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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed for the first time to rule on transgender protections. A Virginia public school district is fighting to prevent a female-born transgender high school student from using the boys bathroom. The case will be one of the biggest of the court’s term. The justices agreed to hear the Gloucester County School Board’s appeal of a lower court’s April 19 ruling that transgender students are protected under U.S. laws barring sex-based discrimination. The case involves a 17-year-old transgender student named Gavin Grimm, who is biologically female but identifies as male. Grimm is represented by the American Civil Liberties Union in the lawsuit. The death of Antonin Scalia raises the possibility of a 4-4 ruling along ideological lines that would leave in place the decision favoring Grimm by the Richmond-based 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. A 4-4 ruling would set no nationwide legal precedent. The issue of transgender persons and public restrooms has become the latest flashpoint in North Carolina since House Bill 2 was signed into law in March, requiring people to use bathrooms that corresponded to the sex listed on their birth certificate in government buildings and public schools. The law was in response to a Charlotte
In part four of our election series, the North State Journal looks at the role of the legal system in shaping key issues of the election. The courts have been a political battleground this year in North Carolina. Major decisions in trial and appeals courts at the state and federal level are putting a spotlight on judicial candidates, their positions and their endorsements. This year’s landmark rulings on key issues from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court will impact the agenda and bills in the legislative session due to get underway in just 12 weeks. But in just 12 days, N.C. voters will decide whether to re-elect Republican Justice Bob Edmunds, endorsed by 97 of the state’s 100 sheriffs, or bring in his challenger, Democratic Judge Mike Morgan, who has been endorsed by President Barack Obama. The voters’ decision will determine the balance of power on the N.C. Supreme Court that is already ideologically divided.
city ordinance that imposed penalties for businesses that didn’t allow individuals to use the bathroom of their choice. Supporters say the law protects women and children from predators who might abuse the ordinance to gain entrance to private facilities; opponents say it discriminates against transgender people. The ACLU filed a lawsuit against H.B. 2 on behalf of two students and a UNC employee. The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of N.C. imposed an injunction, but only for the three plaintiffs, until it can be heard in court in May 2017. The U.S. Supreme Court justices also announced Friday they will take on a North Carolina case of testing free speech rights in the digital age, agreeing to decide whether a state law banning convicted sex offenders from Facebook and similar sites violates the Constitution. The justices agreed to hear sex offender Lester Packingham’s appeal of his conviction for violating the state law in 2010 with a Facebook post. An intermediate appeals court threw out the conviction, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment guarantee of free speech. The state Supreme Court reversed that decision last November, ruling in part that Packingham’s free speech rights were not unduly burdened because there are ample other websites he could access. A group of First Amendment lawyers are arguing that social media sites are indispensable places for online speech.
Justice for Victims The state’s crime lab has been a hot topic on the campaign trail. How long are victims and families waiting for closure and why? Story on page A2
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ALEIGH — The battle for North Carolina has been fought this year in rallies across the state, on television in expertly produced ads, on the streets of Charlotte, but most of all in courtrooms. Lawsuits have dominated headlines and talking points in the state and national campaigns. On the U.S. Supreme Court, the death of Antonin Scalia in February left just eight justices split along ideological lines, 4 to 4. Deciding who will fill that ninth seat is a big issue for many voters. But decisions with the biggest impact on the state this year have come from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of N.C. in Winston-Salem because of repeated disagreements over policy and legal responsibilities between Gov. Pat McCrory and his Democratic challenger for governor, sitting Attorney General Roy Cooper. Cooper and his supporters are focusing on lawsuits and decisions in the fight over redistricting, voter ID laws and H.B. 2 to paint McCrory as a far-right extremist. Meanwhile, McCrory supporters are pointing to Cooper’s refusal to defend legislation passed by the elected legislature saying he neglected his duties as attorney general. They also point to the years-long backlogs at the state crime lab, a facility run by Cooper’s Department of Justice during his 15 years as attorney general. Republican and Democratic groups nationwide are eyeing these controversial cases, and candidates, and seeing an opportunity to capture a key battleground state for their party. Beyond that, the cases have drawn out fundamental disputes about the core values and political motives of candidates and their parties, but also about the role of dark money and outside-the-state influences on North Carolina elections. As voters head to the polls and consider the economy, their access to health care, the education of their children, their safety and the quality of the state’s infrastructure, these cases may also have an impact on how they decide.
The court is set to hear oral arguments on both cases and issue rulings by the end of June.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives to a Winston-Salem campaign rally accompanied by first lady Michelle Obama Oct. 27, the day before the FBI announced they will revisit the email investigation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With just 11 days to go until the election, FBI Director James Comey announced Friday that he is re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails and private server. “In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation...The FBI should take appropriate investigative steps designed to allow investigators to review these emails to determine whether they contain classified information, as well as to assess their importance to our investigation,” said Comey in a letter to lawmakers. According to the New York Times the unrelated case is the investigation into illicit text messages former Congressman Anthony Weiner sent to an underage girl from North Carolina. The FBI confiscated electronic devices
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Backlog at state crime lab delays justice for some NC families Stancil family waited more than five years for murder conviction By Cory Lavalette North State Journal ANDOR, N.C. — The bodies of 28-year-old Davida C Shauntel Stancil and Tyrone
Clinton Marshall, 31, were found Mother’s Day weekend in 2011. Randy Steven Cagle was arrested for the crime almost immediately in what was described as a drug deal gone wrong. Davida, a mother of three, was buried less than a week after her death, the day after her middle child Jaynel’s 10th birthday. “Mother’s Day is different for us, for them. We don’t want to celebrate it,” Davida’s mother, Willie Stancil, said. It took five years, but parents Willie and Mike Stancil, and Davida’s three children — O’Neshia, Jaynel and Jaida — finally saw Cagle convicted of the crime July 11, 2016. That agonizing five-year wait is just one example of the personal impact of the North Carolina Department of Justice’s crime lab backlog. District 19B Chief Assistant District Attorney Andy Gregson was the prosecutor in the case and said one of the hardest parts of his job is telling victims’ families that there is no timetable for justice. “The first time you meet with the family, you explain that to them,” Gregson said. “You say, ‘Look, I’m not going to lie to you because I can’t promise you this case is going to be done in a year. I can’t promise you it’s going to be done in two years. I can’t promise you that, because we do not know when we’ll get this critical evidence back.’” Incumbent Gov. Pat McCrory made the crime lab a campaign issue against his challenger in the upcoming election, state Attorney General Roy Cooper. McCrory has accused Cooper — who has been attorney general since 2001 — of mismanaging the crime lab, while Cooper said he has turned around the much-maligned wing of the state Department of Justice. “I would say in the last year, yes, there has been an improvement,” Gregson said. “But it was
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Willie Stancil of Candor has been raising three of her grandchildren since 2011, when her daughter, Davida, was murdered.
horrendous for several years, more than several years.” A combination of factors seemingly caused the years-long issues, from crime lab staff turnover and budget constraints to new laws and guidelines. Gregson said prosecutors are aware of the immense caseload the crime lab is charged with, but also said discourse with the lab was essentially nonexistent when things were at their worst. “I think the frustration … is for a long time there just wasn’t a lot of communication with the prosecutors,” Gregson said. “It was just, ‘Hey, it’s just taking that long and that’s the way it is.’” There’s also the matter of 2009’s Melendez-Diaz vs. Massachusetts court case, which saw the U.S. Supreme Court rule, 5-4, that crime lab analysts must present their findings in-person during trial as part of the Sixth Amendment’s confrontation clause. The ruling — which saw conservative and liberal Supreme Court justices scattered on each side — could put, as Justice An-
thony Kennedy warned in his dissent, “a crushing burden” on the criminal justice system, and “guilty defenders will go free, on the most technical grounds.” Gregson said this was true of his office, where many openand-shut drunk driving cases led to no conviction. “We had DWI cases that we could not prosecute [because of the wait for lab results] and the judge denied further continuance after 18 months or two years,” he said. “So we would dismiss it in hopes that we could get the tests back before the two years [statute of limitations]. And many times we didn’t. I don’t know how to square that. Those people got a gift.” Rep. Paul “Skip” Stam hoped to ease that burden somewhat with House Bill 357, which was passed last session and allows for written toxicology analysis instead of in-person testimony in district court criminal cases. “Mostly what they do is sit in the back of a courtroom waiting to be called and spend a lot of time on the road driving there,” Stam said of the analysts who
are made to testify. That means less time in the lab working on the more than 50,000 cases the 120-plus analysts and couple dozen managers and supervisors get each year. Stam thinks the law, which went into effect Oct. 1, will further help the backlog at the state’s three labs located in Asheville, Greensboro and Raleigh. Gregson said the dignity and class Willie Stancil showed in patiently waiting for her daughter’s killer to be tried and convicted made a lasting impact on him. “She’s a remarkable woman,” Gregson said. “She’s a really special person, she really is. I have really grown to love her and her husband.” Stancil said she doesn’t know if she’ll ever truly find closure, having lost her only daughter, but that Davida’s three children “keep her busy” and she feels, despite the wait, the double-murder conviction and Cagle’s two life sentences represent justice. “If you could find out why it took five years, I would love to know,” she said.
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Code the Dream offers path to ‘American Dream’ Durham nonprofit helps immigrants and minorities learn how to code By Liz Moomey North State Journal URHAM — Cruz Nunez was 4 years old. He only rememD bers being packed like sardines in
a van and crossing a river in a tire. His family left Mexico to create a new life in Carrboro, N.C. When Nunez was in high school, he played football, went to church and applied to UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State. He soon realized his opportunities to go to college were limited, because he was undocumented. “I was just another student,” Nunez said. “I was just like everyone else, but then my junior year of high school I found out being undocumented actually meant that you had to pay out-of-state tuition, and it was going to be harder to make it to college and actually graduate because of the barriers.” Nunez is one of the 44,932 people in the state who is a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, a program implemented by President Barack Obama to allow undocumented immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 to receive a two-year work permit and exemption from deportation.
Nunez, 20, ended up at Durham Tech. He saw an email from Code the Dream, a nonprofit based in Durham that teaches people ages 18 to 25 from minority and immigrant backgrounds how to code, which is funded by individual donors. He immediately signed up. Nunez passed the program and continued to code. He created a website, WhereWeDream.org, to provide a resource for immigrant students to find scholarships and colleges. He is currently working as a freelance programmer and as a teacher at Code the Dream. “This is a great experience to be able to pay this forward,” Nunez said. “What they did for me, I can do this for others.” Dan Rearick, the coordinator of Code the Dream, said the program can provide immigrants a way to move from a low-wage and low-skill job to a career. “It’s about something that is fulfilling and takes advantage of their skills and talents,” Rearick said. “We want them to be able to support themselves and their families to achieve their own American Dream.” Nunez said working as a programmer has made him feel like he’s in control, whereas college could be taken away at any moment. “If I work as a freelancer, they’re not checking if you have a work permit,” Nunez said. “They just care if you can build this. I feel like this is my calculated risk. I’ll take this way instead of finishing that semester to get my asso-
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Cruz Nunez works on coding an app for a trash collecting business at the Code the Dream space in the American Underground Oct. 25 in downtown Durham. Born in Mexico, Nunez was brought to the country as an undocumented immigrant as a young boy but the DREAM Act, or Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, has opened up doors for his education and employment. Currently Nunez works with Code the Dream, a nonprofit that teaches coding to young people from minority and immigrant backgrounds.
ciate’s in science.” Rearick said he created the program to give noncitizens an opportunity at a better life. “To me, immigrants are an amazing group of people,” Rearick said. “By definition, they all have been willing to leave everything behind, an entire life behind, and risk that all to start a new life somewhere else. That tells you both of how bad it was where they came from and the type of drive that they have once they get to the new place.” Nunez said his family’s life is better in the United States. He sometimes worries about being
Alleged voter fraud in Hoke County By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal
1,409,281 absentee ballots have been requested in N.C. 1,209,717 absentee ballots have been submitted Of the ballots submitted
20.3% were Democrat 17.6% were Republican 14.5% were unaffiliated 9.2% were Libertarian Hoke County has 30,500 registered voters. N.C. State Board of Elections
RAEFORD, N.C. — Two complaints alleging a Democratic Party organizer in Hoke County signed up nursing home residents in the county for absentee ballots they did not request have gone to the North Carolina Board of Elections for investigation. The Hoke County Board of Elections received two complaints, one from former Hoke County Republican Party Chairman Hal Nunn, and the other from local businessman Cliff Overby. In one complaint, Nunn notes his mother, Barbara Nunn, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and is a resident at the Autumn Care Nursing Home, was signed up to receive an absentee ballot for the election on Nov. 8. “I am the power of attorney for my mother, and I can tell you she doesn’t know the day of the week, year or the names of the people running for office,” said Nunn. “I think we have fraud here.” Under his own suspicion, Nunn asked the Board of Elections for a copy of the ballot filled out for his mother. “My mother is 83 and has shaky handwriting,” Nunn said. “In very neat handwriting, at the top of the ballot, my mother’s name was written. She’s a registered Republican and her ballot had been checked for Democrat. Even her address had been changed to reflect the nursing home. They have taken advantage of my mom.” The Hoke County Board of Elections records show that an absentee ballot request form for the individual was mailed to the board. The ballot request form contains a box where people requesting an absentee ballot for a primary election, and who are registered as unaffiliated with a political party, can check which ballot they want to receive —
Democratic, Republican, Libertarian or nonpartisan. On the absentee request ballot filed for Nunn’s mother, the Democratic box was checked though the ballot was requested for the general election. The second complaint, filed by Overby, noted that while responding to a client who operates a senior living center known as Open Arms, he was reportedly told a woman came in and identified herself as being with the Hoke County Democratic Party. “The woman left a business card stating she was Wanda Blue, the community organizer, with the Hoke County Democratic Party,” said Nunn. “We only received two complaints and our board voted to send these complaints to the State Board of Elections for review,” said Caroline Shook, director of the Hoke County Board of Elections. “These were absentee ballot request forms from nursing homes that were not properly signed — some were signed and some were not signed by the voter.” The Hoke County Board of Elections voted two to one in their last meeting in favor of sending the complaints to the state for further investigation. “We follow all policies and procedures set forth by the State Board of Elections,” said Shook. Shook added that traditionally the elections staff would mobilize Multipartisan Assistant Teams (MATS) to visit nursing homes in the county and assist residents with completing absentee ballots; however, the nursing homes had not requested the teams visit this year. Patrick Gannon, public information officer with the North Carolina Board of Elections, said, “We have received the complaint and the matter is under investigation.” Further details could not be offered at this stage of the investigation.
deported, but otherwise feels like they are safe here. “We’ve been here for 16 years, so I guess after 16 years you’re like invincible or like nothing is going to happen to us,” Nunez said. Nunez described some of the sentiments of a family friend talking about the differences between citizens and noncitizens. “She doesn’t understand that even with a Social Security number and being a citizen — having all these perks they are still at minimum wage and barely scraping by, and she’s like, ‘If we had those things, we wouldn’t have to worry so much,’” Nunez said. “In
a community like mine, we appreciate it more. The people who already have it take it for granted. We see it as if we only had this our lives would be so much easier.” He said he would like a pathway to citizenship but is coming to terms that it may never happen. “I’ll be happy if we just stay together as a family and not get split apart,” Nunez said. “I wish I could say yeah I wish there was a big immigration reform that could lead to a path of citizenship. But the way Congress is always in gridlock. You could say I’ve kind of lost hope.”
