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TROY The buildings, streets and sidewalks committee gave its approval of work to be undertaken by the Ohio Department of Transportation in 2014 to repair the Broadford Bridge, which crosses the Great Miami River at Troy’s eastern border. “It’s at no cost for the city, but they require

the consent of the city to do the work,” said Director of Public Service and Safety Patrick Titterington. The project involves work on the bridge abutment, which supports the structure. Under ODOT guidelines, the measure will move forward as emergency legislation. The finance committee approved a contract for purchasing lime from the city of Dayton, which Troy uses for softening water at the

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Ranchers deal with wildfires A furious wildfire torching through the mountains of southern New Mexico’s Gila National Forest has grown to 127 square miles, forcing some ranchers to ship their cattle out of state as the blaze burns through entire grazing areas. The Silver Fire was still about 5 miles west of the nearest community, but it has left ranchers in this drought-stricken corner of the state with few choices for feeding their cattle. State agriculture officials said the combination of drought and fire has forced some ranchers to ship what remaining cattle they have to other areas, including South Texas. See Page 10.

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Goodbye to my TDN family Before I started my job as city hall reporter here, I received an email from my new editor David Fong that quelled any worries I had about starting my new job: “We’re planning a laser tag trip once you get here. We’re so excited!” Whew, I thought. Maybe a job as a political reporter won’t be so intimidating after all. That was back in March 2012 — and although it seems like just yesterday, it also feels like forever and ever ago.

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A Troy man who repeatedly attempted to solicit sex from a 12-year-old girl he befriended on a social networking site in February was given probation at his sentencing hearing held in Miami County Common Pleas Court on Monday. Steven J. Marshall, 37, was arrested for importuning, a third-degree felony, and was convicted of the STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER charge earlier this year. Navin Couch reaches for Cody Workman in a game of “Capture the Flag” during the summer Playground Authorities said Program Tuesday at Kyle Elementary School. Marshall used Facebook in an effort to befriend the 12year-old girl in order to try to have sex with her in February, police reports state. Judge Christopher Gee handed down a three-year WHAT THEY LIKED BEST: sentence of probation and labeled Marshall as a tier I painted rocks and I like doing stuff From the mouths of the Troy sex offender, which like that.” Playground Program participants requires annual registraMyers also said she liked going themselves, youth shared their tion in person at the sherto Troy Bowl for the Friday activity. favorite part of the day: iff’s office in the county “It was fun because I haven’t • Jordan and Devan Wolford, where he lives, works or gone in a long time,” Myers said. both 11, said they enjoying comreceives an education. • The Troy Playground program ing to Playground at Kyle In addition, Gee also was a way to meet new friends Elementary to meet new friends BY MELANIE YINGST ordered Marshall to have before school started for Kaden and enjoy being outside. Staff Writer no contact with the victim “Learning how to play Capture Griggs. myingst@civitasmedia.com or her family; to have no “I just moved from Piqua,” said the Flag was cool,” Jordan said. “I unsupervised contact with like learning new games I’ve never 11 year-old Griggs. “It’s been nice yle Elementary School’s any minors except his own to meet new friends before played before — it’s fun.” playground transformed into “I like coming here to play with school.” • See MARSHALL on Page 2 a miniature summer camp Dorrian Travis, 9, said he the kids,” Devan said. field this week, as neighborhood • Cody Wolkman, 7, said it was enjoys playing basketball with staff children were taught how to play PIQUA the first summer he participated in members and friends during the the old recess favorite “Capture the open play time. the Playground program. Flag.” “Basically I like the whole place “I like having friends to play New games, new friends and a — it’s pretty sweet,” Travis said. with,” he said. few hours enjoying the outdoors is • Timmy Escobar, 11, man• Adara Myers, 11, said just a few objectives of one of the although she likes playing outside aged to sum up the whole mission city of Troy Recreation during Troy Playground, she really of the Troy Playground program in Department’s oldest-running sumone sentence. enjoys the crafts. mer program, aptly named Troy “We are outside, there’s cool “I like art, so I like when we do Playground. stuff to do and we aren’t sitting at all the crafts and stuff,” Myers said. Jon Osman, 18, is one of several home being bored,” he said. “We got to make puppets and Troy Playground staff members who Two-year-old works with 10-15 school-age children each afternoon at Kyle sustains burns Elementary. makes an attempt to secure teachfrom scalding Osman said he enjoys teaching ers or college students with a recreTROY water accident the group of children how to play a ation or education concentration as variety of different games, from supervisors to benefit both the staff BY WILL E SANDERS chess to Monday’s game of Capture the children whose ages range from member and the children. Civitas Media 6-12. the Flag. “It’s been very helpful and it wsanders@civitasmedia.com “They look forward to coming, “It’s nice to just give back to my improved the quality of the superviespecially the outings on Friday — youth,” Osman said. “It makes me sors,” Siler said. “We have a lot of A 2-year-old girl sushappy to know I’m making a differ- they can’t wait to go swimming this teachers and recreational students tained severe burns to her week,” Osman said. ence in their lives.” that come back year after year to torso after scalding water The program has 21 staff memOsman, a native of the neighborgain experience to take back with from a crock pot used to hood surrounding Kyle Elementary bers, including two program coordi- them to the college campus.” heat baby bottles fell and School, said he likes serving a men- nators, six supervisors and 13 lead“It’s a good, safe, environment spilled on her Monday tor in a fun, structured atmosphere ers.Through the first two weeks of that provides the kids structure in afternoon at the YMCA the Troy Playground program, it through the Troy Playground protheir neighborhood,” Siler said.“This Childcare Center, 300 W. averaged 59 participants per day at program brings the kids together to gram. High St. the six different Troy Playground “It’s really enjoyable — we have have something to do during the The Piqua Fire locations at Kyle, Cookson, Hook good kids and it’s fun being active daytime.” Department responded to and Heywood elementary schools; and teaching them new games like Kelley Church said it was her the childcare center at along with neighborhood programs flag football today,” Osman said first year to work with the children 12:03 p.m. and the victim at Boyer Park and Kings Chapel. Monday. in the Troy Playground program in was later flown via City of Troy’s Recreation Osman, a Troy High School gradCareFlight to Children’s Department director Ken Siler said uate and runner, said his stamina Hospital in Dayton, said the Troy Playground program comes into play in keeping up with • See PLAYGROUND on Page 2

