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“It’s an event to bring the community together,” he said. Dana said the community should have more events like it. David Cook said he was asked to prepare hot dogs during the event. There were hundreds of hot dogs given away at the free gathering. “I just wanted to have some community time. I think it’s a real good event,” he said. It was his first time at the event. Andrea Merrell, her husband, Anthony, and their two children A.J., 4, and Alex, 11 months, heard about National Night Out at the YMCA. “We’re enjoying family time. It’s something for the kids to do. I think it’s nice the police and fire department could

A Salisbury couple has been charged following a search of their single-wide mobile home by detectives of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office. Ronald Eugene Burgess and Rhonda Dawn Burgess face numerous felony drug charges. Deputies searched the 4535 Long Ferry Road home Monday in response to complaints that the subjects were involved in the sale of illegally obtained prescription pills and were harvesting marijuana to sell. As a result of the investigation, detectives obtained a search warrant for the residence. During the search, detectives located 202 marijuana plants in various stages of growth inside and outside the residence. Detectives seized an addi- RO. BURGESS tional 1⁄2 pound of dried marijuana, morphine, oxycodone, methylphenidate (Ritalin) and hydrocodone pills. Detectives also seized various items of drug paraphernalia used to ingest, cultivate and package marijuana. Also seized were two rifles and $ 1,400 in cash. A 6-year-old boy was living in the house and the conditions concerned officers. According to Capt. John Sifford of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office, the poor living conditions included trash and dirt everywhere, as well as a pitbull in a bedroom that had just had puppies. DSS was notified and the boy was turned over to his biological mother. According to Sifford, the plants were both inside and outside. Nineteen plants were inside the home, while 69 were growing on the inside of an open shed, and 114 were growing in a makeshift greenhouse. The pills were found in Rhonda Burgess’ pocketbook, as well as in the master bed- RH. BURGESS room, and on the television stand in the living room. Ronald Burgess, 38, of 4535 Long Ferry Road, was charged with the following felony counts: trafficking in opium, possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II (morphine), possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II (oxycodone), possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule II (methylphenidate), possession with intent to sell and deliver Schedule III (hydrocodone), possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver marijuana, manufacture marijuana, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of firearm by felon, maintaining a dwelling to keep, store and sell controlled substance. He was held under a $300,000 secured bond. Rhonda Burgess, 35, also of 4535 Long Ferry Road, faces the following felony counts: trafficking in opium, possession with intent to sell and

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Salisbury ﬁreﬁghters Tyler Heilig, left, and Chipper Thomas, right, jump in Lincoln Park Pool during National Night Out in Salisbury.

Kids get a chance to interact with firefighters B Y S HELLEY S MITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

Six communities in Salisbury came together Tuesday night for the annual National Night Out, a nationwide crime and drug initiative. Some communities collaborated with Salisbury Parks and Recreation, and all involved visits from the Salisbury Police Department, Salisbury Fire De-

partment and Rowan Rescue Squad. The National Night Out is held every year for children and adults to gather in a safe and fun environment, meeting each other while also meeting police officers and firefighters who they may not know, but know they’ve seen them before in their own neighborhoods.

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Landis event helps kids take a bite out of crime BY SHAVONNE POTTS spotts@salisburypost.com

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Ivy Hewitt, 12, and her little brother, James, 5, get glow sticks from Detective Linda Porter during the Landis National Night Out against crime.

The temperatures reached the 90s on Tuesday, but that didn’t deter some 400 people from attending the second annual Landis National Night Out, an event designed to heighten crime prevention awareness. The Landis Police hosted the event. Many people kept cool by hanging in the shade, drinking water and, for the children — splashing around in water. The block party was held in front of the Landis Police Department, 136 N. Central Ave. Dana Wilmott, owner of Bema Bouncers, an inflatables company located in Cleveland, brought a few to the event. He also attended with his children Steve, 8, Timmy, 11, and wife, Terri. His older son was manning an inflatable slide and his wife was watching the bounce house. His youngest, Dana joked, was demonstrating how the waterslide worked. Steve took several turns along with a handful of other children sloshing around in the water.

“It’s an event to bring the community together.” DANA WILMOTT owner, Bema Bouncers

City Council wants to purchase land for access to Yadkin water intake B Y E MILY F ORD eford@salisburypost.com

In a strategic move meant to protect the drinking water source for 51,000 people, Salisbury City Council has pledged $100,000 to help purchase land at the confluence of the South Yadkin and Yadkin rivers. If the deal goes through, the city would own a small but critical parcel within a 403-acre tract where the rivers meet, often called the Point. Owning the parcel would give the city, for the first time, access by land to the Salisbury Rowan

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Utility’s water intake on the Yadkin River. The water intake currently is accessible only by boat. “I don’t expect there’s anything more important than maintaining our intake on the Yadkin River that will support Salisbury and Rowan County’s growth for the next 100 years,” City Manager Dave Treme said. Council voted to pledge the funds after a closed session Tuesday evening. The LandTrust for Central North Carolina asked the city to help purchase the 403-acre tract, recently put up for sale by the es-

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tate of David Springer. The acquisition of the property has been a goal for several years, City Planner Joe Morris said. The LandTrust is pursuing an $870,000 land acquisition grant from the state’s Clean Water Management Trust Fund. Matching funds, including the city’s $100,000 pledge and a “very significant” contribution from an anonymous donor, could push the LandTrust application to the top of the pile, Morris said. “The conservation easements stand alone, but when it’s tied to a fundamental public health issue, that makes the application very vi-

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able,” Morris said. “That’s exactly what legislation was intending the fund to do.” Less than 5 acres of the tract would revert to city ownership. The LandTrust would grant the city a permanent “over land” access easement, meaning employees could easily reach the intake for maintenance, repairs or replacement. Until recently, cattle were grazing on the land, causing water quality issues, Morris said. Purchasing the land would limit agricultural run-off and create a protective vegetative buffer around the intake, he said. By tying the grant application to

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clean water and public health, the LandTrust is building the case for approval, Morris said. “We will have security and access to our water intake in perpetuity,” he said. Once appraised, the entire tract could be worth as much as $1.6 million, Morris said. The Springers had no children. Their estate will use proceeds from the land sale to create a scholarship at Davie County High School to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Even with the state grant, the LandTrust might have to raise or

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Businesses hope for big crowds during tax holiday this weekend B Y E MILY F ORD eford@salisburypost.com

Many Salisbury businesses will extend hours and add staff this weekend in anticipation of North Carolina’s sales tax holiday. Back-to-school items like classroom supplies, clothes, sports equipment and computers will ring up without state and local sales taxes beginning at 12:01 a.m. Friday and ending at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. “We are rocking ready,” said George Barnett, manager of Office Depot. “We are expecting a good crowd.” Barnett has extended Office Depot’s Sunday hours to 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., two hours longer than usual. While many customers will shop for notebooks and glue sticks, Barnett said he’s counting on selling plenty of big ticket items, such as computers. “It’s a great time to get laptops and desktops without having to pay Uncle Sam,” he said. While the three-day tax exemption may change the timing of school supply purchases, it won’t change the quantity. “I have never seen a study on this, but I doubt

that a tax holiday induces consumers to spend much more on school supplies than they otherwise would do,” Dr. Jamie Slate, acting dean of the Ketner School of Business at Catawba College. “You can only buy so much paper and pencils.” The tax savings, however, could compel some consumers to take the leap and invest in a new computer, printer or other pricey device. “Some folks may be enticed to purchase a machine that they might not otherwise purchase because of the tax savings,” Slate said. People in the market for a new computer may have taken advantage of recession-buster deals. Computer companies have been offering a variety of specials for months that could mitigate sales this weekend, Slate said. Downtown Salisbury will host the Summer Night Out from 5 to 9 p.m. in conjunction with the tax holiday. Dave Loflin, owner of the Thread Shed downtown, said he expects a 25 percent increase in business over a normal weekend. Thread Shed is one of the largest school uniform providers in North Carolina.

“We really count on this in the fall,” Loflin said. It’s the ninth year for the tax holiday. “I’m optimistic,” Loflin said. “If it’s a repeat of years past, I am expecting a big crowd.” Thread Shed will have additional staff and extended hours, staying open until 8 p.m. Friday and adding Sunday hours of 1 to 5 p.m. The tax holiday wasn’t as successful last year for Magic Mart, but manager Deon Lester said he’s hopeful that prominent displays of backto-school supplies, uniforms and backpacks will help. “Last year it was actually kind of weak, so I’m hoping this year will be better,” Lester said. “We are very competitive in our pricing.” Magic Mart employees will work extra hours this weekend, he said. The new owners of Creative Teaching Aids haven’t participated in a tax-free weekend before, so they don’t know what to expect. But based on a recent uptick in business, they have high hopes. “We are expecting it to be very busy,” co-owner Pam Honeycutt said. Many teachers have come in since early July to browse,

with plans to return and make purchases this weekend, Honeycutt said. Creative Teaching Aids will open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. for the tax holiday. Beginning Friday, the store will have extended hours of 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekdays until school starts. Back-to-school shopping can account for 15 percent of consumer spending in the second half of the year, according to the N.C. Retail Merchants Association. According to the National Retail Federation, spending on children of high school age or younger is expected to increase by 10.5 percent during this year’s tax-free weekend. The average family will spend $606 on clothes, shoes, supplies and electronics, compared to $548 during 2009’s tax holiday. Spending on college-aged students will stay about the same, dropping slightly from $618 last year to $616 in 2010, the National Retail Federation estimated. North Carolina is one of 18 states that offer a tax-free weekend. Contact reporter Emily Ford at 704-797-4264.

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renee cowan and her daughter, Alexus singleton, shop for school uniforms at the thread shed, where owners expect business to increase by 25 percent this weekend during the tax-free holiday.

Fire damages home, firefighters replace girl’s lost bunny

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Fireﬁghters present Amethyst Milles with a new pet rabbit.

Posters Deadline for Posters is 5 p.m. • Free Vision Screening. Rockwell Lions and Rockwell Community Assn., sponsoring 21st Vision Van for free vision screening. Aug. 7, 4-8 p.m. at Rockwell Park in Rockwell. • The Richard Alexander Wood 104th family reunion Sunday, Aug. 8 at 1 p.m. at Dan Nicholas Park, Shelter 2. Attendees should bring covered-dish to share. Drinks and paper products provided. 704-662-2155 for information. • Salisbury Rowan Davie Chapter of Livingstone College National Alumni Assn. meets Friday at 7 p.m., Hilliard Room on campus. Committee, ticket reports due. Fund-raiser Men Who Cook, dinner-dance, Friday, Aug. 13, 6-11 p.m., Salisbury Civic Center, 315 Martin Luther King Drive. For more info or tickets, 704-633-1323 or 704-633-7843.

Church notes • Cooleemee Erwin Temple CME Church clothing give-away, 8-11:30 a.m., Saturday. Clothing for men, women, children, infants, also shoes. Everything is free. Held in the church fellowship hall, sponsored by Missionary Society and Board of Christian Education.

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A mother and daughter lost their home to fire in eastern Rowan County on Tuesday. West Liberty Fire Department firefighters not only saved some of their possessions, they eased the little girl’s pain by giving her a new pet to replace one lost during the fire. The fire was called in at 3:17 p.m., Rowan County Fire Inspector Deborah Horne said. It was initially reported as being on St. Matthews Church Road, but was actually in a singlewide mobile home at 1045 Hunters Ridge Road. Firefighters had the blaze under control within about 15 minutes, Horne said, containing damage to the living room and kitchen. And they did more. Nicole Milles and her daughter Amethyst weren’t home when the fire started but arrived as firefighters battled it. Amethyst, a 5-year-old who will start kindergarten at Morgan Elementary School this month, was distraught about her pet bunny, Snowball. “She was just so upset,” Horne said.

