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CCCC SCHOOL OF NURSING

A legacy honored CCCC names program for former benefactor By KATHERINE McDONALD Special to The Herald

AT LEAST THREE DEAD IN ALA. CAMPUS SHOOTING A woman opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabama’s Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critically Full Story, Page 7A

CAROLINA TRACE

SANFORD — The nursing profession was always close to the heart of Louise L. Tuller, who was both a businesswoman and a registered nurse during her lifetime. Now, 32 years after her death, the Associate Degree Nursing program at Central Carolina Community College has been

named the Louise L. Tuller School of Nursing. The naming is in appreciation for a gift of more than $335,000 from the Louise L. Tuller Trust. This is the first time the college has named a program in recognition of a financial contribution. College administrators and trustees,

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W.B. WICKER SCHOOL

Brighter smiles

FIRE DEPARTMENT GETS $70,000 GRANT

THE GAMES BEGIN The 2010 Winter Olympic games kicked off Friday night with the opening ceremonies in Vancouver, British Columbia Page 3B

The Carolina Trace Volunteer Fire Department has received more than $70,000 in grant funding for the purchase of new equipment and an exhaust removal system Full Story, Page 3A

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OUR STATE

Children’s center’s new computers well received

STATE SAYS EXPECT DELAYS ON TAX REFUND CHECKS

North Carolina taxpayers will have to wait longer again this year for income tax refunds, Revenue Secretary Kenneth Lay told The Associated Press on Friday Full Story, Page 6A

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

OUR WORLD DAY OF MOURNING ONE MONTH AFTER QUAKE

Haitians prayed Friday in a national day of mourning, one month after a magnitude-7 earthquake killed more than 200,000 and left this country struggling for survival Full Story, Page 12A ASHLEY GARNER/The Sanford Herald

SPORTS

Greenwood Elementary School student DeShawn Cooke waits as dental hygienist students Lacy Walker (right) and Danaesha Johnson clean his teeth Friday at the W.B. Wicker School.

JACKETS NEED BIG LEAGUE TOURNEY FOR PLAYOFFS

The Lee County Yellow Jackets have been playing red hot for the last three weeks. They’re going to need to stay that way if they want a shot at making the 4-A state tournament. Full Story, Page 1B

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Vol. 80, No. 35 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

ADA program offers free cleanings to students By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Sixty-three children left the W.B. Wicker building Friday afternoon with stronger, cleaner smiles. Through Give Kids a Smile, an American Dental Association program that provides

HAPPENING TODAY 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 of Sanford. Call Stephanie Larsen at (919) 718-1437. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

dental care to children in need, first and second graders from Greenwood Elementary School learned about proper brushing and received sealant and flouride treatments. Students of the Central Carolina Community College Dental Hygiene/Dental Assisting Program teamed

up with local dentists and hygienists who volunteered their time to take care of the children at the school’s Vance Street site. “We’re proud that we’ve done it,” said dentist Dr.

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SANFORD — Quinn Sanders, a 4-year-old student at Warren Williams Child Development Center, lit up at the prospect of using the classroom computer. The center recently added computers to its classrooms and the young students have taken to them naturally, said Director Silvia Bayer. “We have learned that many of our students don’t really have much access to technology,” Bayer said. “This is like their first exposure to it.” Warren Williams is a five-star center that’s part of Lee County Schools, and it serves families in need in the county. Bayer said the center teaches students based on their interests and individual needs. Children younger than 3 years old are using the computers, Bayer said. She said they have more than 10 computers at the center.

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OBITUARIES

MICHAEL GERSON

Sanford: Ruth McLear, 82; Barbara Palmer, 67; Charles Riddle, 84 Broadway: James Griffin, 67 Carthage: Bertha Frye, 76

Columnist writes about his quick stop at Guantanomo

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On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

MONDAY ■ The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. ■ The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the District Courtroom, 12 East St., Pittsboro. ■ The Chatham County Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. at SAGE Academy in Siler City. ■ The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the County Administration Building in Lillington. ■ The Moore County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Commissioners Room in Carthage. ■ The Lee County Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. ■ The Town of Carthage Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. ■ The Siler City Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Worth F. Pickard, Elizabeth W. Hines, Elsie Kitchens, Anna Marie Francis, Ty’Kel Quinterius Westley Jones, Graham Lynn Arnold Jr., Antoinette Allen McLean, Blanche Williamson, Shelia Mickie, Jeremy McKendall, Johnny Coggins, Dalton Wayne Smith, Cordelia White, Peggy Abshear, Wildon Franklin Wilson, Blake Edward Strickland, Kathy Fackrell, Ricky Poole,Terry Bowling, David Murphy, Ashanta Staten, Treasure West, Darren Chesney, Kathy Cox and Patrick Lindsey. CELEBRITIES: Former test pilot Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager is 87. Actress Kim Novak is 77. Actor George Segal is 76. Actress Stockard Channing is 66. Talk show host Jerry Springer is 66. Singer Peter Gabriel is 60. Singer Henry Rollins is 49. Actor Neal McDonough is 44. Singer Freedom Williams is 44. Actress Kelly Hu is 42. Rock musician Todd Harrell (3 Doors Down) is 38. Singer Robbie Williams is 36. Rhythm-and-blues performer Natalie Stewart (Floetry) is 31. Actress Mena Suvari is 31.

Almanac Today is Saturday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 2010. There are 321 days left in the year. This day in history: On Feb. 13th, 1935, a jury in Flemington, N.J. found Bruno Richard Hauptmann guilty of first-degree murder in the kidnap-slaying of the son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh. (Hauptmann was later executed.) In 1542, the fifth wife of England’s King Henry VIII, Catherine Howard, was executed for adultery. In 1914, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, known as ASCAP, was founded in New York. In 1945, during World War II, Allied planes began bombing the German city of Dresden. The Soviets captured Budapest, Hungary, from the Germans. In 1960, France exploded its first atomic bomb, in the Sahara Desert. In 1980, the 13th Winter Olympics opened in Lake Placid, N.Y. In 1984, Konstantin Chernenko was chosen to be general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party’s Central Committee, succeeding the late Yuri Andropov. In 1988, the 15th winter Olympics opened in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Ten years ago: Charles Schulz’s final “Peanuts” strip ran in Sunday newspapers, the day after the cartoonist died in his sleep at his California home at age 77. One year ago: A $787 billion stimulus bill aimed at easing the worst economic crisis in decades cleared both houses of Congress.

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School administrators, elected officials and local business leaders kicked off the STEM program with a ribbon cutting on Thursday at SanLee Middle School.

