decisions.” A resolution awarding a contract to Brownstown Electric Supply for two S & C intellirupter pulseclosers was also adopted to help the city continue to be, “Pro-active rather than reactive in our infrastructure,” as Vogt pointed out while thanking power systems director Ed Krieger for the hard work that keeps the city power dependable and efficient. An amendment to Huff’s employment agreement regarding to housing costs was passed, as was a pur-
new ones will come out to support her as well as Hospice of Miami County,” Walker Hemm said. Walker Hemm said the organizations is supported through endeavors such as the For All Seasons store, also located in downtown Troy, but also through donations and unique events such as Plummer’s closeout store. “It’s events like these that we are able to provide services to our patients and their families for more than 29 years,” Walker Hemm said. “Hospice was there for us in our time of need and
therefore I have chosen to give back to my community through Hospice of Miami County,” Plummer said. On Saturday, the store will open to the public with 50 percent of the proceeds benefiting Hospice of Miami County. The store will be open only during the month of January from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. “I would like to thank all of my long time customers for their support over the years and with this endeavor,” Plummer
chase order to Miami Valley Risk Management Association for insurance, before commission dismissed to executive session to discuss on the purchase or sale of property. Commission meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the commission chamber on the second Death notices floor of the Government Municipal Complex. TROY — Bryan S. Johnson, 34, of Troy, formerly of The public is invited and Piqua and Ft. Myers, Fla., died at 3:10 p.m. Monday encouraged to attend. Meeting agendas are Jan. 2, 2012, at the Upper Valley Medical Center. His funeral arrangements are pending through the available both online at www.piquaoh.org and at Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. the complex. NASHVILLE, TENN. — Pamela Marie “Sunshine” Carr-Fyke, 65, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Pemberton, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012, at the Skyline Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. said. Funeral services will be held Monday at the All items will be 50 per- Cromes Funeral Home, 302 S. Main Ave. with Pascent of retail prices and tor Don Burley officiating. Burial will be at Cedar designers and wholesale Point Cemetery in Pasco. florists are welcome to purchase bulk items. BRADFORD — Shirley A. Grieshop, 60, of BradWant a sneak preview ford, passed away Nov. 23, 2011, at Good Samaritan and first dibs on unique Hospital, Dayton. home items that the store A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday has to offer? The store also at Bridges-Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covis offering a “Sneak Pre- ington, with Lindsey Neal officiating. view Party” from 4-6 p.m. Friday with a suggested donation of $10 at the Policy: Please send obituary notices by e-mail to door. The admission will editorial@dailycall.com or by fax to (937) 773-4225. directly benefit Hospice of Deadlines: Notices must be received by 6 p.m. Miami County. Sunday and Tuesday-Friday, and by 4 p.m. on MonFor more information, day for Tuesday’s online edition. visit www.hospiceofmiamiQuestions: Please call Editor Susan Hartley at county.org or www.troy773-2721, ext. 207 if you have questions about mainstreet.org. obituaries.
wanted a candidate who could defeat Obama, and they tended to favor Romney. Paul held a broad advantage among the nearly one in four who called the selection of a true conservative their top priority, and he also made a strong showing among younger and firsttime caucus-goers.
Tea party backers made up about two-thirds of the electorate, and were nearly evenly split among Paul, Romney and Santorum. The survey by Edison Media Research for The Associated Press and television networks was based on interviews with more than 700 people arriving at 40
caucuses across the state. Returns from 808 of 1,774 precincts showed Santorum and Romney with 24 percent, Paul with 22 percent. Ex-House Speaker Newt Gingrich had 13 percent, followed by Texas Gov. Rick Perry, 10 percent, and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann with 6 percent.
Hospice Continued from page 1 press release. “They were wonderful with my loved ones and I wanted to be able to give back.” Plummer said it was her experience through a hospice organization during the deaths of her father and grandmother that she approached Susan Walker Hemm, marketing and development coordinator of Hospice of Miami County, about opening a closeout store with a portion of its proceeds directly benefiting her hometown hospice. “We really are hoping all her past customers and
Steven Inman Kyser COLUMBUS — Steven Inman Kyser, 64, of Kobacker House in Columbus, died Thursday evening, Dec. 29, 2011, in Columbus. He was born April 15, 1947, in Worthington, Minn. He was married to Terri, his wife of 41 years. Survivors include four daughters, Julie Kyser of Pataskala, Lisa Kyser of Stacy Columbus, (Jonathan) Bolon of Etna and Melanie Kyser of Columbus; four grandchildren, Janet (Gary) Eagles of Richmond, Ind., Chris (Phil) Shellenberger of Ludlow Falls and Kathy Kyser of Pleasant Hill. He was preceded in death by his parents. Services are being held
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Continued from page 1 campaign makes the turn to primaries in New Hampshire on Jan. 10, then South Carolina and Florida before the end of January. For some of the also-rans, history suggested the first event of the year might also be the last. Whoever eventually finished ahead, it appeared likely the winner’s share of the vote would be a record low for GOP caucuses in the state. Former Sen. Bob Dole had 26.3 percent support in 1996, when he won. The economy and the federal budget deficit were top issues, judged more important than abortion or health care, according to a survey of early caucus-goers. About a third of those surveyed said they most
and wife, Shirley Clark of Covington and Roger and wife, Katherine Clark of Covington; 12 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; 21 g r e a t - g r e a t grandchildren three sisters, Kathryn and husband, John Rogers, Emma Jean Flory and Barbara McKinney, all of Troy; many nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Covington United Church of Christ. Pastor Stephen Nierman of St. John Lutheran Church will officiate. Interment Highland Cemetery, Covington. The family will receive friends 4-8 p.m. Friday at Bridges-StockerFraley Funeral Home, Covington, and from 9:30 a.m. Saturday until time of service at the church. There will be a Grange Memorial Service at 5 p.m. Friday. If desired, contributions may be made to the Covington United Church of Christ. Condolences may be made to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.
relationship with an underage female. He has been charged with several felony crimes as a result was released on his own recognizance Tuesday following his video arraignment in municipal court. Nathaniel S. Shearer, 19, of Piqua, was charged with a total of eight felony sexual crimes involving the same victim that stemmed from an illegal relationship that began months ago. In sum, Shearer has been charged with five counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented
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ARCANUM — Lois M. Clark, 98, of Arcanum, formerly of Covington, passed away Monday, Jan. 2, 2012, at Wayne Hospital, Greenville. Lois was born in Troy on Nov. 18, 1913, to the (late) Harry S. and Bessie (Iddings) Houser. She was a graduate of Troy High School, Class of 1931; worked as an advertising clerk at Hobart Cabinet, Troy and retired from Hardenbrook Ford, Piqua as assistant bookkeeper. She was an 80year member of the Covington United Church of Christ; member of Stillwater/Monroe Grange; and enjoyed playing cards and bowling. She married L. Eugene “Gene” Clark on Nov. 23, 1932, and he preceded her in death on March 17, 1985. She also was preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Dale Zimmer; two brothers, Melvin and J. William Houser; and two sisters, Dorothea Harshbarger and Virginia Shaeffer. Lois is survived by her three children, Beverly Zimmer of Arcanum, Neil
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A warm-up sets in today and temperatures will be a little higher each day through the end of the week with highs climbing through the 30s and reaching 48 by Friday. It is expected to be partly sunny through Saturday when a chance of rain or snow returns to the area. The cold front will bring a return of highs in the 30s on Sunday. High: 37 Low: 17.
ELISABETH WIRRIG Ohio Community Media ewirrig@dailyadvocate.com GREENVILLE — Mercedes Geesaman and her golden retriever, Peaches, are bringing smiles to others through Paws for Jesus, a pet therapy program. “It makes me really happy because whenever I do it, I’m not only having a good time, but other people are too,” Geesaman said of the program. Geesaman, a 9-year-old from Greenville, and Peaches visit hospitals, handicap facilities and nursing homes. They also can go into schools. Both Geesaman and Peaches are trained and certified to go these places, according to Geesaman’s mother, Dena Geesaman. Before Peaches could be certified, she had to learn certain commands that would make their trips safer for all involved, Geesaman said. “I had to sit my dog, lay her down, stay, recall and then they dropped food on the ground and you had to walk over it and say ‘leave it’ without the dog eating it,” Geesaman said of the training. In addition, Geesaman has also taught Peaches a few tricks, such as giving high fives, to entertain the people they go see, she said. While Peaches gets to have some fun on visits, she also knows that she is working, Dena said. “She has a bandanna
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On Friday, Mercedes Geesaman (right) and her dog, Peaches, visited with a resident at Heartland of Greenville through Paws for Jesus, a pet therapy program. Geesaman’s sister, Denay (back, center), also is pictured. that she wears, so she knows when she’s going to work,” Dena said. Before Peaches goes to work, she must be bathed, groomed and up-to-date on vaccines, as part of the rules for the therapy program, said Dena. Geesaman and Peaches have been certified since September; Dena also is certified. Peaches has gone on visits to one hospital, a few nursing homes and one handicap facility so far, according to Geesaman. “They (the people they visit) are really happy. They’re always glad to see
her (Peaches), and she likes it because everyone pets her,” Geesaman said of the visits they’ve made so far. “A dog does not judge. She doesn’t judge any of them, she walks right up to them and loves them right away. …. It makes people that are unhappy, smile and be happy,” Dena said of the visits. When Geesaman and Peaches go on visits, they are accompanied by Denay, Geesaman’s younger sister, and Dena. “I feel that they’re (her broadening daughters)
their horizons when going to a handicap facility or a nursing home that they’re not used to. It has opened their eyes to understand people better and to understand that God loves everybody and everybody is special, no matter how they look. That’s what’s so good about the dogs, they’re not looking at that,” Dena said. The Paws for Jesus program is part of NextStep Ministries, an outreach of EUM Church in Greenville. To learn more, call NextStep Ministries at (937) 916-6033.
