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LEE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION

HAITI

District extends Moss’ contract

Superintendent earns another year on to 3-year deal; Moss ‘satisfied’

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

HAITIANS, OTHERS KEEP SEARCHING FOR BODIES With 150,000 bodies already in mass graves, international teams, grieving families, sympathetic neighbors and sometimes even strangers were pulling at the rubble with tools or bare hands in countless corners of Port-au-Prince Page 12A

SANFORD — The Lee County Board of Education unanimously approved an extension of Superintendent Jeff Moss’s contract at a called meeting Monday afternoon.

Moss’s contract was originally scheduled to run out June 30, 2012. The board extended

the contract a full year, to June 30, 2013, during a closed session at the meeting according to Chairman Bill Moss Tatum.

Tatum added that the extension would

come with no monetary gains or changes in structure.

Moss began his run as superintendent of Lee County Schools on Jan. 20, 2009. He previously worked in Hoke, Stanly and Beaufort counties.

He said he was satisfied with his first year on the job.

INSIDE

See Moss, Page 6A

In the spirit of education and report cards, The Herald grades Jeff Moss’ first year as Lee County’s superintendent, giving high marks for recent programs but docking points for a few communication breakdowns.

Opinion, Page 4A

A BREAK IN THE WINTER

HEALTH CARE

DEMOCRATS UNITE BEHIND STRATEGY Democratic congressional leaders are uniting around their last, best hope for salvaging President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul Page 9A

ECONOMY

OBAMA VOWS TO SAVE THE MIDDLE CLASS Declaring America’s middle class is “under assault,” President Barack Obama unveiled plans Monday to help hurting families pay their bills, save for retirement and care for their kids and aging parents Page 10A

ENTERTAINMENT APPLE’S TABLET COULD BE A GAME CHANGER The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don’t read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market Page 11A

STATE STATE DEMS AGAIN FACE CORRUPTION RAP For the past decade, North Carolina Democrats in charge of state government have been successful persuading the public they’re unlike fellow party colleagues who’ve ended up behind bars Page 8A

TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE

Vol. 80, No. 20 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

Secia Mendoza, 4, enjoys the warm weather at Kiwanis Family Park on Monday in Sanford. The warmth won’t stick around long with the forecast for Friday and Saturday calling for highs in the lower 40s and lows in the 20s. (More weather, Page 12A) ASHLEY GARNER/The Sanford Herald

2010 ELECTION

COMING WEDNESDAY

Filing period just around the corner for election season

By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Election season is once again just around the corner, as the filing period for several county, state and federal seats begins in about two weeks.

The filing period for the May primary and November general election opens Feb. 15 and runs through Feb. 26.

Countywide offices which are up for election in November include Lee County sheriff (currently held by Republican Tracy Carter), district attorney (currently held by Republican Susan Doyle), and three non-partisan seats on the Lee County Board of Education.

Additionally, Democratic Lee County commissioners Robert Reives, Amy Dalrymple and Jamie Kelly and Republican Commissioner

HAPPENING TODAY n The Republican Party of Lee County’s monthly meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Carolina Trace Country Club. The title of this month’s program will be “Victory 2010.”

CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

Online Throughout the election season, visit sanfordherald. com and click “Election 2010” along the left-hand side of our site to follow stories on all local/state/national stories that affect you

Linda Shook are also up for re-election. Of the Lee County seats, only Carter has publicly announced a re-election bid.

Democrat Butch Johnson has also announced that he’ll run.

On the state level, state Rep. Jimmy Love (D-Sanford) and state Sen. Bob Atwater (D-Chatham) will both face voters. U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) is also seeking re-election. Four Republican candidates from across North Carolina’s second congressional district have announced plans to challenge him.

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Blood Done Sign My Name The one-man show, “Blood Done Sign My Name” — based on a book of the same name by Tim Tyson — has been adapted for the stage by writer and actor Mike Wiley, who’ll bring the story to life beginning Friday at Temple Theatre. Wednesday, read our interview with Wiley and learn why he’s taken on the role.

ONLINE TONIGHT Biggest Loser After tonight’s episode of “Biggest Loser” on NBC, visit sanfordherald.com to read Katelyn Holshouser’s take on this week’s show and to see how Sanford’s Migdalia Sebren performed.

High: 50 Low: 28

INDEX

More Weather, Page 12A

OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Lester Edgerton Sr., 60; Jeremy Jones, 35; Rex Mann Bear Creek: Martha Peoples, 54

GOP leaders want to exempt North Carolinians from the health care debate

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Corrections The Herald is committed to accuracy and factual reporting. To report an error or request a clarification, e-mail Editor Billy Liggett at bliggett@sanfordherald.com or Community Editor Jonathan Owens at owens@sanfordherald.com or call (919) 718-1226.

On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

TODAY n The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet jointly with members of the Central Carolina Community College Board of Trustees to discuss budget matters for 2010-11. The meeting will be held at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center beginning at 4 p.m. n The Chatham County Board of Health will meet at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Public Health Department Classroom, 80 East St., Pittsboro. n The Republican Party of Lee County will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Carolina Trace Country Club.

WEDNESDAY n The Sanford City Council Law & Finance Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at City Hall.

FEB. 1 n The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 3 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. n The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. at the Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Adelide Christine Taylor, Dustin Arroyo Garcia, Elizabeth Monique Harrington, Dawn Oldham Tripp, Larry W. Sharpe, Regina Garrett, Marchelle Burns, Samantha Shue, Paulette McDougald, James Robert Smith, Robert Hayes, Electa Cox-Person, Evelyn Douglas-Winfield, Robert Lucas, Janice V. McMillian-Bell, Thomas Joseph Knight, Jordan Salmon, Tashia McDougald, Tatsley Byrd, Niya Allen and Steve Hibbard.

CELEBRITIES: Actress Anne Jeffreys is 87. Actress Joan Leslie is 85. Cartoonist Jules Feiffer is 81. Sportscaster-actor Bob Uecker is 75. Actor Scott Glenn is 71.

Singer Jean Knight is 67. Activist Angela Davis is 66. Rock musician Corky Laing (Mountain) is 62. Alt-country singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is 57.

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SanLee Middle School students held a canned food drive and collected 1,944 pounds of food to be delivered to the Christian United Outreach Center of Lee County.

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SATURDAY

n The Republican Party of Lee County’s monthly meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Carolina Trace Country Club. The title of this month’s program will be “Victory 2010.” n The Lee County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Lee County Library Auditorium, 107 Hawkins Ave. for a “Show and Tell” session. Members and guests may bring either historical artifacts or genealogical stories to share. It is an informal meeting, with each presentation lasting less than 10 minutes. Guests are welcome to join in, listen and learn. For more information, call 499-7661. n A workshop on the use and maintenance of home septic systems will be held at the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro at 7 p.m. The workshop is sponsored by Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension and the Chatham County Public Health Department’s Division of Environmental Health. People are requested to pre-register by calling (919) 542-8202. There is a $5 registration fee, payable at the door, which includes refreshments and workshop materials. Checks should be made payable to Chatham County Cooperative Extension. For more details, contact Anne Lowry at (919) 542-8310.

WEDNESDAY n A blood drive will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. at Center United Methodist Church, 4141 S. Plank Road. To schedule an appointment, contact Carolee Mitchell at (919) 718-8157. n Sanford Jobseekers, a communitybased support group for those seeking employment, will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church. This week’s program: Brenda Burgess from Computer-

Today is Tuesday, Jan. 26, the 26th day of 2010. There are 339 days left in the year.

Blogs This day in history: On Jan. 26, 1950, India officially proclaimed itself a republic as Rajendra Prasad took the oath of office as president.

In 1788, the first European settlers in Australia, led by Capt. Arthur Phillip, landed in present-day Sydney.

In 1837, Michigan became the 26th state.

In 1841, Britain formally occupied Hong Kong, which the Chinese had ceded to the British.

In 1861, Louisiana seceded from the Union.

In 1870, Virginia rejoined the Union.

In 1925, actor Paul Newman was born in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

In 1942, the first American expeditionary force to go to Europe during World War II went ashore in Northern Ireland.

In 1960, National Football League team owners chose Pete Rozelle to be the new commissioner, succeeding the late Bert Bell.

In 1962, the United States launched Ranger 3 to land scientific instruments on the moon — but the probe missed its target by more than 22,000 miles.

In 1979, former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller died in New York at age 70.

One year ago: The impeachment trial of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich opened in Springfield, with Blagojevich refusing to take part, saying the rules were biased against him.

If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225. ized Tax Services will speak on tips for filing income taxes during unemployment times.

All seeking jobs are invited to take advantage of this support group. n The Lee County Library offers story time at 10 a.m. The program is designed for children up to 2 and lasts approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group.

THURSDAY n The Lee County Library offers story time at 11 a.m. The program is aimed at children ages 3 and up, and lasts 30 to 45 minutes.

Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group.

FRIDAY n A groundbreaking ceremony for the Endor Iron Furnace Greenway Trail will be held at 2 p.m. at Riverbirch Corner shopping center. (Rain date is scheduled for Feb. 5). n Temple Theatre will present the oneman show, “Blood Done Sign My Name,” the best-selling memoir by North Carolina author Tim Tyson adapted for the stage by playwright and actor Mike Wiley. The story focuses on the racially motivated murder of a 23-year-old black U.S. Army veteran and the resulting social upheaval in Oxford.

Show time is 8 p.m. For tickets, visit templeshows.com or call (919) 774-4155.

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n The Lee County Quiz Bowl competition will be held at 10 a.m. at the McSwain Center in Sanford. The contest will feature all four Lee County high schools. n Temple Theatre will present the oneman show, “Blood Done Sign My Name,” the best-selling memoir by North Carolina author Tim Tyson adapted for the stage by playwright and actor Mike Wiley. For tickets, visit templeshows.com or call (919) 7744155. n How can you identify trees when they have no leaves? Join the Grand Trees of Chatham during a free workshop from 1-4 p.m. to find out how buds, bark and twigs can be used to recognize Chatham County’s native trees. The workshop will be held at the Triangle Land Conservancy’s White Pines Nature Preserve south of Pittsboro.

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AROUND OUR AREA HARNETT COUNTY

Dunn mayor, wife, 4 others hurt in collision

FALCON (MCT) — Dunn Mayor Oscar Harris, his wife and four other people were injured Sunday afternoon in a car crash in northwestern Sampson County, the Highway Patrol reported.

Harris said he and his wife, Jean, were “banged up� and had bruises but should be OK. They were being treated at Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital in Dunn on Sunday evening.

The wreck happened about 4:30 p.m. on U.S. 13 at Autry Mill Road, said Highway Patrol Trooper Greg Steffens.

Joel Santiago of Fayetteville Highway in Godwin was driving a Ford SUV with three passengers when he ran the stop sign on Autry Mill Road, Steffens said.

Harris said he was driving on U.S. 13 when the Ford suddenly appeared in front of his car, a Cadillac SUV. He crashed into the Ford, he said, knocked it into a ditch, then hit it again.

Two of Santigo’s passengers, Michelle Wolfe of Harnett-Dunn Highway in Dunn, and her 3-year-old son, Conner, were thrown from the vehicle, Steffens said. Michelle Wolfe wasn’t wearing a seat belt and Conner was not in a child safety seat, Steffens said. The soft ground helped them to avoid potentially fatal injuries -— “thank God for rain and mud,� Steffens said.

Santiago was charged with running a stop sign, driving without a license, not using a child safety seat and with having open containers of alcohol in the car.

Santiago was not driving while impaired, Steffens said, but had open beer cans in the car. — Fayetteville Observer

LEE COUNTY

‘Blood Done Sign My Name’ coming to Temple Friday

SANFORD — The one-man show “Blood Done Sign My Name,� — based on a book of the same name by Tim Tyson — has been adapted for the stage by writer and actor Mike Wiley, who will bring the story to life at Temple Theatre beginning Friday through Feb. 7.

This show is a limited engagement so there will only be six shows, this Friday through Sunday and the

same days next week. The Friday and Saturday evening shows are at 8 p.m., and the Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m.

Tyson will be present for both of the Sunday matinees. Also, there will be “talk back� sessions following each of the shows between the actor and the audience.

The sponsors for the show are Wilson & Reives, Attorneys at Law, Richard and Carol Carlson, Dr. Webb and Ann McCracken, and Drs. Paul Howard and Barbara James.

For tickets or to learn more about this show, visit the Temple Theatre website at www.templeshows.com or call our Box Office at (919) 774-4155. — from staff reports

MOORE COUNTY

County considers boundaries for 2 new schools CARTHAGE (MCT) — The Moore County Board of Education is considering attendance boundaries for two new schools scheduled to open in August.

The school board is expected to vote on the boundaries for Crain’s Creek Middle School and West Pine Elementary School in March, after a public hearing in February, said Tim Lussier, a spokesman for Moore County schools. A date for the public hearing has not been set.

The new schools will ease crowded conditions at New Century Middle School, said Larry Upchurch, deputy superintendent for the school system.

New Century has more than 900 students. There are nine mobile units on campus.

Upchurch said the new middle school cost $17.8 million and the elementary school cost $12.7 million.

School officials said they tried to keep communities together in drawing the proposed attendance lines for West Pine Elementary School. “We tried to avoid one side of the street going to one school and another side going to another,� Upchurch said.

West Pine Elementary is at 272 Archie Road in West End. The boundary divides N.C. 211 and N.C. 5. The plan pulls 315 students from Pinehurst Elementary and 114 students from West End Elementary. — Fayetteville Observer

Town board votes to fund festival

By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

BROADWAY — The Broadway Board of Commissioners appropriated on Monday $18,300 in money to fund the 2010 “Broadway Our Way� festival. $5,000 of the is proceeds from last year’s inaugural festival.

The 2010 festival is set for April 17 in downtown

Broadway. Planning is still under way for the festival.

A planning meeting is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at Broadway Town Hall; the public is invited to attend.

Town Manager Bob Stevens noted that “the festival is expected to pay for itself� through vendor fees and other revenue.

The commissioners also heard an audit report from city of Sanford

financial staff, who said a recent audit of the town’s 2008-09 fiscal year was “clean.�

In other business, Stevens told the commissioners that the Lee County Board of Elections has scrapped an early voting station in Broadway due to low turnout — at the request of town staff. “The numbers just didn’t make sense,� he

said. “In a county as small as this one, you’re going to have an opportunity to vote somewhere in that early voting period.�

The county will still maintain two early voting sites at the Lee County Board of Elections on Steele Street in Sanford and at the McSwain Agricultural Extension Building on Tramway Road.

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Valentine’s fundraiser to go toward library PITTSBORO— During the week leading up to Valentine’s Day (February 8-14), patrons of the Chatham Public Library system can pay off library fines by donating nonperishable food items to benefit two local food pantries.

Everyone is invited to bring non-perishable food items to local libraries during that period, not just those who owe fines. The food will be donated to both CORA, a countywide food pantry alliance based in Pittsboro, and the West Chatham Food Pantry, a network serving Siler City and western areas of the county.

The Food for Fines program has been suc-

cessfully used in other communities as a way to help patrons with limited budgets, while also helping local food banks and the libraries.

The program has helped put missing books back into the libraries so that others can read them.

For each dollar of fines owed, a library patron should bring one nonperishable food item to one of the three county libraries, located in Pittsboro, Siler City and Goldston on February 814 during regular library hours. The food items collected at the Wren Library in Siler City will go to the West Chatham Food Pantry in Siler City.

According to CORA, the most needed food

Local Briefs LCCO conductor accepted into workshop SANFORD — After a competitive application process, Lee County Community Orchestra Music Director Tara Villa Chamra was accepted as a participant in an orchestral conducting workshop sponsored by the Conductors Guild and hosted by the Richmond Symphony.

During the threeday workshop, Monday through Wednesday, Chamra will conduct sessions with the Richmond Symphony, under the tutelage of Victor Yampolsky, a world renowned Russian violinist and

conductor. She will also have an opportunity to work with the Richmond Symphony Choir under the direction of Erin Freeman. In addition, she will be attending seminars with American composer-in-residence Jennifer Higdon.

items are: pasta sauce and boxed pasta, canned tuna or salmon, canned soups, canned vegetables, canned or dried beans, dried milk (9.6-ounce size), baking mix (40-ounce size) and boxed cereals. “This program benefits patrons, the library and community. Important resources are returned to the library and our community food banks received much-needed donations. We hope that everyone will donate food through libraries during Valentine’s Week, not just those paying off fines,� said Rhoda Berkowitz, who chairs the Chatham County Library Board.

Some people may be reluctant to bring back

an overdue book because they are on a limited budget w or they respond better to incentives rather than penalties, Berkowitz said. “The Food for Fines program has been one way to give these people an option that gives them a feeling of making a positive difference, even if you can only donate a few items.�

Linda Clarke, public library director, said, “Fines play an important role in reminding patrons that they are using important public resources when they check out items from the library.

We hope that Food for Fines can help get that same message across in a different way.�

8 a.m. at 737 Colon Road.

Response crews had dug up the broken line within an hour.

Although people were evacuated from some buildings, no residents had to leave their homes.

—from staff reports

Gas leak leads to road closures, evacuations SANFORD — A gas leak on Colon Road led fire officials to close the road Monday morning and evacuate several buildings in the area.

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Opinion

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Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor

Grading the superintendent’s first year

T

he media had its fun examining the first year of Barack Obama’s presidency last week; that “fun” coming at his expense with poll numbers down and the recent Senate upset in Massachusetts.

But locally, we acknowledged the one-year anniversary of another leader — Lee County Superintendent Jeff Moss, who was sworn in one day after Obama in 2009 (it would have been sooner, but a snow day pushed it back).

In Sunday’s Herald, we sat down with Moss to go over what he thought were the important accomplishments during his year at the helm.

To Moss, Year 1 was marked

by a new distance learning program for high schoolers and the installation of Smartboards and projectors in most classrooms.

He also oversaw the current laptop initiative in the county’s public middle schools, and he said he’s proud of the district’s communication with the public during the sales tax referendum, which passed last November and gave the commissioners the option to fund renovations at Lee County High School.

It was a busy year, indeed, and we commend Moss for coming in and not only getting to work, but doing so following a bitter break-up between the district and its previous permanent

In the spirit of education, our “report card” grade for Moss’ first year is a B-minus.

This wasn’t an easy environment to transition into, and he handled the transition well. superintendent. Some in the community were quick to jump on negative reports on Moss from one media outlet in his former district, Beaufort County.

But aside from a podcast where he took a few people to task for “rumor” e-mails (and took a shot at The Herald for an

editorial), Moss has brushed aside the criticism and has helped develop programs similar to those in Beaufort that led to him being nominated for N.C. Superintendent of the Year twice.

Our one criticism of Moss is a big one, though — communicating with the public. The laptop program came and went with little public input (and little advance notice), and the recent scheduling vote rubbed some parents the wrong way because they felt the survey (which garnered just a 7 percent response) wasn’t the best form of communication.

But Moss, staying a step ahead, addressed this in Sun-

day’s interview.

“The area that I constantly have to remind myself is keeping the public informed before we initiate a change,” he said, pointing specifically to the laptop program.

“That is an area that I plan on working on in the future.”

In the spirit of education, our “report card” grade for Moss’ first year is a B-minus. This wasn’t an easy environment to transition into, and he handled the transition well.

Now if the district can open up the lines of communication with the public, we see the opportunity for marked improvement for Year 2.

LETTERS A responsibility to respect rights of others To the Editor: Re: Liggett’s Sunday column on online comments Too many people confuse freedom with license. Inherent in use of our First Amendment rights is restraint.

We have a responsibility to refrain from knowingly perpetrating falsehoods. We have a responsibility to respect the rights and beliefs of others, to avoid spreading bigotry and hatred.

Let it begin with me.

IRENE SMITH Sanford

Scott Mooneyham Today in North Carolina Scott Mooneyham is a columnist with Capitol Press Association

Federal exemptions

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epublican leaders in the North Carolina General Assembly say they want to protect North Carolinians from the Democratic-sponsored health care plan being debated in Washington.

So, they’ve come up with a plan to insulate state residents.

They want to exempt North Carolinians from a requirement that everyone carry health insurance.

“Republicans will not stand idly by and watch as citizens’ rights to make their own health care decisions are taken from them by the federal government,” Republican Senate leader Phil Berger said of national health care reform.

Republicans here are following the same game plan as those in other states, where similar efforts are underway.

Arizona legislators have already agreed to put a ballot initiative before state voters to allow the state to “opt out” of a federal health care plan.

State House Speaker Joe Hackney, a Democrat, denounced the Republican talk as a political stunt. He apparently believes that thing called the U.S. Constitution might present a significant hurdle.

