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EYES ON CRIME NUMBERS A mixed bag in stats; some areas get more than fair share of troubles
At least six others killed by gunman in Arizona
BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com
In 2010, Rowan County law enforcement agencies were plagued with copper thefts, drug offenses and break-ins targeting homes and businesses — the most popular crimes among criminals living in the county and those passing through. Though murder numbers increased from 2009, other violent crimes were down across the city and parts of the county last year. But nonviolent crimes, such as the break-ins and thefts, as well as drug offenses, increased in several areas. While some areas continue to be trouble spots — especially for violence — Salisbury has seen overn Police, owners all crime numbers of Wilco Hess on fall the past several years, from 5,397 in Innes Street trying to reduce 2008 to 4,322 last year. crime, 3A And overall crime n Map of areas numbers dropped in hit hardest by violent crimes, 3A several sections of the county, though total numbers increased to 3,545 last year from 3,372 in 2009 and 3,131 in 2008. Most of the crime that’s happening is concentrated around Interstate 85, with nearly all crimes in 2010 taking place within a 1-mile radius of the interstate. “People are transient,” Rowan Counshelley smith/SALISBURY POSt ty Sheriff Kevin Auten said recently. “We are intersected with I-85, Highway Salisbury Police Officer tad Ogg arrests a woman on an outstanding warrant 70, U.S. 52, and Old Concord Road parallels with I-85.” ries, motor vehicle thefts, murders, rapes and Carolina has seen an increase in crime. Auten said one factor hindering investigaBut it’s not just visiting criminals. Locals robberies. tors trying to solve these crimes is they don’t still tie up each law enforcement agency with In 2010, the Salisbury Police Department know if the criminals are from out of town or the usual break-in or drug possession offense, investigated six murders, the highest in the live in the community. past five years. There were numerous armed and the occasional robbery. In 2010, Auten said, authorities arrested robberies along East Innes Street, as well as more out-of-town criminals than locals. several stabbings. Transient bad guys keep the Salisbury Po- Crime in the city But in four of the five Salisbury neighborViolent crime was at its worst in Salisbury lice Department busy too, targeting mainly hoods with the most crime overall in 2010, viin 2006 and 2007, but has generally declined businesses along I-85 and U.S. 29. Salisbury Police Sgt. Brian Stallings said over the past several years. Violent crimes See CRIME, 4A any community along an interstate in North include arsons, aggravated assaults, burgla-
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BY SHELLEY SMITH Beginning in February, law enforcement officers will be able to collect DNA from people charged with certain misdemeanor and felony arrests. The DNA, taken with swab inside the cheek, will be entered into state and national DNA databases for law enforcement agen-
cies to use in attempting to solve murders, rapes and other crimes, including cold cases. If the person arrested is not convicted, or the case is dismissed, the DNA will be deleted from the system. By Oct. 31 last year, law enforcement agenices matched 379 cases to samples in the database maintained by the N.C. SBI. Some Rowan County agencies
have added to that number and hope to solve more crimes through the use of the DNA technology. The Salisbury Police Department went through sexual assault kits several years ago, and the DNA from those have been entered into the database. Two cases have been solved by entering DNA from an old crime into the system.
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This year, police found blood at a break-in. DNA from the blood showed up in the database, and an arrest was made. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said the DNA technology and database has changed its investigative procedures at crime scenes. Now DNA swabs must be taken before investigators begin
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Several N.C. lawmakers commented Saturday after U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., and others were shot in Arizona. U.S. Sen. Kay R. Hagan, D.C., said the shooting was “an absolute tragedy.” “My thoughts and prayers are with Congresswoman Giffords, her family and staff, and the families of those injured and killed,” said the e-mail released by Hagan. U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., called it “a senseless shooting.” He said he and his wife, Brooke, were shocked and saddened by the incident. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims and families affected by this tragic event,” Burr said. U.S. Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., said in a television interview that “I don’t think you can live your life worrying about the prospect that some deranged individual
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head Saturday by a gunman who opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with voters, killing a federal judge and five others in a rampage that rattled the country and left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge. Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik said Giffords was the target of a gunman whom he described as mentally unstable and possibly acting along with an accomplice. He said Giffords was among 13 people wounded in the melee that killed six people, including Arizona’s GIFFORDS chief federal judge, a 9year-old girl and an aide for the Democratic lawmaker. He said the rampage ended only after two people tackled the gunman. Doctors were optimistic about Giffords surviving as she was responding to commands from doctors despite having a bullet go through her head. “With guarded optimism, I hope she will survive, but this is a very devastating wound,” said Dr. Richard Carmona, the former surgeon general who lives in Tucson. The sheriff pointed to the vitriolic political rhetoric that has consumed the country as he denounced the shooting that claimed several of his friends, including U.S. District Judge John Roll. The judge attended Mass on Saturday morning like he does every day before stopping by to say hello to his good friend Giffords. “When you look at unbalanced people,
Few remain fired up a year after smoking ban went into effect BY SHAVONNE POTTS spotts@salisburypost.com
When the state banned smoking in restaurants and bars, most adapted by providing designated smoking areas outside. Since the law went into effect a year ago, complaints and violations have decreased, said Environmental Health Manager Lynn Aldridge. In the first six months in Rowan County, from Jan. 2-Aug. 29, 22 documented complaints at 12 establishments came in and two of those were verified as violations. In the latter part of the year, about
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a third of that number of complaints came in and only one was verified as a violation. For the year, Rowan County had 30 documented complaints at 19 establishments and three were verified as violations. The law requires enclosed areas of almost all restaurants and bars to be smoke-free. Smoking is also banned in enclosed areas of hotels, motels and inns if food and drink are prepared there. There are a few exceptions to the law: • Cigar bars. • Private clubs or country clubs.
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Valerie Gallimore, a bartender at the Carriage Room, goes to the designated smoking area just outside the business for her break.
• Restaurants that are not required to comply with sanitation laws. Smoking is permitted in 20 percent of guest rooms in lodging establishments. One bar, Gina’s, openly disregarded the law, according to the owner’s boyfriend, Scott Gentry, who spoke to the Post six months ago. The establishment didn’t fall under the law because it was a private club. The bar continued to let its patrons smoke, despite being informed by the Health Department it was in violation. Gentry had said the business was
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FROM 1a or group is going to engage in an act of this kind. “If we are at that point in our country then our country is in a lot worse shape than I'd ever imagined.” he said. U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, DN.C. issued the following statement: “I am honored to not only call Congresswoman Giffords a colleague, but also a true
SHOOTING FROM 1a how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous,” the sheriff said. “And unfortunately, Arizona I think has become the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry.” The reaction to the shooting rippled across the country as Americans were aghast at the sight of such a violent attack on a sitting member of Congress. The shooting cast a pall over the Capitol as politicians of all stripes denounced the shooting as a horrific and senseless act of violence. Obama dispatched his FBI director to Arizona. Capitol police asked members of Congress to be more vigilant about security in the wake of the shooting, and some politicians expressed hope that the killing spree serves as a wakeup call at a time when the political climate has become so emotionally charged. “It is a tragedy for Arizona, and a tragedy for our entire country,” President Barack Obama declared. Giffords, 40, is a threeterm moderate Democrat who narrowly won re-election in November against a tea party candidate as conservatives across the country sought to throw her from office over her support of the health care law. Her office in Tucson was vandalized in the hours after the House passed the overhaul last March as anger over the law spread across the country. Police say the shooter was in custody, and was identified by people familiar with the investigation as Jared Loughner, 22. Officials said he used a semiautomatic 9-mm pistol with an extended clip to carry out the attack. The suspect’s exact motivation was not clear, but a former classmate described Loughner as a pot-smoking loner who had rambling beliefs about the world. The Army said he tried to enlist in December 2008 but was rejected for reasons the military did not provide. Federal law enforcement officials were poring over versions of a MySpace page that belonged to Jared Loughner and over a YouTube video published weeks ago under an account “Classitup10” and
friend. Her selfless hard work on behalf of the people of her district is a true testament to her dedication to helping others. “I ask you to join me in praying for Gabby’s recovery, as well as all of the victims and families that have been touched by this senseless tragedy. My staff and I will be keeping Gabby, her family and all members of her staff in our thoughts and prayers as we try to make sense of this deplorable act.”
“The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous. And unfortunately, Arizona I think has become the capital. We have become the mecca for prejudice and bigotry.” CLARENCE DUPNIK Pima County, Ariz., sheriff
linked to him. The MySpace page, which was removed within minutes of the gunman being identified by officials, included a mysterious “Goodbye friends” message published hours before the shooting and exhorted his friends to “Please don’t be mad at me.” In one of several YouTube videos, which featured text against a dark background, Loughner described inventing a new U.S. currency and complained about the illiteracy rate among people living in Giffords’ congressional district in Arizona. “I know who’s listening: Government Officials, and the People,” Loughner wrote. “Nearly all the people, who don’t know this accurate information of a new currency, aren’t aware of mind control and brainwash methods. If I have my civil rights, then this message wouldn’t have happen (sic).” Giffords spokesman C.J. Karamargin said three Giffords staffers were shot. One died, and the other two are expected to survive. Giffords was first elected to Congress amid a wave of Democratic victories in 200. She is married to astronaut Mark E. Kelly, who has piloted space shuttles Endeavour and Discovery. Giffords has drawn the ire of the right in the last year, especially from politicians like Sarah Palin over her support of the health care bill. Palin listed Giffords’ seat as one of the top “targets” in the midterm elections. In the hours after the shooting, Palin issued a statement in which she expressed her “sincere condolences” to the family of Giffords and the other victims.
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SMOKING FROM 1a compliant because it met the criteria of a private club, which is an exemption under the law. Bars are inspected by the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. Gentry had said by the definition from the state ABC Commission, the bar was a private club. Aldridge however disagreed, saying the bar was not a private club. The bar was fined in March and seven months later closed. Gentry blames the smoking ban as part of the reason for the close. “Customers stayed away,” he said. Patrons told him they stopped going to the bar because they knew they couldn’t smoke. Gentry, who assisted at the bar, said they never told customers not to smoke. In fact, they never removed ashtrays, as required by the law. Gentry said this week he still stands by his belief that the law is unconstitutional. “They are telling private businesses, small businesses, what they can and can’t do,” he said. He compared the law to telling major retailers like Walmart what products to sell. “When the government starts telling a private business owner what they can do in their business, what’s the next step to tell churches what they can worship?” he asked. He did not elaborate on the other reason for the business closing. The ban did not terribly affect Castaways, said co-owner Luke Livengood. The seafood and oyster bar set up a smoking area outside for customers. “With our type of restaurant, it’s not really affected us in a negative way,” Livengood said. The restaurant has regular customers who did not let having to go outside for a smoke keep them from returning. “I can’t really say that I’ve seen a change at all. We have some regular customers who smoke and they still come,” he said. Livengood said he’s not entirely happy with having customers go outside. “I don’t like the designated smoking area outside. It’s counterproductive to getting them in the restaurant, but we do have some loyal cus-
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Valerie Gallimore said the smoking law hadn’t really affected business at the Carriage Room. ‘We have a big ashtray outside and have a couple of tables set up,’ she noted. tomers,” he said. He believes it is the right of a business owner if he or she chooses to allow smoking in their establishment. The ban has pros and cons, said bartender Valerie Gal-
limore, who works at the Carriage Room. Before the ban, people smoked all the time in the bar. As a smoker, Gallimore even sometimes felt inundated with smoke.
Smoking violations first year • Gina’s, 900 Mooresville Road, Salisbury, first violation, warning letter, March. • The Buccaneer, 440 Barringer Road, Salisbury, first violation, warning letter, August. • Saturday Night Lounge, 2416 N. Main St., Kannapolis, first violation, warning letter, September. DaTa PROVIDeD BY The TOBaCCO PReVenTIOn anD COnTROL BRanCh
“We’ve been listening to people complain about it,” she said. Gallimore said the new law hasn’t really affected the business. “We have a big ashtray outside and have a couple of tables set up,” she said. Customers can go to an area just outside the door to smoke. Designated smoking areas must have at least two open sides, meaning it can’t be completely closed off. Any fencing must be partial, Aldridge said. One business, Saturday Night Lounge in Kannapolis, received a violation. The name of the bar later changed to Players Sports Bar and Club. So far, no Rowan business has had more than one violation. Any business that reaches a third violation is subject to a $200 fine. The state leaves it up to each county to determine if the fine will be one time or per day. Aldridge said the Board of Health will discuss that distinction at its meeting next week. The board can choose to have the fine lifted only after the owner notifies the health department and corrects the problem. The health department has to verify the change. The owner can appeal the board of health’s decision. Aldridge said in Pitt County, four bar owners did just that, filed a lawsuit and won. The owners argue the application of the law is unequal because under the ban, patrons can drink and smoke at a country club or fraternal organization like the VFW, but can’t do the same at other private clubs. The attorney argued it was an “invalid distinction, improperly based in law.” The judge in the case agreed. The Pitt County Health Department filed an appeal against the judge’s decision, which could take up to a year in court. Aldridge said this case could set a precedent for future appeals. “We knew it would be challenging,” he said of the first year, especially the first few months. Contact Shavonne Potts at 704-797-4253.
Dole leaves hospital; fever prompts returns TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole has returned to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington. Dole said in a statement released Saturday that he left the hospital Friday when “everything looked clear.” He says he decided to stop by the George Washington University Hospital after a recurrence of a fever. He then returned for further examination Friday evening to Walter Reed, where he remains. Dole says overall he feels “good.” Dole initially was admitted to Walter Reed on Tuesday. The 87-year-old Dole spent 10 months at Walter Reed last year after suffering pneumonia following knee surgery. He left the facility in mid-November. Dole was elected to the U.S. House in 1960 and the Senate in 1968. He was the Republican nominee for president in 1996 but lost to Bill Clinton.
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GAS STATION ON INNES STREET AMONG HOT SPOTS Police get 307 calls about Wilco Hess in 2010 BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com
Local residents and city officials call the Wilco Hess at 500 E. Innes St., which borders the Park Avenue neighborhood, a hot spot for criminal activity. And they’re taking measures to cool it off. The Salisbury Police Department responded to 307 calls at the Wilco Hess between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31 last year. Of those, officers were called more than 127 times to investigate suspicious people. At least nine of the calls were for fights, robberies or reports of shots fired. The months of March and May had the highest number of calls about violent crimes. “The Hess station is a place to congregate,” said C.J. Peters, who lives in the Park Avenue neighborhood. “Anytime you’ve got a place where you have alcohol and food to eat, you have a lot of traffic. There are a lot of people coming in and out that (people) can tempt with prostitution, drugs or begging.” Peters said he wants to see “No Loitering” signs posted at the business, which he said has worked at other stores. He also wants the alcohol sales to end at 9 or 10 p.m. “They (Wilco Hess) are not proactive,” Peters said. “It’s for profit as far as I can see it. I think if they are going to make money in our city, they’ve got a responsibility. People get knifed there and that shouldn’t happen.” Even though the gas station and convenience store is a short walk away, Park Avenue resident Garth Birdsey said he never stops at the Wilco Hess. “I don’t like to use their services because I don’t want to support them,” he said. “They’re not good for my neighborhood.” The Salisbury Police Department and Salisbury Code Enforcement department are working with the owners of Wilco Hess to try to abate the problems. The police department recently met with the president of the company and other top officials, Police Chief Rory Collins said. “We are working in conjunction with the Alcohol Law Enforcement Nuisance Abate-
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ment Team,” Collins said. The city of Salisbury has sent company officials a letter informing them of the start of a “nuisance abatement” effort at the business. Collins said the company has cooperated, so far, installing additional lighting around the entire business and a “beefed up” video surveillance system. “Once it’s done we will actually have the ability to log
on to watch the activity there live in the parking lot area there, and surrounding (areas),” Collins said. “They are trying at this point, but we’ve got a ways to go,” Collins said. “Until the problem is resolved there, we won’t be satisfied.” Calls to the Wilco Hess headquarters in WinstonSalem were not returned. Contact reporter Shelley Smith at 704-797-4246.
Crimes in Rowan County — 2008-10 2010 2009 2008
Zone 1 542 570 693
Zone 2 294 350 376
Zone 3 549 446 384
Zone 4 659 555 459
Zone 5 Zone 6 Zone 7 446 432 354 337 343 341 292 323 282
Zone 8 269 430 322
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Crime in the county The Rowan Sheriff’s Office divides the county into eight zones, and each zone has its own reputation when it comes to criminal activity. Three of the zones, though, are hotter than the others. In 2010, Zone 1 — which includes East Spencer and Granite Quarry — had the highest number of crimes, according to Sheriff’s Office statistics. Over the last three years, Zones 3 and 4 have averaged the most crimes, Auten said. Zone 3 is located in the southern part of the county, along the Cabarrus County line, with U.S. 52 and Old Concord Road as its borders. Zone 4, adjacent to Zone 3, is sectioned off by Old Concord Road, Grace Church Road, Patterson Road and Weaver Road. Zone 4 sees mostly breakins and larcenies, Auten said. And because I-85 cuts through the center, businesses and homes along the interstate are criminals’ main targets. “There’s a multitude of ways to get around,” Auten said, “and I think some of it is probably bleed-over from the Charlotte area.” Zone 3 in southern Rowan also has break-ins and larcenies, but drugs are a big problem as well. Auten, who worked narcotics cases for years, said solving drug cases can be easy or difficult, depending on
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Salisbury Police Lt. Shelia Lingle goes over an investigation with detectives. day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.” in their targeted areas, Owens said. “A lot of our calls come in after 5 p.m., when people come home,” Moose said. Moose and Owens said break-ins are more widespread in the county because there are so many places thieves can target, but they still saw fewer in 2010 than in previous years. Thefts of copper, on the
other hand, won’t decrease anytime soon, authorities say. Copper thefts were a big problem in 2010 and have increased over the past several years, with agencies investigating copper thefts almost daily during the summer months last year. Copper thefts increase or Budget challenges decrease based on how easy it Law enforcement agencies is to get rid of the copper, said Shulenburger, the Salisbury See CRIME, 5A police detective.
A resident stops Salisbury Police Officer Mark McDaniel to talk about a recent neighborhood break-in.
Violent crime numbers Salisbury neighborhoods with the most violent crimes 20052010 Park Avenue North Main Residential Downtown East Innes Strip Spanish Arms
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where informants are. “Sometimes you just end up working in an area hotter than others,” Auten said. He noted a big increase in citizen involvement in southern Rowan has led to arrests in that area. “People know what belongs in their neighborhood and what doesn’t,” he said. “By reporting that, a lot of times they (residents) can stop a crime before it happens. “I know a lot of people are scared to get involved sometimes, but it’s good to speak up for your neighbors.” “We’d rather people call us and us go out and it be nothing,” Lt. John Sifford said. Although the East SpencerGranite Quarry area saw an increase this year, Auten and Sifford say Zone 7 — the Cleveland area, including U.S. 70, U.S. 601 and Foster and Needmore roads — has been a problem for many years. Needmore and Foster roads are the “hottest spots” for drug activity in the county, Auten said, with crack cocaine among the biggest sellers. “That area had a reputation from Troutman, Statesville, multiple counties,” he said. “We did a project up there, and about 80 percent of the tags were from out of county.” Auten and Sifford said drug activity there has slowed down, but has not disappeared. “We don’t know how it really came to be such a problem,” Auten said. “Those guys weren’t the sophisticated drug dealers we see. A lot of them were users that sold enough to get by.”
the county in no particular pattern or order. It depends on the area a thief or group of thieves decide to target. For example, break-ins were happening frequently in the southeastern part of the county for awhile, but stopped once the criminals were caught, Detective Chad Moose said. Then break-ins picked up on the west side of the county. Investigators caught that group, and, again, the breakins stopped. “A couple of years ago they were pretty much local guys,” Moose said of people breaking into homes and businesses. “Our last couple of big groups doing the break-ins were out of Charlotte and Concord.” Staff Sgt. Jason Owens and Moose say the stolen property from break-ins gets spread out from crack houses in Concord all the way to Charlotte. The break-ins happen while people are at work. “Those people from Concord or Charlotte spend all
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olent crime has decreased since 2005. The Park Avenue community, for example, had the highest number of crimes among Salisbury neighborhoods last year, and it had the most violent crimes, a distinction it has held the past five years. The 40 violent crimes there last year were up slightly from 38 in 2009 but represented the second-lowest number in the past six years. The hot summer months of 2010 seemed to be the busiest for the community, with numerous assaults involving knives and guns, and sexual assaults such as rapes. Most crimes in the Park Avenue neighborhood occurred on North Shaver Street, Park Avenue, North Long Street, East Cemetery Street and East Lafayette Street. However, Salisbury Police Lt. Shelia Lingle said residents who have moved into the neighborhood over the last several years have made a difference in reducing crime. “They’ve really taken it upon themselves to clean up that neighborhood,” she said. “They’ve chosen to make it a viable place again.” Garth Birdsey and C.J. Peters are two of those residents. Birdsey has lived on Park Avenue since 2001. Peters moved into the neighborhood in June 2007 and started a neighborhood watch by the end of the year, he said, “basically out of fear.” After watching drug deals and prostitution at the corner of Park Avenue and North Shaver Street, they decided to change things. “Anytime we saw anything at all, we’d call” police, Peters said. “We started calling a lot. Started calling constantly. “We started figuring out who was holding (drugs) by their signs, their whistle and the way they threw their arms up.” Peters and Birdsey say the police have been “wonderful.” “I’d say eight out of 10 times, they were here within five minutes,” Peters said. “They investigated anything and everything. They encouraged us and worked with us.” “It’s a dramatic difference,” Birdsey said. “It used to be that I could walk out on the corner and there would be someone doing something illegal within 20 minutes. I’ve lived in other transient neighborhoods in other cities, and the police here are probably at least 200 percent better than other places.” “I feel a lot safer,” Peters said. “I can walk up and down the streets and I’m not worried I’m going to get mugged. That’s a big relief. “People know to stay away.” Although residents and police have improved Park Avenue, problems still exist a few blocks away on East Cemetery Street, and, police say, at the Wilco Hess gas station and convenience store at 500 E. Innes St.
“Precious metals have always been a commodity, kind of ebb and flow with the economy,” added Whitley, the deputy police chief. “They’ve always stolen copper.” Stallings said the theft of copper is all about opportunity. “It’s everywhere,” he said. The same goes for the sheriff’s office. “Copper theft rises with the price of copper,” Moose said. And some thieves specialize in copper. “Criminals, they have a niche,” Owens said. Catalytic converter thieves are another example, he said. “He’ll get arrested and be in prison for two years, and then there are no thefts for those two years. As soon as he gets out, the crimes come back.” Moose and Owens said that solving one crime can stop a string of crimes, but unless there is a key witness, the crimes are hard to connect to one person or group of people.
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Break-ins, copper theft Even though break-ins are reported every day across the county, Rowan law enforcement agencies agree property crimes seem to be slowing down. Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said he believes the decrease is due to the economy — people are out of work and at home during the day. “There’s easier ways of stealing,” Deputy Chief Steve Whitley said. Lingle, the police lieutenant, said stealing copper — where criminals most often risk only a misdemeanor charge — is easier to get away with and less traceable than break-ins and larcenies, which could carry felony charges. That’s not stopping some groups of criminals. For the Sheriff’s Office, break-ins are spread out and move across
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FroM 4a across the state are facing budget cuts, which means they’re not getting additional officers to handle increasing workloads, which are not just crime-related. The Sheriff’s Office serves 35,000 civil papers a year, and foreclosures and executions are at an alltime high, Auten said. Eight positions have been cut in the past two years, but that doesn’t ease the workload or deter criminals. “We just try to cut where we can and not lose services,” he said. “You have to rob Peter to pay Paul.” Auten said that not having school resource officers is what he notices the most. “It hurts the schools, but also hurts the patrol zones,” he said. Knox Middle School in Salisbury is currently the only middle school with a school resource officer. The Salisbury Police Department has not faced cuts like the Sheriff’s Office, but the police chief said that as crime and call volumes continue to rise, he would not turn down additional officers. “I think overall we’re keeping up fairly well,” Collins said. Contact reporter Shelley Smith at 704-797-4246.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Family lore says the first liquid to touch August Busch IV’s lips was beer from the Anheuser-Busch brewery. As a child, Busch accompanied his father to business meetings at the brewery’s headquarters. As a young man, he made his mark creating ads for the product that would dominate his life: Budweiser beer. Busch enjoyed a seemingly charmed life with good looks, money and a bevy of beautiful women. But his playboy lifestyle landed him in legal trouble, and he took the throne at the king of beers, only to see the company sold out from under him. The scion of St. Louis’ richest and most powerful family found his name in the national headlines again last month, once more tainted by scandal. Busch’s 27-year-old girlfriend was found dead at his home of unknown causes. Busch told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch she had been taking a sleeping medication called Trazodone and might have accidentally overdosed. Toxicology tests are pending, and police said there is no evidence of foul play or trauma. the system. Old ink cards will also be converted to digital form for the database. “If you get a latent lift and you don’t have a suspect, it would take someone years to go through those 15,000 cards,” police Sgt. Brian Stallings said. “It cuts down and helps us develop suspects.” So far, six fingerprint matches have come back to the Police Department. The sheriff’s office is also adding a new fingerprint machine that will be located in the magistrate’s office and will compare fingerprints taken from people arrested locally to those in databases maintained by the SBI, FBI and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The new machine is part of the Secure Communities Program and will check all databases and process new prints in less than 30 minutes, Rowan County Sheriff Kevin Auten said. “It opens up a whole new set of fingerprints,” Auten said. “I don’t know how many millions of fingerprints that brings online.” Anyone released on a written promise to appear in court, or someone arrested for a worthless check, will now be processed at the magistrate’s office and won’t ever enter the doors to the Rowan County jail, Auten said. “It will help with time and resources,” he said, “and keep from cluttering the detention center with people who don’t need to be there.” Auten said the machine is being paid for with money from drug forfeitures. He hopes the machine will be working by Feb. 1.
to look for fingerprints. “DNA, it’s tremendous,” Sheriff’s Detective Chad Moose said. “Fingerprints are kind of a medium — it depends on climate, conditions, the surface a person touched, there’s a lot of factors. “Finding a fingerprint at a crime scene is actually pretty hard.” DNA, coming from skin cells or blood, is “more intimate than just a fingerprint on a door knob,” Moose said. Since the DNA database became an option for local law enforcement, the Sheriff’s Office has been able to go through evidence from cases years ago, and several cold cases that happened before DNA was discovered have been reopened. “The problem with cold cases is that a lot of the time they’re cold for a reason,” Moose said. “There are several cases we’ve gotten and sent stuff to the (SBI) lab, and are waiting on the results. Several others we have leads on and are following up when time allows.” The cases, Moose said, span from the 1980s through 2000. Fingerprints are also becoming high-tech, as the Salisbury Police Department is installing its own database to maintain fingerprints in felony and misdemeanor cases, and the department has extended the invitation for surrounding agencies to use its system. The new system will allow agencies to take latent prints found at crime scenes from Contact reporter Shelley cold cases and place them into Smith at 704-797-4246.
AWOL soldier ordered to finish tour of duty in Afghanistan Since returning to the post on the Tennessee-Kentucky state line, he said he has been given medications to treat his headaches and nightmares and has been told to seek counseling in Afghanistan. Hanks is a member of the 101st Airborne Division, which has been deployed numerous times to Iraq and Afghanistan. He said his posttraumatic stress dates to his 2008 deployment to Iraq.
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a family friend provided this photo of former anheuserBusch ceo august Busch iV with adrienne Martin. St. Louis residents have been transfixed by Adrienne Martin’s death and followed the story with a kind of knowing disappointment. Busch, like his hometown, has struggled to find an identity without Anheuser-Busch. The company “was his life. It was everything he knew. He loves beer,” said Busch’s exwife, Kathryn Thatcher. “I think he’s still trying to figure
out what he wants to do. He just expected that would be his life, and suddenly it wasn’t any more.” Busch has kept a low profile since Martin’s Dec. 19 death and declined an interview request through his attorney. One acquaintance declined an interview, saying she’d been asked not to talk to the Associated Press. Busch told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch the he “loved (Martin) with every ounce of my heart” and that her death was “the saddest thing I’ve ever dealt with.” Those who agreed to talk about Busch presented a picture of a driven man who seemed thwarted by fate at every turn. The secrecy surrounding him, combined with tales of wild parties and a series of glamorous girlfriends, helped perpetuate a misleading portrait of a man who is more diligent, humbler and harder working than most believe, said his former motherin-Law, Nancy Thatcher. Kathryn Thatcher, who was in her 20s when she married the 40-something Busch,
said the company dominated his life and he spent a lot of time talking about beer, watching Super Bowl ads and thinking about marketing. He was crushed by his inability to stop InBev’s hostile 2008 takeover and the wave of layoffs in St. Louis that followed. “He fought (the buyout) so hard, and he was so upset by it,” Thatcher said. “He felt like he let everybody down.” If Busch mistook the company’s — or his family’s — identity for his own, he had good reason. Busch “tagged along” with his father to business meetings and company headquarters when other children were playing with friends or doing homework, said Jerry Ritter, former chief financial officer at Anheuser-Busch. Like his father, Busch partied hard as a young man and, with his square jaw and strong dose of confidence, had no problem attracting women. “I think that the Busches tend to like really fast cars or airplanes, or whatever, women, until some time in their late 20s,” said Bill Finnie,
who retired from AnheuserBusch as director of strategic studies and planning in 1991. “And then at some point in their late 20s, they say: ‘Wow. Business is just as fun as fast cars and planes.’ ” But before Busch made that transition, he made a mistake that haunted him for years. He was driving late at night in 1983, when he took a turn too hard and crashed his black Corvette into a tree, killing his passenger, 22-yearold Michele Frederick. Busch, who suffered a fractured skull, fled the scene and claimed he had amnesia. After a seven-month investigation, authorities declined to press charges. While gossip and speculation about Martin’s death continue in St. Louis, there’s also a kind of loyalty to the man, as if everyone hopes the story could somehow turn around. “I wouldn’t want anything bad to happen to him,” said Judy Buchmiller, Busch’s former longtime girlfriend. “He’s a good guy. He’s really misinterpreted.”
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Different hurdles, same objective for Obama in re-election WASHINGTON (AP) — He promised change, and he looked the part. No longer. The Barack Obama of 2011 is a chief executive who confronts enormous challenges, chief among them the economy, as he starts building a reelection campaign far different from the juggernaut of optimism and trajectory that vaulted him to the White House. He’s the incumbent facing the daunting task of convincing a nation burdened by high unemployment that he has delivered change, made the right moves and earned the chance to continue the job. “Ultimately, I’ll be judged as president as to the bottom line, results,” Obama said after the Democrats’ November election “shellacking.” Democratic losses set the stage for divided government, gave Obama a chance to shift to the center by compromising with Republicans and led to White House staffing changes that signal the start of Obama’s reelection drive. It will ramp up in the coming months.
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Overfishing eases, according to scientist BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in at least a century, U.S. fishermen won’t take too much of any species from the sea, one of the nation’s top fishery scientists says.
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Alice Bowles Dolman CELMMONS — Alice Bowles Dolman, 89, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Service and Visitation: Memorial service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eaton Funeral Chapel in Mocksville with Dr. Tom Torpy officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Online condolences may be made at www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
George F. Wilson, Sr. SALISBURY — George Follett Wilson, Sr., former Band Director at Boyden High School, passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Funeral arrangements are pending. Lyerly Funeral home is assisting the Wilson Family.
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MOCKSVILLE — Lonnie Gray Shores, age 66, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2010, at his home. Born Dec. 10, 1944, in Davie County, he was the son of the late Richard Isaac and Bessie Mae Owens Shores. Mr. Shores was a retired cattle farmer and had worked on the farm for 60 years. He enjoyed the good life, as well as hunting and fishing and was a very loving husband, father and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ann Shores of the home; four children, Steve Shores, Dean (Glenda) Shores and Donald Shores, all of Mocksville and Tammy (Bill) Boger of Rockwell; two stepchildren, Dorothy Holmes and Stephen Ray Calloway, both of Mocksville; four sisters, Martha Ann Ashburn (Harvey), Betty Jo Ashburn (Charles Stewart), Linda May (John) McDaniels and Cathy (Roger) McDaniels, all of Mocksville; five brothers, Richard (Judy) Shores of Mocksville, Roy Lee (Kay) Shores of Salisbury, Billy Wayne Shores and Tommy Shores, both of Mocksville and Larry Shores of Greensboro; nine special grandchildren, James Shores (Nicole), Kenny Holmes, Jeremy Waller, Courtney Waller, Destiny Calloway, Eden Harris, Melony Willis, Matt Willis and Tammy Willis; four greatgrandchildren; one greatgranddaughter on the way; and many nieces and nephews. Service: 6 p.m., Sunday, Eaton Funeral Chapel with Rev. Chris Williams officiating. Visitation: 4-6 p.m. Sunday, at funeral home. Memorials: Hospice and Palliative CareCenter, 377 Hospital Street, Suite 103, Mocksville, NC 27028. The family wishes to express a special thanks to Kendra Riddle with Hospice who was their angel in time of need. Online condolences may be made at www.eatonfuneralservice.com.
SALISBURY — Gabriel “Gabe” Edison Hancock, 20 of Salisbury, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Gabe was born July 18, 1990, in Rowan County, the son of James Russell Hancock, Jr and stepmother, Michele and Frances C. Pepper and stepfather, Jeffrey all of Salisbury. Gabe was a 2009 graduate of East Rowan High School and was an Assistant Store Manager with Goodwill and worked with the Masonry Class at East Rowan. Gabe attended Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rockwell and Friendship Baptist Church in Salisbury. He enjoyed working with his hands and enjoyed life and working with people. Gabe was preceded in death by a grandmother, Frances Hoyt. Survivors in addition to his parents and step-parents include brother, Benjamin Chase Hancock; sister, MaKenzie Leigh Hancock; step-brother, Troy Murphy all of Salisbury; grandparents, James Russell Hancock, Sr. of Panama City, Fla., Rita Diane Kinney of Salisbury and Frank R. Hoyt, 1st of Rockwell. Visitation: 5-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 10, at Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell. Service and Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 11, at the Powles Funeral Home Chapel, conducted by Rev. Bruce Sheeks, pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rockwell and the Rev. Jason Pierce, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, Salisbury. Burial will follow at Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Goodwill, 836 West Jake Alexander Blvd., Salisbury, NC 28144. Powles Funeral Home of Rockwell is assisting the Hancock Family. Online condolences may be made to www.powlesfuneralhome.com.
CHINA GROVE — Nellie Lurline Hill McKinney, 91, of China Grove, passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at Tucker Hospice House. Born on June 2, 1919, in Rowan County, she was the daughter of the late Samuel C. and Ida Sutton Hill. A graduate of Landis High School, she was a lifelong member of Mt. Zion United Church of Christ. Mrs. McKinney worked for Stanley Home Products and was a unit sales leader. Later in life she was a foster parent for many children. Mrs. McKinney also was a seamstress and did alterations. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, H.J. "Mac" McKinney; an infant daughter, Janet Elizabeth McKinney; a brother, Ray Hill; and a sister-in-law, Sue Hill. Survivors include her daughter, Juanita Ordnaz of Salisbury; brother, Harry Hill of China Grove; grandchildren, Ronald Tucker III, David Huerta and Brianna Huerta; and a number of nieces and nephews including Mike and Carol Lowder and Pat Hill, all of China Grove. Visitation: Sunday from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at Linn Honeycutt Funeral Home in China Grove. Service and Burial: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion United Church of Christ, with Rev. Jerry Moore, minister. Burial will follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. Memorials: Memorials may be made to the Hearing Impaired Ministry at Mount Zion United Church of Christ, P.O. Box 1298, China Grove, NC 28023 or Hospice and Palliative Care of Cabarrus County, 5003 Hospice Lane Kannapolis, NC 28081. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com.
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SALISBURY — Margaret Mae Weant Lowman, age 89, of Salisbury, died Friday, Jan. 7, 2010, at the Laurels of Salisbury. Born Jan. 3, 1922, in Spencer, she was the daughter of the late Margaret Arabella Cook “Maggie” Weant and Vicotor R. Weant, Sr. She was educated in the Spencer schools and graduated from Spencer High School and Salisbury Business College. Mrs. Lowman was a homemaker, a member of Milford Hills Baptist Church and Milford Hills United Methodist Church. She tirelessly devoted her time to care for and feed homeless pets. She was preceded in death by her sister, Lucille Weant Harris; and her brother, V.R. Weant, Jr. Survivors include her son, Thomas E. Lowman and wife, Evelyn of Salisbury; daughter, Bonnie P. Smith of Salisbury; grandchildren, Tim Smith of Woodleaf, Christy Clifton and husband, Jeff of Woodleaf, Jennifer Myers and husband, Aaron of Salisbury and Matt Lowman and wife, Amie of Salisbury; 10 great-grandchildren; and her beloved cat, Blackie. Service: 11 a.m. Monday at Rowan Memorial Park Mausoleum with the Rev. Doug Hefner, Associate Pastor of Salem Lutheran Church, officiating. Visitation: 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the Summersett Funeral Home and at other times will be at the home of her son, Tom Lowman. Memorials: Memorials may be made to the Humane Society of Rowan County, Inc, PO Box 295, Salisbury, NC 28145. The family wishes to thank the Staff of The Laurels of Salisbury for their care and concern for Mrs. Lowman. Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.
PACTOLUS — Robert K. “Gooch” Gurganus, age 47, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011, at the Inpatient Hospice Center. Robert, a Pitt County native, worked most recently with NAACO for the past three years and previously with Fountain Power Boats for eight years. He was an avid Wolfpack and sports fan. He is survived by his parents, Robert Earl and Kay Gurganus Hamm of Washington; son, Dakota Lee Gurganus of Woodleaf; grandmother, Gracie Hamm of Washington; special aunt, Peggy Rogers of Salisbury; several other aunts and uncles; and special cousins, Bill Crisp of Granite Quarry, Margaret Miller of Rockwell, Gary Morris of Grifton and Ricky Morris and Luther Carroll, both of Washington. Service: A graveside service will be held Monday at 11 a.m. at Pinewood Memorial Park officiated by Rev. Gary Miller. Visitation: The family will receive friends at the home of his parents at 5006 Old Washington Road, Washington, NC 27889. Online condolences at www.wilkersonfuneralhome.com.
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Evelyn Griffin Robbins KANNAPOLIS — Evelyn Griffin Robbins, 80, of 1265 Pump Station Road, died on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011, at her home. Mrs. Robbins was born in Cabarrus County on Jan. 18, 1930, she was the daughter of Minor Griffin and Tamia Smith Griffin. A lifelong resident of this area, Evelyn retired in 1992 as a time keeper with Cannon Mills Co.; was a Member of Memorial United Methodist Church where she was a church volunteer, a faithful member of the Morning Prayer Team; an active member of the Alma-Price Circle and Hefner-Nease Circle and was a faithful member of the Harrison Sunday School Class. She was a volunteer with NorthEast Medical Center; a member of the Ladies Auxiliary V.F.W. Lodge # 8989 and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Kannapolis Moose Lodge. She enjoyed fishing and an occasional ride on her son's Harley Davidson. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Robert William “Bob” Gilliam and Lacy E. Robbins, Jr.; and 11 brothers and sisters. Survivors include her sons, Ron Beaver and wife, Vanessa of Kannapolis and Boyd Beaver of Palm Bay, Fla.; her daughter, Joyce B. Phillips of Kannapolis; her step-son, Lacy E. Robbins, III of Kannapolis; three grandchildren, Robert Beaver, Jeffrey Fox and Jonathan Fox; two greatgrandchildren, Maddie Fox and Aubrie Fox; her brother, James F. Griffin of Norfolk, Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Service and Burial: The service for Mrs. Robbins will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel conducted by Rev. Jim Brookshire. Burial will take place at Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive friend's from 12-2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Whitley's Funeral Home before the service. At other times the family will be at the residence. Memorials: Memorials can be made to: Memorial United Methodist Church, 11 West C Street, Kannapolis, NC 28081. Whitley's Funeral Home is assisting the Robbins Family. Online condolences can be made at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.
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SALISBURY — Rebecca Jane Niblock Simerson, age 99, of Salisbury, passed away Friday, Jan. 7, 2010, at Genesis Elder Care. Mrs. Simerson was born March 11, 1911, in Rowan County, to the late George Gracie Niblock and Laura Louise Leppard Niblock. She was a graduate of Cool Springs High School. Rebecca was a member of Calvary Baptist Church, Friendship Club and Retired Citizens Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Garland Cleveland Simerson on Jan. 16, 1985; seven brothers, Henry, Roger, Herman, Thad, George, Raymond and Kenneth Niblock; and one sister, Lillian Quinlivan. Those left to cherish her memory is a son, Danny Simerson and wife, Rose of Salisbury; two grandchildren, David Simerson and Andrew Simerson; four great-grandchildren; and one sister, Sarah Louise Sanders. Service and Burial: Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Calvary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Rick Cockerham officiating. Burial will follow at Rowan Memorial Park. Visitation: Visitation will be an hour before the service at Calvary Baptist Church. Memorials: Memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Building Fund, 2255 East Ridge Rd., Salisbury, NC 28144 or American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Dr. Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28210. Summersett Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be made at www.summersettfuneralhome.com.
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‘App’ voted as Word of the Year by American linguists PITTSBURGH (AP) — The tech slang “app” was voted the 2010 “Word of the Year” Friday by the American Dialect Society, beating out Cookie Monster’s “nom, nom, nom, nom.” The shortened slang term for a computer or smart phone application was picked by the linguists group as the word that best sums up the country’s preoccupation last year. “Nom” — a chat-, tweet-, and textfriendly syllable that connotes “yummy food” — was the runner-up. It derives from the Sesame Street character’s sound as he devours his fa-
vorite food. The vote came at a Pittsburgh hotel ballroom during the national conference of the Linguistic Society of America, an umbrella group that includes the Dialect Society. About 120 of the 1,000 conference attendees voted in the “competition” with neither side entirely satisfied. Critics of “app” said the word was somewhat stale, while proponents said 2010 was the year the word became omnipresent — with one arguing that her elderly mother knows the term, even though the woman doesn’t have any apps. “Nom” supporters simply liked
it’s cheeriness. “Some years there’s a very clear choice,” said Allan Metcalf, the Dialect Society’s executive secretary. In 2001, for instance, the Word of the Year was 9/11. “I think this past year there wasn’t anything clearly dominant,” Metcalf said. “But there’s no question ‘app’ is a very powerful word.” Though the “Word Of The Year” is perhaps the best known item on the national conference agenda, it’s hardly the most serious. The program includes discussion of such subjects as school curriculum and raising education standards.
