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Police stand guard as bystanders watch at the scene of a shooting inside a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Sunday.

7 dead in shooting NEW YORK (AP) — For the physician in Illinois, the attorney in Kentucky, the arts editor in Oregon, their Eagle Scout medals were treasured reminders of youthful achievement. Yet each is parting with his medal out of dismay over the Boy Scouts’ recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays. See Page 7.

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OAK CREEK, Wis. (AP) — A gunman opened fire Sunday and killed six people at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee before he was killed in an exchange of gunfire with one of the first officers to respond to the chaotic scene, authorities said. The shootings happened before 10:30 a.m., when witnesses said several dozen people were gathering at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin for a service. Hours of uncertainty followed as police in tactical gear and carrying assault rifles surrounded the temple with armored vehicles and ambulances. A crowd gathered outside as officers descended on the temple and some

Bystanders stand outside the scene of a shooting inside The Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, Wis., Sunday. spoke of talking or exchanging text messages with people inside. Some said they had heard there were multiple shooters, others spoke of women and children held hostage. The first official word from police was that they didn’t know how many victims or suspects were involved. But a short time later, after an extensive search of the temple, authorities said they did

said, “It was like the heart just sat down. This shouldn’t happen anywhere.” Oak Creek Police John Edwards said officers called to the scene were tending a victim when the suspect ambushed one officer and shot him multiple times. The suspect then shot at another officer, who fired back and killed him. Earlier, police had said the officer who was shot killed the suspected shooter. Tactical units went through the building and found four people dead inside the temple and two outside, in addition to the shooter. Two others were wounded along with the police officer, Edwards said. All three were being treated at an area trauma center. Greenfield Police Chief Bradley Wentlandt, who was helping in the investigation, said the

not believe there was more than one shooter. Jatin Der Mangat, 38, of Racine, said his uncle Satwant Singh Kaleka, the temple’s president, was one of those shot. Mangat didn’t know how serious Kaleka’s injuries were. “This is nerve-racking. No one really knows what’s going on. Nothing like this has ever happened before,” Mangat said. Later, when he learned of the deaths, he • See SHOOTING on Page 2

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If you have a sweet tooth, there will be more than midway food to sink your teeth into at the 2012 Miami County Fair. For the first year, Best of Show winners in the Art Hall’s baked goods competition will be auctioned off to the public. Best of show winners — including cakes, cupcakes, cookies and brownies, quick and yeast breads, candies and pies — will be available for purchase through an auction at 6 p.m. Aug. 10 at the Art Hall. Items will consist of entries from both youth and adults, according to Miami County Agricultural Society Administrative Assistant Jill Wright. Wright, of Fletcher, said the event will be located in a green and white tent outside the Art Hall. She said the idea came from visiting other fairs. “We like to attend others fairs and monitor what they do and bring ideas back,” said Wright, the mother of Kyle and Lauren, a first-year fair participant. Wright said fair organizers recognized that other fair programs offer monetary incentives and wanted to help promote the Art Hall with the same. She said they posted a sign during the time Art Hall entries were being accepted, and believes people are excited about the prospect of being included in the auction. “Some families will be

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much items go for, Wright said it is a win-win situacompeting against each tion. other to see who can make “For the first year we the most,” Wright said. are dreaming big, but hop“There will be some friend- ing for any amount,” she ly competition.” said. “In the end it will She said although they help out the participants, don’t yet know how much, and help with improveentries for Art hall projects ments in the Art Hall.” are up from 2011. Proceeds going to the “Numbers have gone up Art Hall will help with because of the extra incen- improvements, according to tive I believe,” Wright said. Wright. She said only some “Funds will be used to slight modifications were get some new showcases, to made to several categories, have some nicer equipment just to make sure the auc- in there,” said Wright, who tion winners get a good met her husband, fair amount for baked goods for board member Eric Wright, their money. Wright said at the fair when they were although she hasn’t wit16. “They would like to nessed it, she has heard have some new cases built that sometimes a cake, for with new glass. They are instance, has went for as also looking for new ways much as $100-$200. to display the quilts.” Proceeds from the aucMiami County auctiontion will be split, with 75 eer Brad Havenar, who percent going to the item’s also helps with livestock owner and 25 percent sales, has volunteered his going to the Art Hall, she services for the Art Hall said. Regardless of how auction.

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police officer had surgery and is expected to survive. Wentlandt did not identify the suspect or say what might have motivated the shootings. Family members identified some victims. Sukhwindar Nagr, of Racine, said he called his brother-in-law’s phone and a priest at the temple answered and told him that his brother-in-law had been shot, along with three priests. The priest also said women and children were hiding in temple closets, Nagr said. Devendar Nagra, 48, of Mount Pleasant, said his sister was in the temple preparing a meal when the shooting started. He said he spoke with her and she escaped injury by hiding in the kitchen, but a priest told him that his brother-in-law, the temple’s caretaker, had been shot in the leg. Nagra’s spoke to his sis-

ter as she was evacuated from the temple to a nearby bowling alley. LeRon Bridges, 16, of Oak Creek, works at the bowling alley and said he was in a supply closet when he heard four gunshots. He looked outside, saw police coming and went to get his boss. “There were more and more police showing up,” he said. “They all pulled out their assault rifles and ran toward the building.” Bridges said police brought people evacuated from the temple to the bowling alley in two armored trucks. At one point, about 50 to 60 people were at the bowling alley, including police officers questioning those from the temple and paramedics treating their wounds, he said. “They were just hysterical,” Bridges said. “There were kids. One big load came out of the truck.” Sikhism is a monotheistic faith founded more than