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• CONTINUED FROM 1 water treatment plant. Purchasing the pebble lime from Dayton yields a cost almost 28 percent less than through a contractor. The cost will not exceed $130,000. All committee members also voted yes to the selling of surplus vehicles and equipment, including

a street sweeper. “This is our backup sweeper. We virtually never use it,” Titterington confirmed. In other news, the safety and health committee recommended council grant about $341,259 in funding for Miami County Public Health. Because the measure was not passed by voters in November, the funding must now come from

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• AP Survey: Bernanke comments surprised investors WASHINGTON (AP) Stock and bond prices have been sinking because investors were caught off-guard and were alarmed by the Federal Reserve’s signal that long-term interest rates are headed higher. That’s the view that emerges from an Associated Press survey of economists late last week. A majority of the more than two dozen economists polled support the Fed’s plan to start slowing its bond purchases later this year, if the U.S. economy continues to strengthen. Higher long-term rates will likely result. But in the short run, traders fear that higher rates could slow growth and that the Fed might be moving too fast to slow its stimulus, according to many of the economists. Some also think investors perceived a shift in the Fed’s timetable for curtailing its low-rate policies. — Staff and wire reports

the general fund budget. Services provided by the health district include public nursing, vaccinations, immunizations, disease education and inspections, health care for expectant moths and babies, nutrition education, birth and death records and inspections of restaurants, wells, septic systems and other facilities. Since 2001, Troy’s contribution

to the district has been dependent on property values, the same measure of funding all other entities use in the district. The legislation will be an emergency measure, as the city is already six months into service with Miami County Public Health. City council will host its next meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 1.

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Steven J. Marshall hands a written statement shortly before his sentencing hearing to his defense attorney Andrew Pratt to revise Monday in Miami County Common Pleas Court.

Marshall • CONTINUED FROM 1 children; a sex offender evaluation and follow up counselling; and forbid the convicted sex offender from looking at pornography, using social networking websites under any name aside from his own and having no contact with children via social networking sites. Gee warned Marshall that if he violates any parameter of his probation he will be sentenced to an 18-month prison sentence. “I don’t know what would possess a human being to solicit sex from a 12-year-old girl,” Gee said from the bench after ordering the sentence. Gee told the defendant how “terrified” the parents of the victim must have felt after learning of his conduct.

Neither the victim or her parents were at the hearing, and the court received no victim impact statements from either party. Andrew Pratt, Marshall’s defense attorney, asked the court for probation and said his client had a “minimal” criminal history. Marshall, who spent 72 days in jail, also spoke at the hearing and apologized for his actions. “Five minutes of being stupid has ruined my life,” he said. Marshall’s conduct with the child eventually led to an investigation, at which point in time Marshall cooperated with authorities and confessed to the crime. The mother of the victim eventually learned of the contact and went forward to police.

the neighborhood she and her daughter, Ava, live. “I know all the kids here at Kyle and I live in this neighborhood, so it’s a good way to be part of the community here,” Church said. Troy Playground coordinator Ann Jones said this year’s seven-week program has kicked off with a smooth start. “It’s going well at all the sites,” Jones said. “What I enjoy about the program is its an organized way to get kids outdoors and active. The kids aren’t separated by grade so they all get to know each other across the board. I like showing up at the sites and seeing the kids playing and cooperating with each other on a different level than while they are in school.” Jones said all staff members under go training sessions and use feedback from the previous year’s participants. She said

she travels to each Playground site to check on the staff. The program is held Monday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and consists of supervised games and indoor activities and then open play time. The Playground program is supported by an annual grant by the United Way of Troy, which totalled $19,500 this year. The Playground program is free to the children who attend with the exception of the Friday activities. Each Friday, children from each site go ice skating, bowling or swimming at the Troy Aquatic Park. Two new outings have been planned this year, one is a tour of the Idle Hour Ranch and the second is a trip to Brukner Nature Center. Each child is responsible for paying for Friday outings. The program will run through July 19. To register and for more information, visit the Troy Recreation Department’s link at www.troyohio.gov.

Scalding • CONTINUED FROM 1 Piqua Fire Chief Mike Rindler. Due to medical laws, Rindler could not release the name of the toddler. The 2-year-old left a play area at the center and entered a kitchen area where the injuries occurred, police said. Piqua police Deputy Chief Tom Steiner said the injuries the child sustained were not life-threatening and that the victim was transported by CareFlight “mostly as a precaution and due to the age of the child and her injury.” He said the incident was an accident.

“Apparently she was playing in the kitchen area just off of a play area,” Steiner said. “It appears she pulled on a cord for a crock pot that is used to heat baby bottles and when she pulled it the crock pot spilled hot water on her.” The child remained hospitalized Tuesday and suffered second-degree burns to her torso and her surrounding neck and thigh areas. Mary Brown, the teacher at the childcare center who called 911, told a dispatcher the child was in a diaper when the accident happened and the toddler’s skin was peeling badly.

She also told the dispatcher that teachers at the center immediately began applying cold, wet rags to the wounds until members of emergency services arrived, according to the 911 call. Miami County YMCA Executive Director Jim McMaken said the “safety and well-being of children in our care is our top priority,” and encouraged the community to keep the victim and her family in “thoughts and prayers.” “I am relieved to report that the burns are not lifethreatening and that she is receiving excellent care at Children’s Hospital,” McMaken said.

