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Consulate attack linked to 9/11? Officials say assault was highly planned WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration, roiled by the first killing of a U.S. ambassador in more than 30 years, is investigating whether the assault on the U.S. Consulate in Libya was a planned terrorist strike to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and not a spontaneous mob enraged over an anti-Islam YouTube video. President Barack Obama AP This video image taken from AP video shows protestors holding a declared in a White House sign during a demonstration in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi appearance that the U.S. would Wednesday to protest Tuesday’s attack on the US Consulate and “work with the Libyan government to bring to justice” those the subsequent killing of Ambassador Chris Stevens.

who killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. The attack on the Benghazi consulate was “a planned, coordinated, well-executed military style event,” House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers said. In a show of force, the Pentagon moved two warships to the Libyan coast. Officials said one destroyer, the USS Laboon, moved to a position off the coast Wednesday, and the destroyer USS McFaul was en route and should be stationed off the coast within days, increasing the num-

ber of Navy destroyers in the Mediterranean from four to five. The officials said the ships, which carry Tomahawk cruise missiles, do not have a specific mission. But they give commanders flexibility to respond to any mission ordered by the president. At the same time, some 50 U.S. Marines headed to Libya to reinforce security at U.S. diplomatic facilities, initially at the American embassy in Tripoli, not Benghazi.

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How ’bout them apples? Each fall, I can’t help myself from buying apples by the bushel. I get so excited by the crisp air and the fresh-from-theorchard fruit that I inevitably buy way too many. So I end up baking pies and apple cakes. I even saute fresh sliced apples for breakfast the way my mother did when I was a child. But my hands-down favorite thing to make with my abundance? Homemade applesauce. See Page 6.

Vaccine loses punch too fast As the U.S. wrestles with its biggest whooping cough outbreak in decades, researchers appear to have zeroed in on the main cause: The safer vaccine that was introduced in the 1990s loses effectiveness much faster than previously thought.

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Hair designer James Blevins cuts the hair of Navy veteran Matt Simmons Wednesday at Glamour Nails & Hair Gallery. Glamour Nails & Hair Gallery in Troy is celebrating “Hero month” by offering free haircuts to those who have served. Glamour Nails & Hair is honoring and thanking veterans, military personnel, firefighters and police officers for their service by offering a free haircut during the month of September. According to Cyndee Gulker, Glamour Nails & Hair owner, there also will be a Cut-a-thon at Gover Harley–Davidson from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Piqua during “Hero Day” — an event sponsored by Gover. A blood drive, a live band and displays are also are expected.

Sign, exterior work approved by Troy planning commission BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com The Troy Planning Commission approved a new wall sign for 8 N. Market St. and exterior alterations for 221 E. Main St. TROY during the Sept 12 meeting. A marketing brochure with the sample colors intended for the Del Cid Satellites sign was shown at the meeting. The sign will be 10 feet by 2.5 feet over the entry door and window arches on the storefront, with a red background and white vinyl letters. Commissioners unanimously

Loan for Masonic Temple building gets second recommendation An additional loan to repair its OK earlier this week. The $24,350 loan request, plus windows at the Masonic Temple building was recommended by the $850 in closing fees, would allow Buildings, Streets, & Sidewalks for reconstructive work on three Committee on Sept. 12, after the • See LOAN on Page 2 Downtown Loan Committee gave approved the sign, with little discus- ations including roof, window and door replacement, wall repair, paintsion needed. Also unanimously approved was ing and exterior lighting. The building would be painted a exterior work for the former Salvation Army building, owned by • See COMMISSION on Page 2 Troy Community Works, with alter-

Newton Local School’s Superintendent Pat McBride reported to the board of education that the state report cards will once more be delayed due to an ongoing investigation of 100 school buildings in Ohio being audited for attendance issues. “This is absolutely ludicrous,” McBride told the board on Wednesday. McBride told the board Newton Local School would not have its report card released, along with the rest of the state until October and the district’s “rating” until January 2013. “They (Ohio Department of Education) are in disarray.” McBride expressed his frustration with the state’s delay for information such as value-added being part of the school year’s instruction and planning. “We should be getting this in the summer — teachers are teaching,” McBride said. McBride said the staff uses the data to improve in areas and need to plan accordingly with or without the state report card’s data and added the delay is “very disappointing.” “If you can’t measure (value-added scores) accurately then they ought to do away with it,” he said. McBride said the state will not release information such as indicators met, although McBride said data previously released indicates all of the requirements in the Newton

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Troy woman given probation for theft Real estate agent convicted of stealing from disabled woman Staff Reports A local real estate agent and wife of a Miami County Sheriff’s Office deputy will serve two years on probation and pay more than $15,000 in restitution to a blind 6 and disabled woman she had

befriended after selling her a house years prior. Trisha Walker, 32, of Troy, pled guilty to first degree misdemeanor theft on Sept. 11 in Miami County Common Pleas Court. The charge was reduced from third degree felony theft due to the victim being

TROY legally blind and disabled. All jail time was suspended due to no prior record. According to court records, Walker must turn over two ATV vehicles she bought using the victim’s credit card and pay back more than $15,000 in restitution for stealing from a blind and disabled woman from Troy to whom

she had sold a house to in 2009. Troy Police Department handled the investigation due to Walker’s husband Patrolman Andy Walker being employed with the Miami County Sheriff ’s Office. According to the report, Deputy Walker was unaware of the thefts mainly made through the Discover credit card and denied any knowledge of the thefts.

