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In this file photo of Sept. 6, 2012, One World Trade Center, now up to 105 floors, rises above the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in New York. Eleven years after terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, the new World Trade Center now dominates the lower Manhattan skyline.

Former pilot sets sights on being a doctor Back in 2006, Ed Woodward was living his dream, training to be an Air Force fighter pilot. A half-dozen years later, he’s living another dream: aspiring doctor with plans of serving veterans like himself who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. See Page 7.

Majestic and costly WTC memorial magnificent, but at a price NEW YORK (AP) — With its huge reflecting pools, ringed by waterfalls and skyscrapers, and a cavernous underground museum still under construction, the National Sept. 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center is an awesome spectacle that moved and inspired some 4.5 million visitors in its first year. But all that eye-welling magnificence comes with a jaw-dropping price tag. The foundation that runs the memorial estimates that once the roughly $700 million project is complete, the memorial and museum will together cost $60 million a year to operate. The anticipated cost has bothered

some critics and raised concerns even among the memorial’s allies that the budget may be unsustainable without a hefty government subsidy. By comparison, the National Park Service budgeted $8.4 million this year to operate and maintain Gettysburg National Military Park and $3.6 million for the monument that includes the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Running Arlington National Cemetery, which has more than 14,000 graves and receives 4 million visitors a year, costs $45 million annually. Officials at the 9/11 memorial say they face unique challenges that make

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Challenge to raise funds for Corinn’s Way Corinn’s Way Inc. will present its 12-Hour Challenge from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Duke Park, 1670 Troy-Sidney Road, Shelter 6. The event welcomes teams, runners, walkers, strollers, and pets, and participants can come and go as they please. Duke Park has a 2-mile loop, and volunteers will count your laps and times.

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Column may be in museum some day I noticed the other day that someone opened a pizza museum in Philadelphia. Supposedly, it is the world’s first pizza museum. I’m not necessarily a big museum guy, but I think I would like a pizza museum, especially if they gave out free samples. It got me thinking about museums. I like history a lot, so you’d think I’d like museums. They’re usually OK for an hour or so, but after that I feel the urge to move on. Except for art museums. I last about 15 minutes in those.

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Ben Burgei, from Boy Scout Troop 544, sits in front of his Eagle Scout Service Project which he made and recently donated to The Rec. Burgei said it’s a two-sided easel, which allows for drawing and storing. Brylee Yohey draws on the easel in the background.

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Scout spirit. Burgei said although the program took some time, he is proud he made it. “It’s been awhile, but I feel really accomplished about achieving it.” Burgei said. “The Eagle Scout is a BY MELODY VALLIEU badge that shows that you are willing Staff Writer to do hard work.” vallieu@tdnpublishing.com After graduating, Burgei — whose favorite subject is science — said he If you know someone who plans to take the skills should be profiled in our inishing what he started is somehe learned as a Boy Scout and apply Next Door feature, contact thing Ben Burgei is well-known them to his future, either attending for. City Editor Melody Vallieu at Edison or Sinclair to get his associSo, it came as no surprise to anyone 440-5265. ate’s degree. He then hopes to transfer when Burgei completed the program to The Ohio that honors him with the Boy Scout’s State University or the University of highest award — the Eagle Scout. He said the donated money helped Tim Larck, leader of Troop 544 of him purchase the wood, hardware and Cincinnati to complete his coursework Troy, said less than 2 percent of the whiteboard necessary to complete the in music or graphic design. “I just love playing the drums and Scouts that begin the Eagle Scout pro- easel. would love to teach other people that,” gram process actually finish. But “The Rec was in need of more art Burgei said. “But, I also love working Burgei wasn’t even a question. easels and I made it based on the with computers and love drawing, so “I knew as soon as he started it, he design the beneficiary gave me,” they would kind of mesh together with would finish it,” said Larck, who has Burgei said. graphic design.” led Burgei since age 11 when he gradBurgei said he is no stranger to Looking back through the years, uated from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. woodworking projects, as he and his Larck said Burgei is the epitome of father have completed similar projects Burgei said a winter camping trip to Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, is one what a Boy Scout stands for, and before. He said the art easel took couldn’t be prouder of his accomplish- about a week to build with the help of of the most memorable adventures in his Scouting career. He said although ment. about 13 fellow Boy Scouts. “He’s a really good kid and he “The help all came from the Scouts their firewood supply got wet, a Canadian troop saved the trip with donates a lot of his time to charity and within the troop,” said Burgei, who some donated wood. organizations,” Larck said. said others in his troop also have “It was really cool, and an opportuBurgei, the son of Gary and Bridget achieved Eagle Scout. nity for winter weather camping,” he Burgei, started with the Cub Scouts in “I had the experience from other first grade and decided to follow in his projects and the leadership came as I said. Burgei said as he moves into the older brother Andrew’s footsteps. watched other Scouts do their proj“I wanted to get (the Eagle Scout ects,” said Burgei, a four-year member next phase of life, he still plans to stay involved with Scouting by becoming an award) because my brother also got of the Troy Trojan marching band’s adult leader with his troop. Eagle Scout and I wanted to get the drum line. He also said he will forever cherish same rank as him,” said Burgei, who Other requirements for the prothe friendships he made with other also has a sister, Kaitlyn. gram included earning at least 21 troop members. The Troy High School senior commerit badges and demonstrating pleted the program by creating an art easel for the Troy Rec for use in its various programs, including the before- and after-school and new preschool programs. The money to complete the project — Tim Larck, speaking about new was donated by Janet Larck, Tim Eagle Scout Ben Burgei Larck’s wife, and a Troy Rec employee.

