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Gunman kills 26 at school Shooter kills himself at scene

Town shaken by reminders of earthquake One jolt hit in the middle of the night. Another caught fishermen at a nearby beach. Then the ground shook at supper. And then again, and again: More than 170 tremors were felt in Navidad in just five weeks. The strongest struck during a funeral and sent panicked mourners fleeing into the street. See Page 13.

In this photo provided by the Newtown Bee, a police officer leads two women and a child from Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A man killed his mother at their home and then opened fire Friday inside the elementary school where she taught, massacring 26 people, including 20 children, as youngsters cowered in fear to the sound of gunshots reverberating through the building and screams echoing over the intercom. The 20-year-old killer, car-

rying at least two handguns, committed suicide at the school, bringing the death toll to 28, authorities said. The rampage, coming less than two weeks before Christmas, was the nation’s second-deadliest school shooting, exceeded only by the Virginia Tech massacre that claimed 33 lives in 2007. “Our hearts are broken today,” a tearful President

Safety drills routine at area schools

With rebels trying to penetrate Syria’s capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him. But the Syrian leader is not necessarily on his way out just yet. He still has thousands of loyal troops and a monopoly on air power. A moribund diplomatic process has given him room to maneuver despite withering international condemnation. And the power of Islamic extremists among the rebels is dashing hopes that the West will help turn the tide of the civil war by sending heavy weapons to the opposition. See Page 10.

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Local artist and teacher Suzanne Ally displays several pieces of art Friday at the Lincoln Center. Ally, executive director of the Art House at Lincoln, said the art and music classes allow children to release their feelings constructively. “Every child is an artist,” Ally said.

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Event set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday will be on display, complemented by an intermittent drum circle performance and improvisational jazz. Suzy Ally, executive director Art can be a powerful outlet of the Art House at Lincoln, for everyone, especially for said the art and music classes those facing difficult home allow children to release their lives. The Lincoln Center is feelings constructively. enhancing its offerings of art “Every child is an artist,” and music classes to provide Ally said. “But you have a an outlet for young individuunique combination of young als. artists that are charged with a From 6:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. high level of emotional stress 17, the work of 28 students BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com

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Sunday Rain likely High: 55° Low: 44°

With the budget and levy failure in November a strong focus of the Tipp City School District, the board TIPP CITY of education is seeking to pave a healthy path for the school’s financial future. While the board did not decide at a special work session Thursday on a millage amount or time length for the upcoming May levy, they did choose to stick with a real estate property tax and not pursue an earned

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TROY that needs to be released. “What I’ve discovered and believe — and I think a lot of artists see this — is there is a language of art that is readable,” she continued. “It’s a very rich treasure trove of kids who have some very strong emotions from tough situations that most middle-classes families do not have.”

Code Red drills now are as routine as fire and tornado drills in Miami County schools, and it’s due to events like Friday’s elementary school tragedy in Newtown, Conn. Code red drills are school lockdown and security drills, which are done multiple times in schools. According to Miami East Local School Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold, both the high school and elementary school buildings practice Code Red drills once per semester. “Once a semester we do lockdown drills, and deputies from the (Miami County) Sheriff’s Department come out to walk the building,” Rappold said Friday. Rappold said during the Code Red simulations, law enforcement officials offer suggestions to improve the drills. He said suggestions also come from teachers and staff members on how to improve safety and security. “Unfortunately, schools have to spend time to do this, but we certainly think it’s just as important as a fire and tornado drill,” Rappold said. “Unfortunately, it’s the age we live in and we take it seriously.” Rappold said each building is “locked down” at the start of school and throughout the school day. In order to gain access, visitors must be “buzzed-in” to enter only the office area. They also are required to signin and wear a badge. Rappold also said both buildings are designed with safety in mind and other features the public is often unaware of due to safety and security measures. “The design of the building is a safety feature in and of itself, and the daily lockdowns are just another step to ensure our

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TODAY • BREAKFAST SET: The Sons Of The American Legion Post 43, 622 S.Market St., will host an all-you-can-eat buffetstyle breakfast from 710:30 a.m. The cost is $7. Breakfast will include scrambled eggs, homemade fried potatoes, sausage gravy and biscuits, bacon, sausage, waffles, toast, orange juice and coffee. Takeout orders are available by calling 339-3502. • PORK CHOPS: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a marinated pork chop (non-marinated pork chops available upon request) dinner with baked potato and green bean casserole for $9 from 5-7 p.m. • NIGHT HIKE: A forest night hike at 7 p.m. at Brukner Nature Center will offer participants a chance to find these tracks and distinguish what kinds of animals are around and what kind of habitat they are living in. A public star gaze — free and open to the public — with the Stillwater Stargazers will follow at 8 p.m. in the parking lot. Members will have their telescopes set up and will be able to answer questions. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 9 a.m. to noon at the Ludlow Falls Christian Church, 213 Vine St., Ludlow Falls. Those who register will receive a free “Blood Donor — Saves Lives” knit scarf in scarlet and grey. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE. Make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • KARAOKE NIGHT: The Tipp City American Legion, North Third Street, will offer Papa D’s Pony Express Karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. The event is free. • CANDLE DIPPING: Aullwood will offer red and blue colored candle dipping beginning at 2:30 p.m. at the farm, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Admission is $4 for adults ad $2 for children, plus $1 for each candle made. Call (937) 8907360 for more information.

SUNDAY • BREAKFAST SERVED: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8-11 a.m. All breakfasts are made-toorder and everything is a la carte. • VIEW FROM THE VISTA: Brukner Nature Center staff and volunteers will collect data for Project FeederWatch, an international citizen science project under the guidance of Cornell Lab of Ornithology, from 2-4 p.m. All levels of birders are invited to participate in the program. Get all the information you need to be a FeederWatcher in your own backyard, too. • LIVE NATIVITY: A free live Nativity scene and birthday party of Jesus will be from 6-8 p.m. at the former Tommy Lewis Park, one block south of the monument on the east side just past Hill Street. Children will be able to pet

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MONDAYTUESDAY • TCT AUDITIONS: Troy Civic Theatre will have auditions for the cast of “Boeing Boeing” at 7 p.m. at the Barn in the Park on Adams Street across from Hobart Arena. “Boeing Boeing,” is a comedy romp by Marc Camoletti adapted by Beverley Cross and Francis Evans. The director, Rebecca O’Brien, is looking for two men and four women. Those planning to audition need to be at least 18 years of age. Auditions will be cold read only. The performance dates are March 1-3 and 8-9.