IG: IRS credit cards used for wine, pornography WASHINGTON (AP) — Poor oversight by the Internal Revenue Service allowed workers to use agency credit cards to buy wine for an expensive luncheon, dorky swag for managers’ meetings and, for one employee, romance novels and diet pills, an agency watchdog said Tuesday. Two IRS credit cards were used to buy online pornography, though the employees said the cards were stolen. One of the workers

reported five agency credit cards lost or stolen. IRS employees used agency credit cards to make more than 273,000 purchases totaling nearly $108 million in 2010 and 2011, according to the report by the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The vast majority of those purchases were legitimate, the report said. However, the report said the IRS has inadequate controls to prevent inappropriate purchases. For example, investigators found that one IRS employee spent $2,655 on diet pills, romance novels, steaks, a smartphone and

baby-related items, including bottles, games and clothes. The case was referred to the IG’s office that investigates employee misconduct, the report said. Among other “improper” purchases identified by the inspector general: $3,152 to rent a popcorn machine and to buy prizes for an employee event, including bandanas, stuffed animals, sunglasses and stovepipe hats. $418 for novelty decorations and swag at managers’ meetings, including kazoos, bathtub toys and “Thomas the Tank Engine” wristbands. $119 for Nerf footballs

that were never used and were found stored in a filing cabinet. “Inadequate procedures to identify, report and address inappropriate use leaves the IRS purchase card program vulnerable to repeated violations of applicable laws and regulations,” said J. Russell George, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration. The report comes as the IRS faces intense scrutiny over agents targeting conservative groups for additional scrutiny when they applied for tax-exempt status. Documents released Monday show that liberal

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• STORY HOUR: The Milton-Union Public Library will have a summer story hour at 10:30 a.m. for children kindergarten through second grade and 1:30 p.m. for children third through sixth grade. Programs include puppet shows, stories and crafts. Contact the library at (937) 6985515 for weekly themes. • SPECIAL MEETING: A special meeting has been called by the Tipp City Exempted Village Board of Education from 5-7 p.m. at the board of education office, 90 S. Tippecanoe Drive, Tipp City. The purposes of the meeting are approval of fiscal year-end advances, transfers and appropriation adjustments and an ongoing dialogue for district security. • MEETING SCHEDULED: The Newton Local Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. in the board education room. The meeting was scheduled for later this month so that the treasurer could close out the Fiscal Year 2013 and have that financial information ready for the board to review. • BLOOD DRIVE: Fletcher United Methodist Church will partner with the Community Blood Center to host a blood drive from 3-7 p.m. in the church activity room, 2055 Walnut St., Fletcher. Everyone who registers to donate will be automatically be entered into a drawing to win a Harley Davidson Road King Classic motorcycle, and will receive a free “King of the Road Summer Blood Drive” T-shirt. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate online at www.DonorTime.com. • BOOKMOBILE IN PARK: The Miami County Park District will host the TroyMiami County Bookmobile at 2 p.m. at Hobart Urban Nature Preserve, 1400 Tyrone Road, Troy. The theme of this visit by the Bookmobile is “Animals that Dig.” Join a park district naturalist on a walkabout where we will learn about animals that dig. Then meet back at the Bookmobile to check out some books and enjoy story time. All ages are invited. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. There is no charge. • WIGGLE AND JIGGLE: Wiggle, Jiggle, Jump for 2’s will be offered at 10:30 a.m. at the Tipp City Public Library. Have fun with music, movement and stories. The event is limited to 15 children aged 24-35 months accompanied by an adult. Registration required.

THURSDAY • TIE-DYE: Tie-Dye Day at the MiltonUnion Public Library will be at 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for children up to fifth grade. Bring in T-shirts, pillow cases or whatever you want and create your own stylish ensemble. Remember to wear old clothing. • TACO SALADS: The American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit 586, Tipp City, will prepare taco salads for $4 and cookies two for 50 cents. Euchre starts at 7 p.m. for $5. • MOVIE NIGHT: At 7 p.m., the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St., will host Book to Movie Night, featuring the movie “Hearts in Atlantis” (PG-13). Bring a cozy lawn chair or blanket, popcorn will be provided. For more details, call (937) 6673826, Ext. 216. • CHICKEN DINNER: Post No. 43 of the American Legion will offer a four-piece fried buttermilk chicken, coleslaw and mashed potatoes with gravy meal, for $8. The supper will be from 5-7:30 p.m. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as they experience the wonderful seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars.

FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNERS: Dinner will be offered from 5-8 p.m. at the Covington VFW Post 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington. Choices will include a $12 New York strip steak, broasted chicken, fish, shrimp and sandwiches, all made-to-order. • BLUEGRASS MUSIC: A bluegrass music festival will be from 5-11 p.m. at Iddings Park, Bradford. Rum River Blend, Leisa Hinkle and Willow-Creek, Berachah Valley, Rock Island Plow Co. and Nightflyer are set to perform. There will be a raffle and food available to purchase. Bring your chairs and blankets for seating. • SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a three-piece fried fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp or a fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Frog legs, when available, will be $10. • BLOOD DRIVE: Miami County will partner with the Community Blood Center to host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the OSU meeting room at the Miami Counrt Courthouse, 215 W. Main St., Troy. Everyone who registers to donate will be automatically be entered into a drawing to win a Harley Davidson Road King Classic motorcycle, and will receive a free “King of the Road Summer Blood Drive” T-shirt. Donors are encouraged to schedule an appointment to donate online at www.DonorTime.com. • DINNER SET: The American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St, Tipp City, will offer a dinner of Johnny Marzetti, veggie, salad, dessert and bread for $7.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY • HOME AND GARDEN: The Champaign County Preservation Alliance will present the Twenty First Annual Historic Home and Garden Tour in Urbana. The

hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and tickets are $12 available at the tent behind the municipal building, 205 S. Main St.. Presale tickets are available for $10 at locations listed on the website, www.urbanahomeandgardentour.com Free shuttle service available. Included on the tour are seven homes, one house under restoration, one private garden, a historic church, a business in a restored house and The Johnny Appleseed Museum.

