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BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com A handful of Goodrich employees donated their time Friday afternoon to painting over graffiti under the North Market Street bridge. “We’re glad to have had the chance to do this,” said Patrick Keaty, vice president of human resources at Goodrich. “This pro-

vides us with the chance to give back to the community and be good corporate citizens.” Stephanie Parks-Gale of Goodrich led the volunteer effort. Beginning at 2:30 p.m., the group applied three gallons of green paint to the length of the bridge and beams on the opposite side.

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Patrick Keaty, vice president of human resources, and other employees of Goodrich Aircraft Wheels and Brakes painted over graffiti Friday underneath the Market Street bridge in Troy.

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Students plant tulip poplar in honor of Robinsons

the only one at this point on the Tipp ballot, the district will shoulder the expense of a special election (it gets split between issues on the ballot). Smith estimates the cost will be about $2,500, and be taken out of future property tax settlements.

Beyond the brushstrokes are the stories behind 23 Marines who lost their lives as they served their country as part of Lima Company 3/23. The eight large, life-size paintings, titled “Eyes of Freedom,” on display at the Troy VFW Smith O’Neal Post 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, depict each of the 23 Marines who were killed in Iraq. The exhibit is open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. today only, before it travels on to Obez, Ohio. “It is a great exhibit,” said Brenda Carver, canteen officer of the VFW. Carver helped bring the life-size paintings to Troy because she thought her veterans would be interested in the memorial. “People from all over Ohio have come to see this already and the veterans are very moved by it — it gives you chills seeing this,” Carver said. The southern Ohiobased 160-Marine Reservist unit had been called up in January 2005 to active duty and deployed to Iraq just eight short weeks later. Between May and August, 23 members of Lima Company died. Of that number, 14 were killed in one horrific roadside explosion. The dead included an entire squad of 10 Marines. Six more Lima Company Marines died in an ambush a few days later. Volunteer Tim Chaykowski said all eight paintings took two years to complete by Worthington artist Anita Miller. “The paintings were to raise awareness of the men that have sacrificed their

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BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com Third-graders from nine local schools contributed to the Arbor Day celebration at Menke Park Friday, at which a tulip poplar tree was dedicated to Thom and Pat Robinson. “I thought today was fantastic,” said Thom Robinson. “I never thought I’d have a tree planted in my name. And I think it’s nice to have all the kids here.” A sweet gum tree and plaque also will be added in Duke Park, in commemoration of Pat’s father, Paul G. Duke, the founder of ChemLawn and The Duke Foundation, established in 1983. The Robinsons have provided unmatched philanthropic and volunteer efforts for the Troy community. Pat is president of the foundation. “They have been big

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Troy City Beautification Committee hosted an Arbor Day celebration at Menke Park Friday while honoring Thom and Pat Robinson with the planting of a tulip poplar tree at the park. Area school students, including Jenna Gerig and Ashley Beachy from Troy Christian Elementary School, had a hand in shoveling dirt onto the tree during the event. supporters for the community of Troy,” said Sandy Fisher, coordinator of Troy’s Arbor Day and a member of the Troy City Beautification Committee. “As a committee, we did unanimously select the Robinsons.”

At 10 a.m., members of the community met at Menke Park to dedicate the tree. The third-graders discussed the benefits of planting and growing trees, which they researched. Schools participating in the event were Concord,

Cookson, Forest, Heywood, Hook, Kyle, St. Patrick Catholic, Troy Christian and Miami Montessori. Earlier in the week, every third-grader received a Colorado blue spruce tree

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Tipp school board OKs emergency tax levy BY JOYELL NEVINS Ohio Community Media It’s official. Tipp City voters will see an emergency tax levy for the Tipp City Exempted Village Schools on a special August ballot. The second resolution passed 5-0 at a special board of education meeting Friday morning. 6 The levy will raise

TIPP CITY $3,079,646 annually, with a term of five years. It is set for 7.95 mills, but allows for an increase of up to 10 mills. “The millage may fluctuate, but the amount of money (coming in) won’t change,” board president Tom Merritt clarified.

According to treasurer Joe Smith, the levy will cost the owner of a $100,000 home approximately $240 a year. “What we have on there is a fair number,” Smith said, stating the district could really use a higher number than that, especially with more state funding cuts looming on the horizon. Since the levy will be

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Secret Service tightens rules WASHINGTON (AP) — Seeking to shake the disgrace of a prostitution scandal, the Secret Service late Friday tightened conduct rules for its agents to prohibit them from drinking excessively, visiting disreputable establishments while traveling or bringing foreigners to their hotel rooms. The new behavior policies apply to Secret Service agents even when they are off duty while traveling, barring them from drinking alcohol within 10 hours of working, according to a memorandum describing the changes obtained by The Associated Press. In some cases under the new rules, chaperones will accompany agents on trips. The embattled Secret Service director, Mark Sullivan, urged agents and other employees to “consider your conduct through the lens of the past several weeks.” The Secret Service said it would conduct a training session on ethics next week. Sullivan said the rules “cannot address every situation that our employees will face as we execute our dual-missions throughout the world.” He added: “The absence of a specific, published standard of conduct covering an act or behavior does not mean that the act is condoned, is permissible, or will not call for and result in corrective or disciplinary action.” The agency-wide changes were intended to staunch the embarrassing disclosures since April 13, when a prostitution scandal erupted in Colombia involving 12 Secret Service agents, officers and supervisors and 12 more enlisted military personnel who were there ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to a South American summit. But the new policies announced Friday raised questions about claims that the behavior discovered in Cartagena was an isolated incident: Why would the Secret Service formally issue new regulations covering thousands of employees if such activities were a one-time occurrence?