But why be so rash, so quick to condemn an idea that could hold all kinds of promise?

In fact, why not expand upon the proposal? Perhaps Republicans and Democrats could finally come together over a single purpose, the passing of an Omnibus Federal Exemption Act. Just imagine how many ways North Carolina could tell the federal government to go take a flying leap off a cliff. n The easy one here, of course, is an exemption from federal taxes. Legislators could call this one the Incumbency Protection Amendment. Who wouldn’t vote another term for the entire legislature after having your federal tax debt wiped clean? No more would North Carolina have to worry about sending more money to Washington than it gets back. ... n Out in the business world, exemptions from federal labor laws would be popular. Eighty-hour work weeks with no overtime, paying men and women unequal pay, and eliminating the minimum wage could be the bold, new frontier of establishing North Carolina as the most business-friendly state in the country. n State lawmakers could exempt political donors from federal campaign giving limits. Oh, never mind. The Supreme Court is already handling that exemption. n In North Carolina, No Child Left Behind could become Kiss My Behind.

All schools would be granted an exemption to the federal school accountability law. Current and future federal education secretaries would be banned from entering the state. n Finally, one way of creating a truly omnibus bill would be to exempt all North Carolinians from prosecution for violations of any federal law. This provision would be especially popular among certain former political officeholders and a few of their close friends.

Marine Corps enjoyed successful toy campaign To the Editor:

Obama’s 180 degrees R

eading excerpts of President Barack Obama’s interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos underscores how tone-deaf and self-absorbed Obama is — and that his tone-deafness is a function of his self-absorption and rigid ideology.

Obama said: “One thing that I regret this year is that we were so busy just getting stuff done and dealing with the immediate crises David Limbaugh that were in front of us that I think we lost some of that sense of speaking directly to Syndicated Columnist the American people about what their core David Limbaugh can be reached by values are and why we have to make sure e-mail at david@davidlimbaugh.com those institutions are matching up with those values. And that I do think is a mistake of mine. I think the assumption was, if I just fo- learn those values by giving speeches all the time and never listening. He’s not going to cus on policy, if I just focus on this provision learn them by listening, either, though, if he or that law or are we making a good, rational doesn’t remove his ideological earplugs. decision here ... people will get it.”

Tea Party after Tea Party, poll after poll, Let’s unpack that mouthful. It’s all about legislative obstacle after legislative obstacle him; in almost every line, he is bragging or excusing himself. No wonder he can’t see any — they all indicate that his policy agenda couldn’t be more out of phase with the values farther than his navel. of the American people, who are literally Note in the opening sentence his umpbeside themselves over his reckless fiscal and teenth gratuitous reference to “crises” he innational security policies. herited; he doesn’t use the word “inherited” And just in case you think I’m drawing there, but his meaning is clear. unwarranted inferences, look at how he ends In the next sentence, he pretends to critithe statement.

He says that if he had spent cize himself (for not speaking directly to the more time explaining himself — not listenAmerican people) as a backdrop for patting ing, but talking — to the American people himself on the back for instead of nobly grinding “just getting stuff done through the slog of puband dealing with the im‘He only wants to do a lic policy decisions, the mediate crises.” Even if he better job of figuring out people, thickheaded as hadn’t immediately turned how to do it less visibly, they are, would “get it.” the phony self-deprecation What? The correct forhoping we won’t ‘get it’ into a boast, we’d know he mulation is that if he had wasn’t sincere because the before it’s too late.’ spent less time dictating substance of his statement a policy agenda with total is flat-out false. disregard for the values If he hasn’t spoken “directly” to the and will of the American people — not to American people more than any politician in modern history, then I’m a politically correct mention the best interests of the nation — he might “get” that his values are completely progressive who idolizes Al Gore — unless, of course, by “directly,” he meant “truthfully.” at odds with an overwhelming majority of Americans.

But I’m sure that’s not what he meant. Has Besides, the problem is not the “crises” any president gone “directly” to the AmeriObama inherited. It’s the ones he’s creating. can people more than he has, desperately He has lived in such a socialist policy shell all trying to convince them that this or that his life that he doesn’t have a clue that he’s on proposal is in their urgent self-interest? a different planet than most of us. If he were In fact, one could argue that all this guy just slightly less narcissistic, he might be able does is give speeches. Only rarely does he to figure this out. engage in the nitty-gritty of policymaking, But in the meantime, if you take away which is not quite glamorous enough for anything from his statement, let it be that him. Don’t get me wrong; I’m convinced he’s no matter what adjustments he promises to the driving force behind the socialist hellfire make following the Boston Massacre, he still being inflicted on this country, but he leaves intends to govern like a socialist. He only the “details” to his minions. wants to do a better job of figuring out how But notice also what he says he didn’t to do it less visibly, hoping we won’t “get it” talk to the American people directly enough before it’s too late. about: “what their core values are and why we have to make sure those institutions are matching up with those values.”

Is it just me, or is this psychobabble? What institutions? I can find no antecedent in his statement to indicate what he’s referring to.

Could he mean that he needs to do a better job of conforming his policy agenda to the people’s values? If so, he’s not going to

Today’s Prayer But when he was strong his heart was lifted up .... (2 Chronicles 26:16) PRAYER: Help me, Father, to always keep my eyes on You. Amen.

On behalf of the Marine Corps League Sanford Detachment 1223, thank you to all the businesses and people who participated in this year’s Marine Corps “Toys for Tots” drive.

This year, 3,310 toys were distributed to the children of Sanford and Lee county. Your generosity helpd to make Christmas a happy time for many of our local children.

Thank you.

ROBERT McGEHEE Lee County

Massachusetts vote will have impact in N.C. To the Editor: That was a good letter from Linda Shook last week.

Both Republicans and Democrats need to look very carefully at what was behind the Massachusetts vote. I watched a meeting of voters that night after the polls closed, and my understanding was that the group was predominantly Democratic, continued to support the President and was extremely upset at the performance of Congress and both parties.

Consequently, in protest, they voted for a candidate with an independent outlook. Scott Brown galvanized their sentiments that Congress was dysfunctional, and Ms. Cokely, with her support from the old-guard Democrats, would just perpetuate the problems.

We have the same concerns locally. Before the 2008 elections, Congressman Bob Etheridge visited our veterans group and explained to me what he was trying to do in Congress and said that the problems in Congress were brought on by the other members’ inability to work together.

I could not help but believe that every congressman is using the same excuse.

Scott Brown’s election has shown us that Bob’s excuse does not have to work any longer.

RON HEWETT Sanford

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Ella Taylor

Lester Edgerton Sr.

SANFORD — Lester Edgerton Sr., 60, of 613 Pineland St., died Wednesday (1/20/10) at Central Carolina Hospital.

He was born Oct. 28, 1958 in Long Branch, N.J., son of the late Francis and Annie Allen Edgerton.

He is survived by his wife, Monique Edgerton of Charlotte; a daughter, Shaleia Alston of Sanford; a son, Lester Edgerton Jr. of Philadelphia, Pa.; sisters, Florence Kelly, Dorothy Dangler and Annette Edgerton, all of Asbury Park, N.J.; one brother-inlaw; two grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Christian Faith Ministries in Sanford. Burial will follow at Minter Cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.knottsfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Jeremy Jones

SANFORD — Memorial service for Jeremy Christian Jones, 35, who died Friday (1/22/10), was conducted Sunday at First Baptist Church with Dr. Jeff Clark officiating.

Pianist was Brian Caldwell and guitarist was Eric Caldwell.

Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Rex Mann

SANFORD — Funeral service for Rex William Mann was held Monday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Dale Miller officiating Music included two congregational hymns. A special poem was read by Carrie Crawley. Organist was Diane Stanley.

Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Martha Peoples

BEAR CREEK — Funeral service for Martha Cotton Craven Peoples, 54, of 799 Mays Chapel Church Road, who died Saturday (1/23/10), will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Lambert’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Siler City. Visitation will be held at 12 noon prior to the service at the church.

Condolences may be made at www.cewilliefuneralservice.com.

Arrangements are by C.E. Willie Funeral and

Cremation Services of Pittsboro.

Luevinia Johnson BYNUM — Luevinia Morris Johnson, 83, died Saturday (1/23/10) at her home.

She was born Dec. 2, 1926 in Montgomery County, daughter of the late William G. and May Clark Morris. She was a 1943 graduate of Pittsboro High School and attended Ashmoore Business College in Thomasville.

During her lifetime, she worked different capacities in various jobs including textiles, the Chatham County jail, N.C. Memorial Hospital and the Chatham County schools. She Johnson was a member of Bynum United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas “Prate� Johnson; a sister, “Birtie� Harris; and brothers, Marvin Morris and W.H. “Dub�

Morris.

She is survived by a daughter, Paulette Bryant and husband Dale of Sanford; two grandchildren; a brother, Libron “Sam� Morris of Pittsboro; and several nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Bynum United Methodist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Jeff Babajtis officiating.

The family will receive friends following the service.

Condolences may be sent to www.hallwynne. com.

Memorials may be directed to Bynum United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 6, Bynum N.C. 27228.

Arrangements are

by Hall-Wynne Funeral Home, Griffin Chapel, of Pittsboro.

Jessie Knight CARTHAGE — Jessie Knight, 88, died Friday (1/22/10) at her residence.

She is survived by a son, John Knight of Chesapeake, Va.; sisters, Mattie Thompson of Lithonia Ga., Cora Watkins of Carthage and Augusta Payton of Jersey City, N.J.; a brother, Robert Martin of Manhattan, N.Y.; one grandson and other relatives and friends.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m.

Wednesday at Mt. Olive AME Zion Church in Carthage. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

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DILLON, S.C. — Ella Jane Coates Taylor, 99, died Friday, January 22, 2010, at Sanford Health and Rehabilitation Center in Sanford.

Funeral services were held Monday, January 25, 2010, at Dillon Church of God with burial in Greenlawn Cemetery, directed by Kannaday Funeral Home.

Mrs. Taylor was born October 10, 1910 in Dillon County, a daughter of the late Clarence and Melinda Turner Coates. She was married to the late Evans Taylor, was a homemaker and a member of Dillon Church of God. She was the last surviving member of a family that included five brothers and seven sisters.

She is survived by nieces and nephews, Linda Gilchrist, Jimmy McDaniels, Christopher Coates, James McKinney, Sue Tighe, Darrell Hilliard and Pam Anglus.

Memorials may be made to the Haiti Charity of one’s choice.

Condolences may be made at www.kannadayfuneralhome.com.

Local arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

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Arrangements are by Pugh and Smith Funeral Home of Carthage.

Rev. James Perry HAMPSTEAD — Rev. James Frank Perry, 79, died Sunday (1/24/10) at the home of his son in Sanford.

He was born Jan 7, 1931 in Cook County, Ill., son of the late William Perry and Dorothy Mae Bugbee Perry. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.

He is survived by his wife, Janice Kae Ellerman Perry; sons, Marcus Shawn Perry and wife Judy of Albuquerque, N.M., Michael Quinn Perry and wife Lisa and Christopher Kirk Perry and wife Elaine, both of Sanford, and James Nathan Gross of Graham; a daughter, Rebecca Trull and husband Donald of Sanford; a brother, William Perry of Texas; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

A graveside service was conducted Monday at Bethany Springs Church of the Bride Cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to U.N.C. Hospice, P.O. Box 1007, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312.

Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Geneva Eubanks SILER CITY — Funeral services for Geneva Claudette Lenora BiglowEubanks, 76, wife of Willie Eubanks, who died Friday

(1/22/10), will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Unity Powerhouse Holiness Church.

Arrangements are by Russell Funeral Home of Siler City.

Ruth Douglas WEST END — Ruth Clark Douglas, 87, died Sunday (1/24/10) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

A native of Lackawanna County, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Henry Clark and Mabel White Clark. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by her husband, Jimmy M. Douglas; a son, Leslie Simpson of Pennsylvania; daughters, Carol Eads and husband Allen of West End, Jean Martin and husband Reggie of Pinehurst and Hope Sorrell of West End; a brother, Leland Clark of Washington; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren .

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the residence.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home in Carthage with the Rev. Max Williams officiating.

Burial will follow in the Douglas Family Cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.FryandPrickett.com.

Memorials may be made to American Heart Association, Eastern North Carolina, 3131 RDU Center Drive, Suite 100, Morrisville, N.C. 27560.

Arrangements are by Fry and Prickett Funeral Home of Carthage.

SANFORD n Robert David Caron, 52, no address given, was charged Friday with intoxicated and disruptive. n Anthony Gilbert Sharpe, 17, no address given, was charged Friday with larceny. n Billy Ray Bullard, 18, no address given, was charged Saturday with driving while impaired. n William Sebastian Harvey, 51, of 521 W. Makepeace St. was charged Saturday with failure to appear. n Sandra Tatiana McLean, 33, of 1319 Firetower Road was charged Saturday with failure to appear. n Virginia Marie Watson, 23, of 1010 James St. was charged Saturday with communicating threats. n Melissa Michelle Donnell, 38, of 1223 St. Andrews Church Road was charged Saturday with forgery and uttering. n Silva Alvarez, 27, of 640 Scott Ave. was charged Saturday with possession of stolen goods. n Richard Devonne White, 24, of 1109 Juniper Drive was charged Saturday with assault on a female. n Bradley Anthony Mason, 21, of Eden was charged Saturday with larceny. n Desiree Storm Ransome, 18, of Eden was charged Saturday with larceny. n Deborah Marlene Johnson, 48, of 136 E. Chisholm St. was charged Saturday with second-degree trespassing. n Laura Reyes, 33, of 233 Linden Ave. was charged Saturday with failure to report an accident. n Jacqueline Ervin McDougald, 49, no address given, was charged Saturday with failure to appear. n Jesus Cepeda, 37, no address given, was charged Sunday with driving while impaired. n Kenneth Darrell Massenburg, 54, of 2704 Cameron Drive was charged Sunday with shoplifting. n Ramona Marie Davis, 56, no address given, was charged Sunday with altering a merchant’s security device and larceny. n Terill Jamaine Jackson, 23, of 306 Queens Road was charged Sunday with harassing phone calls. n Antoine Lopez Jones, 20, of 1143 N. Horner Blvd. was charged

Sunday with driving while impaired. n Kelli Elizabeth Williams, 21, of 409 Cox Maddox Road was charged Sunday with giving beer to an underage person.

LEE COUNTY n Barney Ross O’Quinn, 35, of 71 Flenny O’Quinn Lane was charged Saturday with failure to appear. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $10,000 secured bond. n Eder Ortiz, 16, of 40 Bamboo Lane was charged Saturday with driving without a license and carrying a concealed weapon. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $500 secured bond. n Alisa Michelle Person, 36, of 414 Courtland Drive was charged Sunday with failure to appear.

She was placed in Lee County Jail under $2,000 secured bond. n William Boyd Strickland, 57, of Fairmont was charged Monday with obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and trafficking opium. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $300,000 secured bond. n Robert T. Keller of 227 Rocky Fork Church Road reported Saturday that someone took a TV, a computer and a phone charger from his residence. n Janice Stroud of 7276 Jefferson Davis Highway, Cameron reported Sunday that someone shot her dog. n Roy Dinkins reported Sunday that someone damaged a window at 3811 Hawkins Ave.

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6A / Tuesday, January 26, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Local Briefs Extenstion to hold weight loss prorgam

SANFORD — Did you make a New Year’s resolution to eat less, exercise more and lose some weight? Do you need a little help? If so North Carolina Cooperative Extension in Lee County has just the program for you.

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less, a weight management program developed by the N.C. Cooperative Extension and the NC Division of Public Health, will be offered in two classes, which start at 5:30 p.m. today at 5:30 and noon Wednesday.

This fifteen-week program replaces our yearly NoonLiting class and will be taught at the McSwain Extension Center.

A registration fee of $28 is collected in advance of the class. Call the Extension Center at 775-5624 for more information.

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less uses strategies proven to work. Each lesson informs, empowers and motivates participants to live mindfully as they make choices about eating and physical activity. The program provides opportunities for participants to track their progress and keep a journal of healthy eat-

ing and physical activity behaviors. Family and Consumer Sciences Agents with Cooperative Extension and Health Promotion Coordinators with Lee County Public will be conducting the program.

Eat Smart, Move More, Weigh Less is part of the Eat Smart, Move More N.C. movement to increase opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity wherever North Carolinians live, learn, earn, play and pray. Find out more at www.EatSmartMoveMoreNC.com.

Tree workshop to be held PITTSBORO — How can you identify trees when they have no leaves? Join the Grand Trees of Chatham during a free workshop on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. to find out how buds, bark, and twigs can be used to recognize Chatham County's native trees.

The workshop will be held at the Triangle Land Conservancy's White Pines Nature Preserve south of Pittsboro.

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Pastor joins literacy council PITTSBORO — Donna Banks, senior pastor at Evergreen United Methodist Church, has joined the Chatham County Literacy Council's Board of Directors.

"We feel privileged to have Donna on the board. Her passion for serving others and her dedication to making literacy education available to everyone will make her a valuable asset to the council," said Joan Greene, board president, said following Banks' installation.

Banks said there is no literacy center in North Chatham County now, and she believes her church can fill that void by offering space and support to the council.

"We have a food pantry at our church, and we see people who have no hope, who can't move forward with their lives because they can't read," she said. "Education is something you can give to people that you can't take back, and it carries them a long way. Our church can be a help in the process of improving literacy in this county."

CLINTON

Seeing double, times nine at N.C. Head Start program CLINTON (AP) — Visitors of Clinton Head Start may think they are seeing double as they enter the building, but their eyes are not deceiving them; there are actually six sets of twins there, and three more sets in the other Head Starts across Sampson County.

Lethia Lee, a family service worker with the Sampson County Head Start, said this is the first time she has ever seen nine sets of twins in the program.

“This is great for the history of Sampson County,” Lee commented, adding that there are typically only one or two sets of twins in the countywide program in any given year.

Lee stated that it is a challenge to work with the younsters since they look so much alike, but

the program has made it possible for all of them to be in seperate classrooms, except for the twins at the Harrells location.

“We want them to be individuals,” said Lee. But logistics aside, Lee said it was simply “amazing” to know that the program has so many twins hallowing its halls.

“When we took their picture, I almost started crying,” said Lee of seeing all the pre-school-aged youngsters in her presence at one time. “And, they’re not even mine.”

While most families may find it a handful just to keep up with one 3- to 5-year-old, the parents of these twins say they are having twice the fun.

One parent who has gotten used to the twofold approach is Clinton resident Ahmad Muzayad. He

is the father of 5-year-old twin boys, Alhasan and Alhusain, a blessing, he said, and a joy.

“I am so proud to have these boys,” said Muzayad, pointing out that while they may look and dress alike, “they are so different.”

While having a set of twins in one family may be rare in Sampson, for others it’s not all that unusal. Take twins Nymir and Jymir Bennett, age 5, who also have twin sisters, Janijia and Saniji Bennett. in the Head Start program.

Like Muzayad, Pam Peoples finds it interesting and rewarding caring for her sons, Nymir and Jymir, but says while their looks are identical their personalities are not.

“They are very different,” said Peoples.

Moss

Also at the meeting: n A few board members expressed the desire to decide on academic attire for all kindergarten through high school students, like the khaki pants and polo shirts worn by all students at J. Glenn Edwards Elementary, for example.

Board member Shawn Williams was one of the proponents of the topic.

“There’s every reason in the world to do it,” he said. Input on the topic from school principals would be necessary, he added. Others suggested also giving parents a presentation and sending home surveys.

Williams said Jones County had adopted a similar policy and though parents often believe it costs more when requiring a school uniform, it can actually cost less.

“It’s a lot cheaper,” he said.

The topic will be addressed in policy committee. The board also agreed to revisit employee dress code. n The board also discussed expanding elementary schools to accommodate growth in schools.

“I get a little concerned about large ele-

mentary schools because it’s so important for them to have a warm, inviting place,” said board member Ellen Mangum.

The different elementary schools have different capacities, Moss said.

Though they could consider modular units on the school sites, Mangum said she’d prefer to see a whole new school.

The issue will go to further discussion by the facilities and technology committee, as well as by the elementary curriculum and instruction committee. n Board members expressed concern over the use of cell phones and iPods during classroom time and discussed what teachers and staff could do to remedy the situation.

Moss pointed out that some teachers aren’t sure whether they are allowed to confiscate the items, and that he could understand if teachers are intimidated by students.

Bonnie Almond, principal at Southern Lee High Schools, has informed students and teachers of what is expected in bringing the devices to school and will confiscate the items if it violates the school rules.

Williams argued that devices like cell phones and smartphones could be used appropriately in the classroom, like a computer might.