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Days • Partners in Hope — $500 — Caregivers special Project G.I.F.T. (Grants events Investing in the Future of $7,057.98 and with their • First Place Food Troy) of Teen Leadership is budget of $5,000 awarded Pantry — $500 — a volunteer group made up the following: • Habitat for Humanity Purchase food for pantry of teenagers who are — $500 — Projects for • FISH of Troy Inc. — enrolled in the Teen SATURDAY 2014 $210.30 — Emergency criLeadership Troy Program • Lincoln Community sis funding of the Troy Area Chamber • FARMERS MARKET: The Downtown of Commerce. Center — $250 — Be True • St. Patrick Soup Troy Farmers Market will be offered from 9 to You Dinner Kitchen — $500 — General Project G.I.F.T. is a cola.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just • Troy-Miami County support laboration between the off West Main Street. The market will Public Library — $365.70 Project G.I.F.T. will conTroy Area Chamber of include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, — early literacy materials tinue on an annual basis Commerce, volunteers of baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple • Brukner Nature with each new class of the Teen Leadership Troy syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and Center — $294 — Supplies Teen Leadership Troy. The Program and The Troy entertainment. Plenty of free parking. goal of the program is to Foundation. The grantmak- for Wildlife Ambassadors Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for • Hospice of Miami increase each participant’s information or visit www.troymainstreet.org. ing budget for this program County Inc. — $500 — knowledge of the non-profit • DUCK RACE: The AMVETS Post No. is underwritten by The community by providing Troy Foundation. The pro- Camp Courageous 88, 3449 LeFevre Road, Troy, will have its • CASA/GAL of Miami skills to evaluate an orgaannual duck race. Ducks will be dropped in gram was designed to pronization’s effectiveness and vide a hands on experience County Inc. — $500 — the creek in Casstown at noon to float CASA Caring Tree down the creek behind the club. Food will purpose within the commufor teens enrolled in Teen • New Path Inc. (GIVE) nity, and to increase the be offered for $6 and will include hamburg- Leadership Troy, to not ers, hot dogs, potato salad and baked — $400 — Home Helpers involvement of youth in only get familiar with our beans. Proceeds will help the • Dream Builders charitable activities, as a community’s non-profits, Christiansburg Fire Department. Tickets are but also to give them the Group Inc. — $480 — The donor, volunteer or board available by calling the AMVETS at 339Clubhouse Sport and Art member. tools needed to evaluate 0700. their own charitable giving • FARMERS MARKET: The Miami and volunteer hours in the County Farmers Market will be offered from future. For All of Your Residential 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. behind Friendly’s, Troy. The 2013 Teen Real Estate Needs! • FAMILY FUN: Diggin’ Family Fun at Leadership Troy reviewed the Milton-Union Public Library’s multi-pur15 applications with the Ben Redick 937-216-4511 pose room will be from 2-3 p.m. Bring the requested amount totaling bredick@brunsrealty.com family and come ready to have an advenFor the Troy Daily News

ture playing a life-sized Candy Land game. Refreshments will be provided. • KARAOKE SET: The American Legion Post 586, Tipp City, will host karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. • YOUNG ADULT MOVIE: Students in grades sixth through 12 can take a break in their day and enjoy a free movie at 2 p.m. at the Tipp City Public Library. Free popcorn. Drop in with your friends at any time. • OUTDOOR CONCERT: An outdoor concert directed by Bill and Kathy McIntosh will be at 7 p.m. in downtown Troy at Prouty Plaza. The concert is free. Bring lawn chairs. The concert theme is “Broadway to Hollywood,” and will feature music from “Mary Poppins,” the Disney film “Cars,” “Baby Elephant Walk,” and the 1954 classic movie “Dam Busters.” For more information, call 335-1178.

SUNDAY • BUTTERFLY RELEASE: Generations of Life, a service of Hospice of Miami County, will be holding a Memorial Butterfly Release as a way to remember and honor special people who have touched our lives and who live on in our memories. The event will be at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. At the conclusion of the service, participants will release live butterflies in memory of loved ones. The service is open to the public, and guests need not have had a previous connection to Hospice of Miami County. Anyone interested in releasing a butterfly in memory of a loved one must register by June 24. A $10 donation is requested to cover the cost of the butterfly. For more information or to register, call Generations of Life at (937) 5732100. • COOKING CLASS: Seasonally Sustainable Desserts will be offered from 79 p.m. July 8, sponsored by the Stone’s Throw Cooperative. Registration is due today and will be $5, and those interested can email peacebaer76@gmail.com. • AEROVENT REUNION: An Aerovent reunion will be at 1 p.m. at Garbry Big Woods, enter on Casstown-Sidney Road, one mile south of State Route 36 in the Burr Oak shelter. Bring food to share, non-alcoholic beverages and lawnchairs. The shelter has electric. For more information, call Ed Kennedy at (937) 492-8880 or Betty Wells at 773-1990. • BREAKFAST SET: The American Legion Post 586, Tipp City, will offer an allyou-can-eat breakfast for $6 from 8-11 a.m. Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, home fries, toast, waffles, pancakes, French toast, biscuits, cinnamon rolls and juices. • MUSIC IN THE PARK: The Miami County Park District will hold its Music in the Park “Red Barn Melodies” program from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Lost Creek Reserve, 2385 E. State Route 41, east of Troy. Participants are invited to sit in the shade of the old oak trees and listen to the sound of music and nature. Bring a blanket to sit on and a snack to eat. Register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. • OUTDOOR CONCERT: An outdoor concert by the Tippecanoe Community Band will be at 3 p.m. at Hance Pavilion, Fountain Park. There will be guest performers. The concert will features “pops”-style music by American composers and arrangers. Hance Pavilion is an open-air covered building with plenty of seating. Contact 335-1178 for more information.

MONDAY • MONDAY MAYHEM: Students in grades sixth through 12 can get together with their friends the first Monday of each month at 3 p.m. at the Tipp City Public Library and make something original. Get creative and design an art journal this month. Registration is required by stopping in at 11 E. Main St., or calling (937) 6673826.