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WEDNESDAY

■ 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 of Sanford. The race is sanctioned by USAT&F, and performances can count for state and national rankings. Register online at active. com or runnc.com. For more information, call Stephanie Larsen at (919) 718-1437. ■ 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) 933-3869 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

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SUNDAY ■ Jonesboro United Methodist Church will break ground for a new sign donated in memory of Jerry Seaman following the 11 a.m. worship service. Seaman was a dedicated JUMC member and community volunteer, and was well-known for is 30 years of service in the city and county school system.

TUESDAY ■ The free CCCC course, “Business Recordkeeping and Taxes” will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Presenter will be Sean Larsen.

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AROUND OUR AREA LEE COUNTY

For fourth straight day, no new filings for 2010 election

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; While Monday was busy at the Lee County Board of Elections office, no local candidates have stepped forward since then. Friday marked the fourth consecutive day in which no candidates from Lee County stepped forward to file for office in the 2010 election. Several candidates filed Monday, including incumbents Tracy Carter (Lee County sheriff), Susie Thomas (Lee County clerk of court), Jimmy Love Sr. (N.C. House District 51), Amy Dalrymple (Lee County Board of Commissioners District 2), Linda Shook (Lee County Board of Commissioners District 3), Linda Smith (Lee County Board of Education) Ellen Mangum (Lee County Board of Education), and Bob Etheridge (U.S. House) and challengers, 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 Johnston County, District Attorney Susan Doyle filed for re-election on Monday. Doyle, a Republican, represents Johnston, Harnett and Lee counties. On Wednesday, state Sen. Harris Blake, who represents Moore County and part of Harnett County, filed for re-election. The filing period runs through Feb. 26. Candidates must file in person at the Lee County Board of Elections, 225 S. Steele St. The Lee County Board of Elections can be reached at (919) 718-4646. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by Gordon Anderson

MOORE COUNTY

Carthage man accused of shooting, killing his wife

CARTHAGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police in Carthage have arrested a man on charges of murdering his wife. Gayle Lynn Frye, 66, of 396 Simpson Road was charged Thursday with murder in connection with the death of his wife, 76-year-old Bertha Douglas Frye. Frye was arrested after emergency responders came to his house Thursday following a 911 call and found his wife dead of a single gun shot wound. Frye was placed in the Moore County Jail without bond. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

LEE COUNTY

Extension to offer community gardening workshop

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Lee County branch of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Planting The Seeds of Success: Building a Community

Gardenâ&#x20AC;? program from 6 to 8 p.m. at the McSwain Extension Center on Tramway Road. For more information, contact the Lee County Cooperative Extension at (919) 775-5624. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

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Sanford woman receives Campbell leadership award BUIES CREEK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Heather L. Webb of Sanford received Campbell Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gore Center for Servant Leadership Award recently. Webb is enrolled in the Campbell Divinity School and will receive her Master of Divinity degree in 2011. Named in honor of philanthropists Edward M. and Dinah E. Gore, the awards are given annually to recognize those individuals who exemplify the teachings and model of Christ. In addition to her studies, Webb works as a graduate assistant liaison to international students for Campbellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s World Religions and Global Cultures Center. She and her husband, David, who is also a divinity graduate student, plan to travel to India to minister to the Hindi people after graduation. Webb has a WRGCC certification in Hindi and Buhddism. She also holds a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Music Education from East Carolina University and taught music in the public school system for 11 years. Webb first traveled to India via a Rotary International Group study exchange program in 2005. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After seeing such unbelievable poverty and so many different needs the people have, I just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t move on,â&#x20AC;? Webb said. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Special to The Herald

CHATHAM COUNTY

Student authors honored at tea PITTSBORO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than 340 books, a school record, were written by students at Perry Harrison School, and winners of the 2010 Harrison Young Authors Competition were announced recently at the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11th annual Young Authors Tea. Every student at Harrison was invited to attend and help recognize all the winning authors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a record number of submissions this year,â&#x20AC;? library media coordinator Debbie Minor said in a written statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were winners announced in all writing categories and many art/illustration awards were presented as well.â&#x20AC;? The Grand Prize winners are: â&#x2013; Beck Rockriver for his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Life of Lighthouses.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; William Finigan for his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Very Naughty Robot.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Megan Walker for her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;My Poems.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Kaily McGurk for her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Limit.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Shaun Schneider for his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Peak.â&#x20AC;? â&#x2013; Maria Reichle for her book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Skyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No Limit.â&#x20AC;?

Public roundtable to discuss areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;big issuesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; scheduled for Feb. 25

his weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Take 5 focuses on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Compassion â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10,â&#x20AC;? a public roundtable session scheduled for Feb. 25 at the McSwain Center in Sanford to discuss serving the social needs of Lee County. The session, scheduled from 1 to 5 p.m., is sponsored by the United Way of Lee County. Information here was provided by the United Way.

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: Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the focus of Compassion â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10?

: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our community has always been blessed with groups and volunteers working to care for neighbors facing acute emergencies and other critical needs,â&#x20AC;? according to the United Way. But as our community grows and needs shift, the question arises: are we still dealing with our most pressing current issues â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and could we do things even better? Compassion â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10 brings social service and ministry leaders together to see where we stand, what our urgent needs are right now and how we can solve them. And the effort continues after the gathering, with work groups preparing to put new knowledge into action.

: What did last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural event accomplish?

we started to make some progress. Just getting so many ministries, nonprofits and governmental agencies together was a victory. As we broke into working groups focused on our most significant challenges â&#x20AC;&#x201D; providing food, housing, employment, financial help and dropout prevention â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we heard the same thing over and over. Organizations working so hard to provide similar services often didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know each other existed. That first roundtable produced tangible ideas and some of the working groups have continued meeting throughout the year to put plans into action. One small example is that local food pantries are now sharing freezer space. As a result, more families received a free holiday turkey last year than could have been served before.

work, communicate and make decisions. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll return to Sanford several times in the coming months to work in-depth with each of our working groups. After learning what specific situations our ministries, nonprofits and governmental agencies are facing, she will help them apply their new understanding of poverty and find solutions catered to our specific needs. Pennock served as project director of The Hand in Hand Project for the North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church before joining the staff of Communities In Schools of North Carolina in 2006. Her work now focuses on developing community partnerships, establishing mentoring programs, training volunteers and helping communities better understand critical issues around poverty

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: What topics will be covered?

: A primary aim of the event will be to help differentiate between â&#x20AC;&#x153;generational povertyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;situational poverty,â&#x20AC;? and to discover how local organizations must treat the groups differently to become more effective. Participants will learn how economic class affects the way people learn, work, communicate and even make decisions.

: When the Compassion community roundtable launched last spring, there was a simple goal: to unite all who are caring for needy people in our community and try to find ways we can work together to do the job more effectively. Some were skeptical; but from the very first day,

: How will Compassion â&#x20AC;&#x2122;10 be different than last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event?

: Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kickoff of an extended effort to serve our neighbors better. Susan Pennock, a respected speaker and trainer, is coming to help everyone understand poverty and how it affects the way people learn,

: Whenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the registration deadline?

: Participants should register by Feb. 18 and can do so by calling the United Way at (919) 776-5823 or through the United Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site at leecountyunitedway.org. For more information, contact the United Wayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Michele Bullard.

CAROLINA TRACE

Fire department gets $70K grant By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Carolina Trace Volunteer Fire Department has received more than $70,000 in grant funding for the purchase of new equipment and an exhaust removal system. Congressman Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) was on hand Friday to present a ceremonial check for $70,587 to department leaders. The grant funding comes partially from the federal fire safety fund and partially from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This helps the department purchase safety equipment, stuff they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t otherwise have because of the cost,â&#x20AC;? Etheridge said. Etheridge said the grant funding is important because â&#x20AC;&#x153;fire departments, just like police departments, serve so many people who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t reside in their districts.â&#x20AC;? Chief Todd McNeill of the Carolina Trace Volunteer Fire Department said the money will pay for an exhaust filtration system for the building and the purchase of â&#x20AC;&#x153;jaws of lifeâ&#x20AC;? equipment.

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(From left) Lee County Fire Advisory Board Chairman Donald Andrews, Carolina Trace Fire Department Chief Todd McNeill, Carolina Trace Firefighter Ed Terry, Congressman Bob Etheridge, and Lee County Fire Marshal Shane Seagroves hold a ceremonial check for more than $70,000 in grant funds for the Carolina Trace Fire Department. The money will pay for an exhaust ventilation system at the department and the purchase of â&#x20AC;&#x153;jaws of lifeâ&#x20AC;? rescue equipment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We assessed our needs, and the (jaws of life equipment) was a big one for us because we have so many acci-

dents along highway 87,â&#x20AC;? McNeill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, if we have an accident, we have to call another department for that type

of equipment.â&#x20AC;? McNeill said department member Ed Terry wrote the grant request.

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

We’re making too much of a game Greensboro News and Record

ollege basketball fans around here can be so passionately devoted to their teams that they blow wins and losses out of proportion. Basketball is an exciting game but still just a game. Victory or defeat isn’t a matter of life and death. Roy Williams, the great coach of the University of North Carolina Tar Heels, momentarily lost his perspective the other day. Addressing his team’s sinking fortunes at a press conference, he related a conversation he’d had with his massage therapist.

She said, “You know, coach, what happened in Haiti is a catastrophe. What you’re having is a disappointment.” His response: “I told her that depends on what chair she was sitting in. Because it does feel like a catastrophe to me, because it is my life.” The comment spread across the country, prompting reactions ranging from ridicule to anger. How dare Williams compare his team’s mediocre season — 13 wins and 11 losses so far — to the disaster in Haiti that has claimed an estimated 230,000 lives? Of course, Williams didn’t

really do that. He just characterized the Tar Heels’ subpar play as a catastrophe. What he should have done was make clear that he understands the difference between basketball and real tragedy, which he surely does. Williams’ predicament comes because of his prominence as one of the sport’s top coaches, who’s won two national championships at Carolina. But, while he drew media attention for his remarks, fans can get away with similar hyperbole. How many of the Tar Heel faithful think they’re “suffering” with every defeat? How

many “agonize” as opponents pull away in the final minutes? How many curse at their televisions with each turnover and missed jump shot? All over a game played by college kids. All while events in Haiti, Afghanistan, Sudan or any number of tragic places make all too plain what catastrophe really means. Everyone has cares and troubles and needs the diversion of sports or other entertainments. When it comes to losing perspective as to the true importance of these activities, Roy Williams is not alone.

D.G. Martin Columnist D.G. Martin is host of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch

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ctually, his wife is the smartest one in that family.” We still hear that comment from time to time today even though it should have been buried as a relic from the long ago days when husbands were presumed to be the heads of families, with wives deferring to their greater wisdom and judgment. Our models for the roles of men and women in marriage have changed. ... What does all this have to do with today’s news? Think of the ongoing political scandals that have surrounded two of the Carolina’s prominent political families — The Edwardses in North Carolina and the Sanfords in South Carolina. Having a serious presidential contender from either of the Carolinas is a rarity. But the political talents of both former Senator John Edwards and South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, backed up by their strong supportive spouses and model families, made both of them legitimate presidential prospects. Edwards almost made the finals in 2004 and 2008. Had he been elected Vice President in 2004, as he very nearly was, he could have been the leading Democratic contender for the highest office in 2012. This time last year, Sanford was on the short list of possible Republican candidates in the next election. Sanford and Edwards shared something else. Each married an extraordinary, smart, tough woman. Carefully whispered behind their backs, however, lots of people were saying about both of them, “Actually, his wife is the smartest one in that family.” Before her marriage, Jenny Sanford was a hardnosed successful investment banker and a vice president at the Wall Street firm of Lazard Frères. Then, she managed her husband’s campaigns for Congress and for Governor. Elizabeth Edwards, herself a successful lawyer and communicator, mastered the nuts and bolts of the country’s health care problems and other political issues to a degree her husband never did. She could be charming or tough as a part of her husband’s political organization. Her mastery of the issues, her brave response to her illness, and her success as a writer made her a popular public figure in her own right. The women were the “smart ones” in the family and the political partnerships they formed with their husbands. As long as they were working, these were powerful partnerships, strong enough to reach for the White House. . . until the politically suicidal conduct of the husbands blew up everything. Why? How do you explain it? Was it the same need for ego gratification and adoration that is an infectious disease that always threatens successful politicians? Or some delayed mid-life crisis? Maybe it was simply an inability of Mark Sanford or John Edwards to accept the reality that his partner had been the keystone of his success. Maybe, they just could not deal with the fact that, “Actually, his wife is the smartest one in that family.”