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Growth slowed at year’s start, but some still see rebound WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t panic yet. The government reported Friday that the economy got off to a tepid start this year, but that doesn’t foreshadow a repeat of the near-standstill that happened in 2011. “The economy is firmly on a growth trajectory,” said Sung Won Sohn, an economics professor at California State University’s Smith School of Business. “The first-quarter slowdown will be temporary.” Still, the January-March report was discouraging. Economists had expected gross domestic product the broadest gauge of economic output to expand at a 2.5 percent annual rate for the first three months of the year. Instead, the Commerce Department said it was 2.2 percent, mainly because of government budget-cutting and a slowdown in business investment. And some of the JanuaryMarch growth, meager as it was, probably came at the expense of the current quarter. An unseasonably warm

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In a Jan. 6, 2011, photo, workers install parts on a truck on the Volvo truck assembly line at the Volvo plant in Dublin, Va. The government on Friday reported gross domestic product forJanuary-March expanded 2.2 percent. winter pulled car buyers into showrooms earlier than usual. The same was true for housing construction. That’s one reason it jumped at a 19 percent pace from January through March. Economists doubt con-

tax income rose just 0.6 percent in the first three months compared with a year earlier. That was the puniest pay increase in two years. People spent more in part because they socked away less. The savings rate fell to

• Continued from 1 “This is going to become a major bikeway, and we wanted to clean this up to welcome people to Troy,” said Troy project manager Stan Kegley. “This is the first summer season you can bike from Troy and go all the way

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from Miami County Master Gardeners. The trees came in a tube that provides nourishment to the tree before it is planted. Each school also received a copy of the book “Arbor Day,” which was donated by the Kiwanis of Troy.

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south to Cincinnati.” The city purchased the paint from SherwinWilliams. Mayor Michael Beamish and Troy High School resource officer Brandon Fellers talked with volunteers and checked out the progress. Beamish said painting

over the graffiti “sends a message that we want to maintain a vibrant community.” Goodrich participates in several other volunteer activities, including reading programs, outdoor projects at Brukner Nature Center and serving meals at St. Patrick Catholic Church.

For the 26th year, Troy was recognized as a Tree City USA. The city must follow certain guidelines, including hosting an Arbor Day celebration and having a tree board, which the Beautification Committee fulfills, said city of Troy forester Jeremy Drake. Arbor Day provides the

opportunity to showcase Troy’s parks as well as recognize a member of the community, he said. “Each year, somebody new is recommended to be honored or memorialized,” Drake said. “We also try to keep the location moving around so we keep putting trees in different areas.”

require a quick turnaround. For more information: • There is a list of budget cuts from the past year on www.tipp cityschools.com under the “Departments: Communications” tab • “Superintendent’s

Corner” on the school home page also discusses the upcoming levy • To be a part of the levy committee, contact co-chairs Matt Owen or Gordon Honeyman, or call the board office at 667-8444.

Levy • Continued from 1 The board is prepared to place the levy back on the ballot in November if it doesn’t pass in August. Because the day after the August election is the deadline to file for the November ballot, it would

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3.9 percent of after-tax income. That was down from 4.5 percent. Economists worry that people won’t keep spending more unless their income grows. Stock prices rose Friday despite the report of weaker growth. David Rosenberg, chief economist at Gluskin Sheff, said investors might have bid up stocks because they think the Federal Reserve is more likely to pursue another round of bond buying to stimulate the economy. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke “has created the impression that if the economy stumbles, he’ll be there to hold your hand,” Rosenberg said. The lackluster first-quarter growth follows government reports that hiring slowed sharply in March and the number of people seeking unemployment benefits reached a three-month high. With 12.7 million people unemployed, today’s economy needs much faster growth to boost hiring.

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• Continued from 1 life and they are respected and not forgotten,” Chaykowski said. “It’s something to see — their eyes are following you everywhere in the room, whether they are smiling, laughing, crying — there’s a wide variety of emotion in the paintings.” Chaykowski said the paintings are in honor of not just the 23 soldiers who died, but a tribute to all veterans who have served their country. “It’s all about celebrating the lives of those who have served, not just those of the Lima Company, but of all that have served and lost their lives for our country,” Chaykowski said. The main sponsor and supporter for the exhibit is R & L Carriers of Wilmington, and plans are to travel to each state where a member of the Lima Company who died resided to exhibit the paintings. R & L Carriers also provides a truck to transport the exhibit around the nation. The truck carrier based in Ohio also has more than 100 trucks “wrapped” with the exhibit’s pictures and information, which will be seen on the roads around the nation. For more information about the exhibit, visit the website www.limacompany memorial.org.