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Arizona Republic on National parks need upkeep: It’s time for America’s “Well, duh!” moment. Family-friendly wonders of the world don’t come cheap. Our national parks are suffering from the meat-ax budget cuts of sequestration after years of deferred maintenance. That’s no way to treat America’s best idea. Our great-grandparents’ enthusiasm for preserving some of this nation’s wow places produced an amazing legacy. We have a duty to preserve that legacy for our children’s children. A report released last month by the House Natural Resources Committee shows parks are being forced to cut hours and services, reduce access to campgrounds and facilities and further delay maintenance. This isn’t just about the aesthetics or the comfort of visitors. … At the Grand Canyon, seasonal staffing has been reduced, bathrooms are cleaned less frequently, the visitor center closes earlier and there are fewer ranger-led activities for visitors. A report from the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility found an increase in assaults and threats against rangers and park police. This is no time to cut staffing. The sequestration cuts come as parks face a $12 billion maintenance backlog, the House report said. The unfunded to-do list includes repairing or replacing deteriorated roads, bridges and trails, as well as upkeep on facilities and historical sites. Public support for the parks remains high. Four of every five of those polled for the National Parks and Conservation Association said they worry about budget cuts degrading the parks and the visitor experience. The zeal for budget-cutting needs to be balanced with the reality that many things Americans take for granted cost money. Well-run, wellmaintained national parks are among those national values. America’s best idea deserves the proper funding. Omaha (Neb.) World-Herald on the responsibility now rests with Afghans: The moment has arrived for the people of Afghanistan to step up. In a ceremony in Kabul this week, NATO officially handed over responsibility to Afghan leaders and security forces to take the lead in all security operations. Six years ago, Afghanistan’s army and police forces totaled around 40,000. Now the number has risen to more than 350,000. That’s an impressive increase, but as more than a decade of U.S. involvement has shown, it’s an immense challenge to bring security and stability to the Central Asian country, which defied conquest by the British empire in the 19th century and invasion by the Soviet Union in the 20th. The Associated Press reports that the transition “comes at a time the violence is at levels matching the worst in 12 years.” What are some of the needed ingredients for success? Demonstrations by Afghan security forces that they can carry the fight strongly to the Taliban even as NATO forces continue to advise and, in emergency situations, provide airstrikes and medical evacuations. Progress against corruption in the government and military. Positive relations with neighboring Pakistan, where Taliban forces find sanctuary. And effective negotiations with the Taliban in peace talks that are about to begin in the Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Over the past decade, American and allied military personnel have fought courageously to bring Afghans to this moment. More than 2,200 Americans, and more than 1,100 allied troops, have given their lives. U.S. spending is in the hundreds of billions of dollars. American development teams — including National Guard teams from Nebraska as well as members of Iowa’s Army and Air National Guard — have worked hard to help the Afghan people pursue agricultural innovation and efficiency. Foreign troops, totaling about 100,000 from 48 nations today, are scheduled to leave the country by the end of next year. What a travesty it would be if the progress in moving Afghanistan forward on women’s opportunities and the country’s many other areas of need were to be short-circuited now by military failures, government mismanagement and political shortsightedness.

LETTERS

Thank you for your support To the Editor: I would like to thank Home Depot and its team of managers for the wonderful job they did on our playground at Hook Elementary. On June 10, the store manager, Jason Pierce, and 14 department managers showed up at Hook Elementary to work in the pouring rain.

They put landscape timbers around our picnic tables, planted more than 20 trees and bushes and laid mulch under our picnic tables and some of our playground equipment. One of the nicest parts about Hook Elementary is the wooded lot for children to grow and play. In recent years, due to the ash borer, many of the trees had to be cut down. Thanks to a $2,000 grant from Home Depot and the dedication of their employees, the

playground looks wonderful. Not only did they work in the pouring rain, they dug every hole by hand and were extremely pleasant while doing so. We were fortunate to be the recipient of such a generous grant from such an outstanding company. With sincerest gratitude,

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Goodbye, TDN family, I will miss all of you Before I started my job as city hall reporter here, I received an email from my new editor David Fong that quelled any worries I had about starting my new job: “We’re planning a laser tag trip once you get here. We’re so excited!” Whew, I thought. Maybe a job as a political reporter won’t be so intimidating after all. That was back in March 2012 — and although it seems like just yesterday, it also feels like forever and ever ago. I’ve covered many stories for Troy — Mitt Romney’s visit, North Market Street construction and the relocating of St. Patrick Soup Kitchen, to name a few — but what will forever stand in my mind are not those articles, but all the fun times spent with coworkers. Playing laser tag at Jumpy’s was definitely a highlight (I still maintain that my unbelievably low score was due to everyone cheating). But there have been many other fond memories, too. Getting Twin’s dog Shorty at the Humane Society. Going to Subhouse after election night. Seeing “Magic Mike” with Melody and her family. Wandering around the fair eating fried food and buying oddly shaped balloons. Being the butt of all jokes at the Southern Fried Chicks comedy show.

Natalie Knoth Troy Daily News Columnist (Lesson learned: Never sit in the front row unless you’re down for being disparaged.) And of course, all those nights just spent laughing, joking and betting with everyone will be remembered, too. That’s what I’ll miss most when I start my new job in Cincinnati in a couple weeks. I’m getting pretty nostalgic, quite frankly. The time has flown by, and I’m wistful just thinking about how close I’ve grown to these people who were complete strangers a year and a half ago. I’m frequently teased for being (overly) sentimental and sensitive, and true to form, I will probably shed a few tears on my last day. I’ll miss you all, TDN family. Fong: Thank you for showing me how to not take myself so seriously. You somehow manage to be both mean and incredibly

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caring at the same time. I will miss your sarcasm, even though I often couldn’t distinguish it from normal conversation until you burst out laughing. Job well done. Mel: You’ve been a wonderful “work mom” to me. I don’t know how else to say it. From taking me to lunch at The Caroline my first day, to picking out a $5 desk at a garage sale for my new apartment, I cannot thank you enough. Jim: You are perhaps the most caring, thoughtful and hardworking person I know. Thank you for listening to all my problems and never judging. I owe my greater range of music and movie knowledge to you, too. Tony: I could be having the worst day imaginable, but then you’d accompany me on an assignment and your optimism would somehow be contagious. Thanks for instilling hope in me (and everyone). Josh: I never imagined I’d have so many great conversations with someone who talks incessantly about zombies, video games and scary movies. Thank you for never failing to show me a different perspective to all situations. Colin: May you never forget who introduced you to the “Call Me Maybe” song and correspon-

ding video with Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez. Thanks for always making me laugh, even when it was at my expense. P.S. Get your own pages off the printer. Kathy: Thanks for keeping me updated on all OU alumni news and for getting my man Ryan Gosling in the paper sometimes. Don’t get any ideas, Kathy — he’s all mine. Twin: I’m hoping your brutal honesty rubs off on me. Thanks for never sugar-coating things (though I wasn’t always thankful at the time, right?). Lindy: Being a couple years older than me, your reassurance that everything will fall into place means a lot. Thanks. Joyell: Thank you for sending me emails commenting on my stories. Glad at least somebody’s reading ‘em, right? Sorry for all the mushy-gushy stuff, but the TDN crew would expect nothing less. You’ve just all made such an impression on me. For my own peace of mind, I’m telling myself this isn’t goodbye for good, but instead, “See you later.” After all, I do have Mumford tickets … Natalie Knoth will appear one final time in the Troy Daily News next Wednesday