Controversial ads seek to shape race for NC Court By Donna King North State Journal RALEIGH — The only statewide judicial race is N.C. Supreme Court Justice Bob Edmunds running for re-election on what is considered to be a conservative bench, 4 to 3. The outcome of his race could shift the balance of judicial power as he faces a challenge from Wake Superior Court Judge Mike Morgan. Morgan was endorsed by Barack Obama this week in a YouTube message. The race is drawing national attention as an ad currently running against Edmunds portrays the state’s 12th Congressional District as a black snake, slinking across the state, accusing Edmunds of signing off on the district that was later rejected as gerrymandering. The imagery of the black snake and the attempt to paint it as a partisan decision of Edmunds has Republicans calling it race baiting. “This is a new low in N.C. elections,” said state GOP Chairman Robin Hayes. “This racially-charged and explosive ad has no place in our state.” At issue is the 12th Congressional District, which was drawn in 1991 and then again in 2001 by Democrats when Dan Blue, also a Democrat, was Speaker of the House. At the time, it was supported by Alma Adams, who currently holds that seat, and by Mel Watt, who held the seat from 1993 to 2014. Both Adams and Watt are Democrats. The districts were redrawn in 2014 and District 12 was largely left as drawn by the previous majority. However, the ACLU sued saying that the new maps, particularly districts one and 12, were drawn to contain the African American vote and the 4th U.S. District court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs calling them “racial gerrymandering.” The ad against Edmunds was purchased by “N.C. Families First” which received funding from the national-level Democratic Governor’s Association, a group also
supporting Roy Cooper’s run for the Governor’s Mansion. The DGA also funded statewide television ads through N.C. Families First against H.B. 2. A group called N.C. Citizens for Protecting our Schools, which says its mission is to raise teacher pay, also gave $1.4 million to N.C. Families First in April. According to followthemoney.org, the group also gave more than $200,000 in 2012 to Court of Appeals Judge Sam Ervin IV in an unsuccessful attempt to unseat Paul Newby on the state’s high court. Morgan’s campaign did not return requests for comment on the ad, but did present his endorsements which include the Sierra Club and Advocates for Justice as well as Obama, via YouTube, on his Facebook page. “The Supreme Court race in North Carolina is pivotal,” said Obama in the message. “Key issues including gerrymandering, civil rights, coal ash, school vouchers and many others have come before this court. We need judges with a track record of reviewing cases and acting in a consistent, impartial manner.” Edmunds recently was endorsed by 97 out of 100 county sheriffs and four former chief justices of the court, two Democrats and two Republicans: Rhoda B. Billings, Jim Exum, Burley Mitchell and I. Beverly Lake. “We have seen Justice Edmunds’ work. He has demonstrated in his years on the court that he is an independent justice who understands and abides by the rule of law. His opinions are legally sound... Justice Edmunds has shown that he is a respected, hard-working, and reliable member of the court team,” their letter of endorsement read. In the June 7 primary, Edmunds drew 48 percent of the vote, heavily in rural areas, winning four out of every five counties. Morgan received 34 percent, winning counties around the Wilmington area, Asheville, and Durham.
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To escape the oppressive summer heat, The Supreme Court held its August session in Morganton from 1846 to 1861. The Court returned for a brief session in the historic courthouse in May 2016.
Claimed by some as the first declaration of independence, the “Meck Dec” was signed on May 20, 1775, in Charlotte by a committee of citizens of Mecklenburg County. This declaration, like the Halifax Resolves, is memorialized on the North Carolina State Flag.
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The first Guilford courthouse was built in the middle of the county. The area became the site of the famous battle between American General Nathanael Greene and British General Lord Cornwallis.
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The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state’s highest court. Sitting in Raleigh since its creation, the Supreme Court hears final appeals and serves as the head of the third branch of government.
The Halifax Resolves is the name given to a resolution adopted by the Fourth Provincial Congress of North Carolina on April 12, 1776. The resolution preceded the Declaration of Independence and the date of its signing is memorialized on the North Carolina State Flag.
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Kirby v. N.C. DOT When the DOT files a highway corridor map, the state’s Map Act imposes restrictions on property in the corridor for an indefinite period, including prohibitions on improving, developing or subdividing property. The aim of the Map Act was to keep roadbuilding costs low for the state. But the state Supreme Court, in an opinion written by Justice
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Buncombe County The Tourism Development Authority allocated $3.9M to the U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville Community Theatre, Diana Wortham Theatre and a small portion to WNC Farmers Market and Montreat College. U.S. Cellular Center received the largest with $1.5 million. The grants derive from money available through hotel room taxes in Buncombe County.
Burke County Broughton Hospital has been regarded as one of the most haunted places in the state, but due to its status as an active mental hospital, investigations cannot commence. Margaret Langley, who worked at Broughton for 16 years, just published her third book in a series of “ghost stories” documenting her paranormal experiences while working the graveyard shift.
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Rutherford County The N.C. Drought Management Advisory Council announced Rutherford County is in a severe drought warning. Nine other counties in Western N.C. are also under drought warnings. Farmers in Forest City and surrounding areas have resorted to feeding their livestock winter hay due to pasture conditions.
Watauga County A man was arrested for stealing Donald Trump signs from yards. Carlos Robles admitted to the act and was charged with misdemeanor larceny by the Watauga County Sheriff’s Office. The Watauga GOP released a statement thanking police for their assistance in apprehending Robles.
Deputy dies in off-duty crash Wilkes County Hayden Wesley Church, 35, a Forsyth County Sheriff’s deputy, was killed Sunday morning. Church was near Ronda, driving north on U.S. 421, when his Toyota Tacoma veered off, he overcorrected and his vehicle flipped three times. Church was pronounced dead at the scene. Church joined the county sheriff’s office in 2015. Winston-Salem Journal
Four lemurs mysteriously die Durham County A mysterious illness killed four aye-aye lemurs in a 24-hour span at the Duke Lemur Center. Staff described it as the “most tragic event we’ve had.” The deaths are under investigation, yet due to the quick nature, veterinarians are leaning toward an infectious agent as the cause. Lemurs are the most endangered group of mammals on the planet, the Duke Lemur center is home to the largest concentration, second only to Madagascar.
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Wegmans Coming To Raleigh Wake County New York grocery chain Wegmans confirmed three Triangle locations: Raleigh, Chapel Hill and Cary. Wegmans has been described as an “oasis” and the best grocery chain in the nation. The Raleigh store will be the first, opening as early as summer 2018. It will be located in the new Midtown East retail center currently in the planning stages along Wake Forest Road and south of I-440.
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New Hanover County A water main break on Oct. 13th is still causing issues for certain residents in New Hanover County. A sulfur-like smell and/or discolored water coming from faucets has caused concern, but officials at Cape Fear Public Utility Authority say the water is safe to drink. StarNews
8-year-old case involving Bank of America lawsuit settled Mecklenburg County D.C. government has settled a lawsuit against Bank of America and a longrunning embezzlement scheme involving a city tax employee. The suit was based on the claim that the bank’s relaxed policy allowed Harriette Walters to deposit $34 million of fraudulent checks. Bank of America has agreed to pay $13 million to the District, and Walters is currently serving a 17-year prison sentence.
Currituck County Two hundred guests celebrated last Tuesday’s groundbreaking for a $46 million dollar waterpark in lower Currituck County. H20BX encompasses 80 acres and will feature 30 waterslides, pools and various attractions. H20BX will also bring 200 full-time and seasonal jobs when it opens next summer. The Outer Banks Voice
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Three weeks later, some residents still without power Cumberland County Three weeks after Hurricane Matthew, residents of Mobile Manor Home Park say they feel like they’re living “back in the stone ages.” Being forced to resort to fire for cooking and heat, residents are still forced to avoid some power lines hanging incredibly low to the ground. A gray area between Duke Power and the landlord’s responsibility has caused issues for residents as they wait for their landlord to restore power systems.
and Senate leaders to appoint members of rulemaking boards. In a 6-1 opinion authored by Chief Justice Mark Martin, the court held that “the legislative branch has exerted too much control over commissions that have final executive authority. By doing so, it has prevented the Governor from performing his express constitutional duty to take care that the laws are faithfully executed.” The longterm ramifications of this case may continue to be felt as the General Assembly’s long session begins in 2017.
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North Carolina’s court system is more than just history. Recent court cases have had an impact on how we govern. We tend to focus government and political coverage on Jones and Blount streets. However, the past four years has shown us that Morgan Street (home to the N.C. Supreme Court and the N.C. Court of Appeals) has a prominent role to play in how our state is governed. Here is a look at some of the most important recent cases from Morgan Street.
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SPCA still seeking homes for displaced animals Lenoir County As floodwaters from the Neuse River cut Lenoir County in half, displaced animals and pets found solace in a temporary shelter. After waters receded, some animals found homes while others haven’t been so lucky. The SPCA is working hard to reunite pets with their owners, but still have several animals up for adoption at the main shelter.
Paul Newby, held that the restraints imposed, “coupled with their indefinite nature, constitute a taking of plaintiffs’ elemental property rights by eminent domain.” With this decision from Morgan Street, it will be up to the lawmakers on Jones Street and the rulemakers on Blount Street to bend to the will of the third branch.
NCAE v. State of N.C. This case arose from a 2013 law passed by the General Assembly that revoked career status for teachers who had previously attained the status. The law also created a new system of employment for public school teachers. The teachers, through their association, argued that retroactive changes to their status violated Contracts Clause of the U.S. and state constitutions. Justice Bob Edmunds wrote the opinion, holding that the law violated the rights of teachers who had already attained career status. The ruling upheld
the law’s ability to create a new system for newer teachers, but found that a constitutionally protected contract existed upon “entry into an individual contract with the local school system” and “at that point, the General Assembly no longer could take away that vested right retroactively in a way that would substantially impair it.” Because teacher pay and educational options have been central to major legislative initiatives in the past few years, this case may be remembered as much for what it upheld as what it overturned.
King v. Chapel Hill A topic that is now current was more nuanced and less politicized when this opinion on the interplay between city ordinances and statewide policy was issued in mid-2014. A towing company challenged a Chapel Hill ordinance that regulated fees they could charge and prohibited adult drivers from using mobile phones. The N.C. attorney general counseled the town against passing a mobile phone ordinance as against state policy and a trial court struck down the towing fee ordinance as unconstitutional and
the mobile phone ban as pre-empted by state law. The opinion, written by Newby, declared the court unwilling “to give municipalities unfettered power to regulate in the name of health, safety or welfare, as ‘[t]here is nothing in government more dangerous to the liberty and rights of the individual than a too ready resort to the police power.’” With the current issues swirling over local ordinances and state policy, it would not be a surprise to see King v. Chapel Hill cited by legislators or lawyers soon.
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north STATEment Neal Robbins, publisher | Drew Elliot, opinion editor | Ray Nothstine, deputy opinion editor
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EDITORIAL | DREW ELLIOT
Endorsing ideas, not candidates
The Obamacare silver scam
AS AN EDITORIAL PAGE, North Statement is committed first to elevating the conversation by promoting the free expression of ideas. From an ideological perspective, this editorial team is unwavering in our commitment to free markets and policies that benefit the people of our state. It’s important to us that citizens are given space from government that allows for their flourishing. It’s undeniable too that the market economy has lifted billions out of poverty and remains one of the greatest forces for a better life. At the same time, we are committed to publishing a diversity of opinion that reflects the different backgrounds and perspectives across North Carolina. Most newspapers have long been in the political endorsement business. The New York Times has been endorsing presidential candidates since 1860. The vast majority of newspapers across the nation with editorial endorsements have decided to back one candidate for president this year. Then again, The Wall Street Journal has a tradition of not endorsing. One reason we are not endorsing candidates is because we are a new newspaper and we know we are still gaining the trust of our readership. While we may make the case for individual candidates in the future, our focus is to better equip readers to make their own decisions about policy and the political sphere. It’s never the role of the news media to cheerlead for a political candidate. One of the problems with large segments of the media — and it happened long before this election — is that the press has lost the trust of many Americans. The fourth estate is a critical check against corruption and injustice. Society and the Republic suffer when that role is not seriously exercised or, perhaps worse, unevenly applied. As Ray Nothstine noted in May: “The biggest winners of an unprofessional and entertainment-focused media culture are certainly not the amused consumers, but the politicians and others who are all too comfortable and at ease under the corrupting forces of power and influence.” Undoubtedly, all candidates deserve proper media vetting and a thorough investigation into their past that examines their temperament and qualification to serve the public. We have endeavored to provide commentary and context to aid our readers in making voting decisions. But that does not necesisarily culminate in an endorsement. (And we must note that we took this position before the first edition of the North State Journal was even printed; it should not be read as a reflection of the presence of any one candidate on the ballot.) By not endorsing, it is also a reminder that there are more important spheres than politics. The late New York Democrat, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, once observed, “The central conservative truth is that it is culture, not politics, that determines the success of a society.” There is a lot of truth within that statement. It’s virtually impossible to have healthy politics without a healthy culture that produces strong institutions and coherent ideas. While elections have consequences, ultimately it’s the strength of the citizenry that determines the long-term health of the Republic. We value readers’ feedback and deeply appreciate that you have given us an opportunity to be a medium that can earn your trust. Regardless of the outcome of the election, we will continue to hold public officials accountable in a way that values results over intentions and recognizes the responsibilities of a free press in a democratic society.
THERE ARE SO MANY LIES surrounding Obamacare that it’s hard to keep track. “You can keep your doctor.” “You can keep your plan.” Premiums would fall by “$2,500 per family per year.” Obamacare would not degrade coverage for “Americans who already have health insurance.” Etc. Those lies have been known for years, but one important lie has so far escaped revelation. It’s a lie that has cost millions serious money. It keeps happening. And it’s a whopper. First, a review of some recent coverage of Obamacare’s price increases. “The Obama administration Monday confirmed a 25% average jump in premiums for the Affordable Care Act’s benchmark health plans…” read the Wall Street Journal’s article. “The average monthly premium for the benchmark plan is rising to $302 from $242 in 2016…” reported Reuters. It’s just as bad in North Carolina. “The 24.3 average rate increase for 2017, on top of a 32 percent rate that took effect this year, is evidence that rising costs are not sustainable,” reads a Blue Cross Blue Shield NC blog post on its 2017 plan announcements. That’s called compounding the problem. All this is horrifying for the 9 million middle-class families that buy insurance on the unsubsidized private market. But unpacking the news coverage yields a land mine under the leaves. Both articles above refer to “benchmark” plans. That would be a “silver” plan on the ACA’s bronze-to-platinum schedule. Insurance plans are complicated and varied, so having a benchmark for comparison makes sense. Sliver is the most popular level, so using it is appropriate. But what makes a plan silver? Plans are given a metal level based on one metric: how the insurance company and the consumer split costs. For bronze-level plans, insurance pays 60 percent and the consumer 40 percent; that increases all the way to a 90/10 split in the platinum plans. Co-insurance is just one of the metrics that affect the quality and price of a plan, of course. Major costs left out include premiums and deductibles, but there are others. Qualitative metrics, such as provider network, are missing as well. Still, reducing complex plans to a simple rating system is likely helpful for many people, and co-insurance is an honest — if incomplete — way to do it. The problem is the way dishonest government bureaucrats and politicians use the metallic system to mislead the public. The silver scam is that the Obama administration, enabled by the news media, compares the premium rate hikes every year for the benchmark silver plan. But silver plans change substantially from one year to the next. As noted in USA Today, “(T)he minimum deductible available for a family plan at the silver level has increased since last year — sometimes as much as $5,000 (in some places). In other cases, consumers are trading high deductibles for lower premiums. And in some areas, the number of insurance providers has affected deductible levels.” Deductibles go up, coverage gets worse, provider networks shrink. But the plan is still silver! It would be bad enough if the cost of health insurance were going up 25 percent for 2017. But what that higher premium buys gets worse every year. It’s like saying a 4-cylinder car will cost 25 percent more for 2017, but not mentioning that it gets worse gas mileage and tops out at 38 mph. This metalline mendacity is just one more way that some conspire to make the disaster of Obamacare less evident than it already is. It may seem silly to point out that the orchestra on the Titanic is out of tune, but one of the few electoral mandates held by the next president will be “fixing” Obamacare. Americans must demand that when it goes, every single deception dies with it. Otherwise we’ll end up with a new name and another passel of lies.