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â&#x20AC;˘ Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Wednesday. Symbol Price Change AA 9.35 +0.02 CAG 25.56 -0.13 19.08 +0.04 CSCO EMR 49.42 0.00 F 10.21 +0.06 FITB 15.27 +0.09 FLS 132.53 +0.38 GM 23.13 +0.16 ITW 61.08 +0.76 JCP 29.05 -0.42 KMB 82.34 -0.01 KO 37.55 +0.04 KR 23.92 +0.52 LLTC 33.11 -0.04 MCD 90.82 -0.38 12.17 -0.19 MSFG PEP 70.06 -1.52 SYX 11.63 +0.06 TUP 56.08 -0.08 USB 33.94 -0.10 44.89 +0.65 VZ WEN 4.53 +0.08 WMT 74.07 +0.01 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Staff and wire reports

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Local School district has been met. McBride also highlighted that the state is auditing school buildings, such as Bradford Local School and others nearby with financial auditors, not attendance or EMIS certified auditors, a practice McBride said should indicate the state educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practices during the time of an interim superintendent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; its third official in a year. â&#x20AC;˘ In other news: Teresa Alexander, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s head cook, reported to the board about the upcoming changes due to the United States Agriculture Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revamp of school lunches which coincide with the federal Senate Bill 10. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mandatory we do these changes,â&#x20AC;? Alexander said. The new lunch law requires three separate calorie counts for students, as well as more fruits and vegetables and lower grains and protein allowances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll notice a change starting next month,â&#x20AC;? Alexander said, adding the district will begin with a rotating menu to provide the staff and students with more continuity in terms of choices and preparation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes a lot of work to get the calories to balance out,â&#x20AC;? she said. McBride said with the added fresh fruits and vegetables, the average lunch at public schools will increase. If the USDA finds the school in compliance of the new nutrition standards, the district will receive an extra six cents to the 27 cent allotted reimbursement per lunch.

COLUMBUS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ohioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school board again blocked release of state report cards on Tuesday amid an attendance-tampering investigation, but it cleared certain untainted data to be publicized. The 19-member panel voted to release to the public spreadsheets of district- and building-level performance data for the 2011-2012 school year thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not subject to State Auditor Dave Yostâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probe. The partial reports will omit the district attendance rate, performance index and an overall rating thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s often eagerly anticipated by district officials, families and policymakers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially at levy time. Modified data is expected to be ready around the end of the month, said Acting Superintendent Michael Sawyers. In a 16-3 vote, the panel shot down a proposal by board member Robin Hovis to publish the full report cards but with a disclaimer that the data was under review. The reports would have featured a watermark on each page reminding readers that results were preliminary. Opponents worried the disclaimer could appear to cast blame on innocent districts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see this â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Under Review by the Department of Educationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as a red flag,â&#x20AC;? said board member Dannie Greene, a past local school board member. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I read this at the local level, I say: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Under review? Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d we do wrong?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

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Attack â&#x20AC;˘ CONTINUED FROM 1 The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss troop movements. White House press secretary Jay Carney said it was too early to judge whether the Benghazi attack was planned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know that this is being investigated, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working with the Libyan government to investigate the incident. I would not want to speculate on that at this time,â&#x20AC;? he said. Several Libyan security guards also were killed. Rogers, R-Mich., said U.S. intelligence had not yet determined who was responsible, but added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our list is narrowing.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you see (such an attack), it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t some folks who had some guns in their garage and said letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoot up the consulate,â&#x20AC;? Rogers said in an interview Wednesday. The FBI was sending evidence teams to Libya, said a law enforcement official. Analysts are working on several different scenarios based on intelligence that could lead to a motive for the attack. Some concern the possibility of targeting highranking officials, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. But none of the intelligence has suggested terrorists would specifically target Stevens, said the official who also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the

investigation. The attack in Libya, which came hours after a mob stormed the U.S. Embassy in Cairo and tore down the U.S. flag, was presumed to have been triggered by a movie, whose trailer has gone viral on YouTube, depicting the Islamic prophet Muhammad in disrespectful ways. In an extraordinary move, Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, called anti-Islamic preacher Terry Jones and asked him to stop promoting the film. A spokeswoman said the church would not show the film Wednesday evening. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Make no mistake. Justice will be done,â&#x20AC;? a somber Obama pledged at the White House, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at his side. He ordered increased security at U.S. diplomatic missions overseas, particularly in Libya, and said he condemned â&#x20AC;&#x153;in the strongest possible terms the outrageous and shockingâ&#x20AC;? attack. Clinton said she was particularly appalled that the attack took place in Benghazi, which the U.S. had helped liberate from dictator Moammar Gadhafi during the Arab Spring revolution in Libya last year. Three Americans were wounded, U.S. officials said. The aftermath of the two attacks also stirred the U.S. presidential campaign, where until Wednesday, foreign policy had taken a back seat to the struggling economy. The Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, criti-

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Bash” from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The event will include carnival games to win school supplies. Cotton candy and popcorn will be available. • CLASS REUNION: The Piqua High School class of 1987 will have a three-day reunion beginning with the Friday night home football game at 7 p.m. at the PHS stadium. On Saturday, a party will be at Z’s from 7:30-11 p.m. for $20 per BY CECILIA FOX person or $40 a couple. On Record Herald Writer Sunday, family time will be at Fountain Park, Piqua, ceciliaafox@gmail.com beginning at 11 a.m. Participant should bring a The Tipp-Bethel Girl covered dish, drinks and Scouts are looking for new games. For more informaways to keep Tipp City tion, call Kelly Havenar at beautiful. 418-2437. Troop leader Anne