And that’s one reason Metcalf said the “Word Of The Year” isn’t universally popular among the conferees. “But, on the other hand, it attracts a lot of attention to our work,” he said. Anyone could nominate a “Word of the Year” by e-mail or Twitter, using links on americandialect.com. “Tweet” and “Google” were last year’s “Word of the Year” and “Word of the Decade.” As with app, tech terms have been among the most popular since the group started the competition in 1990. Some previous winners include “millennium bug” (1997), “informa-
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said. “We will raise them again and we certainly hope we make additional progress and sustainable progress.” The United States and China are sometimes global competitors for markets, influence and increasingly for military bragging rights. But they also are diplomatic partners, and Gates’ visit comes as the Obama administration is leaning hard on China to tighten the leash on its erratic ally North Korea, which in recent months has come close to open conflict with South Korea. Gates is also visiting South Korea, for brief talks about averting war with the North, as well as Japan, which is alarmed by Chinese military moves. The China invitation is a coup for Gates, who invited a Chinese counterpart for similar talks and a visit to the U.S. nuclear weapons headquarters in 2009. A reciprocal invitation was expected in 2010, but China withheld it in protest of a planned $6.4 billion arms sale to China’s rival, Taiwan. The U.S. and China have cooperated on penalties against Iran over its nuclear program, and both nations are discussing working side by side to deter piracy and respond to Asian natural disasters.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — After a rocky year for U.S.-Chinese relations, Defense Secretary Robert Gates heads to China in hopes of strengthening relations with the rising military power and global competitor. The relationship between the two countries has been strained recently as China expanded its firepower and reach, quarreled with U.S. allies over Pacific territory and broke off the few flimsy military ties it had with Washington. Gates, who flew to Asia on Saturday, will meet with Chinese President Hu Jintao a week ahead of Hu’s planned state visit to Washington. In talks with Hu and Chinese military leaders, Gates plans to make the case for regular face-to-face discussions between military officials from both countries. Direct discussions are already routine for presidents and diplomats. Limited relations between the two militaries were restored late last year. On the eve of Gates’ trip, an aide said Gates saw the military relationship on the mend. “He goes into it encouraged, optimistic, hopeful,” Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said Friday, noting that Gates will tour a major Chinese nuclear facility and meet with
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Ronnie Gallagher, Sports Editor, 704-797-4287 rgallagher@salisburypost.com
Jets nip Colts in wild finish INDIANAPOLIS — Nothing personJets 17 al, Peyton. Colts 16 Rex Ryan and the New York Jets finally got the made-for-TV ending they wanted — they beat you. The bombastic Ryan got his victory over Manning when Nick Folk made a 32yard field goal as time expired Saturday night, giving the Jets a 17-16 playoff victory against Indianapolis. All week, Ryan turned this into a coach vs. quarterback
matchup, referring to his 1-5 record against Manning as Jets coach and Ravens defensive coordinator. Instead, it came down to Folk becoming a hero. “I’ll tell you what, it feels awesome because this is the playoffs and we’re moving on,” Ryan said. With his main tormentor out of the way, Ryan and the Jets (12-5) head to New England for a third meeting with Tom Brady and Bill Belichick next Sunday; they split during the season, but the Patriots won 45-3 at Foxborough. The Colts (10-7) beat the Jets for the AFC title a year
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Nick Folk celebrates. ago. But both defending conference champs were eliminated from the playoffs Saturday. New Orleans, which beat Indy in last February’s
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Rapid rise
SEATTLE — Jokes, lightweights, Seahawks 41 laughing36 stocks. Saints N o t these Seattle Seahawks. They just sent the defending Super Bowl champions packing. Matt Hasselbeck threw four touchdown passes and Marshawn Lynch scored on an electrifying 67-yard run with 3:22 left and the Seahawks pulled one of the biggest upsets in playoff history with a 41-36 win over the New Orleans Saints. The Seahawks (8-9) held
a 34-20 early in the fourth quarter before Drew Brees looked ready to lead the Saints (11-6) on one of their patented comebacks. But Lynch broke about a halfdozen tackles for his TD and a few anxious minutes later, the party was on at the NFL’s loudest stadium. Seattle, the first division winner with a losing record, will play next weekend, either at top-seeded Atlanta or No. 2 Chicago. “We kind of expected to win,” first-year Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. “I AssociAted Press know that sounds crazy, but seattle seahawks' John carlwe did expect to win. The
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son celebrates his touchdown in the first half
CIAA BASKETBALL
Chizik, Kelly make all the right moves BY RALPH D. RUSSO Associated Press
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Gene Chizik won five games in two seasons at Iowa State before becoming Auburn’s head coach in 2009. Oregon’s Chip Kelly can top that. He had never even been more than an offensive coordinator — and had only been working in major college football for two seasons — when he was promoted to top Duck, also in 2009. Now Chizik and Kelly each are a win away from a national championship, with only the other in the CHIZIK way. Whichever coach leads his team to victory in the BCS title game on Monday night will join an elite club. Only eight active FBS coaches have won national championships. The group includes Alabama’s Nick Saban, LSU’s Les Miles, Texas’ Mack Brown, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel, Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops, South Carolina’s Steve Spurrier, Penn State Hall of Famer Joe Paterno and Florida Atlantic’s Howard Schnellenberger. Compared to those guys, Chizik and Kelly are practically unknowns to the casual sports fan. The 49-year-old Chizik’s return to Auburn, where he had been defensive coordinator for the undefeated 2004 Tigers, was not — at first — triumphant. He had spent 19 years as an assistant, the final two at Texas where he helped the Longhorns win a national championship in 2005 and became rising star within college coaching. Iowa State, a program with little history of success, gave Chizik his first head coaching job in 2007. He won three games that season and two the next, and it seemed as if his star had dimmed. “Iowa State was a rebuilding situation for myself and our assistants,” he said. “I had a great two years there, learned a lot, did a lot, made a lot of strides. “Obviously, along the way we would have liked to have had more wins.” When he was hired to replace his former Auburn boss, Tommy Tuberville, who was ousted with a 85-40 record, many Tigers fans and alum were outraged. A YouTube video of athletic di-
trone Jackson scores after making a steal.
Blue Bears win Livingstone finishes strong to beat Lincoln BY DAVID SHAW dshaw@salisburypost.com
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Livingstone’s Nasir Austin (44) shoots over Lincoln's dominique stewart.
Livingstone's darius cox puts up a jumper.
knockout punch should have L’Stone 82 b e e n Lincoln 60 enough for the Livingstone men’s basketball team Saturday night. But it a took a second haymaker — delivered late in the second half — to drop visiting Lincoln University to the canvas in an 82-60 CIAA victory. “The first time we got the big lead we didn’t bury them like we should have,” LC forward Darius Cox said at Trent Gym, where the Blue Bears (5-3, 1-1) snapped a two-game losing streak. “We weren’t very good at using the clock and working for high-percentage shots. And on defense we didn’t make them work for their buckets.” Winning coach James Stinson wasn’t exactly turning cartwheels after Livingstone
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Livingstone's donte durant (3) is undercut on a rebound. earned its first conference win. He was upset that his team team allowed a 21-point second-half lead to shrink to 66-57 with 4:31 remaining. “We could have continued to go up and down the floor,”
he said. “But more so, we wanted to make sure we got good, open looks. And we weren’t doing that. We were just getting dribble penetration, kicking and taking the first shot. We could have managed the clock better.” That’s what point guards are for — and LC juniors Trone Jackson and Quintin Redfern provided room-temperature performances. “They’re both very good kids, quality student-athletes,” said Stinson. “But sometimes they get ahead of themselves.” It took a 16-3 finishing kick for LC to win convincingly. An earthquake jam by Cox — the fourth of his five in the game — triggered a 14-0 run that included Jackson’s fastbreak layup with 3:14 to play and sophomore Nasir Austin’s 12-foot fadeaway jumper that made it 74-57 with 2:36 to go.
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2B • SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011 Mount Tabor 75, Davie 64 Saturday’s game Mount Tabor 64, North Forsyth 53
TV Sports Sunday, Jan. 9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 9 p.m. ESPN — Fight Hunger Bowl, Nevada vs. Boston College, at San Francisco GOLF 6 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Tournament of Champions, final round, at Maui, Hawaii MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4:30 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Kansas at Michigan 8 p.m. FSN — Maryland at Duke 10:30 p.m. FSN — UCLA at Southern Cal NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Playoffs, AFC Wild Card Game, Baltimore at Kansas City 4:30 p.m. FOX — Playoffs, NFC Wild Card Game, Green Bay at Philadelphia RODEO 2:30 p.m. NBC — PBR, Madison Square Garden Invitational, at New York WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 3 p.m. ESPN2 — Dayton at Xavier 3:30 p.m. FSN — Oklahoma St. at Kansas St. 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Tulane at UAB SOCCER 12:55 p.m. ESPN2 — Spanish Primera Division, Real Madrid vs. Villarreal, at Madrid, Spain.
Prep wrestling Middle school China Grove 60, Erwin 30 83 — Brown (E) p. Ingle, 1st 93 — Argabright (E) d. Au. Lear 3-2 103 — An. Lear (CG) p. Ritchie, 2nd 112 — Bost (CG) p. Haas, 2nd 119 — Muncey (E) p. Goss, 2nd 125 — Godsey (E) d. Hengel 8-4 130 — L. Brown (CG) p. Wise. 1st 135 — Schenk (E) p. J. McCurry, 3rd 140 — Phillips (E) p. Clearwater, 1st 145 — Hager (CG) p. Jones, 2nd 152 — Livengood (CG) won by forfeit 160 — Sloop (CG) p. Myers, 1st 171 — A. McCurry (CG) won by forfeit 189 — Honeycutt (CG) p. Morrison, 1st 215 — Lyles (CG) p. Kimmer, 1st Hwt — C. Brown (CG) p. Ward, 1st
China Grove 78, Knox 15 83 — Ingle (CG) won by forfeit 93 — Au. Lear (CG) won by forfeit 103 — An. Lear (CG) won by forfeit 112 — Clark (K) p. Bost, 2nd 119 — Jackson (K) d. Goss 12-11 125 — Hall (CG) won by forfeit 130 — Hengel (CG) won by forfeit 135 — J. McCurry (CG) p. Ralston, 2nd 140 — Clearwater (CG) won by forfeit 145 — Hager (CG) p. Smith, 2nd 152 — Sloop (CG) p. Oglesby, 2nd 160 — Burton (K) p. Livengood, 2nd 171 — A. McCurry (CG) won by forfeit 189 — Honeycutt (CG) won by forfeit 215 — Lyles (CG) p. Stiller, 1st Hwt — C. Brown (CG) won by forfeit
Prep hoops Standings 1A Yadkin Valley Boys North Rowan Albemarle West Montgomery North Moore Chatham Central South Davidson East Montgomery Gray Stone South Stanly
YVC 5-0 2-0 5-1 4-1 3-3 2-4 1-3 1-5 0-6
Overall 9-3 4-1 5-4 7-4 4-7 5-6 2-4 2-11 0-9
Overall Girls YVC Chatham Central 6-0 8-2 Albemarle 2-0 3-2 4-1 8-4 North Moore North Rowan 3-2 4-8 South Stanly 3-3 3-7 2-2 2-4 East Montgomery South Davidson 2-4 4-7 West Montgomery 1-5 1-8 0-6 0-10 Gray Stone Tuesday’s games East Montgomery at West Montgomery Albemarle at South Stanly Friday’s games North Rowan at South Stanly Chatham Central at East Montgomery Albemarle at North Moore West Montgomery at South Davidson
2A Central Carolina Boys Salisbury East Davidson Central Davidson West Davidson Lexington Thomasville
CCC 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 7-4 8-5 6-5 4-5 4-8 3-8
Girls CCC Overall 0-0 11-1 Thomasville Salisbury 0-0 9-1 Central Davidson 0-0 9-2 0-0 10-3 East Davidson Lexington 0-0 6-5 West Davidson 0-0 1-7 Friday’s games East Davidson at Central Davidson Thomasville at West Davidson Salisbury at Lexington
3A North Piedmont Boys Statesville West Rowan Carson West Iredell North Iredell South Rowan East Rowan
NPC 4-0 3-1 3-2 2-2 2-2 0-3 0-4
Overall 9-3 5-8 6-8 7-6 5-7 3-10 0-12
Overall Girls NPC North Iredell 4-0 11-1 Carson 4-1 10-4 West Rowan 3-1 10-4 South Rowan 1-2 4-8 East Rowan 1-3 3-9 West Iredell 1-3 2-10 Statesville 0-4 0-12 Tuesday’s games Hickory at Statesville North Iredell at Davie Friday’s games North Iredell at West Rowan West Iredell at Statesville East Rowan at South Rowan
3A South Piedmont Boys SPC Overall A.L. Brown 5-0 9-2 Concord 5-0 12-1 NW Cabarrus 5-1 10-5 Hickory Ridge 3-2 9-5 Cox Mill 2-4 4-10 Central Cabarrus 1-4 7-6 Robinson 0-5 4-10 Mount Pleasant 0-5 4-10 Friday’s games A.L. Brown 57, Hickory Ridge 54 (OT) NW Cabarrus 70, Central Cabarrus 68 Cox Mill 44, Robinson 41 Concord 110, Mount Pleasant 55 Girls SPC Overall Concord 5-0 7-5 Hickory Ridge 5-0 10-4 Robinson 4-1 10-3 A.L. Brown 3-2 7-7 NW Cabarrus 3-3 4-8 Mount Pleasant 1-4 7-7 Central Cabarrus 0-5 0-9 Cox Mill 0-6 1-12 Friday’s games Robinson 59, Cox Mill 19 NW Cabarrus 38, Central Cabarrus 23 Concord 73, Mount Pleasant 44 Hickory Ridge 54, A.L. Brown 40
4A Central Piedmont Boys CPC Mount Tabor 2-0 Reagan 1-0 Davie County 1-1 North Davidson 0-1 West Forsyth 0-1 R.J. Reynolds 0-1 Friday’s game
Overall 15-1 13-0 12-2 7-4 5-6 3-8
Girls CPC Mount Tabor 2-0 1-0 West Forsyth Reagan 1-0 R.J. Reynolds 0-1 0-1 North Davidson Davie County 0-2 Friday’s game Mount Tabor 58, Davie 45
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College hoops Standings SAC SAC Overall 4-0 12-0 Lincoln Memorial Anderson 3-1 9-5 Wingate 2-1 7-4 2-1 4-3 Brevard Tusculum 1-1 4-9 Carson-Newman 1-2 4-7 1-2 2-9 Lenoir-Rhyne Newberry 1-3 6-6 Catawba 1-3 5-7 1-3 4-8 Mars Hill Saturday’s games Anderson 81, Catawba 56 Brevard 91, Mars Hill 87 Lincoln Memorial 99, Newberry 86 Tusculum at Wingate, ppd. Carson-Newman at Lenoir-Rhyne, ppd. Sunday’s game Tusculum at Wingate Wednesday’s games Lenoir-Rhyne at Wingate Brevard at Catawba Newberry at Anderson Mars Hill at Lincoln Memorial Tusculum at Carson-Newman
CIAA Northern Division Overall Virginia Union 1-0 3-4 0-0 7-2 Elizabeth City State Bowie State 0-0 6-2 St. Paul’s 0-0 3-6 0-0 1-8 Lincoln Chowan 0-0 1-9 Virginia State 0-1 1-11 Division Overall Southern Winston-Salem State 0-0 7-1 Shaw 0-0 9-2 0-0 5-3 Livingstone Johnson C. Smith 0-0 6-4 Fayetteville State 0-0 5-5 0-0 3-7 St. Augustine’s Saturday’s games Livingstone 82, Lincoln 60 Fayetteville State 88, Chowan 84 Shaw 65, Virginia State 51 St. Augustine’s 66, St. Paul’s 63 Winston-Salem St. 59, Virginia Union 54 Monday’s games Livingstone at St. Paul’s Shaw a Virginia Union Winston-Salem State at Bowie State St. Augustine’s at Virginia State Lincoln at J.C. Smith Fayetteville State at Elizabeth State
Conference Carolinas CC Overall Limestone 5-0 10-2 3-0 7-4 Queens Pfeiffer 4-1 6-5 Barton 3-2 8-5 2-2 3-7 Coker Belmont Abbey 2-3 6-6 Mount Olive 1-2 6-5 1-3 4-7 St. Andrews Lees-McRae 0-3 3-7 Erskine 0-5 0-9 Saturday’s games Limestone 88, Pfeiffer 67 Belmont Abbey 94, St. Andrews 83 Barton 81, Erskine 44 Mount Olive at Lees-McRae, ppd. Sunday’s game Mount Olive at Lees-McRae
ACC ACC Overall Boston College 2-0 12-4 Duke 1-0 14-0 N.C. State 1-0 11-4 1-0 11-4 North Carolina Clemson 1-1 12-4 Virginia Tech 1-1 10-4 1-1 11-5 Florida State Virginia 1-1 10-6 Maryland 0-1 10-4 0-1 7-7 Georgia Tech Wake Forest 0-1 7-9 Miami 0-2 11-5 Saturday’s games North Carolina 62, Virginia 56 Virginia Tech 71, Florida State 59 N.C. State 90, Wake Forest 69 Boston College 86, Georgia Tech 75 Clemson 79, Miami 72 Sunday’s game Maryland at Duke, 8 p.m., FSN
Southeastern SEC Overall Eastern Georgia 1-0 12-2 Florida 1-0 11-3 1-0 10-4 South Carolina Kentucky 0-1 12-3 Vanderbilt 0-1 11-3 0-1 10-5 Tennessee Western SEC Overall Arkansas 1-0 11-3 1-0 9-6 Alabama LSU 1-0 9-7 Mississippi 0-1 11-4 0-1 8-7 Mississippi State Auburn 0-1 7-8 Saturday’s games Arkansas 68, Tennessee 65 Alabama 75, Mississippi State 57 Georgia 77, Kentucky 70 South Carolina 83, Vanderbilt 75 (OT) LSU 62, Auburn 55 Florida 77, Mississippi 71 Tuesday’s games Auburn at Kentucky, 7 p.m., ESPNU Florida at Tennessee, 9 p.m., ESPN
Other scores EAST American U. 82, Lehigh 75 Army 73, Colgate 66 Binghamton 66, New Hampshire 61 Bowling Green 74, Buffalo 71, 2OT Brown 88, Lyndon St. 55 Bryant 67, St. Francis, NY 64 Bucknell 71, Navy 64 Columbia 64, Union, N.Y. 59 Cornell 60, Stony Brook 52 Drexel 68, Delaware 55 George Washington 78, Saint Jo. 71 Harvard 68, Dartmouth 53 Hofstra 76, Northeastern 67 Holy Cross 70, Lafayette 65 Long Island 72, Cent. Conn. St. 67 Maine 82, UMBC 67 Penn St. 66, Michigan St. 62 Pittsburgh 89, Marquette 81 Richmond 87, La Salle 68 Rutgers 85, Providence 72 St. Bonaventure 92, Charlotte 88, 3OT Syracuse 61, Seton Hall 56 Wagner 81, St. Francis, Pa. 53 West Virginia 65, Georgetown 59 SOUTH Appalachian St. 79, Ga. Southern 51 Belmont 91, North Florida 59 Charleston Southern 88, VMI 80 Chattanooga 70, UNC Greensboro 65 Coastal Carolina 70, Liberty 67 Coll. of Charleston 77, Wofford 73 Delaware St. 68, N.C. Central 59 Elon 67, Samford 54 Furman 88, The Citadel 67 Georgia St. 73, Towson 65 Grambling St. 61, Southern U. 57 Hampton 67, Coppin St. 59 Jacksonville 60, Lipscomb 56 James Madison 84, William & Mary 79 Marshall 95, Southern Miss. 65 Memphis 61, East Carolina 58 Morehead St. 73, Jacksonville St. 52 Morgan St. 75, Howard 62 N. Carolina A&T 82, Florida A&M 72 Old Dominion 69, George Mason 65 Radford 64, High Point 59 S. C. St. 71, Md.-Eastern Shore 69 Stetson 74, S.C.-Upstate 71 Tulane 79, SMU 70 UAB 100, UTEP 97, 3OT UNC Asheville 74, Presbyterian 48 VCU 82, UNC Wilmington 64 W. Carolina 81, Davidson 73 Winthrop 63, Gardner-Webb 48 MIDWEST Akron 65, Kent St. 62 Ball St. 75, N. Illinois 70 Detroit 72, Ill.-Chicago 69 E. Michigan 71, Toledo 48 Nebraska 63, Iowa St. 62 Notre Dame 76, St. John's 61 Wis.-Green Bay 69, Wis.-Milwaukee 64
SOUTHWEST Baylor 71, Texas Tech 59 Connecticut 82, Texas 81, OT Houston 76, UCF 71 Oklahoma St. 76, Kansas St. 62 Texas A&M 69, Oklahoma 51 Tulsa 75, Rice 64 FAR WEST BYU 76, Air Force 66 California 65, Arizona St. 61 Colorado 89, Missouri 76 Gonzaga 74, Portland 61 Long Beach St. 86, UC Irvine 78 Saint Mary’s, Calif. 85, Pepperdine 60 San Diego St. 71, Utah 62 Utah St. 81, Nevada 67 Washington 103, Oregon St. 72 Wyoming 67, New Mexico 66
SAC Overall 4-0 10-4 Catawba Mars Hill 3-1 10-2 Tusculum 2-1 6-5 2-1 5-6 Lenoir-Rhyne Newberry 2-2 7-5 Anderson 2-2 6-6 1-2 6-5 Wingate Carson-Newman 1-2 5-8 Brevard 1-3 5-9 0-4 5-7 Lincoln Memorial Saturday’s games Newberry 65, Lincoln Memorial 61 Mars Hill 74, Brevard 72 Catawba 71, Anderson 67 Tusculum at Wingate, ppd. Carson-Newman at Lenoir-Rhyne, ppd.
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Va. Tech 71, FSU 59 FLORIDA ST. (11-5) Dulkys 3-12 0-0 8, Snaer 4-13 1-2 11, Kitchen 0-5 0-0 0, James 2-3 4-6 8, Singleton 9-14 2-4 22, Jordan 0-1 0-0 0, Loucks 1-3 0-0 3, White 0-3 0-0 0, Shannon 2-7 12 5, Kreft 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 22-62 8-14 59. VIRGINIA TECH (10-4) Green 2-9 8-8 12, Delaney 3-10 7-7 13, Allen 7-12 10-12 24, Bell 2-4 0-0 4, Davila 2-4 5-6 9, Garland 2-4 0-0 5, Atkins 0-2 4-4 4, Eddie 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 18-45 34-37 71. Halftime—Virginia Tech 29-19. 3-Point Goals—Florida St. 7-24 (Singleton 2-3, Snaer 2-6, Dulkys 2-9, Loucks 1-3, Jordan 0-1, Kitchen 0-1, White 0-1), Virginia Tech 1-8 (Garland 1-1, Green 0-2, Atkins 0-2, Delaney 0-3). Fouled Out—Loucks, White. Rebounds—Florida St. 39 (Kitchen 10), Virginia Tech 30 (Allen 11). Assists—Florida St. 13 (Loucks, Snaer 4), Virginia Tech 9 (Delaney, Green 3). Total Fouls—Florida St. 30, Virginia Tech 16. A—7,987.
BC 86, Ga. Tech 75 GEORGIA TECH (7-7) D. Miller 0-2 0-0 0, Shumpert 6-19 2-2 15, M. Miller 2-3 0-0 4, Holsey 8-10 2-2 18, Rice Jr. 6-13 0-2 12, Udofia 4-5 5-7 14, Foreman 0-1 0-0 0, Oliver 2-6 0-0 6, Morris 2-4 1-2 6. Totals 30-63 10-15 75. BOSTON COLLEGE (12-4) Trapani 2-7 2-5 6, Southern 2-2 4-4 8, Jackson 8-9 6-6 25, Paris 2-8 7-9 11, Rubin 2-4 0-0 6, Moton 2-4 0-2 5, Raji 9-13 2-3 22, Kowalski 0-0 0-0 0, Elmore 1-4 0-0 3. Totals 28-51 21-29 86. Halftime—Tied 39-39. 3-Point Goals— Georgia Tech 5-19 (Oliver 2-6, Udofia 1-1, Morris 1-2, Shumpert 1-6, Foreman 0-1, Rice Jr. 0-3), Boston College 9-19 (Jackson 3-3, Raji 2-3, Rubin 2-3, Elmore 1-2, Moton 1-2, Trapani 0-2, Paris 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Georgia Tech 30 (Rice Jr. 7), Boston College 34 (Raji, Trapani 9). Assists— Georgia Tech 12 (Shumpert 4), Boston College 14 (Paris 7). Total Fouls—Georgia Tech 23, Boston College 13. A—6,516.
Clemson 79, Miami 72 MIAMI (11-5) Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Swoope 0-1 0-1 0, Johnson 1-3 4-4 6, Scott 6-12 12-13 24, Grant 516 2-2 15, Akpejiori 0-0 0-0 0, Brown 0-1 12 1, Adams 5-9 0-0 14, Thomas 3-7 0-0 8, Gamble 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 22-53 19-22 72. CLEMSON (12-4) Booker 2-6 5-6 9, Grant 6-11 6-8 18, Stitt 6-11 1-1 17, Smith 2-4 1-2 6, Young 4-9 22 11, Anderson 2-2 0-0 4, Baciu 0-0 0-0 0, Stanton 0-1 0-0 0, Narcisse 1-1 0-0 2, Jennings 3-7 4-4 12. Totals 26-52 19-23 79. Halftime—Clemson 34-33. 3-Point Goals— Miami 9-23 (Adams 4-6, Grant 3-9, Thomas 2-5, Brown 0-1, Scott 0-2), Clemson 8-21 (Stitt 4-7, Jennings 2-4, Smith 1-2, Young 1-5, Stanton 0-1, Booker 0-2). Fouled Out—Swoope, Thomas. Rebounds—Miami 27 (Johnson 8), Clemson 34 (Grant 11). Assists—Miami 9 (Adams 3), Clemson 14 (Smith 5). Total Fouls—Miami 18, Clemson 19. A—8,592.
UNC 62, Virginia 56 NORTH CAROLINA (11-4) Henson 4-7 0-2 8, Barnes 4-9 1-2 9, Zeller 4-10 4-4 12, Strickland 1-3 5-6 7, Drew II 15 2-2 5, McDonald 3-7 0-1 7, Marshall 2-5 1-2 5, Watts 0-3 1-2 1, Knox 0-2 4-4 4, Bullock 1-3 1-2 4. Totals 20-54 19-27 62. VIRGINIA (10-6) Sherrill 1-4 0-0 2, Sene 1-3 1-4 3, Evans 5-9 0-0 11, Farrakhan 3-9 4-4 11, Harrell 614 0-0 13, Regan 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 3-7 3-4 10, Zeglinski 1-2 0-0 3, Mitchell 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 21-51 8-12 56. Halftime—Virginia 37-30. 3-Point Goals— North Carolina 3-11 (Bullock 1-2, Drew II 13, McDonald 1-3, Strickland 0-1, Watts 0-1, Barnes 0-1), Virginia 6-17 (Evans 1-1, Mitchell 1-1, Zeglinski 1-1, Harrell 1-3, Harris 1-5, Farrakhan 1-5, Sherrill 0-1). Fouled Out—Mitchell. Rebounds—North Carolina 39 (Strickland 6), Virginia 32 (Sene 11). Assists—North Carolina 7 (Drew II, Marshall 2), Virginia 8 (Evans 4). Total Fouls—North Carolina 13, Virginia 22. A—14,231.
N.C. State 90, Wake 69 WAKE FOREST (7-9) Clark 5-7 3-3 13, Harris 4-10 4-6 12, Stewart 4-9 3-3 12, McKie 4-10 0-0 8, Desrosiers 2-8 2-2 6, Terrell 2-6 4-5 8, Tabb 1-1 0-0 3, Mescheriakov 3-7 0-0 7, Walker 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-59 16-19 69. N.C. STATE (11-4) Brown 3-9 1-1 8, Leslie 6-12 7-8 19, Gonzalez 0-2 0-0 0, Wood 3-5 2-2 11, T. Smith 10-16 3-4 23, Painter 0-1 2-2 2, Howell 3-4 0-0 6, Kufuor 0-0 0-0 0, Harrow 2-8 0-0 5, Lewis 0-1 0-0 0, Williams 7-8 2-2 16, K. Smith 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 34-66 17-19 90. Halftime—N.C. State 40-30. 3-Point Goals—Wake Forest 3-14 (Tabb 1-1, Mescheriakov 1-2, Stewart 1-3, Desrosiers 0-1, Clark 0-1, Terrell 0-2, McKie 0-2, Harris 0-2), N.C. State 5-10 (Wood 3-3, Harrow 1-3, Brown 1-3, Gonzalez 0-1). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Wake Forest 22 (Desrosiers 7), N.C. State 47 (T. Smith 11). Assists—Wake Forest 8 (Harris 5), N.C. State 19 (Harrow 6). Total Fouls—Wake Forest 17, N.C. State 17. Technicals—Mescheriakov, Leslie. A—16,591.
St. Bona. 92, Charlotte 88 CHARLOTTE (8-8) Barnett 7-10 0-0 20, Wilderness 3-6 0-1 6, Braswell 3-7 2-2 8, Green 5-21 2-2 14, Briscoe 7-14 4-4 20, Sherrill 3-5 0-0 6, Sirin 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 4-6 0-0 8, Dewhurst 3-4 00 6. Totals 35-74 8-9 88. ST. BONAVENTURE (9-5) Conger 3-4 2-4 8, Cook 1-2 9-12 11, Nicholson 12-21 9-9 34, Adegboye 3-11 710 14, Davenport 5-14 4-5 15, Wright 3-5 02 8, Simmons 1-1 0-0 2, Houseknecht 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-58 31-42 92. Halftime—St. Bonaventure 40-28. End Of Regulation—Tied 68. End Of 1st Overtime— Tied 75. End Of 2nd Overtime—Tied 79. 3Point Goals—Charlotte 10-27 (Barnett 6-9, Briscoe 2-4, Green 2-11, Jones 0-1, Sirin 01, Braswell 0-1), St. Bonaventure 5-14 (Wright 2-4, Nicholson 1-1, Davenport 1-3, Adegboye 1-5, Conger 0-1). Fouled Out— Braswell, Jones. Rebounds—Charlotte 37 (Barnett 10), St. Bonaventure 36 (Nicholson 7). Assists—Charlotte 20 (Green 10), St. Bonaventure 19 (Adegboye 7). Total Fouls— Charlotte 28, St. Bonaventure 12. A—3,438.
Memphis 61, ECU 58 EAST CAROLINA (8-7) Morrow 5-10 7-11 17, Abrams 5-11 3-4 15, Gaines 2-4 2-5 8, Straughn 0-5 0-0 0, Sherrod 3-7 0-0 8, Young 3-9 2-2 10, Sampson 0-0 0-0 0, Ellison 0-0 0-0 0, Wynn 0-1 0-0 0, Morales 0-0 0-0 0, Joyner 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-48 14-22 58. MEMPHIS (12-3) Coleman 2-2 7-12 11, Jackson 2-6 2-4 6, Stephens 0-2 1-2 1, Crawford 3-7 0-0 6, W. Barton 2-6 1-2 6, A. Barton 2-6 1-2 6, Carmouche 1-3 0-0 2, Black 4-5 4-5 12, Witherspoon 3-8 2-3 8, Barham 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 20-49 19-32 61. Halftime—Memphis 33-21. 3-Point Goals—East Carolina 8-21 (Sherrod 2-3, Gaines 2-4, Young 2-5, Abrams 2-6, Straughn 0-3), Memphis 2-13 (A. Barton 13, W. Barton 1-4, Witherspoon 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Crawford 0-2, Barham 0-2). Fouled Out—Abrams, Sherrod. Rebounds—East Carolina 31 (Morrow 8), Memphis 36 (Black 7). Assists—East Carolina 11 (Gaines 4), Memphis 9 (W. Barton 3). Total Fouls—East Carolina 26, Memphis 22. A—16,058.
Women’s hoops Standings SAC
Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 8 Seattle 41, New Orleans 36 New York Jets 17, Indianapolis 16 Sunday, Jan. 9 Ravens at Kansas City, 1 p.m. (CBS) Packers at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)
Saturday’s sums Jets 17, Colts 16 0 0 7 10 — 17 N.Y. Jets Indianapolis 0 7 3 6 — 16 Second Quarter Ind—Garcon 57 pass from Manning (Vinatieri kick), 5:25. Third Quarter NYJ—Tomlinson 1 run (Folk kick), 9:48. Ind—FG Vinatieri 47, 4:53. Fourth Quarter NYJ—Tomlinson 1 run (Folk kick), 9:59. Ind—FG Vinatieri 32, 4:37. Ind—FG Vinatieri 50, :53. NYJ—FG Folk 32, :00. A—65,332. NYJ Ind 23 16 First downs Total Net Yards 353 312 Rushes-yards 38-169 27-93 184 219 Passing Punt Returns 1-15 0-0 Kickoff Returns 4-132 2-44 0-0 1-23 Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int 18-31-1 18-26-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-5 1-6 5-50.4 4-38.3 Punts Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-15 2-10 26:53 Time of Possession 33:07 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Tomlinson 16-82, Greene 19-70, B.Smith 2-11, Sanchez 1-6. Indianapolis, Addai 13-60, Rhodes 14-33. PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 18-31-1189. Indianapolis, Manning 18-26-0-225. RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Edwards 4-62, Holmes 4-46, Tomlinson 4-17, Keller 3-42, Cotchery 2-17, Hartsock 1-5. Indianapolis, White 6-54, Garcon 5-112, Tamme 5-46, Rhodes 1-12, Wayne 1-1.
Seahawks 41, Saints 36 New Orleans Seattle
10 10 0 16 — 36 7 17 10 7 — 41 First Quarter NO—FG Hartley 26, 11:43. NO—H.Evans 1 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 6:21. Sea—Carlson 11 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 3:38. Second Quarter NO—Jones 5 run (Hartley kick), 13:38. Sea—Carlson 7 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 11:00. Sea—FG Mare 29, 7:03. Sea—Stokley 45 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 1:15. NO—FG Hartley 22, :00. Third Quarter Sea—Williams 38 pass from Hasselbeck (Mare kick), 11:48. Sea—FG Mare 39, 5:27. Fourth Quarter NO—Jones 4 run (Hartley kick), 13:11. NO—FG Hartley 21, 9:13. Sea—Lynch 67 run (Mare kick), 3:22. NO—Henderson 6 pass from Brees (run failed), 1:30. A—66,336. NO Sea First downs 32 19 474 415 Total Net Yards Rushes-yards 22-77 25-149 Passing 397 266 2-11 1-12 Punt Returns Kickoff Returns 7-130 5-97 Interceptions Ret. 1-10 0-0 39-60-0 22-35-1 Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 1-6 Punts 4-47.8 4-38.8 2-1 0-0 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards 7-39 6-39 Time of Possession 32:01 27:59 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans, Jones 15-59, Bush 5-12, Brees 2-6. Seattle, Lynch 19131, Forsett 4-20, Hasselbeck 1-(minus 1), Redskins 1-(minus 1). PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 39-600-404. Seattle, Hasselbeck 22-35-1-272. RECEIVING—New Orleans, Henderson 7-77, Jones 6-61, Bush 5-37, Colston 4-66, Moore 4-49, D.Thomas 4-38, H.Evans 4-23, Meachem 3-29, Shockey 2-24. Seattle, Williams 5-68, Obomanu 5-43, Stokley 4-73, Carlson 3-17, Forsett 2-12, Morrah 1-39, Martin 1-15, Tate 1-5. AP-WF-01-07-11 0510GMT
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Schedule Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 2, New Jersey 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Colorado 3, OT Montreal 3, Boston 2, OT Tampa Bay 2, Ottawa 1 Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 3, Florida 2 N.Y. Rangers 2, St. Louis 1 Buffalo 2, Phoenix 1, OT Nashville 2, San Jose 1 Detroit at Vancouver, late Columbus at Los Angeles, late Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 6 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Chicago, 7 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 8 p.m.
Split for Indians From staff reports
Catawba’s women’s basketball team stayed in first place in the SAC with a 71-67 win at Anderson on Saturday. Catawba (10-4, 4-0) had to stage a furious comeback. The Indians trailed 63-53 with 6:44 remaining. Milica Ivanovic hit two shots to trigger the rally and also made some big shots down the stretch. Ivanovic’s 3-pointer with 1:49 remaining pulled Catawba within 67-65. She hit another 3, her sixth of the game, while being fouled with 1:31 remaining. That shot gave Catawba the lead for good. Ivanovic finished with 26 points. Dana Hicks had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Elizabeth Merritt had 11 points and eight boards. Taylor May (South Rowan) contributed two points. Catawba shot 36 percent, but it compensated with nine 3-pointers and 18-for-21 from the foul line. The Indians limited their turnovers to 12 while forcing 17. Balanced Anderson (6-6, 2-2) had five players in double figures. WOMEN CATAWBA (71) — Ivanovic 26, Hicks 18, Merritt 11, Long 7, Lewis 3, Dellapenta 2, Connor 2, May 2, Coleman, Mull. ANDERSON (67) — Neal 11, Diaz 11, Shannon 10, Siniard 10, Parris 10, Abed 9, Major 4, Ahlin 2. Catawba Anderson
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MEN CATAWBA (56) — Moore 21, Lovelace 9, Thomson 8, Martin 6, Huntley 5, Drakeford 4, Alston 2, Tyree 1, Smogner, Veshi, Mayo, Tamer. ANDERSON (81) — Britton 14, Cornwell 14, Young 13, Jones 12, Shugart 10, McDowell 9, Ross 4, Ernsteins 3, Trull 2. 33 40
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Pfeiffer men lose Pfeiffer’s men’s basketball team was blasted 88-67 by Limestone in a matchup of Conference Carolinas unbeatens on Saturday at Merner Gym. Limestone (10-2, 5-0) hit 13 3-pointers for the game and opened a 15point halftime lead against the coldshooting Falcons (6-5, 4-1). Chris Woods had another mammoth effort for Pfeiffer with 30 points and 11 rebounds. Reggie Hollinger added 12 points. Jarrell Douglass scored 21 for the Saints.
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Pfeiffer women lose Pfeiffer’s women’s basketball team lost to Limestone 61-56 in a Conference Carolinas contest played at Merner Gym on Saturday. Brittany Cox scored 18 points for the Falcons (3-8, 2-3) while Christina Harvey had 16. Maria Young scored 20 points to spark Limestone (7-4 3-2).
Livingstone women roll Livingstone’s women’s basketball team forced 39 turnovers and beat visiting Lincoln (Pa.) 72-61 for a CIAA win on Saturday at Trent Gym. Rashida Elbourne scored 19 points for the Blue Bears (6-3, 1-1). Jasmine Murray had 11 points and 10 rebounds while Brittany Wright contributed 10 points and nine boards. Sharay DuBose scored 16 points to lead Lincoln. WOMEN LINCOLN (61) — DuBose 16, Waters 14, Mosley 9, McIntosh 8, Smallwood 5, Ekanem 4, Ferguson 3, Johnson 2. LIVINGSTONE (72) — Elbourne 19, Murray 11, Wright 10, Harrison 9, Gilliam-Washington 9, Manurs 5, Rhodes 5, Brooks 2, Evans 1, Boston 1. Lincoln Livingstone
Catawba’s men’s basketball team struggled at Anderson on Saturday afternoon, losing 81-56. The Indians played without point guard Dominick Reid (concussion). Catawba started out well and held a 17-13 lead at one point, but the Indians fell behind 40-33 at halftime and were hammered in the second half. Anderson, which shot nearly 60 percent after halftime, led by 31 points with four minutes left in the game. Catawba (5-7, 1-3) shot just 36.4 percent for the game, turned it over 19 times and was outscored 42-14 in the paint. Freshman Keon Moore was the bright spot for the Indians. He scored 21 points. Cameron Lovelace hit three 3-pointers. Trey Britton and Kevis Cornwell scored 14 points each for the Trojans (9-5, 3-1).
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PFEIFFER (67) — Woods 30, Hollinger 12, Humphrey 7, Yamaguchi 6, Ranganathan 6, Gillis 4, Stokes 2.
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Big game for Moose Brevard freshman Darius Moose (Carson) collected 14 points and four rebounds in a 91-87 SAC win against Mars Hill on Saturday.
Sacred Heart hoops Christian Hester scored 20 points and had 21 rebounds to lead Sacred Heart’s boys basketball team to a 4739 overtime win against St. John’s of Winston-Salem at the Boyd Dolphin Tank. Reilly Gokey and Chili Chilton scored eight points each for the Dolphins (9-11). Max Fisher and Joseph Harrison added five apiece. Chilton contributed eight rebounds while Alex Taylor and Chandler Blackwell pulled down five each. Kate Sullivan’s nine points led Sacred Heart’s girls to an easy 36-6 victory against St. John’s. Erin Ansbro added eight points for the Dolphins (14-5). India Biggus scored seven points. Caroline Parrott, Breya Philpot and Kaytee Leonguerrero grabbed eight rebounds each. Sacred Heart welcomes the High Point Home Educators to the Dolphin Tank on Thursday.
NSA umpire clinic
NSA will hold an umpire clinic at the Salisbury Civic Center Sunday, Jan. 23. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. with the clinic starting shortly after that and lasting until 2 p.m. The fee for this clinic is $55. Anyone interested in umpiring any league or tournament play should plan on attending. Rules and mechanics will be taught by state Umpire-In-Chief Mike Snyder. This clinic is for slow-pitch officials only. A clinic for fast-pitch umpires will follow in Greensboro at a LIMESTONE (88) — Douglass 21, Clark 15, later date. Friend 13, Barrett 13, Bogdan 12, Ford 8, Raga Contact Genna Livengood at 7044, Blue 2. 239-6693 for information.
