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December 27, 2012 It’s Where You Live! Volume 104, No. 303

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Hello winter Ohio motorists warned as storm arrives

Try this hearty pork recipe This hearty pasta recipe turned out so well, it’s sure to be a keeper. Pork ragus are traditionally made with slow-cooked, shredded pork butt or shoulder, but this one substitutes the more economical ground pork. It simmers on your stove for nearly two hours, so your kitchen will smell heavenly. Ideal for an informal winter dinner. See Page 14.

NRA still has conservative conscience Just as the National Rifle Association has famously stood tall in defending the Founding Fathers’ Second Amendment guarantee of our “right to bear arms,” no one ever stood taller in defending the NRA than the Founding Father of modern conservatives, the late Senator Barry Goldwater. See Page 4.

I was not dreaming of a White Christmas Well, I hope you are all happy. For the past week, I’ve been doing serious journalistic research (read: cruising Facebook) and all I’ve seen is people who were praying for a white Christmas and hoping we would get more snow. All I read about was people who were unhappy because there weren’t enough white flakes falling from the sky and how no snow on the ground was going to be the worst thing to happen to Christmas since the invention of the fruitcake. Congratulations, snow blowhards.You got a blizzard. See Page 4.

INSIDE TODAY Advice ............................6 Calendar.........................3 Classified........................9 Comics ...........................7 Deaths ............................5 James F. Schrubb Robert A. Knoth Marlene Boyd Joan Schellenbarg David A. Upton Dennis J. Willoughby Horoscopes ....................7 Opinion ...........................4 Sports...........................11 TV...................................6

OUTLOOK Today Partly cloudy High: 30° Low: 23° Friday Partly cloudy High: 31° Low: 16°

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Claude Fenstermaker, store manager for Main Street Market in Troy, gathers carts Wednesday morning as snow fell across the area.

Surviving the snow Few accidents reported in storm BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com With a Level 2 snow emergency issued Wednesday due to blowing and drifting snow and possible ice, Miami County residents were advised to drive only if necessary and call their employers to confirm whether going to work was mandatory. Roads were particularly hazardous on Interstate 75 northbound, according to a report from the Miami County 9-1-1 Dispatch Center, though no injuries were reported on the interstate or elsewhere. Dispatch supervisor Jack Staudt said the number of accidents was fairly minimal given the severity of the storm. “I think what helped was the fact that people were talking about this for the last day or two,” Staudt said. “And with the holiday yesterday, I think a lot of people were off work today, so there weren’t as many people out.” As of late Wednesday afternoon, Troy was still under a Level 2 emergency and was expected to remain as such until at least 7 or 8 p.m., Staudt said. The status of the weather advisory can be found at miamicountysheriff.org. Three possible accidents were reported on the interstate near Tipp City by early afternoon, Staudt said, and later in the day another was reported at Exit 71 near Troy and another at 73. In each instance, the driver lost control and hit the wall or slid off. Another accident was reported on Covington-Bradford Road just

Roger Deeter clears away the roadway and sidewalk around Hobart Arena Wednesday as snow pelted Troy and the surrounding area.

MIAMI COUNTY north of Covington, as well as an accident on West Main Street and another on West Market Street in Troy. Another incident occurred on County Road 25-A near Kessler Cowlesville Road. As of Wednesday evening, the greatest accumulation locally was 9 inches, reported 1 mile north of Troy, said meteorologist Don Hughes. The winter weather advisory was slated to expire at 7 p.m.,

he added, with storms completely leaving the area by midnight. Motorists were advised to drive slowly, allow enough distance between vehicles and provide plenty of time to reach the destination. With temperatures hovering slightly below or around freezing, the snow is expected to stick around for at least a couple days. More snow could be coming to the area Friday evening and Saturday,

CINCINNATI (AP) — Strong winds and snowfall knocked out power to hundreds of Ohio homes and disrupted post-holiday travel Wednesday with parts of the state facing potential blizzard conditions. Dozens of flights at airports from Dayton to Cleveland were canceled or delayed by midmorning, with more expected as some 900 flights nationwide were canceled. Cleveland Hopkins International Airport spokesman Todd Payne cautioned travelers to check with their airlines, with as much as 60 percent to 80 percent of the afternoon schedule uncertain because of worsening weather. Early indications were that day-after-Christmas mall traffic would be down, too, with people holding off in the weather on returning that ugly sweater or other unwanted gifts. “I can’t feel my feet, and the ice is hurting when it hits my face,” said Tracy Flint, a Columbus hair stylist, who was trudging across a shopping center parking lot to get to work. “But it could be worse.” The National Weather Service posted blizzard warnings for a swath of Ohio from the Indiana border stretching northeast to the Lake Erie region. After an unusually mild winter last year, the storm was a reminder of how the state can get pounded this time of year. Forecasters expected snow to pile up as much as 10 inches in the Dayton region and Cincinnati’s northwest suburbs. “This is a typical winter storm you would see most winters,” said Myron Padgett, a forecaster in Wilmington, in southwest Ohio. In Darke County, in western Ohio, the sheriff’s office issued a Level 3 snow emergency, which bars all but emergency traffic. Authorities said blowing and drifting show cut visibility to near zero, and they were getting calls from motorists stranded in rural areas. In nearby Preble County, Interstate 70 heading west toward Indiana was closed temporarily early Wednesday afternoon while a traffic accident was cleared, and Columbus police officers closed westbound I-70 near the capital later in the day to give salt

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U.S. economy could handle short fall over ‘cliff’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic threat that’s kept many Americans on edge for months is Complete weather nearing reality unless the White information on Page 8. House and Republicans cut a budget deal by New Year’s Day. Home Delivery: Huge tax increases. Deep cuts 335-5634 in domestic and defense programs. Classified Advertising: The likelihood of sinking stock (877) 844-8385 prices, reduced consumer spending and corporate layoffs. The risk of a recession within months. Still, the start of 2013 may turn out to be far less bleak than 6 74825 22406 6

feared. For one thing, the two sides may strike a short-term agreement before New Year’s that postpones spending cuts until spring. President Barack Obama and members of Congress return to Washington Thursday. Even if New Year’s passed with no deal, businesses and consumers would not likely panic as long as some agreement seemed imminent. The $671 billion in tax increases and spending cuts could be retroactively repealed.

And the impact of the tax increases would be felt only gradually. Most people would receive slightly less money in each paycheck. “The simple conclusion that going off the cliff necessarily means a recession next year is wrong,” says Lewis Alexander, an economist at Nomura Securities. “It will ultimately depend on how long the policies are in place.” It’s always possible that negotiations between President Obama

and Republican congressional leaders will collapse in acrimony. The prospect of permanent tax increases and spending cuts could cause many consumers and businesses to delay spending, hiring or expanding. Without any agreement at all for months, the fiscal cliff would cause the U.S. economy to shrink 0.5 percent in the first half of 2013 and fall into recession, the

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BUSINESS ROUNDUP • The Troy Elevator The grain prices listed below are the closing prices of Wednesday. Corn Month Bid Change Dec 7.0300 - 0.1100 Mar 7.1450 - 0.1025 NC 13 5.5900 - 0.0775 Soybeans Month Bid Change Dec 14.0950 - 0.1525 Mar 14.0850 - 0.1725 NC 13 12.3000 - 0.0950 Wheat Month Bid Change Dec 7.3350 - 0.1925 NC 13 7.6650 - 0.1875 You can find more information online at www.troyelevator.com.

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Troy resident Bob Priest tussles with his mixed-bread dog, Lewis, Wednesday near the levee in Troy. Priest said he wanted to get Lewis outside after being trapped in the house for several days, plus he likes being outside where he can run and play.

• Stocks of local interest Values reflect closing prices from Wednesday. Symbol Price Change AA 8.73 +0.11 CAG 29.46 -0.32 19.92 +0.09 CSCO EMR 52.67 -0.18 F 12.79 +0.39 FITB 15.14 +0.10 FLS 143.96 -0.50 GM 27.62 -0.04 ITW 61.00 -0.08 JCP 20.75 +0.88 KMB 83.49 -0.30 KO 36.42 -0.31 KR 26.10 -0.24 LLTC 34.12 -0.12 MCD 88.74 -0.55 MSFG 12.16 -0.03 PEP 68.84 -0.59 9.28 -0.03 SYX TUP 62.28 -0.74 USB 32.26 -0.05 VZ 43.45 -0.09 WEN 4.70 -0.06 WMT 67.99 -0.58 — Staff and wire reports

Snow • CONTINUED FROM 1 with a 40 percent chance both days. Miami County Engineer Paul Huelskamp said crews plowed and laid out salt starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday as well as gravel on less-traveled roads to help with traction, he said. One snow plow broke down Wednesday due to a problem with the hydraulic hose. “We have it back in the garage getting it repaired, and it will be back out by 4,” Huelskamp said. The county has 15 dif-

ferent trucks running 15 different tracks, along with five or six backup trucks, should a situation arise like Wednesday. City of Troy crews were out at 7:30 a.m. yesterday to salt and plow streets, said Tom Funderburg, assistant director of public service and safety and interim street department director. By early afternoon, the city was tandem plowing — utilizing two plows next to each other to clear out a side of the road. ”Crews will be out to do main and secondary streets till 8 tonight, with

the expectation that we’ll get most of those cleared,” Funderburg said. Main streets include Market Street, Main Street and Ridge Avenue, with secondary streets being those that they intersect. This morning city crews were expected to plow cul-de-sacs and sub developments and other less-traveled streets. Main streets may also need to be plowed again, he added. “The other unknown is the wind, and even though it’s not snowing, we found on main and secondaries that the wind is blowing snow back on them after

optimistic that a brief fall over the cliff wouldn’t derail the economic recovery: Though the fiscal cliff would boost taxes by $586 billion for all of 2013, the tax hit for most people would be modest at first. The expiration of Social Security and income tax cuts would be spread throughout 2013. For taxpayers with incomes of $40,000 to $65,000, paychecks would shrink an average of about $1,500 next year. That would be a significant bite over the full year, but the initial hit would be just $130 in January, according to the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center. About a third of the tax increases wouldn’t touch most Americans. Some would hit businesses. Others, such as higher taxes on investment income and estates, and the expiration of middleincome tax credits, wouldn’t come due until Americans filed their 2013 taxes in 2014. The Internal Revenue Service has delayed any increases in tax withholding that would otherwise kick in. Without a deal, the top income tax rate for single people with taxable income between about $36,000 and $88,000 would rise from 25 percent to 28 percent. But that won’t start to reduce Americans’ paychecks in early January, even if no deal is reached by then. About $85 billion in spending cuts to defense and domestic programs would take weeks or longer to take effect. That

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we plow,” he said. “We’re finding today (Wednesday) there’s been a lot of repetitive work. We ask people to be patient.” City of Troy offices were still open Wednesday, but many other facilities were closed in the area, including Miami County offices, all Miami County Park District parks, the Cultural Troy-Hayner Center, Troy Senior Citizen Center and TroyMiami County Public Library, among other closings. Several businesses in Troy and surrounding towns also were closed.

crews time to clear ice off the lanes. The AAA service reported its busiest Wednesday of the year in the Greater Cincinnati region, responding to more than 300 member calls for tows, jump starts and other help by early afternoon. Sheriffs in several western Ohio counties issued road travel warnings, and authorities urged people to give trucks with salt and snow plows room to work on the highways. Several spots already had three to five inches by late morning. The snow was expected to end in the evening, with freezing temperatures remaining. The state’s largest military base, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, shut down operations because of the storm. The Ohio Department of Transportation said it pretreated major highways in anticipation of ice and heavy snow. Traffic was slow, but moving, in most of the storm-hit areas. Agencies in several counties, including Franklin and Cuyahoga, closed because of the weather. Clark County authorities in Springfield said road conditions were so hazardous that county transportation services would be provided only for essential medical needs, such as people getting dialysis treatments. The Cincinnati Greater Homeless Coalition said a winter shelter would open Wednesday evening at a downtown church to make sure people had a warm place to sleep.

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Congressional Budget Office estimates. But most economists expect a deal, if not by New Year’s then soon after. Businesses and consumers will likely remain calm as long as negotiators seem to be moving toward an agreement. “The atmosphere is more important than whether the talks spill” into next year, said Paul Ashworth, an economist at Capital Economics. Here’s why many are

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means government agencies wouldn’t cut jobs right away. If a short-term agreement is struck, some taxes would probably still go up. These would include a 2 percentage point cut in Social Security taxes that’s been in place for two years. Its expiration would cost the typical household about $1,000 a year. With income gains sluggish, that could dampen consumer spending. A temporary deal that delays some hard decisions could reduce business and consumer confidence. It would also mean: Extended unemployment benefits would end for 2 million people. The federal government’s program pays for about 32 weeks of extra benefits, on average, on top of the 26 weeks most states provide. Weekly unemployment checks average about $320 nationwide. The stock market would probably drop, though maybe not by much. Many Wall Street analysts expect a partial deal of some kind. “There is starting to become a little bit of an acceptance that we fall off the fiscal cliff,” said J.J. Kinahan, a strategist for TD Ameritrade. The expiration of the

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Social Security tax cut and the end of emergency unemployment benefits would likely shave 0.7 percentage point off economic growth next year, the CBO estimates. The economy is now growing at about a 2 percent annual pace. If no deal at all was reached by January and budget talks dragged on, many businesses might put off investment or hiring. That’s why most economists say it would be crucial to reach a deal within roughly the first two months of 2013. In addition, many more people would be affected if something called the alternative minimum tax isn’t fixed. The financially painful AMT was designed to prevent rich people from exploiting loopholes and deductions to avoid any income tax. But the AMT wasn’t indexed for inflation, so it has increasingly threatened middle-income taxpayers. Congress has acted each year for a decade to prevent the AMT from hitting many more people. If it isn’t fixed again, roughly 33 million taxpayers, including married couples with income as low as $45,000 down from $74,450 in 2011 could face the AMT. Previously, only 5 million taxpayers had to pay it. Taxpayers subject to the AMT must calculate their tax under both the regular system and the AMT and pay the larger amount. Without a fix, a middle-income household would pay an average of $1,231 more, according to the Tax Policy Center. The IRS has said it assumes Congress and the White House will fix the AMT in a deal to avoid the cliff. If they don’t, the IRS will need weeks to reprogram computers and make other adjustments. In the meantime, about

100 million taxpayers couldn’t file tax returns early next year because they couldn’t determine whether they owe the AMT. Refunds would be delayed. The gravest scenario would be if the budget talks collapsed and the tax increases and spending cuts appeared to be permanent. In that case, Macroeconomic Advisors warns that the Dow could plunge up to 2,000 points within days. Businesses would turn gloomier in anticipation of Americans paying higher taxes and spending less. The economy would shrink at an annual rate of 0.6 percent in the first three months of 2013, estimates Joel Prakken, an economist at Macroeconomic Advisors. That compares with an estimated 1.9 percent growth rate if a deal is reached. CBO forecasts that the unemployment rate would rise to 9.1 percent from the current 7.7 percent. Last week, Obama and House Speaker John Boehner narrowed their differences on income tax increases and spending cuts. But with the two sides deadlocked, Boehner scheduled a vote on a bill to prevent taxes from rising on those earning less than $1 million a year. Opposition from anti-tax conservatives, and Democrats, forced him to cancel the vote. The gridlock caused stocks to fall Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 121 points. Obama called for a vote on a stripped-down agreement that would raise taxes only on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans and extend emergency unemployment benefits. Automatic spending cuts would be postponed. Whatever the outcome, some trends could offset part of the economic damage. The average retail price for gasoline has dropped 15 percent this fall, for example. Lower gas prices give consumers more money to spend elsewhere.