“It’s going to be a dilemma. Some of us are going to support it; some of us are not going to support it,” Tatum said.

The issue will be further discussed in a policy committee meeting.

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In his first year, he saw the implementation of the approval of the .25-cent sales tax to fund a $19.5 million renovation at Lee County High School, distance learning for high schoolers, the installation of Smartboards and projectors in kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms and the 1:1 laptop initiative for middle schoolers.

Moss said his relationship with the board of education is the best he’s experienced in his career.

“I’m honored and humbled by the support.

I think it’s been a wonderful year,” he said.

Looking forward, he said he hopes to see continued success that teachers are experiencing in the classroom.

“We want to see that students’ experience and parents’ expectations are met from kindergarten through high school,” he said.

He would like to see students engaged in the classroom for all 13 years in school, though he added “we have a ways to go before that happens.”

Carolina Veterinary Hospital, P.A. In Sanford, NC partners with the Humane Society of the United States to promote National Spay Day USA Local citizens urged to spay or neuter pets!

February 2010 Carolina Veterinary Hospital will participate in the 16th spay day USA, a national campaign of the Humane Society of the United States (hsus), to promote the life-saving benefits of spay/neuter, when it hosts the event at 1521 Broadway Road during the month of February. For more information on discounted prices call 919-258-3349 and as for special spay day rates.

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8A / Tuesday, January 26, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CAPITOL LETTER

STATE BRIEFS

Dems again face corruption rap

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH — For the past decade, North Carolina Democrats in charge of state government have been successful persuading the public they’re unlike fellow party colleagues who’ve ended up behind bars.

Democrats have remained in power in the Legislature and at the Easley Executive Mansion despite the news of illegal activities that sent then-House Speaker Jim Black, Agriculture Commissioner Meg Scott Phipps and Rep. Thomas Wright to prison.

They’ve done so while passing tougher ethics and campaign finance laws, and even expelling Wright from the Legislature. At the same time, they’ve had political advantages to get their message out, such as outraising Republicans on campaign dollars, pushing education initiatives and presiding during a span largely marked by growth and prosperity in the state.

Last week’s indictment of corruption charges against Ruffin Poole, a close aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, however, comes when Democrats lack the advantages of recent years.

The state is struggling with 11 percent unemployment during a deep recession that caused Democratic lawmakers to approve higher taxes. Their campaign fundraising advantage

is threatened by departures and retirements of prolific state Senate fundraisers.

Add last week’s GOP victory in the U.S. Senate race in liberal Massachusetts and angst over the health care overhaul in Washington and it may prove more difficult for Democrats leading into the 2010 elections to counter any perceptions that they’re associated with another federal investigation that could unearth more indictments. “This could be a scenario where you have the megastorm, where you have just a terrible economy, you have unrest and anger with the electorate and then you have (corruption) on top of it,� said Brad Crone, a longtime Democratic consultant in Raleigh. “It’s been a constant drumbeat ... there will be a price to pay for it.�

Poole is accused of 51 counts, including bribery, racketeering, money laundering and extortion during his years as Easley’s personal assistant and special counsel.

The indictment describes Poole, 37, as the “go-to guy� to get things done in Easley’s office, with people calling him “the little governor� because of Easley’s reliance on him to assist political supporters.

Poole took trips on the checkbook of a Wilmington investor and Easley political supporter while helping expedite projects in which the financier and others had invested, according to the indictment. He also made returns of at least 25 percent by investing his money in some of those same coastal develop-

ments, prosecutors allege. “Never before have you seen an allegation of corruption going that close to the governor’s office in modern history,�

Crone said.

Republicans jumped on the charges, with state GOP chairman Tom Fetzer calling it part of the “culture of corruption that has risen out of a century of one-party dominance in state government.�

Democrats have sat in the Executive Mansion since 1993 and held almost continuously the power in the Legislature since the late 1890s.

Party leaders say they’re disgusted by the charges, if true, but argue they’ve been leading on ethics issues for years. “We have changed the culture in the Legislature,� said House Speaker Joe Hackney, D-Orange, adding they’ll consider other restrictions when lawmakers reconvene in May, if necessary. “I’m a citizen of North Carolina.

I want it to be cleaned up.�

The Legislature passed sweeping new rules essentially banning gifts to lawmakers and top executive branch leaders in 2006 and expelled Wright for unethical behavior.

Gov. Beverly Perdue also has demanded tougher gift bans in the wake of investigations of free meals from vendors to some state employees and local ABC boards.

Perdue feels the indictment “is a sorry distraction for the people of North Carolina, and we are all tired of it,� said Chrissy Pearson, her spokeswoman.

Some Republicans

have gotten in trouble with the law, too, although the largest headlines have been left for the Democrats because of their majority status in government.

In previous election years, the corruption associated with Black and Wright didn’t bleed over into other legislative districts by hurting the prospects of other Democratic incumbents just by association. It shouldn’t happen this year, either, Hackney said. “I don’t see how Ruffin Poole’s indictment affects somebody running for a House seat in eastern North Carolina if there’s no direct connection,� said Gary Pearce, a Democratic strategists who used to work with former four-term Gov. Jim Hunt.

Hackney and other Democrats are hopeful the economy will turn around by the November elections so they’ll have some more positive things to talk about with voters.

Easley wasn’t accused of wrongdoing in the indictment and his attorney said he wasn’t aware of Poole’s alleged conduct.

Activities surrounding Easley while he was governor have been the subject of federal and state investigations in the year since he left office in January 2009. Neither probe is complete.

A lot will depend on whether Easley is charged with crimes.

Democratic legislative candidates statewide would have to respond against more than just the “little governor,� but the public face of the state party for eight years.

Murder trial of ex-NC-based Marine to be moved

Panel studying N.C. govt pensions has first meeting

JACKSONVILLE (AP) — A former North Carolina-based Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague has been granted a change of venue for his murder trial.

Onslow County Superior Court Judge Charles Henry issued an order Monday, saying the trial of Cesar Laurean should be moved because pretrial publicity surrounding the case might influence jurors. Laurean’s attorney had requested a different venue, and prosecutors did not object.

Laurean is charged with murder in the death of 20year-old Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach of Vandalia, Ohio. He fled to Mexico shortly before her charred remains were found buried in his backyard in Jacksonville in January 2008. He was arrested in April 2008, and extradited to North Carolina last year.

A judge has scheduled the trial to begin June 28.

RALEIGH (AP) — The chairman of a blue-ribbon commission examining North Carolina’s pension system for public employees says it may not be serving the needs of everyone in the government work force.

North Carolina State University economics professor Robert Clark said at Monday’s first meeting that the Future of Retirement System panel will examine all facets of government pensions and make recommendations.

The 11-member commission could look at changing work and age requirements, benefit levels and payments into the system by employees and agencies. State and local pension trustees should receive recommendations by Nov. 15.

A state worker retiring after 30 years generally can receive a monthly pension payment equal to 55 percent of the worker’s average salary over the last four years of employment.

4 lawyers plead guilty in DWI case tampering SMITHFIELD (AP) — Four North Carolina defense attorneys have pleaded guilty to illegally maneuvering to have tickets for drunken driving and other traffic offenses dismissed.

Multiple media organizations reported the four Johnston County lawyers were sentenced Monday.

Chad Lee and Lee Hatch each pleaded guilty to one count of criminal conspiracy and to multiple counts of felony obstruction of justice and altering official case records. Hatch was sentenced to up to eight years in prison. Lee is a former Johnston County prosecutor who received a four-year sentence.

Attorneys Vann Sauls and Jack McLamb pleaded guilty to misdemeanor obstruction of justice charges.

Wilmington developer leaves toll road board RALEIGH (AP) — A Wilmington developer politically connected to former Gov. Mike Easley has resigned from the North Carolina toll road authority a few days after leaving the Board of Transportation.

Lanny Wilson sent his resignation letter Monday to Senate leader Marc Basnight, who had picked him to join the North Carolina Turnpike Authority board of directors. Wilson was vice chairman.

Wilson’s departure from the Board of Transportation came hours before a former Easley aide was indicted on 51 federal corruption charges. Government prosecutors allege Ruffin Poole accepted gifts from a “Wilmington financier� unidentified in the indictment.

Wilson also raised campaign money for Gov. Beverly Perdue.

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Numbers released Monday by elections watchdog Democracy North Carolina shows that the number of independent voters in the state has jumped by 83 percent since 2000. By comparison, the number of registered Democrats has grown by only 11 percent while the number of Republicans has grown by 16 percent.

There are now more than 6 million registered voters in North Carolina, an increase of nearly 1.2 million from 10 years ago. Onslow County showed the largest increase, up 63 percent.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A bailout watchdog is investigating whether the Federal Reserve withheld documents about the bailout of American International Group Inc. House oversight committee staffers say the independent watchdog also will accuse the Treasury Department of misleading the public in response to questions about Secretary Timothy Geithner’s role in the bailout. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the investigation.

Lawmakers want more information about deals Geithner approved that funneled billions of AIG bailout money to banks. Geithner was president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank at the time.

Geithner and bailout watchdog Neil Barofsky are to testify to the committee Wednesday. A Barofsky spokeswoman wouldn’t comment.

Obama: Bernanke ‘has my strongest support’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the nation needs a Federal Reserve chairman who can continue making progress fixing the economy, and he is championing embattled Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke as that candidate.

Obama defended his pick for the Fed in an interview Monday with ABC News, saying, quote: “He has my strongest support. I think he’s done a good job.�

Critics from both parties emerged in recent weeks, saying Bernanke was part of the problem as the economy tanked. But the White House says it has confidence in Bernanke and the criticism has waned.

Bernanke first won the job under Republican President George W. Bush. Bernanke’s term expires Jan. 31.

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Salazar told reporters he will soon launch a 45day comment period on a planned study of how drilling would affect the ocean floor.

He said federal officials know little about the Atlantic Coast because of a longstanding moratorium on oil and gas exploration across much of the nation’s Outer Continental Shelf.

Information on the possible effect of Atlantic drilling “is 30 years out of date,�

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Schwarzenegger doesn’t blame voters for ill will SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday he doesn’t blame voters for believing the state will be worse off when he leaves office than when he started.

Trying to strike a sympathetic tone, the Republican governor told a gathering of the Sacramento Press Club that residents have a right to be angry given the lack of progress in improving the economy.

A new Field Poll released Sunday found 59 percent of registered voters believe the Republican governor will leave California in worse shape than when he took office in 2003.

He also has an approval rating of just 27 percent among registered voters. “You see everyday that things are not changing much,� said Schwarzenegger, who is in his final year of office before being forced out by term limits. “People are frustrated because they lose jobs, lose money, they lose their businesses,� he said. “Families are falling apart because of that. There’s a lot of pain out there.�

Dem leaders unite on strategy WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic congressional leaders are uniting around their last, best hope for salvaging President Barack Obama’s sweeping health care overhaul.

Their plan is to pass the Senate bill with some changes to accommodate House Democrats, senior Democratic aides said Monday. Leaders will present the idea to the rank and file this week, but it’s unclear that they will have the votes to move forward.

Last week’s victory by Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts cost Democrats the 60th vote they need to maintain undisputed control of the Senate, jeopardizing the outcome of the health care bill just when Obama had brokered a final deal on most of the major issues. “We’ve put so much effort into this, so much hard work, and we were so close to doing some significant things. Now we have to find the political path that brings us out. And it’s not easy,� the No. 2 Senate Democrat, Dick Durbin of Illinois, said Monday.

The new strategy is as politically risky as it is bold. There is widespread support for Obama’s goals of expanding coverage to nearly all Americans while trying to slow

versial, smaller pieces, or setting it aside altogether.

Among those arguing for a quick strike on health care is David Plouffe, the political adviser who helped elect Obama president and has just been summoned back by the White House to help coordinate this year’s elections. “I know that the short-term politics are bad,� Plouffe argued in a Washington Post op-ed. “But politically speaking, if we do not pass it, the GOP will continue attacking the plan as if we did anyway, and voters will have no ability to measure its upside.�

Among the immediate benefits: allowing dependent children to stay on their parents’ coverage into their mid-twenties, and assistance for seniors in the Medicare prescription coverage gap.

Still, some moderate Democrats appear reluctant.

Sen. Ron Wyden, DOre., said the president and congressional leaders should reach out to Republicans. “To put up the white flag of surrender on bipartisanship when the country really wants that, I think is a mistake,�

Wyden said. “I think it’s important not to rush something through right now,� said Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.

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Sen.-elect Scott Brown, R-Mass., right, meets with Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., on Capitol Hill in Washington. costs. But polls show the public is deeply skeptical of the Democratic bills, and Republicans would certainly accuse Democrats of ignoring voters’ wishes.

Obama initially voiced doubts last week that a comprehensive bill was still viable, but he now seems to be pushing for it. Asked Monday if the president was backing away from his pursuit of major changes, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs responded: “No.� “I think the president believes that the circumstances that led him to undertake greater security for people in their health care ... existed last year, last week and this week,� Gibbs added.

Lawmakers will be eager to hear what Obama has to say on health care in his State of the Union

address Wednesday.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said last week she does not have the votes to pass the Senate bill without changes.

Democratic congressional aides, speaking on condition of anonymity because the issue is in flux, said the latest strategy involves using a special budget procedure to revise the Senate bill.

The procedural route — known as reconciliation — would allow a majority of 51 senators to amend their bill to address some of the major substantive concerns raised by the House. That would circumvent the need for a 60-vote majority to hold off Republican delaying tactics.

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Obama plans to help middle class

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring America’s middle class is “under assault,” President Barack Obama unveiled plans Monday to help hurting families pay their bills, save for retirement and care for their kids and aging parents. His comments previewed Wednesday’s State of the Union Address.

Obama’s proposals won’t create jobs, but he said they could “re-establish some of the security that’s slipped away.” His remarks aimed to lift the nation’s dour mood and show he is in touch with the daily struggles of millions of people as resentment runs high about lost jobs and the economy.

The initiatives amount to a package of tax credits, spending expansions and new mandates on employers to encourage retirement savings by workers. Most of them will be included in Obama’s budget for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, and they will require approval from Congress. Obama will release that budget Feb. 1.

The president’s latest rollout of ideas served as a preview of his primetime State of the Union address. The economic elements of that speech will also cover Obama’s plans to boost job creation and reduce swelling budget deficits — areas of concern to the public.

Obama’s address will outline his second-year agenda across a spectrum of issues, including tighter rules on Wall Street behav-

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President Barack Obama announces economic initiatives for struggling middle class families, Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, in the Eisenhower Executive Office Buildior and a push for financial discipline in Washington. He also is expected to touch on the issue of gays in the military.

In an interview Monday, Obama defended his agenda and said he would not support only smaller issues that avoid controversy. “I will not slow down in terms going after the big problems,” he told ABC News.

Among the president’s economic ideas: n Nearly doubling the tax credit that families making under $85,000 can receive for child care costs, with some help for families earning up to $115,000, too. n Capping the size of periodic federal college loan repayments at 10 percent of borrowers’ discretionary income to make payments more affordable. n Increasing by $1.6 billion the money pumped into a federal fund to help working par-

ents pay for child care, covering an estimated 235,000 additional children. n Requiring employers who don’t offer 401(k) retirement plans to offer direct-deposit IRAs for their employees, with exemptions for the smallest firms. n Spending more than $100 million to help people care for their elderly parents and get support for themselves as well.

The White House maintained that its imperative still is to create jobs. Unemployment remains in double digits, and the economy is the public’s top concern. Yet Obama said that squeezed families need help in other ways, too: paying for child care, helping out aging parents, saving for retirement, paying off college debt.

What matters ultimately to people, Obama said, is “whether they see some progress in their

own lives. So we’re going to keep fighting to rebuild our economy so that hard work is once again rewarded, wages and incomes are once again rising, the middle class is once again growing.”

Less clear was how much the programs would cost or where the money would come from.

Officials deferred comment until the release of the budget.

Obama, whose poll numbers are off, is trying to sharpen his economic message in a way that shows people he is on their side. White House officials say they know people have been turned off by the long, messy fight for health insurance reform. Plus, there’s a perception that families have gotten far less help than big banks.

The economy is growing, but not fast enough to bring down widespread joblessness.

The unemployment rate is at 10 percent and most economists say it could take until at least 2015 for it to return to more normal levels.

The plans Obama set forth came from the yearlong work of a task force, led by Vice President Joe Biden, that was charged with helping the middle class.

“We’re talking about dignity. We’re talking about security,” Biden said. “We’re talking about knowing your pension is safe, your health insurance is reliable, your elderly parents and your children are going to be cared for, your neighborhood is safe.”

Obama’s initiatives also include expanding and simplifying a tax credit that matches retirement savings, and making 401(k) rules easier to understand.

Homes evacuated in San Antonio as hill crumbles SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Construction crews moved dirt to shore up a group of houses precariously perched on a crumbling hill in San Antonio on Monday as engineers tried to determine why the land below was shifting, causing dozens of homes to evacuate.

Gaping crevices, some 15 feet deep, cut across several yards as dirt cascaded into a towering stone retaining wall that nearly split in half.

Fences crumpled like accordions as crews packed dirt under one home and around its exterior after part of its foundation was exposed.

One soil expert said the cause of the landslide appeared to be the result of poor retaining wall design, and a city official said the nearly 1,000-foot-long wall in the upper-middle class neighborhood of sprawling two-story homes was built without a permit.

No one has been injured, but about 80 homes were evacuated on Sunday after a resident in the northwest side subdivision reported that his backyard was sliding down hill. By Monday afternoon, residents in about 55 of those homes were allowed to return after inspections and soil monitoring found them to be safe, said Valerie Dolenga, a spokeswoman for Pulte Homes Inc., the parent company of the neighborhood’s builder, Centex Homes.

Torn Picasso to be repaired, shown in Met exhibit NEW YORK (AP) — A Picasso painting damaged when a woman lost her balance and fell on the canvas last week will be repaired in time for an exhibition of the artist’s works in April, the Metropolitan Museum of Art said Monday.

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The accident has also led museum director Thomas P. Campbell to request a review of relevant policies and procedures, spokeswoman Elyse Topalian said.

The museum described the damage as an irregular 6-inch tear to the lower righthand corner of the painting.

Conservation and curatorial experts “fully expect” that the restoration “will be unobtrusive,” the museum said in a statement Sunday.

The artwork is nearly 6 by 4 feet and depicts a standing acrobat in a pink costume and blue knee-high boots striking a pose against an abstracted backdrop.

Obama billboard to come down NEW YORK (AP) — How long does it take to dismantle a billboard?

Close to three weeks, apparently.

The outerwear company that mounted a giant billboard in Times Square showing President Barack Obama in one of its jackets, prompting a call of protest from the White House, says it’s finally removing the offending sign on Wednesday — and it hopes Sarah Palin will agree to take Obama’s place.

Weatherproof hasn’t heard from Palin yet on whether she’ll serve as a model — this time, they’re asking permission — but that’s not even all the news on the Times Square billboard brouhaha front.

The AMC network, seeking to grab a piece of the spotlight for one of its TV shows, has mounted its own, even bigger billboard next to the Weatherproof sign, replacing the president with the main character of “Breaking Bad,” who just happens to be a drug dealer.

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The second billboard features Walt White, a high school chemistry teacher suffering from terminal cancer who turns into a drug kingpin in an attempt to ensure his family’s financial security. The show’s third season premieres March 21, and AMC was looking for an edgy and interesting way to advertise it, said the network’s president, Charlie Collier.

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DETROIT (AP) — Ed Whitacre Jr. says the main reason he’s taking over as permanent CEO of General Motors Co. is to bring stability to the top of the troubled automaker.

Whitacre, whose appointment was announced Monday, said although he’s satisfied with the leadership team he’s put in place, there’s still work to do in sales and marketing, product development, purchasing and quality. Management experts say that means further changes and possibly more firings.

GM’s board asked Whitacre to stay on as CEO after seven weeks of searching for a successor from the outside. Whitacre, a former CEO of AT&T Inc., doesn’t expect any more big shake-ups, but said he plans to rearrange middle management, which totals about 23,000 people, mainly in the U.S. Whitacre wouldn’t name other candidates the board considered for CEO, but said he intends to stay two or three years, or “long enough to get it done.” Details of his pay package will be released shortly. He now makes $350,000 a year as board chairman.

“The board looked at the potential candidates and decided that this place needs stability,” Whitacre, 68, said at a Monday news conference. “We don’t need any more uncertainty.”

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TECHNOLOGY

E-BRIEFS

Apple tablet could write a new chapter

By JESSICA MINTZ AP Technology Writer

SEATTLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market.