• ENTERTAINMENT: The Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., will have enterCommunity tainment by Chuck Hensley at 1 p.m. Calendar • NEWCOMERS AND NEIGHBORS: The Tipp CONTACT US City Newcomers and Neighbors will meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Tipp City United Methodist Church, Call Melody 8 W. Main St., Tipp City. Vallieu at The group is open to all 440-5265 to women in the Tipp City and surrounding areas list your free who may be new or longcalendar time residents. items.You • CLASS MEETING: The Piqua Central High can send School class of 1961 is your news by e-mail to meeting together for lunch vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. at 12:30 p.m. at the SATURDAY Backyard Bistron in Piqua, 1876 Commerce Drive. Spouses/companions are • TASTE OF TROY: Troy invited. Participants will order off the Main Street Inc. will present the 2012 menu. Taste of Troy from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on • NEW MOMS: A Mom and Baby Get the Public Square in downtown Troy. The Together support group for breastfeeding event will include sample food from 14 mothers will meet from 9:30-11 a.m. at local restaurants, a farmers market, beer Upper Valley Medical Center, at the and wine tastings and live music. Tickets Farmhouse located northwest of the main for food and drink tastes can be purhospital entrance. The meetings are facilichased at the Taste of Troy. For more tated by the lactation department. information, contact Troy Main Street at Participants can meet other moms, share 339-5455 or visit www.troymainstreet.org. about being a new mother and learn more • FURRY FAIR: The 2012 Furry Fun about breastfeeding and their babies. The Fair will be offered from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. group will meet Thursdays in September. at Ginghamsburg Church picnic grounds, For more information, call (937) 440-4906. 6759 S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. • COMMITTEE TO MEET: The Fort Admission is $5 per family or $2 per indiRowdy Gathering Committee will meet at vidual and a dry pet food or kitty litter item 7:30 p.m. at the Covington City Building, 1 to benefit the communit pet food pantry S. High St., Covington. Paws4Hope. Events will include a doggy • BAKED STEAK: American Legion parade, agility and trick contests, crafts Post No. 43, 622 S. Market St., Troy, will and treats, concessions and more. have a baked steak dinner from 5-7:30 Proceeds will help place local pets in “forp.m. The meal will include steak, mashed ever” homes. potatoes, green beans and biscuit for $8. • FARMERS MARKET: Downtown • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning disTroy Farmers Market will be from 9 a.m. covery walk for adults will be from 8-9:30 to 2 p.m. on South Cherry Street, just off a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 West Main Street. The market will include Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, fresh produce, artisan cheeses, baked education coordinator, will lead walkers as goods, eggs, organic milk, maple syrup, they experience the wonderful seasonal flowers, crafts, prepared food and enterchanges taking place. Bring binoculars. tainment. For free parking, enter off West • BOARD MEETING: The Miami Franklin Street. Contact Troy Main Street County Children’s Services will meet at 9 at 339-5455 for information or visit a.m. at the children’s services offices, 510 www.troymainstreet.org. W. Water St., Suite 210, Troy. • PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated THURSDAY-FRIDAY pork chop (non-marinated available upon request) dinner with baked potato and • FLEA MARKET: West Milton United green bean casserole for $9 from 5-7 Church of Christ will hold its annual flea p.m. market from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday • BREAKFAST SET: Breakfast will be and 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday in the social offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. hall, 108 S. Main St., West Milton. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Proceeds will go to fund local and county Falls, from 8-11 a.m. They are made-tomissions. order breakfasts and everything is a la carte. FRIDAY-SATURDAY • DAY OUT: The Tipp City Seniors will eat at Lincoln Square, Troy, at 4:30 p.m., • BLUEGRASS MUSIC: The Pleasant followed by card games at the center Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner beginning at 6:30 p.m., for a $2 donation. Road, Ludlow Falls, will be having a blue • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be grass festival featuring Joe Mullins and the offered from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Radio Ramblers and Lost and Found. Ludlow Falls Christian Church, 213 Vine Friday bands play at 7 p.m. and admission St., Ludlow Falls, or Gover Harley is $10 and Saturday bands begin at 1 p.m. Davidson, 1501 E. Ash St., Piqua. and admission is $20. Breakfast will be Anyone who registers to give will receive served Saturday and Sunday from 8-11 an speckled stoneware “Blood Donor — a.m. Every Drop Counts” mug. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388FRIDAY-SUNDAY GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • WACO FLY-IN: The annual Vintage • CAST IRON COOKING: The Miami WACO Homecoming Fly-In will be offered County Park District VIPs will hold a at WACO Field, Troy. The event will include “Cast Iron Cooking” program from 6-7:30 vintage WACO biplanes, biplane rides, activities for children and more. Admission p.m. at Stillwater Prairie Reserve, 9750 State Route 185, north of Covington. The is $6 for adults, $3 for students and chilVolunteers in Parks will be cooking up dren under school age are free. Veterans some delicious foods to sample. They and senior citizens are $5. For more inforalso will share some recipes and give tips mation on all the events, visit on how to cook over a campfire. Meet in www.wacoairmuseum.org or call the parking lot. Pre-register for the pro(937) 335-9336. gram online at www.miamicountyparks, • BOOK SALE: The Milton-Union email to register@miamicountyparks.com Public Library will have its fall book sale or call (937) 335-6273, Ext. 104. For from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday more information, visit the Miami County and noon to 3 p.m. Sunday. Most book Park District website at www.miamicounprices will be 50 cents for hardbacks and typarks.com. 25 cents for paperbacks and children’s • HALFWAY PARTY: Dunaways will books. Videos are priced at 25 cents each have a halfway to St. Patrick’s Day party or six for $1. Customers can fill a grocery all day and into the night. Irish food and sack from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday for $2 drink will be available. Music will begin at per bag. For more information on the 9 p.m. book sale or the New Friends of the • GOLF OUTING: Reservations are Milton-Union Public Library, visit mupublidue today for the Troy VFW No. 5436 golf clibrary.org or call (937) 698-5515. outing planned for Sept. 29. The event will be four-man teams. For more information, FRIDAY call 216-4080. • BREAKFAST SET: The Sons Of The • FRIDAY DINNER: The Pleasant Hill American Legion Post 43, 622 S.Market VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. 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Listen for the sounds of amphibcall (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointians reminding of the change in season. ment at www.DonorTime.com. • MONARCH BUTTERFLIES: Learn • HAM DINNER: Sons of the American how to help renew the dwindling monarch Legion Post 586, Tipp City, will present a butterfly population right in you own backsliced ham, green beans, au gratin potayard from noon to 1 p.m. at the Tipp City toes and dump cake for $7 from 6-7:30 Public Library. Ruth Bowell will lead the p.m. program. Bring your lunch; drinks will be • SCHOOL BASH: The Tipp City provided. Public Library will have a “Back to School