“They’re absolutely amazing and have such heart.” DEBORAH HORNE Rowan County fire inspector on firefighters

Firefighters told her the rabbit had gone missing during the fire. But they didn’t leave it at that. Some of them went to the nearby home of a resident who breeds rabbits and returned about 10 minutes later with a gift for Amethyst. “She has a new white bunny named Snowball,” Horne said. The firefighters are also trying to help Nicole, who works and studies nursing at RowanCabarrus Community College. Her laptop computer sustained heat damage and they’re trying to find someone to retrieve the data off the computer’s hard drive. They’ve also volunteered to help move the furniture and possessions that were saved to a new home in the mobile home park. Horne said such generosity is not unusual for Rowan

County’s firefighters, who frequently help families after fires. “They’re absolutely amazing and have such heart,” she said. Tuesday, the Hanford-Dole Chapter of the American Red Cross was helping Nicole and Amethyst Milles with lodging, clothing and toiletries until they can move into their new home, Horne said. The East Gold Hill and Pooletown fire departments, Rowan County Rescue Squad and Rowan County Fire Marshal’s Office also assisted. The fire started at a window air-conditioning unit at the back of the mobile home Horne said. Because of the heavy damage to the kitchen and living room, the home is not habitable, she said.

Council approves incentives for Norandal BY EMILY FORD eford@salisburypost.com

City and county leaders this week approved incentives for Norandal to expand the aluminum production plant on Jake Alexander Boulevard. But Salisbury and Rowan County must wait to learn if the company will take them up on the offers. The expansion could generate 25 jobs and invest $7 million in the area. Salisbury City Council agreed Tuesday to award Norandal a grant of about 75 percent of tax revenue generated by the project over five years. Rowan County commissioners did the same Monday. But Norandal is waiting to hear if the state will provide additional incentives and then will choose from several plants in the Southeast competing for the expansion, which would generate an average of $37,760 of new revenue annually, RowanWorks Economic Development estimated. The city would provide an annual incentive grant of about $28,320. If the Salisbury plant wins the expansion, 22 of 25 jobs would come from North Carolina, said Robert Van Geons, director of RowanWorks. Including indirect new hires, the expansion would create 42 jobs, he said. No one spoke at the public hearing.

Free BTS supplies Refuge Church of God in Christ is sponsoring a back-toschool community outreach by distributing school supplies to children in need. On Saturday from 3:30-5:30 p.m., the church will have hot dogs, drinks and school supplies for all families with school age children. Previously the date was erroneously reported as Aug. 10. Supplies are limited and given on a first-come, firstserve basis. The child must be accompanied by the par-

Council member Paul Woodson said he’s delighted that Norandal might expand, and his own business has hired two new workers for the first time in a year. Council member Maggie Blackwell said she would do whatever she could to support new jobs in Salisbury. Pete Kennedy and Brian Miller were

In other action, Salisbury City Council: • Agreed to close several downtown streets from 5 to 11 p.m. Thursday for a bike race. For the race course, see map on page 3A. • Congratulated the city’s Customer Service Design Team for implementing a customer service initiative that made the cover of Public Management, a national magazine. A lengthy article in the August issue details Salisbury’s five-year effort to improve customer service by changing employees’ attitude toward customers. • Administered the oath of office to David McCoy, the city’s new appointee to the Rowan-Kannapolis ABC Board. • Approved an application for a Justice Assistance Grant that would

ent or guardian to receive the supplies. Refuge Church of God in Christ is located at 1133 Short Street. Contact pastor Stanley Wright for more details, 704-245-5204.

Parade board chicken fundraiser The Holiday Caravan Christmas Parade Board is selling tickets for a Port-A-Pit Chicken Fundraiser this Saturday from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. at the Rowan County Rescue Squad in the back. People can eat in or have take outs.

absent. If the expansion occurs, Mayor Susan Kluttz asked company officials in the audience to consider hiring back employees who have lost their jobs. “We hope they will be given consideration when the new jobs come around,” Kluttz said. Contact Emily Ford at 704-797-4264. fund $54,346 for laptop computers in police cars, a GPS system for tracking vehicles, a sound system for the police training room and a new internet-based customer service tool. Citizens would be able to download accident and incident reports online, as well as leave anonymous crime tips and enter data for their own reports, Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said. • Approved $150,000 in HOME funds over three years for the Liberty Square Transitional Housing project for homeless veterans. • Agreed to form an advisory committee to guide the creation of a historic preservation master plan, one of the first in the state. Council will appoint nine residents to the committee, which will meet from October 2010 to August 2011. Anyone interested in serving should contact the city clerk at 704-638-5224.

The cost is $8 a plate. Pro- NRHS reunion ceeds are to support the Efforts are underway to marching bands that will be in the parade. For tickets call contact all members of the North Rowan High School Wendy 704-279-7325. Class of 1980. The class will celebrate Red Cross Blood Drive its 30-year class reunion A Red Cross blood drive is from 7-11 p.m. on Saturday, being hosted by the North Oct. 2, at the Spencer Carolina Highway Patrol Moose Lodge on 1301 ElizTroop E Aug. 19 from noon to abeth Ave. in Spencer. 4:30 p.m. at Troop E HeadClass members are quarters on U.S. 29 at Webb asked to visit Road in Salisbury. Anyone www.northrowan. com to interested in donating is wel- download reunion informacome. Appointments are rec- tion regarding the upcomommended. For an appoint- ing reunion, contacts and ment, call 704-855-1047. payment information.

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Composites manufacturer to add jobs in Rowan County With the help of a $50,000 state grant, Boral Composites Inc., a sister company to Boral Bricks in East Spencer, plans to create 25 jobs and invest $12.8 million in Rowan County. “This is a double win for North Carolina,” said Gov. Beverly Perdue in a press release from her office. “Our top business climate and skilled workforce continue to attract jobs and investments from international companies, and our focus on growing green companies is paying off.” The One North Carolina Fund provides financial assistance, through local governments, to attract business projects that will stimulate economic activity and create new jobs in the state. Companies receive no money up front and must meet job creation and investment performance standards to qualify for grant funds. These grants also require local matches. “We are excited to build the first Boral Composites production facility in East Spencer,” said Brian Below, general manager of Boral Composites, in the press release. “We selected this site over other potential locations in the Southeast because of the support from local, county and state government agencies, our longstanding ties to the community through

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Bickett files for Superior Court District Court Judge Marshall Bickett said Tuesday he has filed for the Rowan County Superior Court Judge seat. Bickett, a native of Rowan County, was appointed as District Court Judge in 2007 by former Governor Michael Easley, elected to a four-year term in November of 2008. • • • Filing began at 8 a.m. Tuesday for the special election to fill the seat now held by Rowan County Superior Court Judge John Holshouser Jr., whose age will require him to retire at the end of the BICKETT month. Filing ends Aug. 9 at 5 p.m. Candidates must file at the N.C. State Board of Elections, 506 North Harrington St. in Raleigh. The filing fee is $1,244.

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Criterium to be held downtown on Thursday Downtown Salisbury’s streets will be filled with fast and flashy bicycles Thursday as the Historic Salisbury Criterium returns. The series of races begins at 6 p.m., with the first race at 6:15 p.m. The races feature professional and amateur competitors. The event is dubbed “The Race to Protect Children” and proceeds will benefit Prevent Child Abuse Rowan. In addition to being for a good cause, the event promises a good show. In the past, organizers have compared it to “NASCAR on two wheels” with a lot of speed and color. The Salisbury Criterium is

Police say a Salisbury woman drove drunk Friday to a meeting. She was meeting with a police officer. Salisbury Police Chief Rory Collins said Courtney Alicia McDaniel, 28, of 641 Statesville Blvd., drove a friend to Pine Hills Apartments Friday morning to meet with a Salisbury Police officer and retrieve her friend’s stolen car. As McDaniel and her friend arrived to pick up the car, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on McDaniel. After giving McDaniel several sobriety tests, which she failed, the officer asked McDaniel not to drive, Collins said. MCDANIEL McDaniel and her friend were told to drive McDaniel’s car to a secure location to leave overnight, and walk back to the other car, with McDaniel’s friend driving McDaniel safely home. When the friend walked back to the car without McDaniel, the officer knew McDaniel was behind the wheel, Collins said, and he drove to her Statesville Boulevard home and waited for her there. “She came driving up, and the officer noticed a side mirror had been broken off and that McDaniel was driving down the center of the road,” Collins said. “The officer turned on his blue lights, and it took a few minutes for her to stop.” Collins said that as the officer was placing handcuffs on McDaniel, she became irate, cursing and threatening the officer. Once in the back of the police car, McDaniel kicked out a rear window, he said. Collins said that when McDaniel finally settled down, the officer tested her blood-alcohol level. It was .23, nearly three times the legal limit. McDaniel was charged with resisting arrest, injury to personal property and driving after having consumed a sufficient amount of alcohol. She was placed under $2,500 bond. Contact Shelley Smith at 704-797-4246.

bury is a ‘figure-eight’ loop that is exciting for the race participants and spectators.” The course is nearly a mile in length. The races will start and finish on North Main Street between Council and Liberty streets in front of the Rowan County Courthouse. The route travels south on North Main, makes left turns on Council, Depot and Liberty, then turns right onto North Main before making left turns on Cemetery, Jackson and Kerr streets and returning to North Main. The last race, featuring professional riders, starts at 8:45 p.m.

The criterium includes “masters” categories for riders 35 and older and 45 and older. The races range from 30 minutes to one hour in length. As it did last year, the Crossroads Classic includes an individual omnium, in which riders accumulate points during each race and the rider with the top point total is recognized at the conclusion of the series. New for this year is a sprint competition. Registration will be at the F&M Trolley Barn on Liberty Street. For more information, log on to www.crossroadscyclingclassic.com.

Trail focusing on preparing Pierce wants to get focus students for the future back on academics

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part of the Giordana Crossroads Classic, five criterium bicycle races designed to attract professional and amateur cyclists from around the nation to the Piedmont of North Carolina. This year, the cyclists will compete for more than $20,000 over the course of the Crossroads Classic, which starts today with the Downtown Mocksville Criterium and continues through Saturday with races in Concord, Salisbury, Charlotte, Statesville and Harrisburg. The event’s Web site calls Salisbury’s “one of the most unique courses during the nineday event. The course in Salis-

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Eric Trail wants to ensure that the children of today are equipped with the knowledge of the future. The 39-year-old Salisbury resident said that’s why he wants to serve on the Rowan Salisbury Board of Education. “(I’m) not only a dedicated husband and educator, but also a dedicated TRAIL father who wants the best for (my) children and the children of Rowan County,” he said. “To make them 21st century ready by giving them 21st century tools, technology and classrooms.” Trail, who serves as the as-

sistant principal at Concord Middle School, said the school system should continue to look for ways to get every classroom up-to-date. He cited the use of flip cameras and iPods as a tool that some schools have started to utilize. “That technology needs to be readily available to every single child in every school,” he said. “We’re actually preparing children for jobs that don’t even exist yet because of the technological advances.” Trail said limited funding is the biggest hurdle the school system needs to overcome. “Not only do I see it firsthand in Cabarrus County, but I also read about and hear about it in Rowan County,” he said.

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At a glance... Eric Trail Age: 39 Residence: Salisbury District: West Education: Bachelor’s in religion from Bethany Bible College, bachelor’s in history/education and master’s in school administration and curriculum from UNC-Charlotte Family: Wife, Meredith Kesler-Trail, three children, Lillian,4, and 2-year-old twins Erikson and Olivia Occupation: Assistant principal at Concord Middle School in Cabarrus County, former assistant principal at Mount Ulla, Woodleaf and Isenberg elementary schools, former teacher at East Rowan High School Community involvement: Vice president of the North Carolina Association of Educators Principal/Administrators division, member of West Cabarrus Church

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Craig Pierce wants to shift the focus back to the classroom. The 55-year-old Rowan County native said he’s seeking a spot on the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education primarily because of his firm opposition to redistricting. ‘“It’s an issue that should be put aside,” he said. “Let’s focus on educating our children and not try to worry about busing them from school to school.” Pierce, who filed to represent the North district, said repopulating North Rowan High School is a futile effort. “I do not think that is the answer to the problem,” he said. Pierce, who graduated from North Rowan and currently owns Pierce Interiors and Construction, will face off against Richard Miller for the North area seat on the board. Karen

South Carpenter, who currently holds the seat, told the Post she does not plan to seek re-election. “The county school system has faced many challenges in the past few years and great strides have been made in bringing the system closer to its full potential,” he said. Pierce said he feels his experience as a business owner and involvement with North Rowan area schools make him a successful candidate. “Focusing on North Rowan, PIERCE the opportunities that are in place give them an advantage the other county schools may learn from and in the future might even decide to use as a model for their schools,” he said. Pierce said a tight budget is another obstacle RSS must continue to overcome.

