February 9, 2010

ELECTION FILING BEGINS

And they’re off

By GORDON ANDERSON

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SANFORD — The 2010 election season started with a flurry of filings Monday as the three-week period to register for several local and state seats opened.

Those filing for re-election at the Lee County Board of Elections in Sanford included Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter, Lee County commissioners Amy Dalrymple and Linda Shook, Lee County Clerk of Court Susie Thomas, N.C. Rep. Jimmy Love, and Lee County Board of Education members Linda Smith and

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Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter speaks after filing for re-election outside of the Board of Elections office in Sanford on Monday. Carter, a Republican, was the only candidate to file for sheriff on the first day.

See Filing, Page 7A

Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter held a small press conference for his filing Monday, and several other candidates offered press releases. Read what they had to say about their upcoming campaigns inside Page 7A

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SUPER BOWL XLIV

Ice melts, holes emerge

A RECORD TELEVISION AUDIENCE WATCHES AS SAINTS TOPS COLTS

The New Orleans Saints’ victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of “M-A-S-H” to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday Entertainment, Page 12A Full game recap in Sports, Page 1B

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City of Sanford worker Eric Nance starts repair on a pothole off of Cross Street on Monday.

City, state crews get to work on roads after snow melts

By BILLY LIGGETT

ASHEVILLE MAN THE LONE WINNER IN POWERBALL LOTTERY Retired Asheville Fire Department employee Frank Griffin is $47 million richer, but he has few grand plans for the money.

He mainly wants to spend more time with his wife.

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HEALTH CARE REPUBLICANS SKEPTICAL OF OBAMA’S ATTEMPTS AT DIALOGUE President Barack Obama’s televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark — and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.

REPORT A POTHOLE

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SANFORD — As if the giant piles of soot-covered snow weren’t enough, last week’s winter storms have left behind a nuisance that is wreaking havoc on local tires — potholes.

The road craters have popped up along some of the area’s busiest roads, providing an unwelcome “thud” to those who speed over them unaware of their

n City of Sanford: To report a pothole within the City of Sanford, call 775-8230. n N.C. DOT: To report a pothole on Horner Boulevard, Spring Lane, Hawkins Avenue or other state-maintained roads (outside of city limits), call 775-3122.

existence. And while some will claim potholes have always been a problem in

See Potholes, Page 7A

CHATHAM

Couple rescued from rising Cape Fear

By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

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NATION REP. MURTHA DEAD AT 77 Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

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Vol. 80, No. 31 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

Becky McCandless with the City of Sanford repairs a pothole off of Cross Street on Monday.

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Rescue crews remain at the scene after an elderly couple was rescued from rising Cape Fear waters Sunday.

HAPPENING TODAY n Valentine’s Day dinner and entertainment at 6 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Cost is $7 per person. Registration required. Call (919) 776-0501, ext. 201.

CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

An elderly couple spent the night in their waterlogged car after it got stranded along a flooded road in southeastern Chatham County Sunday night.

Emergency workers from Lee and Chatham counties rescued the wife Monday morning after the

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husband was able to leave the car and flag down help.

Emergency responders didn’t release the name of the couple, but said they lived on Walter Bright Road in Chatham County.

Their car got stranded on R. Jordan Road along the Cape Fear River after wa-

See Rescue, Page 7A

INDEX

More Weather, Page 12A

OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Frank Bush Jr., 62; Robert Deaton, 69; Jack Gaddy, 74 Bunnlevel: Elizabeth Byrd, 85 Leland: Thomas Fowler, 74

State Treasurer Janet Cowell believes the state doesn’t need to be borrowing any more money Page 4A

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GOOD MORNING 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 ■ The Chatham County Economic Development Corporation will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St., Pittsboro.

■ The Lee County Board of Education will meet from 6-8 p.m. in the Commissioners’ Room of the Lee County Government Center.

■ The Moore County Airport Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Airport Terminal Building, Highway 22, Pinehurst.

■ Lee County Partnership for Children Outreach Committee will meet from 3:45 to 5 p.m. in the Captial Bank Board Room, 130 N. Steele St., Sanford.

■ The Lee County Democratic Party will holds their monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Tony’s Seafood. The keynote speaker will be Dr. Bud Marchant, President of CCCC, who will give an update on the college. All Democrats are encouraged to attend. For more information, visit www.leedemocrats. org, email chair@leedemocrats.org, or call (919) 718-9242.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to those everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Beverly Badgett, Aliyah Arion Matthews, Anna Presley Berry, Amari Rayshawn Kinney, Brian Hurley McLean, Caroline Ayers, Eddie Wallace, Alize Murchison, Carl Douglas, Harmony Edwards, Angelia Medina, Dolly Gunter, Ruth Bailey Stutts, Brittany Michelle McLean, Marques Redding, Tyeisha McDougald, Richard Rozier, Ray Kitchens, Jeff Patterson, Laquisha Shaw, Betty Wallace, Carmen Bryant, Penny Gunter, Channing Jones, Constance McAuley, Waylon Womack, Chris Baker, Sam McLean and Emily Mooneyham.

CELEBRITIES: Actress Judith Light is 61. ountry singer Travis Tritt is 47. Actress Julie Warner is 45. Country singer Danni Leigh is 40. Actor Jason George is 38. Actor A.J. Buckley (TV: “CSI: NY”) is 33. Rock musician Richard On (O.A.R.) is 31. Actress Ziyi Zhang is 31. Actor David Gallagher is 25. Actress Marina Malota is 22. Actress Camille Winbush is 20.

Almanac Today is Tuesday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2010. There are 325 days left in the year.

This day in history: On Feb. 9, 1960, Adolph Coors Co. chairman Adolph Coors III, 44, was shot to death during a botched kidnapping attempt while on his way to the family brewery in Golden, Colo. (Coors’ body wasn’t found for seven months; the man who killed him, Joseph Corbett Jr., served 19 years in prison. Corbett committed suicide in Aug. 2009.)

In 1773, the ninth president of the United States, William Henry Harrison, was born in Charles City County, Va. In 1825, the House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams president after no candidate received a majority of electoral votes.

In 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected the provisional president of the Confederate States of America.

In 1870, the U.S. Weather Bureau was established.

In 1942, daylight-saving “War Time” went into effect in the United States, with clocks turned one hour forward.

In 1943, the World War II battle of Guadalcanal in the southwest Pacific ended with an Allied victory over Japanese forces.

In 1950, in a speech in Wheeling, W.Va., Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis.) charged the State Department was riddled with Communists.

In 1971, the crew of Apollo 14 returned to Earth after man’s third landing on the moon.

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■ A Novel Approach Book Club will meet at noon at the Enrichment Center. Registration not necessary and the club is open to the general public for all adults.

■ The Alzheimer’s & Caregiver Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Call (919) 776-0501 ext.

230 for further details.

■ Tramway Elementary will host a family night, “Developing the Whole Child,” from 5-6:30 p.m.

■ Valentine’s Day dinner and entertainment at 6 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Cost is $7 per person. Registration required. Call (919) 776-0501, ext. 201.

■ The CCCC course, “Simple Yet Effective Customer Service” will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce. Presenter will be Bob Moore. Cost is $10 for the class and lunch and $5 with no lunch.

■ The free CCCC course, “15 Mistakes That Will Undermine Any Business” will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Presenter will be Bob Moore.

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Tramway Elementary School had six state winners in the Young Author’s Writing Contest. Pictured are Madisen Peek, (front from left) Abby Gordon, Samantha Shepard, Hunter Randolph (back from left), Sarah Boone and Mya Minter.

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WEDNESDAY ■ A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the Lee County Partnership for Children’s new office on Chatham Street in downtown Sanford. The ceremony is set for 4 p.m. at 143 Chatham St. For more information, visit www.sanford-nc.com.

■ Living with Vision Loss Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Enrichment Center.

■ The Veterans Remembrance Group will meet at 2 p.m. at the Enrichment Center.

James Weaver, former B29 Air Force pilot, will be guest speaker. Registration encouraged, call (919) 776-0501, ext. 201.

■ The Chatham County Center of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Service will conduct a pesticide school on Feb. 10 and 11 at the Agriculture Building in Pittsboro.

Registration on Wednesday, February 10th, is from 8:15 to 9 a.m. with program beginning at 9 a.m. Program on Thursday will begin at 9 a.m. Sessions will conclude by 5 p.m. on both days. For more information or to register, contact the Chatham County Center, (919) 542-8202.

■ Thomas Dalton, director of education for Temple Theatre in Sanford, presents a Theater Appreciation class for the public through Central Carolina Community College’s Continuing Education Department.

The class runs 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 10-March 31 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Class members will gain an appreciation for the art of the theater and the work of those involved in it. There are no prerequisites or textbooks.

The cost is $89. For more information or to sign up, contact the college at (919) 775-2122, ext. 7793.

■ The Central Carolina Paddlers canoe and kayak club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Wesley Fellowship Center at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main Street, Sanford. Visitors welcome. For information, call 718-5104.

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■ Sanford Jobseekers, a support group for those who are seeking employment, will meet from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. at First Baptist Church. Anyone looking for employment is welcome to come. Program for this week: 8:30 to 9 networking with fellow jobseekers, 9 to 9:30 encouragement, job listings; 9:40 to 10:30 preparing for your new career; and 10:30 to 10:45 wrap up. For information, call 776-6137.

THURSDAY ■ Lee County Schools is hosting a ribbon cutting and “Business After Hours” to celebrate the grand opening of the STEM labs at SanLee Middle School and Southern Lee High School from 5 to 7 p.m. at SanLee Middle School. Roger Davis, CEO of Paxton-Patterson Corporation, will be on hand to mark the grand opening, as will Bill Harrison, the state Board of Education chairman, and Dr. June Atkinson, the Superintendent of Public Instruction. To RSVP, call (919) 775-7341.

■ Arthritis Support Group will met at 11 a.m. at the Enrichment Center.

■ Grancare Luncheon will be held at noon at the Enrichment Center. Lunch will be served, please register by calling (919) 776-0501, ext. 230. Program: Everything You Wanted to Know about Social Security, with Kathy St. Clair.

SATURDAY ■ The sixth annual President’s Day Freedom Run will begin at 10 a.m. at 3204 Keller-Andrews Road, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints meeting house. The event is hosted by Boy Scout Troop 806 and the LDS Young Women

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■ The Grand Trees of Chatham, a Chatham County advisory board, is hosting a free workshop to help Chatham County residents identify native trees during the winter. The workshop will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Triangle Land Conservancy’s White Pines Nature Preserve south of Pittsboro. Register by calling (919) 9333869 or send an email to grandtrees@ chathamnc.org.

■ Explore the birds that make Jordan Lake their home from 8 to 10 a.m. at the Jordan Lake State Park on U.S. 64. Learn the basics on bird watching and how to identify birds. Everyone is welcome. Dress for the weather, bring binoculars and anything else you may need. A spotting scope and an extra binocular will be available to use. Meet ranger at Seaforth Recreation Area at Pond Trail across from beach. For more information, call (919) 362-0586 or e-mail steve.mcmurray@ncdenr.gov.

■ Central Fire Station at 512 Hawkins Avenue will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday.

■ Pittsboro’s Third Annual Mardi Gras Festival begins at 7 p.m. and runs through midnight at Chatham Mills. Come out in your best festive attire to celebrate Fat Tuesday and laissez les bon temps rouler in Chatham County. Music will be provided

by Katherine Whalen’s Lucky, John Howie Jr. and the Sweethearts and the WeHutty Mudpuppies. For tickets, go online to www. chathammarketplace.coop/mardigras.

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AROUND OUR AREA CHATHAM COUNTY

Northwood principal one of 8 regional principals of the year

PITTSBORO — Northwood High School Principal Chris Blice has been named one of eight regional principals of the year.

Superintendent Robert Logan, his senior leadership team and the Northwood assistant principals surprised Blice Blice with the announcement during a brief assembly Friday with the Northwood senior class, Blice’s wife Debbie and several staff members as the audience.

Logan congratulated Blice on receiving this honor and complimented him as a school leader in his assembly comments. Blice commented the recognition was for his students and mentioned how he talked about them during his recent interview with the regional selection panel in Winston-Salem.

Blice was selected last fall as the Chatham County Principal of the Year. He then completed a portfolio and interview as part of the regional round that will eventually lead to the selection of the State Principal of the Year.

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Deputies arrest store clerk for theft

PITTSBORO — Chatham County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a man on charges of stealing items from the convenience store where he worked.

Malcolm Nicholson, 23, of 183 Hudson Woods Road was charged Friday with larceny by employee and embezzlement.

He is accused of stealing items from Eagle Mart store where he worked in Chatham County.

The manager of the store told deputies on Friday that he had video evidence that Nicholson had taken some items from the store without paying for them. Once deputies reviewed the video and questioned Nicholson, they arrested him.

He was also charged with possession of marijuana after deputies found him in possession of a small amount of the drug.

Nicholson was released from custody on $2,500 unsecured bond.

people, killing one, in 2004.

Authorities say Abdullah El-Amin Shareef, 31, drove on a 40-mile rampage between Fayetteville and Wake County.

Shareef is accused of hitting three people in Fayetteville: Gary Weller, David McCaskill and Robert Fortier.

In Linden, Shareef allegedly ran down and killed Lionel Bass before taking Bass’ vehicle and continuing north, where he hit Seth Thompson in Harnett County.

In Cumberland County, he is accused of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder and several other charges related to assaults and the theft of vehicles. If he is convicted, he could face the death penalty.

An additional charge of attempted first-degree murder is pending in Harnett County.

Jury selection is expected to take more than a week, according to lawyers and court officials, because of the possibility of a death sentence and the mental health issues related to the case.

Shareef, who doctors have said suffers from paranoid schizophrenia, was found competent to stand trial last month.

He was twice found incompetent to stand trial, according to court records, and previously entered pleas of not guilty by reason of insanity in 2008.

Following the April 2004 incident, Shareef’s family said that he showed signs of mental illness for months before the rampage and that treatment programs were not adequate. — Fayetteville Observer

Shelter ‘builds brighter futures’ Hillcrest Youth Shelter (Lee County Youth and Family Services)

■Address: 112 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC 27330, ■Web Site: www.leecountync.gov ■Current Funding Year: 2009-10 ■Number of people served by our Agency during the year: Between 80- 100 ■Year the Agency Began: 1989 ■Number employed by the agency: Five full time Residential Child Care Workers (RCCW), Four Part Time RCCW’S, One full-time Shelter Coordinator, One part time Staff Psychologist, One Full time Administrative Tech, and One part time Restitution Coordinator. ■Mission statement: “Building Brighter Futures ... Today�

Established in 1989, as a program of the Lee County Youth and Family Services, The Hillcrest Youth Shelter continues to be an effective element in the mission to improve the quality of life for at-risk, court involved, and or youth in crisis and their families.

As part of the Lee County Government, Hillcrest Youth Shelters Services are offered at no charge to the clients’ and their families.

The mission of the youth shelter is to: â?? To serve the needs of runaway/homeless,

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The Hillcrest Youth Shelter sits behind the Lee County Government Building on Hillcrest Drive in Sanford. The agency began operation locally in 1989.

THE SERIES Over the next several days, we will feature an agency involved with United Way of Lee County; sharing their contact information, mission statements and the positive impact they have on the community. court-involve, at-risk youth, or youth in crisis in a caring and sensitive manner providing a safe place where they receive humane and non-judgmental care or services. â?? To empower runaway/ homeless, court-involved, at-risk, or youth in crisis to gain greater control of their lives by increasing awareness through effective participation in specialized programs, activities and or

services within the community. â?? To encourage behavior in runaway/homeless, court-involved, at-risk, or youth in crisis that is respectful of the freedom and dignity of each individual and for the betterment of our society. â?? To provide counseling and educational services that strengthen the family unit of the youth we serve. â– Statement about the

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Bathroom fire causes school evacuation

By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Students at Bragg Street Academy were moved to Lee County High School Monday afternoon after a fire in the boys’ bathroom caused minor damage to the building.

The Sanford Fire Department responded to an alarm at Bragg Street Academy late Monday morning and found a trash can on fire in a boys’ bathroom.

School officials said they activated their emergency response plan and evacuated the school of all 47 students,

— by Gordon Anderson

along with 8 staff members.

The bathroom in question suffered smoke damage, along with an adjacent girls’ bathroom. As far as today’s classes, the school district is requesting that students report

to Bragg Street Academy.

Students will, however, again spend “at least part of the day� at Lee County High School.

Darla Cole, chief of the Lee County Schools Special Police, said authorities are investigating

the fire and noted that the North Carolina Arson Awareness Council offers a reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of suspects in the fire. “We consider this a serious offense,� Cole said

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Opinion

4A / Tuesday, February 9, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

Quiz bowl teams commended for hard work It has been said that athletics often gets more recognition than academics. A good argument can be made for that statement, as athletics generally has a greater amount of competition among schools than does academics.

This past weekend, however, Lee County students had the opportunity to show off their brainpower with the annual Quiz Bowl competition, sponsored by the Lee County Library and The Herald.

These young men and women who were part of the competition are to be commended for their zeal in showcasing their knowledge against their peers.

They are a shining example

that knowledge gained can be beneficial in a variety of ways, including the opportunity to have some fun while representing their respective schools, just like in athletic competition.

Lee Christian School deserves great accolades as it won the competition for the fourth consecutive year. Team members are Jonathan Fish, William Glasser, Julie Gomez, Challen Haywood, William Isley, Thomas Joyner, Douglas Meeks, Annie Smith, Jarrod Thomas, Charles Works and Andrew Worrell.

Coaches are Stephen Coble and Gail Meeks.

The reward for the win, besides claiming the Lee County

Quiz Bowl championship, is the opportunity to participate in regional competition, which will be held March 27 in Lexington.

Members of the Lee County High School team, which reached the finals, are Jay Allred, Isaac Cameron, Stan Cameron, Kyle Crowley, Matthew Crowley, Preston Faulk, John Grossfuss, Alex Hogan, Julie Huggins, Justin Lemons, Caleb Marshall, Kristen Miller, Bhavik Patel, Michael Silverman, Alex Wakefield and Dylan Westrick. Coaches are Karen Huey, Pippa Nelson and Stephen Roman.

Grace Christian School and Lee Early College also participated in the event.

Members of the Grace Christian School team, coached by Barry Matthews, Lloyd Jennings and Scott Parker, are Arrington Cole, Hannah Gibson, Cristina Jennings, Lauren Parker, Nicholas Ptak, Ian Widman and Hannah Williams.

Members of the Lee Early College team, coached by Rodney Schmitz, are Sheyla Gonzalez, Ashley Mathos, Danielle Moore, Nate Newell, Monique Pardo, Derrick Ross, Cody Wicker and Raul Zumora-Duprey.

Our brightest students need to have the opportunity to shine, just like athletes. The Quiz Bowl allows the opportunity for academics to have its time in the

spotlight.

Academics are the backbones of our schools and it’s important that every community takes every opportunity to showcase academic achievement.

For example, our newspaper is proud to print the names of the students who are named to the honor roll each grading period as provided by the respective schools.

It is great to see academic achievement within our students as they progress through school.

And we’re proud of our students for their academic accomplishments, especially those who compete in the Quiz Bowl.

LETTERS Democrats have had long enough to fix things To the Editor:

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

Borrowing brakes

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tate Treasurer Janet Cowell believes the state doesn’t need to be borrowing any more money the next two years. ...

Cowell and a nine-member committee that she heads recently released an annual study of the state’s debt concluding that North Carolina, for the next two years, has “substantially exhausted” its ability to borrow money repaid from the state’s general operating budget.

Unlike the federal government, state government doesn’t borrow money to run its day-to-day operations. It borrows primarily to build, be it university and school buildings, prisons or roads.

The state keeps its highway money separate from its general operating budget, with dedicated taxes that go to road building. Other state construction is supported by general taxes that flow into the state’s general operating fund.

Each year, between 3 and 4 percent of that fund goes to repay the borrowed money.

Right now, legislators have authorized about $6 billion to be borrowed.