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“He’s a really good kid and he donates a lot of his time to charity and organizations.”

Three top food experts have been named as judges of the I-75 Newspaper Group’s 2012 Harvest Holiday Cook-Off. James Wagner of Troy, Kim Frederick of Sidney, James Patten of Piqua, will select three semifinalists in each of nine categories from among recipes that are being sent in by readers of the Troy Daily News, Piqua Daily Call and the Sidney Daily News. On Cook-Off Day, Oct. 13, the semi-finalists will compete for category prizes and one will be named the grand prize winner. Frederick is a cook in the culinary department of Dorothy Love Retirement Community. She has been a cook for 22 years and began her career at Yaeger’s Bakery in Sidney. WAGNER “I do most of the desserts (at Dorothy Love),” she said. “We do a lot of PATTEN home made stuff.” Her favorite dish to make at home is “something FREDERICK that’s easy,” she laughed, “like a casserole. I do a lot of potcooking, goulashes.” Patten is the kitchen manager of the Bridge, a restaurant in downtown Sidney. He, too, has been in the food industry for 22 years. “I’m self-taught,” he said. “I worked under a few different chefs who guided me in the right direction.” Before he joined the staff at the Bridge, the

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Indian Lake native worked at Kent’s Woodfire Steaks in Troy and at Harrison’s in Tipp City. His favorite thing to make at home is “anything on the grill,” he said. “And my chili. I love cooking chili.” Wagner has been head chef at Le Doux’s, a restaurant in Troy, for about a year. He previously created dishes for the Troy Country Club where he worked under French Chef Patrick, and at Taggart’s, La Piazza and as sous chef at Club 55, all Troy restaurants. “Since (cooking) is my job, I don’t like to do it much at home,” Wagner said. “Usually I cook pasta dishes.” The deadline for readers to submit recipes is Friday. Readers from throughout the circulation areas of the three, sister newspapers are invited to submit one recipe per cook in each of nine categories. The recipes may be submitted to any one of the three newspapers, but they may not be submitted to more than one newspaper. Three semi-finalists will be chosen in each of the nine categories. Those semi-finalists will prepare their dishes for the judges and present them on Cook-Off Day. The cook-off will take place in the Crossroads, a hall in Hardin. Semi-finalists must attend to be eligible to win in their categories and to be eligible to win the grand prize. Throughout the Cook-Off Day, door prizes will be awarded to all semi-finalists. One winner in each category will be awarded a $50 gift card from an area retailer. Watch the newspaper for an upcoming announcement of who those retailers are and what

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Since (cooking) is my job, I don’t like to do it much at home. Usually I cook pasta dishes. — James Wagner

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the grand prize will be. All recipes must be received either by email or hard copy at the respective newspaper offices by 5 p.m., Friday. All submissions must be emailed or typed. No handwritten submissions will be considered. Each submission must include the name of the recipe, the category in which it is submitted and the name, address, telephone number and email address of the cook. Children 14 and younger may submit recipes in the Kids in the Kitchen category as well as any other category. Children who submit recipes must include their ages and their parents names in the contestant information they provide. The 2012 categories are as follows: • Main Dishes: Entrees, casseroles, anything that anchors a meal. • Desserts: Those delectable sweets that end a meal. • Holiday Traditions: Recipes for the dishes that your family would miss if they weren’t part of a

special holiday menu. • Kids in the Kitchen: What kids cook for themselves and for their families. This category is open only to children 14 and younger. • Veggies and Sides: Wholesome and tasty vegetable creations and side dishes that make a meal perfect. • Seafood: Featuring anything that swims in stream, lake or sea. • Soups, Stews and Chili: Stickto-your-ribs comfort food or exotic taste treats that are usually served in a bowl. • The Breakfast Club: What you serve at the most important meal of the day. • Appetizers and Party Pleasers: Tidbits that light up your mouth in pleasure with every tiny bite. All submitted recipes will be published in the Holiday Harvest Cookbook, which will be distributed in issues of the three newspapers in November and also will be available to purchase in single copy at each newspaper’s offices. To submit recipes to the Troy Daily News, email to recipe@tdnpublishing.com, or mail or hand deliver to Troy Daily News, 224 S. Market St., Troy, OH 45373. To submit recipes to the Sidney Daily News, email to recipe@sdnccg.com, or mail or hand deliver to Sidney Daily News, 1451 N. Vandemark Road, Sidney, OH 45356. To submit recipes to the Piqua Daily Call, email to recipe@dailycall.com, or mail or hand deliver to Piqua Daily Call, 310 Spring St., Piqua, OH 45356. For information, call Patricia Ann Speelman at (937) 498-5965.