500 years ago in South Asia. It has roughly 27 million followers worldwide. Observant Sikhs do not cut their hair; male followers often cover their heads with turbans which are considered sacred and refrain from shaving their beards. There are roughly 500,000 Sikhs in the U.S., according to estimates. The majority worldwide live in India. The Sikh Temple of Wisconsin started in 1997 with about 25 families who gathered in community halls in Milwaukee. Construction on the current temple in Oak Creek began in 2006, according to the temple’s website. Sikh rights groups have reported a rise in bias attacks since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Washington-based Sikh Coalition has reported more than 700 incidents in the U.S. since 9/11, which advocates blame on anti-Islamic sentiment.

base. We logged somewhere around 219,000 miles on the dangerous roads of Iraq.” The 18-month stint, however, had its fair share of sobering moments — none more so than on their first mission out. During the trip, Jordan’s unit had two killed in action and four wounded in action. “The first mission out, we got blown up,” said Jordan, recalling the incident, which happened directly in front of him. “We lost gun truck one. That was the first incident. It happened in September of 2007. “I was young and naive at the time. The first three months over there were all cool. But that incident kind of straightened me out a little bit. When your over in another country, you’ve really got to get your head in the game. You kind of forget about home a little bit.” Jordan is now a ser-

geant at age 24. While deployment day quickly approaches Jordan, Tyler is at Ft. Bliss getting his first taste of military life. The younger Tebbe is training in the field of system maintenance. As a member of A-1-34 3rd Plt., he will serve as a stryker in his first trip overseas. “I don’t feel too bad,” Tyler said. “The closer you get, the more nervous and anxious you get. I’m going into a completely new environment. It’s really the first time going out of country for me.” “I talk to him a lot and tell him a lot of the fun stories,” Jordan said. “Military life is really an awesome place for a young, single man. It’s a really fun place. It’s kind of like being a member of a football team, you know? Except you’re playing the most competitive sport in the world — war.” The family shares a

common respect for what the military has done and sacrificed for the country in the present and the past — which is perhaps the reason why the brothers decided to join in the first place. But through it all, their mom has gained an even deeper appreciation into what the military men of our country do. “We’re very proud,” Joyce said. “It’s a sacrifice. They have given up a lot. It’s made me realize how much I take advantage of the United States and our freedom. Now, I feel like I need to do more — like all Americans, who don’t realize how much these boys do for our freedom. “There’s so much controversy out there in the world about the Army doing this, the military doing that, they should or they shouldn’t. Nonetheless, there are a lot of people out there doing things — and we need to respect them.”

Deploy • CONTINUED FROM A1 rivalry with my brother.” In a family that has a long history of military involvement — spanning from their dad Larry’s side through their mother Joyce (Goubeaux’s) side — Jordan and Tyler stand alone as the only members to join the Army. The brothers both are deploying in the coming months. Jordan is heading to Africa for his second tour overseas in the middle of August, while Tyler is in Texas at Ft. Bliss, preparing for his first deployment to Afghanistan in December. Meanwhile, on the home front, their parents and sister Chelsea will remain tough through the process, already having been through Jordan’s first deployment overseas in 2007. “We coped through faith (during Jordan’s first deployment),” Joyce

explained. “Not only are my boys doing it, but a lot of other boys out there fighting for our freedom. I think that’s something we have to do as Americans. “If something happens to them, though, I’ll probably be a mom going mad.” Jordan now is a seasoned veteran in the military — and he has the accolades to prove it, including two Army Combination medals, two Army Achievement medals, a Red Artillery Cord and a Combat Action Badge. At the age of 19, he volunteered for deployment to Baghdad as part of the National Guard unit B. Btry 2nd/ 138 F.A. Working in the field artillery department as a truck gunner on convoy missions, Jordan’s unit logged more than 200,000 miles. “Basically we just did missions,” he explained. “We hauled supplies and everything from base to

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WEDNESDAY • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Susan Funderberg from the Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be the speaker. For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 3398935. • COMMITTEE MEETING: The Fort Rowdy Gathering will have its next committee meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Covington City Building. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from noon to 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 20 S. Walnut St., Troy. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” Tshirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • TCT AUDITIONS: The Troy Civic Theatre will have auditions for its next production, “Dearly Departed,” at 7 p.m. at the Barn in the Park, Troy. The cast will include six to eight women, ranging in age from 18-70s and four to six men, ranging in age from mid-20s to 70s. For more information, call Terressa Knoch, director, at 280-3932. • ALUMNI LUNCH: The Staunton School alumni will meet at 11:30 am. at Friendly’s Restaurant in

CONTACT US Call Melody Vallieu at 440-5265 to list your free calendar items.You can send your news by e-mail to vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. Troy. Graduates or anyone having attended the school are invited to participate. For more information, call 335-2859. • BOE MEETING: The Newton Local Board of Education will hold its regular meeting for the month at 7 p.m. in the Newton School Board of Education Room to conduct regular business.

THURSDAY • 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. Civic agenda • The Lostcreek Township Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at Lostcreek Township Building, Casstown.

AUG. 10 • FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. • SUMMER CONCERT: Troy’s Summer Concert Series, presnted by Troy Main Street, continues with Dulahan at 7:30 p.m. on Prouty Plaza in downtown Troy. The band plays traditional and contemporary Celtic music. Guests should bring chairs or blankets for seating. The rain location is Troy Christian High School located at 700 S. Dorset Road. Visit www.troymainstreet.org or call 339-5455 the day of the concert for location information in the event of rain.

AUG. 11-12 • OVI SKIRMISH: The 110th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Skirmish will be at the VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls. Hamburgers will be available on the range from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Made-toorder breakfasts will be from 6:30-10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Visitors can come relive the Civil War.