That company is Apple Inc., and its CEO, Steve Jobs, was predicting Amazon. com Inc.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kindle would never take off. But if Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talks with publishers are any indication, its â&#x20AC;&#x153;latest creation,â&#x20AC;? set to be unveiled Wednesday, could upend the fledgling e-reader industry in much the same way its iPod redefined digital music.

E-readers had been around since the beginning of the last decade, but in 2007 the Kindle advanced the concept by enabling books to be downloaded wirelessly rather than having to be plugged into a computer. Amazon has tried to push the device further into the mainstream by selling it for $259, down from the debut price of $399.

Analysts say the Kindle is the top-selling e-book reader, though Amazon wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say how many it has sold.

Electronic books make up an estimated 3 percent to 5 percent of all book sales, but publishers and authors worry about

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Usher Lieberman of San Jose, Ryan Melcher of Santa Cruz, Calif., and Max Manicini of San Jose look over the new video features of the new Apple iPhone 3G S as Chuck Dietrich, right, compares his old iPhone to the new one at the Apple store in San Francisco.

Amazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing clout.

The company has been selling electronic versions of top hardcover titles for $9.99, and publishers fear that consumers who get used to such low prices will demand to pay less for paper books, too.

Enter Apple. The company wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comment on what it plans to unveil Wednesday in San Francisco, but it appears likely to be a tablet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a one-piece computer with a big touch screen, probably larger than an iPhone but smaller than a laptop. While most attention has been paid to the deviceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possibilities as a Web-surfing and videowatching machine, a multipurpose tablet from Apple also could be the publishing

industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome challenger to the Kindle.

Amazon currently sells e-books for people to read on the iPhone and iPod Touch, which is essentially an iPhone without the phone. People with Kindles can download a free program to the iPhone that enables them to read an e-book, put it down and resume it at the same page on either device.

But given the success of the iPod/iTunes model, in which Apple sells songs and videos for people to stash on their Apple-made devices, if Apple sees its new device as part e-book reader, it will almost certainly want to sell e-books itself. And an Apple bookstore may be in the works. Several publish-

ers tell The Associated Press that they have met with Apple, though they declined to be named or detail the talks.

As a counterweight to Amazonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kindle store, publishers have rallied around a publishing system from Adobe Systems Inc. that allows them to sell books themselves for several compatible devices, such as Sony Corp.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s e-readers. If Apple creates its own online bookstore, that would be a third major contender in e-book publishing, possibly frustrating consumers who want to move books between devices.

In what seems like a defensive move, Amazon recently said it will let outside companies develop programs for the Kindle, much like Apple has done on the iPhone. Amazon declined to comment on the prospects for Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tablet.

If Apple does for e-books what it did for digital music and smart phones, dedicated e-reader makers could be in trouble. Apple didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t invent the MP3 player, but it redefined it when the iPod launched in 2001, and now Apple claims to have threefourths of the market. With the iPhone, Apple turned email phones from corporate devices into lust-worthy consumer gadgets to be used for navigation, social networking and just about every other online task.

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Actor Gary Coleman released from Utah jail

Radiohead does big things for Haiti at small venue

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Actor Gary Coleman was released from a Utah jail Monday after being arrested over the weekend on a warrant for failing to appear in court, police Coleman said.

Santaquin Police Chief Dennis Howard said officers went to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Diffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;rent Strokesâ&#x20AC;? starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home after a domestic disturbance call Sunday afternoon. Howard said they arrested Coleman, 41, on the warrant and booked him into the Utah County Jail.

Santaquin City Attorney Brett Rich said the warrant is related to a domestic violence charge filed against Coleman in the city justice court on Aug. 26, 2009.

Jail records show Coleman posted $1,725 bail and was released Monday afternoon. He is expected to appear at a hearing in Santaquin Justice Court on Feb. 8, Rich said.

Santaquin is about 65 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Colemanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent, Robert Malcolm, told The Associated Press he had no details about the arrest.

A telephone message left for Terry Plant, a Utahbased attorney who has represented Coleman in the past, was not immediately returned Monday.

LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Radiohead raised more than $500,000 for Haiti earthquake relief at a special weekend concert that attracted celebrities and die-hard fans.

The band performed for more than two hours Sunday at the Henry Fonda Theatre. The star-studded crowd included Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Charlize Theron, Anna Paquin and Daniel Craig.

Attendees bid online for tickets, with proceeds going to Oxfam International, a group that works with developing countries. Prices went as high as $4,000 for a pair of tickets. The closing minimum bid was $475.

Lead singer Thom Yorke joked with the crowd about the ticket prices, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What did you do to get a ticket? Get money from your dad? Or blackmail your boss?â&#x20AC;?

Timberlake took in the show from the floor in the general admission area, singing along with the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hits, which included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fake Plastic Trees,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paranoid Android,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luckyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bends.â&#x20AC;?

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Publicist: Johnny Depp is victim of Internet hoax LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A publicist says Johnny Depp is still very much alive after being the subject of an online hoax.

Robin Baum, who represents the 46-year-old actor, said Monday that Internet reports of Deppâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death over the weekend in France were a horrible rumor.

Baum calls the hoax the work of an irresponsible and unconscionable person, especially since children and families are involved.

Depp has two children with his partner, Vanessa Paradis.

Pianist Earl Wild dies at 94 NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pianist Earl Wild, who learned his craft from students of Liszt and Ravel and became one of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s master keyboardists, has died. He was 94.

Wild died of congestive heart disease Saturday at his home in Palm Springs, Calif., his publicist, Mary Lou Falcone, said Monday.

Despite his advanced age, Wild continued to teach until last week. His last public performance was at age 92 at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, where he was presented with the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciencesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Presidential Merit Award.

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STATE FORECAST Mountains: Expect partly cloudy skies today with a slight chance of snow.

Wednesday we will see sunny skies.

Piedmont: Today, skies will be mostly sunny. Expect sunny skies Wednesday. Skies will be mostly sunny Thursday.

Coastal Plains: Skies will be sunny today. Sunny skies will continue Wednesday. Thursday, skies will be mostly sunny.

EARTHQUAKE AFTERMATH

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Dr. Dan Purdom of the Missouri Disaster Medical Assistance Team (MO-1 DMAT) feeds a child that was rappelled from a Navy helicopter in their field hospital in the aftermath of the massive Jan. 12 earthquake in Port-au-Prince Monday. The doctors said the child had an untreated congenital condition, probably hydrocephalus, which is treatable with basic medical resources. soldiers finally retreated, and young men rushed forward to grab the bags of pinto beans and rice, emblazoned with the U.S. flag, pushing aside others â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including a pregnant woman who collapsed and was trampled. Thousands were left without food.

In the surrounding Champs de Mars plaza, a sea of homeless covered the open ground, many with nothing more than a plastic sheet to protect them from sun and rain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We live like dogs,â&#x20AC;? said Espiegle Amilcar, 34. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sleeping, eating and going to the bathroom in the same place.â&#x20AC;?

The global agency supplying tents said it already had 10,000 stored in Haiti and at least 30,000 more would be arriving. But, said the International Organization for Migration, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the

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Haitians search for their dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; In whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left of one familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home, in what remains of one destroyed neighborhood, Jean-Rene Lochard has retrieved the bodies of his mother, brother, sister-in-law and nephew, and buried them beside the ruins, one by one and with a priestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blessing.

On Monday, he dug deeper, searching for his brotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5-year-old son.

Only when he finds the boy will he rest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I need the body to bury him,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important to bury the bodies.â&#x20AC;?

With 150,000 bodies already in mass graves, international teams, grieving families, sympathetic neighbors and sometimes even strangers were pulling at the rubble with tools or bare hands in countless corners of this devastated city. Thirteen days after the killer earthquake, they were desperate to recover some of the thousands of Portau-Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lost dead â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to close each tragic circle, to lay loved ones in the earth to rest in peace.

For the living â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the homeless spread across empty lots, parks and plazas in the hundreds of thousands â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there was little rest as aid agencies struggled to fill their needs for food and water, and to get them tents to shelter their families against the burning tropical sun.

In front of the wrecked National Palace, peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s desperation boiled over.

Uruguayan U.N. peacekeepers had to fire pepper spray into the air to try to disperse thousands jostling for food.

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supply is unlikely to address the extensive shelter needs.â&#x20AC;?

The organization had estimated 100,000 familysized tents were needed.

But the U.N. says up to 1 million people require shelter, and Haitian President Rene Preval issued an urgent appeal Monday for 200,000 tents and for the aircraft carrying them to be given urgent landing priority at Port-au-Prince airport.

Meanwhile, the Haitian government and international groups were preparing a more substantial tent city on Port-au-Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outskirts. Brazilian army engineers with the U.N. peacekeeping force here have cleared and leveled 12 acres (five hectares) at the site north of the city, planned as the first of more than a half-dozen that of-

ficials hope will shelter the displaced before the onset of spring rains and summer hurricanes.

In Montreal on Monday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and officials of more than two dozen other donor nations and international organizations met to assess the progress of the relief effort.

The Haitian government asked the international community to provide $3 billion for Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reconstruction, Tourism Minister Patrick Delatour, designated to prepare the reconstruction plan, told The Associated Press.

Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive told the conference his impoverished nation lost 60 percent of its gross domestic product in the quake, the economic activity centered on Portau-Prince.

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Clinton cites exodus effect from Haitian capital MONTREAL (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An effective recovery strategy for Haiti must take into account a sudden rush of thousands of quake survivors from Portau-Prince into the countryside, where the economy cannot sustain them, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday.

Clinton, speaking to reporters during a break in a daylong conference intended to review and improve the delivery of short-term aid as well as chart a course for longterm recovery, said she was encouraged by the analysis of Haitian Prime Minister JeanMax Bellerive. He told the conference that the exodus from Port-au-Prince has added a new twist to the post-quake challenge.

At a closing news conference, Clinton said the U.S. would host an international donors conference for Haitian relief in March at U.N. headquarters in New York.

Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon told the final news conference that Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talks had produced â&#x20AC;&#x153;the beginnings of a roadmapâ&#x20AC;? for helping get Haiti back on its feet, as well as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;shared visionâ&#x20AC;? of the island nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longer-term rebuilding.

Chavezâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 2 resigns, citing personal reasons CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Venezuelaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vice president has resigned, citing personal reasons.

A government official said Monday that President Hugo Chavez has accepted the resignation of Ramon Carrizalez, who also served as defense minister.

The official does not say who Chavez might pick as the

new vice president.

Carrizalez is a former army colonel who was appointed vice president in January 2008. He was put in charge of the Defense Ministry last year.

Iraqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Chemical Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hanged for 1988 gas attack BAGHDAD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Even in Saddam Husseinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruthless regime, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chemical Aliâ&#x20AC;? stood apart, notable for his role in gassing 5,000 people in a Kurdish village â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the deadliest chemical weapons attack ever against civilians.

Ali Hassan al-Majid was hanged Monday, leaving a notorious legacy that stamped Saddamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime as capable of unimaginable cruelty and brought unsettling questions about Iraqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stockpiles of poison gas and whether it could unleash them again.

The poison gas clouds that struck the village of Halabja began what would become an about-face by Washington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which had supported Saddam during the eight-year war against Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Islamic state in the 1980s, but soon became his arch-foe and protector of the Kurds in their northern enclave. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to kiss the hangmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rope,â&#x20AC;? said Kamil Mahmoud, a 40-year-old teacher who lost eight family members in the March 16, 1988, attack in Iraqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kurdish region.

Photos taken after the Halabja attack showed bodies of men, women, children and animals lying in heaps on the streets.

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VANDALIA AT LEE CHRISTIAN BASKETBALL

Heppding returns to face Lee, Davidson

By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com

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KERRIGAN’S DAD DIES; BROTHER ACCUSED

WOBURN, Mass. (AP) — Daniel Kerrigan, who rushed to his sobbing daughter Nancy and carried her into the locker room after an attack at a skating competition nearly derailed her Olympic dreams, died after what authorities said was a violent struggle with his son in their family home.

Mark Kerrigan, 45, pleaded not guilty Monday to assaulting his 70-year-old father at the home in the Boston suburb of Stoneham where he had been living with his parents. He did not speak at his arraignment but at one point put his head in his hands and wept.

Nancy Kerrigan, a two-time Olympic medal winner, arrived at the family home shortly before 2 p.m. Monday without saying anything to reporters and photographers waiting outside.

Family members said Daniel Kerrigan’s death was not related to the argument with his son early Sunday.

SANFORD — It’s happened a few times already.

In the teams’ first meeting on Jan. 12, when the Vandalia Lady Vikings lined up for an inbounds play, Lee Christian coach Eric Davidson knew exactly where each Vikings’ player was going to go.

That doesn’t necessarily mean the Falcons were able

Former Lee Christian AD and girls coach will face off against an old confidant-turned-friendly adversary to stop the play, Davidson admits, but the thought of the moment still brings a smile to his face. And after the game, it took little time before the topic came up between Davidson and Vandalia’s coach, former

Lee Christian Athletic Director and varsity girls basketball coach Chris Heppding.

“Eric and I always talk to each other after our games, which is interesting, because I rarely do that with any

Colts banking on past experience

By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer

CBS URGED TO SCRAP TEBOW SUPER BOWL AD

NEW YORK (AP) — Women’s groups are calling on CBS to scrap a planned Super Bowl ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, which critics say is likely to convey an anti-abortion message.

A protest letter sent to CBS says the ad “uses sports to divide rather than to unite.” The National Organization for Women is among the groups backing the protest.

A spokesman says CBS approved the script and gave no indication the protest would have an impact.

The Christian group Focus on the Family paid for the 30-second ad. It’s expected to recount the story of Pam Tebow’s pregnancy in 1987. After getting sick on a mission trip to the Philippines, she ignored doctors’ recommendations to have an abortion and gave birth to Tim.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) holds the George Halas trophy after winning the NFC Championship NFL football game in New Orleans on Sunday.

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable is headed to the Senior Bowl while owner Al Davis still mulls his fate for next season.

Cable will be part of the Raiders contingent at the college all-star game in Mobile, Ala., this week.

Raiders senior executive John Herrera says Davis’ evaluation of Cable is still ongoing. ESPN reported over the weekend that Davis has decided to keep Cable for 2010. Herrera says no decision has been made.

Cable went 5-11 in his first full season as Raiders coach. He is 9-19 since replacing Lane Kiffin early in the 2008 season, leading the Raiders to their NFL-worst seventh straight season with at least 11 losses.

Who dat? The Super Saints

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

METAIRIE, La. — Sean Payton still hadn’t gone home yet when the New Orleans Saints returned to work the day after the biggest win in franchise history.

Drained after an emotional

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overtime triumph that set off celebrations all across the city, Payton joined family and friends for dinner downtown and then relaxed in a hotel.

“There was just so much emotion,” Payton said Monday at the team’s suburban training center.

“You know, when you finish

with the locker room ... you just try to find your family. My son’s concern is the confetti’s going to keep us from being able to play catch on the field. That was his concern. It was just good to hug

See Saints, Page 5B

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts started this season with one goal: winning another Super Bowl.

Now they are one victory away and headed back to the place they last won a championship.

No, the plans haven’t changed much from Indy’s last postseason trip to Miami. This week will be spent putting in a game plan, and next week, first-year coach Jim Caldwell is taking a page right out of Tony Dungy’s playbook. The Colts will stay at the same hotel, practice at the same facility and follow almost the same routine that they did before beating Chicago in the rainiest Super Bowl on record.

“We’ll change some things. We’ll tweak them and adjust them a little bit, according to how we envision some things, and it depends on what happens to us this week,” Caldwell said Monday. “We’ll make some adjustments, it’s not an iron-clad sort of routine.

But, overall, we’ll probably be fairly close to what we’ve done previously.”

Some of the changes are not by choice.

Four-time MVP Peyton Manning and his Pro Bowl teammates, who include Dallas Clark, Dwight Freeney and Reggie Wayne, are expected to be in town Sunday afternoon for a pregame news conference — a full day before the rest of the Colts arrive. Team president Bill Polian called that rule “distasteful” and a “fiasco” on his weekly radio show Monday night.

See Colts, Page 5B

NORTH CAROLINA AT N.C. STATE — 9 P.M., WRAL

Tar Heels could be without Davis again

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other coach,” says Heppding.

“Coaches don’t usually want to talk to each other after a game.

Eric and I always do.”

They have a lot to talk about. Davidson became Lee Christian’s athletic director after Heppding left the school in 2007. During Heppding’s 10 years on the bench, Davidson was right by his side for most of the decade, serving as Hepp-

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CHAPEL HILL — North Carolina could be without sophomore Ed Davis, its second-leading scorer and top rebounder, for the second straight game tonight when the Tar Heels travel across I-40 to face N.C. State (9 p.m., WRAL).

UNC coach Roy Williams said Davis, who missed Wednesday’s loss to Wake Forest with a

sprained left ankle, has not practiced during the team’s six-day break and is “very questionable.”

“If the game had been scheduled [Sunday], I would not have played Ed,” Williams said on Monday, the same day the Tar Heels dropped out of the Associated Press Top 25 poll without receiving a vote. “He’s got to make some very significant improvements from practice (Sunday)

See Heels, Page 5B

North Carolina forward Ed Davis (32) shoots over Virginia Tech forward J.T. Thompson (33) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Chapel Hill recently.

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CALENDAR Tuesday, Jan. 26 Boys Basketball Athens Drive at Lee County 7:30 p.m.

Vandalia at Lee Christian 7:30 p.m.

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SWIMMING Southern Lee teams take second at conference title meet BUIES CREEK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Southern Lee High School swim teams competed in the Cape Fear Valley Conference Championship recently, with both boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; teams finishing in second place behind Western Harnett.

Clark Maness led the Cavalier swim team with victories in the 500-meter freestyle and the 100 butterfly, earning AllConference recognition. Taylor Dean won the 100 freestyle and was named to the boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; does he lays it on the line All-Conference team as well. and gave it everything he Sarah Black captured first had,â&#x20AC;? linebacker Ben Leber place in the girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 100 butsaid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I truly wish we could terfly, as well as All-Conference have him back next year, honors as a freshman. The but that will be his decigirlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; team achieved its highest sion.â&#x20AC;?

Leber sounded resigned conference meet finish in team history. to losing Favre to retireSeniors Clark Maness, Taylor ment, though the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dean, Tyler Elseth, Maddy Ruall-time leading passer bick, Alicia Bright, Andrea Cruz is so famously prone to and Nelly Tello were honored waffling over his decision for their contributions to the he could always find a team as a part of the Senior renewed desire to return Night activities. for more after a break from the grind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still early. Way too If you have an idea for a sports story, or if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like call early. Brett is liable to and submit scores or statischange his mind five, 10 times down the road,â&#x20AC;? wide tics, call: Sports Editor receiver Bernard Berrian said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He already knows that Alex Podlogar: 718-1222 we want him back. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more alexp@sanfordherald.com or less letting him go off and Sports Writer Ryan Sarda: 718-1223 do his thing.â&#x20AC;?

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre sits on the bench during overtime in the NFC Championship NFL football game in New Orleans on Sunday.

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(AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One after another, the Minnesota Vikings mentioned how much they enjoyed playing with Brett Favre.

Will the fun will be one season and done?

The devastated Vikings gathered Monday at their practice facility for exit physicals and meetings with coaches, two weeks sooner than they hoped thanks to that epic overtime loss in New Orleans for the NFC championship.

Despite all the other intriguing in-game develop-

ments and offseason story lines, the day-after focus fell on the 40-year-old Favreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear in the locker room at Winter Park while it was open to reporters, but his demeanor after the game and responses from teammates suggested heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leaning toward quitting.

For now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In a situation like this I really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to make a decision right now based on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened, because I do know the year could not have gone any better aside from us not going to

Miami,â&#x20AC;? Favre said Sunday night at the Superdome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really enjoyed it, to be honest. Just wondering if I can hold up, especially after a day like today.â&#x20AC;?

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lleyton Hewitt and Sam Stosur faced the best in the business and could be excused for wishing they had skipped work when a half million other Aussies took a day off.

Roger Federer and Serena Williams ended local hopes of breaking a three-decade drought at the Australian Open. The top-ranked Federer beat former No. 1 Hewitt 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 Monday night at Rod Laver Arena. Federer said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been playing Hewitt since they were 14 and they were old friends and rivals, but it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop him from beating the Australian a 15th straight time.

Williams, ranked No. 1 and the defending champion, defeated No. 13 Stosur 6-4, 6-2 in the previous match on center court at Melbourne Park.

Williams lost to Stosur in their last meeting and decided from the start to make sure the fans were not a factor. She kept everybody quiet, conceding only seven points on serve in the 65-minute match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing a local girl to not let the crowd get too involved or else theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll kill you,â&#x20AC;? Williams said.