Mason Hughes Age: 8 Birthdate: Jan. 4, 2004 Parents: Jeff and Bridget Hughes of Piqua Grandparents: Dennis and Susan Hughes of Sidney, Richard and Celia Shell of Waverly and the late Michael Barker Great-grandparents: Alice Hunter of Dayton and Fern Helton Bandy of Waverly
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In Brief Tree committee meets Thursday PIQUA —The Piqua Tree Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 in the Triangle Meeting Room in the Municipal Government Complex. New business will include: • Canal Place Plaza master plan • Community partnerships • Friends of Piqua trees • 2012 meeting schedule
Historical group holds meeting COVINGTON — The Covington Newberry Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at the PROVIDED PHOTO Covington Village Hall. For more information, call Twenty-one residents from Miami County were awarded a Thelma Ross Dalton Memorial Scholarship from 473-2270. The public is welcome to attend. the Miami County Foundation. They are (front row l-r) Brooke Goodall, Nick Sutton, Allison Chin, Kelsey Hofer, Kristina Thompsen, Mimi Klipstine Dick, Krista Burchett, Meaghan Baker and Lauren Altenburger. MLK Community Celebration set (back row l-r) Kyle Krieger, Graham King, Samantha Gaier, Allison Gaier, Mackenzie Richards, William Matthews, Austin Miller and Abby Behm. Missing from the photo are Linley Always, Bethany Fietshans, PIQUA — The 4th annual Martin Luther King Colton Moran, Jason Powell, and Rebecca Stiefel. Community Celebration will be held Monday, Jan. 16, from 1-2 p.m. at the YWCA Piqua. This year’s annual event will feature Judge Walter Rice, former Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, and will also feature several students and community members as they reflect on various aspects of The Freedom Riders. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, stop at the YWCA Piqua at 418 N. Wayne St., call 937-773-6626 or e-mail info@ywcapiqua.com. The YWCA is handicap accessi-
Miami County residents awarded scholarship
MIAMI COUNTY — Twenty-one Miami County residents were each awarded a Thelma Ross Dalton Memorial Scholarship from the Miami County Foundation during a recent celebration. The scholarships totaling $36,000 were awarded to Krista Burchett, a senior at Bethel High School, Mackenzie Richards, a graduate of Covington High School and Austin Miller, a 2010 Miami East grad. Recipients living in the Milton-Union school district included Linley Alway, Meaghan Baker, Mimi Klipstine Dick and Kyle Krieger. Newton grads receiving a scholarship were Graham King and Jason Powell. Piqua residents Allison Gaier, Samantha Gaier and Re-
becca Stiefel were each awarded a scholarship. Lauren Altenburger, Abby Behm, Brooke Goodall, William Matthews and Colton Moran were recipients who reside in Troy. Allison Chin, Bethany Feitshans, Kelsey Hofer and Kristina Thompsen were Tipp City residents chosen as scholarship recipients this year. “There were over 125 applications received from throughout Miami County and judging was once again very difficult. There were many outstanding applicants. Perhaps someday we can award more scholarships on an annual basis than is currently in our budget,” explained Jose Lopez, scholarship committee chairman. The late Dalton was a resident of Miami County and it was her desire that
these funds be available to assist Miami County residents to continue their education in any accredited college, trade/vocational or nursing/health related facility. There is neither an age limit nor a limit to the number of years a person can receive this scholarship. The Miami County Medical Society Scholarship was awarded to Nicholas Sutton, a Tipp City resident attending The Ohio State University College of Medicine. This year the Medical Society’s $2,000 scholarship was in memory of Dr. Edmund Saunders, a Piqua physician. To apply for this scholarship, the applicant must be a resident of Miami County and has been accepted into or currently pursuing an approved course of study to
become a medical doctor (M.D.) or a doctor of osteopathy (D.O.) at an accredited medical school, college or university. Applicant must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and entry level medical students are encouraged to apply. The Miami County Foundation administers and distributes the scholarships annually. A committee comprised of Miami County community members select recipients each year. Updated scholarship applications can be obtained online or by calling the foundation office at 773-9012. Deadline for consideration is Nov. 1. Those wishing to donate to a scholarship fund may do so by mail P.O. Box 1526, Piqua, OH 45356 or online at www.miamicountyfoundation.org.
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BY BETH FOUHY PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A funny thing happened recently in the presidential campaign in Iowa: The last Republican president’s name actually surfaced. “We’ve had, in the past, a couple of presidents from Texas that said they weren’t interested in wars … like George W. Bush,” a voter said to Ron Paul, the Texas congressman who has been sharply critical of U.S. military entanglements overseas. “My question is: How can we trust another Texan?” It was an odd, almost discordant moment in a GOP contest where Bush, a two-term president who left office just three years ago, has gone all but unmentioned. While the candidates routinely lionize Ronald Reagan and blame President Barack Obama for the nation’s economic woes, none has been eager to embrace the Bush legacy of gaping budget deficits, two wars and record low approval ratings or blame him for the country’s troubles either. “Republicans talk a lot about losing their way during the last decade, and when they do they’re talking about the Bush years,” said Jack Pitney, a political science professor at Claremont-McKenna College. “For Republicans, the Bush administration has become the ‘yadda yadda yadda’ period of American history.” The eight-year Bush presidency has merited no more than a fleeting reference in televised debates and interviews. When it does surface it’s often a point of criticism, as when former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum told CNN on Sunday that he regretted voting for the No Child Left Behind education law Bush championed. The former president himself has been all but invisible since leaving office in 2009 with a Gallup approval rating of just 34 percent. His predecessor, Democrat Bill Clinton, had a 66 percent approval rating in early 2001 when he stepped down after two terms marred by a sex scandal and impeachment. In a presidential contest dominated by concerns over the weak economy, government spending and the $15 trillion federal debt, the Republican candidates have been loath to acknowledge the extent to which Bush administration policies contributed to those problems. Republicans also controlled Congress for six of the eight years Bush was in the White House, clearing the way for many of his policies to be enacted. There is no question that Obama’s policies, including the federal stimulus program and the auto industry bailout, have swollen the deficit and deepened the debt. And three years into his presidency, Obama often falls back on complaints about the bad situation he inherited when seeking to defend his own economic performance. But while Obama may be overly eager to blame the Bush years for the nation’s problems, GOP presidential contenders seem just as eager to pretend those years never happened. Taking office in 2001 with a balanced federal budget and a surplus, Bush quickly pushed through sweeping tax cuts that were not offset by spending cuts. The tax cuts have cost about $1.8 trillion, according to estimates by the Congressional Budget Office and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The Bush tax cuts were set to expire after 10 years, but Obama allowed them to remain in place temporarily in exchange for an extension of unemployment benefits and a payroll tax cut. Beth Fouhy covers politics for The Associated Press.
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Reality of success have since returned to n the depths of the Waprivate hands and taxtergate scandal, a perpayer money has been sistent theory emerged fully recovered. that President Richard • Beyond legislation, Nixon would cancel the Obama used his executive 1972 election. It became authority to: so rampant that The • Freeze White House Washington Post ran a staff salaries story headlined, “The DONNA BRAZILE • Create the post of Anatomy of a Rumor.” chief performance officer, The core of the story Columnist charged with making govwas that for a rumor to have legs — for it to circulate and frame ernment operations more efficient and the dialogue — there must be a “predis- saving taxpayer money. • Order 65 Wall Street executives who position to believe it.” My thoughts went back to the Water- took bailout money to reduce their own gate rumor when a colleague sent me a pay until the funds were paid back in full compilation of President Obama’s accom- to the federal government. • Negotiate an unprecedented deal plishments. The misperception, given legs by the both mainstream and parti- that gives the U.S. access for the first san media outlets, is that Mr. Obama has time ever to Swiss bank records of crimaccomplished very little. This is a myth, inals and tax evaders. • Recover TARP money and pass it a false rumor reinforced by a predisposialong to local housing finance agencies in tion — or prejudice — to believe it. On Jan. 16, 2009 (four days before California, Florida, Nevada, Arizona and Obama’s inauguration), conservative Michigan to fund homebuying. • Obama created more jobs in 2010 radio host Rush Limbaugh told his listeners, “I hope Obama fails.” Limbaugh’s alone than Bush did in eight years. President Obama has been just as succraving became a verbal reflex, a concessful in foreign affairs: summation devoutly to be wished. • His leadership at the G-20 Summit Before long, prominent politicians repeated Limbaugh’s “fail” refrain like a created a $1.1 trillion fund to combat the schoolyard chant. Truth be damned, dur- global financial crisis. • President Obama visited more couning the last Republican debate in Iowa, a line of presidential candidates declared tries and met with more world leaders than any previous president during his Obama had failed. Actually, Obama is succeeding. I my- first six months in office. • He created a comprehensive new self didn’t realize the extent of his accomplishments until a colleague referred strategy for dealing with the intername to several Internet sources that have tional nuclear threat. • President Obama directed the efforts compiled extensive lists. As we enter the silly season where the that killed Osama bin Laden and 27 of media focus is on nonstop election cover- 32 top al-Qaida leaders in three years. • President Obama ended the Iraq age, it’s helpful to recall some of the facts. The Obama presidency is responsible for: War, and put into action his working plan • The American Recovery and Rein- to achieve Afghanistan War goals and to vestment Act, creating 2.1 million jobs draw down our troops. • His new foreign policy strategy diand firing up the economy by a signifirected the UN and NATO to take the cant 3.5 percent. • The Helping Families Save Their lead in saving thousands of Libyan citiHomes Act, which helped to stabilize the zens from slaughter. Let me add my own: Obama has carhousing market and fight homelessness. • The Dodd-Frank law — likely the ried out an unrelenting campaign to stop largest and most comprehensive Wall Iran from developing nuclear weapons Street reform since the Great Depres- including counter-measures and crippling sanctions. As a result, despite the sion. • The “CARD Act” to protect con- Republican rumor, Obama has made Issumers from deceptive bank credit card rael the safest it’s been since 2000. After three years, that’s quite a list of practices. • The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act con- accomplishments — and it’s only a parstructed to stop pay discrimination tial list, a sampling. (To read them all, Google “The PCTC blog.”) against women and other workers. Would that congressional Republicans • A law that allows the government to were less interested in blocking good close offshore tax-avoidance loopholes. • Tax credits to first-time homebuyers, bills and more interested in rebuilding which helped the U.S. housing market. and strengthening America — and in • A $15 billion plan that provides in- sharing in the success. Call me an optimist, but I’m predisposed to believe it creased lending for small businesses. • Expanded funding for the Violence can happen, and it’s my dearest hope for the new year. Against Women Act. • State aid to prevent thousands of Donna Brazile is a senior Democratic teachers, police and firefighters from losstrategist, a political commentator and ing their jobs. • The auto industry rescue plan, which contributor to CNN and ABC News, and saved one million jobs and reinvigorated a contributing columnist to Ms. Magazine Midwest manufacturing. These firms and O, the Oprah Magazine.
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Sister’s affair with boss costs boyfriend his job
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DEAR ABBY: My longdistance boyfriend, “Wayne,” moved here two years ago to take a job working for my twin sister “Kim’s” mentor. After five months on the job, Wayne was terminated and was replaced by — my sister! To say there are hurt feelings is an understatement. Wayne and I were unaware that Kim had been having an affair with this much-older married father of two. He has now left his wife and kids and is living with my sister. Kim is enjoying her job as his assistant and reaping all the benefits of his longestablished business. I’m devastated by the betrayal. It frustrates me that after months of deception, my twin is benefiting from a massive indiscretion that ended a marriage and destroyed a family. We were always close, but I don’t want to include her lover in any upcoming events in my life. She says they’re a “package deal.” How do I move past this — or should I? — DECEIVED BY MY EVIL TWIN
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DEAR DECEIVED: I’m not sure what “upcoming events in your life” you’re referring to, but if they include Wayne, his feelings should also be taken into consideration. How angry and resentful will he feel if he’s forced to interact with the man who fired him so he could be replaced by your sister? I can’t decide for you how you will work this out, but I will offer this advice: For the present, make no hard and fast decisions. This could play out in any number of ways. Her boss could marry her, or he could return to his wife and family. Wait and see what the future brings. It’s often full of surprises. DEAR ABBY: I am a single adult female. I have a neighbor and friend I’ll call Kurt. He has been terrific to me. He has given me things, taken me out a few times and seems very caring. I enjoy the time we spend together and I have developed romantic feel-
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Advice ings for him. My problem is Kurt is gay. I know I can’t have the kind of relationship with him that I’d like to. Once, we spent the whole day together and I spent the whole time wishing it had been a real date. It seems like whenever we go out together I don’t know how to handle the situation. Because he’s a neighbor, I run into him a lot. I could use some advice on this. — SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR IN TEXAS DEAR NEAR AND FAR: You and Kurt appear to be compatible on many levels, but you must accept that as wonderful a person as he is — he cannot give you the romantic love you’re looking for. He isn’t “wired” that way. Wishing, hoping and dreaming won’t change that — but it WILL waste your time and prevent you from looking for eligible men. You need to put the brakes on this friendship until you have regained your balance and/or have met someone else. And tell Kurt why, so his feelings won’t be hurt. I’m betting it won’t be the first time he’s heard it. DEAR ABBY: Is a grandmother being disrespectful when she purcontinues to posely misspell her 12-year-old grandson’s name on cards and gifts? — HIS NAME IS JOE! DEAR H.N.I.J.!: Not knowing the grandmother, I can’t say for certain. She may be letting you know she’s disappointed you didn’t name the boy after his grandfather “Morris.” She could also be illiterate or somewhat demented, but I’m betting she’s letting you know she’s not happy with the name you chose.
