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Scorched This week the political battle that has engulfed the nation and the state materialized in a crime scene. The firebombing of the N.C. GOP headquarters in Orange County, combined with heated and personal attacks during debates between the candidates for president and N.C. governor, left many North Carolinians wondering about the true health of our political discourse and how we have come this far. Story on Page A8

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Regardless of the votes cast in November, we share common goals.

To support and educate children, care for parents and stay healthy and happy remain N.C.’s top priorities.

Our population is living longer, so the health care industry is the state’s fastest-growing employer. N.C. also has some of the best medical facilities and research institutions in the nation, and the state is consistently among the best places to retire. But broadening access and choice while containing cost are still on the state’s to-do list.

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ALEIGH — Between 2016 and 2026 the health care industry is expected to create more jobs faster than any other profession, estimated to mark a 10 to 30 percent growth surge within a decade.

Now a $3 trillion industry, health care accounts for about 17 percent of the U.S. economy. The highest growth rates are in rehabilitation therapy and home health aides.

The growth is the side effect of an aging population that is living longer, and increased demands on the system are a constant concern in North Carolina. However, North Carolinians are, by and large, a healthy group — or at least as healthy as the rest of the nation.

The Department of Health and Human Services says N.C. ranks at about the national average in healthy lifestyles and patient safety, and it has made improvements recently in areas like infant mortality and obesity.

In categories that include care for older adults the state ranks well above average.

This is one of the factors that regularly pushes the state to the top of best places to retire lists. Forbes this year put Raleigh and Asheville in the top 25 cities for retirees because of access to medical care and low cost of living.

One of the biggest challenges still facing the state is access to medical care in rural areas. Life expectancy in rural areas is 13 percent lower than North Carolina’s urban centers.

The highest average life expectancy in the state is in Wake and Orange counties at 81 years. The lowest is in Swain and Columbus counties at 73 years. DHHS say the reasons go beyond simple access to health care, and that improving the economy in rural North Carolina is a key part of improving its overall health.

But paying for it — that’s the catch.

Health care inflation is running about three percent a year, while health care spending — by Medicaid, Medicare, the Affordable Care Act and employer plans — is increasing at about 6.9 percent per year.

Finding a way to pay for advances in medical care for an aging population is a challenge faced from the floor of the N.C. General Assembly to kitchen tables across the state.

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Kathy Montero talks to her 7-year-old daughter, Arianna, about her school day after she and her father, Gary Hoadley, met her at the bus stop. Hoadley, who has Alzheimer’s disease, has lived with the Monteros since December 2015. “If you’re not currently a caretaker, there a good chance that you will be at some point in your life,” says Montero.

When children become their parents’ caregiver

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal

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A personal story As the staff of the North State Journal brainstormed about how to focus on health care in North Carolina, we suddenly realized that we only have to look across the table to find a compelling story. Our own weekend editor and Hurricanes reporter, Cory Lavalette, leaves each work day and goes home to fight a different battle. His wife Barb is in kidney failure and their journey through dialysis and search for a transplant is a story you won’t forget.

Full story on Page B3.

Facing insurance uncertainty after Aetna and UnitedHealth flee Page 2 ECU’s dentistry program seeks bright smiles from rural N.C. Page 3

Friendships forged through agriculture, Page C3

APEX, N.C. — Kathy Montero often hands out personalized business cards with a three-sentence message: “My loved one has Alzheimer’s disease and is hard of hearing. Please be patient and speak loudly. Thank you for making a positive difference.”

The loved one is her father, Gary Hoadley. Montero moved her parents, Gary and Juanita, to North Carolina from Indiana after Gary’s progressing Alzheimer’s proved to be too much of an obstacle for him to care for himself and his wife, who had suffered a major stroke years ago.

It’s not her first foray into caring for a loved one. Her father-in-law Antonio’s hospital stay about four years made it clear to Kathy and her husband, Gabriel, that his parents couldn’t care for themselves.

Gabriel’s mother Maria, now 85, also has Alzheimer’s and her worsening conditioning led them to move her to an assisted living memory care unit. Antonio’s cancer progressed and he ended up moving in with the Monteros.

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“They can pretty much charge what they want to charge and give you the benefits that they want to give you. So the unknown when you are retired is a very frightening prospect.” Linda Clodfelter

Health insurance in peril for nearly 300,000 in NC Dru and Linda Clodfelter are among thousands in N.C. looking for a new plan after Aetna and UnitedHealth Group pulled out of the Affordable Care Act’s federal exchange.

By Donna King North State Journal URHAM — The Clodfelters saw their copays and deductD ibles double when they bought insurance on the exchange. Now they are worried about what costs are still to come now that Blue Cross Blue Shield is their only option. The Clodfeltters are retired, but among the minority of folks who do not qualify for any federal subsidies to offset the cost of insurance.

“It’s ridiculous. We used to have competition and health insurance was available,” said Dru Clodfeltter. “When the federal government stepped in and Obamacare kicked in, the market just dried up. The restrictions on your doctors, the coverage they require you to have, so many things changed and now nobody wants to cover you in Obamacare.”

According to N.C. Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin, the Clodfelters are not alone.

UnitedHealth Group and Aetna pulled out of North Carolina and the online marketplaces selling the subsidized plans, citing bigger-than-expected financial losses. Now BCBS is the only option in 95 of the state’s 100 counties.

“Ultimately these are private businesses that make business decisions,” said Goodwin. “The various insurance companies who voluntarily chose to write ACA insurance plans were promised by the federal government that there would, essentially, be insurance for them should there be losses during the transition period. But the federal government only paid 14 cents on the dollar to these private businesses.

That’s why many of these companies have pulled out of states like N.C., because Washington didn’t keep its word.”

Critics say that had North Carolina started a state-based exchange, rather than relying on

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Linda and Dru Clodfelter pose for a photograph in their Durham home.

Linda is unhappy with her choices for health care and she is worried her premium is going to jump by hundreds of dollars.

“There are 10.7 million uninsured people who are eligible for the exchanges but have not enrolled, and about 40 percent of those are young.”

Sylvia Burwell, Health and Human Services Secretary

the federal one, perhaps there would be more competition and control over rates at the state level. However, others point out that two-thirds of the 23 states who started state exchanges have had their system collapse, taking with them nearly $2 billion in federal money they got to set up the programs.

Nationwide, not enough young and healthy people have signed up to provide a revenue stream that offsets the costs of covering members with serious illnesses.

Monthly premium prices are on the climb, which further discourages some people from signing up. Analysis conducted by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation suggests at least 16 million people need to enroll before the online Affordable Care Act insur-

ance marketplaces stabilize.

Former President Bill Clinton said this month that while millions more Americans now have insurance coverage under President Barack Obama’s signature 2010 health care law, small businesses and some families are still “getting killed” by surging health care costs.

According to health care analysts, Clinton’s comments put a spotlight on an uncomfortable truth: after six years, billions of dollars and a sweeping reform that stands as Obama’s single biggest domestic policy achievement, health care is still unaffordable for many Americans.

As the U.S. population ages, U.S. spending on health care — $2.9 trillion in 2014 — is projected to rise to more than one-fifth of the nation’s gross domestic product.

“I have extreme frustration with what’s happening on both the federal and state level on this and am hopeful that changes in the law, that both political parties are aware are needed, will be acted upon as soon as possible no matter who the next president is, who is in charge of Congress or, frankly, the legislature as well,” said Goodwin.

Whoever wins the presidency on Nov. 8 will likely face pressure to move quickly to reshape a health care initiative that affects millions of Americans.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has proposed getting rid of the exchanges and setting up tax-free health savings accounts for people with high-deductible insurance plans.

He has also said he would set up state-based high-risk pools for people with medical conditions that make it hard to get coverage on their own. He also wants to allow companies to sell insurance across state lines to boost competition and drive down prices, and implement a refundable tax credit to help Americans buy individual plans.

His opponent, Democrat Hillary Clinton, says she would build on the Affordable Care Act by expanding tax credits for people shopping on the individual marketplaces, letting Americans buy into Medicare at a younger age, and adding a “public option,” or a government-run insurance plan, to compete with private insurers on the exchanges.

For the Clodfelters, the struggle is not just in Washington, but at their kitchen table.

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“Rural health care isn’t just about the lack of dentists, it’s also about access to care and access to care in a reasonable amount of time and distance.” Ernest Garner, fourth-year student East Carolina University of Dental Medicine

Preparing for an aging population The U.S. health care workforce is transitioning to address 21st century needs: population growth in urban communities, doctor shortages in rural communities, a focus on preventative care, and an aging baby boomer generation. Here are some positions that are trending within the industry.

Genetic Counselor Avg. Salary: $67,500 As a measure of preventative care, genetic counseling has emerged as patients seek early detection of diseases through genetic mapping.

Physician Assistant Avg. Salary: $95,820 Offering primary care practices additional highly-skilled medical personnel, the number of physician assistants has doubled in the last decade.

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Hospitalist Avg. Salary: $212,925 These hospital-based doctors have increased ten-fold since 2004, managing inpatient care in partnership with primary care physicians.

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From left, Kaaenaat Mustafa, 26, Ernest Garner, 46, and Dr. Michael Bradley, faculty director of the ECU School of Dental Medicine Community Service Learning Center in Lillington, confer about a patient.

Home Health Aide Avg. Salary: $21,380 Growing to meet the needs of aging Baby Boomers, the home health industry expects its workforce to swell by 500,000 by 2022.

East Carolina bridges gaps in rural dentistry Many North Carolinians are living in a dental desert where access to health care is limited, affordability of regular preventive care and cleanings is a strain, and too few dentists exist.

Jennifer Rominger, 24, of Advance examines a patient’s teeth at the ECU School of Dental Medicine Community Service Learning Center in Lillington.

The focus of the ECU School of Dental Medicine is to educate the next generation of primary care dentists for the rural and underserved areas of North Carolina.

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal

About one‑third of the dentist’s practicing today are 55 years or older.

ILLINGTON, N.C. — Ernest Garner grew up in Garysburg, L N.C., a small rural communi-

ty that boasts a little more than 1,000 residents. He moved from his hometown for a career in finance and engineering before realizing just where he could serve the most.

“In Northampton County, I didn’t know we had a dentist in the county when I was growing up,” said Garner. “There was one — located on the opposite side of the county. Rural health care isn’t just about the lack of dentists, it’s also about access to care and access to care in a reasonable amount of time and distance.”

At 46, he is finishing his fourth and final year at the East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, and he is helping bridge the gap in communities just like the one he grew up in.

“There is an opportunity to serve patients in these areas where there is limited access to care,” he said. “It’s part of the school’s mission and our own personal missions.”

The American Dental Association reported in April 2016 that there are a total of 210,030 dentists nationwide with 5,319 in North Carolina. While North Carolina is the fifth fastest-growing state with a population of more than 10 million, it ranks 47th in the nation in dentists per capita. Twenty-seven of the state’s 100 counties are served by two dentists or fewer per 10,000 people.

ECU is striving to educate the next generation of dentists with the focus on primary care for underserved areas. Fourth-year dental students like Garner are offered a unique experience — to spend six months of their final year serving patients through the school’s eight established Community Service Learning Centers (CSLC) and living in those communities where health care is needed the most.

“This is more than fillings, extractions, root canals and dentures,” said Dr. Gregory Chadwick, the school’s dean. “You can’t fill and drill your way into better oral health. We must help change some of the social determinants of health in people’s lives. As our students become practitioners, it’s not just about the dental procedures and preventions. It’s about what’s going on in these communities.

“Do they have naturally fluoridated water? What’s the economy like? Do they have jobs? Do they have availability to foods that are nutritious?” Chadwick continued. “Or is the nearest grocery store where they can get fresh vegetables 20 miles away and they are going where they can get candy bars and sodas?

We have to change some of these things if we are truly going to alter and improve the oral health of the people of North Carolina,” he added. “Understanding these living conditions, help our students understand why they are seeing the cases they do.”

CSLC’s are in Ahoskie, Brunswick County, Davidson County, Elizabeth City, Lillington, Robeson County, Spruce Pine and Sylva. Patients of all ages are welcome, Medicaid plans are accepted, and the costs of services are generally two-thirds lower than regular patient fees.

healthy habits Fourth-year student Kaaenaat Mustafa, 26, of Chapel Hill, offers these dental care tips to readers.

Brush after meals.

Flossing is important.

Make sure you hug each tooth. Don’t just floss up and down. Each time you floss take a new piece a string so you aren’t transferring bacteria from one tooth to another.

Soda, sweet tea and lemonade should be drunk in one sitting and not throughout the day.

Dental cleanings and oral exams should be done every six months.

Use fluoridated toothpaste as fluoride helps with the remineralization of the tooth.

Across the state, the clinics serve 35,313 patients with patients from 98 of the state’s 100 counties. Each of the CSLCs provides an economic impact of more than $1 million per site, per year.

Garner will tell you a combination of varying case types walk through the doors of the clinics.

Factors such as affordability, lack of dental education, distrust of medical professionals, anxieties associated with the stigma that dentists only pull teeth, and minority populations without access to care are a few the reasons a gap in rural health care exists.

“There is the opportunity for our dental school to provide the dentists to take care of those populations,” said Chadwick. “For who is the most likely to practice there? Somebody from that county who has relatives and family there.”

It’s one of the reasons the school only accepts in-state students with an emphasis on students who wish to return to practice in rural communities. Out of 100 counties in the state, students hail from 74 of those. The School of Dental Medicine will graduate its third class of students in May. “We educate leaders who happen to be dentists; that leadership is essential as we as look at how we as a profession can improve rural health for the people of North Carolina,” said Chadwick.

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PharmAgra develops experimental medicine for biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Their main focus has been on sulforaphane, a compound obtained from cruciferous vegetables like broccoli. Working with other companies and also working toward their own patents, PharmAgra has seen promise in sulforaphane for treating various cancers, like prostate and breast, as well as treating osteoarthritis.

By Emory Rakestraw North State Journal

Founded in 2014 by a Greensboro scientist at Gateway University Research Park, Kepley recently announced their development of synthetic bait for lobster and crab fisheries, OrganoBait — it’s an ecologically friendly solution for the declining amount of critical forage fish.

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BioCryst of Durham developed a broadspectrum antiviral BCX4430 for the delayed treatment of the Ebola virus infection. The 28day study involved testing the virus on rhesus macaques, involving 24 animals and three treatment groups. BioCryst saw positive results from the vaccine, which could show hope for also treating the Zika virus.

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One More Week until Peak Leaf Season

west Man charged with bomb threat Henderson County A 24-year-old man was arrested on one count of terrorism and one count of filing a false report concerning a destructive device after the Henderson County GOP headquarters received a bomb threat Thursday morning on the organization’s voicemail. The building was evacuated and the State Bureau of Investigation swept the building with a bomb dog but no device was discovered. Dylan James Schacht was charged but a motive has not been determined.

Asheville-Citizen Times

23 Counties under wildfire warning Due to lack of rainfall, 23 counties in western North Carolina are in moderate to extreme drought, leading the U.S and N.C Forest Service to issue a warning to residents in regards to burning yard debris and campfires. Fall wildfire season typically lasts from mid-October to mid-December.

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Caldwell County As fall color becomes more apparent in the Blue Ridge Mountains, dry weather and warm temperatures have delayed the season just a bit. Dr. Howard Neufeld, AKA the ‘fall color guy,’ says peak leaf season is slated for the end of October into early November, about a week behind last year.