About $1.9 billion has been approved but not yet sold to bond holders. ...

Starting with Cowell’s predecessor, Richard Moore, the state treasurer began issuing a debt report to remind legislators that ratcheting up the state’s borrowing could imperil the state’s credit rating. If that sterling credit rating goes down, the cost of borrowing goes up.

Prior to Moore’s tenure, North Carolina didn’t really need a report. For years, the state was among the most fiscally conservative in the country. Today, its borrowing, whether measured against overall tax revenue or personal income, is much closer to the national average.

Cowell’s report ... assumes a debt payment of no more than 4 percent of the state’s general operating fund.

But given the state’s current budget woes, legislators may be tempted to exceed that mark. Bringing new buildings back to the district is one way that state lawmakers like to demonstrate their effectiveness to the folks back home. Also, borrowing to pay for building repairs, and then raiding that borrowed money to make up for shortfalls, is a slick budgeting trick reserved for tough times.

Limiting borrowing, though, isn’t the report’s most important recommendation.

The most meaningful finding: Legislators need to kick a recent habit of avoiding general obligation bonds in favor of special indebtedness like certificates of participation.

It’s been 2000 since state voters last approved additional debt. Yet debt authorized has more than doubled, from $2.8 billion in 2001. The report concludes that North Carolina will soon be out of line with other states enjoying a top credit rating if it continues to borrow money with the certificates rather than general obligation bonds.

Those bonds, by the way, carry lower interest rates. More importantly, they require the voter approval that the writers of the state constitution envisioned when it came to borrowing money.

Education reform P

resident Obama had been getting high marks in his first year in office for what seemed to be an insightful approach to education reform. Too bad he flunked the final.

Give Obama credit for what he got right.

Somewhere along the line, perhaps during his stint as a community organizer, he figured out the three great truths about our mediocre public schools: They’re plagued by low expecRuben Navarrette Jr. tations; they exist for the benefit of the adults Columnist who work there, not the students; and many Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a columnist teachers will resist, with every fiber of their at The San Diego Union-Tribune being, taking responsibility for what students are learning because they know it wouldn’t not if Obama is willing to throw in the towel reflect well on them.

Obama’s “Race to the Top” initiative, which four years before the deadline. Look at how Fortune 500 companies do things. They often would evaluate teachers based on student set goals that are — by design — unrealistic. performance and reward those states and Then they run as fast as they can toward school districts that practice innovative apthem. The idea is to never give up. proaches to educating students, is a major The same principle should apply to anystep in the right direction.

Yet, unfortunately — in light of some of his one who is truly committed to education rerecent public statements and his administra- form. For a while, it looked as though Obama was solidly in this camp. But now, because of tion’s plans to water down the Bush adminhis double-talk, we can’t be sure. istration’s No Child Left Behind education The president should worry about implereform law — it’s clear that Obama still has menting his own education a lot to learn about what’s reform measure and keep broken in our public ‘The president should worry his hands off No Child schools and how to fix it. about implementing his own Left Behind. He should Real reformers should suppress his partisan education reform measure know better than to pursue impulses and accept that incompatible agendas. You and keep his hands off No Republicans have some can’t serve the interests of Child Left Behind.’ good ideas such as holding students and parents by public schools accountdemanding accountability able. He should stand up to teachers unions from public schools and then turn around and call them out for what they are: part of and pander to teachers unions by dismanthe problem rather than part of the solution. tling NCLB, which holds them accountable.

He should declare war on low expectations Real reformers should not be so quick in the classroom and continue efforts to link to fault previous attempts to improve the teacher pay to student performance. And he schools just because they came from the should not let up on the pressure until he other side of the aisle — i.e., NCLB, a law gets results. Above all, he should make up his considered President George W. Bush’s top mind whether he wants to go down in history domestic accomplishment — especially as someone who tried to make the schools when they’re proposing a reform plan that better and make good on the promise of a bears some resemblance to what they are quality education for all students, or whether criticizing. he just wants to join the list of Democratic Real reformers should not lament educapresidents who settled for making things tors who “teach to the test” — as Obama did in response to a question about NCLB during comfortable for the teachers unions that help a town hall meeting in Nashua, N.H. — while bankroll their party.

The choice is yours, Mr. President. For pursuing an agenda that would rely heavily once, stop trying to be all things to all people. on testing to see what students know and Just be an advocate for an overlooked and who taught it to them. powerless group that really needs one: public Real reformers should not sound the school students. alarm about the urgency of the educational crisis and then quietly push back the date by which students are supposed to be performing at grade level in math and reading. The Obama administration wants to do away ... so a book of remembrance was written with the target date of 2014 for bringing every before Him for those who fear the Lord.

American child to academic proficiency.

(Malachi 3:16) This isn’t just wrongheaded, it’s dangerPRAYER: Father, thank You for rememous. For one thing, there goes the accountbering us in our weakness, and thank You ability, even if critics insist the goal was for Your faithfulness to us, in loving us, never realistic to begin with. Well, obviously even when we are unlovable. Amen.

Today’s Prayer

I realize I’m not “just an ordinary” citizen. I am involved, vocal and relentless about my constitutional rights. And I don’t drink the KoolAid that is spit out by either party.

So Mr. Ty Stumpf’s accusation that we, the citizens, are duped by the right is absolutely wrong.

To Mr. Stumpf: I have read the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, Articles of Confederation, etc. And I have read every single “published” copy of your party’s health care proposals.

I can’t find a single sentence in our founding documents stating your health care reform is a constitutional right. Matter of fact, the Constitution doesn’t even say education is a right. You might want to grab a good cup of coffee — and I’ll suggest a white mocha from Java Express — and actually read the Constitution.

That being said, take note that your party cannot fool us anymore.

It is time for the Democratic party to grow up and stop blaming Bush. You have had control of the Senate for over two years now.

Yes, citizens, Dems actually gained control in 2006, not just in 2008. They have had time to make positive changes for all of us, but didn’t. They knew the housing bubble was going to burst.

They knew we still had threats of terrorism against us, and did nothing to thwart them. They knew the banking system was in trouble.

They knew that unemployment was rising and did nothing about it.

It was a game to wait and blame.

They’ve had plenty of time to show bipartisanship and work to make American better.

Contrary to Mr. Stumpf’s letter, the Republicans and conservatives are not standing still. We are taking back our country one election, one precinct and one state at a time. Maybe we should show him video of the tea parties.

Maybe we should remind him of the Massachusetts election of Scott Brown.

Better yet, maybe we should remind him that leadership isn’t about destroying liberty, life and the pursuit of happiness. No, leadership is recognizing that when individuals are empowered, not government, freedom and wealth prevail. I dare you to try it.

SHEILA BARBER Sanford

Are interest-free loans still part of the deal?

To the Editor: A front page story in the Feb. 2 Herald stated the Board of Commissioners are exploring loan options for the renovation at Lee County High School. The interestfree loans that “we had to take advantage of” that were always mentioned in articles supporting the sales tax increase are not in this story.

My questions for the Lee County Board of Commission are: o Are the interest-free loans still available? o How much of the cost will the interest-free loans cover? o Why has the cost gone from $18 million to $20 million? o Will the .25-cent sales tax end once these loans are retired?

I look forward to the commission’s response.

CRAIG PETERSON Sanford

Local OBITUARIES Frank Bush Jr.

SANFORD — Frank Bush Jr., 62, of 202 Hillcrest Drive died Thursday (2/4/10) at home.

Born Nov. 12, 1947, he is survived by wife Geneva Bush; a son, Jerome Bush; a daughter, Juanita Bush; mother, Theldora Bush; sisters, Shirley Bush, Faye Spatcher and Toni-Renea Bush; brothers, Don Bush, Danny Bush, Michael Bush, Tommy Bush and Steve Bush, and six grandchildren.

The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Trinity United Methodist Church by the Rev. Bruce Petty. Burial will follow in Minter Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Watson Mortuary, Inc of Sanford.

Robert Deaton

SANFORD — Robert Fulton Deaton, 69, died Saturday (2/6/10) at Central Carolina Hospital.

A native of Moore County, he was a son of the late Virgil and Emily Sheffield Deaton. He was a self-employed landscaper. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Peggy Wolling; sons, Ronnie and Robert Deaton; sisters, Lorene Mills and Colene Ritter; two brothers, Jessie and Dale Deaton.

He is survived by daughters, Robin Deaton and Emily Deaton, both of Sanford, and Brenda Kolb of Greenville, S.C.; a son, Terry Deaton of Sanford; sisters, Barbara Campbell of West End, Nancy Brady and Gail Wallace, both of Robbins, and Rosie Yerby of Pinehurst; a brother, Virlin Deaton of Seagroves; 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

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

The funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Rogers Memorial Chapel.

Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Browns Chapel Church Cemetery in Robbins.

Condolences may be made at www.rogerspickard.com.

Memorials may be made to Robert Deaton Funeral Expense Fund, 509 Carthage St., Sanford, N.C. 27330. Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Inez Allen

PINEBLUFF — Inez Holder Cooper Allen, 86, of Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, died Sunday (2/7/10).

She was born Dec. 24, 1923, in Surry County, daughter of the late Charlie and Ada Holder. She graduated from Cameron High School and received an AAS degree in mental health from Durham Technical College. She worked for John Umstead Hospital in Butner and retired after 22 years and moved to Pinebluff. At that time, she went to work for St. Joseph’s Villas and retired a second time after 15 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Cooper, and later Clyde Allen Jr.; a daughter, Pamela Sue Cooper and Michael Ray Cooper; brothers, Johnny Ralph Holder, Robert Lee “Punk� Holder; sister, Betty Holder Sullivan, Polly Holder Paschal Wheeler and Louise Holder Darnell Gossett. She was an active member at Yates Thagard Baptist Church.

She is survived by a son, Charles L. Cooper

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Christy Dowd

Edna Lillian Wetzel Gessner

SILER CITY — Christy Bowles Dowd, 55, of 1781 Alston Bridge Road, died Saturday, February 6, 2010, at her residence.

Mrs. Dowd was born September 20, 1954, the daughter of Ronald E. and Elizabeth (Shorter) Bowles Jr. Mrs. Dowd was a native of Prince Edward County, Va. but had lived most of her life in Chatham County. She was a member of the Farmville Presbyterian Church. She was a graduate of Prince Edward Academy and Virginia Intermont College in Bristol, Va. She had been employed for 30 years as an Exceptional Children’s Education Teacher of Chatham County, where she served as departmental chair person. Christy was awarded the teacher of excellence award in 2005.

She is survived by her husband, Clyde “Buddy�

A. Dowd Jr.; two sons, Phillip Dowd of the home and Ryan Dowd of Raleigh; parents, Ronald and Elizabeth Bowles of Farmville, Va.; two brothers, Phillip C. Bowles of Hanover, Va. and David L. Bowles and wife Lori of Carpenteria, Calif.; father-in-law, Clyde A. Dowd Sr. and wife Margaret of Siler City; nephew, Dalton L. Bowles; nieces, Jessica and Caitlynn Bowles and one great-nephew, Brayden.

The family will receive friends Tuesday, February 9, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Smith and Buckner Funeral Home, 230 North Second Avenue, Siler City. The funeral will be Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at 11 a.m. at Rives Chapel Baptist Church, 4338 Rives Chapel Church Road, Siler City with the Rev. J.R. Bouldin and John Phillips officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

A special memorial fund will be setup for exceptional children in Memory of Christy Dowd for Chatham County Schools, c/o Diane Campbell, 1982 Epps Clark Road, Siler City, N.C. 27344.

PITTSBORO — Mrs. Edna Lillian Wetzel Gessner, 93, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on February 6, 2010 from her home on Woolly Worm Drive in Pittsboro.

A native of Montgomery, Pa., Mrs. Gessner was born to Joseph Albert Adam Wetzel and Anna Balsam Wetzel on February 28, 1916. Mrs. Gessner retired from Whitner’s Dept. Store in Reading, Pa. where she was a clerk in the Silver department. She was a member of the Siler City Gospel Hall.

Mrs. Gessner is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Tim and Jo Dickens Gessner of Pittsboro; a sister, Dorothy W. Strouss of Livonia, Mich.; grandchildren, Matt Gessner and wife Rebekah, and Becky Hill and husband Nathan; and four great-grandchildren, Katherine and Madeline Gessner, Madison and Reagan Hill.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond Elwood Gessner, and a great-granddaughter, Jennifer Gessner.

The service to celebrate Mrs. Gessner’s life will be conducted by Gessner Pastor Charles Carter and Pastor Ron Randolph at 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, 2010, at Hall-Wynne Funeral Home, Griffin Chapel, in Pittsboro. Interment will follow in Chatham Memorial Park in Siler City.

Friends may visit with the family from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the Hickory Cove Bible Camp, 170 Ferguson Lane, Taylorsville, NC 28681. Online condolences may be posted at www. hallwynne.com, Select “Obituaries.� Arrangements are under the care of HallWynne Funeral Service, Griffin Chapel of Pittsboro.

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Mary Jo Jackson Barton ROXBORO — Mrs. Mary Jo Jackson Barton, of 856 Burlington Road, died Sunday, February 7, 2010, at her home.

Mrs. Barton was a native of Person County, daughter of the late Lorraine Bailey and Stonewall Jackson and wife of the late William Wallace Barton. Mrs. Barton was preceded in death by two sons, William Wallace Barton Jr. and Paul Barton, and one brother, David Jackson. She was a member of Westwood Baptist Church.

Mrs. Barton is survived by three daughters, Jodie Barton of Roxboro, Lisa B. Stephens and husband Jack of Leasburg and Stacy B. Strickland and husband Jimi of Roxboro; two brothers, Reginald Jackson of Sanford and Danny Jackson of South Lake, Texas; eight grandchildren, Wendy Kerr, Kristin Linthicum and husband Ben, Allison Stephens, Jay Stephens and wife Whitney, Will Stephens, Trae Strickland, Zack Strickland and Kacee Strickland, and two great-grandchildren, Paul Thomas Solomon and Harper Linthicum.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Brooks and White Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Herbert Brown. A private Interment will follow at Person Memorial Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Bill Dallas, Terry Hill, Darryl Sanford, Tommy Carver, John Kerr, Randy Blalock and Sandy Dallas.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today at the Brooks and White Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stacy Strickland, 61 Granite Drive, Roxboro.

Condolences may be sent to www.brooksandwhite.com.

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Christopher “Jack� Gaddy SANFORD — Christopher D. “Jack� Gaddy, 74, of Sanford, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 5, 2010, after a courageous battle with cancer at home with his wife Connie at his side. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today, February 9, 2010, at Buffalo Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Paul Shields officiating. Burial will follow in Buffalo Cemetery.

Jack was born and raised in Sanford, son of the late Kemp V. and Louise Seymore Gaddy. He was a successful businessman having owned and operated Watson Specialty Company until his retirement in 2000. He enjoyed going to the beach and lived part-time at the coast for several years.

Jack was an active member of Buffalo Presbyterian Church where he was proud to serve as an elder for many years. He was veteran with the U.S. Army and a member of the Jonesboro Masonic Lodge.

Jack will be remembered as a faithful and loving husband to Connie and a loving and supportive father and grandfather by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by a son, Chris Gaddy.

Jack is survived by his wife of 49 years of marriage, Connie Dunn Gaddy; a daughter, Cindy Woodring (husband Jim) of Lexington, S.C.; a son, John Gaddy (Crystal) of Hinesville, Ga.; five grandchildren, Phillip Willer and Daniel Willer, both of Lexington, S.C., Hillary Gaddy of Athens, Ga., Ella Gaddy and Eden Gaddy, both of Hinesville, Ga.; two step-grandchildren, Chris Corprez and Callie Corprez, both of Hinesville, Ga. The family wishes to thank Liberty Hospice of Sanford and our special nurse Charlotte Bohn for the special care Jack received.

The family will receive friends from 1:30 until 2:15 p.m. at the church prior to the service. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Buffalo Presbyterian Church, 1333 Carthage St. Sanford, NC 27330. Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www.millerboles.com.

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Haley Olive OLIVIA — Haley Moore Olive, 81, died Friday, February 5, 2010 at home in Olivia.

A memorial service will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday, February 15, 2010, at Olivia Presbyterian Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution to the church.

Haley was born October 17, 1928 in Washington, D.C., daughter of the late Henry G. Moore and Jessie Young Moore. Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, Boyce Miller Olive, and her brother, Dennis Moore.

She is survived by her sister, Phyllis Cupit of Carolina Trace; a brother, Henry Young of Portland, Ore.; a daughter, Vicky Olive and her spouse Don White of Carrboro; a son, Tom Olive and daughter-in-law Karen Enders Olive of Glenwood, Md. and four grandchildren Stephen, Kevin, Brian and Kristen.

All who knew her loved her. Her spirit remains. Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford is serving the family. Online condolences may be made at www. millerboles.com.

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and wife Cynthia of Aberdeen; a daughter, Susan C. Bagwell and husband Don of Texarkana, Texas, five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; brothers, Billy Graham Holder of Greensboro, James “Pete� Holder of Carbonton and Charles Larry Holder of Haw Branch and 21 nieces and nephews.

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

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

Wednesday at Yates Thagard Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.fryandprickett.com.

Arrangements are by Fry and Prickett Funeral Home of Carthage.

neral Home Chapel with the Rev. Garland E. Smith officiating.

Soloist was Sherry Holder. Arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home of Moncure.

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Vanderbeck, Lucier to seek re-election to board

By DAN E. WAY The Durham Herald-Sun

PITTSBORO — Touting their work on economic development, farmland preservation and transparency in government, incumbent Democratic Chatham County Commissioners Tom Vanderbeck and George Lucier have announced that they will be seeking re-election this year. “In 2006, I ran on a campaign of open, honest government, sustainable economic development, thoughtful growth and quality schools,�

Vanderbeck said. “I believe that we have turned Chatham County in the right direction and have

made significant progress. However, there is much more to do to make Chatham the sustainable community we all desire.� “I don’t think people realize that on the average Chatham County has 100 less employees per capita than other counties in the state. Our tax rate is about average, yet we are still able to accomplish quite a bit,�

Lucier said. “It is the engagement and leveraging of our citizens, advisory boards and nonprofit agencies that make this possible.� Those accomplishments, Lucier said, “have been achieved in an open and transparent manner and for the first time, we have a Commissioner Code of Ethics in

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But Brian Bock, chairman of the Chatham County Republican Party, said he plans to make his first run for political office as a Board of Commissioners candidate because of the need for change in county politics and policies. “I don’t think it’s really going to be a matter of Republican against Democrat� in Chatham County politics this year, Bock said. “Really, the tone of my campaign and the message of my campaign doesn’t have much to do with party.�

Bock said “the key elements� of his platform “will resonate regardless of party.�

Those planks “would be (not) raising our property taxes, showing more respect to our taxpayers,� Bock said. “I don’t like our land use policies and the restrictiveness of those. I think that’s trampling on our property rights, and I think our spending is out of control.�

Bock, a Navy veteran who is a financial analyst and financial planner, is depending on crossover Democratic voters and independents to carry him to victory in his elective debut.

Like most of the country, “In Chatham County and North Carolina, the biggest increase in registrations are unaffiliated, not Democratic or Republican,� he said.

SANFORD â– Andre Dwight Taylor, 24, of 5227 Arrowwood Circle was charged Saturday with failure to appear. â– Michelle Rene Liles, 22, no address given, was charged Saturday with larceny. â– Cordero La Paul Rollins, 21, no address given, was charged Saturday with failure to appear. â– Rita Faye Coats, 36, of 4145 Farmstead Drive was charged Saturday with failure to appear. â– Jonathan William Kellam, 37, no address given, was charged Saturday with obtaining property by false pretense. â– Richard Lee Spears, 44, of 299 E. Humber St. was charged Sunday with failure to appear. â– Jonathan William Kellam, 37, of 250 Obed Olive Road, Olivia was charged Sunday with failure to appear. â– Christopher Todd Stout, 36, of 420 Bounty Lane was charged Sunday with intoxicated and disruptive. â– Ralph Leonard Lattanzio, 24, of 214 Arlington Circle was charged Sunday with non-compliance. â– Valencia Theodora Handy, 28, no address given, was charged Sunday with simple assault.