AUG. 11 • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown Troy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. to noon on South Cherry Street, just off West Main Street. The market will include fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, flowers, crafts, prepared food and entertainment. For free parking, enter off West Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org. • FARMERS MARKET: The Miami County Farmers Market will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Friendly’s parking lot. Food, including locally grown fruits and vegetables, baked goods, honey, Indiana melons and more. There is plenty of parking. • FISH FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No.

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ABOVE: Emily Johnson, holding her champion lamb, stands with buyer representatives and 2011-12 Ohio Lamb and Wool Queen Meghan Bennett. BELOW: Colin Gump, holding his champion lamb, stands with buyer representatives and 2011-12 Ohio Lamb and Wool Queen Meghan Bennett.

Champions named at state fair COLUMBUS — Two Miami County residents have showed champion animals at the Ohio State Fair. • Colin Gump of Fletcher exhibited the champion Suffolk Market Lamb at the 2012 Ohio State Junior Fair. Gump competed against 245 exhibitors with 639 market lambs to win this honor. Marvin Ensor, San Angelo, Texas, judged the July 25 competition. New Edition Club Lamb Sale purchased his 132pound lamb for $1,500 at the fair’s market lamb sale.

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the honor. Ensor also judged the July 25 competition. The Kroger Co. purchased her 133-pound lamb for $1,400 at the fair’s market lamb sale. She is the daughter of Jim and Kris Johnson and a member of the Miami East FFA and the Farrow to Finish 4-H Club.

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• BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 3-7 p.m. at National Night Out in Troy at the Troy Community Park, 255 Adams St. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” Tshirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. Civic agenda • The Concord Township Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. at the Concord Township Memorial Building, 1150 Horizon West Court, Troy.

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• TCT AUDITIONS: The Troy Civic Theatre will have auditions for its next production, “Dearly Departed,” at 7 p.m. at the Barn in the Park, Troy. The cast will include six to eight women, ranging in age from 18 to 70s and four to six men, ranging in age from mid-20s to 70s. For more information, call Terressa Knoch, director, at 280-3932. • NOON OPTIMIST: The Troy Noon Optimist will meet at noon at the Tin Roof restaurant, 439 N. Elm St., Troy. The speaker will be Jane Hum of Lucky Horseshoe 4-H Club. Civic agendas • Monroe Township Board of Trustees will meet at the Township Building. • The Tipp City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Government Center. • The Piqua City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. • The Troy City Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the meeting room in Council Chambers. • The Staunton Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Staunton Township building. • Covington Board of Public Affairs will meet at 4 p.m. in the Water Department office located at 123 W. Wright St., Covington. • The Potsdam Village Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the village offices.

6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry and smelt dinner with french fries, baked beans and apple sauce for $8 from 5-7 p.m. • DISCOVERY DAYS: Summer Discovery Days “A Different Kind of Leftover” will be offered from 2-4 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center. Footprints, tree rubs and even poo are all clues about our wild neighbors. Participants will discover how they move, what they eat and more. This will be a BNC naturalist led program. Free for members, entrance admission for all others. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 8 a.m. to noon. Anyone who registers to give will receive an “iFocus, iChange Local Lives, the Power is in Your Hands” Tshirt and be registered to win a Ford Focus. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • GERMAN DINNER: The Sons of the American Legion, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will offer a German dinner of Jaeger Schnitzel with mushroom gravy, spatzle, German potato salad, roll, salad and dessert from 6-7:30 p.m. or gone for $7. There also will be a basket of goodies raffled. • BOOK DISCUSSION: Larrell Walters will discuss his book “Where Eagles Live,” which documents the repopulation of the Dayton area of bald eagles through photography at noon at the Tipp City Public Library, 11 E. Main St., Tipp City. • ARTS FESTIVAL: The 39th annual Englewood Arts Festival — “Artists in the Woods” will be from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. The weekend event — featuring entertainment, handmade items for sale by area artists and food — will be held under the trees at Centennial Park on Union Boulevard in Englewood. There is free parking and free admission. For more information call the Earl Heck Center at (937) 836-5929. • PEACHES AND PIE: Discover the best kept secrets of baking a pie and how to use peaches in the recipe from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, Dayton. Learn how to make a crust with just a few simple tricks. Bring a rolling pin, pastry cloth and apron. Pre-registration is required by calling Aullwood at (937) 8907360. Class fee is $45 for non-members. • FISH, FILES AND TIES: Learn how to make flys, discover basic warm water fly fishing techniques and how to properly cast a fly rod from Pat Rice FROM 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood, Dayton. Tom Hissong will help participants identify the fish that live in the Stillwater River.

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Alpaca Facts • LIFESPAN – 15-25 years • AVERAGE HEIGHT – 36" at the withers • AVERAGE WEIGHT – 100 to 175 pounds or about one-half to onethird the size of a llama • AVERAGE GESTATION – 335 days • BIRTH – Birth weight is usually around 15 to 19 pounds. Babies can often stand and nurse within 30 minutes to one hour. Infant mortality is very low. • COLOR – Alpacas usually come in solid colors with many variations and blends.

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Alpacas are, without a doubt, one of the most beautiful animals that roam our planet earth. Just the fact that alpacas come in 22 different colors makes them unique, but add to that their gentle nature, tranquil temperament, luxurious fiber, and gentle, calming humming sounds and you have an animal that no human can resist hugging. The natural habitat of the alpaca is the high Andes of South America, but since 1984 they have also flourished on farms throughout the United States because they are so adaptable. There are two different kinds of alpacas in the United States – the suri alpaca which has fiber that appears to be in the form of dreadlocks and is very silky, and the huacaya (pronounced waki-a) alpaca which has very colorful fiber that is extremely fine and gives the alpaca a woolly and round appearance. Alpacas prefer outdoors to being cooped up in a barn so a three-sided shed is perfect and an enclosed barn for birthing. They eat very little food each day, usually as much as a large dog.