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Memorial • CONTINUED FROM 1 comparisons to other national memorials difficult. The foundation plans to spend at least a fifth of its operating budget, or around $12 million per year, on private security because of terrorism fears. Visitors to the memorial plaza pass through airport-like security, and armed guards patrol the grounds. “The fact of the matter is that this was a place that was attacked twice,” said Joseph Daniels, the foundation’s president and chief executive. Just operating the two massive fountains that mark the spots where the twin towers once stood will cost another $4.5 million to $5 million annually, said the foundation’s spokesman, Michael Frazier. Foundation officials didn’t respond to requests for information about other costs at the site, including the anticipated expense of running the museum, which is still unfinished and might not be anytime soon. The museum was supposed to open this month, but construction all but ceased a year ago because of a funding squabble between the foundation

and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which owns the land the memorial sits on. Daniels said it will take at least a year for the museum to open once construction resumes, meaning the site may not be fully complete until at least 2014. The failure to open the museum on time has thrown off the foundation’s financial planning. Officials had expected to use the museum, being built mostly with money from various government agencies, plus private donations, as its main source of revenue. While visitors will be allowed into the aboveground portions of the memorial for free, the foundation plans to charge people to descend into the museum’s exhibition space, where they will see portraits of the nearly 3,000 victims, hear oral histories of the tragedy and view artifacts such as the staircase World Trade Center workers used to flee on 9/11. The admission price hasn’t been set. Foundation officials say they may also charge a “suggested donation” where visitors would be allowed to enter for free but would be strongly encouraged to pay a yet-

In this May 13, 2011 file photo, Anthony St. Jeanos, left, uses a net to skim debris from the water during a test of the waterfalls at the National September 11 Memorial, at the World Trade Center site in New York. The foundation that runs the memorial estimates that once the roughly $700 million project is complete, it will cost $60 million a year to operate. undecided amount. But if the museum gets the 2 million visitors a year the foundation expects, a $12 fee, like the one charged at the memorial to the victims of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, would cover 40 percent of the operating costs.

More money will be generated through fundraising and the sale of memorabilia. In addition, the foundation and several elected officials have proposed that the American public pick up one-third of the operating costs. So far, Congress has

balked. A bill proposed by Sen. Daniel Inouye, DHawaii, that would have had the National Park Service contribute $20 million per year ran into opposition from Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., who noted that the federal government had already spent $300 million on the

project. A National Park Service official, William Shaddox, testified at a hearing that $20 million is more than the agency can afford, and larger than the entire annual appropriation for nearly 99 percent of the parks in its system.

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Word of the Week nectar — the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower

Newspaper Knowledge The two types of North American Hummingbird Moths are very hard to tell apart. One type is the Hummingbird Clearwing Moth, which (as you can tell by its name) resembles a small hummingbird. The other is the Snowberry Clearwing Moth which actually looks more like a large bumblebee, than a hummingbird. The ranges of both species overlap quite a bit, so you can have both in a given location. Both species have fast moving, scaleless wings and furry bodies with large abdomens with coloration similar to that of a hummingbird. The scales on the wings are rubbed off in flight soon after it emerges from the pupa.

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Write On! Adults hover and sip nectar at many different flowers, including honeysuckle, beebalm, phlox, lilac and blueberry and milkweed. One of the sure ways to tell a Hummingbird Moth from a Hummingbird is that the moth will often rest on the flower while it drinks. Have you ever spotted a Hummingbird Moth? If you have write a paragraph about your sighting and send it to the newspaper.

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Hummingbird Moth The Hummingbird Moth, unlike most moths, is seen on clear, sunny days. Many people do confuse it with hummingbirds because of its coloration and how it moves. Hummingbird Moths grow up to two inches long. They have an olive-green body with red bands across their abdomen. Tufts of hairs from the end of the abdomen look a lot like feathers. The wings of this moth are mostly clear, sometimes with some red near the body. Hummingbird Moths live in fields, gardens, and forest edges. After mating, female moths lay eggs on host plants (food for caterpillars), such as honeysuckle, hawthorns, viburnum, and Black Cherry. The caterpillars, which hatch from eggs are yellowishgreen with darker green lines and reddish spots on the sides. They also have a yellow tail horn. When caterpillars are fully grown, they climb down the host plant and into the soil where they make a cocoon and become a pupa (resting stage). If it is early in the season, the adult moths will hatch in a few weeks. If it is in the Fall, the moths won't come out until the following Spring. Adult Hummingbird Moths feed on nectar from many different flowers, just like hummingbirds. Some of their favorites include: Japanese Honeysuckle, Red Clover, Highbush Blueberry, thistles, wild roses, and blackberries. Hummingbird Moths use a long, thin, needle-like mouthpart called a pro-

boscis to eat. The proboscis stays coiled up like a garden hose until it is time to use it. When the moth approaches a flower, it uncoils its proboscis and dips it deep into the flower where the nectar is.

Moths are Insects and belong to the Order Lepidoptera, which includes both moths and butterflies. There are about 100 families of moths with hundreds of genera (plural of genus) and more than 150,000 species. Moths live in all parts of the world, except in the very cold mountaintops and polar regions. Most Moths live in the trop-

ics. Moths and Butterflies are very much alike, but there are several characteristics that moths have that butterflies don't: • Moths usually have less colorful wings. • Moths have furrier bodies. • The antennas of moths are feath-

Predators of Hummingbird Moths include birds, mantids, spiders, bats, and other moth and caterpillar-eaters, although they probably get some protection from looking so much like hummingbirds. ery or threadlike. • Most moths fly at night. One exception to this rule is the Clearwing Hummingbird moth. Like butterflies, moths go through a metamorphosis where the young change completely before becoming adults.