Cubs get potential ace
NBA Schedule Saturday’s Games Atlanta 108, Indiana 93 CHARLOTTE 104, Washington 89 Milwaukee 115, New Jersey 92 Detroit 112, Philadelphia 109, OT Chicago 90, Boston 79 Oklahoma City 109, Memphis 100 Orlando 117, Dallas 107 Utah 103, Houston 99, OT Sunday’s Games Sacramento at Toronto, 1 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Minnesota at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Miami at Portland, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m. New York at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
Notable box Bobcats 104, Wizards 89 WASHINGTON (89) Lewis 1-5 2-2 4, Blatche 4-13 2-2 10, McGee 3-4 2-2 8, Wall 8-19 0-1 16, Young 3-8 0-0 7, Seraphin 2-3 0-0 4, Hinrich 7-14 1-1 18, Thornton 4-9 5-7 13, Booker 2-3 00 4, Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Yi 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 3682 12-15 89. CHARLOTTE (104) Jackson 6-16 7-8 21, Diaw 5-8 0-0 11, K.Brown 4-7 1-1 9, Augustin 6-11 5-5 20, Henderson 8-11 3-4 19, D.Brown 1-1 0-0 2, Thomas 2-13 2-2 6, Livingston 3-5 1-2 7, Carroll 2-2 00 4, Najera 1-1 0-0 2, McGuire 1-3 1-2 3, Collins 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 39-79 20-24 104. Washington 20 26 25 18 — 89 Charlotte 26 23 28 27 — 104 3-Point Goals—Washington 5-15 (Hinrich 3-4, Yi 1-1, Young 1-2, Martin 0-1, Lewis 02, Wall 0-5), Charlotte 6-12 (Augustin 3-5, Jackson 2-5, Diaw 1-1, Henderson 0-1). Rebounds—Washington 40 (Blatche 8), Charlotte 53 (Jackson, Diaw 10). Assists—Washington 24 (Wall 11), Charlotte 23 (Augustin 9). Total Fouls—Washington 24, Charlotte 16. Technicals—Blatche, Washington defensive three second, Thomas. A—16,038 (19,077).
CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Garza helped Tampa Bay go from the cellar of the AL East to the World Series two years ago and then led the Rays to another division title last season. Now he’s the lastest Rays’ star moving out, and he’s joining a team that hasn’t been in the World Series since 1945 or won one since 1908. Garza, a 15-game winner last season, was traded Saturday to the Chicago Cubs in an eight-player deal that brings him from the sunshine and a roofed stadium to the chills and winds of Wrigley Field. “I was kinda of caught off guard. Your name was out there, a numerous amount of teams,” Garza said. “I let it take care of myself because I knew my job was to get ready for the season, whether it be Tampa or wherever.” Garza will be joining a rotation that includes Carlos Zambrano and Ryan Dempster. He’s going from a team that captured the tough AL East last season to one that finished fifth in the NL Central. Garza is the biggest addition for the Cubs in the offseason after they earlier signed his former Rays’ teammate, first baseman Carlos Pena, and brought back reliever Kerry Wood. “It isn’t often you can acquire a 27year-old top-of-the-rotation type of guy who has three years left before he’s a free agent in any kind of trade,”
said Cubs general manager Jim Hendry, adding that the trade had been worked on for nearly a month. “This was a great trade for the present and the future,” Hendry added. The Cubs gave up some young prospects. The Rays get promising right-hander Chris Archer, a 15-game winner in two minor league stops last season, and 20-year-old shortstop Hak-Ju Lee. Also going from Chicago to Tampa Bay are catcher Robinson Chirinos and outfielders Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer. “Simply said, we really like the deal a lot. It kind of fits in with our short-term and long-term objectives,” Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said. “It’s a perfect win-win trade for both sides or we wouldn’t have done it.” Garza joins the Cubs along with outfielder Fernando Perez and lefthander Zachary Rosscup. “It’s just a real good old-fashioned baseball trade that often doesn’t get made with the volume of people involved and for the right reasons for both organizations,” Hendry said. Hendry added the trade was not just a reaction to division-rival Milwaukee adding horse Zack Greinke. “We think we got the right starter, the right first baseman and a little more bullpen help,” he said.
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The NBA roundup ... CHARLOTTE — Reporters crowded around Gerald Henderson’s locker and the playful ribbing from his Bobcats teammates began with chants of “Hendo! Hendo!” Stephen Jackson then took it a step further. “This is my first interview ever!” Jackson yelled, pretending to be Henderson. It just seemed that way after the often forgotten shooting guard’s breakthrough game Saturday night that was more than a year overdue. Posting career highs with 19 points and nine rebounds in 40 minutes, Henderson became the latest player to bust out in interim coach Paul Silas’ freewheeling style as Charlotte beat Washington 104-89 to keep the Wizards the NBA’s lone winless team on the road. Magic 117, Mavericks 107 DALLAS — Dwight Howard had 23 points and 13 rebounds, and the Orlando Magic extended the NBA's longest active winning streak to nine games with a 117-107 victory over the injurydepleted Dallas Mavericks. DeShawn Stevenson scored a season-high 24 points for the Mavericks, who were without top scorer Dirk Nowitzki for his career-high seventh straight game with a sprained right knee. Pistons 112, 76ers 109, OT AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Austin Daye made a tying 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left in regulation and the Detroit Pistons went on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 112-109 in overtime. Thunder 109, Grizzlies 100 OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 40 points, Russell Westbrook added 22 points and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder avenged a loss at Memphis earlier this week by beating the Grizzlies 109-100. Bulls 90, Celtics 79 CHICAGO — Derrick Rose scored 36 points, Carlos Boozer added 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls cooled off the Boston Celtics with a 90-79 victory. Hawks 108, Pacers 93 ATLANTA — Josh Smith scored 14 of his 27 points in the fourth quarter. Bucks 115, Nets 92 NEWARK, N.J. — Celebrating his birthday with a point for every year was only half the fun for Chris DouglasRoberts. He scored 15 of his 24 points in the second half to lead undermanned Milwaukee to a 115-92 victory.
N.C. STATE FroM 6B Wolfpack fans howling in delight. “It was good to see the guys having fun like that,” Lowe said. While this performance came against a team that will likely struggle to stay out of the ACC basement, N.C. State reached 90 points for the first time since Lowe’s first team scored 95 against North Carolina-Greensboro in January 2007. It had been even longer since the Wolfpack reached 90 in an ACC game. N.C. State last did that at Clemson under Herb Sendek a year earlier, then didn’t score 90 again for 73 straight regular-season ACC games before Saturday. “Today’s game proved a lot,” Smith said. “I think it opened a lot of eyes. It think our guys did great.” As for the Deacons, it was a rough league debut for firstyear coach Jeff Bzdelik. Trailing 40-30 at halftime, Wake Forest scored the first six points after the break in
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Livingstone's Quintin redfern is fouled as he drives to the basket in the Blue Bears’ win against Lincoln.
LIVINGSTONE FroM 1B “One thing I like about this team,” said Austin, a thick, 6-foot-6 forward who paced the Blue Bears with a career-high 20 points, “when the chips are down we stick together. When they made it a close game, we pulled together and played our best ball.” Livingstone was equally magnificent during the late stages of the first half, when it held Lincoln (1-8, 0-2) scoreless for more than seven minutes and netted 13 straight to go ahead 28-15. “They’re just a very good ballclub,” said first-year LU coach John Hill, who received a technical foul and was ejected with 14:02 remaining. “I give them the highest compliment. They were a lot better tonight.”
what amounted to its last gasp. The Wolfpack answered with nine straight points and never looked back. Afterward, reporters near the Wake Forest locker room could hear Bzdelik’s angry voice carrying through the hall during an extended postgame talk with his team. Once he emerged, he was blunt about his team’s performance after being outrebounded 47-22 and giving up 20 offensive boards that led to 25 second-chance points. “It’d be easy to say we’re not strong enough yet,” Bzdelik said. “But you don’t need to be big to rebound the basketball. You need to get down low, you need to drive your forearm right into people’s sternum and you need to drive them back. ... I tell you what, there’s no reason whatsoever a team should outrebound you by 25. Plain and simple. “I told them we can do all the scouting reports and go through everything that we know they’re going to do, and when the ball’s thrown up on the glass, you have to be a man. This is a big boys’ league.”
Ironically, Hill’s ejection coincided with Lincoln’s late-game charge. A minute after he was sent to the dressing room guard Denzel Mooney’s offbalance floater from the lane pulled the Lions within 19 points. Then came a 100 Lincoln run that included consecutive 3-pointers by Mooney, trimming the deficit to 57-47 with eight minutes left. “Our whole team got motivated when our coach was ejected,” said Mooney, a Baltimore native who shot 9-for-19 from the floor and topped all scorers with 24 points. “He was telling us that we weren’t that tough. We wanted to prove that we were.” It hardly mattered once Cox started jamming — he blew up the rim four times in the second half and finished with 16 points — and Austin began asserting himself under the basket. “We’re building chemistry around him, trying to get him going,” Stinson said.
Not to be overlooked was Jackson’s body of work. He converted 4 of 6 free throws in the final 1:36 and totaled 15 points, three assists and two steals. “We definitely needed that kick in the end,” Stinson concluded. “What aggravates me is that we needed it at all. When we execute like we should, we’re like a well-oiled machine. When we don’t, when we take quick shots, I get frustrated.” • NOTES: Donte Durant (13 points) gave LC four scorers in double figures. ... The Blue Bears visit St. Paul’s on Monday night. LINCOLN (60) — Mooney 24, Hector 14, Jones 6, K.Smith 6, Mattavous 2, Glover 2, Kakulu 2, Oxley 2, E.Smith 2. LIVINGSTONE (82) — Austin 20, Cox 16, Jackson 15, Durant 13, Johnson 7, Ford-Bey 5, Redfern 2, Taylor 2, Wilson 2, Boswell, Adams, Paul. Lincoln 23 37 Livingstone 35 47
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Wake’s Ari stewart (20) puts up a jump shot over North carolina state's Kendall smith. Smith looked sharp in his third game back after missing 10 straight following knee surgery, making 10 of 16 shots and grabbing 11 rebounds to lead an attack that had four players in double figures. Williams matched his career-high with 16 points to go with seven rebounds, while Wood added 11 points and hit all three of his 3-point tries.
Virginia (10-6, 1-1), which took its biggest lead at 43-32 on Jontel Evans’s long 3pointer to beat the shot clock, managed only two field goals over the next 13plus minutes. Playing without scoring and rebounding leader Mike Scott, who is nursing an ankle injury, and with big men Assane Sene and Akil Mitchell in foul trouble, Virginia ran out of gas. “We missed a few easy ones and we looked a little tired. We were riding those guys hard,” coach Tony Bennett said, especially of Sene, Mitchell and Will Sherrill, who played with a brace and heavy tape on the right leg he broke at the end of November. KT Harrell led Virginia with 13 points and Jontel Evans and Mustapha Farrakhan had 11. The Cavaliers shot just 26 percent in the second half, and were outscored 17-5 at the line. Zeller, whose hook shot
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broke the ice in the second half with 15:03 to play, added six points during the long run, Henson had four, and by the time the Tar Heels opened a 57-52 lead with 1:13 to play, all 10 players had scored during the 12 minutes to build the lead. Joe Harris tied it for Virginia with a pair of free throws, but Justin Knox hit two from the line, Larry Drew hit two and Dexter Strickland one, giving the Tar Heels a 57-52 edge. Two driving layups by Evans made it a one-possession game in the final minute, but Harrison Barnes made a free throw and Strickland hit two, and North Carolina held on. The Cavaliers, who hit 10 consecutive shots, including nine 3-pointers in their victory against Howard earlier this week, had a similar hot streak in the first half. Sammy Zeglinski started it with a 3-pointer, Harris hit another and Virginia made nine of 11, including another 3 by Farrakhan, and closed the half on a 16-2 run to lead 37-30.
The college roundup ... OLEAN, N.Y. — Andrew Nicholson scored 34 points and St. Bonaventure outlasted Charlotte 92-88 in triple overtime on Saturday in the Bonnies’ Atlantic 10 Conference opener. St. Bonaventure (9-5) hit 9 of 10 free throws in the final overtime period and was 31 of 42 from the line for the game while the 49ers were only 8 of 9. The Bonnies led 40-28 at halftime. Charlotte (88, 0-2) opened the second half on a 12-0 run, followed by a 10-0 St. Bonaventure spurt. Derrio Green’s jumper gave Charlotte a 68-66 lead, then Da’Quan Cook’s two free throws tied it with 12 seconds left in regulation. The Bonnies led 75-73 in the first OT before An’Juan Wilderness tied it at 75 at the 1:31 mark. In the second overtime, Charlotte twice had two-point leads, but Nicholson tied it on both occasions, forcing the third OT. Jamar Briscoe and Javarris Barnett led Charlotte with 20 points apiece. Former West Rowan star K.J. Sherrill played 28 minutes and scored six points. for the 49ers. WCU 81, Davidson 73 CULLOWHEE — Trey Sumler scored 24 points, making four 3-pointers, to lead Western Carolina to an 81-73 win over Davidson in Southern Conference play on Saturday. Harouna Mutombo and Mike Williams each scored 13 points for the Catamounts (6-10, 2-2), who have won two in a row after losing all six of their games in December. The Wildcats (7-8, 1-3) cut the margin to five points when Jake Cohen knocked down a jumper with 6:53 remaining, but Davidson did not pull closer the rest of the way. Winthrop 63, G-Webb 48. ROCK HILL, S.C. — Andre Jones scored 17 points to lead Winthrop to a 63-48 victory over Gardner-Webb. Gideon Gamble, Matt Morgan and George Valentine added nine points each for the Eagles (7-8, 3-2 Big South Conference), who have won two of their past three games. VCU 82, UNC-W 64 WILMINGTON — Brandon Rozzell came off the bench to score 22 points as Virginia Commonwealth defeated North Carolina-Wilmington 82-64. Coastal Carolina 70, Liberty 67 LYNCHBURG, Va. — Desmond Holloway made 5 of 6 free throws in the final 30 seconds as Coastal Carolina (14-2, 50) held off Liberty 70-67 on Saturday night for the Chanticleers' 12th straight win and coach Cliff Ellis' 600th career NCAA Division I victory. Ellis is the 26th coach in NCAA history to reach that milestone and is now 600-380. Memphis 61, ECU 58 MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Tarik Black had 12 points and seven rebounds and No. 21 Memphis survived another scare before beating East Carolina 6158 Saturday in the Conference USA opener for both teams. North Carolina A&T 82, Florida A&M 72 GREENSBORO— Nic Simpson scored 22 points to lead four players in double figures. Chattanooga 70, North Carolina Greensboro 65 GREENSBORO — Omar Wattad scored 26 points to lead Chattanooga to a 70-65 win over North Carolina Greensboro (0-14, 0-4) on Saturday, extending its school-record losing streak to 15 games.
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Michael Vick and the Philadelphia eagles have slipped a bit ravens linebacker ray Lewis is excited about the chances of making the super Bowl. since their incredible comeback win against the Giants.
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PHILADELPHIA — The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles have traded places in the past two weeks. Michael Vick and the Eagles were the talk of the NFL after an incredible comeback win over the New York Giants on Dec. 19. They were sitting at 10-4 with a chance to secure a first-round bye in the playoffs, and had the second-best odds for winning the Super Bowl at 6-1, according to Bodog.com. Aaron Rodgers and the Packers were on the brink of elimination after a 31-27 loss to New England. They were a disappointing 8-6 going into a do-or-die game against the Giants. Hit the fast-forward button. Now the Packers are the hot team entering the playoffs. The Eagles (10-6) and Packers (10-6) will meet Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field in the final wild-card game of the weekend. Call it the cheesesteaks vs. the cheeseheads. “It’s a playoff game, man. It’s huge for us,” Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson said. “We know what’s out there on the line for us, and this has kind of been our goal all sea-
son, to make it through the regular season and put us in the best position to get to the playoffs. Now we’re finally here, so we just got to put it together and make some things happen.” The Eagles blew their chance at a bye with a stunning loss to lowly Minnesota on Dec. 28, then rested nearly all their starters in a meaningless loss to Dallas last week. The Packers routed the Giants to stay alive in the playoff race. Then they beat NFC North champion Chicago in their second straight mustwin game to earn a playoff berth as the No. 6 seed. Green Bay has a tough challenge ahead. The Packers have to win three games on the road to reach the Super Bowl. But they’re no ordinary sixth seed, and it’s been done before. The Pittsburgh Steelers won the 2006 Super Bowl as a No. 6 seed. The Eagles reached the 2009 NFC championship game as the sixth seed. Oddsmakers list the Eagles as 21/2-point favorites because they have the homefield advantage. But the Packers are the consensus pick by many analysts and experts. “They’re the hot team right now, so a lot of people are going to pick them,” Eagles center Mike McGlynn said.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Todd Haley did a nose count to see how many Kansas City Chiefs own what he calls “priceless” playoff experience and was pleased to find that 21 do. That also means 32 don’t. Players who were key to Kansas City’s six-game improvement such as Jamaal Charles and Tamba Hali will be tasting playoff pressure for the first time when the Chiefs host the battle-savvy Baltimore Ravens in a 1 p.m. EST kickoff on Arrowhead Stadium’s cold, hard turf. If playoff experience proves decisive, the Ravens (12-4) should be on their way to their fourth playoff win in three seasons. Cast as the wild-card team because they lost the tiebreaker to Pittsburgh, the Ravens are 3-2 in road playoff games since January 2009. The last time the Chiefs (10-6) won a playoff game, Haley was giving golf lessons on Long Island, wondering if a career change would be a good idea. Now, 17 years later, the Chiefs are AFC West champs and in search of their first playoff win since an aging Joe Montana took them to the AFC title game in 1994.
“Talent is one thing,” said Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis, a two-time NFL defensive player of the year. “Your first, second, third quarter, talent is doing great. But then that fourth quarter, experience and playoff knowledge on what you do in these tight situations and what you do against this or against that, that’s where it all clicks in at.” The Chiefs are not entirely without playoff experience. Right guard Ryan Lilja and linebacker Mike Vrabel can impart to youthful teammates lessons they learned in Super Bowl victories “It’s priceless what they can pass on,” Haley said. “We’ve got 21 guys that have some experience in the playoffs. Now, a lot of it is coming from a select few, but the good thing is those guys are all really strong leaders for us that aren’t afraid to let these guys know that everything is about one thing, and that’s trying to be at our best for this Sunday. It’s not about anything else.” Another edge that Baltimore brings figures to be defense. Four Ravens were picked to the Pro Bowl — Lewis, linebacker Terrell Suggs, tackle Haloti Ngata and safety Ed Reed.
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Super Bowl, lost at Seattle. It was a remarkable turn of emotions for the Colts, who thought they won it when Adam Vinatieri made a 50-yard field goal with 53 seconds to go. But Antonio Cromartie returned the ensuing kickoff 47 yards and Mark Sanchez needed five plays to get the Jets into position for the winner. “You know, he (Manning) is the best,” Ryan said, “and he almost did it to us again.” Manning certainly had his chances. He was 18 of 26 for 225 yards and one TD, and got Vinatieri, considered the best clutch kicker in league history, in position with an eight-play, 48-yard drive in the final 21⁄2 minutes. But he left 53 seconds on the clock for New York. After Braylon Edwards made a leaping 18-yard catch to take New York to the Colts 14, Folk’s kick went right down the middle. “It’s certainly disappointing tonight and that’s really all you think about tonight,” Manning said. “It’s disappointing with the way we lost tonight. Any time you lose on a last-second field goal, it certainly stings.” LaDainian Tomlinson, considered washedup by some before the season, carried 16 times for 82 yards and scored on two 1-yard runs. “It’s emotional, exciting and all those things at once,” Tomlinson said. “We knew it was going to be a dogfight against a great team.” The Colts actually helped the Jets’ winning drive by calling timeout with 29 seconds remaining and the ball at the Indianapolis 32. Sanchez hit Edwards on the next play,
fact that it happened, it’s just kind of like, we want to take it in stride and go to the next one. I know it sounds crazy, but that’s the way the mindset of this team was.” Hasselbeck, cleared to play just two days ago because of a hip injury, threw for 272 yards and his four TD passes set a playoff career high. The veteran quarterback threw two TD passes to tight end John Carlson in the first half and started the second half with a 38-yard strike to Mike Williams to give Seattle a 31-20 lead. Hasselbeck had fluid drained off his hip before the game — for the third time he said — and he might not have played if the procedure didn’t go well. “Through all the tough stuff we had to go through the opportunity was still there for us to host a home playoff game against a really good team and I think we were all excited about it,” Hasselbeck said. “It was fun.” The game wasn’t clinched, though, until Lynch provided a run that’ll be replayed in the Pacific Northwest for years. He took a second-down carry with less than four min-
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Peyton Manning agonizes after New York’s winning field goal. a high pass to the right sideline. Folk trotted on and won it. “We’ve got to tip our hat to our offense. It was unbelievable,” said Ryan, whose bravado made him a summer sensation in HBO’s “Hard Knocks” series. “I mean, we totally dominated the second half offensively. On defense, we had to hold serve. Against Peyton, you’re not going to stop him completely, but our guys played well enough to get it done and keep him out of the end zone. Our offense was just spectacular.” It needed to be after Vinatieri kicked his longest field goal since Nov. 23, 2008.
The NFL notebook ... DAVIE, Fla. — Tony Sparano stared into space stone-faced, tapping his foot and chomping on gum. Miami Dolphins general manager Jeff Ireland also wore a somber expression, his cheeks turning red as awkward details were discussed. Team owner Stephen Ross sat between them, sweat glistening above his upper lip while he tried to put lipstick on a pig of a week for the Dolphins. They did damage control Saturday, holding an extraordinary news conference to announce a twoyear contract extension for Sparano — and to acknowledge mistakes in dealing with the team’s coaching situation. “The lines of communication should be handled differently,” Ireland said. “Now,” Ross said, “I would go about it a different way.” Ross and Ireland flew to California for an interview Thursday with Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh, leaving Sparano in very public limbo. Negotiations broke off, Harbaugh took a job with the 49ers, and Ross decided to keep Sparano. Ross, who took over the Dolphins two years ago, said he had never interviewed a coach before and was naive to think he could keep his meeting with Harbaugh secret. “I should have probably let Tony know,” Ross said. “I never thought it would be national news.” BRONCOS ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Eric Studesville provided calm in the midst of chaos when he took over as the Denver Broncos' interim coach following Josh McDaniels' ouster last month. Now, he's get a chance to convince Broncos new boss John Elway that he should join Leslie Frazier in Minnesota and Jason Garrett in Dallas as coaches who were rewarded with the full-time gig following their midseason auditions. Studesville will interview for Denver's head coaching vacancy today, as will New York Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell as the Broncos begin taking a hard look at their coaching candidates. STEELERS PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers didn't secure the AFC North title and a playoff bye by beating Atlanta in their season opener. Or by winning their next two games at Tennessee and Tampa Bay with their No. 3 and 4 quarterbacks. What's telling is their season didn't fall apart
utes to go and then the highlights began. He broke six tackles on his 67-yard run, tossing in a massive stiff arm that sent cornerback Tracy Porter to the turf and completed the longest scoring run of his career. The win was the first in the playoffs for a team with a losing record. “We respect the heck out of the Saints, but I think we felt something special all week and today, and we’ll see,” Hasselbeck said. “It’s a good start for us.” Lynch finished with 131 yards on 19 carries, the first Seattle back to top 100 yards all season. Hasselbeck, Lynch and a strong performance by Seattle’s offense extended the Saints franchise misery to 04 in road playoff games. The Saints were considered the second-best team in the conference behind the NFC South-winning Falcons. Even though they lost to Tampa Bay in the season finale a week ago and were without running backs Pierre Thomas and Chris Ivory, safety Malcolm Jenkins and linebacker Danny Clark, the Saints were favored by 10 points to advance. Now they go home. Brees, who completed a playoff-record 39 passes in 60 attempts for 404 yards and two TDs, still couldn’t match Hasselbeck and the Seahawks of-
then, either. The Steelers supposedly were in disarray after quarterback Ben Roethlisberger drew a four-game suspension for his misbehavior and wide receiver Santonio Holmes, the Super Bowl MVP two seasons ago, forced a trade to New York with his off-field problems. There were predictions the Steelers would be 0-4 or 1-3 by the time Roethlisberger returned, and that Baltimore might have the division title secured by then. Being able to win despite going so far down their depth chart — few teams keep four quarterbacks except during camp — didn't make the Steelers' season, but it might have saved it. They went 3-1 during each quarter of the season and, with a 12-4 record and the No. 2 seeding in the AFC, they're in the same position they were when they won the Super Bowl during the 2008 season. PATRIOTS FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have a new look, players coming and going from the first week of the season to the bye week of the playoffs. Somehow, the results are the same. They keep winning and contending for the championship despite all the personnel changes. Only 10 players remain on the 53-man roster from the Patriots' last Super Bowl team three years ago. There are 25 players who joined the team this year. There are even two who were signed after the regular season ended. Gone are Randy Moss, Laurence Maroney and injured Kevin Faulk. Say hello to Atiyyah Ellison, Landon Cohen and Marques Murrell. "Two months ago when I came here, I was just looking for every opportunity to get the chance to do anything and took it game by game," said Shayne Graham, who is 12-for-12 on field goals since replacing injured Stephen Gostkowski. "That's kind of how things work around here." FALCONS FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons hope their home-field advantage in the playoffs will make up for a shortage of players who have won in the postseason. The Falcons have no players who have appeared in a Super Bowl. Starting with veterans Tony Gonzalez and Mike Peterson, the roster is filled with players starved for playoff success. The Falcons (13-3) earned the bye by winning the NFC South with the conference's best record.
fense. Brees led one final drive, hitting Devery Henderson on a 6-yard touchdown with 1:30 left to get within 41-36. But DeShawn Wynn was stopped on the 2-point conversion, Garrett Hartley’s onside kick was recovered by Carlson and the Seahawks were home free. “It’s disappointing. It starts with us and myself and the rest of the coaches,” Saints coach Sean Payton said. “I thought they had effort but in the end, not enough to win this game. It’s disappointing to get in the postseason and finish with a loss to start.” Reggie Bush finished with five carries for 12 yards, caught five passes and did not play in the fourth quarter, jogging back to the locker room early in the quarter and never returning. Julius Jones, cut by Seattle earlier in the season, ran for two short touchdowns and finished with 120 all-purpose yards. In the second half, Brees all but abandoned the run, throwing on 33 of the Saints’ 41 plays. At the end of the game, Carroll gathered his team at midfield after Hasselbeck took one final knee, jumping up and down on the Seahawks logo with most of his team jumping in unison. Hasselbeck left the field to a rousing ovation and his son propped up on his shoulders.
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TAMPA, Fla.— The New York Yankees have put a statue of former owner George Steinbrenner at the team’s spring training complex. The 600-pound, life-size bronze statue was put on a marble stand Friday at the entrance of the ballpark named for Steinbrenner, who died at 80 in July. The 6foot statue, on a 3-foot granite pedestal, is identical to one in the lobby of new Yankee Stadium. A formal ceremony is scheduled to take place before the Yankees’ spring training opener against the Phillies on Feb. 26. The statue has Steinbrenner in a suit and wearing the 2009 World Series championship ring, the last of the seven titles won by the Yankees under his ownership. • ATLANTA — The Braves locked up Dan Uggla with the team's largest contract in nearly a decade. Now, they're ready to take on the mighty Philadelphia Phillies in the NL East. Uggla completed a $62 million, five-year contract with Atlanta, passing up the chance to perhaps earn a more lucrative deal in free agency after the 2011 season. • ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have acquired right-hander Ryan Kelly from the Oakland Athletics for right-hander Guillermo Moscoso. • SEATTLE — The Seat-
tle Mariners have announced a $2.75 million, twoyear contract with infielder Brendan Ryan. • WASHINGTON — Free-agent first baseman Adam LaRoche and the Washington Nationals have finalized a two-year contract worth about $16 million.
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TENNIS DOHA, Qatar — Roger Federer won the Qatar Open without dropping a set when he beat defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 6-3, 6-4 in a 79-minute final on Saturday. Federer became the first three-time winner in Doha, following titles in 2005 and 2006. • BRISBANE, Australia — Defending champion Andy Roddick beat Kevin Anderson of South Africa 62, 4-6, 6-2 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Brisbane International against top-seeded Robin Soderling of Sweden. Roddick extended his Brisbane International record to 9-0, looking in complete control when he took a 4-0 lead after 18 minutes, taking the first set in 31 minutes.
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Olympic gold medalist, said that while "it's a long way from here to London," Thorpe is enjoying swimming again and "never say never." Flaskas said in order to be eligible for the London Games, Thorpe would have to begin drug-testing in the next six to eight weeks to make him eligible a year out from the Australian trials next February or March. Thorpe retired in 2006 after setting 13 world records and winning 11 world championship golds.
BRISBANE, Australia — Ian Thorpe is back training in the pool and hasn't ruled out a return to competition in time for the London 2012 Olympics. Dave Flaskas, manager for the 28-year-old five-time
NEW YORK — Vancouver's Alain Vigneault and Philadelphia's Peter Laviolette have earned co-coaching positions in the NHL AllStar game on Jan. 30 in Car-
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SOCCER LONDON — Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp says David Beckham's potential two-month loan move to the Premier League club could become a permanent deal. Negotiations over a loan deal for the Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder are continuing this weekend, with the 35-year-old Beckham keen on a move to Spurs. The former England cap-
tain is due back at the Galaxy in March for the new MLS season, but would be available for a free transfer when his Major League Soccer contract expires in November.
GOLF KAPALUA, Hawaii — Robert Garrigus recovered from an atrocious start Saturday by holing a 50-foot eagle putt on the 18th hole to join Steve Stricker and Jonathan Byrd in the lead at the Tournament of Champions.Garrigus chunked a 4iron into a hazard to open with double bogey and followed with a bogey to quickly fall out of the lead. By the end of the third round, he was back where he started.
Next bowl: BC vs. Nevada mining who the internal candidates might be. The college football notebook RUTGERS QB LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO — Despite playing on PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Quarterback the opposite side of the country, Boston Tom Savage, once considered the face of College has gotten the chance to see quite Rutgers football, is leaving the Scarlet a bit of Nevada’s vaunted pistol offense on Knights program. television. The sophomore, who lost his starting The Eagles spent more than a few Frijob to freshman Chas Dodd, informed day nights the past couple of years being coach Greg Schiano that he plans to transentertained in their hotel by quarterback fer, the school announced Saturday. Colin Kaepernick, running back Vai Taua One of the school's most highly touted and the rest of coach Chris Ault’s highrecruits, Savage played 18 games during scoring crew while preparing for their own his two-year career and competed 52.2 pergame the following day. cent of his passes. He finished with 2,732 Boston College (7-5) has been forced to yards passing, 16 touchdowns and 10 interstudy the No. 13 Wolf Pack’s pistol much ceptions. more closely the past few weeks in prepaOREGON PRACTICE ration for today night’s Fight Hunger PHOENIX — The Oregon Ducks were Bowl. loose as they wrapped up one of their last “I learned that we better be lined up practices before the BCS title game right and we better be ready,” Boston Colagainst Auburn. lege coach Frank Spaziani said. “They’re Players danced and played air guitar beprolific. I think it’s misnamed. It’s not a fore settling in for their workout Saturday pistol, it’s a bazooka. We run the pistol. at Pinnacle High School. Defensive tackle They run a bazooka. This things explodes.” Zac Clark says the Ducks are at the stage MILES UPDATE where they just want to play the game. BATON ROUGE, La. — The top athletic Oregon coach Chip Kelly says despite official at LSU says the school has not been what looked like a relaxed atmosphere, the contacted by Michigan about head football team's practice was sharp. coach Les Miles. Second-ranked Oregon has one more Athletics Director Joe Alleva issued workout on Sunday before meeting the topthat statement Saturday after the Tigers ranked Tigers on Monday night at the Unireturned from their 41-24 win over Texas versity of Phoenix Stadium. A&M in the Cotton Bowl. COACH’S RESCUE Alleva says that "Les Miles is LSU's BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Former Southhead coach and we are going to do everyern Mississippi football coach Jeff Bower thing to keep it that way." helped rescue two people off a burning Miles has been mentioned widely as a fishing boat Saturday. candidate to succeed the fired Rich RoAuthorities said that Linda Jordan and driguez at Michigan. Robert Miller were fishing on the Jourdan STANFORD COACH River when their boat caught fire around 8 TANFORD, Calif.— Stanford athletic di- a.m. Bower and a friend, Jerry Thigpen, rector Bob Bowlsby has met with the enwere fishing in a nearby bayou, saw the tire Orange Bowl-winning Cardinal footfire, moved in their 26-foot boat and pulled ball staff since the departure of coach Jim the two off the burning 36-foot vessel. Harbaugh to the San Francisco 49ers on SENIOR BOWL Friday. MOBILE, Ala. — The Bills’ and Bengals’ Bowlsby is moving ahead in his search coaches will lead the teams at the Senior for Harbaugh's replacement, first deterBowl. Associated Press
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Pittsburgh quarterback tino sunseri (12) and receiver Brian Adams (87) hold back Kentucky's ridge Wilson (48) from a scuffle with Pittsburgh's Jason Pinkston (77).
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 27 p l a y e r s Kentucky 10 dumped the cooler full of sports drink on Phil Bennett. They hoped Dave Wannstedt, watching on TV in Naples, Fla., also felt an affectionate chill. Pittsburgh scored touchdowns off two mistakes by Kentucky’s punting team and the Panthers, playing for their former coach, beat the Wildcats 27-10 in the BBVA Compass Bowl on Saturday. Pittsburgh players dedicated the win to Wannstedt, who was forced to resign following a disappointing regular season. “We knew coach Wannstedt was watching,” safety Dom DeCicco said. “It was
special to come out here and play the way we did and get this win after all the adversity we’ve been through.” Andrew Taglianetti blocked a punt to set up Pittsburgh’s first touchdown late in the first half. An incomplete pass on Kentucky’s fake punt early in the second half set up Tino Sunseri’s 13-yard touchdown pass to Brock DeCicco. Sunseri also ran for a touchdown. The Panthers (8-5) protected the lead with their running game. Dion Lewis ran for 105 yards and a touchdown, and Ray Graham added 90 yards rushing as the Panthers outgained Kentucky 261-104 on the ground. “They looked like an SEC team the way they run the ball,” said Kentucky defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin. Sunseri completed 9 of 19 passes for 96 yards.
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It was Malzahn and Taylor who Chizik credits with helping Auburn land Heisman Trophy winner Cam FroM 1B Newton out of junior college. With Newton leading the way, Auburn rector Jay Jacobs being heckled by went from 8-5 last season to 13-0 an upset fan exemplified the and in position to win the school’s anger. To compete against Saban, first national title since 1957 this Auburn had hired a coach that was season. 5-19 at Iowa State. “He can look at a team — and I Of course, not all the Auburn don’t know how he does it, I’m tryfans wanted to run Chizik off being to figure it out because I want fore he even moved into his office. that ability — but he can look at a “When I came to Auburn, I got team and he can say, ‘This is what off the plane, there was about 800 this team needs,’” Taylor said people waiting for me and it was about Chizik. “He came in before an awesome reception, and it has the season started and said, ‘This never changed,” said Chizik, a nayear we’re going from good to tive of Clearwater, Fla. “There’s al- great.’” ways going to be a few people that It’s the Southeastern Conferdisagree with anybody’s hire.” ence, so there will always be skepKnowing you’re only as good as tics, but it’s safe to say many of the the people around you, Chizik asdoubters have changed their tune sembled a strong staff, led by ofabout Chizik. fensive coordinator Gus Malzahn Kelly’s arrival at Oregon was and assistant head coach and lock- not nearly as volatile. down recruiter Trooper Taylor. Then-Ducks coach Mike Bellot-
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chip Kelly talks to the media. ti, on the recommendation of former Oregon offensive coordinator Gary Crowton, hired Kelly in 2007 away from New Hampshire, an FCS program where he had been running the offense. Kelly’s lightning-tempo spread was an immediate hit, setting Oregon records for points and total yards. After the 2008 season, Bellotti
stepped aside to become full-time athletic director at Oregon and Kelly was promoted. He inherited a staff with five coaches who had been at Oregon for more than 20 years, including strength and conditioning coach Jim Radcliffe. Radcliffe said when Kelly first arrived in Eugene he was “hard to read.” After becoming head coach, Kelly won over his staff by asking questions and listening to the answers. While Chizik has restored his reputation as a coach in two years at Auburn, the 47-year-old Kelly has zoomed to genius status with the Ducks, following up a 10-3 season with a 12-0 one. Outwardly, they couldn’t seem more different. During media day Thursday, Chizik spent his 30 minutes at the podium answering questions with a heavy dose of coachspeak and cliches. Kelly, a New Hampshire native
The NHL roundup ... PITTSBURGH — Few goalies have shut down the Pittsburgh Penguins as often as Jose Theodore has. Facing them without Sidney Crosby made this win that much easier. Theodore made 26 saves for his 30th career shutout, and the Minnesota Wild shut down the Crosby-less Penguins 4-0 on Saturday night. Theodore improved 19-4-3 all-time against Pittsburgh. Crosby missed his second straight game — both Penguins losses — because of a concussion. Theodore, 17-1-3 in his past 21 starts against Pittsburgh, has won each of the past four games in leading Minnesota to a season-high winning streak while starter Niklas Backstrom is out with a groin injury. Rangers 2, Blues 1 ST. LOUIS — Martin Biron made 24 saves to beat St. Louis for the first time in 11 career games and Sean Avery scored the go-ahead goal in the second period of the New York Rangers’ victory. Brandon Dubinsky had two assists — also helping to set up Derek Stepan’s goal — for the Rangers, the only NHL team that hadn’t beaten the Blues in regulation the last 10 seas Sabres 2, Coyotes 1, OT GLENDALE, Ariz. — Drew Stafford scored 3:12 into overtime to lift Buffalo over Phoenix. Jordan Leopold also scored and Ryan Miller made 33 saves for the Sabres, who won for the fourth time in five games. Buffalo won its fifth straight against Phoenix. Predators 2, Sharks 1 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Sergei Kostitsyn broke a tie early in the third period by scoring in his fifth straight game to lead Nashville to its fifth straight win. Pekka Rinne made 42 saves. Flyers 2, Devils 1 PHILADELPHIA — James van Riemsdyk and Danny Briere scored, and Brian Boucher stopped 34 shots to lead the Philadelphia Flyers to a 2-1 win over New Jersey. Islanders 4, Avs 3, OT DENVER — John Tavares scored 3:52 into overtime and Kevin Poulin stopped 34 shots in his first NHL start, lifting the New York Islanders over Colorado. Capitals 3, Panthers 2 WASHINGTON — Alex Ovechkin’s skates left the ice as he scored a goal off a breakaway, and Mike Green and Eric Fehr also contributed two points apiece, helping Washington edge Florida. Lightning 2, Senators 1 OTTAWA — Martin St. Louis scored a tiebreaking goal in the third period to give Tampa Bay a victory over Ottawa. Canadiens 3, Bruins 2, OT MONTREAL — Max Pacioretty scored 3:43 into overtime, completing Montreal’s come-from-behind win over Boston.
with a passion for books about motivation, spent a good portion of his time rattling off sarcastic one-liners and quips. He talks about as fast as his team plays. Asked if he had to pinch himself every once in a while to know that his whirlwind rise to the top of his profession was real, Kelly responded: “I am not a pinch myself kind of guy.” Asked about the high prices being paid by some fans for tickets to the big game, Kelly said: “I’m unaware of the ticket prices. I don’t have to pay for mine.” Why doesn’t he like to talk about himself? “Because I know about myself.” Is their a cultural difference between the Northeast and the Northwest? “Yeah, they don’t drive fast enough in Oregon. I can’t get to work as quick as I would like.” It’s been a quick road to the top for both men. For one of them, it’s about to get even faster.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — North Carolina went almost 5 62 minutes before scoring UNC 56 its first points of the Virginia second half, trailed by double digits and shot horribly after halftime. So how did the Tar Heels beat Virginia, 62-56, for their seventh win in eight games? “It’s hard to believe, but I would say we played some great defense,” said 7footer Tyler Zeller, who led the Tar Heels with 12 points and was their only scorer in double figures.
“One of the ugliest Ws that I’ve ever been involved with,” coach Roy Williams said. North Carolina, which trailed as many as 11 and shot 27 percent after halftime, clamped down on defense during a 20-7 run to the lead and clinched the game by making 14 of 16 free throws in the final 5:01. The Tar Heels showed guts that Zeller appreciated. “I think this team’s a lot tougher than last year and I think down the stretch we made some plays that last year I don’t know if we would have been able to make,” he said. North Carolina (11-4, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) was like three different teams. It made 11 of its first 17 shots
in taking an early lead, then missed 18 of 20 and went 8:53 spanning the halves without a field goal before regrouping to pull it out in the end. “Every game’s not going to be pretty,” said John Henson, whose driving lefthanded layup with 3:15 remaining gave the Tar Heels their first lead of the second half at 52-50. The basket was part of an 8-0 run for UNC that erased a 50-44 deficit. “You don’t ever want to win like that just because it’s harder and you didn’t do things right, but we had the toughness to fight back, and I think that’s real good,” Henson said.
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North carolina forward Harrison Barnes (40) steals the ball See UNC, 3B from Virginia guard K.t. Harrell (24).