They eat grass, good quality grass hays, and a special alpaca crumble. They need hay and/or grass for the fiber it contains, and an abundant supply of fresh, clean water. Alpacas should have annual inoculations and de-worm medication just as a dog or cat would.

acteristics desirable for breeding. suri – A type of alpaca with tightlywound fiber that looks like dreadlocks. weanling – A weaned alpaca, younger than 1 year. yearling – An alpaca between 1 and 2 years old.

ALPACA GLOSSARY bred female – A pregnant alpaca. cria – A baby alpaca, usually younger than 5 months. dam – An alpaca's mother. fiber – The fleece of an alpaca. huacaya – A type of alpaca with fine fiber and a wooly appearance. fiber quality male – A male alpaca whose genetic characteristics are not worthy of breeding. sire or herdsire – An alpaca's father, or a male alpaca with the genetic char-

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Fleece The hair of the alpaca is called 'fleece' or 'fiber' rather than 'fur' or 'wool.' Alpaca fleece has 22 natural shades ranging from black to silver and rose gray and white, from mahogany brown to light fawn and champagne. Alpacas can be bred for specific color. There are two types of alpacas, classified according to their fiber type: * Huacaya ('wah-KI-yah') — dense, crimped, wooly, waterresistant fleece. About 90% of all alpacas in the North America are "teddy-bear" huacayas. * Suri ('SUR-ree') — very fine and lustrous fiber which grows parallel to the body in long, separate locks. Only 10% of the alpaca population in the US are suris. Unlike the llama, the fiber of the alpaca can be used for clothing. Alpaca fiber is softer than cashmere or angora, and warmer and lighter weight than wool, without the prickle-factor that some wool has. Since alpaca fleece has no lanolin, it is easier to process and is hypoallergenic. Alpacas are sheared annually, usually in the spring. The fiber may be sold and processed into rovings, spun into yarn, knitted or woven into fine fabrics. Each step adds more value to the product.

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When you walk along the beach, you can’t help but notice the seashells that have washed up on the sand. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. • Plan a Show and Shell day for your class. Take turns showing off your shell collections. Have someone bring a conch (pronounced konk) shell and listen to the ocean inside.

The beaches along the United States are popular vacation spots. People travel from all over the world to visit beaches in Florida, California, Hawaii, and other coastal states. • Pretend you are going on a trip to the beach. First, pick a character from your newspaper’s comic strips to go with you. Then look through your newspaper’s advertisements and make a list of things you and your friend would take along. Don’t forget the sunscreen!

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The rare and exotic alpaca is a creature of antiquity that is rapidly gaining popularity around the world. Highly prized for their luxurious coats, the alpaca has been considered a treasure of the Andes Mountains for

more than 6,000 years. Alpacas are New World camelids and look like small llamas or longnecked camels with no humps, especially when recently sheared. They have shaggy necks and camel-like faces with thick lips, pronounced noses, and long ears. Their large, expressive eyes seem to exhibit both

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP London Evening Standard on Germany’s credit-worthiness: It would once have seemed impossible that the credit-worthiness of Germany would be questioned by the credit ratings agencies, but the febrile state of the eurozone is such that this is what Moody’s has done. It has not downgraded the country but says the outlook is negative. France lost its AAA status earlier. The standing of the agencies themselves has never recovered from their calamitous misjudgments prior to the credit crunch, but Moody’s has a point. Germany is not being judged on its own merits — it is still a rock-hard, export-led economy, unlike Britain — but it is being called on to be paymaster for the eurozone, which no economy can sustain for long. The economic crisis in the Spanish regions has caused a fall in the markets, here as elsewhere. The yields on its bonds are unsustainable. Meanwhile, members of the international troika As I are visiting Greece to determine if it is to receive See It the latest installment of its bailout funding, ■ The Troy despite evidence that, because growth there is so Daily News weak, it has not fulfilled the conditions. welcomes There is now renewed talk about Greece’s columns from departure from the euro; this is not a surprise so our readers. To much as the fact that the prospect is viewed so submit an “As I calmly in Berlin. See It” send The eurozone crisis has not gone away because your type-writits underlying causes are still very much in eviten column to: dence. ■ “As I See It” Ottawa Citizen on food security: c/o Troy Daily The drought hitting parts of North America News, 224 S. illustrates why it’s never a good idea for any Market St., Troy, OH 45373 region to become dependent on a hundred-mile diet — or protectionist trade policy. ■ You can also e-mail us at The hot, dry weather is affecting about 61 per editorial@tdnpu cent of the contiguous United States, which means blishing.com. staple crops such as corn and soybeans are suffer■ Please ing. Here in Canada, many farmers are also worinclude your full rying over their fields, but the damage so far isn’t name and teleas widespread. phone number. Indeed, some Canadian farms — and related industries, such as potash — are likely to benefit from the U.S. drought, as it creates higher world demand and higher prices. The prices will trickle up through the food chain, so the world prices for meat and dairy will likely rise, too. Nobody likes to pay higher prices at the grocery store, but the scenario would be much worse if there were no trade — if a “hundredmile diet” were enforced on everyone. If consumers in the U.S. had no access to imported food, a drought there would be even more disastrous, and the costs of food there would go even higher — while having no effect on food prices here in Canada, and thus creating no reward for our farmers or incentive for them to grow more food. This is why trade works. It helps consumers in one country access products they otherwise couldn’t access at all, or at least not without paying exorbitant prices. … From a food-security perspective, policies that aim to “protect” local farmers from international competition are a double-edged sword. Isolation makes regions vulnerable to drought, flood and disease. There is no protectionism strong enough to protect against nature. Well-designed risk management programs can and should reduce the damage for farmers, but consumers need some consideration too. The global food system is more resilient when it has more sources of supply, and more avenues of trade.