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â&#x20AC;˘ WILD JOURNEYS: Come join Drs. Dave and â&#x20AC;˘ BLUEGRASS MUSIC: Jill Russell for a birding The Pleasant Hill VFW Post C o m m u n i t y No. 6557, adventure on the Dalton 7578 W. Fenner Highway, running from Calendar Road, Ludlow Falls, will be Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay, having a blue grass festival at 7 p.m. at Brukner featuring Joe Mullins and the CONTACT US Nature Center, for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Birdng Radio Ramblers and Lost the Ice Truckers Highway.â&#x20AC;? and Found. Friday bands Enjoy the breathtaking visplay at 7 p.m. and admission tas, unique wildlife and get Call Melody is $10 and Saturday bands a glimpse of the last great begin at 1 p.m. and admisVallieu at large animal (caribou) sion is $20. Breakfast will be 440-5265 to migration across North served Saturday and Sunday America. The program is list your free from 8-11 a.m. free for BNC members calendar and $2 per person for othFRIDAY-SUNDAY items.You ers. â&#x20AC;˘ POTATOES AND can send â&#x20AC;˘ WACO FLY-IN: The SALAD: The American your news by e-mail to annual Vintage WACO Legion, Tipp City, will be vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. Homecoming Fly-In will be serving a baked offered at WACO Field, Troy. potato/salad bar for $3.50 The event will include vineach or $6 for both from tage WACO biplanes, 6-7:30 p.m. biplane rides, activities for children and â&#x20AC;˘ SOCIETY MEETING: The Covington more. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for Newberry Historical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Fort Rowdy Museum, 101 students and children under school age are free. Veterans and senior citizens are Pearl St. For more information, call (937) $5. For more information on all the events, 473-2270. visit www.wacoairmuseum.org or by calling 937 335-9336. TUESDAY â&#x20AC;˘ BOOK SALE: The Milton-Union Public Library will have its fall book sale â&#x20AC;˘ MILTON MEMORIES: The first of from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday three oral history recording sessions will and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Most book be at 1 p.m. at the West Milton Municipal prices will be 50 cents for hardbacks and Building on South Miami St. The topic will 25 cents for paperbacks and childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s be the Merry Grandmothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Club. The books. Videos are priced at 25 cents each panel members will be Norma Helstern, or six for $1. Customers can fill a grocery Janie Markley, Shelia Shade and Nadine sack from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday for $2 Thompson. The sessions are open to all per bag. For more information on the book interested parties. Audience participation sale or the New Friends of the Miltonis encouraged. The sessions air on local Union Public Library, visit mupublicliaccess Channel 5 at various times. DVDs brary.org or call (937) 698-5515. of all the recording sessions are available for purchase, and at the Milton-Union SEPT. 14 Library on loan. For more information, call Barb at (937) 698-6559 or Susie at (937) â&#x20AC;˘ FRIDAY DINNER: The Pleasant Hill 698-6798. VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner â&#x20AC;˘ DEMOCRATIC WOMEN: The Miami Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer dinner from County Democratic Women will meet at 7 p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center for 6-7:30 pm. for $7-$8. For more information, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Meet the Candidates Nightâ&#x20AC;? and business call (937) 698-6727. â&#x20AC;˘ BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be meeting. offered from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Miami â&#x20AC;˘ BRYANT TO SPEAK: C.L. Bryant, County YMCA, 3060 S. County Road 25-A, founder of the national movement â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Troy. Anyone who registers to give will Nation Back to God,â&#x20AC;? will speak at 7 p.m. receive an speckled stoneware â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood at Club 55 in Troy. The event is being Donor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Every Drop Countsâ&#x20AC;? mug. sponsored by Miami County Liberty. A Individuals with eligibility questions are one-time NAACP chapter president in Garland , Texas, and a Baptist minister for invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointmore than 30 years, Bryant will bring his ment at www.DonorTime.com. insights about citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; struggles for freeâ&#x20AC;˘ HAM DINNER: Sons of the American dom from U.S. government oppression. Visit http://www.miamicountyliberty.org/ for Legion Post 586, Tipp City, will present a sliced ham, green beans, au gratin potamore information. toes and dump cake for $7 from 6-7:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY â&#x20AC;˘ KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Jaime Starky from the Ohio BMV will speak. For more information, contact Kim Riber, vice president, at 339-8935. â&#x20AC;˘ ALUMNI LUNCHEON: The Staunton School Alumni Luncheon will be at 11:30 a.m. at Friendlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant in Troy. Anyone who has graduated or attended the school is invited. For more information, call (937) 335-2859.

THURSDAY â&#x20AC;˘ ENTERTAINMENT: The Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., will have entertainment by Chuck Hensley at 1 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS: The Tipp City Newcomers and Neighbors will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Tipp City United Methodist Church, 8 W. Main St., Tipp City. The group is open to all women in the Tipp City and surrounding areas who may be new or longtime residents. â&#x20AC;˘ CLASS MEETING: The Piqua Central High School class of 1961 is meeting together for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at the Backyard Bistron in Piqua, 1876 Commerce Drive. Spouses/companions are invited. Participants will order off the menu. â&#x20AC;˘ NEW MOMS: A Mom and Baby Get Together support group for breastfeeding mothers will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. at Upper Valley Medical Center, at the Farmhouse located northwest of the main hospital entrance. The meetings are facilitated by the lactation department. Participants can meet other moms, share about being a new mother and learn more about breastfeeding and their babies. The group will meet Thursdays in September. For more information, call (937) 440-4906. â&#x20AC;˘ COMMITTEE TO MEET: The Fort Rowdy Gathering Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Covington City Building, 1 S. High St., Covington. â&#x20AC;˘ 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.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY â&#x20AC;˘ FLEA MARKET: West Milton United Church of Christ will hold its annual flea market from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the social hall, 108 S. Main St., West Milton. Proceeds will go to fund local and county missions.