The main evening news broadcast broke into the Williams-Stosur coverage. The match was pushed back because Nikolay Davydenkoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over 2009 semifinalist Fernando Verdasco went to five sets, undoubtedly longer than programmers banked on.

And so the marquee matches featuring the last two Aussie hopes for a first winner since the late 1970s fizzled the night before Australia Day, the national holiday.

News reports estimated that one-third of employees across Australia on Monday took a â&#x20AC;&#x153;sickieâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Australian slang for a work absence without a proper excuse â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to give themselves a four-day weekend through Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday.

The dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s play brought a record crowd of 49,073 for the second Monday at Melbourne Park, and these story lines: Federer will play Davydenko and 2008 champion Novak Djokovic will meet 2008 runner-up Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the quarterfinals; Serena and Venus Williams are each a win away of setting up a sisters semifinal.

Venus Williams advanced 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 over Francesca Schiavone, the first time sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dropped a set in six matches dating back eight years against the Italian.

Venus will play No. 16 Li Na, who ousted U.S. Open finalist Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 and joined 2008 Wimbledon semifinalist Zheng Jie to give China two players in the quarterfinals of one Grand Slam tournament for the first time.

Li beat Venus in their only previous match â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the quarterfinals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Serena, who has won the Australian title each odd-numbered year since beating Venus for the 2003 championship, will play seventh-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, who beat No. 9 Vera Zvonareva of Russia 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 in a late match.

The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, January 26, 2010 / 3B

PGA TOUR: HOPE CLASSIC

SPORTS BRIEFS Jaguarsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Garrard gets late invite to Pro Bowl JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard has been added to the AFC Pro Bowl roster.

Garrard replaces Indianapolisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Peyton Manning, who will miss the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-star game Sunday because of the Super Bowl.

Garrard, playing in the Pro Bowl for the first time in his eight-year career, threw for 3,597 yards and 15 touchdowns last season, and led all quarterbacks with 323 yards rushing and three scores.

Obama meets with NBA champ Lakers

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Bill Haas watches his tee shot on the second hole of the PGA West, Arnold Palmer Private Course during the final round of the Bob Hope Classic PGA golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., on Monday.

Haas captures his first PGA Tour victory LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bill Haas followed his fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advice to be patient through six long days at the Bob Hope Classic until his final hole, when a highly impatient shot clinched his first PGA Tour victory.

Haas made a short birdie putt after an aggressive approach shot on the 18th hole to win the Hope Classic on Monday, beating Matt Kuchar, Tim Clark and Bubba Watson by one stroke with an 8-under 64. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been wanting to win from the first tournament I played, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot to it,â&#x20AC;? said Haas, a rookie

in 2006. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s special, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a monkey off my back. I know how hard it was to win, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m grateful.â&#x20AC;?

The 27-year-old son of 1988 Hope Classic champion Jay Haas was the last of three co-leaders to play the par-5 18th. Kuchar and South Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Clark had both missed birdie putts at the Arnold Palmer Private course, with Kuchar lamenting the execution of his approach shot before Clark laid up.

Haas expertly dropped his 3-iron behind the pin, allowing him to two-putt his way to a 30-under 330

finish and his long-anticipated first victory.

Fourth-round co-leader Watson birdied the 18th to grab a share of second place.

After grinding through five rounds on four courses in the rain-delayed tournament, Haas couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t celebrate until he made it through the last hole with his hands shaking and fingers going numb â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and at that point, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know his father had made it back from the Champions Tour event in Hawaii to watch him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the most nervous Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever been,â&#x20AC;? Haas said.

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama welcomed the NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers to the White House Monday, praising the team for their accomplishments on the basketball court and their service in the community.

An avid basketball fan himself, Obama said he gets enormous pleasure from watching excellence on the court â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and nobody exemplified excellence more than the Lakers last year, as they won their 15th league title, defeating the Orlando Magic.

Obama said he was especially excited to meet Lakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; coach Phil Jackson, who has won 10 championships, though he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hesitate to point out that six of those victories were with Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hometown Chicago Bulls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You remember that,â&#x20AC;?

Obama joked with former Lakers all-star Magic Johnson, who was on the losing end of the Bulls 1991 victory.

Susan Lucci no more: London Fletcher to Pro Bowl WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susan Lucci no more. London Fletcher is finally going to the Pro Bowl.

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McNabb, Mikell join Pro Bowl roster PHILADELPHIA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb has earned his sixth trip to the Pro Bowl as a replacement for the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Drew Brees.

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McNabb led the Eagles to an 11-5 record and the playoffs, where they lost to Dallas in a wild-card game.

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NBA Standings d-Cleveland d-Boston d-Atlanta d-Orlando Miami Toronto Charlotte Chicago Milwaukee New York Detroit Philadelphia Indiana Washington New Jersey

W 34 28 28 29 23 23 21 20 18 17 15 15 15 14 3

L 11 13 14 15 20 22 21 22 24 26 28 28 29 29 40

d-L.A. Lakers d-Denver d-Dallas Portland San Antonio Utah Phoenix Houston Memphis Oklahoma City New Orleans L.A. Clippers Sacramento Golden State Minnesota

W 33 29 29 27 25 25 26 24 23 24 23 20 15 13 9

L 11 14 15 18 17 18 19 19 19 20 20 23 28 29 36

Sports Review

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB L10 .756 — 7-3 .683 4 5-5 1 7-3 .667 4 ⁄2 .659 41⁄2 5-5 .535 10 6-4 .511 11 6-4 1 .500 11 ⁄2 7-3 .476 121⁄2 6-4 .429 141⁄2 4-6 .395 16 4-6 .349 18 4-6 .349 18 5-5 .341 181⁄2 4-6 .326 19 3-7 .070 30 0-10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pct GB L10 .750 — 5-5 1 .674 3 ⁄2 8-2 .659 4 6-4 .600 61⁄2 5-5 .595 7 5-5 1 .581 7 ⁄2 7-3 .578 71⁄2 4-6 .558 81⁄2 4-6 .548 9 7-3 .545 9 5-5 .535 91⁄2 6-4 .465 121⁄2 5-5 .349 171⁄2 1-9 .310 19 4-6 .200 241⁄2 2-8

Saturday’s Games Philadelphia 107, Indiana 97 Orlando 106, Charlotte 95, OT Portland 97, Detroit 93 Cleveland 100, Oklahoma City 99 Miami 115, Sacramento 84 Chicago 104, Houston 97 Milwaukee 127, Minnesota 94 Denver 116, New Orleans 110, OT Utah 116, New Jersey 83 Phoenix 112, Golden State 103 Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers 92, Washington 78 Dallas 128, New York 78 Toronto 106, L.A. Lakers 105 Monday’s Games

BASKETBALL Str W-4 W-1 W-2 W-3 W-2 W-2 L-2 W-2 W-1 L-2 L-2 W-2 L-1 L-3 L-11

Home 17-3 12-7 18-5 16-4 13-10 15-6 18-5 14-7 13-7 10-13 11-11 7-14 10-11 8-14 2-17

Away 17-8 16-6 10-9 13-11 10-10 8-16 3-16 6-15 5-17 7-13 4-17 8-14 5-18 6-15 1-23

Conf 18-6 19-8 16-10 19-9 14-8 15-15 15-16 13-12 10-12 12-16 11-14 8-15 11-16 10-16 3-21

Str L-1 W-6 W-1 W-1 L-2 W-2 W-1 L-1 W-1 L-2 L-1 W-1 L-7 L-1 L-3

Home 23-3 20-3 13-7 16-7 17-8 17-6 17-5 13-6 16-5 12-9 16-4 14-9 12-9 9-11 6-17

Away 10-8 9-11 16-8 11-11 8-9 8-12 9-14 11-13 7-14 12-11 7-16 6-14 3-19 4-18 3-19

Conf 20-8 17-8 16-10 17-7 13-13 11-13 14-10 18-12 16-14 9-15 16-10 10-18 9-16 7-17 4-26

Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Utah, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Washington, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Golden State at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

The Associated Press Monday La Quinta, Calif.

Purse: $5 million Played on four courses all par 72 p-PGA West - Palmer Course: 6,950 yards n-PGA West - Nicklaus Course; 6,890 yards q-La Quinta Country Club; 7,060 yards s-SilverRock: 7,403 yards Fourth Round Bill Haas (500), $900,000 68q-66s-66p-66n-64p—330 Matt Kuchar (208), $373,333 67q-69s-67p-65n-63p—331 Tim Clark (208), $373,333 70n-63p-67q-66s-65p—331 Bubba Watson (208), $373,33366q-62s-68p-69n-66p—331 Alex Prugh (110), $200,000 64n-66p-65q-70s-67p—332 Mike Weir (100), $180,000 67p-67n-67s-67q-66p—334 D.J. Trahan (90), $167,500 69p-68n-65s-68q-66p—336 Kevin Na (83), $150,000 69p-66n-67s-69q-66p—337 Matt Jones (83), $150,000 69n-67p-69q-66s-66p—337 Chad Collins (65), $115,000 67p-64n-69s-70q-68p—338 Vaughn Taylor (65), $115,000 66n-67p-73q-65s-67p—338 Brandt Snedeker (65), $115,00070p-69n-65s-66q-68p—338 Ryan Moore (65), $115,000 69q-67s-66p-67n-69p—338 Kevin Streelman (65), $115,00070s-71q-63n-64p-70p—338 Brian Gay (55), $85,000 71p-65n-70s-68q-65p—339 Kevin Sutherland (55), $85,00069n-71p-68q-65s-66p—339 Steve Elkington (55), $85,000 69p-65n-68s-68q-69p—339 Derek Lamely (50), $58,750 68p-69n-66s-71q-66p—340 Graham DeLaet (50), $58,750 71q-69s-67p-66n-67p—340 George McNeill (50), $58,750 65q-72s-65p-70n-68p—340 Kevin Stadler (50), $58,750 67s-69q-69n-67p-68p—340 Jason Dufner (50), $58,750 72s-67q-64n-69p-68p—340 Richard S. Johnson (50), $58,75069n-69p-65q-68s-69p—340

Jeff Klauk (50), $58,750 66q-72s-67p-65n-70p—340 Martin Flores (50), $58,750 66p-65n-65s-72q-72p—340 Charles Howell III (42), $35,50068n-69p-66q-71s-67p—341 Jeff Quinney (42), $35,500 64n-74p-69q-67s-67p—341 Pat Perez (42), $35,500 68s-69q-68n-70p-66p—341 Bo Van Pelt (42), $35,500 73s-70q-66n-67p-65p—341 Garrett Willis (42), $35,500 65n-69p-70q-68s-69p—341 John Merrick (42), $35,500 68q-70s-66p-66n-71p—341 Joe Ogilvie (42), $35,500 65p-66n-68s-68q-74p—341 Jason Bohn (36), $26,417 69s-72q-68n-65p-68p—342 J.P. Hayes (36), $26,417 65p-67n-70s-71q-69p—342 Ricky Barnes (36), $26,417 67q-72s-67p-69n-67p—342 Heath Slocum (36), $26,417 66p-72n-68s-67q-69p—342 Brendon de Jonge (36), $26,41773n-67p-67q-69s-66p—342 Webb Simpson (36), $26,417 67p-72n-66s-66q-71p—342 John Senden (31), $21,500 68q-69s-68p-68n-70p—343 Carl Pettersson (31), $21,500 73n-66p-66q-68s-70p—343 Matt Bettencourt (31), $21,50071n-66p-69q-66s-71p—343 Michael Bradley (27), $17,000 74q-68s-70p-64n-68p—344 Henrik Bjornstad (27), $17,00068p-70n-70s-68q-68p—344 Ryan Palmer (27), $17,000 72s-67q-64n-69p-72p—344 Rod Pampling (27), $17,000 67q-70s-70p-70n-67p—344 David Toms (27), $17,000 70q-70s-67p-70n-67p—344 Chris Couch (27), $17,000 71s-72q-66n-69p-66p—344 Jeff Overton (22), $12,900 68p-68n-69s-69q-71p—345 Chris DiMarco (22), $12,900 72n-67p-66q-68s-72p—345 Jamie Lovemark (0), $12,900 71q-71s-66p-69n-68p—345 Joe Durant (22), $12,900 71s-69q-69n-70p-66p—345 Roger Tambellini (17), $11,66066q-71s-70p-68n-71p—346 Ben Crane (17), $11,660 70q-69s-70p-64n-73p—346 Fredrik Jacobson (17), $11,66070n-67p-68q-71s-70p—346 Billy Mayfair (17), $11,660 71p-71n-69s-66q-69p—346 Chris Wilson (17), $11,660 69n-67p-71q-71s-68p—346

Lee Janzen (12), $11,050 Greg Chalmers (12), $11,050 Jerod Turner (12), $11,050 Tom Gillis (12), $11,050 Josh Teater (12), $11,050 Brian Davis (12), $11,050 Ryuji Imada (6), $10,500 Troy Merritt (6), $10,500 Omar Uresti (6), $10,500 Michael Sim (6), $10,500 Harrison Frazar (6), $10,500 Bill Lunde (2), $10,100 Brenden Pappas (2), $10,100 Bob Estes (2), $10,100 Brett Quigley (1), $9,800 Shane Bertsch (1), $9,800 Greg Owen (1), $9,800 Paul Goydos (1), $9,600

69s-70q-66n-70p-72p—347 70p-69n-68s-69q-71p—347 69n-69p-71q-68s-70p—347 68p-66n-72s-72q-69p—347 71s-69q-69n-70p-68p—347 73s-70q-69n-67p-68p—347 67p-71n-68s-70q-72p—348 72s-70q-66n-69p-71p—348 70n-67p-71q-69s-71p—348 73q-67s-69p-69n-70p—348 72q-72s-68p-66n-70p—348 68n-68p-71q-70s-72p—349 68n-70p-70q-70s-71p—349 68q-72s-68p-71n-70p—349 71q-66s-69p-70n-75p—351 62n-69p-77q-71s-72p—351 74p-65n-70s-70q-72p—351 69p-69n-67s-69q-80p—354

Champions Tour-Mitsubishi Electric Championship Par Scores

By The Associated Press Sunday At Hualalai Golf Course Ka’upulehu-Kona, Hawaii Purse: $1.8 million Yardage: 7,107; Par 72 Final Charles Schwab Cup points in parentheses Tom Watson (315), $315,000 63-66-65 Fred Couples (196), $196,000 65-66-64 Michael Allen (132), $132,000 66-66-66 Tom Lehman (113), $113,000 65-67-68 Hale Irwin (96), $96,000 67-67-68 Keith Fergus (75), $75,333 67-69-67 Mike Goodes (75), $75,333 68-66-69 Phil Blackmar (75), $75,333 66-67-70 Mark Wiebe (59), $58,500 69-68-67 Bernhard Langer (59), $58,500 68-68-68 Bruce Lietzke (49), $48,500 67-69-69 Mark O’Meara (49), $48,500 68-65-72 Nick Price (35), $34,750 66-71-69 Loren Roberts (35), $34,750 69-68-69 Corey Pavin (35), $34,750 67-68-71 Andy North (35), $34,750 71-65-70 Andy Bean (25), $25,200 71-70-66 Ben Crenshaw (25), $25,200 72-68-67 Mark McNulty (25), $25,200 69-69-69 Peter Jacobsen (25), $25,200 67-70-70 Jay Haas (25), $25,200 70-67-70 Jeff Sluman (22), $21,500 71-70-67 John Cook (22), $21,500 68-68-72 Brad Bryant (20), $20,000 68-72-69 D.A. Weibring (19), $18,500 70-72-68 Dan Forsman (19), $18,500 66-71-73 Tom Pernice, Jr. (16), $16,167 75-68-68 Allen Doyle (16), $16,167 68-73-70 Bruce Vaughan (16), $16,167 69-69-73 Jerry Pate (15), $14,500 71-69-72 Bobby Wadkins (15), $14,500 71-69-72 Mike Reid (15), $14,500 71-68-73 R.W. Eaks, $13,500 72-69-72 Denis Watson, $12,750 74-73-72 Curtis Strange, $12,750 71-73-75 Gary Player, $12,000 76-74-76

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Transactions Monday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS—Sent INF Jeff Larish outright to Toledo (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Agreed to terms with OF Rick Ankiel on a one-year contract. Designated INF Mario Lisson for assignement.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Agreed to terms with INF Maicer Izturis on a three-year contract.

TEXAS RANGERS—Designated INF Joe Inglett for assignment.

National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Agreed to terms with RHP Dave Bush on a one-year contract.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Named Mark Loretta special assistant to baseball operations.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS—Acquired G Devin Brown from New Orleans for C Aaron Gray.

UTAH JAZZ—Signed G Sundiata Gaines for the rest of the season.

FOOTBALL National Football League NEW YORK JETS—Announced the contracts of assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O’Dea, pass

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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN — Michigan St. at Michigan ESPN2 — Clemson at Boston College 9 p.m.

WRAL — North Carolina at N.C. Statea ESPN — Kentucky at South Carolina NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.

VERSUS — Phoenix at Detroit

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (65) 19-0 1,625 2 2. Kansas 18-1 1,519 3 3. Villanova 18-1 1,503 4 4. Syracuse 19-1 1,455 5 5. Michigan St. 17-3 1,324 6 6. Texas 17-2 1,307 1 7. Georgetown 15-3 1,124 12 8. Duke 16-3 1,120 7 9. West Virginia 15-3 1,113 11 10. Purdue 16-3 977 13 11. Kansas St. 16-3 960 10 12. BYU 20-1 894 14 13. Gonzaga 16-3 847 15 14. Tennessee 15-3 837 8 15. Temple 17-3 707 16 16. Wisconsin 16-4 635 18 17. Pittsburgh 15-4 599 9 18. Mississippi 15-4 411 22 19. Connecticut 13-6 286 — 20. Ohio St. 14-6 270 21 21. Vanderbilt 15-3 264 — 22. Georgia Tech 14-5 194 19 23. New Mexico 18-3 180 — 24. Baylor 15-3 157 25 25. UAB 17-2 125 — Others receiving votes: Florida St. 111, N. Iowa 106, Clemson 103, Wake Forest 98, Butler 69, Mississippi St. 42, Texas A&M 29, Oklahoma St. 25, Missouri 24, Maryland 22, Cornell 16, Old Dominion 11, Xavier 11, UNLV 6, Northwestern 5, Siena 3, Virginia 3, California 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Harvard 1.

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rush specialist Chuck Smith and defensive quality control coach Brian Smith had expired and would not be extended.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Named Kennedy Pola running backs coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Reassigned G Justin Peters to Albany (AHL).

DALLAS STARS—Assigned RW Raymond Sawada to Texas (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Recalled C Cal O’Reilly from Milwaukee (AHL).

COLLEGE DUKE—Named Jarred Martin associate head field hockey coach.

EAST CAROLINA—Named John Wiley associate head football coach and Brian Mitchell defensive coordinator.

FLORIDA STATE—Agreed to terms with defensive coordinator Mark Stoops, running backs coach Eddie Gran and offensive coordinator James Coley on three-year contracts, and linebackers coach Greg Hudson, quarterbacks coach Dameyune Craig and strength coach Vic Viloria on two-year contracts.

JAMES MADISON—Named Lauren Sauer volleyball coach.

MICHIGAN—Reinstated G Manny Harris after a weekend suspension.

PRINCETON—Named Dennis Goldman wide receivers coach.

TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE—Named Noel Allen women’s golf coach.

The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Kentucky (31) 19-0 775 2 2. Kansas 18-1 739 3 3. Villanova 18-1 714 4 4. Syracuse 19-1 680 5 5. Michigan State 17-3 627 7 6. Texas 17-2 613 1 7. Duke 16-3 555 6 8. Gonzaga 16-3 533 10 9. West Virginia 15-3 506 12 10. Brigham Young 20-1 485 13 11. Georgetown 15-3 483 14 12. Purdue 16-3 420 15 13. Kansas State 16-3 409 9 14. Tennessee 15-3 385 8 15. Temple 17-3 339 17 16. Wisconsin 16-4 282 19 17. Pittsburgh 15-4 267 11 18. Butler 16-4 213 20 19. Connecticut 13-6 199 21 20. Mississippi 15-4 151 24 21. Clemson 15-5 112 16 22. Georgia Tech 14-5 105 18 23. Vanderbilt 15-3 71 NR 24. Ohio State 14-6 62 25 25. Northern Iowa 17-2 60 22 Others receiving votes: Florida State 50; Cornell 38; New Mexico 38; Baylor 37; Wake Forest 23; UAB 18; Missouri 16; Oklahoma State 16; Saint Mary’s 11; Mississippi State 9; Maryland 6; UNLV 6; Siena 4; Texas A&M 4; Louisiana Tech 3; Old Dominion 3; Xavier 3; California 2; Notre Dame 2; North Carolina 1.