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A distinct lack of power to the people Troy Troy When the going gets tough, the tough get out the generator. Like thousands of other people, we lost power when those big storms blew through a few weeks ago. While we were lucky enough not to lose any trees, the electricity did not hold up as well. Our lights gave a feeble flicker and then went kaput. Being eternal optimists, we sat around in the dark for a bit hoping power would be restored shortly. After a few minutes had passed we sat around some more, thinking, “Any time now…” If you recall, the temperatures at the time were hovering around the ninety-nine degree mark and we didn’t want to expend any more personal energy than absolutely necessary. So imagine our gratification when, after about an hour, the lights magically came back on. Then imagine our ungratification when, after about one minute, they went back out. I come from hardy pioneer stock. It’s true my current domicile is in the outskirts of Covington, but remember the long arduous journey there was made from Russia. Well, Russia, Ohio that is. A grand total of eleven miles at the wheel of a Honda

Marla Boone Troy Daily News Columnist Accord. That’s not exactly the same as a Conestoga wagon, but as I recall the FM radio reception was really sketchy that day and the overland trek was made without musical accompaniment. Oh the humanity. The man who promised to love, honor, and keep the coffee percolating is also made of tough stuff. He once went fourteen days without ESPN. There was no lasting trauma from that infamous episode, but he is not a man to take unwarranted chances. Out came the generator. Remember back to December of 1999. The calendar was soon to tick over to the year 2000 and no one was quite sure what the automated world would make of this. It was suggested that computers

would stop computing, that power grids would stop powering, and that life as we knew it would either be interrupted or cease completely. Remember how scores of people ran out and bought generators to fill the gap? Well we weren’t some of those people. Living out on the edge of the Covington wilderness, we had already been subjected to the occasional lapse of electricity. We had had a generator for years and were glad of it. Using the generator was not the problem. Deciding what to use it for was. Like all generators, ours will support only a limited amount of applications. It was time to prioritize what would receive electricity and what would not. You would think this would be a fairly easy call. You would be wrong. Since it was now approximately four hundred degrees in the house, we agreed hooking up a fan was the first order of business. After that, decisions took on the importance of a Supreme Court ruling, with all the attendant acrimony. Seems as though Steve and I have completely different views on what is vital for civilized life. Out here in the boondocks, we have no city water. We have no

water at all unless we can keep the well pump working. A logical person (me) would be in favor of spending some of our precious power to get a drink of water. An illogical person (Steve) would insist Sports Center was on and since we had an extension cord long enough to reach the television it was just common sense to avail ourselves of this basic necessity. He was not going to endure a repeat of the fourteen day ESPN drought. Marriage is all about compromise. I could have water, but would have to put up with someone who was not only very warm, but also in the throes of the dreaded SWS* (*Sports Withdrawal Syndrome). Steve could die of thirst, but he would die knowing if the Cincinnati Reds won. A nobrainer when you look at it like that. The pump had enough residual pressure for us to draw a few gallons of water. The noise of the fan droned over the dulcet tones of Chris Berman and his henchmen. And we had enough power left over to plug the coffee maker in. Marla Boone appears every other Monday in the Troy Daily News

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Curtner. TROY — Jonathan J. Mr. Williams worked for Williams, 44, of Troy, died Hines Builders in at 9 a.m. Saturday Troy and was an Aug. 4, 2012, at avid fisherman. his residence. Private services He was born are being providMarch 29, 1968, ed to his family in Piqua, to though the James Williams of Jamieson & Piqua and the late Yannucci Funeral Joyce (Dapore) Home. Williams. WILLIAMS Condolences to Survivors the family also include a sister, may be expressed Julie (Scott) Deal of Piqua; a niece, Kristi Mills; through jamiesonandyannucci.com. and a nephew, Jesse

Margaret E. ‘Midge’ Schwieterman TROY — Margaret E. “Midge” Schwieterman, 72, of Troy, Ohio, died Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Crossville, Tenn., on Oct. 3, 1939, to Benton and Nellie (Lockwood) Jones. Mrs. Schwieterman was preceded in death by her parents and her four brothers, John, Benton, Harry and Joseph Jones. Surviving are her husband, Rodney Schwieterman; and her children, Jim Blythe of Riverside, Ohio; Terri (Robert) Deaton of Dayton, Rhonda Blythe of Huber Heights and Robin Blythe of Dayton; her siblings, Bernice (Bill) Campbell, Corbin of Ky., Donnie (Connie) Jones of Huber Heights, Patricia Williams of Riverside and Lanny (Jeanie) Jones,

Dayton; her in-laws, Fred (Marsha) Schwieterman of Bellbrook, Gloria Reich of Kettering, Gary Schwieterman of Troy, Doug (Laura) Schwieterman of Dayton and Debora (David) Mullins of Troy; 20 grandchildren; and 23 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 W. Main St., Tipp City, OH 45371. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City. Visitation will fe from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Contributions may be made to the Diabetes Association in memory of Midge. Online condolences may be made at www.fringsandbayliff.com.

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In this Aug. 2, 2012 photo, Dr. Robert Wise holds his Eagle Scout medal in the Chicago suburb of Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. Wise, 59, is among several dozen former Eagle Scouts who are relinquishing their medals following the July 17, 2012 announcement that the Boy Scouts of America, after a confidential two-year review, was sticking with the divisive, long-standing policy of excluding openly gay youth and adults as members and leaders.