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• 5K FOR A CURE: The third annual “What a Girl Wants” 5K for a Cure will • GEM SHOW: The begin at 8 a.m. at the Tipp Brukner Gem, Mineral, City Park. Registration will Fossil and Jewelry Show C o m m u n i t y begin at 6:30 a.m. will be from 10 a.m. to 6 Registration is $30 and all p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Calendar proceeds will benefit the to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Vera Bradley Breast Cancer Miami County Fairgrounds CONTACT US Foundation and the Pink activity building. Admission Ribbon Girls of Dayton. For will be $1 for adults and more information, call free for children, parking Margie DeHays at (937) also is free. The event will Call Melody 671-7478 or include door prizes, a free margie@mdreflexology.com Vallieu at rock for each child and or visit 440-5265 to food will be available for www.wagwforacure.com. purchase. Mineral identifilist your free • BEGINNER’S cation will be offered by PHOTOGRAPHY: A begincalendar club members. Participants ner’s photography class will items.You will see gems in the makbe offered at 10 a.m. at the ing, specimens, jewelry, can send A.B. Graham Memorial demonstrations, silent aucyour news by e-mail to Center, Conover. No camera tions, dealers and raffles. vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. is necessary, just a noteChildren’s activities will be book. For reservations or fee offered. Proceeds will beninformation, call (937) 368efit Brukner Nature Center. 3700. • NATIVE PLANTS: The Tipp City TODAY Public Library will host Ron Corbett, owner of Native Ohio Plants in Tipp City, at noon • ART EXHIBIT: The Troy VFW Post in the meeting room. He will bring some 5436 will host an art exhibit, “Eyes of sample plants and explain how you can Freedom,” honoring American soliders — grow native plants in your own yard. No from the Lima Company — killed in Iraq. registration is necessary. The exhibit will be available for view from • BIRD HIKE: An early morning bird noon to 6 p.m. Saturday. The exhibit is free hike will be offered at 7:30 a.m. at Brukner to the public. Nature Center. Come explore the spring • PROM PROMENADE: Miami East woodlands and enjoy the discovery of students will promenade through the new each new winged jewel. Bring binoculars high school gym with dates and friends and field guides if you have them or call before proceeding to Fort Piqua Plaza ahead of time and staff will make sure you Hotel for prom. Students will arrive starting have what you need. All levels of experiat 7:15 p.m. and be announced by an ence are invited. Free and open to the emcee starting at 7:30 p.m. Parents, relapublic. tives and the community are invited to this • WILDFLOWER WALKS: A spring public event and encouraged to take picwildflower walk will be at 2:30 p.m. at tures. Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton. • TUNES IN THE TREES: Enjoy a day of bluegrass, folk and acoustic music on SUNDAY two stages for six hours of music with more than 40 wildlife ambassadors at the • SUNDAY BREAKFAST: Pleasant Hill Tunes in the Trees fundraiser at Brukner VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Nature Center. Visit the wildlife exhibits, Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a made-totake a hike or listen to music from 10 a.m. order breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Everything to 4:30 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and stay is a la carte. the day. Admission is free, but donations • POPPY BREAKFAST: The Tipp City will be accepted to benefit the Wildlife American Legion, 377 N. Third St., will Rehabilitation Unit. Performers will include offer its annual poppy breakfast from 9 Rum River Blend, Absolute Breakdown, a.m. to noon. The meal will include ham, Ann and Phil Case, Berachah Valley, Tar sausage, bacon, hash browns, toast, eggs, Heel Boys, Rock Island Plow Co, Storm’s pancakes and waffles, rolls, fresh fruit and Creek, C & M Bluegrass, North & South, juices. Proceeds will benefit veterans and Boston Boy, Northern Divide, The Blue their families. Fugates, Driftwood, Peaceful Mountain, • WILDFLOWER WALKS: A spring Sugar Grove and Silver Grass. A raffle for walk will be at 2:30 p.m. at wildflower a custom inlay Martin Guitar, HD 28 Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton. Vintage Series also will be offered. • SPAGHETTI SUPPER: The Troy MONDAY Masons will offer a spaghetti supper, to benefit Miami County Special Olympics, from 4-7 p.m. at Riverside, 1625 Troy• TEAM MEETING: The final Relay For Sidney Road, Troy. The meal will include Life team meeting will be at Fifth Third spaghetti with homecooked sauce, garlic Bank, 1851 W. Main St., Troy. Teams will bread, salad, drink and a homemade cook- be allowed into the bank about 6:30 p.m. ie for $6. Tickets may be purchased at the to pick up T-shirts and make final arrangedoor and carry outs will be available. ments prior to Relay. Team members are • SOCCER REGISTRATION: Miami asked to bring all luminaria orders and East Youth Soccer Association registration auction items to the meeting. For more will be from 10 a.m. to noon at Miami East information, email Elementary. RelayJoyceKittel@gmail.com or call (937) • STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW 524-2214 and leave a message. Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-bone steak dinoffered from 3-7 p.m. at the United ner with salad, baked potato and a roll for Methodist Church, 8 W. Main St., Tipp City. $11 from 5-8 p.m. Anyone who registers to donate can take • LIBRARY ADVENTURE: “My Mom is home an “I Did it for the Cookie” cookbook. Magnificent,” will be offered from 10:30Individuals with eligibility questions are 11:30 a.m. at the Troy-Miami County Public invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or Library. Participants will listen to stories call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointabout mom and decorate a special gift for ment at www.DonorTime.com. their mom. Children in grades second • QUARTERLY MEETING: The quarterthrough 12th grade may register by calling ly Tri-Agency meeting in Tipp City will be at 339-0502. 6:30 p.m. Monroe Township will be hosting • ADOPT-A-THON: A dog adopt-a-thon this gathering, to be held in the basement will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Tractor of the township building, 4 E. Main St. Supply, next to Meijers in Troy. For more Civic agenda information, visit • The Union Township Trustees will www.Dream4pets.org/Adopt_Me. meet at 1:30 p.m. in the Township Building, • FLUTE WALK: The Miami County 9497 Markley Road, P.O. Box E, Laura. Park District will hold its Legend Flute Call 698-4480 for more information. Walk “Flute Songs Flower Walk” from 2-4 p.m. at Garbry Big Woods Sanctuary, 2540 TUESDAY E. Statler Road, east of Piqua. Enjoy soft, meditative Native American flute music on • LITERACY COUNCIL: The Troy a casual walk around Garbry Big Woods Literacy Council, an all-volunteer organiSanctuary. For more information, visit the zation, will meet at 7 p.m. at the Troypark district’s website at www.miamicounHayner Cultural Center. Adults seeking typarks.com. help with basic literacy or wish to learn • LEGEND WALK: The Miami County English as a second language, and those Park District will hold their Legend Flute interested in becoming tutors, can contact Walk “We Are the Stars Which Sing,” from the message center at (937) 660-3170 for 7:30-9 p.m. at Charleston Falls Preserve, more information. 2535 Ross Road, south of Tipp City. • DEADLINE TODAY: The application Enjoy soft, meditative Native American deadline for funds from Altrusa of Troy is flute on a casual walk to Charleston Falls. today. Information and the application is For more information, visit the park disavailable on the Altrusa website trict’s website at www.altrusatroy.com under the Spelling www.miamicountyparks.com. Bee link. • SPAGHETTI DINNER: A spaghetti • FREE SEMINAR: The public is invitdinner and silent auction will be at 6 p.m. ed to a free seminar called “Kingdom at The Gathering Place, 105 E. 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Main St., Laura, will 369-4873. have a spring ice cream social from 4-7 • TUESDAY SPECIAL: Post 88 will p.m. There will be six flavors to choose offer hamburgers, cheeseburgers and from and also will have sandwiches, pies onion rings for $2 each and french fries and cakes for sale. Proceeds will benefit for $1 from 3-6 p.m. at the post, 3449 the deacon’s fund to assist community LeFevre Road, Troy. Cook’s choice of the members in need. day sandwich also will be featured.

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The 2012 Miami Valley Career Technology Center’s prom “A Moment in Time,” was held in the Student Activity Center on April 21 in Clayton. With more than 800 students in attendance, this year’s prom king and queen were announced near the end of the evening, with seniors Sam Judd (sports medicine senior from Tri-County North) and Samantha Reed (medical careers senior from Carlisle) selected as the reigning prom royalty for 2012. Other 2012 court members included, back row, left to right, Sam Judd (Tri-County North), Cory Klosterman (Milton-Union), Cody Brand (Northmont), Jasmine Grillmeier (Franklin-Monroe), Erin Johnson (Twin Valley South) and MaryKate Moore (Twin Valley South). Front row, Sarina Marquez (Wayne), Jacob Miller (Miami East), Brooke Combs (Miami East), Julie Duren (Vandalia-Butler) and Samantha Reed (Carlisle).