Girl Scouts look to improve city Hears update on horse trails project

Carter came to the Parks Advisory Board meeting Monday night looking for an ongoing service project. She explained that the girls had the idea of adopting one of the parks and taking responsibility for its upkeep and beautification. “We’re looking for ways to help in this community,” Carter said. “Where they can say they’re proud to be Tipp City residents.” There are about 80 girls in the Tipp-Bethel service unit ranging in age between 6 and 14 years old. They are looking for a hands-on service project that they can take pride in, said Carter. Some of their ideas are keeping the parks clean and trash-free, planting flowers and trees and building benches. “It’s a great idea,” board chairman Pat Hodges said. Board member Pamela Hale agreed, saying that a project like that is “very much needed.” Parks superintendent Jim Asher told Carter they could meet later to finalize a specific project. The board also heard updates on two highly anticipated projects. According to Asher, the new horse trails in Kyle Park — and the only horse trails in the county — will soon be open to all area horse owners. The trails are complete and most of the signs identifying the trails are posted, Asher said. Once the trail head kiosk containing maps and trail rules is completed, which is expected to take another two weeks, the riding and hiking trails will be open to the public. “September is a real possibility for the ribbon cutting,” board chairman Pat Hodges said. Asher agreed, saying that the kiosk could be done in time for a grand opening on Mum Festival weekend. Members of the Miami County Equine Initiatives Task Force first came before the board in January and were given the go-ahead to build the trails in July. The trail, which will incorporate service roads and hiking trails that are already in place, varies from gently

TIPP CITY rolling grassland to riverside and wooded paths. The task force established the trails and will be responsible for their upkeep. Asher has also met with Cody Rowlands, whose request to build a skatepark in Tipp City was approved in May on the condition that he raise the necessary funds. Asher and Rowlands met to discuss new sketches and plans that Rowlands has drawn up. According to Asher, Rowlands is planning to attend the next meeting in November to share his plans with the board. If he can raise the money he needs to build the park, it will likely be built on the old baseball diamonds north of the aquatic center. The board also heard several requests to hold sports tournaments in Kyle Park. The Warrior Soccer Club from Huber Heights made a request to use Kyle Park for their second annual fall tournament. The event draws teams from all over the state and has outgrown Tom Cloud Park in Huber Heights where it is normally held. The tournament is scheduled for Oct 27-28. The third request was for a Memorial Day soft-

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Contact us David Fong is the executive editor of the Troy Daily News. You can reach him at 440-5228 or send him e-mail at fong@tdn publishing.com.