SEPT. 15 â&#x20AC;˘ TASTE OF TROY: Troy Main Street Inc. will present the 2012 Taste of Troy from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the Public Square in downtown Troy. The event will include sample food from 14 local restaurants, a farmers market, beer and wine tastings and live music. Tickets for food and drink tastes can be purchased at the Taste of Troy. For more information, contact Troy Main Street at 339-5455 or visit www.troymainstreet.org. â&#x20AC;˘ 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 3395455 for information or visit www.troymainstreet.org. â&#x20AC;˘ PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated pork chop (non-marinated available upon request) dinner with baked potato and green bean casserole for $9 from 5-7 p.m. â&#x20AC;˘ BREAKFAST SET: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8-11 a.m. They are made-to-order breakfasts and everything is ala carte. â&#x20AC;˘ DAY OUT: The Tipp City Seniors will eat at Lincoln Square, Troy, at 4:30 p.m., followed by card games at the center beginning at 6:30 p.m., for a $2 donation. â&#x20AC;˘ BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Ludlow Falls Christian Church, 213 Vine St., Ludlow Falls, or Gover Harley Davidson, 1501 E. Ash St., Piqua. Anyone who registers to give will receive an speckled stoneware â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blood Donor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Every Drop Countsâ&#x20AC;? mug. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. â&#x20AC;˘ CAST IRON COOKING: The Miami County Park District VIPs will hold a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cast Iron Cookingâ&#x20AC;? program from 6-7:30 p.m. at Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 State Route 185, north of Covington. The Volunteers in Parks will be cooking up some delicious foods to sample. They also will share some recipes and give tips on how to cook over a campfire. Meet in the parking lot. Pre-register for the program online at www.miamicountyparks, email to register@miamicountyparks.com or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

Lions to sponsor G.O.O.D. program The Troy Lions Club recently sponsored the G.O.O.D. program at Van Cleve School in Troy. The program features Ron Derry, a former teacher from Etna, who suddenly went totally blind as an adult. His motivational talk to all the sixth graders in the Troy School system centers on his challenges and perseverance. According to Derry, â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the going gets tough, the tough choose to go on.â&#x20AC;?

TROY The G.O.O.D. program is an acronym for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Going On Or Defeated.â&#x20AC;? Derry encourages all students to meet the standards of good attendance, good listening skills, good work habits and good citizenship, which equals a good student. The 45-minute program, which utilizes audience participation, is sponsored annually by the Troy Lions

Club. The Troy Lions Club is a non-profit community service organization serving Troy, Covington, Pleasant Hill, Tipp City and surrounding areas of Miami County since 1942. Their primary mission is vision health. The Troy Lions Club also provides scholarships and supports many community programs. For more information see the Lions website at www.lionsdist13e.org/troy or call (937) 335-7345.

12-Hour Challenge to raise money for Corinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way TROY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Corinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way Inc. will present its 12Hour Challenge from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Duke Park, 1670 TroySidney Road, Shelter 6. The event welcomes teams, runners, walkers, strollers, and pets, and participants can come and go as they please. Duke Park has a 2-mile loop, and volunteers will count your laps and times. Registration for a single person is $25 or three of more people $20 each

TROY before Sept. 29 and includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks and a T-shirt. After Sept. 29, a single person is $35 or three or more is $30 each, with a T-shirt not guaranteed. There will be raffles for massages and participation medals at the end. Registration forms available at www.corinnsway.org or go

to the Stouder Building at the east entrance, 1100 Wayne St., Suite 1140, Box 6, Troy, OH 45373. Make checks payable to Corinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way Inc. and send to the above address. Proceeds will go to support Corinnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Way, a nonprofit that provides parenting education, counseling and encouragement to families at reduced cost to the community. For more information, call Alicia Love at (937) 694-5318.

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Meet in the parking lot. Pre-register for the PIQUA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Miami program online at County Park District will www.miamicountyparks, have its monthly dog social email to register@miamifrom 1-3 p.m. Sept. 16 at countyparks.com or call Garbry Big Woods Reserve, 6660 Casstown Sidney Road, east of Piqua. Have fun playing games like hide the treat, jump in the creek, what will you do for a treat and much more. If your dog is nice and plays well with others, bring them to the park. Participants can walk, talk and show off their dog while leisurely strolling down the trail with park naturalist Spirit of Thunder (John De Boer). Remember owners are responsible for their dogs and must clean-up after their pet.

(937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. For more information, visit the Miami County Park District website at www.miamicountyparks.com.

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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