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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 China Daily, Beijing, on Korea talks: In a presidential statement, the United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned a failed satellite launch by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea on April 13. The Security Council also urged the DPRK not to proceed with any further launches using ballistic missile technology and fully comply with relevant council resolutions. The terse, but carefully considered, wording of the statement and its non-binding nature leave room for diplomatic mediation, and the world body should push for more dialogue among the parties concerned. The statement was worded after consultations among all the members of the council. China participated in these consultations in a responsible and constructive way, and it has again called for the Six-Party Talks to resume. China has been a staunch advocate of the sole security mechanism in Northeast Asia, and while the DPRK’s satellite launch has chilled Pyongyang’s relaAs I tionship with Washington and Seoul again, See It Beijing is willing to keep in close touch with all ■ The Troy parties concerned in order to enable the early Daily News resumption of the talks. welcomes Following the DPRK’s talks with the United columns from States in Beijing, there were positive developour readers. To ments and a measurable easing of tension, as submit an “As I the DPRK announced on Feb 29 that it would See It” send suspend nuclear tests, long-range missile your type-writlaunches and uranium enrichment activities in ten column to: exchange for US food aid. ■ “As I See It” But this desirable momentum was brought c/o Troy Daily to an end when Pyongyang announced its plan News, 224 S. for the satellite launch on March 16. On April Market St., Troy, OH 45373 14, the U.S. formally halted its food aid plan to DPRK. ■ You can also e-mail us at The Six-Party Talks are the only efficient editorial@tdnpu platform for the parties concerned to sit down blishing.com. and discuss these issues. ■ Please The process to restart the talks should not include your full be delayed, and the relevant parties should do name and teletheir utmost to ensure the talks resume as soon phone number. as possible. The Jerusalem Post on the pro-Palestinian “flytilla”: The coordinated arrival at Ben-Gurion Airport of hundreds of pro-Palestinian activists from countries such as Canada, Portugal, Jordan, France, Britain, Belgium and Turkey was designed to create a provocation. The timing of what is being dubbed a “flytilla” — after maritime attempts such as the infamous Mavi Marmara to challenge Israel’s sovereignty — is no coincidence. It was purposely planned to take place precisely when thousands of Israelis vacationing abroad for Passover or Easter made their way home via Ben-Gurion Airport Thankfully, our political leaders took pre-emptive action. There also appears to be increasing understanding in the international community that many self-proclaimed proPalestinian activists are not so much motivated by the desire to improve the lot of the Palestinian people as they are to do everything in their power to delegitimize the State of Israel. Amazingly, however, many prominent Israelis who should have known better attacked our government leaders for mishandling the situation.

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Troy Elks Club. We are very grateful to the merchants who donated generously, the volunteers who To the Editor: worked tirelessly, and the Elks On behalf of The Future Club who set up and took down Begins Today I want to thank all the tables and chairs for the the community for its support activity. The success of this in making our quarter auction fundraiser will help to support fundraiser such a success. “The Last Dollar Grants, which will Best of Everything” was held be awarded in August to Troy students going to college. last Thursday evening at the

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Five love lessons teenage TV dramas taught me In case you missed out, my birthday was a few weeks ago and boy, was I a spoiled girl. In addition to a ridiculously fabulous weekend trip to New York that my husband planned (which of course includes tickets to the Bronx Zoo to see the Yankees take on the Red Sox), I also got a gift card from a few close friends of ours. And since I’m on the cusp of turning 30 (seriously, we’re like three short years away from the dreaded event), I thought what better way to rekindle my youth than by buying one of my favorite dramatic teenage television series on DVD — “Dawson’s Creek” folks, that’s where it’s at. In case you’re not familiar with it, it basically aired 14 years ago and was a holy grail when it came to television melodramas for teenage girls. I can remember gushing about the details with my friends during our wood shop class (something barbaric that we were required to take in middle school). Of course, “Dawson’s Creek” isn’t the only teenage television program that impacted my life in profound ways and taught me how to love, there was also “Saved by the Bell,” “Beverly Hills 90210” and “Greys Anatomy.” (OK, so that last one wasn’t really a teenage soap, but more an adult hospital-

Amanda Stewart Troy Daily News Columnist based show that has lots and lots of valuable lessons on the whole sex thing). For starters, when you are a teenager, you should probably form a tight group of friends of either six or eight of you. Make sure the ratio of boys to girls is equal, as you will need to date each other over the next 10 years of your friendship (which will inevitably end in one of you dying, one of you being gay and the rest of you pairing off after much turmoil to make perfect, precious babies). And continuing on that set-up, you should probably just get used to the whole idea of your first love needing to make the rounds on all your friends before coming back and deciding that you are, in fact, the one his heart desires. This doesn’t mean anything bad about you, it’s just according to television land it’s perfectly normal and

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necessary for a group of friends to serial date before settling down. The boy next door might end up being just the boy next door. Sure, the main characters on “Dawson’s Creek” were a boy and girl who lived down the creek from each other and who the world thought were destined, but alas, when their show came to an end, it was the boy from the wrong side of town that caught the girl. He also was, purely coincidental I’m sure, the one who took said girl’s virginity. Drug habits ruin relationships. If “Beverly Hills” taught us nothing else, it was this invaluable lesson. From Dylan’s addiction to basically everything under the sun, to David’s pill-popping ways and I’m sure one of the girls was probably addicted to weight loss pills, we learned from this cast of advanced, trend-setting teenagers that nothing would kill a relationship faster than an addiction. Usually this was because one of the teen’s parents would swoop in and finally be a parent to their out-of-control teenager for three minutes an episode, but sometimes finding the love of your life slumped over on the couch after too much cocaine can also open your eyes to some of their “flaws.” Don’t worry though, once you complete your rehab program and

at the ripe age of 16, your true love will surely take you back. Just beware, anytime you go through something difficult they’ll probably suspect you of slipping back to your old ways. And lastly, thanks to two unwanted pregnancies on “Greys Anatomy” and multiple ones on “Beverly Hills 90210,” this last lesson is brought to you by the commission for abstinence. When in doubt, just don’t have sex, it’s as simple as that. And if you decide to have sex, make sure that you’re on 14 different methods of birth control, in addition to using every male preventative humanly possible. Of course, they’ll all probably just override each other and then you’ll be left with a little bundle of joy you aren’t prepared to take care of. Perhaps these weren’t invaluable love lessons as much as they were warnings. In fact, that’s definitely what they were. So the next time you’re tuning in to your favorite television programming, just make sure to take some mental notes and remember — when it comes to relationships, what you see on television is exactly how it shouldn’t be done. Amanda Stewart appears Saturday in the Troy Daily News. She’s a fan of the new 90210.