MONDAY • BOOK SIGNING: Scott Trostel of Fletcher will introduce his new regional history, “And Through the Black Night of Terror,” the recounting of the 1913 flood in the five northern Miami Valley counties; and The Troy Historical Society, and their newly released photograph book of 128 pages, “Troy and the Great Flood of 1913,” authored by Judy Deeter, Rick Jackson and Patrick Kennedy, will have a joint book signing from 6-8 p.m. at the TroyMiami County Public Library Local History Library, 100 W. Main St. The public is invited to meet the authors and purchase books. • MOMMY & ME MATINEE: Preschool-age children and their caregiver are invited to come to the Troy-Miami County Public Library at 10:30 a.m. to enjoy a short holiday movie

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and popcorn. No registration is necessary. • BOOK LOVERS: Join the Troy-Miami County Book Lovers Anonymous adult book discussion group at 6 p.m. Members will be reading and discussing “The Devil All the Time,” by Donald Ray Pollock for the month of November. Light refreshments will be provided. • BOARD MEETING: The Miami County Educational Service Center’s Governing Board will meet at 6 p.m. at 270 N. Weston Drive, Troy. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 37 p.m. at the Tipp City United Methodist Church, 8 W. Main St., Tipp City. Those who register will receive a free “Blood Donor — Saves Lives” knit scarf in scarlet and grey. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE. Make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBIT: A drum circle performance and art exhibition, including the works of 28 children, will be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Lincoln Community Center. For more information, visit lincolnarthouse.com. Civic agendas • Monroe Township Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. at the Township Building. • The Tipp City Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Government Center. • The Piqua City Commission will meet at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall. • The Troy City Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the meeting room in Council Chambers. • The Staunton Township Trustees will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Staunton Township building. • Covington Board of Public Affairs will meet at 4 p.m. in the Water Department office located at 123 W. Wright St., Covington.

Stouder Foundation awards 11 grants The Stouder Memorial Foundation recently awarded $165,433 for the following grants: UVMC Foundation — $88,936 for the Clinical Excellence Center, Patient Simulation New Creation Counseling Center Inc. — $6,000 funding for psychiatric services Miami County Dental Clinic — $40,000 for operating support GIVE Medical — $500 for an oxygen concentrator/oxygen analyzer Miami County Recovery Council — $2,078 for an

MIAMI COUNTY AED defibrillator Eagles Wings Stables, Inc. — $5,000 for general support Troy City Schools — $1,066.40 for a portable nebulizer and supplies for each clinic in the school district Troy Junior High — $182.55 for a blood pressure monitor and cuffs Troy Christian Schools — $1,796 for temporal professional thermometers and audiometer First Kids Christian

Cooperative Preschool — $310 for assistance in a playground renovations Health Partners Free Clinic — $19,564.05 for general support The Stouder Memorial Foundation accepts grant requests from charitable organizations providing health care services in Miami County. Requests are reviewed by the board of trustees quarterly in January, April, July and October. The next deadline is Jan. 2. For more information, visit www.thetroyfoundation.org or call 339-8935.

Werts honored by P&G Receives leadership award BY JOHN BADEN For the Troy Daily News editorial@tdnpublishing.com

Her hard work continues to pay off in more ways than one as Charline Werts of Tipp City received Procter and Gamble’s Joel Kahn Community Leadership Award. “I was totally shocked,” Werts said as she recalled finding out through an email from Mike Gartner of P&G’s People with Disabilities affinity network. “It was a great way to start off Thanksgiving.” Winning the award brought back memories for Werts. In 2002, she got to carry the torch when it came through for the winter Olympics because a TUESDAY friend in the MS office had submitted her name. That • ROUNDTABLE TO same excitement and joy MEET: The Stillwater Civil had been reborn. War Roundtable will presWerts and the award ent one of its members presenting her talk on soliders’ have a special tie with Multiple Sclerosis, a disletters home at Christmas ease of the central nervous time at 7 p.m. at the Troysystem that interrupts the Hayner Cultural Center, Troy. Shelley Thompson will flow of information between the brain and show what Christmas body resulting in a perlooked like in 1860s and son’s inability to move. how Santa has changed over the years. She will finJoel Kahn, who worked ish the night with some at P&G for more than 30 poems that were written years, died in 2011 after a during that time. 35-year battle with MS Civic agendas and was a good friend to • The Concord Township the Ohio Valley Chapter of Trustees will meet at 10 the National MS Society, a.m. at the Concord of which Werts is a pasTownship Memorial sionate supporter. Building, 1150 Horizon Werts said that what West Court, Troy. made the award all the • Pleasant Hill Township Trustees will meet at 8 p.m. more special was that it was in memory of a man in the township building, who had fought MS, a man 210 W. Walnut St., whom she had the priviPleasant Hill.

TIPP CITY lege of meeting multiple times at the annual MS dinners. “He was a WERTS real inspiration,” Werts said of Kahn, who made a difference in advocating for disability rights at P&G, informing the company how to make its employment area more user-friendly for those who were disabled. His legacy lives on through this award as Werts will receive a $500 grant to the non-profit organization of her choice, which she decided right away will be the MS Society in honor of Kahn. Werts has been involved with this society for about 30 years, planning walks on committees for Dayton and Troy. She is also on the Greater Miami Valley Committee, which looks to “promote awareness of MS” in the Miami Valley in hopes of getting business sponsorship and informing the public of the services it provides. On the committee, she plans fundraisers that include an August bike tour and “Muck Ruckus” at Fulton Farms in July. This doesn’t even include the Haunted Garage she puts on with her partner in horror, Keith Allen, in October. This year, they raised $1,313 for MS. Why does she do all this? Her mother, Betty Werts, had MS and died back in 2004, and many of Charline’s friends live with MS as well.

With family and friends close to her heart, Charline believes that it’s a cause worth fighting for. “MS is the one that I really will take a few extra steps forward for,” Charline said after mentioning that she also has done other charity walks, which include Relay for Life, American Diabetes, Juvenile Diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Women’s Wellness, Lite the Night (Leukemia) and Breast Cancer. Charline is also involved with pet rescue groups and has helped find families for hundreds of cats and dogs. She currently has 10 cats living in her home. She encourages anyone to join her in making other people aware of MS and donating to the cause. The Miami CountyTroy Walk MS Committee will have its next meeting Jan. 16 at the Tipp City Library in the Senseman Meeting Room downstairs from 6:30-8 p.m. Werts invites the public to join them as they coordinate the MS Walk in Troy, which is set for April 2 at Troy Memorial Stadium. “We’re always looking for new walkers or new businesses to do sponsorship,” Charline said. Together, a difference can be made, which will lead to greater things. “I’m a firm believer that if you can find the cure for one, that will help find cures for the others, too,” Charline said. For more information on the Troy MS Walk and registration, log onto www.WalkMSOhioValley.org and look up Troy’s walk. To learn more about the Ohio Valley Chapter, visit www.fightMStoday.org.