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At a glance... Craig Pierce Age: 55 Residence: Salisbury District: North Education: Graduate of North Rowan High School, attended North Carolina State University’s School of Engineering Family: Wife, Melissa, and daughter, Ashley Occupation: Owner of Pierce Interiors and Construction Community involvement: Founding board member of North Rowan Alumni Association, chairman of the North Rowan Class of 1973 Memorial Scholarship

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CHARLOTTE — Sue Harville Warga, formerly of Athens, Ga., passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 2010. She was the daughter of the late Hugh and Leila Harville of Alamo, Ga., and the widow of the late Dr. Philip Warga. She was a graduate of the Nursing School at the University Hospital in Augusta, Ga., and of the Middle Georgia Hospital in Macon, Ga. She practiced nursing throughout her career. She served as a captain in the United States Army Nurse Corp for four years. She married Dr. Philip Warga in 1947. Mrs. Warga was a member of the Rose and Dahlia Garden club, inactive member of St. Mary's Auxiliary and a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Her husband, Dr. Philip Warga, preceded her in death. She is survived by one son, Philip Michael Warga and wife Janette of Hope Mills; four daughters, Suzanne Warga of Lawrenceville, Ga., Judy Warga Martin and Mike Martin of Charlotte, Debbie Warga Smith and husband Tim of Salisbury, Mary Beth Gorenflo and husband Paul of Matthews; nine grandchildren, Megan and Chelsea Martin of Charlotte, Todd, Matt and Claudia Warga of Hope Mills, Lindsey and Cameron Smith of Salisbury, Sarah and Hannah Gorenflo of Matthews; three greatgrandchildren; and two sisters, Edna Earl Stone of Albany, Ga., and Leila Mae Pollock of St. Petersburg, Fla. Service and Visitation: Funeral Services are at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 in the Chapel of Bridges Funeral Home, 3035 Atlanta Hwy., Athens, Ga. Entombment will be at Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at Bridges Funeral Home one hour prior to services. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 134 Prince Ave., Athens, GA 30601; or charity of donor's choice.

SALISBURY — Mr. Rovergus Blair, age 93, of Dogwood Court, died Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at the N.C. State Veterans Home. Born Sept. 25, 1916, in Rowan County, he was a son of the late Sam and the late Lizzie Blair. He was a graduate of Dunbar High School and a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during World War II. He retired from the Hefner VA Medical Center. Mr. Blair was a member of Moore's Chapel AME Zion Church in Salisbury. He sang on the radio, loved basketball and was a devoted father and family man. He was preceded in death by his wife, RosaLee Blair, in 1979. He is survived by his daughter, Wanda (Jerry) Reid of Salisbury; grandchildren Jerry (Quatesha) Reid, Jr., who previously lived with Mr. Blair, Jonathan Reid, Germaing Reid, Tara (James) Murphy, Jaylan Reid; greatgrandchildren Tiesha Pruitt, Brandon Reid, Narielle Reid, Na'quez Reid, Da'miriam Murphy, Taraya Murphy, Quavon Murphy, Zanara Graham; great-great-grandchild Miesha Litaker; sister Josephine Mitchell of East Spencer; in-laws Evelyn and Jerome Leak of Spencer, Leonard and Libby Sifford of Mooresville, Beatrice and Joe Hunter of Salisbury, Florence Sifford of Mount Ulla. Graveside Service: 2 p.m. Thursday at the U.S. National Cemetery, Statesville Boulevard, with the Rev. Carolyn Bratton officiating. Military rites will be performed. Noble and Kelsey Funeral Home, Inc., will be serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.nobleandkelsey.com

2 arrested for drug trafficking Authorities say they have ended a drug trafficking operation and charged two people after discovering 9 pounds of marijuana in an East Spencer apartment. Nathan Rupert Pant, 31, 3530 Dogwood Court, is charged with two felony counts of trafficking marijuana. He was PANT placed in the Rowan County jail under $70,000 bond. Lashanda M o n i c k Shavers, 27, 421 N. Boundary St., Apt. 8, East Spencer, is SHAVERS charged with felony conspiracy and felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver marijuana. She was jailed under $1,000 bond. Capt. John Sifford of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said an investigation began July 26 after several tips from the public and other sources. It was a joint investigation of the Sheriff’s Office and N.C. State Bureau of Investigation. Investigators searched Shavers’ Boundary Street apartment July 28, finding the marijuana and Pant there, according to a Sheriff’s Office report. Sifford credited the tips with helping break up the drug operation. “We are always looking for help and assistance from the public any way we can get it,” he said.

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KANNAPOLIS — Mary “Ruth” Barnes Tyson, age 84, of the Jackson Park Community in Kannapolis, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical Center in Salisbury after a period of declining health. Ruth was born June 16, 1926, in Alexander County, the daughter of the late J.W. and Maude Barnes. A long-time area resident, Ruth was an active and dedicated member of Central Baptist. In earlier years, she worked for Cannon Mills Co. and Fiber Industries. Most recently she was a sales person for Jarman Shoes in Carolina Mall, Concord until she retired in 1992. In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Hugh Lee Tyson, who died in 2007; and her four brothers and two sisters. Ruth is survived by her sister, Ophelia Barnes Long of Kannapolis; her guardians/ caregivers, niece Mary Alexander and nephew Gene Long. She is also survived by numerous other nieces and nephews. Service and Visitation: Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5 at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Curtis Parker officiating. Entombment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends at the church from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday prior to the funeral. Memorial Contributions: May be made to Central Baptist Church, 1810 Moose Road, Kannapolis 28083; or Rowan Regional Home Health and Hospice, 720 Grove St., Salisbury, NC 28144. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com

SALISBURY — Ruth Bennett Fleming Leazer, age 81, departed this earthly life on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation of Salisbury. Born June 26, 1929, in Salisbury, she was a daughter of the late Cleve and Cora Austin Bennett. A 1949 graduate of Price High School, she furthered her education and graduated from Barber-Scotia College and nursing school. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, John N. Leazer, Sr.; second husband Everett “Ed” Fleming; and brothers Russell Austin, Boysie Bennett, Daniel Bennett and Steven Bennett. She worked as a nurse with Dr. Scott and later worked at 3 Guys, Catawba College and Cannon Mills. While at Cannon Mills, she was instrumental in helping women have equal rights as mill employees. She later owned and operated Tina's Daycare for several years and lastly returned to the field of nursing, as she did in-home patient care before retiring. A member of Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church, she was affiliated with the Odessa Davis Missionary Circle and the GMBC Pastor's Aide. She is survived by a son, Rev. John N. (Darlene) Leazer, Jr. of Salisbury; granddaughters Tina (Anthony) Zellars of Forest, Va., and Casena Leazer of Salisbury; greatgrandchildren Anthony “A.J.” Zellars, Jr., and Janelle Zellars; twin brother Ruben F. “Bob” Bennett of Salisbury; a special niece, Linda Ellis of Salisbury; and other relatives. Public Viewing: Today 1-8 p.m. at Mitchell & Fair Funeral Service. Visitation and Funeral: Thursday, Aug. 5 at 2 p.m. at Gethsemane Missionary Baptist Church. The visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. The Rev. Rickey Johnson will serve as officiant with Dr. C.L. Phelps as eulogist. At other times, the family will meet at 602 Candlewick Drive, Salisbury. Interment: Rowan Memorial Park. Online condolences may be sent to mitfair28144@yahoo.com.

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Man sought after intentional hit-and-run BY SHELLEY SMITH ssmith@salisburypost.com

A Concord man is wanted by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office after authorities say he intentionally ran over a Rockwell woman with his car, sending her to the hospital. The Sheriff’s Office is looking for Jesse Gomez, 23, of 260 Brookwood Ave., Apt. 5, in Concord. When found, Gomez will be charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and felony hit and run with injury. Capt. John Sifford of the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said Amanda Elaine Smith Winburn, 22, was walking a dog with her boyfriend around the intersection of Lower Stone Church Road and Sand Road in Rockwell Saturday night when Gomez came speeding down the road, fishtailing toward them. Winburn told officials that she stepped in front of the car to try to stop it and see what was wrong with the driver when the vehicle struck her. The driver fled and never slowed down, Sifford said. A passerby called 911, and when the officer arrived he saw six to eight people surrounding Winburn, who was lying in the road. Sifford said the officer noted that when he arrived, the

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SALISBURY — Richard Anderson Smith, 69, of Salisbury, passed away Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, at Magnolia Gardens Extended Care Community. Arrangements are incomplete with Cremation Concepts of Salisbury in charge. scene was in “extreme chaos” and everyone was cursing and yelling at each other in “complete confusion.” Winburn had a severe abrasion on her left leg and thigh, as well as road rash on both legs. She was taken to Rowan Regional Medical Center and received 15 stitches in her leg. Winburn and everyone else on the scene were acquaintances of Gomez. Gomez was driving a white Lincoln sedan at the time of the incident. Contact Shelley Smith at 704-797-4246.

‘Tearing Down the Tent’ to be show in Kannapolis The Toyota Scion of Concord Summer Events Series returns this week with another Movie in the Park. “Tearing Down the Tent” will be shown at 8:45 on Friday evening at Village Park. “Tearing Down the Tent” is a circus documentary featuring the Cole Bros. Circus. Producer and director Michael Knox traveled with the circus as a child, and returns as an adult with his friend Jamie Reel. During a week in Wilmington, Reel works for the circus by helping with the camels, riding an elephant, working as a clown and standing in the “Moto-Globe of Death.” The movie features music from North Carolina bands, Bombadil, Sirius B and the Hellblinki Sextet. Additionally, The Modern Film Fest is coming to the Gem Theater in Kannapolis Oct. 1-3. The festival is the brainchild of director Michael Knox, a former Kannapolis resident now living in Asheville and working in the film industry. The goal of the festival is to showcase independent films of all genres, from a diverse field of filmmakers. For more information, visit www.modernfilmfest.net. For more information about the Toyota Scion of Concord Summer Events Series in Kannapolis, visit www.cityofkannapolis. com/summerevents.