Visiting Guantanamo G UANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — It is the oddest of unintended airport stopovers — a short stay at Guantanamo Bay. Helicopter flights for the ship I was trying to reach off the coast of Haiti had been canceled. So I slept in an Air Force tent at Camp Freedom, an arrow’s shot from where 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed is imprisoned — his stay now extended longer than the Obama administration would wish. “Guantanamo” has become a synonym for “prison.” Actually, it is a 45-square-mile U.S. Navy base, complete with a McDonald’s and a Subway. The Guantanamo Bay Children and Youth Program sounds like a violation of the Geneva Conventions. But there are families stationed here needing child care. The Navy conducts operations against drug running and human trafficking. The base is now a major transit point for supplies headed to Haiti. But Guantanamo’s reputation is largely determined by roughly 200 detainees. Military personnel involved in holding and prosecuting these terrorists are proud of their work, but can’t be public with their pride. When I saw one television camera attempt to film a soldier, he covered his face with his cap — not out of shame, but out of concern for the possibility of terrorist reprisals. The highest profile trials take place in courtroom No. 2, housed in a maximum-security compound of East German aesthetic sensibility — all concrete and barbed wire. On the fences are large signs reading, “No photography.” The building also hides its face. It is an ugly place — ugly to many Americans and most of the world. By 2005, President George W. Bush wanted to close the Guantanamo prison. It had become a symbol of abuses that had little to do with the facility itself. But the administration’s internal policy debate became deadlocked over the question: What to do with the detainees? Without a clear answer, Bush refused to set an arbitrary deadline to shutter Guantanamo. Complexity had defeated symbolism. President Obama chose symbolism. He promised the closure of the prison within a year of taking office, on the theory that a bold presidential decision would force others to implement it. Unfortunately, the implementer has been Attorney General Eric Holder. Some detainees would be judged by military tribunals under revised rules. Some, including Mohammed, would be tried in federal court in Lower Manhattan, blocks from the scene of their crime. America would have its Nuremburg moment, dramatically demonstrating its commitment to the rule of law. But the Nuremburg trials followed the defeat of an enemy. Al-Qaeda remains an active, global threat. Terrorists also understand symbolism. The trial of the century would be both a forum for propaganda and a target for violence. Which is why preparing

Michael Gerson Columnist Michael Gerson is a columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group

and defending a site would cost hundreds of millions of dollars each year. If soldiers at Guantanamo are concerned about terrorist reprisal, who would inflict such insecurity on an American city? Eric Holder would. Testifying before Congress, you’ll remember, he dismissed such concerns as cowering. Does he now view New York officials and much of Congress, including prominent Democrats, as cowards? The New York trial, it turns out, was not a careful decision — the police commissioner of New York City was not even consulted. It was an unthinking endorsement of the criminal justice model of the war on terror. Add to this the unthinking decision to Mirandize the Christmas bomber. The attorney general seems to do a lot of unthinking. Which leads back to this place. Over the years at Guantanamo both facilities and procedures have been improved — forced, in part, by a Supreme Court decision. Last May, Obama announced that military tribunals would resume for some detainees, using fairer rules of evidence. Which raises some questions: If tribunals are now considered just for some detainees, why not for the 9/11 conspirators? What great symbolic benefit is gained when some terrorists face tribunals and others do not? Why turn an American city into an armed camp when an armed camp, with facilities for detention, trials and media coverage, already exists at Guantanamo? This may be the strangest effect of Eric Holder’s bungling. He has led Congress and Americans to take a second look at Guantanamo Bay — and to see, perhaps, the best of flawed options. The facility is still ugly. But ugly things, such as maximum-security prisons, can be necessary. And symbolism, it turns out, can be costly, even dangerous.

Today’s Prayer Then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. (II Chron. 7:14b) PRAYER: Thank You, Father, that we can come to You and that You forgive us. Amen.

LETTERS Current health care system has failed her To the Editor: Twenty years before this became a nationwide issue, my son, who was 11 months old at the time, had his first asthma attack. Two years later, after 17 hospital admissions which included a stay in ICU at Children’s Hospital in Boston, my husband and I filed for bankruptcy. We lost our home but saved our son — no contest there. Even with the hospitals involved providing free care, we still had over $50,000 in uninsured medical debt. Why? Well, for starters, free hospital care was only part of the debt. Doctors, labs, medications, ambulance transports, etc. made up the rest. Luckily, he is now 21 and doing well. Now, however, I find myself in a the same situation. March 17 will be the five-year anniversary of the removal of my right kidney due to renal cell carcinoma. When my husband applied for health care through his employer, the cost was $37 dollars a week for him and over $100 a week for me — we are the same age. After a month of coverage we realized we could not afford the premiums. We dropped the policy. I went to the doctor once during my coverage. A few months later when I had another doctor’s visit I was told United Health Care had cancelled my policy retroactively. They had to refund the payment and would not see me until I paid the bill. If you have seen Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko,” you know the CEO of United Health Care earns over $1 billion a year. Does this sound like a fair and equal health care situation in this country? To add insult to injury, United Health Care has never refunded the amount I paid for one month of no health coverage. I realize there are others in this country who fall in the gap between Medicaid and paid health insurance. At least my son and I are still alive, but I now have to file for bankruptcy once again. I, and others, have been advised by social workers to get divorced and go on welfare so I can receive Medicaid. Does this make any sense? If we all followed that route, the federal government (and taxpayers) would end up paying not just for health care but also for food stamps and welfare. This is why every other industrialized nation has national health care. We need to stop listening to insurance propaganda and listen to reason. If Canada, England and France can do it, we can also. HELEN WILKINS Spring Lake

Let’s not give up on health care reform To the Editor: There’s a new federal study that shows that health care spending rose to an estimated $2.5 trillion in 2009 (or $8,047 per person) — and is now projected to nearly double by 2019. This is not humane. If we don’t act now, this growing burden will mean more lost jobs, more families pushed into bankruptcy and more crushing debt for our nation. We are very close to passing real health reform. I stand with President Obama in calling on Congress to pass something that helps the people, not just the drug companies and the insurance industry. Too many in Washington are now saying that we should delay or give up reform entirely, but Americans understand the stakes for our economy and our lives, and we want action — especially those who have no coverage or are undercovered. Let’s move toward humanity rather than to make the few richer. DONALD JAMES Moncure

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OBITUARIES Charles Riddle

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Charles â&#x20AC;&#x153;Edselâ&#x20AC;? Riddle, 84, died Thursday (2/11/10) at his home. He was a son of the late Gilbert Riddle Sr. and Margaret Conder Riddle. He was an Army Veteran of World War II, and came from a family of furniture makers. He was preceded in death by a sister, Gertrude R. Johnson, and a brother, Harold M. Riddle. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy B. Riddle; a daughter, Loretta R. Nolan and husband Ron of Kissimmee, Fla.; sons, Charles Riddle and wife Carol of Sanford, and Ricky Riddle Riddle and wife Jeanette of Butner; a sister, Clara R. Reafling of Arizona; brothers, Bobby Riddle and wife Peggy of Georgia and Gilbert Riddle Jr. and wife Faye of Sanford; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Rogers Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Brian Parker officiating. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens. Condolences may be made at www.rogerspickard.com. Memorials can be made to Liberty Hospice, 1005 Carthage St., Sanford, N.C. 27330. Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

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BROADWAY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Harold Griffin, 67, died Thursday (2/11/10) at Central Carolina Hospital. He was born Jan. 9, 1943 in Cumberland County, son of the late James Algora Griffin and Elsie Evelyn Thomas Griffin. He served in the U.S. Army and was a superintendent for the McCain Correctional Center. He is survived by his wife, Margie Lee Douglas Griffin; a son, Jeff Griffin and wife Susan of Broadway; a daughter, Angela Douglas and husband Kelly of Lemon Springs; a brother, Gary Griffin and wife Joyce of Sanford; a sister, Pat Austin of Sanford; three grandchildren; three step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m.