LEE COUNTY â– Daniel Shorts, 24, of 5098 Cool Springs Road was charged Friday with failure to appear. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $650 secured bond. â– Michael Salmon, 26, of 6831 Jefferson Davis Highway was charged Saturday with five counts of failure to appear. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $15,200 secured bond. â– James Body, 18, of 504 St. Andrews Church Road was charged Sunday with second-degree trespassing. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $400 secured bond. â– Raleigh Lundy, 32, of 418 Price Road was charged Sunday with failure to pay child support. He was placed in Lee County Jail under $5,656 cash bond. â– Heather Wells, 36, of 221 Brevard St. was charged Sunday with breaking and entering.

She was placed in Lee County Jail under $1,000 secured bond. â– Tanya Rayburn of 3202 Harvard Drive reported Friday that someone took a check from her residence. â– Barry Holt of 2283

Henley Road reported Friday that someone took a pistol and a holster had been removed from his residence. â– Edward Livesay Jr. of 5675 Lemon Springs Road reported Saturday that someone entered his residence. Nothing was reported missing. â– Jason Dunigan of 3700 Deerfield Road reported Sunday that someone took a TV from his residence. â– Linda Daigle of 109 Char-Lin Drive reported Sunday that someone damaged her mobile home.

CHATHAM COUNTY ■Warren Pittman, 21, of 1084 Foust Road, Siler City was charged Friday with failure to appear. He was placed in Chatham County Jail under $500 secured bond. ■Julius Carnegie, 28, of 62-D North Richardson Road, Siler City was charged Friday with driving while license revoked and hit and run. He was released on a written promise. ■Harvey Nettles, 52, of 1327 Newland St., Siler City was charged Friday with possession of drug paraphernalia, communicating threats and resist, delay and obstruct. He was placed in Chatham County Jail under $250 secured bond. ■Bryan McDaniel, 33, of 1086 Martha’s Chapel Road, Pittsboro was charged Saturday with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana. He was released on $1,000 unsecured bond. ■Bradley Johnson, 32, of 320 Dowd Hill Drive, Siler City was charged Saturday with failure to appear. He was released on $200 secured bond. ■Vance Dunn, 69, of 655 Albert Jordan Road, Bear Creek was charged Saturday with failing to report change of address.

He was placed in Chatham County Jail under $10,000 secured bond.

HARNETT COUNTY â– Manika Rashawn Goins, 25, of 944 Shawtown Road, Lillington was charged Thursday with communicating threats.

She was placed in Harnett County Jail under $1,000 secured bond. â– Pamela Tickle Baber, 48, of 2796 Spring Hill Church Road, Lillington was charged Thursday with driving while license revoked. She was placed in

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He was placed in Harnett County Jail without bond. â– Jay Clifford Houle, 43, of 96 Arthur Laucious St., Lillington was charged Friday with three counts of failure to appear. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $2,000 secured bond. â– Lisa Stone Barnhill, 49, of 1433 Matthews Road, Lillington was charged Friday with breaking and entering, breaking and entering a motor vehicle and motor vehicle theft. She was placed in Harnett County Jail under $15,000 secured bond. â– Joseph Denovin Johnson, 17, of 70 Otto Lane, Lillington was charged Saturday with two counts of breaking and entering, two counts of larceny and two counts of possession of stolen goods. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $10,000 secured bond. â– Billy Joe Dunn, 36, of 876 McArthur Road, Broadway was charged Sunday with two counts of failure to appear. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $1,000 secured bond. â– Robin Chalmers Brown, 25, of 500 Dudley St., Sanford was charged Monday with failure to appear. He was placed in Harnett County Jail under $15,000 cash bond.

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Lee County, the current crop has just about everybody noticing.

“There are many of them on 421 (Horner) south leaving Sanford toward Broadway,” said Rhonda Upchurch-Santana of Sanford. “They have magically appeared.”

They aren’t “magic,” but there is some science behind the pothole phenomenon. They form when moisture — which the area has seen a lot of with recent rain, sleet and snow — seeps into the pavement and freezes. The freezing process makes the water expand, and when it thaws, it leaves behind soft and cracked pavement.

The weight of the thousands of cars on our main traffic arteries causes the road to crumble and cave in.

Thus ... a pothole.

Northern states are used to the problem and typically use quick-fix patches until a more permanent hot asphalt mix can be used in the spring and summer.

But in counties like Lee, where large snow and freezing rain storms are few and far between, there isn’t a much of a need to have fleets of pothole repair machines at the ready.

Monday, crews from the city and state could be seen filling holes in several spots, such as Cross Street in the historic district. Roads like U.S. 1, Horner Boulevard, Spring Lane and Hawkins Avenue are under the maintenance control of the state, while the city has everything else. City Engineer Paul Weeks said his crews were putting down the hot asphalt mix in several spots Monday.

“We try to get pot-

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ter from recent rain and melting snow flooded the area.

“She had gone to pick him up from church on Sunday night,” said Lee County Emergency Management Director Shane Seagroves, explaining that the woman tried to drive the couple’s vehicle through a roadway covered with standing water. “The water came up to the headlights and the car eventually died. They didn’t have a cell phone so they had to stay there all night.”

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The following Herald fans on Facebook had this to say about local potholes: o Elizabeth Harrison: I don’t think the pot holes have all of a sudden appeared. They already existed and are now larger than they were. o Elisabeth McLean: There is a really deep one near LCHS on Nash street ... a little past the softball field. Looks bad enough to pop your tire. o Dana Salmon: U.S. 421 has lots of potholes, and I was wondering if anyone else noticed. o Byron Raphael: Same thing happened on N.C. 15/501 in Chapel Hill. I bet it was the plows. o Amy Watkins: Have had several coffee in lap incidents recently. Very hazardous for me and our community. My children, however, find it hilarious. o Jeremy Cleary: It wasn’t just with the bad weather. I know Garden Street has been tore up for a long time. Not to mention the huge, deep pothole at the intersection of Garden and Courtland. I believe they filled up the hole recently with something, but it like a black sand. Last time I was there it was beginning to become a pothole again.

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SAFE DRIVING Weeks had two words for those who see they’re about to hit a pothole.

“Slow down.”

According to AAA, motorists who see that a pothole cannot be avoided should slow down and not quickly swerve to miss it. Swerving can be dangerous, as can hitting the pothole at full speed (which can also be costly in terms of repairs).

Other AAA tips for dealing with potholes

include: n Maintain full air pressure in all tires to provide as much cushion as possible. n Watch for potholes by leaving plenty of space between yourself and the driver ahead of you. n If you are going to drive around a pothole, be sure to check surrounding traffic. n When driving on a pothole-filled road, hold the steering wheel firmly to avoid losing control. n Do not brake directly over a pothole ... applying the breaks causes the car’s weight to shift and can increase tire damage. n Beware of water that may conceal a pothole.

“Hitting even one especially severe pothole could alter the alignment of a wheel and cause uneven tire wear,” said John Nielsen, director of AAA’s Approved Auto Repair Network.

“Uneven tire wear means the tire will need to be replaced sooner than necessary.”

Seagroves said the water rose to the level of the couple’s steering wheel during the night.

“They’re very lucky — the water could have risen higher, or could have swept the vehicle into the ditch,” he said.

When rescue crews from the West Sanford Fire Department, the

Northwest Pocket Fire Department and the Goldston Fire Department were able to rescue the woman, she was taken to Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford.

“She had no obvious injuries except she said she was cold,” Seagroves said.

holes filled within 24 to 48 hours once have been reported,” Weeks said. “Today was the first good weather day we’ve had recently to put down asphalt.”

A supervisor from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s office in Sanford wasn’t available for comment Monday, but an employee did tell The Herald they were aware of the current problem.

“We are working on them as quickly as possible,” the employee said over the phone.

Ellen Mangum.

Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) also filed with the state Board of Elections for reelection to his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Challengers filing Monday in Sanford included Mike Womble, a former school board member seeking the District 3 seat on the Lee County Board of Commissioners, and John Bonardi, a former member of the Lee County Board of Education who filed to seek one of three seats available on that board in the May primary.

In Pittsboro, Republican Roger Gerber filed to challenge state Sen. Bob Atwater, who represents Lee, Chatham and Durham counties.

The filing period runs through Feb. 26. Candidates must file in person at the Lee County Board of Elections, 225 S. Steele St.

STATEMENTS Statements from some candidates who filed Monday: Lee County Sheriff Tracy Carter: “Over the past three years, we’ve met a lot of challenges head-on. We’ve sent a strong message to drug dealers: ‘You’re not welcome here, and we’re going to use every resource we have available to either make you leave the county or put you in jail.’

“We’ve made more than 900 drug arrests and seized over $16 million in illegal drugs. We’re going to continue to send that message over the next four years. We’ve held over 100 community meetings in order to build a better working relationship with the citizens we serve. Lee County is a jewel — we have the best geographic location in the state.

“There’s no reason why, if the good people of this county stick together, that we can’t be the greatest county in this state.”

U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge: “Too many North Carolinians are struggling to find a good job, struggling to afford health care, and struggling to provide

What seats are on the ballot? n Lee County sheriff, currently held by Republican Tracy Carter n Lee County clerk of court, currently held by Democrat Susie Thomas n District Attorney, Lee, Harnett and Johnston counties, currently held by Republican Susan Doyle n Three non-partisan Lee County Board of Education seats, currently held by Frank Thompson Sr., Linda Smith and Ellen Mangum (these elections will be decided in the May primary) n Lee County Board of Commissioners District 1, currently held by Democrat Robert Reives n Lee County Board of Commissioners District 2, currently held by Democrat Amy Dalrymple n Lee County Board of Commissioners District 3, currently held by Republican Linda Shook n Lee County Board of Commissioners District 4, currently held by Democrat Jamie Kelly n North Carolina House of Representatives District 51, currently held by Democrat Jimmy Love Sr. n North Carolina Senate District 18, currently held by Democrat Bob Atwater n U.S. House of Representatives, North Carolina District 2, currently held by Democrat Bob Etheridge a better life for their children.

“They have not backed down in the face of adversity, and neither will I. So I filed for re-election to help businesses create jobs, make health care affordable for working families, improve our children’s education, and restore budget discipline following our jobs crisis.

“This November, I plan to ask the residents of the Second District to elect me to continue standing up for North Carolina values and common sense leadership in Congress.”

N.C. Rep. Jimmy Love: “Our state is experiencing serious economic challenges. Despite a slowly-improving economy, there are still difficult times ahead. We need to make sure we have a strong legislative voice in Raleigh.

“I want to use the experience and seniority I have to ensure that the citizens of District 51 have someone who is jobready. This election will be one of the most important in decades. It will decide whether North Carolina leads or lags behind.

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Asheville man wins $47 million

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Retired Asheville Fire Department employee Frank Griffin is $47 million richer, but he has few grand plans for the money. He mainly wants to spend more time with his wife. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I may get us a new house later, but I really want to spend more time with her and my grandchildren,â&#x20AC;? Griffin said Monday at a news conference where he was introduced as the sole winner of the $141 million Powerball lottery jackpot.

Griffin choose the $69 million cash over the $141 million annuity. That equals about $47 million after state and federal taxes are paid, said Tom Shaheen, executive director of the North Carolina Education Lottery.

Griffin, 66, said he had $5 left over after buying gas Saturday so he bought five tickets, letting the machine choose his numbers and he was unaware of the total jackpot. A friend, identified only as Larry, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to win that,â&#x20AC;? Griffin recalled.

But at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Griffin woke up his wife, 65-year-old Loretta,

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Frank Griffin and his wife Loretta of Asheville laugh during a news conference in Raleigh Monday after claiming their Powerball jackpot winnings of $141 million. with the news that he thought they had won the lottery. He returned to store to make sure the ticket was legitimate.

He plans to use the money to take care of his family and to travel with his wife to Hawaii. He also plans to play more golf and to help his church, Crossroads Assembly in Asheville.

Griffin, who had a hard time hearing questions, and his wife grinned throughout the news conference at lottery head-

quarters in Raleigh, holding hands for much of the time. Two of his three children joined them, although they declined to identify themselves.

When asked how their lives would change after winning the money, Griffin replied: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change that much.â&#x20AC;? Loretta Griffin made a face, indicating her disagreement.

Later, she said she thought the money would make their lives easier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to

worry about bills,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And you know, he wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to work as hard.â&#x20AC;?

It was clear from their answers that the Griffins had not notified many people of their windfall or their plans. Their church doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know, he said, and neither does his banker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be talking to him as soon as I get back,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Griffin has owned a janitorial business for 40 years and worked for the fire department as an engineer and driver for more than 23 years.

He said he may leave the business to his children, though that was news to them. He says he moved so quickly on claiming the money â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he had 180 days â&#x20AC;&#x201D; because â&#x20AC;&#x153;I figured Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d better get here before I lost the ticket.â&#x20AC;?

As for Larry the friend?

Larry told Griffin on Sunday that he had heard someone in Asheville won the $141 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I looked at him and smiled, and he said, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;What are you smiling about?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Griffin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Because I won it.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

RALEIGH

GOP head wants top Perdue aides to quit

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The head of North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Republican Party said Monday that two top aides to Gov. Beverly Perdue should resign their positions or be fired over poor performance.

Crime Control and Public Safety Secretary Reuben Young should resign for failing to investigate claims that former Gov. Mike Easley ordered e-mail messages deleted to prevent them from becoming public, North Carolina GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer said. Young was Easleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief legal adviser.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a reform governor whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really committed to ethics and transparency if you keep people like that around,â&#x20AC;?

Fetzer said.

Fetzer also said Correction Department Secretary Alvin Keller should step down because the state still has too few parole officers a year after the Perdue administration promised to ease the shortage.

There have been several killings and kidnappings in the past two years involving offenders who were supposed to be overseen by the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

strained probation and parole system. Perdue has supported filling nearly 150 vacant positions in the department to better monitor offenders, but officials have said recruiting officers was difficult because of the low pay and dangerous duties.

A spokeswoman for Perdue, Chrissy Pearson, said the governor â&#x20AC;&#x153;has made it clear to all her Cabinet secretaries that she has high expectations for their performance and conduct, and so far they have all served her â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and, more

importantly, the state â&#x20AC;&#x201D; appropriately. Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggestions otherwise are just empty words.â&#x20AC;?

There were 117 unfilled probation officer jobs and nearly 20 supervisor positions vacant on Monday, even though the state hired 220 probation officers last year, said Correction Department spokesman Keith Acree. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re vacant because we have a turnover problem,â&#x20AC;? Acree said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We get plenty of applicants and we hire plenty of officers. We just have a problem getting them to stay.â&#x20AC;?

Charges dropped against sheriff in DWI case

Mudslide evacuees urged to stay away for weeks

LINCOLNTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Prosecutors have dropped the charges against a North Carolina sheriff who was accused of being involved in sidetracking an impaired driving arrest of a local doctor.

Multiple media outlets reported that prosecutors told the judge Monday they needed more time to prepare their case against Lincoln County Sheriff Tim Daugherty. He had been charged with two felony counts of obstruction of justice and a misdemeanor of making a false report to another officer. The judge refused to delay the case so they dropped the charges.

The State Bureau of Investigation reported Daugherty gave conflicting statements and evidence about learning his former chief deputy helped a local doctor avoid a DWI charge in 2007.

The former chief deputy was convicted of misdemeanor obstruction of justice and fired.

MAGGIE VALLEY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Residents evacuated after a mudslide have been urged to stay away from their mountainside homes as the approach of more rain threatens to further wash out a slope that officials say is unstable and dangerous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about weeks, maybe longer,â&#x20AC;? resident Betty Miner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a huge pile of debris thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very big and could come down again.â&#x20AC;?

She and her husband Lucien were home when a 30-foot wall of mud and rocks swept across their road Friday night and cleared a swath 175 feet wide in places, The Asheville CitizenTimes reported Monday. The Miners were evacuated from the Walnut Acres subdivision near Maggie Valley quickly after the mudslide, but left all their possessions and two cats behind.

Emergency workers evacuated 40 people from a dozen homes along the steep and winding road cut off by the slide. The Miners and others were taken back to their homes by emergency officials on all-terrain vehicles just long enough to gather belongings.

Minnesota governor speaks to forum on creativity RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Public schools and higher education nationwide must adapt to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;radical decentralizationâ&#x20AC;? of information caused by technology, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty told a North Carolina crowd Monday, but cautioned against believing the public sector will lead the reformation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will not come from the government, who is on cutting edge of obsolescence of technology,â&#x20AC;? the Republican said while giving the keynote address to 25th annual Emerging Issues Forum in Raleigh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will come because technology will leapfrog so many of the current monopolies in ways that we and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even see coming.â&#x20AC;?

Pawlenty, a two-term governor often mentioned as a potential presidential candidate for 2012, talked to hundreds of state corporate leaders, politicians and other notables gathered for a day and a half to discuss how to bolster creativity throughout the state.

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NATION BRIEFS Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.

The Dow, down almost 104 points, had its 10th tripledigit move in 16 trading days. Shares of big banks pulled the market lower, extending a slump that has led to four straight weekly losses.

Mounting deficits in weaker European economies including Greece, Portugal and Spain have raised questions about the health of the global financial system. That compounded concerns about growth in China and proposed U.S. bank regulations took the market down from a 15-month high reached in January.

Greeceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finance minister said Monday the government is preparing to boost some taxes to shore up its finances.

But civil servants opposed to cutbacks have pledged to strike on Wednesday.

Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drop extends the stumble the market began in mid-January. At that time, China announced plans to contain economic growth and the Obama administration proposed rules to restrict trading by large financial institutions.

The Dow fell 103.84, or 1 percent, to 9,908.39. On Thursday, the Dow traded below the psychological barrier of 10,000 for the first time since November.

It hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t closed below that mark since Nov. 4. The Dow is still up 51.3 percent since March.

Toyota resale value, reputation fall from heights

CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Toyota in your garage is losing value by the week.

Kelley Blue Book dropped the resale values of recalled Toyotas for the second time in four days Monday, leaving them as much as 4 percent or $300 to $750 lower than a week ago, depending on the model.

Recalls and a slow response to safety questions have put a dent in the market value of cars long seen as money in the bank for their owners.

As values drop and safety issues keep surfacing, the

worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 carmaker faces increasing risks that even long-steadfast customers will defect.

After all, a key factor in Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rise to the top was its reputation for quality vehicles with high resale values. If its used cars no longer live up to their formerly lofty reputation, then getting buyers in the showroom may be harder and its long-time market strength could be in jeopardy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toyota has fantastic loyalty, but this is definitely going to have a real erosion in that,â&#x20AC;? says Juan Flores, director of vehicle valuation for Kelley, which just two months ago named Toyota the best brand for resale value.

Advocates push abortion-rights license plate in Va RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Abortion-rights advocates have been unable to halt the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Choose Lifeâ&#x20AC;? license plate variations in nearly two-dozen states, so now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working to balance the bumper debate.

Activists are pushing a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trust Women/Respect Choiceâ&#x20AC;? license plate in Virginia, which would become only the fourth state to offer a pro-choice plate and the first to require legislative approval for it. Supporters have threatened to sue if lawmakers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give drivers the option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel like a license plate is the place to be promoting a political agenda,â&#x20AC;? said Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, the pro-choice community feels like theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re being taken on by the anti-choice side with this license plate, and we feel like we need to get involved.â&#x20AC;?

Opponents, including the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney general and governor, say they oppose diverting money from plate fees to Planned Parenthood offices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not necessarily the plates themselves.

Rep. John Murtha dies at 77

By PETER JACKSON Associated Press Writer

HARRISBURG, Pa. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.

The Pennsylvania Democrat had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. He died at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va., spokesman Matthew Mazonkey said.

In 1974 Murtha, then an officer in the Marine Reserves, became the first Vietnam War combat veteran elected to Congress. Ethical questions often shadowed his congressional service, but he was best known for being among Congressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most hawkish Democrats.