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Gunman • CONTINUED FROM 1 believed to suffer from a personality disorder and lived with his mother, said a law enforcement official who was briefed on the investigation but was not authorized to discuss it. Panicked parents looking for their children raced to Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, a prosperous New England community of about 27,000 people 60 miles northeast of New York City. Police told youngsters at the kindergarten-through-fourthgrade school to close their eyes as they were led from the building so that they wouldn’t see the blood and broken glass. Schoolchildren some crying, others looking frightened were escorted through a parking lot in a line, hands on each other’s shoulders. Law enforcement officials speaking on condition of anonymity said that Lanza killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, and then drove to the school in her car with at least three guns, including a high-powered rifle that he apparently left in the back of the vehicle, and shot up two classrooms. Nancy Lanza was a part-time substitute at the school, according to a parent. Authorities gave no details on exactly how the attack unfolded. But a custodian ran through the halls, warning of a gunman on the loose, and someone switched on the intercom, alerting people in the building to the attack and perhaps saving many lives by letting them hear the hysteria going on in the school office, a teacher said. Teachers locked their doors and ordered children to huddle in a corner or hide in closets as shots echoed through the building. State police Lt. Paul Vance said 28 people in all were killed, including the gunman, and a woman who worked at the school was wounded. Lanza’s older brother, 24-year-old Ryan, of Hoboken, N.J., was being

A woman waits to hear about her sister, a teacher, following a shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., about 60 miles northeast of New York City, Friday. questioned, but a law enforcement official said he was not believed to have had a role in the rampage. Investigators were searching his computers and phone records, but he told law enforcement he had not been in touch with his brother since about 2010. The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the unfolding investigation. At one point, a law enforcement official mistakenly identified the gunman as Ryan Lanza. Brett Wilshe, a friend of Ryan Lanza’s, said Lanza told him the gunman may have had his identification. Updates posted on Ryan Lanza’s Facebook page Friday afternoon read, “It wasn’t me” and “I was at work.” Robert Licata said his 6year-old son was in class when the gunman burst in and shot the teacher. “That’s when my son grabbed a bunch of his friends and ran out the door,” he said. “He was very brave. He waited for his friends.” He said the shooter didn’t utter a word. Stephen Delgiadice said his 8-year-old daughter heard two big bangs.

Teachers told her to get in a corner, he said. “It’s alarming, especially in Newtown, Connecticut, which we always thought was the safest place in America,” he said. His daughter was uninjured. Theodore Varga was in a meeting with other fourth-grade teachers when he heard the gunfire. He said someone had turned on the intercom so that “you could hear people in the office. You could hear the hysteria that was going on. I think whoever did that saved a lot of people. Everyone in the school was listening to the terror that was transpiring.” Also, a custodian ran around, warning people there was someone with a gun, Varga said. “He said, ‘Guys! Get down! Hide!’” Varga said. “So he was actually a hero.” The teacher said he did not know if the custodian survived. On Friday night, hundreds of people packed a Newtown church and stood outside in a vigil for the victims. People held hands, lit candles and sang “Silent Night” at St. Rose of Lima church. Anthony Bloss, whose three daughters survived the shootings, said they are

doing better than he is. “I’m numb. I’m completely numb,” he said at the vigil. Mergim Bajraliu, 17, said he heard the gunshots echo from his home and ran to check on his 9-yearold sister at the school. He said his sister, who was uninjured, heard a scream come over the intercom. He said teachers were shaking and crying as they came out of the building. “Everyone was just traumatized,” he said. Mary Pendergast said her 9-year-old nephew was in the school at the time of the shooting but wasn’t hurt after his music teacher helped him take cover in a closet. Richard Wilford’s 7year-old son, Richie, told him that he heard a noise that sounded like “cans falling.” The boy said a teacher went out to check on the noise, came back in, locked the door and had the children huddle in the corner until police arrived. “There’s no words,” Wilford said. “It’s sheer terror, a sense of imminent danger, to get to your child and be there to protect him.” On Friday afternoon, family members were led away from a firehouse that was being used as a stag-

ing area, some of them weeping. One man, wearing a T-shirt without a jacket, put his arms around a woman as they walked down the middle of the street, oblivious to everything around them. Another woman with tears rolling down her face walked by, carrying a car seat with a baby inside. “Evil visited this community today and it’s too early to speak of recovery, but each parent, each sibling, each member of the family has to understand that Connecticut we’re all in this together. We’ll do whatever we can to overcome this event,” Gov. Dannel Malloy said. Adam Lanza and his mother lived in a well-todo part of Newtown where neighbors are doctors or hold white-collar positions at companies such as General Electric , Pepsi and IBM. At least three guns were found a Glock and a Sig Sauer, both pistols, inside the school, and a .223-caliber rifle in the back of a car, authorities said. The shootings instantly brought to mind such tragedies as the Columbine High School massacre that killed 15 in 1999 and the July shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., that left 12 dead. “You go to a movie theater in Aurora and all of a sudden your life is taken,” Columbine Principal Frank DeAngelis said. “You’re at a shopping mall in Portland, Ore., and your life is taken. This morning, when parents kissed their kids goodbye knowing that they are going to be home to celebrate the holiday season coming up, you don’t expect this to happen.” He added: “It has to stop, these senseless deaths.” Obama’s comments on the tragedy amounted to one of the most outwardly emotional moments of his presidency. “The majority of those who died were children beautiful little kids between the ages of 5 and 10.”

Safety • CONTINUED FROM 1 kids and our staff are safe,” Rappold said. Both Bethel Local School and Miami East ended their respective contracts with the SRO program due to budget cuts in the last several years. Despite no longer having a part-time school resource officer, Rappold said the sheriff ’s office

assists with the Code Red drills and the plans that accompany them. The district cut the parttime SRO program along with $1 million in staff and programs over the last several years. “We’d love to have the SRO program back because it provides a sense of security to the staff, parents and students, but we made $1 million in cuts to staff and programs and we’d like to

have all of them back,” Rappold said. Troy City Schools also has every building on lockdown once the school day has started. The district also utilizes three Troy Police Department officers — one at the high school, one at the junior high and one for all the elementary buildings. As of press time, Superintendent Eric Herman was unavailable for

comment. The Miami County Sheriff ’s Office has one full-time school resource officer and one part-time SRO. Deputy Todd Cooper splits his time and contract at MiltonUnion Exempted Village Schools and Newton Local School. Deputy Eric Harnish splits time as a road officer and part-time SRO at Bradford Exempted Village School.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Here are the winning numbers drawn Friday by the Ohio Lottery: • Pick 5 Midday: 0-8-6-5-5 • Pick 3 Midday: 8-0-6 • Pick 4 Midday: 3-1-3-2 • Pick 3 Evening: 0-8-9 • Pick 4 Evening: 3-9-4-2 • Pick 5 Evening: 8-7-3-8-7 • Rolling Cash 5: 08-21-28-29-33 Estimated jackpot: $456,000

BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Friday. Corn Month Bid Change Dec 7.4100 + 0.1050 J/F/M 13 7.5100 + 0.1050 NC 13 5.8800 + 0.0200 Soybeans Month Bid Change Dec 14.8100 + 0.1950 J/F/M 13 14.8100 + 0.1950 NC 13 12.4750 + 0.0775 Wheat Month Bid Change Dec 7.7300 + 0.0550 NC 13 8.0800 + 0.0350 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com. • Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Friday. Symbol Price Change AA 8.74 +0.15 CAG 30.15 -0.02 CSCO 19.86 +0.12 EMR 51.75 +0.09 F 11.10 -0.17 FITB 14.36 -0.15 FLS 142.16 -0.14 GM 24.61 -0.51 ITW 59.82 -1.85 JCP 20.98 +0.18 KMB 85.05 -0.73 KO 37.66 +0.06 KR 26.29 -0.06 LLTC 33.58 -0.03 MCD 88.88 -0.29 MSFG 12.03 -0.02 PEP 70.16 -0.05 SYX 9.45 -0.15 TUP 65.76 -0.63 USB 31.40 -0.17 VZ 44.21 -0.31 WEN 4.71 -0.02 WMT 68.75 -0.29