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Teen Charged as Adult Buncombe County Tyler Ashby had everything going for him, until an arm injury cost him his position as pitcher for the TC Roberson baseball team and he later dropped out of school.

The 17 yr. old is currently in jail and will be tried as an adult for allegedly shooting a firearm in the area near his house, the charge, among others, is “going armed to the terror of the people.” Ashby is currently held on a $55,000 bond.

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piedmont Market Leaders Confident Despite Political Backlash Guilford County Backlash from HB2 has caused North Carolina to lose sporting and entertainment events, but market organizers with High Point Furniture Market, which started the 22nd, say they’re confident attendance will be on par with last year. Registration and early attendance signs are close to last year’s count of 78,963.

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Governor announces $2.6 million in infrastructure funding Wake County Gov. Pat McCrory announced Thursday the North Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority (RIA) approved 10 grant and loan requests. The request includes commitment to create 200 jobs and totals $2,565,689. The loan and grants focus on roads and infrastructure as well as giving small towns better access to business and job growth.

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Soldier turns herself in for gunshot that shut down Warrior Jam Cumberland County A 25-year-old woman turned herself in Wednesday on allegations of shooting a firearm at Warrior Jam, a benefit concert for Patriot Outreach at Fayetteville Tech. Tishay Prescott was charged with possession of a weapon on educational property. A security guard heard a gunshot at the event and saw a man and woman drive off. Police also obtained a warrant for Daishawn George and are asking for information on his whereabouts.

Fayetteville Observer

Forsyth County With early voting underway, a new app in Forsyth County lets residents decide the best time and location to cast their vote. Election workers at each polling place will keep track of how long the wait is through time cards handed out before and after voting. When the card is returned the data will be entered in a computer and displayed in real time for residents to see.

Winston-Salem Journal

Celebrity chef opening Wilmington restaurant New Hanover County Vivian Howard, owner of Chef & the Farmer and star of the PBS show A Chef’s Life, confirmed rumors she is bringing one restaurant, and possibly a second, to Wilmington. In town for a book tour stop and to participate in the Food Bank fundraiser. Howard said she would open a woodfired pizza place and, if that is successful, a Boiler Room (oyster bar) modeled off her current Kinston restaurant.

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New Voting App First of its Kind Multiple gun shops robbed in Concord

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Cabbarrus County Since September, three gun shops in Concord have been robbed in a similar manner.

Thirteen guns were stolen from Repent Arms on Union Street in late September, and two more robberies were reported in the past week. When police arrived on scene they found a Mercedes SUV, which was reported stolen, driven through the front of the store to gain entry. An investigation is currently underway.

Currituck County In the past weeks, three makeshift boats that likely carried Cuban refugees were found on Hatteras Island, and last week something a bit more alarming, a mine, was found on Corolla Beach. The U.S Navy sent a crew to pick up the mine, which was carrying no explosives and belonged to Navy training crews.

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Since being purchased in 2012 by Mayne Pharma (a publicly traded Australian company) the number of Metric’s North Carolina employees has increased from 330 to more than 500. Currently, an $80 million expansion is underway for commercial manufacturing of oral-dose pharmaceutical development in one adjoining location. The facility is expected to open in January 2018.

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NC at leading edge of biotech, pharmaceuticals derivatives of vegetable compounds to combat osteoarthritis. North Carolina is home to more than 600 biotech companies that employ a workforce of 68,000. Of those companies, 350 are research and development, 125 are contract research and testing, and 110 are production and manufacturing.

When the North Carolina Biotechnology Center opened in downtown Raleigh in 1981, there were only six biotech companies in the state. Particular booms in the industry centered around the Research Triangle Park, and eight of Science Magazine’s Top 20 Biotech and Pharmaceutical Firms are in North Carolina.

From startups to international companies, North Carolina is a desirable place to set up shop — or better yet, set up a state-of-the-art research facility — due to the state’s favorable corporate tax environment.

“You can look across the state and in each region see an area of life science’s that’s unique,” said Jennifer Woodford, media and communications manager at the NC Research Campus (NCRC) located in Kannapolis.

In the west, you have botanicals and one-of-akind fauna and flora; in Greensboro, major developments in the health industry; in Raleigh, a unique range of biotech companies; and on the coast, utilization of marine biology and research. One common factor across the state is phenomenal research facilities at North Carolina universities.

NC State and North Carolina A&T are currently in their first year of a collaborative grant researching benefits of a hypoallergenic flower that will eliminate complications from peanut allergies. The Appalachian State Human Performance Lab is researching how to combine bio-efficient compounds with fish oil to reduce inflammation.

Woodford said seven N.C. universities are considered the research core, and major companies like Dole look at what the state is doing with natural ingredients to enhance therapeutic benefits on the nutrition spectrum. While the NCRC focuses on food science and nutrition, other biotech companies in the state aim to cure chronic illness or improve the health care industry with innovative products.

In Durham, 410 Medical Innovation LLC is developing technology for rapid transfusion of blood to quickly and effectively resuscitate critically ill patients. Argos Therapeutics is currently building a $57 million, 10,000-square foot biomanufacturing facility based in the RTP. The company made BioSpace’s list of 10 Biotech Firms Rapidly Expanding in North Carolina. Their focus is on development and commercialization of personalized immunotherapies for treating cancer and infectious diseases.

Just like the biotech industry can range from testing a vaccine to treat Ebola or an alternative method for making an everyday item like bricks, everywhere you turn in the state, you’re sure to find a biotech company that is transforming not only the health care or nutrition industry, but also North Carolina’s economy. From this point forward, the industry is only expected to grow. In a few years, it is very possible groundbreaking vaccines, health care devices, and sustainable alternatives emerge from companies located from Murphy to Manteo.

North State Journal for Sunday, October 23, 2016

Damage assessment rises to $52 Million Dare County While residents strive to recover from Hurricane Matthew, Dare County estimates damages from the storm are at $52.2 million with 4,546 properties damaged. Hatteras Island was severely impacted and recovery costs are estimated at $32.6 million. Resident Elaine Hooper described the damage and valuables destroyed as “the remnants of people’s lives laying on the side of the road.”

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RALEIGH — Just before the turn of the century, Pungo Hospital in the onestoplight riverfront town of Belhaven faced significant financial troubles. The rising cost of delivering hospital care in a small community, the complexities and shortfalls of health care funding mechanisms, and the accrual of suffocating debts had the facility facing insolvency. In 2001, Pungo Hospital filed for bankruptcy.

Such is the struggle of rural health care facilities with small markets and even smaller sources of profitable business amid an ultra-regulated industry where procedure costs and related bill payments are separated by more than a few degrees of government programs, insurance companies and bureaucracy.

Pungo limped along on grants for another decade until the persistent inability to manage mounting debts forced the board to sell the hospital to a regional operator, Vidant Health, in 2011.

Even with the added scale, though, Vidant was unable to make ends meet.

After incurring millions in operating losses from providing uncompensated care or net loss care, Pungo Vidant Hospital closed its doors in July 2014, leaving Belhaven residents more than 25 miles away from the nearest hospital.

Unfortunately the problematic economics of health care represented in Belhaven extend to the state level as well. North Carolina’s Medicaid program in particular had been a near-constant source of unpredictable cost overruns, leading to legislative reform efforts in recent years to achieve predictability, efficiencies and quality patient outcomes.

After a few failed starts in previous sessions, the N.C. General Assembly enacted the Medicaid Modernization Act in 2015.

According to Katherine Restrepo, director of health care policy at the John Locke Foundation, the act is “definitely moving the needle in the right direction.”

The reforms combine statewide managed care plans with regional accountable care organizations to incentivize health care providers serving Medicaid patients to reduce costs and improve care. A key component of the plan is capitation, a block payment structure partially dependent on quality outcomes in which providers are paid a certain amount per Medicaid patient.

The difference in the rate of capitation and cost of provision of care represents the providers’ profit or loss.

While recent reforms and proactive fiscal management have helped to rein in Medicaid’s budget-busting costs, the inherent problems in health care economics are hardly solved for good.

Even insurance companies are dropping coverage in North Carolina due to added economic pressures associated with the Affordable Care Act. With Aetna being the most recent to suspend coverage in the state, 95 of 100 North Carolina counties only have one ACA health insurance option in Blue

Cross Blue Shield.

On the patient end, many advocate for North Carolina to exercise an Affordable Care Act incentive to expand Medicaid eligibility standards that would add an estimated 500,000 more people to Medicaid rolls, in exchange for partial and temporary funding from the federal government.

Restrepo says the option is not as appealing as it seems — for budget writers or patients.

“It doesn’t make sense to expand a program where the value to patients is so low,” said Restrepo. The added patients, many of which are single, working adults significantly above the poverty level, would compete for care with those already in the program, reducing access and harming quality, according to Restrepo.

The proliferation of government health care plans also creates significant problems for private providers that necessarily need profits to survive. While Medicaid was originated as a “cost plus” program in which providers were paid for their costs plus a premium margin, current day programs commonly represent a net loss to providers.

“Private practice is dying,” said Restrepo.

Restrepo believes one initiative that could help health care providers expand, thereby increasing access for patients and putting downward pressure on inflated costs, is a reform of the state’s Certificate of Need (CON) laws.

Implemented by the federal government in the 1970s, federal CON laws were intended to put a lid on health care expenditures and costs via government controls on equipment purchases, hospitals expansions or surgery centers. Though, after failing to achieve goals, the federal government repealed the law.

However, 35 states still have statewide CON regulations, and North Carolina is ranked as the fourth-most stringent in the country.

“If the Feds admit it doesn’t work, you’d think the states would catch on,” said Restrepo, but ultimately she continued, “it’s really for keeping competitors out. Pulling them back would actually increase access to care.”

Hospitals mostly enjoy the protections offered by strict CON laws, enabling them to stifle competition for their most profitable procedures by blocking approvals by surgeons, for instance, to open independent surgical facilities.

But despite the monopoly advantages that claim to help keep rural hospitals in business, sometimes it can have quite the opposite affect on health care offerings in places like Belhaven.

When the community fought to reopen their closed Pungo Hospital, lining up funding and encouraged that they would finally eliminate the need for seriously ill patients to travel so far for care, irony struck.

“The truth is, the CON process is broken,” said Belhaven Mayor Adam O’Neal. “The state regulators for CON said we couldn’t reopen the hospital because regulations said it had to be currently operating to get approved.”

Such is the struggle of providers and patients in a topdown world of health care in North Carolina.

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EDITORIAL | Ray Nothstine

During a disaster, help or get out

On Trump’s proposal to ‘drain the swamp’

Twenty-six North Carolinians are dead.

More than 100,000 homes and buildings are damaged. A third of the state is a federally declared disaster area. Hurricane Matthew, dumping a foot of rain on North Carolina, walloped the Tarheel State.

President Barack Obama and Gov. Pat McCrory both deserve praise for the federal and state-level emergency response, which performed well. McCrory may not be very adept at handling political contretemps, but he once again demonstrated what kind of crisis management actually matters in a governor.

Sadly, not everyone put politics aside during the flooding.

Down east, homes were destroyed and lives turned upside down. Entire communities will need to be resurrected.

But what did environmentalist groups focus on? Coal ash and hog lagoons. A small coal ash spill into the Neuse River released what was described as enough coal ash to fill a pickup truck. As for hog farms, less than 1 percent of them flooded and only one waste lagoon breached its dikes. But environmentalist groups — especially Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s New York City-based Waterkeeper Alliance — used a massive humanitarian and ecological disaster to advance their favored political messaging anyway.

The group’s selective focus might be understandable if those were the worst environmental problems we face.

But while the coal ash and hog waste systems largely performed as designed, municipal waste systems did not. As of this writing, raw sewage spills reported to the state numbered 224. The estimated volume — which will certainly increase as more incidents are reported — was 55,368,137 gallons of untreated municipal waste released into the environment. To recap: one lagoon breach versus 224 sewage spills; less than 1,000 gallons of coal ash versus 55 million gallons of untreated human waste.

It gets worse. To bolster their alarmism, the Waterkeepers released photographs claiming to show a hog farm in Greene County inundated by floodwaters. There was only one problem: the photo actually showed the Town of Hookerton’s wastewater treatment plant. So instead of focusing on real environmental problems, the Waterkeeper sold the misinformation on up the river to the Washington Post, which dutifully ran with it in a breathless article titled “Factory farming practices are under scrutiny again in N.C. after disastrous hurricane floods.”

Certainly, it’s bad that some hog waste was released into the floodwaters. But considering the volume of human sewage spilled, it’s dead certain that floodwaters would be polluted even if nary a sow called the state home.

Moreover, the Waterkeeper group doesn’t want you to know that flooding events in the past have had mixed environmental effects. While smaller floods have resulted in fish kills and other problems, the flood most like Matthew, the Floyd disaster of 1999, was followed by no unusual fish kills and record shrimp and crab harvests. That seems counter-intuitive, but better dilution could be the reason.

To put it in perspective, at one point on Oct. 12, the Neuse River at Kinston — two days before it crested — was flowing at an average volume of more than 11 million gallons per minute, or more than 16 billion gallons for the day. And the Neuse is just one of the four major river basins that absorbed the sewage.

It would be good if the Waterkeepers would focus on our highest priority problems, rather than the ones on which they can raise the most money and influence the most elections.

North Carolina is suffering enough. Everyone else should either help or get out of the way.

It’s mostly old folklore that Washington D.C. was built on a swamp. But few can argue that the Federal City is not a cesspool of corruption. As government grows, it’s no coincidence that the three wealthiest counties in America are all suburbs of the District of Columbia. Centralized power is a hugely profitable business, and as Lord Acton’s dictum reminds us: Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

For all his moral and political flaws, it is undeniable that Donald Trump has been able to tap into large segments of the population who feel cast aside by Washington. Trump knows this and is ratcheting up the populism.

He recently called for or a constitutional amendment for congressional term limits and introduced a five-point plan for ethics reforms on lobbyists. Part of Trump’s proposal includes banning federal lawmakers and aides from lobbying for five years after they leave government. Trump too proposed stopping “registered foreign lobbyists from raising money in American elections.”

Sen. Ben Sasse, a Republican from Nebraska and an extremely vocal opponent of Trump, called the proposal “serious,” adding that all five points have merit and are worthy of consideration. However, Congress is unlikely to act on any measure that might limit their ability to jump to even more financially lucrative careers as lobbyists. The old adage that nobody likes Congress except for his or her representative is proven time and again through re-election.

This current election cycle though is a great reminder of the rampant political corruption, but unlike many of the recent headline-grabbing scandals, most of the graft inside the beltway is legal.

The whole notion of constitutional government used to be that government was the servant of the citizen and not its master; that thinking has almost entirely been inverted.

Some politicians in power even unleash the bureaucratic state, the IRS being an excellent example, as political weapons against Americans.

Trump at least knows that the growth of the unelected bureaucratic state is a threat to everyday Americans. But conservatives should be weary of proposals that might limit speech in a way that prevents organizations from hiring their top choices to lobby on their behalf. Although it tends to carry a negative connotation, lobbyists educate lawmakers on legislation and help to mobilize Americans in defeating many bad bills. After all, the National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful lobbying groups — but they are empowered for the simple reason they have the backing of so many Americans.