LETTERS Topple Clintons, not wealth creators The New York Times last year reported that Hillary Clinton wanted to “topple” the top 1 percent of income earners. This bitterness toward the 1 percent emerges from economic ignorance. Too many people think of wealth as a limited pie that has to be shared by all of us, believing that more income for one necessarily means less income for another. But a strong economy creates wealth, enlarging the pie, and one’s share depends on one’s contribution to the growth of the pie, not on government distribution. Consider the example of Jack Kilby and Intel founder Robert Noyce. They developed a way to take a worthless resource, silicon, the second most abundant element on earth, and turn it into a silicon chip. Their ingenuity turned worthless sand into a product now essential to all of our lives. Wealth created! Those most successful at enriching our lives through improved products and services will end up at the top. Their success does not limit you. They should be applauded, not demonized. One group in the 1 percent that does deserves our disgust are those who have exploited the political power entrusted to them for personal gain. They create no product, provide no service and improve lives preferentially for those who can pay the price. The Clintons are the worst of this mob. Pay enough through speaking fees or donations to the Clinton foundations and you can be pardoned from illegally selling oil to the Iranians (see Marc Rich, $450,000 donor to the Clinton Library) or gain control over 20 percent of the U.S. uranium supply ($145 million to the Clinton Foundation from investors in Rosatom, Russia’s atomic energy agency). Still want to topple the 1 percent? Okay, then why don’t we start with the worst? Topple the Clintons. Dr. Steve Boyce Cary
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GUEST OPINION | OLEN WATSON Pall bearers carry the casket out the front entrance after the funeral for police shooting victim Keith Lamont Scott at the First Baptist Church in James Island, S.C. Oct. 14, 2016.
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A Libertarian’s perspective on police shootings The care of the innocent often is pushed aside in lieu of the moral didactic that criminals must go to jail.
WE ARE STUCK ON REPEAT, reliving the same horrible incidents of police shootings in Charlotte, Tulsa, and elsewhere while ignoring the underlying problem. We have to wake up both Republican and Democratic politicians — their “solutions” have been utterly ineffective. The partisan solutions that have been preached for decades simply do not work. We need different ideas and different voices advocating for them. Republicans talk about people doing what the police tell them and Democrats talk about making the police friendlier and training them more effectively. Both parties ignore the reality of the problem: human nature and oppressive governmental control. We see regulations that monitor the amount of rainwater you collect from your roof and question the legality of a loaner library on your front lawn. It is nearly impossible for anyone to actually be a law-abiding citizen. Imagine that you are a policewoman spending much of your day citing, arresting, and putting folks in jail. That is how you feed your kids. Your position demands that you investigate the person you are about to pull over. They have expired tags and you see a “failure to appear” violation. It will likely result in an arrest. You expect a confrontation of anger and fear. As you draw near you see the glint of light and wonder, was it a gun? Your kids are waiting at home. Now imagine you are a young man, steeped in the belief that you are a target, trying to get just a little bit ahead — then blue lights start flashing behind you. Whether you are guilty or innocent, you believe you will end up in jail. This one moment will affect the rest of your life. You’ll lose the job you have and no one will be lining up to give you another. You will never get ahead and maybe end up dead. Your thoughts flash to your kids, your family, and the undeniable statistics. This is bad before it even begins. There are an incredible number of victimless crime laws and too many reasons for police to investigate citizens minding their own business. America prides
herself on being the beacon of freedom, yet we incarcerate more of our citizens than any other nation on earth. The Federal Bureau of Prisons reports that 2.2 million African-Americans have lost their constitutional rights. By percent of the population, African-Americans hold the disproportionate burden of these sentences, being condemned to a lifetime of poverty and losing their right to vote and defend themselves. Petty crimes often result in lifetime sentences of poverty, destroyed family relationships, and community decay. Even a single brief incarceration leads to recidivism and introduction to sociopaths. The cycle of incarceration shows that petty criminals become further removed from good judgment with each sentence. This “criminal” may never be able to recover from that first small mistake. We must admit that these petty crimes are not worth the expense of jail and that the law itself was the problem. The care of the innocent often is pushed aside in lieu of the moral didactic that criminals must go to jail. In many instances the laws that send them to jail are not necessary or just. We must have the courage to go back and re-examine what is truly necessary. None of our elected officials is trying anything new. Today, I call for the decriminalization of cannabis and for North Carolina to replace incarceration with treatment programs for addicts. I call for expunging non-violent, victimless-crime felony records. I call for a radical change in how police perform their duties, ending the stop-to-investigate requirement of policing and instituting a no-stop ticketing system. North Carolina has incarcerated its people at an astonishing rate and the madness must end. We need new legislators who do not avoid the issue at hand and we need more voters who understand why the criminal justice system is so dangerous as it stands. Olen Watson is a construction project engineer, a Marine, and a candidate for N.C. House District 38. He lives in Raleigh.
COLUMNIST | GARLAND TUCKER
Bad advice from France The U.S. has not yet succumbed completely to the siren song of European socialism, but we have moved alarmingly in that direction.
PAMELA DRUCKERMAN, in her Oct. 13 New York Times op-ed piece titled “The Perpetual Panic of American Parenthood,” did a brilliant job of contrasting European socialism with American free enterprise. From this article we learn that Druckerman, a working mother, has concluded that the only way to raise children is with the generous support of the state. She catalogs the generous benefits ladled out by beneficent governments: “high quality day care, paid maternity leave, free preschool, and per-baby payments equivalent to eight months of an average salary.” What’s not to love? Especially when contrasted to parenting in the U.S., where “Americans get practically nothing.” Fortunately for her, she now resides in France. She no longer has to endure life in America where, strangely, “Americans blamed themselves when they couldn’t make (the economic challenges of parenting) work.” She does conclude by reassuring us that she has mailed in her absentee ballot (presumably she is still an American citizen) and is proudly voting “to make America great, by making it a bit more like the rest of the world.” Barrack Obama and Hillary Clinton could not have found a more enthusiastic acolyte. This is the vision of 21st century American progressivism: to convert American reliance on individual initiative, personal accountability, and the free-market system into dependency on a warmed-over version of European socialism. Have modern Americans reached the point where we will readily forfeit individual freedom, the opportunity to get ahead, the incentive to keep more of what we earn, and the prospect of higher levels of economic growth in return for higher government handouts, the economic stagnation of socialism, and the stifling regulation of the European Union? It was encouraging to see the voters of the United Kingdom resist the false promise of European socialism and re-set their course in a more free-market direction. Perhaps these UK voters remembered the prescient words of Winston Churchill: “Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel
of envy.” Or perhaps Margaret Thatcher, who said that the problem with socialism is that eventually “they always run out of other people’s money.” Unfortunately, Druckerman speaks for many Americans. There is a never-ending litany of economic needs, obstacles, and injustices that encourage all too many Americans to look to the government for a solution. Both parties have been far too anxious to respond to any and all of these. It is rare these days to hear any politician respond by saying, “I understand the economic difficulty, but government is just not the solution.” Ronald Reagan said it, but very few since. The results are now obvious: we have inadvertently undercut the engine of American growth, i.e., individual initiative, by continually trying to achieve economic growth and prosperity through government action, all the while saddling ourselves with a stifling $19 trillion debt load. Druckerman is right in perceiving that the U.S. has not yet succumbed completely to the siren song of European socialism; but we have moved alarmingly in that direction in recent years and are in danger of rapidly sliding into the European model. Hopefully, we, like our British cousins, will remember the wise counsel of our past conservative leaders before it is too late. President Coolidge correctly saw the issue in moral terms: “I favor economy in government not to save money, but rather to save people.” Reagan stated clearly: “The government is not the solution, it’s the problem.” The only antidote is a resolute reaffirmation of what has made America a great nation — individual liberty, limited government, and reliance on the free market. Those Americans willing to trade our birthright for a paltry list of government handouts should follow Druckerman and move to France… bon voyage. Garland S. Tucker III is a Raleigh business executive, historian, and author. His latest book is ”Conservative Heroes: Fourteen Leaders Who Shaped America, from Jefferson to Reagan.”
they were dismissed as a wave of the past. Queen Victoria, whose long reign gave her name to a whole era, looked at the unwholesome spectacle unfolding around her and pronounced: “We are not amused.” Nor should she have been. Any more than Elizabeth II should be amused by the carryings-on of her family, good German hausfrau she long has been. When respectability is no longer respectable, all lose their bearings and genuine sentiment is replaced by only sentimentality. It is not a step up. Yet today a new Victorianism dawns in the form of ideology. Political correctness now has proliferated to the point where trigger warnings and other attempts to protect the already over-protected young abound. As if the whole object of political and social activity were to not be active at all, but rather to seek safe places where none are really available, like the world. In this sad era, men who don’t confine their locker-room talk to the locker room are rightfully exposed and condemned. Cases in point: Donald Trump and Bill Clinton, brothers under the skin when it comes to their absence of simple good taste. No gentlemen they, as every new tweet reveals. The Big Creep, as Monica Lewinsky once tagged him, now campaigns alongside a newer model one. Who needs ‘em except those who keep track of new lows in American behavior, and last time Yr. Faithful Observer was already deep into the minus numbers. While technology has moved forward with relentless speed, the uses to which it’s been put have grown more and more dubious. Indeed, the pace of spiritually empty post-postmodernism has been enough to put in doubt any theory of evolution. On the contrary, the de-evolution of American men becomes more and more pronounced. So does the hypocrisy of the formerly gentle sex, many of whose members complain about being harassed even while dressing and acting like streetwalkers. The phenomenon has been called defining deviancy down, and the diagnosis fits. It’s not that we’re entering some new dark age but rather one so bright, so Trumped up that the tawdriness of it shines like a sign above the big tent at a carnival, or plastered all over one of the joints in New Orleans’ shrunken French Quarter: GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!
It’s not that the world has turned upside down, but more sideways, like a familiar painting hung slantwise on the wall.
If you seek a monument to this mixed-up age, just look around — at fashion, politics or young people you might be passing in the street, or more likely, who are passing you, too busy peering into their iPhones to notice where either you or they are going. Granted, some things don’t change, like the tendency of old-timers like me to condemn a whole generation unjustly. See this column as a prize example of that bad habit. Consider this a guilty plea and a decision to throw myself on the mercy of the court. But in mitigation, please note that what changes tends to attract our fickle attention, not what stays the same. And who would want to live in a world that never changes anyway except a few old fuddy-duddies like myself? It’s not that the world has turned upside down, but more sideways, like a familiar painting hung slant-wise on the wall. The times seem not so much out of step but in step with some of our most dubious impulses. What blurb would a perverse reviewer give them? Powerfully emetic! Every act worth ignoring! Something definitely not to tell your children about! And so fitfully on. Strength. We’ll all need it. Paul Greenberg is the Pulitzer Prizewinning editorial writer and columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
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Trump campaigns through NC, praises FBI for revisiting Clinton investigation By Donna King North State Journal KINSTON, N.C. — On news that the FBI will be re-opening the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server, on Friday Donald Trump spoke to a crowd in New Hampshire chanting “lock her up!”. “Hillary Clinton’s corruption is on a scale we have never seen before. We must never let her take her criminal scheme into the Oval Office,” Trump said, reading from prepared remarks. “I have great respect for the fact that the FBI and the Department of Justice are now willing to have the courage to right the horrible mistake that they made.” The surprise announcement came after Trump’s marathon campaign schedule included N.C. stops this week. He stopped in Charlotte and Kinston, with running mate Mike Pence wrapping up Friday night in Smithfield. In Charlotte Trump, along with son Eric and daughter-in-law Lara, greeted voters and spoke about bringing jobs to what he called “blighted” inner city neighborhoods, pushing school choice and eliminating common core, and “crippling crime and total violence” in the African-American community. “In 2015, violent crime in Charlotte increased by 18 percent,” Trump told the crowd. “And it’s expected to rise to 24 percent this year... Safety is a civil right. The problem is not the presence of police but the absence of police.” In Charlotte, Trump also talked about his plan for the “21st century Glass-Steagall,” which would build on the 1933 Depression-era law requiring the separation of commercial and investment banking. Glass-Steagall was repealed in 1999 under then-President Bill Clinton, Hillary Clin-
INVESTIGATION from page C1 shared by Weiner and estranged wife/Hillary Clinton aide, Huma Abedin, subsequently discovering the questionable emails relating to Clinton. The news sent Wall Street into a tailspin, posting its largest single-day slide since June at the closing bell on Friday. U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan also renewed calls for U.S. intelligence officials to stop giving Hillary Clinton classified briefing typically given to presidential candidates. “This decision, long overdue, is the result of her reckless use of a
ton’s husband. The 2008 financial crisis prompted an overhaul of banking rules with the passage in 2010 of “Dodd-Frank” Wall Street reforms that many Republicans have criticized. “Dodd-Frank has been a disaster, making it harder for small businesses to get the credit they need,” Trump said. On Wednesday, Trump visited Kinston, which was ravaged by Hurricane Matthew’s floodwaters. Trump Force One landed at the Kinston Jetport where thousands turned out to tell Trump to “drain the swamp” of Washington politics. “In 13 days, we’re going to win North Carolina and we’re going to win back the White House, believe me,” he said. On Thursday, the campaign ran into bad weather in New York as a plane carrying U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence skidded off the runway after landing in the rain at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport. The incident halted all flights for at least an hour, officials said. No one was injured in the incident, which occurred less than two weeks before the U.S. presidential election, crucial campaign days for Pence and running mate Donald Trump. There were about 30 people on board, including Pence’s wife Linda and daughter. “So thankful everyone on our plane is safe,” the Indiana governor said on Twitter after the incident. “Grateful for our first responders & the concern & prayers of so many.” Pence pledged to hit the campaign trail again on Friday, where he will be appearing in Smithfield, N.C. for the Conservative Rally with Gov. Pat McCrory, Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest and other Republican leaders, followed by Jacksonville, N.C. on Saturday.
private email server, and her refusal to be forthcoming with federal investigators,” Ryan said. The FBI spent about a year investigating Clinton’s use of an unauthorized private email server for her work as U.S. secretary of state between 2009 and 2013 after it emerged that there were classified government secrets in some of her emails. The government forbids transmitting classified information outside secure channels. In July, Comey said there was evidence that Clinton and her staff may have broken laws, but that no reasonable prosecutor would bring charges. Now, that appears to be
ALEIGH — The growing importance of North Carolina to both Electoral College math and the balance of the U.S. Senate, complemented by fierce battles being waged for leadership of the state, has led to the saturation of the Old North State’s airwaves by the incessant campaign ads. In a poll conducted by the Civitas Institute asking voters to sum up the election in two to three words, voters were not shy about their distaste for the contest and the professionally produced bickering associated with it. A Republican Yadkin County woman, voting a straight Republican ticket, said the campaigns are “too negative,” while another Republican man in Durham County said “there is too much mudslinging.” Unfortunately, there’s a lot more mud to sling yet, according to the numbers. Governor Incumbent Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and his challenger, Democratic Attorney General Roy Cooper, will have raised tens of millions of dollars between them by Election Day, saving most of their respective war chests for the ad blitz during the final weeks. The most recent ad tracking data from the Center for Public Integrity shows as of Oct. 24 more than $32 million has been spent on more than 66,000 ads in the close gubernatorial race when combined with outside spending figures, making it the third-most expensive race for governor in the nation. McCrory’s incumbency has not translated to a fundraising advantage, though, as reflected in the lopsided spending figures. Cooper has aired close to 22,000 ads at a price of more than $10 million, nearly doubling McCrory’s approximately 11,000 ads costing just under $6 million. The biggest outside spenders so far have been the Republican Governors Association ($2.6 million), and Democrat PAC, A Better NC ($1.6 million.) The ads have focused on H.B. 2 backlash, problems at the state crime lab, tax and spending issues, as well as the economy. U.S. Senate The 2016 race for U.S. Senate between incumbent Republican Richard Burr and Democratic challenger, former head of the N.C. ACLU, Deborah Ross, could be a key race in the current minority’s goal of flipping control of the Senate. According to polls, the race is too close to call, despite the initial funding advantage enjoyed by Burr.
changing as more emails and information come to light. “In connection with an unrelated case, the FBI has learned of the existence of emails that appear to be pertinent to the investigation,” Comey wrote in the letter released on Friday. He provided no further details about the nature of the emails or the other case. The news comes on the heels of new Wikileaks emails released show that campaign manager John Podesta was blindsided by the depth of the Associated Press story that revealed her private server. “Who told Hillary she could
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Outside spending: comparing elections
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As of October 24 more than $32 million has been spent on more than 66,000 ads in the N.C. gubernatorial race. $75,000 in ads a week in North Carolina = current weekly NC ad spending average by each presidential candidate.