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TODAY â&#x20AC;˘ SPECIAL MEETING: The village of Pleasant Hill will have a special council meeting at 6:30 p.m. to adopt a temporary appropriations for 2013, adopt a resolution of necessity for the improvement of Hill Street and Maple Street and council reorganization for 2013. â&#x20AC;˘ DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be from 89:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will lead walkers as they experience the wonderful seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars. â&#x20AC;˘ FEEDERWATCH: Project Feederwatch will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. The bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information.

FRIDAY â&#x20AC;˘ FRIDAY DINNER: The Covington VFW Post No. 4235, 173 N. High St., Covington, will offer dinner from 5-8 p.m. For more information, call 753-1108. â&#x20AC;˘ SEAFOOD DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, a three-piece fried fish dinner, 21-piece fried shrimp, or a fish/shrimp combo with french fries and coleslaw for $6 from 67:30 p.m. Frog legs, when available, are $10. â&#x20AC;˘ FISH DINNER: The Sons of AMVETS will offer an all-you-can-eat fish dinner with fries, coleslaw and bread and butter from 5:30-8 p.m. for $8 at the AMVETS Post No. 88, 3449 Lefevre Road, Troy. â&#x20AC;˘ FEEDERWATCH: Project Feederwatch will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. The bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ FULL MOON WALK: A full moon walk, under the Big Winter Moon, will be offered from 6:30-8 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. â&#x20AC;˘ FISH DINNER: The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer allu-can-eat fish and fries or sausage and sauerkraut from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for $7. â&#x20AC;˘ TOWNSHIP MEETING: The Concord Township Trustees will meet at 10 a.m. at the Concord Township Memorial Building, 1150 Horizon West Court, Troy for year-end.

SATURDAY â&#x20AC;˘ KARAOKE NIGHT: The Tipp City American Legion, North Third Street, will offer Papa Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pony Express Karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. The event is free.

SUNDAY â&#x20AC;˘ 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. â&#x20AC;˘ BREAKFAST SET: The Legion Riders of American Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will present an all-you-caneat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, french toast, hash browns, toast,

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cinnamon rolls, fruit and juices. Meals will be $6.

MONDAY â&#x20AC;˘ YEAR END: Elizabeth Township will have a special year end meeting at 10 a.m. at the township building.

WEDNESDAY â&#x20AC;˘ ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING CHANGED: The Elizabeth Township Trustees have rescheduled the Jan. 2 organizational and regular meeting to Jan. 7 at the township building with the organizational meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the regular meeting following at 7 p.m.

JAN. 5 â&#x20AC;˘ SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-youcan-eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

JAN. 6 â&#x20AC;˘ BREAKFAST SET: The Sons of AMVETS will offer an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. for $6 at the AMVETS Post No. 88, 3449 Lefevre Road, Troy. Proceeds will benefit Operation Care Pacakge for the troops on the ground in Afghanistan.

JAN. 8 â&#x20AC;˘ LITERACY COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an allvolunteer organization, will meet at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy at 7 p.m. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact our message center at (937) 660-3170 for further information.

JAN. 9 â&#x20AC;˘ KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Miami County YMCA-Robinson Branch. Jim McMaken, YMCA executive director, will offer a brief overview of the YMCAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s operations, followed by a tour of the facility. A boxed lunch will be provided for $10. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888. â&#x20AC;˘ COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an all-volunteer organization, will meet at p.m. at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact the message center at (937) 660-3170 for more information. â&#x20AC;˘ ALUMNI LUNCHEON: The Staunton School alumni will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Friendlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Troy.

JAN. 13 â&#x20AC;˘ TURKEY SHOOT:

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The Troy VFW Post No. 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, will offer a turkey shoot with sign ups beginning at 11 a.m. The shoot will begin at noon. An allyou-can-eat breakfast, by the auxiliary, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon for $6.

JAN. 14 â&#x20AC;˘ ANNUAL INVENTORY: Elizabeth Township will have its annual inventory meeting at 7 p.m. at the township building. â&#x20AC;˘ COLLEGE MEETING: The Milton-Union High School Guidance Department will offer a college financial aid meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Connie Garrett, a financial aid representative from Wright State University, will conduct the meeting. There will be a time for questions after her presentation. For more information, call the high school at 884-7950.

JAN. 16 â&#x20AC;˘ KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Dave Pinkerton will give a demonstration of handbell ringing with information on its history and manufacturing. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888.

JAN. 19 â&#x20AC;˘ APPRAISAL FAIR: An appraisial fair will be offered at 12:30 p.m. at the Tipp City American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, sponsored by the Tippecanoe Historical Society. Robert Honeyman, a Miami County auctioneer, will provide information on items brought for him to appraise. Admission is free and there is a limit of two items. Food and refreshments by the Ladies Auxiliary of Post 586 will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Gordon Pittenger at (937) 6673051 or Susie Spitler at (937) 698-6798.

JAN. 23 â&#x20AC;˘ KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Lindsay Woodruff, outreach coordinator of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley will speak about her work and the program in Miami County. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888.

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Trombonist to play in the Tournament Roses Parade Starcher practiced and BY DANAE KING went over the music with For the Troy Daily News editorial@tdnpublishing.com his band directors at THS. High school Band Directors Steve Parks and On New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, Heather Marsh helped Ryan Starcher will be Starcher get ready for the marching alongside about 325 other high school musi- application recording. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew he had a cians in the really good Tournament of chance to make Roses Parade. it; heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really talStarcher, 18, is ented,â&#x20AC;? Parks a senior at said. Parks has Tippecanoe been working High School with Starcher and plays tromsince he was in bone. He will be seventh grade, he marching in the said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade as a always been realmember of the STARCHER ly hard working,â&#x20AC;? Bands of Parks said. America Starcher heard in May National Honor Band. The that he was accepted to the National Honor Band is a band. band made up of high â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was completely dumschool band members across the country who will founded in the fact I got it,â&#x20AC;? Starcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was march in the parade in really surprised.â&#x20AC;? Pasadena, Calif. Parks said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Starcher picked up an surprised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew he was application for the National Honor Band when a very good high school trombone player; Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really he was at the Bands of proud of him,â&#x20AC;? Parks said. America Grand National Championship competition â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really excited for in November 2011 and saw him.â&#x20AC;? Starcher has also had a booth with information success in the high school about the National Honor band. Band. He was the marching â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was kind of spur of band section leader and the moment,â&#x20AC;? Starcher has been the first chair said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always wanted to go out and see a Rose Bowl trombone for the past two years in symphonic winds, Parade so I applied and the top concert band, hoped for the best.â&#x20AC;? Parks said. He applied through a He was also first chair program called Smart Music, which allows users in a district honor band for the past three years, to record audio and then send it in for grading, said and has been a part of it for the past four years, Haley Sparks, BOA Parks said. Tournament of Roses The marching Starcher intern. has done in the high Twenty faculty music teachers across the country school marching band will help prepare him for the reviewed each applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recording and determined parade, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still been working hard to get ready, their status, Sparks said, the teachers will also lead he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been trying to just the sections in the parade. get in shape to make Before sending in his sure,â&#x20AC;? Starcher said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve recording to apply,

been practicing my music like crazy so I have it down and I can focus on marching.â&#x20AC;? The parade route is 5 1/2 miles, said Jeannette Collier, parade participant coordinator for the Tournament of Roses Parade. Overall, the participants will march for about 6-7 miles, due to staging and training, Collier said. To be ready for the route, the participants have to be in full conditioning throughout the whole year, Collier said. Starcher also had to arrive in Pasadena today to practice with the rest of the band, he said. Band members will practice for four to eight hours a day and then participate in an evening activity, such as being shown the process of float making or taking a tour of Disney, Starcher said. The National Honor Band will play three songs, Starcher said, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stars and Stripes Foreverâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Firework.â&#x20AC;? by Katy Perry. Starcher said he is excited to meet new people and get the experience from being in the parade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever had a bigger smile on my face,â&#x20AC;? Starcher said. The parade wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the last of music in Starcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life; he said it is something he wants to do throughout his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The parade) is definitely helping out with me wanting to do something with music in college and my career,â&#x20AC;? he said. Starcher wants to go on to play in the marching band when he attends college, and then go into music education, but for now, he is happy to be involved in the parade. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really beyond excited,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost unreal.â&#x20AC;?

Christmas trees to be collected TROY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In cooperation with the Miami County Transfer Station and Recycling Center, city of Troy staff will be collecting Christmas trees at the curb and taking them to the transfer station. The service will be provided through Feb. 1.

The trees are to be placed at the curb at the front of the residence for collection. All decorations, tree stands and plastic bags must be removed from the trees. For more information, contact the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Central Maintenance & Service Facility at 335-1914.

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

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The NRA still has its old conservative conscience BY MARTIN SCHRAM Scripps Howard News Service Just as the National Rifle Association has famously stood tall in defending the Founding Fathers’ Second Amendment guarantee of our “right to bear arms,” no one ever stood taller in defending the NRA than the Founding Father of modern conservatives, the late Senator Barry Goldwater. The Arizona Republican, an iconic figure with his white hair, square jaw and black-rimmed glasses, famously posed standing tall beside his favorite rifle in a newspaper and magazine ad that proclaimed, decades ago: “I’m the NRA.” And indeed he was. Yet in 1989, as cops patrolling our city streets were being outgunned by bad guys with semi-automatic assault rifles fitted with magazine clips carrying 30 rounds and more, Goldwater also demonstrated why he also deserved his other, even more famous badge of designation: “The Conscience of the Conservatives.” “I’m completely opposed to selling automatic rifles,” Goldwater told The Washington Post then. “… I’ve never used an automatic or semi-automatic for hunting. There’s no need to. They have no place in anybody’s arsenal. If any SOB can’t hit a deer with one shot, he should quit shooting.” It was typical of Goldwater’s clarity of ideology and commitment. A quarter century before that, a young student named David Keene was so inspired that he quit the University of Wisconsin to work on Goldwater’s ill-fated 1964 presidential campaign. Keene eventually became head of the American Conservative Union; and later become president of the National Rifle Association. Meanwhile, the semi-automatic weapons with huge magazine clips have become weapons of choice for deranged killers who slaughtered students in Columbine High School in 1999, Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary just days ago, as well as people in malls and movie theaters. The federal government once banned sales of some assault weapons, but left loopholes permitting sales of others. Then Washington would prove itself gutless, as senators and representatives let the ban expire, fearing attacks by the NRA Goldwater once championed. Last week, in the Washington merry-go-round spirit of what goes around comes around, it was Keene who convened a nationally televised event where the NRA advocated arming America with those semi-automatics that Keene’s hero, Goldwater, once decried. Keene had billed the event as a news conference, but opened it by announcing it would be a no-questions news conference. That left the Washington press corps performing in a somewhat reduced role of NRA wallpaper. Then NRA executive vice president Wayne LaPierre entered to lambaste journalists for not doing their jobs properly. The NRA advocated arming good Americans so they can outgun bad Americans — and left loudly unmentioned the notion of reinstituting a ban on assault weapons sales. It is at this point in this column that you are probably expecting a full-blown fusillade against the nutty notions of gun nuts — but we are not going there. Because the truth is that the NRA has a point (which it chose to make callously and cravenly). The NRA says: (A) Evil-doers with guns blazing are more likely to attack where they know they will not encounter armed guards — so we must better safeguard schools and other public places; and (B) Banning legal sales of assault weapons won’t guarantee that bad people will not obtain those deadliest weapons. NRA critics say: (C) We must ban semi-automatic weapons for private use; and (D) Ban those ammunition magazines can enable them to fire 30 bullets and more without reloading. The correct answer — the only answer — to safeguard our communities must be all the above. But we dare not implement our solutions with our eyes wide shut. We must understand, for example, that turning schools into amateur vigilante outposts, with teachers armed and guns locked in desks, will probably lead to accidental shootings. And will probably result, as well, in some guns falling into hands of students who break into locked desks. The NRA’s new true believers seem to have forgotten the guiding principles and wisdom of those who were once its conscience. And all of us need to recall forgotten lessons. For example: In 1999, Columbine High School was protected by an armed, trained guard. He traded shots with the killers, but couldn’t prevent the slaughter. In safeguarding America, no proposal will be flawless. But we dare not dismiss any ideas — even those of our political adversaries — with our old politics as usual.