The only real and lasting solution to the ethics crisis and corruption is a smaller federal government. The principles of federalism exist for a reason, which fundamentally teach that the government closest to the people governs best.

“The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the state governments are numerous and indefinite,” declared James Madison in the Federalist Papers. Calvin Coolidge once noted that if the federal government were the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of government, it would prove costly. The $20 trillion dollar federal debt proves his point.

Donald Trump is right when it comes to the federal swamp needing to be drained, but he’s not saying anything new about the abuse of power. More importantly, if citizens do not have the foresight to wrestle control back from the entrenched power in Washington, then it won’t matter who is president or what party is in power.

LETTERS Vote Bob Edmunds for N.C. Supreme Court We four former chief justices of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, two Democrats and two Republicans, are writing to express our support for the re-election of Senior Associate Justice Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds in November.

We know from experience the importance of each member of the Court. 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.

Moreover, the work of the court is highly collaborative.

The justices constantly consult as they reach their results and draft their opinions. Justice Edmunds has shown that he is a respected, hard­working, and reliable member of the court team.

Justice Edmunds’ contributions to the legal profession have received national recognition. In August he was named chair-elect of the Appellate Judges Conference, a national organization of over 1,100 state and federal judges and practitioners. He is active in bar and other civic organizations.

In sum, Justice Edmunds has proven himself to be an invaluable public servant. We hope others will join us in voting for Justice Robert H. (Bob) Edmunds for re-election.

Rhoda B. Billings Jim Exum Burley Mitchell Beverly Lake

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Guest Opinion | PHIL KIRK North Carolina high school students sit in class.

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Donald Trump, unshackled... and increasingly unhinged MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Common myths about GOP support for public education Education should not be a partisan football.

Realizing that the political campaign season is drawing to a close, I wanted to comment on some of the untruths being told about Republican support for public education in North Carolina. I have been involved in public education for more than 50 years — as a teacher, chairman of the State Board of Education, chairman of the Public School Forum of North Carolina, president and CEO of the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry (state chamber of commerce), vice-chairman of the State Board of Community Colleges, in addition to many more organizations. Never have I seen the level of misinformation and outright untruths as have been repeated over and over again in the past couple of years.

Myth: Republicans have eliminated teacher assistants. There are 21,048 teacher assistants, 14,618 of whom are being paid for with state funds.

There’s a legitimate debate about whether lower class size or having teacher assistants is more effective. It should be a local decision. Republicans are providing tens of millions of dollars to do both, in addition to money for reading coaches and improved teaching of reading. Early results are positive.

Myth: Republicans have abolished tenure for teachers. No teacher has lost tenure; however, it has been eliminated for those teachers who have not yet attained it. I led the successful fight to abolish tenure for principals some 20 years ago.

Myth: Republicans have cut spending on K-12 education. In the last three years since Gov. Pat McCrory took office, spending has increased by 13 percent, which is far above the rate of inflation. The new budget has a $314 million increase for K-12.

Myth: Republicans have increased teacher salaries only in an election year. Two years ago, teacher salaries were increased in N.C. more than any other state, according to a national education group.

Salaries for teachers who were in their first through fifth year saw their salaries increased by 14 percent.

It is clear that we lose more beginning teachers than veteran teachers. Last year teachers with six through 10 years of experience received salary increases of between 6 and 17 percent in one year. This year

teachers with 8-19 years received raises of 10 to 13 percent. The average salary for teachers is now more than $50,000 for the first time in history.

Myth: Republicans have slashed spending for textbooks. Actually the governor and General Assembly have tripled spending for textbook and digital resources from $23 million to $72 million.

It was the Democrats who reduced spending on textbooks from $111 million to $2.5 million seven years ago. Republicans have invested $143 million in connectivity for schools so they can have Wi-Fi in every classroom.

Myth: Teachers are leaving North Carolina for jobs in other states. Actually, last year 1.1 percent of our teachers moved out of North Carolina; some because their spouses took jobs in other states or for family reasons unrelated to teaching. In the last four years, more than 8,500 teachers from out-of-state have begun teaching in N.C., while only 2,200 left.

Myth: Teacher turnover is 14.8 percent. This statistic is very misleading. For example, teachers are counted in the attrition rate if they move into administration or move to another school system.

Also thousands of teachers retire every year, especially when they reach 30 years of service.

So are we spending “enough” on public education?

I doubt we ever will spend what educators and others feel is necessary to improve education. However, it is not simply dollars that matter. For example, we have paid teachers based solely on how many years they have taught and their advanced degrees.

We are moving toward a system that will reward performance, not longevity and degrees. We need to work together to devise an accountability system which emphasizes actual student performance as well as growth in improvement.

Education should not be a partisan football. It was not when Gov. Jim Hunt (Democrat) appointed me (Republican) to chair the State Board of Education and Gov. Mike Easley (Democrat) allowed me to continue — for a total of six and one-half years.

Phil Kirk is chairman emeritus of the State Board of Education. He lives in Raleigh.

Columnist | SAMUEL SON

A theology of compassion Fear is political rhetoric’s main vocabulary, because fear is efficient.

In my previous column, I pointed to the lingering powerful currency of theology in American politics despite claims of secularization. In one of those wonderful moments of synchronicity, a week after that column I heard an interview of Ruby Sales, one of 50 people highlighted in the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, which opened Sept. 24. She called for more “public theologies” that can speak to the current conflicts dividing us.

I am taking up that call and in the next few columns, I wish to delineate a few principles of public theology. A good public theology can provide language beyond the usual political rhetoric, enabling us to converse on the toughest issues. Political rhetoric, limited by its need to rouse its base, often degrades into name-calling and judgment. This is where public theology distinguishes itself — it is a theology of compassion that seeks common ground through shared suffering.

In political rhetoric, your rightness depends on the wrongness of others. In it’s drive for efficiency, there is no time for compassion. Fear is its main vocabulary, because fear is efficient. Fear is weaponized by both parties. The vitriol splashed by both presidential candidates, Hillary warning of the danger of Trump and Trump of the failure and crookedness of Hillary, is exhibit A. Public theology’s purpose is not winning. It seeks to affirm the good in the other even in irreconcilable policy differences. That affirmation is born out of the recognition that though our cause of suffering may differ, the interiority of suffering is same, its depth and its potential toward isolation or connection, anger or empathy. Ruby Sales demonstrated this principle in the interview where she, though an African-American woman jailed as a 17-year-old for participating in the civil rights movement, called for a compassionate theology for whites: What is it that public theology can say to the white person in Massachusetts who is heroin-addicted?

... That’s why Donald Trump is essential, because although we don’t agree with him, people think he’s speaking to that pain that they’re feeling.... I don’t hear anyone speaking to the 45-year-old person in Appalachia, who is dying of a young age, who feels like they’ve been eradicated because whiteness is so much smaller today than it was yesterday. Where is the theology that redefines to them what it means to be fully human?

Ruby Sale’s compassionate theology is not a product of academia. It was birthed in the civilrights movement. She knows, intimately, that though the struggle was a battle of two opposing ideas, it wasn’t a fight between blacks and whites. For many whites marched with her against white supremacy.

One particular person she has never forgotten is Jonathan Daniels, a white Episcopal seminarian from Virginia. In August 1965, Ruby and Daniel joined other activists in Fort Deposit, Alabama, where they picketed a whites-only store. Segregated stores were illegal, yet they were arrested and jailed for six days. After being released, Sales and Daniels went for sodas at a nearby store. Tom Coleman, a volunteer special county deputy, threatened her with a shotgun. When Coleman lowered the barrel, Daniel pushed Sales out of the way and took the shot meant for her. He died instantly.

For seven months, Sales could not speak. But when Coleman’s trial came up, despite death threats to her and her family, she testified. Coleman was acquitted by a jury of 12 white men. Discouraged but undeterred, Sales matriculated at Episcopal Theological School in Massachusetts, Daniels’ alma mater. She later founded The Spirit House Project, a nonprofit organization and inner-city mission that she dedicated to Daniels. When Sales speaks of public theology for white people, she is remembering Daniels, whose compassion gives her compassion to remember even the murderer Coleman.

Samuel Son is a teaching pastor in Raleigh.

hen Donald Trump gloated that “the shackles have been taken off W me,” I immediately wondered, how was he

shackled?

Was that the shackled Trump, for example, who obsessively attacked Judge Gonzalo Curiel in May, Khizr Khan and his family in July and Alicia Machado in September?

No, Trump actually was putting a defiant face on a stunning event in American political history: He, the Republican Party’s nominee for president, was getting a cold shoulder from the party’s highest ranking member in the House of Representatives, Speaker Paul Ryan.

With less than a month to go until Election Day, Ryan announced that he was washing his hands of the monumental task of defending Trump. The break apparently followed the release of an embarrassing 2005 “Access Hollywood’ video. In it, Trump happily boasts about doing what amounts to sexual assault.

In fact, had there been some restraints on Trump, his whole campaign might actually give Democrat Hillary Clinton some competition again. Instead, Trump’s “unshackled” state is looking increasingly unhinged.

Since his break with Ryan, he has been going deeper in the dark side of politics.

Trump is dangerously pressing buttons with his supporters by claiming the election is “rigged” by a conspiracy vast enough to take in Washington, the media, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton and every poll that shows him falling behind, which is almost all of them.

Yet as his fortunes fall farther, he has become more isolated and more heavily influenced by such far-right friends as Bannon, who took Breitbart News site in a farther-right direction after founder Andrew Breitbart died.

Trump’s attacks grew sharper against Clinton — he has repeatedly called for her imprisonment -- against the Republican establishment and “the media,” whom he also seems to want to imprison.

“This election will determine whether we are a free nation or whether we have only the illusion of democracy but are in fact controlled by a small handful of global special interests rigging the system, and our system is rigged,” Trump told a rally in West Palm Beach.

“The establishment and their media enablers will control ... this nation through means that are very well known. Anyone who challenges their control is deemed a sexist, a racist, a xenophobe and morally deformed.”

Nor does it help that Trump increasingly has called reporters “scum” and “corrupt.”

Worse, he occasionally has shown more respect for overseas oligarchs than for our own press freedoms at home. In one glaring example, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough asked Trump in December if his admiration of Russian President Vladimir Putin was at all tempered by the country’s history of killing critical journalists. Trump’s response was: “He’s running his country, and at least he’s a leader, unlike what we have in this country.”

Board members of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists included examples like that in a recent and rare declaration that “a Trump presidency represents a threat to press freedom unknown in modern history.”

But another strong defense of the First Amendment hit Trump even closer to Trump Tower last week. After his attorney demanded a retraction by The New York Times of a story that quoted two women who claimed to have been groped by Trump without their consent, the Times’s newsroom attorney, David McCraw, sharply suggested that Trump didn’t have much of a reputation left to protect when it came to his treatment of women.

Trump has “bragged about his nonconsensual touching of women,” the letter said. “He has bragged about intruding on beauty pageant contestants in their dressing rooms.... Multiple women not mentioned in our article have publicly come forward to report on Mr. Trump’s unwanted advances.

Nothing in our article has had the slightest effect on the reputation that Mr. Trump, through his own words and actions, has already created for himself.”

So there. The Donald may well come up with another paranoid theory to explain this setback. But this isn’t about a conspiracy. It’s about the Constitution.

Clarence Page is a nationally syndicated columnist and a member of the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board.

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state of health

On Oct. 20, the first day of early in-person voting in N.C., 162,382 cast their votes, compared to 2012 when 167,500 did.

According to NCVoteTracker.com, 105,741 Democrats, 62,864 Republicans, and 51,862 unaffiliated voters had cast their ballots, either by absentee ballot or in-person.

PHOTOS BY CHRISTINE T. NGUYEN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Kathy Montero and her father, Gary Hoadley, work on balance exercises at their home in Apex.

CAREGIVER from page A1 spouse with Alzheimer’s,” Kathy said of her father-in-law.

Space was cramped, with Antonio sharing a bathroom with Kathy’s teenage son, Logan, and the Monteros’ daughter, Arianna. Meanwhile, the Monteros were also assisting with the costs of having Kathy’s parents living in an independent living community.

But the daily trips to check in on Kathy’s parents and the financial burden proved too much.

So when an empty lot across the street became available, the Monteros decided to sell their house and build a care-friendly home and move Gary in with them, too.

“My parents’ money had run out,” Kathy said. “This was kind of, as our financial adviser said, ‘our least bad option’ to build a house and move my dad in with us.”

Before the home was complete, her father-in-law Antonio succumbed to cancer in November 2014. He was 82.

“We cared for him until he passed away, which wound up being a very beautiful experience,” Kathy said.

Just more than a year later, Gary moved in with the Monteros, with his wife in an assisted living facility three miles up the road.

Giving Gary, 71, structure and things to do “keeps him out of trouble,” Kathy said. He visits Juanita often, spending a couple hours with her at a time, and he walks with Kathy to pick up 7-year-old Arianna at the bus stop each school day.

Kathy, 48, said there are simi-

larities between raising children and caring for a parent — something more and more families are doing.

“Things are always changing,” she said. “With a child, there are different phases they go through — you always have to shift and change your needs when caring for a child and it’s the same with the parent.”

On top of the care and financial burden, Kathy said it can put a strain on her family and marriage.

“Does our relationship take a hit because we invest so much of ourselves into our parents?

Yes,” Kathy said of her marriage.

“For us to even go on a date, we don’t just have to get a babysitter, we’ve got to find somebody who can be a caregiver, watch my dad and our 7-year-old.

“But I also think it has made us closer in that there’s a greater respect for one another,” she added. “That we’ve each, in different times, had to step up and do this and take this on. And I think that just makes me love him even more, that he wanted to do this for his family.”

With both of their mothers in care facilities and Gary living with them, they have had to make financial and personal sacrifices. Family vacations and nights out are often eschewed because of the Monteros’ responsibilities. But the things they miss out — Arianna has mentioned not yet going to Disney World — are replaced with memories and life lessons.

“I think we’re teaching our kids about family,” Kathy said.

“Sometimes we have to make sure we take time out to do stuff with them, just us, but I think

we’re only enhancing their lives.”

Despite previously working in the health care field and even donating her time to Center for Volunteer Caregiving — giving respite care or taking people to medical appointments — Kathy said she wasn’t prepared for the realities of taking in a loved one.

“It’s certainly helped to know what resources are out there,” she said. “Because I had a background in health care I thought I knew what I was doing. And I learned we did not know what we did not know. So one of the things I feel strongly about now is for anyone who starts on this journey is start early, invest in a good geriatric care manager.”

A care manager can help with the numerous aspects of caring for someone: understanding insurance, keeping up with technology or finding support groups. The Monteros have even utilized the services provided by Center for Volunteer Caregiving, the organization where Kathy used to volunteered.

Through it all, Kathy and her family have found a way to make it work.

“One of the things I had to learn from this is that I don’t think anybody’s life turns out the way they had planned,” she said. “I don’t care what the circumstances are — we all have dreams and aspirations, and I look around and most people aren’t doing what they thought they’d be doing. Your career, family doesn’t work out the way you thought it was going to, whatever.

“But the secret to happiness is to accept where you are and just find joy that.”

Brothers’ political careers colide amid NC GOP office attack Are NC GOP attacks a symptom of an ‘anything goes’ political culture?