Exhibit rating to form classes that teaching children to teach creativity can create new Shane Carter, executive director of the potential in their lives. “For the art part, all I do is give them Lincoln Center, said the event follows a a nice big brush, canvas and lots of highly successful art exhibition in paints, and once they know they can’t September, which featured the work of mess up, they go to town,” Ally said. eight children. Music instructor Paul Shuler uses “One reason we’ve done this is the many of the same concepts as Ally for kids have been very intrigued by the drumming lessons offered at the event, but a lot of them had to find the center. talent within themselves,” Carter said. “Suzanne and Paul both feel that by “It’s instrumental for our kids from an giving the children an opportunity to exposure standpoint.” Ally’s classes encourage individuality control the drum or the paint brush, they discover an awareness of and ownership and freedom of expression using a of their feelings and responses in real life method of teaching that her husband Harry, a retired university professor, uti- circumstances,” a Lincoln Center press lized in his art courses. Harry will likely release stated. The center resides at 110 Ash St. be an artist-in-residence as well, collabo-

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Tipp • CONTINUED FROM 1 income tax for 2013. Treasurer Joseph Smith measured the pros and cons of an argument on having an earned income tax. He said that it would be appealing to seniors and those with a fixed income, but it doesn’t only rely on people themselves. “One thing that really worries me about an income tax is its dependent on the economy,” Smith said. “That is something I think we have to be mindful of.” While it remains uncertain how big the property tax will be and how many years, the board said that it would discuss specifics at

its regular board meeting on Monday. As to making cuts, board member Carla Frame encouraged the board to look at the school’s current financial situation and need from a cost-savings standpoint. As a result, the board spent time looking at efficient ways to save money through school costs. One area of interest that the board focused on was a health savings account program because the members believed that was an area in which they could save a good amount of money. After requesting and receiving a massive amount of emails from the

community, the board also proposed a working list of cuts that they believed needed to be made to balance the budget until a levy is passed. Now, the board has turned it over to the school administration. Superintendent Dr. John Kronour met Friday with the administrative staff to work with the list before getting back with the board. According to School Community Relations Coordinator Sheryl Brownlee, Kronour said he would work with the team and give them an update before Monday’s regular board meeting.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on GOP claims on tax effects overstated and misleading: Everywhere he goes, House Speaker John Boehner complains about the dire consequences that a tax hike on the wealthy would have on “small businesses,” which sit next to Mom, apple pie and George Washington in the top tier of American iconography. … It might be as simple as that if President Barack Obama wanted to raise taxes on small businesses. He doesn’t. Obama proposes to increase marginal tax rates for the wealthiest Americans from 35 percent to 39.6 percent — where they were during the administration of President Bill Clinton. Republicans argue that because so many business owners file as individuals, this slight increase in the marginal rate would therefore cut profits and the ability to hire workers. But they rely on an expansive definition of what constitutes a “small business.” In fact, under their loose definition, some of the nation’s wealthiest people could qualify. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that “of the top 400 people — who received $19.8 billion in S corporation and partnership net income in 2009 — 237 would be As I counted as small businesses” under the usual GOP See It definition. ■ The Troy We haven’t heard Republicans get this specific Daily News recently, but during the presidential campaign, they welcomes often argued that allowing Bush-era tax cuts to columns from expire on the wealthy would harm small businesses our readers. To because about half of the income of small businesses submit an “As I is taxed at the top two rates. It’s a misleading arguSee It” send ment. your type-writThere is room for debate over whether tax rates ten column to: should rise — and by how much. ■ “As I See It” But how about an honest debate? Claiming that c/o Troy Daily a slight increase in marginal rates on the wealthiest News, 224 S. Americans will prevent businesses from hiring just Market St., doesn’t add up. Troy, OH 45373 The Grand Island (Neb.) Independent the ■ You can also secession movement: e-mail us at Perhaps the most demonstrable sign of the editorial@tdnpu nation’s urgent need to swallow a large “chill pill” is blishing.com. the movement among the far-right wackos to have ■ Please their state secede from the United States. For most include your full Americans, the notion of secession is good for a name and telechuckle and then it’s on to selecting the right jelly phone number. for the breakfast toast. But for some Americans, it is an idea that merits a serious amount of their nottoo-plentiful brain power. Mere hours after the re-election of President Barack Obama, the White House Internet server was bombarded with petitions from citizens seeking to have their states secede from the United States. The White House had launched a web site that allowed citizens to post petitions regarding issues important to them. If a petition eventually garnered 25,000 electronic signatures, the White House promised to issue a response regarding the issue. Perhaps not surprisingly, signatures on the Texas secession petition soon soared over 100,000 names. The reaction of several office wags was to launch a petition endorsing the Texas effort. “Who would miss them?” they asked. The citizens of Austin, the capital city of Texas, reacted by starting a local petition seeking that city’s removal from Texas. Seriously, Austinites have filed a legal petition to withdraw Austin from the state of Texas. Nebraska has a secession petition on the White House website and there are thousands of signatures. It should be noted that the petition was launched by somebody from South Dakota. Again, we can’t make this stuff up. Democracy is a messy process and things don’t always go the way many citizens hope they should — just ask Mitt Romney. … If the people wearing the aluminum foil hats are seeking to get what they want out of Washington, they should focus on electing those who actually work on solving problems.

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God has truly blessed America

GOD loved them so much that He told them, “If my people, which are called by name, shall humble themselves and pray, To the Editor: and seek my face, and turn Hello, how was your day from their wicked ways; then I today? will hear from heaven, and will Was it exciting or just forgive their sin, and will heal another ho-hum day? their land.” (II Chronicles 7:14). There is something GOD (Please read the rest of the laid on my heart to talk to you about. GOD talked to Solomon chapter for a clear understandin the Bible because Israel was ing of what could happen to disobeying HIS commands. our nation if we neglect to heed

His Word, as written in the previous verse.” God has really blessed and protected us as a nation and has given us freedom and loved us — and for that we are thankful. As GOD has given this message to me, I want you to know I care about you and these United States of America.