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PERSPECTIVE

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

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP San Francisco Chronicle on campaign distortions: In the heat of battle this presidential election year, accusations are flying from both campaigns of lies, half-truths and contradictions. Yet, the candidates no longer show contrition when a statement is unmasked as a distortion or an out-and-out lie. Instead, they accuse the media of spin. Can we run a democracy free of (apparently) bothersome facts? Romney pollster Neil Newhouse, responding to media objections to a Romney campaign ad that falsely claimed the president had eliminated work and job training requirements for welfare beneficiaries, declared: “We’re not going to let our campaign be dictated by fact-checkers.” Distortions have long been part of electioneering. The news media saw their job as calling out false statements and contextual inaccuracies. Yet, as reporting seemed to have less and less effect on how the candidates conducted their campaigns, journalists became more aggressive. They began abandoning the he-said-she-said-let-the-reader-decide construction in favor of boldly calling out “lies, half-truths and contradictions” (as we say in The Chronicle). For their attempts to preserve a functioning democracy, media now are the object of partisans’ scorn, and voters seem not to care. How else do you explain Paul Ryan’s convention speech, where he shamelessly offered up five brazen deceptions: about the closing of the GM plant in Janesville, Wis., about Medicare, about the deficit, about the downgrading of U.S. debt, and about retaining the safety net for the poor. Or Romney’s convention statement President Barack Obama began his presidency “with an apology tour”? Not that the Obama campaign has the corner on the truth. Scrutiny there has revealed statements as distortions or half-truths, too. The result: Voters are disgusted, and low voter turnout is forecast for the November election. Science tells us voters are drawn more to candidates who share their values than they are persuaded by facts, but what voter values dishonesty? Voters of both parties should demand better of their candidates. The News & Observer of Raleigh on U.S. Capitol neglect: What’s next? Leaving the gum on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial? Or perhaps Republicans in the U.S. House will decide to leave the pool at the World War II memorial empty. Maybe they’ll want to cut back services at the Smithsonian and leave the fingerprints on John Glenn’s Friendship 7 capsule. For who would have thought the day would come when the harsh partisanship of even the tea party Republicans would prohibit important repairs to no less a building than the United States Capitol, the heart and soul, at least in terms of hard structures, of American democracy? But that’s what’s happening. The Capitol Dome is in such a state and Stephen Ayers, who holds the position of architect of the Capitol, says it now ranks as a safety hazard. The Dome, that grand and historic symbol, hasn’t had any major renovations in 50 years. Given that it is in Washington, a city that suffers extremes of weather with blistering summers and heavy snowfalls in winter, that is remarkable. And, as it turns out, neglectful. There now are 1,300 known cracks in the Dome. That means there likely are many more. Democrats in the Senate have appropriated $61 million to fix the Dome. Republicans in the House, where tea partiers willing not long ago to shut down the government over a budget dispute are in charge, won’t act. They’re standing by their austerity promises. For the American people, no matter which political side they happen to be on, this dispute surely rises to the top of the list of reasons why Congress finds itself with improvement ratings in the cellar underneath the cellar. Many descriptions of that scenario come to mind. Shrewd politics isn’t one of them.

LETTERS

Thank you for your support To the Editor: I just wanted to send a note of thanks to all of you who assisted me and my family in our time of need. During the past few weeks, we have had to rely heavily on the generosity of our friends

and neighbors, who gave to freely of their time. It is good to know that in the time of our darkest hour, we had people we could rely on. Our prayers have been answered and we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel — but I’m not sure we would have made it there without you.

Again, thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. It means more to us than you will ever know. We won’t soon forget any of you and all of your kind deeds of the past few weeks. God bless each and every one of you a thousand times over.

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I’ve got some hunches about school lunches There are very few things I remember about elementary school (hard to believe, I know). What I do remember, however, are kickball games at recess that seemed to stretch for hours in the glorious afternoon sun, the crush I had on my second grade teacher and the awesome school lunches served up by Mrs. Wise in the school cafeteria. No offense to the kickball games (note: Matt Monnin remains the best kickball player I’ve ever seen in the history of the sport) or the second grade teacher on whom I had a major crush (note: I still carry her class picture in my wallet), but I still daydream about Mrs. Wise’s hamburger gravy served over the top of an ice cream scoop of mashed potatoes. Forget about readin’, ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic — all I cared about was ravioli, roast beef sandwiches and raisin cookies. Mrs. Wise, it bears mentioning, probably never had to labor under the current cafeteria guidelines being imposed by our good friends in the federal government (Forget about the trillion-dollar deficit! It’s tater tots we’re worried about!) Still, though, she managed to raise an entire generation of

David Fong Troy Daily News Executive Editor healthy kids on her square pizzas and apple crisp desserts. It also bears mentioning in her own home, she managed to raise some of the largest — and best — football players Troy High School has ever seen. One of her sons still holds the school shot put record — more than four decades after he graduated. All of which leads me to believe she may have known a thing or two about nutrition the federal government does not. Which is a pretty long-winded way of saying the current federal guidelines are the worst thing to happen to school lunches since they started putting chopped-up carrots in the Jell-O (An awful idea which, ironically enough, meets the new federal guidelines.) Someone in the federal gov-

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ernment obviously noticed kids were getting too fat and said, “Hey! Kids are getting fat! Let’s blame the school lunches! We have to blame someone! Because if we don’t blame someone for something, people may start blaming us for something else! Just to make it sound really bad, we’ll attach the word ‘crisis’ at the end! That always scares people! Drug crisis! Texting while driving crisis! Childhood obesity crisis! You name it, we’ll crisis it!” (It bears mentioning that everyone in the federal government talks in exclamation points. It’s the only way they can hear one another over all the yelling). What they are really ignoring, of course, are the real issues. The federal government is good at this. School lunches didn’t make kids obese. Parents who let their kids eat Twinkies and Mountain Dew for breakfast make kids obese. Kids who let their kids have Doritos for dinner make kids obese. I’m guessing that, in many cases, school lunches are the most nutritious things some kids eat all day. The federal government isn’t going to win the childhood obesity crisis by trying to legislate it

away. If anything, it’s only going to make things worse. If I were a teenager who was limited to just 850 calories in my school lunch, guess what the first thing is I’d do when the school day was over? I’d find the nearest fast food place and eat like I was a man on his way to the electric chair. I can’t have french fries at school? No problem — I’ll double up on them after school. Furthermore, what about the economically disadvantaged kids who are on free school lunches? I’m guessing that, for some, the school lunch is most filling meal they’ll eat all day. But hey, let’s go ahead and cut their caloric intake — God forbid they should get some extra food during the course of the day. I’m not blaming schools for this mess — I’m blaming bureaucrats (how many calories do you think the average politician consumes in a day?) for, once again, poking their noses where they don’t belong. I could never blame the school cafeterias — they’ve given me far too many fond memories. Troy’s very own David Fong appears on Thursdays in the Troy Daily News. He digs the taco salad.