The Women’s AP Top 25

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 24, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Connecticut (40) 19-0 1,000 1 2. Stanford 17-1 960 2 3. Notre Dame 17-1 890 4 4. Ohio St. 20-1 854 5 5. Tennessee 17-2 832 3 6. Nebraska 17-0 826 7 7. Duke 17-3 754 6 8. Texas A&M 15-2 694 9 9. Georgia 18-2 691 8 10. Xavier 14-3 600 11 11. Oklahoma 14-4 569 13 12. North Carolina 15-3 527 14 13. Florida St. 18-3 515 15 14. Baylor 14-4 480 10 15. Oklahoma St. 16-3 458 12 16. West Virginia 18-2 441 16 17. Georgetown 17-2 369 19 18. LSU 14-4 348 18 19. Texas 13-6 184 20 20. TCU 14-4 181 23 21. Virginia 14-5 169 25 22. Iowa St. 15-3 94 — 23. Penn St. 15-4 84 — 24. Wis.-Green Bay 16-2 81 17 25. Georgia Tech 16-5 77 22 Others receiving votes: Michigan St. 59, Gonzaga 53, Kentucky 53, Vanderbilt 34, St. John’s 32, Mississippi 30, Southern Cal 13, Vermont 12, Hartford 11, Dayton 6, Temple 6, Duquesne 3, Marist 3, Wisconsin 3, Syracuse 2, Miami 1, SMU 1.

ACC Standings Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Maryland 3 1 .750 13 5 .722 Virginia 3 1 .750 12 5 .706 Duke 4 2 .667 16 3 .842 Wake Forest 4 2 .667 14 4 .778 Florida St. 3 2 .600 15 4 .789 Clemson 3 3 .500 15 5 .750 Georgia Tech 3 3 .500 14 5 .737 Virginia Tech 2 2 .500 15 3 .833 N.C. State 2 4 .333 13 7 .650 Boston College 2 4 .333 11 9 .550 North Carolina 1 3 .250 12 7 .632 Miami 1 4 .200 15 4 .789 Saturday’s Games Virginia Tech 63, Boston College 62 Wake Forest 69, Virginia 57 Maryland 88, N.C. State 64 Duke 60, Clemson 47 Sunday’s Games Florida St. 68, Georgia Tech 66 Monday’s Games No games scheduled

Atlantic Sun Conference Standings Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCT Campbell 7 2 .778 12 6 .667 Jacksonville 7 3 .700 10 8 .556 ETSU 6 3 .667 10 10 .500 Belmont 6 4 .600 11 9 .550 Lipscomb 6 4 .600 9 10 .474 Mercer 5 4 .556 9 10 .474 N. Florida 4 6 .400 9 11 .450 Kennesaw St. 3 6 .333 8 12 .400 Florida Gulf Coast 3 7 .300 6 13 .316 Stetson 3 7 .300 5 13 .278 S.C.-Upstate 3 7 .300 3 16 .158 Saturday’s Games Jacksonville 65, S.C.-Upstate 52 Campbell 86, Lipscomb 82 Belmont 100, ETSU 89 Sunday’s Games Kennesaw St. 75, Stetson 59 Florida Gulf Coast 71, Mercer 70 Monday’s Games Jacksonville at Savannah St., 7 p.m.

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TENNIS 3 p.m.

ESPN2 — Australian Open, men’s and women’s quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia (same-day tape) 9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Australian Open, men’s and women’s quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia 3:30 a.m.

ESPN2 — Australian Open, men’s and women’s quarterfinals, at Melbourne, Australia

By The Associated Press THROUGH JAN. 24 Scoring G FG James, CLE 45 461 Anthony, DEN 38 384 Durant, OKC 44 427 Bryant, LAL 44 462 Wade, MIA 43 411 Ellis, GOL 41 421 Nowitzki, DAL 43 387 Bosh, TOR 45 376 Roy, POR 40 328 Jamison, WAS 34 275 Johnson, ATL 42 347 Stoudemire, PHX45 356 Randolph, MEM 42 348

FT 342 327 372 267 298 198 278 319 213 136 121 227 176

PTS 1345 1130 1289 1246 1162 1071 1081 1077 924 739 887 939 876

AVG 29.9 29.7 29.3 28.3 27.0 26.1 25.1 23.9 23.1 21.7 21.1 20.9 20.9

Maggette, GOL Evans, SAC Gay, MEM Kaman, LAC FG Percentage

41 39 40 39

Perkins, BOS Gasol, MEM Howard, ORL Hilario, DEN Horford, ATL Bynum, LAL Stoudemire, PHX Landry, HOU Millsap, UTA Lee, NYK Rebounds G Howard, ORL 44 Noah, CHI 41 Camby, LAC 42 Lee, NYK 43 Randolph, MEM 42 Wallace, CHA 41 Bosh, TOR 45 Assists

271 296 313 331

298 194 166 132

FG 198 233 244 230 244 265 356 254 182 344 OFF 164 160 132 109 189 84 134

Paul, NOR Nash, PHX Rondo, BOS Williams, UTA Kidd, DAL B. Davis, LAC James, CLE

DEF 418 344 372 383 288 371 365

G 35 45 40 39 43 43 45

849 807 825 794 FGA 311 386 408 390 418 472 637 455 329 626

20.7 20.7 20.6 20.4 PCT .637 .604 .598 .590 .584 .561 .559 .558 .553 .550

TOT 582 504 504 492 477 455 499

AVG 13.2 12.3 12.0 11.4 11.4 11.1 11.1

AST 391 493 385 373 395 351 355

AVG 11.2 11.0 9.6 9.6 9.2 8.2 7.9

FOOTBALL NFL Playoff Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 9 N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14 Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14 Sunday, Jan. 10 Baltimore 33, New England 14 Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16 New Orleans 45, Arizona 14 Indianapolis 20, Baltimore 3 Sunday, Jan. 17 Minnesota 34, Dallas 3 N.Y. Jets 17, San Diego 14 Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24 Indianapolis 30, N.Y. Jets 17 New Orleans 31, Minnesota 28, OT Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31 At Miami AFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 6:25 p.m.

(CBS)

AFC Championship boxscore COLTS 30, JETS 17 N.Y. Jets 0 17 0 0—17 Indianapolis 0 13 7 10—30 Second Quarter Ind—FG Stover 25, 14:56.

NYJ—Edwards 80 pass from Sanchez (Feely kick), 14:45.

Ind—FG Stover 19, 8:44.

NYJ—Keller 9 pass from Sanchez (Feely kick), 4:53.

NYJ—FG Feely 48, 2:11.

Ind—Collie 16 pass from Manning (Stover kick), 1:13.

Third Quarter Ind—Garcon 4 pass from Manning (Stover kick), 8:03.

Fourth Quarter Ind—Clark 15 pass from Manning (Stover kick), 8:52.

Ind—FG Stover 21, 2:29.

A—67,650.

NYJ Ind First downs 17 27 Total Net Yards 388 461 Rushes-yards 29-86 24-101 Passing 302 360 Punt Returns 1-12 1-4 Kickoff Returns 5-139 3-83 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-3 Comp-Att-Int 18-31-1 26-39-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 2-17 Punts 4-51.0 4-46.3 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 6-46 1-5 Time of Possession 28:35 31:25 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—N.Y. Jets, Jones 16-42, Greene 10-41, Richardson 1-2, Sanchez 2-1. Indianapolis, Addai 16-80, Brown 6-18, Hart 1-3, Manning 1-0.

PASSING—N.Y. Jets, Sanchez 17-30-1-257, B.Smith 1-1-0-45. Indianapolis, Manning 26-39-0-377.

RECEIVING—N.Y. Jets, Keller 6-63, Cotchery 5-102, Edwards 2-100, Jones 2-28, B.Smith 2-7, Richardson 1-2. Indianapolis, Garcon 11-151, Collie 7-123, Clark 4-35, Wayne 3-55, Addai 1-13.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—N.Y. Jets, Feely 44 (WR), 52 (WR).

NFC Championship boxscore SAINTS 31, VIKINGS 28, OT Minnesota 14 0 7 7 0 — 28 New Orleans 7 7 7 7 3 — 31 First Quarter Min—Peterson 19 run (Longwell kick), 9:35.

NO—P.Thomas 38 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 6:30.

Min—Rice 5 pass from Favre (Longwell kick), 2:11.

Second Quarter NO—Henderson 9 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 10:30.

Third Quarter NO—P.Thomas 9 run (Hartley kick), 12:56.

Min—Peterson 1 run (Longwell kick), 7:35.

Fourth Quarter NO—Bush 5 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 12:39.

Min—Peterson 2 run (Longwell kick), 4:58.

Overtime NO—FG Hartley 40, 10:15.

A—71,276.

Min NO First downs 31 15 Total Net Yards 475 257 Rushes-yards 36-165 23-68 Passing 310 189 Punt Returns 3-15 1-0 Kickoff Returns 2-33 6-183 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-29 Comp-Att-Int 28-46-2 17-31-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-8 Punts 4-39.0 7-51.3 Fumbles-Lost 6-3 3-1 Penalties-Yards 5-32 9-88 Time of Possession 36:49 27:56 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Minnesota, Peterson 25-122, Taylor 6-28, Harvin 4-15, Favre 1-0. New Orleans, P.Thomas 14-61, Bush 7-8, Brees 1-0, Hamilton 1-(minus 1).

PASSING—Minnesota, Favre 28-46-2-310.

New Orleans, Brees 17-31-0-197.

RECEIVING—Minnesota, Berrian 9-102, Harvin 5-38, Shiancoe 4-83, Rice 4-43, Taylor 3-18, Peterson 2-14, Kleinsasser 1-12. New Orleans, Henderson 4-39, D.Thomas 3-32, P.Thomas 2-38, Bush 2-33, Colston 2-22, Meachem 2-19, Shockey 1-9, Moore 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.

Pro Bowl Rosters

By The Associated Press (i-injured, will not play; r-replacement; s-Super Bowl participant; x-starter) AFC Offense Quarterbacks — i-Tom Brady, New England; s-Peyton Manning, Indianapolis; i-Philip Rivers, San Diego; r, x-Matt Schaub, Houston; r-Vince Young, Tennessee; r-David Garrard, Jacksonville Running Backs — x-Chris Johnson, Tennessee; Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville; Ray Rice, Baltimore Wide Receivers — x-Andre Johnson, Houston; x-Brandon Marshall, Denver; s-Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis; i-Wes Welker, New England; r-Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati; r-Vincent Jackson, San Diego Tight Ends — s, x-Dallas Clark, Indianapolis; x-Antonio Gates, San Diego; r-Heath Miller, Pittsburgh Fullback — x-Le’Ron McClain, Baltimore Centers — x-Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets; s-Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis; r-Kevin Mawae, Tennessee

Guards — x-Logan Mankins, New England; x-Kris Dielman, San Diego; Kris Dielman, San Diego Tackles — x-Ryan Clady, Denver; rD’Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets; i-Jake Long, Miami; x-Joe Thomas, Cleveland Defense Ends — s, x-Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis; s, x-Robert Mathis, Indianapolis; x-Mario Williams, Houston; r, x-Kyly Vander Bosch, Tennessee, r-Shaun Ellis, N.Y. Jets Interior Linemen — x-Haloti Ngata, Baltimore; x-Vince Wilfork, New England; Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh; Inside-Middle Linebackers — x-Ray Lewis, Baltimore; DeMeco Ryans, Houston Outside Linebackers — i-Brian Cushing, Houston; x-Elvis Dumervil, Denver; x-James Harrison, Pittsburgh; r-LaMarr Woodley, Pittsburgh Cornerbacks — x-Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland; Champ Bailey, Denver; x-Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets Strong Safety — x-Brian Dawkins, Denver; r-Yeremiah Bell, Miami Free Safeties — i-Jairus Byrd, Buffalo; x-Ed Reed, Baltimore; r, x-Brandon Mariweather, New England; s-Antoine Bethea, Indianapolis Specialists Punter — Shane Lechler, Oakland Kick Return Specialist — Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland Placekicker — Nate Kaeding, San Diego Special Teamer — Kassim Osgood, San Diego Long Snapper — Jon Condo, Oakland NFC Offense Quarterbacks — s, x-Drew Brees, New Orleans; i-Brett Favre, Minnesota; x-Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay; r-Donovan McNabb, Philadelphia; r-Tony Romo, Dallas Running Backs — i-Steven Jackson, St. Louis; x-Adrian Peterson, Minnesota; DeAngelo Williams, Carolina; r-Frank Gore, San Francisco Wide Receivers — x-Miles Austin, Dallas; i, x-Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona; x-DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia; Sidney Rice, Minnesota; r-Steve Smith, New York Giants Tight Ends — x-Vernon Davis, San Francisco; Jason Witten, Dallas Fullback — x-Leonard Weaver, Philadelphia Centers — i, x-Andre Gurode, Dallas; x-Shaun O’Hara, New York Giants; r, s-Jonathan Goodwin, New Orleans; r-Ryan Kalil, Carolina Guards — x-Leonard Davis, Dallas; s, x-Jahri Evans, New Orleans; x-Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota; r-Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants Tackles — Bryant McKinnie, Minnesota; x-Jason Peters, Philadelphia; Jon Stinchcomb, New Orleans; s, x-Jahri Evans, New Orleans Defense Ends — x-Jared Allen, Minnesota; Trent Cole, Philadelphia; x-Julius Peppers, Carolina Interior Linemen — x-Darnell Dockett, Arizona; Jay Ratliff, Dallas; x-Kevin Williams, Minnesota Inside-Middle Linebackers — s-Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans; x-Patrick Willis, San Francisco; London Fletcher, Washington Outside Linebackers — i, x-Lance Briggs, Chicago; r-Clay Matthews, Green Bay; x-Brian Orakpo, Washington; x-DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Cornerbacks — i-Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Arizona; x-Asante Samuel, Philadelphia; i, x-Charles Woodson, Green Bay; r, x-Terence Newman, Dallas; r-Mike Jenkins, Dallas Strong Safety — x-Adrian Wilson, Arizona; s, x-Roman Harper, New Orleans; s-Wuintin Mikell, Philadelphia Free Safeties — x-Nick Collins, Green Bay; s, x-Darren Sharper, New Orleans; r Antrel Rolle, Arizona Specialists Punter — Andy Lee, San Francisco Kick Return Specialist — DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia; r-Percy Harvin, Minnesota.

Placekicker — David Akers, Philadelphia Special Teamer — Heath Farwell, Minnesota Long Snapper — Jon Dorenbos, Philadelphia

TENNIS Australian Open Results

By The Associated Press Monday Singles Men Fourth Round Nikolay Davydenko (6), Russia, def. Fernando Verdasco (9), Spain, 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3.

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Lukasz Kubot, Poland, 6-1, 6-2, 7-5.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (10), France, def. Nicolas Almagro (26), Spain, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-7 (6), 9-7.

Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Lleyton Hewitt (22), Australia, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.

Women Fourth Round Venus Williams (6), United States, def. Francesca Schiavone (17), Italy, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Li Na (16), China, def. Caroline Wozniacki (4), Denmark, 6-4, 6-3.

Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Sam Stosur (13), Australia, 6-4, 6-2.

HOCKEY NHL Conference Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 50 34 15 1 69 138 110 Pittsburgh 53 32 20 1 65 168 150 Philadelphia 51 26 22 3 55 155 144 N.Y. Rangers 52 24 21 7 55 135 141 N.Y. Islanders52 23 21 8 54 139 157 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 50 30 13 7 67 143 122 Ottawa 53 28 21 4 60 147 154 Montreal 53 25 23 5 55 140 144 Boston 51 23 20 8 54 127 131 Toronto 53 17 26 10 44 139 182 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 51 33 12 6 72 195 143 Florida 52 22 21 9 53 144 153 Atlanta 51 22 21 8 52 156 166 Tampa Bay 51 21 20 10 52 132 157 Carolina 51 16 28 7 39 132 172 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 52 35 13 4 74 170 120 Nashville 51 29 19 3 61 143 142 Detroit 51 25 18 8 58 131 133 St. Louis 51 22 21 8 52 135 146 Columbus 54 20 25 9 49 142 180 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 51 30 15 6 66 153 136 Vancouver 51 31 18 2 64 167 125 Calgary 51 26 19 6 58 132 132 Minnesota 52 25 23 4 54 145 156 Edmonton 50 16 28 6 38 133 172 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 53 35 10 8 78 179 128 Phoenix 52 29 18 5 63 139 135 Los Angeles 51 29 19 3 61 151 143 Anaheim 52 24 21 7 55 148 164 Dallas 52 22 19 11 55 148 168 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay 2, Atlanta 1, SO Anaheim 4, St. Louis 3, SO Ottawa 2, Boston 1 Philadelphia 4, Carolina 2 Montreal 6, N.Y. Rangers 0 New Jersey 4, N.Y. Islanders 2 Washington 4, Phoenix 2 Florida 2, Toronto 0 Los Angeles 3, Detroit 2 Minnesota 4, Columbus 2 Vancouver 5, Chicago 1 San Jose 5, Buffalo 2 Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh 2, Philadelphia 1 Carolina 5, Boston 1 Colorado 4, Dallas 0 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Los Angeles at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Montreal at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

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Indy’s team plane also is expected to arrive a little earlier than it did three years ago because of new rules implemented in 2008.

But with nearly half of Indy’s roster having Super Bowl experience, Caldwell will rely on his veterans to help younger players cope with the countless distractions of the next two weeks. Players, like fans, are scrambling to make travel plans, fill countless ticket requests and answer all kinds of e-mail and text messages. Caldwell said he had about 250 e-mail and more than 150 text messages after Sunday’s 30-17

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ding’s assistant coach.

The two comrades-turnedfriendly adversaries will greet each other again at 6 tonight as Vandalia makes its annual trip to Lee Christian. But whereas before this season the two would catch up before and after the game, they can match wits during it as well. Davidson took over the Falcons’ varsity head coaching position this year.

“We run the same plays now that we did when Chris was here and I was his assistant,” Davidson says. “All we’ve done is change the names of them. But I don’t think Chris has even done that since he’s been with Vandalia.”

It’s always an emotional trip for Heppding, who was instrumental

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at 2 o’clock to 9 o’clock (Tuesday) night. And if he does, we’ll try to play him, and if he does not make any significant improvement, we won’t.”

Williams said Davis still does not feel comfortable planting his foot and pushing off, but the biggest issue has been swelling.

“We didn’t play him Wednesday night and Thursday he had more swelling,” Williams said.

victory over the New York Jets.

Pro Bowl center Jeff Saturday offers some advice.

“Make a list of how many tickets you’re going to have, set a priority, and tell them the tickets will be there at will call when you get there.

Let them find their ways down, because it can become a madhouse,” he said. “Truthfully, it falls a lot to our wives and family members who help us out. It can get anybody stressed.”

Preferably, the Colts (16-2) would like everything resolved before returning to practice Wednesday.

The reason? Once Indy reaches Miami, Saturday recalls, players will study film and do additional prep work for the Saints (15-3) in

unfamiliar surroundings or hotel rooms. New Orleans is in the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.

Another possible problem: Most people who come to town want to vacation or party. But the Colts have a job — completing a mission deemed so essential they threw away a chance at perfection to win a title.

So the Colts don’t want anything derailing their plans.

“I guess it is kind of a relief that we’ve made it, but we’re not satisfied just being here,” left guard Ryan Lilja said. “We want to win, we want a ring, and that means you shouldn’t be hanging out on South Beach on Saturday night.”

in building the Falcons’ athletic department. He even brought the hardwood floor to the gym several years ago. Before that move, the Falcons played on concrete.

Heppding also helped establish more athletic programs during his tenure. The school built a soccer field and a baseball field under his guidance, and as a coach, he directed two NCCSA state final four teams.

But Heppding did more than that, says Davidson.

“He always worked very hard to build a first-class program and to do things the right way,” Davidson says. “He set the direction and the philosophy that we’re trying to carry on.

“Chris always had the best interests of the school in his heart. He set the tone for what we’re continuing on, and I think that’s a great

tribute to him and his legacy.”

But that doesn’t mean Davidson won’t try to get the Falcons’ first victory of the season against his close friend. But should Lee Christian lose this one, Davidson admits it won’t sting as badly.

“He will beat me just as quick as I will beat him if granted the opportunity, but I can’t think of another coach that I don’t mind losing to than Chris,” Davidson says.

As for Heppding, the day will be about more than the game.