He wielded considerable clout for two decades as the ranking Democrat on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending.

Murtha voted in 2002 to authorize President George W. Bush to use military force in Iraq, but his growing frustration over the administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handling of the war prompted him in November 2005 to call for an immediate withdrawal of U.S. troops. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The war in Iraq is not going as advertised. It is a flawed policy wrapped in illusion,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Murthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposition to the Iraq war rattled Washington, where he enjoyed bipartisan respect for his work on military issues.

On Capitol Hill, Murtha was seen as speaking for those in uniform when it came to military matters.

Murtha â&#x20AC;&#x153;was the first Vietnam veteran to serve in Congress, and he was

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Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., meets with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2006. Murtha, an influential critic of the Iraq War whose congressional career was shadowed by questions about his ethics, died Monday. incredibly effective in his service in the House,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. David Obey, a Democrat and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He understood the misery of war.

Every person who serves in the military has lost an advocate and a good friend today.â&#x20AC;?

Born June 17, 1932, John Patrick Murtha delivered newspapers and worked at a gas station before graduating from Ramsay High School in Mount Pleasant, Pa. Military service was in his blood. He said his great-grandfather served in the Civil War, his father and three uncles in World War II, and his brothers in the Marine Corps. He left Washington and Jefferson College in 1952 to join the Marines, where he rose through the ranks to become a drill instructor at Parris Island, S.C., and later served in the 2nd Marine Division.

Murtha moved to Johnstown, at the center of what would become his congressional district, and remained with the Marine Reserves until he volunteered to go to Vietnam. He served as an intelligence officer there from 1966 to 1967 and

received a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.

After his discharge from the Marines, Murtha ran a small business in Johnstown. He went to the University of Pittsburgh on the GI Bill of rights, graduating in 1962 with a degree in economics.

He served in the Pennsylvania House in Harrisburg from 1969 until he was elected to Congress in a special election in 1974.

In 1990, he retired from the Marine Reserves as a colonel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever since I was a young boy, I had two goals in life â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I wanted to be a colonel in the Marine Corps and a member of Congress,â&#x20AC;? Murtha wrote in his 2004 book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Vietnam to 9/11.â&#x20AC;?

Murthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criticism of the Iraq war intensified in 2006, when he accused

Marines of murdering Iraqi civilians â&#x20AC;&#x153;in cold bloodâ&#x20AC;? at Haditha, after one Marine died and two were wounded by a roadside bomb.

Critics said Murtha unfairly held the Marines responsible before an investigation was concluded and fueled enemy retaliation. He said that the war couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be won militarily and that such incidents dimmed the prospect for a political solution. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the kind of war you have to win the hearts and minds of the people,â&#x20AC;?

Murtha said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re set back every time something like this happens.â&#x20AC;?

In 2008, the Republican Party used Murthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s words against him in TV ads aired less than a month before the election. The ads cited his criticism of the Haditha incident, as well as a comment about â&#x20AC;&#x153;racistâ&#x20AC;? voting tendencies of many western Pennsylvania residents. Still, Murtha handily won his 18th full term.

Murtha was a perennial target of critics of so-called pay-to-play politics. He routinely drew the attention of ethical watchdogs with off-thefloor activities, from his entanglement in the Abscam corruption probe three decades ago to the more recent scrutiny of the connection between special-interest spending known as earmarks and the raising of cash for campaigns.

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Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summit: Just for show?

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Could this turn into something more than political theater?

President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.

Yet, in a story with more twists than a soap opera, Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s invitation to congressional leaders of both parties to attend a Feb. 25 meeting canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be dismissed as a mere diversion. Although many Americans have doubts about the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sweeping plans to cover the uninsured, Republicans canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to be perceived as oblivious to the health care insecurities of middle-class families. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My expectations?

Probably below 50 percent, but not zero,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., a moderate who serves as president of the Democratic freshman class in the House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At some point, the public is going to demand that Republicans participate like mature adults, and

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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in Washington, Saturday. not just say â&#x20AC;&#x2122;noâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to everything.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; biggovernment approach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not the Republicans â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the problem, insisted Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., author of the House GOP bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The president has got to show that he has heard what the American people are saying. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to make clear we are not going to start off with the current bill.â&#x20AC;?

But where to start? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Democrats want an upfront commitment to cover most of the nearly 50 million uninsured Americans. Republicans prefer first taking steps to cut costs, then revisiting the issue of full coverage over time.

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Democrats would raise taxes to provide government subsidies for people who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to buy health insurance.

Republicans say now is not the time to increase taxes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Both sides want to bar insurance companies from turning down people with health problems, but only Democrats propose requiring most people to get coverage â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a necessary first step, according to most experts.

To illustrate the gap between the two sides, the House GOP bill would cover 3 million uninsured people, the House Democratic version 36 million. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quite a gulf,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Steny Hoyer,

D-Md., the No. 2 Democrat in the House. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where Republicans want to stay, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be perceived as much progress by the 33 million who would be left out.â&#x20AC;?

After months of seeing Obama try to muscle the legislation through with only Democratic votes, Republicans are a little wary of his new overture.

The election of Republican Scott Brown in Massachusetts changed the balance of power in the Senate, forcing the president to recalibrate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has the feel of a campaign event,â&#x20AC;? said economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a top adviser to 2008 GOP presidential candidate John McCain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The time to sit down with Republicans was a year ago.â&#x20AC;?

The House and Senate are partisan institutions by design, HoltzEakin said. Divided into majority and minority, they sharpen differences. Only Obama could have guaranteed a bipartisan health care bill. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You needed the White House to spend political capital telling the liberal base in the House they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to get everything they wanted,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to do that.â&#x20AC;?

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Government shut down as DC, region dig out

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Federal workers and school children got a day off Monday as the Mid-Atlantic region dug out from as much as 3 feet of snow that made travel nearly impossible and knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.

Federal agencies that

employ 230,000 in Washington were closed, as were many local governments, businesses and school districts. Utilities warned it could be days before power is restored to everyone.

With more snow expected Tuesday into Wednesday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as much as a foot in some places

and close to another foot and a half in Philadelphia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; stranded travelers wondered when they might escape the icy, gray mess.

At Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reagan National Airport, where flights had resumed after more than two days, the â&#x20AC;&#x153;on timeâ&#x20AC;? flights on the departure

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NYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paterson lashes back at rumors

LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Obama administration on Monday asked Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest for-profit health insurer to justify plans to hike customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; premiums by as much as 39 percent, a move that could affect some 800,000 customers.

In a letter to the president of Anthem Blue Cross, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she was very disturbed to learn of the planned increases, calling them â&#x20AC;&#x153;extraordinary.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe Anthem Blue Cross has a responsibility to provide a detailed justification for these rate increases to the public,â&#x20AC;? Sebelius wrote. She said the company should also make public what percentage of customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; premiums go to medical care versus administrative costs.

In a statement, Anthem Blue Cross of California blamed the weak economy and rising health care costs for the rate hike, while pledging to reply to Sebeliusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; query promptly.

The rate hike â&#x20AC;&#x153;highlights why we need sustainable health care reform to manage the steadily rising costs of hospitals, drugs and doctors,â&#x20AC;? the statement said.

Sebelius said Anthem Blue Crossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; parent company, WellPoint Inc., â&#x20AC;&#x153;has seen its profits soar, earning $2.7 billion in the last quarter of 2009 alone.â&#x20AC;?

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New York Gov. David Paterson is lashing back at what he calls an assault on his character that includes accusations about womanizing and drug use.

The Democratic governor told The Associated Press on Monday that news media and New York politics have hit new lows. He says it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop him from serving in office or seeking election to a full term in the fall.

He cited a New York Post report that he was caught by state police in the mansion with a woman other than his wife as fabricated. He said the room in which he was reportedly caught doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even exist.

He would address other accusations only broadly but denied all sexual relationships and drug use that are among the accusations. He calls them orchestrated and scandalous.

The Post did not immediately respond to Patersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s remarks.

Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Authorities looking for the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a power plant under construction launched a criminal investigation Monday, saying they could not rule out criminal negligence as the cause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If everything went right, we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all be here right now,â&#x20AC;? Middletown Mayor Sebastian Guiliano said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a point where negligence raises to the level of criminal conduct, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re investigating.â&#x20AC;?

The powerful explosion blew apart large swaths of the nearly completed 620megawatt Kleen Energy plant as workers for the construction company O&G Industries Inc. were purging a gas line Sunday morning. The blast tore apart sheet metal that covered the plantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sides and left parts of the complex so unstable that rescuers were unable to work Monday because of the danger of collapse.

The mayor said rescue crews had been unable to get to all areas of the plant and he could not say for certain that no more victims would be found. But authorities also said every worker who was assigned to work at the plant at the time of the explosion was accounted for.

Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano said the death toll should stand at five.

Failed job seekers add to homeless problem in ND BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Dakota has the lowest unemployment in the nation and a booming oil industry.

But with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the state looking for work.

Officials say shelters are full statewide. Some homeless newcomers are living in cars, while others are bunking with acquaintances to avoid freezing.

Louis â&#x20AC;&#x153;Macâ&#x20AC;? McLeod is executive director of the Minot Area Homeless Coalition. He says people come to North Dakota without researching jobs or housing. They find out they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t qualified for the jobs available, or if they land work, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find housing, which is scarce.

LA-area cleans up from storms, new round coming LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Homeowners shoveled mud from living rooms and workers scooped debris from catch basins in a foothill neighborhood slammed by weekend rains as yet another storm takes aim at the region.

Evacuated residents were allowed back into the mudcaked La Canada Flintridge area north of Los Angeles Sunday, where a day earlier 43 homes were damaged by rain-spawned mudslides. Nine of them were so badly damaged theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been deemed uninhabitable.

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ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; a freshman hit

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A young man arrived at Ty Burrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hotel room to stock the minibar and immediately recognized the co-star of the ABC comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Family.â&#x20AC;?

He loved the show.

Thanks, Burrell replied.

The man went on to quietly describe how his family gathered each week to watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;? together, and because of those group viewings, he was getting to know his younger siblings better. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not curing cancer,â&#x20AC;? said Burrell, who portrays the earnest goofball dad Phil Dunphy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but it feels nice to see people affected by the show.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;? is the most critically acclaimed and popular new comedy of the TV season, the centerpiece of ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wednesday lineup and already renewed for a second season. Not only does it fulfill a comedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s central mission â&#x20AC;&#x201D; provide genuine laughs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it nudges preconceptions and isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afraid to show some heart amid a sea of snark and irony on television.

More than heart was on display one recent evening when â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;? commandeered a Los Angeles hotel lobby to shoot some scenes. Hoots and

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Actor Ty Burrell discusses his new television series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;? at the ABC Disney Summer press tour in Pasadena, Calif. hollers from crew members alerted those whose heads were turned the wrong way that they had missed actress Julie Bowen streaking across a room clad only in a bodysuit.

Bowen, who portrays Claire Dunphy, was about to film a scene in which sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supposed to be naked underneath a trench coat.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just have to watch the episode that airs Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST to find out why.

The production team of Steve Levitan and Christopher Lloyd is behind â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Family.â&#x20AC;? Besides working together on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Frasier,â&#x20AC;? they have credits that include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wings,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just Shoot Meâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Won-

der Years.â&#x20AC;?

Following the failure of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back to Youâ&#x20AC;? on Fox â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a sore subject â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the team and their writers were kicking around ideas for new series. To break the monotony, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d sit around and tell stories about the odd and amusing things their families had done.

They eventually realized that these stories were funnier than anything they were making up. Some are already familiar to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;? viewers: the wife â&#x20AC;&#x153;bustedâ&#x20AC;? for dressing up to impress the firefighters taking her husband to the hospital; the writer who was once an ice dancing partner with his older sister. Levitan had given his

son an air-soft gun and told him if he ever shot someone, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be shot himself; that made it into the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pilot.

Everyone on the writing staff has a family, Levitan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost a requirement,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Only parents come into these situations where the stories come easily.â&#x20AC;?

Levitan and Lloyd decided to tell the story of three different families: a traditional mom and dad with three kids; an older man and younger wife, both on second marriages; and a gay couple adopting a baby. They wanted each family to be unique but able to interact with the others, so they made the older man the father of one partner in each of the other two couples. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the magic idea that made it not just an idea but a real series,â&#x20AC;?

Lloyd said.

The series was originally called â&#x20AC;&#x153;My American Family,â&#x20AC;? told from the perspective of a Dutch documentary maker revisiting the family he knew as an exchange student. But the producers thought having another character behind a camera lens was too cumbersome. They ditched the Dutch filmmaker, but kept the faux documentary style, familiar to fans of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Office.â&#x20AC;?

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Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctor pleads not guilty LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doctor has been taken into custody and is being held on $75,000 bail after pleading not guilty to causing the pop starâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death.

Dr. Murray Conrad Murray, a Houston cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died June 25, entered his plea Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court, just a couple of hours after he was charged.

Superior Court Judge Keith L. Schwartz set Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bail at $75,000, three times more than what most people charged with involuntary manslaughter face. Prosecutors had been seeking $300,000 bail for Murray, who was taken into custody by sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputies but not handcuffed in public.

The judge told Murray when he posts bail he may travel throughout the United States but may not leave the country. He must also surrender his passport.

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celebrities at the big game, including Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise with kids in tow.

Sometime New Orleans resident Pitt was escorted into the game on a golf cart with security moments before it began. The bearded Pitt was with son Maddox and shouted out his allegiance to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Who Datâ&#x20AC;? nation before the Saints big win over the Colts.

By contrast, Cruise just went into the stadium like other ticket holders, up an escalator with daughter Suri in his arms.

Demi More and Ashton Kutcher didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have security, but may have wished they had opted for some after cameras chased them into the stadium. Later, they huddled together on the sidelines before kickoff, avoiding the cameras â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even though they were inches from their face.

Other celebrity sightings included John Travolta, who was seen leaving before the Saints made their game-winning comeback.

Miley Cyrus, other celebs auction items for Haiti NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Miley Cyrus has organized an online auction to benefit the relief effort in Haiti, and Britney Spears, Hugh Jackman, Ellen DeGeneres, Julianne Moore, Whoopi Goldberg, Demi Lovato and others will donate items and experiences.

Cyrus is donating several items, including the Herve Leger dress she wore to the 2010 Grammy Awards.

Fans can also bid on Spearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2008 MTV Video Music Awards dress, a set visit to Jackmanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new film, Lovatoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tour wardrobe and other items.

The auction runs from 7 p.m. PST on Monday through 7 p.m. PST on Feb. 18. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross.

Wyclef keeps Haiti in his heart amid Super Bowl MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The contrasts are stark: As Haiti grapples with chaos, death and despair after last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earthquake, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous VIPs party in luxurious fashion in preparation for a football game.

Wyclef Jean â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who has been an advocate for his native Haiti since the disaster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was in Miami for those celebrations this week, and understands that the festivities wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop because of Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pain. But he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partying with a purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(The) Super Bowl is Super Bowl. Super Bowl in Miami is one of the greatest Super Bowls,â&#x20AC;? Jean said Saturday, a few hours before his performance at Eden Roc as part of 944â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weeklong Super Bowl bash. ** Planet 51: PG (10:20), 12:20, 5:25 ** Planet 51: PG (10:20), 12:20, 5:25

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Game is most watched TV show ever

By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The New Orleans Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;M-A-S-Hâ&#x20AC;? to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.

Compelling story lines involving the city of New Orleans and its ongoing recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the attempt at a second Super Bowl ring for Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning propelled the viewership. Football ratings have been strong all season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was one of those magical moments that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t often see in sports,â&#x20AC;? said Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports.

Nielsen estimated Monday that 106.5 million people watched Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Bowl. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;M-A-S-Hâ&#x20AC;? record was 105.97 million.

The viewership estimate obliterated the previous record viewership for a Super Bowl â&#x20AC;&#x201D; last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game between Arizona and Pittsburgh. That game was seen by 98.7 million people, Nielsen said.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;M-A-S-Hâ&#x20AC;? record has proven as durable and meaningful in television as Babe Ruthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record of 714 home runs was in baseball until topped by Hank Aaron. Ultimately, it may be hard to tell which program was really watched by more people.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a margin for error in such numbers, and Nielsenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Monday estimate was preliminary, and could change with a more

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 31-17 win over the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV in Miami Sunday. thorough look at data due Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s significant for all of the members of the broadcasting community,â&#x20AC;? said Leslie Moonves, CBS Corp. CEO. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For anyone who wants to write that broadcasting is dead, 106 million people watched this program. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find that anywhere else.â&#x20AC;?

Moonves predicted CBS will earn more in advertising revenue than in any other Super Bowl. The good ratings for the game and football in general also set CBS and other football broadcasters up well when selling advertising for next season, he said.

The Nielsen estimate also drew some congratulations from Alan Alda, the star of â&#x20AC;&#x153;M-A-S-H,â&#x20AC;? and the slugger whose record was beaten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;M-A-S-Hâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; audience was eclipsed, it was probably due in large part to the fact that the whole country is rooting for New

Orleans to triumph in every way possible,â&#x20AC;? Alda said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am, too, and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier for them. I love that city.â&#x20AC;?

There are more American homes with television sets now (114.9 million) than there were in 1983 (83.3 million). An estimated 77 percent of homes with TVs on were watching â&#x20AC;&#x153;MA-S-Hâ&#x20AC;? in 1983, compared with the audience share of 68 for the Super Bowl.

Nielsen also measures only the United States, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible some World Cup soccer games were seen more worldwide.

Accurate measurement of television audiences outside the United States is spotty at best.

Alda also wondered whether the numbers were too close to declare a new champion. He thinks Nielsen didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take into account large numbers of people watching â&#x20AC;&#x153;M-A-SHâ&#x20AC;? communally, which is often the case for football

games, too. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not to say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m competitive, but in part we are talking about sports,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I actually AM competitive.â&#x20AC;?

McManus didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to jinx it, but the abnormally strong viewership for football this year left him hoping for a record. The NFC and AFC championship games both had their biggest audiences since the 1980s. The growth of highdefinition television and its appeal to sports fans has also helped.

A competitive game until the final minutes sealed it.

McManus acknowledged some nervousness when Indianapolis jumped out to a 10-0 lead â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Super Bowl rout often makes people turn away from the game â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but New Orleans roared back.

The Mid-Atlantic blizzard also helped CBS. After New Orleans, the highestrated market was snowbound Washington, Nielsen said. More people watched the game from their homes in that area instead of going to parties or bars, and Nielsen does a much better job counting viewers in homes than outside of them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad weather in the Northeast and good weather in Florida was a good combination for us,â&#x20AC;?

McManus said.

The Super Bowl also proved a strong launching pad for the new CBS series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Undercover Bossâ&#x20AC;? that premiered after the game.

An estimated 38.6 million people watched the first edition of a series about corporate honchos working secretly as low-level employees in their own companies, Nielsen said.

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Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity VIENNA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.

Alarmed world powers questioned the rationale behind the move and warned the country it could face more U.N. sanctions if it made good on its intentions.

Iran maintains its nuclear activities are peaceful, and an envoy insisted the move was meant only to provide fuel for Tehranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research reactor. But world powers fearing that Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enrichment program might be a cover for a weapons program were critical.

Britain said the Islamic Republicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reason for further enrichment made no sense because it is not technically advanced enough to turn the resulting material into the fuel rods needed for the reactor.

France and the U.S. said the latest Iranian move left no choice but to push harder for a fourth set of U.N. Security Council sanctions to punish Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nuclear defiance.

Haitians confront new threat: deadly spring rains PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Survivors of Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s catastrophic earthquake have had one saving grace: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been no significant rain since the disaster. But that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last.

The rainy season in Haiti is deadly even in a good year.

Now, in a devastated capital city, the early spring rains threaten to cause landslides and bring about health problems in the makeshift camps

where more than 500,000 people are living.

Rain is already falling in some parts of the country, but Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shattered capital, where most of the quake damage occurred, has been spared so far â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a rarity for this time of year, when afternoon showers are common.

Steady rains could come as soon as the end of the month, and hurricane season begins in June.