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All I want for Christmas is my baby boy In case you can’t tell, I’m still pregnant. With less than a week to go until I hit my due date, I’m facing the infamous questions all pregnant women must endure. “How am I feeling” a concerned coworker wants to know, which is why he asks me this at least three times a day every day. To answer his question, I’m feeling approximately the same way I was three hours ago when you asked and last week, I’m tired, I’m cranky and I really, really want to meet my baby boy. Oh, but I still feel guilty for wanting to meet my baby boy. For every minute I wish he was already here, I realize that’s one less minute I’ll have to dedicate solely to my girl. Everyone assures me that once he’s here and I see the love between siblings this guilt will go away, but I can’t help feeling like I’m about to put a giant crack in my little girl’s reality, at least for a short while. I can appreciate the sentiment though. I must finally be so gigantic that people are start-

Amanda Stewart Troy Daily News Columnist ing to realize how uncomfortable I am. How uncomfortable most nine-month pregnant women are. The question I can’t get past, is the ever-popular, “Oh, you haven’t had that baby yet?” To make matters worse, most people chuckle after asking me that, thinking how clever they are to point out the fact that not only am I giant pregnant still, but they were able to pose it as a question. Yes, yes, actually I did have my baby. And I still look nine months pregnant. Thank you for calling me fat. Yes, I did have my baby, 15 minutes ago, and I decided to go to the store, go to work or whatever other chore I’m trying to

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complete while being asked whether or not I’ve expelled a human being from my body. Which if you could see my constantly-morphing stomach, you would know that I have not, in fact, had my baby yet. Not to mention how the whole theory of a due date is just that — a theory. Sure, there’s a little science behind it, but considering the fact that we can’t even confirm what exactly causes a woman to go into labor, let alone why some do at 38 weeks or 41, I think it’s pretty obvious that due dates are really just estimates. I was exactly five days late with my daughter Pearyn, whose due date had been changed twice to reflect conception and her size. And even after those factors, I still didn’t have her until I had been carrying her for 40 weeks and five days. This little guy is really a guessing game. His due date is completely and utterly estimated, spit out by a computer, so who knows if he’s really “done cooking” on Dec. 20? I can say for certain that I’d

like him to be done cooking by then. Heck, I’d like him to be done cooking in about five minutes, but I’ve got no control over that. I’m starting to think that he’ll just join us exactly five days late too, like his sister, and instead of spending our Christmas with family around a Christmas tree, they’ll be around me, in labor. At any rate, he will be here before we know it, he doesn’t really have an option anymore. Because he’s a bit on the gigantic side (what can I say, we vegans grow big babies), I can confidently say he’ll be here by January, whether he wants to or not. However, for the sake of my husband, daughter and family members coming in from out of town for the holiday season, I really, really hope he comes before then. Because who really wants to spend Christmas with a giant, crabby pregnant lady? Amanda Stewart appears Saturday in the Troy Daily News. She’s ready to turn her world upside down, are you?

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HOLIDAY STATS • PRE-HOLIDAY BLUES: After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have slowed as worries about weak U.S. job growth and other concerns have caused Americans to spend less. • STEP RIGHT UP: That puts pressure on stores, which had been offering fewer discounts this season than they did last year, to step up promotions. • INTO THE STRETCH: With only about a week and a half left until Christmas, stores have a ways to go to reach ShopperTrak’s forecast of a 3.3 percent rise in sales during the two-month stretch compared with last year. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have slowed as worries about weak U.S. job growth and other concerns have Americans spending less. Overall, holiday sales are up 2.2 percent to $659 billion from Nov. 1 through last Saturday, according to an analysis of sales data done for The Associated Press by ShopperTrak, a Chicago-based firm that tracks spending at 40,000 stores across the country. These are the top 10 days that ShopperTrak expects to be the busiest this year in terms of sales. 1. Fri., Nov. 23 (Black Friday) 2. Sat., Dec. 22 (Super Saturday) 3. Sat., Dec. 15 4. Fri., Dec. 21 5. Sun., Dec. 23 6. Sat., Dec. 8 7. Wed., Dec. 26 (Day after Christmas) 8. Sat., Nov. 24 (Black Saturday) 9. Thurs., Dec. 20 10. Sat., Dec. 29 store windows. But stores also have been doing more creative things with pricing to get shoppers to think they’re getting a better deal than they really are. Think: Offering jeans for $9 instead of $9.99, hoping round numbers will appeal more to shoppers, or selling two shirts for $20 instead of giving shoppers 20 percent off. “The retailing nation is trying to get off the discounting habit,” said Paco Underhill, founder of Envirosell, which studies consumer behavior. “It’s just like heroin the more you do it the more you need to do it.” The fact that stores are struggling to find the right balance between pricing and profits during the holiday season is no surprise. They’ve been doing that since the dawn of department stores in the 1800s. Perhaps the biggest change occurred in 1975, when the Consumer Goods Pricing Act repealed state fair trade laws, allowing stores to sell

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Peggy Ann Beard VERSAILLES — Peggy Ann Beard, 76, of Versailles, passed away Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at the Versailles Health Care Center. Peggy was born Nov. 17, 1936, in BEARD Bradford, to the (late) James H. and Margaret E. (Bashore) Beard. He graduated from Bradford High School, class of 1954, The Ohio State University in 1957 and Stanford University in 1959 with her master’s degree. She worked 30 years at NCR in Dayton, Chicago and San Diego where she was the international rep for developing COBOL (a computer language); worked for six years as a consultant for Ryan McFarland in Austin, Texas; and worked for six years at Consulting Partners in Dallas, Texas. She enjoyed embroidery, needlepoint, crochet, photography, reading and loved traveling around the world. Peggy is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, James B. and Harriet

Beard of College Station, Texas; sister and brother-inlaw, Shirley M. and James Crotcher of Versailles; nieces, Kim and Milan Pozderac of Mt. Vernon, Kelly and Travis Fliehman of Greenville and Kristi and John Kaiser of Versailles; nephews, James C. and Kathey Beard of College Station, Texas, John Beard of Texas; four great nieces; and five great nephews. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, at the Greenville Creek Christian Church, 5110 N. Buckneck Road, Bradford, with the Rev. Daryl Peeples officiating. Interment will be in Greenville Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the StockerFraley Funeral Home, Bradford. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.stockerfraley.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Beverly Ann Smith TROY — Beverly Ann Smith, 78, of Troy, passed away 7:35 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012, at Troy Care & Rehabilitation Center, Troy. Service will be held Wedneday, Dec. 19, 2012, at Fisher-Cheney Funeral Home, Troy.

DEATHS OF NATIONAL INTEREST • Cliff Brown SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) Cliff Brown, the first black quarterback to start for Notre Dame, has died. He was 60. Frank Matinchek of the Matinchek and Daughter Funeral Home said Friday that Brown died Monday in Harrisburg, Pa. The South Bend Tribune reports that Brown took over during the fifth game of the season in 1972 following injuries to the top two Irish quarterbacks. He

was then a sophomore. Brown started the rest of that 8-2 season, completing 56 of 111 passes for 669 yards with four touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also rushed 77 times for 253 yards and two scores. He finished his career 72-of-146 for 929 yards, seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions, and rushed 102 times for 375 yards and four scores. Services will be held Saturday morning in Harrisburg.