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I was not dreaming of a white Christmas Troy Troy Daily News Well, I hope you are all happy. For the past week, I’ve been doing serious journalistic research (read: cruising Facebook) and all I’ve seen is people who were praying for a white Christmas and hoping we would get more snow. All I read about was people who were unhappy because there weren’t enough white flakes falling from the sky and how no snow on the ground was going to be the worst thing to happen to Christmas since the invention of the fruitcake. Congratulations, snow blowhards. You got a blizzard. I couldn’t help but notice there’s a direct correlation between how much people love snow and how lenient their place of employment is on them showing up for work in case of bad weather. I suppose if I got off of work every time a few flakes fell to the ground, I would be ecstatic if it started snowing, too. Unfortunately, in the newspaper business, there’s no such thing as a day off for bad weather. In fact, it’s pretty much the opposite … the more it snows, the more work there is to do. There are pictures of snow to take and

David Fong Troy Daily News Columnist stories about snow to write. We bring you the news no matter how bad the weather is. I’ve had people walk to work in blizzards when the streets couldn’t get cleared enough for them to drive to work. Working blizzards is pretty much a badge of honor in our business. (Full disclosure: I’m on vacation this week and am writing this from the comfort of my bedroom in clothes I’m pretty sure I haven’t changed since my vacation began last Friday. But I assure you, I have worked through my fair share of blizzards, floods, wind storms and lightning strikes). You know who else loves snow? People who don’t have chil-

dren. Children themselves love snow. As soon as they see snow falling from the sky, they start running around and screaming like they drank Red Bull with a Mountain Dew chaser for breakfast. (Note: That actually is what I usually give my children for breakfast). There could be light flurries swirling around in the air and already children will be talking about making snow men and snow angels and having snow ball fights and going sledding. And of course they don’t want to do it alone. They want mom and dad out there next to them in the sub-zero temperatures, waist deep in the snow. Going out in the snow, of course, requires extreme preparation. Usually it takes about an hour to get the kids dressed in long underwear, sweatshirts, jeans, snow pants, snowsuits, winter jackets, hats, gloves, mittens and scarves. Parents usually work up a healthy sweat just getting their kids dressed to go out and play in the snow. Then the inevitable happens. After an hour of preparation, the kids get out in the snow, walk down to the edge of the driveway,

maybe make a snow ball or two, get cold and are ready to come inside (tracking all of the snow with them all over the freshlycleaned carpet, of course) and drink hot chocolate. Total prep time: one hour. Total time outside: five minutes. Tops. Of course, just because the kids are done outside, doesn’t mean mommy and daddy (usually daddy) are done outside. Once the kids are safely inside drinking hot chocolate and watching Nickelodeon, it’s time for the adults in the house to get outside and start shoveling the snow. Usually this process takes about another hour in bone-chilling temperatures. And usually it ends with another six inches of snow falling an hour later. So yeah, all you people who have been praying for snow, enjoy it. Savor it. Go stick your head in a snow drift. I’m going back to bed — wake me when it’s spring. Troy’s own very own David Fong appears on Thursdays in the Troy Daily News. He was not dreaming of a white Christmas.

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WASHINGTON (AP) economy’s strength. — U.S. holiday sales so November and December far this year have been account for up to 40 perthe weakest since 2008, cent of annual revenue when the nation was in a for many retailers. If deep recession. That puts those sales don’t materipressure on stores that alize, stores are forced to now hope for a postoffer steeper discounts. Christmas burst of spend- That’s a boon for shoping. pers, but it cuts into This year’s holiday sea- stores’ profits. son was marred by bad Spending by conweather and uncertainty sumers accounts for 70 about the economy in the percent of overall economface of possible tax hikes ic activity, so the eightand spending cuts early week period encompassed next year. Some analysts by the SpendingPulse say the massacre of data is seen as a critical schoolchildren in time not just for retailers Newtown, Conn., earlier but for manufacturers, this month may also have wholesalers and compachipped away at shoppers’ nies at every other point enthusiasm. along the supply chain. Sales for the two The SpendingPulse months before Christmas data released Tuesday, increased 0.7 percent which captures sales from compared with last year, Oct. 28 through Dec. 24 according to a across all payment methMasterCard Advisors ods, is the first major SpendingPulse report. snapshot of holiday retail That’s sales. A below the clearer picShopping healthy 3 ture will to 4 perover the past emerge cent week two months next growth as retailers that analike Macy’s was weakest in lysts had and Target areas affected by expected report revand the enue from Sandy and a more stores open worst yearover-year for at least recent winter performa year. storm in the ance since That sales 2008, measure is Midwest. when widely spending watched in shrank sharply during the retail industry the Great Recession. because it excludes revBut stores still have enue from stores that some time to make up recently opened or closed, lost ground. The final which can be volatile. week of December In the run-up to accounts for about 15 per- Christmas, analysts cent of the month’s sales, blamed bad weather for said Michael McNamara, putting a damper on vice president for shopping. In late October, research and analysis at Superstorm Sandy batMasterCard Advisors tered the Northeast and SpendingPulse. And the mid-Atlantic states, which day after Christmas typi- account for 24 percent of cally is among the biggest U.S. retail sales. shopping days of the year. Shopping picked up in Indeed, there was a the second half of crowd equivalent to a November, but then the busy weekend day at threat of the country Lenox Square Mall in falling off a “fiscal cliff ” Atlanta by midday on gained strength, throwing Wednesday. Laschonda consumers off track once Pitluck, 18, a student in again. Atlanta, had held off earLawmakers have yet to lier because she’s a stureach a deal that would dent and saving all her prevent tax increases and money for college. Last government spending cuts year she spent over $100 set to take effect at the on gifts but this year beginning of 2013. If the she’s keeping it under cuts and tax hikes kick in $50. and stay in place for She found 50 percent months, the off things she bought, Congressional Budget including a hoodie and Office says the nation jeans for herself at could fall back into recesAmerican Eagle and a sion. shirt at Urban Outfitters. Shopping over the past She said she would have two months was weakest bought the clothes if they in areas affected by hadn’t been 50 percent Sandy and a more recent off. winter storm in the “I wasn’t looking for Midwest. Sales declined deals before Christmas, I by 3.9 percent in the midwaited until after,” she Atlantic and 1.4 percent said. She bought boxers in the Northeast comfor her boyfriend, and was pared with last year. They looking for a hat but rose 0.9 percent in the couldn’t find one. north central part of the In New York, the country. Macy’s location at Herald The West and South Square also was buzzing posted gains of between 2 with shoppers. Ulises percent and 3 percent, Guzman, 30, a social still weaker than the 3 worker, said he held off percent to 4 percent buying until the final increases expected by days before Christmas, many retail analysts. knowing the deals would Online sales, typically a get better as stores got bright spot, grew only 8.4 desperate. He said he was percent from Oct. 28 expecting discounts of at through Saturday, according least 50 percent. to SpendingPulse. That’s a He saw a coat he want- dramatic slowdown from the ed at Banana Republic for online sales growth of 15 to $200 in the days before 17 percent seen in the prior Christmas but decided to 18-month period, according hold off on making a pur- to the data service. chase; on Wednesday, he Online sales did enjoy a got it for $80. modest boost after the “I’m not looking at recent snowstorm that hit anything that’s original the Midwest, McNamara price,” he said. said. Online sales make up Holiday sales are a about 10 percent of total holiday business. crucial indicator of the

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David Allen Upton

Joan Schellenbarg

Corps. Durst of Pitsburg, and TROY — David Allen Timothy (Kathryn) Upton of He was a past commandUpton, 70, formerly of BRADFORD — Joan er and life member of the Oakwood; seven West Milton, passed Schellenbarg, 82, of American Legion Post No. grandchildren, away on Monday, Bradford, died Sunday, 487, West Milton. Matthew Upton, Dec. 24, 2012, at Dec. 23, 2012, at home. Friends may call from 10Jeremy Smith, Koester Pavilion, Troy. She was born Sept. 7, 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, Molly Sue Smith, He was born Dec. 1930, in Blanchester, Ohio, 7, 1942 in Dayton, 2012, at the Hale-Sarver Harley Skinner, to the late Louis and Frieda Ohio. Family Funeral Home, 284 Sophi Durst, Ruscher. Nathaniel Paul Upton and N. Miami St., West Milton, He was preceded in Joan was a graduate of followed immediately by full Seth Allen Upton; brother death by his parents, Blanchester High School, military honors. John (Johanna) Upton of Russell and Edythe class of 1948; worked at His remains will be Kettering; sister, Martha (Duerr) Upton; a brother, Evenflo in Piqua for many interred at the Dayton Wells of Springfield, MO.; Richard; and a grandson, years; a member of National Cemetery. and many nieces and A. David. Bradford United Methodist Online memories may be nephews. He is survived by three Church; a past 4-H adviser; children, Tresa (Robert) left for the family at He proudly served his a past softball coach; forPoeppelman of Troy, Tracy country in the U.S. Marine www.hale-sarver.com. mer Lion’s Club Citizen of the Year; her family and friends had a Darke County Robert ‘Bob’ A. Knoth Relay for Life Team in honor of her named Joan’s St. Mary’s. band Leo Wagner of TIPP CITY — Robert Kids; she was famous for He was a member of the “Bob” A. Knoth, 78, of Tipp Beavercreek; brothers, her chicken noodles, shredNorman Knoth American Legion Post No. City, passed ded chicken and baked of Beavercreek, 586, Eagles Lodge No. away Tuesday, pies; and her grandchildren 2201 and St. John the Joe and his Dec. 25, 2012, were the loves of her life. Baptist Catholic Church, wife Delores at Upper Valley She was preceded in all in Tipp City. Knoth of Medical Center death by her parents; two Mass of Christian Burial Dayton; six following a brief brothers, Ralph Ruscher will be 10:30 a.m. grandchildren; illness. and Richard Ruscher; sisSaturday, Dec. 29, 2012, and 13 great He was born ter, Jeanne Ruscher; sonat St. John the Baptist grandchildren; July 13, 1934, in in-law, Tom Brandon; and along with sev- Catholic Church, 753 S. Mercer County, daughter-in-law, Jill eral nieces and Hyatt St., Tipp City, with Ohio, to the late Schellenbarg. Father R. Marc Sherlock nephews and Joseph and K NOTH Joan is survived by her as celebrant. Burial to folmany special Nellie (Boise) loving husband of 63 years, low in Maple Hill friends. Knoth. Harold Schellenbarg; one Bob was a gradu- Cemetery, Tipp City. Also preceding son, Harold Schellenbarg Visitation one will be one ate of Chaminade him in death are a Jr. of Ormond Beach, Fla.; hour prior to the service at Julienne High brother, Roger; and five daughters, Rita the church. School. sisters, Donna, Brandon of Versailles, Arrangements have been He proudly served Jeanette and Debbie and her husband, entrusted to Frings and in the United States Arlene. Dave Richard, Cindy and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 He is survived by his lov- Marine Corp. during the her husband, Davy Gantt, W. Main St., Tipp City, OH Korean War. ing wife of 38 years, Flo Trudy Schellenbarg and 45371. He had been a delivery Buell Knoth; son, Hank Tammi and her husband, Online condolences may driver for ARA Vending in and his wife Christena David Abney, all of Wilder of Troy; and daugh- Dayton and had worked at be made at Bradford; 12 grandchildren, www.fringsandbayliff.com. Valley Nursing Home in ter, Carolyn and her husAbby Schellenbarg of Florida, Amy and her husband, Joe Williamson of Florida, Adam and his wife, James F. Schrubb Crystal Schellenbarg of Schrubb and Katy Scheer; Additionally, he was a PIQUA — James F. Nev., Angela Schellenbarg member of the American and 22 great-grandchilSchrubb, 91, of Piqua, of Florida, Josh Brandon of Legion Post No. 184, and dren. died at 4 a.m. Tuesday, Maryland, Jeff Brandon the former Fraternal Order He was preDec. 25, 2012, at and his friend, Kristin of ceded in death of the Eagles No. 614. West Chester, Matt Richard the Upper Valley He enjoyed family gathby a son, Medical Center. and his friend, Alisha of erings, traveling and westPatrick Joseph He was born Anna, Missy and her husern square dancing for 41 Schrubb; a July 7, 1921, in band, Seth Ankrom of years. daughter, Piqua, to the late Portsmouth, Brad Gantt A Mass of Christian Catherine Byron J. and and his fiancée, Bree of Burial will be celebrated at Louise Gertrude Bradford, Tiffany Gantt and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. Schrubb; a (Phillippi) her fiancé, Matt of 29, 2012, at St. Mary brother, Paul Schrubb. Bradford, Crystal and her Schrubb; and Catholic Church with the He married husband, Dusty Yingst of Rev. Fr. Thomas L. Bolte two sisters, Altamae Hayman Bradford, and Kristopher as the Celebrant. Mary Ann Oct. 26, 1946, in a SCHRUBB and his wife, Chelsea Burial will follow at Reinke and Rita double ceremony Abney of Calif.; three step Forest Hill Cemetery Cavender. with Altamae’s sister grandchildren, Shawn and where full military honors Mr. Schrubb was Betty Jean and his wife, Tara Brandon of will be provided by the a 1939 graduate of Joseph Dellinger. West Milton, Mindy Veterans Elite Tribute Piqua Catholic Jim and Altamae’s Brandon of Dayton and Squad. High School and loving marriage Sarah and her husband, Visitation will be from 44was a United would span 66 Greg Adkins of Tipp City; States World War II veter- 7 p.m. Friday at the years; and she survives. six great-grandchildren; an having served with the Jamieson & Yannucci Other survivors include and one on the way; eight Funeral Home, where a Army Air Corp. two sons, Brian James step-great-grandchildren; prayer service will be conAs a talented photogra(Debbie) Schrubb of two sisters, Evelyn Miller of ducted at 7 p.m. and a pher, photofinisher and Miamisburg and Keith Florida and Mickey Clift of phototech, he worked with VFW service at 6:30 p.m. Schrubb of Piqua; two Cincinnati; and other relaMemorial contributions the former Hammer daughters, Aileen (John) tives and friends. may be made to Fr. Graphics Company before Dundon of Springfield and Funeral services will be at Thomas J. Grilliot assuming ownership of Barbara Cleeves of St. 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. Scholarship Fund of Piqua 29, 2012, at Stocker-Fraley Mary’s; 12 grandchildren, the family business, Catholic School, 310 S. Schrubb’s Camera Shop Brad (Jen) Dundon, Funeral Home, Bradford, Downing St., Piqua, OH with his brother in downJames Dundon, Johnny with Pastor Lance Elliot 45356. town Piqua for many Dundon, Mary (Luke) officiating. Interment Harris Guestbook condolences Creek Cemetery, Bradford. Vanover, Tracy McKenna, years. and expressions of symHe was an active memNathan (Abbie) Schrubb, The family will receive pathy, to be provided to ber of St. Mary Catholic Amanda Schrubb, Jerimie friends from 4-7 p.m. Church and the VFW Post the family, may be (Alisha) Schrubb, Aaron Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at No. 4874 where he served expressed through jamies(Liz) Schrubb, Phillip the funeral home. onandyannucci.com. in many offices. (Laura) Schrubb, Allen If desired, contributions may be made to Hospice of Miami County. Marlene Boyd Condolences may be left She enjoyed crocheting by three daughters and ORIENT, Ohio — for the family at www.stockand gardening. sons-in-law, Penny and Marlene Boyd, age 69, of erfraley.com. The funeral will be at 11 Joseph Lovett of Orient, Orient, Ohio, formerly of a.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, Ohio; Sharon and Carl Casstown, passed away Dennis Allen of Covington 2012. Visitation will be one at 11:40 a.m. Willoughby and Joy and Rodd hour prior to the service Monday, Dec. from 10-11 a.m. at FisherPederzani of COVINGTON — Dennis 24, 2012, at Cheney Funeral Home, Alvarado, Texas; Mt. Carmel Jack “Denny” Willoughby, Troy, Ohio, with the Rev. and one sister-inWest 69, of Covington, died law, Connie Tasker David Ramming officiatHospital, Wednesday, Dec. 19, ing. Interment will follow at of Casstown; five Columbus. 2012, at home. grandchildren; and Casstown Cemetery, Marlene Memorial service will be six great-grandchil- Casstown. was born at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Memorial contributions dren. Dec. 26, 2012, at Fields of March 9, She was preced- may be made to Mount 1943, in Grace Worship Center, ed in death by three Carmel Hospice/Palliative Piqua, Ohio, 326 Old Troy Pike, BOYD Care, Mount Carmel brothers, William to the late Covington, with Chaplain Foundation, 6150 E. Weymer Jr., Robert William and Dorothy Ed Ellis and Pastor Phil Broad St., Columbus, OH Weymer and Ronald (Shaffer) Weymer. Elmore officiating. 43213. Weymer. She was married to Family will receive Condolences may be left Marlene was a 1961 Jerry D. Boyd on Aug. 12, friends from noon until for the family at www.fishergraduate of Piqua High 1961; and he survives. time of service cheneyfuneralhome.com. Marlene also is survived School. Wednesday at the church. 2343490