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ber of St. PIQUA — Boniface Joyce A. Catholic Covault-Treviño, Church, Piqua. age 64, of Joyce loved Piqua, died at working the 10 p.m. church festivals Thursday, April and also cooked 26, 2012, at her for the funerals. residence. She She was a was born in member of Celina, Ohio, on July 4, 1947, to COVAULT-TREVINO Piqua Loyal Order of the the late Victor Moose No. 1067, Eagles 15 years. Gerlach Sr. and Betty Post No. 614, and He then worked for (Borges) Gerlach. She Veterans of Foreign Wars Panasonic in Troy. married Paul Covault on Memorial services will July 20, 1968. He preced- No. 4874. Joyce was a baker at Kroger’s in Piqua be at 7 p.m. Monday, ed her in death on April for 22 years. April 30, 2012, at 24, 1999. On Sept. 29, Mass of Christian Burial Melcher-Sowers Funeral 2001, she married Rene´ Home, Piqua, with Major Treviño. He preceded her will be at 11 a.m. Kathleen Klink officiating. in death on Oct. 24, 2008. Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at St. Boniface Catholic Friends may call from 6-7 Joyce is survived by p.m. Monday at the funer- three sons and daughters- Church, Piqua, with the Rev. Fr. Martin Fox as celal home. Burial will be at in-law, Jeff and Amy ebrant. Burial will follow in the convenience of the Covault, Troy, Rob and Fletcher Cemetery, family. Heather Covault, Piqua, Fletcher. Condolences may be and Randy and Dawn Friends may call from 5expressed to the family at Covault, Sidney; one step8 p.m. Tuesday at www.melcherson, Aaron Treviño, sowers.com. Houston, Texas; two step- Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua. A prayer daughters, Marissa service will be at 5 p.m. Treviño, Phoenix, Ariz., ILLIAM THY OHR Tuesday in the funeral and Ashley Treviño, home. Houston, Texas; one Memorial contributions Newcomer Funeral Home, brother and sister-in-law, William Othy Rohr, 87, may be made to St. John and Chris Gerlach, SW Chapel, 3393 passed away April 27, Boniface Catholic Church, Piqua; and one sister, Broadway, Grove City, 2012, at his home. Born 310 S. Downing St., Vicky Kerns, Sidney; Nov. 8, 1924, in Greenville, Ohio. seven grandchildren; and Piqua, OH 45356, or Funeral service Ohio. American Cancer Society, two great grandchildren. will be Monday, He was preceded Southwestern Regional She was preceded in April 30, 2012, at in death by parOffice, 2808 Reading death by two brothers, 10:30 a.m. at the ents, Lester and Road, Cincinnati, OH Victor Gerlach Jr. and funeral home. Zelma; wife, Michael Gerlach; and one 45206. Interment to follow Florence; son, Condolences may be brother-in-law, Rick Kerns. Jerry; grandchildren, Jason at Sunset Cemetery, expressed to the family at Joyce graduated from Galloway, Ohio. and Sara; two brothers; www.melcher-sowers.com. Piqua Central High The family would like to and two sisters. William is survived by his thank Mount Carmel West School. She was a memHospice staff for their wonchildren, Paul (Barbara) derful care. Rohr, Nancy Kidd and In lieu of flowers, donaTammy Hogan; sister, OBERT OB YAN tions may be made in Mildred Stone; six grandWilliam’s honor to Mount children, 14 great-grandAccepted PIQUA — Carmel Hospice, c/o Mount children; and five greatMasons, havRobert E. “Bob” Carmel Foundation, 6150 great grandchildren. ing joined the Wyan, 76, of E. Broad St., Columbus, William served in the Masonic 8225 N. United States Army during OH 43213-9924. To leave a Lodge in 1969. Woodlawn Drive, World War II. Visitation will special message for the He was Past Piqua, died at family, visit www. be from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. President of 1:42 a.m. Friday, Sunday, April 29, 2012, at NewcomerColumbus.com. the Third April 27, 2012, at Masonic his residence. District, Past He was born FUNERAL DIRECTORY District Sept. 16, 1935, Education in Bradford, to the WYAN Officer, and late Ralph and • Richard Earl Develvis Past District MIAMISBURG — Richard Earl Develvis, 72, formerly Ruth (Trowbridge) Deputy Grand Wyan. He married of Sidney, passed away April 7, 2012, at Heartland of Master. He was Dixie Lee Kiser on Miamisburg. a five-time Past Sept. 13, 1958, in A veteran’s honor service will be Tuesday at the Patron of the Troy; she survives. Dayton National Cemetery. Order of the Other survivors Eastern Star. He was curinclude two sons, Steve OHIO BRIEFS rently a member of the (Bette) Wyan of Milford, Bradford No. 593 F. & Kerry (Nikki) Wyan of A.M. and Tippecanoe No. three grandchilArmed suspects nominee-in-waiting earlier Piqua; 307 O.E.S. He also held dren, Matt (Lindsay), in the week. The former many offices in the Order Hannah and Kyle Wyan; Massachusetts governor surrender three great-grandchildren, of the Eastern Star, and ignored news released by SPRINGBORO (AP) — was currently serving as the Commerce Department Avery, Jaxen and Grant; Two armed bank robbery Secretary of the 9th three brothers, Harvey earlier in the day that the suspects surrendered (Phyllis) Wyan of Bradford, District Officer nation’s recovery may be peacefully Friday after Association. William (Mary) Wyan of slowing. nearly five hours in a A service to honor his Bradford and Lloyd “The president is going standoff with police in life will begin at 10 a.m. (Elaine) Wyan of Virginia; to want to take credit for southwest Ohio, authorities the economy getting better, and numerous nieces and Monday, April 30, at the said. nephews. He was preced- Jamieson & Yannucci and I am convinced it will The two men, who had Funeral Home, with the ed in death by a brother, get better. Every recession barricaded themselves in a ends. Every recession ultiRev. Joe Pumphrey officiRaymond Wyan; and a Fifth Third Bank branch in mately becomes a recovery,” grandson, Kevin Wyan. ating. Burial will follow at the Dayton suburb of Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Mr. Wyan was a 1954 he told students and supSpringboro after attemptgraduate of Bradford High where full military honors porters gathered at ing to rob the bank Friday Otterbein University in School and served in the will be conducted by the morning, walked out of the central Ohio. Veterans Elite Tribute U.S. Army as a radio code operator from 1957- Squad. bank about 1:30 p.m. and Visitation will be from 3He worked 13 were taken into custody, Procter & Gamble 1959. 6 p.m. Sunday at the years for Inland Steel police said. funeral home, where Container, and retired No hostages were taken, refocuses Eastern Star and Masonic from Hobart Brothers of and no injuries were NEW YORK — Procter services will be conducted Troy after 29½ years of reported, according to & Gamble Co. said Friday at 5 p.m. service. He had also police. that it is rolling back some worked as a part-time Memorial contributions price increases and focusing deputy sheriff and police may be made to Shriners Romney stops on introducing new prodHospital for Children, officer for the Village of ucts in developed markets 3229 Burnet Ave., Bradford for 2½ years. in Ohio as the world’s largest conCincinnati, OH 45229; After his retirement, Bob WESTERVILLE — Mitt sumer product maker seeks worked for Upper Valley Wilson Hospice Care Romney said Friday the to reignite market share Remembrance Fund, 915 Medical Center, Paul nation’s economy is recover- growth. W. Michigan St., Sidney, Sherry RV, Hills and ing but blamed President The company also lowOH 45365; or the 32nd Ames. He was currently Barack Obama for presidered its expectations for the working as a courier for Masonic Learning Center, ing over the “most anemic fiscal year as it its thirdc/o Dayton Masonic Unity National Bank. He and tepid” comeback since quarter net income dropped enjoyed golf, ham radio Center, 525 W. Riverview the Great Depression. 16 percent, hurt by restruc- (W8LLO), astronomy, Drive, Dayton, OH 45405. It was a familiar theme turing charges and continCondolences to the famimusic, sailing, and makfor Romney, who faced the ued high costs for items like ing and playing Native ly may also be expressed public for the first time diesel fuel and packaging. through jamiesonand American style flutes. since declaring himself the Shares fell nearly 4 percent yannucci. Bob was a 43-year Republican presidential Friday. com. member of the Free & children, Christopher, Domyque, Maci, Destiny and Forest Arthur. Budd graduated from Piqua High School in 1970. He worked for Medalist Allen A in Piqua for