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In this Aug. 21, 1941 file photo, golfer Ray Billows, right, winner of the first Great Lakes amateur golf championship, receives the tournament trophy from Scotty Fessenden, left, president of the Chicago District Golf Association, as Frank Stranahan, center, looks on.

Frank Stranahan, amateur golfing great, dies at 90 WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Frank Stranahan, the premier amateur of his era who contended for majors and was the first notable player to make fitness a regimen in golf, has died. He was 90. Stranahan, who died Sunday in Hospice of Palm Beach County, was regarded as the best amateur since Bobby Jones. Quattlebaum Funeral Home, which did not disclose his cause of death, said a memorial service was planned July 2. The son of a wealthy industrialist family in Ohio his father was the founder of Champion Spark Plug Stranahan combined a life of privilege with his devotion to golf to win more than 50 amateur titles, including multiples wins in the British Amateur, Western Amateur and North and South Amateur. The one title that eluded him was the U.S. Amateur. He lost in the championship match to Arnold Palmer in 1954, and then turned pro. Stranahan, who packed barbells in his suitcase to work out on the road, won six times on the PGA Tour, twice as a pro. His biggest win was the 1958 Los Angeles Open. As an amateur, he was a runner-up in the 1947 Masters to Jimmy Demaret, finished one shot behind Fred Daly at Hoylake in the 1947 British Open and was a runner-up to Ben Hogan at Carnoustie in the 1953 British Open. “He was my old buddy,” Palmer said Tuesday from his office in Latrobe, Pa. “We were pretty close for a lot of years. He always thought I would be one of his guys and do the muscle thing and all that. And of course, we played against each other a lot. He was a great guy, a good friend. He played some very good golf.” Stranahan was devoted to fitness as much as his golf. He ran in more than 100 marathons, and he was winning trophies for body building and weightlifting well into his 70s. One video shows Stranahan celebrating his 78th birthday with a dead lift of 265 pounds. Stranahan was born Aug. 5, 1922, and grew up a sportsman at Inverness in Toledo, Ohio, where he was taught by Byron Nelson, who had been hired as the head pro shortly before Nelson won the 1939 U.S. Open.

Stranahan was still a teenager when he won the Ohio Amateur in 1941. “I would say my greatest accomplishment as an amateur was having the opportunity to play in so many of those wonderful golf tournaments,” Stranahan said in a 2001 interview with the Toledo Blade. “At every tournament, they put me with the winner from the week before. So I was always playing with Demaret, Snead, Locke, Hogan and other tremendous champions. I was playing the best courses with the best players, and it was very satisfying to do well in those situations.” He tied with Nelson in the 1947 Masters, where Stranahan closed with a 68 to finish two shots behind. His best chance at a major was Hoylake that summer, when he went into the final round one shot behind Daly and matched his 72. Six years later, he closed with a 69 to finish in a tie for second at Carnoustie, four shots behind Hogan. In one of the more famous tales involving Stranahan, he was not allowed to compete in the 1948 Masters when he was accused of hitting more than one shot into the greens during the practice round. Stranahan said he was only hitting additional putts on the green, which was allowed. No matter. He said club officials revoked his invitation. “So I bought a ticket, and I stayed there,” Stranahan said in a 1998 interview with Sports Illustrated. He played the next year and tied for 19th. Stranahan retired from competition in 1964, though he left quite a mark. Beyond his results, he cut an impressive figure with his movie star looks and physique that he enjoyed showing off in tight-fitting shirts. Palmer referred to him as “Muscles.” “He used to carry his weights in a suitcase,” Palmer said. “He’d get the bellman to carry the luggage to his room, but it was so heavy they couldn’t lift it.” Stranahan married the former Ann Williams in 1953. She became an accomplished amateur golfer until her death in 1975 from cancer. They had three sons Frank Stranahan Jr., who died in 1966 at age 11 from bone cancer; and James, who died in 1977. Stranahan is survived by his third son, Lance.

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City plans Fourth of July events

10 p.m. The city appreciates funding from The Troy Foundation and the Concord Township TROY — There will be a parade at 9 a.m. July 4. Trustees toward the cost of the fireworks. The parade will form in North Market Street the Hobart Arena parking will be closed from Water lot, following the route of Street to Staunton Road Staunton Road to North from 9:30 p.m. until the Market Street; North fireworks are over and the Market Street to West crowd has dispersed Main Street; and West (approximately 10:45 Main Street to Monroe p.m.). The bike path will Street, where it will conbe closed east from the clude. Troy Senior Citizens The city of Troy is grateful to the officers and Center and at Rutherford Drive starting at noon on volunteers of the July 4 until the fireworks Independence Day are over. Celebration Association In addition to the and the Miami Valley Market Street Bridge, Veterans Museum for all their efforts in organizing excellent locations for viewing the fireworks will this parade. be the levee (top and both The fireworks display sides) and the seating area will be hosted on July 4 starting at approximately at the North Market

Street ball field.

Museum to change summer hours TROY — Due to summer heat issues in the Masonic Lodge, the Miami Valley Veterans Museum will be changing its summer operating hours beginning July 3 and will be open only two days each week. The new hours are as follows: • 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays • 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays The first Wednesday of the month, the veterans coffee events will continue from 9-11 a.m. on the second floor of the Masonic Lodge in the dining room.