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The Top 25 roundup .... NEWARK, N.J. — Kris Joseph scored 17 points and Brandon Triche had all 15 of his in the second half to lead No. 4 Syracuse to a 61-56 victory over Seton Hall on Saturday in a game in which both teams struggled offensively. Scoop Jardine added 12 points and Rick Jackson had nine points and 14 rebounds for the Orange (16-0, 3-0 Big East), who entered the game as one of the last seven unbeaten teams in Division I. The Orange’s last 16-0 start was in 19992000, when they won their first 19 games of the season. No. 5 Pittsburgh 89, Marquette 81 PITTSBURGH — Ashton Gibbs scored 19 points and Brad Wanamaker led a first-half surge in which Pittsburgh (15-1, 3-0) rapidly opened up a 16-point lead, carrying the hotshooting Panthers past Marquette. No. 6 San Diego State 71, Utah 62 SALT LAKE CITY — Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points, D.J. Gay hit four 3-pointers in the second half and San Diego State (17-0 (2-0 Mountain West Conference) survived a scare from Utah to remain undefeated. No. 8 Connecticut 82, No. 12 Texas 81, OT AUSTIN, Texas — Kemba Walker, the nation’s leading scorer, made a 15-foot jumper with 5 seconds left in overtime to lift Connecticut over Texas (12-3) . Connecticut (122) ended Texas’ 27-game home winning streak against non-conference opponents. Colorado 89, No. 9 Missouri 76 BOULDER, Colo. — Super sophomore Alec Burks scored a career-high 36 points and Colorado (12-4, 1-0) beat Missouri (14-2, 0-1) in their final Big 12 opener. Georgia 77, No. 10 Kentucky 70 ATHENS, Ga. — Trey Thompkins scored 25 points and Georgia pulled away from Kentucky for its ninth straight win. The Bulldogs (12-2) stamped themselves as a contender in their SEC opener, snapping a seven-game winning streak by the Wildcats (12-3, 0-1) in the biggest win of coach Mark Fox's two-year tenure. West Virginia 65, No. 13 Georgetown 59 WASHINGTON — Casey Mitchell scored 28 points and West Virginia forced 18 turnovers, taking advantage of another subpar game from Georgetown’s top seniors. No. 14 Notre Dame 76, St. John’s 61 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Ben Hansbrough scored 26 points, making four 3-pointers, and Notre Dame beat St. John’s 76-61 to end the Red Storm’s five-game winning streak and hand them their first Big East loss. No. 15 BYU 76, Air Force 66 PROVO, Utah — Jimmer Fredette scored 22 points, Jackson Emery tied Danny Ainge as BYU’s career steals leader and the Cougars beat Air Force. No. 16 Texas A&M 69, Oklahoma 51 NORMAN, Okla. — Khris Middleton had 16 points and five assists as Texas A&M won its 11th straight game, beating Oklahoma in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams. Oklahoma State 76, No. 17 Kansas State 62 STILLWATER, Okla. — Jean-Paul Olukemi scored a career-high 22 points in his Big 12 debut and fueled a big second-half run. Penn State 66, No. 18 Michigan State 62 STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Andrew Jones had 16 points and Talor Battle hit an off-balance jumper with 18 seconds left. Houston 76, No. 19 Central Florida 71 HOUSTON — Kirk Van Slyke scored 15 of his 17 points in the first half as Houston built a big early lead and handed the Knights their first loss of the season. South Carolina 83, No. 22 Vanderbilt 75, OT COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sam Muldrow had the second triple-double in South Carolina history and freshman Bruce Ellington scored 22 points in his Southeastern Conference debut to lead South Carolina over Vanderbilt. No. 23 Washington 103, Oregon State 72 SEATTLE — Matthew Bryan-Amaning had 24 points and a career-high 15 rebounds for Washington.
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RALEIGH— North Carolina State spent the final minN.C. State 90 utes of its Atlantic W. Forest 69 Coast Conference opener turning a comfortable lead into a romping final margin, complete with players jumping around on the sideline to celebrate every crowd-pleasing play. Wake Forest put up so little resistance — particularly in the paint — that its mild-mannered coach was seething by the time the horn sounded. Tracy Smith scored 23 points to help the Wolfpack beat the Demon Deacons 90-69 on Saturday, marking the program’s best scoring output in an ACC game in almost five years. Freshman C.J. Leslie added 19 points as the Wolfpack (11-4, 1-0) won an ACC opener for the first time under fifthyear coach Sidney Lowe. N.C. State led the entire day, controlled the paint and dominated the boards to win its sixth straight against the Demon Deacons (79, 0-1) in Raleigh. The punctuation came with about 2 minutes left, when Scott Wood grabbed a steal and raced upcourt before leaving the ball to a trailing C.J. Williams for a dunk that made it 90-61 and had AssociAted Press
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CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson coach Brad Brownell told his new Clemson 79 players that if they hung Miami 72 together and believed in their team, success would come to the Tigers. Now, Brownell’s got his first ACC win to prove it. Jerai Grant had 18 points and Demontez Stitt 17 as Clemson won its seventh straight game, 79-72 over Miami on Saturday night. A month ago, the Tigers appeared on verge of collapse, struggling to run Brownell’s motion offense after successive losses at home to Michigan, to rival South
Carolina and Florida State in its ACC opener. Boy, how things have changed. The Tigers (12-4, 1-1 ACC) held strong despite nearly losing all of a 13-point lead. Grant, the nephew of former Clemson and NBA standout Horace Grant, dominated the middle while Stitt and fellow guard Andre Young answered whenever Miami (11-5, 02) closed in. Grant added 11 rebounds for his third double-double this season and Stitt had 11 of his points in the second half, including five in a 12-0 run to start the half. “We’ve gotten so much better since those three losses in a row we had,” Grant said. “We’ve been playing harder every step of the way.”
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Virginia Tech, Boston College are Saturday winners day. The Hokies (10-4, 1-1 AtThe ACC roundup .... lantic Coast Conference), who BLACKSBURG, Va. — Jeff won their sixth straight game, Allen estimated that he was broke open a close contest with playing at about 75 percent be- a 12-0 run to end the first half cause of an injured groin. and took a 29-19 lead at halfBut one might have a hard time. They never trailed again. time convincing the Florida Allen, who also had 11 reState Seminoles of that. bounds for his seventh doubleAllen scored 18 of his seadouble of the season, connected son-high 24 points in the second on 7 of 12 from the floor and 10 half to lift Virginia Tech past of 12 from the free-throw line. Florida State 71-59 on SaturThe scoring outburst marked Associated Press
his best game since a 25-point performance in the Hokies' double-overtime loss to Maryland last February. Boston College 86, Georgia Tech 75 BOSTON — Boston College coach Steve Donahue knew how to get his players to forget what happened earlier this week. He decided that his best player needed to be in control. Reggie Jackson led Boston College with 25 points on 8 of 9
shooting despite late foul trouble, helping the Eagles beat Georgia Tech 86-75. Corey Raji had a pair of timely baskets to finish with 22 points and nine rebounds, helping Boston College (12-4, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) recover from a tough home loss three days ago. It was Raji's key baskets that helped BC pull out the win after they nearly squandered a double-digit lead.
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Chamber of Commerce’s compilation of economic indicators Sept. 30, 2010
June 30
March 31
Dec. 31, ’09 Sept. 30
n.C. labor force
4.51 million
4.55 million
4.53 million
4.52 million
4.53 million
n.C. employed
4.08 million
4.09 million
4.01 million
4.04 million
4.04 million
n.C. unemployment rate
9.7 percent
10.1 percent
11.5 percent
10.7 percent
10.8 percent
rowan labor force
68,839
71,637
72,656
70,976
71,130
rowan employed
60,930
63,152
62,816
61,625
61,719
rowan unemployment
11.5 percent
11.8 percent
13.5 percent
13.2 percent
13.2 percent
rowan taxable sales
$74.8 million
$71.1 million
$82.3 million
$46.4 million
$56.7 million
rowan homes sold
115
144
124
149
151
Average sale price
$134,341
$133,474
$123,018
$137,858
$140, 029
rowan building permits
178
234
166
135
204
Value of building permits
$1.7 million
$15.8 million
$15.3 million
$10.8 million
$15 million
numbers are average for quarter
sources: n.C. employment security Commission, salisbury board of realtors, rowan inspections Office, n.C. department of revenue
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summit developers will team with Lutheran services for the Aging to build trinity glen in Winston-salem.
Salisbury outfits team up for project Lutheran Services for Aging awards contract to Summit Developers Two Salisbury-based organizations will work together to construct a 117bed skilled care nursing home in Forsyth County. Lutheran Services for the Aging has awarded Summit Developers the construction contract for Trinity Glen, the new home to be built on Water Works Road in Winston-Salem. The project will cost about $10.2 million. The home will be one of two nursing homes LSA will construct to replace its existing 217-bed Lutheran
Home—Winston-Salem. “After a competitive bidding process, we are pleased to announce that we will partner with Summit Developers in creating this beautiful new home for our residents,” said Kesha Smith, LSA director of special projects. Summit has worked with LSA in the past, most recently renovating LSA’s business offices and Abundant Living Adult Day Services, both in Salisbury. Contemporary in concept, Trinity Glen will feature a state-of-the-art neighborhood design and gathering spots, chapel, outdoor courtyards and gardens, a playground for children, buffet-style dining, wireless Internet and enhanced safeguards for residents
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needing memory care. Summit President Clay Lindsey said, “We welcome the opportunity to work with Lutheran Services for the Aging again.” Designed by Wilmington architect David Polston, site work for the 69,062square-foot, 117-bed nursing home project is slated to begin mid-January. It will be one of the first major construction projects for eastern Forsyth County in more than 10 years. Trinity Elms, a 100-bed home, is scheduled for construction in 2013. LSA operates nursing homes in Hickory, Albemarle and Salisbury, and is building a 100-bed home in Wilmington.
Salisbury native tapped as assistant winemaker by Calif. vineyard YOUNTVILLE, Calif. — Avatar Vintners announces the appointment of Daniel Benton to the position of chief operating officer and assistant winemaker. Benton, a Salisbury native and Catawba College graduate, will report to Gary Wooton, company founder and president. In his new job, Benton will manage U.S. distribution and sales of both the Croze and Smith Wooton labels. He will be involved with all facets of wine production and logistics. Benton will also serve as assistant winemaker of the Croze line of wines. Benton joins Avatar after working in distribution, most recently with Carolina Craft Distributors based in Columbia, S.C., where he served as director of sales managing the sales forces in North Carolina and South Carolina. In addition to experience in distribution, Benton has studied viticulture and enology at Surry Community College in Dobson, N.C., and holds the Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist of Wine Certificate. “I am excited to join a company that shares the same passion for quality that I do,” Benton said. “The brands have a history of providing consumers with amazing quality fine wines, with a nod to balance and a classic style. I am excited about our position and the opportunity for growth.” Avatar Vintners is a boutique, fine wine company based in the Napa Valley. The company produces the Croze and Smith Wooton brands of premium California wines. Avatar specializes in single vineyard wines produced in a classic style, relying on grapes sourced from the most prestigious grape growing regions in California. “Daniel shares a kindred passion for our brands and our philosophy of winemaking,” Avatar Vintners founder and President Gary Wooton said. “His vision for the direction of the company will drive Avatar Vintners to future growth, while maintaining the level of quality our global customers have come to love.” Avatar Vintners was started in 1997 and has grown from one wine to eight. To learn
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Bachman Brown closes law firm KANNAPOLIS — Bachman S. Brown Jr., the first mayor of Kannapolis, has announced his retirement and the closure of his law firm, the Law Offices of Alexander and Brown. The offices will close Feb. 18. Client files can be picked up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday at 121 S. Main St. in Kannapolis. Filess from legal work comBROWN pleted between 2005 and 2010 will be kept for six years from the date the work was completed. After Feb. 18, inquiries about these files can be made in writing to Sarah Brown Fishback at P.O. Box 1034, Kannapolis, NC, 28082 or by e-mail to alexanderandbrown@gmail.com.
Veterans home gets top rating from state N.C. State Veterans Home, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility at 1601 Brenner Ave. in Building 10, has earned the highest rating from the N.C. Department of Public Health. The state agency awarded the “deficiency-free” rating on Jan. 6 after finding the veterans home in full compliance with all regulations. A deficiency-free rating is the highest rating a skilled nursing center can receive from the state.
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10 — Chamber of Commerce’s Finance Committee – Chamber – 8:15 a.m. 10 — Chamber business After Hours membership mixer – Oak Park retirement — 548 White Oak drive, salisbury — 5-7 p.m. For reservations call 704-633-4221 11 — rowan Partners for education board of directors – Chamber – 7 a.m. 11 — Chamber small business Counseling – Chamber – 9:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Call 704-633-4221 for appointment 14 — Chamber mayors meeting – Chamber – 8 a.m. 18 — Chamber business Council – Chamber – 9 a.m. 19 — Chamber Workforce development Alliance – Chamber – 8 a.m. 20 — Chamber Leadership rowan “Health and Human services” day – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 21 — Chamber Legislative issues breakfast – Holiday inn – 7:30-9 a.m. Call 704-633-4221 for reservations 24 — Chamber board of directors – Chamber — noon 26 — rowan Partners for education board of directors – Chamber – 7 a.m.
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DEAR BRUCE: I always pay my bills online through my bank’s online bill-pay system. Two weeks before my credit card payment was due, I went online and made the payment. When my statement came the next month I was surprised there was a late fee for the previous month. When I called my bank they told me that it had been done as I requested, two weeks in advance. My credit card company, however, claims they received the payment three days late or 17 days after I had submitted it online. Since I am a good customer and have always paid my bill on time, I did get them to reimburse the late fee. I have had this card for several years and am planning on canceling the card. My question is will this affect my credit? — Reader via e-mail
DEAR READER: Mistakes do happen and fortunately the credit card company credited you the late fee. You mentioned you’re planning to cancel the card — I would not do that. Pay it off and let it sit quietly. Canceling a card can affect your credit score. The FICO system is hard to understand and I’m not sure anyone really understands how it does work. Un-
less there’s an annual fee, in my view, pay the card and let it sit there quietly. The credit is available to you and you’ve done no injury. DEAR BRUCE: I am in my early 60s and was a stay-at-home mom all of my life. I loved being the “homemaker” so I have no work experience. I would like to get a part-time job and had started looking for work, but now I have some health issues that are now keeping me from working. I have limited funds in my retirement coffers, no pension since I was the “homemaker” and we started investing about 12 years ago — between 911 and the recent recession we were hit hard. Is there some way to recoup this loss, fast? In trying to get a loan, an obligation (co-signed on one of my kids’ mortgages) that I co-signed for years ago keeps popping up, which precludes me from getting the loan. Can I be taken off of this obligation after all these years? The loan has been kept up to date and they have never been late with a payment so as far as my credit history goes, that is not blemished. — Reader via e-mail
DEAR READER: Unfortunately, you invested in a very bad time and you lost. There is no way to recapture these losses fast. The market goes at it’s own pace and you can’t rush the progress. There’s no way to recapture that other than the losses can be apportioned against gains over a period of years. The good news is, since this co-signed mortgage has been going on for 10 years and the payment record is probably strong during that period of time there should be enough equity in the house where the lender will allow your signature to be taken off the loan. I would check into it and see what can be done from that aspect then hopefully you can get some additional financial help to get you through this tough time. I do wish you well. Interested in buying or selling a house? Let Bruce Williams’ “House Smart” be your guide. Price: $14.95, plus shipping and handling. Call: (800) 337-2346. Send your questions to: Smart Money, P.O. Box 2095, Elfers, FL 34680. E-mail to: bruce@brucewilliams.com. Questions of general interest will be answered in future columns. united FeAture syndiCAte inC.
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Boston Scientific trying to move on from heart device troubles nity service efforts. Guidant pleaded guilty last spring to submitting a false and misleading report to the Federal Drug Administration about one defibrillator model, and failing to notify regulators about a safety correction to another line of devices. Guidant agreed to pay $296 million in fines and forfeiture fees in what prosecutors called the largest criminal penalty assessed against a medical device company. But Frank said there were problems with the deal. Among them, it didn’t put Guidant or Boston Scientific, which acquired Guidant in 2006, on probation. Attorneys for Guidant and the U.S. government did
ROUNDUP FROM 1C The state survey process is mandated by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The survey process can occur over several days and consists of a thorough, unannounced investigation. The administrator of the home is Sally Davis.
Counselor’s classification Patti Lyerly, who founded Lyerly Counseling Services in 1998, has earned classification as a consultant in clinic hypnosis by the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Lyerly was originally certified in 1993 after demonstrating professional competency by examination in advanced clinical hypnosis, which refers to the use of hypnosis to assist someone in achieving LYERLY therapeutic goals. Hypnosis enables a client to tap inner resources more easily and fully. Learning new behaviors can be easier with hypnosis. For more information about the use of clinical hypnosis, go to www.lyerlycounseling.com.
Open house at Brian Center Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation Center of Salisbury will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to showcase the new rehabilitation gym and rehab hall with private rooms. The open house also will celebrate the center’s five-star rating. Brian Center is located at 635 Statesville Blvd.
North Hills open house The business community is invited to attend a special open house at North Hills Christian School from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 26. Head of School Matt Mitchell will answer questions about the school and visitors may tour the campus. North Hills is dually-accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by the Association of Christian Schools International. The school has a total enrollment of 320 students and serves students in preschool through high school. North Hills is located at 2970 W. Innes St. Contact the school to make a reservation for the open house. Walk-ins are welcome as well. Call 704-636-3005 or e-mail neagle@northhillschristian.com.
Registered paraplanner Leslie Dedmon Cathey recently obtained her Registered Paraplanner professional designation from the College for Financial Planning. Her professional career spans 20 years of working with her current employer, Wealth Management and Financial Planning firm, C.F. Parks & Co., Inc. located on South Main Street in Salisbury, and her previous employer Greg Edds State Farm Insurance Agency. A
native of Salisbury, Leslie is a cum laude graduate of Catawba College with a BA degree in Communications Arts. Leslie currently holds the following licenses: North Carolina Life and Health Agent, Property and Casualty Agent, Medicare Supplement and Long Term Care Agent, and NC Notary Public, and is a 2008 graduate of Rowan County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Rowan program.
Senior group will meet The Cabarrus Senior Resource Link group — professionals who work with seniors — will hold their monthly meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Lunch is provided for free. Contact Susan Wear at Gentiva Home Health 704933-1001 for reservations.
Lawyers select state’s best CHARLOTTE — Lawyers across the state made their selections again this year for Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite, published in the magazine’s January edition. Statewide, 598 lawyers — less than 3 percent of the total — were picked by their peers in 14 mostly business-related categories. Notices were sent to more than 20,000 active members of the North Carolina State Bar living in the state, directing them to the ballot on the magazine’s Web site, www.BusinessNC.com. Voters could not pick themselves, and they could select partners and associates only if they also select lawyers outside the firm in the same categories. Greensboro-based Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP had the most lawyers on the list with 23. Charlotte-based Moore & Van Allen PLLC was second with 21. This year’s top vote-getters, by specialty, are: • Antitrust: Catharine Biggs Arrowood, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP, Raleigh • Bankruptcy: Gerald A. “Jeb” Jeutter Jr., Gerald A. “Jeb” Jeutter Jr., Attorney at Law PA, Raleigh • Business: Stephen M. Lynch, Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte • Construction: Peter J. Marino, Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan LLP, Raleigh • Corporate counsel: Meredith B. Stone, NACCO Materials Holding Group Inc., Greenville • Criminal: David S. Rudolf, Rudolf, Widenhouse & Fialko, Charlotte, • Employment: Lisa Grafstein, Law Office of Lisa Grafstein PLLC., Raleigh • Environmental: Ramona Cunningham O’Bryant, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP, Greensboro • Family: Michael F. Schilawski, Wake Family Law Group, Raleigh • Intellectual property: William J. Mason, MacCord Mason PLLC, Wilmington • Litigation: James H. Kelly Jr., Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, Winston-Salem • Real estate: Frank M. Bell Jr., Bell, Davis & Pitt PA, Winston-Salem • Tax/estate planning: Maria M. Lynch, Lynch & Eatman LLP, Raleigh • Best under 40: Neill G. “Mac” McBryde Jr., Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson PA, Charlotte Business North Carolina is a Charlotte-based monthly magazine that focuses on the people, events and trends that shape business in the state. Since it began in 1981, it has won nearly 100 nation-
and $1.20 per share in its 2011 fiscal year as record-low interest rates continue to limit how much Ameritrade can earn on its clients’ deposit accounts and other investments. Tomczyk continued to receive a $500,000 salary in fiscal 2010, and he earned a $1.2 million cash incentive. Ameritrade also gave Tomczyk stock worth $3.2 million and stock options worth $1.1 million when they were granted. Tomczyk became Ameritrade’s highest-paid executive last year for the first time since he took over the CEO job from Chairman Joe Moglia in October 2008. But Tomczyk’s compensation remains significantly lower than the $13.5 million compensation he received in 2008 as he prepared to move up to the CEO job. That year, he received a large block of stock option grants worth $10.4 million.
product.” Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Lewis said prosecutors aren’t seeking probation. “Our practice is to advocate for the plea agreement,” Lewis said. Prosecutors also noted in court filings that Boston Scientific is already operating under enhanced government supervision, due to a 2009 agreement stemming from charges in Massachusetts. In a document filed this week, defense attorney Daniel Scott wrote that Guidant made improvements to its compliance policies since 2005, and upgraded them further after the company was acquired by Boston
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Zumba at Curves of Rockwell ROCKWELL — Curves of Rockwell is allowing customers to try the Curves Circuit with Zumba Fitness free for a week. “Curves Circuit with Zumba Fitness is an amazing workout that will really help people stick to their New Year’s resolutions,” according to an e-mail from Curves of Rockwell. “It combines Curves’ proven strength-training program — where you can burn up to 500 calories in just 30 minutes — with the Latin and international inspired music and exhilarating, simple dance moves that have made Zumba so popular. We want you to experience it for yourself to see what an incredible workout it is, so we’re inviting Rockwell residents to try it free for one week.” For more information, call 704-2794936.
Carolina Farm Credit gifts STATESVILLE — More than $4,500 was collected by the employees and Board members of Carolina Farm Credit who participated in a charity contribution throughout 2010. Each of the Carolina Farm Credit 37 service centers submitted a local charity choice and four charities were selected through a random drawing to divide the donations. The following groups will receive donations of $1,135 from Carolina Farm Credit: • Family Violence Coalition of Yancey County, Burnsville • March of Dimes, Roxboro • Christian Crisis Center, Taylorsville • Ebenezer Garden Christian Children’s Home, Wilkesboro Michael R. Morton, CEO of Carolina Farm Credit said, “The employees of Carolina Farm credit are thankful we can positively impact the lives of many in need through our local charity donations. This is a project our employees look forward to participating in each year.” Carolina Farm Credit is a stockholder-owned cooperative providing financing to full- and part-time farmers and agricultural-related businesses and also provides financing for the construction and purchase of homes. The association’s territory covers the western half of North Carolina, including service centers in Albemarle, Concord, Lexington, Mocksville, Salisbury and Statesville. Directors include L. Kim Starnes of Salisbury.
IronStone joins First Citizens RALEIGH — First Citizens BancShares Chairman Frank B. Holding Jr. announced the merger of its two banking subsidiaries, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. and IronStone Bank. IronStone Bank, which had operated under a federal savings association charter, will become a division of First Citizens Bank. IronStone branches will continue to operate under the IronStone name. Hope Holding Connell will continue to lead the IronStone division as its president. Submit information about new businesses, honors and management promotions to bizbriefs@salisburypost.com. Include a daytime phone number.
Scientific. Among the changes, Boston Scientific has taken steps to be more transparent, posting quarterly reports about product performance on its website. The reports include information about confirmed malfunctions, total number of explants, and total number of devices used. In addition, the company has revised its reporting procedures to eliminate “judgment calls.” The document says Boston Scientific participates in several community programs, including one designed to improve treatment of cardiovascular disease among women, blacks and Hispanics.
Hess to put $5.6 billion into oil drilling efforts Associated Press Hess Corp. says it will devote $5.6 billion to capital spending this year, including exploration off the coast of Africa and continuing heavy investment in North Dakota oil fields that it bought last year. The New York-based company said Friday it plans to spend $3.1 billion on production, $1.6 billion on developing current projects, and $900 million on exploration. More than half of the 2011 spending will be in the U.S. and more than a third of the total will be spent on so-called unconventional oil projects. In July, Hess had said it expected 2010 capital spending to finish at $5.5 billion. Energy company capitalspending plans are influenced heavily by whether they’re drilling for oil — the price of which rose by near-
ly 25 percent from Labor Day through the end of December — or natural gas, which has fallen in price from a year ago. “Companies with oil opportunities are exploiting it as fast as they can, but gas companies are stuck between a rock and a hard place,” said Fadel Gheit, an analyst with Oppenheimer & Co. Gheit cited Hess along with Murphy Oil Corp., Occidental Petroleum Corp. and Apache Corp. as examples of companies with oil-play possibilities. On Thursday gas-rich Chesapeake Energy Corp. said that it would slow production for two years while it pays down debt from buying energy fields. Goldman Sachs analyst Daniel Boyd said oil drilling in the U.S. will increase more than 40 percent this year over 2010 while gas activity will decline 12 percent. Much of Hess’ production spending will be in the U.S.
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TD Ameritrade CEO’s pay grows to $6 million in 2010 OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — TD Ameritrade’s president and CEO was paid nearly $6 million last year, 23 percent more than in fiscal 2009, as the online brokerage continued to perform well in unpredictable economic conditions. The Omaha-based company disclosed details of the compensation Fred Tomczyk and other top executives received in fiscal 2010 in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Ameritrade’s board said the company’s managers were rewarded for continuing to grow new client accounts and net new assets last year in the face of difficult operating conditions. Ameritrade reported net income of $592.2 million, or $1 per share, on $2.56 billion in revenue for fiscal 2010. Ameritrade has said it expects to earn between 90 cents
not negotiate a new plea deal. Instead, they provided more information to Frank and will appear before him Wednesday to see if he’ll accept the agreement this time around. The government said in a court filing that the plea agreement takes Guidant’s conduct into account, and that the penalty is within sentencing guidelines. Prosecutors also said the fine promotes respect for the law and would deter future wrongdoing by Boston Scientific or “other medical device manufacturers who might be tempted to shirk their responsibilities under the law when confronted with a risk to public health and safety caused by their
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SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011 • 3C
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Drivers & Transportation
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Due to increases in business Swing Transport is now hiring drivers for its Salisbury NC Location. Benefits include: 4 Competitive pay 4 Health, Life, Dental and Vision Plan 4 Paid Vacation 4 Paid Holidays 4 401k/Profit Sharing Plan 4 No Touch Freight 4 No Haz-Mat You can drive a truck and have a home life We operate primarily in SE TN, AL, GA, KY and NC and VA. Two years tractor-trailer experience required. Must be DOT qualified and have a Safe Driving Record.
Bartender needed. Please apply in person. 315 East Council St., Salisbury.
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Project/Program Director Half-time director of Reclaiming Futures initiative, half-time Teen Court program director. BA/BS in social work, education or related field required. Must be familiar with community resources and comfortable working with at-risk youth. Experience in data collection/analysis required. Send resume and cover letter by January 14 to: RCYSB, P.O. Box 4217, Salisbury, NC 28145-4217. NO PHONE CALLS Government
Please Call 1-800-849-5378
Available w/Kannapolis City Police Officer (BLET Certified)
Employment
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Director of Music Tyro UMC located in Lexington, a 2 service growing church that loves a variety of music is seeking a dedicated person to be responsible for planning & coordinating the choir & other groups. Applicant must have some day time & several weekday evenings available for rehearsal. Please call 336-250-1944 OR submit resume to: paulaturlington@ hotmaillcom
$10 to start. Earn 40%. Call 704-754-2731 or 704-607-4530
Drivers Wanted Full or part time. Req: Class A CDL, clean MVR, min. 25 yrs old w/3 yrs exp. Benefits: Pd health & dental ins., 401(k) w/match, pd holidays, vac., & qtrly. bonus. New equip. Call 704630-1160 Healthcare
Position Avail. for LPN or RN. Full Time, Apply in person. No phone calls please. Brightmoor Nursing Center, 610 W. Fisher St.
Call 704-920-4009 to schedule assessment (limit 30 seats). Deadline for registration - Jan. 14, 2011 Apply at 246 Oak Ave. Kannapolis, NC 28081 or call 704-920-4300.
Looking for a New Pet or a Cleaner House?
TO ADVERTISE CALL
(704) 797-4220
Call Classifieds at 704-797-4220
We offer a competitive salary & attractive benefit package. For further information please see our website at www.infiltratorsystems.com employment opportunities or you may contact Human Resources at (860) 577-7140.
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Youth Advocate/ Program Assistant Nonprofit agency seeking individual to work with group mentoring and re-entry programs. Associates Degree required; Bachelor's Degree preferred. Must be familiar with community resources and comfortable working with at-risk youth. Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and criminal background check required. Send resume and cover letter by January 14 to: RCYSB, P.O. Box 4217, Salisbury, NC 28145-4217. NO PHONE CALLS
Rowan-Cabarrus Community College seeks applications for the following positions:
Accounts Receivable Technician Required: Associate Degree in any field; 2 years of business-related experience. Preferred: Associate degree in business or related field; 2 years of accounts receivable experience.
Financial Aid Counselor
Pediatric Focused Dental Assistant II needed in Salisbury. Currently taking resumes for a full-time Dental Assistant II with a focus of experience in pediatrics and one whom is able to work hard and is a team player. Eaglesoft knowledge a must. This is a fast paced Medicaid and insurance office needing serious multi-taskers. Four days firm with occasional fifth day. Competitive pay and benefits offered after 90 days. Please fax or email resumes to Anne-Marie @ 704790-4400 or amfd@destdental.com Customer Service
RUSHCO MARKETS IS
NOW HIRING ! CUSTOMER SERVICE CASHIERS Openings in: Mocksville, Salisbury & Kannapolis Locations
WE OFFER: *Excellent Starting Pay *Insurance Benefits *Paid Vacation Requirements: Valid driver's license A Nationwide Criminal Record Background check
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We are hiring for the following positions: Machine operators, utility, expansion operators, loading, shipping, material handling, machine maintenance, shift supervisor & inventory control clerk.
Education
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Healthcare
Weedman - Customer Reps Needed Seeking enthusiastic & outgoing people. No selling involved, full training provided. M-F, 4-9 pm & Sat 10am2pm. Earn $8/hr + bonuses. Begin Immediately. Call today at 704-637-8780
Infiltrator Systems is expanding their EZflow and ISI Pipe operations into a new manufacturing facility in Salisbury, North Carolina and is currently accepting applications for 1st & 2nd shift positions (8 & 12 hour shifts available). We have several career opportunities and are seeking highly motivated individuals with previous manufacturing experience who thrive in a fast paced environment to join our team. Candidates must be able to perform manual labor which includes lifting & standing for up to 12 hours. High School diploma or equivalent, preferred.
To apply, fax resume to: 704-636-7772 or call: 704-633-3211 or 704-633-8233 ext. 20 to schedule an interview
Required: Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Finance, Human Services or related field. One year's work experience that includes direct contact with the general public.
P/T Nursing Instructor Required: BSN and Master's degree; Nonrestrictive RN license in NC. Two calendar years of full-time experience as registered nurse. Acute care experience preferred.
P/T Carpentry Instructor Responsibilities include teaching classes in a correctional facility. Required: High School diploma and a minimum of six months of technical training. Interested candidates may apply online at: https://rcccjobs.com. EOE. SKILLED LABOR Experienced Diesel Mechanic wanted. Send resume to PO Box 302, Mocksville NC 27028 Want to get results?
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WANTED
Industrial
Industrial Maintenance Tech. needed for local manufacturing plant. Strong electrical background req. Servo, DC Drive, & PLC experience a plus. Permanent position w/excellent benefits package. Resume w/references req. Send resume to Box 404 c/o Salisbury Post, PO Box 4639, Salisbury NC 28145
312 South Main Street Post Office Box 8165 Landis, North Carolina 28088 (704)857-2411 Office (704)855-3350 Fax
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY Director of Parks The Town of Landis is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill the position of Parks Director. Duties will include, but are not limited to, supervising, coordinating and scheduling department operations. This position will also include managerial and administrative skills and duties, including: formulating the annual Parks & Recreation budget, attending all Board meetings, recommending purchases to the Finance Officer, and seeking Parks & Recreation Grants and funding through Federal, state and private organizations. This individual should be able to plan and develop the Town's Recreation Facilities, and assist private groups in developing park and recreational facilities for private use. This individual will also be responsible for weekly inspections of each park location and other recreational facilities, to ensure that they are properly maintained. A certified criminal history and driving record will be required with all completed application packets. All applicants will also be required to take and pass a drug screening. Benefits include 401 (k), N.C. local government retirement system and medical/dental/vision insurance. Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have at minimum a Bachelor's Degree in Parks & Recreation from an accredited college/university or extensive experience in the Parks & Recreation field. This individual must possess experience in the development of Parks & Recreation programs and in grant seeking and writing. A valid NCDL is also required. This individual should possess excellent communication skills which will allow them to identify and deal with any problems in a courteous, firm, fair & effective manner. Starting Salary: DOQ Application packets are available Monday thru Friday 8AM - 5PM at City Hall located at 312 South Main Street. Applications must be returned no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, January 28th, 2011. The Town of Landis prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or age.
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Earn the extra cash you need in just 2-3 hours per day as a motor route carrier for The Salisbury Post. You’ll discover the satisfaction of running your own business - without sacrificing your time to the demands of a full-time job. Interested persons must meet the following criteria:
Sales
Salespeople. Sales experience necessary. Top pay & benefits. Start the new year right! Call Greg, 704-792-9700
Town of Landis
Job Fair Tuesday Jan. 11th - 9am-11am Lead Associates (Kannapolis/Mooresville) Receiving/loading goods (E. Kannapolis Store) We seek individuals with a great attitude and good work history Interviews held at Career Conn. Center 1923 S. Main St., Salisbury Great pay plus incentives & benefits Values Driven, Drug Free workplace. Must be available evenings/weekends. EOE m/f/d/v
• Available 7 days per week • Delivery hours are Mon.-Fri. 3:30 am to 6:30 am, Sat. & Sun. 1:30 am to 7:00 am • Dependable • Dependable transportation • Have a desire to own their own business • Drivers license required • Good driving record • Have a home phone number
If interested, please come by the Post at 131 W. Innes Street, Salisbury and fill out an application or give us a call at the Circulation Department (704) 797-4213, Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Want to Downsize Your Gas Guzzler? Find your answer in the Salisbury Post Classifieds – in print and online!
Go to www.salisburypost.com/classifieds or call 704-797-4220
*Profits vary and could be more or less than this amount
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06 CIVIC. Runs great. 34 MPG , 30k miles. Cal l Jim 555-3210 .
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Earn extra holiday cash. $10 to start. 704-2329800 or 704-278-2399
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SALISBURY POST
CLASSIFIED SUNDAY, JANUARY 9, 2011
Our precious granddaughter is 2 years old today. Happy, Happy Birthday Katie! Hugs and kisses… Love you, Gigi and Papa
Happy Birthday
Rob Dry!
Happy 2nd Birthday to our little girl, Katie. You are such a blessing! We love you, Mommy, Daddy and your big brother, Phillip A special birthday wish to Katie. Happy 2nd Birthday! You are so sweet… Love, Holly, Wendy & Derek
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Fax: 704-630-0157 In Person: 131 W. Innes Street Online: www.SalisburyPost.com (Website Forms, bottom right column) The Salisbury Post reserves the right to edit or exclude any birthday submission. Space is limited, 1st come 1st served, birthdays only. Please limit your birthday greetings to 4 per Birthday.
Carpet and Flooring
Auction Thursday 12pm 429 N. Lee St. Salisbury Antiques, Collectibles, Used Furniture 704-213-4101
Carport and Garages
Carolina's Auction Rod Poole, NCAL#2446 Salisbury (704)633-7369
Lippard Garage Doors Installations, repairs, electric openers. 704636-7603 / 704-798-7603
www.heritageauctionco.com
Job Seeker meeting at 112 E. Main St., Rockwell. 6:30pm Mons. Rachel Corl, Auctioneer. 704-279-3596
www.perrysdoor.com
We Build Garages, 24x24 = $12,500. All sizes built! ~ 704-633-5033 ~
R. Giles Moss Auction & Real Estate-NCAL #2036. Full Service Auction Company. Estates ** Real Estate Had your home listed a long time? Try selling at auction. 704-782-5625
Child Care and Nursery Schools
www.gilesmossauction.com
AFFORDABLE! Home Daycare has openings 1st shift. Birth to 4 years. 704-636-3180
Rowan Auction Co. Professional Auction Services: Salis., NC 704-633-0809 Kip Jennings NCAL 6340.
Cleaning Services
Automotive Services Genesis Auto Detailing & Headlight Restoration. Complete service. Pick up/ delivery avail. 704-279-2600
NC AUTO INSPECTION $15 U U
WOW! Clean Again! New Year's Special Lowest Prices in Town, Senior Citizens Discount, Residential/Commercial References available upon request. For more info. call 704-762-1402
By appt. only Call 704-857-1854
Cleaning Services
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We can provide you with an affordable customized home cleaning service. Have your home cleaned the way you like it! Insured, refs available. Call Kim Taft! 704-433-2502
“Clean as a Whistle”
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EXIT 76 WEST OFF HWY 85!
Hours: Mon-Fri: 10-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-2
www.honeybakedham.com
HAM CLASSIC SANDWICH
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1/2 HAM CLASSIC SANDWICH & BOWL OF HAM & BEAN SOUP
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Must present ad. Not valid w/any other offer. Exp. 2/12/11
Free Estimates Bud Shuler & Sons Fence Co. 225 W Kerr St 704-633-6620 or 704-638-2000 Price Leader since 1963
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MawMaws Kozy Kitchen
SATURDAY 11-4 ....BUY 1 FOOTLONG GET 1 FREE
2 Hot Dogs, Fries & Drink ..............$4.99
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Hours: Mon-Fri 10-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 11-2
Heating and Air Conditioning
Home Improvement
Piedmont AC & Heating Electrical Services Lowest prices in town!! 704-213-4022
HMC Handyman Services. Any job around the house. Please call 704-239-4883
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Birthday? ...
Every Night Kids Under 12 eat for 99¢ with 2 paying Adults
HOT DOG SPECIAL 5/$5.00
Thurs-Fri
We want to be your flower shop!
CHICKEN & DUMPLINGS
Salisbury Flower Shop
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5550 Hwy 601 • Salisbury, NC 28147 • 704-647-9807
1628 West Innes St. Salisbury, NC • 704-633-5310
HOURS: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat: 11AM-8PM Wednesday 11AM-3PM • Closed on Sundays S48510
Reliable Fence All Your Fencing Needs, Reasonable Rates, 21 years experience. (704)640-0223
Lawn Maint. & Landscaping
Lawn Maint. & Landscaping
Painting and Decorating
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Roofing and Guttering
Cathy's Painting Service Interior & exterior, new & repaints. 704-279-5335
Financial Services
Around the House Repairs Carpentry. Electrical. Plumbing. H & H Construction 704-633-2219
“We can remove bankruptcies, judgments, liens, and bad loans from your credit file forever!”
Brisson - HandyMan Home Repair, Carpentry, Plumbing, Electrical, etc. Insured. 704-798-8199
The Federal Trade Commission says companies that promise to scrub your credit report of accurate negative information for a fee are lying. Under federal law, accurate negative information can be reported for up to seven years, and some bankruptcies for up to ten years. Learn about managing credit and debt at ftc.gov/credit.
The Floor Doctor Complete crawlspace work, Wood floor leveling, jacks installed, rotten wood replaced due to water or termites, brick/block/tile work, foundations, etc. 704-933-3494
Professional Services Unlimited Quality work at affordable prices NC G.C. #17608 NC Home Inspector #107. Complete contracting service, under home repairs, foundation and masonry repairs, light tractor work and property maintenence. 36 Years Exp. We accept Visa/MC. 704-633-3584 www.professionalservicesunltd.com Duke C. Brown Sr. Owner Browning ConstructionStructural repair, flooring installations, additions, decks, garages. 704-637-1578 LGC
Garages, new homes, remodeling, roofing, siding, back hoe, loader 704-6369569 Maddry Const Lic G.C.
A message from the Salisbury Post and the FTC.
Grading & Hauling Beaver Grading Quality work, reasonable rates. Free Estimates 704-6364592
Trust. It’s the reason 74% of area residents read the Salisbury Post on a daily basis. Classifieds give you affordable access to those loyal readers.
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A HANDYMAN & MOORE Kitchen & Bath remodeling Quality Home Improvements Carpentry, Plumbing, Electric Clark Moore 704-213-4471
Hometown Lawn Care & Handyman Service. Mowing, pressure washing, gutter cleaning, odd jobs ~inside & out. Comm, res. Insured. Free estimates. “No job too small” 704-433-7514 Larry Sheets, owner
Kitchens, Baths, Sunrooms, Remodel, Additions, Wood & Composite Decks, Garages, Vinyl Rails, Windows, Siding. & Roofing. ~ 704-633-5033 ~
Junk Removal
704-633-9295 FREE ESTIMATES www.WifeForHireInc.com Licensed, bonded and insured. Since 1985.
Drywall Services
Guaranteed! We will come to you! F David, 704-314-7846
Anthony's Scrap Metal Service. Top prices paid for any type of metal or batteries. Free haul away. 704-433-1951 WILL BUY OLD CARS With keys, title or proof of ownership, $200 and up. (Salisbury area only) R.C.'s Garage & Salvage 704-636-8130 704-267-4163
SECURED PARTY
AUCTION
704-279-2600 Since 1955 olympicdrywall@aol.com olympicdrywallcompany.com
Cat Construction Equipment, Support Attachments, Late Model Mack Dump Trucks, Truck Tractors, & Equipment Trailers 2295 London Road Mooresville, NC 28115 HILITES: ARTIC. TRKS, 4 HYDR. EXCAVATORS: JD 230CLC, 2 MOTOR GRADERS, MOTOR SCRAPER: Cat 621E, 2 RUBBER TIRED LOADERS: Cat 930, 7 CRAWLER TRACTORS: Cat D7G, Cat D6RXL, CRAWLER LOADER, BACKHOES, SOIL COMPACTOR: Cat 815, 2 VIBRATORY ROLLERS, SKID STEERS, TELESCOPIC FORKLIFTS, 3 BOOM LIFTS, 7 SCISSOR LIFTS, 3 AIR COMPRESSORS, UTILITY TRACTORS: 2006 Kubota, 2 LIGHT PLANTS, 9 DUMP TRKS: (2) 2007 Mack CV713 (tri.), 2000-1999 Mack RD688S (t/a), 2007 Sterling LT8511 (t/a), (2) 2006 IH 7500 (t/a), TRUCK TRACTORS, SERVICE TRKS, FUEL & LUBE TRK, DETACH. TRAILERS: 2007 Fontaine 55 T, ATTACHMENTS, SUPPORT EQUIP. SITE PHONE: (863) 325-5949 NC FIRM # 5682, NC AUCTIONEER Jack Lyon
Mobile Home Supplies~ City Consignment Company New & Used Furniture. Please Call 704636-2004
Lawn Equipment Repair Services Lyerly's ATV & Mower Repair Free estimates. All types of repairs Pickup/delivery avail. 704-642-2787
Lawn Maint. & Landscaping Earl's Lawn Care 3Mowing 3Yard Cleanup 3Trimming Bushes 3Leaf
FREE Estimates
704-636-3415 704-640-3842 www.earlslawncare.com GAYLOR'S LAWNCARE For ALL your lawn care needs! *FREE ESTIMATES* 704-639-9925/ 704-640-0542 Outdoors By Overcash Mowing, shrub trimming & leaf blowing. 704-630-0120
Guttering, leaf guard, metal & shingle roofs. Ask about tax credits.