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DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK — Within the first minute of the “CBS This Morning” launch next week, producer Chris Licht promises, viewers will see something completely new to morning television. He’s keeping the details a surprise, other than to say it will be a quick and entertaining way to catch up with the world. Done well each day, Licht hopes it can become a calling card. The new year looks to be pivotal for network morning shows. CBS and ABC’s “Good Morning America” are positioning themselves as distinct alternatives to the longtime king, NBC’s “Today” show, which faces uncertainty over anchor Matt Lauer’s future. CBS is scrapping “The Early Show” on Jan. 9 in favor of a new broadcast anchored by Charlie Rose, Erica Hill and Gayle King and said it wants to be more substantive. “Good Morning America” is the fastest-growing program, emphasizing a breezy approach behind James Goldston, the producer who made “Nightline” a success in recent years. “Good Morning America” was the last competitor to seriously challenge “Today,” which hasn’t lost a single week in the ratings since 1995. “Today” averaged 5.42 million viewers for its first two hours in 2011, up 1 percent from the year before, the Nielsen ratings company said. The “GMA” average of 4.85 million viewers was up 10 percent over 2010, while CBS’ “The Early Show” was down 7 percent to 2.55 million. The ABC show was up 17 percent in Nielsen’s measurement of how many people watch its commercials, while the other two shows were down. “That’s a lot of money right there,” said Goldston, executive producer of “GMA.” Efforts to make the show more engaging and creative have borne fruit, Goldston said. He believes viewers have also embraced the anchor team of George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts, and newcomers Josh Elliott and Lara Spencer. “We’ve inherited that key, hard-to-put-yourfinger-on thing of which team is having the most fun out there, and which team seems to get on best,” he said. “Right now, that’s our team. And I think that is very important on morning television.” Goldston is a talented, stylish producer who has smoothly integrated Elliott and Spencer into the broadcast and managed the change to a different set, said a predecessor, Shelley Ross, former exec-
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In a Tuesday, Nov. 15, file image released by CBS, from left, Erica Hill, Gayle King and Charlie Rose, the new hosts of a morning show that will replace “The Early Show,” are shown in New York. The new show premieres Jan. 9, and will air from 7-9 a.m. on CBS. utive producer of both “Good Morning America” and “The Early Show.” Ross questioned the preponderance of more entertainment-oriented segments in the ABC show’s second hour, where a story about whether royal sister Pippa Middleton inspired women to get butt implants got a lengthy examination. So, apparently, did Roberts, who told Newsweek in November that “I want to be No. 1. I don’t want to sell my soul to the devil to be No. 1.” She said the show needed more hard news. “We give them a lot of candy right now.” Goldston said Roberts’ remarks were made “entirely in jest.” Roberts also said in an email to The Associated Press that the “candy” comment was said jokingly. “It’s all about striking the right balance … and I think we do a darn good job of doing that every morning.” The producer said “Good Morning America” covers breaking news better than anyone. “We make no apologies,” he said. “It has always been the case that the show develops and changes through the course of two hours. I think what’s important is that the show stays true to itself, that there’s a continuity of tone and approach, that we’re not asking the anchors to be different people at different points in the show. I think we’re being very true to that.” ABC recently announced that Stephanopoulos, while keeping his weekday job at “Good Morning America,” will also return to his pre-“GMA” job as host of the Sunday-morning political talk show “This Week.” The network believes the dual roles will leave ABC well placed to get political stories during the election year. Goldston, who wants to keep up the momentum on his show, won’t even publicly commit to giving Stephanopoulos a day off during the week so he can do “This Week.”
“He’s going to be working a lot,” he said. There’s some question about whether ABC’s viewership gains are inflated due to a technical adjustment that affects Nielsen’s ratings. Although Nielsen is said to measure the entire twohour show, in reality the ratings are for only the portion in which national advertisements are run. In May, ABC moved up the last of its national ads by about 10 minutes — meaning Nielsen’s average viewership figure cuts out 10 minutes when the audience is at its lowest. ABC would not say whether this switch improved its ratings, but the network did point out that its viewership in the first quarter of 2011, before the change was made, was also up 10 percent. Whatever the impact, there seems little doubt that ABC’s audience is growing. The same cannot be said at CBS, even though news executives have pushed “The Early Show” in a meatier direction over the past few months. CBS has the opportunity to start clean on Jan. 9. The morning show gets a complete revamp, with a new studio, name and Licht, former producer of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” CBS’ mantra is to offer something different. “Right now viewers basically have two choices,” Licht said. “They have the ‘Today’ show and they have the ‘Today’ show (imitator) with probably a little bit more broad appeal stuff. Those two shows are very similar but are both good at what they do. We need to try to find a third thing. Maybe viewers don’t know if they like it or not because it doesn’t exist right now.” CBS has let out a handful of details about how it will work. Rose and Hill will be on the show’s first hour, starting at 7 a.m., with former talk-show host King starting at 8 a.m. There’s no weather forecaster. No cooking segments. Veteran newsman John Miller will have a prominent role.
The network won’t be forcing spinach on its figuratively viewers, speaking. But it won’t promote a “cult of personality” either, Licht said. “If people want to feel like they’re part of a family, it will evolve organically,” he said. “I am not trying to sell that Charlie and Gayle go out for drinks and they’re just part of one big happy family — here we are, with a slow motion of them hugging each other. That’s not what this is.” The new anchor team was met with widespread skepticism throughout the industry: How does hiring a former syndicated talkshow host and noted PBS interviewer square with the desire to run a hard news broadcast? Rose is a “kick back and think guy,” Ross said. “And that’s not the morning.” Licht said Rose is a terrific interviewer who has relationships with the people who run the world in media, business and politics. “I don’t think anyone would dispute that,” he said. “The skepticism is ‘Is he right for the morning?’ And I don’t think you’re going to know that until you see that.” For both CBS and ABC, a rare competitive opportunity may present itself. It’s not clear whether Lauer wants to continue when his contract ends this year. NBC has discussed a role on the “Today” show with “American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest, with some reports that he could replace Lauer. Hugely important decisions loom. “Today” hums along when there are good transitions — Katie Couric to Meredith Vieira, or Bryant Gumbel to Lauer — but runs aground from mistakes like Deborah Norville replacing Jane Pauley. “Usually the other programs catch up when the ‘Today’ show screws up,” said Stephen Battaglio, author of “From Yesterday to Today: Six Decades of America’s Favorite Morning Show.”
■ Contract Bridge — By Steve Becker
A double squeeze Declarer can often take advantage of the opponents’ bidding to achieve the maximum result during the play. Take this case where West led the king of spades and continued with the A-Q after East played the 7-4. When dummy ruffed high, East discarded a heart, and South then had to score the rest of the tricks to make the contract.
Declarer still had a spade loser, which he knew could not ruff safely in dummy, and he also had a potential diamond loser. He could discard one or the other on one of dummy’s top hearts, but not both. South saw that he could stake the outcome on a diamond finesse, but he knew there was almost no chance that the finesse would succeed. It was highly un-
likely that West, who had already shown up with the A-K-Q-10-2 of spades, would have passed as dealer if he also had the king of diamonds. So, rather than rely on the diamond finesse, South crossed to the ace of trumps, led the queen of diamonds and put up the ace after West followed low. He then cashed four more clubs, producing this position:
heart, and dummy then scored the last three tricks with the A-K-10 of hearts. Tomorrow: The vicissitudes of fortune. South now led his last trump. West had to keep his high spade, so he discarded a heart as dummy discarded a diamond. East had to keep his king of diamonds, so he also discarded a
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Laws must be changed to help children CAROLYN STEVENS Columnist or notify authorities? Consider his mother, who apparently couldn’t love her son and sent him to live away from her. I read the little guy’s obituary, which was quite long for one so young. It was filled with survivors: “Loving maternal grandparents,” “loving parental grandparents,” ‘loving great grand parents,” “loving and devoted aunts,” “devoted uncles,” “loving and devoted siblings,” “loving and devoted cousins.” There were at least two dozen names of survivors but it was difficult to find any names that matched. Didn’t the “loving and devoted” descendants notice any bruises or unexplained pain? A loss of physical energy or agility? Youngsters who’ve survived repeated attacks tend to slow down a bit but, God love
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Dear J.G.: Regardless of the state of economy, gratitude is a state of grace that’s always in high style. Not a naturally occurring phenomenon, gratitude is learned through observation and instruction. We’re unsure why you skip right over the parents, and while they’re certainly part of the problem, we assume they’re unable or unwilling to become part of the solution. That makes your task all the harder. Grandchildren can be trained to say “please” and “thank you” at an early age, but molding a truly grateful spirit is a long-term project. To plant the seed for grateful thinking, wellness researchers say grandchildren can write letters of appreciation, compile short lists of things for
children are legally responsible to report suspicions but where are the relatives, friends and neighbors of the children being assaulted? An unwanted pregnancy doesn’t magically produce a loving mother when the newborn is placed in her arms. Maybe the father doesn’t want the child either. A single mother who, for financial security, clings to the unwilling father or boyfriend, risks the safety of the child. Too often, the baby is severely injured — or worse. The mother will even lie to the judge to hang onto the live-in. In the animal world, a dominant male will kill from a litter not his own, and maybe even from his own. Have we not evolved from that? In another county, the father was in prison and the mother was angry about her pregnancy. After the baby arrived, a friend visited and found the days-old baby nearly lifeless, wearing a heavily-soiled diaper that had adhered to his skin; pieces of flesh came off when she tried to change him. She called for help but it was too late. He’d been shaken nearly to death, was blind, deaf, unable to suck or swallow. He cried constantly,
not a healthy, lusty or even angry cry, but an emotionless, low moan. Try as we nurses did, he couldn’t be comforted and would never recover. The mother wasn’t punished for the life-altering injuries he received. She should have lost her life; that’s the sentence the baby got. I’ve never forgotten it. Another offender was fined 13 years to life and the baby, strangled and bitten, couldn’t survive the torture for more than a few months; death was merciful. Even the most inexperienced can hear a difference between the cry of discontent to the brain-searing scream associated with the pain of teeth biting into flesh, cigarette burns, the twisting of joints, or repeated punching and kicking as in a game of sport with the baby being the “ball” We MUST change our laws to protect these helpless children! It’s up to each individual to be an advocate, and it’s OK to make the phone call anonymously. If you see, hear, or suspect abuse, notify the authorities! They know what to do. You can contact Carolyn Stevens at candrstevens@att.net.
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Dear Grandparenting: It was not the slightest bit pleasant to be around my grandchildren at Christmas. They tore through their presents like they were entitled beyond belief. They didn’t pause to say thanks or anything. It was, just rip open this present, and then move right on to next one, and so forth. It was really like watching little piggies at the feeding trough, all grunting with great effort to see which one would open all their gifts first. It was truly a disgusting show, especially in this economy, and I am mightily disappointed in my grandchildren’s complete absence of any kind of gratitude. Afterwards I made a promise to myself that I would spend the next year teaching my grandchildren about becoming grateful and the importance of expressing thanks. They range in age from 4 to 9. I have my own ideas about how to go about accomplishing this but welcome your thinking. J.G. Lawson, Charlottesville, VA
them, they try to play until they “crash.” The spleen is ruptured, or the liver is torn, or the bowel is crushed; they die. Who failed to protect him those months he was being abused? Strangers lifted that tiny body from the coroner’s table, dressed him and laid him in the casket. Who held and cradled him, kissed his sweet cold face? Who said they were sorry he suffered intolerable pain? The mother who neglected him and her boyfriend who battered him are incarcerated — but they’re warm, dry, fed, and safe. None of that was afforded to the toddler who was destroyed. Nearly every day there’s news of a missing child, the discovery of human remains, suspicious circumstances involving the death of a child or infant. Children have become disposable, perhaps considered replaceable, nonentities, throw-outs not even worth a refund if you return them. Consider the little person who cannot talk or otherwise communicate and the only way to express a need is to cry. Because of the crying, they’re beaten into silence. Where are those who see or think abuse is going on? Those working with
TOM & DEE HARDIE KEY KIDDER Columnists which they are grateful, keep a daily diary of positive events or blessings, donate unwanted belongings, or contemplate spending time in the shoes of those less fortunate. The payoff is huge – studies show that even in adolescents, feeling grateful promotes greater optimism, life satisfaction, social integration and academic achievement. In this context, gratitude emerges as a major skill for grandchildren to acquire. GRAND REMARK OF THE WEEK Henry Murphy from Pottstown, PA was surprised when grandson Ellis, 8, gave him a sealed envelope for his 80th birthday. “I didn’t think he really cared that much,” said Henry. Inside was a sheet single of paper. At the top of the page Ellis had written “User’s Guide for Grandparents.” Below that, Ellis had written: “Grandchildren should always be kind and gentle to grandparents because that is how they treat you. Don’t use up their energy by making trouble for them. Don’t use up their ears by making loud noises. Don’t use up their love by not giving them yours back to them.” Henry says he “not sure what I did to deserve this, but I’ll take it any day.” He plans to keep the note in his wallet “so I can whip it out if Ellis needs a reminder.”