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The total politics of believing in America WASHINGTON (AP) — After all this time running to lead America, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are still trying to show they really believe in America. Both men have made the election not just about the economy or even the American Dream, but about America itself. They see a nation pessimistic about itself and nervous about its future, hardly American traits. They see political opportunity if they can come across as the one who gets what it means to be American, the guy who restores the glory. What’s more, for reasons quietly tied to religion or race or family roots, Romney and Obama can never do enough to shore up their own American bona fides in voters’ minds. This despite the fact that one of them will be the president next year, and one already is the president. In the midst of their patriotic push, Obama and Romney have never overtly accused the other of being un-American. But they spend no small amount of time raising doubts about the other’s belief in America’s promise, its workers, its resilience, its basic compact with its people. Both talk about the goodness of Americans and the exceptional nature of America itself. They rarely concede that the other candidate shares that view. Obama and Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, have vastly different visions on how to create jobs and opportunity, and that contrast in governing philosophy is a defining choice for voters in November. They often make it sound personal, too. “I think this election will decide the soul of America,” Romney said while campaigning for the Republican nomination April. “And I have a very different view of the soul of America.” When Romney stood up at the GOP convention to accept the nomination, the theme of the night was on the giant screen behind him: “We Believe In America.” The sentiment is on the side of his campaign plane, too. The suggestion is that the other party, led by Obama, does not believe in America, and that it’s chiefly Obama. He flies on an airplane, Air Force One, with “United States of America” on its side. The believe part is implied. In Obama’s acceptance speech at the Democratic convention, he framed the election as a choice of two visions. His was the one that would “restore the values” of America. The other vision he offered was of a Romney presidency that dismisses the role of citizenship; the one in which, for example, it would be OK for children to breathe toxic pollution in the name of corporate progress, he said. “You know what? That’s not who we are,” Obama said. “That’s not what this country is about.” There is something to this nagging sense that America has lost its way. Associated Press polling has not found a majority saying the nation is moving in the right direction since 2003. The richest nation on earth is divided over whether today’s children will have a better standard of living than their parents do. When the national debt surpassed $16 trillion just days ago, Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan held it up as indictment of Obama’s leadership. “That’s a country in decline,” Ryan said. Vice President Joe Biden quickly turned those words back on him, working in a don’t-you-doubt-America riff to his convention speech, and hitting that theme in campaign stops since. “America is not in decline,” Biden boomed. “I’ve got news for Governor Romney and Congressman Ryan. It’s never been a good bet to bet against the American people. Never.”

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Telegraph, London, on the Republican National Convention: Mitt Romney has been introduced to the American people in many guises: the hard-nosed executive who saved Utah’s Winter Olympics; the middle-of-theroad governor who brought universal health care to Massachusetts; the repentant and radicalized Right-winger who campaigned (twice) for his party’s presidential nomination; and now, since the selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate, as the fiscal conservative to bring sanity to the nation’s finances. In Tampa, Romney will be attempting to synthesize these personae into some-

thing at once more complex and more simple: a commander in chief. If the making of a president is America’s most distinctive rite, then the party conventions are arguably the most important moment in the liturgy, save for the candidates’ debates, and of course Election Day itself. Romney and his party will unveil — with full orchestration — what they hope will become the campaign’s defining themes, even as the Democrats seek to insert their own nagging counterpoint. Americans’ attention will be on Tampa not merely because of the storm warnings, but because there is a

palpable sense — thanks in part to the selection of Ryan — of how much this contest matters. Often in elections, what appears to be a cataclysmic contest of ideology turns out to be a choice between shades of technocracy. Not this time. The Republicans’ chosen battleground is the very shape and scope of U.S. government, not least since a combination of political and fiscal pressures mean that whoever is elected will face choices that could ultimately determine whether the world’s greatest power remains not just prosperous, but even solvent. The stage is set — and, for the moment, is Romney’s to seize.

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Maybe you can put this column in a museum some day I noticed the other day that someone opened a pizza museum in Philadelphia. Supposedly, it is the world’s first pizza museum. I’m not necessarily a big museum guy, but I think I would like a pizza museum, especially if they gave out free samples. It got me thinking about museums. I like history a lot, so you’d think I’d like museums. They’re usually OK for an hour or so, but after that I feel the urge to move on. Except for art museums. I last about 15 minutes in those. So I decided to do a little research and locate some museums I would like to see. Maybe you can plan your next vacation around them … then again, maybe not. Either way, here’s the Lindeman list of truly interesting museums: • The Museum of Bad Art, Dedham, Massachusetts: I can’t tell good art from bad art, but I know what I like. That would be really weird art, which apparently is in good supply at this place. Since you know it’s all bad going in, you

David Lindeman Troy Daily News Columnist wouldn’t have to pretend like you know something about it or that you appreciate it like you do at a normal art museum when you look at something and have no clue what you are looking at. • The Mutter Museum, Philadelphia. The way I understand it, this museum has lots of stuff in it, including really freakish items. Examples: John Wilkes Booth’s thorax, various body parts such as the giant colon and trepanted Peruvian skulls. I don’t even know what trepanted skulls are, but I assume they have to be pretty unusual to be in this museum. • Museum of Dirt, Boston. You know how some people bring back souvenirs from vaca-

tions? Well, how about dirt? This museum features dirt from all over the world – from the Great Wall of China, Times Square, even from celebrities’ homes. • The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, St. Paul. The name of the museum itself is enough to make you want to go there. You’ll leave feeling better unless you happen to actually recognize a medical device or two. • The Trash Museum, Hartford. One man’s trash is another man’s … museum? All sorts of useful trashy items including a Trash-o-saurus and colony of compost worms. • International Spy Museum, Washington, D.C. Where else would you have a spy museum? The only problem is, when you’re there you have no idea who will be watching you. • International UFO Museum, Roswell, New Mexico. What could be better than UFOs or what better place than near where they reportedly crashed in 1947 – unless it might be right down the road at WrightPatterson Air Force Base, where we all know they have aliens on

ice. • Ice Showcase, Fairbanks, Alaska (of course). All about ice carving including a large walkin refrigerated show area. • International Cryptology Museum, Portland Maine. Bigfoot. Loch Ness Monster. Yeti. Skunk Ape. Need I say more? And if you’re going overseas: • The Sewer Museum, Paris. No wonder the French are so big on perfume. • Sulabh International Museum of Toilets, New Delhi. Well, you could say this museum isn’t worth crap, but it is! I’m going to assume they have great restrooms there. • International Mountain Museum, Nepal. Apparently getting there is the real adventure. You might think these are some pretty strange places, but why just go look at bunch more paintings? And I left the really weird places out — all I can say is, if you go to Iceland, you might want to avoid the museums.