By Jeff Moore North State Journal HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A North Carolina Republican Party office in Orange County was firebombed late on the night of Oct. 15, causing major damage to the building. The vandals left a blunt message, spray painting “Nazi Republicans, leave town or else” on a nearby building. Luckily, no one was harmed in the attack as volunteers and staff had already left for the night.

Two more incidents are also under investigation after the Pamlico County GOP office in Bayboro, N.C., was reportedly shot at with an air rifle early this week, and the Henderson County GOP office was evacuated Thursday after a bomb threat was called in.

With little more than three weeks to go before Election Day, get out the vote operations are in full swing across the battleground state with staff, volunteers and activists often working nearly around the clock to remind potential supporters to cast their votes in the presidential election and down ballot races.

“Whether you are Republican, Democrat or Independent, all Americans should be outraged by this hate-filled and violent attack against our democracy,” said Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party, of the Orange County GOP firebombing.

“Whether the bomb was meant to kill, destroy property or intimidate voters, everyone in this country should be free to express their political viewpoints without fear for their own safety,” he said. “We will be requesting additional security at all Republican Party offices and events between now and Election Day to ensure the safety of our activists, volunteers, and supporters.”

It is not the first time this campaign season that political-

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ly motivated violence has come to North Carolina. Earlier this year, fights between supporters and protesters at Donald Trump rallies in the state gained national media attention and stoked a narrative that fiery rhetoric from the Republican nominee was inciting violence, here and around the country.

However, recent videos released this week as part of a year-long investigative report

by Project Veritas has revealed that Democrat activist organizations with connections to Hillary Clinton’s campaign, and even the Obama administration, have been purposely fanning the flames of violence at Trump events and others. Moreover, those caught on video boasting about acts of voter fraud and inciting violence at Republican events have a curious connection to North Carolina.

Scott Foval was the National Field Director of Americans United for Change, a liberal advocacy group implicated in the investigative report. Videos released by Project Veritas show Foval bragging about paying homeless and mentally ill indi-

Final debate for governor’s race turns personal

Poll shows Clinton, McCrory and Burr pulling ahead

Raleigh Early voting started this week in North Carolina just 48 hours after the final, hourlong gubernatorial debate between McCrory, Cooper and Libertarian Lon Cecil in Raleigh on Tuesday evening. The debate turned personal as the candidates passionately called each other out on campaign donations and misleading ads, but they discussed policy details on the state’s economic growth, tax cuts and education.

After two weeks of leading emergency response efforts to historic flooding in eastern N.C., McCrory focused on that experience and on the dropping unemployment rate, job growth and lower taxes in the state since he took office. Cooper argued that House Bill 2 has caused too much damage to the state’s economy and reputation and called for more education funding. McCrory closed by asking for more debates, however the Cooper campaign has not agreed to another one.

Raleigh A poll out Wednesday showed Gov. Pat McCrory leading Attorney General Roy Cooper by four points, and Hillary Clinton leading Trump in N.C. by two points. The Civitas Institute released the results of their poll the day after the gubernatorial debate. It also showed a sevenpoint lead for Richard Burr over challenger Deborah Ross, a five-point lead for Lt. Gov. Dan Forest over challenger Linda Coleman and a two-point lead for Buck Newton over Josh Stein in the attorney general race. The treasurer’s race between Dale Folwell and Dan Blue III showed a tie at 36 percent in the poll.

The Civitas poll also found that 45 percent of those surveyed said H.B. 2 had no impact on their vote for governor and more than 79 percent of those asked said that news coverage on Donald Trump had no influence on the way they plan to vote.

(The Oct. 14-17 poll of 600 likely voters had a +/-4 percent margin of error.)

Presidential debate raises controversy, Clinton shows 2-point lead in N.C.

Voter fraud complaints filed in Hoke County

Las Vegas An estimated 71.6 million people watched Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton debate Wednesday for the final time before the Nov. 8 election.

Trump sparked controversy by saying he reserves the right to contest a “questionable result,” later telling a campaign rally that he would accept the results “if I win.” Clinton drew criticism for saying it take four minutes for the president to order a launch of nuclear weapons. Intelligence experts say releasing that on television was “direct violation of U.S. national security protocols.”

Also this week, the FBI released documents showing that an unidentified FBI employee said he was “pressured” to change the classification of an email to render it unclassified. He claimed he was pressured to alter the emails’ classification in exchange for the State Department allowing the FBI to “place more agents in countries where they are presently forbidden.”

viduals to incite violence at political rallies. The videos have since been banned by YouTube.

In the video, Foval says he is “The only one to send when everything has gone to s—,” and that his boss gives him marching orders when no one else is willing to go.

“I’m saying we have mentally ill people that we pay to do s—, make no mistake,” said Foval.

“Over the last 20 years. I’ve paid off a few homeless guys to do some crazy stuff, and I’ve also taken them for dinner and I’ve also made sure they had a hotel and a shower and I’ve put them in a program. I’ve done that.”

The “boss” Foval refers to is none other than Brad Woodhouse, a long-tenured Democrat operative, and brother of N.C. Republican Party executive director, Dallas Woodhouse. The partisanly opposed brothers have been a source of intrigue in politics for years, even becoming the subject of a documentary titled “Woodhouse Divided.”

After release of the videos, Foval was fired from Americans United For Change, and Brad Woodhouse publicly denounced the actions of his national field director.

“Americans United For Change has always operated according to the highest ethical and legal standards,” he stated in a press

Hoke County The NCSBE is reviewing two complaints from Hoke County alleging Democratic organizers are signing up patients in nursing homes for absentee ballots that they did not request. In one case an Alzheimer’s patient who was a registered Republican had a Democratic primary ballot requested on his behalf. These complaints com after Dr. E. Lee Cooley, a State Board of Elections employee, was fired after being recorded teaching campaign operatives how to commit voter fraud. It also comes as emails are surfacing about Veronica Degraffenreid, the SBE’s election preparation manager, allegedly showing she instructed the county directors to move DMV voter registration forms from the “incomplete queue” to the “review queue,” bypassing the required voter signature.

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release. “Scott Foval is no longer associated with Americans United For Change.”

During an N.C. GOP press conference Wednesday to offer updates on the firebombing and other incidents of violence at North Carolina GOP field offices, North State Journal solicited comments in response to the Project Veritas reports within the context of the recent violence.

“These acts, no matter who does them, are totally unacceptable,” responded Chairman Robin Hayes, after claiming they were unaware of the reports.

“There is no reason anywhere, anytime for this type of behavior.”

Dallas Woodhouse offered no comments in relation to the Project Veritas findings and his brother’s connection to it, either unaware of the national news story, or perhaps hitting too close to home to offer critiques of the report’s findings.

With little more than two weeks to go before Election Day, and early voting already underway in North Carolina on tight races up and down the ballot, the temperature of this campaign season may yet to reach its peak.

Meanwhile field offices and campaign volunteers will continue their work, albeit with a bit more caution during the tense race to the finish line.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016

After Matthew

the Sunday Sideline report 1. Packers blasted Bears 26-10 on Thursday night as Aaron Rodgers breaks Green Bay completion record.

2. Virginia Tech mauled Miami 37-16 in a big Coastal Division win that puts the Hokies in the driver’s seat to win the division.

3. Tar Heels junior and expected starting forward Theo Pinson ruled out indefinitely with Jones fracture in right foot.

4. Los Angeles Sparks win WNBA championship with 77-76 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

5. Indians secured spot in World Series for first time since 1997 after beating Blue Jays 3-1 in American League Championship Series.

@CharlieSheen: Major League continues to be the gift that keeps on giving! If called upon, I’d be honored.

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Flooding waters of the Tar River cover the Riverwalk Apartments due to rainfall caused from Hurricane Matthew in Greenville, N.C.

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By R. Cory Smith North State Journal urricane Matthew devastated several cities in Eastern North Carolina. Greenville was one of the hardest hit cities, H with residents still trying to get back on their feet as flood waters

@moeebrian: Last night we played for you. Praying for you and sending A LOT of love your way today!!! We are with you @ laurenholiday12 @MLB: 25 batters faced, 23 outs, 14 strikeouts. Of course @a_miller48 is #ALCS MVP.

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Tiger says he’ll be back in December, still chasing Jack’s record Despite bailing on an October return to golf at the Safeway Open, Tiger Woods told CBS’ Stephen Colbert “I’ll be there” when asked about a December return. In a “60 Minutes” interview, Woods also said his only regret was not staying at Stanford for an additional year and that he still believes he can break Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major victories. cbb

Yurtseven, Meeks, Bolden named to Abudl-Jabbar watchlist Three local big men were named to the watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, including Marques Bolden of Duke, Kennedy Meeks of North Carolina and Omer Yurtseven of NC State. Yurtseven is the most interesting of the group because he has yet to be made eligible by the NCAA, yet the NCAA was the one releasing the watchlist. wnba

League says gamedeciding basket was after buzzer The Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA championship Thursday night, but the league announced Friday the gamewinning bucket from Nneka Ogwumike should not have counted because it was after the shot clock. The officials did not review the shot at the time it went in, meaning it could not be reviewed later.

ECU athletes help in Matthew relief efforts

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ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas (center) poses for selfie prior to a Arizona Wildcats at Gonzaga Bulldogs men’s basketball game.

Wake’s Anthony Bilas on having ‘the cool dad’ Walk-on for Deacs copes with father Jay’s massive Twitter presence

By Shawn Krest North State Journal ake Forest sophomore walk-on Anthony Bilas has W 412 followers on Twitter. He’s

tweeted 442 times, most of them retweets of someone else.

Bilas’ last original content on Twitter was on August 18, after he went 3-for-3, hitting two 3-pointers and scoring nine points in Wake’s win over the Real Deal Shockers during the team’s summer trip to the Bahamas.

“All the walk-ons got theirs!” he tweeted at the time.

“I tweet every now and then,” Bilas said. “I don’t tweet as much

as him. I don’t quite have the followers he has. Once I get that many, I’ll tweet like he does.”

“Him” would be Bilas’ father, ESPN analyst Jay Bilas.

Jay Bilas has 1.4 million Twitter followers and has tweeted more than 200 times since the start of September. He’s built an online reputation for two things: his attacks on what he considers hypocritical NCAA regulations, and his daily lyric.

First thing every morning, Bilas drops a line from a Young Jeezy song, followed by the phrase, “I gotta go to work.”

It’s just the type of thing that could be mortifying to a collegeage son.

“I was 15 when he started doing it,” Anthony said, swearing he wasn’t embarrassed. “He’s See BILAS, page B8

gradually recede.

While several parts of Greenville were under water, East Carolina University was mostly unaffected by the treacherous storm. Rather than sitting by while others struggled, several athletes around the school helped relief efforts in the community.

Already spending Fall Break at school for fall practices, the ECU baseball team knew it needed to step up. The team visited with Cypress “Even though, Glen, a retirement community that was evacuated immediately when Matthew this is a terrible passed through, along with several other flood, it’s student-athletes.

“We were already here for Fall Break brought people when Hurricane Matthew hit, so we together. People wanted to get out and do something for the community,” ECU baseball head forget about coach Cliff Godwin said. “We’ve got 35 race, religion or strong, strapping young men, so anything anything else and we can do to help is what we want to do. … A lot of people can’t fill up sandbags, so just try to help our guys stepped up to make it happen.” our fellow man.”

ECU’s Life Skills Coordinator Danielle Morrin is constantly finding ways that the players can help give back to Greenville, ECU baseball coach but the last few weeks have been different. Cliff Godwin When the storm rolled through N.C. See Matthew, page B8

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Members of the East Carolina baseball team pitch to help the Hurricane Matthew relief efforts by filling sandbags during their Fall Break. Greenville and other Eastern North Carolina towns were devastated by flooding.

inside The Warriors and Cavaliers are destined for rematch The start of basketball is right around the corner, and the 2016-17 NBA season is loaded with storylines. Can the Cavs defend their title?

Will Kevin Durant mesh with the superpower Warriors? Can James Harden bounce back? Can the Hornets return to the second round of the playoffs? Which young stars can take a leap in the coming season? Brian Geisinger answers these questions and previews the season. Page B4 USA TODAY SPORTS IMAGES

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Dez Bryant: The Dallas Cowboys wide receiver cut his finger this week while slicing up carrots for soup.

Knile Davis: The Kansas City Chiefs traded Davis to the Green Bay Packers for a conditional lateround draft pick.

Serena Williams: Williams, ranked No. 2 in the world, was forced to withdraw from the WTA Finals in Singapore because of a shoulder injury.

Geno Smith: The New York Jets named Smith, the former second round draft pick out of West Virginia, the new starting quarterback over Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Neymar: The Brazilian soccer star signed a new deal with Barcelona that will keep him with the club for five more years.

Vontaze Burfict: The NFL fined the Cincinnati Bengals linebacker $75,000 for unnecessary roughness against New England Patriots linebacker LeGarrette Blount and tight end Martellus Bennett in their Week 6 loss.

University of Houston: After the Big 12 ended its exploration into conference expansion, Houston — a top candidate in the process — released all of its carefully-prepared presentation materials to the public.

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Trevor Bauer started Game 3 of the ALCS for the Indians but he couldn’t finish. The pitcher was forced to leave the game after a horrific hand injury, sustained while working with a drone, started bleeding all over the place. Cleveland would win anyway.

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“I’m done with the tablets. I’ve given them as much time as I can give them.

They’re just too undependable.”

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20+ Cleveland Indians reliever Andrew Miller has totaled 20+ strikeouts in postseason play, becoming just the fifth player to reach that mark.

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703 Rushing yards for Dallas Cowboys rookie running back Ezekiel Elliott.

Through six weeks, Elliott alone has a higher rushing total than 25 NFL teams. college football

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Wild Thing ... you make my heart sing. Charlie Sheen might shatter a few more hearts in the World Series, as the former “Major League” star volunteered to throw out the first pitch for the Cleveland Indians, the team Rick Vaughn starred for in film.

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Non-offensive touchdowns this season for Alabama leading into Saturday’s matchup against Texas A&M. The Tide has managed eight defensive scores and three via special teams.

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Part of playing golf is seeing the local wildlife scamper across the course.

But in Malaysia the wildlife is a little different than it is in America. See Example A: the six-foot python that slithered across the course during the CIMB Classic at TPC Kuala Lumpar.

The Los Angeles Sparks won the WNBA title earlier in the week, led by superstar Candace Parker.

The former Tennessee Volunteers standout did an emotional on-court interview after the title-clinching win, saying the title was dedicated to Pat Summit, the former Vols coach who passed away earlier this year after battling cancer. Sparks coach Brian Agler blared “Rocky Top” too.

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Barb is now a dozen years removed from her diagnosis. As our children grow — and they do, so fast — and time spins by, we find we live not in months or weeks, but days — just hoping that this one will be the day we get our call. Cory Lavalette

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Barb, left, prepares to hook herself up to her peritoneal dialysis machine while her husband Cory, right, leans against boxes containing the solution that cycles through Barb’s body each night. The solution, which arrives in large shipments once a month, is life-saving for Barb, but requires nine to 10 hours of dialysis every night.

Living day-to-day on the kidney transplant list

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal ALEIGH — In the spring of 2004, my wife, Barb, was R diagnosed with IgA nephropa-

Cory and Barb, both 39, met at Utica College in central New York at a college newspaper meeting in 1998. They moved to North Carolina in 2000 and have lived in the Triangle since. They married in 2002 and have two children: Isabelle, 13, and Brodie, 9. Barb’s mother, Rosemary, moved in with them from Buffalo, N.Y., in March 2014.