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items at whatever price they want instead of what manufacturers dictate. Prices like “$19.99” instead of “$20” sprang up because as Baba Shiv, a marketing professor at Stanford University who focuses on neuroeconomics, puts it: “When you see something for $9.99, the brain categorizes that as being $9 rather than $10,” he said. “Those things are still effective.” But at a time when shoppers are more price sensitive, some stores have gotten rid of the ubiquitous “99 cents” in prices in favor of flat prices. In fact, Kmart played up flat prices in its advertising and in-store deals on Black Friday with signs that read: “Experience our $5, $10, $20 Freak Out Pricing.” “The effort was around being able to communicate clearly to our customer in gift denominations they commonly think within,” said Tom Aiello, Kmart’s spokesman. “Nothing against the “.99.”

ters, Tammy Beltran, Brenda Stockhill, Darla Staricha and Hope Lewis; along with 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; brothers, Lenvall R. Delk, Robert E. Delk and Kenneth R. Delk; sisters, Vera I. Beisner, Janice L. Shields, Marilyn L. Myers and Doris J. Osborne; also numerous nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Shirley Lambert. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012, at the Oliver-Floyd Funeral Home in Greenville with the Rev. Jan Roestamadji officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenville Township Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Doyle, I wouldn’t have missed the dance, Liz Condolences may be left for the family at www.oliverfloyd.com.

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In this Dec. 13 photo, shoppers walk past holiday decorations at the Downtown Crossing in Boston. After a promising start to the holiday shopping season over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend, sales have slowed, according to an analysis of data done for The Associated Press by sales tracker ShopperTrak. Worries about weak U.S. job growth and other concerns are likely to blame for Americans spending less. That puts pressure on JCPenney, Macy’s and other stores, which had been offering fewer discounts this season than they did last year, to step up promotions to lure shoppers.

DARKE COUNTY — Doyle D. Delk, 74, of Darke County, Ohio, lost his courageous battle with cancer Dec. 13, 2012. He was born June 24, 1938, in Darke County, son of the late Forrest and Ruby (Krieder) Delk. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Carrol E. Delk and James R. Delk. Although Doyle was a life long farmer, he had also been employed at Hobart Brothers of Troy, Ohio, Bill Kelly Excavating, Heritage Gardens, Stonehedge Tea Room and currently at the Greenville Township Memorial Gardens. Doyle is survived by his wife of 43 years, Elizabeth J. (Holmes) Delk, whom he married Jan. 25, 1969; sons, Doyle D. Delk Jr. and David Delk; daugh-

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La. restaurants revive tradition NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Christmastime for Tyson and Ginny Graham means driving nearly 300 miles south of their Columbus, Miss., home to New Orleans for shopping, holiday concerts and the highlight of their trip indulging in a grand reveillon dinner. The elaborate meals, which stem from the old French tradition of eating a lavish meal after midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, have become a popular draw for visitors to New Orleans during the holiday season. In the weeks surrounding Christmas, some 50 restaurants offer four- to five-course meals of panroasted oysters, braised pork belly, duck confit, foie gras beignets and other holiday delicacies. The recipes have roots that date back to the beginning of the French city’s nearly 300-year history. Though some restaurants serve reveillon dinners after midnight Mass on Christmas Eve and after midnight fireworks on New Year’s Eve like in the old days, most offer the special menus during regular dinner hours. “Thank goodness,”

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In this Dec. 7 photo, executive chef Kristin Butterworth prepares her braised pork belly with gulf shrimp, white bean cassoulet, garlic jus and fried baby sage, at the Grill Room of the Windsor Court Hotel in New Orleans. Roughly 50 restaurants in New Orleans are reviving an old Creole custom called reveillon, which stems from the old French tradition of eating a lavish meal after midnight Mass on Christmas Eve. Tyson Graham, 71, said with a laugh. “After midnight is a little late for me.” Graham said since he and his wife of 45 years, Ginny, discovered the city’s reveillon dinners about 15 years ago, they’ve been to New Orleans almost every December. “It’s been a great way for us to experience all the restaurants we’ve fre-

quented over the years, but we get to have something a little different,” he said. The way it works: Restaurants offer fixedprice reveillon menus on top of their regular dinner menu starting in the weeks before Christmas and continuing through New Year’s Eve. Reveillon dinner prices can range from $35 to $90 a person depending

on the restaurant. John Magill, a historian and curator at The Historic New Orleans Collection museum and research center in the French Quarter, says reveillon is French for “awakening” and was a term used by early Creoles to describe a meal that followed an evening event. In the 1700s and 1800s, that could be as simple as

beignets and cafe au lait at the French Market after a night out at the opera. “You would eat to revive yourself after an evening event,” Magill said. “It didn’t always have to be a big heavy meal.” Reveillons surrounding Christmas and New Year’s Eve, however, were grand affairs, he said. Families would spend days preparing a menu of comfort foods such as grits and grillades, gumbo, cakes and pastries, and the New Year’s Eve spread would be even more decadent, with oysters, duck and lamb. The Christmas reveillon would traditionally take place after a full day of fasting for communion at midnight services. Magill talks about reveillons in the 2009 book co-wrote titled, he in New “Christmas Orleans,” which also touches on the long-held tradition of holiday shopping on streetcar-lined Canal Street, caroling in the French Quarter and worshipping at St. Louis Cathedral. Richard Stewart, a fifth-generation New Orleanian who is Catholic, says he wasn’t familiar with the old tradition of

reveillon until the mid1980s, when French Quarter restaurant owners began reviving the practice as a way to get more diners during the holidays. “In December, you were lucky if you got 10 people a night in your restaurant,” said Stewart, co-owner of the Gumbo Shop in the French Quarter for 30 years before selling the establishment four years ago. Stewart became fascinated with the fancy meals and even hosted one for his family in 2009. He said the five-course meal took weeks of research and days of preparation, with a menu that included an oyster soup and daube glace braised short-ribs chilled to a gel form, then sliced and served with crackers or thin toasted French bread. Today Stewart serves on a committee that oversees the city’s reveillon menus to make sure the chefs are using ingredients that would have been used in the early days. “The idea is to keep it as traditional as possible but leaving some room for creativity with the ingredients,” he said.

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FLC to celebrate Advent season TROY — First Lutheran Church, 2899 W. Main St., will celebrate the Advent season at both the 8 a.m. traditional and 10:30 a.m. contemporary services. The message series for Advent will be: • Sunday — “Belief in Jesus: It’s Barriers & Blessings” A children’s Christmas program will be at the 10:30 a.m. service only. • Dec. 23 — “For His Sake & For Your Joy - Go Low” — one service only at 9:30 a.m., no Sunday school. A staffed nursery will be provided during the 10:30 a.m. services.

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FLETCHER — Several Christmas events are planned at Fletcher United Methodist Church. A Unity Sunday church service and Christmas cantata will begin at 9:30 a.m. From 2-4 p.m., Pastor Andy and Wendi’s Christmas open house will be held at the parsonage. And at 6 p.m., “Sing a Song of Christmas” children’s musical will be performed. On Dec. 18, from 5-7 p.m., a free community meal will be offered at the church. The menu will include baked steak and chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and gravy and dessert. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 22, Christmas vacation Bible school for children ages 3 through sixth grade will be offered. Stories, games, songs and

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There will be hot chocolate, cake, ice cream, games and crafts. The event is free and the community is invited to attend.