PIQUA — Harold L. “Budd” Arthur, 60, of Piqua, died at April 25, 2012, at his residence. He was born in Piqua on March 17, 1952, to Gloria (Loudan) Arthur, ARTHUR Piqua, and the late Forest Lee Arthur. Harold married Mary Jane Higgs and they were married for 40 years. She survives. Budd also is survived by two sons and daughter-in-law, Chris and Robin Arthur of Piqua and Forest Michael Arthur of Covington; one daughter, Sally A. Arthur of Piqua; two brothers and sister-in-law, Ed and Cindy Arthur and Dan Arthur, all of Piqua; one sister, Rita Baxter of Florida; and five grand-

had an extensive gun collection and also collected classic cars. He was a lifetime member of the VFW 5436 where he served with the honor guard; he was a lifetime member of the AMVETS Post No. 88 and the Elks Lodge BPOE No. 837; member of Troy Fish & Game, Ohio Gun Collector Association, American Legion Post No. 286 of New Carlisle, Fraternal Order of Eagles Troy Aerie No. 971 and Loyal Order of Moose No. 1044. Don was a good husband and a wonderful father. He was a good friend to many and a great person to be around. He will be sorely missed by many. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Monday, April 30, 2012, at Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Interment will follow in Casstown Cemetery, Casstown, with VFW Memorial Honor Guard at the graveside. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneral home.com.

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CORA C. BILES PIQUA — Cora C. Biles, 83, formerly of 100 Janet Drive, Piqua, died at 9:10 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012, at Piqua Manor Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 19, 1929, in BILES Piqua, to the late Edgar G. Fisher and the late Margaret (Cook) Fisher Sprague. She married Paul A. Biles Sr. on Feb. 21, 1949, in Richmond, Ind.; he preceded her in death Jan. 1, 2000. Survivors include two sons, Patrick (Cindy) Biles of Grove City and Perry (Carla) Biles of Troy; 14 grandchildren; 14 greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Joe (Jeanette) Fisher of Covington and Howard Fisher of St. Paris; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, two daughters; a granddaughter; two brothers; and five sisters. Mrs. Biles was a 1943 graduate of Piqua Central High School, worked for the Piqua City School District as a school bus driver for 21 years and then as a unit secretary at the Upper Valley Medical Center. While a lifelong member of Piqua Baptist Church, she was a Sunday school teacher and served as the Sunday school superintendent. Additionally, she served as a member of the Piqua Park Board, the Crusade Chair for the Miami County Cancer

Society, Past President of the Wilder PTA and the Piqua PTA Council. She volunteered with the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts of America, Campfire Girls, Girl Scouts, Little League Baseball and with both campuses of the Piqua Catholic School. She enjoyed concerts, movies, reading murder mysteries and working with her computer. She helped raise her grandson, Gabriel J. Biles, the joy of her life, with whom she rode an elephant, took to wrestling matches, and enjoyed many fun and wild activities with. She loved to baby sit with her grandchildren and she had numerous friends. A service to honor her life will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, with Hospice Chaplain Edward Ellis officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Make A Wish Foundation, P.O. Box 6062, Albert Lee, MN 56007, American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206; or Hospice of Miami County Inc., P.O. Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Condolences to the family also may be expressed through jamiesonand yannucci.com.