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PIQUA — Richard F. Winans, 86, of Piqua, died at 2:12 p.m. Monday June 24, 2013, at the Piqua Manor Nursing Home. He was born June 4, 1927, in Bryan, to the late Wayne and Edla (Walton) Winans. He married Margaret Mohl in 1954 and later divorced. On April 11, 1969, he married Dorothy Penrod Denman WINANS in Piqua; she preceded him in death Jan. 29, 2004. Survivors include a daughter, Kelly (Michael) Winans Misich of Delaware; a step daughter, Victoria (Will) Denman Gilmore of McDonough, Ga.; a step son, Jeffrey Duke Denman of the United States Air Force; two grandchildren, Sophie Misich and Jon Misich of Delaware; a niece, Laurie Reiser of Troy; and three nephews, Greg Winans of Cincinnati, Andy Winans of Cincinnati and Tim Winans of Chapel Hill, N.C. He was preceded in death by a brother, Max Winans in 2008. Mr. Winans enlisted in the United States Navy at 17 years old during World War II serving for three years. He then later spent three years in the United States Navy Reserve. After the war, he played on an all-Navy championship basketball team in Chicago. Mr. Winans was a 1945 graduate of

Piqua Central High School. He played football and basketball during his high school days. In basketball, he held the single game scoring record of 30 points for 18 years. In November 2011, he was inducted into the Piqua Athletic Hall of Fame. In 1960, he and his brother Max established Winans Carriage House Bakery and Candies, which still exists today. He was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church and the Warren Masonic Lodge No. 24. A service to honor his life will begin at 10 a.m. Friday June 28, 2013, at St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church with the Rev. Dr. Keith Gebhart officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery where full military honors will be provided by the Veterans Elite Tribute Squad. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church, 500 N. Downing St., Piqua, OH 45356 or to Hospice of Miami County, Inc., 550 Summit Ave., Troy, OH 45373. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

JOAN LINTON SARASOTA, Fla. — Joan Linton, 90, of Sarasota, Fla., formerly a long-term resident of Pleasant Hill, died April 18, 2013, at Clare Bridge, Sarasota, Fla. Joan was born July 22, 1922, in Pleasant Hill, Ohio. She is survived by her daughter, MaryAnn (David) Fuller; two grandsons, Stephen (Katherine) and Michael (Ann) Fuller; and five great-grandchildren, Anna, Sophia, Jacob, Kailyn and Alexander. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter A. Linton, in 2004, and two sisters, Helen Powell and Alice Sweitzer.

Joan and Walter were married in 1952. She was a lifelong educator, serving many years teaching at Newton High School, Pleasant Hill; John H. Patterson High School in Dayton; and Wright State University. She was a graduate of Newton High School and Miami University. Graveside services will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, June 29, at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Newton School, Pleasant Hill, OH 45359. Arrangements in care of JacksonSarver Funeral Home.

KENNETH D. MOTE TIPP CITY — Kenneth D., Mote, 91, of Tipp City passed away on Friday, June 21, 2013, at Springmeade Healthcenter, Tipp City. He was born Oct. 15, 1921. He was preceded in death by his parents, David Wilmar and Naomi (Shellabarger) Mote. He is survived by his beloved wife, Ruth (Slocum) Mote; son and daughterin-law, Mel and Jackie Mote of Troy; numerous grandchildren and greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Janice Allen

of Hillsboro, Ohio. Kenneth was a lifelong farmer. If so desired, contributions may be made to the Humane Society or Hospice of Miami County, P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Private graveside services will be conducted at Riverside Cemetery, West Milton. Arrangements are being handled by the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

MICHAEL L. SIMON XENIA — Michael L, Simon, 66, of Xenia, formerly of Bradford, died Monday, June 24, 2013, at Hillside Assisted Living Community, Xenia. He was born Oct. 11, 1946, in Versailles, Ohio, to the late William and Marie (Baltes) Simon; was a graduate of Bradford High School, class of 1964; was a U.S.Army veteran; and worked at Champion Paper Company. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles E. “Ed” Simon. Michael is survived by three brothers and sisters-in-law, Jim and Karolyn Simon of Covington, Robert and Joyce Simon of Covington, and Marvin and Carol Simon of Rossburg; one sister and brother-in-law, Mary Jane and Walt

Wardley of New Carlisle; and many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. A prayer service will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Bridges-Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Covington, with Father Jim Simons officiating. Interment will be at Miami Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from noon until the time of service Thursday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, PO Box 15120, Chicago, IL 60693. Condolences may be left for the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

MARJORIE GRAY TROTWOOD — Marjorie Gray, 86, passed peacefully surrounded by family during prayer. Marjorie was born April 26, 1927 in Troy, Ohio to parents Omar and Zola Slifer. She was preceded in death by four brothers, two sisters, and one nephew. Marjorie is survived by her husband, Raymond; daughters, GRAY Kathy (Frank) Burton, Sharon (Don) Matolyak, and Sheila (Charles) Campbell; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was a member of New Lebanon

Assembly of God for 54 years. The visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday, June 26, at Rogers’ Funeral Home, Trotwood. The funeral service will begin at noon with The Rev. Phil Marxson and Pastor Mark Kirchhofer, officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Cemetery, Brookville. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Brookhaven Benevolent Foundation, 1 Country Lane, Brookville, OH 45309 Online condolences may be made at: www.RogersFuneralHomes.com.