Another year has gone into history. I often think of the verse “another year will soon be past only what is done for Christ will last.” How very true those words are. We had a green Christmas with warmer than usual weather but we awoke yesterday to a white world. The ground was covered in snow and the snowflakes were still falling. Needless to say Stormy the pony and the sled were put to use giving rides out in the hayfield. The children like our hilly hayfield for sled rides. This week we have kept busy cleaning house. Yesterday we cleaned the basement. Joe and the boys hauled manure from the barn the last few days. Today, we will do laundry and some more housecleaning. We have been getting done early every day so we have been having some nice long relaxing evenings. It has been relaxing not to have to follow a schedule with Joe being home from work and the children being off from school. After a few weeks, though, it always seems like I am ready to get back on schedule. We started on a 1,000piece puzzle that we work on in our free time. Our
LOVINA EICHER The Amish Cook goal is to get it together before the children and Joe’s holiday break is over. It is different to just be able to leave the puzzle out without having to worry about little toddlers messing it up. An incomplete puzzle always seemed to attract the children when they were little. I know there were some of our puzzles that would get messed up 3 or 4 times. It is just so hard to believe these years have gone by so fast. Now our youngest, Kevin, 6, thinks he is old enough to help on the big puzzles. He still needs to stick with the smaller puzzles as he thinks he can just push the pieces together to make them fit. We give him the job of laying out all the pieces of the puzzle face-up so he still feels included. We gave each of the three oldest girls an Aggravation board for Christmas. Sister Emma’s husband Jacob made
them and they are very nice. He has one side where four players can play and the other side for six players. It has nice oak trim around the edge and should last them a lifetime. The girls made Christmas cut-out cookies last week and decorated them. Those are already history by now. Yesterday the girls also made Rice Krispie treats. Next week we want to make chocolate covered pretzels and peanut butter balls. I also made a batch of “party mix” for over the Christmas holidays. This year we are just making some Christmas goodies a few at a time. Apples and peanuts in shells are a snack we also have around most of the time over the holidays. Uncle Joe and Betty from Indiana came for a short visit one day last week. They brought us some bananas. I think Kevin eats the most of them. He loves bananas and knows Joe and Betty will always bring them some when they come. Jacob, Emma, and family and Elizabeth’s friend Timothy came for supper on Dec. 22 in honor of my husband Joe’s 43rd birthday. Joe made barbecued
chicken and hot wings. We also had mashed potatoes, noodles, corn, cottage cheese, sliced Swiss and Colby cheese, carrots and ranch dip. I had a Dairy Queen cake hid in the freezer but Joe found it before supper so I couldn’t surprise him with it. We wish all of you readers a blessed 2012. With all the potatoes we have for the winter we are trying different ways of making potatoes. Here is an easy way to prepare baked French fries. BAKED FRENCH FRIES 4 - 5 medium-sized potatoes 1 stick of melted butter 1 package of saltines, crushed Cut potatoes into length-wise pieces, peeled or unpeeled. Dip slices into melted butter and then roll in cracker crumbs until they are completely coated. Lay the potato slices on a greased cookie sheet in a single layer. Bake 40 minutes at 350, or 45 minutes for crispier fries. For more recipes, photos, videos and Amish information “like” The Amish Cook Fan Page on Facebook.
A pork stew that is hearty and healthy ALISON LADMAN For The Associated Press It’s winter. It’s cold. You want something hearty. But you’re also trying to eat better and don’t want to ruin your diet by diving into a cream-laden casserole. A lean stew is just the thing you need. GERMAN PORK STEW Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 6 1 pound pork tenderloin, trimmed of fat 1 teaspoon olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, diced 2 leeks, white parts only, sliced
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This will be difficult to read; it’s been very painful to write. His large dark eyes were questioning — as though apprehensive of what was coming next. His eyes didn’t sparkle, his lips didn’t smile. Now he’s dead. His little heart stopped beating because he was killed, not accidentally but deliberately; not quickly — if anyone could call that merciful — but repeatedly abused over ... who knows how many days, week? Did anyone ever feel his precious heart as it pumped away in his tiny body? Anybody cuddle him? Kiss him? His mother left him with her “boyfriend,” who wasn’t the child’s father, while she kept their 6-month-old baby girl with her. Infants in a crib are relatively easy to care for, while two year old boys are like ducks in a wind storm. I had a couple of them and I know there are times when you really, really have to love them and appreciate how beautiful and special they are. Levi’s family didn’t live in a tent on the desert. Renters in adjoining apartments must have heard his cries. Did it sound like hunger, irritation, or a toddler in agonizing pain? Why didn’t anyone investigate
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Debate over who needs a thyroid check in pregnancy WASHINGTON (AP) — Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there’s growing debate about which mothers-tobe should have a gland in their neck tested, too. Numerous studies since 1999 have found that an underactive thyroid can raise a woman’s risk of miscarriage, premature birth, or a lower IQ for her baby — even if it’s so mildly sluggish that she feels no symptoms. The problem: While serious cases are treated with a hormone pill, so far there’s little evidence that treating the milder cases makes a difference. So guidelines about who should be tested vary widely. Now a peek at prenatal testing from one of the country’s largest medical labs suggests that nearly a quarter of pregnant women are getting the simple thyroid blood test regardless of whether they have symptoms. Researchers at Quest Diagnostics examined records for half a million pregnant women. Of those who got tested, a h i g h e r- t h a n - e x p e c t e d number — 15 percent — had an underactive thyroid. That’s five-fold higher than some previous estimates, partly because the way in which the condition is diagnosed has changed recently, says the study published by the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The vast majority of those women were in the gray zone, with milder cases where no one knows for sure if a diagnosis helps or wastes money on testing and thyroid medication. The finding adds pressure for science to settle this long-running controversy. “We still don’t have perfect answers,” says Dr. Elizabeth Pearce, a well-known endocrinologist at Boston Medical Center, where a recent survey found widespread prenatal thyroid testing. But, “if it’s my patient in my office, or it’s me or my family member, I’m going to treat every time.” Obstetricians seem more wary. “There are studies on both sides of the fence,” says Dr. Dena Goffman of New York’s Montefiore Medical Center, which tests only women at high risk. “If you don’t know what to do with the results, you probably shouldn’t order the test,” she said. The unassuming thyroid — a small bow tieshaped gland nestled in the front of the neck — plays a big role in good health for everyone. It produces hormones that regulate metabolism and can affect almost every type of tissue in the body. About 20 million Americans are estimated to have a malfunctioning thyroid that, if serious enough, can contribute to heart disease, bone-thinning osteoporosis and infertility. An overactive thyroid, called hyperthyroidism, speeds up bodily functions, causing such symptoms as weight loss, nervousness, anxiety and increased heart rate and vision problems. Much more common is an underactive thyroid,
called hypothyroidism. It slows body functions, causing such problems as fatigue, weight gain, depression, constipation and dry skin. It even can contribute to high cholesterol, according to the National Institutes of Health. Thyroid problems increase with age, but they affect far more women than men — and pregnancy puts extra stress on the gland. Having enough thyroid hormones is important for fetal brain development, especially during the first trimester, when the fetus depends solely on the mother for them. The hormones also play a role in avoiding miscarriage or premature birth. Mothers also may harbor immune system cells called antibodies that subtly attack the gland and likewise are linked to miscarriage and prematurity. Italian researchers found that treating those women lowered their risk of encountering this problem. There is broad agreement that women with overt hypothyroidism — a seriously underactive gland — should be treated, most likely given a once-a-day hormone pill long known to be safe in pregnancy. But it takes blood testing to diagnose overt disease because even those women don’t always report the vague symptoms. Those $25 blood tests are sure to uncover women with mild hypothyroidism, too, the people in the so-called gray zone. Some research has raised questions about whether mild cases really pose a pregnancy risk, and preliminary results from a large British study recently found no overall IQ benefit to the resulting children if their mothers had been treated. But the damage might already have been done by the time treatment began late in the first trimester, notes Boston’s Pearce. In the U.S., doctors are anxiously awaiting a similar National Institutes of Health study; results aren’t expected until 2015. What’s the advice until then? The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends testing only pregnant women who have thyroid symptoms, have had previous thyroid problems, or have similar autoimmune diseases such as Type 1 diabetes — those considered at risk for overt disease. The American Thyroid Association goes further. Last summer it advised also testing all pregnant women age 30 and older, and those with enlarged thyroids, previous pregnancy problems or those who are obese, says Pearce, who co-authored the guidelines. Most guidelines cite the lack of evidence for treating mild cases. The thyroid association does urge treatment if those women harbor the worrisome antibodies. A final tip: Pregnant women should check that their prenatal vitamins contain iodine, important for proper thyroid function, Pearce says. Not all do. Most Americans get enough iodine from dairy products, bread, seafood and iodized table salt. But women need extra during pregnancy.
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In this Dec. 23 file photo, President Barack Obama speaks at the White House in Washington. Baby boomers take note: Medicare as your parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. You may not like it, but you might have to accept it. Dial down the partisan rhetoric and surprising similarities emerge from competing policy prescriptions by President Barack Obama and leading Republicans such as Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan.
2012 Medicare debate is all about the baby boomers RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers take note: Medicare as your parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. You may not like it, but you might have to accept it. Dial down the partisan rhetoric and surprising similarities emerge from competing policy prescriptions by President Barack Obama and leading Republicans such as Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan. Limit the overall growth of Medicare spending? It’s in both approaches. Squeeze more money from upper-income retirees and some in the middle-class? Ditto. Raise the eligibility age? That too, if the deal is right. With more than 1.5 million baby boomers a year signing up for Medicare, the program’s future is one of the most important economic issues for anyone now 50 or older. Health care costs are the most unpredictable part of retirement, and Medicare remains an exceptional deal for retirees, who can reap benefits worth far more than the payroll taxes they paid in during their careers. “People would like to have what they used to have. What they don’t seem to understand is that it’s already changed,” said Gail Wilensky, a former Medicare administrator and adviser to Republicans. “Medicare as we have known it is not part of our future.” Two sets of numbers underscore that point.
First, Medicare’s giant trust fund for inpatient care is projected to run out of money in 2024. At that point, the program will collect only enough payroll taxes to pay 90 percent of benefits. Second, researchers estimate that 20 to 30 percent of the more than billion that $500 Medicare now spends annually is wasted on treatments and procedures of little or no benefit to patients. Taken together, that means policymakers can’t let Medicare keep running on autopilot and they’ll look for cuts before any payroll tax increases. Privatization is the biggest divide between Democrats and Republicans. Currently about 75 percent of Medicare recipients are in the traditional government-run, fee-forservice program and 25 percent are in private insurance plans known as Medicare Advantage. Ryan’s original approach, part of a budget plan the House passed in the spring, would have put 100 percent of future retirees into private insurance. His latest plan, developed with Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would keep traditional Medicare as an option, competing with private plans. Older people would get a fixed payment they could use for private health insurance or traditional Medicare. Proponents call it “premium support.” To foes, it’s a voucher. Under both of Ryan’s versions, people now 55 or older would not have to make any changes. GOP presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich praise his latest plan.