Charles E. Miller, Sr. — Mr. CLEVELAND Charles Edward Miller, Sr., 69, of Cline Drive, died Aug. 1, 2010, at Rowan Regional Medical in Salisbury. He was a native of Rowan County, born Dec. 30, 1940, and was the son of the late Fred and Reece Smith Miller. Mr. Miller retired as a security guard for Wilson Security. He was married to the former Margie Felker, who survives. In addition to his wife, Margie, he was survived by a son, Chuck Miller and his wife Sharon, both of Cleveland; a daughter, Diane Koenig of Summerville, S.C.; and two sisters, Minnie Sue Messick and husband Lloyd and Janice Miller, both of Salisbury. Also surviving are five grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren. Service: Funeral services celebrating Mr. Miller's life will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Westmoreland Chapel of Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home with Minister Jamie Houpe officiating. Interment will follow in the Woodleaf United Methodist Church Cemetery. Visitation: The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 7 until 8:30 at Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home. Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is serving the family. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com

Judy Wright Grimes KANNAPOLIS — Judy Lomax Wright Grimes, 52, of Kannapolis, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Aug. 2, 2010. Born Oct. 28, 1957, in Cabarrus County, she was a daughter to Willene Sloop Bost and the late Robert Lomax. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a brother, Gary Lomax. Surviving family to cherish her memory are the love of her life and longtime companion, Keith Goodnight; sons James Wright and wife Misty of China Grove, Gary Grimes of Kannapolis; daughter Amanda Wright of China Grove; brother Gene Lomax and wife Judy of China Grove; sister Kathy Brown and husband Danny of Salisbury; grandchildren Brooklyn and Landon Wright, Joshua, Joseph and Keeley Grimes; nephews Brian and Tony Lomax, Danny Brown, Jason Adams; and a niece, Karen Brown. Visitation: 1-2 p.m. Friday at Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove. Service: 2 p.m. Friday in the chapel of the funeral home conducted by Brian Lomax. Interment to follow at West Lawn Memorial Park. Memorial Contributions: May be made to Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, P.O. Box 568, China Grove, NC 28023 to help defray funeral costs. Linn-Honeycutt Funeral Home, China Grove, is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.linnhoneycuttfuneralhome.com

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KANNAPOLIS — Mrs. Tinnie W. Hall, age 72, of South Juniper Street, passed Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, at Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast in Concord. She was born May 12, 1938, to the late Ralph and Pearlie Davis Wilson. She was a graduate of Dunbar High School. Mrs. Hall was a member and mother of the church at New Life Holy Temple. She also sang with Daughters of Zion, Partee Special and the Wilson Sisters. Survivors are her husband, Leon Hall of the home; daughter Alesia Anthony (Pastor Donald Anthony), Concord; brothers Thomas Wilson (Irene) and Cecil Wilson (Carolyn), both of Salisbury, Ernest Wilson (Sue), Charlotte, and Tony Wilson (Ann), Kannapolis; sisters Maggie Smith (Henry) and Sarah Ellis, both of Charlotte, Ruth Smith, Salisbury, and Elaine Greene (Jackie), High Point; a granddaughter, Alyson Anthony, Winston-Salem; brother-in-law Mitchell Caldwell, Davidson; sisters-in-law Gloria Simms, Davidson, and Carol Hill, Charlotte; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Visitation and Service: Visitation will be Thursday at 1 p.m. and funeral at 2 p.m. at New Life Holy Temple with the pastor, Bishop Gary Graham, officiating. Services are entrusted to Hairston Funeral Home, Inc. www.Hairstonfh.com

Hope Mills Safrit KANNAPOLIS — Hope Mills Safrit, 93, formerly of Kannapolis, died Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Piedmont Crossing Retirement Community in Thomasville. She was born May 23, 1917, in Iredell County, the daughter of the late William Pressly Mills and Lillie Eugenia Kirkman Mills. She was the ninth of 10 children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Miller Safrit, on June 14, 2003. She was educated in the Salisbury City Schools, Erskine College and the University of Kentucky. Hope was a language arts teacher with the Kannapolis City School System. She treasured the influence she strived to have on her students and felt deeply her responsibility for them. “Students are our future. Education is a must.” She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma sorority for professional educators. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church where she was heavily involved, including being a member of the Exodus Sunday School Class, United Methodist Women, Methodist Youth Fellowship adviser, Bill Jolley Bible Circle member and Pastor-Parish Committee member. She was a charter member of the Pilot Club and Clarice Woman's Club. She had been involved with Senior Center activities at Cannon Memorial YMCA, Monday Morning Book Club member, Habitat for Humanity, Cabarrus Literacy Council, Bible Teaching Association and Friends of the Library. She received the Mary Mildred Sullivan Award in May of 2004 from Erskine College for having “shown a spirit of love for and helpfulness to her fellow human beings.” Hope and her husband, Walter, moved to Piedmont Crossing in Thomasville in August 1996. Their life continued to be productive in world travel and community activities in this retirement community. She is survived by her daughter, Susan Safrit Wallace and husband Clifford N. Wallace III; her son, Walter M. (Wally) Safrit II and wife Lynne Scott Safrit; grandchildren Elizabeth Hope Wallace and husband Christopher Scislowicz, Carrie Wallace Brown and husband Christopher, Leslie Wallace Taylor and husband Brandon, Walter M. (Miller) Safrit III and wife Laura, Elizabeth Scott Safrit and John Pressly Wilson Safrit; and great-grandson Ethan Scott Safrit, son of Miller and Laura Safrit. Service: Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 6 at 10 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church officiated by the Rev. Judy White and the Rev. Sarah Snell. Burial will follow at Carolina Memorial Park. Visitation: The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Whitley's Funeral Home. Memorials: May be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, Capital Funds, 416 E. First St., Kannapolis, NC 28083; or Erskine College, Centennial Class Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 608, Due West, SC 29639. Online condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com Serving Cabarrus & Rowan Counties Since 1913

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“I think the biggest challenge, of course, would be the budget,” he said. “So many teachers are losing their jobs and the school system is having to make adjustments with the budget to accommodate the students.” Pierce said finding grant opportunities is one way he hopes to help make up for the deficit. “I know (Superintendent) Dr. Judy Grissom has done a great job recruiting grants for the schools,” he said. “I think it is something we should continue to focus on.” Mike Caskey and Troy Rushing Jr. will compete for the South district seat. Incumbent Kay Wright Norman and Eric Trial will face off for the West area seat. Incumbent Jean Kennedy is unopposed for the special area seat at this time. Filing continues until noon on Aug. 13. The filing fee is $5. Contact Sarah Campbell at 704-797-7683.

“We are expecting our teachers, administrators and school system to do more and more with less and less.” Trail said he looks forward to helping the school board come up with some innovative ways to stretch the budget. Incumbent Kay Wright Norman will face off against Trail for the West area seat. Trail had an unsuccessful bid for the East seat in 2008. “I have children who will be directly affected by the decision of the school board over the next 18 years,” he said. “I want to be part of helping guide that school board.”

Mike Caskey and Troy Rushing Jr. will compete for the South district seat. Incumbent Jean Kennedy is currently unopposed for the special area seat. Richard Miller and Rodney Pierce have filed to represent the North district. Filing continues until noon on Aug. 13. The filing fee is $5. Contact Sarah Campbell at 704-797-7683.

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Baseball legend and Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan returns as national spokesperson. “The minor leagues offer fans a great baseball experience,” said Ryan. “From exceptional value to a safe, family environment, fans get to see competitive professional baseball with non-stop entertainment. The Principal Financial Group Family Fun Fest extends that excitement before the game with an event truly unique to minor league ballparks.” Open three hours before the game and set up right outside the main stadium gates, the event is free to all fans and features more than 20 baseball themed attractions, including: • A minor league baseball museum featuring memorabilia from more than 100 years of baseball history; • A state-of-the-art Home Run Derby Video Game Arcade with the latest baseball and family games sponsored by Great Clips; • Free souvenir personalized baseball cards sponsored

by Travelodge; • Free Sports Illustrated Kids personalized magazine covers; • A midway with batting and pitching cages, giant slides, bounce houses, bungee runs and attractions specifically designed for younger fans; • And new attractions from Topps Trading Cards, Random House Children’s Books and Louisville Slugger. Baseball fans also have a chance to win $5,000 or free nights at Travelodge and a personalized Louisville Slugger baseball bat, by entering The Principal 401-K Challenge. It’s a sweepstakes recognizing the first participating team on the tour to register 401 home strikeouts (K’s). Last year’s winning team and the reigning champs are the Fort Wayne TinCaps. The online entry form and complete rules are available at www.principal.com/funfest. The game is scheduled to begin at 7:05 and game tickets are available by visiting intimidatorsbaseball.com.

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NIGHT FROM 1A Talita McCain with Salisbury Parks and Recreation headed up the Lincoln Park Pool and neighborhood get together, where the Salisbury Fire Department and Police Department were there hanging out with the kids, and Frost Bites was giving away snow cones. Ken Weaver and Richard Brown, residents of Brooklyn South Square, grilled hot dogs. “It’s a great event,” McCain said. “It’s good for the kids because they get to see the officers and firefighters in a different light, and it makes the kids more comfortable to be around the officers, cutting down on crime. “These events also help to create a sense of community so that neighbors will start looking out for each other.” Firefighter Chipper Thomas said he enjoys watching the kids have fun, and even jumped in the pool with them — fully clothed — at the end of the event. “We enjoy coming out and doing stuff like this,” he said. “The kids are having a blast,” Salisbury firefighter Tyler Heilig said. Salisbury Police Officer Karen Barbee said events such as National Night Out were very important for the city.

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Residents of Laurel Pointe come together to say a prayer before their meal during National Night Out. “It’s important that we have community events like this because the community and police department partner together to have working relationships in neighborhoods which helps reduce crime,” she said. “And the kids see us in a different way.” Six-year-old Papa Brush, who

lives in Laurel Pointe, said Tuesday’s event in his neighborhood made him want to become a police officer. “When I came to this, I thought about becoming a police officer,” he said. “They get to help people in the community.” Twelve-year-old Naudia Chance

said she enjoys the fellowship. “I think this is something wonderful for the kids to enjoy in the summer,” she said. Zanasia Wolfe, 13, agreed with Chance, saying that she thought it was a fun event. “It’s cool to hang out with the officers, too,” she said.

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KANNAPOLIS — Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a teenager last seen July 16 in Kannapolis. Zachary Campbell, 15, was last seen at 2138 Hopedale St., a Kannapolis Police Department press release said. He left a relative’s house walking, but authorities don’t know in what direction. He was carrying $20. He is believed to be staying with friends in the Pineville area, police said. Zachary is 5-foot-9 and weighs CAMPBELL about 140 pounds. He has short brown hair and brown eyes. Investigators ask with information regarding his whereabouts to call the Kannapolis Police Department at 704-920-4000.

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RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Five death row inmates are testing a new North Carolina law that would allow them to argue racial bias played a role in their sentences, and they may soon be joined by dozens of others. Lawyers for five prisoners filed motions in Davie, Forsyth, Martin, Randolph and Union counties Tuesday, seeking to have their death sentences converted to life in prison without parole. The prisoners are: â&#x20AC;˘ Jathiyah Al-Bayyinah (formerly Terry D. Moore), convicted in Davie County in 1999 and again in 2003 in the murder of 71-year-old Simon Wilford Brown Jr. in Mocksville. â&#x20AC;˘ Guy LeGrande, convicted in Stanly County in 1996 for the murder of Ellen Munford and found incompetent for execution due to mental illness in 2008. â&#x20AC;˘ Shawn Bonnett, convicted in Martin County in 1996. â&#x20AC;˘ Jeremy Murrell, con-

victed in Forsyth County in 2006. â&#x20AC;˘ Kenneth Rouse, who was convicted in Randolph County in 1992. The prisoners, all of whom are black and had white victims, argue that racial bias, in the form of all-white or mostly white juries, helped land them on death row. Under the terms of a 2009 state law, the Racial Justice Act, the prisoners can use statistical evidence to argue their cases. The law allows judges to consider evidence that one racial group is being punished more harshly than members of other racial groups. Only Kentucky has an equivalent law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to take an objective look at it,â&#x20AC;? said Tye Hunter, executive director of the Durham-based Center for Death Penalty Litigation, which announced the filings Tuesday. Statistical analysis of death penalty sentences allow the state to know if some convicts are likelier to face capital punishment at least partly

The law allows judges to consider evidence that one racial group is being punished more harshly than members of other racial groups. because of race, Hunter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good to have some facts, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m confident North Carolina can figure out an appropriate way to improve,â&#x20AC;? he said. Hunter expects there will be more motions filed before an Aug. 10 deadline set by the law, but doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how many prisoners might get involved. Of 159 convicts on death row in North Carolina, 99 are nonwhite. The 87 black inmates make up more than half the death row population, while U.S. Census estimates put the black share of the statewide population at roughly 22 percent. District attorneys across the state are bracing for a wave of new motions filed under the law, including some filed by white death row inmates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re expecting all the people on death row to file

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and Bostonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Northeastern University, which concluded that a convicted killer is three times more likely to get a death sentence in North Carolina if the victim is white rather than black. Seth Edwards, president of the district attorneys conference and top prosecutor in Martin, Washington, Tyrrell, Hyde and Beaufort counties, has said race doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play a factor in prosecutorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; decisions to seek the death penalty.

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Labor Department wants back wages for Pace Airlines workers WINSTON-SALEM (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Workers who lost their jobs when North Carolina-based Pace Airlines went bankrupt may have a chance of getting up to four weeks of unpaid wages. The Winston-Salem Journal reported the N.C. Labor Department has filed a request with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court and the N.C.