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CASSTOWN — Ruby M. (Wesco) Wintrow, 83, of Casstown, Ohio passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012 in Jolietville, Ind., after a lengthy bout with kidney failure and diabetes. She was born on Feb. 28, 1929, in Troy, Ohio, to the late Ted and Carrie (Tower) Wesco. She was married to Charles W. Wintrow, who preceded her in death on Dec. 28, 2008. Ruby is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Diana Wintrow Shellhaas and Dr. James Shellhaas of Westfield, Ind.; Christy and Dale Motter of Fletcher, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Charles “Chuck” and Jan Wintrow of Piqua, Ohio; brother and sister-in-law, William and Shirley Wesco of Alcony, Ohio; nine grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.

Edward Woodward gets his laptop and books ready for classes. He hopes to become a doctor to work with braininjured patients.

A stroke, followed by hope Former pilot sets sights on becoming a doctor, helping fellow stroke victims IRENE MAHER Tampa Bay Times Back in 2006, Ed Woodward was living his dream, training to be an Air Force fighter pilot. A half-dozen years later, he’s living another dream: aspiring doctor with plans of serving veterans like himself who have suffered a traumatic brain injury. Last month, the University of South Florida in Tampa dedicated its new Veterans Achievement Center, a 3,000-square-foot space where students with unique perspectives and challenges can meet and study. Woodward hopes his story will inspire other veterans making the transition from the military to the classroom. “I’d also tell them, reaching out for help doesn’t mean you’re weak,” he said. In college, he’s found, seeking guidance is not only encouraged, it’s expected. “It can set you off in a direction you can be just as proud of. “Now my education is a beacon of hope in my life, helping me go in a positive direction.” Woodward was training in Oregon in 2006, just five flights away from being able to pilot an F15 on military missions. Then one day, the 31-year-old developed a terrible headache, the worst pain he had ever experienced. Yet he ignored it. “I knew I would be grounded,” he said. “They take you out of the

plane the minute they know anything is wrong.” A couple of days later, he was riding in a car when he had a seizure and lost consciousness. Doctors discovered that Woodward had a blood clot in his brain and was bleeding from another tiny cerebral blood vessel. They told him several factors had probably contributed to the stroke. They diagnosed a blood-clotting disorder that Woodward had never known about. Plus, the g-forces he endured in a high-speed training flight were powerful enough to disturb normal blood flow in the brain, doctors said. Woodward wanted to return to flying. But even a year later, he just wasn’t as quick mentally. He couldn’t summon up words that once had come easily to him. Migraine headaches were severe and frequent. Woodward reluctantly retired from the military in 2008 and returned to his native St. Petersburg, Fla., hoping to find a job. Woodward spoke to a relative, who advised him to “go finish what your younger brother started.” Woodward and his twin brother, Gene, younger by 40 minutes, were out celebrating the conclusion of Gene’s first year of medical school at the University of South Florida in early June 2000. Their car was hit by a drunk driver, killing Gene. Woodward liked the idea of medical school, but knew he’d need

preparation. He won a Tillman Foundation Scholarship and started a master’s-degree program in medical sciences in January. He plans to apply to University of South Florida Health’s Morsani College of Medicine next year. Woodward, now 37, is married and has a 5-year-old son. He still works to overcome the lingering effects of the stroke, including occasional severe headaches. Woodward sees the new center as “a place where we can network and support each other and maybe help each other with our classes.” Larry Braue, director of the Office of Veterans Services at USF, said that a returning veteran starting college often has a tough time relating to students fresh out of high school. Veterans “really needed a place to go and just talk, hang out and share experiences, struggles and strategies for dealing with campus life and classes,” he said. Charitable donations helped outfit the center with new furniture, a wide-screen TV, a computer lab, a conference room, a quiet study room and a dining area. The walls feature murals depicting historic uniforms from all branches of the military. USF’s 1,700 veteran scholars range in age from 23 to almost 60. At the new center, “you’ll be able to see how guys with injuries have overcome their deficits,” Woodward said. “I will be able to let them know how I overcame difficulties from a traumatic brain injury. “I may be able to help other guys find direction.”

Iraq’s fugitive VP convicted; 92 die in attacks

AP Iraq’s Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi speaks to the media as he leaves a meeting with Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, unseen, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday. rity forces and Shiite pilgrims. The vice president declined to immediately comment on the verdict after meeting with the Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Ankara. He said he would “tackle this issue in a statement” in coming hours. The politically charged case which was announced the day after U.S. troops withdrew from the country last December sparked a government crisis and fueled Sunni Muslim and Kurdish resentment against al-Maliki, whom critics say is monopolizing power. Violence has ebbed significantly, but insurgents continue to stage high-profile bombings and shooting

rampages. Al-Qaida’s Iraq branch has promised a comeback in predominantly Sunni areas from which it was routed by the U.S. and its local allies after sectarian fighting peaked in 2007. “These attacks show alQaida’s ability to hit any place in Iraq and at any time,” said Ali Salem, 40, an

elementary school teacher in Baghdad. “The lack of security could take us back to zero.” The worst violence on Sunday struck the capital, where bombs pounded a half-dozen neighborhoods both Sunni and Shiite thoughout the day. But the deadliest attacks in Baghdad hit Shiite areas Sunday evening, hours after the al-Hashemi verdict was announced. In all, 42 people were killed in the capital and 120 wounded, according to police and hospital officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. The countrywide attacks began before dawn, with gunmen killing soldiers at an army post in the central Iraqi city of Dujail. A few hours later, a car exploded in a lot where police recruits waiting in line to apply for jobs outside Kirkuk in the country’s north. Both Dujail and Kirkuk are former insurgent strongholds.