Cory is weekend editor and Carolina Hurricanes beat writer for North State Journal, and Barb is a contracted marketing editor and writer for IBM.

Getting involved What: National Kidney Foundation Kidney Walk When: Nov. 13, 2016 Where: Durham Bulls Athletic Park, Durham Contact: Rob Hayden (robert.hayden@kidney.org) or visit kidney.org

How you can help As of Sept. 16, there were 2,515 people waiting for a kidney transplant in North Carolina.

Become a living donor. You can donate to someone you know who needs a kidney, or you can donate to a stranger (called altruistic donation).

Remember we only need one kidney to lead a healthy life.

Be an organ donor. The simple act of getting a red heart added to your license at the DMV can result in saving up to eight lives at the time of your death.

Myths about organ donation Myth: Hospital staff won’t work as hard to save my life if I’m listed as an organ donor.

Truth: Doctors will be 100 percent focused on saving your life regardless of your donor status.

Myth: Organ donation is against my religion.

Truth: The religions most popular in North Carolina support organ donation, and many actively encourage it as an act of charity, love and selfsacrifice.

Myth: My family or I will have to pay for kidney donation.

Truth: The recipient’s insurance company pays all expenses in either living or posthumous donation.

Myth: I’m too old to be a living kidney donor.

Truth: There’s not an age cutoff; the decision will be based on medical criteria

thy, an autoimmune disease that attacks the filters (glomeruli) in the kidneys until the afflicted kidneys reach end-stage renal failure.

I was alarmed to find out how quickly Barb’s kidneys could fail.

Two years removed from getting married — and with a perfect 1-year-old daughter who had reshaped my purpose in life — I thought I was facing an immediate future that might not include the person who made it all possible. We were 27 years old.

The good news is the progression of her disease was not that fast. The bad news is it didn’t erase the fact we would one day face what we’re now going through: many of my worries back in 2004 have come home to roost.

Barb has been on at-home nightly treatments, called peritoneal dialysis, which required her to get a catheter in her abdomen, since last October. We are fortunate the care available in the Triangle is phenomenal.

Doing the overnight treatment (usually nine or 10 hours long) allows her to continue working — she’s a marketing writer and editor who works from home — and gives us more personal control over her care vs. going to a dialysis center several times a week. The down side to home dialysis is that our bedroom has been overrun with supplies.

Each monthly delivery includes a minimum of 50 boxes.

We are also lucky that it took her more than 11 years to reach end-stage renal failure — her kidney function is currently around 5 percent — and on top of having our now 13-year-old daughter, Isabelle, Barb was healthy enough to give us a son, Brodie, in 2007. Both are extremely helpful and understand the necessary measures we must take to “keep Mom healthy.”

One tiny positive is after a months-long ordeal of struggling to strike a balance with dialysis — mostly getting Barb the sleep she was being deprived of because of dialysis “drain pain” and newly present Restless Legs

Barb Lavalette, right, plays box hockey with her son Brodie, 9, left, before dinner.

Barb has been undergoing peritoneal dialysis and has to be hooked up to a machine every night. As a result, she has to be home and ready for bed every evening by about 8:30 pm which means sometimes she has to leave her kids’ sporting events or other activities early.

Syndrome — her doctors found a medication that mostly eased her night-long pain and calmed her fidgety feet.

Unfortunately, that doesn’t change the fact that she is in bed most nights by 8:30 p.m., hooking up to her dialysis machine for the night so she can be finished and unhooked in time in the morning to make Brodie his beloved (I was told once my attempt was “maybe almost as good as Mom’s”) egg sandwich before school.

Getting ready for dialysis each night means committing to essentially living in a 10-foot radius until the next day, and that means missing out on a lot of the things she loves, whether it’s leaving early from one of Isabelle’s softball games or not seeing a band come through town because she needs to be home for dialysis hours before she’s even ready to go to sleep.

There are times I know she’s exhausted or frustrated, but she carries on with a positive attitude and continues to be an amazing wife and mother. She’s truly the strongest, most heroic person I know.

Our reality now is truly a dayto-day mentality. We’re never sure when we might get a call for a donor kidney. Our efforts

to find a living donor have fallen short: many friends and family, myself included, have gone through the extensive two days of testing at Duke University Hospital, but no one has been a match for Barb.

We have received a call from Duke three times about a possible donor kidney — someone who is deceased or on life support that is a match — but have never been closer than eighth on the list when receiving that initial call.

When a kidney — well, really a pair of kidneys — is available, a number is assigned to it that essentially projects the life left in the kidney. There’s obviously no guarantee: kidneys can be rejected by the body right after transplant, and if a recipient doesn’t strictly follow the necessary lifelong aftercare, rejection is guaranteed. But because Barb is otherwise healthy, she has been earmarked, eventually, for a high-quality organ.

Barb is now a dozen years removed from her diagnosis. As our children grow — and they do, so fast — and time spins by, we find we live not in months or weeks, but days — just hoping that this one will be the day we get our call.

The cost of Barb’s dialysis from Jan. 1 to Oct. 7 Barb’s total claims in 2016: $801,232 Negotiated amount paid by insurance: $242,302

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Fall turns to ball: The NBA is back Content written by Brian Geisinger | Photos courtesy of USA Today Sports Images

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Kevin Durant has joined forces with his former rivals to form a super team that has payback against LeBron and the Cavs on their collective minds.

We see them meeting again in the NBA Finals this year.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Atlantic

1. San Antonio Spurs 2. Houston Rockets 3. Memphis Grizzlies 4. Dallas Mavericks 5. New Orleans Pelicans

1. Atlanta Hawks 2. Charlotte Hornets 3. Washington Wizards 4. Orlando Magic 5. Miami Heat

Pacific

Southeast

1. Golden State Warriors 2. Los Angeles Clippers 3. Sacramento Kings 4. Phoenix Suns 5. Los Angeles Lakers

Northwest 1. Utah Jazz 2. Portland Trail Blazers 3. Oklahoma City Thunder 4. Minnesota Timberwolves 5. Denver Nuggets

Western playoffs

Eastern playoffs

1. Golden State Warriors 2. Los Angeles Clippers 3. San Antonio Spurs 4. Houston Rockets 5. Utah Jazz 6. Portland Trail Blazers 7. Memphis Grizzlies 8. Oklahoma City Thunder

1. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Boston Celtics 3. Toronto Raptors 4. Atlanta Hawks 5. Indiana Pacers 6. Charlotte Hornets 7. Detroit Pistons 8. Washington Wizards

MVP LeBron James

1. Boston Celtics 2. Toronto Raptors 3. New York Knicks 4. Philadelphia 76ers 5. Brooklyn Nets

Central 1. Cleveland Cavaliers 2. Indiana Pacers 3. Detroit Pistons 4. Milwaukee Bucks 5. Chicago Bulls

Breakout player Karl-Anthony Towns

Defensive POY Draymond Green

Most regular season wins Golden State Warriors (66)

NBA Champion Golden State Warriors

Brandon Ingram Rookie of the year

Breakout player Giannis Antetokounmpo

The new Golden Rule: If you can’t beat em, join em

Houston, we have tip-off

All the buzz in Charlotte

Clips and dip

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he Hornets aren’t the San Antonio Spurs — no one is. But what Charlotte has done the last four years with Steve Clifford and Rich Cho is build a culture of smart, adaptable basketball. The Hornets, thanks to Clifford, will rarely be outcoached, and will usually be very competitive.

Charlotte will pound the glass (they finished first in the NBA in defensive rebounding rate last season), get defenders back in transition and take care of the ball (the Hornets finished first in the league in turnover rate) better than just about every other team.

This formula goes a long way in the modern NBA. If Kemba Walker, Nicholas Batum and Marvin Williams can shoot like they did a season ago, Charlotte could put together a borderline top-10 offense. They’ll miss the shooting and intangibles of Courtney Lee, and the bench scoring of Jeremy Lin and Al Jefferson — all three departed in free agency — but Michael Kidd-Gilchrist is back, which is a major boon for Clifford and company.

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ake all the jokes about defense that you want. Laugh to your heart’s desire at the notion of James Harden playing point guard. Only one of those two notions is worthy of mocking — that being the defense, which could be good for a meme or two this season. Where the Rockets, who were a tremendous disappointment a season ago, won’t fall short is on offense. Harden, 27, is entering the height of his prime, and is an absolute force on offense. He’s capable of dropping 35 points with ease, but he’s quite a playmaker, too. Harden finished seventh in the NBA last season in assists (7.5), 12th in assist rate (35.4 percent) and according to NBA Miner he finished fourth in assists that led to 3-pointers per game (2.85).

Dwight Howard has gone home to Atlanta, but for the first time since Harden

arrived in Clutch City, he’s surrounded with a plethora of shooters: Eric Gordon, Ryan Anderson, Patrick Beverley and Trevor Ariza. When they play three of those guys around Harden and Clint Capela pick-and-rolls, there will be no defense for this team, which is the kind of spread-court nirvana that new coach Mike D’Antoni craves. Harden, in this system, is a legit MVP candidate if he gives, like, half an effort on defense.

Capela will replace Howard’s rim protection, but their rebounding will decline. Also, too many minutes of Gordon and Anderson playing with Harden on defense will turn Houston into a sieve, and is a real concern because of Beverley’s left knee injury, which will cause him to miss time. Regardless, this team is finishing second in offensive efficiency (behind Golden State), and could push for 50 wins.

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ell, here we go. This could be perhaps the greatest combination of talent we’ve ever seen before on one team: Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.

You know the names.

A season ago, the Warriors won 73 games, featured one of the most explosive offenses in league history and were one win away from capturing their second-straight NBA title. In the offseason, they added Durant — the third-best player in the world — to a roster that already featured the world’s second best player (Curry). Barring some disastrous injury, this team, which features three of the greatest shooters in the history of basketball, will dominate the league.

One could even make the case that even if they lost one of their big four, this would still be the best squad in the NBA. Rim protection will no doubt be an issue — Andrew Bogut is gone, and they’ll miss his defense along with his clever passing. But his replacement, Zaza Pacu-

lia, is a quality rebounder who will mesh nicely with this team’s four superstars.

When they aren’t running and gunning, their split action sets in the half-court will bend defenses to the point of break every time down the floor.

I’m not as concerned about the bench as others are. Andre Iguodala is back, as is Shaun Livingston. If they can get anything out of at least one of their backup bigs — David West, Kevon Looney, JaVale McGee or James Michael McAdoo — they’ll have more than enough depth.

When they downsize, and play their remixed Death Lineup — using Iguodala or Livingston in place of Pachulia — they will end worlds. There’s no defense for a lineup that features five guys who can pass, shoot threes and defend multiple positions.

It’s unlikely the Warriors best their recording-setting win total from a season ago, but this team should win between 65-70 games, lead the league in points per possession and claim their second championship in the last three years.

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he Clippers — the league’s perennial moribund franchise — had their history altered when Chris Paul arrived in Tinsel Town T back in 2011: five-straight playoff appearances and 252 victories

since is an easy story to read. These have been the salad days for the Clips, yet they’ve never made it beyond the second round of the playoffs, and their postseason exits in 2014 (Oklahoma City) and 2015 (Houston) have been epic collapses and left their fans (shout out, Billy Crystal) scarred.

The Clippers recorded nearly 14 points per 100 possessions when CP3, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan (now coming off a gold medal with Team USA at the Olympics) shared the floor together last season. J.J. Redick has become one of the league’s preeminent long range bombers, making nearly half (48.4 percent, best in the NBA) of his catch-and-shoot 3-pointers last season. Redick and Paul despised one another in college, but they’ve formed a dynamic backcourt as professionals.

The Clips are an offensive juggernaut, and feature that kind of big man tandem — Griffin and DJ — that can puncture holes in Golden State’s defense, and get switchy if they need to. Ultimately, though, they don’t have the defensive chops to check the Warriors for a 48-minute track meet. However, this will be the year they breakthrough and make it to the conference finals.

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Dayes, Samuels climbing their way up NC State record book 34

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Wolfpack playmakers passing over huge names in school history with touchdown totals

By R. Cory Smith North State Journal ALEIGH — After spending the end of last season without Matt Dayes, R NC State’s 1-2 punch of Dayes and Jaylen

Samuels is clearly back this year.

The two players alone accounted for nearly half of the Wolfpack’s touchdowns through the first six games of the season.

With Dayes rushing for four scores and Samuels totaling seven, it’s easy to see why the Pack’s offense runs through the powerful pair of playmakers.

This season is one thing for Dayes and Samuels, but they are also slowly becoming two of the best scoring threats in NC State history. With his rushing score against Clemson, Dayes moved into fourth all-time with 34 total touchdowns.

Who did he pass? None other than Torry Holt.

While Dayes hasn’t scored as often as he did last season — it’s hard to match 12 touchdowns in seven games — he has still been a terror out of the backfield. The senior tailback has totaled more than 115 yards in each game this season with an average of 5.8 yards per touch.

His 111.5 rushing yards per game also ranks third in the ACC, behind only Lamar Jackson and Dalvin Cook. Oh, and his 5.6 yards per attempt over his career currently ranks first all-time in NC State history.

Dave Doeren’s message to Dayes this season? Even with a loaded backfield, this is his time to shine. "[Matt Dayes] is a senior. I told him, ‘It’s your ball. Go run for us,’” Doeren said.

In one less year, Samuels is only nine touchdowns off Dayes’ pace with 25 touchdowns of his own. That’s tied for

seventh all-time after putting together the third-best scoring season in 2015 with 16 touchdowns — tying himself with Holt’s 1997 mark.

Samuels hasn’t scored a touchdown in the last two games against Notre Dame and Clemson, but is still touching paydirt on every 6.7 touches this year. That’s a slightly higher clip than 2015, where he scored on every 7.6 touches.

With new offensive coordinator Eli Drinkwitz at the helm, Samuels’ role hasn’t changed much. Any position he’s playing on the field, whether it’s running back, tight end or wide receiver, Samuels is excelling and finding ways to score.

“I’m being split out more this year, as a wide receiver,” Samuels said. “I had eight catches last game. It was in the game plan.

I’m just doing what the coaches are telling me to do. Coach Drink is finding new ways to get me the ball, running or catching it.”

Despite dropping the contest against Clemson due to a missed chip shot field goal with seconds remaining in regulation, the Pack came away with respectability.

Knocking off Notre Dame and nearly coming away with a win in Death Valley will do that for a team.

The road doesn’t get any easier going forward, however. After Louisville on Saturday, NC State plays three ranked teams in the final five games to close out the season. With Florida State and Miami coming to Raleigh, State’s unblemished record at home in 2016 could play a huge role.

“I definitely feel like the team realizes that we can compete with just about anybody in the country and we have just got to believe that,” Dayes said after the Clemson loss. “We are a great offense and defense. We have just got to finish.”

Whether the ball is in Dayes’ or Samuels’ hands to close out drives, NC State knows it can finish in the end zone. With half the season remaining, both players will also finish near the top of the NC State record book.

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Top, NC State tight end Jaylen Samuels (1) outruns Notre Dame safety Drue Tranquill (23) during the first half of the college football game Oct. 8 at Carter-Finley Stadium. Bottom, NC State players celebrate with fans after the college football game against Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, Oct. 1.