Workers are racing to move victims outside of floodplains and into tents. They are also trying to clear tons of debris from ravines, canals and riverbeds, so rain does not turn the survivorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; encampments into breeding grounds for disease.

Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s government said it needs more money or tents if people are to be moved.

Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest tower lookout suddenly shuttered DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Burj Khalifaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner said Monday the observation deck of the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tallest tower has been unexpectedly shut down, disappointing visitors and marring the spireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation just a month after it opened.

Dubai had hoped the 2,717-foot (828-meter) skyscraper would be a major tourist draw. The Middle East city-state has promoted itself worldwide by wowing visitors with over-the-top attractions such as the Burj, which juts like a silvery needle out of the desert and can be seen from miles around.

In recent weeks, thousands of tourists have lined up for the chance to buy advance tickets for viewing times often days later that cost more than $27 apiece. Now many of those would-be visitors, such as Wayne Boyes, a tourist from near Manchester, England, must get back in line for refunds.

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SUPER BOWL XLIV: SAINTS 31, COLTS 17

Dat’s Who DUKE WOMEN ROUT RIVAL NORTH CAROLINA DURHAM (AP) — Bridgette Mitchell and Keturah Jackson scored 12 points apiece, and No. 8 Duke routed No. 18 North Carolina 79-51 on Monday night to bounce back from its first Atlantic Coast Conference loss.

Krystal Thomas had 11 points for the first-place Blue Devils (19-4, 7-1). They never trailed and dominated nearly every stat category — their 52-28 rebounding advantage included a 35-12 edge in the second half — in avoiding its first ACC losing streak in a decade.

She’la White and Laura Broomfield had 10 points each to lead the slumping Tar Heels (16-6, 4-4). They had no shortage of reasons why they lost their third straight ACC game for the first time since 2001-02.

They had 25 turnovers, shot 24 percent in the second half and managed just two field goals over the late 10-minute stretch in which it got out of hand.

OLYMPICS SNOW STILL BEING BROUGHT IN FOR GAMES

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Snow is still being trucked and flown in to Cypress Mountain in an effort to get the Olympic venues ready for the Vancouver Games, which open Friday.

The first event scheduled for Cypress Mountain is women’s moguls qualifying on Saturday, with the finals to be raced later that day.

Moguls training is still scheduled for Monday afternoon, but only athletes and coaches will be able to enter the venue.

Dave Cobb, the executive vice president of the Vancouver organizing committee, says there is still a lot of work going on and “for safety reasons and our desire not to have any of the course preparation work impacted, we decided just to let on the people that are absolutely necessary for the training.”

MLB BREWERS ERECTING STATUE OF SELIG

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers are erecting a statue of baseball commissioner Bud Selig outside Miller Park and will unveil it on Aug. 24.

Selig headed a group that bought the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court in 1970, moved the franchise to Milwaukee and renamed it the Brewers. He became acting commissioner in 1992 and took the job full-time six years later, turning control of the team over to his daughter, Wendy Selig-Prieb.

The Selig family sold the team to a group headed by Mark Attanasio in 2005.

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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) holds his son Baylen after the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game against the Indianapolis Colts in Miami, Sunday.

Brees worthy of iconic status P eyton this, Peyton that.

It was clear who was supposed to win Super Bowl XLIV well before it started.

Maybe it was because the Indianapolis Colts were viewed across the board as the better team, or it might have been the two-week-and-beyond love affair with the Colts’ quarterback that had lulled the experts into believing that while the game might be close, the victor was pretty much all but decided.

Perhaps that’s because Peyton Manning, the four-time NFL MVP, is as good off the field as he is on it. Before he’s done between the white lines, Manning might be considered the greatest quarterback ever to play the game.

But that’s not the sole reason Manning is the face of the NFL. Far from it. He’s an ebullient television personality, more so when the helmet and pads are off. His aw-shucks deprecating demeanor plays well in 30-sec-

ond spots designed to make us chuckle, making him accessible to the masses — old and young, men and women, football fan and casual observer.

Drew Brees, however, is none of those things.

At least, not until Sunday night, when he cradled his 1year-old son Baylen in his arms or lifted the boy into the rain of confetti. Confetti that Brees, not

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Payton, Brees bask in glory

By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Clearly exhausted from a late night of post-Super Bowl celebrations, Sean Payton leaned on a podium Monday morning, clutching the Vince Lombardi trophy in his right hand.

“You can’t get enough of this,” the Saints’ head coach said at a news conference at the Fort Lauderdale convention center. “This thing lay in my bed next to me last night, rolled over it a couple times. I probably drooled on it. But man,

there’s nothing like it.”

Certainly, the New Orleans Saints never experienced anything like it.

Before this one, the Saints had only eight winning seasons — and two playoff victories — in their previous 42 years combined. New Orleans had to win three postseason games over three great quarterbacks — Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Peyton Manning — to win the title this season.

The last quarterback standing was Drew Brees, who joined

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New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton celebrates after winning the NFL Super Bowl XLIV football game in Miami, Sunday.

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Duke riding trio of Scheyer, Smith, Singler

By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer

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DURHAM — Jon Scheyer, Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler really couldn’t ask for much more.

The Duke trio has found the setup that every college basket-

ball player dreams of: plenty of shots, lots of points and abundant minutes. The formula has carried No. 8 Duke to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference heading into Wednesday’s trip to rival North Carolina, and the Blue Devils’

hopes of making a strong push in March could hinge on how well their “Big Three” holds up under that burden the rest of the year.

“We ideally would like to have balanced scoring, but it’s not really how it is,” Singler said Mon-

day. “The responsibility that Jon, Nolan and myself has, we don’t necessarily look at it as pressure because we have each other to help each other out.”

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NASCAR Get in the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat for The Herald Do you want to take your turn in The Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seat? The Herald is seeking local experts to take part in its weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seatâ&#x20AC;? panel, which appears every Tuesday during the NASCAR season.

Are you a NASCAR fanatic? Think you have what it takes to be on our panel? If so, and if you want to try it out, write to us.

Tell us in 50 words or less why you love your favorite driver. Then tell us in 50 words or less what it is about your least favorite driver that makes you root against him.

Also tell us in 50 words or less what you think is the biggest issue facing the sport of NASCAR today.

Entries will be judged on creativity, racing knowledge and writing ability.

The three winners will be e-mailed weekly questions by Monday morning following each race during the season, beginning the day after the Daytona 500 on Feb. 15. Winners will each receive a $100 prize. Entries are due on Wednesday.

Entries must include your name, age, daytime telephone number, address and e-mail address.

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BOYS BASKETBALL Grace Christon wins on Senior Night SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Grace Christianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team celebrated Senior Night in style on Monday, routing Carolina Christian Academy of Charlotte 71-37.

Elijah Buie led the Crusaders with 12 points while David Fox and Fernando Depaz each added nine.

Xavier McDougald chipped in eight points as 11 Crusaders scored in the game.

GIRLS BASKETBALL Lady Crusaders fall in regular season finale SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lauren Woods scored a game-high 23 points to lead Lighthouse Submitted photo Christian to a 55-46 victory Northwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Casey Norris recently signed her letter of intent to play soccer with Liberty University. In the picture are over Grace Christian in girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball on Monday night. (front row, l-r): her mother Cheryl Norris, Casey Norris and her father Todd Norris. Back row (l-r): Athletic Director With 13 points, Haley Chandler Gray, Northwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soccer coach Jack Middleton and Northwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Hall.

Bryant led the Lady Crusaders (21-8), who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play again until the NCCSA state tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first round next Tuesday. Alexis McGilberry added 12.

DUKE AT NORTH CAROLINA

Devils ready to handle Heelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; big men

By BRYAN STRICKLAND bstrickland@heraldsun.com

DURHAM â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tyler Hansbrough again will be a part of the Duke-UNC rivalry Wednesday night, but the Blue Devils neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry.

Hansbrough will be on hand at the Smith Center (9 p.m., WRAL) to have his jersey retired, the final stamp for a legacy built partially at Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense.

The Blue Devils certainly donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mind that Hansbrough will be dressed up rather than dressed out, but they feel more suited to tangle with

UNCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inside attack than they have since Hansbrough was just starting his college career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a big difference for our team this year overall, but especially when we play them,â&#x20AC;? Duke senior guard Jon Scheyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, they have a lot of really good big guys, so to have the bodies that can bang inside and rebound, it takes a lot of pressure off us guards and adds to our team.â&#x20AC;?

For four seasons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; long seasons from the Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; perspective â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hansbrough was a central figure in the rivalry, putting up 21 points and

11 rebounds a game while winning six of eight meetings against Duke.

Hansbrough, however, has gone the way of the NBA, along with three other stars of the 2009 NCAA title team, seeming to take the Tar Heelsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; winning ways with them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was everybodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security blanket,â&#x20AC;? UNC coach Roy Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we threw the ball inside, we felt like we were going to get a great opportunity to score or at least get fouled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a pretty good luxury.â&#x20AC;?

Minus Hansbrough, the Tar Heels (13-10, 2-6

ACC) still lean heavily on big men. Deon Thompson leads the team in scoring, Ed Davis ranks a close second, and Tyler Zeller (currently injured) is third.

No one in Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quartet of big men â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lance Thomas, Brian Zoubek and Miles and Mason Plumlee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ranks even near the top three in scoring for the No. 8 Blue Devils (19-4, 7-2), but that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not contributing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rebounding and halfcourt defense, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done a really good job in both those areas, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been pretty good screeners as far as getting our perimeter guys open,â&#x20AC;? Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our two senior guys have done exceptional jobs. I think Lance is having an outstanding year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the best defenders in the country, playing all over the place. When heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out of the game, our team goes down because of his energy, his experience and his leadership. Brian has had a workmanlike year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve both been really consistent, and the Plumlees have talent. They have to keep developing that talent.â&#x20AC;?

GIRLS BASKETBALL Johnson, Jackets pick up win over Imps CARY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mikki Johnson led all players with 24 points to go with nine rebounds and three steals as the Lee County girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; basketball team downed Cary 50-44 on Saturday.

Rashida Jackson added seven points while Ashley Pender and Katie Kremer, who had 11 rebounds, had six points apiece for Lee County.

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NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back with welcome changes

By LYNN GAINES Herald NASCAR Columnist

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our years and counting. Does it really seem like I have been writing this column for four years? Oh, for some I am sure it has been too long, but for me it seems like the fun has just begun.

In fact, I am planning to have a lot of fun this year and I am looking forward to a new season of racing with a renewed vigor in each letter I type.

I am going to compare this season with Brett Favre. He just enjoyed one of his finest seasons in the NFL and now he is on the verge of retiring â&#x20AC;&#x201D;again. So watch out, my best is yet to come and this very well could be my last as well. We will talk more about that as the season progresses, but for now letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talk racing!

A lot of changes in the offseason. Rules being relaxed. A new spoiler. Danica Patrick. Changing starting times. Expectant mothers. Denny Hamlin and Dale Earnhardt Jr. It has been a crazy offseason as far as others I have experienced. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know how many of them are noteworthy but I thought I would touch on those few Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve mentioned. â&#x2013; Let â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em race! That was one of the biggest changes from the last couple of months. NASCAR has finally put racing back into the driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; control. I knew that the bogus, last-minute rule change last October at Talladega was a bad idea and I was hopeful it wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t last long, and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. One race. So NASCAR tells the drivers that they will be allowed to bump draft and will be allowed to race again.

Aggressiveness will again be the rule of the day. Wonderful! I totally agree with this decision and I am looking forward to Daytona more than ever.

Now, you know I have an opinion, and that is that I wish they had waited to tell them in the driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; meeting just before the race. That was the protocol at Talladega, so why not surprise them in Daytona?

They have had too much to think about it.

Watch for the big one a lot sooner because I imagine impatience will be the key word Sunday. â&#x2013; The new spoiler is a great idea. It makes these cars look like cars again. It will debut at Texas and then we will see the cars as they were supposed to look. It will change the look but it also will increase the safety of the car when they get turned around by helping keep the back of the car on the ground. That is where most of the bad accidents happened last year. When the air got under the back of the car, they had nowhere to go but up. â&#x2013; Of course, the spoiler has nothing to do with Danica Patrick, but I will reference her as much as possible this year because, well, because that is who everyone wants to read about. I enjoyed one of her interviews. She said that she would be aggressive because she had fenders. You go girl!

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sorry, you GoDaddy! Gotta throw the sponsor in there. By the way, she did better than I thought she would in the ARCA race. I was impressed. â&#x2013; I love the change in starting times this year. All Sunday races are supposed to start at 1 p.m. A couple of reasons I think this is good. In case of rain now they will have more daylight and that creates better opportunity to avoid Monday races.

I hate racing on Mondays and especially with a Sunday deadline for the column! â&#x2013; Which brings me to the expectant mothers. There are quite a few of the wives expecting and some real soon. Some say it is in the water and I will not disagree. In fact, can you say, too many rain delays??? â&#x2013; Why do I mention Denny and Dale?

One has been given the title of favorite and the other is every oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why the title of preseason favorite has been bestowed on Hamlin. Yeah, he won the last race at Homestead and he is aggressive enough and good enough to win it but there is one issue. Did we forget Jimmie Johnson? Until he looses or he is wrecked due to driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; actually racing, he should be the favorite. I want someone else to win, but facts are facts. Enough said.

Now NASCAR wants nothing more (except Danica to race) than to see Junior win and win it all. Rick Hendrick is doing all he can by putting the 88 team in the same shop with Mark Martin and Alan Gustafson. I guess he figures some of that knowledge and intelligence will rub off on to Junior. We all know it is because the success of Martin and I just hope it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t distract Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t guess it has thus far since both are on the front row Sunday.

I have written a lot for the first column this year and I am sorry for taking up so much space with my rambling, but I said I was going to have fun this year. I thought Brett Favre enjoyed his season and he looked as comfortable and as happy as ever. I want to take the same approach.

I just hope I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end my career with an interception when I write my final column in November. After all, it may be my last.

See you next week, and go Mark!

Shootout didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t live up to expectations

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; There was a tangible sense of electricity surrounding the first event of Speedweeks, a race everyone expected to be so rough-andtumble that NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relaxed rules toward aggressive driving would most certainly be tested.

Instead, Saturday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition Budweiser Shootout felt more like a cease fire.

The bumping and banging thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become the trademark of Daytona and Talladega wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too intense until the closing laps. The slicing and dicing of drivers weaving through the field seemed minimal.

And the opportunity to dazzle fans with a spectacular Daytona 500 preview was lost. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t nearly as crazy as I thought it would be,â&#x20AC;? said fifthplace finisher Denny Hamlin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve liked to have seen a little bit more excitement.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because NASCAR all but promised as much by lifting the restrictions on bumpdrafting and giving drivers the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boys, have at itâ&#x20AC;? to mix it up more on the race track. Series officials had progressively squeezed out bumpdrafting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the practice of one car shoving the car in front of it to push

each other through the field at Daytona and Talladega â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but decided to let the drivers police themselves after complaints of sterilized racing at NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fastest

two tracks.

So it seemed logical that the no-points Shootout would be the perfect opportunity to see just what NASCAR would allow.

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Driver Danica Patrick (7) races through the tri-oval with Patrick Sheltra (60) during the Lucas Oil Slick Mist 200 ARCA series auto race at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., Saturday.

Danica Patrick to race Nationwide at Daytona DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Danica Patrick will make her NASCAR debut this weekend at Daytona International Speedway.

The IndyCar star will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-tier Nationwide Series race.

The decision announced Monday to race at Daytona was made after team officials dissected her stock-car racing debut in the ARCA race at Daytona on Saturday.

The team had left the option to race up to Patrick, who wanted to assess her first race before deciding

whether to enter one of the most prestigious Nationwide races of the season.

Patrick overcame a midrace spin to finish sixth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Racing in the Nationwide Series race was my goal during this entire twomonth preparation process, but we wanted to make sure it was the right thing to do,â&#x20AC;?

Patrick said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ARCA race was a blast, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not ready for my first Daytona Speedweeks to end just yet. I want more racing.â&#x20AC;?

Patrick had been hesitant to make her debut at Daytona because of the top talent that race attracts.

Sprint Cup drivers have won nine of the last 10 Nationwide races here, and the lone exception was Martin Truex Jr., who won in 2005 in JR Motorsports car.

Patrick will be joined in the field by Dale Earnhardt Jr., her car owner. He has five wins and 10 top-10 finishes in 17 Nationwide races at Daytona.

Earnhardt will be driving JRMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flagship No. 88, while Patrick will be in the car she will drive in 13 previously announced races.

Her schedule after Daytona includes the Feb. 20 race at California and the Feb. 27 race at Las Vegas.

Scoreboard

4B / Tuesday, February 9, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Sports Standings NBA Standings

By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 32 17 .653 — Toronto 28 23 .549 5 New York 19 31 .380 131⁄2 Philadelphia 19 31 .380 131⁄2 New Jersey 4 46 .080 281⁄2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 34 17 .667 — Atlanta 32 17 .653 1 Charlotte 24 25 .490 9 Miami 24 27 .471 10 Washington 17 32 .347 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 41 11 .788 — Chicago 24 25 .490 151⁄2 Milwaukee 23 26 .469 161⁄2 Indiana 18 33 .353 221⁄2 Detroit 17 32 .347 221⁄2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 31 19 .620 — San Antonio 29 20 .592 11⁄2 Houston 27 23 .540 4 New Orleans 27 24 .529 41⁄2 Memphis 26 24 .520 5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 34 17 .667 — Utah 31 18 .633 2 Oklahoma City 29 21 .580 41⁄2 Portland 30 23 .566 5 Minnesota 13 38 .255 21 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 39 13 .750 — Phoenix 31 21 .596 8 L.A. Clippers 21 29 .420 17 Sacramento 16 34 .320 22 Golden State 13 36 .265 241⁄2 ——— Sunday’s Games Toronto 115, Sacramento 104 Orlando 96, Boston 89 Monday’s Games

Sports Review

New Orleans at Orlando, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Houston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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

Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Portland at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Conference Glance

By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTPts GF GA New Jersey 57 36 19 2 74 151 131 Pittsburgh 59 35 22 2 72 187 171 Philadelphia 56 28 25 3 59 164 152 N.Y. Rangers 59 26 26 7 59 152 163 N.Y. Islanders 58 23 27 8 54 146 180 Northeast Division GP W L OTPts GF GA Buffalo 57 32 18 7 71 158 144 Ottawa 59 33 22 4 70 164 165 Montreal 60 28 26 6 62 154 162 Boston 57 24 22 1159 138 146 Toronto 59 19 29 1149 160 201 Southeast Division GP W L OTPts GF GA Washington 59 41 12 6 88 234 161 Tampa Bay 57 25 21 1161 147 166 Atlanta 57 25 24 8 58 172 183 Florida 58 24 25 9 57 152 167

Carolina 58 21 30 7 49 155 188 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OTPts GF GA Chicago 58 38 15 5 81 185 135 Nashville 57 31 22 4 66 159 160 Detroit 58 27 21 1064 150 156 St. Louis 58 25 24 9 59 149 161 Columbus 60 24 27 9 57 156 194 Northwest Division GP W L OTPts GF GA Vancouver 57 35 20 2 72 184 140 Colorado 57 32 19 6 70 167 149 Calgary 59 29 21 9 67 150 149 Minnesota 58 29 25 4 62 161 170 Edmonton 57 18 33 6 42 144 193 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 58 38 11 9 85 197 143 Los Angeles 58 36 19 3 75 178 159 Phoenix 59 35 19 5 75 157 150 Dallas 58 26 21 1163 166 181 Anaheim 58 27 24 7 61 162 179 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Washington 5, Pittsburgh 4, OT Boston 3, Montreal 0 Monday’s Games San Jose at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

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

Florida at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Nashville at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

San Jose at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Weekend Golf Scores Northern Trust Open Par Scores

By The Associated Press Sunday At Riviera Country Club Los Angeles Purse: $6.4 million Yardage: 7,325; Par 71 Final FedExCup points in parentheses Steve Stricker (500), $1,152,000 Luke Donald (300), $691,200 Dustin Johnson (163), $371,200 J.B. Holmes (163), $371,200 Paul Goydos (96), $224,800 Steve Marino (96), $224,800 Andres Romero (96), $224,800 George McNeill (96), $224,800 Ricky Barnes (80), $185,600 Kevin Na (65), $147,200 Jason Bohn (65), $147,200 Ernie Els (65), $147,200 Alex Prugh (65), $147,200 Kevin Stadler (65), $147,200 Marc Leishman (54), $102,400 Bo Van Pelt (54), $102,400 Webb Simpson (54), $102,400 Y.E. Yang (54), $102,400 Ryuji Imada (54), $102,400 Matt Kuchar (48), $66,743 Jim Furyk (48), $66,743 Charlie Wi (48), $66,743 Brandt Snedeker (48), $66,743 Tim Wilkinson (48), $66,743 Kevin Sutherland (48), $66,743 Scott Verplank (48), $66,743 Robert Allenby (42), $45,440 Michael Allen (42), $45,440 Rod Pampling (42), $45,440 John Rollins (42), $45,440 K.J. Choi (42), $45,440 Michael Letzig (37), $36,224 Bryce Molder (37), $36,224 Tim Clark (37), $36,224 Stewart Cink (37), $36,224

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NASCAR

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NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Gatorade Duel Lineups

By The Associated Press After Saturday qualifying; race Thursday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) Duel 1 1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 191.188.

2. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.577.

3. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 190.408.

4. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.359.

5. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.118.

6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.054.

7. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 190.05.

8. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 189.709.

9. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.593.

10. (51) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 189.454.

11. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.282.

12. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 189.255.

13. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 189.195.

14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.072.

15. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188.996.

16. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188.665.

17. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.699.

18. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.411.

19. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 188.391.

20. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 188.198.

21. (34) John Andretti, Ford, 187.512.

22. (97) Jeff Fuller, Toyota, 187.363.

23. (38) Robert Richardson Jr., Ford, 187.289.

24. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 187.285.

25. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 187.056.

26. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 185.924.

27. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Toyota, 185.041.

Duel 2 1. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.913.

2. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 190.408.

3. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.359.

4. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.05.

5. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 190.05.

6. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.958.

7. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 189.757.

8. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.737.

9. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 189.693.

10. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 189.665.

11. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.374.

12. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.314.

13. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 189.294.

14. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 189.056.

15. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 189.052.

16. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 188.735.

17. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188.727.

18. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.628.

19. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.533.

20. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 188.3.

21. (49) David Gilliland, Toyota, 187.766.

22. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 187.278.

23. (26) Boris Said, Ford, 186.908.

24. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 186.254.

25. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 185.041.

26. (92) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 182.678.

27. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 180.607.

Ryo Ishikawa (0), $36,224 68-68-72-72 — Troy Matteson (31), $26,880 68-69-74-70 — Justin Rose (31), $26,880 69-67-73-72 — Charley Hoffman (31), $26,880 68-71-70-72 — Chad Campbell (31), $26,880 70-72-71-68 — Fred Couples (31), $26,880 69-72-72-68 — Jonathan Byrd (31), $26,880 68-74-71-68 — Woody Austin (31), $26,880 71-72-70-68 — Jimmy Walker (31), $26,880 71-72-71-67 — Rich Beem (26), $20,480 74-69-68-71 — Phil Mickelson (26), $20,480 72-66-71-73 — Briny Baird (22), $16,922 70-72-69-72 — Brian Davis (22), $16,922 72-70-68-73 — D.J. Trahan (22), $16,922 72-71-72-68 — Vaughn Taylor (22), $16,922 73-70-72-68 — Matt Bettencourt (22), $16,922 70-74-72-67 — D.A. Points (19), $15,232 69-72-70-73 — Anthony Kim (19), $15,232 71-66-69-78 — Brenden Pappas (14), $14,464 71-68-72-74 — John Merrick (14), $14,464 70-72-68-75 — Martin Laird (14), $14,464 72-72-69-72 — Aaron Baddeley (14), $14,464 72-72-70-71 — Roland Thatcher (14), $14,464 68-73-74-70 — Brett Quigley (14), $14,464 70-73-72-70 — Mark Wilson (14), $14,464 72-72-72-69 — Jeff Overton (7), $13,568 70-71-71-74 — Stuart Appleby (7), $13,568 71-71-71-73 — J.J. Henry (7), $13,568 70-73-71-72 — Greg Chalmers (7), $13,568 71-73-70-72 — Angel Cabrera (7), $13,568 71-73-71-71 — Justin Leonard (7), $13,568 71-73-71-71 — Ben Curtis (7), $13,568 73-68-75-70 — Nicholas Thompson (3), $13,056 69-73-74-71 — Craig Bowden (2), $12,864 69-74-73-73 — Steve Flesch (2), $12,864 73-70-73-73 — Parker McLachlin (1), $12,672 71-73-72-76 — Kevin Streelman (1), $12,544 69-73-74-78 — Made cut, but did not qualify for weekend play Nick O’Hern (1), $12,352 69-74-74 — Bob Estes (1), $12,352 72-72-73 — Fredrik Jacobson (1), $12,160 68-74-76 — Rory Sabbatini (1), $11,840 68-74-77 — David Duval (1), $11,840 68-75-76 — Ryan Moore (1), $11,840 70-74-75 — Bill Lunde (1), $11,840 72-72-75 — Cameron Beckman (1), $11,456 67-77-76 — Richard S. Johnson (1), $11,456 74-70-76 —

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN — Tennessee at Vanderbilt

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NASCAR Daytona 500 Qualifying

By The Associated Press Saturday’s first day qualifying Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) x-Denotes front line qualifiers x-1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 191.188 mph. x-2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.913.

3. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.577.

4. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 190.573.

5. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 190.408.

6. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.359.

7. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.359.

8. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.118.

9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.054.

10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 190.050.

11. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.050.

12. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 190.050.

13. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.958.

14. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 189.757.

15. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.737.

16. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 189.709.

17. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 189.693.

18. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 189.665.

19. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.593.

20. (51) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 189.454.

21. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.374.

22. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.314.

23. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 189.294.

24. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.282.

25. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, 189.255.

26. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 189.195.

27. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.072.

28. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 189.056.

29. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 189.052.

30. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188.996.

31. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188.865.

32. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 188.735.

33. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188.727.

34. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.699.

35. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.628.

36. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.533.

37. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.411.

38. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 188.391.

39. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 188.300.

40. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 188.198.

41. (49) David Gilliland, Toyota, 187.766.

42. (34) John Andretti, Ford, 187.512.

43. (97) Jeff Fuller, Toyota, 187.363.

44. (38) Robert Richardson, Ford, 187.289.

45. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 187.285.

46. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 187.278.

47. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 187.056.

48. (26) Boris Said, Ford, 186.908.

49. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 186.254.

50. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 185.924.

51. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 185.041.

52. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Toyota, 184.407.

53. (92) Mike Wallace, Dodge, Owner 182.678.

54. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 180.607.

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ESPN — Purdue at Michigan St. NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m.

VERSUS — Detroit at St. Louis

BASKETBALL The AP Top 25

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, 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. Kansas (55) 22-1 1,613 1 2. Syracuse (8) 23-1 1,553 3 3. Kentucky (2) 22-1 1,514 4 4. Villanova 20-2 1,366 2 5. West Virginia 19-3 1,361 6 6. Purdue 19-3 1,301 8 7. Georgetown 17-5 1,211 7 8. Duke 19-4 1,142 10 9. Kansas St. 19-4 1,139 10 10. Michigan St. 19-5 968 5 11. Wisconsin 18-5 871 16 12. Tennessee 18-4 850 14 13. Ohio St. 18-6 845 13 14. Texas 19-4 789 9 15. New Mexico 21-3 725 15 16. Gonzaga 19-4 693 17 17. BYU 22-3 532 12 18. Butler 20-4 422 23 19. N. Iowa 21-2 298 24 20. Georgia Tech 17-6 269 21 21. Temple 19-5 223 19 22. Vanderbilt 17-5 222 18 23. UNLV 19-4 209 — 24. Baylor 17-5 202 20 25. Pittsburgh 17-6 149 22 Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 115, Cornell 114, Wake Forest 109, Maryland 69, Charlotte 48, UTEP 33, Mississippi 30, Rhode Island 30, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 18, Siena 18, Illinois 16, Florida St. 15, Virginia Tech 11, Marquette 10, UAB 7, Richmond 5, Wichita St. 5, Missouri 3, South Florida 2.

USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today-ESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, 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. Kansas (29) 22-1 773 1 2. Kentucky (1) 22-1 731 3 3. Syracuse (1) 23-1 728 4 4. West Virginia 19-3 657 6 5. Villanova 20-2 639 2 6. Purdue 19-3 599 7 7. Duke 19-4 574 9 8. Georgetown 17-5 560 8 9. Kansas State 19-4 506 11 10. Michigan State 19-5 455 5 11. Gonzaga 19-4 427 13 12. Tennessee 18-4 417 14 13. Wisconsin 18-5 401 16 14. Texas 19-4 361 10 15. Butler 20-4 326 15 16. Ohio State 18-6 302 18 17. BYU 22-3 298 12 18. Northern Iowa 21-2 221 22 19. New Mexico 21-3 211 23 20. Georgia Tech 17-6 150 19 21. Temple 19-5 131 17 22. Cornell 20-3 112 25 23. Pittsburgh 17-6 89 21 24. Vanderbilt 17-5 76 20 25. UNLV 19-4 55 — Others receiving votes: Baylor 44, Texas A&M 37, Saint Mary’s 29, Rhode Island 28, Siena 28, Missouri 25, Maryland 18, Mississippi 16, Virginia Tech 10, Florida State 8, UAB 7, Wake Forest 7, Notre Dame 6, Clemson 4, Tulsa 4, Dayton 2, Connecticut 1, Louisiana Tech 1, Xavier 1.

Top 25 College Basketball Schedule

By The Associated Press All Times EST Monday’s Games No. 1 Kansas at No. 14 Texas, 9 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova at No. 5 West Virginia, 7 p.m.

No. 18 Butler vs. Loyola of Chicago, 7 p.m.

No. 25 Pittsburgh vs. Robert Morris, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games No. 3 Kentucky vs. Alabama, 9 p.m.

No. 6 Purdue at No. 10 Michigan State, 9 p.m.

No. 7 Georgetown at Providence, 7 p.m.

No. 11 Wisconsin vs. Illinois, 7 p.m.

No. 12 Tennessee at No. 22 Vanderbilt, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse vs. Connecticut, 7 p.m.

No. 8 Duke at North Carolina, 9 p.m.

No. 13 Ohio State at Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

No. 15 New Mexico at No. 23 UNLV, 11 p.m.

No. 19 Northern Iowa at Drake, 8:05 p.m.

No. 20 Georgia Tech at Miami, 7 p.m.

No. 24 Baylor at Nebraska, 9 p.m.

Thursday’s Games No. 18 Butler at Youngstown State, 7:05 p.m.

No. 16 Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s, Calif., 11 p.m.

Friday’s Game No. 5 West Virginia at No. 25 Pittsburgh, 9 p.m.

Saturday’s Games No. 1 Kansas vs. Iowa State, 8 p.m.

No. 3 Kentucky vs. No. 12 Tennessee, 9 p.m.

No. 4 Villanova vs. Providence at the Wachovia Center, 2 p.m.

No. 6 Purdue vs. Iowa, 4:30 p.m.

No. 8 Duke vs. Maryland, 1 p.m.

No. 9 Kansas State vs. Colorado, 6 p.m.

No. 10 Michigan State at Penn State, Noon No. 11 Wisconsin vs. Indiana, 2 p.m.

No. 14 Texas vs. Nebraska, 4 p.m.

No. 16 Gonzaga vs. San Diego, 10 p.m.

No. 17 BYU vs. Air Force, 6 p.m.

No. 18 Butler at Cleveland State, 2 p.m.

No. 19 Northern Iowa at Bradley, 2:05 p.m.

No. 20 Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, 8 p.m.

No. 21 Temple vs. Rhode Island, 4 p.m.

No. 22 Vanderbilt vs. LSU, 1:30 p.m.

No. 23 UNLV at San Diego State, 4 p.m.

No. 24 Baylor vs. Missouri, 1:45 p.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 2 Syracuse vs. Louisville, 1 p.m.

No. 7 Georgetown at Rutgers, 4 p.m.

No. 13 Ohio State at Illinois, 1 p.m.

NCAA Boxscore Sunday MARYLAND 92, NORTH CAROLINA 71 NORTH CAROLINA (13-10) Graves 5-9 0-0 11, Thompson 6-12 4-5 16, Davis 4-10 2-4 10, Ginyard 5-13 4-6 17, Drew II 0-6 0-2 0, Strickland 2-5 2-2 7, McDonald 1-4 0-0 2, Henson 2-6 0-0 4, D.Wear 1-2 0-0 2, T.Wear 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 26-69 14-21 71.

MARYLAND (16-6) Milbourne 5-10 4-4 15, Williams 4-9 0-0 8, Hayes 5-6 2-2 16, Mosley 4-5 0-0 8, Vasquez 10-23 0-0 26, Levent 0-0 0-0 0, Bowie 1-3 1-2 3, Pearman 0-0 0-0 0, Tucker 3-6 0-0 7, Gregory 3-4 2-2 8, Padgett 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 35-68 10-12 92.

Halftime—Maryland 44-34. 3-Point Goals—North Carolina 5-16 (Ginyard 3-8, Strickland 1-1, Graves 1-4, Drew II 0-1, McDonald 0-2), Maryland 12-23 (Vasquez 6-11, Hayes 4-5, Milbourne 1-2, Tucker 1-4, Bowie 0-1).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—North Carolina 40 (Davis 16), Maryland 39 (Williams 6). Assists—North Carolina 14 (Drew II 5), Maryland 26 (Vasquez 11). Total Fouls—North Carolina 13, Maryland 14. A—17,950. A—17,950.

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 41, NFC 34 Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 7 At Miami New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17

Super Bowl Stats New Orleans 0 6 10 15—31 Indianapolis 10 0 7 0—17 First Quarter Ind—FG Stover 38, 7:29.

Ind—Garcon 19 pass from Manning (Stover kick), :36.

Second Quarter NO—FG Hartley 46, 9:34.

NO—FG Hartley 44, :00.

Third Quarter NO—P.Thomas 16 pass from Brees (Hartley kick), 11:41.

Ind—Addai 4 run (Stover kick), 6:15.

NO—FG Hartley 47, 2:01.

Fourth Quarter NO—Shockey 2 pass from Brees (Moore pass from Brees), 5:42.

NO—Porter 74 interception return (Hartley kick), 3:12.

A—74,059.

NO Ind First downs 20 23 Total Net Yards 332 432 Rushes-yards 18-51 19-99 Passing 281 333 Punt Returns 1-4 1-0 Kickoff Returns 4-102 5-111 Interceptions Ret. 1-74 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 32-39-0 31-45-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 0-0 Punts 2-44.0 2-45.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-19 5-45 Time of Possession 30:11 29:49 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New Orleans, P.Thomas 9-30, Bush 5-25, Bell 2-4, Brees 1-(minus 1), Henderson 1-(minus 7). Indianapolis, Addai 13-77, Brown 4-18, Hart 2-4.

PASSING—New Orleans, Brees 32-39-0-288.

Indianapolis, Manning 31-45-1-333.

RECEIVING—New Orleans, Colston 7-83, Henderson 7-63, P.Thomas 6-55, Bush 4-38, Shockey 3-13, Moore 2-21, Meachem 2-6, D.Thomas 1-9. Indianapolis, Clark 7-86, Addai 7-58, Collie 6-66, Garcon 5-66, Wayne 5-46, Brown 1-11.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Indianapolis, Stover 51 (WL).

Super Bowl Records

By The Associated Press MIAMI — Some records set or tied in the 2010 Super Bowl: INDIVIDUAL Career Records Set High completion percentage career (minimum 30 attempts): 82.1 (32-of-39), Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. Indianapolis.

Game Records Tied Most completions: 32, Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. Indianapolis. Set by Tom Brady, New England vs. Carolina, 2004.

——— TEAM Game Records Set Most completions, both teams, 63 (New Orleans 32, Indianapolis 31). Old record: 53, Miami-San Francisco, 1985 and PhiladelphiaNew England, 2005.

Highest completion percentage, both teams: 75.0 (New Orleans 82.1; Indianapolis 68.9).

Game Records Tied Most first downs passing, both teams: 32 (16 apiece). Accomplished three other times.

Longest scoring drive: 96 yards, Indianapolis.

Set by Chicago vs. New England, 1986.

——— MISCELLANY Oldest player: Matt Stover, Indianapolis, 42 years, 11 days.

Most 40-plus yard field goals, game: 3, Garrett Hartley, New Orleans (44, 46, 47).

Super Bowl MVPs

By The Associated Press 2010—Drew Brees, QB, New Orleans 2009—Santonio Holmes, WR, Pittsburgh 2008—Eli Manning, QB, N.Y. Giants 2007—Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis 2006—Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh 2005—Deion Branch, WR, New England 2004—Tom Brady, QB, New England 2003—Dexter Jackson, FS, Tampa Bay 2002—Tom Brady, QB, New England 2001—Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore 2000—Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis 1999—John Elway, QB, Denver 1998—Terrell Davis, RB, Denver 1997—Desmond Howard, KR, Green Bay 1996—Larry Brown, CB, Dallas 1995—Steve Young, QB, San Francisco 1994—Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas 1993—Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas 1992—Mark Rypien, QB, Washington 1991—Ottis Anderson, RB, N.Y. Giants 1990—Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 1989—Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 1988—Doug Williams, QB, Washington 1987—Phil Simms, QB, N.Y. Giants 1986—Richard Dent, DE, Chicago 1985—Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 1984—Marcus Allen, RB, L.A. Raiders 1983—John Riggins, RB, Washington 1982—Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 1981—Jim Plunkett, QB, Oakland 1980—Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh 1979—Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh 1978—Randy White, DT and Harvey Martin, DE, Dallas 1977—Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland 1976—Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh 1975—Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh 1974—Larry Csonka, RB, Miami 1973—Jake Scott, S, Miami 1972—Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas 1971—Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas 1970—Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City 1969—Joe Namath, QB, N.Y. Jets 1968—Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay 1967—Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay Super Bowl Champions

By The Associated Press 2010—New Orleans (NFC) 31, Indianapolis (AFC) 17 2009—Pittsburgh (AFC) 27, Arizona (NFC) 23 2008—N.Y. Giants (NFC) 17, New England (AFC) 14 2007—Indianapolis (AFC) 29, Chicago (NFC) 17 2006—Pittsburgh (AFC) 21, Seattle (NFC) 10 2005—New England (AFC) 24, Philadelphia (NFC) 21 2004—New England (AFC) 32, Carolina (NFC) 29 2003—Tampa Bay (NFC) 48, Oakland (AFC) 21 2002—New England (AFC) 20, St. Louis (NFC) 17 2001—Baltimore Ravens (AFC) 34, N.Y. Giants (NFC) 7 2000—St. Louis (NFC) 23, Tennessee (AFC) 16 1999—Denver (AFC) 34, Atlanta (NFC) 19 1998—Denver (AFC) 31, Green Bay (NFC) 24 1997—Green Bay (NFC) 35, New England (AFC) 21 1996—Dallas (NFC) 27, Pittsburgh (AFC) 17 1995—San Francisco (NFC) 49, San Diego (AFC) 26 1994—Dallas (NFC) 30, Buffalo (AFC) 13 1993—Dallas (NFC) 52, Buffalo (AFC) 17 1992—Washington (NFC) 37, Buffalo (AFC) 24 1991—N.Y. Giants (NFC) 20, Buffalo (AFC) 19 1990—San Francisco (NFC) 55, Denver (AFC) 10 1989—San Francisco (NFC) 20, Cincinnati (AFC) 16 1988—Washington (NFC) 42, Denver (AFC) 10 1987—N.Y. Giants (NFC) 39, Denver (AFC) 20 1986—Chicago (NFC) 46, New England (AFC) 10 1985—San Francisco (NFC) 38, Miami (AFC) 16 1984—L.A. Raiders (AFC) 38, Washington (NFC) 9 1983—Washington (NFC) 27, Miami (AFC) 17 1982—San Francisco (NFC) 26, Cincinnati (AFC) 21