Miscellaneous Services
BSMR Sewing Machine Repair Household sewing machines, new and older models and parts.
704-797-6840 704-797-6839
Moving and Storage TH Jones Mini-Max Storage 116 Balfour Street Granite Quarry Please 704-279-3808
Painting and Decorating Bowen Painting Interior and Exterior Painting 704-630-6976.
~ 704-633-5033 ~ Stoner Painting Contractor
Tree Service • 25 years exp. • Int./Ext. painting • Pressure washing • Staining • References • Insured 704-239-7553
Pools and Supplies
John Sigmon Stump grinding, Prompt service for 30+ years, Free Estimates. John Sigmon, 704-279-5763.
Bost Pools – Call me about your swimming pool. Installation, service, liner & replacement. (704) 637-1617
Johnny Yarborough, Tree Expert trimming, topping, & removal of stumps by machine. Wood splitting, lots cleared. 10% off to senior citizens. 704-857-1731
Roofing and Guttering
MOORE'S Tree TrimmingTopping & Removing. Use Bucket Truck, 704-209-6254 Licensed, Insured & Bonded
ALL home repairs. 704857-2282. Please call! I need the work. Roofing, siding, decks, windows.
TREE WORKS by Jonathan Keener. Insured – Free estimates! Please call 704-636-0954.
BowenPainting@yahoo.com
Classifeds 704-797-4220
Graham's Tree Service Free estimates, reasonable rates. Licensed, Insured, Bonded. 704-633-9304
AUCTION January 16th @ 1:30 PM
Auction to be held at Rowan Auction Gallery 2613 Old Union Church Road • Salisbury, NC 28146 • 704-202-3239 NO BUYERS PREMIUM ON ALL ITEMS EXCEPT 57 CHEVY.
There Will Be A 10% Buyers Premium On The 57 Chevy. This Will Be The Only Item In The Auction With A Buyers Premium And A Reserve. Absentee Bidding Will Be Accepted On This Item. For Info On This Item, Please Call 704-202-3239
We Will Be Selling A 1957 Chevy Belair In Great Condition Plus Several Partial Estates Including Antiques, Costume Jewelry, Glassware, Rare 20 Guage L.C. Smith Double Brl. Shotgun, Rare Ithaca Grade 2 Or 3 20 Guage Double Brl. Shotgun, Walther PPK 32 cal. War Era Automatic Pistol With Eagle Over N On Slides, T. Barker 28 Guage Double Brl. Rabbit Ear (NR), Double Brl. Muzzle Loader, BB And Pellet Guns, Vintage Walnut Dinette Table, Governor Winthrop Style Secretary / Bookcase, Mahogany Breakfront Butlers Desk / China, Rowan County Chest, Bedroom Suits, Wrought Iron Furniture, GE 15.3 Cu. Ft. Chest Freezer, WWII Map Of Fight Zone, NC Milk Bottles, Rare Ramon's Brownie Pill Thermometer, Large Lions Club Sign, NOS Texaco Outboard Sign, Sterling, Ping Pong Table, Wicker Furniture, TVs, Computer, Early Hay Rake, Old Salisbury Bus Coin Boxes, Victorian Marble Hall Tree, Victorian Sideboard With Marble Top, Victorian What Knot Stand With Marble Shelves, Coins, Vintage Pump Fire Extinguisher, Glassware Including Jewel Tea And More, Many Box Lots Of Interest, Furniture (new and old), Misc., Like New 19.5 HP Craftsman Riding Mower (used one summer), Like New Craftsman Push Mower, Mini Tiller, Commercial Nacho Chip Warmer, Commercial Restaurant Toaster, Early Paneled Blanket Chest, Collectibles, This Sale Is Not Just For The Collector, But For All. There Will Be Items Here For Everyone. Updates And Pictures Are On Now. For Pics And Info, go to auction zip.com ID #1869. Lots More Coming Daily. Too Much To List. Consignment Spaces Are Now Open For The 30th Sale. Just Give Us A Call.
NOTICE!
We Will Be Having Our Sales Every Other Sunday Starting On January 16th. Our Sales Will Continue To Be On Sundays At 1:30 PM Until Further Notice. We Are Beginning To Receive Several Salvage Lots That Include Furniture, Glassware, Appliances, Tools, And Much More. First Sale - Jan. 16th @ 1:30 PM Second Sale - Jan. 30th @ 1:30 PM 7,000 Sq. Foot Facility, Heat, Air, And Concessions
ALEX LYON & SON
SALES MANAGERS & AUCTIONEERS, INC., BRIDGEPORT, NY Phone: (315) 633-2944 www.lyonauction.com
FOR JUNK CASH CARS And batteries. Call 704-279-7480 or 704-798-2930
SEAMLESS GUTTER Licensed Contractor C.M. Walton Construction, 704-202-8181
Also Selling Scrap Book Of Over 100 Actual Photos Of Salisbury’s American Legion Team In Action.
OLYMPIC DRYWALL New Homes Additions & Repairs Small Commercial
Manufactured Home Services
Removal 3Gutter Cleaning
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ We Buy Any Type of Scrap Metal At the Best Prices...
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Junk Removal
3Core Aeration 3Fertilizing
Fri., Jan. 14 • 10:00 AM
To place an ad call the Classified Department at 704-797-4220
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THE HONEYBAKED HAM CO. & CAFE 413 E. Innes St., Salisbury of Salisbury 704-633-1110 • Fax 704-633-1510
413 E. Innes Street • 704-633-1110
Home Improvement
Perry's Overhead Doors Sales, Service & Installation, Residential / Commercial. Wesley Perry 704-279-7325
KEN WEDDINGTON Total Auctioneering Services 140 Eastside Dr., China Grove 704-8577458 License 392
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Fencing
“Allbrite Carpet Cleaning” Eric Fincher. Reasonable rate. 20+ years experience. 704-720-0897
Heritage Auction Co. Glenn M.Hester NC#4453 Salisbury (704)636-9277
10 people or more Not valid with any other coupon.
THE HONEYBAKED HAM CO. & CAFE of Salisbury
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FOR FREE BIRTHDAY GREETINGS
www.thecarolinasauction.com
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CarlaAnnes.com
Baked Fresh To Order!
10.00
Party Trays
704-754-6519
Please Fax, hand deliver or fill out form online 18 WORDS MAX. Number of free greetings per person may be limited, combined or excluded, contingent on space.
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Hours of daily personal attention and doggie fun at our safe 20 acre facility. Professional homestyle boarding, training, and play days with a certified handler/trainer who loves dogs as much as you do.
• Birthday & Holiday Gift Baskets • Party Trays • Fresh Breads
You are the most amazing man in the world and the BEST DAD on the planet! Thank you for all the wonderful things you do for our family, church, friends, the children you inspire as a baseball coach and anyone you meet! We love you and are blessed to have you in our lives. Krishna, Sierra and Triple Trey
We are so there!
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Kip Jennings NCAL #6340 - NCAFL #6872
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SALISBURY POST Fuel & Wood Antiques & Collectibles WANTED TO BUY Old Colts & Thompson Center Cherokees and Senecas. Please call 704-640-3990 Cook Stove, Wood Antique 1864 Wood Cook Stove made by Home Comforter. White, 26" deep, 49" wide. Salisbury 704-638-0045. $500
Building Equip. & Supplies Steel Building Year End Closeout! Save thousands! Canceled orders, repos. 30x 35, 16x20, 24x25, others. Ltd supply selling for balance owed. Add'l display program savings. 866-352-0469
Be energy independent. Central Boiler OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE. Free heat for your home, buildings & water. 704-202-3363 Firewood - Seasoned hardwood. Pick up load $60 & 1 ton load $120 Will Deliver 704-798-5058 FIREWOOD FOR SALE Split OR Logs. Delivery negotiable. Please call for info: 704-636-5541 Firewood for Sale: Pick-up/Dump Truck sized loads, delivered. 704-647-4772 Wood Heater, Black heavy duty iron, Home made 23" wide, 33" tall, 41" deep. $250. Salisbury 704-638-0045.
Furniture & Appliances
Business Equipment & Supplies
Air Conditioners, Washers, Dryers, Ranges, Frig. $65 & up. Used TV & Appliance Center Service after the sale. 704-279-6500
Cabinet – Filing wooden, lateral filing cabinet, double drawer. Beautiful cherry $300 FIRM. 704 239-6463
Asian furniture set, coffee table w/storage, corner cabinet, small side table. $100. Please Call 704-754-3380
Clothes Adult & Children
Bachelor's Chest with Marble top. Like new. Attractive carvings. Pic available. $300 obo 704 239-64-63
Leather coat. New, black. Fur collar. Full length. $50 Please call Lester at 704-784-2488
Computers & Software Computer – HP Pavilion Desktop, 2.6 GHZ Intel Processor, 80 GB of HD, CD-Rom, DVD w/ keyboard, monitor & mouse incl. $175 obo. Call David 704-856-0239
Hurry! While they last!
Computer. Complete P4 Dell. Internet ready, CD burner. Mouse, keyboard, 17” monitor included. $125. Please call 980-205-0947
Consignment Growing Pains Family Consignments Call (704)638-0870 115 W. Innes Street
Sweet Peas 2127 Statesville Blvd. 50% off all Clothing Now thru Jan. 31st.
Electronics conditioner for Air window with remote. You pick up. $80. 704-6385633,no calls after 7 pm , or leave a message. Call for more info Electric guitar, amp, and tuner with CDs, DVDs, and book to teach you how to play. Like new, barely used. All for $160. Call 704-754-7481
Farm Equipment & Supplies Farm Equipment, new & used. McDaniel Auction Co. 704-278-0726 or 704798-9259. NCAL 48, NCFL 8620. Your authorized farm equipment dealer.
Flowers & Plants
Bedroom set. Mahogany. Thomasville. Headboard, triple dresser with 2 mirrors, nightstand & highboy. 1970s. $450. 704-213-9811 Bedroom set. Queen poster bed-head/foot. 5 drawer chest and 3 drawer night stand. All solid cherry. Made in USA. $375. Please call 704 857 6274 Bedroom suite, new 5 piece. All for $297.97. Hometown Furniture, 322 S. Main St. 704-633-7777 Suite, Bedroom Pineapple bedroom suite, regular bed, chest of drawers, vanity. $100. 704-279-6393
Games and Toys
Dryer - $75.00 Please Call 704-857-1854 for more information Dryer - Barely used White Frigidaire Dryer. Small scratch/dent on top. $200 OBO. China Grove 704-855-2396
Business Opportunities
Lawn and Garden
Lamps (2) 27" w/shades cream w/pink poppies ginger jar w/carved wood base $50. 704-637-6886
A COKE/M&M RTE! 100% Fin. w/good credit. Loc's in Salisbury. This is not a job. 800-367-2106 x 6020
Holshouser Cycle Shop Lawn mower repairs and trimmer sharpening. Pick up & delivery. (704)637-2856
Lasonic Digital Tonal Converter for older TV $30. New, never used. 704-857-2328
Machine & Tools
Light Fixtures - 8 ft. Fluorescent Light Fixtures w/ Tubes $10/ ea. For More Information call 704-857-1854
J.Y. Monk Real Estate School-Get licensed fast, Charlotte/Concord courses. $399 tuition fee. Free Brochure. 800-849-0932
Chain Saw, Husqvarna, model 338 XPT professional, top handle, $275. Craftsman 12 amp 12 1/2” surface planer, new in box, never used $225. 704-202-4281 or 704-279-5765. Chain Saws, Husqvarna, model 40, 300 Yr. Anniversary Edition, $200. Model 41, $125. 704-202-4281 or 704279-5765. Chain Saws, Stihl, MS191T, Top Handle, $125. Stihl MS250 Top Handle, $150. 704-2024281 or 704-279-5765.
Medical Equipment Electric Lift Chair $300 Please Call 704-633-1150
Round table with four captain's chairs. Like new. $90 or best offer. 704-932-8761
Misc For Sale Oxygen Acetylene Welder, both tank scutting & brazing torches with cart. $450. 704-938-4948 ANDERSON'S SEW & SO, Husqvarna, Viking Sewing Machines. Patterns, Notions, Fabrics. 10104 Old Beatty Ford Rd., Rockwell. 704-279-3647 Antique electric hacksaw. Call for more information. 704-278-2346. $100. Before 9:00 p.m.
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BINGHAM-SMITH LUMBER CO. Save money on lumber. Treated and Untreated. Round Fence Post in all sizes. Save extra when buying full units. Call Patrick at 980-234-8093.
Table with lamp and magazine rack, $25; heavy bookcase with drawer $35 firm. 704-239-0920 or 704239-0920
Christmas tree and decorations for sale. Too much to list. You pick up. $75. For more info call 704-638-5633, no calls after 7pm, or leave a message.
Washer & dryer, Kenmore Elite, 6 yrs old. King size capacity, heavy duty, quiet pack,, white. Works great $200. 704-212-2195
METAL: Angle, Channel, Pipe, Sheet & Plate Shear Fabrication & Welding FAB DESIGNS 2231 Old Wilkesboro Rd Open Mon-Fri 7-3:30 704-636-2349
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Christmas Tree 7 ½ foot pre-lit 900+ lites $35. Please Call 336-406-3696
Washer & Dryer set, MayTag Performa. $325. Please call for more info. 704-762-0345
2x6x16 $7 2x3x studs $1.25 2x6x8 studs $3.25 2x4x14 $3.50 2x4x7 $1.50 Floor trusses $5 each 704-202-0326
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Sofa- Reclining Good condition $25. Please Call 704-202-6075 LM
Television. 52” high definition. Large speakers for surround sound effect. Barely used. $500 obo. 704-857-9687 or 704-202-0831
Lumber All New!
Queen size comforter. Complete set. Nonsmoking, pet free home. $50. 704-278-2829
Gas Stove, made by Enterprise, White, 36" wide, 26" deep, 45" tall. Extra side storage door. Salisbury, 704-638-0045 $110 Recliner, $100; chest of drawers $95 & matching nightstand, $60, All like new. Computer desk $20. very nice. 704-636-2738
Misc For Sale Homedics Bubble Bliss Foot Spa with heat. New in Box $15.00 Please call 704-245-8843
Barbie Dolls - Chest of Early Barbie dolls with furniture and clothes. $50. 704-633-3937
Brother Sewing Machine In great shape $50 firm. If interested call 704-8572945,China Grove
Washer & dryer, GE. Very good condition. $175. Call 980-234-7526 or 704-657-8397 42'' Leyland Cypress or Green Giant Trees. Makes a beautiful property line boundary or privacy screen. $10 per tree. Varieties of Gardenias, Nandina, Juniper, Holly, Ligustrum, Burning Bush, Hosta, Viburnum, Gold Mop, Camelias, Forsythia, Arborvitae, Azaleas AND MORE! $6. All of the above include delivery & installation! 704-274-0569
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Comforter – King size comforter, quilt, shams – blue & yellow. $50. King size padded foam mattress cover, $25; memory foam topper $50. 704-279-6393
STEEL, Channel, Angle, Flat Bars, Pipe Orders Cut to Length. Mobile Home Truss- $6 ea.; Vinyl floor covering- $4.89 yd.; Carpet- $5.75 yd.; Masonite Siding 4x8- $14; 12”x16' lap siding at $6.95 ea. School Desks - $7.50 ea. RECYCLING, Top prices paid for Aluminum cans, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Aluminum. Davis Enterprises Inc. 7585 Sherrills Ford Rd. Salisbury, NC 28147 704-636-9821
Free Stuff
Air Hockey Table For Sale. Full Size $40. Call 704-633-9069 for more information. Cat, free. Orange & white, very loving. Needs a good home. Please Call 704-309-7859 Lost Dog - Chocolate Lab named Jake. Old Beatty Ford Road/ Lowerstone Church Area. Call 704-209-1363.
Roosters - 1-Americana, 2-Black Crested Polis roosters, free to a good home! 704-603-4766
Instruction Become a CNA Today! Fast & affordable instruction by local nurses. 704-2134514. www.speedycna.com CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL CODER CPC classes are now registering. Please visit www.mostnc.com or call 336-882-6678.
Lost & Found Found cat. Black and white, tuxedo. Air Park area in Gold Hill. Around Christmas. Please call 704-279-0265 to identify. Found Cat. In Archdale. All White, Green Eyes. Please call to identify. 704-564-6528
Tanning Bed - Tan at home Sunquest Canopy w/new bulbs for $100 obo. Jon Boat w/Trolling motor for sale $300 obo. Call 704-209-0142.
Found dog. German Shepherd, neutered male, January 4, Rowan Regional Hospital area. Call to identify. 704-636-2827
TV tables, 2 @ $35 each. Good condtion. Antique baby doll, $50. Picnic tables, $40. 704-638-8965 Wood Burning Stove, Old Daisy, 50 years old, antique but usable. $50 obo. 704-278-0498
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3 BR, 2 BA, newer kitchen, large dining room, split bedrooms, nice porches, huge detached garage, concrete drives. R51548 $89,500. Monica Poole 704-245-4628 B&R Realty
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3 BR, 2 BA, Attached carport, Rocking Chair front porch, nice yard. R50846 $119,900 Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty www.bostandrufty-realty.com
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Salisbury - Newly remodeled 3 BR, 2 BA on large corner lot in Meadowbrook. New plumbing, water heater, roof & stainless steel appliances, heat pump, new kitchen w/granite tops & more. $3500 down + $599/mo. on approved credit. 704-239-1292
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Salisbury. 925 Agner Rd. Below tax and appraisal value at $399,000. 3 BR/2BA brick home w/sunroom and 2 car garage sits in the middle of this beautiful property. Open and wooded pasture areas w/barn. 704-603-8244 or 704-209-1405
Awesome Location
3BR, 2BA. Wonderful location, new hardwoods in master BR and living room. Lovely kitchen with new stainless appliances. Deck, private back yard. R51492 $124,900 Poole B&R Monica Realty 704-245-4628
Kannapolis. 608 J Avenue, 3BR/2BA. Totally remodeled, stainless steel appliances & granite. Rent to own! Owner will help obtain financing. $79,900. Call Scott for information. Lifetime opportunity! 704-880-0764
Sale or Lease
Salisbury
Convenient Location Faith. 1145 Long Creek. 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 2 Bonus Rooms. Master on main, Hardwood and ceramic tile floors. Storage everywhere. $199,900 or lease for $1,500/mo. Kerry, Key Real Estate 704-8570539 or 704-433-7372. Directions: Faith Rd to L on Rainey. R into Shady Creek. Very nice 2 BR 2.5 BA condo overlooking golf course and pool! Great views, freshly decorated, screened in porch at rear. T51378. $103,900 Monica Poole B&R Realty 704-245-4628 Salisbury
Motivated Seller
Rockwell
REDUCED
2 BR, 1 BA, hardwood floors, detached carport, handicap ramp. $99,900 R47208 B&R Realty 704.633.2394
Homes for Sale
Salisbury
A Must See
3 BR, 2 BA in Hunters Pointe. Above ground pool, garage, huge area that could easily be finished upstairs. R51150A. $179,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394
Homes for Sale
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Rockwell
Refrigerator, Whirlpool. Side by Side. White. Model ED5PHEXMQ. $450 obo. 704-762-0345
Dog. Border Found Collie mix, on High Rock Rd, January 4. Call to identify. 704-639-9358
Treadmill $25. Exercise Bench $25. Restaurant supplies, plates, bowls, trays, silverware $150. Home Entertainment Ctr., light color, 3 sections, w/lights $30. Call 704857-1854
Homes for Sale
Fulton Heights
Stop Smoking Cigarettes No Patches, No Gum, No Pills With Hypnosis It's Easy! Also Weight Control. 704-933-1982
Washer/Dryer, 3 years old, matching Whirlpool, white, extra capacity. $350/set. 704-762-9197 Wolfgang Puck oven. Broil, bake, rotisserie. Stainless steel, all acc. & book. $50. Call 857 6274
SUBCONTRACTORS WANTED Inc. is Roof-Tek, accepting bids from minority subcontractors on the roof replacement project of 1 school in Rowan County. Bids are due by 1-14-2011. Quotes needed for porta-jons and plumbing. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Call 704-6242177 or fax to 704-6246381
Homes for Sale
3 BR, 2 BA. Well cared for, kitchen with granite, eat at bar, dining area, large living room, mature trees, garden spot, 2 car garage plus storage bldgs. $149,500. Monica Poole 704.245.4628 B&R Realty
Real Estate Auction Nominal Opening Bids Start at $1,000 133 Settlers Grove Ln, Salisbury 4BR 3BA 2,794sf+/202 Easy Street, Concord 3BR 2BA 2,799sf+/101 Titanium Dr, Statesville 3BR 2BA 2,130sf+/- mobile/mnftd home. All properties sell: 2:45PM Sun., Jan. 23 at 133 Settlers Grove Ln, Salisbury Open to the Public williamsauction.com 800-801-8003 Many properties now available for online bidding! A Buyer's Premium may apply. Williams & Williams NC RE LIC#220266 DEAN C. WILLIAMS BROKER
West Rowan – Country Club living in the country. Builder's custom brick home has 4 BR, 3 ½ BA w/main floor master suite. 3300 sqft. + partially finished bonus room. Lots of ceramic and granite. 2 fireplaces with gas logs. 6.5 very private wooded acres. Priced at $399,000. Reduced to sell! $389,000. Call for appt. 704-431-3267
Land for Sale
Land for Sale
25 Acres Beautiful Land for Sale by Owner 1 Hr to/from Charlotte, NC Cleveland & near Woodleaf & 3 Interstates: I-40, I-77, I-85. Restricted, no mobile or mod. Very rural, mostly wooded. Good hunting, deer, small game. Frontage on Hobson Rd., 2nd gravel driveway beside 2075 Hobson Rd mailbox. GPS zip code 27013. Safe distance from cities. Need sale this year. No reasonable offer refused. Owner phone: 336-766-6779, or Email to: hjthabet@cs.com See photos and directions: http://NCHorseCountryFarmland.com
Found dog. Medium size, female, brownish color, with collar, found Jan 1 on Concordia Ch Rd. Call to identify. 704900-3335 Found dogs. Brown & white, small females probably about a year old on Parks Rd off 70 Jan. 2. Call to identify. 704232-0266 or 704-8573701 Found Puppy. About 2 months old, mixed breed at Davie County Health Dept Monday, Jan. 3. Call to identify. 336-3457449 small beige, Found female puppy with white patches on neck & feet on Julian Road. Please call 727-403-4177 Lost Dog. Cauble Rd off 601. Pembroke Welsh Corgi (short legs, no tail), pointed ears, blk body, grey & red head, white chest, white legs, spayed fem., 25 lbs. Not used to outdoors. Lost Jan. 1. 980-234-4840
Monument & Cemetery Lots Rowan Memorial Park in the Veteran Field of Honor Section, two spaces. $1,000 ea. 336-284-2656
Cats Free cat. Black & white tabby. Totally declawed. Never sick in 15 yrs. Still chases her tail. Long life expectancy. Ideal for adults wanting quieter pet. Loving. Owner going to nursing home. 704-647-9795 Free cats. Elderly couple looking for a good home for three male neutered cats. Cats approximately 6 years old. 1 black, 1 gray tabby, & 1 gray & white tabby. Please call 704-209-6044
Dogs
Dogs
Dogs
American Pit Bull Pups
Free dog. Male Lab mix. 3 years old. To good home only. Please call 704-431-4654
Puppies - Free part Border Collie puppies, very cute. Black and white, brown, and black puppies. 704-638-0589
Free dog. Sweet female Golden Lab Mix. Owner is moving & cannot keep her. Spayed. Needs loving home. 704-279-6393
11 pups ready to go. Prices negotiable. ALL colors, male & female. 1st shots. Call 704-2395924 Faith area.
Free Kittens. Litter box trained. One black/white, three gray. Precious. 704-267-9839 l/m
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Cocker Spaniel puppies. Black and white, 1 female, 2 males. Full blooded, no papers. Shots, wormed, tails docked. 8 weeks old. $200. Please Call 704239-3854
FREE dog. To good home only. 3 yr. old 1/2 wolf, 1/2 shepherd female. Needs fenced yard or lot. NO CHAIN!!! 704279-8089 Free puppies. Cockerspaniel/lab mix. 7 black puppies, 1 blond. 9 weeks old. 704-638-6441 Free puppy. Sweet female Chocolate Lab puppy. Maybe 9 weeks old. Abandoned in our yard on Sunday. To good home. 704-633-9316
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Puppies. Sheltie AKC registered, Beautiful sable and white! Ready January 25. $400. Parents on site. 336-8537424 or 336-250-1970 SHIH-TZU PUPPIES Playful, lovable cute! First shots, wormed. DOB 11/20/10 Private home. $200 each. 704 239-5957
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Computer desk, $20. 3 backpacks, $5 each. Please call 704-640-4373 after 5pm. Dolls, beautiful. (Not antiques) (5 avail). Each at least 20” tall. $100 each. Call 704-633-7425 Essick evaporative humidifier $40. Please call 704-279-8874 after 6pm for more information Essick evaporative humidifier $40. Please call 704-279-8874 after 6pm for more information
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Free puppies. Mixed Great Pyrenees. Excellent guard dogs. Very gentle & lovable pet. Mother registered & onsite. 704-279-5876 Fuel tank. 75 Gallon Fuel Tank/Tool Box $250.00. For more information, please call 704-857-1854
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Homes for Sale
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AA Antiques. Buying anything old, scrap gold & silver. Will help with your estate or yard sale. 704-433-1951. All Coin Collections Silver, gold & copper. Will buy foreign & scrap gold. 704-636-8123
CASH PAID for junk cars. $200 & up. Please call Tim at 980234-6649 for more info. Timber wanted - Pine or hardwood. 5 acres or more select or clear cut. Shaver Wood Products, Inc. Call 704-278-9291. Wanted to Buy Old Tools: hand saws, hand planes, miter boxes, etc. Please Call 704-754-0311 Watches – and scrap gold jewelry. 704-636-9277 or cell 704-239-9298
Dog – Weimaraner, 1½ year old female, playful, good with kids, she would like to be an inside dog, she is not crate trained. $75. Call 704-361-5363
1409 South Martin Luther King Jr Ave., 2 BR, 1 BA, fixer upper. Owner financing or cash discount. $750 Down $411/month. 1-803-403-9555
Alexander Place
China Grove, 2 new homes under construction ... buy now and pick your own colors. Priced at only $114,900 and comes with a stove and dishwasher. B&R Realty 704-633-2394
Dog - full blooded blue healer female, shots up to date, kid friendly. Needs a good home. Call 704 279-0281
AKC French Bulldog, AKC, Male Adult. Cream color. 4yrs young. Champion Bloodlines all the way back to his 5th Gen! UTD on all shots. $800 cash OBO. Call 704-603-8257.
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Found dogs. On January 1 off Long Ferry Rd, very large dogs. One black & white. The other dog is tan, black and white. 704798-0164
Patented Happy Jack Flea Beacon: Control Fleas in the home without toxic chemicals or costly exterminators. Results overnight! GOODMAN FARM SUPPLY 704-857 5938 www.happyjackinc.com Puppies - Free 7 weeks old small mixed breed. Very cute, fat and healthy! 704-209-1943
Rockwell, NC. High quality, home raised puppies, registered. Call 704-2249692. Check the website for pricing and information.
Other Pets HHHHHHHHH Check Out Our December Special! Boarding 20% discount. Rowan Animal Clinic. 704-6363408 for appt.
Free dog. Female German Shepard. 5 years old. Loving & loves to play. Needs room to run. To good home only. Call 704603-8562 Free dog. Mini 19 lb. multicolored Poodle. Neutered. Black racing stripe nose to tail. Handsome & friendly. 12 yo. Exc. health. Loves to run. Owner going to nursing home. 704-647-9795
Yorki-Poos www.yorki-shop.com
Supplies and Services Puppies. German Shepherd - Belgian Malions. 2 males. $250 each. Call 704-239-6018
Adopt a Puppy or Kitten for $80 adoption fee. Salisbury Animal Hospital 1500 E. Innes St. 704-637-0227 salisburyanimalhospital.com
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Salisbury
Great Location
Brand new & ready for you, this home offers 3BR, 2BA, hardwoods, ceramic, stainless appliances, deck. R51547. $99,900. Call Monica today! 704.245.4628 B&R Realty Salisbury
Manufactured Home Sales American Homes of Rockwell Oldest Dealer in Rowan County. Best prices anywhere. 704-279-7997 Harrison Rd. near Food Lion. 3BR, 2BA. 1 ac. 1,800 sq. ft., big BR, retreat, huge deck. $580/mo. Financing avail. 704-489-1158 Salisbury Area 3 or 4 bedroom, 2 baths, $500 down under $700 per month. 704-225-8850 Salisbury
OWNER FINANCING! NO MONEY DOWN!
1, 2, & 3 BR Huge Apartments, very nice. $375 & up. 704-754-1480 1BR/1BA duplex fully furnished. TV, BR suite, LR furniture, refrig., washer / dryer, Sect. 8 approved. Heat, air, electricity & water incl'd. $750/mo + $500 dep. 704-636-1850 2 BR, 1 BA at Willow Oaks on Old Concord Rd. Has refrigerator & stove. All elect. Rent $399, Dep. $400. Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 2 BR, 1 BA, close to Salisbury High. Rent $425, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446
Motivated Seller 3 BR, 2 BA, Well established neighborhood. All brick home with large deck. Large 2 car garage. R50188 $163,900 B&R Realty 704.633.2394
Apartments
Singlewide, 3BR/2BA, on ¾ acre, wooded lot, newly renovated, all appliances, well water 704-633-8533 after 5pm
2BR brick duplex with carport, convenient to hospita. $450 per month. 704-637-1020
Salisbury
New Home
Real Estate Services Allen Tate Realtors Daniel Almazan, Broker 704-202-0091 www.AllenTate.com
Forest Creek. 3 Bedroom, 1.5 bath. New home priced at only $98,900. R48764 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Salisbury
Over 2 Acres
B & R REALTY 704-633-2394 www.bostandrufty-realty.com
Century 21 Towne & Country 474 Jake Alexander Blvd. (704)637-7721 Forest Glen Realty Darlene Blount, Broker 704-633-8867
3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Salisbury
Over 2 Acres
KEY REAL ESTATE, INC. 1755 U.S. HWY 29. South China Grove, NC 28023 704-857-0539 Rebecca Jones Realty 610 E. Liberty St, China Grove 704-857-SELL www.rebeccajonesrealty.com
Rowan Realty www.rowanrealty.net, Professional, Accountable, Personable . 704-633-1071 William R. Kennedy Realty 428 E. Fisher Street 704-638-0673
3 BR, 2.5 BA, wonderful home on over 2 acres, horses allowed, partially fenced back yard, storage building. $164,900 R51465 B&R Realty 704.633.2394
Real Estate Commercial
Salisbury. 2 or 3 bedroom Townhomes. For information, call Summit Developers, Inc. 704-797-0200
Lake Property
High Rock waterfront, beautiful, gently sloping, wooded in Waters Edge subdivision. Approx. 275' deep, 100' waterline. Excellent HOA. For Sale By Owner. $248,000. Appraisal available. Call 704-609-5650
Land for Sale ********************** Front St. 3.37 acres, almost completed 50' x100' bldg. $44K. 704-636-1477
Convenience store business for sale with large game room/mini bar. Includes all stock, security system, ice maker, coolers, etc. $20,000. Will consider trade for mobile home & 704-857-0625 land. Downtown Salis, 2300 sf office space, remodeled, off street pking. 633-7300
Wanted: Real Estate *Cash in 7 days or less *Facing or In Foreclosure *Properties in any condition *No property too small/large Call 24 hours, 7 days ** 704-239-2033 ** $$$$$$
Beautiful year round creek, 3.06 acres. Buy now, build later, $47,900 owner fin. 704-563-8216 Davie County - 10 minutes from Catawba. 10-80 acres. 336-998-9626 daytime / 336-998-5376 evenings
Lots for Sale N. Rowan-Nice, wooded subdivision lot. $15,300. 51225. Varina Bunts B&R Realty 704.640.5200
Apartments 1 & 2BR. Nice, well maintained, responsible landlord. $415-$435. Salisbury, in town. 704-642-1955 1 BR, 1 BA in Granite Quarry. $375/mo. + $375 dep. No Pets. W/D hookups. 704-202-5594
Warm up to a COOL place to live with our Olde Fields Subdivision. ½ acre to over 2 acre lots available starting at $36,000. B&R Realty 704.633.2394 Southwestern Rowan Co.
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Western Rowan County
AAA+ Apartments $425-$950/mo. Chambers Realty 704-637-1020 Airport Rd. area. 118-A Overbrook Rd. ½ rent for December. 2 story apt. $535/mo. Very nice. Daytime 704-637-0775 Airport Rd. Duplex. 2BR, 2BA. $575/mo. 2BR, 1BA $550/mo., lease + dep., water furnished. No pets. Call 704-637-0370 Airport Rd., 1BR with stove, refrig., garbage pickup & water incl. Month-month lease. No pets. $400/mo+$300 deposit. Furnished $425/mo. 704-279-3808
BEST VALUE Quiet & Convenient, 2 bedroom town house, 1½ baths. All Electric, Central heat/air, no pets, pool. $550/mo. Includes water & basic cable.
West Side Manor Robert Cobb Rentals 2345 Statesville Blvd. Near Salisbury Mall
704-633-1234 China Grove. 2BR, 2BA. All electric. Clean & safe. No pets. $575/month + deposit. 704-202-0605 China Grove. One room eff. w/ private bathroom & kitchenette. All utilities incl'd. $379/mo. + $100 deposit. 704-857-8112 CLANCY HILLS APARTMENTS 1, 2 & 3 BR, conveniently in Salisbury. located Handicap accessible units available. Section 8 assistance available. 704-6366408. Office Hours: M–F 9:00-12:00. TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962 Equal Housing Opportunity. Clancy-hills@cmc-nc.com
Bank-Owned
HOMES!
East Schools. 3BR. Refrigerator and stove. Central air and heat. Please call 704-638-0108.
Prince Charles Renovated Condos, Large Floor Plans, 1250-4300 sq.ft. Safe inside entrances. Walking distance to Downtown Salisbury. Special Financing Terms. Call: 704-202-6676
Eastwind Apartments Low Rent Available For Elderly & Disabled. Rent Based on Social Security Income *Spacious 1 BR *Located on bus line *Washer/Dryer Hookups Call Fisher Realty at: 704-636-7485 for more information. Heights Fleming Apartments 55 & older 704-636-5655 Mon.-Fri. 2pm-5pm. Call for more information. Equal Housing Opportunity. TDD Sect. 8 vouchers accepted. 800-735-2962 Franklin St. 2 BR, 1 BA. Newly refurbished inside. Rent $495, dep. $400. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446 Granite Quarry. 2BR, 1BA duplex. Stove & refrigerator furnished. $435/mo. + dep. No pets. 704-279-3406
Homeplace At Tyro School Apartments Now accepting applications for 1 BR apts for persons 62 yrs & older. Rent is based on your income. Call 336236-0056 or TDD Relay 1-800-735-2962.
Lovely Duplex Rowan Hospital area. 2BR, 1BA. Heat, air, water, appl. incl. $675. 704-633-3997 Moreland Pk area. 2BR all appliances furnished. $495-$595/mo. Deposit negotiable. Section 8 welcome. 336-247-2593 Moving to Town? Need a home or Apartment? We manage rental homes & apartments. Call and let us help you. Waggoner Realty Co. 704-633-0462 www.waggonerrealty.com
Rockwell Area. Apt. & Duplexes. $500-$600. 2BR Quiet Community. Marie Leonard-Hartsell at Wallace Realty 704-239-3096
Houses: 3BRs, 1BA. Apartments: 2 & 3 BR's, 1BA Deposit required. Faith Realty 704-630-9650
Colony Garden Apartments 2BR and 1-1/2 BA Town Homes $575/mo. College Students Welcome! Near Salisbury VA Hospital 704-762-0795 Houses for Rent Apartments Near Va. 2BR, 1BA. $550/mo. Includes water. Security, application. 704-239-4883 Broker Salisbury City, 2BR/1BA, very spacious, $1,000 s.f., cent air/heat, $450/mo + dep. 704-640-54750 Salisbury, 1028 S Main St., 2 BR downstairs duplex, $375/mo. + $300 dep. 704-279-0395 Salisbury. Free Rent, Free Water, New All Elec. Heat/air, on bus route. $495. 704-239-0691 Spencer. 2BR/1½ BA, appls w/ W/D hook up, security lights, no pets, Sect. 8 OK. 704-279-3990 STONWYCK VILLIAGE IN GRANITE QUARRY Nice 2BR, energy efficient apt., stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, water & sewer furnished, central heat/ac, vaulted ceiling, washer/dryer connection. $495 to $550 /Mo, $400 deposit. 1 year lease, no pets. 704-279-3808 WELCOME HOME TO DEER PARK APTS. We have immediate openings for 1 & 2 BR apts. Call or come by and ask about our move-in specials. 704-278-4340 for info. For immediate info call 1-828-442-7116
Condos and Townhomes
Quiet Setting
511 Walton Road. Nice 2 bedroom apartment. Central heat & air, water furnished. $450/mo. + $450 deposit. References required. Nice landlord. Call 704-636-2486. or 336-752-2246
Salisbury. 2BR, 2BA spacious 1st floor condo. Appliances, fireplace, covered porch. Pool, tennis court. $750/mo. + deposit. Rent to own possible. 704-209-1805 Lv. msg. Wiltshire Village Condo for Rent, $700. 2nd floor. Want a 2BR, 2BA in a quiet setting? Call Bryce, Wallace Realty 704-202-1319
3 Homes. 2-East district, 1Carson district. 3 BR, 2 BA. $800-$1050. Lease, dep. & ref. req. 704.798.7233 3BR/2BA 131 Cross Dr New carpet Fresh paint, $775/mo. + $750 deposit. Private setting, 20x20 deck 704209-2291 No Section 8 Available for rent – Homes and Apartments Salisbury/Rockwell Eddie Hampton 704-640-7575 Carolina Blvd. 3BR, 2BA. All appliances incl., 4-car carport, big yard. $800/mo + deposit. 704-637-6618 Concord. Move in ready, completely furnished downtown condo. $500 dep. + $550/mo. 704-782-1881
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3rd Creek Ch. Rd. 3BR, 2BA. DW. .71 acre. 1,700 sq. ft. FP, LR, den. $540 about. Fin. avail. 704-489-1158
Salisbury City, Near Rowan Regional Medical Center. 4BR /2½BA, 2 car garage, fenced-in yard, many ugrades. $1,400 per month, $1,000 deposit, one year minimum. Credit check & references required. 704-232-0823 Salisbury
Great Convenient Location!
Lake front house on High Rock Lake. 2 BR, 1 BA. Avail. Feb. 1st. Rent from Oct. to Mar. $600/ mo. Rent from Apr. to Sept. $700/mo. Contact Dwayne at 704-213-3667
303-B W. Council St. Impressive entry foyer w/mahoghany staircase. Downstairs: L/R, country kit. w/FP. Laundry room, ½BA. Upstairs: 2BR, jacuzzi BA. Uniquely historic, but modern. 704-691-4459
Off Airport Rd. 3BR, 1½BA brick house. Hrd flrs. 1 acre lot. $575/mo. $300 sec. deposit. 704-326-5073
Salisbury N. Fulton St., 2BR/1BA Duplex, limit 3, no pets, $525/month + deposit. 704-855-2100
Old Concord Rd., 3 BR, 1 BA, has refrigerator, stove & big yard. No pets. $595/rent + $595/dep. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446
Salisbury, 1314 Lincolnton Rd., 2 BR, 1 BA brick house. Hardwood floors throughout, close to Jake Alexander Blvd. Wallace Realty 704-636-2021
Rockwell, near Rockwell Park. 2BR, 1½BA. Brick home w/garage, deck. Very nice neighborhood. All appl. $650/mo. + dep. 704-6365992 or 704-245-8123
Salisbury, in country. 3BR, 2BA. With in-law apartment. $1000/mo. No pets. Deposit & ref. 704855-2100 Salisbury, S. Main St, 3BR/1½BA, cent. H/A, W/D hookup, big kitchen, stove & refrig, garage, $550/mo. Application is req'd and deposit req'd. M-F 9am5pm. 704-637-3889
3BR, 2BA home at Crescent Heights. Call 704-239-3690 for info. E. Rowan, 3BR/2BA, deck, all electric, no pets. $750/mo + $750 dep. Sect. 8 OK. Credit check. 704-293-0168.