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2016 NC bowl projections at the halfway point The North Carolina Tar Heels run on to the field before the college football game against the Pittsburgh Panthers at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, Sept. 24.

College football bowl season is less than two months away, but the matchups are already beginning to take shape. With at least six games played by every in-state team, it’s time to start looking at where each program may be heading according to national outlets.

Wake Forest, North Carolina, NC State and Appalachian State are all closing in on bowl eligibility with nearly half the season remaining. UNC faces two FCS opponents, so a seven-win season would make it bowl eligible.

Meanwhile, Duke, ECU and Charlotte are all well outside the bowl bubble, but still have a shot to play in December. Here’s a look at each team and where ESPN, USA Today and CBS Sports all have them playing when bowl season rolls around.

Wake Forest • Mark Schlabach, ESPN: Military Bowl vs. Temple • Brett McMurphy, ESPN: Quick Lane Bowl vs.

Michigan State • Erick Smith, USA Today: Independence Bowl vs.

Indiana • Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: Sun Bowl vs. Arizona State

No one is sleeping on Wake Forest anymore. The Demon Deacons have stumbled since a 4-0 start against NC State and Florida State, but are still very much on track to make a bowl game since 2011.

Unlike the Tar Heels, the Deacs only have one Tier 1 bowl projection to this point from Jerry Palm.

But with the likes of Army, Virginia and Boston College remaining, an eight-win season and top-tier bowl game seems like a distinct possibility in Dave Clawson’s third year.

NC State • Mark Schlabach, ESPN: Independence Bowl vs.

California • Brett McMurphy, ESPN: •Pinstripe Bowl vs.

Northwestern • Erick Smith, USA Today: Military Bowl vs. Memphis • Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: Independence Bowl vs.

Northern Illinois

A win against Clemson would have not only moved the Wolfpack closer to a bowl game, but likely propelled them to a top-tier matchup.

Instead, the wide right kick with time expiring leaves the Pack on the fringe with half the season remaining.

While wins over Syracuse and Boston College moving forward would make the Pack bowl eligible, locking in a Tier 1 bowl isn’t quite as easy.

The close loss in Death Valley certainly provides hope for the possiblity of an upset against either Florida State or Miami at home. The best win of Dave Doeren’s tenure might be a win in Chapel Hill two years ago. Picking up another victory in Kenan would go a long way both in improving his resume and helping the Pack surge towards a bowl.

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NC State takes the field before the college football game against Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, Oct. 1.

North Carolina • Mark Schlabach, ESPN: Belk Bowl vs. LSU • Brett McMurphy, ESPN: Sun Bowl vs. Arizona State • Erick Smith, USA Today: TaxSlayer Bowl vs. Auburn • Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: TaxSlayer Bowl vs.

Arkansas

The Tar Heels suffered a setback against Virginia Tech during Hurricane Matthew, but have rebounded nicely since. Winning in Coral Gables helped the Heels’ chances of landing in a respectable bowl game.

Playing in Jacksonville, Fla. for the TaxSlayer Bowl or in Charlotte for the Belk Bowl both seem like easy travel destinations for fans in Chapel Hill.

All three games are Tier 1 bids for the ACC, proving UNC is still at the top of the crop in the conference.

Carolina is probably aiming even higher.

Appalachian State • Mark Schlabach, ESPN: Cure Bowl vs. UCF • Brett McMurphy, ESPN: Camellia Bowl vs. Toledo • Erick Smith, USA Today: Cure Bowl vs. UCF • Jerry Palm, CBS Sports: Dollar General Bowl vs.

Western Michigan

After two straight routs against Georgia State and Louisiana-Lafayette, the Mountaineers are cruising toward another bowl game. App State might have lost two games early to Power Five teams, but it is making easy work of the rest of the schedule thus far.

With three of its remaining opponents currently below .500, the Mountaineers have a chance to get to eight or nine wins this season. In a weak Sun Belt Conference, however, playing in the Camellia Bowl again or another lower-tier bowl seems like the most likely destination.

ECU, Duke and Charlotte While none of the other three Big Four or Core Four teams in the state were listed in the bowl projections, they are not technically eliminated.

However, both East Carolina and Charlotte would need massive turnarounds to make it to bowl season with only two wins at the midway point.

Duke is currently 3-4 with a daunting task ahead of it. After Georgia Tech next Saturday, the Blue Devils face off with Virginia Tech, UNC, Pittsburgh and Miami to close out the year.

The Pirates are currently reeling after a fourgame losing streak, but the road ahead looks promising. Over the next four games, ECU faces Cincinnati (3-3), UConn (3-4) and SMU (2-4). Win those three matchups and pull out an upset against Tulsa, Navy or Temple and Scottie Montgomery could make a bowl game in his first season in Greenville.

As for Charlotte, the tightrope walk at 2-5 is about to get even tougher with both Southern Miss and Middle Tennessee remaining on the schedule.

Taking down Rice and Texas-San Antonio look probable, but getting six wins this season isn’t likely for the 49ers.

North State Journal for Sunday, October 23, 2016

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Week 7

nfl preview Around the NFL: Jets flip Fitz for Geno

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Geno in at QB for Jets

Rans (+2.5) vs. Giants Over/under 43.5

Jets coach Todd Bowles reversed course this week and named Geno Smith his starter over veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick was benched late in the horrific Monday night loss to the Cardinals. Smith, the embattled fourth-year QB, looked pretty good in a relief role.

Fitzpatrick’s 11 interceptions lead the NFL.

THE PICK: After a hot start, the Rams are drifting back towards .500. It’s Jeff Fisher’s dreamscape but they’re bound to bounce forward and a bad Giants team is a good recipe for a win.

Giants leave Brown behind amid re-opened NFL investigation

Eagles (+2.5) vs. Vikings Over/under 40

The Giants left kicker Josh Brown at home for their trip to London against the Rams this weekend, citing concerns about the NFL re-opening its investigation into allegations from Brown’s ex-wife against the kicker on domestic violence charges.

THE PICK: Philadelphia lost Lane Johnson to suspension and it showed big time against the Redskins. Very bad news against the best defense in football. Vikings roll.

Titans (-2.5) vs. Colts Over/under 48

Lacy placed on IR, Packers forced to go with WRs at RB in win over Bears The Green Bay Packers offense found its groove on Thursday night in a weird way. Packers starting running back Eddie Lacy was placed on injured reserve. The primary back in Thursday’s 26-10 win over the Bears was wideout Ty Montgomery, who played a hybrid role for the Packers offense.

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New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) leaves the field following the game against the Arizona Cardinals at University of Phoenix Stadium.

Hoyer likely done for season with broken arm

Jerry Jones laughs off Dez trade rumors

The hits keep coming for the Chicago Bears, who lost starting quarterback Brian Hoyer for the rest of the year with a broken arm. Hoyer suffered the injury in Chicago’s loss to the Packers and was replaced by Matt Barkley.

Former Redskins and Eagles QB Donovan McNabb suggested the Cowboys should trade Dez Bryant and Tony Romo. Jerry Jones didn’t appreciate those rumors, calling it “absurd” and saying he wouldn’t do it “in a bad dream.”

Hyde likely out for struggling 49ers Starting 49ers running back Carlos Hyde is likely to miss Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers with a shoulder injury. Mike Davis and Shaun Draughn will fill his role if Hyde is indeed out.

Steelers DC says Pats push the envelope Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler said the Patriots push the limit “on the edge of being legal or not legal” with their offensive plays including eligible linemen.

THE PICK: Tennessee should’ve beaten the Browns by more but for garbage at the end.

They’re a more physical team than Indy and will win big here.

Dolphins (+3.0) vs. Bills Over/under 44 THE PICK: Can Miami slow the white-hot Bills? Adam Gase’s squad finally looked good. Like them for a second-straight win.

Jets (0.0) vs. Ravens Over/under 41.5 THE PICK: Geno Smith is starting for the Jets so strap in for the Genocoaster. Also definitely take the Ravens.

Chiefs (-6.5) vs. Saints Over/under 50.5

Fantasy Football Advice

Good/bad options for each position: still start your best players (Aaron Rodgers etc).

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Carson Palmer | Cardinals (vs. Seahawks)

Dalton’s quietly been on a roll the last few weeks and nothing keeps a roll going longer than a matchup against the winless Cleveland Browns. We should see multiple deep shots to A.J. Green in this game as Dalton puts up numbers.

We finally saw Palmer start to find his mojo in the second half against the Jets on Monday. But don’t gamble it carries over. Palmer is dealing with a hamstring injury and the Seattle defense is stout.

T.J. Yeldon | Jaguars (vs. Raiders)

You might consider putting Ware on the bench this week with Jamaal Charles fully healthy. Don’t do it. Ware is going to be a part of this attack moving forward and there’s plenty of carries against a horrible Saints defense.

Fool me once and you’re dead to me. Or something. Yeldon was supposed to be the lead guy against Chicago and instead he got six carries. You can’t trust him in this spot after a horrible Week 6 effort left everyone who owns him in the lurch.

wide receiver Kenny Britt | Rams (vs. Giants)

John Brown | Cardinals (vs. Seahawks)

London games are always weird and it’s terrifying trusting Britt, but he’s been the primary focus for Case Keenum over the past three weeks.

He has 16 targets, 293 yards and two touchdowns in that span.

Sitting Brown in this spot is even easier than sitting Palmer because of the wide range of outcomes for the Cardinals wideouts. Larry Fitzgerald is the only safe start and Brown is hurt.

Zach Ertz | Eagles (vs. Vikings)

The rookie tight end is really stepping up in a big way for Philip Rivers all season long, even with Antonio Gates on the field. Now he has a good matchup: the Falcons allow the fourthmost points to opposing tight ends.

Ertz was supposed to make the leap into stardom this year after getting a big contract. But he’s been lost in this offense. And now Philadelphia gets the toughest matchup in the league with the Vikings coming to town.

DST Bengals (vs. Browns) You may be noticing a theme here.

There is one and it’s that the Browns are awful. The Bengals have underwhelmed this year, but playing Cleveland’s offense is a big-time spot for them to get right and play good D.

THE PICK: The Bengals desperately need a “get right” game and there isn’t a better “get right” team than the Browns.

THE PICK: This is a really fishy line since everyone should be on the Raiders here, which leads us to believe the Jaguars are the pick. Sometimes sports are just weird.

49ers (+2.0) vs. Buccaneers Over/under 47.5 THE PICK: And sometimes a line is just a line. It’s the case with this game, featuring a very terrible 49ers team. They really can’t beat anyone and don’t really look competitive with anyone either.

Falcons (-6.5) vs. Chargers Over/under 53.0 THE PICK: Atlanta has been exceptional this year and should continue its strong play against San Diego. But the Chargers are cover horses and should keep this closer than Vegas expects.

Steelers (+7.0) vs. Patriots Over/under 45.5

tight end Hunter Henry | Chargers (at Falcons)

Bengals (-9.5) vs. Browns Over/under 47

Jaguars (-1.0) vs. Raiders Over/under 48.5

running back Spencer Ware | Chiefs (vs. Saints)

Lions (-1) vs. Redskins Over/under 49.5 THE PICK: Only thing Detroit guarantees is a close game decided on the final possession.

Back the Skins, winners of four straight.

Quarterback Andy Dalton | Bengals (vs. Browns)

THE PICK: High over under here for a full touchdown game. Saints inflated because of win against bad Carolina D. Can’t take the show on the road and Andy Reid’s crew rolls.

Eagles (vs. Vikings) Not a ton of terrible matchups for good defenses this week. But this qualifies since the Eagles were lucky to score big last week against the Redskins.

Minnesota won’t cough the ball up quite as much as Washington did.

THE PICK: The implication here is that the difference between Ben Roethlisberger and Landry Jones is roughly 10 points. Is that true? Because that’s way to much for any one player. Still too scared to take the Steelers here.

Cardinals (-2.0) vs. Seahawks Over/under 43.5 THE PICK: Seattle has managed to keep winning almost all season despite not playing its best football. Arizona started to look sharp against the Jets, though, and will steal a divisional win here.

Broncos (-7.5) vs. Texans Over/under 40.5 THE PICK: Awkward homecoming for Brock Osweiler in what could be a stinker of a(nother) primetime game. The Texans might very well be terrible but they can run and will keep this within a touchdown.

North State Journal for Sunday, October 23, 2016

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Hurricanes already in adjustment mode despite high preseason expectations Assistant coach Steve Smith, Sept. 23 The quote: “You don’t make the playoffs in the first week of the season, but you can certainly can put yourself out of the playoff race in the first week of the season.”

Early results: Smith’s words really hit home. Carolina looked like it was doomed to another poor start with the implosions in the first two games and lackluster effort in Edmonton.

But the team’s solid performance in Calgary and the fact they managed a point in each of the first two games means Carolina leaves Canada with four points in four games. A split in Philadelphia and Detroit means Carolina would survive its road trip with at least half of the possible points. Win both, and a trip that looked catastrophic could wind up being a 3-1-2 start.

GM, coaches hit and miss with thoughts heading into regular season

By Cory Lavalette North State Journal ALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes finished their R four-game trek through Western

Canada — the start of six in a row on the road to kick off the season — at 1-1-2, recovering from two overtime losses and one in regulation to get their first win Thursday in Calgary.

Heading in to the 2016-17 campaign, the Hurricanes seemed pointed in a new direction.

Offseason additions Lee Stempniak and Teuvo Teravainen, along with rookie Sebastian Aho, will be counted on to add offense, while coach Bill Peters and GM Ron Francis expect their young D to take another step forward.

After four games in Canada, here’s a look at some quotes from the offseason and preseason, and how much reality has come from those expectations with the fourgame Canadian road trip in the books.

Ron Francis, June 29 The quote: “I know both [Cam Ward and Eddie Lack] struggled the first two months, as our team did. But from the middle of December to the end of the year, I thought both guys played extremely well, and hopefully that’s the way they start this year and we go there.”

Early results: Through four games, the team allowed 14 goals, which is a 3.46 goalsagainst average thanks to the

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Washington Capitals right wing Justin Williams (14) misses a shootout attempt on Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) in the third period of the NHL preseason game at PNC Arena in Raleigh, Oct. 7.

3:13 of overtime in the first two losses. Ward, outside of the third period in Edmonton, has struggled mightily, while Lack — despite being the victim of the second blown three-goal lead in Vancouver — salvaged a point against the Canucks and performed well in the win in Calgary.

Francis, July 1 The quote: “[Stempniak] is a guy that we felt fit into the style we’re playing and what we’re looking to; some veteran leadership. All reports are a real good guy. He’s played for a lot of teams but everybody speaks

extremely high of this guy.”

Early results: The addition of Stempniak has paid massive early dividends. During the four games in Western Canada, Stempniak had three goals and two assists and he found instant chemistry on a line with Jeff Skinner and Victor Rask. The trio all had five points each in the first four games and scored four of Carolina’s five power play goals.

Francis, July 1 The quote: “When we look back at last year, we felt that in a lot of the close games we fell just short.

And where we fell short was on

ESPN College GameDay host Jay Bilas talks during a live broadcast prior to the game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the North Carolina Tar Heels at John Paul Jones Arena.

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“I was impressed, but then a lot of people started making t-shirts about how much swag he has and stuff like that. That was a little weird. I guess he has more swag on Twitter than he does in real life.”