This 2011 photo provided by Martin Cizmar shows him in Scottsdale, Ariz. Cizmar, 31, arts and culture editor of Willamette Week, an alternative newspaper in Portland, Ore., is one of several dozen former Eagle Scouts who has returned his medal out of dismay over the Boy Scouts' recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays. In a letter sent to BSA headquarters along with the medal, Cizmar detailed his scouting career with a troop in Tallmadge. Barack Obama has made no public statement thus far about the Scouts’ policy a notable void given that he is a staunch supporter of gay rights and also, like all presidents of the past 100 years, is the Boy Scouts’ honorary president. The American Civil Liberties Union, in its online newsletter, suggested that Obama re-evaluate White House ties to the Boy Scouts. The White House press office declined comment on the matter, and there has been little pressure on Obama from other quarters. “People are reluctant to force him to take sides,” said Richard Socarides, a former Clinton White House adviser on gay rights. “Everybody knows what side he’s on anyway.” Rep. Barney Frank, an openly gay Democrat from Massachusetts, said Obama already had burnished his gay-rights credentials by supporting same-sex marriage and there were “bigger fish to fry” at this juncture. In contrast to Obama, Republican candidate Mitt Romney does have a public position on the Scouts’ policy he politely disagrees with it. Back in 1994, during a political debate in Massachusetts, Romney said this: “I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be able to participate in the

Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.” A Romney spokeswoman, Andrea Saul, said in an email that this remains Romney’s position today. Beyond the political arena, the Boy Scouts’ stance was bemoaned in various newspaper editorials, ranging from The New York Times to the Iowa City Press-Citizen to the Salina Journal in Kansas. “The Scouts do matter. They do a lot of good for a lot of families and boys,” said the Journal’s editorial. “But their influence and relevance will wane if they continue to go against a society that’s becoming more inclusive, not exclusive.” Some critics of the ban say it endures because religious organizations sponsor about 70 percent of the Boy Scouts’ units nationwide and these church groups generally support the membership policy. According to the latest BSA figures, the Mormons’ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints charters more than 37,000 Boy Scout and Cub Scout troops with a youth membership of more than 420,000, the highest figures of any denomination. Roman Catholic parishes charter about 8,500 units with about 283,000 members. The Scouts have about 2.7 million youth members in all. Chip Turner, a Southern Baptist who chairs the Scouts’ religious relation-

ships committee, said the no-gays policy is unlikely to change as long as it has the support of the churches most active in sponsoring Scout units. The Southern Baptist Convention, back in 1992, adopted a resolution saying it stood in solidarity with the Boy Scouts in confronting a “sustained attack because of its refusal to allow homosexuals as Scout leaders.” Eric Hawkins, a spokesman at Mormon headquarters in Utah, said his church and the Scouts share of a goal of seeking to teach young men “essential values of character, faith and service, including those outlined in the Scout Oath and Scout Law.” “We have a nearly 100year relationship with the Boy Scouts of America, and look forward to continuing that relationship far into the future,” he said. Among the mainline Protestant denominations that sponsor large numbers of Scout units the United Methodist Church, the Episcopal Church and others the picture is less clear. Gilbert Hanke, general secretary of the General Commission on United Methodist Men, said the Scouts’ membership policy would be discussed soon by a scouting ministry committee and might be an agenda item at a board meeting this fall. The United Methodists sponsor more than 11,000 Scout units with about 370,000 youth members. The Episcopal Church which ordains openly gay people as priests has no churchwide position on the Scouts’ policy and leaves it to individual congregations to decide if they want to sponsor a Scout unit. More than 1,100 Episcopal churches do so. At St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church in Alexandria, Va., the associate rector, Rev. Elizabeth Rees, said news of the Boy Scouts’ reaffirmation of their policy made her embarrassed by the sign outside her church for the local Scout troop that meets there. “We have a sign on our property that says, ‘We welcome you,’ and we have the sign for the Boy Scouts,” she said. “The signs seem to be theologically opposed.”

SPRINGFIELD — Rita Marie Pillion, 84, of Springfield, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 20, 1928, in Waynesville, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ollis and Gladys St. John; three sisters, Vivian St. John, Jean Young and Miriam Longendelpher; one brother, Rollis St. John; and son-in-law, Jack Ulery. Rita is survived by Joe, her loving husband of 51 years; daughters, Carla (Don) Smith, Marcia Bethel (Jeff Walther) and Tamara Ulery (Don) ”Murdock” Overholser); grandchildren, Terra (Tim) Cameron, Tyler (Megan) Smith, Alicia White, Valerie (Kevin) Kaplun, Jenna Bethel and Christen Ulery (Dustin Gray); five greatgrandchildren; sister-in-

law, Goldie St. John; and brother-in-law, Jim Longendelpher; numerous nieces and nephews; and special life-long friend, “Tootie” Schaefer Ward. She was a member of North Hampton Community Church and loved working in her flower garden. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 8 at the Richards, Raff and Dunbar Memorial Home, 838 E. High St, Springfield. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 9 with Pastor Jim Welch officiating. Burial to follow in Casstown Cemetery, Casstown, Ohio. Memorial contributions may be made to Community/Mercy Hospice of Springfield. Expressions of sympathy may be made at www.richardsraffanddunbar.com.