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wants to keep the existing structure of Medicare while “twisting the dials” to control spending, said a current Medicare trustee, economist Robert Reischauer of the Urban Institute think tank. Ryan’s latest approach is arguably an evolution of the current Medicare Advantage private insurance program, not a radical change, Reischauer said. That’s particularly so if traditional Medicare remains an option. “In the hot and heavy political debate we are in, participants are exaggerating the difference between the proposals,” he said. During failed budget negotiations with Republicans last summer, Obama indicated a willingness to make more major changes to Medicare, including gradually raising the age of eligibility to 67, increasing premiums for many beneficiaries, revamping co-payments and deductibles in ways that would raise costs for retirees, and cutting payments to drugmakers and other providers. “I was surprised by how much the president was willing to offer in terms of Medicare changes without a more thorough vetting and discussion,” said Moon. Obama says he will veto any plan to cut Medicare benefits without raising taxes on the wealthy. Democrats are still hoping to use Ryan’s privatization plans as a political weapon against Republicans in 2012, but the Medicare debate could cut both ways. For the 76 million baby boomers signing up over the next couple of decades, it will pay to be watching.
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Stock market gets off to fast start BY PALLAVI GOGOI Associated Press NEW YORK — The stock market got a big jump on a better year. After a flat 2011, stocks rose sharply Tuesday in the first trading of 2012 after investors returned from the holiday and found encouraging economic reports from the United States and around the world. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 179.82 points, or 1.4 percent, to 12,397.38, its highest close in more than five months. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index, a broader gauge than the Dow, finished up almost 20 points at 1,277. The S&P finished 2011 almost exactly where it started down a sliver, 0.04 of a point. The market may have gotten an extra boost from what’s known as the January effect: Investors sell stocks at the end of the year to lock in losses for tax purposes, then come back in January and buy
stocks again. The effect could be more pronounced this year because the stock market was so volatile in 2011 and more investors had losses to take, said Sam Stovall, chief equity strategist at Standard & Poor’s Capital IQ. Money managers also usually get a fresh infusion of cash at the beginning of the year because workers who maxed out their contributions to retirement accounts well before the previous year ended start contributing again. These investors are back hunting for bargains, he said: “Investors are a lot like dieters and look to January as a new beginning.” January is a fairly good predictor of the year for U.S. stocks. Only seven times since 1950 has January turned out to be a “major error” in predicting the year to come, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac. In other words, whichever direction the market has gone in January, the rest of the year has usually followed. The “major errors” are usually extraordinary
events, the almanac points out. In 2001, for example, the S&P 500 rose 3.5 percent in January, but the market was rocked by the Sept. 11 attacks and finished the year down 13 percent. The first day of the year is less useful for fortunetelling than the first month. If you were to bet on whether the market would finish the year up or down based on how it performed the first day, you would be right only about half the time. And there’s no special power to January. A strong market in any single month makes it more likely that the market will be higher over the 12 months to come, Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at the brokerage BTIG, pointed out in a note to clients. “As goes any month, so goes any 12-month period,” he said. “This is not the exclusive province of January.” Predictive ability aside, the Dow’s 179-point gain was its third-biggest for the first trading day of the year and its biggest gain on the first day since 2009, when the Dow climbed 258 points
TROY — Two alleged sex offenders, including one who was charged shortly after serving prison time on a similar offense, faced a common pleas c o u r t CRUEA judge Tuesday during their arraignments. In addition, a T r o y CAIN m a n also was arraigned on a sex-related offense. Convicted rapist and registered sex offender Michael S. Cruea, 49, of Piqua, entered pleas of not guilty to one count of rape, a first-degree felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years, and two counts of gross sexual
imposition, a third-degree felony that carries between one to five years in prison. His bond was set at $100,000 and a pretrial conference regarding the matter will take place on Jan. 9. Cruea entered the pleas in the same courtroom he was convicted of rape in 2004. In the most recent offenses, Cruea, who was released from prison in June for a rape conviction, was charged with the sexual crimes in September in a case where a young girl was victimized between the years of 1987 to 1994. Dressed in an orange jumpsuit, Cruea said little during the hearing, but spoke with his attorney briefly before the arraignment got underway. Cruea was convicted of the aggravated sexuallyoriented offense of rape Nov. 5, 2004, and as a result was labeled a registered sex offender. Meanwhile, a Bradford man being held on a $200,000 bond at the Miami County jail also was arraigned. Justin L. Cain, 36, also entered not guilty pleas to charges stemming from a
look was mostly positive. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, said its manufacturing index rose to 53.9 from 52.7 in November. Readings above 50 indicate expansion. The Commerce Department said spending on construction projects rose 1.2 percent in November. The increase was the largest since a 2.2 percent rise in August. “The trend for the U.S. economy is most decidedly to the upside,” said Dan Greenhaus, an analyst at brokerage firm BTIG LLC in New York. The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 215 points in midday trading. Broader indexes also climbed. Reports that manufacturing grew in China and India, two of the world’s largest economies, also drove markets higher. U.S manufacturing has expanded for more than two years. Factories were one of the first areas of the economy to start growing
after the recession officially ended in June 2009. They faltered over the summer after Japan’s March 11 earthquake disrupted auto and electronics supply chains. The December ISM survey showed many factories have largely recovered from their slump earlier this year Exports rose despite the trouble in Europe. Growth in new orders means output will likely increase in
June 1 incident where he allegedly raped and repeatedly molested a juvenile between June and October. Cain has been charged with one count of rape and two counts of gross sexual imposition; all felony level sex crimes that, if convicted, could not only place him in prison for several years, but also require him to annually register as a sex offender. A pretrial hearing has been set for Monday. According to authorities, Cain committed the rape Oct. 29 and the additional charges were the result of incidents that took place on or around June 1. Clarence M. Fields Jr., 67, of Troy, entered a plea of not guilty at his arraignment to a lone count of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor, a fourth-degree felony. Fields’ indictment lists another man, Terry E. Lucas, as a co-defendant and his case is pending. Fields, released on his own recognizance, allegedly committed the offense Nov. 26, 2010, according to his indictment.
Piqua man’s trial date postponed to Feb. 14 Proceedings had been scheduled to start Tuesday STAFF REPORT SIDNEY — A pending legal c a s e against Jamie J. Seitz o f Piqua, h a s b e e n continued. SEITZ The jury trial for the attempted murder/assault/kidnapping case was
set to begin on Jan. 10 but was continued to Feb. 14. According to Darcy Winchester, assignment commissioner for Shelby County Common Pleas Court, there were more things that needed to be tested at the crime lab so the case has been pushed back one month. Shelby County Common Pleas Judge James F. Stevenson ordered for additional testing of additional evidence. Seitz was convicted in May of one count of attempted murder, one count of felonious assault and three counts of kidnapping. Stevenson overturned the verdict and granted Seitz a new trial
in August, following testimony by three jurors in the original case stating the judge’s admonishments to avoid reading or viewing anything about the ongoing trial had been disobeyed and had influenced their decision to find Seitz guilty. Seitz was first arrested following a Dec. 16, 2010 incident, in which he is alleged to have abducted and assaulted a 27-yearold woman, at an apartment in Sidney, and to have taken her against her will to Piqua. Seitz was a former co-owner of the former Broad Street Grille. The woman was an employee of the restaurant.
Arkansas police dispatcher’s body found LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) A police dispatcher last seen alive leaving a party with her boyfriend shortly before Christmas was slain, authorities said Tuesday after confirming
that a body found in the wilderness over the weekend was hers. Dawna Natzke’s death has been ruled a homicide, but investigators haven’t determined exactly how or
Factories, builders give economy boost WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers ended 2011 with their best month of growth since the late spring. And the struggling construction industry spent more on projects for the third time in four months. The data bolstered hopes that the economy is gaining momentum and helped Wall Street start 2012 with a bang. Factories hired more workers in December, saw the most growth in new orders since April and ramped up production. U.S. builders spent more in November on single-family homes, apartments and remodeling projects. The strong reports correspond with other positive signs for the economy. Consumer confidence is up, unemployment benefit applications have tumbled and the unemployment rate is at a three-and-ahalf-year low. Economists caution that Europe’s debt crisis will likely slow global growth in the first half of the year. But on Tuesday, the out-
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Woman sues Honda over hybrid mileage Case filed in Calif. small claims court BY LINDA DEUTSCH Associated Press
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From left, Nancy Rubenstein, Suzanne Smith, Lin Talbot-Koehl, all of Tiffin, Mary Lewis, of Seneca County, Brenda Stultz, of Adams Twp., and Karin Brown, of Tiffin, protest the scheduled demolition of the Seneca County Courthouse on Tuesday in Tiffin. Demolition has been delayed a couple of days for the more than 125-year-old courthouse that preservationists had hoped to save.
Courthouse demolition delayed Protesters seek to save building TIFFIN (AP) — Demolition has been delayed a couple of days for a more than 125-year-old county courthouse in northwest
Ohio that preservationists had hoped to save. Seneca County Administrator Stacy Wilson says a crane that was supposed to start knocking down the courthouse in Tiffin on Tuesday may not arrive until Thursday. She didn’t
know the reason for the delay. The wrecking company said it could not comment on the timing of the work. Officials who pushed to get rid of the courthouse built in 1884 have said the county doesn’t have the
money to renovate it. A group of taxpayers had filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Supreme Court in a last-ditch move to rescue the courthouse. But the fight was abandoned after the state’s highest court declined to intervene.
Ohio in running for chemical plant Pennsylvania, W. Va. also wooing Shell BY KEVIN BEGOS Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia officials are waiting to hear which will be the home for a huge new chemical plant that could bring thousands of new jobs and millions of tax dollars to the winning state. Shell Oil Co. said it will announce a site for the plant early this year but won’t say which state has the lead. Shell’s plans are driven by the vast natural gas reserves discovered in the
Marcellus Shale, a deep formation that lies beneath New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and parts of other states. The plant eventually could rival Andrew Carnegie’s investment in the steel industry, said C. Alan Walker, secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Community and Economic Development. Walker said he can’t comment on the incentives Pennsylvania has offered for the plant because of a confidentiality agreement. But he said regardless of Shell’s decision, the region is on the verge of an economic transformation because of the vast amounts of low-cost shale gas available. “We’re going to get a new look from a lot of in-
Ohio quakes could cause fracking policy changes Opponents seize on quakes to advocate caution BY JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS — In Ohio, geographically and politically positioned to become a leading importer of wastewater from gas drilling, environmentalists and lawmakers opposed to the technique known as fracking are seizing on a series of small earthquakes as a signal to proceed with caution. Earthquakes caused by the injection of wastewater that’s a byproduct of highpressure hydraulic fracture drilling, aren’t new. Yet earthquakes have a special ability to grab public attention. That’s especially true after Saturday’s quake near Youngstown, at magnitude 4.0 strong enough to be felt across hundreds of square miles. Gov. John Kasich, a drilling proponent, has shut down the wastewater well on which the quake has been blamed, along with others in the area, as the seismic activity is reviewed. “Drilling’s very important for our economy and to help us progress as a state, but every single person in the Mahoning Valley felt
this earthquake,” said state Sen. Joe Schiavoni, a Youngstown Democrat who on Tuesday called for a public hearing. “I wouldn’t deem it as an emergency, but when you live in a place that you’re not used to earthquakes and you have 11 earthquakes, you’re concerned,” he said. “We need to give them some sort of confidence or security that this is going to be OK.” Fracking involves blasting millions of gallons of water, laced with chemicals and sand, deep into the ground to unlock vast reserves of natural gas, a boon both for energy companies and a public hungry for cheap sources of fuel. That process, though, leaves behind toxic wastewater that must be expensively treated or else pumped deep into the earth. The wastewater is extremely briny and can contain toxic chemicals from the drilling process and sometimes radioactivity from deep underground. The practice of dumping underground has been controversial in light of scant research done on potential environmental dangers, highlighted by reports of contamination of aquifers in some communities in Pennsylvania and Wyoming.
dustries,” Walker said. “It will be the revitalization and reindustrialization” of Pennsylvania. The main product at the proposed Shell plant would be ethylene, which is used to produce chemicals that go into everything from plastics to tires to antifreeze. Workers at the plant would break apart the molecules of the raw gas so it can be turned into various products. The American Chemistry Council, in a report last year, estimated the new chemical complex could attract up to $16 billion in private investment and create more than 17,000 jobs and billions of dollars in tax revenue for the region. Shell spokeswoman
Kelly op de Weegh said the company also is considering building several specialized plants at a future site to produce chemicals such as polyethylene, used in plastic bags, and ethylene glycol, used in antifreeze. There have been reports that both Ohio and West Virginia are offering substantial tax credits to land the plant. Ohio Gov. John Kasich flew to Houston in late November to pitch his state to Shell officials, the Columbus Dispatch reported. Kathryn Klaber, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, an industry group, said the proposed plant would serve as an anchor for the region, attracting related industry.