Sunday at Shallow Well United Church of Christ with the Rev. Donald Thompson and the Rev. David Cannady presiding. Interment will follow in the church cemetery with military rites. The family requests that his retiree group and their wives serve as honorary pallbearers and sit as a group. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com. Contributions may be made to Shallow Well United Church of Christ, 1220 Broadway Road, Sanford, N.C. 27330. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Ruth McLear SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ruth E. McLear, 82, died Thursday (2/11/10) at her home surrounded by her family. Ruth was born Oct. 18, 1927 in Tupper Lake, N.Y., daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret Kavanough Edwards. She lived in Tupper Lake for many years graduating from Holy Ghost Academy in 1946. She was a long time member of St. Stephens Catholic Church in Sanford where she was a Eucharistic Minister. She was active in numerous community programs such as The Sanford Bread Basket and Meals on Wheels. She was also involved in many activities at the Carolina Trace Country Club. She was preceded in death by two brothers, three sisters and a son-in-law, James T. Villiers. She is survived by her husband of 61 years, Lawrence J. McLear; sons, Michael McLear and wife Donna of Sturbridge, Mass., Thomas McLear and wife Barbara of Auburn, Mass. and Lawrence McLear and wife Mondine of Paxton, Mass.; daughters, Jane Lovely and husband Mark of Leicester, Mass., Carol Villiers of Durham, Mary-Jo Demick and husband William of Southbridge, Mass. and Ann Volin and husband William of Paxton, Mass.; a brother, Phillip Edwards of Tupper Lake, N.Y.; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday (2/27/10) at St. Stephen Catholic Church. A reception will immediately follow at the Carolina Trace Country Club until 2 p.m. Condolences may be made at www.rogerspickard.com. In lieu of flowers, the

family requests that donations be made to Liberty Hospice, 1005 Carthage St., Sanford, N.C. 27330 or the Alzheimer Association. Arrangements are by Rogers Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Bertha Frye CARTHAGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Bertha Garner Douglas Frye, 76, died Thursday (2/11/10). Arrangements will be announced by BridgesCameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Oma Crutchfield MONCURE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oma Andrews Crutchfield, 100, of 44 Jones St., died Thursday (2/11/10) at the Sanford Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Feb. 11, 1910 in Bonlee, daughter of the late Charles Monroe and Stella Rives Andrews. She graduated from East Carolina Teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s College in Greenville. She started teaching at Moncure School as a teenager, and later at Moncure Elementary until she retired. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Samuel Crutchfield. She is survived by her daughter, Jane C. Hunter of the home; a son, Thomas â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tommyâ&#x20AC;? Crutchfield of Raleigh; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday at Moncure Baptist Church with the Rev. Matt Garrett officiating. Burial will follow at Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Bonlee. In lieu of flowers, the family request that donations be made to Moncure Baptist Church Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Moncure.

Barbara Palmer SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barbara A. Palmer, 67, of 659 Taylors Chapel Road, died Thursday (2/11/10) at Central Carolina Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

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Up to 3 inches possible locally From staff reports SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Between an inch and 3 inches of snow was expected to have fallen in Sanford Friday night, according to forecasts from the National Weather Service. The white stuff did make its way into Lee County between 8 and 9 p.m. Friday. The storm system that brought it in was the same system that dumped 9 inches of snow in Dallas and between 4 and 6 inches in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. Even the northernmost portions of Florida saw its first recordable snow in years. A winter weather advisory will remain in effect until 10 a.m. today. The skies are expected to clear, and temperatures are expected to reach the mid 40s today and Sunday before another

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Faulk. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really come together.â&#x20AC;? Wendy Seymore, public health dental hygienist who works in Chatham and Lee counties, organizes the event, which has helped students from different Lee County elementary schools for the past eight years. She said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mainly an educational program for students and parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kids that need additional dental treatment, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motivational for the parents,â&#x20AC;? she said. The program is intended for those whose families donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have insurance, said Vicky Wesner, program director for dental hygiene at CCCC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They typically donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a dentist,â&#x20AC;? she said. The sealants placed on permanent teeth reduce the likelihood of cavities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The newer teeth that come in healthy have a better chance.â&#x20AC;? And the flouride treatment â&#x20AC;&#x153;tends to add

ONLINE Follow us online at sanfordherald. com this weekend for updates on the snow, road conditions and the possibility for another storm (and school cancellations) this Monday.

line of winter storms are expected to head this way by Monday. According to Shane Seagroves with the Lee County Emergency Management office, snow will accumulate on roadways creating dangerous driving conditions after midnight. However, the lingering effects the area saw two weeks ago (caused by nearly a week of freezing temperatures) arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expected this time around because of the warmer weekend. Unlike most snow

a little bit of life to the tooth,â&#x20AC;? she added. The students went through different stations, learning about nutrition and plaque control. Second graders Yenifer Bolainez and Kara Puckett colored a cutout of a cartoon tooth while they waited to have their teeth cleaned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here is cool. I went here before when I was little,â&#x20AC;? 7-year-old Bolainez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had fun snacks and all and they washed our teeth,â&#x20AC;? said Puckett, also 7. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels weird when you get done with it. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still some of that stuff in your mouth.â&#x20AC;? Some of the children were a bit nervous about having their teeth checked. Hygienists gave them goofy sunglasses to wear and asked them about school and friends. Pediatric dentist Dr. Antonio Braithwaite wore a black, curly wig and cracked jokes with the students to put them at ease. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a big jokester,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anything I can do to break the ice and

storms in this area, Sanford and points north will receive less snow than its neighbors to the south. Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Wilmington are among the list of the Southern cities on the receiving end of the heaviest snow, which has potential to reach half a foot. Adding to the oddity of this storm, Dallas has received almost as much snow as Toronto, Ontario for the season so far. The 14.4 inches to date in Dallas now ranks as the third snowiest winter on record for the city. To help lessen the stormâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s initial impacts, the N.C. Department of Transportation has pre-treating roads and bridges throughout Central N.C. using a special salt and water solution called salt brine.

make them feel a little more comfortable goes a long way.â&#x20AC;? Local dentists like Faulk were happy to donate their time to help the children. He said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been participating for six years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just another way to give back. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of untreated decay in young kids, especially if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have insurance,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a small way of getting stuff done locally.â&#x20AC;? And if the children have any major problems, the dentists can refer them to a specialist, Faulk added. While touring the building, Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) commented that the partnership works well for both the college students in training and the elementary students needing dental care. Many of the younger children see it as an exciting field trip, said Greenwood nurse Kathy Wicker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every one of them hopped right on the bus!â&#x20AC;? she said, laughing.