“There are all types of emotions,” he says. “It’s a little awkward coaching against girls I used to coach, but I really enjoy seeing the people. It might feel better, less awkward, if I got to coach against somebody else ... but seeing all those wonderful people again is great.”

If Davis doesn’t play against the Wolfpack, freshman Travis Wear is expected to earn his second career start. But it will still be a big blow for the Tar Heels (12-7, 1-3 ACC), who are hoping to end a three-game losing streak.

Still, Williams said he would not let his team give into the “woe is me” attitude after losing four of its past five.

“Some dadgum time you got to put your foot down and say, ‘I’m going to play better,’ “ Williams said. “And you know what, I’m doing that as a coach, ‘Today I’m

going to coach better.’ I can’t imagine any time I’ve been more involved, more into it, more enthusiastic, critical, vocal, whatever you want to say than I have been in practices since last Wednesday.

“Whether or not that transfers to good play or not remains to be seen, but that’s what you’ve got to do.

You can’t sit around and moan, and my team’s not going to do that.”

Wear said the Tar Heels’ past two practices have been great, and Williams has been more intense during those sessions. He said

the coach has emphasized the little things and mistakes have resulted in lots of extra running.

“I’m excited to see how we come out and play (against N.C. State) because the last two practices are more competitive than I’ve ever been involved in a practice yet,” said Wear, who had a career-high 13 points and six rebounds in his first start a week ago.

But UNC will not just be trying to stop its slide tonight against N.C. State (13-7, 2-4), the Tar Heels also will be trying to earn their first true road win

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them and be around the family and enjoy the time.

There never seems to be enough of it.”

“For them to have a chance to be part of it I think it makes it really special,” Payton continued. “Obviously, the same goes for this upcoming game.”

The upcoming game happens to be the first Super Bowl involving the Saints in the franchise’s 43 years of existence.

This is only the ninth winning season the club has had. The 31-28 overtime victory over Minnesota on Sunday night marked the first time the Saints had hosted an NFC championship game. So when it was over, fans in the Louisiana Superdome and residents of a city that already acts on any excuse for a party spilled into the streets and toasted the Saints’ success.

Bourbon Street was mobbed with revelers in Saints jerseys letting out high-pitched howls of delight and stirring up impromptu chants of “Who dat say dey gonna’ beat dem Saints!”

Some exchanged watery-eyed embraces after watching their team pull out a high-stakes thriller of the season. UNC is 1-5 away from the Smith Center this season, and the victory was on a neutral court.

Williams said getting a win tonight will be important for his slumping team, but the season is not over regardless of what happens.

“We’ve dug ourselves a hole, but there’s still a lot of basketball to be played and

that appeared to be going the Vikings’ way before Tracy Porter intercepted Brett Favre’s pass in Saints territory in the last minute of regulation.

“It was crazy. It was almost like Mardi Gras,” said Porter, who would know because he grew up in south Louisiana.

A number of players, including Porter and fellow defensive back Darren Sharper, said they wanted to go out on the town and join in the celebration, but were so tired they ended up just staying home and watching footage of the citywide party on the local news.

“When I got outside this morning, I saw the city was still standing so that was a good thing,” Sharper said. “I didn’t get a chance to go out and celebrate last night because I was a little bit too sore to enjoy myself. I couldn’t have been celebrating if I couldn’t move my head to see who was around me.”

Saints defensive players were bound to be exhausted and sore. The Vikings had the ball for nearly 37 minutes and ran 82 offensive plays to the Saints’ 55, including overtime, when only the Saints had the ball and ran 10 plays on their winning drive, which was capped

by Garrett Hartley field goal. that’s what I’m trying to get our kids to understand,” Williams said. “Every day is important. Every day, every practice, every game is extremely important that you don’t get a chance to go back.

“There are no mulligans.

You don’t get a chance to do it over again, and I think our guys understand that part of it.”

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Some worry about cruise industry

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — As South Carolina’s cruise industry expands, some worry more ships and people could hurt the charm that draws visitors to Charleston in the first place.

The South Carolina Coastal Conservation League is concerned that the ships bring in too many people too quickly, causing congestion and pollution. The environmental group is suggesting officials approve rules to further regulate the industry.

“What a lot of businesses rely on is keeping that small, historic, unique sense of place that is Charleston,” said Katie Zimmerman, a project manager with the group.

“What does that do when you start bringing people in on these giant cruise ships? When you look at the cruise ship and see it on the skyline, it’s a wall and you can see

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The Celebrity Mercury cruise liner makes a port call in Charleston, S.C., on Monday. it from everywhere,” she added.

The South Carolina State Ports Authority is working with the city on redeveloping its existing cruise terminal and 55-acre tract around the terminal and Union Pier on the Charleston Cooper River waterfront.

Officials say a modern cruise terminal is needed to handle the growing

cruise business. Beginning this spring, Carnival Cruise Lines will base its 2,056-passenger Carnival Fantasy in Charleston.

On Monday, the Celebrity Mercury, which carries more than 1,800 passengers, made a port call in the city on its way to Key West. Fla. Ports Authority CEO Jim Newsome has said the agency will work with the

cruise companies and the city to mitigate impacts of additional cruises.

“We will also continue to work with the community to ensure Charleston gains the economic benefits of the cruise ship industry while maintaining the city’s character and quality,” he wrote in a recent op-ed article.

The Conservation League is suggesting the city limit cruise ships to one arrival at a time, and cap the number of passengers and the heights of the vessels.

Plans for a new cruise terminal include having only one berth for ships so there would only be one there at a time, said Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. “I’m confident that what we’re working on with the Ports Authority will balance and scale,” the mayor added, noting the authority expects about 70 cruise calls a year — a little more than one a week.

NEW ORLEANS

Mardi Gras World celebrates Carnival all year

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s always carnival time at Mardi Gras World. The family-run business has been making mega-floats for some of the biggest and best Mardi Gras parades for more than 60 years.

The company is now showing off its innovative designs in a 300,000square-foot warehouse, a fantasy world of papier mache, fiberglass, plaster and millions of twinkling

lights populated by pharaohs, superheroes, fairies, gorillas and many other creations.

The facility is a popular attraction with tourists and locals alike.

“I’m amazed at how big they are and how elaborate they are,” Serena Skews, 22, from England, who was touring the place, said of the floats. “I can’t be here for the real Mardi Gras, but this gives me an idea of

what it’s like.”

Other visitors included dozens of students from St. Stanislaus High School in Baton Rouge. They marched in, mouths hanging open, cell phones held aloft to record the wonders stretching before them.

“Oh, look, look,” girls’ high-pitched voices called out. Even the more sedate boys elbowed each other as they strolled past well-endowed replicas of

Marilyn Monroe, Wonder Woman, and assorted harem girls.

Tours of Mardi Gras World cost $18.50, including a 12-minute movie and a chance to dress in various Mardi Gras costumes and take pictures.

Guides show visitors the floats, the workshop where decorations are made, and discuss Mardi Gras history and customs. Visitors finish up with king cake, the traditional cinnamonand-sugar-covered Mardi Gras confection, and coffee.

The Kern family is the creative force behind Mardi Gras World. Blaine Kern, the son of a sign painter, started building and decorating floats when he returned from World War II. Over the years, he and his family became known for their extraordinary designs — including some of the mega-floats for the so-called super krewes.

New bus route goes from Union Station to New York

Rains strand 2,000 tourists at Machu Picchu ruins

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bus travel from Washington to New York just got a little bit easier.

Three companies began service Monday from Union Station to New York.

The companies are Boltbus, Washington Deluxe and DC2NY. They leave from the station’s parking garage.

Boltbus says it will offer four daily round trips from Union Station on Monday through Thursday and Saturday and six round trips on Friday and Saturday. The company already had buses that leave from 10th and H streets.

DC2NY already has stops at Dupont Circle and 14th Street. Washington Deluxe has four other departure points in Washington.

LIMA, Peru (AP) — Heavy rains and mudslides in Peru have blocked the train route to the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, stranding some 2,000 tourists.

Perurail spokeswoman Soledad Caparo says the train operator suspended service Monday and is working to clear rock and mud covering the tracks.

Rail is the only means of transportation on the last leg of the trip to Machu Picchu from the city of Cuzco.

Tourism Minister Martin Perez says the government may send helicopters to evacuate tourists and locals from Machu Picchu Pueblo, the town next to the citadel.

Heavy rains have battered the region in the past three days.

Floods and slides have also killed two people and damaged stone walls at archaeological sites.

Dulles offers preview of new AeroTrain system CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — After nearly eight years of digging and more than a decade of planning, Washington Dulles International Airport will unveil a $1.5 billion train system Tuesday designed to help travelers reach their gates more quickly.

The new underground train system, called AeroTrain, will make its debut early Tuesday morning and replaces the airport’s unique, bulky “mobile lounges” that have shuttled passengers from the terminal to the gates since the airport opened in 1962.

While the use of the mobile lounges will be curtailed, they will remain in use for international arrivals and at the airport’s “D’’ gates for the foreseeable future.

The new train system is designed in anticipation of expanding traffic at Dulles, a United hub and the largest of the three airports that serve the greater Washington region.

The future planning is such that the train station serving the airport’s “C’’ gates is built at the future site of the those gates, slightly overshooting the building that serves the existing “C’’ gates. Passengers will use a moving walkway to backtrack to the existing “C’’ gates.

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BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia’s colonial port of Cartagena intoxicates the director of Britain’s Hay Festival literary franchise, whose fifth annual gathering in the Caribbean city’s walled ramparts takes place next week.

“The parties in Cartagena are lavish and joyful. There’s something thrilling about dancing with new ideas in your head all day, then dancing with the world’s hottest women all night,” Hay Festival founder Peter Florence told The Associated Press.

Writers Ian McEwan of England and Mario Vargas Llosa of Peru headline this year’s Cartagena festival, while Afro-beat saxophonist Manu Dibango of Cameroon tops the list of musicians drawn by the Hay event to this former port of entry for African slaves.

Florence founded the festival, which has become Britain’s leading literary celebration, in 1988 in Hay-on-Wye, Wales.

There are now annual satellite festivals in a number of other locations around the world, including Beirut and Nairobi. Florence said the festival would go to Mexico for the first time, in Zacatecas, in July.

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DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Teen embarrassment turn into fond memories later

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: This is a great year to explore new avenues and develop new concepts. An interesting turn of events will result in added responsibility but will also bring you great joy. Love, commitment and finishing what needs to be done will all highlight your year.

Relationships will stabilize because romance is in the stars. Your numbers are 6, 11, 14, 25, 30, 43, 45 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Explore your creative side and trust in your ability instead of thinking everyone else can do a better job. Someone or something will continuously try to stop you or stand in your way today.

Persevere.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An ulterior motive may lead you in the wrong direction. A promotion or changing from one job to another will be tempting and should be considered, even if someone is encouraging you to stay put. Don’t let someone’s bragging make you feel inferior.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t give up on your goals. Home, family and getting things in order must take top priority.

An emotional issue you have with someone will escalate into something you cannot resolve if you don’t act fast. Moderation will be key.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make some financial moves that will help you save at tax time. Dig deep for information that will help you make the best choices. A partnership will make you think about your future.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Focus on the people you know can help you get ahead. Work hard and contribute in a positive manner and you will avoid arguments that can develop into ongoing problems.

Say little but do the best job possible.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Don’t count on any-

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one doing your work for you if you want it done properly. An emotional issue regarding your personal or professional status may be an issue if you allow someone to pressure you. Use your imagination.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll be pulled in different directions. It’s important that you don’t give in to what others want. Follow your dreams and venture down your own path if you want to get ahead. If you speak up, you will be heard.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep an open mind or you will make a costly mistake. Don’t argue with a loved one but don’t give in to something you don’t believe is right either. A short trip may be necessary to clear up a misunderstanding.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Get contracts or financial agreements in writing. Emotions will be unstable when it comes to a personal relationship. It’s time to make a change regarding how you earn your living.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): A change within one of your friendships will take place due to a money matter that arises.

Don’t be too quick to trade someone or something in for a newer model because you think it will help you get ahead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Travel or taking on a new lifestyle or interest will do you good. A change may be required in order to fulfill a dream.

A promise made will ensure you get to spend time with someone special.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Check out the importance of each and every situation you face before you make a decision about what to do first. There is a sequence that must be followed if you want to come out unscathed. It will be easy to lose a friend if you aren’t cautious about pointing out blame.

DEAR ABBY: I had to respond to “Blushing in San Francisco” (Nov. 21), the 11-year-old girl who’s embarrassed because her mother sings and dances in the mall. I was that mother a few years ago.

My daughter and I shopped in trendy stores where the music was really loud, and when she saw me bob my head and move to the music, she would shake her head “no.” I’d do it again — just to torture her. As she tried on clothes, she would pop out and say, “Have you been dancing again? This is a no-dancing zone!” We laugh about it now.

When I teach, I tell my students what I did. They tell me unanimously that they would die if I were their mom -- to which I respond that it’s my job to make them miserable.

As the Bee Gees sang, “You should be daaaancin’, yeah!”

— STILL DANCING IN GRANITE CITY, ILL. DEAR STILL DANCING: Your letter was among hundreds I received pointing out that “Blushing in San Francisco’s” dilemma is universal.

Read on: DEAR ABBY: My husband is a contractor, and his office is in our home. He enjoys playing music while he works, and we often hear him singing happily along.

One evening when my daughter was 11, she had some friends over and was trying her best to ignore the fact that her dad was singing while he worked, and hoping her friends wouldn’t notice. All went

for your own actions.

— MOM IN HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA

Abigail Van Buren Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

well until Shania Twain came on and he started singing along to “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”

We all laughed hysterically, and it’s still one of our favorite memories. My daughter saw that her dad could laugh at himself, and that her friends enjoyed the humor without losing respect for him.

Not to take oneself too seriously was the lesson learned. It’s one we all need reminding about occasionally.

— STILL LAUGHING IN SAN JOSE DEAR ABBY: When my daughter was about 8, I was walking her to the door of her school and thought I’d have some fun with her, so I started acting like a cross between the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Dracula and the Mummy. When I asked if I was embarrassing her, she responded: “Why would I be embarrassed? You’re the one acting silly!” I immediately stopped because she was right. What she understood at her tender age was that you can only be responsible

DEAR ABBY: My advice to “Blushing” is to enjoy her mother while she has her. When I was in my teens, my dad mortified me with his dancing whenever we went to the grocery store. While pushing his shopping cart, Dad would bebop up and down the aisles. As an adolescent, it embarrassed me to no end.

I look back now and regard my father’s dancing fondly — mainly because I have two delightful small children who inherited their grandfather’s love of dancing. When I see them “perform,” I know my dad is looking down from heaven and chuckling, too.

— PROUD MOM IN GEORGIA DEAR ABBY: I was embarrassed every time I went to the mall with my mom because she’d usually burst into show tunes before we got out of the parking lot.

I am now 40, and I sing in parking lots, too. I finally understand that the most valuable lesson my mother ever taught me was to let that song in my heart out and not care what anybody else thinks.

It’s empowering, and “Blushing” should give it a try.

—SECOND-GENERATION SINGER DEAR SINGER: One of these days, try it in a parking structure. The acoustics are as good as any you’ll find in a recording studio. — LA-LA IN L.A. aka DEAR ABBY

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Fla. man finds $3,100 hidden in trashed picture

Oh deer! 10-to-12 point buck breaks into Ill. home

STUART, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man rescued a framed space shuttle photo from a trash bin — and found a wad of treasure in the process.

Stuart Police say Warren Bendix was going to put the photo in a different frame and discovered $3,100 in cash stuffed behind the picture. He had found the picture while going through the trash near his apartment.

Bendix reported his discovery to police on Saturday. Police say Bendix can claim the money if the owner doesn’t turn up.

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An Illinois man says it didn’t take him long to decide not to mess with the uninvited, antlered guest he found in his kitchen.

Belleville resident Mark Page and his wife were sleeping Saturday when the sound of breaking glass and — was that hooves? — woke them up.

Page went downstairs to find a 10-to-12 point buck in the kitchen with its head in the sink.

He says he looked at the animal for “not even a fraction of a second” before turning tail and heading back upstairs. He says he doesn’t mess with deer, especially big ones.

The animal also was spooked and barreled through a closed window to escape.

Getting a cold one is no problem at Pa. ice bar DRUMS, Pa. (AP) — At one eastern Pennsylvania restaurant, getting a cold one is no problem: Everything is on ice — and under it, and surrounded by it.

Damenti’s Restaurant in Butler Township has set up a temporary freestanding bar with a pirate theme in its backyard that is almost completely made of 50 tons of ice.

To keep the ice from melting, air conditioning brings the mercury down to about 20 degrees. Owner Kevin McDonald says he’s hoping the novelty will bring in the crowds.

About 40 people can fit in the 480square-foot structure. The decor includes a skull and crossbones that covers an entire wall and pirate motifs and sayings etched into the walls both inside and outside.

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Priest accused of shoplifting butter, sofa cover WEST CITY, Ill. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest was accused of shoplifting butter and a sofa cover at a Wal-Mart in southern Illinois. Police arrested 41-year-old the Rev. Steven Poole on Friday.

He’s charged with two felony theft counts. Investigators said Poole failed to scan a $3.22 container of butter and a $60 sofa cover at a self-checkout. Poole then allegedly went to the store’s bedding section, picked up a memory foam mattress and switched the pricing bar code. That caused the $145 item to be scanned for $31.

Allegedly, Poole also possessed a stolen laptop computer power pack.

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Satan’s power is still strong Q: I’ve always said I don’t believe in the devil, but we had a terrible case of murder-suicide in our town a few weeks ago and I’m beginning to wonder if maybe the devil is real after all.

What happened just didn’t make any sense, and I can’t find any other explanation for it. -- L.T. A: One of the devil’s greatest schemes is to convince people he doesn’t exist, because then we won’t take him seriously -- and that’s exactly what he wants us to do.

But the devil does exist!

Not only that, but he is a powerful spiritual being who has great authority over human society. He isn’t as powerful as God -- but he still is very powerful, and we must never underestimate his ability to influence people and turn them away from God. And that’s his goal: to turn us away from God and His will for our lives. The Bible calls him “Your enemy the devil (who) prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

Satan isn’t only strong, however -- he’s also absolutely evil. Even when his temptations appear to be good, they never are -- because his goal is to harm us and keep us from the good things God has for us. Was he at work in the murdersuicide you mention? I’m sure he was, either openly or behind the scenes.

But you need to know one other thing about Satan: He is a defeated foe!

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Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on February 5, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Lee County, North Carolina, to wit: TRACT ONE: BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 7025, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF CAROLINA TRACE, LAKEWOOD, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LEE COUNTY IN PLAT CABINET 1, PAGE 370. REFERENCE TO SAID MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PERFECT DESCRIPTION. TRACT TWO: BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 7026, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OF CAROLINA TRACE, LAKEWOOD, RECORDED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LEE COUNTY IN PLAT CABINET 1, PAGE 370. REFERENCE TO SAID MAP IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PERFECT DESCRIPTION. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as 7025 Cedar Road &, Lot 7026 Adjacent to 7025 Cedar Road, Sanford, NC 27332.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

001 Legals 09 SP 350 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Frank R. Milligan aka Frank Milligan and Chryscilla Sharlane Milligan aka Chryscilla S. Milligan, husband and wife to David B Bayard, Trustee(s), which was dated June 19, 2003 and recorded on June 20, 2003 in Book 857 at Page 208, Lee County Registry, North Caro-

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS WHERE IS.â&#x20AC;? There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current

owner(s) of the property is/are Frank R. Milligan.

001 Legals property situated in Lee County, North Carolina, to wit:

001 Legals such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

An Order for posses- All that certain lot or sion of the property parcel of land situate may be issued pur- in the County of Lee, suant to G.S. 45-21.29 State of North Caroliin favor of the purna, and being more chaser and against particularly descrithe party or parties in bed as follows: possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is Being all of Lot 1A, sold. Any person containing 0.92 acres, who occupies the as shown by survey property pursuant to entitled "Survey for a rental agreement Larry W Furr and entered into or rewife, Beverly Furr", newed on or after Ocdated July 19, 1993, tober 1, 2007, may, af- prepared by Thomas ter receiving the no- J Matthews, ELS, retice of sale, terminate corded in Plat Cabithe rental agreement net 7, Slide 99-E, Lee upon 10 daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; written County Registry. Refnotice to the erence to said map is landlord. The notice hereby made for a shall also state that more particular deSubstitute Trustee upon termination of scription. Brock & Scott, PLLC a Jeremy B. Wilkins, rental agreement, the Save and except any NCSB No. 32346 tenant is liable for releases, deeds of re5431 Oleander Drive rent due under the lease or prior conveySuite 200 rental agreement proances of record.