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LOCAL & STATE

The West Milton City Council took time to reward city residents who had taken care of their homes with Community Pride Award plaques at their meeting on Tuesday night. The winners of the award were Harold and Beverly Badders of 100 Tracie Lane, Karen Huston of 254 Lowry Dr. and James and Carolyn

WEST MILTON Green of 210 Wagner Road. Mayor Michael Coate commended the winners and said that their care for their property “showed great character.” “We appreciate their enthusiasm and the job they do to take care of the homes,” Coate said. The Ohio Division of Liquor Control informed the city council that

West Milton’s Brickhouse Café at 2 South Miami Street had applied for a liquor permit. The council voted unanimously not to request a hearing. The matter will be voted on by the public in the November election. Appropriations were also approved to changes in the street, STRS, water capital improvement, sewer capital improvement, water and sewer fund to reflect “unanticipated expenditures.”

AREA BRIEFS

Roeth named member of month

Tourney to raise funds for Stump

CASSTOWN — The September 2012 Miami East FFA Member of the Month is Lindsey Roeth. She is the daughter of Mark and Paula Roeth of Troy and a sophomore and second year member of the Miami East FFA Chapter. During the summer Roeth attended FFA Camp where he met FFA members from across the state. She also participated in the State Agriscience Fair. At the 2012 Miami County Fair, Lindsey exhibited the Reserve Champion Dairy Beef Feeder. She sells her homeraised beef to customers as part of her Supervised Agricultural Experience program. ROETH Every month of the school year the Miami East FFA will select a student to be the FFA Member of the Month. The officer team will nominate one student that has been actively involved in the FFA chapter, school and community activities. If selected, the member will be recognized at the monthly FFA meeting, have their picture displayed in the Miami East Ag Room and will receive a special medallion on celebration of their accomplishment.

PIQUA — A softball tourney, to raise funds for Rachel Stump and her family, will be Sept. 16 at Mote Park, Piqua. The fee is $100 per team and those interested can call (937) 417-6253 for more information or to register.

Small business workshop planned PIQUA — The Small Business Development Center at Edison Community College is sponsoring a marketing workshop from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20. Join the Edison SBDC for a free workshop, which will include guidance on how to grow and expand your business in a challenging economy, find new markets for your existing products or services, get the most out of your advertising dollars and ultimately position your business for success. “Marketing for Business Growth” will be presented by Audrey Gutman of Behr Design Advertising & Marketing. The workshop will be held in North Hall, Room No. 511 at the Edison Community College main campus, 1973 Edison Drive. For more information or to register, contact the Edison SBDC at (937) 381-1525.

MENUS BETHEL GRADES 1-5 Friday — Hamburger or cheeseburger on a wheat bun, pickles, broccoli, choice of fruit, milk. BETHEL GRADES 6-12 Friday — Hamburger or cheeseburger on a wheat bun, pickles, broccoli, choice of fruit, milk. BRADFORD SCHOOLS: Friday — Turkey sandwich or chef salad, sweet potatoes, french fries, green beans, banana, fruit juice, assorted Jello cup and milk. COVINGTON ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL: Friday — Country steak on a bun, baked beans, celery, grapes and milk. COVINGTON HIGH SCHOOL: Friday — Country steak on a bun, baked beans, celery and carrots, grapes, applesauce cup,

graham cracker and milk. MIAMI EAST ELEMENTARY AND JUNIOR HIGH: Friday — Cheese pizza, carrots with dip, yogurt, pineapple and milk. MILTON-UNION SCHOOLS Friday — Chicken Fryz with whole grain bread, corn or beets, choice of fruit, milk. NEWTON ELEMENTARY: Friday — Bosco sticks, pizza dipping sauce, carrots, applesauce and milk. NEWTON HIGH SCHOOL: Friday — Bosco sticks, pizza dipping sauce, carrots, applesauce, juice and milk. PIQUA CITY SCHOOLS: Friday — Ravioli, tossed salad, Texas toast, assorted fruit and milk.

PIQUA CATHOLIC: Friday — Cheese pizza, peas, choice of fruit, carnival cookie and milk. ST. PATRICK Friday — Ham with green beans and potatoes, cheese stick, butter bread, peaches, milk. TROY CITY SCHOOLS Friday — Yogurt, Bosco Stick with marinara sauce, green beans, carrot snacks, fruit, milk. TIPP CITY HIGH SCHOOL Friday — Chicken patty on a bun, California blend vegetables, choice of fruit, milk. UPPER VALLEY CAREER CENTER: Friday — Loaded wedges or chicken nuggets, potato wedges, assorted fruit, multi-grain roll and milk.

OBITUARIES

NORMA I. RUSH TROY — Norma I. Rush, 92, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, at the Sterling House of Troy, after an extended illness. She was born Nov. 4, 1919, in Troy, to the late Floyd and Nellie (Gorman) Rush. She is survived by one sister, Mary Byrd Gray of RUSH Troy; nephew, John R. (Marilyn) Updike; niece, Janet (Dick) Gordon of Long Island, N.Y.; and several greatnephews and nieces. In addition to her parents, Ms. Rush was preceded in death by three sisters, Lois Wilhelm in 1983, B. Lucille Bostic in 2001 and Helen R. Updike in 2006.