Phyllis E. Cox NEW BREMEN — Phyllis E. Cox, 83, of New Bremen, died at 6:55 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 4, 2012, at the St. Rita’s Medical Center, Lima. She was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Springfield, Ohio. She was the daughter of Forrest and Willa (Hall) McCoughey. On July 3, 1948, she married James Cox, who died on Aug. 9, 1990. Survivors include her children, Michael (Judy) Cox of Cleveland, Thomas (Marion) Cox of Austin, Texas, Susan (David) Gibboney of Troy and Jamie (Patrick) Lampert of New Bremen; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandsons; and her sister, Helen Wheaton of Leesburg. Along with her parents and husband, she was perceded in death by her two brothers, Cecil and William McCAughey. Mrs. Cox was a member of the Faith Alliance Church in New Bremen. She also was a member of the Red Hat Society, the Friends of the Library of New Bremen and the New Bremen Historic

Association. She and her husband were avid campers and enjoyed traveling to many different destinations over the years. After moving to New Bremen, she became a nurse’s aide at the Joint Twp. District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys and then began working at Crown Equipment Corp. in New Bremen, retiring in 1992. After retirement she became a kindergarten and elementary school aide in the New Bremen Elementary School. A memorial service will be at the Faith Alliance Church on Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012, with Pastor Thomas Sager officiating. Inurnment will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen. The family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen, and from 10 a.m. until the time of services on Monday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church memorial fund.

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NEW YORK (AP) For the physician in Illinois, the attorney in Kentucky, the arts editor in Oregon, their Eagle Scout medals were treasured reminders of youthful achievement. Yet each is parting with his medal out of dismay over the Boy Scouts’ recently reaffirmed policy of excluding gays. “I can no longer maintain any connection to an organization which actively promotes such a bigoted and misguided policy,” Dr. Robert Wise of Chicago wrote to Scout headquarters in Texas. “To that end, I am interested in removing all evidence that I was ever a Scout.” Wise, 59, is among several dozen former Eagle Scouts who have taken such steps following the July 17 announcement that the Boy Scouts of America, after a confidential two-year review, were sticking with the divisive, long-standing policy of excluding openly gay youth and adults as members and leaders. Another of the protesters is attorney Jackson Cooper, 32, a former senior patrol leader of Troop 342 in his hometown of Louisville, Ky. In an open letter, he said he was unsure if any of his fellow Scouts were gay. “But I do know that my now deceased mother, a lesbian, would not have been allowed to serve as a den mother if her orientation had been public knowledge,” he wrote. “The thought that I have invested such a large part of my life with an organization that would have turned my own mother away breaks my heart.” Also returning his medal was Martin Cizmar, 31, arts and culture editor of Willamette Week, an alternative newspaper in Portland, Ore. He tweeted the news: “Just mailed my Eagle Scout medal back to the BSA to protest the ban on gay scouts. Kinda sad, but important.” In a letter sent to BSA headquarters along with the medal, Cizmar detailed his scouting career with a troop in Tallmadge, Ohio. “Though I did not know at the time, I was acquainted with a number of gay Scouts and Scouters (adult leaders),” he wrote. “They were all great men, loyal to the Scout Oath and motto and helpful to the movement. There is no fair reason they should not be allowed to participate in scouting.” Deron Smith, the Boy Scouts’ national spokesman, said there was no official count at his office of how many medals had been returned. He also noted that about 50,000 of the medals are awarded each year. “We’re naturally disappointed when someone decides to return a medal because of this single policy,” he said. “We respect their right to express their opinion.” Beyond the Eagle Scout protests, the Boy Scouts’ reaffirmation of the no-gays policy has drawn condemnation from liberal advocacy groups, newspaper editorialists and others. In Washington state, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna, an Eagle Scout, joined his Democratic opponent, Jay Inslee, in suggesting the policy be changed. But overall there has been little evidence of any new form of outside pressure that might prompt the Scouts to reconsider. The leadership of the Scouts’ most influential religious partners notably the Mormons, Roman Catholics and Southern Baptists appears to support the policy. And even liberal politicians seem reluctant to press the issue amid a tense national election campaign. For example, President

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Craig Cox, left, and Caiden Cox, 5, build a sand castle as runners streak past from the West Florida Y' Runners Club's Sunsets at Pier 60 Beach Series 2012 on Clearwater Beach on June 22. The event is a 5K race.

Hit the grains running Beach is a great place to exercise TERRY TOMALIN Tampa Bay Times The next time you head out to the beach to catch some rays, pack some running shoes along with your lounge chair. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be glad you did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find a better workout,â&#x20AC;? said Jeff Bullock, a St. Petersburg, Fla.-based personal trainer who runs in the sugar sand every chance he gets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will make your whole body stronger, not just your legs.â&#x20AC;? The same goes for walking on the beach. While not quite the calorie blaster that running is, walking is a great fitness activity for all ages, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tougher going on the sand, too. Taking your workout to the beach has many advantages over sticking to your inland route. For starters,

thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the scenery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most people live here because of the beach,â&#x20AC;? said Skip Rogers, organizer of the popular Sunsets at Pier 60 summer race series on Clearwater Beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing more fun than running along the waterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge at sunset.â&#x20AC;? Recent studies have established what many of us know instinctively: It feels good to get outdoors and enjoy the beauty of nature. The sights and sounds of the beach are effective particularly stress-busters. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the start of the health benefits. By some estimates, running on the sand will burn up to 50 percent more calories than running on pavement. But before you rush out and start pounding the sand, you will need to know a few things. Hard versus Soft Rogers tries to schedule his races when the tide is low and there is more room to run along the hardpacked, wet sand. The impact on the bones and joints is still significantly

less than asphalt or concrete, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as hard on the muscles as trying to run on soft sand. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want to start out on the hard stuff,â&#x20AC;? Rogers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a lot more work running in the sugar sand.â&#x20AC;? The best running beaches are wide and flat. Avoid those that have a steep incline that leads to the water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you are running along an incline, one leg is going to be doing more work than the other,â&#x20AC;? said Bullock. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is a good way to get injured.â&#x20AC;? In general, running in the sand, hard or soft, will take pressure off joints. But it can also stretch your calf muscles and Achilles tendons, leading to soreness and, in some cases, serious injury if you try too much, too soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like to start off with a nice, long run along the wet sand,â&#x20AC;? said Bullock, who operates out of his gym, Bull Fitness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually finish off with sprints in the soft sand.â&#x20AC;? But high-intensity sprints, on the road or on