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Quinn Sanders, 4, plays on a computer More and Four classroom at the Warren Williams Child Development Center on Wednesday.

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Bayer said the students â&#x20AC;&#x153;didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a clueâ&#x20AC;? how to operate the computer in November when they were introduced to them. Now, the children can work the computers on their own, with teachers supervising. David Stoddard Jr., 4, said he enjoys using the computer and playing educational games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so cool and it has animals,â&#x20AC;? he said excitedly. His mom, Sarah Poole of Sanford, said allowing the children to use the computers at a young age is beneficial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awesome. He loves it, and he talks about it all the time,â&#x20AC;? Poole said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They cry when they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come to school,â&#x20AC;? Bayer said, laughing. The computer Stoddard Jr. and Sanders used Wednesday afternoon came from Communities in Schools, which received the donation from IBM, said Laura Biediger, program director of Communities in Schools in Lee County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was so great. We had a need and boom, there it

was,â&#x20AC;? Bayer said. Students are allowed to use the computers 20 minutes each day, which is part of North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Early Childhood regulations, Bayer said. Bayer said the center is thrilled to introduce children to technology. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also received two Smartboards and have eight video cameras to record studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; daily activities. Warren Williams is â&#x20AC;&#x153;video palsâ&#x20AC;? with a school in China, so children are learning a bit of Chinese, too, Bayer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re learning how to incorporate technology into daily lessons,â&#x20AC;? Bayer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are extremely excited about them. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thrilled that we are educating children in a 21st century classroom. ... We have to educate the students based on what life will be like. We want to develop life-long learners and provide the skills in as many rich experiences as they can get.â&#x20AC;? The center was also able to add another More at Four class, which has certain qualifications through the Partnership for Children and aims to expose young children to a school setting, Bayer said.

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CCCC Foundation directors, and members of the trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors gathered Feb. 10 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center to announce the naming and to unveil the plaque for the Louise L. Tuller School of Nursing. The plaque will be mounted in Lett Hall where the Associate Degree Nursing program is located on the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lee County Campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thank the trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors for this very special gift,â&#x20AC;? said CCCC President Bud Marchant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It will greatly benefit nursing education at Central Carolina Community College and benefit communities as the graduates of this program go out and serve.â&#x20AC;? In 2006, her trust established the Louise L. Tuller Nurse Education Endowment at the college, to which it has contributed more than $75,000. In December, the trust board of directors voted to close the trust and donate the balance of more than $335,000 to the endowment to benefit the nursing education program and its students. The total of these donations constitute the largest private gift given to the college, to date. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor to give these funds to Central Carolina Community College for its nursing program,â&#x20AC;? said Harry Miller, chairman of the Louise L. Tuller Trust. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew Mrs. Tuller and it was her dream to honor nursing and help young people get an education to be nurses. CCCC has a wonderful nursing program. A lot of people want to be nurses but canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford the training. This gift will be to their benefit. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud to have been part of it.â&#x20AC;? George Womble, president of the CCCC Foundation, said the gift comes at a strategic time, when

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Central Carolina Community College has named its associate degree nursing program the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Louise L. Tuller School of Nursingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in gratitude for a gift of more than $335,000 from the Louise L. Tuller Trust to the college. The Louise L. Tuller School of Nursing plaque was unveiled this week at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center during a joint college board of trustees-CCCC Foundation event with members of the trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors. Pictured (from left) are college President Bud Marchant; N.C. Rep. Jimmy Love Sr., a trust board member; George Womble, CCCC Foundation president; Rhonda Evans, Nursing Programs chair; Jon Matthews, college dean of University Transfer, Health Sciences, and Developmental Studies; Harry Miller, trust board chairman; and Dick Hoyle, trust board member.

Nursing always close to Tullerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heart Special to The Herald

ouise Locke Lavender Tuller was born July 1, 1909, in Morstone Harbor, Newfoundland, Canada. She was a nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aide in Canada. She immigrated to the United States in 1928 and earned her nursing degree in Englewood, N.J. During her lifetime, she was both a businesswoman and a professional nurse and nursing was always close to her heart. Louise married William Lavender in 1934 in Englewood and the couple moved to Bainbridge, N.Y. They ran Lavenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department Store and were long-time members of St. Peterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church.

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State says to expect delays on tax refunds By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Carolina taxpayers will have to wait longer again this year for income tax refunds. Revenue Secretary Kenneth Lay told The Associated Press on Friday his agency is starting now to delay refund checks for individuals and businesses. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all part of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort to manage cash while its tax collections remain anemic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very much like the way a family manages their checkbook at the end of the month,â&#x20AC;? Lay said in an interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re writing those checks to pay your bills, you want to make sure that you have enough in the account to pay each one of them.â&#x20AC;? The Revenue Department held back on refunds last year, too. However, that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become public until early March, after many taxpayers started complaining about delays. Lay acknowledged his agency wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as prepared then to respond and is trying to be more

proactive in 2010. This time of year, it usually takes two to six weeks to process a return with no errors or problems and approve a refund, department spokesman Thomas Beam said. That rises to 12 weeks or longer as April 15 approaches, he added. Layâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office gave estimates on delays last year, but decided against doing so this year because there are too many variables for each taxpayerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as the number of schedules and whether there are math mistakes. It took the department until mid-May to catch up last year. The department will manage the distribution on a week-to-week basis. Everyone ultimately will receive their refunds, Lay said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll keep people informed, and hopefully we can make sure that we can overachieve compared to what we did last year,â&#x20AC;? he said. Until now, revenue employees had been up to date returning refunds, processing 590,720 refunds for indi-

viduals and businesses and sending out $400.6 million. At this time last year, 279,246 refunds had been processed, with $263.9 million sent out by mail or electronically. The department canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say for sure why there are so many more refunds this year. People who know theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re owed refunds might file early to collect the money. While North Carolina still faces revenue troubles as the sour economy extends into 2010, the situation is a little better than a year ago, when Gov. Beverly Perdue had to secure more than $1 billion in reserves and dedicated funds to ensure the state could pay its bills. Overall tax revenues in the 2008-09 fiscal year fell a whopping 11 percent, or more than $2 billion, compared to the previous year. The state sent out 3.2 million refunds during 2009 totaling $2.9 billion, according to department data. It processed 11.3 million returns during the previous fiscal year and took in 6.9 million pieces of mail.