JOHN (JACK) H. HUMPHREYS THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Covington; son, John Humphreys Jr. of Piqua; John (Jack) H. stepsons, Jeffrey (Angela) Humphreys, 73, died Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. Mr. Koby, of St. Augustine, Fla.; Gary (Denisa) Koby Humphreys was born in Toledo, and retired to The of Circleville; six grandchildren; and one step greatVillages in 2005. grandchild. He was a retired A memorial stockbroker and service for Mr. currently was Humphreys employed at the will be held at Arnold Palmer 2 p.m. Golf Club. He Saturday at was an avid the United golfer having Church of many hole-in-one Christ Church and many eagles on County to his claim. He Road 101 with a was a lifetime HUMPHREYS celebration of member of the life reception following. Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks Maumee Memorial contributions may be donated to the 1850. He was a Past American Diabetes Exalted Ruler and a Association. Sentiments National All American may be made online at Candidate in 1998 at the www.hiers-baxley.com. Elks Convention in Arrangements are Chicago. entrusted to Hiers-Baxley Surviving are his wife Funeral Services – The Marie, daughter, Cathy Villages. (Jim) Barhorst of

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• William Allen Johnston TROY — William Allen Johnston, 84, of Troy, passed away Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012, at Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. Private services will be Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, at the Troy Care and Rehabilitation Center. Fisher-Cheney Funeral President Tom Niehaus up,” Batchelder said. “And Home, Troy, is entrusted and Senate Democratic that will not happen in with arrangements. Leader Eric Kearney co- Ohio.” Accounting and persponsored the bills, which passed the Senate in May. formance audits of the five • Bobby Joe Call The package had been funds found that without WEST MILTON — awaiting House action adjustments to account for Bobby Joe Call, 55, of since the spring. House longer life spans, an influx West Milton, passed away Speaker William of retirement-age baby Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, Batchelder, a Republican, boomers and economic at the Upper Valley had held the bills in com- challenges faced by gov- Medical Center, Troy. mittee over the summer as ernment employers, the Funeral services will be an analysis commissioned funds’ long-term solvency Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, by the nonpartisan Ohio over the next 30 years at the Hale-Sarver Family Funeral Home, 284 N. Retirement Study Council would be at risk. The funds told state Miami St., West Milton. was completed. The review ultimately suggest- lawmakers they were losed a handful of changes ing varying amounts, • Jane S. Adkins but generally endorsed including one estimate of TROY — Jane S. Adkins, $1 million a day, as they 85, of Troy, passed away the bills. The House made most- awaited legislative action Wednesday, May 9, 2012, ly minor tweaks to the allowing them to adjust bills and passed them premiums and payments with almost unanimous for retirees and other recsupport. The Senate then ommended changes. Lawmakers return, ed agreed to the changes in unanimous votes on each to the Statehouse on Wednesday to tackle the measure. • Cost Saving Cremation Batchelder said one of pension fund changes the things that attracts after they had been on • Crematory On-Site people to public service is break for much of the the state’s pension system. summer. Leaders said He noted current and they don’t expect to come future retirees and benefi- back to Columbus until A division of Baker-Hazel ciaries have an increased after the November elec& Snider Funeral Home 2310929 awareness of the chal- tion. lenges that other states have faced in ensuring pension obligations are met. “As people read the paper and watch TV, they see these funds blowing ADAM LANGDON

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COLUMBUS (AP) — A package of bills aimed at shoring up Ohio’s five public pension funds with increased contributions among some workers and higher retirement ages cleared the state Legislature on Wednesday in a rare showing of bipartisanship during an election year. The legislation will affect almost 1.8 million Ohioans who are covered by the five funds: Ohio Public Employee Retirement System, State Teachers Retirement System, School Employees Retirement System, Ohio Highway Patrol Retirement System and the Ohio Police and Fire Pension Fund. Republican Gov. John Kasich will sign the package into law, his office said. Ohio’s pension funds are in danger of becoming insolvent if adjustments aren’t made. Policymakers, retiree groups, government employers and others have wrestled over the fixes for four years. The pension bills include requests by the funds to raise premiums, lower payouts and tighten eligibility requirements

In her early years, she was a beautician. She later served in the U.S. Air Force and continued to serve as a supply clerk with the federal government, retiring in 1980 when she returned to the Troy area. A graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Casstown Cemetery, Casstown, with interment to follow. Memorial contributions may be made to Acclaim Hospice, 7887 Washington Village Drive, Suite 350, Dayton, OH 45459. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

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Delicious omelette starts off the day School doors opened Sept. 4. The house seemed pretty empty after the six youngest left for school at 7 a.m. They had Rich for their bus driver again, which made them happy. Rich has been the bus driver for the children ever since we moved to Michigan 8 years ago. He is a good bus driver. (Editor’s Note: Amish schooling differs from place to place. In some communities, Amish children primarily attend parochial schools; in others, it is public. In Lovina’s settlement, children attend public school, attend the Amish parochial school or are home-schooled). Son Kevin enjoyed his 7th birthday on Sunday. Daughter Loretta baked a cake for Kevin. She didn’t know he wanted cupcakes instead but he said it didn’t matter. I decorated his cake using candy to write “happy birthday.” He looked pretty happy when he saw it. We gave him a bike for his birthday. He has never had his own. He would just use the other old bikes we have around here. He is so proud to have his very own bike and all of his free time riding. I even caught him riding it in our basement the other night. He found a big bottle of baby powder and sprinkled “trails” on the basement floor. He was biking on the trails until I came downstairs and stopped him. He told me since we told him he couldn’t bike on the roads that he was trying to make roads in the basement. It left quite a dusty floor and mess to clean up! Loretta is getting nervous about her surgery which will be on Monday. We will all be glad when it is over with. I hope and pray everything will turn out OK. She is very tired after a day spent at school. My husband Joe and Joseph took the boat out on the lake on Monday, Labor Day. They fished most of the day. Elizabeth and Benjamin went with Elizabeth’s friend Timothy on a boat on a different lake. They all came home with some fish which were mostly bluegill. The rest of the children and I spent the day relaxing at home. It was a nice day and would have been a good afternoon to do laundry, but we waited