DOROTHY M. TILLMAN PIQUA — Dorothy M. Tillman, 91, of Piqua, died at 10:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Piqua Manor. She was born April 9, 1922, in Glouster, to the late Albert and Louise (Gazelle) Zimmer. She married D. Dean Tillman on Sept. 11, 1940, in Covington, Ky.; he preGRAY ceded her in death Sept. 4, 2002. Mrs. Tillman is survived by two daughters, Jane (Steve) Schulz of Piqua and Barbara Tillman of Piqua; a son, Gary (Kay) Tillman of Evans, Ga.; four grandchildren, Eric Tillman, Jenny (Greg) Tobias, Matt Schulz and Andy Brush; and several nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, John “Jack” Zimmer; and a sister, Bernice Zimmer. Dorothy was a member of St. Paul’s Evangelical & Reformed Church, where

she had been active in many of the church’s activities. She was a lifelong homemaker and enjoyed shopping for herself and others and researching family genealogy. A funeral service to honor her life will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Friday, June 28, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Keith Gebhart officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 11:301:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Church, 500 N. Downing St., Piqua, OH 45356; or Evercare Hospice, 130 W. Second St., Dayton, OH 45402. Guestbook condolences and expressions of sympathy, to be provided to the family, may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

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Flowers, vegetables could affect Snowden’s fate QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — With Edward Snowden stuck in Moscow and Washington pushing hard for his return, many Ecuadoreans began realizing Tuesday that this small country’s deep economic ties with the U.S. could make it the one with the most to lose in the high-stakes international showdown over the National Security Agency leaker. While President Rafael Correa’s leftist government was virtually silent on Snowden’s request for asylum, Ecuadorean analysts said his fate, or at least his safe harbor in Ecuador, could depend as much on frozen vegetables and flowers as on questions over freedom of expression and international counterterrorism. Unlike with China, Russia or Cuba, countries where the U.S. has relatively few tools to force Snowden’s handover, the Obama administration could swiftly hit Ecuador in the pocketbook by denying reduced tariffs on cut flowers, artichokes and broccoli. Those represent hundreds of millions of dollars in annual exports for this country where nearly half of foreign trade depends on the U.S. A denial wouldn’t mean financial devastation for Ecuador, which has been growing healthily in recent years thanks in large part to its oil resources. Growing ties with China also could give the Ecuadorean government a sense of diminished vulnerability. But analysts and political figures said the prospect of any economic damage could nonetheless alter the political calculus for Correa, a pragmatic leftist who’s long delighted in tweaking the United States but hasn’t yet suffered any major consequences. “Much of our foreign trade is at stake,” said flower grower Benito Jaramillo, president of the country’s largest association of flower farmers, who shipped more than $300 million in flowers, mostly roses, to the U.S. last year. “They’ve been inserting themselves in a problem that isn’t Ecuador’s, so we’re in a dilemma that we shouldn’t be in.”

The Aeroflot Airbus A330 plane that is to carry National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on a flight to Havana, Cuba, arrives at the gate at Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow, Monday. Snowden arrived in Moscow on Sunday from Hong Kong, where he had been hiding for several weeks. For years, Ecuador’s oil, vegetables and roses have kept flowing northward even as Correa has expelled U.S. diplomats and an American military base, publicly hectored the U.S. ambassador and harbored WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at Ecuador’s embassy in London. Correa’s strongest backers have delighted in his attacks on Washington. And even his detractors have tolerated his foreign policy as the indulgence of a man who has maintained general economic and political stability, funneling billions of U.S. dollars, which are also Ecuador’s currency, to social spending and infrastructure projects. The president’s office and other government agencies declined comment on Snowden, referring questions to Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino, who said only that he doesn’t know where Snowden is or what travel documents he might be using.

Analysts and politicians said any potential loss to Ecuador could make hosting Snowden a tougher decision than previous ones for Correa, a member of Latin America’s leftist bloc who’s maintained cordial relations with countries like Cuba and Venezuela without marching in lockstep with them. “The president’s ideology toward the United States is one thing. It’s another thing to be president of a country whose dependence on the U.S. is unavoidable, irreplaceable and extremely valuable, because we sell the U.S. a lot more than we could ever could to any other country,” said former vice president Blasco Penaherrera, member of the center-left Liberal Party. Many Ecuadoreans see the NSA surveillance revealed by Snowden’s leaks as part of a longstanding and broad pattern of excessive U.S. interference abroad, including in Latin America. So, some people said, asylum for Snowden would be humane and wise despite any

economic consequences. “On a commercial basis, the U.S. and Ecuador are guided by pragmatism, independent of economic agendas. Businessmen set priorities based on cost-benefit and because of that I don’t think there are going to be major consequences, because the commercial line is separate from the geopolitical one,” said Pablo Davalos, an economics professor and analyst at the Catholic University in Quito. But on the streets of the capital, people appeared to be increasingly feeling that their country should keep out of the affair. “We shouldn’t give him asylum,” said Fredy Prado, a retired shoe company manager. “Every country needs to take care of itself, its own security.” The U.S. administration is supposed to decide by Monday whether to grant Ecuador export privileges under the Generalized System of Preferences, a system meant to

spur development and growth in poorer countries. The deadline was deadline set long before the Snowden affair but conveniently timed for the U.S. More broadly, a larger trade pact allowing reduced tariffs on more than $5 billion in annual exports to the U.S. is up for congressional renewal before July 21. While approval of the Andean Trade Preference Act has long been seen as doubtful in Washington, Ecuador has been lobbying strongly for its renewal in recent months. “I hope the government doesn’t decide to give Snowden asylum, because obviously this isn’t in Ecuador’s interests,” said Roberto Aspiazu, chairman of a coalition of Ecuador’s largest industries. “Hopefully the issue will be looked at from the perspective of Ecuador’s interests, and I don’t think it’s in our country’s interest to unnecessarily confront the U.S.”

Egypt blames rumors for acute fuel shortage Angry drivers waiting in long lines for gas CAIRO (AP) Egypt’s — embattled government on Tuesday blamed rumors and corruption for an acute fuel shortage that has had drivers waiting in long lines to fill their tanks straining gas already taught nerves ahead of planned mass demonstrations this weekend demanding the resignation of the president. Four Cabinet ministers lined up in front of cameras inside the presidential palace late Tuesday, trying to calm citizens’ fears, as the Islamist government appeared desperate to grapple with successive political and economic crises that are hitting the country, adding to public discontent. Government officials blamed nervous hoarding

and black market diversions for the shortages. People are stocking up on staples, including fuel, ahead of the protests. Heavy subsidies on Egypt’s fuel have caused distortions in the economy, encouraging some to make quick profits by illegally reselling gasoline and diesel. The long lines and short tempers at gas stations are just a symptom of the malaise in Egypt as President Mohammed Morsi completes his first year in office. His opponents plan to mark the June 30 anniversary with a huge demonstration, presenting petitions that organizers say have as many as 15 million signatures calling on him to step down and call an early election. Morsi’s Islamist sup-

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