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TROY — Donald H. Lauber, 84, of Troy, Ohio, passed away in his sleep at 4:30 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012. He was born May 31, 1927, in Troy, to the LAUBER late Joseph M. and Alwilda (McDaniel) Lauber. His wife, Margaret Ann “Peggy” (Gaier) Lauber, preceded him in death May 27, 1989. He is survived by three sons and a daughter-inlaw, Donn and Susan Lauber of Piqua, Ohio, Mark Lauber of Troy, Ohio, and Chris Lauber of Conover, Ohio; daughter, Cheryl Ann Lauber of Tipp City; sister and brother-inlaw, Janet and Ken Denlinger of Troy; three grandchildren, Daniel, Marilyn and Jessica; four great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and his wife, Don was preceded in death by his brother, Jack Lauber; and one sister, Jeannie Foreman. Don joined the Navy at age 17. He proudly fought in World War II and Korea and was a part of the occupation of Japan. Don was an executive business man and consultant for several companies through the years. He

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Translator criticized over word substitution BY TOM BREEN Associated Press One of the largest Bible translators in the world is undergoing an independent review after critics claimed language in some of their translations intended for Muslim countries misses the essential Christian idea of Trinity: the father, son and the holy spirit or ghost. Orlando, Fla.-based Wycliffe Bible Translators argues the translations have never been about avoiding controversy, but choosing words that most accurately reflect the Gospels: Some concepts relating God to family members don’t make sense in some cultures, so the language needs to reflect that. “People are saying we’re trying to do translation work that’s not offensive to Muslims, and that’s just not true,” Wycliffe CEO Bob Creson said. “We are committed to the accurate translation of God’s word. That is our highest value.” Translating the collection of ancient documents assembled together as the Bible has never been easy. Disputes over biblical language date from the early centuries of Christianity when the original Hebrew and Greek texts were brought to new countries, to making the Shakespearean language of the King James Version more understandable to modern readers. Last month, Wycliffe agreed to an independent review of its policies by the World Evangelical Alliance, which plans to appoint a panel of experts to determine whether Wycliffe and affiliated groups are improperly replacing the terms “Son of God” and “God the Father.”

The decision comes after a growing number of critics decried the materials as attempts to avoid controversy that fundamentally altered Christian theology. The dispute moved from Internet forums and online petitions to concern from large Christian bodies. The Assemblies of God — one of the largest Pentecostal fellowships, with more than 60 million members in affiliated churches worldwide — announced it would review its longstanding relationship with Wycliffe. Wycliffe, an interdenominational group that works with a wide variety of churches and missionaries, says it won’t publish any disputed materials until after the WEA panel issues its findings. Creson said that in some cases, what are known to scholars as the “divine familial terms” — God the Father and the Son of God — don’t make sense in translation in some cultures. Islamic teaching, for example, rejects the notion that God could be involved in a relationship similar to a human family, and Creson argues that people in such cultures might be immediately put off by those terms. “Translation is a very laborious process, because you have to understand the culture of the community, and you don’t understand that overnight,” he said. But using words like “Messiah” instead of “Son” and “Lord” instead of “Father” badly distorts the essential Christian doctrine of the Trinity, in which God is said to be one being in three persons, according to Wycliffe’s critics. “If you remove ‘son,’ you have

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to remove ‘father,’ and if you remove those, the whole thread of the scriptures from Genesis to Revelation is unraveled,” said the Rev. Georges Houssney, the president of Horizons International, a Christian organization that works extensively with Muslims and himself a translator of the Bible into Arabic. Houssney, along with other critics on the Biblical Missiology website, helped launch a petition online calling on Wycliffe to drop the disputed translations. The Most Rev. John Harrower, Anglican bishop of Tasmania, was an early signatory of the petition. He argues the inaccurate translations make missionary work more difficult in the very communities where they’re used. “Changing fundamental words of Scripture such as ‘father’ and ‘son’ will also fuel the Muslim claim that the Bible is corrupted, full of errors and has been abrogated by the Quran and example of Muhammad,” he wrote in an email. For critics like Houssney, the changes aren’t simply a matter of word choice, but theological choice. “God says, ‘This is my Son,’ and we can’t put other words in his mouth,” he said. The issue is at least partly philosophical, something that’s long been an issue when it

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Share-A-Meal set for May TROY — The First United Church of Christ, corner of South Market and Canal streets, will offer its Share-A-Meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. May 5. The meal will feature hamburgers, baked beans, macaroni and cheese, fruit pie and beverages. Share-A-Meal is a program to reach out to the community by providing nourishing meals to anyone wishing to participate while giving an opportunity to socialize with others in the community. Use the Canal Street entrance where the church is handicapped accessible.

lemon and pineapple. Sandwiches, pies and cakes also will be for sale. Proceeds will benefit the deacon’s fund to assist community members in need.

Support group to begin TROY — A single parent support group will be offered bi-weekly May 10 through Oct. 25 at St. Patrick Parish Center, Room 3, 444 E. Water St. Hours will be 6:30-8 p.m. every other Thursday. Single & Parenting is a video seminar, combined with support group discussion of the materials presented during the video. It is not necessary to attend every session as they are self-contained, however participants will want to review topics to make sure they don’t miss one the wish to attend. Child care will be provided upon request. There is no charge for the workbooks, thanks to a grant from the Troy Foundation. Contact Pat Smith at 335-2833, Ext. 105, or rsmith3055@aol.com for information or registration.

Wellness presentations set

FLETCHER — A wellness presentation will be offered at 7 p.m. May 7 at the Fletcher United Methodist Church, 205 S. Walnut St. The repeat program will be at 1 p.m. May 16. Included in the presentations will be free exams from chiropractor Jason Toman and free massages from reflexologist Marge Ice cream social DeHays. Also, Connie will give to ring in spring Webb-Parker demonstrations on nutrition and whole foods. A LAURA — Laura chiropractor tries to Christian Church, 1 S. restore function and staMain St., will have a bility, not only to your spring ice cream social spine, but to your underlyfrom 4-7 p.m. April 28. There will be six flavors ing nervous system. Reflexology is an alternato choose from, including tive medicine involving vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, peanut butter, the physical act of applyWE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church in Tampa, Fla., will consider again whether to change the denomination’s position on homosexuality. The church’s public policy arm will ask the nearly 1,000 delegates to remove two statements from the

denomination’s Social Principles that declare sex should only be between a husband and wife and that “homosexuality is incompatible with church teaching.” The General Conference, which meets every four years, also may consider lifting bans on gay clergy and on performing same-sex weddings or civil unions.