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You may just have to let your friend steer her own course Dear Annie: My friend "Rachel" is very dear to me. We've been best friends since the 11th grade. Now that we've entered the adult world, however, she's encountered some difficult situations. She had a drug problem, has always had family problems, lost her license, owes back taxes and has been unemployed for a year. Rachel has two male roommates who I'm pretty sure were recently homeless. She feeds them and cleans up after them. She has always had an extraordinarily generous heart, and while I admire this, I can't help feeling a little concerned. Not only are these men taking advantage of Rachel, but they aren't very clean, and they cough all over everything. They have a dog who hasn't been bathed in some time, but is eager to give kisses. Rachel allows this dog to lick up leftovers from dinner, and the plates are left in the sink for days before she washes them. Am I simply being too judgmental about her living situation, or am I right to worry about her health? Another friend mentioned that she confronted Rachel about her two roommates, and Rachel became defensive and angry. How can I approach her about this? I find myself not wanting to step foot in her house again. — Worried and Confused in California Dear Worried: As long as the dishes are eventually washed with soap and water, it doesn't matter that the dog licked them and they are piled in the sink. And if Rachel likes to feed and clean up after her roommates, that is her choice. The coughing is an issue only if it is causing Rachel to become ill. (And if there is a possibility of pneumonia or TB, we hope the roommates have been checked.) But it seems to us that Rachel is at loose ends and is possibly using her caregiving skills as a means to avoid finding a job. You can express your concern and suggest she talk to a professional, but beyond that, she has to steer her own course. Dear Annie: We are very private people and do not have, nor do we want, a Facebook account. Our friend knows this, but when we sent her a picture of our newest grandchild via e-mail, she posted this picture with full details on her Facebook page without our permission. We didn't say anything to her, but of course, we no longer send her any photographs. Please tell your readers that posting such things without permission is a violation of someone's trust in you. Do you agree? — Not a Facebook Fan Dear Not: Yes — and no. Many people don't mind and don't care. The fact that your friend knows you don't have a Facebook account doesn't mean she has any idea that you object to her posting your grandchild's photograph. She may have thought she was doing you a favor. Please don't be silent. Tell her you would appreciate it if she would remove the photo immediately and not post any others without permission. Dear Annie: "Disappointed in Ohio" complained that the husband of one of her friends kept attending their regular all-girl get-togethers. You printed a response from "Omaha," who said that she and her friends have been having lunch for several years. Since one of their friends has Alzheimer's, her husband brings her to the luncheon and stays to enjoy lunch with the ladies. "Omaha" said they enjoy his company, and when his wife can no longer attend, they will still invite him. I want to say hats off to those ladies for including their friend, despite the fact that she has Alzheimer's, and for their willingness to include her husband. This speaks volumes for the kind of friends they are. And hats off to the husband for going the extra mile to make sure his wife doesn't miss out on social gatherings. "Omaha" really touched my heart. — Minot, N.D. 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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Where can I send my used greeting cards? Dear Heloise: I was wondering if you have the address for mailing used greeting cards. I have a box of cards that I have received during the past few years, but not the address to send them to. — Eleanor, via email You want to send these cards to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children (a fantastic organization that for more than 30 years has cared for children who have been abused, neglected or abandoned). Old cards are recycled and new ones created, which are sold to help fund its programs. Here are some things to know: • Cards are accepted all year

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long. • All types of greeting cards are accepted: birthday, thank-you, holiday-themed and all-occasion. • Only the front of the card is used. Make sure there is no writing on the backside. • Five-inch by 7-inch size or smaller is the best to send.

• No Disney, Hallmark or American Greetings cards can be accepted. • The most cost-effective way to send these card fronts is in a Flat Rate Box from the U.S. Postal Service. Mail donations to: St. Jude’s Ranch for Children Recycled Card Program 100 St. Jude’s Street Boulder City, NV 89005 You can go online to www.stjudesranch.org for more information. To purchase greeting cards created by the children, call 877-977-SJRC (7572). — Heloise SAVING FACE

Dear Heloise: The facialcleansing pads are too large and have an abundance of cleaners for just one-time usage. So, I sterilize a pair of scissors and cut the pads into thirds. I store them in a plastic soap dish with a secure top so that the pads do not dehydrate. — Margarette, via email TISSUE-PAPER STORAGE Dear Heloise: When I buy gift-wrapping tissue paper, it comes wrapped in stiff plastic or a paper wrap. I store the tissue that I didn’t use in the plastic newspaper sleeves. This keeps the tissues secure. — Barb H., Highland, Ind.

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HOROSCOPE BY FRANCES DRAKE For Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Make every effort to minimize power struggles with family members, especially authority figures. The Full Moon today can really set people off, including you. Easy does it. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues, especially today. The Full Moon energy makes people impatient and impulsive. Not good for anyone. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Disputes about shared possessions, inheritances and anything you own jointly with others are highly likely today. This is a poor day for these discussions. Wait until Monday if you can. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The only Full Moon in your sign all year is taking place today. This is why it’s very easy to be irritable with partners and close friends. (People are just at odds with each other.) LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) The best way to handle today’s Full Moon energy is to work hard. Surprisingly, co-workers might be supportive. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Your relationship with friends or members of groups might be challenged because of the Full Moon energy today. Just sit this one out. Wait to resolve things on Monday. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Family squabbles, especially with female authority figures, are likely today. It’s a Full Moon in Cancer, so what can I say? Go gently. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a mildly accident-prone day because of the Full Moon energy; therefore, slow down and take it easy. Don’t argue with others. Who cares who’s right? SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might be concerned about cash flow and financial matters today because the Full Moon intends to bring things to a head. Revisit these issues on Monday. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Today the only Full Moon directly opposite your sign is taking place. Naturally, this creates tension between you and partners and close friends. Stay mellow. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) You feel restless today. Don’t worry; millions of others feel this way as well. It’s that Full Moon energy stirring the pot! Gone in 48 hours. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Conflict with people in a group situation, especially with a female, might arise today. If you can sidestep things, all the better. Talk about this on Monday, when the Full Moon energy is gone and other planetary aspects look much better. YOU BORN TODAY You exude confidence. Others respect you because you convey an image of reliability, strength and trust. No one doubts you are hardworking and serious. You always appear self-assured, which makes others hesitate to challenge you. In the year ahead, you will begin a fresh, new cycle. There are many choices available to you, which means you can open any door! Birthdate of: Maggie Smith, actress; Richard Clayderman, pianist; Denzel Washington, actor. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Partly cloudy High: 28° Low: 19°

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday .............................34 at 1:27 p.m. Low Yesterday..............................31 at 8:36 p.m. Normal High .....................................................36 Normal Low ......................................................22 Record High ........................................65 in 1893 Record Low........................................-13 in 1983

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Thursday, Dec. 27, the 362nd day of 2012. There are four days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 27, 1932, New York City’s Radio City Music Hall opened to the public in midtown Manhattan. (Opening night, consisting of several hours of live acts, was considered a disaster, prompting the owners to shift to a format of showing a movie followed by a stage show.) On this date: • In 1831, naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage aboard the HMS Beagle. • In 1927, the musical play

“Show Boat,” with music by Jerome Kern and libretto by Oscar Hammerstein II, opened at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York. • In 1947, the original version of the puppet character Howdy Doody made its TV debut on NBC’s “Puppet Playhouse.” • In 1968, Apollo 8 and its three astronauts made a safe, nighttime splashdown in the Pacific. • In 1970, the musical play “Hello, Dolly!” closed on Broadway after a run of 2,844 performances. • One year ago: Tens of thousands of defiant Syrian protesters thronged the streets of Homs, calling

for the execution of President Bashar Assad shortly after his army pulled its tanks back and allowed Arab League monitors in for the first time to the city at the heart of the antigovernment uprising. • Today’s Birthdays: Actor John Amos is 73. ABC News correspondent Cokie Roberts is 69. Rock musician Mick Jones (Foreigner) is 68. Actor Gerard Depardieu is 64. Actress Maryam D’Abo is 52. Actor Ian Gomez is 48. Former professional wrestler and actor Bill Goldberg is 46. Actor Masi Oka is 38. Actress Emilie de Ravin is 31. Rock singer Hayley Williams (Paramore) is 24.

Weather causes delays at NYC airports Below is a roundup of winterrelated stories from around the U.S. NEW YORK (AP) — Strong winds from an advancing winter storm were causing delays at New York City area airports. The Federal Aviation Administration says flights were arriving about 90 minutes late Wednesday afternoon at LaGuardia Airport. Kennedy Airport and Newark Liberty International, in New Jersey, were both experiencing arrival delays of about an hour, 15 minutes. The National Weather Service forecast sustained winds of 15 to 20 mph along the coast in the afternoon, with gusts up to 40 mph. Snow and sleet was expected throughout the afternoon, with minor accumulations in some areas.