Too close to call is too close for comfort for outside Republican groups seeking to protect Burr’s seat, sparking a late-inning ad blitz that makes this one of the most expensive Senate campaigns in the country. The National Republican Senatorial Committee is now placing $2 million in ads for for the embattled incumbent, after the Senate Leadership Fund pledged $8 million in ad buys last month to match the millions in spending on behalf of Ross by environmental and labor groups. Thus far Ross has significantly outspent Burr, $7 million to $4.4 million, leaving Burr with more in the tank for the final stretch. Ross’ controversial stances on sex offender registration as head of the ACLU, and Burr’s extended tenure as an establishment politician dominate the messaging. State races Seeking to step into the role of attorney general, state senators Buck Newton (R-Wilson) and Josh Stein (D-Wake) have aired more than 7,000 ads costing nearly $3.5 million so far. Newton’s campaign is being outspent
use a private server,” he asked in email. “and has that person been drawn and quartered?” The Wikileak emails also indicated that President Obama may have known of the existence of the server based on emails that passed though his Blackberry. Still, First Lady Michelle Obama was front and center at rallies with Clinton during her visit to Winston-Salem and N.C. A&T on Thursday. Clinton, a former first lady who lost the 2008 Democratic nomination to then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama before becoming his secretary of state, praised Michelle Obama for standing up for the rights of girls and women
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nearly 10-to-1 by Stein’s, but outside contributions help close the gap, like Carolinians For Freedom’s more than $1 million in spending. Some entities, however, are pulling funding from the close race, such as the Republican Attorney Generals Association rescinding a $3.5 million ad pledge in support of Newton. Newton has been cast in ads as an architect of the controversial H.B. 2 and as lacking experience for the job, while Stein is described in ads as a hard-left protege of Cooper and John Edwards, a former U.S. senator and candidate for vice president. Spending in state House and Senate races reveal threatened incumbencies among the Republican super-majority. The campaign of Rep. Nelson Dollar (R-Wake), a major budget writer, has spent nearly $200,000 defending his seat. All told, approximately $3 million in ads have been bought in the N.C. General Assembly elections. President While overall campaign spending is down compared to 2012, North Carolina wouldn’t know it. More than $1 billion has been raised by candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and billions more being put to work by super PACs have been focused among a core group of swing states, of which North Carolina is a main focus. The campaigns have spent millions in ads per week across the country, with Trump ($14.4 million) eclipsing Clinton ($13.9 million) in ad spending for the first time last week according to Bloomberg. The Trump campaign has recently increased spending by $300,000 in North Carolina, nearly matching that from the Clinton campaign. The campaigns are now averaging more than $75,000 in ads a week in North Carolina. Despite running below 2012 levels, perhaps due to Trump’s unconventional campaign, the candidates and their surrogates are certanily spending more time in North Carolina. Combined they will have racked up dozens of visits from Asheville to Kenansville by Election Day, with both Clinton and Trump having multiple events in the state in the weeks and months since their respective nominations. Voters may be nearing exhaustion with the ad inundation, but some respondents to the aforementioned Civitas poll think it matches the importance of the election. Still, others like one female Buncombe County Republican lament, “I just wish it was over.”
worldwide, in a thinly-veiled dig at her opponent Republican nominee Donald Trump. “I wish I didn’t have to say this. ... But indeed, dignity and respect for women and girls is also on the ballot in this election,” Clinton told an estimated 11,000 people at a N.C. A&T rally. The resurrection of the email issue, which has dogged Clinton’s campaign from the start, led Republican Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway to tweet that “a great day in our campaign just got even better,” and Trump to call for investigation of President Obama as well.
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the Sunday Sideline report 1. Appalachian State thumped Georgia Southern 34-10 to become bowl eligible and move to 4-0 in conference play 2. Virginia Tech snuck by Pittsburgh 39-36 in a critical Coastal Division victory that helped set up the Hokies for potentially rolling towards a division title. 3. Titans thumped the Jaguars 36-22 in an ugly Thursday Night Football game that featured Blake Bortles continuing to struggle and DeMarco Murray/ Derrick Henry running wild. 4. Former Redskins, Browns and Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer announced he has been battling Alzheimer’s disease over the past five years.
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The North Carolina-Wilmington men’s basketball team reacts as their name is called during an NCAA Selection Show watch party at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, N.C., Sunday, March 13, 2016.
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@heykeyadams: The Jaguars are 0-10 when Blake Bortles throws for 300+ yards.
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@ESPNStatsInfo: Dwyane Wade made 7 threes all of last season. He’s made 4 tonight.
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Oden joins Ohio State staff as student-coach Former No. 1 overall pick Greg Oden is back in college basketball as a student-coach with Thad Matta at Ohio State. Oden, who says he’s “still trying to figure out” his life, thanked Matta for a spot in basketball and confirmed his playing career was over. Oden was last in the NBA with the Miami Heat in 201314, appearing in 23 games and averaging 8.0 points and 6.2 rebounds per game. CFB
Big 12 announces format for conference title game in 2017 The Big 12 announced Friday that its championship game will match the top two football teams in the conference standings instead of using divisions to decide the participants. According to ESPN, divisions were voted down in favor of the current round robin format by a 7-3 vote of current Big 12 football coaches. The Big 12 has not announced the location for the 2017 championship, though Arlington, Texas is the reported favorite to receive the bid next month. nfl
Jags don’t plan to fire Bradley despite loss Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan said he doesn’t plan to fire coach Gus Bradley despite the ugly Thursday night loss to the Titans. Bradley is now 14-41 as coach of the Jaguars and just sufered another brutal division loss.
UNCW preps for progambuilding year
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Pittsburgh Panthers wide receiver Jester Weah (85) catches a pass against Virginia Tech Hokies cornerback Adonis Alexander (36) during the first half at Heinz Field.
How Coastal Division race shapes up By Brett Friedlander North State Journal here is a full month remaining in the 2016 college football T season, long enough for anything
to happen. Syracuse’s two-touchdown win against Virginia Tech and North Carolina’s last-second victory over Pittsburgh are strong reminders just how volatile the college football season One minute a division can look like the race is over and one team is coasting and the next it becomes wide open. So despite inevitable headlines containing the popular buzzword “Coastal Chaos,” the Hokies’ 39-36 victory at Pittsburgh on Thursday has essentially reduced the battle for the ACC’s Coastal Division championship to a twoteam race. If that many. Although Tech and North Carolina are mathematically tied atop the division standings with 4-1 records (6-2 overall), the Hok-
ies are technically a game ahead courtesy of their 34-3 drubbing of the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill during Hurricane Matthew. In addition to the head-tohead advantage the Hokies have on the Tar Heels, they also hold tiebreakers over other top Coastal contenders Pitt (2-2) and Miami (1-3) — all but eliminating either of those teams from realistic contention. “I’ve been saying this all along, so yeah, I definitely do feel like there could be something special here,” Tech quarterback Jerod Evans said after Thursday’s game, before warning that “We still have a ways to go.” While Tech’s first ACC Championship Game appearance since 2011 is still anything but a done deal, coach Justin Fuente’s surprise team is securely in the driver’s seat as it heads down the home stretch on the road to Orlando. See Coastal, page B8
arch 17 is a date Kevin Keatts won’t soon forget. After two years of building the UNCW men’s basketball program, the Seahawks finally got a shot in the NCAA Tournament against a Duke program one year removed from winning a national championship. Despite leading at the half, 43-40, UNCW saw its second ever March Madness win slip through its grasp. Duke went on to make the Sweet 16, but simply making it to the Big Dance was critical for Coach Keatts’ program “We didn’t achieve what we went to the NCAA Tournament for, but we came away with respectability,” Keatts said. “That’s huge when you talk about a program like ours. It helps in recruiting, scheduling and nearly every part of my job. “People understand they’re playing a great opponent. We didn’t have that when I first got here. That’s the thing I’m most proud of.” Since Keatts took over, the Seahawks’ basketball team has gone through a complete facelift. In the eight years after Brad Brownell left Wilmington, the program had just one winning season and finished with 10 or less wins six times. Keatts’ first season in 2014-15 saw the team double its win total from the previous year at 18-14, while going 12-6 in the CAA to win the regular season conference title. Denzel Ingram, a player who transferred from Charlotte, said he was convinced UNCW was his landing spot because of the direction Keatts said the program was headed in.
“We didn’t achieve what we went to the NCAA Tournament for, but we came away with respectability. That’s huge when you talk about a program like ours.” Kevin Keatts
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All the late-night, preseason shenanigans have come and gone, and the regular season of college basketball season is upon us. North Carolina is an absolutely loaded state for college basketball this season, with Duke, UNC, NCSU and Wake all chasing ACC glory. The “Core Four” of UNCW, UNCC, ECU and Appalachian State are on the rise. We preview them all. B4-B5
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Ken Griffey Jr.: Famous slugger named the cover athlete for MLB The Show 17, appearing on the cover of a video game for the first time in nearly 20 years. Rob Gronkowski: Patriots tight end went undercover as a Lyft driver, wearing multiple wigs and asking riders if they like Tom Brady and making jokes about astrophysics. Josh Tomlin: Partially paralyzed father of the Indians pitcher got to see his son pitch over the weekend as Cleveland headed to Chicago to take on the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Kyle Schwarber: Cubs outfielder ruled out of playing against Indians in World Series game at Wrigley Field. Schwarber was not medically cleared to play outfield but will be available to pinch hit if needed. Anthony Davis: The New Orleans Pelicans’ center turned in a monster performance in his 2016-17 debut (50 points, 16 rebounds, five assists, three steals), becoming just the fourth player in NBA history to score 50 points in the season opener. Wrigleyville: Bars in Chicago charging fans anywhere from $1,000 to $1,250 to reserve a spot to watch the World Series.
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Russell Westbrook was at the center of an NBA controversy during the Thunder’s opener against the 76ers when a rather large fan decided to fire the double bird in his direction. Westbrook’s response was perfectly Russellian, as the Oklahoma City guard made an absolutely revolted face and pointed in the man’s direction.
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“One more and I got 69 touchdowns. If you know what I mean.” Rob Gronkowski’s response to tying Stanley Morgan’s Patriots record of 68 total touchdowns from scrimmage.
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110.9 Yards from scrimmage on average per game for retired Dolphins running back Arian Foster, fifth most in NFL history among players with 80 games played. Foster announced his retirement on Monday night, ending one of the most impressive careers for an undrafted free agent in NFL history.
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4 Number of three-pointers made in Dwyane Wade’s Chicago Bulls debut. He shot four-of-six on the night, particularly notable because Wade made just seven three-point shots last season and had not made four in one game since January 2013. Wade also drew attention for a throat-slash gesture, which he later apologized for and will likely face a fine over thanks to the NBA cracking down.
Halloween started early for Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman. The All-Pro defensive back showed up to a press conference dressed up in full Harry Potter gear. “I’m definitely a wizard,” Sherman told the assembled media.
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The only thing uglier than the actual play on the field during Thursday night’s shellacking at the hand of the Titans? The Jaguars uniforms. Jacksonville wore an impossiblygross-looking set of yellow/brown mustard/gold unis in the loss.
No one is immune to the charms of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. That includes Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, future Hall of Famer and twotime Super Bowl winner Ben Roethlisberger, who admitted he was in awe of Brady before the PatsSteelers game. Big Ben even went full fanboy on the scene, asking Brady for his jersey after the game.
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Duke Blue Devils former basketball player Grant Hill is introduced during a football game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Wallace Wade Stadium.
Grant Hill talks Duke,
broadcasting and life after basketball You’re still trying to figure out the next big thrill that can replace what you did on the court. You’ve got to try a lot of things to find out what you like and don’t like, what you’re good at. I’m still trying to figure it out.
By Shawn Krest North State Journal rant Hill literally flew onto the scene at Duke, helping the G Blue Devils to their first nation-
al title under Mike Krzyzewski with a thundering tomahawk jam against Kansas in the national title game. He would go on to become one of the best players in the history of a very storied program. Hill’s pro career was derailed by injury — had he stayed healthy he was on track to become a Hall of Fame-caliber NBA player — but he’s found success as a broadcaster with CBS Sports, flying up the depth chart to help Jim Nantz host the Final Four each year. The North State Journal spoke to Hill following his induction into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame about the best Duke teams and life in “retirement.”
NSJ: Do you have any interest in coaching?
NSJ: You went into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame with Shane Battier. Even though he played at Duke a decade after you, how well do you know each other?
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Grant Hill: Shane is unique within the basketball family. I’ve probably known him the longest. I knew him back in his Detroit days. He was in high school when I played with the Pistons. He was, maybe, a sophomore when we first met, and he used to wear Duke sweatshirts all over the place. You didn’t see that much in Michigan at that time. Just to watch him become a great player, it’s a great feeling. We both got a chance to be honored and recognized. To share that with him was really special.
Age: 44 Hometown: Dallas, Tex. College: Duke Drafted: 3rd overall, 1994 Awards: ACC Player of the Year (2004), NCAA Champion (1991, 1992), First team AllAmerican (2004) NBA Awards: 7-time All-Star, All-NBA First Team (1997), NBA Rookie of Year (1995) Twitter: @RealGrantHill33
NSJ: Shane said the 2001 Duke team would have beaten yours. What’s your opinion? Well, we have three guys in the college basketball Hall of Fame. How many guys do they have? That’s the competitive rivalry I think that all of us have. For us, when we were here the standard that we were chasing was the 1986 team (which made the NCAA title game). That team, obviously, like every team, has a special place in Coach K’s heart. That’s what we were constantly compared to. We wanted to outdo them by winning a championship. We always thought we could beat them. That’s the beauty of the legacy that’s been established here. There are a lot of great teams. It’s always great to play that game. Who would beat who? Who’s the
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best? I’m pretty confident that we would’ve found a way to beat them. We’d have neutralized Jason Williams, and we would’ve maintained Shane. We had some weapons too. NSJ: What has changed with Coach K’s program since you left, and what hasn’t? A lot of the basic tenets are the same. I think coach’s philosophy, his approach, his style in terms of establishing relationships with players, being able to connect and resonate with young men. I think the process has become more accelerated, because players leave earlier now. You don’t have the chance to get to know guys over the span of four years. You don’t have the chance to have fresh-
CBS announcers Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and Jim Nantz after the game between the Kansas Jayhawks and the Connecticut Huskies during the second round of the 2016 NCAA Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
men learning from upperclassmen. Sometimes, your freshmen are the most talented players. So I think things are similar, but things are also very very different. I think that’s really a credit to Coach K. A lot of great leaders, great coaches, can get stuck in their ways. His ability to adapt and adjust over the course of 35 years is unheard of. Today’s modern teenager is a lot different than teenagers in the late 80s. I experienced it a little bit in terms of the NBA. Playing almost 20 years, you saw different cultures, different generations entering into the NBA, and trying to figure out how to connect with that generation could be problematic. But he seems to have mastered it. I just marvel at his longevity and how he’s been able to stay the same in some respects but also adapt and adjust over the years.
for him. I look forward to bringing him to Cameron. this year, when Duke plays Michigan State. We thought about changing outfits and seeing if we could fool everybody. But I enjoy TV. It’s an opportunity to stay engaged with the game. It’s the closest thing to playing, in some respects, because you prepare. You dive into the details. You have access. You have to be engaged throughout the game, moreso than as a casual spectator. The good thing is you don’t have to worry about getting hurt or who wins or loses. I enjoy it. It’s fun. I have the best seat in the house. An opinion can never be wrong. I do get this rush before the game. The national anthem is the closest I feel to being a player. Before the game starts, that nervousness, that excitement, that anticipation for what’s to come.