Salis., 2 BR, 1 BA $550; 3 BR, 1.5 BA $800, E. Spen. 2 BR, 1 BA $425 Carolina-Piedmont Properties 704-248-2520
Salisbury-2 BR, 1 BA, brick, off Jake Alex., Remodeled, central heat/ air, $550/mo. 704-640-5750
E. Spencer - 2 BR, 1 BA, access. wheelchair Includes stove, refrigerator. Section 8 ok, vets ok. 704-639-0155
Salis., 3BR/1BA Duplex. Elec., appls, hookups. By Headstart. $500 & ½ MO FREE! No pets. 704-636-3307
Salisbury. 3 & 2 Bedroom Houses. $500-$1,000. Also, Duplex Apartments. 704636-6100 or 704-633-8263
EXECUTIVE STYLE HOME FOR RENT
Salisbury 2BR. $525 and up. GOODMAN RENTALS 704-633-4802
Rockwell, 8565 Hwy 52, 2BR/1½BA Beautiful fireplace, wood floors & pine with built-ins, cabinets includes appliances & washer & dryer. East Rowan schools. No pets. $665/mo. Lease & Deposit. 704-209-0131 for Application Faith/Carson district. 3BR / 2BA, no smoking, no pets. $650/mo + dep + refs. 704-279-8428
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Office and Commercial Rental
1st Month Free Rent! Salisbury, Kent Executive Park office suites, $100 & up. Utilities paid. Conference room, internet access, break room, ample parking. 704-202-5879 450 to 1,000 sq. ft. of Warehouse Space off Jake Alexander Blvd. Call 704279-8377 or 704-279-6882
Body Shop Concord area, across Body from hospital. shop/detail shop. Great location. Frame rack, paint booth, turn key ready. 704-622-0889 China Grove. 1200 sq ft. $800/mo + deposit. Call 704-855-2100 Granite Quarry - Start the New Year Right! Only two units left! Move in by 1/31/11 and pay no rent until 4/1/11. Comm. Metal Bldg. perfect for hobbyist or contractor. Call for details 704-232-3333 Numerous Commercial and office rentals to suit your needs. Ranging from 500 to 5,000 sq. ft. Call Victor Wallace at Wallace Realty, 704-636-2021
OFFICE SPACE
Prime Location, 1800+ sq.ft. (will consider subdividing) 5 private offices, built in reception desk. Large open space with dividers, 2 bathrooms and breakroom. Ample parking 464 Jake Alexander 704 223 2803 Blvd. Salisbury
Office Space
We have office suites available in the Executive Center. First Month Free with No Deposit! With all utilities from $150 and up. Lots of amenities. Call Karen Rufty at B & R Realty 704-202-6041
Martin Luther King, Jr. Salisbury/Spencer 2, 4 & 5 BR $450-$850/mo. 704202-3644 or leave message. No calls after 7pm
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Jack’s Furniture & Piano Restoration Complete Piano Restoration
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We buy, sell, and move pianos We offer Steinway, Baldwin, Mason & Hamlin, & more Showroom located at 2143 C&E Statesville Blvd.
A PA R T M E N T S We Offer
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Water, Sewage & Garbage included
704-637-5588 WITH 12 MONTH LEASE
2205 Woodleaf Rd., Salisbury, NC 28147 Located at Woodleaf Road & Holly Avenue www.Apartments.com/hollyleaf
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Store Community Thrift and gently Large selection of new tire family, en the used clothing for new jewelery and s, ok bo , ms household ite . inexpensive gif t items
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$500 Down moves you in. Call and ask me how? Please call (704) 225-8850
Salisbury 4BR/2BA, brick ranch, basement, 2,000 SF, garage, nice area. $1,195/mo. 704-630-0695
Spencer. 3BRs & 2BAs. Remodeled. Great area! Owner financing available. 704-202-2696
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Manufactured Home Sales
Lake Front
3 BR, 2 BA, West Schools. Quiet, private in nice location subdivision. 3 miles to mall. Central heat/air, appliances, dishwasher, wired storage building, concrete drive. $800 plus deposit. 704-279-0476
Rowan County. 2 & 3 BR homes. All electric. Free water & sewer. $450$675/mo. 704-633-6035
704.637.3367 • 704.754.2287 Knox Farm Subdivision. Beautiful lots available now starting at $19,900. B&R Realty 704.633.2394
Hurley School area. 3BR, 2BA. Carport, fenced yard. Storage building. Newly remodeled. $800/mo. + deposit. Call 704-636-8058
Salisbury/Spencer area 2-6 BR houses. Cent. heat & AC. $550- $850/ month. Jim 704-202-9697
2 to 5 BR. HUD Section 8. Nice homes, nice st areas. Call us 1 . 704-630-0695
Salisbury
Welcome Home!
High Rock Lake home! 3 BR, 2½BA. Open concept living to enjoy beautiful lake views. Private master suite. Plus addt'l living space in basement. Large deck and dockable pier. 1 year lease. $1300/month. Convenient to I-85. www.casuallakeliving.com Call 336-798-6157
Salisbury
Houses for Rent
Local area homes will be offered on Wed, Jan 19 at 7pm at the Hilton Garden Inn Winston-Salem Hanes Mall
No Back Taxes No Liens • Insurable Title
C45576
Eaman Park Apts. 2BR, 1BA. Near Salisbury High. $375/mo. Newly renovated. No pets. 704-798-3896
Houses for Rent
60+ North Carolina
50 Lakewood Dr. Salisbury, NC 28147
LIMITED TIME OFFER
Houses for Rent Fulton St. 3 BR, 1 ½ BA. Refrigerator, stove furnished. Rent $725, Dep., $700. Call Rowan Properties 704-633-0446
Salisbury
“A Good Place to Live” 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Affordable & Spacious Water Included 704-636-8385
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Lakewood Apartment Homes
Colonial Village Apts.
Clean, well maintained, 2 BR Duplex. Central heat/air, all electric. Section 8 welcome. 704-202-5790
817 South Church St Salisbury 804 4th Street Spencer
704/633-3366 450 Studio $ 85 3 $ R B 1 90 4 2 BR $ Barnhardt Meadows. Quality home sites in country setting, restricted, pool and pool House complete. Use your builder or let us build for you. Lots start at $24,900. B&R Realty 704-633-2394
2BR, 1BA Duplex Central heat/air, appliances, laundry room, yardwork incl. Fenced backyard, storage building. $600/mo. plus $600 deposit 704-633-2219
Condos and Townhomes
Condos and Townhomes
Apartments
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Homes for Sale
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SALISBURY POST Office and Commercial Rental Furnished Key Man Office Suites - $250-350. Jake & 150. Util & internet incl. 704-721-6831
Autos
Salisbury. Six individual offices, new central heat/air, heavily insulated for energy efficiency, fully carpeted (to be installed) except stone at entrance. Conference room, employee break room, tile bathroom, and nice, large reception area. Perfect location near the Court House and County Building. Want to lease but will sell. Perfect for dual occupancy. By appointment only. 704-636-1850
Autos
Buick Skylark 1991, automatic, clean, V-6, well equipped, only 71K miles. $2,000. 704-636-4905 Dealer 17302
BMW, 2005 325i Midnight Black on tan leather 2.5 V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, sunroof, dual seat warmers, all power, duel power seats, RUNS & DRIVES NICELY!! 704-603-4255
Buick LaCrosse CXS Sedan, 2005. Black onyx exterior w/gray interior. Stock #F11096A. $10,959. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Dodge, 2007, Caliber. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Manufactured Home for Rent Between Salis. & China Grove. 2BR. No pets. Appl. & trash pickup incl. $475/ mo + dep. 704-855-7720
Chevrolet Aveo LS Sedan, 2008. Summer yellow exterior w/neutral interior. Stock #F11069A. $9,959. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Camp Rd, 2BR, 1BA. Appls, water, sewer, trash incl. Pet OK. $475/mo. + $475 dep. 704-279-7463 Carson H.S. Area–2 BR, 1 BA. $400/mo. 3 BR, 2 BA, $485/mo. + dep. NO PETS! 704-239-2833 East Area. 2BR, water, trash. Limit 2. Dep. req. No pets. Call 704-6367531 or 704-202-4991 East area. Completely remodeled 1BR. Perfect for one or two people. Trash & lawn service. $360/mo. + deposit. 704-640-2667 Rowan. 2BR. East trash and lawn service included. No pets. $450 month. 704-433-1255
HONDA, 2003, ACCORD EX. $500-800 down, will help finance. Credit, No Problem! Private party sale. Call 704-838-1538
Jaguar S-Type, 2005. Black w/black leather interior, 6 sp. auto trans, 4.2L V8 engine, AM/FM/CD Changer, Premium Sound. Call Steve today! 704-6034255
Chevrolet Aveo LT Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7600. Cosmic Silver exterior w/charcoal interior. $9,859. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com
Chevrolet Malibu LS Sedan, 2005. White exterior w/neutral interior. Stock #F11109A. $8,459. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com
Chevrolet Malibu LT Sedan, 2008. Imperial Blue Metallic exterior w/titanium interior. Stock #P7562B. $12,359. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Ford Focus SE Sedan, 2009. Stock #P7597. Brilliant silver exterior with medium stone interior. $10,559. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Kia Amante 2005. Leather, sunroof, heated seats, extra clean. Must See!! Call Steve at 704-603-4255
Chevrolet, 2006, Impala. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Scion xA Base Hatchback, 2006. Silver streak mica exterior w/ dark charcoal interior. Stock # F10460A. $11,759. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Ford Focus SES Sedan, Liquid gray 2006. clearcoat metallic exterior w/dark flint interior. Stock #F10444A. $8,259. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Ford Focus ZX3 Base 2004. Silver Metallic w/gray interior, est. 33 mpg, automatic transmission. 704-603-4255
Kia Spectra EX Sedan, 2009. Champagne gold exterior w/beige interior. Stock #P7568. $9,359. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Kia, 2005, Amanti. Charcoal grey. 65K miles. Full power. Leather, 6 disc CD changer/ cassette. Sun roof. Brand new rear tires. $10,500 obo. Call 704-754-2549
Ford, 2006 Fusion SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Hyundai Accent GLS Sedan, 2009. Stock # P7572. Nordic white exterior with gray interior. $10,559. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
We Do Taxes!!
Authorized EZGO Dealer. 30 years selling, servicing GOLF CARS Golf Car Batteries 6 volt, 8 volt. Golf car utility sales. US 52, 5 miles south of Salisbury. Beside East Rowan HS & Old Stone Winery. Look for EZGO sign. 704-245-3660
Chevrolet, 1981, truck. ½ ton, 4 wheel drive. 4 speed. 6 cylinder. Needs engine repair. Call 704279-5765 or 704-2024281
Chevrolet 350, complete motor throttle body and transmission. Motor $300, Transmission $200. Call 704-314-7846
CLONINGER FORD, INC. “Try us before you buy.” 511 Jake Alexander Blvd. 704-633-9321
Tim Marburger Dodge 287 Concord Pkwy N. Concord, NC 28027 704-792-9700 Tim Marburger Honda 1309 N First St. (Hwy 52) Albemarle NC 704-983-4107
Over 150 vehicles in Stock! Transportation Financing
Toyota, 2005 Camry, LE/XLE/SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Troutman Motor Co. Highway 29 South, Concord, NC 704-782-3105
Dodge Neon SXT, 2005. Automatic, power package, excellent gas saver. Call Steve at 704-603-4255
Bad Credit? No Credit? No Problem! Tim Marburger Dodge 877-792-9700
Autos Chevrolet, 2006, Equinox LT. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
We are in need of inventory and will pay top dollar for your vehicle. Cash on the spot with title in hand. We can also refinance your current auto loan and lower your payment. Please call 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Weekly Special Only $17,995
ELLIS AUTO AUCTION 10 miles N. of Salisbury, Hwy 601, Sale Every Wednesday night 6 pm.
Rentals & Leasing
We are the area's largest selection of quality preowned autos. Financing avail. to suit a variety of needs. Carfax avail. No Gimmicks – We take pride in giving excellent service to all our customers.
Call Steve today! 704-603-4255 www.JakeAlexanderAutoSales.com
Recreational Vehicles
2003 Prowler w/slideout, 30ft., sleeps 6, 480 sq.ft. Deck w/ramp & all furnishings. On a leased lot on a cove @ High Rock for $1750/yr. $12,500 obo. Call 704857-1271
Hide While You Seek! Our ‘blind boxes’ protect your privacy.
Trucks, SUVs & Vans
Dodge, 2005, Magnum SE. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!
Dodge, 2004 Dakota. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Rentals & Leasing
Buick, 2006, Rendezvous. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!
Nissan, 2004, Maxima. 100% Guaranteed Credit Over 150+ Approval! Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Volvo, 2006 S60 2.5T Onyx black with cream leather interior, sunroof, cd player, all power, alloy wheels, super nice! 704-603-4255
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Saturn Aura XR, 2008, Silver with Grey cloth interior 3.6 V6 auto trans, all power opts, onstar, am,fm,cd, rear audio, steering wheel controls, duel power and heated seats, nonsmoker LIKE NEW!!!! 704-603-4255
Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer SUV, 2006. Black exterior clearcoat w/medium parchment interior. Stock #F11093A. $17,759. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Over 150 vehicles in Stock! Autos
Service & Parts
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Infinity G35 Coupe, 2005. 5 speed automatic, all leather options, navigation, sunroof. Must see! Call Steve at 704-603-4255
Chevy Suburban 2006 Dark Blue metallic w/tan leather interior, 4 speed auto trans, am, fm, cd premium sound. Third row seating, navigation, sunroof, DVD. 704-603-4255
Buick Rainier CXL Plus SUV, 2004. Olympic white exterior w/light cashmere interior. Stock # T11111C. $11,459. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 LS Crew Cab, 2007. Gold mist metallic exterior w/dark titanium interior. Stock #T11201A. $22,959. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
BATTERY-R-US
West 13th St., in well established, nice neighborhood, totally furnished, internet, microwave, range, refrigerator, washer & dryer, all utitilies included. Single person only. No pets. $110/wk. + small deposit. 336-927-1738
Chevrolet, 2005, Tahoe. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Transportation Financing
Open Sundays 12pm-5pm Hyundai, 2006, Sonata GLS/LX. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!
Chevrolet, 2005, Colorado 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
TEAM CHEVROLET, CADILLAC, BUICK, GMC. www.teamautogroup.com 704-216-8000
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Long Ferry Rd area & Grove St. Starting at $75/wk, utilities incl'd, small dep req'd. 704-469-8657
Salisbury
Collector Cars
Suburu Impreza 2.5i Sedan, 2009. Spark Silver Metallic exterior w/carbon black interior. Stock #T10726A. $16,559. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Mercedes S320, 1999 Black on Grey leather interior, 3.2, V6, auto trans, LOADED, all power ops, low miles, SUNROOF, chrome rims good tires, extra clean MUST SEE! 704-6034255
Nissan Maxima 3.5 SE, 2005. Automatic, moonroof, power options. Excellent condition. Call Steve at 704-603-4255
Trucks, SUVs & Vans
Transportation Dealerships
Rooms for Rent
MILLER HOTEL Rooms for Rent Weekly $110 & up 704-855-2100
Volvo V70, 2.4 T, 2001. Ash Gold Metallic exterior with tan interior. 5 speed auto trans. w/ winter mode. 704-603-4255
Service & Parts
Nissan, 1997 transmission. Low miles. $200. Please Call 704-314-7846
Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, 2005. Bright Silver Metallic exterior with black cloth interior. 6-speed, hard top, 29K miles. Won't Last! Call Steve today! 704-603-4255
Rockwell. 2BR, 2BA. Appl., water, sewer, trash service incl. $500/mo. + dep. Pets OK. 704-279-7463
West & South Rowan. 2 & 3 BR. No pets. Perfect for 3. Water included. Please call 704-857-6951
Toyota Corolla CE Sedan, 1997. Cashmere beige metallic exterior w/oak interior. Stock #F10541A2. $6,759. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com
Open Sundays 12pm-5pm
Landis. 3BR, 2 full BA. Laminate hardwood, fireplace, Jacuzzi tub. Incl. water, sewer & trash. $575 + dep. 704-202-3790
Salis 3990 Statesville Blvd., Lot 12, 3BR/2BA, $439/mo. + dep. FOR SALE OR RENT! 704-640-3222
Saturn ION 2 Sedan, 2006. Stock # F10530A. Cypress Green exterior with tan interior. $6,959 Call Now 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com
Collector Cars
Faith 2BR/2BA, private lot, appliances included, $490/mo + dep. No pets. 704-279-3518
Hurley School Rd. 2 BR, 2 BA. Nice yard, subdivision. Central air/ heat. $460/mo. + dep. 704-640-5750
Autos
Over 150 vehicles in Stock!
Ellis Park. 3BR/2BA. Appls., water, sewer, incl'd. $525/mo. + $525 deposit. Pet OK. 704-279-7463
Faith. 2BR, 1BA. Water, trash, lawn maint. incl. No pets. Ref. $425. 704-2794282 or 704-202-3876
Autos
Financing Available!
Spencer Shops Lease great retail space for as little as $750/mo for 2,000 sq ft at. 704-431-8636 Warehouse space / manufacturing as low as $1.25/sq. ft./yr. Deposit. Call 704-431-8636
Autos
Autos
Office Building with 3 office suites; small office in office complex avail.; 5,000 sq.ft. warehouse w/loading docks & small office. Call Bradshaw Real Estate 704-633-9011 Salisbury. 12,000 sq ft corner building at Jake Alexander and Industrial Blvd. Ideal for retail office space, church, etc. Heat and air. Please call 704279-8377 with inquiries.
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CASH FOR YOUR CAR! We want your vehicle! 1999 to 2011 under 150,000 miles. Please call 704-216-2663 for your cash offer.
Tired of
BIG TRUCK BATTERIES 900 CCA
$69.95 Faith Rd. 704-213-1005 www.battery-r-us.com
Chevrolet Trailblazer LS SUV, 2006. Silverstone metallic exterior w/light gray interior. Stock #T10295A. $11,959. Call now 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT SUV, 2007. Red fire clearcoat exterior w/camel interior. Stock #F10543A. $19,959. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
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Trucks, SUVs & Vans
Ford Explorer XLT SUV, 2004. Black clearcoat exterior w/midnight gray exterior. Stock #F10521B. $11,459. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
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Trucks, SUVs & Vans
Honda Element LX SUV, 2008. Tango Red Pearl exterior w/Titanium/Black interior. Stock #T10724A. $15,159. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Ford Mustang, 2000. Atlantic blue metallic exterior w/gray cloth interior. 5 speed, 1 owner, extra clean. Call Steve at 704-603-4255
Jeep, 2007, Compass Sport. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock!
Trucks, SUVs & Vans
Trucks, SUVs & Vans
Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV, 2006. Millennium silver metallic exterior w/ash interior. Stock #T11108A. $16,459. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Toyota RAV4 Base SUV, 2007. Classic silver metallic exterior w/ash interior. Stock #T11153A. $16,259. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
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No. 60888 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor for the Estate of Ruth Walters Campbell, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks, Salisbury, NC 28144. This is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the said decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 29th day of March, 2011, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to said estate are notified to make immediate payment. This the 16th day of December, 2010. Cleveland E. Campbell, Jr., Executor of the estate of Ruth Walters Campbell, File #10E1261, 204 Sycamore St., Salisbury, NC 28146 No. 60887
Ford F-150 XL Extended Cab, 2003. Oxford white clearcoat exterior w/ medium graphite interior. Stock #F10512A 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Suzuki XL7 Luxury SUV 2007. Stock #F10395A. Majestic silver exterior gray interior. with $15,959 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Honda Pilot 2005. Red Pearl with tan leather interior, automatic, 3rd row seating, 4x4, sunroof. 704-603-4255
Ford Ranger Extended Cab XLT, 2004. Oxford White with gray cloth. 5 speed auto. trans. w/OD 704-603-4255
We Do Taxes!! Over 150 vehicles in Stock!
No. 60926
FIND IT SELL IT RENT IT in the Classifieds Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo SUV, 2010. Brilliant black crystal pearlcoat exterior w/dark slate gray interior. Stock # F10541A1. $25,559. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Ford Ranger Extended Cab, 2010. Dark shadow gray metallic exterior w/medium dark flint. Stock #F10496A. $17,559. 1-800-542-9758. www.cloningerford.com
Want to Buy: Transportation Wanted: Mini Cooper, six speed. Call Chip 704640-5778 Leave message if no answer
Toyota 4 Runner, 1997 Limited Forest Green on Tan Leather interior V6 auto trans, am, fm, cd, tape, SUNROOF, alloy rims, good tires, CHEAP TRANSPORTATION!!!! 704-603-4255
’10 Chrysler ’10 Dodge Town & Caliber Country SXT Starting at $
Ford F-150 XLT Crew Cab, 2010. Sterling gray metallic exterior w/medium stone/ stone interior. Stock #P7604. $25,359. 1-800542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
Jeep Wrangler Sahara, 1999, Gold w/Tan cloth interior 4.0 6 cyl. auto trans, am/fm/cd, HARD TOP, aftermarket rims good tires, sound bar, BRUSH GUARD ready for fun or those snowy days! 704-603-4255
Ford, 2003, Explorer. 100% Guaranteed Credit Approval! Over 150+ Vehicles in Stock! 1330 W. Jake Alexander Blvd.
Toyota 4Runner SR5 SUV, 2008. Salsa red pearl exterior w/stone interior. Stock #T11212A. $26,359. 1-800-542-9758 www.cloningerford.com
13,995
’08 Ford Fusion
19,995
’09 Dodge Quad 4x4
’08 Dodge Grand Caravan
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Today’s celebrity birthdays Singer Joan Baze is 70. Actress Susannah York is 70. Guitarist Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin is 67. Singer Crystal Gayle is 60. Guitarist Eric Erlandson (Hole) is 48. Actress Joey Richardson is 46. Guitarist Carl Bell of Fuel is 44. Singer Steve Harwell of Smash Mouth is 44. Singer Dave Matthews of the Dave Matthews Band is 44. Singer A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys is 33. Guitarist Drew Brown of Onerously is 27. Singer Paolo Nutting is 24.
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piano before he died were “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and “Unchained Melody.” Pena’s Graceland visit fulfilled a dream, he said. “I was paralyzed, a lot of images came to me,” said Pena. “There’s nothing impossible for God. That’s why I’m here.” The Chilean miners were trapped a half-mile below ground, in a collapsed goldand-copper mine. They were pulled out of the mine by a rescue capsule in October. Pena was reportedly among the most depressed of the trapped men and asked rescuers to send down a photo of the sun. He jogged regularly in adjacent tunnels that weren’t blocked by collapse. As a youngster, Pena would stand in front of the mirror, singing Elvis songs and mimicking his onstage style. So Pena, shrouded in darkness in the mine, sang Elvis songs to
pass the time. After hearing that Pena was a big fan, Elvis Presley Enterprises sent various gifts to him in Chile, including a picture, Dvinsk, Cats, a book and sunglasses. “Viva Las Vegas” and “Jailhouse Rock,” were among the movies. On occasion, he would move farther down in the collapsed mine, allowing him to belt out Elvis songs as loudly as he wanted without bothering his mates. “His music was a message to me, that I could get out,” Pena said. “We were living in death. It could have come at any time.” Shortly after his rescue, an invitation was extended for the trip to Memphis and a tour of Graceland, where Elvis lived for 20 years before he died there at age 42 on Aug. 16, 1977. Since his rescue, Pena has received a flood of invitations to attend several events.
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injured stuntman christopher tierney answers questions from the media before attending ‘spider-Man: turn off the dark.’ Tierney’s return a “miracle” after Friday’s performance, which was delayed twice for technical reasons. “He’s got the most positive attitude of anyone I’ve ever met,” said Carney. “It’s definitely a morale booster.”
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edison pena tours the display of gold records at Graceland, elvis presley's home on Friday.
NEW YORK (AP) — The actor badly hurt when he tumbled from the stage at the Broadway musical “SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark” returned to the theater for the first time since his accident, going backstage to wish the castmembers good luck and then watching Friday’s performance from the safety of the orchestra seats. “It’s what I’ve been waiting for the past two weeks — to see my friends and finally watch the show,” Christopher Tierney told The Associated Press after the performance. Wearing a pea coat, a scarf and a back brace decorated with Spider-Man stickers, he said it was “awesome” to be back. Tierney’s appearance came 18 days after he fell 35 feet into the orchestra pit in front of a shocked preview audience when his safety harness failed. The 31-year-old suffered a fractured skull, a fractured shoulder blade, four broken ribs and three broken vertebrae during his Dec. 20 tumble. The $65 million show officially opens Feb. 7 at the Foxwoods Theatre in Times Square and has been plagued by technical glitches, cancellations, money woes and injuries to three other actors. Last month, a lead actress bowed out. Tierney has blamed his injuries on a freak accident and doesn’t accuse the producers or the creative team of carelessness. The team is led by Tony Award-winning director and book co-writer Julie Taymor of “Lion King” fame. Castmate Reeve Carney, who plays Peter Parker, called
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (APR) — Edison Pena stood in Elvis Presley’s “jungle room,” planted his foot, slightly swiveled his hips, and pointed to a chair with a teddy bear resting on it. “Oh let me be, your teddy bear,” said Pena, one of the rescued Chilean miners, surrounded by green carpet in one of his idol’s favorite rooms in Graceland. Pena’s impromptu, spot-on interpretations of many of Elvis’ hits, including “Teddy Bear,” highlighted his tour of Graceland on Friday. An avid and knowledgeable Presley fan, Pena was on a six-day trip to Memphis and Las Vegas paid for by local business and tourism groups. The invitation included a private tour of Elvis’ longtime home and burial place. Pena, who sang Elvis tunes to lift the spirits of 32 fellow Chilean miners while they were trapped underground for 69 days last year, shot video of the mansion with his cell phone. He broke into parts of “Blue Suede Shoes” and “Hound Dog” as he walked through rooms with displays of gold records, movie posters and flashy Elvis outfits. He knows little English outside of Elvis songs. In the high-ceilinged “racquetball room,” he pointed to a black jacket-and-pants combination and said in Spanish, “I would love to wear this outfit on the street, to go shopping. I’d be saying. ‘Why are you looking at me?” Some rooms made him emotional. Pena, 34, shook his head and exhaled as he learned that the last songs Elvis sang and played on his
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Ford credits its culture for success Bouncing back Ford’s turnaround: Ford Motor Co., which came close to bankruptcy five years ago, is now profitable and saw the biggest increase in U.S. market share of any company in 2010. Its sales increased 20 percent, nearly double the industry average. How Ford did it: Under CEO Alan Mulally, Ford cut brands, simplified its mission and put in place a management team that meets weekly to review all aspects of the business. Can it last?: Mulally, 65, won’t say when he might retire, but says the new structure is training a solid group of potential leaders within Ford. comeback like Mulally did after coming to Ford from airplane maker Boeing Co. “Act two is always very, very hard,” said Joe Bower, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School. “There are leaders who can do it, but it requires a tremendous willingness to imagine the need to rethink everything.” Consider Ford in 2000. Flush with profits from sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks, it earned $3.5 billion and bought the Land Rover luxury brand from BMW. Just one year later, hammered by the faltering economy and a slow reaction to a recall of Firestone tires use on its SUVs, Ford lost $5 billion, announced a plan to cut 35,000 jobs and fired its CEO. Bill Ford held the reins until he hired Mulally. Even now, Ford is facing some demons, including the recent recall of 600,000 Windstar minivans whose axles can break and questions from Consumer Reports, which says its MyFordTouch dashboard touchscreen is too distracting. The company says it reacted quickly to the Windstar issue and will study Consumer Reports’ findings but believes its system is safe. Ford and Mulally say management can respond faster to such crises because of changes Mulally made. He instituted weekly meetings with the entire 18-member executive team, ensuring that all of Ford’s leaders are constantly examining worldwide market conditions, future products and other issues. He also simplified the company’s mission, getting rid of excess brands like Land Rover, Volvo and Mercury so Ford could con-
centrate on its core Ford and Lincoln brands. The company is now consolidating Lincoln dealerships and trying to take the brand even further upscale in order to revive its flagging sales. “Everybody now knows why they’re coming to Ford. They know why they’re coming in in the morning. They know what success looks like,” Mulally said. Success, though, has a natural tendency to make a company smug. Experts say management teams continue to do what made them prosperous, believing that the formula will always work. Bill Ford, 53, the great-grandson of company founder Henry Ford, says he’s seen it many times in his 31 years with the company. James Schrager, a professor at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, said it’s commendable Mulally and Ford recognize the company hasn’t changed quickly in the past. Mulally’s plan to save Ford was well done, but it hasn’t been tested yet by an unforeseen event that throws off the strategy, such as a huge gas price uptick, Schrager said. “There’s a lot of things that happen outside of Ford’s control that determine if they go from boom to bust,” he said. “What I haven’t seen yet is if they know how to deal with large exogenous these changes that will happen to them from time to time.” Ford and Mulally say simplifying production also will help them deal with external changes. For example, the new Focus sedan will eventually come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid, gas and electric versions, all built on the same Michigan assembly line.
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DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — In every boom cycle of its 107year life, Ford Motor Co. became complacent, unprepared for the inevitable bust in the auto business. From the 1920s, when Ford lost its dominant position in the U.S. because it was slow to update the Model T, to the 2000s, when it squandered billions in SUV profits and narrowly avoided bankruptcy, the company stuck with some strategies too long and didn’t pay enough attention to others. “You often hear people at Ford say we can’t manage prosperity. I think it’s really quite different than that. It’s that we stop changing,” Executive Chairman Bill Ford told the Associated Press in a recent interview. Now, coming off a great 2010, Executive Chairman Bill Ford and Alan Mulally, the man who replaced Ford as CEO four years ago, say they are ready to break that cycle. Mulally has transformed the company into a simpler, nimbler organization that’s ready to react to change more quickly. Management experts aren’t so sure. Thanks to strong new products and stumbles at rivals like General Motors and Toyota, Ford saw the industry’s biggest increases in market share. It had the best-selling vehicle — the F-Series pickup — and ended 2010 with its second straight annual profit. Ford’s U.S. sales rose 20 percent, almost double the industrywide increase. Mulally laid the groundwork. He cut brands and put in place a system that encourages managers to stay on top of market changes and other issues and communicate more openly with each other. It was a radical change at company known for vicious infighting, where managers who pointed out problems were demonized. The healthier communication in Ford’s top ranks means it’s much more likely the company will hire its next CEO from within the company instead of turning to another outsider like Mulally. Management experts say it’s easy to talk about a willingness to change and much harder to do it, especially after pulling off a remarkable
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Thy kingdom come A noted theologian and author discusses heaven as it relates to the hereafter, and the here-and-now Hood Theological Seminary
r. Christopher Morse, author, internationally renowned theologian and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Professor of Theology and Ethics at Union Theological Seminary in New York City, will be the guest speaker at a book talk to be held on the campus of Hood Theological Seminary on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. The book talk will feature Dr. Morse’s research on the biblical and creedal references to heaven, and the present day significance of apocalyptic understandings of reality as a coming “kingdom of heaven,” as presented in his critically acclaimed new book, “The Difference Heaven Makes: Rehearing the Gospel as News,” recently published by T&T Clark/Continuum. The session will be followed by a book signing in the Cokesbury Book Store located on the Hood Seminary campus. The public is invited to attend both events but reservations are recommended, as space is limited. Please call the Hood Theological Development Office at 704-636-6926 by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12 to ensure seating. In advance of Thursday’s event, Hood Theological Seminary’s Dr. Trevor Eppehimer recently conducted the following interview with Dr. Morse.
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in his new book ‘the Difference Heaven makes,’ Dr. christopher morse writes that heaven is ‘less about a place we go to than one that comes to us.’ morse willl speak at Hood theological Seminary on Jan. 13.
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“The Gospel tells of a coming from heaven that is not of this world, thus a literalistic understanding is not in keeping with a faithful hearing of the Gospel.” DR. CHRISTOPHER MORSE Author, “The Difference Heaven Makes”
What: Theologian Dr. Christopher Morse will speak in Salisbury about his critically acclaimed book “The Difference Heaven Makes: Rehearing the Gospel as News.” Where: Hood Theological Seminary. When: Jan. 13, 7 p.m. The presentation is open to the public, but reservations are recommended. Call 704-636-6926 by 4 p.m., Jan. 12, to ensure seating.
TE: Part of your research for this book involved reviewing all of the approximately 675 appearances of the words “heaven” or “the heavens” in the Old and New Testaments. What surprised you most about what the Bible actually says about heaven? CM: I was most surprised by how much more importance the role of heaven has in the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments than we commonly attribute to it today. Our common associations of the sky, the hereafter, or a state of bliss can be found there, but these associations are all set within the more crucial and intriguing frame of reference that a kingdom of heaven is “at hand.” TE: Along these lines you write in your new book that, from a biblical perspective, heaven is “less
about a place we go to than one that comes to us, less about a postmortem afterlife than about life here and now, and less about a timeless, static state than about a timely taking-place.” It seems like the only Christians who talk this way about heaven at present are those who subscribe to the kind of end-times scenarios creatively depicted in Timothy LaHaye and Jerry Jenkins’s best-selling Left Behind books. How does your view of heaven as being “at hand” and “taking place” match up with theirs? CM: I am tempted to say by being far less profitable! But seriously, the question is whether these scenarios picture the coming from heaven in terms of this present world as we think of it. The Gospel tells of a coming from heaven that is not of this world, thus a literalistic understanding is not in keeping with a faithful hearing of the Gospel. Of course, we have to give an account for what we confess to be faithful, and this I try to spell out in the book. I call it an experiment in thought which I invite the reader to engage. TE: If then we have some in the church today who interpret scriptural references to heaven too literalistically, we also have, it seems to me, others who think about heaven exclusively as the place one goes to when one dies, rather than the origin of a reality that is coming towards us at present. You argue in your book, however, that the latter view is more biblical than the former. I grew up thinking just the opposite. My Sunday school teachers, for instance, taught us to think about heaven primarily as the place where the faithful go to be with God forever when they die. Was I being misinformed by them about what the Bible actually says about heaven? CM: No, not so much misinformed as incompletely informed. I am grateful for Sunday School teachers, and we must remember we are, as the Apostle Paul says, to “grow up” from childhood in our hearing of the Gospel unto the maturity in Christ that God’s grace provides for us. When even as little children we are taught to pray, “Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven,” something more is obviously being heard by “heaven” than exclusively a place one goes after death. I’m
wondering how well you were paying attention to your Sunday school teachers! TE: I have heard some say that it is no longer credible to talk about heaven’s coming to us, despite what the Lord’s Prayer says. According to their argument, the expectation that Christ would soon return to establish the kingdom of heaven on earth was a first century Christian hope that can no longer be sustained by modern Christians. Two thousand years have passed since then and because Christ has not returned and the kingdom of heaven has not been established definitively, the first Christians were obviously mistaken in their expectations, or so this argument goes. What do you make of this argument? CM: I find that this conventional argument at first glance appears to make sense, but only superficially. When we look further at what it assumes, namely that the socalled modern mind with its time frames is closer to the real world than is the mind of the first hearers of the Gospel who testified that the day and hour of heaven’s coming is not given to us to know, it becomes far less persuasive. As I observe in the book, it is one thing to ask what is no longer believable or trustworthy in the Gospel talk of heaven, given our modern frame of reference, but quite another to ask what is no longer believable or trustworthy in our modern frame of reference, given our hearing of heaven in the Gospel. Both questions today call for our faithful consideration. TE: What would you say is the state of contemporary discussions regarding heaven among, on the one hand, seminary and divinity school professors like yourself and those that take place, on the other, in more general, popular contexts, such as through movies, TV shows and bestselling novels? CM: The reason I titled my book “The Difference Heaven Makes” is that I find that the subject of heaven is trivialized today in both academic and popular contexts. One reviewer has commented that it was surprising to find a professor from Union seminary writing about heaven. When schools of the church cease to explore afresh the traditions of scriptural and doctrinal testimonies regarding heaven other voices
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Helping kids eat healthier food at school New regulations should have positive impact on nutrition he Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has finally passed. The good news is that it passed. The bad news is it took too many years to provide some meaningful help to the school kitchens and our children’s stomachs. What remains to be seen over the next few years is, will it go far enough? Will our children’s waist lines decrease and will they feel better and get healthier. Who knows? CHRIS Here are the highlights of MAGRYTA a bill that I am passionate about. According to a U.S. House of Representatives blog site, the four main provisions of the bill are increased access, increased focus on nutrition quality and children’s health, improved program management and
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program integrity, fully paid for — at no cost to taxpayers. Part 1 looks at access. There are increases in the number of children enrolled in the school meals programs by using Medicaid data to directly certify eligible children. Using census data to determine school-wide income eligibility enhances universal meal access for eligible children in high poverty communities. The act provides more meals for at-risk children nationwide. This provision will provide an additional 21 million meals annually. Part 2 improves the nutritional quality of school meals by increasing the federal reimbursement rate for school lunches for districts that comply with federal nutrition standards. An additional 6 cents per meal will be the first real reimbursement rate increase in over 30 years. The act removes junk food from schools by applying nutrition standards for all foods sold in schools. It amazes me that Dr. Christopher Magryta is a pediatrician here we are in 2010 finally addressing an iswith Salisbury Pediatric Associates. sue that any common person would under-
stand and the government has failed to deal with for years. We will see the promotion of nutrition and wellness in childcare settings by establishing nutrition requirements for the USDA’s Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). We will see more children connected to healthy produce from local farms by helping communities establish farm-to-school networks, create school gardens and use more local foods in cafeterias with $40 million in mandatory funding. This is probably one of the best provisions for Rowan County and our children. I applaud the desire to support local farmers and our economy. The act strengthens local school wellness policies by updating existing requirements, increasing transparency, providing opportunities for community involvement and compliance measurements. We will see supports put in place to encourage breastfeeding for low-income
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Hold on to that balance hen the Post reported Wednesday that the town of Cleveland has a $2.7 million fund balance — the equivalent of 316 percent of its general fund — commenter “coolbeans” issued a warning online: “Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, don’t anyone let Bev know about this. You know how she likes money.” It’s probably too late. If you wonder why N.C. governors like Beverly Perdue withhold money from cities and counties when the state is in financial crisis, balances like Cleveland’s should give you a hint. Many towns are sitting on a pile of taxpayers’ money. The average fund balance among the state’s municipalities is said to be about 65 percent of their general fund. Whether that’s wise depends on each town and its circumstances. Cleveland, for example, relies heavily on one major taxpayer, Freightliner, and has to be prepared for the worst. So the town carries enough cushion to get it through a few bad years. Compare that to the city of Salisbury, with a more diverse tax base and a fund balance of 14 percent in 2009, or $4.7 million. If Salisbury carried a 316 percent fund balance, citizens would be up in arms and demanding tax cuts — as well as a few people’s heads. Local governments will be jealously guarding their fund balances this year as Perdue pays the bills and state lawmakers deal with a projected deficit of $3.7 billion. The League of Municipalities and the N.C. Association of County Commissioners meet separately later this month to set their legislative agendas, and they most certainly will call for keeping the state’s hands off local funds. The good news is that the new Republican majority in the state House and Senate should have a fresh approach. The House and Senate are working together on the budget, rather than developing separate budgets that inevitably set the stage for conflict. Republicans vow to keep the process open and give lawmakers at least two days to read the budget before votes. So the process sounds good. But the bad news is the lack of painless solutions, and no improvement in the budgeting process can change that fact. As Perdue has said, the state has fallen off a cliff. Stimulus funds have run out and no one wants to renew temporary tax increases set to expire this year. That leaves the state’s public schools and Medicaid program wearing bull’s eyes; they are the biggest, costliest programs and therefore the most likely targets for budget cuts. How to make those cuts and do no harm in the process is an unsolved puzzle. But the first principle of budgeting for the governor and the General Assembly should be to balance the state budget with the state’s money.
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hat price would you put on an original copy of the U.S. Constitution — not in terms of what it represents but as a rare artifact, offered to the highest bidder? That question comes to mind as members of Congress took their turn before the cameras to read a few sentences from our founding document. You might believe it has an obvious answer. CHRIS The Constitution, one of the VERNER sacred relics of the republic, is, of course, priceless. No one can assign a value to it, anymore than you can assign a value to the Declaration of Independence or the Bill of Rights. In reality, however, in the baroque world where hallowed history converges with crass commerce, people do put a dollar value on such things. Think of it as Wayne’s world — as in Wayne Pratt, the highprofile Connecticut antiques dealer (and “Antiques Roadshow” celebrity) who was at the center of the story of North Carolina’s long-absent Bill of Rights. One of 14 original copies distributed during the ratification process, the parchment disappeared from the statehouse in the chaotic days of Sherman’s march on Raleigh in April 1865 and wasn’t restored to the state until 2005, after an absence of 140 years. An FBI sting plucked the document from the possession of Pratt, who had fantasies of a
multimillion-dollar windfall. The money to be made, it has its antiques dealer had bought it for share of hucksters as well as $200,000 from two aging sisters heroes, and Pratt seems to fall whose grandfather, Charles somewhere between. A selfShotwell, had given $5 for the made entrepreneur, he created document to an unidentified his own legend about a penuriUnion soldier ous childhood who apparentthat spawned a ly pilfered it precocious inand it carried terest in all it home to things antique. Tippecanoe, He was a natuOhio, as a soural salesman, venir of war. Howard writes, For years, enwith an “epic sconced within congeniality” a simple and a “Clintonframe, it had ian need to be hung in the ofaround people, fice of and to win DAVID HOWARD Shotwell, a them over.” Author, ‘Lost Rights’ grain broker A lot could in Indianapobe at stake in lis. Wayne’s world. The outline of the parchIn 2000, TV producer Norman ment’s rescue, as given in meLear and Internet entrepredia accounts of the time, made neur David Hayden paid $7.4 for dramatic reading. But the million for the “Dunlap Declaback story makes it even betration,” one of the first printter, as told by David Howard in ings of the Declaration of Indehis recently published book pendence made in 1776 in the “Lost Rights: The MisadvenPhiladelphia print shop of John tures of a Stolen American Rel- Dunlap. (Hard as it may be to ic.” Howard, a magazine writer believe, that copy had turned and editor, exhaustively reup when a bargain hunter searched the labyrinthine saga, found it tucked behind a fleawhich is both a detective story market painting for which he and fascinating look at the had paid $4.) An 1864 anti-slavlives and lifestyles of those ery letter written by Abraham who buy and sell old things — Lincoln sold for $3.4 million in old furniture, old paintings, old 2008. A year earlier, a copy of books and documents. On the the Magna Carta, created in surface, the antiquarian trade the year 1237, sold for $23.3 appears as sturdy and upright million. as a Windsor chair. But While most rare documents Howard reveals another side. offered at public auction have “Indeed,” he writes, “the busia clear provenance — or unenness of old and valuable obcumbered claim of ownership jects is nowhere near as gen— that wasn’t the case with teel and amiable as it looks on North Carolina’s Bill of Rights. ‘Antiques Roadshow.’ ” Like Although Pratt maintained he any business where there’s was unaware of the document’s
“The business of old and valuable objects is nowhere near as genteel and amiable as it looks on ‘Antiques Roadshow.’ ”
origins — at the time, five of the 14 original copies were unaccounted for — Howard makes a strong case that by the time Pratt and his associates tried to sell the document to the fledgling National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, they knew what they had. They also knew that North Carolina officials had never relinquished claim to the lost Bill of Rights and had vowed they would never pay to get it back. In fact, the eventual outcome of the case, with Judge Terence Boyle ruling it belonged to North Carolina, helped reinforce the legal concept that public documents such as the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights belong to the people as a whole. That’s worth keeping in mind as a new Congress takes over and the political winds once again rise and whirl. Politicians are often inclined to read our founding documents as lending legitimacy to their own particular perspectives and agendas. They think they alone are in possession of bedrock truths. But the foundations of democracy aren’t the property of any particular party, ideology, creed or religion. Never have been, never will be. They belong to all the citizens of this sprawling, cantankerous nation — Republican and Democrat, white and black, gay and straight, believer and atheist. And as Wayne Pratt learned belatedly learned, you can’t put a price on that. • • • Chris Verner is editorial page editor of the Salisbury Post.