TORRANCE, Calif. — A Los Angeles woman who expected her hybrid Honda Civic to be a high-mileage machine wants the automaker to pay for not delivering the 50 mpg it promised. But rather than being one of thousands in a class-action lawsuit, she took her case Tuesday to small claims court. Experts said Heather Peters has a better chance of winning her case in a court with more relaxed standards and could get a payout many times higher than the few hundred dollars offered to class-action plaintiffs. Peters said she’s been contacted by hundreds of owners who also want to take their chances with small-claims, where there are no attorneys’ fees and cases are decided quickly. “If I prevail and get $10,000, they have 200,000 of these cars out there,” said Peters. Peters, a state employee and ex-lawyer, argued that Honda knew her car wouldn’t get the 50 mpg as advertised before a judge in Torrance, where American Honda Motor Co. (NYSE:HMC) has its West Coast headquarters. As her 2006 vehicle’s battery deteriorated over time, it barely got 30 mpg, she said. Neil Schmidt, a technical expert for Honda, called Peters’ $10,000 claim excessive for her 2006 Civic Hybrid. He said the federal government had required Honda to post the highest mileage the car could get, but said the mileage varies depending on how the car is driven for instance, if it gets stuck often in stopand-go traffic. Peters said she would have never purchased the car if she had known that.
“The sales force said 50 miles per gallon, but they didn’t say if you run your air conditioning and you remain in stop-and-go traffic, you’re going to get 29 to 30 miles per gallon,” she said. “If they did, I would have gotten the regular Civic.” If other Civic owners follow her lead, she estimates Honda could be forced to pay as much as $2 billion in damages. Experts say there are many upsides to Peters’ unusual move. “I would not be surprised if she won,” said Richard Cupp Jr., who teaches product-liability law at Pepperdine University. “The judge will have a lot of discretion, and the evidentiary standards are relaxed in small-claims court.” Small claims courts generally handle private disputes that do not involve large amounts of money. In many states, that means small debts, quarrels between tenants and landlords and contract disagreements. Attorneys aren’t usually there; in California, litigants aren’t allowed to have lawyers argue their case. A victory for Peters could encourage others to take the same simplified route, he said. “There’s an old saying among lawyers,” Cupp said. “If you want real justice, go to small-claims court.” But he questioned whether her move would start a groundswell of similar cases. He suggested that few people would want to spend the time and energy that Peters has put into her suit when the potential payoff is as little as a few thousand dollars. Peters opted out of a series of class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of Honda hybrid owners over the cars’ fuel economy, when she saw a proposed settlement would give plaintiffs no more than $200 cash and a rebate of $500 or $1,000 to purchase a new Honda.
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LANE GRADER, 6 Foot King Kutter rear mounted blade, above average condition, always kept inside, $250 obo, (419)233-4310
545 Firewood/Fuel
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597 Storage Buildings
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890 Trucks
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L EGAL N OTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Piqua Power – Utility Service Center Sealed Bids for the Piqua Power – Utility Service Building will be received by the Piqua Power Systems at 201 W. Water Street, Piqua, Ohio until 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 31st, 2012 at which time they will be publicly opened and read. In general, the work consists of constructing the building and completing the site work for a Utility Service Center at 201 Hemm Avenue, Piqua, Ohio. The project is divided into 15 bid packages as described, all of which will enter into a prime contract with the City of Piqua. WENCO Inc. will be the Construction Manager throughout the project. The Bidding Documents, which include drawings and specifications, may be examined and obtained at ARC, 222 St Clair Street, Dayton, Ohio, phone (937) 2777930, fax (937) 277-7937, e-mail Dayton@e-acr.com. The Plans and bid package are available for pick up or e-mail. All bidders picking up plans and bid packages must register with ARC’s Bidders List – contact Brian Markland at ARC. Bids must be signed and submitted on the separate bidding forms included in the Bidding Documents. Bids shall be placed in a sealed envelope with the BP# listed on the front. If bid is a combined bid, all applicable BP#’s shall be listed on the front of the envelope. Bids shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond, certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 5% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid. Each Bid must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the Bid and all persons interested therein. Each BIDDER must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and complexity. The owner intends and requires that this project be completed no later than November 14, 2012. All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor, compliance with the Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor’s Executive Order of 1972, and Governor’s Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.
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TONNEAU COVER, Aluminum, retractable, fits F-150, 6.5' bed. Fits 2005-2008 trucks. Locks, lighting connections, in nice condition. $350 OBO. (937)418-6336
583 Pets and Supplies
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GUITAR, 80ʼs American Kramer, Pacer deluxe, Seymour Duncan pick ups, original Floyd Rose trem with case, $650, (937)418-1527.
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IN BRIEF ■ Basketball
Raterman gets A-10 honors DAYTON — Justine Raterman was named the A-10 Player of the Week for her performance over the last two weeks. She was named to the allRATERMAN tournament team at the Las Vegas Holiday Classic and the tournament MVP at the St. Peter’s College Holiday Classic. In those four games, Raterman averaged 20.8 and 8.5 rebounds.
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BRANDT — The Lehman Catholic girls basketball team got back on track against winless Bethel Tuesday night, routing the Lady Bees 7034. ■ Website Paxton Hatcher filled out the state sheet for the Lady Cavaliers, nearly recording a triple-double. She had 12 points, 11 assists, nine rebounds and PressProsMagazine.com six steals. will air the following high Kandis Sargeant scored school basketball games: 20 points, while Lindsey Wednesday: Piqua girls Spearman had 23 points at Troy, 7:15 p.m. and eight steals. Thursday: Lehman girls Lehman is 3-6 heading at Fort Loramie, 7:15 P.M. into Thursday’s game Friday: Piqua boys at with Fort Loramie. Sidney, 7:45 p.m. Saturday: Fort Loramie Graham struggles boys at Versailles, 7:45 ST. PARIS — The Grap.m. ham girls basketball team ran into a buzzsaw against Anna Tuesday night, losing 71-29. Taylor Dyke led Graham, 6-3, with 17 points. ScoresBroadcast.com The Lady Falcons will will air the following high host Lehman Jan. 12. school basketball games: Thursday: Lehman girls Lady Buccs win at Fort Loramie, 7:10 p.m. WEST MILTON — The Friday: Fort Loramie Covington girls basketball boys at Botkins, 7:40 p.m. team won a defensive batSaturday: Houston girls tle with Milton-Union at Russia, 2:10 p.m.; Monday, recording a 36-24 Lehman boys at Houston, win. 7:40 p.m. Shelby Kihm led the Lady Buccs with 16 ■ Football points. Julianna Simon added eight points. "We executed well at the offensive end," said Covington coach Chris LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Besecker. "We were pa— Lovie Smith is keeping tient for the most part and his job as coach of the didn't force shots. Chicago Bears. “Overall, it was a good Bears President Ted night at the offensive end Phillips says Smith will re- because we took what turn next season. The their defense gave us." Bears went 8-8, fading Covington, 6-3 is off after a 7-3 start and miss- until Jan. 12, when the ing the playoffs for the Buccs travel to Miami fourth time in five years. East. Phillips made the announcement on Tuesday. The Bears fired general manager Jerry Angelo earlier in the day. On Monday, the Rams fired Steve Spagnuolo and the Buccaneers fired Raheem Morris.
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Piqua’s Kyler Ashton drives to the basket against Greenville Tuesday night at Garbry Gymnasium.
Handling new concept Piqua stays at top in GWOC North BY ROB KISER Sports Editor rkiser@dailycall.com It might be a new concept for the Piqua boys basketball team. But, the Indians handled the role of favorite well Tuesday night in Garbry Gymnasium — handling Greenville 54-35 to remain on top of the GWOC North standings, along with Troy. “We came into the game with confidence,” Piqua guard Taylor Wellbaum, who led the Indians with 21 points, said. “Our goal is to win the GWOC
North. To do that, we needed to win tonight. We are 2-0 in the GWOC and we want to be 3-0 after Friday (when the Indians play Sidney).” At the same time, the Indians were taking nothing for granted. “Sure, we were the favorite,” Piqua coach Heath Butler said. “But, at the same time, Greenville is looking at this as a game they can win. So, we had to be ready for them.” Greenville actually took an early 7-4 lead. But, the Indians were in front 10-9 by the end of the first quarter and
opened the second quarter with a 14-1 run. Wellbaum hit two of his three 3-point field goals in that stretch. “Greenville had an early run,” Butler said. “All teams are going to do that. We handled that and answered it, which all good teams do. Once we figured out how to attack their zone (1-2-2), we were fine.” Piqua went in at halftime up 28-16 and maintained that margin for much of the second half. Things got interesting in the fourth quarter, when the Wave had the
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QUOTED “This is a good team. We didn’t show it today.” —Tyler Moeller on OSU’s loss in the Gator Bowl
ball trailing just 43-35 and Butler decided to call timeout with 5:06 remaining in the game. “I think the guys were a little tight,” Butler said. “We had some defensive breakdowns. We just told the guys to relax.” After the timeout, Trae Honeycutt scored and Wellbaum added two free throws to Piqua back in front 47-35 and the Indians were never seriously challenged after that. “I think what happened is we had a couple turnovers and they hit a
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The Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic All-Tournament team included (left to right): Alex Baker, Lehman; Josh Holfinger, Piqua: Brandon Wilson, Russia; Cole Owens, Covinggton; Solomon King-White, Lehman.