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ed access to pools or instruction. Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tragedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;confirms what we are finding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this continuing cycle of people not knowing how to swim and their children not knowing how to swim and still being around water,â&#x20AC;? said Sue Anderson, USA Swimmingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Director of Programs and Services. Parental fear and lack of parental encouragement were the top two reasons children and parents gave for not swimming, Anderson said, adding that fear trumped any financial limitations in the study.

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ings occurred is near a public park, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a designated recreational or swimming area and there are no lifeguards on duty. The spot is often frequented by swimmers and fishermen, who must walk through woods along a path to reach the river. The city had just dug a trench to limit access to it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The river is a dangerous place. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no place to even put your foot in if you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to swim,â&#x20AC;? said Shreveport Fire Chief Brian Crawford. There was only one life jacket nearby and it was thrown to the victims, but none of them could reach it. The tragedy highlights an unsettling statistic among African-Americans like the teens who died: 69 percent of black children have little or no swimming ability, compared to 41.8 percent of white children, according to a study released last spring by the sports governing body USA Swimming. And African-Americans drown at a rate 20 percent higher than whites, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For decades, segregation limited the access of black people to public and private pools and the disparity continues because many poor and working class children still have limit-

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Back in the day, when “salad” meant a wedge of iceberg lettuce and a goodly coat of mayonnaise and catsup-based Russian dressing, all you had to do was keep all those ingredients on hand. It wasn’t hard because they’ve all been created to last just this side of forever. But we’ve expanded our notions of salad. The trick now is to keep up with the seasons. Just as the spring lettuces are gone, the tomatoes come in. All is well. Inevitably, though, we start looking for more variety as well as new uses for the other seasonal vegetables summer brings. (You know that old joke about the best thing to do with extra summer squash is leave a boxful on a neighbor’s door step, ring the bell, and run off and hide.) Here is a collection of salad ideas I’ve gathered from inventive — and maybe desperate — cooks in recent years. I should note that many of the cooks are young and male, which seems to mean they get ideas without worrying about what Mommy would say if she knew.

Mini Peppers Stuffed with Slaw Those little multi-colored gems are so pretty you can’t pass them up, but aside from stuffing them with cheese, what can you do? I’ve found two cabbage/slaw recipes, one sweet, the other not, that work perfectly in the little peppers. And they’re a delight visually, too. If you don’t have the little ones, you could create a similar effect by serving wedges of the big peppers with a spoonful of slaw on top.

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Mix the vegetables in a bowl. Boil the sugar, vinegar, salt, spices and horseradish until blended. Pour the mixture over the cabbage mix, cool, and let set or refrigerate for several hours. This keeps for days and days. Feeds thousands for the rest of the summer.

Grilled Vegetables I never thought of vegetables prepared as a salad until I saw the women in Tuscany do it. The beauty of the concept is that you use whatever vegetables you have around, especially summer squashes, eggplant, sweet peppers and

onions. It’s important here not to overcook anything. Keep thinking “salad.” Slice whatever vegetables you have no more than ¼ inch thick. Heat a griddle but do not grease it. Cook the vegetables until just brown on one side, turn them over and brown the second side. Cool on a rack. Serve with some ground pepper and kosher salt.

Carrot Salad For me, this comes in the “who knew?” category. Every carrot salad I’d ever had until this year was glopped up with mayo or sour cream and sugar or something unlikely such as canned pineapple. This delight is mostly just carrots with only a touch of seasoning. I use organically produced carrots and just scrub them with a metal pad so no peeling is necessary. Again, the food processor is my friend. 3 C. grated carrots juice of ½ lime 2 tsp. Dijon mustard Salt to taste

Sweet Slaw This recipe came from my friend Jon Crane, who says it makes enough to feed “millions for the entire summer.” The thing is, he insists on using an entire head of cabbage because he doesn’t like the stuff cooked. I’ve cut the recipe in half, and it still makes a lot. Incidentally, I use the food processor for the chopping and shredding and grating. ½ medium or small head green cabbage, shredded 1 carrot, grated

Mix all the ingredients and refrigerate for an hour or two before serving. The salad is OK the next day, but may require draining off some liquid. Serve as a relish or on a lettuce leaf or along with grilled vegetables.

Cabbage Relish – No sugar This is the relish/slaw I prefer because it’s not sweet. Some ex-Yankees never do develop a proper Southern sweet tooth. The original came from Laurel’s Kitchen, first published back in 1976. I’ve made it whenever I found good cabbage, and, again, use the food processor, which had barely been introduced to the world yet back then. Also, rather than green peppers, I like to use red, orange, and yellow bell peppers, which were not a widely available commodity in the 1970s. 2 C. shredded green cabbage ½ C. grated carrot ½ C. thinly sliced red onion ½ C. thinly sliced green pepper 2 tsp. salt

Grilled squash. ground pepper to taste 1 ⁄3 C. cider vinegar Mix all the ingredients and pack tightly into a pint jar. Add a little water, if needed, to cover the vegetables. They will shrink in the jar. Refrigerate at least overnight. The slaw will keep a week or two. Makes 1 pint.

Cucumber and Onion Salad This is another easy one that comes out of my Pennsylvania Dutch background. It contains no sour cream or other gooey substance and the only way making it could be easier would be lying on your back in the garden chewing on cucumbers. I usually peel them for this salad, but it’s pretty to leave strips of green so the slices have a bit of color. My preference for onions is standard yellow for fuller flavor. Cucumbers Onions Cider Vinegar Ice cubes Fresh chopped dill (optional)

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Slice cucumbers and onions in about equal amounts. Place them in a bowl. Pour in enough cider vinegar to cover them by a little more than

half. Add a handful of ice cubes. Refrigerate. If you use dill, add it shortly before serving. Cucumbers and onions prepared this way are good for several days.

Marinated Red Onion Boy, am I hooked on these onions. I found the recipe in Scott Conant’s book, “New Italian Cooking,” which I’ve liked mainly because in the pictures he’s so cute. Scott likes these onions with raw fish, but we don’t get a lot of that around here. They’re also good with grilled foods, scrambled eggs, sandwiches, and fried chicken. 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced ½ C. red wine vinegar ½ C. water ½ tsp. kosher salt Mix everything together, put it in a jar and refrigerate at least 24 hours before using. After that, the onions will stay good for a long time. The onions turn a lovely pink and the liquid turns rosy. Sometimes, if I have a few extra slices of red onion from something else, I just stick them into the jar and push them to the bottom. It seems to work. Makes about ¾ cup.

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Until four years ago, Dawn had a job and a vegetable garden just for the family table. Dawn left her job when her daughter Katie was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. The combination of learning more about the needs of an MS patient and

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Dear Parents: The thing about Facebook is that it provides one portal (so to speak) to convey and receive messages to and from a large group of people. When someone is in the hospital, Facebook might seem the most efficient way of letting people know. Your daughter-in-law wasn’t thinking of you when she posted her message on Facebook, but depending on the nature of your stepson’s health issues, it’s reasonable that she should not be think-

ing of you in the middle of a possible crisis. I realize that joining Facebook seems daunting; one way to handle this with your stepson and his wife would be to ask if they could give you a hand setting up a Facebook account and helping you to figure out how to use it. Tell them, “We realize you had a lot going on but please try to remember that it would be great to get a personal call if there’s an emergency.” Dear Amy: Our office is made up of a small group of pretty smart people. We have a new manager and a new style to get used to. Our weekly meetings, which used to be quick and efficient, now include a projector and a PowerPoint presentation (this is for around 15 people). Often the information we need is one sentence that could’ve been said out loud in a few seconds. Because all of us are on the run with really tight schedules, this matters — a lot. Recently one of these presentations was e-mailed to everyone after a meeting some people missed. Since it wasn’t possible to open the file on some mobile devices, the manager offered to print it out and put it on our desks. What a shock to see that there were fewer words in the printout than in the e-mail saying he didn’t have time to

retype it! This time-consuming overkill makes us feel as if we’re all in a third-grade reading class. With homework. On its face, it shouldn’t matter much, and maybe no one would mind, but it seems to convey a lack of understanding on the part of the manager. What gives with PowerPoint? Should it really be called PowerPlay? From a distance and from your perspective, what do you think this is about? What is the kindest way to address this respectfully? Thanks for your consistently good advice and for presenting it in a clever way. — A Fan Dear Fan: To the uninformed, let me explain PowerPoint using a few helpful bullet points. PowerPoint provides a way to convey information • Quickly • Rapidly • Repetitively • Repeatedly • Over and Over Again • Projected on the Wall There it is. Unfortunately, you can’t easily stop a new manager from being patronizing or wasting your time. You can assume that if he values the work you all do, he will adjust his style as you also adjust to him.

Fortunately, people who love PowerPoint also tend to like quarterly reviews. Given the opportunity, you could say, “I feel the staff meetings are long and cutting into our ability to produce. Is there something we could all do to help move the meetings along more quickly?” Dear Amy: In a recent column, you wrote about how to address formal mail to a married same-sex couple. Please allow me to suggest that you should address gay couples as Messrs Bill & Harry Smith. For lesbian couples, you should address them as Madams Mary & Harriet Smith. Adding hyphenated names is also permissible. — A Politically Correct Observer Dear Observer: You may be correct, but if I received a formal invitation addressed to “Madams,” I’d have to look for my hoop skirt. I know I left it somewhere. Send questions via e-mail to askamy@tribune.com or by mail to Ask Amy, Chicago Tribune, TT500, 435 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60611. Amy Dickinson’s memoir, “The Mighty Queens of Freeville: A Mother, a Daughter and the Town that Raised Them” (Hyperion), is available in bookstores.

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fundable when she discontinues the service. She has access to a fleet of cars parked around the city (several within a few blocks of her home). She can book the cars online. This scheme is useful when you need a car — or a second car — for a few hours to run errands. The hourly charges are reasonable and set up to discourage weekend rentals. Living in a major city where even parking is expensive, my daughter saves a ton of money by simply not having a car, without giving up the convenience of having one. — Miriam K., e-mail

• Surprising benefits. We have been helping to care for my husband’s elderly uncle for a few years. Last year, we found out about a benefit that is available for veterans or their widows. It is a tax-free benefit that helps defray costs for their long-term care. The website provides helpful information about the benefit and how to apply. Go to http://www.gbausa.org and

Michaels was seen this spring as a contestant himself, emerging as the winner of NBC’s reality competition “The NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Celebrity Apprentice.” Bret Michaels and TV correspondent Natalie Morales are Seacrest: Could be hosting this year’s Miss Uniweeks before ‘Idol’ verse Pageant. The Miss Universe Organi- judges set zation announced Tuesday that EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Michaels, the musician and reality TV star, and Morales, who (AP) — “American Idol” host reports for NBC’s “Today,” will Ryan Seacrest says it could be be presiding when the pageant weeks before the guessing airs live from Las Vegas on Aug. game over the show’s new judges comes to an end. 23 on NBC. At auditions for the Fox TV The two-hour special will gather contestants represent- singing contest Tuesday in East ing more than 80 countries. Rutherford, N.J., Seacrest said They will compete in three cat- he didn’t know how big the reegories: swimsuit, evening vamped panel will turn out to be. “American Idol” started gown and interview.

check it out. This was an unexpected blessing for our uncle, and I’m sure others would find this information helpful. — Susan G., e-mail

• Outing overages. Check with all the medical providers you have visited in recent years to see whether you have any overages on your accounts. Sometimes the insurance company pays the doctor more than expected, after the doctor has collected from you during your visits. This results in an overage, and the office rarely will tell you about it. You have to ask. If there is an overage, stay on top of them to collect it. Sometimes it takes six to eight weeks to get it, so be persistent. — June G., Georgia

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need to contribute to the family income led Dawn to becoming knowledgeable about herbs and how to grow them. Each week, Dawn brings a selection of freshly bagged herbs to the market. When finding fresh parsley or cilantro is difficult, Dawn will have it. She maintains a large, cool kitchen garden to grow annual herbs when it is too hot outside for them to thrive. Dawn has developed an interest in very small space gardens. She provides market-goers with tomatoes, okra, pumpkins and squash plants that grow in eight-inch square pots. As fall approaches, Dawn will have herbal crafts, herbal tea mixes and dried herbs. She is always willing to answer questions about cooking with herbs, drying herbs and using fresh and dried herbs. Dawn has

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Brown Turkey figs are available at many vendors this week. This sweet fruit is brown with hints of purple on the outside with a pink to red flesh which tastes like a combination of peach and strawberry. When selecting figs, you should look for a fresh fragrance and softness. Don’t worry about slits or tears in the skin as long as the smell is fresh. Figs do not improve after picking and are incredibly fragile when ripe. When you get figs home, refrigerate immediately until you are ready to use them. Change is a word you will hear frequently at the market in the coming weeks. Vendors are beginning to talk about late summer fruits and

vegetables becoming available. Green beans are becoming plentiful again. Browneyed and white-eyed peas shelled and unshelled are available, along with other field peas and lima beans. Wild Turkey Farms anticipates having a full line of beef cuts on Saturday. Local cantaloupes and watermelons are available in quantity. Don’t forget a bouquet of fresh flowers to bring the colors of summer inside.