Pennsylvania PITTSBURGH — A huge storm is bringing snow, ice and freezing rain to Pennsylvania. In Pittsburgh there were 2 to 3 inches of snow and icy roads by early afternoon, but the skies were clearing. The National Weather Service expects 4 to 6 inches of snow to accumulate in and around Pittsburgh. Erie and Crawford counties to the north could get 10 to 14 inches. Forecasters say Bradford, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties could receive 8 to 12 inches. The Poconos area is expected to see a mix of snow and ice, and the Lehigh Valley an inch or more of snow. A stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in the western part of the state has reduced speeds to 45 mph because of snow, and there’s a ban on cars pulling trailers or campers. Some flight arrivals are delayed at Philadelphia International Airport. But some people weren’t letting the storm alter their normal routines. In downtown Pittsburgh, Ron Conway, 62, took his dog Alex for a walk, as he does every day. “This isn’t winter,” Conway said of the light snow that had accumulated by 1 p.m. Conway said he told the secretaries in his office to go home but they were waiting, hoping roads would be better later in the afternoon.

were hoping nature would augment the machine-made snow that’s on trails now. And the storm’s timing during school holiday vacations also had them pumped up. “We love snow,” ski area spokesman Tom Meyers said. “We’re ready for it and this is perfect timing to give this season a little bit of a boost because it’s been limping along.” AP

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Kentucky Transportation Cabinet snowplows head south on SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Rock U.S. 41 in Henderson, Ky., as blizzard conditions Wednesday made salt and scrapers are flying off travel difficult. store shelves as southeastern Conway said reports of freezThe wintry mix of snow, sleet, Michigan residents brace for the first major snowstorm of the seaing rain in the region do worry rain and high winds is expected son. him. “Nobody can drive on that,” to arrive Wednesday night and The National Weather Service he said. continue throughout the day says a winter storm is expected to Though snow accumulations Thursday. were minimal, traffic on The National Weather Service dump four to seven inches of snow Interstate 376 west near downhas posted a winter storm watch on the region between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. town Pittsburgh was backed up for central and western and inching along, while light Massachusetts, where forecasters The heaviest accumulations are likely along Lake St. Clair. traffic in the eastbound lanes was say 8 to 10 inches of snow could Snow was falling across southmoving at 20 or 30 mph. fall. eastern Michigan at 1 p.m. In Boston and along the coast, Wednesday, with winds gusting to warmer temperatures are expectRhode Island 30 mph and temperatures just ed to turn most of the precipitaPROVIDENCE, R.I. — A high tion into rain, with accumulations below freezing. wind watch has been issued for At an Aco Hardware store in of an inch or two, at most. parts of Rhode Island as a wintry Southfield, assistant manager A high wind watch has been weather mix heads toward the Chris Mokrzycki says the usual issued for southeastern region. day-after-Christmas gift-exchange Massachusetts, including Cape The watch issued by the rush has been replaced by people Cod. Forecasters say wind gusts National Weather Service is in stocking up for the storm. could reach 60 mph, possibly effect from 10 p.m. Wednesday The Upper Peninsula and bringing down power lines. through Thursday evening. It northern Lower Peninsula got up In Worcester, some were applies to Bristol, Newport and to 20 inches of snow in a storm preparing for inclement weather Washington counties, as well as that hit last Thursday. by buying rock salt, shovels and Block Island. windshield wash, Barrows Winds of 30 to 40 miles per Missouri/Illinois Hardware president Brian hour are expected, with gusts up Barrows said. ST. LOUIS — A gusty winter to 60 mph possible. He called the volume of cusstorm that slammed southern Forecasters are calling for rain tomers at his Webster Street store Illinois on Wednesday could have and snow Wednesday evening in very steady Wednesday morning. been reason enough for Renee Providence, then rain after mid“You do get that supermarket Galen to stay home. The Albion night that could be heavy at City Hall worker’s SUV sat buried times. The rainy, windy weather is effect for sure,” he said of shoppers stocking supplies before a under 18 inches of snow in her expected to continue into storm. driveway, and the small town’s Thursday. There were no flight delays or roads were all but impassable to Northern Rhode Island and cancellations at Logan everything except snow plows. western parts of the state could International Airport in Boston by So she hitched a ride with one. get between 1 and 3 inches of Galen, the deputy collector for snow. Some parts of New England early Wednesday afternoon. “Right now, everything’s runthe community of 1,900 residents could get a foot or more. ning normally,” airport near the Indiana border, was the spokesman Richard Walsh said. only one who made it in Massachusetts But Walsh said as the day pro- Wednesday, which was the last gresses, travelers should contact BOSTON — Massachusetts day residents could declare they their airlines directly to check the were running for local office in was prepping Wednesday for a status of their flights. winter storm that could drop up the spring elections. At Wachusett Mountain Ski to 10 inches of snow in parts of “Somebody needed to be here Area in Princeton, Mass., officials today,” Galen said while quietly the state.

wrestling with how to eventually free her car. In that challenging pursuit, she wasn’t alone. The National Weather Service in Paducah, Ky., issued the first blizzard warning in that office’s 21-year history for the 58 counties it covers in parts of Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana, meteorologist Robin Smith said. As of Wednesday morning, Albion had gotten the most snow, but parts of Missouri’s Bootheel received 9 inches as well. The slow-moving storm that began pounding the region late Tuesday and into Wednesday was expected to drop another several inches of snow before tapering off Wednesday afternoon. Snow accumulation often doesn’t tend to stick around long in southern Illinois, but that may not be the case this time, with high temperatures expected to hover around the freezing point and lows likely to dip into mid-teens or low 20s. A slight chance of snow was forecast for Friday, “but nothing like we’ve just gotten,” Smith said. The storm caused its share of havoc, forcing closures of courthouses throughout southern Illinois and creating slick, whiteout conditions that made travel the day after Christmas treacherous. In Pinckneyville, Ill., about 60 miles southeast of St. Louis, Rich Emling wasn’t catching much of a break. Emling and other workers at his eight-truck towing business had been scrambling to muscle vehicles out of ditches and other tough spots since well before daybreak Wednesday as the region’s first significant snowstorm of the season left its mark. Emling, 43, wasn’t expecting any relief later in the day, when he suspected slushy roads to freeze. “I’m not going to say we’re overly swamped, but we’re certainly steady,” he said while hauling away a minivan that had slid off a road and hit a culvert. Even before dropping off that vehicle, Emling had another motorist in distress waiting for help. “When I was a kid, we had snowstorms all the time, but it seems like we get just two or three nowadays,” Emling said.

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• COACHING SEARCH: Troy Christian Schools has two coaching positions available. It is looking for a head varsity softball coach and is accepting applications until Jan. 16, 2013 for the position, as well as a head varsity volleyball coach with an application deadline of Feb. 20, 2013. Applications can be found on the Troy Christian Schools website at http://troychristianschools.org/fileadmin/content/athletics/documents/Employment_ Application.pdf. A resume and references should be attached with the applications. For more information, contact Athletic Director Mike Coots at mcoots@tcmail.org or (937) 339-5692. • COACHING SEARCH: Newton High School is looking for a reserve and varsity volleyball coach for next year (2013). If interested, please contact Bob Huelsman or Larry Powell at Newton High School at (937) 6765132, or by e-mail at bob_heulsman@newton.k12.oh.us or larry_powell@newton.k12.oh.us. • BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19. The Red Devils face Versailles that night at 7:30 p.m. Any member of the team, cheerleaders or coaches need to contact Dale Pittenger at dlpittenger@tippcity.k12.oh.us for more information. • BASEBALL: Extra Innings Troy is hosing a two-day Pro Player Camp from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 29-30. The staff for this camp will include Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning, along with former Reds players Jeff Shaw and Jeff Branson. Other members of the instructional staff are local professional baseball players. For more information, contact Extra Innings at (937) 3393330 or at www.extrainnings-troy.com.

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UC heads to bowl with gutted staff CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Duke wide receiver Conner Vernon sees tonight’s Belk Bowl against Cincinnati as a perfect opportunity to help the Blue Devils’ football team emerge from basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski’s shadow. This is Duke’s first bowl game in 18 seasons, and the Blue Devils have their 6:30 p.m. time slot to themselves on a day with two other bowl games. “Anybody who follows college football will be watching, so this is our chance in the national spotlight to take a big step forward with this program and let

people know about us,” said Vernon, the Atlantic Coast Conference’s career leader in receptions and yards receiving. Duke (6-6) hasn’t won a bowl game since 1961. “Is there a lot of pressure on us? Absolutely,” said quarterback Sean Renfree. “But good players like added pressure, and they thrive on it.” Coach David Cutcliffe called this game the next step in trying to build a winning tradition and AP FILE PHOTO raise the level of expectations of the players, similar to what his Cincinnati running back George Winn carries the ball against Fordham Oct. 13 in Cincinnati. The Bearcats takes on Duke in the ■ See BEARCATS on 12 Belk Bowl on Thursday in Charlotte.

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Thaddeus Lewis looks down field during the second half of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit Aug. 10. Elevated from the practice squad on Monday, Lewis could make his NFL debut in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Boys Basketball Tippecanoe at Troy (7:30 p.m.) Piqua Holiday Classic Lehman vs. Russia (5:30 p.m.) Piqua vs. Covington (8:30 p.m.) Girls Basketball Tri-Village at Miami East (7 p.m.) Newton at National Trail (7 p.m.) Piqua Holiday Classic Lehman vs. Russia (4 p.m.) Piqua vs. Covington (7 p.m.) Bowling Graham at Troy (10 a.m.) FRIDAY Boys Basketball Sidney at Tippecanoe (7:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Bethel (7:30 p.m.) Miami East at Versailles Invite (TBA) Piqua Holiday Classic Consolation game (8 p.m.) Bradford Holiday Tourney Troy Christian vs. Riverside (6 p.m.) Bradford vs. New Miami (8 p.m.) Girls Basketball Fort Recovery at Troy (7:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Bethel (6 p.m.) Piqua Holiday Classic Consolation game (6:30 p.m.) Bradford Holiday Tourney Troy Christian vs. Bradford (4 p.m.) Wrestling Troy, Covington, Piqua at GMVWA (11 a.m.) Troy Christian at Brecksville Invite (10 a.m.) Hockey Troy at Springboro (at South Metro) (8 p.m.)

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) is tackled after a 4-yard scramble by Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins, left, and defensive end Carlos Dunlap during the fourth quarter in Pittsburgh Sunday. The Bengals won 13-10.

Back once again 3rd playoff trip in 4 years for Bengals CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals think they’re a better team — especially on defense — heading into the playoffs for the second season in a row. They finished 9-7 last season, earned a wild card and lost at Houston 31-10 in the first round. A 13-10 win in Pittsburgh on Sunday clinched another wildcard berth, only the second time in franchise history that they’ve gone to the playoffs in back-toback seasons. They’re locked into the No. 6

seed regardless of what they do on Sunday against Baltimore (10-5) at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals (9-6) said their playoff appearance last season when quarterback Andy Dalton and receiver A.J. Green were rookies taught them a lot about what it’s like when it’s one-andout. “I think it’s helpful anytime you can get to the postseason and really see what it is about and just how games, how momentum can swing,” safety Chris Crocker said on Wednesday. “Just crazy things.

We saw that last year. I think that will help guys going into it kind of knowing what the atmosphere will be like.” Cincinnati’s limited playoff experience has been a detriment. The Bengals haven’t won a playoff game since 1990. They’ve made it three times previously under coach Marvin Lewis 2005, 2009 and 2011 and lost their opening games by 14, 10 and 21 points. Going for the third time in four years should help them

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BEREA — The Cleveland Browns are down to their thirdstring quarterback. With both Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy missing practice Wednesday due to right shoulder injuries, Thad Lewis took firstteam snaps in practice. Elevated from the practice squad on Monday, Lewis could make his NFL debut in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Browns also signed free agent quarterback Josh Johnson, who spent four seasons in Tampa Bay. Johnson replaced safety Usama Young on the roster as the Browns look for protection at quarterback, where starter Weeden went out with a sprained right shoulder in Cleveland’s 3412 loss in Denver on Sunday. Coach Pat Shurmur said Wednesday that McCoy also has a sore right shoulder. Neither Weeden nor McCoy practiced. Rookie running back Trent Richardson also missed practice because of a sprained left ankle. “The injuries to Brandon and Trent are not as serious as you might have thought,” Shumur said. “We’ll see how they come back. If they are healthy, they will play. If they can’t, I have no problem ruling them out.”

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BG looks to turn around MAC’s bowl luck Is Christmas start better for NBA? Rivers left home for the holiday, lost the game, and loved every minute of it. “That was perfect,” Rivers said, recalling the Boston Celtics’ 2011-12 season opener. “I just think it was awesome.” A year after the NBA started its season on Christmas out of necessity, Rivers and others think it’s something the league should consider doing regularly. See Page 12.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe they should call it the Transition Bowl. For the third consecutive year — which accounts for 60 percent of the lifespan of this particular event — the Military Bowl had coaching news between the selection date and the game. Ralph Friedgen was fired by Maryland in 2010, but he was allowed to coach the game and ended his Terrapins career with a big win over East Carolina. Last year, Tim Beckman left

Toledo for Illinois, leaving replacement Matt Campbell to lead a one-point victory over Air Force. This year, it’s even more complicated. Having rebuilt San Jose State (10-2), Mike MacIntyre left for Colorado after the Spartans accepted the bid that will have them facing Bowling Green (8-4) on Thursday at RFK Stadium. Defensive coordinator Kent Baer was selected as the interim coach for the game and wanted

the job full-time, but he wasn’t even granted an interview. Instead, San Diego’s Ron Caragher was hired, and Baer is going to follow MacIntyre to Colorado. So, talk about awkward: Caragher has already started to set up shop with the Spartans during Baer’s final days at the school. Caragher watched practices back in California last week and traveled with the team to the nation’s capital as an observer.

“In some ways, it can be very confusing,” said Baer, who also had an interim bowl gig with Notre Dame in 2004. “Sometimes it’s confusing to me, to be honest with you. But once we get out to practice and we’re handling our business in meetings, it’s this group of coaches and this group of players that’s been here all year. That’s how we’re handling it. It’s going to be his football team after this, but not ‘til.”

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Bearcats ■ CONTINUED FROM 11 friend Krzyzewski has done on the hardwood. “This is national exposure for us,” Cutcliffe said. “The NFL is not playing. We’re it. We’re the game. So people across the country who maybe heard a little bit about Duke football, if they see us play as well as we can play, I think they will be a little shocked. We have a lot of speed and a lot of skill. So this can have a huge impact for us.” And Cutcliffe said the Blue Devils are on the verge of something special. “I don’t plan on not making a bowl again and that’s

the mentality I want every player to have. … When I talked to coach Krzyzewski, there is no question what the expectations of a Duke basketball player are,” Cutcliffe said. “And that’s the opportunity we have to create really big expectations.” Duke faces a Cincinnati team in transition after the departure earlier this month of coach Butch Jones and both coordinators. Jones left to take the job at Tennessee, so defensive line coach Steve Stripling will serve as interim head coach Thursday night. Incoming coach Tommy

Tuberville will also be on hand to watch but won’t have any input on game day. Jones went 23-14 at Cincinnati the last three years. The Bearcats (9-3) finished tied for the best record in the Big East Conference but are left with only five full-time coaches from Jones’ staff to work the game. They’ll have new coordinators calling the shots on both sides of the ball. Stripling led Central Michigan to a 44-41 win over Troy in the 2010 GMAC Bowl before joining

Jones’ staff. Stripling, who’ll call the plays on defense, said his biggest concern had been keeping his team focused through adversity. He said the play calls won’t change. “What we’ve tried to do from the beginning, because this is such a different situation for them, is try to find some normalcy,” Stripling said. “You try to keep them in their comfort zone and keep them focused.” Despite the changes, the Bearcats come in as 7-point favorites. That’s largely because they have a highpowered offense that’ll be

facing a Blue Devils defense that collapsed down the stretch. After a rare win over rival North Carolina to go 6-2, the Blue Devils lost their final four games to Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech and Miami. During that stretch, Duke’s defense surrendered a whopping 51 points and 294.5 yards rushing per game. That should play into Cincinnati’s hands. Led by senior tailback George Winn, the Bearcats enter the game ranked 31st in the country in rushing. After serving as a backup

for most of his career at Cincinnati, Winn has emerged as a leader on offense, running for 1,204 yards and 12 touchdowns. Cutcliffe said Winn reminds him of Cadillac Williams, a guy who can put the team on his back and carry 25 to 30 times per game. “I’ve had a chance to carry this offense and step up and take on a big role,” Winn said. “I think that has meant a lot to this team, and that’s meant a lot to this team which wasn’t given a chance, at least offensively, do anything special this year.”