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Lovina Eicher Troy Daily News Guest Columnist until Tuesday, though, so Susan and I could do it after the children left for school. We all needed that break. Elizabeth was glad to have a day off from the factory. They are putting in long hours every day. It sounds like she will have to work Saturdays now. When I worked at a sewing factory before I was married I did not like working Saturdays. It seemed like enough to work five days and Saturday was the day to get caught up on work at home. A lot of the deer hunters are doing target practice with their bows. They are getting excited for opening day of deer season. The boys picked five big buckets of tomatoes out of our garden last night. Susan and I did laundry this morning, and it looks like we will be working up tomatoes this afternoon. I am glad to fill more jars. Sister Emma will drop off Steven, 5, in a little bit. She has to take one of her children to a doctor appointment this afternoon. Since Steven goes to school in the morning, I imagine he will have plenty of stories to share with us. Kevin was excited to have Steven at school this year. This is a delicious, easy breakfast, and you could use potatoes from your garden in it. POTATO OMELETTE 6 small potatoes 3 medium onions 6-8 ounces smoked ham 12 eggs Salt and pepper to taste Oil Slice potatoes, onions and ham as thinly as possible. Saute potatoes and onions in oil until soft but not brown. Butter a 7 1/2-by-11 3/4 glass baking dish. Layer potatoes, onions, and ham in the dish. Stir eggs with salt and pepper to taste and pour over top. Bake at 325 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until eggs are set.

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How ’bout them apples? Applesauce good enough to be at the dinner table By the Associated Press Each fall, I can’t help myself from buying apples by the bushel. I get so excited by the crisp air and the fresh-from-the-orchard fruit that I inevitably buy way too many. So I end up baking pies and apple cakes. I even saute fresh sliced apples for breakfast the way my mother did when I was a child. But my hands-down favorite thing to make with my abundance? Homemade applesauce. I love to make homemade applesauce when I want to perk up a less-than-exciting meal and impress my dining companions with something unexpectedly delicious. I remember my first taste of what has become my go-to recipe. My mother was making Julia Child’s French apple tart. Child’s recipe has a bed of wellseasoned applesauce on the bottom and a fan of apricotjam glazed apples on the top. When I tasted Child’s brandy-laced applesauce, I quickly decided that was the best part of the tart. Since then, I have used a variation of that applesauce as my own. I love the process of peeling the apples, cutting them into rough chunks and placing them in my heavy enameled Dutch oven. I use whatever apples I have on hand. Sometimes they are all the same variety and sometimes they are a mix. I toss the apples with lemon juice, a little sugar

and cinnamon to season them and keep them from turning brown. I add lemon zest for zing and salt for balance. Then I put the lid on the pot and wait patiently while the apples cook and give up their natural juices. In just 15 to 20 minutes, they are ready to mash and give way easily with a fork or a spoon. You could serve the applesauce at this stage, but the next step is what makes it exceptional! Once the apples are cooked down to a rough mash, I add just enough sweet butter to round out the tart acidity of the apples. Then I add a splash of cognac or apple brandy to add a depth of flavor. The mixture is then brought to a boil and simmered for 5 minutes until all of the raw alcohol is cooked away, leaving just the fabulous flavor. And that is the secret to the best homemade applesauce you’ve ever tasted! It’s old-fashioned and new-fangled all at once, and every time I serve it with roasted chicken or grilled pork chops, the resounding opinion is that the applesauce was the best part of the meal. This recipe is easily halved or doubled. What you don’t eat warm, you can refrigerate and eat “leftover” for a week. It is the perfect recipe for all those leftover apples from your apple-picking adventures. SPIKED SIDE DISH APPLESAUCE I like to cook the apples

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seem too dry, add water a couple tablespoons at a time, and continue to cook until tender. Taste. If the apples are too tart for you, add more sugar. Add the butter and apple brandy. Stir vigorously until the apples are the texture of a rough applesauce. You want it to be chunky. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer for 5 minutes. Taste again. Adjust seasonings if necessary, and serve hot, room temperature or cold. Nutrition information per serving: 210 calories; 50 calories from fat (24 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 39 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 32 g sugar; 1 g protein; 60 mg sodium. EDITOR’S NOTE: Elizabeth Karmel is a grilling and Southern foods expert and executive chef at Hill Country Barbecue Market restaurants in New York and Washington, as well as Hill Country Chicken in New York. She is the author of three cookbooks, including “Soaked, Slathered and Seasoned.”

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until they are tender, but still irregular in shape and a bit chunky. And since this is a side dish and not a dessert, I don’t use very much sugar, just enough to pull out the flavor of the apples. Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 8 4 pounds tart apples, such as Granny Smith or Pink Lady (a combination is great) 1/2 to 1 cup sugar (depending on desired sweetness) 1/4 teaspoon salt Zest and juice of 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup juice) 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter 1/4 cup apple brandy (such as Calvados) Peel, core and quarter the apples, then place them in a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or large saucepan. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the sugar, the salt, lemon zest and juice, and the cinnamon over the apples. Toss gently. Cover the pot and set over low-medium heat. Every 5 minutes, stir the apples until they begin to release their juices and start to break down, about 15 to 20 minutes. If the apples

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