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the beach, should not be part of a beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workout program. Bare versus Shod Many beach runners prefer to go barefoot. Running without shoes will strengthen your feet, ankles and, ultimately, your entire legs. But if you are running to try to shed weight, you may need to stick with shoes, which will lessen the impact on your bones and joints. Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re leaner, ditch the shoes gradually for short runs and see how you feel. Shoes, however, have another advantage. They protect your feet from nails, glass and a hazard found on many beaches: broken seashells. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to tear up your feet,â&#x20AC;? said Brian Harmon, a salesman with Feet First in St. Petersburg. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even running on clean, wet sand will leave you with blisters.â&#x20AC;? Harmon recommends that beginning beach runners wear some kind of running shoe. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to be as heavy as the shoes that you wear on the street,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you do want some degree of protection.â&#x20AC;?

The United States is well into its fourth decade of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;obesity epidemic,â&#x20AC;? and no matter how loudly we repeat the refrain â&#x20AC;&#x153;eat less and exercise more,â&#x20AC;? the numbers on our collective scale keep creeping upward. Is weight gain caused by individualsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; poor diet and lack of exercise? Or is it an unavoidable effect of an abundant food supply, outof-control marketing and unlucky genetics? And if most of the evidence points to the latter, why do government agencies continue to use tax dollars to promote solutions that have no hope of working? In May, HBO aired â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weight of the Nation,â&#x20AC;? a miniseries produced with the Institute of Medicine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the National Institutes of Health. The four-part series made an impassioned case for the dangers of overweight and obesity, and the need to act now before it is too late for a generation of Americans. The campaign was intended to start a national discussion about weight and health, but responses have been mixed, as many nutritionists and public health activists have called the miniseries out for its â&#x20AC;&#x153;fatshamingâ&#x20AC;? rhetoric and emphasis on individual responsibility. Currently, two-thirds of Americans 20 and over are overweight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; approximately 150 million people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a third are obese. The United States weight-loss market was worth more than $60 billion in 2010, showing that Americans have spent a lot of money trying to slim down. Although it seems we know little about how to successfully diet, the medical and scientific community tend to agree on the basics: Take in fewer calories than you expend, and you will lose weight. But what scientists are just beginning to understand is how peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bodies change as they gain or lose weight, altering metabolism and even feelings of hunger, and making the overall

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Try to stay out of the argument Dear Annie: My mother-in-law was desperate to have grandchildren, but when our daughter was born, Mom turned out to be a horrible grandmother. During visits to Grandma's house, our daughter had to entertain herself in a spare bedroom because Grandma's dogs didn't like kids, and Grandma wouldn't lock up her "babies" for the sake of ours. We planned family trips, but Grandma would always cancel at the last minute. We invited her to school plays and recitals, but Grandma said they were boring and told our daughter that she had no talent. Mom has a terrible temper and would slap our daughter for things like talking while the TV was on. Grandma did give our daughter lots of gifts, and our daughter always thanked her. But the gifts were thoughtless — anything Mom could pick up cheaply, with no consideration of age, gender or interests. She once bought our teenage girl a toy that was appropriate for a 3-year-old boy. My daughter is a young adult now. She is polite to her grandmother when she sees her and sends holiday cards with short notes, but otherwise avoids her. She considers Grandma to be a well-intentioned lunatic. The problem is, Grandma has decided that my daughter "owes" her attention since she was such a "loving, wonderful grandmother," and she is upset about the very sensible boundaries our daughter is drawing for involving Grandma in her personal life. I am being blamed for the distance between them and am expected to fix it. Grandma is hypersensitive. Suggesting that she might need to do things differently makes her furious. Any ideas? — In the Middle Dear Middle: You need to stay out of this as much as possible. Your daughter should continue to send cards and thank her grandmother for any gifts, and you can encourage her to periodically phone Grandma or email her with whatever updates she is willing to share. Beyond that, express sympathy when Mom wants more, and ignore as much as you can. This isn't your responsibility. Dear Annie: An acquaintance sits beside me at the counter in a local diner several times a week. We both go there because neither of us likes to eat alone. Here's the problem: When "Bill" comes in, he sits beside me, but won't speak unless I speak to him first. I actually have waited for more than an hour, and he wouldn't talk. Once I do get him to speak, he can't hold up his end of the conversation. He'll mumble a few words, and then he's done. During a two-hour dinner, Bill said fewer than 14 words. I counted. Yet he always makes a beeline for the open stool beside me. By the way, Bill does this with everyone, not just me. I don't want to hurt his feelings, but this is so exasperating, it's affecting my health. — Frustrated in Texas Dear Texas: Bill sounds socially awkward. Having a conversation is difficult and stressful for him. He sits near you because, for whatever reason, you make him feel comfortable. He doesn't expect you to converse with him, although he probably appreciates the brief attempts. If you can understand that Bill considers you good company as you are, you might not feel so pressured to get him to talk, which ought to alleviate some of your frustration. Dear Annie: "Patty" was worried that her husband would find her uninteresting once the kids left home. One of the best empty nest activities is bridge. It's a very social activity, and strategy games are thought to help prevent dementia and other age-related problems. There are bridge clubs throughout the United States, and once you learn the game, you can travel with your spouse for a combination of bridge playing and touring. My wife and I met through bridge. Patty can get more information at the American Contract Bridge League website at acbl.org. — Los Angeles 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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