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A year later, some like Christmas NBA start better NEW YORK (AP) — Doc Rivers left home for the holiday, lost the game, and loved every minute of it. “That was perfect,” Rivers said, recalling the Boston Celtics’ 2011-12 season opener. “I just think it was awesome.” A year after the NBA started its season on Christmas out of necessity, Rivers and others think it’s something the league should consider doing regularly. The 2011-12 schedule consisted of 66 games, and while even the advocates for the later start aren’t certain how many should be played, they believe it’s something worth exploring. “I think starting on Christmas Day would be better and then going later into July, I think that would be better so the start of our season wasn’t overshadowed as much by NFL football and college football,” ABC and ESPN analyst Jeff Van Gundy said. “If you did that, obviously you’d have to extend into July a little bit. But I think 66 games, the only bad thing about that would be people losing some money and so because of that, no one’s ever going to do that. It would certainly be better for the product.” A normal 82-game schedule was impossible last season when owners and players couldn’t agree to a new labor contract in time. The lockout dragged into November before a tentative agreement was struck on Thanksgiving weekend. It was ratified two weeks later, abbreviated training camps opened Dec. 9, and teams had a little more than two weeks to prepare for the start of the season. After the expected complaints about lack of preparation and possibility of injury, the season opened with hype that’s rarely there for the usual start around Halloween. The first game was in New York, where the Knicks withstood a last shot by Kevin Garnett to hold off the Celtics. “I thought that game I thought it was so anticipated, lot of fun. The buzz in Madison Square Garden was amazing,” Rivers said. “I really did, I thought it was absolutely wonderful, the timing with football almost over, people ready for basketball.” With football king, even the NBA seems to realize it should lie low in the fall. ABC doesn’t begin its national TV schedule until its Christmas doubleheader, and the league and its TV partners kick the hype machine into gear leading into the holiday, with statis-

against the Broncos. He was sacked four times in his limited appearance, but Shurmur said he didn’t know if it was one particular play that caused the problem. “Colt came in and told us he was sore,” Shumur said. “He’s getting treated.” Young sustained a thumb injury that likely will require surgery. He joins a battered defensive backfield that is already missing T.J. Ward with a knee injury. Cornerback Sheldon Brown sustained a concussion in Denver. The club also signed defensive back Jordan Mabin to the practice squad. Johnson played in 26 games for the Buccaneers after being a fifth-round choice in 2008. He started five games and threw for five touchdowns and 10 interceptions overall. He was in San Francisco’s camp this summer.

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The Boston Celtics gather around coach Doc Rivers during the first quarter Christmas Day against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York. The league started late last season out of necessity following the lockout, but Rivers and others think it's something the NBA should consider doing regularly, to create more anticipation and separate itself further from the football season. tics galore about who’s played most often, who’s played best, who’s wearing what uniform, and anything else that can help build the buzz. It works. ESPN scored its highest-rated Christmas tripleheader for Tuesday’s games, and the KnicksLakers matchup that opened ABC’s doubleheader generated a 5.9 overnight rating, highest ever for an ABC game in that slot. Rivers thinks it could be even bigger, proposing adding to the fun with some kind of season-opening spectacle, similar to the popular college tournaments. Minnesota coach Rick Adelman agreed the later start was fine, but like Rivers said there were too many games crammed in afterward. The league finished only about a week later than its regular schedule, forcing teams to play on three straight nights at least once to fit everything in. Problem is, the return to the regular schedule hasn’t offered much relief. Coaches are still bemoaning the lack of practice time, the frequency of back-to-back games, and other inconveniences that they’ve had to readjust to this season. “Of all years I’ve ever coached, I don’t feel like a human being very much. I just feel like a basketball coach,” Denver’s George Karl said. “That’s all I do is watch film, prepare scouting reports, have meetings, go to practice and then travel.”

The demands of the schedule and the challenges of navigating it were highlighted when San Antonio sent four top players home before a nationally televised road game in Miami for extra rest, earning a $250,000 fine from an angry Commissioner David Stern. The Spurs were playing their fourth road game in five nights, which was just as rough as anything that arose out of the lockout schedule. “I think the schedule of some of these teams is outlandish to me, a lot of it just to get games in,” Van Gundy said. “To put teams on national TV on the fourth game in five nights seems counterproductive. I know people will say, ‘Oh, the arenas are booked,’ and they’ll give you many excuses. “But when you’re paying as much as our fans are paying for tickets, to me … you have to really search out how you can give them the best product, and playing four games in five nights is unfortunately almost ensuring that somebody is not going to be at their best.” More than two weeks ago, Karl was already pondering a brutal holiday schedule that had the Nuggets playing the Clippers in Los Angeles on Christmas night, returning home to host the Lakers the next night, then completing a stretch of four games in five nights with a back-toback at Dallas and Memphis on Dec. 28 and 29. “Merry Christmas,” he said, hardly sounding jolly.

Playing fewer games is the easy answer, but financially the most unlikely. Neither owners nor players would be interested in giving up a couple hundred games of revenue, which is why Stern quickly brought up the money aspect of it when asked about shortening the schedule during a trip to New Orleans this season. And going into July would mean completely rearranging the summer schedule, starting with free agency and the Las Vegas summer league. Plus, the current schedule isn’t actually any tougher than normal. The average number of games on back-to-back nights (19.2), and maximum number for any club (22), are at or below their totals in each of the last four full seasons, as are the figures relating to four games in five nights. But with fewer games last season, marquee matchups seemed to come more frequently, leading to higher TV ratings and nearly unchanged attendance. If the league could figure out how to spread the games out better, the shorter season could be a long-term improvement. ”It was too many games that we played after that in that stretch,” Rivers said, “so if there was some way we could figure it out, start off Christmas Day having a tournament or something like the college preseason tournament and start it there, I don’t know. But it would be awesome.”

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Peterson carrying Vikings to playoffs EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — It’s all right there for Adrian Peterson now. One more game in his remarkable comeback season, and the only thing that remains on the line is everything. A win against the rival Green Bay Packers on Sunday would put his Minnesota Vikings into the playoffs for the first time

■ CONTINUED FROM 11 Shurmur also did not rule out McCoy. When the Browns (510) play the Steelers (7-8), they will be looking for their first series sweep against their rivals since 1988. They could be doing it with Lewis in command. The 25-year-old was on St. Louis’ practice squad in 2010 when Shurmur was an assistant with the Rams. The Browns claimed him on waivers in September 2011, but he has yet to take a snap in a regular-season game. Shurmur said he has confidence in Lewis, who played quite a bit in exhibition games this past summer. He added that Johnson is familiar with the Browns’ West Coast offense, but would need time to learn the playbook. McCoy was hurt sometime after replacing Weeden in the second half

since the 2009 season. The milestones of 2,000 yards and Eric Dickerson’s singleseason rushing record are there to be had as well, along with a potential MVP award that would cement his standing among the league’s great players. “It’s such a big game when you look at everything that can be accomplished,” Peterson said Wednesday.

“I’m looking forward to it, man. Most importantly, getting into the playoffs, securing that with a win against Green Bay. Having an opportunity to hit 2,000, having an opportunity to break Eric Dickerson’s record in the same game, it would be great to accomplish.” Perhaps the only thing more improbable than the

Vikings (9-6) sitting one victory away from a playoff berth is that they have been carried there by Peterson, who tore two ligaments in his left knee just over a year ago. He has already racked up a career-high 1,898 yards rushing this season, leaving him 102 away from becoming the first player to hit 2,000 yards on a reconstructed knee.

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Bengals ■ CONTINUED FROM 11 keep the postseason in perspective. Lewis pointed out that there was no giddiness in the locker room when the Bengals clinched a berth on Sunday. “When you’ve been beyond that, you realize there are bigger fish to fry,” Lewis said. “I think our group understands this now. Appreciate it, feel good about it, celebrate it, but realize what it took to get there and that it takes more, because now we’re going to pare it down again.” They’re encouraged by the way their defense has dominated teams during a 6-1 streak that got them into the postseason. The front four has gotten pressure on quarterbacks consistently, with tackle Geno Atkins emerging as one of the NFL’s top linemen. Atkins leads NFL interior linemen with 12 1/2 sacks. Cincinnati has 47 sacks, one behind Denver for the league lead and one shy of the franchise record. The defense is ranked No. 6 in the league this week in

yards allowed and has given up 13 points or fewer in six of the past seven games. “Our defense is really clicking right now, man,” tackle Domata Peko said. “I love the way we’re playing and I love the energy we’re playing with. You have to have that chemistry, and it seems we’re building on that. Everyone’s been playing great.” The defense played its best game in Pittsburgh. Leon Hall’s interception return accounted for Cincinnati’s only touchdown. The defense repeatedly pushed the Steelers out of field goal range in the fourth quarter, allowing Cincinnati to win it with a field goal set up by an interception in the closing seconds. The Bengals hadn’t beaten the Steelers since 2009, dropping four in a row. They’ve also lost four straight to the Ravens and were 0-6 the past two seasons against their top AFC North rivals before the breakthrough win in Pittsburgh.

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BG ■ CONTINUED FROM 11 The shake-up has jarred the players just as they were hoping to put an exclamation point on perhaps the best season in school history. The No. 24 Spartans are playing in a bowl for the first time since 2006, are in the AP rankings for the first time since 1975, and will be trying to win 11 games in a season for the first time since 1940. That’s quite a feat considering that San Jose State was 1-12 just two years ago during MacIntyre’s first season. Baer has been around longer, having joined the Spartans staff in 2008. Bowling Green has a different kind of mission in mind. The Falcons also rebuilt their program in a hurry rebounding from 2-

10 two years ago and are one of seven Mid-American Conference teams in the bowls. Yet the MAC is off to a rough start: 0-2 so far, both blowouts. “We’d like to finish with a statement in the bowl games,” coach Dave Clawson said. “It’s going to be a challenge. I think we’re underdogs in every one of the seven games, but I think that’s a little bit of the nature of the MAC, that we’re always fighting uphill. This year we had a very good year in the field and we’d love nothing more than to finish with a pretty strong performance in the bowl season. But, at the end of the day, Bowling Green only has control over one of those games, and all we can control is how we play in the Military Bowl.”

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England11 4 0 .733 529 331 7 8 0 .467 288 289 Miami 6 9 0 .400 272 347 N.Y. Jets Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426 South W L T Pct PF PA 12 3 0 .800 400 303 y-Houston x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371 Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451 2 13 0 .133 235 406 Jacksonville North W L T Pct PF PA y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321 x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303 7 8 0 .467 312 304 Pittsburgh Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286 6 9 0 .400 326 329 San Diego Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419 Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370 8 7 0 .533 358 372 Dallas N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337 Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402 South W L T Pct PF PA 13 2 0 .867 402 277 y-Atlanta New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377 6 9 0 .400 313 325 Carolina North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299 Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314 9 6 0 .600 349 253 Chicago Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411 West W L T Pct PF PA x-San Francisco10 4 1 .700 370 260 10 5 0 .667 392 232 x-Seattle St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328 5 10 0 .333 237 330 Arizona x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday's Game Atlanta 31, Detroit 18 Sunday's Games Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7 Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13 New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT Minnesota 23, Houston 6 Carolina 17, Oakland 6 Miami 24, Buffalo 10 Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10 New England 23, Jacksonville 16 Washington 27, Philadelphia 20 St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13 San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17 Denver 34, Cleveland 12 Chicago 28, Arizona 13 Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14 Seattle 42, San Francisco 13 Sunday, Dec. 30 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m. College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Arizona 49, Nevada 48 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State 41, Toledo 15 Thursday, Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego BYU 23, San Diego State 6 Friday, Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. UCF 38, Ball State 17 Saturday, Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 Las Vegas Bowl Boise State 28, Washington 26 Monday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU 43, Fresno State 10 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Central Michigan (6-6) vs. Western Kentucky (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Washington Bowling Green (8-4) vs.San Jose State (10-2), 3 p.m. (ESPN) Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Duke (6-6) vs. Cincinnati (9-3), 6:30 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor (7-5) vs. UCLA (9-4), 9:45 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Louisiana-Monroe (8-4) vs. Ohio (8-4), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Rutgers (9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth,Texas Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At NewYork Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas (8-4) vs.Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville,Tenn. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN) Sun Bowl At El Paso,Texas Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (75), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis,Tenn. Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At DallasPurdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. State (8-4) vs. Mississippi Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (84), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington,Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (102), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 19 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 26 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, TBA (NFLN) NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 24 Wagner 31, Colgate 20 Coastal Carolina 24, BethuneCookman 14 South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 1 Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7 Georgia Southern 24, Cent. Arkansas 16 Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina 35 Illinois St. 38, Appalachian St. 37, OT North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16 Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19 Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 7 Sam Houston State 34, Montana State 16 Saturday, Dec. 8 Georgia Southern 49, Old Dominion 35 North Dakota State 14, Wofford 7 Eastern Washington 51, Illinois State 35 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 14 North Dakota State 23, Georgia Southern 20 Saturday, Dec. 15 Sam Houston State 45, Eastern Washington 42 Championship Saturday, Jan. 5 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco,Texas North Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-3), 1 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct New York 20 8 .714 Boston 14 13 .519 Brooklyn 14 13 .519 Philadelphia 13 15 .464 Toronto 9 19 .321 Southeast Division W L Pct Miami 19 6 .760 Atlanta 16 9 .640 Orlando 12 15 .444 Charlotte 7 20 .259 Washington 3 22 .120 Central Division W L Pct Indiana 16 12 .571 Chicago 15 12 .556 Milwaukee 14 12 .538 Detroit 9 21 .300 Cleveland 6 23 .207 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 21 8 .724 Memphis 18 7 .720 Houston 15 12 .556 Dallas 12 16 .429 New Orleans 5 22 .185 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 21 6 .778 Minnesota 13 12 .520 Denver 15 14 .517 Utah 15 14 .517 Portland 13 13 .500 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Clippers 22 6 .786 Golden State 18 10 .643 L.A. Lakers 14 14 .500