NSJ: How do you enjoy doing TV?
NSJ: How hard is that transition from player to retirement?
It’s fun. I like working with Steve Smith. Surprisingly, everyone mistakes us for each other. He lives in Atlanta, and I’m in Atlanta a lot. I’ve been called Smitty a lot of times. People come up to me and say, “Hey Spart-dog,” for Michigan State, and vice versa
When you play and you commit yourself to sports and have a long career, when you’re done, it takes a minute to figure things out. I’m still trying to figure it out. I’ve got TV. I’m an owner with the Hawks. I do some private equity.
My daughter plays basketball now. We did the whole AAU circuit this summer. It was fun. I enjoyed it. It’s a little different than when I was coming up. To see these young ladies give their all, play so hard and be committed to this dream they’re pursuing reminded me of when me and my contemporaries were doing it. The challenge though is you feel like you’ve learned a great deal through the years and so many experiences, so many things I’ve witnessed or done myself. You want to be able to share that information with others. You want to pass it on. My daughter doesn’t listen to me. She thinks I have no idea what I’m talking about. I’m just Dad. So I’m not an overbearing parent when it comes to basketball. I’m very cognizant of not putting pressure, not feeling like she has to live up to anyone, live up to Dad or what have you. Once in a blue moon, I’ll offer some insight, and she’ll look at me like it’s the dumbest thing she’s ever heard. NSJ: You had experience on the other side, growing up with a pro athlete as a dad. There’s obviously pressure, because your father was a pro athlete. There’s an expectation that whatever you do that’s athletic, whether it’s the presidential fitness award or dodgeball in gym class, you’ll be good at it. I didn’t play the same sport, so I think I was able to sort of carve out my own path, my own lane, which I think was a good thing, but it bothered me for a period of time in middle school and high school, just trying to sort of step out from under my dad’s shadow and be recognized for me. I think that’s just part of adolescence. You’re trying to find yourself, your voice and so forth. I’ve kind of lived it similar fashion. So I try to just be dad. I try to support, try to answer any questions she might have, just try to be there for her and be her biggest fan. Once every two months, I’ll offer a suggestion and get shot down. As long as she’s having fun and wants to do it, instead of feeling like she has to do it, I’m all for it.
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North Carolina: The state of basketball College basketball will be fun watch in North Carolina this year. Duke is the consensus No. 1 team in the country, UNC is loaded, NC State is a popular sleeper and Wilmington brings back an NCAA Tournament team. By NSJ Staff | North State Journal
wake forest Wake Forest will play up-tempo, just like last year, but expect a big jump in the shooting numbers. Danny Manning says that this is the best shooting team he’s had since his arrival in 2014 and that the Deacs have had “6 or 7” guys that can knock down an outside shot when given the opportunity. The availability of Charlotte transfer Keyshawn Woods is among the reasons to expect an improvement from some pretty dreadful offensive numbers in 2016 and open things up for Bryant Crawford as he continues to develop on the offensive end. Manning’s done a good job on the recruiting trail but there’s still going to be a talent gap in conference play on most nights when the Demon Deacons take the floor. The issue for Wake in 2016 was that the winnable games against good teams ended as losses because of a troubling inability to win close games (1-7 in games decided by 10 points or less in ACC play).
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5 games to watch 12/17 — Xavier (Cincinnati) 01/11 — UNC (Winston-Salem) 01/28 — Duke (Winston-Salem) 02/07 — N. Dame (South Bend) 02/11 — NCSU (Winston-Salem)
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11.9
11/26 — Duke (Durham)
11/12 — Davidson (Davidson) 11/28 — Charlotte (Charlotte)
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3.6
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12/03 — W. Carolina (Boone) 12/15 — NCSU (Raleigh)
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NC State It’s been a while since there’s been this much optimism in Raleigh for a team that seems to start from scratch every year under Mark Gottfried. Dennis Smith Jr. might be the most electrifying guard in the country, Terry Henderson gets a take-two on his NC State debut after busting up his ankle seven minutes into last-year’s opener and former Charlotte 49er Torin Dorn is eligible after sitting out last season. The good news is while these guys haven’t been in regular season games together they’ve at least been playing together for some time. The new addition here is Omer Yurtseven. The top25 seven-foot star center from Turkey has the body to be a star now, but the NCAA has not yet cleared him to play for the Wolfpack in 2016-17. Teammates describe him as a skilled player with “a super high IQ” but Mark Gottfried said last month that there’s no timetable for a decision from the NCAA.
ECU 5 games to watch 12/29 — Illinois (Champaigne)
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12/31 — Miami (Coral Gables) 01/07 — UNC (Chapel Hill) 02/15 — UNC (Raleigh)
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14.6
12/20 — UNCW (Wilmington)
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01/23 — Duke (Durham)
02/09 — UNC (Durham) 03/04 — UNC (Chapel Hill)
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21.6
14.5
12/03 — Oregon St. (Charlotte)
11/17 — ECU (Charlotte) 12/06 — WFU (Winston-Salem)
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2.3
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The Mark Price era enters year two, with hope that a strong finish (four wins in the final six regular season games) powers a better start and the 49ers see an increase from the 14-win total from 2016. Braxton Ogbueze (a former Florida Gator) emerged as one of the best long-range shooters and scorers in Conference USA last season. For Charlotte to make a jump, Ogbueze (now a senior) needs to be great and sophomores Jon Davis and Andrien Wright have to show significant improvement after C-USA All-Freshman honors in 2016. The returning core will be joined by former Clemson guard Austin Ajukwa after the fall semester and while things are improving, Charlotte is still a few pieces away from returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005.
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Carolina When the national runner-up and reigning ACC champion brings six of its top eight players back, there’s going to be an assumption that successful results will continue. Theo Pinson’s health is a concern and there’s a step forward assumed for Joel Berry II after watching the Florida prospect hit a second gear in the postseason, but there’s too much talent on the roster to expect any kind of major step back in 2017. Some better outside shooting could help open things up, but where does it come from? Justin Jackson’s got the best-looking shot of the bunch but three-pointers dropped only 29.2 percent of the time last year for the now-junior from Tomball, Texas.
At times, East Carolina put everything together last season and looked ready for the fight in highmajor basketball. Last season featured early wins against both Charlotte and UNCW and inconference upsets against Memphis and Temple. But a pair of six-game losing streaks put the Pirates firmly outside of the contender bubble for a spot in the postseason. B.J. Tyson will be the star of this year’s team after a strong sophomore season, and he should get even more help from Kentrell Barkley after an AAC All-Rookie debut for the Northern Durham standout. Former Wake Forest big man Andre Washington could provide a much-needed boost inside, particularly on the defensive end. After winning just four AAC games a a year ago, ECU’s performance in conference play will be the ultimate measuring stick for Jeff Lebo, now in year seven with the Pirates.
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01/30 — Notre Dame (S. Bend)
02/15 — Temple (Greenville)
Steals per game last year
468
11/29 — Mich. State (Durham)
01/22 — UConn (Connecticut)
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11/15 — Kansas (New York)
01/15 — Cincinnati (Greenville)
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12/17 — Charlotte (Charlotte)
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Duke Not only did Mike Krzyzewski do it again in the offseason, securing a recruiting class with future NBA lottery picks, but he gets Grayson Allen back along with the Final Four experience of Matt Jones and Amile Jefferson. It’s a special group and rare collection of talent, even by Coach K’s standards. If there’s any concern about this potential title team, it’s depth at the ball-handler position. Duke’s occasionally position-less approach allows those duties to be spread around, but at the moment it looks like a lot of that responsibility will be with freshman Frank Jackson and Allen. The biggest storyline for the year, though, will be the health of Harry Giles (knee) and Jayson Tatum (foot).
While the Mountaineers are wrecking shop in the Sun Belt on the football side of things, Jim Fox is dealing with a program in transition on the hardwood. Appalachian State won just nine games a year ago and is picked by many to finish near the bottom of the conference again after the graduation of leading scorer Frank Eaves. Ronshad Shabazz can be a force down low, but he’s going to need to be a leader for this inexperienced group in a season where the highlights, for fans, might be facing off against in-state competition early in the season (at Davidson, Duke, Charlotte and NC State).
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5 games to watch 12/17 — Kentucky (Las Vegas) 02/09 — Duke (Durham) 02/15 — NC State (Raleigh)
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16.2
12/28 — Clemson (Death Valley)
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02/18 — Virginia (Chapel Hill) 03/04 — Duke (Chapel Hill)
5.8
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12.8
Points per game last year
3.8
Assists per game last year
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Steals per game last year
12/20 — ECU (Wilmington) 12/31 — Towson (Maryland) 01/26 — JMU (Harrisonburg) 01/28 — W&M (Williamsburg)
The Seahawks are arguably the third or fourth most-likely team to make the NCAA Tournament given the roster Kevin Keatts brings back from last year’s CAA title team. Keatts keeps the tempo fast and the defensive aggressive, giving UNCW an aggressiveness that’s similar to Louisville (where Keatts was an assistant to Rick Pitino) with a roster that’s not quite Cards-level but good enough to take Duke the distance int he NCAA Tournament a year ago. Chris Flemmings (16.2 points per game) is going to be in the mix for CAA Player of the Year and anything other than another conference title and tournament appearance is going to be a disappointment for this veteran-led team.
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How Grayson Allen managed to mellow out By Shawn Krest North State Journal
“I mean it’s just learning from mistakes. I’d be making another mistake, if I didn’t learn from it. Grayson Allen
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numbers of points shy Allen is from 1,000 for his career. He would become Duke’s 65th 1,000 point scorer.
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numbers of games played in a Duke uniform by Allen heading into 2016-17.
College basketball’s face of evil leans against the bleachers at one end of the court at Cameron Indoor Stadium, black hat stashed safely in his locker. He’s taken time off from kicking puppies and snatching things from infants to meet with the media. Presumably, he’ll sacrifice goats at a black mass later in the day. Nearby, a large group of reporters speak to teammate Amile Jefferson. Several members of Duke’s hotshot freshman class also have attracted clouds of media around them. A smaller group of reporters approach the face of evil cautiously, ready for anything from a stream of expletives to an elbow to the head. Instead, he answers questions about the fact that people seem to want to talk to everyone else, instead of him. “With the talent we have, it’s not going to be a ‘focus on one guy’ type of year,” Grayson Allen says. That’s good news for him. Last season was most definitely a ‘focus on one guy’ season, and Allen was the guy. Coming off a breakout performance in the 2015 national championship game, Allen carried the Blue Devils to the Sweet 16, scoring 21 points, handling the ball and hitting 43 perfect of his three pointers. Allen also drew plenty of negative attention for the way he carried his team. ESPN.com crowned him “the next hated white Duke player” and opposing crowds singled him out for invective. Allen didn’t do much to help himself, from tripping opponents to refusing postgame handshakes. By the end of the season, Allen was drawing Michael Vick and Terrell Owens levels of hatred from fans across the country. The anti-Allen fervor got so loud that Coach Mike Krzyzewski felt the need to speak out on his behalf, hugging Allen on court and declaring him a “warrior.” Allen chose not to leave for the NBA after the season and now returns to Duke for his junior year. His reign
of terror, however, appears to be over. “I mean it’s just learning from mistakes,” Allen said. “I’d be making another mistake if I didn’t learn from it. I understand I made mistakes, and I got to see those mistakes. It was a tough time for me, my family and the negative attention I brought to the team here. It’s something I don’t want to do again. So it’s just being mature. That comes through a lot of growth last year. It was a big time of growth for me on the court and as a person. I’m trying to be more mature, more in control.” Allen is offered an excuse for what he calls his mistakes. “His work ethic is crazy,” is freshman teammate Jayson Tatum’s first impression of Allen. “Through the roof competitive.” Was all of last year’s controversy — the two opponents he tripped, earning him a reprimand from the ACC, and the on-court displays of negative emotion — just the flip-side of being competitive? “I can’t really blame it on competing,” he said, “because I did make mistakes. You can compete without doing that kind of thing. This year I’m going to try to compete while putting those mistakes behind me and moving on. I’m still going to play with a competitive fire, but there’s no need for all of that this year.” The mellowing of Grayson Allen is a tough concept for most people to grasp. This is the player that Coach K credits for the 2015 National Championship team’s development. Even though he wasn’t playing early in the season, “one of the reasons our guys improved is that they had to guard him in drills,” Krzyzewski says. Throughout his first two years at Duke, Allen has been the drive, tunnel-visioned, win-at-all-cost player that Krzyzewski loves. The Hall of Fame coach talks about his first visit to Allen’s home when Duke was recruiting him in high school. “We walked into his house, and he said, ‘I want to come to Duke,’” Krzyzewski recalls. “I said, ‘Well you don’t
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North Carolina Tar Heels forward Brice Johnson (11) fights for the ball with Duke Blue Devils guard Grayson Allen (3) in the second half of the college basketball at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
even know who we have coming in with you.’ He said, ‘I don’t care. I don’t care. I’m good.’ There’s not many like that.” Is this really a player who, in the heat of the battle, can ever dial it down from 11? It’s possible. After all, Krzyzewski has convinced him to take days off. Allen sat out Duke’s first practice and will be taking days off periodically throughout the early going, in order to stay fresh. “Grayson takes a beating,” Krzyzewski says. “He’s a little bit like Dwyane Wade when he was a younger player. You go through an hour workout, and he’s on the floor eight times. So, we already know what Grayson can do. It
gives other guys an opportunity to get going.” “It’s just being smarter with my body and understanding what I go through on a daily basis,” Allen says. “Just rest up and stay fresh, especially early on.” “I just want to get back to playing basketball, the game I love,” the face of evil says, “playing like a little kid out there.” The face of evil looks out at the court. He has no mustache to twirl. For just a second, it’s possible to believe that he wouldn’t knock down his grandmother to get a loose ball. Of course, no one has blown a whistle yet.
App state football
ncsu basketball
App State bowl eligible after win at Georgia Southern
NC State basketball’s key to chemistry: Waffle House
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For the second time this year, Appalachian State notched a key conference victory on the road behind the efforts of a defense that is shaping up to be one of the best in the Sun Belt. The Mountaineers held Georgia Southern to just 159 total yards of offense and overcame an early 10-0 deficit to win 34-10 on Thursday night to improve to 6-2 overall and 4-0 in conference play. It was the fewest offensive yards ever for a Georgia Southern team in a home game and only the second time ever the Eagles have been held without an offensive touchdown at home. In the first 10 minutes of the game, the Eagles turned a Taylor Lamb intercep-
tion into a field goal and then returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown. But there was no scaring this Appalachian State team, now well-versed in these mid-week “Fun Belt’ contests. Lamb bounced back from his early mistake and ran for two scores, leading a ground attack that highlighted both Jalin Moore and the return of star back Marcus Cox. The makeup of this stellar defensive performance starts with dominance on third down. Georgia State on just two of its 13 third down attempts and the ASU pass defense again rose to the occasion with the flow of the game called for stops and short fields. Freshman Clifton Duck picked up his fifth interception of the season, and the team’s total was bumped to a whopping 15 on the year.
Three things to note from the win: 1. The Mountaineers are bowl eligible at 6-2 The primary concern for any program making the jump from FCS (formerly I-AA) to FBS is maintaining a level of success that has put that team in the position to make the jump in the first place. Appalachian State isn’t competing for national titles, but in just three years Scott Satterfield has made the Mountaineers an annual force in the Sun Belt and bowl eligible for a second-straight year. 2. The return of Marcus Cox Cox was a star against Georgia Southern a year ago in Boone and made his triumphant return from injury against the Eagles on Thursday night. The senior running back recorded 115 rushing yards on 18 carries with a touchdown in his first action in more than a month. In addition to helping Appalachian State’s pursuit of a Sun Belt championship, Cox’s return means even more movement in the program record book as one of the most decorated players to ever put on the black and gold. In the second half, Cox passed John Settle to move into second place on ASU’s all-time rushing list.