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Wintry mix: Schools can’t please everyone he most frequently asked question during the winter months is how does the school system make the decision to close or delay for inclement weather? One of the biggest challenges faced by the school system staff during the winter months is what to do during inclement weather. The RowanSalisbury School System has already missed one day for icy roads before the winter holidays. JUDY We are hoping GRISSOM that this early arrival of bad weather is not an indication as to how the winter of 2011 might affect the operations of our schools. January (and this year even December) brings thoughts of snow, ice and/or a wintry mix and school closings to the minds of school leaders. Therefore, it’s the perfect time to remind everyone about how decisions are made in the school system as the inclement weather is already beginning to arrive. There is often much excitement among children and adults at the possibility of snow beautifully falling on our
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community. We imagine sleigh rides, snowmen, crackling fires, toasted marshmallows and possibly a day off from school and work. But for school administrators, the forecast for bad weather means facing one of the most difficult decisions that school system staff make each year: whether to close, delay or keep schools open during inclement weather. Whatever school administrators decide, we inevitably receive numerous calls challenging our assessment. I hope this article will remind everyone of the complex process involved and the amount of time and information used in making this crucial decision. Rowan-Salisbury School buses begin running at 5:15 a.m. each morning. If a cancellation or delay of school is to be made, the decision must be made by 4:45 a.m. in order to inform our bus drivers before they leave home to begin their daily bus route. The RSSS assistant superintendent of operations, the director of transportation and four school bus mechanics begin driving on county roads as early as 4 a.m. This crew checks roads in each area of the county that have a history of freezing quickly because of exposure to colder temperatures. In addi-
tion to traveling the roads, this crew remains in contact with the National Weather Service, N.C. Department of Transportation, Highway Patrol, Emergency Services, other school systems and weather reports from across the state. It is important to note that Rowan County is a large county, and one area of the county could be experiencing precipitation while other parts of the county may be experiencing no precipitation. Rowan County seems to be on the dividing line for weather predictions, which makes the decision even more difficult. After as much information as possible has been collected, system level administrators make a decision on the collective findings. This decision is not a “one person” decision, nor is it taken lightly. As soon as the decision is made, it is communicated to various local and regional media outlets and other administrators. ConnectED, a communications system, allows us to contact every staff member and every student’s home to share our decision. Within 15 minutes, more than 25,000 contacts can be made. This information is also posted on the school district’s website, as well as communicated to all local media. Our goal is to notify everyone as
soon as possible so appropriate arrangements can be made for daycare, etc. Our preference would always be to notify everyone the evening before a closing. However, the weather does not always cooperate to make this decision the night before. On occasion, the decision cannot be made until later in the morning. No matter what decision is made, there will be unhappy people. But you can be assured that the safety of our more than 20,000 students and more than 3,000 staff members is our top priority, even if parents/families may be inconvenienced. I have worked in a school system where the life of a student was lost due to an “iffy” call on an icy morning. We learned very quickly that we can always make up a school day but we can never make up the loss of a child’s life. We will always make our decision on the side of caution and with the best information available at the time. Let’s hope this winter season brings lots of sunshine during the school week and snowflakes only on weekends and holidays. • • • Dr. Judy Grisson is superintendent of the Rowan-Salisbury School System.
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TO THE EDITOR A call to arms for school support This is not only a call for arms but also a plea for support for our local schools. Legislators may publish budgets or scenarios full of numbers, but what does that mean for your children? Our community must know what is at stake. As a teacher I can tell you that these cutbacks are going to have a detrimental effect on all children in our community. Schools in our community are looking at losing at least two teachers, with middle schools losing as many as seven. The majority of these cuts will affect teacher assistants. Teacher assistants play a vital role in the classroom. They do not just cut out construction paper or decorate bulletin boards. Their title really needs to be instructional assistants. If it weren’t for these people, your children would not be reading in kindergarten or excelling in math. This is where you as community leaders and parents come in. I challenge you to step into a classroom and see how school really works. I challenge you to contact legislators and convey your concerns. I challenge you to have a voice for our children, who are entrusting us with their future. If we aren’t going to stand up for them who will? I challenge you to fight for the teachers who make a lasting impression on your children. We are pleading for your help and support. Can you really rest your head on your pillow knowing that your child’s education is at stake? — Breanne Dietz
It’s a literary heresy to sanitize Mark Twain’s masterpiece EW YORK — While sorting through the perennial lippursing tempest about a certain word in Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” — the “N-word,” as we now say it — I turned for inspiration to the master himself. “The difference between the almost-right word & the right word is ... the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning,” Twain wrote. KATHLEEN This is a familPARKER iar refrain among writers and editors, who toil in solitary agony — agonize in solitary toil? — over the perfect combinations of vowels and consonants. Finding just the right word, when it occurs, is the stuff of arias. But what about eliminating just the “wrong” word? This is for the editor to urge and, in a righteous world, the writer to decide. The latest affront on Twain’s word selection, replacing that Nword with “slave,” to protect the sensibilities of moderns is the work of a well-intentioned heretic. What was it someone or other said? The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Then again, Twain himself recommended heaven for the climate and hell for the company. While on Earth, let me add my voice to the chorus of those who, in the name of all that is hallowed, object to the alteration of literature for the benefit of illiterates. The fellow who edited the new Twain edition, Alan Gribben, isn’t illiterate, of course, and therefore has no excuse. He’s a professor of English at Auburn University. But he aims to increase the likelihood that non-readers will read more Twain if the author isn’t so offensive. No one would find this more offensive than Twain, who was, not least, reliably pithy about the small-minded and overly sensitive. And no one would argue that the word in question isn’t
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emotionally charged and, in certain contexts, highly offensive. The issue here isn’t whether the word is good or bad (I personally despise it), but whether one should rewrite another’s literary work. The simple answer is, no. As even Gribben concedes, in Twain’s remarkable work, his use of the word was both common to the times and an indictment of slavery. If readers can’t understand this, then perhaps a teacher might enlighten them. The purpose of reading isn’t just to run words past a pupil’s pupils, but to enhance understanding and reveal truth through what we call “teaching.” That some teachers and librarians find Twain offensive is regrettable. But let’s be clear: These facts are an indictment of teachers and librarians who should find another line of work, not that Twain needs fixin’. At what point, besides, do we stop with the red pencil? When will we have sanitized the library such that no one’s feelings are hurt? And who gets to decide? These are not new questions, but they bear repeating as we seem to know less and less. Excising the particular word in question would keep busybodies occupied for the foreseeable future. Other offending writers include such luminaries as William Faulkner, Flannery O’Connor, Robert Penn Warren and Herman Melville, among countless others. Were these writers racist? We cannot read minds, but it seems to me that racism and the sort of worldly intelligence that inspires men and women to art are incompatible. Relatedly, the inexhaustibly quotable Twain wrote: “Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one’s lifetime.” More to the point, these writers selected each word painstakingly to create a world they envisioned as necessary to their purpose. That the world has changed, and our language with it, is no argument for rewriting or reconstructing the original creator’s in-
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In a new edition of Mark Twain’s ‘Huckleberry Finn,’ an editor has replaced the ‘N-word’ — an offensive but often-used expression in the 1880s — with ‘slave.’ tent. To do so is both an assault on intellectual property that should be sacrosanct, and an insult to the intelligence of those whose minds we attempt to mold. A teacher above all others should be ashamed. Is the N-word problematic in a nation forever shackled to a racist, slave-owning past? Absolutely. But removing it from books won’t eradicate it from history, nor alter the pain it pro-
vokes. Should we talk about the harm it did and still does? Certainly. But selectively editing literature, like history, is denial by any other name. When it comes to denial and truth, as everyone knows, never the Twain shall meet. • • • Kathleen Parker’s e-mail address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.
A difficult balancing act for Obama resident Barack Obama now faces 2011, “The Year of the Tightrope.” An emboldened Republican Party now controls the U.S. House of Representatives. Senate Republicans have one eye on 2012 and their other eye on creating legislative havoc. Given this, the president must start this year with a spectacular tightrope walk. Obama is coming off a successful lame-duck session. He got his tax compromise, repealed “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,” achieved passage of the START nuDONNA clear control treaty, and deBRAZILE manded and received aid for 9/11 emergency responders who were sickened by dust at Ground Zero. Now, for this new session of Congress, he must maintain his balance fiscally and politically, while walking a very narrow line “far from the madding crowd,” with no safety net below. Obama must deal with the trillion-dollar deficit. Different debtcreating expenditures have enraged people on both sides of the political divide. Republicans detest spending on social welfare programs. Democrats detest spending on welfare programs for the wealthiest 2 percent, who got out of having to pay their fair share of taxes. Understanding what caused the deficit — the total spending bill, as well as money to pay for it — is a prerequisite for reasoned debate on controlling our debt. Before he begins his balancing act, a tightrope walker makes certain his poles are secure and his rope is taut. So, too, must the president avoid the unbalanced poles of “tax — or cut.” Republican policies of the last
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As he confronts a newly empowered Republican Party, President Obama will have to maintain his equilibrium fiscally as well as politically. decade turned a surplus into a deficit. Their current demand for “cuts and suffering” (the wealthy excepted) will cure neither the deficit nor the recession. Deficit control is a long-term issue. Necessarily, it will involve increased taxes. Lawmakers must find ways to get some additional revenue to pay for obligations made during the Bush years, as well as modest spending cuts in programs that might be long past it’s time. According to the bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, the nation cannot slash-cut its way to prosperity. The country needs a proven path — built on the principle of shared sacrifice to get back on the path to fiscal sanity. However, if lawmakers just start cutting without a serious discussion of the values we ought to embrace, we risk losing our balance. Like a slapstick routine, the president — and we with him — will flail our arms, teeter first one way, then the other, and fall off the tightrope.
Our measuring-stick values must be the same simple American values that got Obama elected in the first place — protect and restore the American dream for all, invest in our children’s future and assist the poor, the sick and the elderly. Any discussion of spending priorities must also involve the “how.” “How” do we ensure that those American values survive? “How” do we arrange our nation’s priorities so that we not only provide for our security but fulfill our responsibilities to our citizens? Empowerment for the middle class is one of those universal values the president must focus on. Brutal spending cuts for the middle class are the new mantra for some Republicans. While we, the people, suck it up and suffer, the Republican leadership, who are blithely beholden to lobbyists and special interests, will act to secure the blessings of prosperity for the wealthy alone. Going in that direction is how we slipped off the high-wire in the first
place. President Obama’s balancing act excludes any falls. He must keep his concentration and focus. He must avoid the GOP’s deliberate distractions from the causes of the recession — namely, their irresponsible fiscal policies. Republicans extorted unpaid “tax cuts” for the rich. (They already amended the Democrat’s “pay as you go” House Rule to exclude paying for tax cuts). They hid the cost of war. They created expensive programs such as Medicare’s prescription drug program and the Department of Homeland Security, without finding means to pay for them. These irresponsible actions are the causes of our economic turmoil. They constitute the voting legacy of those now holding congressional leadership positions. These policies enfeebled us. They made our knees weak and our feet unsteady. They were why we fell off the economic tightrope we must always walk. The president’s economic policies must continue to empower the entrepreneur, encourage the enterprising, and enable the energetic middle class’s productivity. Obama will have to get — not just tough, but smart — on spending. Let’s pray he finds the right balance for a nation yearning for solutions, and a Republican Party still intent on seeing one man fail even if the rest of us will suffer. The president must lead with a commitment to preserving those values he ran on. He must remember the first rule of a tightrope walker: Keep your goal in front of you, and you’ll know where to put your feet. This can serve as a guide to President Obama on how to be a tightrope walker this coming year. • • • Donna Brazile is a political commentator on CNN, ABC and NPR, and a contributing columnist to Roll Call.
The Weather Underground (aka “the Weathermen”) was a radical group co-founded by Bill Ayers in the 1960s. Selected members studied Marxism and urban warfare under KGB Colonel Vadim Kotchergine in Havana. Kicking off the “Days of Rage” at their Flint, Mich., “War Council” rally in 1969, leader Bernadine Dohrn praised Charles Manson and his disciples for the brutal murders of actress Sharon Tate and others. Setting off bombs at the Pentagon, the Capitol, NYC police headquarters and other sites, the Weathermen issued a “Declaration of a state of war” against the United States. They broke Timothy Leary out of prison. Planning to overthrow the government, they envisioned a Marxist regime. When the bombs proved deadly (1970), Dohrn and Ayres fled; but in 1980 turned themselves in. The two married in 1981 and became university professors (Obama visited them in their home while strategizing his campaign for the Illinois state Senate). In 1985, former Weathermen Susan Rosenberg and Linda Sue Evans were apprehended with 740 pounds of explosives. Charged with conspiracy, harboring a fugitive, and involvement in the deadly Brinks robbery (1981), they received lengthy prison terms. Also serving long terms in U.S. prisons were sixteen violent Puerto Rican Nationalists (members of FALN and Los Macheteros) for robbery, explosives possession, and seditious conspiracy. The FBI had tied them to 130 bombings, multiple armed robberies, six deaths and hundreds of injuries. Sadly, between 1999 and 2001, Rosenberg, Evans, and all 16 nationalists were granted early release by President Clinton, thanks to the efforts of President Clinton’s deputy attorney general, Eric Holder. Eric Holder is now attorney general, appointed by President Obama. When an immigration law was passed in Arizona, Holder announced that the Justice Department would file charges against Arizona (for racial profiling). Yet Mr. Holder had never read the Arizona law; instead, he based his decision on hearsay. Incompetent? Perhaps, but to the unrepentant (and still radical) Ayres and Dohrn, the progressive dream lives on. — Steve Pender Rockwell
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“The most real thing about our present life on Earth now is heaven.”
FROM 1D in the public media, often with little knowledge of these traditions, presume to speak for Christianity in their place without any accountability. Heaven becomes, as one author has written, whatever we want it to be. But rather than complaining that such popular writings sell many times over our books as professors, we should work harder as theologians and scholars to convey as clearly and vitally as possible how it all really matters.
TE: What I found particularly interesting in your book is your discussion of the way in which heaven, particularly its forthcoming, as you put it, calls into question what we DR. CHRISTOPHER MORSE understand the “real world” to Theologian and author entail. I wonder if you might talk a bit about the connection you make in your book between heaven and what we redone on earth as it is in fer to as “reality.” heaven,” is to acknowledge CM: Here I think you that heaven involves a docome to the core message ing. Notice, it is a doing of the Gospel regarding based upon a coming. But heaven, and that is that it’s what in practice does this not about religion so much mean? In the Gospel this as about what we take to be heavenly doing is said to be “the real world.” It’s fascia coming to us from God nating, when you think that is described as “at about it, that in the Bible hand” but not under our heaven is referred to most control, not in our hands or often in terms of that which originating from us. From is now coming to pass in this Gospel standpoint what contrast to what Paul refers we call ethics, or our human to as “the form of this world responsibility, is actually that is passing away.” The our being enabled to remost real thing about our spond to what is taking present life on Earth now is place. Jesus called his disci- heaven. If that is indeed the ples to seek this kingdom at news of the Gospel, it’s hand in the promise that it rather surprising to hear, is the Father’s good pleasisn’t it?
h, the wonders of a lifetime appointment. Chief Justice John Roberts is hardly a nonpolitical figure, but because he never has to run for office, he is free from partisan pressures and can speak the truth about one of Washington’s most highly charged issues: the appointment of federal judges. In his annual report, reTE: You have a chapter in leased on New Year’s Eve, your book titled “The Ethics of the chief Heaven.” Many people, upon justice seeing this chapter’s title, skewered might think that it is about both parhow one should live one’s life ties for so as to qualify for admission turning juto heaven upon death. That, dicial nomhowever, is not the direction inations you take. What is it, then, into a holy that you have in mind when war. “Over you talk about the “ethics of many STEVE AND heaven” in your book? years,” he COKIE ROBERTS wrote, “a CM: To pray that “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be persistent problem has developed in the process of filling judicial vacancies. Each political party has found it easy to turn on a dime from decrying to defending the FROM 1D blocking of judicial nominawomen. This will occur by tions, depending on their supporting data collection changing political forin the Supplemental Nutritunes.” ASSOCIATED PRESS tion Program for Women, This hyper-hypocrisy has Chief Justice John Roberts is among those urging a more Infants, and Children (WIC) “created acute difficulties” bipartisan approach on federal judicial appointments. and permanently authorizin many judicial districts, ing performance bonuses said Roberts, and statistics for exemplary breastfeedillustrate his point. Republiing practices at WIC clinics cans killed 19 of President dent, they buried one of his Elections have conseand agencies. Barack Obama’s nominanominees, Miguel Estrada, quences, and presidents Part 3 supports schools’ tions at the end of the last for a similar reason. They should have the right to food service budgets by en- Dilemma” for a little perCongress, leaving more were afraid Bush would pick their own judges, exsuring charges to school spective. than 90 judgeships vacant. make him the first Latino cept in extraordinary cirfoodservice accounts are A recent article in the Meanwhile, courthouse justice. cumstances. Senators ceronly for allowable expensHuffington Post noted, workloads are rising This “persistent probtainly have a role to play es. It supports a skilled “Last week the Humane Sosharply. The economic crilem” of endless recriminaand should reject nominees workforce by establishing ciety of the United States sis boosted bankruptcy filtion is not just about who are clearly unqualified professional standards and released a grisly report and ings by 14 percent in 2010; a bruised feelings. Federal or too extreme in their training opportunities for undercover video on the flood of immigration cases judges matter. The power to views. But when Republischool food service disgusting treatment of pushed the number of crim- appoint them is one of the cans block one out of four providers. It streamlines pregnant sows at one of its inal defendants past 100,000 most tangible results of any Obama nominees, that’s an program administration by industrial swine facilities for the first time; fraud presidential election. Just unabashed abuse of power giving CACFP providers in Virginia. And Russia has charges, many involving illook at the last year. Feder- for crassly political goals. greater flexibility with announced it will not buy legal aliens, set a new al judges have struck down History provides ample their administrative funds pork products from the record. four major policy initiaprecedent for a more biparand eliminating duplicative company’s Smithfield, Va., This backlog lends new tives: California’s Propositisan approach to judicial paperwork requirements plant, because they are weight to an old adage: Jus- tion 8, which banned sameselection. In 1986, the Senand wasteful monitoring tainted with ‘residue and tice delayed is justice desex marriage in the state; ate unanimously approved practices. pathogen issues.’ ” I, for nied. And it reinforces the prohibition against gays Justice Antonin Scalia, the Importantly, we will see one, am saddened by the Roberts’ warning that serving openly in the mililongtime leader of the High improvements in food safe- continued and frequent re“there remains ... an urgent tary; a federal law limiting Court’s conservative block. ty requirements for school ports of the low quality of need for the political marriage to straight couLiberal Justice Ruth Bader meals by improving recall our mass produced food branches to find a long-term ples; and key provisions of Ginsburg received only procedures and extending and how this can affect our solution to this recurring the health-care bill signed three negative votes in existing FDA Hazard health. problem.” by the president. 1993. Roberts is asking senAnalysis & Critical Control Part 4 saves $1 billion Easy to say, hard to do. None of these rulings are ators to remember those exPoints requirements to all over 10 years by extending Judicial politics are like the final, the Supreme Court amples and return to a stanplaces where school meals a provision that allows the Middle East: They share the has the last word, but all of dard of reasonableness. are prepared or served. Secretary of Agriculture to curse of memory. Both them affect the public deThey should pay attention However, the bigger issue count commodities pursides nurse fresh wounds bate. The decision favoring and show better judgment in still is lack of oversight chased for market stabiand historic grievances. gays in the military helped evaluating judges. from the federal governlization toward the reBoth sides blame the other accelerate a congressional • • • ment that has even caused quired level of federal supfor starting the cycle of revote to end the “don’t ask, Steve Roberts’ new book, foreign countries to not port (in the form of comtaliation, and both are right. don’t tell” policy. The opin“From Every End of This purchase our foods second- modity foods) for the NaDemocrats can point to the ion against Obama’s health- Earth” (HarperCollins), was ary to poor production and tional School Lunch ProRepublican filibuster that care bill has emboldened his published in paperback this quality standards. Watch gram. It saves approxiderailed Abe Fortas, Presiopponents to dismantle the fall. Steve and Cokie Roberts the movie “Food, Inc.” or mately $1.3 billion over 10 dent Lyndon Johnson’s measure through legislative can be contacted by e-mail read “The Omnivore’s years by restructuring nuchoice as chief justice in action. at stevecokie@gmail.com. 1968. Republicans still resent the rejection of Robert Bork, President Ronald ReaCREATORS SYNDICATE © 2011 STANLEY NEWMAN gan’s nominee in 1987. Just to show how tangled THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD this gets, consider Sen. Jeff Edited by Stanley Newman (www.StanXwords.com) Sessions of Alabama, the OCEANGOING: Wherein you’ll see the sea ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee and by Gail Grabowski the chief antagonist of ACROSS 75 Computer modeling, 10 When some many Obama nominees. 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It is time that decisions are made for our children’s benefit regardless of party affiliation or ideology.
trition education in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) into a new grant program that distributes federal funds by formula to the states. Finally, it saves approximately $2.2 billion over 10 years by eliminating a temporary SNAP benefit increase provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Our best chance for meaningful change in our schools is through part 2. Changing the nutritional quality of the food is the obvious first step towards progress. Libby Post and her team at the Rowan-Salisbury School System have done much already. Yet, federal roadblocks have stymied further progress. This act will hopefully allow us to really impact every meal every day. Thank those governmental officials that voted for this change whether they are for your party or not. It is time that decisions are made for our children’s benefit regardless of party affiliation or ideology. Some issues do not need rocket science to understand or believe in. This is one of those. Our kids need to eat better quality food – period. Next time you write to a congressman, please tell him or her that you would like subsidies changed to encourage fresh fruits and vegetables and not corn, soy or wheat. That single decision will forever change the landscape from poor quality cheap food to high quality cheap food.
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A look at how philosophy can be therapeutic “Empty is the argument of the philosopher which does not relieve any human suffering.” — Epicuris BY DR. JIM SPICELAND
Writers’ Workshop plans classes in Charlotte New classes, sponsored by The Writers’ Workshop, will be offered in Charlotte. These classes, for any level writer, meet at Providence Presbyterian Church. Registration is in advance only, by mail or at www.twwoa.org. Financial aid in exchange for volunteering is available. For more information, contact writersw@gmail.com or call 828-254-8111. Jan. 29: Writing for the Media with Mike Weinstein: Participants will learn techniques on writing and submitting stories and essays to newspapers, magazines and online markets. The class will learn how to write lively, inspired pieces, as well as tips on interviewing and doing research. Students may bring five pages of work for evaluation and revision. Weinstein is features editor at the Charlotte Observer, and has won numerous awards. Meets Saturday, 10:30-4:30 p.m.; $75/$70 members. Feb. 12: Fiction Writing with Thomas Calder. The class will discuss character development, dialogue, point-of-view and revision. Students will read excerpts and discuss the works of such writers as Ernest Hemingway, Flannery O’Connor and Robert Boswell. In-class writing exercises will give students time to focus on their craft and discuss their work. Calder has attended workshops including the Nebraska Writers’ Conference and the Tin House Writers Workshop. Meets Saturday, 125 p.m.; $75/$70 members. Feb. 26: Sharing Your Story with Alice Osborn. Have you been told you have a story to tell? Learn how to harness the power of your stories for future generations, and that what you’ve learned over a lifetime is a treasure that must be shared. Osborn is the author of two chapbooks. Her work also appears in the Raleigh News and Observer, The Pedestal Magazine, and in journals and anthologies. Meets Saturday, 12-5 p.m.; $75/$70 members. March 12: Poetry Writing and Publishing with Richard Krawiec. This workshop for beginning to experienced poets will focus on revising poems and how to turn rejection letters into acceptances. Information on where to publish will also be given. Students may bring up to five poems for in-class revision. Krawiec’s chapbook, “Breakdown: A Father’s Story,” was an ’09 Indie Book Awards Finalist. He has won fellowships from the NEA and the NC Arts Council, and teaches online for UNC-Chapel Hill. Meets Saturday, 12-5 p.m.; $75/$70 members. March 26: Writing for Young Adults with Gail McAbee and Cynthia Witherspoon. Key elements of writing the young adult novel will be discussed, focusing on character development, dialogue and setting. Publishing information will also be given, and students may bring a story idea or synopsis for evaluation. McAbee is the author of 12 books and 70 short stories. Her awards include the Dorothy Parker Award of Excellence. Witherspoon is the award-winning author of “The Concept and Chorus of the Dead.” Both instructors are co-authors of “The Balefire Chronicles.” Meets Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; $75/$70 members.
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1. Stoneman's Raid, 1865, by Chris Hartley. 2. The Alchemist, by Paulo Coehlo. 3. Portsmouth, by Edward P. Norvell. 4. Plato, Not Prozac! Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems, by Lou Marinoff. 5. Historic Salisbury & Rowan County in Vintage Postcards, by Susan Goodman Sides. 6. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick. 7. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff. 8. China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health, by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II. 9. Dead or Alive, by Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood. 10. Hell's Corner, by David Baldacci.
IndieBound bestsellers Fiction 1. Freedom, by Jonathan Franzen. 2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, by Stieg Larsson. 3. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris. 4. Room, by Emma Donoghue. 5. An Object of Beauty, by Steve Martin. 6. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett. 7. Dead or Alive, by Tom Clancy, Grant Blackwood. 8. The Confession, by John Grisham. 9. Fall of Giants, by Ken Follett. 10. Lord of Misrule, by Jaimy Gordon.
Nonfiction 1. Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff. 2. Unbroken: A World War II Story, by Laura Hillenbrand. 3. Autobiography of Mark Twain, by Mark Twain. 4. Life, by Keith Richards. 5. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book), by Jon Stewart. 6. I Remember Nothing, by Nora Ephron. 7. At Home, by Bill Bryson. 8. Decision Points, by George W. Bush 9. Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten. 10. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot.
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An important objective of “Plato, Not Prozac!: Applying Eternal Wisdom to Everyday Problems” is to introduce the reader to the methods and value of “philosophical practice.” The author, Dr. Lou Marinoff of City University of New York, is aware that this may seem like a new concept to some American readers. He reminds them of the words of one of the west’s earliest philosophers, Socrates, who counseled his students to “know themselves.” Socrates also claimed that “the unexamined life is not worth living,” and many of his dialogues, brought to us by his student Plato, can plausibly be viewed as counseling sessions. Socrates clearly wanted his students to face their problems, and his dialogues demonstrate a constructive method for dealing with them. Indeed, Marinoff claims that philosophical dialogue, the exchange of ideas itself, can be therapeutic. Socrates also referred to the philosopher as a “midwife,” one who is skilled in assisting the student in the sometimes painful process of uncovering his or her own inner life. Philosophical practice is not something new. It has been around, in one form or another, for a very long time. Marinoff calls philosophical practice “therapy for the sane,” which makes it useful to just about all of us. He laments the “medicalization” of many of the ordinary stresses of modern life. Emotional distress is not necessarily a disease. Modern psychiatry, however, appears to thrive on this model. Marinoff points out the growth of its major reference book, “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual” (DSM). Marinoff says that just about any conceivable behavior can end up listed in the DSM and diagnosed as a symptom of mental illness. This is in spite of the fact that a majority of the mental illnesses listed in the DSM have never been shown to be caused by any brain disease. In 1952, the DSM listed 112 disorders. The current edition, first published in 1994, presents nearly 400 disorders. The target date for the next edition is 2012. One wonders how long its list of disorders will be. Marinoff claims “…the pharmaceutical industry and the psychiatrists who prescribe their drugs are committed to identifying as many ‘mental illnesses’ as theypossibly can.” This, of course, results in the transfer of a lot of wealth and
Book discussion Dr. Jim Spiceland will lead a discussion on the book, “Plato Not Prozac” by Lou Marinoff on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 4-5:30 p.m. and Thursday, Jan. 27, 7-8:30 p.m. The discussions will be held at Center for Faith & the Arts, 207 W. Harrison St. (lower level of Haven Lutheran Church) in Salisbury. Books are available at Literary Bookpost, 110 S. Main St. There is no cost to attend, but the staff of CFA would appreciate having participants register in advance, to help in planning. To register, or for more information, call 704-647-0999 or contact faithart@bellsouth.net.
power in their direction. In the 1980s, psychiatrists suggested that about 10 percent of the U.S. population was mentally ill. By the 1990s, the number was up to 50 percent. There are people who need to be medicated, and it is also true that a few need to be institutionalized to protect themselves and others. It should be equally clear, however, that something has gone wrong here. Half of us are mentally ill? On the contrary, it is normal to have problems. Most educated people have the intellectual means to recognize and deal with the problems that come with life in our hurried technological age. We may, however, profit from the collective insights of philosophy. “Plato, Not Prozac” is replete with interesting discussions of how to apply philosophy to personal moral dilemmas, conflicts between reason and emotion, problems with relationships, midlife changes and mortality. Marinoff writes of a “great philosophical plague of … widespread feelings of personal pointlessness. So many people are without a firm sense of purpose or meaning in their lives that the lack has come to seem normal.” There is good reason to believe that most of us can work through these issues on our own, and a careful reading of this book can be a good beginning. Its purpose is to be a practical guide to help deal with life’s most common struggles. It deals with important questions that all people grapple with, and considers answers given by some of history’s great thinkers. Most important of all, it presents strategies that help the reader find his or her own answer. The book is neatly divided into four sections, each of which builds on the other, leaving the reader with a clear understanding of the methods and values of philosophical practice. The first part of the book dis-
cusses “New Uses for Ancient Wisdom” and does an excellent job of demonstrating how the perennial questions of the discipline are relevant to our fastpaced lifestyle. When confronting a problem philosophically, one practical method is what he labels the PEACE process. This involves identifying the problem, examining the emotions provoked by the problem and an analysis in which you list and evaluate options for solving it. The fourth stage requires a person to take a step back, gain perspective and contemplate the entire context of the problem. “To this point, you’ve compartmentalized each of the stages in order to get a handle on them. But now you exercise your whole brain to integrate them. Rather than dwelling on the individual tree, you examine the shape of the forest.” This will enable a person to consider which philosophical systems, insights and methods might be helpful in managing the issue. These four steps, when carefully applied, should bring an understanding of the problem which makes the appropriate action clearer. Part II discusses “Managing Everyday Problems,” such as seeking a relationship, maintaining a relationship, family
life and strife, workplace issues, midlife problems and many other issues. The discussion is enriched by case studies from the author’s practice. Part III presents the application of philosophy to contexts beyond client counseling. European philosophical cafes are presented, along with the need for specialized ethical consultants in areas like health care, business and law. A clear description of a “Socratic dialogue,” such as those conducted at German spas and resorts, is in this section. The author even mentions a colleague who is marketing Socratic dialogues to cruise lines: “Sun, Sea, and Socrates.” Certainly a new and interesting idea. The last section is a discussion of more than 60 philosophers whose work is relevant to philosophical counseling. Several of them are mentioned in the book, but these brief presentations elucidate their relevance to many philosophical problems. “Plato Not Prozac” is a good read. And the book is not as polemical as the title implies. Fairly early on, Marinoff suggests that in our fast-paced lifestyle, some people will benefit from Plato and Prozac. The book represents a refreshing and much-needed perspective.
Thrillers, mysteries and crime heat up the shelves at library BY LAUREL REISEN Rowan Public Library
The year 2010 was a great year for reading some fabulous crime and espionage novels. John Grisham’s newest work, “The Confession,” is an overwhelmingly anti-capital punishment novel, similar to his previous title, “The Chamber.” Donte Drumm is wrongly convicted and sentenced to death by the state of Texas for the rape and murder of a cheerleader. The only thing that proves his guilt is his false confession brought about by hours of grueling interrogation and wrongdoing by the police. The guilty man, Travis Boyette, feels certain that the police and the courts will realize their mistake but does not give the matter more thought as he is serving his own prison sentences for various other heinous crimes. Nine years later, Boyette is released and confesses his part in the crime to a Lutheran minister. What ensues is a nailbiting series of events illus-
trating the fallacies of court officers from judges to detectives. Lisbeth Salander is a highly intelligent, social hermit who is adept at computer hacking and staying below the societal radar. She is also the main character in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo,” “The Girl who Played with Fire” and “The Girl who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest.” Lisbeth does freelancing work for Milton Securities and ends up becoming acquainted with Mikael Blomkvist, a radical journalist, currently being sued for libel. Reg Keeland translates the titles from the original Swedish for an outstanding story of crime, government conspiracy and disturbing discord in Sweden. Spy work and espionage are at the heart of “The Secret History of the Pink Carnation” by Lauren Willig. Eloise Kelly is a doctoral candidate at Harvard and plans to use firsthand sources to uncover the identities of certain British spies during the Napoleonic War.
As her research unfolds, she discovers more than just identities of spies. “The Secret History of the Pink Carnation” is the first in a series of books centered on British spies and Eloise Kelly’s doctoral work. Rowan Public Library has many other wonderful crime stories, ready to be read in 2011. Computer classes: Classes are free. Sessions are approximately 90 minutes. Class size is limited and on a first-come, first-served basis. Dates and times at all locations are subject to change without notice. Headquarters — Monday, 7 p.m., Absolute Beginners; Jan. 24, 7 p.m., Fun With Flickr. South — Monday, 7 p.m., Introduction to PowerPoint; Jan. 20, 11 a.m., Introduction to Excel. Book Bites Club: South only; Jan. 25, 6:30 p.m., “The Zookeeper’s Wife,” by Diane Ackerman. Book discussion groups for adults and children are at South Rowan Regional Library and meet the last Tuesday of each month. The
group is open to the public. There is a discussion of the book and light refreshments at each meeting. For more information please call 704-216-8229. Teen program: Come dressed as your favorite character, screen select Anime titles and create Manga Shrinky Dink Key rings all while sampling some Japanese treats. Headquarters, Jan. 18, 5:30-7 p.m. East, Jan. 24, 5:30-7 p.m. South, Jan. 25, 5:30-7 p.m. Library closings: Jan. 17, all RPL locations closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Displays: Headquarters — Looking Glass Collective, Moon Eye stone artifacts; South — SRHS art class; East — Rubber stamping by Glenda Trexler. Literacy: Call the Rowan County Literacy Council at 704-2168266 for more information on teaching or receiving literacy tutoring for English speakers or for those for whom English is a second language.
Robert Crais continues dominance of crime fiction “The Sentry,” by Robert Crais. tervenes and saves the owner’s Putnam. $26.95. life. Although the man’s niece is extremely grateful, the owner BY JEFF AYERS warns Pike to leave them alone. For the Associated Press The next morning, the shop is vandalized. Pike realizes his inMaster of crime fiction Robert tervention has caused more harm Crais continues his dominance than good, so he decides to take with “The Sentry,” his latest nov- care of the source of the problem. el featuring Joe Pike. With the help of his PI friend Pike is filling up the gas tank Elvis Cole, Pike learns who is reof his jeep when he sees several sponsible for the attack and remen in what appears to be a rob- ceives assurances from the head bery at a sandwich shop. He in- of the gang that Wayne Smith and
his niece, Dru Rayne, will no longer be a target. Soon after receiving these assurances, Smith and Rayne vanish, and it appears they have been murdered. When the suspects in the crime are found dead, Pike and Cole realize they have no idea what’s going on. Pike must make things right because his core essence is doing the right thing — and his word is his bond. He also has started to feel the stirrings of a romance
with Rayne. Crais continues his streak of tight, riveting thrillers set in the urban jungle of Los Angeles. Jawdropping plot twists and a story line that will ease newcomers into the fold add to the overall pageturning suspense. The dynamic pair of the enigmatic Joe Pike and Elvis Cole is the perfect recipe for the gritty crime fan, and Crais’ latest concoction should be mandatory reading.
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Before the Dare County Democrat was elected leader of the senate in 1993, there had been no modern tradition of a single senator running the chamber for long stretches of time. Admittedly, Democrat Jimmy Green ran the senate for eight years, from 1977 to 1984 (after previously serving a couple of years as speaker of the house). But at least Green did so as a lieutenant governor twice elected by a statewide vote. When Republican Jim Gardner won the lieutenant governor’s job in 1988, Democrats stripped it of its legislative authority and made the president pro tem the de facto leader of the senate. Over nine straight terms, Basnight accumulated unprecedented and unwelcome power over state government. Republics have always functioned best with rotation in office. Classical polities such as the Roman Republic
used both tradition and law to ensure turnover. Today, large majorities of citizens favor the imposition of term limits on federal and state lawmakers, viewing the accumulation of power as too great a temptation for politicians and too great an injury to the principle of limited, representative government. As the new Republican majorities take power in the legislature, their leaders have pledged not to serve in the top jobs for unlimited terms. That’s a fine sentiment, but I’d like to see it codified in pledges from all senators and representatives that, if reelected, they will never vote to reelect senate presidents or house speakers who have already served two terms in those jobs. If necessary, I don’t think a constitutional amendment would be too extreme a safeguard against a recurrence of the Basnight problem. Or, to be more precise, the Basnight longevity prob-
lem. There is now another problem to which one might affix his name: the manipulation of the electoral system. When announcing his resignation on January 4, just two months after being reelected, Basnight cited his declining health and upcoming marriage as the reasons. But both factors predate Election Day. I was among many political observers who predicted, months earlier, that Basnight would never serve out his 2011-12 term — particularly if the Democrats lost power in the chamber. The tragedy of his deteriorating speech and motor skills does not absolve Basnight from responsibility for seeking reelection without a real commitment to serve his term. If he had announced his retirement in 2010, his GOP-trending district would likely have featured a competitive race for the open seat — with the potential of
enue, the more they will produce them and the more the public is misled. The other recycled distortion to start the New Year comes from the Civitasers in another biased poll on capital punishment which produced their breathless news release claiming that “support for the death penalty is at an alltime high among North Carolina voters.” The poll asked voters if they “favor or oppose the death penalty for those convicted of first-degree murder in North Carolina?” Civitas says that 71 percent said they favored it. That is hardly a surprise, and not just because Civitas did the poll. But it doesn’t mean people overwhelmingly support capital punishment, it means they support it when not given an alternative punishment. Polls in North Carolina and across the country show people are roughly evenly divided when asked if they support the death penalty for first degree murder or life in prison without parole —the only two sentences that can be given to people convicted of first degree murder. The folks at Civitas know that. That’s why they don’t give the voters an alternative when they ask the question, They want the results to come out to show support for the death penalty. Not many of the stories about the Civitas findings cite the flaws in the poll and increasingly, news outlets are not even mentioning that Civitas is not an objective polling organization. It is a far-right advocacy group that also conducts polls and it is run by exactly the same people who ran attack ads on Democrats in 2010 to help elect Republi-
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Civitasers added all the payments up for 2009 and published them for each legislator. The salary, expense allowance and per diem was almost identical for every rank and file lawmaker. Lawmakers from the far West received more in mileage reimbursements than lawmakers closer to Raleigh but most legislators all received roughly $40,000 to $50,000 a year. The original Locke Foundation story on the Civitas chart cited the Bureau of Labor Statistics saying that the average government worker earns $44,158 a year and since many legislators received more than that, there’s your right-wing outrage. But lawmakers don’t make $45,000 a year. That’s how much they receive. The comparison to other state employees or private sector workers is absurd. Imagine you are offered a job for $50,000 a year. But you have to be out of town several nights a week for six months of the year and you have to take your mileage, gas, lodging and meals out of your own salary. And you have to pay your own office expenses too. That’s not a $50,000 a year job and the folks at Locke and Civitas know it. The problem is that many newspapers across report the ridiculous claims uncritically. The Laurinburg Exchange reported on the story with the headline “Scotland lawmakers earn $44,000 plus.” No, they didn’t. They earned $13,951 plus travel, lodging and office expenses. The problem is that as long as the mainstream media outlets keep reporting the faux reports from Right-Wing Av-
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lem. Let’s fix it. The General Assembly should change the law to fill legislative vacancies at the next general election, even if it is an odd-numbered year. In Basnight’s case, then, at least the appointed senator would serve in only one session before the voters have a say rather than two. I won’t begrudge Marc Basnight his laudatory sendoff and peaceful retirement. But let’s not go through all this again, okay? • • • John Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation and publisher of CarolinaJournal.com.