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 3 p.m. ESPN — Military Bowl at Washington, San Jose State vs. Bowling Green 6:30 p.m. ESPN — Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., Cincinnati vs. Duke 9:45 p.m. ESPN — Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Baylor vs. UCLA MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. ESPN2 — New Mexico at Cincinnati NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — Dallas at Oklahoma City 10:30 p.m. TNT — Boston at L.A. Clippers 11 17 .393 11 Phoenix 9 18 .333 12½ Sacramento Tuesday's Games Boston 93, Brooklyn 76 L.A. Lakers 100, New York 94 Miami 103, Oklahoma City 97 Houston 120, Chicago 97 L.A. Clippers 112, Denver 100 Wednesday's Games Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Chicago at Indiana, ppd., weather conditions New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Memphis, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Toronto at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Friday's Games Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m. Orlando at Washington, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Houston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m. New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: .............................Record Pts Prv 1. Duke (63) .............11-0 1,623 1 2. Michigan (2) .........12-0 1,551 2 3. Arizona.................11-0 1,463 4 4. Louisville ..............11-1 1,422 5 5. Indiana .................11-1 1,383 6 6. Kansas .................10-1 1,309 9 7. Missouri................10-1 1,157 12 8. Cincinnati .............12-0 1,144 11 9. Syracuse ..............10-1 1,140 3 10. Ohio St. ................9-2 965 7 11. Minnesota ..........12-1 878 13 12. Illinois .................12-1 875 10 13. Gonzaga ............11-1 824 14 14. Florida ..................8-2 772 8 15. Georgetown .......10-1 674 15 16. Creighton ...........11-1 589 17 17. San Diego St. ....11-1 557 18 18. Butler....................9-2 512 19 19. Michigan St........11-2 416 20 20. UNLV..................11-1 382 21 21. Notre Dame .......12-1 337 22 22. Oklahoma St......10-1 318 24 23. NC State ..............9-2 264 25 24. Pittsburgh...........12-1 189 — 25. Kansas St.............9-2 152 — Others receiving votes: New Mexico 66, Kentucky 37, Temple 36, Wyoming 28, North Carolina 16, VCU 16, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 7. College Basketball Schedule All Times EST Thursday, Dec. 27 EAST Alcorn St. at Canisius, 7 p.m. SOUTH FAU at Troy, 8 p.m. FIU at W. Kentucky, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Texas Southern at Akron, 7 p.m. IPFW at IUPUI, 7 p.m. Oakland at W. Illinois, 8 p.m. New Mexico at Cincinnati, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St., 8:05 p.m. FAR WEST N. Arizona at BYU, 9 p.m. Morgan St. at Loyola Marymount, 10 p.m. Rhode Island at Saint Mary's (Cal), 10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 EAST Rider at Rutgers, 3 p.m. Detroit at Temple, 3 p.m. Providence at Brown, 7 p.m. Notre Dame (Ohio) at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Binghamton at Colgate, 7 p.m. Albany (NY) at Navy, 7 p.m. Iona at Saint Joseph's, 7 p.m. Stony Brook at Seton Hall, 7 p.m. Cornell at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. NJIT at Villanova, 7 p.m. Bucknell at Loyola (Md.), 7:30 p.m. SOUTH Union (Ky.) at Liberty, 7 p.m. Southern Miss. at Morehead St., 7:30 p.m. Houston Baptist at LSU, 8 p.m. Oral Roberts at Memphis, 8 p.m. Spring Hill at Southern U., 9:30 p.m. MIDWEST Siena Heights at E. Michigan, 4 p.m. Rio Grande at Cleveland St., 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Indiana, 8 p.m. Bowling Green at North Dakota, 8 p.m. SIU-Edwardsville at Saint Louis, 8 p.m. SOUTHWEST NC A&T at Texas Tech, 8 p.m. FAR WEST Baylor at Gonzaga, 8 p.m. Coll. of Idaho at Utah, 9:30 p.m. Yale at Nevada, 10 p.m. Missouri at UCLA, 10 p.m. Fresno Pacific at Pepperdine, 10:30 p.m. TOURNAMENTS Dr Pepper Classic

At Chattanooga,Tenn. First Round Austin Peay vs. Utah Valley, 4:30 p.m. High Point at Chattanooga, 7 p.m. UCF Holiday Classic At Orlando, Fla. First Round Howard at UCF, 7 p.m. Belmont vs. Boston U., 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 EAST St. Peter's at CCSU, 1 p.m. Holy Cross at Boston College, 2 p.m. UMBC at Mount St. Mary's, 2 p.m. Coll. of Charleston at Vermont, 2 p.m. Maine at Quinnipiac, 3 p.m. Manhattan at Columbia, 4 p.m. Duquesne at Penn St., 4 p.m. Penn at Wagner, 4 p.m. Bryant at Lehigh, 7 p.m. La Salle at Siena, 7 p.m. Alcorn St. at Syracuse, 7 p.m. Washington vs. UConn at the XL Center, Hartford, Conn., 7:30 p.m. SOUTH Santa Clara at Duke, Noon W. Michigan at NC State, Noon Delaware St. at Maryland, 12:30 p.m. UNC Wilmington at Campbell, 1 p.m. Presbyterian at South Carolina, 1 p.m. Tulsa vs. Florida St. at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 2 p.m. UNLV at North Carolina, 2 p.m. Cent. Pennsylvania at Radford, 2 p.m. Georgia St. at Georgia Southern, 3 p.m. Valparaiso at Murray St., 3 p.m. Northeastern at UAB, 3 p.m. Florida A&M at Georgia, 4 p.m. Kentucky at Louisville, 4 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson at VCU, 4 p.m. Air Force vs. Florida at the BB&T Center, Sunrise, Fla., 4:30 p.m. Auburn-Montgomery at Alabama St., 5 p.m. FAU at Louisiana-Monroe, 5 p.m. Spring Hill at SE Louisiana, 5 p.m. Va. Intermont at Charleston Southern, 5:30 p.m. Norfolk St. at East Carolina, 5:30 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St., 5:30 p.m. FIU at Middle Tennessee, 6 p.m. Davidson at Richmond, 6 p.m. Xavier at Tennessee, 6 p.m. Fordham at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m. Fairfield at Old Dominion, 7 p.m. George Mason at South Florida, 7 p.m. Denver at Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m. Butler at Vanderbilt, 8 p.m. North Texas at W. Kentucky, 8 p.m. Arkansas St. at South Alabama, 8:05 p.m. UALR at Louisiana-Lafayette, 8:15 p.m. E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 8:30 p.m. MIDWEST Ohio Dominican at Milwaukee, 1 p.m. UT-Martin at SE Missouri, 1 p.m. Loyola of Chicago at DePaul, 2 p.m. NC Central at Marquette, 2 p.m. South Dakota at Nebraska-Omaha, 2 p.m. William & Mary at Purdue, 2 p.m. Ill.-Chicago at Toledo, 2 p.m. Samford at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. Marygrove at Youngstown St., 2:05 p.m. Auburn vs. Illinois at the United Center, 2:15 p.m. Oakland at IUPUI, 3 p.m. Nicholls St. at Nebraska, 3 p.m. UMass at N. Illinois, 4 p.m. Chicago St. at Ohio St., 4:30 p.m. UMKC at Kansas St., 7 p.m. Cent. Michigan at Michigan, 7 p.m. Drake at Bradley, 8 p.m. American U. at Kansas, 8 p.m. S. Dakota St. at N. Dakota St., 8 p.m. IPFW at W. Illinois, 8 p.m. Evansville at Creighton, 8:05 p.m. SOUTHWEST Rice at Texas, 2 p.m. LIU Brooklyn at Lamar, 3 p.m. San Jose St. at Texas St., 3 p.m. Prairie View at Houston, 4 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Texas A&M-CC, 4 p.m. Howard Payne at Sam Houston St., 4:45 p.m. Army at Texas A&M, 5 p.m. Utah St. at UTSA, 7 p.m. Northwestern St. at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Ohio at Oklahoma, 8 p.m. New Mexico St. at Texas-Arlington, 8 p.m. FAR WEST Coppin St. at Arizona St., 2 p.m. Virginia Tech vs. BYU at EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, 2 p.m. Hartford at Colorado, 2 p.m. Towson at Oregon St., 4 p.m. Cal Poly at UC Riverside, 4 p.m. Adams St. at Colorado St., 4:30 p.m. Idaho St. vs. Washington St. at the Toyota Center, Kennewick, Wash., 6 p.m. Pacific at Long Beach St., 7:05 p.m. Harvard at California, 8 p.m. Northwest Indian at Montana St., 9 p.m. Southwest at Weber St., 9 p.m. N. Colorado at S. Utah, 9:30 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at Cal St.-Fullerton, 10 p.m. CS Bakersfield at Loyola Marymount, 10 p.m. Texas-Pan American at Portland, 10 p.m. Dominican (Cal.) at San Francisco, 10 p.m. Idaho at Seattle, 10 p.m. UC Davis at UC Irvine, 10 p.m. Morgan St. at San Diego, 10:30 p.m. Lafayette at Stanford, 10:30 p.m. CS Northridge at Hawaii, 12:30 a.m. TOURNAMENTS Dr Pepper Classic At Chattanooga,Tenn. Third Place, 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 27, 2012 Championship, 7 p.m. UCF Holiday Classic At Orlando, Fla. Third Place, 5 p.m. Championship, 7:30 p.m. The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 23, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: Pts Prv .............................Record 1. Stanford (24)........11-0 982 1 2. UConn (14) ..........10-0 964 2 3. Baylor (2)................9-1 931 3 4. Duke.....................10-0 883 4 5. Notre Dame ...........9-1 824 5 6. Georgia ................12-0 790 6 7. Kentucky.................9-1 774 7 8. California ................9-1 687 8 9. Maryland ................8-2 671 9 10. Penn St. .............10-2 621 11 11. Purdue ...............11-1 537 13 12. Louisville ............11-2 522 14 13. Tennessee............7-3 517 10 14. Oklahoma St........8-0 466 15 15. Dayton................12-0 454 16 16. North Carolina ...11-1 349 17 17. UCLA....................7-2 307 12 18. Oklahoma.............9-2 286 18 19. South Carolina...11-1 254 21 20. Texas ....................8-2 195 20 21. Florida St............10-1 183 23 22. Kansas .................9-2 162 19 23. Colorado ............10-0 156 25 24. Texas A&M...........8-4 118 22 25. Arkansas............10-1 107 — Others receiving votes: Nebraska 52, Iowa St. 39, Miami 32, Ohio St. 25, West Virginia 23, Vanderbilt 20, Duquesne 19, Michigan St. 14, Michigan 11, Syracuse 10, Villanova 6, Iowa 4, Toledo 2, UTEP 2, Utah 1. Women's College Basketball Schedule All Times EST Thursday, Dec. 27 EAST Hampton at Saint Peter's, 7 p.m. SOUTH North Texas at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m. MIDWEST VCU at Ohio St., 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28 EAST Manhattan at Monmouth (N.J.), 3 p.m. American at Drexel, 4 p.m. Yale at Georgetown, 7 p.m. NJIT at St. John's, 7 p.m. Siena at UMass, 7 p.m. Appalachian St. at West Virginia, 7 p.m. SOUTH ETSU at North Carolina, 2 p.m. Bethel (Tenn.) at Morehead St., 5:15 p.m. Richmond at Coll. of Charleston, 7 p.m. Holy Cross at Florida, 7 p.m. Maine at James Madison, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Kennesaw St., 7 p.m. Alcorn St. at Kentucky, 7 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Davidson at Tennessee, 7 p.m. N.C. A&T at Virginia Tech, 7 p.m. LSU at Florida Gulf Coast, 7:05 p.m. Northwestern St. at Mississippi St., 8 p.m. MIDWEST W. Illinois at Oakland, 6:30 p.m. IUPUI at IPFW, 7 p.m. Oral Roberts at DePaul, 8 p.m. Georgia at Illinois, 8 p.m. W. Michigan at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m. Nebraska Omaha at UMKC, 8:05 p.m. SOUTHWEST Sam Houston St. at UTEP, 7:30 p.m. Coppin St. at Arkansas, 8 p.m. Texas-Pan American at Rice, 8 p.m. Prairie View at Texas A&M, 8 p.m. FAR WEST UCLA at Pepperdine, 8 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Alabama at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 9:30 p.m. George Washington at California, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at CS Bakersfield, 10 p.m. Washington at UC Davis, 10 p.m. LIU Brooklyn at Hawaii, Mid TOURNAMENTS Hawk Classic At Philadelphia First Round Wagner vs. UMBC, Noon Fairfield at Saint Joseph's, 2 p.m. Maggie Dixon Surf 'n Slam Classic At San Diego First Round Cent. Michigan at San Diego, 9 p.m. Iowa vs. Texas, 11 p.m. San Diego Surf n' Slam Classic At San Diego First Round SMU at San Diego St., 8 p.m. Harvard vs. Oklahoma St., 10 p.m. Terrapin Classic At College Park, Md. First Round Brown at Maryland, Noon Hartford vs. Md.-Eastern Shore, 2:30 p.m. UM Holiday Tournament At Coral Gables, Fla. First Round Delaware St. vs. Wisconsin, 4 p.m. CCSU at Miami, 6:15 p.m. University Area Cavalier Classic At Charlottesville,Va. First Round N. Illinois vs. Xavier, 4:30 p.m. Norfolk St. at Virginia, 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29 EAST Saint Peter's at La Salle, 1 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson vs. Boston U. at Stabler Arena, Bethlehem, Pa., 2 p.m. Pittsburg St. at Buffalo, 2 p.m. Vermont at Canisius, 2 p.m. St. Francis (NY) at Rider, 2 p.m. New Hampshire at Colgate, 4 p.m. Binghamton at Lehigh, 4:30 p.m. SOUTH Liberty at Winthrop, 1 p.m. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. Florida A&M at South Florida, 2 p.m. High Point at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. Campbell at Wake Forest, 2 p.m. Samford at Auburn, 3 p.m. SIU Edwardsville at Belmont, 3 p.m. Elon at East Carolina, 3 p.m. Georgia Southern at George Mason, 3 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Jacksonville St., 3 p.m. Florida Atlantic at Louisiana-Monroe, 3 p.m. Missouri at Memphis, 3 p.m. Austin Peay at Alabama A&M, 4 p.m. S.C. State at Old Dominion, 4 p.m. Longwood at Radford, 4:30 p.m. Furman at S.C.-Upstate, 4:30 p.m. North Texas at W. Kentucky, 5 p.m. Ark.-Little Rock at Louisiana-Lafayette, 6 p.m. Arkansas St. at South Alabama, 6:05 p.m. E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 6:30 p.m. W. Carolina at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Troy at Mississippi St., 8 p.m. MIDWEST Temple at Michigan St., Noon Niagara at Michigan, 2 p.m. Purdue at Notre Dame, 2 p.m. Alabama St. vs. Penn at Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa, 2 p.m. Ball St. at Valparaiso, 2:35 p.m. S. Illinois at Chicago St., 3 p.m.N. Iowa at Saint Louis, 3 p.m. Drake at Milwaukee, 4 p.m. Air Force at Iowa St., 4:30 p.m. Bucknell at Youngstown St., 4:35 p.m. Loyola of Chicago at Marquette, 8 p.m. Grambling St. at Nebraska, 8:05 p.m. SOUTHWEST CS Northridge at Oklahoma, 2 p.m. Philander Smith at Cent. Arkansas, 3 p.m. SE Louisiana at Baylor, 8 p.m. Huston-Tillotson at Houston Baptist, 8 p.m. Texas A&M-CC at TCU, 8 p.m. Nicholls St. at Texas Southern, 8 p.m. FAR WEST Columbia at Long Beach St., 4 p.m. Montana St.-Billings at Montana St., 4 p.m. UConn at Stanford, 4 p.m. Loyola Marymount at Wyoming, 4 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado, 4:30 p.m. Washington St. at Gonzaga, 5 p.m. Seattle at Idaho, 5 p.m. Texas St. at San Jose St., 5 p.m. Fresno St. at Santa Clara, 5 p.m. Vanderbilt at Southern Cal, 5 p.m. Kansas St. at UC Santa Barbara, 5 p.m. North Dakota at Utah, 5 p.m. Warner-Pacific at E. Washington, 5:05 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Denver, 6 p.m. San Francisco at Pacific, 7 p.m. Utah Valley at S. Utah, 7 p.m. LIU Brooklyn vs. Alabama at the Stan Sheriff Center, Honolulu, 7:30 p.m. UNLV at UC Riverside, 8 p.m. Portland St. at Portland, 8:15 p.m. Texas-Arlington at New Mexico St., 8:30 p.m. UTSA at Utah St., 9 p.m. Cincinnati at Hawaii, 10 p.m. TOURNAMENTS Blue Sky Classic At Hanover, N.H. First Round Villanova vs. Delaware, 5 p.m. Duquesne at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. FIU Fun & Sun Classic At Miami First Round Northeastern at FIU, 6 p.m. Quinnipiac vs. Georgia Tech, 8 p.m. Fordham Holiday Classic At NewYork First Round Lafayette at Fordham, 1 p.m. Providence vs. Colorado St., 3:30 p.m. GSU Holiday Tournament At Atlanta First Round MVSU at Georgia St., 2 p.m. Toledo vs. Charlotte, 4 p.m. Hawk Classic At Philadelphia Third Place, TBA Championship, TBA Maggie Dixon Surf 'n Slam Classic At San Diego Third Place, 3 p.m. Championship, 5 p.m. Terrapin Classic At College Park, Md. Third Place, 4:30 or 7 p.m. Championship, 4:30 or 7 p.m. Maryland plays at 4:30 p.m., Brown at 7 p.m. Tulane/DoubleTree Classic At New Orleans First Round E. Michigan at Tulane, 2 p.m. McNeese St. vs. Mississippi, 4 p.m. UM Holiday Tournament At Coral Gables, Fla. Third Place, 5 or 7:05 p.m. Championship, 5 or 7:05 p.m. University Area Cavalier Classic At Charlottesville,Va. Third Place, 4:30 or 7 p.m. Championship, 4:30 or 7 p.m. Norfolk St. plays at 4:30 p.m., Virginia at 7 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Wednesday's Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Traded RHP Mark Melancon, RHP Stolmy Pimentel, INF Ivan De Jesus and 1B/OF Jerry Sands to Pittsburgh for RHP Joel Hanrahan and INF Brock Holt. Agreed to terms with SS Stephen Drew on a oneyear contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Agreed to terms with OF Raul Ibanez on a one-year contract. Designated RHP D.J. Mitchell for assignment. TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C A.J. Pierzynski on a one-year contract. American Association AMARILLO SOX — Released C Jonathan Cisnenos. FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Released OT J.B. Shugarts from the practice squad.Signed TE Derek Buttles to the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed S Troy Nolan. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Placed S Usama Young on injured reserve. Signed QB Josh Johnson. Signed DB Jordan Mabin to the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TE Chase Ford to the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed WR WR Kamar Aiken, RB James Develin and DB Cyhl Quarles to the practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed QB Nick Foles on injured reserve. Signed DT Antonio Dixon to a two-year contract. Signed LB Marcus Dowtin to the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Released LB Alex Hoffman-Ellis from the practice squad. Signed DT Lamar Divens and S Curtis Taylor to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released DE Monte Taylor from the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS — Placed LB Mike Mohamed on the practice squad injured list. Signed RB Alvester Alexander to the practice squad. HOCKEY American Hockey League ALBANY DEVILS — Recalled C Phil DeSimone from Trenton (ECHL). CONNECTICUT WHALE — Called up G Jason Missiaen from Greenville (ECHL). Released G Bryan Hince from his professional tryout contract and returned him to Greenville. SOFTBALL ASA/USA SOFTBALL — Announced the retirement of executive director Ron Radigonda, effective at the end of 2013.