BURLINGTON

Alamance schools mull new religion policy

BURLINGTON (MCT) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education will consider a policy that would create detailed procedures relating to religion in schools. Ann Majestic, an attorney who advises the school board, said the proposed policy would be a tool to help school system employees comply with court rulings about what is allowed and what is not permitted in a school setting. Majestic said the Alamance-Burlington system lacks a comprehensive policy school employees can rely on in making decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year, school principals are faced with the question of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What can we do and what can we not do?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. The proposed policy is â&#x20AC;&#x153;guidance about what the courts are saying is permissible and not permissible.â&#x20AC;? Majestic gave a few examples of situations the proposed guidelines are meant to address: A principal might be inclined to say gospel songs could not be part of a choral groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance. The songs would be permissible, Majestic said, because the music is â&#x20AC;&#x153;part of culture, the history of music and so on.â&#x20AC;? The school system should not sponsor bac-

calaureate services as part of high school graduation events. The proposed policy says since those services are religious, attendance should be voluntary and they should be studentinitiated. The policy says principals who allow one outside group access to a school must allow access to other groups â&#x20AC;&#x153;to the extent required by constitutional, federal and state laws and regulations.â&#x20AC;? Majestic said that means if a group is allowed to leave Bibles at a school for students who want one, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to make it permissible for any group of any sort to do the same thing.â&#x20AC;? Superintendent Randy Bridges said that would include â&#x20AC;&#x153;not just another religious group ... but any group.â&#x20AC;? An explanation of the guidelines says they are meant to preserve studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and staff membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights to talk about and demonstrate their reli-

gious beliefs while avoiding promotion of religion by the school system. Majestic said a detailed policy is wise so principals and others donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to rely on their instincts, which can lead to going too far in either direction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Your instincts are not going to get you to the right answer, a lot of times,â&#x20AC;? she said. Besides that, Majestic said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lot of popular feeling ... and then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the courts say.â&#x20AC;? The proposed policy says the U.S. Constitution has â&#x20AC;&#x153;been interpreted to require that public schools allow the free exercise of religion and avoid endorsing or supporting religion generally or any particular religious belief ... These guarantees allow students and staff freedom to exercise their religious beliefs, so long as they do not disrupt school or impose their religious beliefs upon others.â&#x20AC;?

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At least 3 dead in campus shooting HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A woman opened fire in a biology faculty meeting at the University of Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Huntsville campus Friday, killing three people and injuring three others, two of them critically, officials said. The shooter was caught outside the Shelby Center, a science building, without incident, according to university spokesman Ray Garner. He said he could not identify her or the victims. Local media reported the shooter was a faculty member. No students were involved, Garner said. All three of those killed and two of the injured were

faculty members. The third injured person was a staff member. Huntsville Hospital spokesman Burr Ingram said two of the injured were in critical condition and the third was in stable condition. Sophomore Erin Johnson told The Huntsville Times a biology faculty meeting was under way when she heard screams coming from the room. University police secured the building and students were cleared from it. The Huntsville campus has about 7,500 students in northern Alabama, not far from the Tennessee line. The city is home to

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STATE BRIEFS

County cuts abortion coverage for staff

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A North Carolina county has stopped paying for elective abortions for employees after officials said a 29year-old state Supreme Court ruling makes it illegal to use tax dollars to pay for the procedure. Wake County Manager David Cooke changed the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-insurance plan this week, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Friday. The plan will continue to pay for abortions in cases of incest, rape or danger to the motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life. Employees have had elective abortions covered since at least 1999. Attorney and state House Minority Leader Paul Stam, R-Wake, said he called fellow Republican Tony Gurley, the newly installed chairman of the county commissioners board, to discuss the court ruling and to make sure Gurley knew Wake Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance covered elective abortions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I promised him that someone would bring legal action against counties that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop it,â&#x20AC;? said Stam, who was the plaintiff in the 1981 court ruling. Opponents say the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move goes beyond the Supreme Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision, which dealt with funding abortions that were not a medical necessity for indigent women. Planned Parenthood of North Carolina and the American Civil Liberties Union oppose ending abortion coverage. Planned Parenthood vice president Melissa Reed said Stam was playing politics with employeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; benefits.

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University of North Carolina President Erskine Bowles listens to the opening proceedings of a North Carolina State University Board of Trustees meeting in Raleigh in June. He will step down from his position, where he helped the system weather a year of turmoil tied to former Gov. Mike Easley.

UNC president Bowles retiring By MIKE BAKER Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Erskine Bowles said Friday he is retiring from his post as University of North Carolina president, stepping aside after helping the system weather a tumultuous year that led to the firing of former First Lady Mary Easley. Bowles announced his decision at the UNC Board of Governors meeting, saying he will leave his position at the end of the year or as soon as a replacement can be found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The University of North Carolina is arguably the best public university in America, and I have no doubt that you will attract a very competitive pool of candidates,â&#x20AC;? Bowles said. The former White House chief of staff under President Bill Clinton began his job at UNC in 2006 but has lately faced grueling questions about Easleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiring at the sys-

temâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest campus. As a federal grand jury last year began investigating the matter, Bowles supported the firing of former Gov. Mike Easleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife from her job at North Carolina State University. Several other campus leaders also left their jobs. Four years ago, during his first meeting with the Board of Governors, Bowles vowed to run the university system efficiently and to keep tuition low. Resident tuition at the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flagship campus in Chapel Hill has risen 22 percent in the last four years, from $2,307 per semester in the 2005-2006 school year to $2,813 during the current academic calendar. It rose 28 percent for out-of-state students to $11,756. Bowles has repeatedly led efforts to keep tuition from moving higher. On Friday, the Board of Governors recommended an average tuition increase of 5.2 percent, sending along an alternative proposal to state lawmakers who had initially mandated a higher increase. The number of administrative jobs at UNC has remained a concern, with a consultantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s report last year finding that the University of North Caro-

lina at Chapel Hill spends more of its budget on administrators than teaching â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and that bureaucracy gets in the way of basic functions. Bowles pushed at the end of the year to cut roughly 900 jobs, mostly administrative. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Believe you me, I know our work is far from finished and I promise you that I am going to continue to work just as hard in the months ahead as I have over the past four years,â&#x20AC;? Bowles told the Board of Governors. Though he began his career at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York, he joined public service in 1993 when Clinton appointed him to serve as director of the Small Business Administration. He later moved to deputy White House chief of staff in 1994 and then chief of staff in 1996, holding that position for two years. Bowles unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2004 and currently serves on the boards of Morgan Stanley and Cousins Properties. While considered a political partisan due to his Clinton and Senate ties, Republicans in the Legislature endorsed Bowles for the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job, citing his businesslike approach.

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Agent: SBI didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow full result in lab reports

was charged with stealing money from the police departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evidence room and trying to cover it up.