1981—Oakland (AFC) 27, Philadelphia (NFC) 10 1980—Pittsburgh (AFC) 31, L.A. Rams (NFC) 19 1979—Pittsburgh (AFC) 35, Dallas (NFC) 31 1978—Dallas (NFC) 27, Denver (AFC) 10 1977—Oakland (AFC) 32, Minnesota (NFC) 14 1976—Pittsburgh (AFC) 21, Dallas (NFC) 17 1975—Pittsburgh (AFC) 16, Minnesota (NFC) 6 1974—Miami (AFC) 24, Minnesota (NFC) 7 1973—Miami (AFC) 14, Washington (NFC) 7 1972—Dallas (NFC) 24, Miami (AFC) 3 1971—Baltimore Colts (AFC) 16, Dallas (NFC) 13 1970—Kansas City (AFL) 23, Minnesota (NFL) 7 1969—N.Y. Jets (AFL) 16, Baltimore Colts (NFL) 7 1968—Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14 1967—Green Bay (NFL) 35, Kansas City (AFL) 10

Big Four Football Schedules GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — The 2010 football schedules for North Carolina’s Big Four schools, as released Thursday by the Atlantic Coast Conference:

Duke Sept. 4_Elon Sept. 11_at Wake Forest Sept. 18_Alabama Sept. 25_Army Oct. 2_at Maryland Oct. 16_Miami Oct. 23_at Virginia Tech Oct. 30_at Navy Nov. 6_Virginia Nov. 13_Boston College Nov. 20_at Georgia Tech Nov. 27_North Carolina ___

N.C. State Sept. 4_Western Carolina Sept. 11_at Central Florida Sept. 16_Cincinnati Sept. 25_at Georgia Tech Oct. 2_Virginia Tech Oct. 9_Boston College Oct. 16_at East Carolina Oct. 28_Florida State Nov. 6_at Clemson Nov. 13_Wake Forest Nov. 20_at North Carolina Nov. 27_at Maryland ___

North Carolina Sept. 4_LSU (in Atlanta) Sept. 18_Georgia Tech Sept. 25_at Rutgers Oct. 2_East Carolina Oct. 9_Clemson Oct. 16_at Virginia Oct. 23_at Miami Oct. 30_William & Mary Nov. 6_at Florida State Nov. 13_Virginia Tech Nov. 20_N.C. State Nov. 27_at Duke ___

Wake Forest Sept. 2_Presbyterian Sept. 11_Duke Sept. 18_at Stanford Sept. 25_at Florida State Oct. 2_Georgia Tech Oct. 9_Navy Oct. 16_at Virginia Tech Oct. 30_at Maryland Nov. 6_Boston College Nov. 13_at N.C. State Nov. 20_Clemson Nov. 27_at Vanderbilt

RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Budweiser Shootout Results

By The Associated Press Saturday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 76 laps, 134.8 rating, $202,357.

2. (19) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 76, 97.8, $97,834.

3. (9) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 76, 99.8, $57,834.

4. (17) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 76, 69.6, $48,834.

5. (24) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 76, 75.5, $47,834.

6. (23) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 76, 69.6, $46,834.

7. (21) Joey Logano, Toyota, 76, 59.7, $44,834.

8. (3) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 76, 99.7, $42,834.

9. (13) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 76, 107.2, $40,834.

10. (20) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 76, 64.4, $39,334.

11. (11) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 76, 48.5, $38,834.

12. (7) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 76, 74.2, $38,334.

13. (16) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 76, 79.9, $37,834.

14. (14) Ken Schrader, Toyota, 76, 50.6, $36,334.

15. (5) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 74, 89.5, $35,834.

16. (8) Matt Kenseth, Ford, accident, 74, 62.5, $34,834.

17. (1) Carl Edwards, Ford, accident, 74, 98.2, $32,834.

18. (12) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, accident, 74, 43.8, $30,834.

19. (4) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, accident, 74, 47, $27,834.

20. (6) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, accident, 74, 49.9, $25,834.

21. (15) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, accident, 69, 43.1, $23,809.

22. (10) John Andretti, Ford, accident, 69, 32.6, $22,809.

23. (22) Kurt Busch, Dodge, accident, 32, 39.8, $21,309.

24. (18) Derrike Cope, Dodge, engine, 15, 23.3, $18,809.

——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 144.670 mph.

Time of Race: 1 hour, 18 minutes, 48 seconds.

Margin of Victory: Under Caution.

Caution Flags: 5 for 14 laps.

Lead Changes: 12 among 5 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-29; J.McMurray 30; C.Edwards 31-43; T.Stewart 44-46; K.Harvick 47-50; G.Biffle 51; K.Harvick 52-61; T.Stewart 62-64; K.Harvick 65-66; J.McMurray 67; K.Harvick 68-70; G.Biffle 71-74; K.Harvick 75-76.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): C.Edwards, 2 times for 42 laps; K.Harvick, 5 times for 21 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 6 laps; G.Biffle, 2 times for 5 laps; J.McMurray, 2 times for 2 laps.

TRANSACTIONS Monday’s Sports Transactions

By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League NEW YORK YANKEES—Agreed to terms with OF Randy Winn on a one-year contract.

National League NEW YORK METS—Named Mookie Wilson minor league outfield and base running coordinator, Bob Melvin professional scout, Guy Conti senior adviser in the minor league department and Frank Fultz rehabilitation pitching coordinator.

FOOTBALL National Football League WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Named Richard Hightower assistant special teams coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS—Announced the resignation of general manager Bob Gainey who will remain with the team as a special counsel to the new general manager Pierre Gauthier.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Recalled D David

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and compete in the first All-Star Slam Dunk-In against Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s DeMar DeRozan at halftime of that game.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; IOC president Jacques Rogge has expressed concern about the high number of doping cases among Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers.

Rogge says he raised the matter in recent meetings with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Russian sports officials, urging them to get tougher in the fight against doping.

Rogge says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have alerted the Russian authorities, and we expect them to comply.â&#x20AC;?

Several Russian biathletes and cross-country skiers have been suspended for using banned blood boosting drugs.

Rogge spoke on Monday, four days before the start of the Vancouver Olympics. The IOC is conducting a record 2,000 drug tests during the games, a record for the Winter Olympics.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Los Angeles Clippers center Chris Kaman will replace the Trail Blazersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brandon Roy in this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-Star game.

Roy injured his right hamstring last month. Roy, in his fourth season with the Blazers, made the All-Star team as a reserve for the third straight season.

Kaman will be making his first All-Star appearance.

He is averaging a careerhigh 20.2 points and 9.0 rebounds while shooting 50 percent from the field.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first Clippers player to be chosen to the All-Star game since Elton Brand in 2006.

Clippers guard Eric Gordon will participate in the Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam,

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Payton in 2006 with the idea of transforming the Saints into champions for a region needing widespread rebuilding after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005.

That was easier said than done, but in their fourth season together, they did it. Brees was chosen the Super Bowl MVP after Sunday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. After that, his only remaining challenge

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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated a lawsuit filed by three female wrestlers after the school essentially eliminated their sport by making them compete against males of the same weight after the 20002001 academic year.

The court turned aside the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s argument that it had cut significantly from its menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs at the same time, ruling that the so-called Title IX law requires institutions receiving federal funding to show they are actively trying to expand womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic opportunities.

Yanks add Thames, finalize Winn NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marcus Thames agreed Monday to a minor league contract with the New York Yankees, who also finalized a $1.1 million, one-year deal with Randy Winn to give themselves more left field options.

Thames, who turns 33 next month, began his major league career with the Yankees in 2002 and homered on his first big league pitch that June 10 off Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Randy Johnson.

He spent the last six seasons with Detroit and hit .252 with 13 homers and 36 RBIs last year, down from 25 homers and 56 RBIs the previous season.

was believing heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d actually pulled it off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had to wake up this morning and turn to my wife and say, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Did yesterday really happen?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brees said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our victory last night was the culmination of four years of hard work, fighting through a lot of adversity, ups and downs and more importantly than that, representing a city that has been through so much,â&#x20AC;? Brees said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Along the way, people have asked me so many times, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Do you look at it as a burden or extra pressure?

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So far, Scheyer, Continued from Page 1B Smith and Singler are each averaging better than 16 points per game and entered Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win at Boston College as the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top scoring trio. All three are ranked among the ACC scoring leaders â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Scheyer and Smith rank second and third, respectively â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while they account for about two-thirds of the Blue Devilsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scoring output, shot attempts and made free throws.

Scheyer, a senior, leads Duke (19-4, 7-2 ACC) at just under 19 points per game and leads the league by shooting 91 percent at the foul line. Smith is averaging about 18 points, while fellow junior Singler is averaging about 17 points as an inside-out threat. No other Blue Devils player averages more than seven points.

They could be in line for a big performance against the defending national champion Tar Heels (13-10, 2-6), who have struggled to defend the perimeter all season and are limping

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Manning, made descend down on the black and gold and fluer-de-lis.

A win for the Saints, a win for dedicated fans, and yes, a win for those who rallied around the team after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.

But the win is also a vindication for Brees and his continuing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and until now, rather overshadowed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; greatness. And in that sense, it may be something more.

Breesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; victory is a win for everyone who has been stepped on. For everyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been told â&#x20AC;&#x153;Noâ&#x20AC;? too many times. For everyone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been left behind.

For everyone, who despite long odds and diminishing dreams, keeps grinding anyway, knowing that they are better than anything people may think of them.

For people like that, Manning and greats like him are untouchable. Unfathomable. No matter how commercials they are in playing the role of an everyday guy, they are unrelatable.

Not Brees.

Brees was a high school star in Austin, Texas, a pretty good state to be a star gunslinger â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or a bad one, with

on your teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; shoulders.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;No, not at all. We look at it as a responsibility.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Our city, our fans, gave us strength and we owe this to them. ... Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no people that you would want to win for more than the city of New Orleans.â&#x20AC;?

As Brees spoke, Payton sat off to the side, elbows on knees, face buried in his hands. When it was his turn to speak, he recounted Vince Lombardiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandson, Saints assistant Joe Lombardi, posing for a photo with the sterling silver hardware bearing his last name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe Lombardi, his father, Vince Jr., and his two brothers sat and posed with this trophy, the four of them, while pictures were taken. And I just thought to myself, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to be kidding me,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Payton said.

through their worst stretch under coach Roy Williams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All three of us work on scoring off each other and getting great looks,â&#x20AC;?

Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scoring for us just comes because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all veterans and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played in a lot of games. Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the point where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so comfortable out there that scoring sometimes comes easily.â&#x20AC;?

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has been content to rely on the trio to lead the offense, saying thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a significant gap between the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Threeâ&#x20AC;? and the rest of the team in experience and scoring ability.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;If only two of them were scoring, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be disappointed,â&#x20AC;? Krzyzewski joked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way we have set up our team, those three guys have to be put in prominent positions to score and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come through pretty well in doing that. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the nature of our team. If we had a fourth really big scorer, then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d try to figure that out.â&#x20AC;?

The biggest concern, however, might be the amount of mileage each player is picking up while hoisting all those shots. Scheyer leads the ACC at more than 36 minutes played per game, while Singler is third and Smith is fourth at 35 minutes each.

Singler â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who seemed to wear down late in his freshman year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has logged 40 minutes in five games, while Scheyer and Smith have done it three times each.

In Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 66-63 win at BC, Scheyer and Smith played 40 minutes and Singler played 39.

Yet Krzyzewski said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not worried about them wearing down, saying he is careful with limiting their workload in practices and that players want to stay on the court in games.

the considerable talent that comes out of the Texas prep systems every year.

Brees wanted a chance to quarterback the beloved Longhorns, but standing 6-feet and with an arm few have ever classified as strong, he had to settle for the Big Ten and Purdue.

Brees never let on his disappointment, and made Purdue into an offensive juggernaut. He set Big Ten records in passing yards, touchdown passes, total offensive yards, completions and attempts, leading the Boilermakers to the Rose Bowl in 2001, Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first appearance there since 1967. He had two straight top-4 finishes in Heisman balloting and earned the Maxwell Award for the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding player of 2000.

And then came the NFL, where potential rewards players as No. 1 selections (Michael Vick) while others considered a bit too small, too unathletic, too closely associated with a specific system, are selected in a far more economical position, like the second round.

With the San Diego Chargers, Brees went through the expected growing pains of any young quarterback, only to watch the team trade for Philip Rivers on draft day two years later.

And so he got to work, and while Rivers held out of training camp, the

Chargers were forced to start Brees. He took advantage, was named Comeback Player of the Year in 2004 and was his best in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;05 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; before suffering a shoulder injury in the last game of the year.

The Chargers, ready to move on and away from a broken quarterback, lowballed Brees when he became a free agent. He generated interest only from Miami and New Orleans before the Dolphins broke off negotiations in favor of Daunte Culpepper.

The rest, now, is history.

Still, it needs to be remembered, that every level heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competed at, Brees has found himself in the shadow of someone perceived to be better. Just in these playoffs, he matched wits with the best of his era â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kurt Warner, Brett Favre and Manning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and outplayed them all.

In their Super Bowl run, the Saints had been lifted as a symbol for the long-awaited recovery of an entire region, a place many would claim had been left for dead.

It turns out they had the right guy leading them all along.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you believe in heaven, and you believe Vince Lombardi is there looking down on his grandson, it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any better.â&#x20AC;?

Payton said when all was quiet in the team hotel around 3 a.m., he offered a prayer of thanks for his team and his experience in New Orleans, where he became a head coach for the first time in 2006. The city was still largely in ruin then. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we got into coaching or playing, we got into it for certain reasons and yet the reasons in New Orleans far exceeded what we ever expected,â&#x20AC;? Payton said.

The theme for the Saints in 2009 became: A season of firsts. They opened with their first 13-game winning streak, which earned them a first No. 1 seeding in the

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NFC playoffs. That led to a first home NFC title game, then a first Super Bowl.

Their run to the Super Bowl captured the attention of football fans everywhere. The game was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of â&#x20AC;&#x153;M-A-S-Hâ&#x20AC;? to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.

Commissioner Roger Goodell called this Super Bowl â&#x20AC;&#x153;clearly more than a game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I keep thinking of the word â&#x20AC;&#x2122;magical,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you think about the relationship between the Saints and the Gulf Coast and the city of New Orleans, it was more than just a football game and more than just a football team.

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Throughout the past week, Brees used the Super Bowl as a platform to promote New Orleansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recovery and express his adoration for the distinctive and historic city. After the Saintsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Super Bowl triumph, Brees agreed to appear on the Late Show with David Letterman on Monday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to enjoy this for a while. I think New Orleans is enjoying it right this second, still,â&#x20AC;? Brees said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect anybody to go to work today in New Orleans, or maybe for the next two weeks considering Mardi Gras is next week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know what itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like to build something from the ground up and just to feel like this is our time. ... I think whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be fun is using the term â&#x20AC;&#x2122;repeatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all next year.â&#x20AC;?

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The best birthday present is to grow older every year DEAR ABBY: “49 and Holding” (Dec. 5), who doesn’t want her daughter to give her a 50th birthday party, needs to grow up and learn to celebrate life instead of hiding from the fact that she’s growing older. She is aging because she’s alive — and what a blessing that is.

I lived through the worst years of the AIDS epidemic and witnessed the deaths of more than 200 friends — all of whom would have loved to celebrate a 50th birthday. My mother died at 82 and was grateful for every year, as am I. Life’s milestones warrant a party.

Those who don’t want to celebrate life and the birthdays that come with it should consider the alternative.

— BRUCE C., ATLANTA

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: Look beyond your normal circle or familiar locations and you will find something to help you choose a new path. It’s time to open up and share your plans with people who have an interest and more experience and knowledge.

Your adaptability will help you when things get tough.

Strive to reach goals that you have been denied in the past. Your numbers are 5, 11, 24, 27, 36, 38, 46 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Check everything you do twice. You are bound to make costly mistakes if you aren’t careful. A poor partnership will start you thinking about ways to correct the situation. Before you jump into something too fast, do your research.

2 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Whether it’s a vacation or taking a course to enrich your mind or teach you a new skill, it will turn out well and lead to new friendships. Don’t limit what you can do because of a lack of confidence. If someone tries to discourage you, proceed with your plans anyway. 5 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take a greater interest in contracts, investments and debts. A job that offers you more creativity will be made available. You will meet an unusually interesting individual through work or an industry-related event.

3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll be drawn to personal concerns that involve partnerships. Take a serious look at the possible repercussions and make some changes yourself and where your associates are concerned -- but within reason. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Aggressive behavior will not help you accomplish your goals. Instead, work quietly behind the scenes, away from those who will slow you down and hold you back. Don’t take on someone else’s job. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do something nice for yourself. A change made to an

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investment will be beneficial if you take control and handle what’s happening.

Expect a more experienced individual to try to undermine you. 5 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Stick to your morals and your principles. Problems at home will leave you in an uncertain position. You can turn negativity around by surrounding yourself with people who are like-minded and enjoy the same events and activities you do. 2 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t leave anything to chance, especially if it might affect your personal life. Deception is apparent when dealing with contractors or anyone making promises. Reliability will be hard to find when dealing with others. Prepare to do the bulk of the work yourself. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Concerns regarding your position will arise. Don’t get emotional about something you cannot change. Concentrate on ways to draw greater interest to what you have to offer. A trip will pay off in terms of contracts. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Do your best to fix anything that may turn into a costly venture and avoid anyone who wants to disrupt your plans. Someone with authority may give you a hard time. Preparation and organization will be your saving grace. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t give in to pressure by someone trying to take advantage of your good nature or vulnerability.

Pay your debts but don’t pay for someone else. A relationship may not be as it appears. If you are unsure how someone feels, ask. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A window of opportunity will open, allowing you to move into a much better professional position.

Don’t be afraid to put a little pressure on someone who has promised you something. Be ready to say no to anyone asking for too much. 4 stars

DEAR BRUCE: My readers agreed that “Holding” should quit whining and enjoy life because everyone isn’t so fortunate. Growing old is a gift, and it sure does beat the alternative! Read on: DEAR ABBY: Sorry, 50 is NOT the new 30. Fifty is 50! One of the reasons “Holding” may have issues with aging is this obsession with youth. Youth is definitely transitory, but that doesn’t mean one’s health, beauty and vibrancy vanish. “Holding” has every right to feel as she does, but I hope she won’t continue sitting on the sidelines of life.

By the way, I’ll be celebrating my 51st birthday in a few days. My

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

daughter is taking me to Las Vegas to paint the town ... not red (too youthful) but crimson. You definitely DO get better as you age!

— JACQUELINE W., CHANDLER, ARIZ. DEAR ABBY: I admit that I felt much as “Holding” did until my sister told me that, for her, turning 50 was an exceptionally freeing experience. It’s true. At that age, I realized I wasn’t going to be the CEO of the company I worked for, that I had a job I enjoyed, that my family was there for me in whatever I chose to pursue, and that there were places on this planet I wanted to visit (and have). I have found it difficult finding a downside to being 50.

Age is in your head, Abby. I’ve met 10-year-olds who are eons past 50, and 70-year-olds who are as curious, inquisitive and active as people far younger. So I say, go for it proudly.

— PAST 50 AND FABULOUS

DEAR ABBY: Everyone regards aging differently, but why be depressed over something you can’t control? When I turned 50, I decided I could either be depressed and drink myself silly or celebrate the milestone.

I declared to my family, friends and co-workers that it was my year and my goal was to do 50 things I had never done before — or hadn’t done in a long time.

I reconnected with neglected friends, went on my first cruise, stayed in a haunted hotel. While I didn’t quite make it to 50 things (I made it to 30), it was fun trying, and everyone had a blast in the process.