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Reforms take right steps f a public school teacher has been suspended for improper conduct, the public should have access to that information. As of Oct. 1, North Carolinians will, thanks to a package of ethics reforms signed into law Monday by Gov. Beverly Perdue. One of its key stipulations makes any demotion, suspension or promotion of a state or local government employee, including teachers, a public record. If an employee is dismissed, the letter that goes into that employee’s personnel file also becomes public record. Ditto for salary histories. This corrects a serious flaw in personnel policy that has favored secrecy and stonewalling over transparency and disclosure. While some personnel matters should remain private, that doesn’t extend to serious improprieties that reflect on an employee’s suitability to hold a position of public trust. No longer should an employee who gets in trouble in one jurisdiction be able to obtain another position elsewhere because potential employers — or concerned citizens — lack ready access to relevant work history. In another victory for openness, the law provides that people who successfully sue over the improper withholding of public records can recover the legal costs incurred in their fight. This change helps empower people who want to obtain particular public records but may be dissuaded by fear of an expensive court battle. It also provides an additional incentive for agencies and government leaders to make sure their employees know the new public records rules — and follow them. The trend toward greater transparency also extends to the electoral realm, which is rife with opportunities for subterfuges and shenanigans involving donations and backroom deals. Citizens who want to follow the money in politics — always a good idea — should have a much easier time of it. The new law requires the State Board of Elections to create a database that will allow campaign finance searches by location, occupation, employer, contributor or recipient. It also puts some much-needed teeth in penalties for illegal campaign donations above $10,000, making them felonies instead of misdemeanors. It’s no coincidence that these reforms follow a high profile scandal involving former House Speaker Jim Black and come amid an ongoing investigation of former Gov. Mike Easley. Whether it’s personnel policies that keep the public in the dark about improprieties or campaign regulations that abet, or at least abide, secrecy, the public is ill-served by restrictions that impede their ability to make informed decisions. These changes help tip the scales toward transparency and openness.

Common sense

(Or uncommon wisdom, as the case may be)

“Don’t knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation if it didn’t change once in a while.” — Kin Hubbard

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ASHINGTON — Even as he steps up his campaigning and fundraising for Democratic candidates, President Barack Obama appears to be adjusting mentally and emotionally to the prospect that his post-election life will feature more dealings with Republicans. The history of past midterm elections shows regular gains for the opposition party and so far, all the polls look upbeat for the GOP. This is why there’s more talk these days in White House circles about measures that might attract bipartisan support. And why one inDAVID sider says, “If you asked BRODER the president what he would really like for Christmas, it would be a smart loyal opposition.” Of course, Obama’s definition of what would constitute wise, far-sighted Republican policy may bear no resemblance to what John Boehner or Mitch McConnell, the GOP leaders in Congress, have in mind. But he’s probably not expecting the kind of relationship that Lyndon Johnson enjoyed with Everett Dirksen, the Senate Republican leader who provided the votes that allowed passage of the great civil rights statutes of the 1960s. Obama would be well pleased if could have someone resembling what he recalls hearing about Bob Dole or Howard Baker, Republican Senate leaders who mostly opposed Democratic presidents but made common cause with them on certain na-

tional and international issues. For instance, it is clear that if Obama seeks Senate approval of the stalled free trade agreement with South Korea — a step that would shore up his Asian foreign policy and end the impasse on trade — he will need a higher percentage of votes from Republicans than he is likely to get from Democrats. Similarly, the extension of the basic elementary and secondary education aid bill, a priority that has slipped from this year to next, becomes much more manageable if Republican votes can be added to make up for any losses among Democrats who may be swayed by opposition from teachers unions or civil rights organizations. This is why Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan are always careful to credit George W. Bush for laying the groundwork for their own reforms with his No Child Left Behind program. It is more difficult to imagine how Obama will enlist Republican help on some of his other priorities. When the bipartisan commission on debt and deficits reports in December, many in the White House are doubtful that enough Republicans will sign on to provide at least 14 of 18 votes required for a consensus. But at minimum, its majority report is expected to point to a plausible formula for budgetary discipline and, with pressure from the president, force the congressional Republicans to come up with their own plan — not just say no. Obama is resigned to the fact that he will have to try again for energy and cli-

mate legislation, but how to make it bipartisan remains a puzzle. And immigration legislation remains a challenge, not only because of the political focus on the Arizona law dispute, but even more, in Obama’s view, because of the moral imperative for restoring law on the border and ending the stigma of noncitizenship. As the problem of long-term joblessness has drawn increasing White House attention, thoughts have turned again to the need for large-scale investment in all kinds of infrastructure projects, electronic as well as physical. Obama has set staffers to searching for innovative ways to finance such projects, with some form of public-private partnership, and has asked them to invite Republicans to come forward with ideas that could significantly reduce the ranks of seemingly permanent unemployed construction workers. Visitors to the White House get no sense that Obama accepts as valid the widespread Republican complaint that Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Harry Reid have systematically excluded the GOP members and their ideas. But if the election goes as most observers expect, Obama seems ready to test the Republicans for himself. As he has sometimes remarked, he is not the classic party animal. • • • David Broder’s e-mail address is davidbroder@washpost.com.

Breitbart may get a lesson in libel law From Republican political consultant and commentator Carter Wrenn, who writes about state and national politics at www.talkingaboutpolitics.com: expect Andrew Breitbart was telling the unvarnished truth when he told CNN he did not mean to smear Shirley Sherrod on his blog — that he meant to blast the NAACP because it had blasted the Tea Party and Mrs. Sherrod’s wounding was the political equivalent of what’s euphemistically called “collateral damage” over in Afghanistan. But now Mr. Breitbart’s got a bigger problem. Mrs. Sherrod has hired a lawyer, and in all likelihood Mr. Breitbart’s about to learn about a legal oddity first hand. When it comes to “free speech,” he — and every other American — has the right to call a politician just about anything he wants and not get sued — even lying is perfectly legal. But it doesn’t work that way with a “civilian” like Mrs. Sherrod. If Mr. Breitbart calls Mrs. Sherrod a racist, he had better be able to prove it. The fine old democratic theory at work here is peculiar. If an American can get hauled into court in the midst of a political campaign and a judge (say one appointed by President Obama) gets to decide whether he smeared Obama, it creates real problems — like giving Obama judges the power to dictate what Tea Partiers like Mr. Breitbart can say about Obama. So we don’t let judges do that. Which means if Mr. Breitbart calls Obama a racist, Obama’s recourse is to get a megaphone and holler back — which Obama’s at least as good at as Mr. Breitbart. On the other hand Mrs. Sherrod didn’t appoint any judges, hasn’t been elected to anything, doesn’t have political allies who appoint judges and giving her the right to sue Mr. Breitbart’s chops off isn’t likely to give any judge the right to muzzle folks attacking politicians. It’s kind of a strange law but in a way it makes a kind of common sense — though that might be hard for Mr. Breitbart to fathom right now.

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County cuts should be spread across more departments While I believe most of us understand the need for county fiscal reductions during iffy economic times, it’s less easy to comprehend why so few departments have been targeted. In particular, the parks and library cuts are rather draconian for two public services that provide so much essential value to the community on a daily basis. Why the library was targeted for such a substantial sum by County Manager Gary Page is somewhat beyond reason — especially after the significant personnel and service hour reductions taken just this past year. Would it not be less arbitrary and more equitable to spread these reductions across all (or most) departments and supported organizations? A few percentage points in savings from each department budget (or nonmandated portions of) would be far less traumatic than such substantial personnel reductions in critical community infrastructures. With some 24 county departments, plus other budget areas like economic development and tourism, the math suggests that necessary cuts would be far less painful if distributed in an equitable manner, rather than what appears to be a somewhat arbitrary selection process. As a concerned citizen, and I’m sure I speak for many, I hope, actually expect, that the county will take steps to ensure a more judicious and equitable cost reduction process. — C.J. Maddox Salisbury

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regulate his conduct. Ms. Cave’s removing the article without his consent may constitute trespass, if requested not to enter his premises, but her taking of his property is theft. Whatever her motives, no matter how pure, that doesn’t justify the taking. By altering the property without Clyde’s consent, she only adds salt to the wound. While trivial, the law has been broken. Ms. Cave’s communication to Mr. Overcash admitting she had the item, yet indicating no remorse and then returning the altered item — this indicates a desire to violate the law. Hopefully, we will not trivialize the breach of law because of the insanity of the crime. This is especially so, since Ms. Cave, despite returning the altered item, has retained an attorney and apparently has not expressed any degree of apology. Remember, the law is for all of us. — Arthur Steinberg Salisbury

Moderately Confused Underwear, art & legal abuse Saturday’s Post carried a humorless headline referring to the question of whether one may do as he or she wishes with private property (“What is art? Charges filed after underwear removed”). The incident’s progress through the legal system has drawn attention; several locals have already indicated their desire to be in court when the issue is heard on Aug. 26. Unless subject to a law or ordinance prohibiting one’s right of artistic expression, Clyde has the right to define art as he chooses. Ann Cave, executive director of the Rowan Arts Council, has no certification promoting her to the highly exalted position of “artistic dean” of what is permissible or not. If Clyde, an artistic type, wishes to be avantgarde, he has a constitutional right to the freedom of speech and expression of his ideas. Granted, hanging underwear on his window doesn’t meet with my interpretation of art, I still have no legal right or power to

Defending democracy We need to fight the super-rich people and greedy, monopolistic corporations. They will eliminate our democracy if the majority of Americans don’t stop it. Think of this as Paul Revere and his raiders riding through the villages and countryside of New England, calling to people at each stop, “To arms! To arms!” Not to take up weapons but the tools of democracy — newspapers and other media, inciting citizens, voting lobbies and others to get involved. Too many of our politicians are bought and paid for. But it seems to me that we Democrats are doing a much better job of moving the country forward, while the conservatives are obsessed with fears about debt. What do you think? — Cody Yasinsac Kannapolis

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Mud being pumped into oil well

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NEW ORLEANS — Engineers began pumping heavy drilling mud into the blown-out Gulf of Mexico oil well Tuesday in what they think is their best chance yet to reach the ultimate goal in a delicate process — snuffing one of the world’s largest spills for good. Crews began the long-awaited effort dubbed the “static kill” around 3 p.m. Central time, BP spokesman John Barnes told the Associated Press. The effort involves pumping mud and eventually, crews hope, cement down a pipe to seal off the source of the oil. Tests for the effort started a couple hours earlier as crews probed the broken well bore with an oil-like liquid to determine whether there were any obstructions in the well and to assess the pressure of the bore and the pump rates it could withstand. Crews should know within hours whether the mud is pushing down the oil as envisioned. But engineers still won’t know for more than a week whether the attempt achieved its goal because they have to wait for completion of an 18,000-foot relief well to reach the reservoir from the bottom. “This is a really positive step forward,” retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said earlier, calling it “good news in a time where that hasn’t been very much good news, but it shouldn’t be a cause for premature celebration.”