His career rushing total of 4,499 yards is the second-most among active players in FBS and just 305 yards short of tying Kevin Richardson’s school record of 4,804 (2004-07). 3. The road to a title runs through Troy, Ala. Playing Georgia Southern on the road was a test that no Appalachian State coach, player or fan could look past when considering the potential for a conference championship in 2016. The two programs have too much history together and have played too many classics to assume any team had an irreversible advantage. With a convincing win in the bag, now the attention turns to Troy. If the Mountaineers take care of business against an Everett Withers-coached Texas State team next Saturday, they’ll enter that Nov. 12 matchup in Alabama undefeated in conference play with a chance to all-but-secure the Sun Belt title. Neal Brown has Troy, a team App State beat 44-41 in a triple-overtime thriller last year, rolling in his second year as head coach and you can bet the Trojans will be looking for revenge after losing on a field goal a year ago.
RALEIGH — When Omer Yurtseven first arrived in Raleigh over the summer to visit NC State, he was met at RDU airport by Dennis Smith. With the Turkish center arriving at 10 p.m. with an empty stomach, the options for his first meal in the Triangle were limited. No worries, Smith relied on NC State’s reliable spot for years: Waffle House. “We had waffles and grits at 10 o’clock,” Yurtseven said with a smile. “There’s nothing else to say other than it’s amazing.” Tucked away on Hillsborough Street, Waffle House has been a tradition handed down throughout the Mark Gottfried regime. While it’s not exactly the healthiest food near campus, its tight confines have helped build team cohesion one All-Star at a time. Every player I spoke to at NC State’s Media Day agreed that Waffle House is a hidden gem. The only part they didn’t agree on? Their go-to meal. Terry Henderson never strays away from the All-Star with a plain waffle, scrambled eggs, grits with cheese, plain bread and sausage — more specifically, patty sausage. Torrin Dorn’s go-to is almost identical, but he vouches for bacon over sausage. Henderson doesn’t approve. “Nah, you have to get the sausage,” Henderson said. “They overcook the bacon sometimes or it can be a little too flimsy. The sausage is perfect every time. I promise you.” Dorn defended his choice. “Can’t go wrong with the bacon and chocolate chips on the waffle,” Dorn said. “I don’t care what anybody else says.” According to Smith, there’s never a bad time to go to Waffle House. After nearly every game, a huge group of players heads to the golden breakfast box. The night prior to NC State’s Media Day, a huge group showed up for a round of All-Stars. After laughing hysterically and asking, “Where’d you get that question from?” when questioned about what the Waffle House means to the team, Smith spoke about its significance for the team’s camaraderie. “It’s really important,” Smith said. “I embrace my southern culture and appreciate Waffle House to the fullest. I eat there
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North Carolina State Wolfpack forward Abdul-Malik Abu (0) and guard Terry Henderson (3) shake hands before the annual Red and White scrimmage during Primetime with the Pack.
often, I’m not gonna lie. I probably need to slow down. I get the teammates different things to try there, shout out to my pops for showing me things to get there. “I think when you do anything as a team it brings everybody together. … Anything off the court we do as a team, I think it will help on the court.” Heading into the 2016-17 season with hype building around the program thanks to players like Smith, Yurtseven and the return of Abdul-Malik Abu, keeping that cohesion is crucial. With the Waffle House serving as a staple, Henderson hopes the tradition will continue for years to come. “Waffle House really doesn’t have the kind of publicity it needs,” Henderson explained, “because the Waffle House is really one of the best, if not the best, restaurants in the country. I’m a southern guy. We’ve got a lot of southern kids on the team. They understand that Waffle House is a priority in our lives. “It really is the best of the best. We just try to implement that in everybody’s heads and try to get them to understand how important Waffle House is to the upbringing of your soul, man. It really do something to you.”
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Week 8
nfl preview Around the NFL: CJ has knee surgery
Bengals (-3) vs. Redskins (London game) Over/Under 47.5
Romo returns to Cowboys practice
Washington should’ve won five straight, but caved late to Detroit. Cincy is starting to roll again and steamrolls the Redskins overseas in this one.
Anticipation for a potential quarterback drama only increased this week as Tony Romo returned to practice for the Dallas Cowboys. Romo didn’t engage in any 11-on-11 drills, and is not expected to play against the Eagles on Sunday night. A return for Week 9 against the Browns is possible, likely contingent on Romo’s health and the performance of rookie Dak Prescott, now 5-1 in his first season, against Philadelphia.
Buccaneers (pick ‘em) vs. Raiders Over/Under 49.0 Potentially high-scoring game here as the Raiders play their second-straight Florida road game. Tough spot, but they’re simply better than Tampa. Panthers (-3) vs. Cardinals Over/Under 47.0
Fox denies Cutler rumors The Chicago Tribune reported John Fox was overheard saying he was “done” with quarterback Jay Cutler, but the Bears coach refuted the rumors when speaking with the media. Chicago is expected to move on from Cutler after 2016, but he’s also expected to start for Chicago in Week 8 after Brian Hoyer suffered serious arm injury against the Packers last week. McCoy could miss Pats game, Dareus back Bills running back LeSean McCoy was held out of Buffalo’s practice this week
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Houston Texans safety Lonnie Ballentine (39) and inside linebacker Benardrick McKinney (55) attempt to tackle a carry by Denver Broncos running back C.J. Anderson (22) in the second half at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. The Broncos defeated the Texans 27-9.
with a bum hamstring and could potentially miss Week 8’s matchup against the Patriots. McCoy was questionable in Week 7 and still played. Bills defensive tackle Marcel Dareus is set to make his debut for Buffalo. Bradley still has confidence in Bortles Despite a horrific performance on Thursday
night, Jaguars coach Gus Bradley says he still has confidence in Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles. Bortles threw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns, but virtually all of it was in garbage time. Everyone in Jacksonville is on the hot seat and change could/should/would be coming after the 2016 year.
Broncos RB Anderson undergoing knee surgery C.J. Anderson could be headed to injured reserve after surgery to repair a torn meniscus likely knocked him out for the majority of the regular season. Anderson was Denver’s leading rusher, but rookie Devontae Booker will now step in and try and replace his production.
Good/bad options for each position: still start your best players (Aaron Rodgers etc).
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Philip Rivers | Chargers (at Broncos)
The Raiders have been great on the road but haven’t necessarily been great on defense. This matchup could turn into a shootout with Winston firing down the field, especially with Oakland’s defense lagging on two weeks in Florida.
This is a good spot to bench a great QB. The Broncos defense is stifling quarterbacks every week and he’s without his top receivers, including potentially tight end Hunter Henry.
running back Devontae Booker | Broncos (vs Chargers)
Jamaal Charles | Chiefs (at Colts)
This is actually a difficult matchup for Booker because the Chargers defense is better than people think. But C.J. Anderson won’t play, which means he gets all the carries. Booker looks like a great fit for Denver’s run scheme.
It’s a shame Charles won’t see much action because the Colts are ripe to be carved up on the ground. Andy Reid sounds worried about JC’s knees, which means Spencer Ware totes most of the load.
wide receiver Davante Adams | Packers (at Falcons)
Kelvin Benjamin | Panthers (vs Cardinals)
Coming off a huge game against the Bears, Adams shouldn’t slow down this week. He won’t likely see Desmond Trufant, which means ample targets and catches in a highscoring affair.
There’s a chance Benjamin produces regardless of the matchup, but the Panthers-Cardinals game could turn into a sneaky slugfest and Patrick Peterson is a tough matchup.
Antonio Gates | Chargers (at Broncos)
Like we said, the matchup is juicy here and Oakland is a team that doesn’t mind giving up touchdowns to tight ends, giving up the sixth-most points to tight ends. After Austin SefarianJenkins got booted, Brate is the guy.
Saints (+2.5) vs. Seahawks Over/Under 48.0 After a six-point outburst against Arizona, Seattle has a “get right” game for the offense here. Their defense will limit Drew Brees and Co., and Seattle rolls in this spot.
Weird line given the outcome the last two weeks, but the reality is Detroit shouldn’t have won and their defense can’t slow anyone, even the gangly $72 million disaster that is Brock Osweiler.
The Patriots are 3-0 since Tom Brady returned and 3-0 against the spread in his return as well. There’s no reason to bet against them until they prove otherwise. Browns (+3) vs. Jets Over/Under 43.5 The Browns are staring down the barrel of an 0-16 season at this point and this week against the hapless Jets might be their best shot and this is the week they win. Book it. Broncos (-4.5) vs. Chargers Over/Under 43.5 This line is moving really quickly because it opened at Broncos -6. That means people are understandably hammering the Chargers. We like them to win outright. Falcons (-3) vs. Packers Over/Under 52.5 Potential shootout in the Georgia Dome with a high over/under number. Both teams can score when they’re rolling. Aaron Rodgers likes playing here and will play very well. Cowboys (-4) vs. Eagles Over/Under 43.0 Finally a good primetime game. This features a future superstar quarterback matchup between Dak Prescott and Carson Wentz plus the return of Dez Bryant. Cowboys win big. Bears (+4.5) vs. Vikings Over/Under 40.5
tight end Cameron Brate | Bucs (vs Raiders)
Andrew Luck is playing tremendous football right now, but the Chiefs possess a more competent version of Tennessee’s formula, which means they roll into town and thump Indy.
Bills (+5) vs. Patriots Over/Under 47.0
Quarterback Jameis Winston | Buccaneers (vs Raiders)
Colts (+2.5) vs. Chiefs Over/Under 50.0
Texans (-2.5) vs. Lions Over/Under 45.5
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Rematch of the NFC Championship Game except both teams desperately need to win. No one more than Carolina, who is coming off a bye. They surprise and win big.
With Hunter Henry battling a concussion, Gates could likely be the only tight end option for Rivers. But he’s not explosive anymore and this defense is too good to risk the start here.
Who keeps putting the Bears in primetime? No, seriously, that person needs to answer for his/her crimes. Vikings bounce back and destroy Chicago in this game.
DST Jets (at Browns) Every week. Rinse and repeat. Pick the team who is playing the Browns and start their defense. The only cause for pause would be the return of Josh McCown for Cleveland, but even then this is a great spot for the Jets.
Bills (vs Patriots) Last time these two teams met, Buffalo shut out New England. That won’t be the case this week, with the Tom Brady Revenge Train rolling into town. The Bills are a dangerous start against a high-powered Pats team.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) watches team warm up before game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
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Desperate Panthers set to host Cardinals post bye Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) celebrates after a touchdown during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the MercedesBenz Superdome. The Saints defeated the Panthers 4138.
By NSJ staff North State Journal In the immortal words of Jack Bauer, there’s no more time. The Carolina Panthers are facing a must-win scenario coming out of their bye, hosting the Arizona Cardinals in a rematch of the NFC Championship Game. Remarkably, the Panthers (1) and Cardinals (3) both have the same number of wins as they had losses all of last year. Both teams are struggling, with Carolina managing just a single win and coming off of two incredibly disappointing losses to division rivals before its bye. Arizona managed to tie Seattle 6-6 on Sunday night and now also needs a win here, thanks to Seattle maintaining a strong lead in the NFC West. The biggest concern should be Carson Palmer’s performance against a defense that has thus far struggled all season — Carolina’s allowed multiple 500-yard passing games this season. For the Panthers, it’s critical to see signs of life from the defense coming out of the bye week or else 2016 could move from “hanging by a very fine thread” to “completely unraveled.” Keys to the game Each of last season’s NFC title game participants has been a disappointment so far in 2016, but the Panthers come in with the biggest issue. That’s a defense that ranks 29th in scoring, 24th in total yards and 26th in passing yards allowed. Fortunately for Carolina, the Cardinals’ have a middle-of-the-pack passing attack led by QB Carson Palmer, who could help the Panthers’ struggling pass rush get back into form. DEs Charles Johnson and Kony Ealy need to get Palmer off his spot to help out a struggling secondary. The Panthers also need to bottle up the running skills of RB David Johnson, who leads the NFL in total yards from scrimmage. Look for the Cardinals to test the Panthers’ secondary, even though that position group is getting healthier. Arizona would like to establish a rushing attack, which has gained 475 yards in its past three games and came against two of the top-rushing defense in the
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49-15 score of last years matchup when the Panthers beat the Cardinals
league in the Jets and Seahawks. The Cardinals’ second-ranked defense is especially salty against the pass, but QB Cam Newton and company piled up 335 passing yards in January’s NFC Championship Game. But Arizona didn’t have S Tyrann Mathieu or OLB Chandler Jones for that game, so this is a much tougher test. If the Panthers’ offensive line limits the Cardinals’ potent pass rush, Newton will likely send plenty of targets to TE Greg Olsen, who won’t be covered by Pro Bowl CB Patrick Peterson.
thers used Thompson in the slot during the NFC Championship Game, he helped hold Fitzgerald to four catches for 30 yards. • Panthers OT Mike Remmers vs. Cardinals OLB Chandler Jones. Remmers likely will get his fourth straight start on the left side, drawing a tough assignment in Jones, who has five sacks in seven games. With Michael Oher still in the concussion protocol, Remmers should see plenty of work against Jones, and that’s not a matchup in the Panthers’ favor.
Matchups to watch
Panthers DE Charles Johnson. Second on the Panthers’ all-time list with 64 sacks, the 10-year veteran has just half a sack this season. But he has great numbers against the Cardinals, rack-
• Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald vs. Panthers LB Shaq Thompson. Fitzgerald is tied for third in the NFL with 46 receptions. When the Pan-
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UNCW from page B1
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Virginia Cavaliers wide receiver David Eldridge (11) attempts to catch the ball as North Carolina Tar Heels safety Dominquie Green (26) and Tar Heels cornerback Corey Bell Jr. (18) defend in the fourth quarter at Scott Stadium.
coastal from page B1 The Hokies’ remaining conference games are at Duke on Nov. 5, home against Georgia Tech on Nov. 19 and home against rival Virginia in the regular season finale on Nov. 26. Those three opponents have a combined ACC record of 2-8. Virginia Tech would have to lose at least one of those games for UNC to have a chance at repeating as Coastal champs. Even then, coach Larry Fedora’s Tar Heels would need to win out, although Carolina’s remaining schedule is much less daunting
than the games it’s already played. UNC’s remaining opponents — Georgia Tech, Duke and NC State — have also won just twice in a combined 10 ACC games. Although the odds are squarely against the Tar Heels heading into the season’s final month, quarterback Mitch Trubisky and his teammates aren’t ready to concede the division title just yet. “I never thought we were out of it just because we lost one game,” said Trubisky, whose team had a bye on Saturday. “It’s a long season and pretty much anything can happen.”