Wilmington, NC rated to the effective 28403 date of the termina- Said property is com- PHONE: (910) 392-4988 tion. monly known as 5713 FAX: (910) 392-8587 McDaniel Drive, SanIf the trustee is unford, NC 27332.

File No.: 09-24094able to convey title to FC01 this property for any Third party purchasCREDITORâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOreason, the sole remeers must pay the exTICE dy of the purchaser is cise tax, and the court the return of the decosts of Forty-Five NOTICE TO ALL posit. Reasons of Cents (45¢) per One CREDITORS NORTH such inability to conHundred Dollars CAROLINA LEE vey include, but are ($100.00) pursuant to COUNTY not limited to, the fil- NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A ing of a bankruptcy cash deposit (no perHaving qualified as petition prior to the sonal checks) of five Executor of the Esconfirmation of the percent (5%) of the tate of EUGENE MIsale and reinstatepurchase price, or CHAEL KELLY, dement of the loan Seven Hundred Fifty ceased, late of Lee withDollars ($750.00), County, North Caroliout the knowledge of whichever is greater, na, this is to notify all the trustee. If the will be required at persons having valthe time of the sale. claims against the esidity of the sale is Following the expiratate of said deceased challenged by any tion of the statutory to present them to the party, the trustee, in upset bid period, all undersigned within their sole discretion, the remaining three months from if they believe the amounts are immediJanuary 26, 2010 or challenge to have ately due and owing. this notice will be merit, may request pleaded in bar of the court to declare Said property to be oftheir recovery. All the sale to be void fered pursuant to this persons indebted to and return the deposNotice of Sale is besaid estate please it. The purchaser ing offered for sale, make immediate paywill have no further transfer and conveyment to the underremedy. ance â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS IS WHERE signed. This the 26th IS.â&#x20AC;? There are no day of January, 2010. repEsther Kelly, resentations of warExecutor, Substitute Trustee ranty relating to the 1612 Owls Nest Road, Brock & Scott, PLLC title or any physical, Sanford, N.C. 27330.

Jeremy B. Wilkins, environmental, EXECUTOR NONCSB No. 32346 health or safety conTICE 5431 Oleander Drive ditions existing in, Suite 200 on, at, or relating to Wilmington, NC the property being of- HAVING qualified as 28403 fered for sale. This Executor of the estate of Malcolm C. JackPHONE: (910) 392-4988 sale is made subject FAX: (910) 392-8587 to all prior liens, un- son, deceased, late of Lee County, North paid taxes, any unCarolina, this is to File No.: 09-23163paid land transfer notify all persons FC01 taxes, special assessments, easements, having claims against 09 SP 353 rights of way, deeds the estate of said deNOTICE OF FOREceased to present of release, and any CLOSURE SALE other encumbrances them to the undersigned within three or exceptions of reNORTH CAROLINA, cord. To the best of months from January LEE COUNTY 5th, 2010 or this nothe knowledge and belief of the under- tice will be pleaded in Under and by virtue signed, the current bar of their recovery. of a Power of Sale owner(s) of the prop- All persons indebted contained in that certo said estate please erty is/are Teressa tain Deed of Trust Lynne Sharpe. make immediate payexecuted by Teressa ment. This 5th, day of Lynne Sharpe, A Sin- An Order for possesJanuary, 2010. gle Woman to Scott R. Patricia J. Kelly sion of the property Valby, Trustee(s), 650 Salem Church may be issued purwhich was dated Feb- suant to G.S. 45-21.29 Road ruary 23, 2009 and reSanford, NC, 27330 in favor of the purcorded on March 3, and chaser and against 2009 in Book 01164 at the party or parties in Debra J. Thomas Page 0137, Lee County 1619 Firetower Road possession by the Registry, North CaroSanford, NC, 27330 clerk of superior lina. court of the county in Executor/trix of the estate of which the property is Default having been Malcolm C. Jackson sold. Any person made in the payment who occupies the (1/5, 1/12, 1/19, 1/26) of the note thereby property pursuant to Legal Notice sea rental agreement State of North cured by the said entered into or reCarolina Deed of Trust and the newed on or after OcCounty of Lee undersigned, Brock & tober 1, 2007, may, afThe undersigned havScott, PLLC, having ter receiving the no- ing qualified as Execbeen substituted as tice of sale, terminate utor of the Estate of Trustee in said Deed the rental agreement Joseph John DeSanof Trust, and the upon 10 daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; written to, Deceased, the unholder of the note evinotice to the dersigned notifies all dencing said indebt- landlord. The notice person, firms, and edness having directshall also state that corporations having ed that the Deed of upon termination of claims against said Trust be foreclosed, a Estate to present the undersigned Sub- rental agreement, the them to J. Hunter Stostitute Trustee will tenant is liable for vall. Resident Process offer for sale at the rent due under the Agent and Attorney courthouse door of rental agreement profor Estate, as set forth the county courtrated to the effective below, on or before house where the date of the terminathe 5th day of April, property is located, or tion.

2010, or this notice the usual and customwill be pleaded in bar ary location at the If the trustee is uncounty courthouse able to convey title to of their recovery. All persons, firms, and for conducting the this property for any sale on February 5, reason, the sole reme- corporations indebted to said estate, 2010 at 10:00AM, and dy of the purchaser is please make immediwill sell to the highest the return of the deate payment to the bidder for cash the posit. Reasons of undersigned. This following described 5th, Day of January, 2010.

Brenda Erickson Executor of the Estate of Joseph John DeSanto 28 Johnson Drive Belle Mead, NJ 08502

Your New Home Is Waiting

Larry Gattis

Broker Associate

. (ORNER "LVD s LARRYGATTIS YMAIL COM /FlCE s #ELL

J. Hunter Stovall Resident Process Agent and Attorney for the Estate P.O. Box 536 Southern Pines, NC 28388

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY 09 SP 0307 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Roshaan J. Knight to Jackie Miller, Trustee(s), dated January 29, 2008, and recorded in Book 01120, Page 0964, Lee County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Lee County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Lee County, North Carolina, at 10:00 AM on February 09, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot # 532, Woodbridge Cliffs Subdivision, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet 4, Slide 137, Lee County Registry. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more perfect description of said lot.

Said property is commonly known as 1609 Woodridge Drive, Sanford, NC 27332.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A-308, in the amount of Fortyfive Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater.

A deposit of five percent (5%) of the bid, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale and must be tendered in the form of certified funds.

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Roshaan J. Knight.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agree-

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001 Legals

320 Child Care

455 Help Wanted Trades

615 Appliances

720 For Rent - Houses

Appliance Repair - all Townhouse For Rent ment prorated to the Would love to keep your brands. Free estimate.All 2BR, 2BA, LR, Kit effective date of the baby/child while you work security functions, maintain work guaranteed. Call Mr. Appliances - No Util termination. or when needed. Greenuser database and email Paul anytime 258-9165. $725/mo - 774-8033 Nationwide Trustee wood School Area. 777accounts. Current network 6895 Services, Inc. size 45 devices between 640 Substitute Trustee three locations linked by 730 340 Firewood 1587 Northeast ExT-1 connection. Familiar For Rent Landscaping/ with SQL server and ODBC pressway Fire Wood For Sale Apts/Condos connectivity a plus.

Atlanta, GA 30329 Gardening Several Different Size Loads Benefits. Send resume and (770) 234-9181 2BR/1.5BA 258-3594/499-3053 Winter Driveway Special salary requirements to Our File No.: $535/month 5 Ton Crush & Run dgrady@grayflex.com or 221.0818669NC /wbc Fire Wood $535/deposit Delivered $100 mail to Gray Flex Systems Publication Dates: Mixed Hardwoods Call:910-528-7505 Larger Loads and Tractor Inc., Attn: IT Specialist, 01/26/2010 & Full Size Pick Up Spreading also Available P.O. Box 1326, Coats, NC Appletree Apartments Split & Delivered $85 02/02/2010 (919) 777-8012

100 Announcements 110 Special Notices BIG BIG SALE Except 3-4 items Everything Must Go! Tools, What-not Stands, Pictures. 9-4:30 Tues-Fri. Al’s Sales 1429 Carthage St. 774-4733 Quality Used Tires Mounted & Balanced 919-498-5503 Seminole Road Broadway WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES PAID. Call for complete car delivery price.

McLeod’s Auto Crushing.

Day 499-4911.

Night 776-9274.

370 Home Repair L.C Harell Home Improvement Decks, porches, buildings repair remodel & electrical Interior-Exterior Quality Work at affordable prices. Senior Discount No job to small or to large (919)770-3853

400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General

27521, or Fax 910-897-2222.

499-1617/353-9607

470 Help Wanted Medical/Dental

Firewood, 16 in. split oak & mixed hardwood, delivered & stacked truck load. $50 No Checks Please 498-4852 - 258-9360

Immediate Part Time position for a CMA to Work every other Saturday, PRN if Possible in a fast paste physicians office. Please send cover letter and resume to Linda Perkins 1125 Carthage Street Sanford NC 27330

500 Free Pets

Installation Specialist 520 If you are looking for a Free Dogs career not a job in Heating & Air Conditioning, we 2 Free Yellow Lab have installation technicians Female Puppies that earn $50,000+ per 8 Weeks Old year and have advance919-258-5026 ment op-portunities.

Must 130 be well groomed and Lost Free Mixed German dependable. Medical & Shepherd Puppies Dental Insurance.

401K. Lost Wedding Ring 7 week old Females Year Round Work.

5 years Jan 9th; believed lost near Very Cute, Cuddly experience preferred, but Civic Center. Pear Shaped and Adorable willing to train the right Diamond w/2 Stones, Plati919-777-0601 person. Call Wes at num. Call:910-508-0768 919-353-4154.

Free To a Good Home Missing from Husky Female Puppy SALES AND FINANCE Seminole/Broadway Area Well Manured, Groomed.

ASSOCIATE Appx. 6m. Old Kitten Blue Topaz Eyes Light gray, Long Haired, Gray Top White Under SANFORD HONDA IS with white on face & belly Coat. House Broken Please call 919-498-4977 SEEKING A SALES AND FI919-498-0884 NANCE ASSOCIATE. IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL 140 600 BE SELF MOTIVATED AND Found CAREER ORIENTED. Merchandise Found Male Aprox.

EXPERIENCE IS PREFERRED, 1 Year Old Dog 601 BUT WE WILL TRAIN THE Found Near Harnett and Bargain Bin/ RIGHT PERSON. Lee County Line in $250 or Less Broadway Call Claim BENEFITS INCLUDE: (919)721-8971 HEALTH, DENTAL, AND VI- *“Bargain Bin” ads are free for five consecutive days. Items must Found small Dog w/ SION INSURANCE total $250 or less, and the price collar around Brickyard 401K must be included in the ad.

Junction on Colon Rd. Bull DESIRABLE WORK Multiple items at a single price Terrier type. Very friendly! (i.e., jars $1 each), and SCHEDULE animals/pets do not qualify.

919-478-3606 One free “Bargain Bin” ad per PLEASE CONTACT Found: Beagle household per month.

STACEY CHEEK Call to Claim MONDAY-FRIDAY 919-498-5157 18 cubic ft. GE no frost 9AM-5PM refrigerator/freezer w/ ice Male Miniature Schnauzer maker. Excellent condition.

Mix Found On Buffalo Lake 919-774-8864 $250 Rd. Call: 919-776-6162 We offer Please Call 919-499-9764 • BOLD print 60 Gallon 190 • ENLARGED Kobalt Yard Sales PRINT Air Compressor Like New $250 Ask about our • Enlarged (919)478-1545 YARD SALE SPECIAL

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200 Transportation 240 Cars - General 2003 Nissan Maxima SE Like New Inside & Out Aut - Spoiler - Moon Roof Cass. & CD. 78,000 Miles $10,500 919-548-5286 Home 919-837-5565

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430 Help Wanted Sales Sales positions avail.

Salary + comm. Must have high energy and be self-motivated.

Toyota of Sanford Call 919-895-6526 EOE DFW

455 Help Wanted Trades

Brown computer desk with hutch for sale $25.00 call 919-776-0936 Cannon Digital Camera Call for details: 774-1066 Gateway Computer P4, tower, keyboard, mouse, 15” LCD. Will deliver and set up. Call for details: 774-1066 Golf Net $6, Umbrella $3, Elec Putt. $5, Golf Mat $7, Pick-Up Ball $8, Club Covers $6, Stroke Counter $1 each, Cooler Club $6, Golf Towels $1 each 919-4986406

Pellets Fre! Just bring your truck. 774-4733

660 Sporting Goods/ Health & Fitness GOT STUFF? CALL CLASSIFIED! SANFORD HERALD CLASSIFIED DEPT., 718-1201 or 718-1204.

665 Musical/Radio/TV CLASSIFIED SELLS! “CALL TODAY, SELL TOMORROW” Sanford Herald Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 7181204

675 Pets/Animals *Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.

AKC German Rottweiler Puppies black and mahogany color 3 females 8 weeks old excellent temperament & disposition Both parents on site $500 919-545-1861 Free Puppies To Good Home! 258-6438 Pets For Sale: 2 Male Mini Dachshund Puppies- Full Blooded, 6 Wks Old, Have Worming & First Shots. $200. Call: 919-499-8566

680 Farm Produce A Variety Of Dry Beans, Fruits, Nuts & Candy! Hamhocks, Sidemeat & Dry Link Sausage. Good for a Rainy Cold Day! B&B Market

695 Wanted to Buy Looking to purchase small timber tracts.

Fully insured. Call 919-499-8704

700 Rentals 720 For Rent - Houses 1, 2, 3 BR Rentals Avail.

Adcock Rentals 774-6046 adcockrentalsnc.com 1515 Woodland Ave $400/mo 3BD/1BA Adcock Rentals 774-6046

820 Homes Model Now Open COPPER RIDGE 1+ acre homesites US #1 @ Farrell Rd Sat - Sun. 1-5 or 770-4883

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

Rent Special! 2 br apts, $495/mo. 919-774-0693.

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Celebrate the New Year in Act 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any your new apartment preference, limitation or dishome at crimination based on race, Westridge Apartments color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or an intenBe sure to inquire about tion to make any such prefour move-in special! erence, limitation or discrimination.”

1&2 BR Units This newspaper will not Washer/Dryer knowingly accept any hook up in each unit advertisement for real Section 8 welcomed Disability accessible units estate which is in violation Equal Housing Opportunity of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this Pathway Drive newspaper available on an Sanford, NC 27330 equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimina(919)775-5134 tion call 919-733-7996 Low Rents: 1 & 2 BR’S (N.C. Human Relations Equal Housing Opportunity Commission).

Woodbridge Apartments (919)774-6125 West Sanford - New Move In Special!

Free Rent 2BR, Spring Lane Apartments Adjacent To Spring Lane Galleria 919-774-6511 simpsonandsimpson.com N. Horner Blvd, 1 bedroom apt. $360.

Deposit/References (919)356-4687

735 For Rent - Room $24.95 Nightly $160 Weekly 2 nights free Cable/Fridge/Microwave Call for more info 919-498-5534

740 For Rent - Mobile Homes 2BR 1.5BA singlewide, Olivia area, no pets, $350/dep, $375/mo., application required.

919-499-7834 2BR/1BA Mobile Home.

Located off Hwy 421 10 Miles South of Sanford $300/mo. plus $300 dep.

919-639-9704. No Pets 2BR/2BA Mobile Home In Seminole MHP. $415/mo w/ a $300 Deposit. Call 919-770-5948 3BR 2BA DW on private lot, Johnsonville area. $550/mo., $550/dep Available Immediately!

Ref. req’d. 498-1650 3BR/2BA $575/month $575/deposit Call: 910-528-7505 Nice 3BR/2BA Double Wide on Private Lot in B’way. Storage Included, No Pets, Deposit Required. $600/mo 258-5603

750 For Rent Miscellaneous

Construction Ranch 3BR 2 BA Call Jennifer Exit Realty 919-280-6608

West Sanford 4BR/2.5BA Completely Redone. Must See! Call Erica with American Executive Realty at 353-0991 WEST SANFORD BRICK Ranch 3BR 2BA, Basement, 2 Car Garage Call Jennifer Exit Realty 919-280-6608

825 Manufactured Homes Sanford 3BR/2BA Excellent Cond. Gorgeous New Hardwoods $104,000. Call Erica w/ American Executive Realty 353-0991

830 Mobile Homes CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINE:

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900 Miscellaneous 960 Statewide Classifieds ABSOLUTE AUCTION Trustees Foreclosure, January 28th at 10:00 a.m. Five Commercial Properties, City of Danville, Virginia. Former Dealership, Warehouse, Parking Lots. For more information: Walker Commercial Services, Inc. (540) 344-6160. www.walker-inc.com (VAAF#549)

5055 Bluebird Electrical Controls Designer $1200/mo 3BD/2BA Responsible for layout, Adcock Rentals assembly, wiring, testing, 2009 Chevy Malibu 2LT Office Space For Rent: All 774-6049 programming and 6 Cylinder Automatic Utilities Included, Centrally ESTATE AUCTION - Real installation of electrical Gravity Inversion Table, with all the extras $20,500 Located, $550 A Month Estate & Personal Property Carolina Trace 3BR, 2BA, control panels for custom New $65. Ab Lounger, Call (919)356-4399 for Call: 919-777-2826 (Ask Oriental, NC (Pamlico home. Pool & Tennis Incl. automated machinery.

New $65. Large Antique more information For Chris) County), Saturday, FebruSecurity Gate.

Typical devices include Wood Baby Rocker/Cradle ary 6, 10:00AM. Linda Automobile Policy: Three Call 777-8419 Mike AC/DC drives, PLC’s, $60. Call: 919-776-5552 765 different automobile ads per Jackson Estate (Deceased): relays, pneumatic valves, household per year at the Carolina Trace 3BR/2BA, Brick Home & Shop. 14 Commercial and a variety of inductive Medela Breast Pump $75.

“Family Rate”. In excess of 3, $900/mo. plus dep.

Acres Land, TOOLS, SHOP Rentals billing will be at the and optical sensors.

Baby Walker $7. Boat Amenities incl.

EQUIPMENT, MARINE & “Business Rate”.

Requires skill with power Shaped Bookcase $50.

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POWER EQUIPMENT, 5 Vacant Buildings drills, taps, and general 919-718-1127 BOATS, www.HouseAucJonesboro 250 hand tools. Must be affluent Charming 3 BD/1 bath 2- 1300 Sq. Ft. w/Bay $495 in PLC controls. Candidate Trucks Miller Gas Furnace story cottage. New carpet, 1250 Sq. Ft. w/Bay $425 must be able to work from with extra Pilot Valve. tile, fp, screen porches. Ref 3000 Sq Ft Restaurant/ 1988 GMC Truck $2,000 & create blueprints, charts, $100 req’d. W. Sanford 700/mo Retail - $1,100 8ft Bed, New 305 Engine. sketches. Must be able to (910)689-4051 919-775-3679 Tramway New Wild Fire Dirt Bike create or modify PLC 6000 Sq Ft w/Warehouse 70 cc 4 Speed Semi Auto Programs & Electrical Cad House For Rent Moore Heat Wood Stove & Office - $2,400 $525 Call 478-3657 type drawings. Must also 3BR, 2BA - Renovated $200. 2 35 - 60 -16 Tires, 5000 Sq Ft w/ Warehouse be able to create written Jonesboro Area New $20.

Yamaha Double For Sale: Dodge Ram 1500 & Office - $2,200 and provide oral Good Credit Req Tape Deck $20. VCR $5.

5.7 Hemi 4 Door Ext. Cab Call - 774-8033 instructions for others. May $790/mo 774-8033 Call: 919-478-4108 Excellent Condition only be required to fill in where Free Office Space 16,000 Miles Manufactor Lease to Own Carolina additional work is required Sanyo 32’’ TV Economic Stimulus You Pay Warranty Call Van Trace New Split 3 BR 2 BA due to absenteeism. Must $100 Only the Utilities - Almost 919-770-6824 Plus Sun Room. $172,777 work with minimum 919-721-2213 New Building - Limited Time or $1050/mo w/$200 mo supervision. Candidate is Offering. Call 255 Credit on Purchase in required to have own tools.

Table & 2 Chair 919-775-1497 Sport Utilities 18 months 919-775-1497, Benefits. Send resume and Dinette Set 770-2554 or 770-4883 770-2554 or 770-4883 salary requirements to Paid $300 CLASSIFIED DEADdgrady@grayflex.com, or 800 Only asking $100 Rent to Own: West Sanford LINE: 2:00 PM mail to Gray Flex Systems, 919-545-2163 Real Estate location.

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