COLUMBUS (AP) — Coach Thad Matta applied some tough love after Ohio State's most recent setback. "He was not very nice," forward Jared Sullinger said of Matta's demeanor in practice. The approach clearly worked. Sullinger had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and No. 6 Ohio State shook off its painful loss at Indiana on Saturday with a 71-40 victory over Nebraska on Tuesday night. "He wasn't very polite," the 6-foot-9 Sullinger said with a smile. "And that's what we needed to put the fire back in us." The Buckeyes (14-2, 2-1 Big Ten) had little See OSU/Page 14
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Florida gets ‘special’ win in Gator Bowl Kickoff return, blocked punt give Ohio State seventh loss for first time since 1897 BY JIM NAVEAU Lima News JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – It was only seconds into Ohio State’s 24-17 loss to Florida in the Gator Bowl on Monday before it started to look a lot like the rest of the season. OSU kicker Drew Basil’s kickoff to begin the game was spinning on the ground at Florida’s 2-yard line. If it stopped where it was, even with a return, Florida would have been pinned deep in its own territory. If it went into the end zone, the Gators would be at the 20-yard line. But the third choice – the bad one – was what happened when the football went out of bounds, setting Florida up at its own 40-yard line after a penalty flag flew. Some good things happened for Ohio State during the season. But more often it was the bad that stepped to the front of the stage for the Buckeyes (67). The Gator Bowl was just one more brick in a sagging wall of a season that will go down as forgettable for many reasons and unforgettable for a lot of the wrong reasons. OSU’s 6-7 record was its first losing season since 1988. Its seven losses in a season were the most since 1897. And its four straight losses to finish the season is the longest losing streak in Ohio State football since 1943. Billed as a rematch of the 2006 national championship game by some and the Urban Meyer Bowl by others, it was actually less dramatic than that. Much of the drama it did have was provided by Florida’s special teams, which changed the direction of the game by returning a kickoff 99 yards
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Ohio State defensive back Tyler Moeller intercepts a pass against Florida Monday in the Gator Bowl. Florida won 24-17. for a touchdown and blocking a punt for another TD. “Obviously, we didn’t get the job done. The big plays are what killed us. Special teams are the glaring thing,” Ohio State coach Luke Fickell said. “That’s huge. “If those things don’t happen, obviously it’s a different game. You go down 14 points and they can play you a lot differently.” Ohio State had just tied the game 7-7 on a 5-yard touchdown pass from Braxton Miller to DeVier Posey when Andre Debose’s 99-yard kickoff return changed the course of the game.
Debose went through OSU’s coverage untouched to give Florida a 14-7 lead with 11:25 left in the first half. And the Gators never lost the lead after that. Basil’s 47-yard field goal late in the first half cut the lead to 14-10. But on Ohio State’s first possession of the second half, Florida’s Chris Rainey blocked Ben Buchanan’s punt and Graham Stewart returned it 14 yards for a touchdown and a 21-10 lead. The Gators went up 2410 before Miller connected with Jordan Hall on an 11-yard touchdown pass with 57 seconds left in the game.
While special teams got most of the notice for Florida, they didn’t do it all by themselves. Florida’s defense sacked Miller six times, five of them in the first half, effectively neutralizing Ohio State’s best offensive threat. The freshman quarterback completed 18 of 23 passes for 162 yards and two touchdowns. But after rushing for 100 yards or more in three of his most recent five games, he was held to 20 yards on 15 carries. Tailback Dan Herron led Ohio State’s rushing game with 82 yards on 12 carries. OSU’s loss – its ninth in
Continued from page 13 Jacob Sowry adding 10. The freshman held Greenville scoreless in the second half in a 42-14 win. Tate Honeycutt had 15 points and Brandon Hohlbein added 14. Now, Piqua looks to continue its GWOC North success Friday at Sidney. “We break the season down,” Butler said. “There is our pre-GWOC North schedule and our GWOC North games. It is kind of nice to be at the top of the standings.” Another new concept — and one the Indians don’t mind at all. BOXSCORE Greenville (35) Sam Bowers 0-1-1, Zach Comer 3-0-6, Adam Hickerson 6-2-14, Ryan Drew 1-3-5, Jorge Bela 1-0-2, Curtis Conrad 3-0-6, Derek Lockhart 0-1-1, Caleb Beasecker 00-0, Aaron Leverone 0-0-0. Totals: 14-7-35. Piqua (54) Trae Honeycutt 3-0-6, Taylor Wellbaum 74-21, Kindric Link 1-0-2, Ryan Hughes 2-26, Jordan Feeser 3-2-8, Joel Hissong 0-0-0, Josh Holfinger 2-7-11, Kyler Ashton 0-0-0. Totals: 18-15-54. 3-point field goals — Piqua: Wellbaum (3). Score By Quarters Greenville 9 16 29 35 Piqua 10 28 40 59 Records: Piqua 3-5 (2-0), Greenville 1-6 (0-3). Reserve score: Piqua 52, Greenville 40.
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Trae Honeycutt goes up for two points Tuesday.
OSU Continued from page 13 difficulty in their first game since committing 17 turnovers and committing 22 fouls while falling 7471 at No. 12 Indiana. "Nobody likes to lose more than we do," Matta said. "Like I told the guys, last year we learned a great lesson in the Kentucky game (a loss in the NCAA regional semifinals). But the season was over. Do we have the ability to learn a lesson here in the end of December
and continue to move forward?" Deshaun Thomas added 15 points and William Buford had 13 for the Buckeyes, who won their 35th consecutive home game. Matta's message got through. "Better now than later, but it was a life lesson," Sullinger said of the Indiana defeat and the residual fallout. "We gave up 17 layups against Indiana and they got whatever
ferently. “If you don’t set the edge on these guys (Florida), they’re going to run for days. I don’t think there’s anyone in the country who can run with them.” OSU senior defensive back Tyler Moeller, who spent six years in the football program, reflected on a season that brought some good and more bad, then ended on a down note. “It was disappointing,” he said. “Everything that happened outside of football. The losses. This is a good team. We didn’t show it today. There were times during the season where we did show it, but we didn’t show it today.”
PC eighth boys splits games
Piqua couple shots,” Wellbaum said. “But, we knocked down a couple shots and opened the lead back up.” Josh Holfinger added 11 points and seven rebounds to the Piqua cause, while Jordan Feeser had eight points and six rebounds and Ryan Hughes led the Indians on the boards with nine. Adam Hickerson paced Greenville with 14 points and eight rebounds, while Ryan Drew grabbed six rebounds. Piqua was 18 of 46 from the floor for 39 percent and 15 of 23 from the line for 65 percent. Greenville was 14 of 48 from the floor for 39 percent and seven of 13 from the line for 54 percent. The Indians won the battle of the boards 32-25 and had 13 turnovers to Greenville’s 16. The Piqua JV team won 52-40, with Daniel Monnin scoring 16 points and
its last 10 games in bowls against Southeastern Conference teams – rekindled the debate about the Big Ten vs. the SEC and about whether the SEC has more speed top to bottom than the Big Ten. Fickell said he didn’t see a speed gap on Debose’s kickoff return. “I think that’s something the media likes to talk about. Speed wasn’t a factor on the kickoff return,” he said. “I’m not sure it was straight speed. I think we have a team that can run well enough. I think it was the big plays and tackling more than the speed.” Linebacker Andrew Sweat saw it a little dif-
shot they wanted in the second half. As you can see, we turned up our defensive intensity in this game. We were just ready to play basketball." Toney McCray had 13 points and Bo Spencer 10 for Nebraska (8-6, 0-3), which was playing its first Big Ten road game. "We knew we were coming in here to play an awfully good basketball team; that wasn't a surprise," coach Doc Sadler
said. "They're so long and physical. I don't know if it was just us, but I thought it was their best defensive game they've played in terms of intensity and they sustained it." The Cornhuskers were outrebounded 44-21 and had more turnovers (17) than field goals (16). Spencer came in leading the Cornhuskers in scoring at 15.1 points a game (24.3 in three road games).
RUSSIA — The Piqua Cathoic eighth grade boys basketball team split two games in the Russia Holiday Tournament. Piqua Catholic, 5-2, defeated Fort Loramie 2926. The Cavaliers rallied from 17-12 halftime deficit, outscoring Loramie 17-9 after the break. Colton Bachman had 14 points, 10 rebounds, eight steals and five assists. Bradley Hohlbein had four assists, two rebounds and one steal; while Jared Brandt had two rebounds and two assists. Max Schutt had three rebounds and one steal; while Stephen Monnin had two rebounds, one steal and one assist. Ian Smith added two steals and a rebound. In the title game, Piqua Catholic lost to Russia 3734. The Cavaliers led most of the game and led 12-7, 19-18 and 28-24 at the quarter breaks. But, Russia outscored Piqua Catholic 13-6 in the final quarter. Hohlbein had 11 points, four assists two rebounds and one steal; while Bachman had nine points, 10 rebounds, eight steals and five assists. Brandt had two rebounds and two steals, Schutt added three rebounds and one steal and Monnin had two rebounds, one steal and one assist.
PIQUA CATHOLIC SCORING vs. Fort Loramie Bachman 14, Monnin 8, Hohlbein 7. vs. Russia Hohlbein 11, Bachman 9, Schutt 8, Monnin 4, Smith 2.
PC boys lose RUSSIA — The Piqua Catholic seventh grade dropped two games in the Russia tournament. They lost to Fort Loramie 42-9. Jerry Curtis had three points. Caleb Courter had one rebound, one steal and one assist; while Eli Baker had two rebounds and two steals. Taylor O’Leary had three steals and two rebounds; while John Meyer pulled down seven rebounds. Avery Pickrel had two steals, one rebound and one assist; while Tanner McKinney had four rebounds. Piqua Catholic lost to Holy Rosary 45-30. Courter had 11 points, two rebounds and two assists. O’Leary had seven steals, four rebounds and one assist; while Baker had three steals, one assist and one rebound. Nick Neumeier had four steals and two rebounds, while Pickrel had five steals, four assists and two rebounds. Curtis added two rebounds, one steal and one assist. PIQUA CATHOLIC SCORING vs. Fort Loramie Curtis 3, McKinney 2, Pickrel 2, Baker 2. vs. Holy Rosary Courter 11, McKinney 6, Pickrel 6, O’Leary 4, Baker 2, Meyer 1.
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Oregon takes Rose Bowl Michigan State outlasts Georgia at Outback Bowl PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Oregon's incredible offense busted up Wisconsin and the record books on the way to the Ducks' first Rose Bowl victory in 95 years. Darron Thomas passed for 268 yards and three freshman touchdowns, De'Anthony Thomas scored on runs of 91 and 64 yards, and the No. 6 Ducks earned their first bowl victory under coach Chip Kelly, holding off Wisconsin 45-38 Monday night in the highest-scoring Rose Bowl ever played. And it wasn't over until the Badgers (11-3) ran out of time at the Oregon 25, out of timeouts and unable to spike the ball in time to stop the clock for a last-gasp fling. Lavasier Tuinei caught eight passes for 158 yards and two TDs for the Ducks (12-2), who had no postseason success to show for Kelly's otherwise wildly successful three-year tenure until this landmark offensive performance in the 98th Rose Bowl. The Granddaddy of Them All had never seen this many points, beating the record 80 scored by Washington and Iowa in 1991. OUTBACK BOWL MICHIGAN STATE 33, GEORGIA 30, 3OT In Tampa, Kirk Cousins threw for 300 yards and one touchdown and Dan Conroy kicked a 28-yard field goal in the third overtime to give Michigan State its first bowl victory since 2001. Georgia's Blair Walsh became the Southeastern Conference's career scoring leader with a field goal in the second extra period. But he missed a 42-yarder in the first overtime after conservative play-calling and had a 47-yard attempt blocked on the final play of the game. Michigan State (11-3) ended a five-game bowl losing streak with its first postseason win since beating Fresno State in the 2001 Silicon Valley Bowl. Georgia (10-4) finished on a two-game losing streak, including a lopsided loss
to top-ranked LSU in the SEC championship game. Georgia cornerback Brandon Boykin scored a safety, returned a punt 92 yards for a touchdown and caught a 13-yard TD pass that helped the Bulldogs take a late lead. TICKETCITY BOWL No. 20 Houston 30, No. 24 Penn State 14 In Dallas, Penn State's tumultuous year ended with a loss, a dispiriting finish to a season in which coach Joe Paterno was fired as part of a child sexabuse scandal that shook college sports. The Nittany Lions were picked apart by Cougars star Case Keenum, who threw for 532 yards and three touchdowns. Penn State was allowing 162 yards passing per game, but Keenum threw for more than double that by halftime. He burned the Nittany Lions' veteran secondary with touchdown passes of 40 and 75 yards to build a 24-7 lead by halftime. It was the school's first bowl game without Paterno as head coach since the 1962 Gator Bowl, a 177 loss to Florida. CAPITAL ONE South Carolina 30, Nebraska 13 In Orlando, Connor Shaw threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, and South Carolina had six sacks as the Gamecocks shut out Nebraska over the final three quarters. The victory gave South Carolina 11 wins for the first time in school history and snapped a string of three straight bowl losses. Nebraska lost its second consecutive bowl game and drops to 12-6 all-time in bowl matchups against SEC foes. Both teams lost standout players in the third quarter when Gamecocks' leading receiver Alshon Jeffrey and Cornhuskers' cornerback Alfonso Dennard were ejected for a post-play skirmish in which both players threw punches. Jeffrey had four catches for 148 yards and a touchdown.