“It’s changed a lot since I’ve been here, like an entire 180,” Denzel Ingram said. “Coach has the entire program bought in and the results are clearly there — two conference championships in a row. Now it’s time to go get another one.” Ingram has also played an integral role in reshaping the program. After sitting out in 2014-15, Ingram averaged 12.7 points and 3.3 assists last year, finishing second on the team in both categories. Those were also higher averages than his first two seasons with the 49ers. Transfers making a massive impact seems to be a trend for UNCW, with two of the team’s four returning starters making the move from another school. The other transfer is Chris Flemmings, who went from a relative unknown at Barton to lead the team in scoring (16.2 points per game) last year. One of the biggest reasons for Flemmings heading to Wilmington over other Division I programs was the fact that it’s the main draw on campus. With no football team, helping resurrect the basketball program was an enticing reason for Flemmings to suit up for the Seahawks. “It’s really cool to be so important to this city and the sports culture here,” Flemmings said of why he chose UNCW. “The support here is incredible and the fans are so dedicated. There was a stretch last year where we lost two or three games and they continued to support us. It’s awesome to be a part of something like this.” Flemmings provided a spark that pro-
ing up nine sacks in eight meetings. Fast facts This is a rematch of last season’s NFC title game, won by Carolina 4915. ... Cardinals RB David Johnson had 171 scrimmage yards in Week 7 and is aiming for his eighth straight game with 100 scrimmage yards. He leads the NFL with 1,004 and also is tied for the lead with eight rushing TDs. ... Cardinals LB Markus Golden has four sacks in his past three road games. LB Chandler Jones had a sack and forced fumble in Week 7. He had a sack in the last meeting. Panthers QB Cam Newton threw for 322 yards and scored three touchdowns in Week 6. In the NFC title game, he threw for 355 yards and two TDs and also ran for two scores.
pelled the Seahawks to not only a second straight regular season title, but a CAA Tournament title and NCAA berth. Keeping that same fire is crucial for Flemmings and the program this season. “Our mentality doesn’t change, but we know we’re going to get every team’s best game,” Flemmings said. “Coach Keatts keeps us ready for any team, so we know no one is going to sneak up on us. Now we just have to stay on the attack like we did last year and we should be in the same position.” That added pressure might hinder some programs, but UNCW is ready to go from the hunter to the hunted in the CAA. After being a huge component in the rebuild project, Ingram is ready to head into the season as the conference favorite. “We love the pressure, though, that’s the thing,” Ingram explained, “We’ve been overlooked the last few years, but we’re going to embrace this new pressure and take it in stride.” As for this season, just making it back to the NCAA Tournament isn’t enough. With Keatts leading the way and a veteran cast that has already gone dancing, the Seahawks are ready to keep building upon the growth already seen under Keatts. “I think this year can be really special,” Flemmings said. “But it all comes down to how hard we work to get there. In order to take that next step, we have to get better and make a commitment to winning and returning to the [NCAA] Tournament. The next goal is to win on that stage.”
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If you dare to be scared!
SUNDAY
Falling spiders, crashing doors and jumping bugs — oh my! It’s Halloween and we have a story from the scariest house on the block.
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November 3-6 A Shopping SPREE! Raleigh
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the good life IN A NORTH STATE OF MIND
This annual four-day shopping fundraiser showcases regional and national exhibitors for shoppers seeking the latest in fashion and home decor trends, unique gifts, and holiday merchandise. This is a juried event ensuring a wellbalanced selection of products and quality merchandise. ashoppingspree.org 50th Annual Holly Day Fair Fayetteville The 50th Annual Holly Day Fair is a one-stop holiday shopping event that draws an average of 22,000 attendees and more than 200 vendors. Shoppers have an extensive selection of unique, handcrafted and manufactured products to select from, including the best in holiday decorations, handmade crafts, stylish jewelry, and clothes, children’s toys, specialty food items, and more. hollydayfair.com
November 4-6 10th Annual Train & Tractor Show Carthage
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The art and nature of engaging a community The North Carolina Museum of Art has completed the redesign of their Park to include gardens, an elliptical lawn, and public art. To really make things fun they invited giant illuminated rabbits to welcome the public. By Jennifer Wood North State Journal
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rt is meant to be experienced. When an artist sets out to create they have a plan for their finished work and what they want an audience to feel when they come in contact with their work. That artistic level of intent is mirrored in the newly expanded North Carolina Museum of Art Park. “None of this could have happened without partnerships. We’ve had extraordinary ones from the beginning of the evolution of this park,” said NCMA Director Lawrence J. Wheeler. One such partnership is the Goodnight family for whom the park is named. “Ann and Jim Goodnight have helped to shape the NCMA for the future. We are very grateful for their friendship and support,” shared Wheeler. The public has been able to see a yearlong endeavor of construction, but the reality is See GATHER, page C6
Tractors, steam engines, prairie tractors, John Deeres, International Harvesters, Rumleys and more are on display and the focus of celebration for this event. The old village will be open throughout the show featuring the steam powered saw mill. You can catch a ride on the Stanly Steamer or The Trolley while you sit back and listen to some bluegrass or gospel music and grab a snack from one of the food vendors. edervillenc.com
November 5-6 Wilson Whirligig Festival Wilson A two-day event in historic downtown with arts & crafts, live music on multiple stages, vendors, a WhirliKids zone and more. The festival fills several blocks downtown and it is all to celebrate the whirligigs and the lovely town of Wilson. whirligigfestivalnc.org Cape Fear Kite Festival Kure Beach Join hundreds of spectators of all ages and come watch as they paint the sky at the Cape Fear Kite Festival. From serious kite flyers with giant sea creatures to first-time flyers, the sky will explode with kites of all colors, shapes and sizes. visitkurebeachnc.com
Giant inflatable bunnies, part of Amanda Parer’s Intrude installation, rest on the North Carolina Museum of Art’s Ellipse lawn.
STIR IT UP
A truly homegrown cocktail from Mattie Beason of Durham’s Black Twig Cider House featuring Fair Game’s Apple Brandy. See page C2
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The trick to burning off your treats
November 1, 1945
By Alton Skinner For the North State Journal
So you are craving some Halloween Candy Maybe you even made a second trip to replace the candy you ate that was intended for the trick-or-treaters or you are already planning on raiding your little one’s basket. How bad can little fun-sized trick-or-treating candy be, really? Although little indulgences add up it can be fun to play a game thinking about what it takes to get rid of that fun size indulgence. See how your favorite candy stacks up and how long it will take you to burn off one fun sized piece of America’s favorite Halloween candies. • 8 pieces of Starburst (160 calories) = 11 minutes swimming • Hershey’s milk chocolate bar (67 calories) = 15 minutes of dancing • Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup (110 calories) = 7 minutes of jogging ( approx. 11 mph) • Kit Kat (70 calories) = 12 minutes of aerobics • Nestle’s Crunch (60 calories each) = 25 minutes of yoga • Milky Way, Mounds, Snickers, or Twix (80 calories each) = 9 minutes on the elliptical
The Lake Lure Rest and Rehabilitation Center in Rutherford County closed. The facility was created by the Army Air Force two years earlier to reduce the effects of wartime fatigue, especially flying fatigue. Combat pilots and other servicemen in high demand positions were able to spend between 10 and 20 days at the mountain retreat to unwind and prepare for additional missions or continued service. The Air Force leased the Lake Lure Inn, where officers were housed, and the Rocky Broad Inn, which served as quarters for enlisted men. November 2, 1795, James Knox Polk, the 11th president of the United States, was born on a farm just south of what is today Charlotte. Polk moved to Tennessee in 1806 but returned to his home state to attend the University of North Carolina.
November 4, 1988
The original Charlotte Hornets franchise played its first game, a 113-93 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.That first game was a formal affair, with men in tuxedos and women in evening gowns, and when the new team hit the court they were wearing a new style of uniform in teal and purple, making a fashion statement that swept the nation. The creation of internationally-known clothing designer and Chapel Hill native Alexander Julian, the uniforms were also distinctive for their use of pinstripes—a first for an NBA team. Information courtesy of N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
turn the page There is nothing like the crisp cool days of autumn to make you want to curl up with a good book. The slew of great new releases on the shelves have us scrambling to choose, so we reached out to our friends in Sylva at City Lights Bookstore for a few fireside suggestions.
• Charleston Chew (30 calories) = 10 minutes of walking (2.5 mph)
“Commonwealth” by Ann Patchett
• 3 Musketeers (63 calories) = 25 minutes of pilates
“The Trespasser” by Tana French
• 1 fun size pack of Sour Patch Kids (210 calories) = 37 minutes cycling • Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses - 9 pieces (200 calories) = 23 minutes of weight circuit training • Butterfinger – 2 fun size bars (170 calories) = 13 minutes on the treadmill (5mph) • Candy Corn - 19 pieces (140 calories) = 10 minutes sparring in the ring *all calorie counts are based on a 130-pound woman
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Contributors to this section this week include: Cory Lavalette Alison Miller Liz Moomey Emory Rakestraw Alton Skinner
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“News of the World” by Paulette Jiles
released October 4, 2016
“A Gambler’s Anatomy” by Jonathan Lethem
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just a pinch attitude of gratitude
There are 23 days leading up to Thanksgiving and in each there is something to be grateful for. Often the simple act of writing something down helps us to cultivate a thankful heart. This craft for November is a useful exercise for everyone regardless of age, but it makes a particularly fun activity for kids. When Thanksgiving comes it adds an entertaining addition to your table conversation: you never know if junior was grateful for his sister’s help, or of his general gratitude that cookies exist. Make your own Thankful Tree: • A large Mason jar or any wide mouth glass vase, to hold sticks • Sticks approximately 15 inches long, to hang daily notes of gratitude from • Acorns or pebbles, to anchor the sticks in the jar • Construction paper, to cut out circles or leaves if you want to really go with the seasonal theme • Baker’s twine (or ribbon if you’re feeling fancy) • Hole punch for the paper, to loop the twine or ribbon through for hanging • Grateful hearts It is that simple to take joy in giving thanks in the everyday.
accolades Students in need shop till they drop with Operation School Bell By Liz Moomey North State Journal RALEIGH — Elementary school students and their families filled carts with boots, jackets and jeans at the North Hills Target Tuesday night. The Assistance League of the Triangle Area invited 45 students that Green and Pleasant Union deemed were most in need to shop for clothing as a part of Operation School Bell. With $75 in hand, parents and their children can pick out new clothing the children can wear to school. Jean Ehmke, who is coordinator of Operation School Bell, said giving the parents the opportunity to shop around for themselves allows them to purchase what is most important to the student’s needs, be it clothes, a coat or shoes to wear to school. She added the students enjoy picking clothes out for themselves. “When the children feel better about what they are wearing, they feel more confident,”
The Assistant League of the Triangle Area is volunteer-based. They raise funds through their A-Z Thrift Shop in Raleigh. For more information, visit alttriangle.org
Ehmke said. “It gives us a feeling that we are helping out the community. We can see how happy the children are.” Taylor Gray, who is a school counselor at Green Elementary, echoed Ehmke. “It’s just the experience itself to shop for themselves,” Gray said. “They talk about it for the whole rest of the year. It’s awesome to see how happy they are.” Le Meaka Moses attended Operation School Bell with her daughters, Ky’Sha Moses, Miracle Perkett and La’Janei
Perkett. She shopped around picking up “flashy shoes and anything that is really girly.” One of her daughters said she was going to wear a shirt to school the next day that said “Always be great.” “It’s a lot for people to have the kindness in their hearts,” Moses said. “They got to run around and pick up things. I was overwhelmed because Ms. Gray thought about me.” The North Hills Target has hosted the event for four years. Target provides a volunteer cashier and labels sales racks. Tyler Wolf, a guest services assistant, has helped with the event for two years. “We’re happy to help the community,” Wolf said. “I like seeing them smile and get what they want to get.” When done shopping, the students picked up a goodie bag that included toothpaste and a toothbrush. The Assistance League of the Triangle Area has plans to host another Operation School Bell for Dec. 8.
stir it up “The tradition of cider goes back to our founding fathers. Now, there’s a resurgence happening. More often than not, craft cider makers these days are producing ciders with a smooth, dry finish. These are a natural fit for cocktails because they bring a lot of flavor without overpowering a drink or making it too strong. The base spirit in this cocktail is Fair Game Apple Brandy, made in Pittsboro from North Carolina apples. From there, I added Appalachian Mountain Brewery’s Cinful Plum Cider, which has that fall cinnamon flavor. I also used Eden Heirloom Blend Ice Cider. Ice cider is made by freezing cider. You drain off the ice, and since the alcohol doesn’t freeze, you’re left with a more concentrated product. It has a rich, deep flavor that rounds out the drink.” — Mattie Beason, Black Twig Cider House, Durham
InCider Trading 1½ ounces Fair Game Apple Brandy 1½ ounces Appalachian Mountain Brewery Cinful Plum Cider ¼ ounce Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur ¾ ounce Eden Heirloom Blend Ice Cider
Stir ingredients together over ice, then strain into an Old Fashioned glass. Garnish with an apple peel.
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business profile | Society Social In the span of five years NC State Graduate Roxy Te Owens has gone from corporate fashion buyer, to lifestyle blogger, to launching her own furniture line — Society Social. Her business management degree, personal motto to “live sparkly,” family support, and lifelong experience in the showrooms of the High Point Market gave her the spring board to launch in this creative space.
As Owens states on her blog: “We’ve been in the furniture biz a very long time. In fact, it’s in our blood, which is why we also t end to hang out in national furniture-making mecca, North Carolina.” You can find Society Social at: Beaufort Linen Company 331 Front Street Beaufort, N.C. Isabella Style 715 Providence Road Charlotte, N.C. or online at shopsocietysocial.com
By Emory Rakestraw North State Journal his past week, Roxy Te Owens, owner of Society SoT cial, announced in a blog post that
her and her brother, San San, will be shooting a potential TV show in North Carolina. While Hollywood agency names are under wraps, it seems with a little luck and elbow grease, San San and Roxy could very well be in the midst of developing their own hit design show. The ‘he constructs and she designs’ isn’t a new concept to home networks like HGTV, take hit series like Fixer Upper and even Flip or Flop — while they both feature a married couple, a brother/sister show could very well be a success. Especially with Roxy’s infectious, bubbly personality and San San’s easy treatment on the eyes. Roxy grew up witnessing design firsthand, spending most of her time in her parents’ furniture factory and learning the earnest ‘blood, sweat and elbow grease’ motto behind creating pieces. Today, that dependable, unique, and affordable concept applies to Society Social. It started in 2011 with six bar carts, soon Roxy found herself and her designs featured in Southern Living, HGTV, Huffington Post...to name a few. Today, Society Social has evolved from bar carts to bright, colorfully chic pieces for every room in the home. In the blog post titled “Bring-
PHOTOS COURTESY OF Society Social
ing it Back to NC, A Development Video for our Potential Show!” Roxy says the TV show was actually a client’s idea, and originally, one agency laughed at her and told her to come back when she had “a real business.” As anyone should, Roxy took the defeat as motivation and two years later, the duo will be filming in Newton. Their assignment? Helping longtime friends re-do their living room. They’ve already filmed once, but this shoot, which is slated to start in November, is their second ‘audition.’ If picked up, you might even see some familiar faces as they’ve also enlisted the help of local businesses. If the show finds a network to call home, the potential for a location in North Carolina is yet to be determined. Judging from the Vimeo clip Roxy put up along with the blog post, it seems that they both know what they’re doing not only in terms of design and furniture, but creating a lasting presence on TV.
Above, A room styled by Shop Society Social Left, Roxy Te Owens made the leap from corporate race to small business owner in 2011.
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Halloween houses | Raleigh
Be it ever so haunted, there’s no place like home
Thousands of people are expected to stop at Jesse Jones’s Oakwood Avenue home to see his elaborate Halloween display, which includes skeletons, a velociraptor and a life-size monster mannequin standing at the corner of Oakwood Avenue.
Ewelina Slowinska poses for a picture during a visit to see Jesse Jones’s home.