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wo of North Carolina's right-wing think-tanks have started off 2011 in fine style, recycling two of their most disingenuous and misleading claims from last year. The folks at the Locke Foundation recently released a survey of state legislators’ pay, claiming that most lawmakers in North Carolina make more than $40,000 a year, as much as the typical full-time state employee. CHRIS The report FITZSIMON came with a total amount earned by every legislator, promoting several newspapers to write stories about much their legislators made. It is almost identical to one issued last September by the Locker’s sisters in distortion, the folks at the Pope Civitas Institute. It was absurd in September and it is absurd now. Rank and file members of the General Assembly actually earn an annual salary of $13,951. Their job keeps them in Raleigh for roughly six months for long sessions held in odd numbered years and three months for the short session that convenes in May of even-numbered years. That is their actual pay. They also receive a daily expense allowance when they are in session to pay for their hotels and meals and they receive a mileage reimbursement for one roundtrip to Raleigh per week. They also are given $666 a month for office expenses, postage, fax machine, furnishings etc. That’s it. The Lockers and
adding another Republican to the party’s new 31-19 majority. By staying on the ballot and then resigning after Election Day, Basnight allowed the Democratic Party to chose the person who will represent the 1st District for the next two legislative sessions. The voters will have no say in the matter. Basnight isn’t the first legislator to use this gimmick. I well remember one western legislator who once resigned his post weeks just after his re-election to become a lobbyist at the General Assembly! Still, Basnight’s tactic is the most recent example of the prob-
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ALEIGH — Now that outgoing President Pro Tem Marc Basnight has announced his retirement from the North Carolina Senate, lawmakers ought to make a firm commitment never to allow another politician like Basnight to rise to power. Just to be clear: I like the man personally and wish him well JOHN in his retireHOOD ment. What I mean is that never again should a single state lawmaker be allowed to exercise the kind of power Basnight enjoyed in Raleigh for nearly 20 years. And never again should a lawmaker be allowed to game the electoral system, as Basnight has now done, to prevent voters from selecting their own political representation.
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General Assembly, since the late 1990s, a handful of Democrats and Republicans years. have been talking about the As such, the former state issue. senator from Wake County “It’s a strange spring rituhardly enjoys the kind of al,” Cowell herself remarked bully pulpit that the late about legislators’ recent tenHarlan Boyles, who held the dency to study tax reform office for and then fail to consider a nearly a quar- bill on the subject. ter century, Missing from the talk once did. and studies has been some Even so, state leader with real politiCowell recal capital willing to spend it cently emon the issue, willing to exbarked on a plain to a larger audience Boyles-like why tax reform is needed course. She and how it might work. At gazed beyond the end of the day, DemoSCOTT the walls of cratic state Sen. Dan ClodMOONEYHAM her immedi- felter, the legislative chamate confines, pion of tax reform, is just a beyond her concerns of state single legislator from Chardebt and pension fund inlotte (and now he’s in the mivestments, to weigh in on nority party). the broader issue of state tax Cowell is is the first policy. statewide officeholder to Cowell joined the call for take up the tax reform reforming North Carolina’s cause. She recently told a tax structure, largely ungroup of Wake County busichanged since the Great De- ness leaders that if state pression, by broadening the leaders didn’t work together tax base. to push tax reform “the upOver the last few years, coming legislative session policy watchers and wonks will be a failure.” have had a hard time not The argument for tax rerolling their eyes when hear- form is simple: In an econoing another call for tax remy that has become increasform. As long as I’ve been ingly service-oriented, a covering the North Carolina sales tax base focused on
goods will continue to erode, and a complicated tax code with myriad interpretations of taxable income becomes unfair and inefficient. Besides broadening the sales tax base, Cowell’s proposal calls for changes to personal and corporate incomes taxes, simplifying and eliminating some tax credits and deductions. It would require corporate taxpayers to perform what is known as “combined reporting,” preventing multi-state corporations from shifting income to other states but also doing away with a penalty-driven system that companies complain is arbitrary. Like earlier proposals, Cowell’s plan would be revenue neutral, meaning that taxes overall wouldn't rise. With services taxed and income tax deductions eliminated, rates would be lowered to bring in the same amount of revenue. Whether the state treasurer can help tax reform gain traction, and turn it into more than the butt of jokes inside the Legislative Building, remains to be seen. At least she’s trying. • • • Scott Mooneyham writes for Capitol Press Association.
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Heroes are all around he results for the 2010 Most Admired Man and Most Admired Woman Gallup Poll were recently announced. The people at the top of the list are pretty much the people you’d exKENT pect to see. BERNHARDT For the third year in a row, President Obama is America’s Most Admired Man, and Hillary Clinton is the Most Admired Woman. Also-rans were predictable as well. Sarah Palin, Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama all posted strong numbers. We need heroes, and I suppose most of us would gravitate toward a worldleader or celebrity if pressed by Gallup for a quick answer. They are the people in the headlines on a daily basis, and many have earned such admiration. In 1972, The Salisbury Post visited my hometown of Faith to ask the same question: “What American do you admire most?” It was a simple poll question, part of a regular feature of the Salisbury Post at the time. A reporter would approach regular citizens on the street and ask some sort of survey question, write down your answer, and then have a photographer take your picture. I participated in one of these at the Towne Mall once, and not only was my answer evasive, my picture turned out terrible. But in the Faith Barber Shop in 1972, a few of Faith’s finest citizens had pretty good answers. I carry the clipping with me today because my grandfather was one of them. Here are a few: Gideon Misenheimer (my grandfather), U.S. Navy, retired: "Eisenhower. He was quite a leader." John Bruce, employee of McCombs and Company Grocery in Faith: “Brian Piccolo. He just faced death in a courageous way, plus the way he got along in race relations.” Ray McCombs, owner of McCombs and Company grocery: “Eisenhower, for different reasons. He was wise in his decisions.” Bryce Ludwig, Faith Cleaners: “My dad, simply because of his honesty.” Paul Huneycutt: “My daddy. It takes a pretty good man to raise seven kids honestly. And now it’s my job to raise mine up. I got nine.” Those were just the random responses of some members of our town one bright sunny day in 1972. They probably represented the opinions of a lot of Americans of the day. Having had nearly 39 years to think it over, I’ve realized something important about heroes. They're found all around us. And they’re not always the people that you see regularly on television, or the ball park, or on a concert stage, or even in the military. The fact is, the people who answered this ques-
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No coat, no problem? Should we worry about our kids when they shun winter clothing and dress like it’s spring, even when it’s freezing? and Peter Bourque, try to use logic to explain their choices: Brendan explains hy aren’t you that “it doesn’t get cold in wearing a coat? the south.” A look at parenting It’s a refrain heard in message boards indicates houses around Rowan that a lot of parents are County as kids prepare to seriously concerned about head out the door into the issue, chiding their winter weather. peers who refuse to fight When temperatures dip the winter clothing battle. into the 30s and lower, While some parents inmost adults are happy to sist on a certain standard throw on a coat and of dress during the winter maybe, just maybe, even that includes outerwear button or zip it up. and excludes shorts, othOur kids? ers favor a “live and let Not so much. “Dressing freeze” approach, saving for the weather” is not a the confrontations with phrase that resonates with their children for issues many of them. they consider more imDrive by a few bus portant. stops this month, and you’ll surely notice plenty of coatless teenagers, and you’ll also see them wearing the same shorts that they’ll be wearing in June. Jeff and Robin Daye’s school-aged boys, Jacob and Patrick, leave the house in shorts on cold mornings, as does Roger and Sandy Greene’s son, Chase. These boys are not anomalies by any means. Vicki Medlin says that when her sons, Timmy and Tommy, went to Salisbury High School years ago, she’d beg them on winter mornings to put on their coats, to no avail. One day, a custodian at the school approached Timmy and Tommy, offering to get them coats to wear. “They laughed and offered their sincere thanks,” Vicky says, “but told him they had several coats but did not want to have to deal with them at school!” April Sherrill also deals with coatless children, and when she asks why they’re without one, she hears a few common refrains: “I don’t know,” or “I’m not cold.” Other kids, like Brendan Bourque, son of Ann BY KATIE SCARVEY
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“When your kid is going through adolescence, some battles are not worth the fight,” says Loretta Hall. “If your son wants to wear shorts in January, he’s the one who will freeze,” she says. Well, not literally. But parents in colder climes — Alaska, say — do have to worry about the possibility of things like frostbite, with even a simple trip to school being potentially life-threatening if a car breaks down in frigid weather. Some parents don’t worry much about their kids being coatless but find the flip-flops-in-winter habit to be worrisome.
Greg Rogers says his son Nic wears flip-flops even when it’s snowing. “That boy ain’t right,” he says, echoing the sentiments of parents everywhere about their own kids’ clothing choices. Gordon Furr says that his own resistance to outerwear is something he shares with his son. Both he and his son Kelse wear cargo shorts all winter and “maybe if it is really cold a pullover sweater with no shirt.” “Being Furrs, we have built-in insulation and hefty heaters,” he adds. “Can’t stand to be wrapped in a bunch of heavy clothes.
While some parents insist on a certain standard of dress during the winter that includes outerwear and excludes shorts, others favor a ‘live and let freeze’ approach, saving the confrontations with their children for issues they consider more important.
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Many young people are more inclined to wear winter clothing when they’re going to be outside for an extended period of time — like when they’re sledding, for example.
“There have been winters where I never even brought a coat down from the storage closet.” Melanie Miller is an adult who says she rarely wears coats (and never in the car) and doesn’t even own many long-sleeved shirts. Her son, however, unlike many of his peers, wears lots of layers in the winter. Teresa Bolton, also an adult, says that it has to be in the 20s or lower for her to don a coat. “I can’t stand coats!” she says. “I find coats bulky — especially when I’m behind the wheel. Give me a sweatshirt or a layered sweater set and I'm happy!” West Rowan football coach Scott Young is known for wearing shorts year-round. “I’m wearing shorts today,” he said, when we caught up with him Thursday. Young’s reason is practical: most of the time he’s inside, where “shorts are just more comfortable,” he says. “It’s a convenience thing, it’s a comfort thing. It’s not a macho thing by any stretch of the imagination.” It’s not that he doesn’t feel the cold when he’s outside; in fact, he spent some time in Florida over the holidays and much prefers the milder temperatures. If he’s going to be outside in the winter for an extended period of time, he does wear pants, he says. Pediatrician Chris Magryta takes a practical lowstress parenting approach on the issue. Children’s rejection of winter coats is understandable, if you realize that their bodies are different, he says. “Children have a higher metabolic rate,” he
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ones drug addiction. Contact 980234-5413. • Narconon, nonprofit organization dedicated to helping those with drug addictions provides addiction help through consultation 8 a.m.-8 p.m. seven days a week. For help, call 1-800-556-8885. • Narcotics Anonymous: Sunday: 6:30 p.m., Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave. Monday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; 7:30 p.m. Happy Joyous & Free, First United Methodist Church, 209 E. Mill St., Landis, open discussion, wheelchair accessible, nonsmoking. Tuesday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; noon, Embracing Reality, Metro Worship Center, 310 Brookdale St., Kannapolis, open discussion, nonsmoking, basic text study, wheelchair accessible; 6:30 p.m. Omega Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., closed discussion, literature study, nonsmoking, enter through Jackson Street playground; 7:30 p.m. Free to Live, New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, open discussion, basic text study, nonsmoking. Wednesday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; 7 p.m. Omega Group, Moore’s Chapel, Monroe and Partee streets, open discussion, wheelchair accessible, nonsmoking. Thursday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; Noon, Embracing Reality, Metro Worship Center, 310 Brookdale St., Kannapolis, open discussion, nonsmoking, basic test study, wheelchair accessible; 7:30 p.m. Omega Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., closed discussion, literature study, nonsmoking, enter through Jackson Street playground. Friday: Noon, Omega Group, Mount Zion Baptist Church, Clancy Hills, 1920 Shirley Ave.; 7 p.m. Omega Group, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 901 S. Church St., open discussion, wheelchair accessible, nonsmoking; 8 p.m., Free to Live, New Hope Lutheran Church, 1615 Brantley Road, Kannapolis, open discussion, candlelight, nonsmoking. Saturday: 7:30 p.m., Omega Group, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 200 W. Innes St., open discussion, nonsmoking, enter through Jackson Street playground. Narcotics Anonymous Helplines, 704-639-8010, 1-800-428-4236, 1-800-876-5985 or 1-800-6503615. • Overcomers in Christ, Jericho Outreach addiction recovery program, 7 p.m. Mondays, Grace Bible Church Family Life Center, 6725 E. N.C. 152, Rockwell. Information, 704-279-6820 or Overcomersinchrist@yahoo.com. Also, 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Rockwell Public Library basement. Information, 704-213-6712. • Overcoming Depression, Mondays 6:30-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St., cost $5. Learn where the feelings of depression begin, that God has a plan-one that will help you overcome depression and find happiness, hope and freedom in Christ. Information, 704-633-0431. • Overeaters Anonymous Salisbury, 12-step program for those with a problem with food, yo-yo dieting, bingeing and compulsive overeating, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, St. Luke Episcopal, 131 W. Council St., in the church hall, door to the immediate right and back from the church front doors. Contact: Chris, 704-604-0910. • Overeaters Anonymous Mooresville, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, St. Therese Church, Mooresville. Information, 704-658-1179 or 704-319-1625 or 704-319-1625 for other area meetings. • Parent-to-Parent Support for parents of children with disabili-
ties, chronic illnesses, emotional or behavioral challenges and parents of premature infants, through Family Support Network of Southern Piedmont, call 1800-650-6526 or 704- 7881616. • PFLAG (Parents, Friends and Families of Lesbians and Gays) Support Group, Salisbury/ Rowan chapter, 10 a.m. third Saturdays, Haven Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall, 207 W.Harrison St. Information, 704213-0181 or salisburypflag@ bellsouth.net or dmchone@carolina.rr.com. • Recovery Anonymous for anyone affected by the disease of chemical dependency, 6:307:30 p.m. Sundays, Suite 211, Kent Building, 909 S. Main St. Information, 704-637-0052. • Rowan Epilepsy Support Group , 7 p.m. second Thursdays, First United Methodist Church media room, 217 S. Church St. Information, Carole Young, 704-639-0847or youngcarole@hotmail.com or toll-free line to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 1-800642-0500. • Rowan Parkinson's Support Group, 1 p.m., first Tuesdays, First Presbyterian Church Education Building, Fisher Street. Information, Peggy Wilson, 704633-3181. • Rowan Regional Hospice Grief Support Group, day and evening support groups available. Information, 704-637-7645. • Salisbury Mothers of Multiples Support Group for families of twins, triplets and more, 6:30 p.m. third Thursdays, First United Methodist Church, North Church Street. Information, Suzannah Callahan at 704-6470445. • Sexual Assault Support Group, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St. Information, 704-636-4718. • Spiritual Divorce: The Gift of the Climb, Monday 6:30-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St., cost $20. Marriage usually brings you presents: plates, towels, glasses, picture frames, etc. When separation and divorce enter into out lives the present turn to hate , hurt, rejection, anger, jealousy and helplessness. What if these present could turn into the most precious gifts of your life- self love, compassion, strength, courage, purpose and power. Great follow up to DivorceCare. Information, 704-633-0431. • Support Group for Parents Who Have Lost Children Through Death, 5:30 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 14, Kannapolis First Baptist Church, 101 N. Main St., Kannapolis. Information, 704-938-4697 or tcabaniss@vnet.net. • Surviving Stroke Support Group, 6:15 p.m. first Thursdays in March, June, September and December, Diagnostic Imaging and Physical Rehabilitation Center, Division of Rowan Regional Medical Center, 514 Corporate Circle. Information, 704-2106918. • TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), Monday, Rufty-Holmes Senior Center, weigh in 9 a.m./ meeting 10.a.m. Leader Betty Camerlin 704-856-0205; Monday, Carillon Assisted Living, 1915 Mooresville Rd., Country Kitchen room, weigh in 5:30 p.m. /meeting 6 p.m. Leader Maggie Musselwhite, 704-754-6158; Thursday, Church of God fellowship building, 509 N.C. 152 East, Rockwell, weigh-in 6 p.m., meeting 7 p.m. Leader Vickey Everhart, 704-279-5260. Thursday, Farrington Family Medical Center, Faith, weigh in 6:30/ meeting 7 p.m. Leader Terri Deal 704-239-0537. • US TOO! Prostate Support Group, 6 p.m. third Thursdays, Rowan Regional Medical Center Cardiac Rehabilitation and Wellness Center, second floor in Kiser Medical Building. Information, 704-639-0942.
in World War II, and continued serving his fellow man all his life. No one donated more time to turn out mouth watering barbeque for the Faith Fourth than he did through the years, often working through the hot summer night to keep the fires burning. John Bruce, or Johnny as we knew him, tirelessly delivered groceries to the elderly in the community in that well worn pickup truck. He couldn’t have earned much doing it. He’s just always been one of the good guys. Bryce Ludwig, the local
dry-cleaner, gave of his artistic talents in numerous ways. I well remember singing elbow to elbow with him in many Faith Community Chorus concerts. He once paid me the highest compliment a singer can receive. He said he liked singing next to me because I gave him confidence. Truth is, Bryce gave me inspiration. His enthusiasm for life was contagious. And Ray McCombs was legendary in the town as a local business leader and humanitarian. He epitomized the golden rule in everything he ever did.
So you’ll have to forgive me, but when Gallup asks me the question “Who do you admire most?” they probably won’t be able to use my answer. I’ll name a town full of people they’ve never heard of. I’ll tell them of these people, along with my parents and every teacher I ever had. They are my “Most Admired Americans,” and they will have a permanent place of honor in my heart. Kent Bernhardt lives in Salisbury.
Lexi Leonard A daughter, Lexi Reneé, was born to Keith Leonard and Courtney Lowman of Cullowhee on Oct. 31, 2010, at Harris Regional Hospital. She weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces. She has two sisters, Shay Leonard, 6, and Katie Lowman, 18. Grandparents are Sonya and Mike Leonard and Tessa and Randy Lowman, all of Rowan County. Great-grandparents are Phyllis Trexler, Linda and Buddy Lowman and Larry and Pat Curlee, all of Rowan County. Great-great-grandparent is Robert Mills of Rowan County.
Thomas Riley A son, Thomas Madison, was born to Heather and Patrick Riley of Wilmington on Nov. 12, 2010, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center of Wilmington. He weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces. He has a brother, Jack, 3. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. John Raeford Grubbs, Mrs. Brown Reynolds and Hazel Beam Reynolds, all of Laurinburg, Mr. and Mrs. John Gayle Riley of Salisbury and the late David Howell Beam. Great-grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. John McConnell Riley and the late Mr. and Mrs. Owen Oswell Ollerhead.
Liam Kyles A son, Liam Alexander, was born to Mark and Tonya Jordan Kyles of Salisbury on Dec. 8, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces. He has a brother, Connor. Grandparents are the Rev. Tony and Wanda Jordan and Joyce Kyles, all of Salisbury, and the late Kenneth Kyles. Great-grandparents are Lorraine Jordan of Thomasville and the late Archie Jordan, Ola Mae Livengood of Salisbury and the late Lawrence Livengood.
Addison Harrison Aidan Harrison A daughter, Addison Ryan and a son, Aidan Beron, were born to Richard and Christy Fuller Harrison of Faith on Dec. 15, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center. Addison weighed 4 pounds, 11-1/2, ounces. Aidan weighed 5 pounds, 12-1/2 ounces. They have a brother, Kendall, 8. Grandparents are Robert and Cecelia Fuller of Rockwell, Belinda Harrison of Salisbury and the late Beron Harrison and Patricia Fuller. Great-grandparent is Beron Kent Harrison of High Point.
Farrah Talbot A daughter, Farrah Nicole, was born to Nikki CampbellBrown and Michael Talbot of Kernersville on January 1, 2011, at Forsyth Medical Center. She weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces. Grandparents are Tamie Talbot of Jacksonville, Fla. and the late Michael Fink, Dale and Jeni Brown of Salisbury and Anna Campbell Bartlette of High Point. Greatgrandparents are Bob and Ann Brown of Salisbury, Tim and Sheila Leonard of High Point, Millie Campbell of Salisbury and the late Rick Campbell.
NO COAT FROM 1E explains, “so they burn energy faster. “Children by nature can tolerate colder temperatures better than adults can,” he says. So when your teen insists that he’s not cold, then he might actually be telling you the truth. If kids are simply on their way to a bus stop or getting to school, not wearing a coat is probably not a big deal, he says. The danger, however, is getting trapped somewhere where it’s cold. That’s why Magryta makes sure that his own children at least carry their coats with them in case they actually do start to feel uncomfortable. “If they get caught somewhere without a coat and get cold, they can get their bodies stressed and get themselves sick,” he says. That’s not to say that
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stepping outside without a coat, or with a wet head for that matter, will cause you to “catch your death of cold” — that’s a myth, he says, but if you’re cold enough to stress your body and lower your immune system, then cold can be a factor in illness. So your mom, it seems, wasn’t entirely wrong. Magryta probably has a better understanding of how teenagers feel than the average adult, since he’s somewhat like them. He admits that he typically wears less clothing in the winter than the average adult. He admits that he has a higher metabolism than most people his age. “I burn energy more,” he says. “That’s why I’m so skinny.” He notes that it’s 40 degrees outside as he’s talking on the phone. One of his colleagues is wearing a pea coat, but not Magryta. “I’m standing here in one thin shirt and I’m not cold,” he says. So parents, maybe you really just need to chill out on this one.
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Local support groups If your information needs to be updated, please email the information to Lifestyles@salisburypost. com with SUPPORT GROUP UPDATE in the subject line, or write to Lifestyles, SUPPORT GROUP UPDATE, Salisbury Post, POBox 4639, Salisbury, NC 28144. • Alzheimer’s Family Support Group , 4 p.m. first Mondays, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Information, 1-800-888-6671 or 704-633-7862. • Alzheimer’s/Other Dementias Support Group, 6:30 p.m. third Thursdays, Horizon Bay Assisted Living of Concord, 1501 Zion Church Road East, Concord. A new support group for families dealing with Alzheimer’s or other dementias. Information, 704-7821100. • Alzheimer’s Family Support Group, 3:30 p.m. second Sundays, Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks. Information, Christie Reavis, 704-637-3784, extension 730. • Amputee Support Group, 1 p.m. fourth Tuesday of the month, boardroom at the Salisbury Y. Call 704-642-1132 for information. • Autism Society of North Carolina, Rowan chapter, Partners in Learning Child Development Center at Catawba College. Call 704638-9020 for dates and times of meetings. • Autism Support Group, 6:30 p.m. first Thursdays, Medical Arts Building classrooms, Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast, 920 Church St. North, Concord. To support caregivers of children with autism and neuropsychiatric conditions, provide vital information and practical recommendations. Information, 704-403-2660 or www.northeastpedsneuro.org. • Caring Friends Grief Support Group for parents who have lost infants. Meets on an as-needed basis. Information, 704-6367803 or 704-279-6279. • Cardiac Support Group, 7 p.m. third Tuesdays in February, June and October, Cardiac Rehabilitation Wellness Center, second floor Kiser Medical Building, Rowan Regional Medical Center. Information, 704-210-5412. • Celebrate Recovery, a Christcentered 12-step program for all hurts, habits and hangups, including alcoholism; co-dependency; grief; divorce; sexual abuse; domestic violence; and drug, sexual, food and gambling addictions, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Trading Ford Baptist Church worship center, 3600 Long Ferry Road. Information, 704-637-7523 or 704-6335986. • Celiac Support Group at Rowan Regional Medical Center. For more information contact Anna DeBoyace, RD at 704-210-5240. • Circle of Hope support group for parents grieving the loss of a child, 7-8:30 p.m. second Thursdays, Ramsay Building, 327 W. Innes St. Information, Lori Yang, 704-630-0319. • Coping with Grief, group support for anyone mourning the loss of a loved one, 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesdays, Rufty-Homes Senior Center, or 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, Rowan Regional Hospice office, 720 Grove St. Information, 704637-7645. • Diabetes Support Group , 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. first Tuesdays, Education Resource Center, fourth floor in Rowan Regional Medical Center’s patient tower. Offers programs to provide support and education for people with diabetes and their families. Information, 704-210-5771. • Diabetes Support Group, 78:30 p.m. first Mondays, Faith Baptist Church fellowship hall. Refreshments. Group leader: Freda Horne RN, 704-279-2463. • DivorceCare, Monday 6:30-8 p.m., First Baptist Church, 223 N. Fulton St., cost $13, a special weekly seminar and support group conducted by people who understand the experience of separation and divorce. In DVDbased sessions learn how to deal with the pain of the past and look forward to rebuilding your life. You don’t have to go through it alone-
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The East Rowan High School Class of 1960, the first class to graduate from the school, held their 50year reunion the weekend of Oct. 15-16 at the Faith Legion Building. Friday was an evening for reuniting and socializing. Saturday night, themed “Back to the Fifties,” included dinner and music reminiscent of high school days, complete with a meal of hot dogs, hamburgers, fries and bottled drinks catered by the Faith Soda Shop with waitresses in pink and black attire. A program of 50s and 60s songs was developed and performed by Alexis Greer, Brian Roberts and Adrian Smith, all of Salisbury. There was a special remembrance of the 19 class members who have passed away. Class members planning the reunion were Brenda Ervin Alexander, Faye Brown Bennett, Gilbert Bernhardt, Dianne McCombs Bowers, Kay Henderson Harviel, Joe Jones, Tex Lyerly, Faye Waggoner Porter, Dennie Sellers, Brenda Reep Stanley, Jack Stanley, Mickey Wilhelm, and Richard Wyrick. Sixty-three class members attended the reunion: Thelma Davis Avore and husband Don of Greenville, Ohio; Norma Robinson Stafford and husband Ed of Tallahassee, Fla.; Joe Jones and wife Connie, Mickey Wilhelm and wife Donna from Charlotte; Jim Sides and wife Martha, Newport News, Va.; Garlan Gudger and wife Dot, Cullman, Ala.; Brenda Small Brewer, Moncks Corner, S.C.; Kay Elium Walker and husband Joel, Raleigh; Louise Fraley Collins and husband Jack, Warrenton,; Nelson Lingle and wife Priscilla, Oak Ridge, Tenn.; Clarice Farrington Einstein and husband Freddy, Advance; Dot Sides Gregory
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Bridgett Natasha Cuthbertson of Winston-Salem graduated from Winston-Salem State University Dec. 17, 2010, with a Master of Healthcare Administration degree. During graduate school, Bridgett served as Graduate Research Assistant to Dr. Stephen Aragon, principal National Institute of Health (NIH) investigator, focusing on health disparities among specific ethnic populations and the effects of patient-centered care. She completed her Health Management Internship with Hospice and Palliative CareCenter in Winston-Salem. A 2002 graduate of North Rowan High School, Bridgett received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from WSSU in 2006. She has been chosen as the 2011 Administrative Resident for Jerry Barringer and Doris Arey Barringer of Gold Hill, celebrated Heritage Hospital and Roanoke-Chowan Hospital, both affiliates their 60th wedding anniversary, Dec. 30, 2010. A dinner was hosted of the University Health System of Eastern Carolina. Bridgett is the daughter of Wanda Cuthbertson Johnson and by friends to honor the couple. R12345 The Barringers were united in marriage Dec. 30, 1950, at Zion James Hall. Methodist Church in Gold Hill by the Rev. Harbinson. Jerry retired from Duke Energy in 1987. Doris has worked at the Winston Salem Veterinary Hospital for 49 years. The couple enjoy working on their farm and have had many special pets throughout the years. Currently, their companions are Lobo and Leda. They also have a number of nieces and nephews to whom they are very special. R124391
Is proselytizing to waiters offensive? Dear Amy: I go out to eat with my cousin once a month, and we take turns picking up the check. When it is her turn to pay, she slides a religious pamphlet in with the payment, advising the waiter or waitress about what (according to her religious beliefs) it takes to be “saved.” ASK I find this AMY proselytizing offensive and feel that it reflects on both of us, since she is paying for my meal. It seems wrong to subject the waiter to a religious reading just to receive payment. Any thoughts before our next outing? It’s her turn to pay. — Offended Dear Offended: If these pamphlets offend you, then you shouldn’t read them. They might not offend a waiter. You don’t mention talking about this, but it sounds like an ideal topic for you two cousins to discuss. • • • Dear Amy: I’ve been with the same woman for almost two years. We’re both 37 and have never been married. We’ve been engaged for four months, and we’ve been arguing every other day about minor stuff — stuff that has been miscommunicated or misinterpreted. When my fiancee drinks more than a couple of drinks, which is not often (maybe
once a month at most), she ends up wetting the bed. She has alcoholism in her family, but she claims to be fine and doesn’t want to attend AA or Al-Anon meetings. We’ve been seeing a therapist for the last six months, which provides some help, yet we still end up arguing quite a bit. There are extreme highs and extreme lows in our relationship, but despite promises to make an effort to cut down or cut out the drinking, and despite getting engaged, she continues to slip, wetting the bed twice since we’ve been engaged. Our invitations haven’t gone out and I’m rethinking whether getting married to her is the right thing to do. — Worried Fiance Dear Worried: The problems you two are having aren’t likely to recede once you get married — in fact, marriage (and parenthood, if you choose it) will stretch and strain your relationship. If you are rethinking getting married, you shouldn’t get married, at least not yet. Don’t get married until you are sure you two can rise to life’s challenges and tackle them together. Your fiancee’s drinking is creating a problem for you, and while you have pressured her to attend 12-step meetings, you don’t say you have attended any yourself. Al-Anon would be helpful to you. Fellowship with other people whose lives are affected by a loved one’s drinking will help you to get in touch with your own experience and reactions. Check al-anon.alateen.org for a local meeting. Your fiancee should see her physician about her bedwetting; I cannot imagine that
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this doesn’t bother her, and it heritage in particular don’t obviously has a negative im- seem to welcome strangers asking, “Where are you pact on you. from?” — especially if the answer is “America.” • • • Dear Amy: I disagree with your stance that it is inappropriate to ask strangers about their ethnic background. I have lived in several countries in Africa and the Middle East. When I ask someone if I may guess where they are from, they get excited. They think they have already won the game because they know Americans are painfully ignorant about geography. When I guess correctly, they are thrilled that I know their country and where it is located. Then, we often have a friendly chat about their country. Many, many times when I was living abroad I was asked if I was British. I am American and I could easily pass for Canadian, but I was never offended by their incorrect guess. I believe people should stop eagerly looking for an excuse to be insulted. Good grief, there are much more important things in the world. — Elizabeth
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playing off the word “admit.” In one, it said: “Power Balance Admits products have been worn during the last world series, nba finals and super bowl champions!” Fans insist the bands have helped their game. “Our trainers swear by it,” Phoenix Suns forward Jared Dudley wrote in a message posted on his Twitter page. The company began selling bracelets in 2007 embedded with holograms that were purportedly designed to interact with the body’s natural energy flow. Since then, the colorful wristbands, which sell for $29.95, have become ubiquitous, donned by Los Angeles Lakers’ Lamar Odom and English celebrity soccer star David Beckham. They have also been worn by celebrities, including actors Robert De Niro and Gerard Butler. The company sold $8,000 of merchandise in its first year and expects more than $35 million in sales in 2010. Power Balance, for its part, doesn’t claim to have science on its side, said Adam Selwyn, a spokesman for the Laguna Niguel, Calif.-based company. Rather, it relies on testimonials from famous athletes and users to tout the products’
effects. The company says it pays some athletes for the right to use their images wearing the bracelets, including O'Neal and Odom. Josh Rodarmel, one of the company's co-founders, said in a statement he knows there may be skeptics. “We’re not trying to win over every person in the world,” he said. Ralph Reiff, program director at St. Vincent Sports Performance in Indianapolis, said maybe a third of the hundreds of professional and amateur athletes who train there wear the wristband or an imitation. The program even thought about putting its logo on the products and handing them out, he said. But officials decided against that because they couldn’t find enough reliable research to back up the company’s claims about giving a biological boost to performance, he said. “I couldn't look in the mirror and 100 percent say (it’s) a product I can put my brand reputation behind,” said Reiff, a certified athletic trainer. Reiff said he believes there’s no reason to think the wristbands could produce a biological benefit, and that any benefit is purely psychological. “It’s just like a pair of lucky socks,” Reiff said. “It’s a lucky charm, and if you believe in it, then it’s excellent.” The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took action after an independent review panel in September found that the Power Balance claims were misleading and breached the therapeutic goods advertising code. The Therapeutic Goods Complaints Resolution Panel demanded that Power Balance drop claims from its website that the bands improved flexibility, balance and strength. On its web site, Power Balance features video footage of athletes holding their arms out and resisting downward pressure in trials with and without the bands. A Wisconsin professor ran similar tests comparing the performance of 42 athletes wearing Power Balance wristbands and silicon versions from Wal-Mart and said he found no difference. Athletes were more likely to perform better wearing the second bracelet they put on, largely because they knew what to expect from the trial, said John Porcari, professor of exercise and sport science at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. “I think it is a scam,” he said. “It has absolutely nothing to do with the bracelets. It is all in people’s heads.”
How to make memories precious O ne day, still at least ten years off, my husband and I will be the aptly named, “Empty Nester.” There are times when I think it won’t be so bad to have the entire house clean for more than an hour every other month. It will be nice not to have to monitor chores, video game LAURA time, and SNYDER whether or not someone is wearing their underwear. Trying to figure out algebraic equations with confused children will be a thing of the past, like tying shoelaces a bazillion times a day. I haven’t had to tie shoelaces in about 5 years. But… I kinda miss tying those shoelaces. I miss packing up little bags of Cheerios for an outing with my little ones. I miss the wet kisses, the sticky hands holding my fingers as we walk. I even miss the toys all over the living room that I had to use a garden rake to clean up. They really ticked me off then. Still, if I never step on another Lego again, I’m pretty sure it won’t break my heart. If I never have to close another cereal box or put the milk back in the fridge for the hun-
dredth time in a day, I probably will be just fine… won’t I? Life is full of what-ifs and the moments of life are so fleeting. Why is it so hard to enjoy the imperfect moments while they are happening? Today, I can laugh about the way the cloth seats in our van made my child wiggle and whine about “having troubles”; but it drove me nuts 12 years ago. The solution, a plastic bag on the seat is even more amusing now because it was such a simple fix. I was horrified 24 years ago when my then 3-year old snuck downstairs and opened every present under the Christmas tree before anyone woke up. Now, we consider it a legendary feat. The moment that you find out your child has stolen his brother’s tooth from under his pillow and placed it under his own pillow, visions of jail time and bail bonds race through your head. Years later, after the tooth-napper has lived many years of honesty and integrity, you think: “That was hilarious!” Was I supposed to enjoy it when my youngest, at 5 years old played for a couple hours at a friend’s house, two doors away, only to find that nobody there was home for those two hours? Funny, right? At the time, I was not amused. Neither was my neighbor. What makes those mo-
ments so precious now, when they were so… not precious… back then? Maybe it’s having the knowledge now that these kids are well-adjusted members of society, with no criminal record. Could I have said that if I had “enjoyed” those moments when they misbehaved instead of blowing a gasket? Perhaps a parent’s anger and intolerance for certain behavior is what eventually allows us to look back and realize that those moments were not only precious, but pivotal as well. Had we not allowed the child to see our anger, frustration, or disappointment, the memories of those moments could have been quite different. Enjoying the moments of the present is certainly important for your overall outlook on life. Of course you should enjoy the present. However, I don’t think it is wise to put enjoyment above an honest reaction to bad behavior. There will be plenty of time to enjoy the more disagreeable antics of your children after you’ve become a successful “empty nester.”
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Shelter helps pet owners weather financial hardships BY DONNA VICKROY Southtown Star
PALOS PARK, Ill. (AP) — In times of crisis, Linda Harper says, humans need the love of a pet more than ever. Yet, by today’s definition of hardship, pets are often relinquished to the chaos. Pretty’s owner lost his job, and then his home. Bubba's owner developed cancer and had to be put into long-term care. Bear’s house burned down. And Chilidog's humans got divorced. All of these animals faced what has become an all-too-common predicament: homelessness. Yet, instead of adding to the shelter overcrowding mess that currently exists, each of these pets was able to land on its feet, so to speak. That’s because, while thousands of their canine and feline counterparts were being left at animal shelters or pounds or worse, their bonds forever broken with the families that once loved and cared for them, these lucky guys were brought to Harper. The Palos Park resident founded Blessed Bonds in 2004, initially to stem the relinquishment of animals by owners whose care was interrupted by an illness, accident or impending surgery. But her mission has evolved into keeping families intact during financial crisis. “Since 2008, when the economy started to struggle, there have been many more evictions and foreclosures. “We still have people who are sick or injured come to us for help but the overwhelming majority now are people who’ve lost their jobs or their homes,” Harper said. Blessed Bonds places such animals in temporary foster care until their owners can get back on their feet. The goal is to have the humans and animals reunited within two months. “Eighty percent of the time, the owners are able to take back their pets,” she said. The other 20 percent are placed in new permanent homes, or end up staying with a foster owner. It was through a weather crisis that Harper met Blue Island groomer Patty Filewicz. Harper had acquired Jess, a bichon mix, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. His owner’s home had been destroyed in the storm. He needed surgery for a double hernia and a prolapsed rectum, and he badly needed grooming. “None of the groomers would take him,” Harper said. Then she called Filewicz. Though Jess was not able to be reunited with his owner, he lived out his days with Harper. He died last March. Filewicz has since fostered several cats for Blessed Bonds, which currently has a network of 60 foster homes to place animals in.
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Blessed Bonds founder Linda Harper holds her dog, chili, while patty Filewicz grooms Bubba, a displaced pet, at Filewicz’s home-based business talewaggers in Blue island, ill. Blessed Bonds takes care of displaced pets while their owners are getting back on their feet. “I could really use a lot more, especially for the cats,” Harper said. On January 1, Blessed Bonds merged with ADOPT pet shelter in Naperville. Harper said she hopes to help other animal shelters develop a foster care system. “Typically, when you give an animal up to a shelter, it’s for good,” she said. “We help people who want to keep their pets but are just stuck temporarily.” When people face crisis, they tend to panic, she said. The psychology of foreclosure and eviction, she added, is to be in denial until the very end. “A big part of what we do is problem solve on their behalf,” she said. Just this winter, Harper helped a newly-unemployed and soon-to-be evicted woman find a place to stay with a relative. They worked out a deal with the homeowner that enabled the unemployed woman to keep her beloved cat with her. The mission allows Harper to play to both her passions. “When I was 12 I told my dad I wanted to help animals when I grew
up. He said, ‘Why don't you help people?’ “Now I do both.” Harper is a practicing psychologist in Evergreen Park, where she shares a business with her husband, psychologist Mario Gallo. “When you can keep families intact, it’s better for the people, for the animals, for everyone,” she said. Pretty was reunited with her owner over Labor Day weekend. The two have moved to Indiana and onto brighter prospects. Bubba is now the love of foster mom Lesly Blend's life. Because Bubba is already 15, he will likely stay with Blend, “until he goes to that doggy place in the sky,” she said. Bear’s owner eventually found a new place to live and brought him back home. And Chilidog lives with Harper. The long-haired dachshund came to Harper in July, after his owners divorced. “I knew he wasn't a temporary give-up at the time,” she said. The chocolate-brown dog immediately won her heart. And a regular place on her lap.
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patty Filewicz towels off Bubba, a displaced pet, at Filewicz's home-based business talewaggers in Blue island, ill., while Blessed Bonds founder Linda Harper holding her dog chili, background, looks on.
NC Wedding business hears registers ringing again B Y R AY M ARTIN Raleigh News & Observer
RALEIGH (AP) — The economy has presented some hurdles for bride-to-be Jamie Bafaro. Her fiance lost his job and had to take another for a smaller salary, forcing some wedding adjustments. “The pay cut changed things,” said Bafaro, who lives in Raleigh.”We might even register for our honeymoon, or even string it out and push it back further. But we couldn’t even think about it before now.” The Triangle — which produces platoons of college graduates and is a magnet for young singles from elsewhere — is fertile ground for wedding businesses. But the market for big weddings softened with the recession. In 2009, there were 5,603 marriage licenses issued in Wake County, the region’s biggest county. The total — down 4 percent from 2008 — was the first decline since 2000, according to data from the Wake County Register of Deeds. Couples scaled back, delayed and — in some cases — canceled plans. “It got a little scary in 2009,” said Dominick DiGirolamo, owner of Forever Bridal Productions, the Raleigh company that organizes The Wedding Show, an expo at the N.C. State Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday that featured 160 vendors. But things are picking up. In 2010, there were 5,907
marriage licenses issued in Wake — a decade high. And vendors are more optimistic in 2011. Consider: Paperwhites, a Cary company that makes stationery and wedding invitations and programs, saw revenues double in 2010 compared to 2009. Owner Sarah Litty said weddings were fewer and smaller in 2009 — so much so that she dropped the minimum number of invitations customers can order from 50 to 25. In 2010, typical requests for 100 or more invitations returned. One customer even ordered 400 programs, she said. This year, Paperwhites is projecting record profits. “Suddenly, the floodgates have opened again,” Litty said. “Weddings were a lot smaller, and I think a lot of people put their wedding off until 2010 or 2011.” Brandy Angelo, who owns the wedding photography business Portraits by Angelo with her husband, offered bargain-basement rates just to fill the schedules in 2008 and 2009. Most customers bought Angelo’s cheapest package, which is about $1,200 for four hours of photography. In 2010, she said, many more couples opted for a $3,500 package that includes a professional album and six hours of shooting. Angelo said she expects business to climb further this year. Raleigh wedding planners Jamie Howell and Stephanie Cisko said many of their customers who were engaged in
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Models show the latest bridal fashions during a bridal show at the N.c. state Fairgrounds on Jan. 1. although the recession affected the bridal industry in the state, things are looking up these days. the past three years stayed engaged longer to save money and wait for the economy to pick up steam. They’ve seen more couples have weddings without real flowers, or reuse wedding bouquets for tables at the reception. Many couples also are ordering simple wedding cakes
— without detailed flowers or other designs, said Lorie Murray, owner of Simply Cakes in Cary. Simple cakes can be a dollar or two cheaper per serving than extravagant designs. There has also been a spike in destination weddings, where couples can save thousands by booking a
honeymoon and getting the wedding for free or at a deep discount at that honeymoon spot. Lynn Thomas, owner of Alpha World Travel, said she booked from 25 to 30 destination weddings over the past two years. She averaged about five a year before that. Though weddings are be-
ing postponed and planned on tighter budgets, brides are finding that delays can be an advantage. “We’ve had to scale back the venue, and wait an extra year to save,” said Jontue Hinnant of Durham. “But the extra time helps you get more with a tighter budget. It will work out.”