RUTH ANN (HILL) SNIDER TROY — Ruth Ann (Hill) Snider, 74, of Troy, Ohio, died Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012, at the Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio. She was born on Dec. 12, 1937, in Piqua, Ohio, to the late Joseph Luther Hill and Irene Viola (Alexander) Hill. She was married to Larry L. Snider who preceded her in death on Jan. 6, 2010. Ruth Ann is survived by her sons and daughters-inlaw, Stanley and Marge Snider of Put-in-Bay, Ohio, and James and Lisa Snider of Troy, Ohio; her daughters and son-in-law, Mary Ann Hill-Tomlinson of Versailles, Ohio and Liza and James DeBoard of New Carlisle, Ohio; brother, Thomas J. Hill of Minot, N.D.; sister, Rebecca Sue Hill of Arcanum, Ohio; grandchildren, Craig Snider, Betty

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BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice president was sentenced Sunday to death by hanging on charges he masterminded death squads against rivals in a terror trial that has fueled sectarian tensions in the country. Underscoring the instability, insurgents unleashed an onslaught of bombings and shootings across Iraq, killing at least 92 people in one of the deadliest days this year. It’s unlikely that the attacks in 13 cities were all timed to coincide with the afternoon verdict that capped a monthslong case against Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, a longtime foe of Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Still, taken together, the violence and verdict could energize Sunni insurgents bent on returning Iraq to the brink of civil war by targeting Shiites and undermining the government. Al-Hashemi fled to Turkey in the months after the Shiite-led government accused him of playing a role in 150 bombings, assassinations and other attacks from 2005 to 2011 years in which the country was mired in retaliatory sectarian violence that followed the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted Saddam Hussein’s Sunni regime. Most of the attacks were allegedly carried out by al-Hashemi’s bodyguards and other employees, and largely targeted government officials, secu-

In addition to her husband, Charles, she was preceded in death by a brother, Jack Wesco and sister, Jake Hewitt. Ruby graduated from Elizabeth Township School in 1947. She retired as assistant manager from McCrory’s after 25 years of service. Ruby loved being with family and she was an avid bingo player. Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy, Ohio. Burial will take place in Casstown Cemetery, Casstown. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County, PO Box 502, Troy, OH 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

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• Robert James Niles WEST MILTON — Robert James Niles, 87, of West Milton, passed away on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center,Troy. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at the HaleSarver Family Funeral Home, West Milton.

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Light a candle in honor of suicide victims Dear Annie: On September 10th, people throughout the world will be observing World Suicide Prevention Day, an annual event cosponsored by the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the world. Approximately one million people worldwide die by suicide each year. This corresponds to one every 40 seconds. The number of lives lost each year through suicide exceeds the number of deaths due to homicide and war combined. These figures do not include suicide attempts, which may be up to 20 times the number of deaths. The economic costs associated with self-inflicted death or injuries are estimated to be in the billions of dollars a year. The psychological and social impact of suicide on the family and community is staggering. There is good news, though. Organizations across the globe such as ours are making advances in suicide prevention research, understanding and outreach. Despite the complexity of this phenomenon, suicide can be prevented. There are many crisis centers throughout the world that offer support by phone, email, forums and chat. Suicide prevention organizations, locally and across the world, are joining IASP in encouraging people to "light a candle near a window at 8 p.m." on World Suicide Prevention Day — Monday, Sept. 10 — to show support for suicide prevention, to remember a lost loved one and for the survivors of suicide. Please ask your readers for their kind support in lighting a candle and, if they are in distress, to call a helpline or crisis center. This information can be found on our website at www.iasp.info. Thank you. — Lanny Berman, Ph.D., ABPP, President, International Association for Suicide Prevention Dear Dr. Berman: We appreciate the opportunity to tell our readers about World Suicide Prevention Day. We hope they will light a candle near a window (although please not near flammable drapes or blinds) and remember those who have died. We also hope those in need will check your website. Dear Annie: I have been invited to the wedding of my co-worker's daughter, whom I have never met. My co-worker has made it quite clear that he is expecting us to attend. At his first daughter's wedding, he invited 20 co-workers and only one showed up. He was very upset. Am I obligated to attend his daughter's wedding? — RSVP Dear RSVP: You are not obligated to attend, although you might want to weigh that choice against Monday's reaction at the office. While we don't care for co-workers who pressure others to attend their personal events, consider whether he wants your presence or your presents. If you would feel more comfortable, send a small gift with your regrets. Dear Annie: I was in a similar situation as "In the Middle." My grandmother also made me feel second best, and I often received gifts that were not age appropriate. Your suggestion that Mom stay out of it and let the now-adult granddaughter thank Grandma for any gifts and share what she chooses is sound advice. That is what my mother and I have been doing. I would like to mention another possibility. Perhaps the grandmother's upbringing and culture could be playing a part in her behavior toward the granddaughter, since it did in my case. In some cultures, the older generation is still having a difficult time making the transition from their traditional ideas. In realizing this, I have become more understanding about my grandmother's behavior and react with more compassion. She's trying her best. — Been There, Too 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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