Panel clears way for mosque near ground zero in New York NEW YORK (AP) — Ignoring jeers and cries of “Shame on you,” a city commission on Tuesday denied landmark status to a building near the World Trade Center site that can now be demolished to make way for an Islamic community center and mosque. The Landmarks Preservation Commission said in voting 9-0 that the 152-year-old building isn’t distinctive enough to qualify as a landmark. The proposed mosque has emerged as a national political issue, with prominent Republicans from Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich lining up against it. The Anti-Defamation League, the nation’s most prominent Jewish civil rights group, also opposes it.

Hip hop singer Wyclef Jean to run for president of Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The former head of Haiti’s Chamber of Deputies says singer Wyclef Jean is about to announce his candidacy for president of a nation struggling to recover from the Jan. 12 earthquake. Former Deputy Pierre Eric Jean-Jacques tells the Associated Press that the hip hop artist will run as part of his coalition in the November election. Jean spokeswoman Cindy Tanenbaum declined to confirm the report. She JEAN said the singer would make an announcement Thursday night but declined to say what it would be. Rumors have swirled for months that Jean would run. The singer has always been careful not to rule out a run for the president and recorded a song “If I was President.” The 37-year-old was born outside Port-au-Prince but grew up in Brooklyn.

Missouri voters reject key provision of health care law JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters have strongly approved a new law that rejects a key provision of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul. Missouri’s law prohibits the government from requiring people to have health insurance or from penalizing them from paying for their own health care. That conflicts with a federal requirement that most people have health insurance or face penalties starting in 2014. Tuesday’s vote approving the ballot measure is seen as largely symbolic because federal law generally trumps state law. But it could portend trouble for the Democratic Party in November’s midterm election. Legislatures in other states have passed similar measures. But Missouri is the first state to challenge aspects of the law in a referendum.

Houston woman has quintuplets HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston woman has given birth to quintuplets with the help of 23 doctors in two operating rooms. Veronica Mayorga-Real, 30, delivered the three girls and two boys by Cesarean section Saturday at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston. Aaron, Priscilla, Matilde, Joel and Isaac weighed between 2 pounds 14 ounces and nearly 4 pounds. Dr. Ursula Nawab said Tuesday the babies required no support beyond oxygen, and two are already breathing on their own. The infants were born at 29 weeks — or 11 weeks premature — and will stay in the hospital for another six to eight weeks. There are only about 100 known sets of quintuplets in the world. Mayorga-Real and her husband, Enrique Mayorga, were using fertility drugs.

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a priest kneels in prayer with three women after the shooting tuesday in Manchester, conn.

‘Cold as ice’ Caught stealing, beer deliveryman kills eight, self MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — A driver caught stealing beer from the warehouse where he worked agreed to resign his job Tuesday and then as “cold as ice,” one of his victims said, went on a shooting rampage, killing eight people and injuring two before committing suicide. Omar Thornton, 34, pulled out a handgun after a meeting in which he was shown video evidence of the thefts and was offered the chance to quit or be fired. “Then he went out on this rampage,” company vice president Steve Hollander told The Associated Press. “He was cool and calm. He didn’t yell. He was cold as ice. He didn’t protest when we were meeting with him to show him the video of him stealing. He didn’t contest it. He didn’t complain. He didn’t argue. He didn’t admit or deny anything. He just agreed to resign. And then he just unexplainably pulled out his gun and started blasting.” Hollander said he thinks Thornton had guns stashed in his lunch box. The executive said two people standing right near him were shot in the head and killed, but he was only grazed in the jaw and the arm. “He shot at me twice and hit me a couple times. By just the grace of God, I don’t know how he missed me,” he said. About 50 to 70 people were in the Hartford Distributors warehouse about 10 miles east of Hartford during a shift change when the gunman opened fire around 7 a.m., said Brett Hollander, Steve Hollander’s cousin and a member of the family that

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owns the distributorship. “I was on the phone with 911 and then I saw him running outside of my office window, shooting his gun, carrying his lunch box, which must have had his weapons in it,” Steve Hollander said. “It doesn’t seem real to me now, it seems like I’m watching a movie.” The shooting was over in a matter of minutes. The victims were found all over the complex, and authorities said they didn’t know if Thornton fired randomly or targeted specific co-workers. After shooting his co-workers, Thornton called his mother, said Joanne Hannah, the mother of Thornton’s girlfriend. “He wanted to say goodbye and that he loved everybody,” she said. Thornton was alive when police got to the scene but killed himself before officers got to him, Manchester Police Chief Marc Montminy said. A police sharpshooter had approval to fire on Thornton when he killed himself, an official with knowledge of the scene told the AP on

condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss it. Workers had flooded out of the building as three teams of police officers raced into it, Montminy told the town’s board of directors Tuesday evening. “Some were hiding in the woods and some were hiding under cars,” he said. State police found weapons in the suspect’s car, Montminy said, without providing details. Steve Hollander said Thornton killed “many good people today for absolutely no reason at all, people who’ve never said an unkind word to him. ... He was just shooting at anyone that was near him and just cruelty beyond cruelty.” Hannah said her daughter, Kristi, had dated Thornton for the past eight years. Kristi Hannah did not return calls for comment. “Everybody’s got a breaking point,” Joanne Hannah said. Thornton, who was black, had complained of racial harassment and said he found a picture of a noose and a racial epithet written on a bathroom wall, Hannah said. Her daughter told her that Thornton’s supervisors told him they would talk to his co-workers. Brett Hollander said, “I can assure you there has never been any racial discrimination at our company.” A union official said Thornton had not filed a complaint of racism with the union or any government agency. “This is a disgruntled employee who shot a bunch of people,” Teamsters official Christopher Roos said.

Newcomer wins GOP nod in Michigan WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprise primary outcome, political newcomer Rick Snyder dispatched Michigan’s attorney general, a longtime congressman and two others Tuesday to win the Republican nomination in the race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero grabbed the Democratic nod, but the GOP candidate automatically became the favorite in the economically ailing state. Michigan has the nation’s second-highest unemployment rate — at 13.2 percent. With less than three months to the election, two-term Sen. Sam Brownback sailed to the GOP nomination in Kansas’ gubernatorial race. Democrat Robin Carnahan — a member of a famed Missouri political family — and seven-term GOP Rep. Roy Blunt secured spots on the November ballot in the state’s Senate race. Those outcomes were expect-

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ed in what otherwise has been a primary season filled with unanticipated results as tea party hopefuls shook up races across the country and voters spurned candidates aligned with the Washington establishment and political parties. Two other longtime politicians — GOP Reps. Jerry Moran and Todd Tiahrt — were locked in a close race for the party’s Senate nomination in Kansas. Seven-term Michigan Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick was poised to buck Tuesday night’s trend. State Sen. Hansen Clarke led Kilpatrick, 50-36 percent with 41 percent of precincts re-

porting. Clarke has stressed the legal problems of her son, Kwame Kilpatrick, who resigned as Detroit mayor in 2008 after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice. If Kilpatrick stumbles, she’d be the sixth incumbent lawmaker — the fourth from the House — to lose this year. In the Michigan governor’s race, Snyder — who grabbed attention with ads promoting himself as “one tough nerd” — overcame Attorney General Mike Cox, Rep. Pete Hoekstra and two others. A wealthy businessman, he was president and chief operating officer of computer maker Gateway Inc. In November, Snyder will face Bernero, who beat House Speaker Andy Dillon in the Democratic race. In Kansas, Brownback easily won the GOP gubernatorial nomination over a single opponent. State Sen. Tom Holland is unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

WASHINGTON (AP) — An illegal immigrant awaiting a deportation ruling has been charged with killing a nun and critically injuring two others in a drunken driving crash that has sparked criticism of how immigration enforcement is handled. A local official in the Virginia suburb where the crash happened and a congressman from another state have criticized federal officials for not removing the suspect from the country after previous arrests, and even U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano questioned why his deportation was taking so long. A spokeswoman for the nuns’ order, meanwhile, said they’re upset that the tragedy is being politicized. Twentythree-year-old MONTANO Carlos Martinelly Montano, who police say is illegally in the country, is charged with drunken driving, involuntary manslaughter and felony driving on a revoked license after the accident on Sunday in Virginia’s Prince William County. Montano’s car crossed a median Sunday morning when it hit the car carrying three nuns, police said. Sister Denise Mosier, 66, was pronounced dead on the scene, and two other nuns — Sister Charlotte Lange and Sister Connie Ruth Lupton — were critically injured and remained in a hospital on respirators Tuesday, according to Smith. Montano was arrested two times before and charged with MOSIER drunken driving, according to county police, and has also been arrested in separate incidents for other traffic-related offenses. Police say Montano, who is from Bolivia, was turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after at least one arrest, and a prosecutor said he knew of at least one other occasion he’d been referred to immigration officials. The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that Montano was released in 2008, pending an immigration judge’s review of his case. As of August 2010, a judge had not ruled on his deportation. Corey Stewart, the chairman of Prince William County’s Board of Supervisors, says the accident highlights the need for federal immigration reform. Stewart championed and implemented one of the nation’s strictest county-level anti-illegal immigration policies. The local law requires that police inquire about the immigration status of all people arrested on suspicion of violating a state or local law. A Catholic nun and spokeswoman for the Benedictine Sisters of Virginia says sisters of the three nuns involved in the accident have always stayed out of the debate over immigration. Sister Glenna Smith says the Catholic nuns have always provided social services regardless of immigration status, and they are upset the tragedy has become fodder for policy debate. “The Benedictine Sisters are dismayed and saddened that this tragedy has been politicized and become an apparent forum for the illegal immigration agenda,” Smith said. “It is not optional for us to choose mercy and forgiveness. We know this young man will be brought to justice, that’s appropriate, and we hope he will learn to make better choices.”

Pa. worker charged in autistic man’s hot-van death PENNDEL, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania counselor was charged with manslaughter Tuesday in the heat death of a 20-year-old autistic man left for hours in a hot van, but her lawyer said many people share in the blame. Stacey Strauss, 40, of Philadelphia was arraigned on a felony neglect charge and misdemeanor counts of involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment. According to court papers, Strauss denied being assigned to care for Bryan Nevins on an outing the day of his death. Nevins was found dead in the rear seat of a scorching hot van

about five hours after a small group returned July 24 to Woods Services, a residential treatment program in suburban Philadelphia. The temperatures that day reached 97 degrees. Strauss had called a supervisor from a nearby amusement park that morning to say Nevins was causing problems, biting himself and trying to bite another client, the police affidavit states. She was told the group should return home. They returned to the Langhorne campus from Sesame Place at about 12:30 p.m. Strauss, who was driving the van, told authorities she was only

responsible for one client while the other counselor on the trip was responsible for the other three. But her supervisor told police she had assigned Strauss to watch Nevins and a second client. Bucks County prosecutors expect Strauss will post her $50,000 bail by Wednesday. “My son was essentially murdered by this woman,” William Nevins, a retired New York City homicide detective who lives in Oceanside, N.Y., told The Associated Press. “Now we’ll see what the people of Bucks County think the life of a disabled person is worth.” He described his son, a triplet,

as severely autistic but said he enjoyed music, running, swimming and other simple things. He and a triplet brother had previously been well cared for in their five years at Woods Services, the father said. “He could be troublesome at times,” said William Nevins, 58. “But on the whole, he was very friendly, very loving, very outgoing.” Authorities said Bryan Nevins spoke only a few words, and had a care plan that required constant, arms-reach supervision on trips and within-sight supervision on the Woods campus.