Anthony Bilas

a cool dad. I enjoy his online presence I think it’s pretty cool.”

While Anthony has come to terms with being in his dad’s shadow on Twitter, he’s also faced with the daunting task of building a name for himself in the ACC, where his father starred for Duke, 30 years ago.

“I’m certainly familiar with his father,” Wake coach Danny Manning said.

“He helped knock us out of the NCAA Tournament in 1986.”

The Blue Devils beat Kansas in the Final Four that year, 71-67. Bilas scored seven points and added five rebounds. More importantly, his defense on Manning held the Jayhawks star to four points on 2-of-9 shooting.

Anthony made the choice to walk on with Manning at Wake.

His father didn’t try to sway him toward the old alma mater.

“He really didn’t have a preference,” Anthony said of his father’s influence.

“Obviously, he’s a huge fan of Coach Manning and a huge fan of Wake. He was extremely happy when I chose Wake, but he really let it be my decision. He’s great like that.”

Plus, there’s a family connection to the Deacs as well. “His mother is a Wake grad,” Manning pointed out.

As a walk-on, Bilas has gotten limited playing time. He appeared in just two games last season, playing just over a minute.

While he looks to increase his on-court contribution to the team this season, he also keeps his father up-to-date on college life.

“He asks me some things,” he said.

“He kind of uses me to keep up with pop culture, a little bit.”

Anthony denies that he helps keep his dad supplied with lyrics, though. “That’s all him. I was there when the Jeezy thing started, but he hasn’t asked me once for a lyric, which I’ve been really impressed with. He knows more about Jeezy than me. He knows all his songs. He knows him personally.”

While in high school, Anthony would occasionally travel with his father for College Gameday appearances, which is how he saw the Jay Bilas/Jeezy origin story develop.

“It happened at Michigan State, with Draymond Green,” he said. “They asked him what his pregame music was, and he said Jeezy. They kind of made a joke at my dad and said, ‘You probably don’t know who Jeezy even is.’ My dad said, ‘Yeah, I do.’ But I don’t think he had any idea.”

“A few people called him out on Twitter,” Anthony continued. “They said things like, ‘There’s no way you listen to Jeezy.’ So he responded by throwing a lyric back at them, and it became a daily thing. He talks about how he knew he had to keep doing it when there would be days he wouldn’t tweet, and people would text him like, ‘Is everything okay?’”

Anthony swears again that he’s not embarrassed to have college basketball’s “cool dad.”

“He has a lot of fun with it,” the younger Bilas said. “I was impressed, but then a lot of people started making t-shirts about how much swag he has and stuff like that.

That was a little weird.

“I guess he has more swag on Twitter than he does in real life.”

the power play, whether it was not having two units that were hot at the same time, whether it was in the 3-on-3 where we felt like we couldn’t get over the hump maybe with our skill set. Or in the shootout, which cost us some points. We feel now we’ve added that skill to the mix.”

Early results: Through four games, the power play has been great (31.3 percent, fifth in the NHL through Thursday’s games).

The team, however, has still struggled in one-goal games, dropping the first three by a goal, including 3-on-3 overtime losses in Winnipeg and Vancouver after holding three-goal leads.

Bill Peters, Oct. 7 The quote: “The thing we can do with that line, with Jordan Staal, Nordy and Nesty, is put them together at any time and know exactly what we have.”

Early results: Peters broke the line up after Game 2, benching Andrej Nestrasil in favor Phil Di Giuseppe in Edmonton and then Calgary. The original trio, as the team’s shutdown line, was on the ice for an allowed goal during each of Carolina’s two three-goal collapses in the first two games.

Staal scored in the opener, but didn’t register a point in the next three, while Joakim Nordstrom has registered an assist. Nestrasil — coming off a broken vertebra suffered last season that his doctors said was reminiscent of an injury suffered in a car accident — did not register a point in two games.

Matthew from page B1 and wreaked havoc on the city, infielder Charlie Yorgen said plans immediately changed.

“We had other community service events planned, but this took top priority,” Yorgen said. “It really felt like we were actually making a difference. This group’s done a really good job of growing together, and this week brought us together even more than we could have imagined.”

After building sandbags last week, the team returned on Monday afternoon to bring furniture back into the facility.

Players also visited the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina to help give back by moving heavy boxes and packaging foods for those in need.

Yorgen admitted he hated to see the devastation happen to his own community, but was excited to see his hard work pay off for Greenville.

“It was awesome that we could help out locally,” Yorgen said.

“We were fortunate to not be as impacted by the storm, so we wanted to make sure that we gave back. It was great that we could help a local community so we could see our work going to good use.”

Most of the student-athletes affected by Hurricane Matthew were football players who were displaced from their studentliving buildings. The football and baseball teams, along with

several other programs, were all ready back at practice last week despite the issues for the rest of the city.

Pitching in during relief efforts for the Cypress Glen community wasn’t just a way for the athletes to help out, it was also a chance for the players to bond.

“This was a way to help, but also a chance for the guys to grow together,” Godwin said. “We had a practice after the first visit and our guys really attacked it. As we were leaving, we couldn’t get Dwanya [Williams-Sutton] to stop. He was like, ‘Nah, let me finish this pile of dirt right here.’

You could tell it really meant something to them.”

Several areas of the community are still picking up the pieces after Matthew and Cypress Glen itself still has a lot of rebuilding before it will be back to normalcy.

But with the help that the ECU student-athletes provided, the last two weeks have been about more than sports for everyone involved.

“Eastern North Carolina is a place where our community comes together in times of need,” Godwin said. “The City of Greenville has really united for this cause. There’s a lot of division going on in the world today, and even though this is a terrible flood, it’s brought people together.

People forget about race, religion or anything else and just try to help our fellow man.”

Members of the East Carolina baseball team pitch to help the Hurricane Matthew relief efforts by filling sandbags during their Fall Break.

Greenville and other Eastern North Carolina towns were devastated by flooding.

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HELPING HANDS

October 26 N.C. Wine Festival at North Hills Raleigh The N.C. Wine Festival is this fall’s premiere food and wine festival showcasing the best of N.C. and beyond. Guests and sponsors will have the opportunity to mingle with winemakers and local artisans, while enjoying wine tastings, food pairings, live music and entertainment throughout the day. Most importantly, this event supports the community and benefits the amazing work being done by local charities and agencies. ncwinefestival.com

October 27 Historical Downtown Smithfield Ghost Walk Smithfield

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Volunteer for the North Carolina Baptist men, Debra Tyndall, of New Bern, grabs her oven mitt to work the ovens set up at the Cedar Falls Baptist Church in Fayetteville. To date the NCBM have served 300,00 hot meals to those affected by Hurricane Matthew.

Service to others on a mission in Eastern North Carolina Baptists on Mission are just that – Christians on a mission to serve, help, and inspire others

October 28-29

By Laura Ashley Lamm North State Journal

“We tell people to ‘pray, go, and give.

You’re making a difference in someone’s life.”

— Richard Brunson

Commonly known as the N.C. Baptist Men, the organization has grown to include women and students since its incorporation in North Carolina almost 40 years ago. Baptists on a Mission are on a faith based operation to serve others in their time of need.

Their vision of “Every Christian sharing God’s love with hurting people through word and deed,” has them reaching out to people across the state of North Carolina.

“We are the hands and feet of Jesus. We want to help people use the gifts they have to help others around them,” said Richard Brunson, executive director of the NCBM and Partnership Missions.

There are 17 ministries of the N.C. Baptist Men and they include: Ag Missions, Aviation Missions, Baptist Educators, Church Renewal, College Missions, Disaster Recovery, Disaster Relief, Family Foundations, International Missions, Medical Missions, Men’s Ministry, National Missions, Prayer Support, Royal Ambassadors, Sports/Recreation, State Missions, and Student Mobilization.

“Every Christian is called, gifted, and sent to serve. There are gifts and talents that every Christian has. We are using our gifts

Characters from Johnston County’s past will be brought back to life during the 12th Annual Historical Ghost Walk in Smithfield’s Riverside Cemetery, beginning at 6:30pm at the corner of Church and Second streets.

This year’s ghosts include several fascinating twentieth century personalities— African American minister J. C. Melton, an anonymous sharecropper’s daughter, moonshine king J. Percy Flowers, street preacher Azel Manning, and decorated Vietnam veteran and humanitarian Richard Baroody. This is a fun event and a great way for families to learn about interesting people who are part of the Johnston County story.

Visitors will be given guided tours through the cemetery where they will meet each ghost. The tour concludes with light refreshments at the Hastings House, which served as headquarters during the Civil War. johnstoncountyevents.com

John Lawson Legacy Days Grifton

Hundreds of servings of green beans cook to correct temperatures at a disaster relief center run by the North Carolina Baptist men.

and calls to be missionaries to serve others in our communities,” said Brunson.

There are 15,000 trained volunteers within the disaster relief teams alone. As Hurricane Matthew destroyed many parts of Eastern North Carolina, the N.C. Baptist Men and Women

Disaster Relief Ministry stepped in to assist and work with families who were left displaced and distraught.

Volunteers have been involved in relief efforts which include providing meals; working through See MISSION, page 8

Celebrate the rich history of the region with the earliest Native Americans, European settlement, colonial times, American Revolution and the Civil War. The John Lawson Legacy Days Event is held annually in Grifton on Contentnea Creek, celebrating the rich history of the region.

It gets its name from John Lawson (1674-1711), a British explorer, writer, naturalist and surveyor, who visited the area and was killed nearby in the village of Catechna by the Tuscarora Indians. Legacy Days celebrates the full range of area history, including the earliest Native Americans, European settlement, colonial times, the American Revolution and the Civil War. johnlawsonlegacydays.org

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NeCessities thrive!

Get fall fit in fifteen minutes flat

By Alton Skinner For the North State Journal

T

he number one objection for starting a fitness program is “I don’t have enough time.”

This short seven to fifteen minute workout will get the job done.

This workout template combines versatility and time savings of Periphal Heart Rate Action Training (pair upper body exercises with lower body exercises) with the calorie scorching, stamina boosting of intervals to produce a time efficient fitness program.

“There’s very good evidence that high-intensity interval training provides many of the fitness benefits of prolonged endurance training but in much less time,” says Chris Jordan, the director of exercise physiology at the Human Performance Institute in Orlando, Florida.

In this template you will perform each exercise for 30 seconds and rest 10 seconds before moving onto the next exercise.

In the program outlined by Mr. Jordan and his colleagues the order of the exercises is important.

This program alternates an upper body with a lower body move while using the large muscles of your upper body the large muscles of your lower body are resting.

Your heart rate is elevated during the entire session but individual muscles are resting in intervals which allows you to save time over traditional training plans.

The exercises should be performed quickly — 30 seconds for each move, at an intensity of around 8 on a discomfort scale of one to ten.

The workout is difficult, but you are finished in no time!

Equipment free sample workout: • Jumping Jacks • Wall Sit • Pushup • Abdominal Crunch • Step ups onto chair • Air Squat • Chair Tricep Dips • Plank • High Knees Running in Place • Lunge • Pushup with Rotation • Side Plank For more try the 7-minute or the advanced 7-min workout app or get creative and pick your favorite exercise and pair an upper body with a lower body exercise and get fit in just 15 minutes!

Alton Skinner is a health

and fitness expert with over two decades of experience training athletes and author of “The Golfer’s Stroke Saver Workout.”

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history marked October 23, 1896

The first rural free delivery, or RFD mail service in North Carolina was established in the small community of China Grove, near Salisbury in Rowan County. Postal service via RFD included the delivery of all postal items, free of charge, to citizens at their homes, eliminating the need to visit the local post office.

October 24, 1940

African American editor, lawyer and civil rights advocate, Robert Lee Vann died at the age of 59. Among the nation’s most prominent black journalists for 30 years, Vann was born outside of what is now Ahoskie in 1879.

October 27, 1864

The Confederate ram CSS Albemarle was sunk. The Albemarle was commissioned and launched in April 1864, departing directly for Union-occupied Plymouth. Since the iron plating was not yet complete, forges were installed on the deck and craftsmen worked on the ship as it floated down the Roanoke River.

The Albemarle easily bypassed Fort Gray, slipping further downstream toward Plymouth.

Two Union steamers, the Miami and the Southfield, were targets of the next naval action. The Albemarle rammed the Southfield, which sank.

Information courtesy of N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.

turn the page In the countdown to Halloween we reached out to Pomegranate Books in Wilmington for a few bump-in-the-night book suggestions for children.

just a pinch soup’s on

Fall is here, surprise your family with a little something special by ringing in the season with a nice warm soup in the most seasonal of bowls.

For the bowls:

For the Soup:

Gather the same number of small baking pumpkins (hooligan or sugar pie work best) as people dining around your table. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.

Use a paring knife to cut a large circle around the stem of each pumpkin (make a zigzag cut, if desired for a little added flare). Remove the lid and scoop out the seeds and fibers. Sprinkle the inside of each with 1/2 teaspoon of sugar and salt. Place the pumpkins and lids on a baking sheet; roast until tender, 20 to 35 minutes, depending on size.

The pumpkin should be tender on the inside, but not falling apart. The flesh should be cooked but if it is over roasted, it will not hold its shape when you pour the soup in.

1 large butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and diced 4 cups chicken stock 3 Tablespoons butter 2 cups milk 1 Tablespoon freshly grated ginger Fine sea salt and freshly ground black pepper Combine chicken stock, milk, butter and diced butternut squash in a large pot. Heat until butternut squash becomes tender.

Season with salt and pepper. Blend the butternut squash mixture with a hand blender until smooth. Pour the hot soup into the roasted pumpkins and serve immediately.

the plate “I grew up in France, so my first experience eating cornbread wasn’t until I was 17 or 18 years old when I traveled to North America for the first time. When I moved here I learned just how much of a staple cornbread is in the South. At La Farm, we use grains grown or milled nearby as much as we can. I get cornmeal from Yates Mill in Raleigh. It’s a restored 18th century gristmill, powered by a waterwheel. For me bread is the product of fermentation; it’s leavened with yeast. But I’ve made an exception here. And whereas traditional cornbread is predominantly made with cornmeal, here flour is the main ingredient. So I call it Frenchman’s cornbread.”

— Lionel Vatinet, Master Baker, La Farm Bakery, Cary

Frenchman’s Cornbread Start to finish: 25 minutes Makes 1 loaf 1 cup plus 2 teaspoons pastry flour ¾ cup fresh stone-ground yellow cornmeal 3 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon sea salt ¼ cup finely chopped chives 1 cup chopped red onion 4 ounces European butter 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons buttermilk 1 egg ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Measure and place all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir until well mixed. Add chives and ¾ cup of red onions.

“Eek! Halloween!”

by Sandra Boynton ages 4 and up

“Little Blue Truck’s Halloween”

by Alice Shertie

Melt the butter and let it cool.

Add buttermilk and egg to the butter and stir until well mixed.

for young readers

“One, Two ... Boo!

by Kristen L. Depken preschool and up

Combine dry and wet mixtures until just combined. Form dough into a boule or donut shape and top with remaining onions. Shredded cheddar cheese may also be used. Bake for approximately 15 minutes.

“The Spooky Wheels On The Bus”

by J. Elizabeth Mills ages 3-5 years

“Ten Timid Ghosts”

by Jennifer O’connell ages 4-8 years

accolades Blue Ridge & Beyond music series

By Emory Rakestraw North State Journal n the state that the king of bluegrass, Earl Scruggs, called Ihome, it’s only fitting that big

name acts will soon grace the stage of the Historic Earle Theatre in downtown Mount Airy.