— 50-PLUS AND DEALING WITH IT DEAR ABBY: At 36 I was diagnosed with cancer. My son was only 5. As radiation treatments pulsed through my body in the hope of giving me more life, I wondered if those would be his last memories of me.

Fast forward 13 years. I am 49 and holding — with one major difference. I look forward to each and every birthday. In a few months, I’ll turn 50. And do you know what looks even better than my 50th birthday? My 60th!

Birthdays are a celebration of life, a reminder that we have the good fortune to be with the people who mean the most to us.

— THANKFUL FOR EACH AND EVERY DAY

ODDS AND ENDS

MY ANSWER

Ohio strip club hosts ‘Lap dances for Haiti’

Rotten radishes prompt gas leak calls in Ohio

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A strip club in Ohio has raised $1,000 for Haitian earthquake relief during what was billed as “Lap dances for Haiti.”

Marilyn’s on Monroe in Toledo donated the $10 cover charges collected Saturday to ISOH (I-S-O-H)/IMPACT, an organization based in suburban Perrysburg that provides food and clothing for Haiti.

Marilyn’s general manager Kenny Soprano says his establishment had been looking for a reason to hold a charity fundraiser even before the quake, as a way to improve its image. He says you don’t hear much about strip clubs giving back to the community.

ISOH/IMPACT CEO Linda Greene doesn’t have a problem with where the money came from. She says her group appreciates any donations to help Haiti.

DEFIANCE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio fire department says the smell of decaying radishes prompted calls from residents worried about a possible gas leak. Tiffin Township Volunteer Fire Department near Defiance in northwest Ohio responded to five reports of suspicious smells in the last 45 days. A field of oilseed radishes, planted as a cover crop that adds nutrients to the field, is near a natural gas compression station and a gas exchange station.

Tiffin Township Fire Chief Jamie Wonders said each run to investigate the odor takes about an hour. The agency responds to calls even when it suspects the smell is from the radishes.

Police: Man tries to buy crack with credit card

SHORELINE, Wash. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies said a 17-year-old boy crashed his parents’ car through the doors of Shorecrest High School in Shoreline, then drove it down the hall. The car finally stopped 75 yards later when it hit a security office. Two school workers were still on the property and heard the crash.

Police found the teen on school grounds about an hour and a half after the crash late Friday night. He was taken into custody and then brought to Harborview Medical Center for a mental evaluation. Investigators said they do not believe drugs or alcohol played a role.

The boy, from Lake Forest Park, is a student at the school. He was not injured.

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Authorities said a man accused of stealing a car then reporting it stolen remains in custody after telling police he was robbed at gunpoint while trying to buy crack cocaine with a credit card. The Flint Journal said the man reported Thursday night that a 2003 Chevy Malibu had been stolen.

Police reports indicated the vehicle was previously stolen out of Lapeer, about 50 miles north-northwest of Detroit.

The suspect is being lodged at the Genesee County Jail.

No further details were released.

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Urge cousin to face need for Christ Q: My cousin always claimed to be an agnostic — a person who doesn’t know if God is real. Last month, he had a heart attack, and although he’s getting better, I know he could have died. Do you think God is giving him a second chance? -- Mrs. B.McK. A: Yes, I believe God is giving him a second chance — and I pray he won’t ignore it or laugh it off. God loves your cousin and wants him to discover the joy that can only come from knowing God and being in His presence forever. The Bible says that God “is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

Situations like this should remind us that life is short, and we never know how long we’ll have on this earth. Your cousin didn’t plan on having a heart attack; he probably thought he’d go on living for many years. Perhaps he is like the rich man in one of Jesus’ parables who said to himself, “You have plenty of good things laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry” (Luke 12:19). But God called him a fool, and that very night he died and entered eternity -- without God and without hope. That can happen to us.

Pray for your cousin, that he may realize the seriousness of what’s happened to him, and turn in faith to Christ. Ask God also to give you an opportunity to share your concern with him and urge him to face his need to put his trust and faith in Christ.

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001 Legals NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY 09 SP 0354 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Maria L. Melara and Adan Melara to CTC Real Estate Services, Trustee(s), dated February 22, 2002, and recorded in Book 779, Page 44, 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 2:00PM on February 16, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Being all of Lot 12, as shown on map of Olde Jonesboro, Section III, recorded in Plat Cabinet 9, Slide 19-H, Lee County registry. Reference to said map is hereby made for a more particular description.

Being the same parcel conveyed to Maria L. Melara and Adan Melara by deed recorded 06/30/00 in Book 705, Page 905.

Known as 3604 Cave Road, Sanford, NC 27330 Said property is

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commonly known as 3604 Cave Road, Sanford, NC 27330. 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 Maria L. Melara and Adan Melara. 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 agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. _____________________ ______________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0936056NC Publication Dates: 02/02/2010 & 02/09/2010

signed Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door in the City of Sanford, Lee County, North Carolina at 12:30 p.m. on February 17, 2010 and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in West Sanford Township, Lee County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA FILE #09-SP-283 Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in a certain Deed of Trust made

by Kyle W. Copas and wife, Ella M. Copas (PRESENT RECORD OWNER(S): Kyle W. Copas and wife, Ella M. Copas) to Robert Gilleland, Trustee(s), dated the 20th day of June, 2006, and recorded in Book 1034, Page 176, 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 Russell J. Hollers 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 under-

Being all of Lots Nos. 26 and 27 according to the map entitled “Map Showing the Marks Lots” recorded in Plat Cabinet 2, Slide 160, (formerly Map Book 2, Page 8), Lee County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made.

Together with any improvements located thereon; said property being located at 615 North Steele Street, Sanford, NC.

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IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. Any further announcements may be made by the Substitute Trustee at the time of sale.

Any further announcements may be made by the Substitute Trustee at the time of sale.

This the 20th day of January, 2010.

Trustee may, in the Trustee’s sole discre____________ tion, delay the sale _____________________ for up to one hour as _ provided in NCGS §45-21.23.

Russell J. Should the property Hollers, Substitute be purchased by a Trustee third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty-Five Cents Hollers & ($0.45) per One HunAtdred Dollars ($100.00) kinson, Attorneys At required by NCGS Law §7A-308(a)(1).

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases.

A cash deposit or cashier’s check (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 sale.

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 agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

P.O. Box 567

110 N. Main Street Troy, NC 27371

Tel: 910-5723638 CREDITOR’S NOTICE NOTICE TO ALL CREDITORS NORTH CAROLINA LEE COUNTY

Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of EUGENE MICHAEL KELLY, deceased, late of Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three months from January 26, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 26th day of January, 2010.

Esther Kelly, Executor, 1612 Owls Nest Road, Sanford, N.C. 27330.

THIRD NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S FORECLOSURE SALE OF REAL PROPERTY Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by Theodore A. Rausch, Jr. and wife, Tammy Rausch, dated 05/25/2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Lee County, North Carolina, in Book 1086, at Page 584, and because of default having been made in the payment of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust and failure to do and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained, and pursuant to demand of the Owner and Holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the property therein described, to wit: TRACT NO. 1: Being all of the 4.02 acre tract as shown on survey map by Dowell G. Eakes, RLS, dated February 21, 1997, and identified as property of Paul Russell Doby and wife, Patsy C. Doby and re-

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corded in Plat Cabinet 8, Slide 75-E, Lee County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made.

TRACT NO. 2: Being all of that 3.17 acres tract as shown on plat entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boundary Survey for Sandhills RV Superstoreâ&#x20AC;? dated 7/24/01 prepared by Thomas J. Matthews, PLS, recorded in Plat Cabinet 9, Slide 77-G, Lee County Registry, to which map reference is hereby made Present Record Owner(s): Theodore A. Rausch, Jr. and wife, Tammy Rausch The terms of the sale are that the real property hereinbefore described will be sold for cash to the highest bidder and that the undersigned may require the successful bidder at the sale to immediately deposit cash or a certified check in an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the high bid or $750.00. In the event that the Owner and Holder is exempt from paying the same, the successful bidder may also be required to pay revenue stamps on the Trustee's Deed, any Land Transfer Tax, and the tax required by N.C.G.S. Section 7A308 (a) (1).

NOTICE TO OCCUPANTS: 1.

That 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.

2.

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 daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

3.

Any tenant w ho resides in residential real property containing less than 15 rental units that is being sold in a foreclosure proceeding under Article 2A of Chapter 45 of the General Statutes may terminate the rental agreement for the dwelling unit after receiving notice pursuant to G.S. 4521.17(4) by providing the landlord with a written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days after the date of the notice of sale. Upon termination of a rental agreement under this sections, the tenant is liable for the rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination payable at the time that would have been required by the terms of the rental agreement. The tenant is not liable for any other rent or damages due only to the early termination of the tenancy.

The real property hereinabove described will be sold "as is," "where is,â&#x20AC;? subject to any and all superior liens and subject to taxes and special assessments.

If the Trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons for such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the Trustee(s). The Trustee in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to

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3 Home Doors- 2 Are 28â&#x20AC;?, Knobs Included, 129 3/4â&#x20AC;?

2 Double Stainless Steel Sinks 5 1/2â&#x20AC;? Deep $10 Each. 776-0235 45-70 Single Shot Rifle w/ Scope. $225 Call: 919721-2847 FOR SALE: TWIN BED -$30.00 CRIB that extends to a toddler bed $40.00 919-499-7025, 498-2034.

Hand Made Quilt Tops.

Queen to King Size 6 at $25, 1 at $40, 4 at $20 919-777-0908 Large Christmas Cactus $10 Call: 774-9606 Loveseat & Chair. Emerson27â&#x20AC;? TV w/ DVD Player & VCR. Kitchen Table, 2 Chairs & Coffee Table.

919-498-3030 or 919478-4108 Multi-colored Green & Gray Couch, Oversized Chair & Ottoman. Very Comfortable! $125. Call: 919-258-9711 Natural Gas Fire Place Heater. Heats Up To 900 Sq. Ft. $100 777-6735

605 Miscellaneous HAVING A YARD SALE?

DEADLINE for Ads is 2 P.M.

The

730 For Rent Apts/Condos

820 Homes

Furnished Studio and 1BR Apt. $115-$130 a week. All utilities paid 919-771-5747

the day PRIOR Give your family the to publication.

Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gift of a cozy, PREPAYMENT IS comfortable, warm and REQUIRED FOR affordable apartment YARD SALE ADS. home at THE SANFORD HERALD, Westridge Apartments CLASSIFIED DEPT. Be sure to inquire about our 718-1201 or move-in special!

718-1204

615 Appliances Appliance Repair - all brands. Free estimate.All work guaranteed. Call Mr. Paul anytime 258-9165.

640 Firewood Fire Wood Mixed Hardwoods Full Size Pick Up Split & Delivered $85 499-1617/353-9607 Firewood For Sale delivered & stacked. Seasoned or green. As low as $70 a load. Call David Jones: 919-356-3779

650 Household/Furniture 3 Piece Leather Sectional Couch Set. Taupe. $300 Gas Heater $100, 52â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Floor Model Color TV. $350 919-777-9520 Lve mes

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

665 Musical/Radio/TV CLASSIFIED SELLS! â&#x20AC;&#x153;CALL TODAY, SELL TOMORROWâ&#x20AC;?

Sanford Herald Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 7181204

675 Pets/Animals *Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Rateâ&#x20AC;?. In excess of 3, billing will be at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Business Rateâ&#x20AC;?.

680 Farm Produce New Supply Walnuts Pecans, Side Meat, Ham Bones, Turnips & Creases Greens, Local Sweet Potatoes B&B Market 775-3032

695 Wanted to Buy Log Splitter In Good Working Condition. Call With Description & Price.

919-776-6583 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

1&2 BR Units Washer/Dryer hook up in each unit Section 8 Welcomed Disability accessible units EHO Pathway Drive Sanford NC, 27330 (919)775-5434 Low Rents: 1 & 2 BRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments (919)774-6125 Move In Special!

Free Rent 2BR, Spring Lane Apartments Adjacent To Spring Lane Galleria 919-774-6511 simpsonandsimpson.com

735 For Rent - Room Quiet Respectful Person Wanted. Inc. Satellite TV in room & Electric. House Priv. $500/Mo $250/Ref. Deposit. Nice Home In Car. Trace Avail Mar 1st! Call Michele: 919-770-9226

740 For Rent - Mobile Homes 3BR/2BA $575/month $575/deposit Call: 910-528-7505 Between Sanford & Bragg 3BD 2BA Modular Quit Culdesac $545/mo $500 Sec. Dep. Call Jay 910-783-5439 For Rent: Mobile Homesmall 2 bedrooms, washer & dryer, no pets.

919-776-4836.

765 Commercial Rentals Retail or Office, High Traffic Store Front. Free 60 days rent durning Move-In-Special Call 919-775-1497, 7702554 or 770-4833 South Park on Hwy 87 South

800 Real Estate 810 Land 2 lots for the price of 1 on Cameron Dr., water & sewer. $20,000 for both.

777-9683 or 770-2097 â&#x20AC;˘ 4.5 Ac.$17,500. â&#x20AC;˘ .445 Ac. $2,000 â&#x20AC;˘ 3 BR House for Rent All In Moore County Clarence Gray 721-0872

820 Homes *Houses/Mobile Homes/Real Estate Policy: One (house) per household per year at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Family Rateâ&#x20AC;?.Consecutive different locations/addresses will be billed at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Business Rateâ&#x20AC;?.

PUBLISHERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S NOTICE

2409 Shawnee $675/mo 3BD/1BA Adock Rentals 774-6046 262 Mason Hill $475/mo 3BD/2BA Adock Rentals 774-6046 2BR/2BA, 30x40, 1 Acre Land, 1/4 Mile From Elementary School, $600/Mo $600/Dep. No Smoking.

No Pets. Call: 776-0235 For Lease With Option To Buy- 3BR/2BA Home In Carolina Trace. Please Call: 757-822-3402 Lease to Own 2090 Sq Ft New Home @ Carolina Seasons. SS Appliance inc.

Refrigerator. $198,777 or $1300/mo Credit $300/mo 12 mo on purchase. 919-775-1497, 770-2554 or 770-4883 THE SANFORD HERALD makes every effort to follow HUD guidelines in rental advertisements placed by our advertisers. We reserve the right to refuse or change ad copy as necessary for HUD compliances.

730 For Rent Apts/Condos

Pick-Up Bed Cap For Sale 5â&#x20AC;&#x2122; X 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122; 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; $75 Bird Cage $25 L15â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;X W21â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;X H23â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; John Deer Train Set $30 Please Call: 919-777-9363

2BR Apartment: Utilities Included. $160/Week 499-8493

Wall Mirror 3x5 $40, 2 Cubic Ft Refr. $30, Cross Country Boots/Skis/Polls $35, 2 Ft Aluminum Level $4, 25 Ft New Tape Roll $4. 919-498-6406

Classified Advertising Call 718-1201 718-1204

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise â&#x20AC;&#x153;any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.â&#x20AC;?

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper available on an equal opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination call 919-733-7996 (N.C. Human Relations Commission).

Beautiful RanchRemodeled!

W. Sanford! Reduced $117,500. Talking Ad 1-800-665-0967 code 214# (Coldwell Banker)

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960 Statewide Classifieds MILLS- LumberMate-Pro handles logs 34" diameter, mills boards 27" wide. Automated quick-cycle-sawing increases efficiency up to 40%! www.NorwoodSawmills.com/300N. 1-800661-7746, ext. 300N.

825 Manufactured Homes

60+ COLLEGE CREDITS? Serve one weekend a month as a National Guard Officer. 16 career fields, 100's OF CHEAP REPOS !! leadership, benefits, bonus, 1998 24x60 3/2 $14k pay, tuition assistance and 1997 14x80 3/2 $8k more!

919-673-2843/4. joel.eberly@us.army.mil Espanol avail

830 Mobile Homes

DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00

WANTED: LIFE AGENTS. Potential to Earn $500 a Day. Great Agent Benefits.

Commissions Paid Daily.

Liberal Underwriting.

Leads, Leads, Leads. Life Insurance, License Required.

Call 1-888-713-6020.

900 Miscellaneous

CDL A TEAM Drivers with Hazmat. Split $0.68 for all miles. O/OP teams paid $1.40 for all miles. Up to $1500 Bonus. 1-800-8359471.

CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINE:

2:00 PM

pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 7181204

960 Statewide Classifieds

DRIVERS CDL/A FLATBED Up to .41 CPM. Good Home Time. Health, Vision, Dental. OTR Experience Required. No felonies. Carrier since 1928! 800-4414271, x NC-100

RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT AUCTION- Wednesday, February 17 at 10 a.m.

264 Wilson Park Road, Statesville, NC. Selling for the NC Department of Reve- Drivers- IMMEDIATE NEED! nue for Unpaid Taxes. Sev- OTR Tanker positions availeral Restaurants, Hobart able NOW! CDL-A Mixers, Grinders, Fryers, w/Tanker required. OutRefrigeration, Walkins, standing pay & benefits.

Hoods, Pizza Ovens.

Call a recruiter TODAY! www.ClassicAuctions.com 877-882-6537. www.oa704-791-8825. kleytransport.com NCAF5479.

KNIGHT TRANSPORTAHOME IMPROVEMENT TION- Charlotte Division.

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Name Brand Tools. NC Sales Tax applies. www.ClassicAuctions.com DRIVER- CDL-A. Great Flat704-507-1449. bed Opportunity! High NCAF5479 Miles. Limited Tarping. Professional Equipment. Excellent Pay - Deposited WeekAUCTION: NICE COMly. Must have TWIC Card MERCIAL BUILDING and or apply within 30 days of Entire Contents! John's hire. Western Express.

Flowers and Gifts, ThursClass A CDL and good drivday, 02-18-10 - 10:00 ing record required. 866AM, 2221 Stantonsburg 863-4117.

Road, Greenville, NC (Across street from Pitt Memorial Hospital) GARY BOYD AUCTION, HERNIA REPAIR? Did you NCAL#2750 - 704-982receive a Composix Kugel 5633, www.garyboydauc- mesh patch between 1999tion.com 2008? If the Kugel patch was removed due to complications of bowel perforaGIGANTIC FAMILY FUN tion, abdominal wall tears, CENTER AUCTION- Saturpuncture of abdominal orday, February 20, 10am. gans or intestinal fistulae, All assets of Gatti Town, you may be entitled to com1040-A Woodruff Road, pensation. Attorney Charles Greenville, SC will be sold Johnson, 1-800-535-5727. to the highest bidder. (714) 535-7000 or www.superDISH NETWORK auctions.com. SC#2262 $19.99/mo. Why Pay More? FREE install w/DVR (up to 6 rooms) FREE Movie DONATE YOUR VEHICLEChannels (3 months) AND Receive $1000 Grocery $400+ New Customer BoCoupon. United Breast nus! 1-888-679-4649.

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AIRLINES ARE HIRINGFree Towing, Tax DeductiTrain for high paying Aviable, Non-Runners Accepted, tion Maintenance Career.

1-888-468-5964.

FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified.

Housing available. Call ALL CASH VENDING! Do Aviation Institute of MainteYou Earn Up to $800/day nance (888) 349-5387. (potential)? Your own local route. 25 Machines and Candy. All for $9,995. 1- LAND OR DEVELOPMENTS 888-753-3458, MultiVend, WANTED. We buy or marLLC. ket development lots. Mountain or Waterfront Communities in NC, SC, AL, FREE CAMPING FEBRUARY GA and FL. Call 800-455for 1st time visitors. All RVs 1981, Ext.1034.

Welcome, Motorhomes, Trailers, Popups, Campers, Conversions. Gorgeous North Carolina Resort STEEL BUILDING SALE! Less Campground, Amazing than WOOD. Less than Amenities. Call 800-841CANVAS. Various sizes 2164 Today! and shapes. Manufacturer Direct. For the BEST AND LOWEST call Pioneer Steel ATTEND COLLEGE ONManufacturers 1-800-668LINE from home. Medical, 5422.

Business, Paralegal, Acwww.pioneersteel.com counting, Criminal Justice.

Job placement assistance.

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We accept Visa and Mastercard.

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