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• TROY — Full Gospel Community Church, 212 S. Mulberry St., will offer a candlelight Christmas Eve service at 6 p.m. Dec. 24. The event will include music and fellowship. For more information, call (937) 570-5273. • TIPP CITY — Zion Lutheran Church, 14 W. Christmas music Walnut St., will have Christmas Eve services to be presented Dec. 24. The 7:30 p.m. service is WEST MILTON — The especially for families with West Milton Friends children and the 10 p.m. Church, 47 N. Main St., service will be the tradiwill present an evening of tional late evening inspirational Christmas service. At both services, music at 7 p.m. Sunday. The candlelight service participants will hear Christmas story, sing will feature pianist Tim favorite carols, light canWilliams, harpist dles and celebrate the holy Cinnamon Peppo, guitarist communion of Jesus’ presTom Downs, vocalist Earl ence. Pittman and area vocalists. TROY — The LightReaders will perform “Bringing Bethlehem Home” at 6:30 p.m. today at St. Patrick Church, 409 E. Main St. The performance will be followed by caroling, Christmas cookies and hot chocolate.

Live Nativity scene planned PLEASANT HILL — A live Nativity scene and birthday party of Jesus will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the former Tommy Lewis Park, one block south of the monument on the east side just past Hill Street. Children will be able to pet the animals. After a visit at the Nativity, participants can go one block west of the birthday party for Jesus at The Brethren in Christ Church, 101 W. Hill St.

Cookbook can be holiday gift

TROY — Those looking for a holiday gift for the cook in their life still have time to purchase a cookbook being offered by St. John’s United Church of Christ. The cookbook is a hardback three-ring binder with an easel to stand the cookbook up when in use. The cost is $12. Those interested in purchasing one can stop at the church, 130 S. Walnut St., between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call 335-2028.

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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. taken from a Pennsylvania (AP) A baby Jesus figure church’s Nativity scene last year was found cradled in the arms of a nearby statue, just hours before the replacement statue was swiped. The vintage figurine was taken last year from outside Chambersburg’s Central Presbyterian 35 S. County Rd. Church. It was found Sunday in the arms of a 25A, Troy bronze Civil War soldier I-75 at Exit 69 statue across the town square. 335-0068

A local business had replaced the Jesus statue when the Nativity scene was set up a couple weeks ago. The Chambersburg Public Opinion reports that replacement statue was swiped sometime after services on Sunday. Congregant Buffy Super calls the statue’s return a “Christmas miracle.” Another says the church will have to considering securing the statue to deter theft.

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Ohio has lost Wish comes true more residents than it gained DAYTON (AP) — More people moved out of Ohio again last year than moved into the state, but an improving economy in (backslash) is helping to close the gap, a newspaper reported Thursday. An analysis of U.S. Census data by the Dayton Daily News showed Ohio lost 14,271 more people than it gained in 2011. That’s the lowest net loss since 2005. Experts told the newspaper that the slowing net outflow corresponds with improvements to Ohio’s job market and unemployment rate. Job opportunities are one of the primary drivers of domestic migration, and Ohio’s economy has recovered faster than some other Midwestern states. “Most people will move to where a job is, and move from where a job is not,” said Bill LaFayette, owner of Columbus-based Regionomics, an economic and workforce-strategy firm. “We are attracting people from states where things are worse.” Still, experts said, Ohio continues to lose more people than it gains partly because it has struggled to attract immigrants, who are primary contributors to population growth nationwide. In 2011, about 206,049 Ohio residents moved to other states, while 191,778 people moved here, according to census data. The net

loss was down 7 percent from 2010 and 61 percent from 2009. It was the smallest loss in at least six years. Often people relocate to other states to be closer to family members or attend school. And many older Ohioans move to states with better climates to retire. Some of the biggest beneficiaries of Ohio’s migration were warmweather states, including North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and California. Mobility fell to historically low levels in 2010 as a result of the recession. The housing crisis meant many homeowners were underwater and were unable to sell their homes. This prevented people from moving to chase economic opportunities. But mobility is rising again. Last year, more people migrated to and from Ohio than did in 2010. It was the second straight AP PHOTO year of increases in people Jack Hanna, right, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and Make-A-Wish child Anna, 11, watch a polar bear dive for fish during Anna’s day as a zookeeper Friday in Columbus. Anna’s wish to be a zookeeper moving into the state. Ohio is attracting more with Jack Hanna was granted as Macy’s celebrates National Believe Day. people from other states because its economy is in better shape than some of its Midwestern counterparts, said Mark Salling, research associate with the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University. “Ohio’s economy is doing better than many other states,” Salling said.

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Summer start projected for Ohio River bridges LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Transportation officials from Kentucky and Indiana told Louisville Metro Council members that construction on two new bridges over the Ohio River is projected to start at nearly the same time next summer. The Courier-Journal reports that Indiana Department of Transportation project manager Ron Heustis said he expects construction on the eastern bridge, which will link Utica, Ind., and Prospect, Ky., to start in June. Kentucky Transportation Cabinet project manager Andy

Barber says he expects construction on the downtown span, which will connect Louisville, Ky., and New Albany, Ind., to begin in July. Both new bridges are expected to open in 2016.

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COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says more than six in 10 recipients of economic development grants, tax credits and other perks have met the conditions of their state agreements. The AG’s office is charged with watchdogging taxpayer money doled out to improve the economy, to see that businesses keep their promises to expand, add jobs and deliver other returns.

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As rebels close in, Assad has cards to play BEIRUT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; With rebels trying to penetrate Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime crumbles around him. But the Syrian leader is not necessarily on his way out just yet. He still has thousands of loyal troops and a monopoly on air power. A moribund diplomatic process has given him room to maneuver despite withering international condemnation. And the power of Islamic extremists among the rebels is dashing hopes that the West will help turn the tide of the civil war by sending heavy weapons to the opposition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The West, for all its rhetorical bombast, has restricted the flow of important weapons,â&#x20AC;? said University of Oklahoma professor Joshua Landis, who runs an influential blog called Syria Comment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have not brought down this regime because they are frightened of the alternative.â&#x20AC;? There is no appetite for intervening actively against Assad as NATO did against Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and run the risk of having him replaced by an Islamist regime hostile to the West. Those concerns have deepened after the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, and political turmoil in Egypt where a bid to promote an Islamist agenda threatens to tear the nation apart. Also working in Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favor is its alliance with Russia, which could be losing faith in Assad but will probably not abandon him. Russia has been Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s key