The Blue Ridge & Beyond Series is a celebration of Surry County’s musical heritage with a lineup that consists of artists who have won major awards across the musical spectrum. If you are looking to two-step or for the perfect fiddle riff to tap your foot to, you can experience some of the nation’s finest bluegrass in an intimate setting.

“To attract this caliber of talent to Surry County is incredible. These groups often play in coliseums and very large venues. Seeing them in a small venue like the Earle is a unique experience.” said Tanya Jones of the Surry Arts Council.

The festival kicks off Nov. 19th with the O’Connor Band

featuring legendary fiddler Mark O’Connor, a two-time Grammy Award winner and sixtime recipient of the Country Music Association’s Musician of the Year. The O’Connor Band’s album Coming Home was Billboard’s #1 Bluegrass Album.

Del McCoury, who played in PHOTO COURTESY OF ARTS COUNCIL Mount Airy many years ago, will return Dec. 17th with his two sons, Ronnie and Rob McCoury Del McCoury, featured Blue Ridge and Beyond artist. and other members of the twotime Grammy-winning act, The Del McCoury Band. For 50 the artist and the audience Sutton and the Bryan Sutton years, McCoury has attracted are treated to an extra special Band (March 14th), Lonesome both diehard bluegrass fans and performance — one in which you River Band (March 31), Carson those vaguely familiar with the are not only hearing the music, Peters and Iron Mountain (May genre. A true legend, McCoury but you feel as though you are a 20), The Seldom Scene (June 23), Will Jones Band (Aug 19th), and recently received the National part of the show.

The series will last until Dec. The Bellamy Brothers (Sept. 22).

Heritage Fellowship Lifetime Jessica Roberts, the tourism Achievement Award from the 17, 2017 ending with Balsam National Endowment for the Range, who earned Vocal Group director in Mount Airy, says the of the Year and Song of the series brings visitors from across Arts.

One unique aspect of the Blue Year at the 2015 International America, “Music fans who are Ridge & Beyond Series is at the Bluegrass Music Awards. Other ‘in the know’ are amazed at this Earle Theatre, performers walk acts include Shadowgrass (Jan. lineup of talent.”

Tickets and more information through the audience to get on 21), Jerry Douglas Presents Earls the stage. In today’s world of of Leicester (Feb. 17), Grammy- can be found at: sold out coliseum shows, both winning acoustic guitarist Bryan www.SurryArts.org.

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C3 Auctioneer E.B. Harris of Warrenton yells during the N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale of Champions.

Harris has been the auctioneer for the event for nearly a decade.

N.C. State Fair | Raleigh

Friendships forged through agriculture

CHRISTINE T. NGUYEN | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

From left, Adam Hoffman, 15, Hunter Weddington, 16, and Gabe Simon, 16, relax with their cows after taking part in a State Fair livestock competition. The high school students are part of the Bandy’s Livestock FFA in Catawba.

For those concerned over the average age of a farmer, or worried about what the youth of America are doing with their time, you need only make your way to the Jim Graham building the first Saturday of the North Carolina State fair

By Jennifer Wood North State Journal

Ringman Bruce Shankle, center, calls out a bid during the N.C. State Fair Junior Livestock Sale of Champions.

A portion of the sale goes to education scholarships.

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ows, kids, and country music bumping behind impromptu line dancing in the stalls at the Jim Graham building are the order of business on Friday night. These youth livestock exhibitors are here to compete in their Super Bowl of market shows and sales.

“These kids have worked hard to get here,” said Shannon Vanhoy, Catawba County FFA Advisor at Bandy’s High School. “We have 26 members and some are suburban kids from non-traditional agriculture households, if there’s ever a learning curve you can be sure they make it up in hard work.”

Some of these youth exhibitors are involved in 4-H, some are members of the Future Farmers of America organization, and some represent their family farm — but they have all reached this stage with their animal because they won at the local level and understand the concept of dedication and hard work.

On Saturday Bandy’s FFA group won the inaugural Junior Herdsman Award. The award recognizes participants for responsible behavior and quality work while taking care of their animals at the fair. Even with the boot scoot boogie going on in the background while I talk with the young people in this group, it is easy to see why they were recognized for this award. No one in the Bandy’s FFA group ever mentions the accolade.

The exhibitors are looking forward to their own shows and many have added a component to their weekend by volunteering to participate in the livestock special show.

The special show is a livestock event where youth exhibitors are paired with people with special needs of all ages and abilities with the goal of sharing the joyful experience of being with an animal in the show ring at the

Melinda Boyd, 21, of Pinetown prepares to show off Sioux, who was named supreme grand champion overall female junior beef heifer.

state fair.

Sarah Faith McAllister lights up when asked about her participation. “I found out today that I’m paired with Phil,” beamed Sarah. “Last year my sister was partnered with Phil and he is just the nicest man, he makes everyone around him feel important.

When I got the card with Phil’s name I was so happy.” McAllis-

ter will accompany Phil Bagwell around the show ring with her immaculately groomed black angus cow on Saturday. McAllister’s excitement is contagious and her friends pile in to share how much everyone loves Phil along with their own excitement about being a part of the event.

Quietly seated adjacent to the Bandy’s FFA group are a crop of

siblings, one pair from Stanly County and one from Guilford County. They are soft spoken, but no less enthusiastic about their volunteer involvement. Mattie and Marcie Harward are twins from Stanly County and both are eager to participate. “I volunteer because it’s fun to have the opportunity to share agriculture with someone who might not have the chance to be exposed to it,” said Mattie Harward. “Absolutely, it’s a great part of the fair experience for us,” echoes Marcie Harward.

Cara Smith and her brother Thomas Smith are from Guilford County and they reflect that same sentiment In fact, Thomas Smith has been paired with the same partner for five years, “I enjoy volunteering, it gives kids a way to be around livestock.” said Thomas Smith. “Some of the participants have never been around animals.

My partner was afraid of them to begin with, but not anymore.”

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“There’s really no way to describe the fullness of the event. The opportunity to work with livestock is one that not everyone has. Because of Mike Smith and his love of animals doors have been opened for folks who might not otherwise come in contact with cattle or sheep.”

Callie Carson, Co-Assistant Superintendent, Special Awards Livestock Show

Mike Smith poses for a photograph with his 7-year-old great niece Chaney Rae Leonard’s lamb as he shows during the Livestock Special Awards at the North Carolina State Fair.

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Because of Mike It all started in 1997 with one man.

Mike Smith asked his family and friends, “Why don’t I get to show?”

One man with Down’s Syndrome from Rockingham County who had watched his friends and family show livestock and win ribbons and belts for years with a deep desire to participate — finally asked. Smith’s family and friends set about making it happen, first at the local level, then all the way up to the N.C. State Fair where Smith continues to take part in the livestock special show every year.

“He’s been everywhere,” said Mike Smith’s sister. “He’s shown at the Dixie Classic Fair, at the Mountain State Fair, he even used to go all the way to South Carolina to show.” Gloria Smith beams with pride over her brother. “He loves it and this year he gets to show with his great-niece.”

Smith’s family talks about how he started out wanting to show because of the draw of a belt buckle, much like the one he proudly wears in the ring today. A few years back the livestock youth got together and gave Smith that buckle as a gift to thank him for all he’s done.

Each of the young exhibitors mentions him in conversation at some point, reflecting an entire generation inspired to volunteer in agriculture.

The special show began with one man in 1997 and now the ring is so full they have to cap the number of participants due to time constraints.

Carol Turner is the event organizer and she was with the N.C. State Fair livestock office for 26 years until she retired, but this event is in her heart. Turner comes back every year specifically for the special show, “I just can’t give it up,” said Turner.

She talks about the organized chaos and the friendships families forge through the many activities associated with being a show participant. Each of the people involved seem to have signed on as permanent special show family members — all connected by agriculture.

photos by EAMON QUEENEY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

Saturday night sale It is time for the youth who have volunteered their time on Saturday afternoon to get dressed up for Saturday night and the Junior Sale of Champions. The junior sale at the N.C. State Fair has always existed, but in 2014 it was moved to 6:00 p.m. and placed in the middle of the show ring. When the sale moved they added the scholarship element to the program. The youth keep 60 percent of the purchase amount of the livestock sold and the other 40 percent goes to support scholarships and animal agriculture programs in North Carolina.

Bryan Blinson, Executive Director of the N.C. Cattlemen’s Association served as the emcee for the evening and he explained the effort exerted by these young exhibitors to get here, “This is the culmination of an immense amount of work. If you think these young people went out in the pasture and caught a cow last week and gave it a bath and brought it to Raleigh — nothing could be farther from the truth.”

The evening begins with the singing of the National Anthem by scholarship recipient, Mason Blinson, followed by a prayer for our neighbors in Eastern N.C. as they recover from the damage wrought by hurricane Matthew.

Veteran auctioneer E.B. Harris is on hand to call the auction and entertain — if you are bidding you better not be caught sitting on your hands. “You can never tell the depth of the water in the well by the length of the handle on the pump.” Harris calls out to one bidder he feels should up the ante.

As the evening proceeds former scholarship winners stand to be recognized for their current course of study and as an anecdote the scholarship winners reminisce about their favorite fair moments. Of note, more than one scholarship recipient shared that being a part of the special show gave them life lessons they still cherish.

Friendships forged through agriculture, hard work, and giving back.

Main, German Garcia, 29, right, of Winston Salem, reacts after getting awards for showing with Adam Hoffman, left, of Catawba, during the Livestock Special Awards at the North Carolina State Fair in Raleigh.

According to German’s mom Angela, German looks forward to the show all year even after participating for 8 years. “It’s amazing because he used to be afraid of animals,” said Angela. The special show gives people with special needs, regardless of age or ability, a chance to experience the fun of showing animals at the state fair. Some participants have enjoyed it so much they have come back every year for decades.

Above, Richard Reich, NCDA&CS, Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture Services, places a medal around the neck of Phil Bagwell from Garner, as Sarah McAllister, of Catawba County Bandy’s FFA, and Mark Powell, right, of Agri Supply, watch during the Livestock Special Awards.

Phil Bagwell, of Garner, gives Sarah Faith McAllister, of Catawba, a hug as they wait to get their awards for showing during the Livestock Special Awards.

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disaster recovery including mud-outs, tearout, and chainsaw work to homes, trees and yards; offering chaplaincy; providing showers; washing laundry, and so much more.

The N.C. Baptist Men and Women are currently serving in Fayetteville, Lumberton, and Kinston. Other states were invited to assist in Greenville, Whiteville, and Wallace.

The effects of North Carolina from the storm were excessive and the rebuilding process will take time. Those individuals, groups, or church organizations wishing to assist the Baptist Men and Women with clean-up or provide monetary or in-kind donations are welcome.

“You don’t have to be a Baptist to be involved,” said Brunson. “You just have to want to help provide meaning or a life-changing mission for people in Jesus’ name.”

Baptists on Mission helps assist within communities throughout the year. Mission camps are setup in Red Springs and Shelby where youth can participate in week-long service camps. The organization also has national and international partnerships such as the Door of Hope in South Africa which has rescued more than 1,500 infants who were abandoned in garbage cans, fields, rivers, and landfills.

“We tell people to ‘pray, go, and give,’ said Brunson. “You’re making a difference in someone’s life.”

EAMON QUEENEY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

A volunteer for the N.C. Baptist Men works amid coolers at the Cedar Falls Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

N.C. State Fair See you again next year!

Curtis Cecil, of Thomasville, makes glass figurines at the Village of Yesteryear at the State Fair.

Neal Thomas, of Wendell, weaves a split oak basket at the Village of Yesteryear.

Jeri Buek, of Henderson­ ville, practices needle art at the Village of Yesteryear at the North Carolina State Fair. The technique of using a hollow needle dates back to ancient Egypt when a bird’s bone was used.

Anne Allison, of Old Fort, demonstrates weaving at the Village of Yesteryear at the North Carolina State Fair .

MADELINE GRAY | NORTH STATE JOURNAL

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TAKE NOTICE NEW HAMPSHIRE THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE JUDICIAL BRANCH NH CIRCUIT COURT 9th Circuit – Family Division – Manchester, 35 Amherst St. Manchester NH 031011801 Telephone: 1-855-212-1234, TTY/TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964, http://www.courts. state.nh.us CITATION FOR PUBLICATION Case Name: In the Matter of Stephanie Medina and Hector Medina Case Number: 656-2016-DM-00334 On April 05, 2016, Stephanie Media of Manchester, NH filed in this Court a Petition for Divorce with requests concerning: The original pleading is available for inspection at the office of the Clerk at the above Family Division location.

UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE COURT, EACH PARTY IS RESTRAINED FROM SELLING, TRANSFERRING, ENCUMBERING, HYPOTHECATING, CONCEALING OR IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER DISPOSING OF ANY PROPERTY, REAL OR PERSONAL, BELONGING TO EITHER OR BOTH PARTIES EXCEPT (1) BY WRITTEN AGREEMENT OF BOTH PARTIES, OR (2) FOR REASONABLE AND NECESSARY LIVING EXPENSES OR (3) IN THE ORDINARY AND USUAL CAUSE OF BUSINESS. The Court has entered the following Order(s): Hector Medina shall file a written Appearance Form with the Clerk of the Family Division at the above location on or before November 23, 2016 or be found in DEFAULT. Hector Medina shall also file by December 23, 2016 a Response to the Petition and by October 08, 2016 deliver a copy to the Petitioner’s Attorney or the Petitioner, if unrepresented. Failure to do so will result in issuance of Orders in this matter, which may affect you without your input.

BY ORDER OF THE COURT, Mary A. Barton, Clerk of Court, September 23, 2016

WAKE NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 16 SP 2457 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made

by Ekeoma Njemanze (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Sumerlyn Community Association, Inc.) to David A. Harris, Trustee(s), dated the 28th day of December, 2009, and recorded in Book 13814, Page 660, and Scrivener’s Affidavit in Book 13832, Page 2162, and Scrivener’s Affidavit in Book 14958, Page 2358, and Modification in Book 16092, Page 694, 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 October 31, 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: All of Lot 71, Sumerlyn Subdivision, Phase 3, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2008 (previously referred to incorrectly as 2006), Page 253, Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description of same. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 6811 Horseback Lane, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Being the identical property as conveyed to Centex Homes on 3/23/09 in Book 13444, Page 1418 in the Wake County Public Registry.

Being a portion of the property as conveyed to Wake Partners, LLC on 9/1/04 in Book 10999, Page 1548, in the Wake County Public Registry.

Parcel ID #: 0374634 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.

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 15 SP 3609 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made

by Kevin R. McLennon, unmarried, and Nyeema C. Harris, unmarried to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), dated the 26th day of July, 2007, and recorded in Book 012674, Page 00902, and Re-recorded in Book 12753, Page 2472, 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 October 31, 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: Lying and being in the City of Raleigh, St. Mary’s Township, WAKE County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: All of Lot 89 in The Villages At Pearl Ridge Subdivision, as shown on a map thereof recorded in Book of Maps 2005, Pages 1958-1961 (with said Lot being shown on Page 1961), Wake County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made for a more particular description. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 5621 Advantis Drive, 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.

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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.

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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 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)

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