Mark Tooley is president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, which opposes changing the Principles. He believes the proposed changes could be rejected again because the church includes a growing number of Africans who support traditional doctrines on marriage and sexuality.

FPU to be offered at Troy church TROY — Troy View Church of God, 1770 N. County Road 25-A, will offer Financial Peace University, a 13-week course taught by Dave Ramsey on DVD. FPU teaches families and individuals commonsense principles like how to make a plan with their money so they are able to free themselves of debt and build lasting wealth. The classes will begin at 9 a.m. May 13. Visit www.daveramsey.com for more information. Contact Dan Cain at (937) 335-2914 for more information or to register.

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TROY — Troy Freewill Baptist Church on South County Road 25-A will celebrate the National Day of Prayer at 7 p.m. May 3 at the church. The church will join the many across this land on the National Day of Prayer in prayer for “our national, state and local leaders, our nation’s safety and those and their families sacrificing for our liberty and safety, for repentance and a national revival for the peace of Israel, for the strengthening of the family units that they might be standard bearers affecting the very morality of our nation and for more needs,” according to organizers. For more information, call Pastor Dwight Stump at 335-2639.

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comes to presenting the Bible in new languages. Wycliffe, which is involved in more than 1,500 Bible translation programs in roughly 90 countries, generally prefers a method known as “dynamic equivalent translation,” Creson said, in which a literal, word-forword approach is less important than conveying the essential meaning of a text. “If you’ve got a culture that doesn’t have sheep, and you want to translate the word ‘sheep,’ you either explain sheep or you find an equivalent term,” Creson said. The other major approach is generally known as “formal equivalent translation,” said Timothy Beal, a professor of religion at Case Western Reserve University. That approach that strives for as close to a literal match as possible. The importance of translation springs from the early centuries of Christianity, when the books of the New Testament, originally written in Greek, were translated by believers in places where that language wasn’t spoken, said Ray Van Neste, director of the R.C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies at Union University. “In some of those languages, it’s the first written literature,” he said. “It’s part of the missionary impulse of Christianity that this is the very word of God, and that all people need the opportu-

nity to hear it and read it.” The rendering of the Bible into languages other than Latin was one of the major disputes of the Protestant Reformation; John Wycliffe, the 14th century scholar the Orlando organization is named for, was condemned by the Roman Catholic Church for producing an English version of Scripture. At times, even particular translations can become so entrenched that believers reject the possibility of improvement, Beal said, noting that some American churches advertise themselves as “King James referring to the Only,” Shakespeare-era English translation. “Translation is probably the most contentious topic in the history of the Bible,” he said. Wycliffe is now waiting for the WEA panel to convene. Creson said there will be 14 members of the group, and he expects some to be sympathetic to Wycliffe’s approach and others to be critical. Messages seeking comment from the WEA were not returned. “We’re submitting ourselves to a global consultation that will look at our translation practices and we’ll abide by the recommendations,” Creson said. “If they make a recommendation to do something we’ve not done in the past, we’ll go back and look at what we’re doing.” It definitely won’t end the larger discussion in Christianity about the best way to bring the word of God to believers. “Translation is theology,” Beal said. “You cannot translate without doing theology. Any time we translate a text, we’re really creating something new.”

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Dear Annie: I am 57 and single. I truly regret leaving my husband of only three years, but he never wanted to spend time with me, did not communicate, drank beer all the time and spent every day in the garage working on ship models. My life was easy with him. I didn't have to do anything but show him affection. I loved him and still do, but I thought I would be happier finding someone I could talk to and do things with. I was married for 34 years to my first husband, and he ended up falling in love with my sister. How do I get over my second husband and all the regret of leaving him? I told him I made a terrible mistake, but all he said was I should have thought of that earlier. I asked whether I could have two days a month with him. He replied that we could be friends, but nothing more. I have begun dating again and met a guy I liked initially, but everyone tells me I'd be jumping from the frying pan into the fire. He is controlling and tells me that I "need" to do this and "need" to think that. He says he loves me, but I can't handle all the arguing over stupid things when we disagree. He thinks the world is out to get him. He doesn't even shower unless I tell him to. I have sought counseling, and was told not to move in with my new boyfriend. But it hurts to let him go. I am so overwhelmed and don't know what to do. Please help — Washington Dear Washington: Take a deep breath, and stop chasing after the men in your life. Your new boyfriend is not the right guy, and the sooner you break it off the better. Yes, it will hurt, but not as much as it would if you stayed with him. Your exhusband has made it clear that he is no longer interested, and frankly, you didn't seem happy with him, either. Please use this time to figure out what you want from a relationship. You are trying too hard to have a man in your life and are making poor choices. Go back to your counselor if you think it might help you clarify things. Dear Annie: My wife and I will be celebrating our 10th anniversary this summer. She is an incredible mother, grandmother and wife. The problem? Absolutely nothing. We love each other more than anything and get along great. In 10 years, we've never even raised our voices. We both cook, clean, do yard work and share in raising our granddaughters. We never take advantage of each other or do anything we wouldn't want the other to do. Basically, we treat each other the way we want to be treated. It's been the happiest 10 years of our lives. Thought you might like getting a positive letter for a change. — Never Been Happier Dear Happy: You've made our day! It's good to hear from someone whose marriage is filled with love, respect and mutual consideration. Thank you. Dear Annie: I can identify with the letter from "Florida," who said the fireworks that used to accompany sex have become duds. Two years ago, I convinced my husband to go for counseling with me, and he's a good guy, so he went. I asked for sex twice a week, plus cuddling and affection at other times. We tried for a while, but it became more effort than it was worth. He seemed to feel ashamed that he needed a little blue pill, so the fire burned out. I'm an attractive and interesting woman. I have many hobbies and work out at a gym with a trainer. Men notice me wherever I go. But my husband is still the love of my life, so I exercise to burn up my sexual needs. — Southern Belle Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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