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Thursday, December 27, 2012

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Try this hearty pork ragu break into bits. Tie together rosemary, sage and 1 piece celery with kitchen string. In a wide heavy pot, heat oil over This hearty pasta recipe turned out medium heat. so well, it’s sure to be a keeper. Add onion, remaining celery, herb Pork ragus are traditionally made bundle and garlic; cook, stirring occawith slow-cooked, shredded pork butt or shoulder, but this one substitutes the sionally, until vegetables are softened, 6 to 8 minutes. more economical ground pork. Add sausage and cook 3 more minIt simmers on your stove for nearly utes, stirring frequently with a wooden two hours, so your kitchen will smell spoon to break up clumps into tiny heavenly. Ideal for an informal winter dinner, bits. Add pork and cook, breaking up paired with rustic bread and salad. meat into bits, for 3 minutes more, then TAGLIATELLE WITH PORK RAGU add tomato puree and 1 1/4 cups water; stir to combine well. 6 ounces sweet Italian sausage Bring sauce to a gentle simmer and 2 leafy rosemary sprigs cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 2 leafy sage sprigs for 1 1/2 hours. Remove and discard 1 celery stalk, cut crosswise into 3 celery, herbs and garlic. pieces Bring a large pot of well-salted 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil water to a boil. Add pasta and cook 1 cup finely chopped onion until al dente. Drain and immediately 1 garlic clove, peeled toss with ragu. 1/2 pound ground pork Serves 4 to 6. 14-ounce can tomato puree — Adapted from “La Cucina 1 pound tagliatelle SHNS PHOTO BY GRETCHEN MCKAY / PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE Italiana,” October 2010 You can use ground pork to make this tagliatelle with pork ragu recipe. Remove sausage from casing and GRETCHEN MCKAY Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Bacon and egg bake is a delicious holiday favorite Wednesday evening and supper is over. Everyone went their own way, some reading, some writing and some still down with the flu. Yes, the flu bug hit us. So far it has only been son Benjamin and my husband, Joe. Their symptoms were a high temperature, cough, aches, and chill. I called the doctor and he said there is not much they can do. So I am playing nurse and trying to keep their temperatures down and trying to keep them comfortable. I hope it stays away from the rest of us. Joe is caught up at work so he is off work until after New Year’s Day. It was a good thing that he did not have to

THE AMISH COOK per. We have eggs, eggs,

Lovina Eicher Troy Daily News Guest Columnist

leave as he woke up with a temperature of 102. I hope he will be better to enjoy his birthday which is Saturday the 22nd. This will make him 44 years old already. Last night we had an easy supper of eggs, toast and cheese. Verena fried the eggs and Loretta made the toast so I got out of helping with sup-

eggs around here. After the holidays I hope to make noodles with a lot of them. Elizabeth arrived home safe and sound from their trip to Kentucky. It is always nice to know when everyone is back home again. We recently attended the elementary Christmas program at the school. Joseph, Lovina and Kevin were excited about it. Friday was a 1 /2 day of school. I remember one year on our way home from the school Christmas program it snowed a lot. It was hard to find our way home with the fresh snow covered roads in the dark. The next morning school was canceled, but the children were disap-

pointed because so were their parties. We were surprised with Christmas carolers one night. They were some of the families from our church. They had a team of horses and a hay wagon to take them from one place to the next. A group of people stood outside on our porch and sang Christmas carols. This is now Thursday morning and it is raining and very windy. It is the first morning all week that Benjamin woke up without a fever. He said he feels lots better. It is hard to keep him down when he is sick. He had a 104 temperature one morning and was walking around. It doesn’t take much of a fever to put me in bed. I

just never could walk around with a high temperature. Today I want to bake bread and make something for Elizabeth to take to the factory for the carry in on her line. Didn’t realize I didn’t have too much yeast on hand so maybe I won’t get to bake as much as I thought. I will close this column hoping you had a blessed Christmas. Those of you who travel this holiday season, I hope you arrive back safely. Also: get well wishes to all the people with illnesses, may you have a complete and speedy recovery. And last, but not least, let us remember the families in Connecticut during this

sorrowful time. Such a tragedy. May God be with them. God’s blessings to all. Try this bacon and egg bake recipe to serve to your family. BACON AND EGG BAKE 6 to 8 bacon slices 1 medium onion, sliced 1 can cream of mushroom soup 1 /4 cup milk 5 hard-boiled eggs, grated 2 cup shredded cheese Fry bacon until crisp. Drain and crumble. Saute onion and bacon fat and mix all ingredients and add a dash of pepper. Pour into a 2 quart casserole and bake at 350 for 25 to 30 minutes. Good served over toasted bread or English muffins.

The Troy, Tipp City and West Milton Rotary Clubs, with The Troy Daily News, urge people to support the Designated Driver Program through their New Year’s Eve Celebrations.

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The Designated Driver button is a badge of honor. The Designated Driver is the hero of the holiday season. They are the person who cares enough not to drink alcohol during a New Year’s Eve party, as they are dedicated to provide family, friends and other loved ones a safe passage home.

Results of the Designated Driver Program in the Miami County = IT WORKS! There have been no fatalities due to drinking and driving for the last twelve (12) years!

The Rotary Clubs of Troy, Tipp City, and West Milton, with the Troy Daily News, urge anyone planning a New Year’s Eve party to make the Designated Driver a part of the planning process.

We give our thanks to these businesses listed below and their employees in the Designated Driver Program as they make the program work by distributing the Designated Driver buttons. They are the heroes saving lives.

TROY Gas Stations: Meijer Shell-Archer Drive BP-Archer Drive BP-Main Street Kroger Marathon Shell-Main Street Speedway-Main Street Speedway-Market Street Liquor Stores: State Liquor Store Restaurants: Applebee’s Buffalo Wild Wings

Chipotle Club 55 Fricker’s La Fiesta La Piazza Leaf and Vine LeDoux’s Restaurant and Bar Logan’s Roadhouse Los Pitayos Outback Steakhouse RailRoad Restaurant Ruby Tuesday Submarine House Bar & Grill Tin Roof

Drive-Thrus and Carry-outs: Action GBW Carl’s Cruise-In New Road Pop Stop One Stop Drive-Thru Ording’s Troy Eastside Mini Mart Other: Troy Country Club TIPP CITY Liquor Stores: Miami Valley Wine and Spirits Gas Stations and Restaurants:

Harrison’s Hickory River Smoke House Hinder’s Tony’s Bada Bing Speedway Greenfire Bistro Coldwater Cafe & Catering WEST MILTON Banks: Fifth Third Bank Drive-Thrus: C&J Drive-Thru Izzy’s Drive-Thru