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SPARTANBURG, S.C. — When DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart would discuss the NFL rushing record they set last season, it wouldn’t take them long to praise their fullback. Brad Hoover was the bruising blocker the Panthers relied on for 10 seasons — until he was the victim of Carolina’s offseason purge of veterans. Now Williams and Stewart — the first set of teammates since the 1970 merger to each rush for over 1,100 yards — must rely on second-year pro Tony Fiammetta to duplicate their success this year. “Still a little bit different in the back because Hoover thought as a tailback because

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MANKATO, Minn. — Even though Brett Favre has told some of his teammates he’s calling it a career, the Minnesota Vikings are hoping for one last change of heart from the quarterback who just can’t stay retired. Favre has started to contact teammates and Vikings officials to say he will not return for a 20th NFL season, tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said Tuesday evening. “He told a couple guys on our team he’s going to retire,” Shiancoe said after practice. “He hasn’t told me yet. I’m going to check my phone right now, but it hasn’t been said publicly yet, so I don’t know what to believe.” Earlier Tuesday, a person

with knowledge of the situation told The AP that the 40-yearold Favre contacted the Vikings to say he wouldFAVRE n’t return this season because his injured left ankle is not responding as well to surgery and rehabilitation as he had hoped. Coach Brad Childress said Favre had not told him directly that he plans to retire as of Tuesday morning. The coach would not confirm Favre’s status with the team, calling it a “fluid situation,” and he was unavailable for comment after the evening practice.

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PREP BASEBALL

BY EDWARD G. ROBINSON III Raleigh News and Observer

Virginia Tech football coaches sent e-mails to players last week informing them of their underdog status headed into a nationally televised season-opener against Boise State on Sept. 6. Prognosticators, the note read, already had counted them out against a team expected to compete for a national title. That news came as just one more reminder to players in Blacksburg, Va., that their neutral-site game against the Broncos — the defending WAC champions ranked as high as No. 2 on some preseason lists — is marked on the calendar as one of the football season’s big games. “Ever since TAYLOR they announced the date, it’s been the talk of the town,” Virginia Tech senior quarterback Tyrod Taylor said last week. High-profile early-season contests were the talk of the league at the ACC’s media kickoff last week, with players and coaches revealing excitement about the compelling schedule of nonconference games. North Carolina opens on Sept. 4 against LSU in Atlanta, a primetime nationally televised game on ABC. Miami travels north to Ohio State on Sept. 11 while Florida State plays at Oklahoma. Duke hosts defending national champion Alabama on Sept. 18. While coaches focused much of their conversations on securing an ACC championship and berth in the FedEx Orange Bowl, they spoke frankly about the growth of the conference and the opportunities they have to showcase the league’s talent against some of the nation’s best conferences. The ACC will face teams from the SEC, Big 12, Big Ten, Pac 10 and WAC. “I think it can open eyes,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. “I think it can set a standard for where we are and what we’re doing.” “I’m going to pull for them,” Miami coach Randy Shannon said of the Seminoles’ matchup against the Sooners. “I’m very proud of what we’re doing in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and I absolutely will be pulling for North Carolina,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. “A lot of Duke people may get angry with me about that, but I’m going to be pulling hard for North Carolina to pick up a big win early in the year.” Cutcliffe, who coached in the SEC at Ole Miss and Tennessee for 25 years, said the conference is headed in the right direction.

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Aaron Rimer, right, chats with South Rowan head coach Thad Chrismon during a game in March. Rimer is the Cavaliers’ new head coach.

Helpful primer for Rimer BY MIKE LONDON mlondon@salisburypost.com

SPENCER — Cut from his seventh-grade basketball team, Aaron Rimer turned disappointment into triumph. He rechanneled his energy to the wrestling mat and weight room, and while he was a student at North Rowan he twice qualified for the

state tournament. He placed second at 145 pounds in 2001. Rimer, 26, now brings his intensity and enthusiasm to his new job as North’s head baseball coach. Rimer’s young, but he’s qualified. He played baseball for two steady winners — Bill Kesler at North and Jim Gantt at Catawba. Rimer graduated from Catawba in 2006 with a degree in sports man-

agement and believed his days on ballfields were behind him. “I really didn’t have thoughts about coaching when I finished at Catawba,” Rimer said. “But Coach (David) Wright was looking for an assistant at West Rowan, Coach Gantt gave him my name and Wright called me out of the blue. When Wright contacted me, I really didn’t even know who he was, but

I had a blast working with him at West.” That first step into the coaching ranks led Rimer to his current position as a P.E. teacher at North. He’s assisted Rob Linder with the Cavaliers the past two seasons. Linder resigned recently. He was 19-48 in three seasons.

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Charlotte gets final OK to start program Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Charlotte has cleared its final hurdle to start a football program in 2013. North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue this week signed a capital projects bill that includes funding for the 49ers’ stadium construction. It was the last ceremonial move needed to start a team at the Football Championship Subdivision level. “We’ve done it,” Charlotte athletic director Judy Rose said. “To think that what was started way back with the initial feasibility study — and

even before that with the grassroots movement — has now received the final go-ahead. It’s extremely satisfying. “This has not been an easy process, but nothing worthwhile ever is. There are no more ifs, no more votes, no more apROSE provals. We will play football in 2013. It’s a done deal.” Chancellor Philip Dubois first recommended football in 2008 and the board of trustees ap-

proved the move. The school has since been scrambling to raise $23 million to build a 15,000-seat on-campus stadium. The school of 22,000 students is one of the largest in the nation without football. Charlotte competes in the non-football Atlantic 10 in other sports, and Rose is attempting to get the football team in a league. “This is a great time to be a Niner,” Dubois said. “We hope that the entire community will make us their ‘home team’ on Saturdays.”

2B • WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010

TV Sports Wednesday, Aug. 4 BIG LEAGUE BASEBALL 8 p.m. ESPN2 — World Series, championship game at Easley, S.C. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Chicago White Sox at Detroit

Area schedule Wednesday, August 4 INTIMIDATORS BASEBALL 7:05 p.m. Greensboro Grasshoppers at Kannapolis

Legion baseball Teams Kernersville, N.C. Post 36 Sumter, S.C. Post 15 Bayamon, P.R. Post 48 Conyers, Ga. Post 77 Boynton Beach, Fla. Post 164 Dyersburg, Tenn., Post 30 Coumbia, Tenn., Post 19 (host) Tuscaloosa, Ala. Thursday, Aug. 5 Game 1 — Tuscaloosa (43-16) vs. Kernersville, N.C. (31-15), 11 a.m. Game 2 — Bayamon, P.R. vs. Florida Game 3 — Sumter, S.C. (31-3) vs. Dyersburg, Tenn. (33-12) 6 p.m. Game 4 — Conyers, Ga. (22-7) vs. Columbia, Tenn. (32-12) Friday, August 6 Game 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3, 11 a.m. Game 6 — Loser Game 2 vs. Loser Game 4 Game 7 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 3, 6 p.m. Game 8 — Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 4

Minor Leagues South Atlantic Northern Division W L Pct. GB 24 14 .632 — Lakewood (Phillies) Hickory (Rangers) 22 15 .595 11⁄2 Greensboro (Marlins) 20 18 .526 4 Kannapolis (White Sox) 17 21 .447 7 West Virginia (Pirates) 17 21 .447 7 Delmarva (Orioles) 16 22 .421 8 Hagerstown (Nationals) 13 25 .342 11 Southern Division W L Pct. GB Asheville (Rockies) 22 16 .579 — 22 16 .579 — Greenville (Red Sox) Charleston (Yankees) 20 18 .526 2 Lexington (Astros) 20 18 .526 2 19 18 .514 21⁄2 Augusta (Giants) Rome (Braves) 18 20 .474 4 Savannah (Mets) 15 23 .395 7 Tuesday’s Games Greenville 3, Lakewood 2 Hickory 5, Asheville 3 Rome 7, Savannah 4 Augusta 5, Charleston 4, 15 innings Hagerstown 8, Lexington 5 Kannapolis 6, Greensboro 4 West Virginia 10, Delmarva 6 Wednesday’s Games Savannah at Rome, 1 p.m. Lakewood at Greenville, 7 p.m. Asheville at Hickory, 7 p.m. Lexington at Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m. Greensboro at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m. Charleston at Augusta, 7:05 p.m. Delmarva at West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Lakewood at Greenville, 7 p.m. Savannah at Rome, 7 p.m. Asheville at Hickory, 7 p.m. Greensboro at Kannapolis, 7:05 p.m. Lexington at Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m. Delmarva at West Virginia, 7:05 p.m. Charleston at Augusta, 7:05 p.m.

Major Leagues Late Monday Athletics 6, Royals 0 Kansas City Oakland ab r h bi ab r h bi Getz 2b 4 0 1 0 Crisp cf 4 0 1 1 Kendall c 3 0 0 0 Barton 1b 4 0 0 0 Kaaihu ph 1 0 0 0 KSuzuk c 4 1 0 0 BButler 1b 2 0 0 0 Cust dh 2 1 2 0 JGuilln dh 3 0 0 0 Kzmnff 3b 4 0 1 1 Betemt 3b 2 0 1 0 ARosls 2b 3 1 1 0 Gordon lf 2 0 0 0 RDavis rf-lf 4 2 2 2 Maier rf 3 0 1 0 Watson lf 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 YBtncr ss 3 0 0 0 Gross rf GBlanc cf 2 0 0 0 Pnngtn ss 3 0 1 0 Totals 25 0 3 0 Totals 31 6 9 5 Kansas City 000 000 000—0 Oakland 100 220 01x—6 Dp—Kansas City 1, Oakland 5. Lob— Kansas City 2, Oakland 9. 2b—Betemit (10), Watson (1). Hr—R.davis (5). Sb—Crisp (14), Barton (4). S—Pennington. H R ER BB SO IP Kansas City Bannister L,7-11 5 7 5 5 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 Bullington G.Holland 1 2 1 1 2 0 Oakland 9 3 0 0 4 3 Cahill W,11-4 T—2:22. A—10,047 (35,067).

Padres 10, Dodgers 5 San Diego ab HrstnJr 2b 5 MTejad ss 5 Mujica p 0 0 Frieri p AdGnzl 1b 4 Ludwck rf 5 Headly 3b 5 Torreal c 5 Venale lf 2 Denorfi cf 5 Richrd p 2 R.Webb p 1 ECarer ss 1

Los Angeles h bi ab r h bi 0 0 Pdsdnk lf 5 0 0 0 2 2 Furcal ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 Mnstrs p 0 0 0 0 0 0 Paul ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sherrill p 0 0 0 0 2 0 Kemp cf 5 1 5 3 4 3 Loney 1b 5 0 2 0 3 1 Blake 3b 4 0 2 0 1 4 Ethier rf 5 0 1 0 1 0 RMartn c 3 1 1 0 1 0 Theriot 2b 4 2 1 0 0 0 Kuroda p 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bellird ph 1 0 1 1 JefWvr p 0 0 0 0 JCarrll ss 1 1 0 0 39 5 14 5 Totals 40101410 Totals San Diego 000 523 000—10 Los Angeles 000 202 010— 5 E—Hairston Jr. (7), Blake (12), R.martin (10). Dp—San Diego 2, Los Angeles 1. Lob— San Diego 8, Los Angeles 12. 2b—M.tejada (1), Headley 2 (23), Kemp (21). Hr—Headley (8), Venable (9), Kemp (18). Sb—Venable (18). S—Richard. Sf—Venable. IP H R ER BB SO San Diego 1 Richard W,9-5 5 ⁄3 10 4 4 3 6 3 0 0 0 0 R.Webb 12⁄3 Mujica 1 1 1 1 0 0 Frieri 1 0 0 0 1 3 Los Angeles Kuroda L,8-10 4 7 5 4 1 1 Jef.Weaver 2 5 5 5 1 3 Monasterios 2 1 0 0 1 1 Sherrill 1 1 0 0 0 1 HBP—by Richard (Blake). T—3:14. A—40,860 (56,000). r 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 0

Prep football Regular season Opening weeks Friday, August 20 A.L. Brown at Statesville Hickory Ridge at Carson Davie at Alexander Central East Rowan at North Rowan South Rowan at Salisbury Central Cabarrus at West Rowan NW Cabarrus at Mooresville Friday, August 27 South Rowan at A.L. Brown North Rowan at Carson Davie at Page East Rowan at Salisbury West Rowan at NW Cabarrus

Team-by-team Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8

Carson Hickory Ridge North Rowan Salisbury at West Davidson at Robinson Statesviille at East Rowan West Rowan

Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5

at North Iredell South Rowan at West Iredell open