Raleigh man’s Halloween obsession leads to a can’t-miss attraction By Cory Lavalette North State Journal
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ftentimes the high schooler who lived a sheltered life is the first to run wild in college with their initial taste of freedom. Jesse Jones, a criminal lawyer by day, can relate. He said Halloween was often overlooked in his home as a child, so now his house in Raleigh’s historic Oakwood neighborhood morphs into an epic Halloween haunt each October. “We didn’t do a big Halloween growing up and I wanted a Halloween, so that’s what started it,” Jones said. “I had no idea it would get this big and that I’d be this obsessed with it.” From countless life-sized zombies, monsters and animated creatures who jump out and bellow in the night to wiring and plugs reminiscent of Clark Griswold’s setup in “Christmas Vacation,” Jones’ display has become a Raleigh institution that draws in the masses on his favorite holiday. “There will be about 4,000 to 6,000 people at my house,” Jones said. “We will scare hundreds and hundreds of people.” The decorations are a constant work in progress, with Jones spending countless hours and untold money to set up and keep running all the props. “You’re thinking I’m crazy right now,” Jones said while looking at the ever-growing monster he has created. “If I told you how long it took me to put up you’d know I was crazy.” On Halloween Jones will be dressed in a realistic werewolf suit — his cousin is a producer on the hit TV show “The Walking Dead” and has tipped Jones off to the best places to get costumes and props — and he will enlist the help of friends and acquaintances to scare trickor-treaters young and old who venture to the downtown curiosity. “Normally we do the scares in twos,” Jones said. “So the first one they think it’s over, then the second one it gets them. And they’re the best scares.” You’d think Jones might get some pushback from their Oakwood neighbors, but he said his annual tribute has been embraced. “At first I don’t think they [liked it], but I think they do now,” Jones said. “I think they really like it.” Jones and his wife, Sue, also host an adult-themed party each year with “some of the best costumes you’ll ever see,” he said. “It’s fun, I love Halloween and Halloween night,” she said. “The party’s great. I just think he has a lot of stuff.” The main event for Jones is Halloween night, and those who think they’re strolling up to the house for an easy addition to their bucket or pillowcase are in for a scare. Falling spiders, crashing doors and jumping bugs are just a sampling of what awaits his visitors. Jones, who played football at NC State in the late ’80s and early 90’s, even shows his Tobacco Road allegiance with some trampled Tar Heels amongst the fallen. The volume of people who will visit just means that many more scares to dish out. “The crowds get so big, it will be from my house all the way across the street, and I can’t walk in the street because it’s so crowded,” Jones said. When it’s over, the decorations come down and are moved into a 3,000-square foot storage facility at his law office. The giant dinosaur — probably 13 feet tall — can’t fit, so Jones shares it with people throughout Raleigh who will keep it for a month or two at a time. Before he knows it, it’s time to set up again, and Jones will again fill that void from his youth. And then some.
PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE T. NGUYEN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL
“There’s only one movie that’s above all the rest, no matter what you say, and it’s ‘The Exorcist.’ It is the scariest movie of all time.” Jessie Jones, homeowner
Above, Rita Tillery walks past her son-in-law’s home on Oakwood Avenue. For the past eight years, Jesse Jones has created elaborated Halloween displays at his home in Raleigh. Left, Jesse Jones, a criminal defense attorney, sets out mechanical Halloween decorations at his Oakwood Avenue home on Tuesday. Jones takes off work the week before Halloween to add the finishing touches to his display.
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PHOTOS BY MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL
Guests preview the newly redesigned and expanded Art Park which includes a piece by Hank Willis Thomas at the North Carolina Museum of Art. Amanda Parer’s Intrude installation of giant inflatable bunnies will be on display for 10 days to premiere the space.
GATHER from page C1 that the planning, design, and execution of the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park on the NCMA campus has been in the works for quite some time. “The extraordinary thing is that it has been so long evolving and coming together,” said Wheeler. “We have been working to develop this notion of a park for 20 years.” The history of what once stood at this place now graced by park and gardens goes back much farther. This location has been a family farm, a Confederate encampment, a tank training facility, Camp Polk Prison Farm, and Polk Youth Detention Center. The Director of Planning, Design, and Museum Park, Dan Gottlieb describes the integration of the park expansion as site unification. “We are celebrating this pivotal moment,” said Gottlieb. “As many of you know this was a prison site and this is a long evolution of bringing the museum into this century and looking for a new vision and really consolidating this amazing asset that we have in this 164 acres and its transformation from a place of incarceration to a place of liberation and art.” The museum did retain the 120-foot tapered brick smokestack that stood on the prison site as a nod to history and as Gottlieb said, “it provides a beacon, a way to say ‘hello we are the museum of art – we are here’.” Each new feature merges seamlessly with the existing museum space.
“Our commitment is to the principle that art can open conversations among people and that in fact art in nature is a powerful force.”
upcoming activities The North Carolina Museum of Art wants the public to be a part of the celebration of the Ann and Jim Goodnight Park opening. They have planned activities for everyone to enjoy the new space:
Lawrence J. Wheeler, NCMA Director
Amanda Parer’s “Intrude” installed at The Ellipse through November 6 Glowga - Yoga with the Glowing Bunnies Wednesday, November 2 5:30-6:30 p.m. Classical Rabbits Thursday, November 3 Free, no tickets required Trip-Hoppy You featuring SPCLGST Friday, November 4 NCMA Park Celebration Sunday, November 6 1:00 p.m. to dark For more information and tickets to ticketed events: ncartmuseum.org
Director of the North Carolina Museum of Art Lawrence Wheeler introduces the newly redesigned and expanded Art Park.
The Ellipse The first temporary installation, Amanda Parer’s “Intrude” ( giant glowing bunnies) is situated on the verdant lawn bordered by a wooden bench and walkway with a seating area. “The Ellipse is the centerpiece both geographically and philosophically,” said Gottlieb. The Promenade A new wide path winds through the Park connecting the Museum’s galleries and the expanded park inviting those on foot and bike to journey through. The Wave Gardens There are 20 mounded gardens intermingled with the plants and
benches around the Promenade and Blue Ridge Road parking. No detail was overlooked here either — the color and texture will change with the seasons as the bulbs and grasses bloom in time. Parterre Lawn and Gardens An interior garden planting that connects the Ellipse and the Wave Gardens to Blue Ridge Road using two lawns with ten raised and tilted gardens on either side. These will also be used for sculpture installations and events. The first large scale sculpture installation is coming in December in the form of Mark di Suvero’s massive steel sculptures. “These enormous, bold sculptures will energize the Museum
Park — welcoming people from Blue Ridge Road and adding an element of color and geometric line that will contrast beautifully with the natural landscape,” said Gottlieb. The vibe of the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park extension is not complete, as Gottlieb alludes to a 2017 acquisition of a tract of land across the street and further promises of even more public art. “This is a way to reach people that may not necessarily come into the museum, where you are in nature and can interact with art informally,” said Gottlieb. “And where traditional users can further broaden the way they experience the museum.” As it was, the Park drew over 150,000 visitors per year, and with the completion of the expansion that number is certain to increase exponentially.
Magnolia Home brings 15,000 square feet of shabby chic furnishings Joanna Gaines of Fixer Upper displayed her furniture line, Magnolia Homes, this past week at High Point Furniture Market By Emory Rakestraw North State Journal irst, Joanna and Chip Gaines entered our hearts F through their TV show, “Fixer
Upper,” now, fans and furniture aficionados can have one of Joanna’s very own ‘shabby chic’ pieces in their home. Magnolia Home, Joanna’s furniture collection, ranges from a pulled diamond back retro leather couch to a farm style bed frame. Premiering in March of 2016, this past week, Joanna Gaines attended High Point Furniture Market and displayed her new fall collection in a 15,000 square foot showroom. High Point Furniture Market is the largest industry furnishings trade show in the world,
bringing a total of 75,000 people to the biannual event. Consisting of 11.5 million square feet of show space and displaying over 2,000 designers, the saying “If you can’t find it in High Point... it probably doesn’t exist” couldn’t be more true. While the Furniture Market hosts a broad range of designers, from the well-known like Century Furniture, to the up-andcoming like Loloi Rugs, Magnolia Home, or better yet, Joanna Gaines, will have no trouble impressing buyers, manufacturers, designers, and even day-to-day people looking for a unique way to furnish a space. “Fixer Upper” debuted on HGTV in May of 2013. Magnolia Homes (sound familiar?) was the husband-wife renovation and de-
sign company based out of Waco, Texas. The premise was simple — Chip is a construction and real estate pro and Joanna an interior designer with an eye for flea market finds and farmhouse-chic decor. It didn’t take long for a loyal fanbase to emerge. Week-afterweek viewers witnessed yet another ‘standard’ home transform into something straight out of a magazine. This past spring, the third season of “Fixer Upper” brought in a total of 25 million viewers and is one of the highest-rated and top performing series on HGTV. Aside from being a fabulous design duo, another draw of the show, and the ‘heart’ of Magnolia Homes, is the family life. Chip and Joanna have four children and viewers enjoy seeing the per-
sonal window into their world as much as the design transformations. It’s no wonder not only the show, but the Gaines’ themselves are extremely popular, they appear to be genuinely good people and are great at what they do. Joanna’s furniture collection, paired with the Gaines’ book debut “The Magnolia Story,” reflects their success. You don’t have to worry about being ‘who’s who’ at the Furniture Market to peruse the new Magnolia Home collection, you can browse online and also at a number of furniture retailers throughout the state. If you ever find yourself in Texas, you can also visit ‘the silos’ AKA Magnolia Market, the small business owned by the Gaines’ that carries a number of accessories and even paint colors. High Point Furniture Market, or simply ‘market’ (deemed by loyal attendees) ran from October 22nd-26th. It will take place again April 22nd-26th, 2017.
Photo courtesy of Harper Collins Christian Publishing.
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Your guide to what’s what, where, why, and how to say it. The North Carolina mountains are looking mighty pretty right about now. One of the many ways people refer to this beautiful region of the state is the, “Land of the Sky.” This term was originally coined in a book by Salisbury native, Frances Christine Fisher. Fisher wrote under the pseudonym, Christian Reid and in 1876 she wrote the novel, “The Land of the Sky”; or, Adventures in Mountain By-Ways.” The phrase even found a way into our state toast, so raise a glass here and there — “In the “Land of the Sky,” in the Old North State!”
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TAKE NOTICE RANDOLPH NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 354 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jesse Reeves to Greenhead Investments, Inc., a California Corporation, Trustee(s), dated the 2nd day of April, 2015, and recorded in Book 2436, Page 227, in Randolph County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Randolph County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Asheboro, Randolph County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 8, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Randolph, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at an iron rod at the Northwestern right of way line of West Ridge Street at the edge of a four-foot sidewalk at a point 128.5 feet Southwest of the center line of the Coleridge Road, Russell Hodgin’s corner; thence with the Southwestern right of way line of West Ridge Street and with the edge of said sidewalk South 44 deg. 11’ West 136.07 feet to an iron rod, T.E. Gardner’s corner; thence with Gardner’s line North 46 deg. 50’ West 81.86 feet to an iron rod; thence continuing with Gardner’s line South 44 deg. 06’ West 169.97 feet to an iron pipe, Gardner’s corner in the Town of Ramseur old cemetery line; thence with said cemetery line North 57 deg. 11’ West 216.29 feet to an iron rod; thence North 27 deg. 30’ East (passing an iron pipe at 65.90 feet) a title distance of 283.50 feet to an iron pipe, A.K. Wilson’s corner in the Town of Ramseur new cemetery line; thence with Wilson’s line South 42 deg. 45’ East 62.11 feet to an iron pipe; thence continuing with Wilson’s line North 37 deg. 15’ East 104.25 feet to an iron pipe, A.K. Wilson’s corner in Wilson Aikens’ line; thence with Aikens’ line in part and with Mrs. C.C. Stutt’s line in part South 42 deg. 13’ East 165.78 feet to an iron pipe, Stutt’s and Hodgin’s common corner; thence with Hodgin’s line South 41 deg. 45’ East 160.55 feet to the beginning and containing 2.21 acres, more or less. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1300 West Ridge Street, Ramseur, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1186586 (FC.FAY)
WAKE AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 11 SP 3379 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Barbara Barrett (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Barbara A. Barrett) to Linda Winstead, Trustee(s), dated the 13th day of July, 2001, and recorded in Book 9002, Page 2594, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 7, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 12 Fieldstream
Farms as recorded in Book of Maps 1981, Page 303, Wake County Registry. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5912 Brushwood Court, Raleigh, North Carolina. Parcel ID Number: 0117948 Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1056934 (FC.FAY)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3471 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Jose L. Martinez and Eduardo Martinez to Single Source Real Estate Services Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 15th day of September, 2006, and recorded in Book 12178, Page 2208, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 14, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 2 in a Subdivision known as Benson W. Cotton and the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 1993, Page 1233, Wake County Registry, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 9812 Fanny Brown Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property
pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1169660 (FC.FAY)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2189 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Lynette S. Ward to John L. Matthews or Timothy M. Bartosh, Trustee(s), dated the 30th day of November, 2001, and recorded in Book 009191, Page 01683, and Modification in Book 015432, Page 02153, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 14, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The land is situated in the State of North Carolina, County of Wake, City of Raleigh, and described as follows: Being all of Lot 38, Windward Subdivision, Phase Two, as shown on a plat recorded in Book of Maps 2000, Pages 1060-1061, Wake County Registry. Subject to ordinary restrictions, easements and rights of way of record, if any; utility easements and rights of way either over, under or upon the subject property. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 4920 Windproof Way, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1190234 (FC.FAY)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2498 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Socrates Castillo (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Socrates Castilio) to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of December, 2000, and recorded in Book 8767, Page 1265, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 7, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the Township of St. Matthews, in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point in the center line of the County Road extending in an Eastward and Westward direction across the Arnold farm, said point being 1586.6 feet in a Westerly direction from the intersection of the center line of said County Road with the center line of another County Road bounding said farm on the East, said point being the Northeast corner of the lot herein described and being the Northwest corner of the property now owned by Oris O. Arnold and runs thence along the West line of the lands of Oris O. Arnold South 3 degrees 50 minutes West 1039.5 feet to an iron stake and oak pointers, the Southwest corner of the land of said Oris O. Arnold and the Southeast corner of the tract herein described; said iron stake being in the North line of the lands of J.E. Dickens; thence along his North line North 86 degrees 10 minutes West 298 feet to a point, a common corner between tracts Nos. 7 and 8; thence along the dividing line between said tracts Nos. 7 and 8 North 5 degrees 30 minutes East 1060 feet to apoint in the center line of said County Road extending in an Eastward and Westward direction across said Arnold farm, said point being another common corner between tracts Nos. 7 and 8; thence along the center line of said County Road South 80 degrees 45 minutes East 262 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and being tract No. 8 according to a map of the Arnold farm made by C.M. Lambe, C.E. in March 1947, said map being recorded in Book of Maps 19--, Page____, in the Office of Wake County Registry. This property is located in St. Matthews Township, Wake County, North Carolina. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 3712 Buffaloe Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1186978 (FC.FAY)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2544 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Michelle Williams to A. Grant Whitney, Trustee(s), dated the 23rd day of November, 2004, and recorded in Book 011120, Page 01329, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 14, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Being Lot No. 37 on the Map/Plan of Worthdale Park Subdivision, Section 1, as shown on the plat of record in Plat Book of Maps 1964, Page 74, Register’s Office for Wake County, North Carolina, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more complete description thereof. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 1105 Carlisle Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property
is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1192304 (FC.FAY)
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2513 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made by Charles T. Worthy (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Charles T. Worthy, Jr.) to William R. Echols, Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of July, 2013, and recorded in Book 15392, Page 179, in Wake County Registry, North Carolina, default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Wake County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Salisbury Street entrance in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, or the customary location designated for foreclosure sales, at 1:30 PM on November 7, 2016 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Wake, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: The following described property: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in the City of Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot 16, Delta Ridge Townhouses, Phase 7, as recorded in Book of Maps 2001, pages 1079-1080 and recorded in Book of Maps 2001, Pages 1543 and then in Book of Maps 2002, Page 1468, Wake County Registry. Including the Unit located thereon; said Unit being located at 5402 Echo Ridge Road, Raleigh, North Carolina. Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that party must pay the excise tax, as well as the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Said property is also being sold subject to applicable Federal and State laws. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Additional Notice for Residential Property with Less than 15 rental units, including Single-Family Residential Real Property An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 4521.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of foreclosure sale, terminate the rental agreement by providing written notice of termination to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days but not more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in this notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time the tenant provides the notice of termination. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE c/o Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box 1028 4317 Ramsey Street Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311 Phone No: (910) 864-3068 https://sales.hutchenslawfirm.com Case No: 1192701 (FC.FAY)