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Oklahoma State has its chance to be in the national-championship conversation. All the Cowboys need now is a little help from Alabama. Surviving a missed field goal at the end of regulation and getting a big kick of its own in overtime, No. 3 Oklahoma State opened the door for the chance at a split national championship with a wildly entertaining 41-38 win over No. 4 Stanford on Monday night. "There is nothing we can do from here," said Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon, who tied the Fiesta Bowl record with three touchdown catches. "I do think we do have the best team in the nation." Oklahoma State (12-1) kept pace with Andrew Luck and the high-scoring Cardinal, getting huge performances from its two stars, Brandon Weeden and Blackmon, in their final college game. Weeden threw for 399 yards and the three touchdowns to Blackmon, who announced he's leaving for the NFL after catching eight passes for 186 yards. All that and the Cowboys' fortunes came down to two legs, those of Stanford kicker Jordan Williamson and their own Quinn Sharp. Williamson couldn't come through. The redshirt freshman missed a 35-yard field goal wide left as time expired in regulation and another from 43 yards to open overtime. Given a chip shot after Weeden hit Colton Chelf on a 24-yard pass — initially ruled a touchdown but overturned on review — Sharp came through, sending his 22-yard field goal through the uprights and the Cowboys charging onto the field. Should Alabama knock off top-ranked LSU in next week's BCS championship game, Oklahoma State will be right there, ready to stake its claim at being No. 1 in The Associated Press poll. "We feel like we could beat anyone in the country," Chelf said. Stanford (11-2) had its chances. The Cardinal had 590 yards of offense — nearly 200 more than Oklahoma State — got another stellar game from Luck before he heads to the NFL, and ran over Oklahoma State's defense behind Stepfan Taylor. They just couldn't finish it off. Luck calmly led Stanford 63 yards over the final 2:35 of regulation to
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Justin Blackmon out races Michael Thomas. set up a chance at winning its second BCS bowl game in two years. Instead, Williamson missed in regulation, again in overtime and was left sobbing in front of his locker while his coaches and teammates tried to shoulder some of the blame. "In the end, we lost, and I'm as much to blame as anyone," Luck said. Taylor ran for 177 yards and a pair of scores. Luck was his usual steady self, hitting 27 of 31 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns with an interception. The Cardinal held Oklahoma State to 15 yards rushing on 13 carries and didn't give up the lead until the final play. Still, it wasn't enough, the Cardinal's hopes sailing wide left off the right foot of Williamson, who missed three field goals after missing three all season. "There's an old saying that adversity reveals character — and that's not just for him, that's for all of us," Stanford coach David Shaw said. The Fiesta Bowl needed a pick-me-up game after the year it had. Last year's game was a dud on pretty much all accounts. Connecticut had trouble filling its allotment of tickets and keeping up with Oklahoma, the 48-20 rout leading to a big dip in the ratings. Not long after that, the bowl got tangled in controversy, nearly losing its BCS status following financial improprieties that were uncovered and led to
the firing of executive director John Junker. This matchup figured to be the ticket to match the golden jackets worn by Fiesta Bowl officials. Oklahoma State has an electrifying offense — second in scoring, third in total yards — run by the 28-year-old Weeden and featuring Blackmon, the two-time Biletnikoff Award winner. The Cowboys also came in with a chip on their shoulders, believing they should have gotten a shot at the BCS title game instead of it being a rematch of the field-goal-kicking Game of the Century earlier this season between Alabama and LSU. Finishing a tantalizingly close .0086 behind the Crimson Tide in the BCS standings, Oklahoma State had plenty to prove, with booster T. Boone Pickens saying the Cowboys should get first-place votes in The Associated Press poll with a Fiesta win and a loss by LSU in the title game. Across the field was Stanford, another one-loss team that could have a legitimate beef with the BCS system. The Cardinal lost to eventual Pac-12 champion Oregon and crushed nearly everyone else with an offense that was top-15 in scoring and yardage. Stanford also has Luck, the two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up and allbut-certain No. 1 overall NFL pick, complemented by a powerful running game that's as good as
any. The Fiesta Bowl had a pretty good lead-in, too: Oregon's wild, 45-38 win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. Stanford had the advantage early, piling up 225 yards while going up 14-0 early in the second quarter on Luck's 53-yard touchdown pass to Ty Montgomery and Jeremy Stewart ran for a 24-yard score. With its offense stranded in the desert early, Oklahoma State got back in it quickly thanks to Blackmon. The junior caught his first pass by splitting the middle of Stanford's defense for a 43-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, then showed off his power on the next, brushing off a defender like a jacket over his shoulder before racing for a 67-yard touchdown that tied it 14-all. Two big catches, 110 yards and the offensive show was on. Taylor scored on a 4yard run and the Cowboys answered, tying it 21-all at halftime on Weeden's first career rushing touchdown, an ugly-buteffective 2-yarder. Luck hit Zach Ertz on a 6-yard touchdown pass to open the third quarter and, after the teams traded field goals, Weeden found Blackmon on a 17yard crossing pass that tied the game at 31. Taylor put Stanford up 38-31 with 4½ minutes left, ducking behind Stanford's massive offensive line for a 1-yard touchdown. Oklahoma State answered quickly, moving 67 yards in less than two minutes to tie it on Joseph Randle's 4-yard touchdown run. The Cowboys left too much time for Luck, but Stanford's luck ran out when Williamson couldn't come through in regulation and again in overtime. Oklahoma State celebrated what they thought was a touchdown by Chelf in overtime, then did it for real after the replay and Sharp's kick. "Our team rallied. Every time we got down, they just found a way to come back," said Cowboys coach Mike Gundy, who dedicated the victory to the four people who died in the Nov. 17 plane crash that killed Oklahoma State women's basketball coach Kurt Budke and assistant Miranda Serna. And now the Cowboys can watch the national title game with a rooting interest, ready to stake their claim should the cards fall right.
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Former Piqua and Ohio State standout Brandon Saine dives for yardage against Detroit Sunday. Saine had eight carries for 28 yards and caught three passes for 17 yards as the Packers finished off a 151 season.
Bengals look to erase bad memories Cincinnati hasn’t won playoff game in 21 years CINCINNATI (AP) — The last time the Bengals won a playoff game, they beat Houston — the Oilers, not the Texans. Then, they went to the West Coast and lost to the Raiders — the L.A. Raiders. Yes, it's been that long. The Bengals (9-7) haven't won a playoff game since the end of the 1990 season, a 21-year span of futility that's become part of local lore. They've been to the playoffs only twice since then, losing their games in 2005 and 2009. They've got a chance to end the streak of futility — now 7,768 days and counting — on Saturday at Houston in a firstround game against the Texans (10-6), the AFC South champions who are making their first playoff appearance. "It would be a tremendous feeling for us to get rid of that stigma of not being able to get to the playoffs and win it," offensive tackle Andre Smith said on Tuesday. In the last few days, players were made aware of the franchise's lousy playoff history in the past two decades. They've secured only their third winning record since 1990, which
was something most of them didn't realize until they were told about it. Now, there's that playoff matter. "I don't know for everybody, but I wasn't aware until I saw it on Twitter," cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones said. "The guys in here, we can't worry about the past. We've got a great outlook to the future with the young guys we've got here. "I think this is the role of something new around here. So don't think this is going to be one playoff and then next year going 0-16." The Bengals' two most recent trips to the playoffs haven't left good memories. They were one of the NFL's biggest surprises in 2005 when they won the AFC North behind Carson Palmer's 32 touchdown passes. Palmer got his left knee torn up on his first pass of a home playoff game against Pittsburgh, and the Bengals lost 31-17. They'd morphed into a run-first offense in 2009, when they won the AFC North again but got beat by the Jets 24-14 at Paul Brown Stadium, leaving them still winless in the postseason since 1990.
They thought they'd get back there last season when they added Terrell Owens to upgrade the passing game, but it all fell apart in a 4-12 mess that made Palmer want out. He was traded to Oakland during this season for two high draft picks. A favorable schedule and a few breaks helped them reach the postseason again this season, perhaps the most surprising of the last three playoff appearances. They had the AFC's least-experienced team heading into the season, led by rookie quarterback Andy Dalton and rookie receiver A.J. Green. They went 0-7 against other playoff teams and beat only one team all season that finished with a winning record — Tennessee — but got the final wild card spot when the Jets, Broncos and Raiders melted down in the closing weeks. One of those seven losses to playoff teams came on Dec. 11 at Paul Brown Stadium, when the Texans drove 80 yards in the closing minutes for a 20-19 win that secured their first playoff appearance and left the Bengals needing a lot of
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help to get the wild card. They got what they needed. Now, they've got a third chance to break that playoff victory drought since 1990. "We've got some guys who were pretty close to just being born when that happened," offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth said on Wednesday. "We've got some young guys on the team. “So I imagine most of them have no clue about it." Some of those who were part of that oneand-out playoff appearance in 2009 feel like they weren't even in the postseason. "After our walkthrough (on Tuesday morning), coach had everyone kneel down and asked everyone who'd ever experienced being in the playoffs to stand up," said linebacker Rey Maualuga, a rookie in 2009. "And I stayed kneeled down because I felt I wasn't a part of it. It wasn't me that went to the playoffs, it was the team. "Now that I get a chance to experience that and take that bittersweet taste out of my mouth, it's going to be good. I can't wait."
Shurmur will hire coach Says best quarterback will be starter in 2012 BEREA (AP) — Browns coach Pat Shurmur sidestepped questions about the futures of quarterback Colt McCoy and running back Peyton Hillis. All Shurmur would commit to in 2012 was hiring an offensive coordinator. After going 4-12 in his first season as Cleveland's coach, Shurmur said McCoy improved in his first full year but would not commit to the 25-yearold as his starter for 2012. "As we go forward with Colt, I feel like he's done some really good things," Shurmur said Tuesday at his season-ending news conference. "Get him back healthy, get him in an offseason where he has a chance to develop. ... I expect Colt will improve, just as I expect (backup quarterback) Seneca (Wallace) will improve and whoever the quarterbacks are here. That can be said for all positions. "The best quarterback will play when we start the season." McCoy went 4-9 as a starter before missing his final three games with a concussion. Shurmur would not discuss any of the Browns' offseason plans as it related to the quarterback position or if the club would use the No. 4 overall pick on a QB. Following up on comments team president
Mike Holmgren made in October, Shurmur said he intends to hire an offensive coordinator. Shurmur served both roles of coach and coordinator this season. Former Minnesota coach Brad Childress could be a candidate for the job. Shurmur said he knows Childress "very well," having worked with him in the past. Shurmur said he's keeping his list of candidates private. Shurmur did not rule out the possibility of forfeiting his play-calling duties. "It's important that I get the best coordinator I can for us," Shurmur said. "I think that's one of the details that'll get worked out as we go through the process. “I want to get the best guy I can. And if he's outstanding at calling plays, listen, I want to win games, and so I'm gonna get the guys in there that are gonna help us do that." As for Hillis, who had a drama-filled second season with the Browns, Shurmur said he had a "great conversation" with the running back Monday. Shurmur would not speculate if the Browns would re-sign Hillis, who is a free agent. Hillis rushed for 1,177 yards in 2010 but missed six games this season with injuries.
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