A Syrian woman chants slogans against President Basar Assad during a weekly demonstration in Aleppo, Syria, Friday. protector at the U.N. Security Council, where Moscow has used its veto power to shield Damascus from world sanctions. On Friday, Russia distanced itself from a statement by its Middle East envoy, who said a day earlier that Assad is losing control and the rebels may win. During a reign of more than 40 years, the Assad family has built a powerful military and paramilitary force controlled by fellow members of their Alawite sect who are committed to maintaining the once-marginalized religious minority and its allies in power. While the opposition is making significant gains, the forces propping up the regime are far from spent. For many of them, defeat

would mean not only the end of Assad but an existential threat by vengeful rebel forces. Some observers believe the die-hard loyalists around Assad a man who has vowed to live and die in Syria, despite the uprising may not allow him to abandon ship, even if he wanted to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Assad has effectively held his community hostage and convinced them to go down this road, which could very well lead to horrible retribution,â&#x20AC;? Landis told The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He cannot leave them defenseless by swanning off.â&#x20AC;? Torbjorn Soltvedt, a senior analyst with the Britain-based Maplecroft risk analysis group, said

the close links between the regime and many senior military officers act as a brake on defections in Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inner circle. Unlike in Tunisia and Egypt, where the military leadership could envision a prominent role after the removal of the old regime, the fate of many of Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s senior commanders is linked with that of the Assads, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A large portion of the Syrian top military elite is unlikely to turn against the regime despite the lack of a successful strategy to regain the initiative in the conflict,â&#x20AC;? Soltvedt said. So far, air power has been the regimeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most potent tool against the rebels, who remain largely helpless in the face of jets

and attack helicopters that drop bombs from the sky. The rebels have managed to seize large swaths of territory in the north, overrun military bases and expand their control on the outskirts of the capital. But rebels admit there is little to do about the threat from above, even though they appear to have shot down a few aircraft in recent months. The airstrikes, which often kill civilians, have in some cases turned residents off the rebellion by making them angry that insurgent fighters are effectively bringing the fight to their doorsteps. A slow-moving and sofar ineffective diplomatic process also plays directly into Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hands. The

U.S. has warned the Syrian leader not to cross a â&#x20AC;&#x153;red lineâ&#x20AC;? and unleash chemical weapons against the rebels, but beyond that threat there is no clear sign that Washington or its allies want to get involved by sending troops or arming the rebel forces. That stance may have the unintended consequence of giving Assad broad leeway to continue cracking down in other ways, short of a chemical attack, without any fear of retribution. The U.S. and NATO this week accused Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forces of firing Scud missiles at rebel areas, but the regime has denied that. The government also has been careful not to confirm it even has chemical weapons, while insisting it would never use them against its own people. Syria is believed to have a formidable arsenal of chemical weapons, including sarin and mustard gas, although the exact dimensions are not known. While the conflict drags on, there are widening fears that the civil war will ignite neighboring countries, including Lebanon, where pro- and anti-Assad forces have clashed. On Friday, the Pentagon said the U.S. will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force also including Germany and the Netherlands. The force is meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack. A number of Syrian shells have landed in Turkish territory since the conflict began in March 2011, and Turkey has been one of Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s harshest critics.

Egyptian protesters clash over draft charter CAIRO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Egyptian Islamists brandishing swords clashed with opponents of a draft constitution Friday in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria as tensions rose on the eve of a referendum on the sharply disputed charter that has plunged the country into weeks of turmoil. At least 19 people were reported injured in the violence in Alexandria, which broke out after an ultracon-

servative cleric urged worshippers to vote â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? and described the opposition as â&#x20AC;&#x153;followers of infidels.â&#x20AC;? The crisis pits Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newly empowered Islamists against the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainly liberals and supported by a large sector of apolitical moderate Muslims. Both sides stepped up their campaigns after weeks of violence and harsh divisions that have turned Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vote into a fight over Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post-revo-

lutionary identity. Critics already have raised concern over the legitimacy of the document after most judges said they would not supervise the vote as stipulated by law. Rights groups voiced fears of fraud and the opposition said a decision to stretch the vote two rounds to make up for the shortage of judges left the door open for initial results to sway voter opinions. On Friday, thousands of

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Islamists filled a square in northern Cairo, raising pictures of President Mohammed Morsi, who has insisted the referendum will begin on Saturday as scheduled despite accusations the entire process has been rushed. A few kilometers (miles) away, the opposition chanted for a â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? vote in a sit-in, exposing the deep rifts. Religious authorities had issued orders that mosques should not be used to manip-

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Dear Annie: I read the letter from "Your Husband," who wrote an open letter to his wife explaining how her unwillingness to have sex justified his affair. He was obviously pouring his heart out. I am a 54-year-old woman on hormone replacement. My husband and I enjoy a wonderful sex life, but as I get older, I am less and less interested. I love him and want to make him happy, so once a week I force myself to have sex. If you love someone, you try to understand their needs. But I respect hard honesty. If he had told his wife how he felt before his affair, they might have reached a mutual agreement. Now, it's a betrayal of the marriage. He made a decision for both of them without consulting her. How would he feel if she did that? — Emotional in California Dear Emotional: We were drowning in mail from readers responding to this man's message, nearly all of it from women. Read on: From Illinois: This husband is an immature, selfish, spineless jerk. How can he claim he loves his wife and then commit adultery? As long as she fulfills his need for sex, she is perfect, but when the sex stops, all those other things don't count. He should have the decency to tell her that his need for sex outweighs his love for her. New York: I am the Other Woman. If his wife has no libido, why should he have to live that way, too? The kicker is that I am also married, and I love my husband. I wonder whether "Your Husband" really has no emotional attachment to the other woman, because I know I am attached to mine. Worse, I am not so turned on by my husband because I have such a strong physical connection with my boyfriend. Pennsylvania: I'll bet his wife cooks, cleans and takes care of those children, so he'd be an idiot to walk away. Not once does he indicate that they have tried counseling or a doctor's help. Instead, he took the selfish way out and slept with another woman. And just to be clear, a basic need would be food, water, shelter, clothing. No one has ever died for lack of sex. Chicago: This letter shocked me, and then I became enraged. Dear Husband: I'll tell you why we don't have sex anymore. I am exhausted after working a full day and then coming home and taking care of the kids. I see you watching TV and wonder how you don't notice the dirty dishes, screaming kids and toys on the floor. I resent you for choosing your friends and other interests over me. I notice how you look at other women but can't find the same gleam in your eye for me. You pay no attention to me until we get into the bedroom, and then you expect me to fulfill your desires. I can't have sex with someone who treats me so poorly. Florida: I don't have libido issues. I am simply turned off. You have gained 80 pounds, perspire profusely and have bad breath. If you would spend less time playing with your girlfriend and work on your appeal, this would be different. I do love you, so figure out which woman will be around to feed you and change your Depends when you have a stroke. Boston: Love does not sneak around, betray or hurt others. That's why marriage can be hard. Others with the same issue choose to honor their vows of fidelity, talk openly with their spouse and seek help from professionals. Arizona: Sex creates a bond. I think this man has a big surprise coming if he ever tries to break it off with the other woman. California: I was this wife. At age 38, I began ignoring his advances. Looking back, I think I was unhappy with myself. I finally found my libido, and our sex life has been amazing since. But when I first approached him again, he turned me down. Now I know how much rejection hurts, especially from someone you love. 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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