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A North Carolina law enforcement agent says his report that items found at a murder scene indicated the presence of blood followed agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s policy at the time, which didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allow him to say that a follow-up test was negative. State Bureau of Investigation agent Duane Deaver testified Friday that he performed lab tests from the scene of a 1991 for which 47-year-old Greg Taylor was convicted. A three-judge panel is hearing his case because the North Carolina Innocence Inquiry Commission recommended it for review. The initial tests on some items from Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sport utility vehicle were positive for blood, but followup tests were negative. Deaverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bench notes noted the negative results, but his formal lab report did not.

Road closures deter visitors to Smokies

3 Haitian quake victims in N.C. describe care CHAPEL HILL (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A month after an earthquake in Haiti killed more than 200,000 people, three patients at a North Carolina burn center say they are luckier than most despite their severe injuries. Three Haitian survivors on Friday described their struggle for survival at North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill. Eric Louis (loo-EESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;) was in a taxi on his way home in a Port-au-Prince suburb when the earthquake stuck. The 48-year-old was passing a gas station, which exploded. He crawled out of the wrecked cab and stepped over dead bodies in the streets before reaching a hospital, which had no doctors. Louis managed to call his wife hours later. She found him, and the two walked for miles to their destroyed home.

Townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sidelined police to resume patrols next week SPRING LAKE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A North Carolina townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s police force will return to work next week, nine months after being stripped of law enforcement authority amid a criminal investigation. Multiple media outlets reported Friday that Spring Lake Police Chief Tory McDuffie will allow officers to resume patrols Monday. Cumberland County deputies assumed control of law enforcement in Spring Lake in May after the arrests of two officers. A sergeant was indicted on charges he participated in a home invasion in which three men were held at gunpoint, and also asked subordinate officers to fake a report about a September raid in which $2,900 was seized. A second sergeant

GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A rough winter with snow, flooding and downed trees contributed to a decrease in the number of visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in January. Bob Miller, a spokesman for the park, said overall entries were down by 6.3 percent last month, which he attributed to road closures due to bad weather. Cold, wet weather closed Newfound Gap Road, also known as I-441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee, N.C., on 14 occasions. Other outlying entrances that saw closures were also down significantly. The number of visitors going through the Foothills Parkway East declined 83 percent and was down 33 percent on the Foothills Parkway West.

Discovered human bones stall esort island work BALD HEAD ISLAND (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Renovations to a golf course on a North Carolina resort island have uncovered buried human bones that an anthropologist says could be more than a century old. The StarNews of Wilmington reported Friday that state archaeologists plan to excavate the area to determine if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a forgotten burial ground. Workers last weekend found a full skeleton that appeared to be buried with crossed arms, then found a second skeleton Monday. Archaeologist Richard Lawrence says there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t much information about people who lived on what is now a resort where golf carts are the only motorized transportation. Public Safety Chief Chip Munna says the island had been known for pirate activity and was a Civil War camp.

Coast Guard Sector gets new commander MOREHEAD CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An Ohio native is about to become the new Coast Guard sector commander for North Carolina. Capt. Anthony Popeil will take command of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina from Capt. June Ryan on Friday. Popeil is a native of Lorain, Ohio, and served previous tours with units in Florida and the Great Lakes. He comes to North Carolina from the Brookings Institution, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, where he was a fellow. Ryan, a native of Bettendorf, Iowa, is transferring to Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command is a shore-based unit that oversees missions in the state.

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The Sanford Herald / Saturday, February 13, 2010 / 9A

SNOW IN 49 STATES FRIDAY

WINTER WONDERLAND

Rare snow falls from Mississippi to Florida

New England states have bad case of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;snow envyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

By MELISSA NELSON Associated Press Writer

PENSACOLA, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It took back-to-back blizzards to paralyze the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, but in the Deep South it only takes a couple inches of snow. Flakes were falling â&#x20AC;&#x201D; or threatened â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friday from Texas to the Florida Panhandle and then up along the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina, bringing a rare white landscape to spots that havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen snow in a decade or longer. The storm crawled out of Texas, where it left the Dallas area with more than a foot of snow, nearly 200 traffic accidents, thousands without power and hundreds of canceled flights. Children in cities better known for stifling humidity took to throwing snowballs and building snowmen, while snow dusted the kudzu vines so prevalent in warm Southern climates. Just the anticipation of an inch of snow was enough to close schools in the Florida Panhandle, while classes also were canceled in parts of Alabama and Georgia. Districts in Louisiana and Mississippi, also closed. In Century, about 40 miles north of Pensacola, 44-year-old Steve Pace scraped some snow from the hood of his truck and formed a snowball to throw at his 6-year-old grandson, Kaleb. It only snowed for about 10 minutes before giving way to rain again, but it was enough for Kaleb to enjoy a family snowball fight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve only ever seen snow on TV till now,â&#x20AC;? Kaleb said, smiling. The southern Alabama city of Andalusia had recorded its largest snowfall since 1973 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 2 inches as of Friday morning. The city of 8,800 near the Florida line was getting ready to close its streets because of snow, which no one could remember happening before, said city building inspector Micah Blair.

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Grace Hamilton, left, her brother Robert Hamilton and neighbor Abigail Rivers build a New Orleans Saints snowman in the Rivers front yard in Pineville, La., on Friday morning. Lawyer Clay Benson, on his daily Starbucks run, said a lot of clients had understandably canceled appointments at his office in downtown Montgomery, Ala. However, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really think all state offices needed to close down, as most did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People from up North laugh at us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We act like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Armageddon coming down here when it snows.â&#x20AC;? In the northwestern Louisiana city of Shreveport, Lamar Methvin, who ran a hardware store for many years and now works at a Home Depot, said the chain ran out of winter supplies before the snowfall because of a recent deep freeze. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Snow shovels? They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know what they are down here,â&#x20AC;? he said, laughing. Rafael Williams, 8, was walking in the snow through a Jackson, Miss., neighborhood and posing

for pictures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been this way before since Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been alive,â&#x20AC;? the 8-year-old said. Several oceanside communities in South Carolina including Charleston â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen recorded snowfall since January 2000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; could see between 2 and 4 inches of snow, said Jonathan Lamb, a National Weather Service meteorologist based in Charleston. And as much as 3 inches could hit Savannah, Ga., where snow was last traced in February 1996 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; only 0.2 inches, Lamb said. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been two decades since Georgiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest city had any notable accumulation, with 3.6 inches falling in December 1989. Normally, temperatures in February donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dip below 41 degrees. American Airlines canceled about 240 flights Friday, mainly at its hub at Dallas-Fort Worth

International Airport, airline spokesman Steve Schlachter said. The snowfall made this the snowiest winter in the Dallas-Fort Worth area in 32 seasons. In Atlanta, Delta Air Lines canceled 1,100 flights for Friday in anticipation of as much as 2 inches of snow expected in the region. AirTran also said Friday that it was canceling more than 60 flights in or out of Atlanta. Snow had begun falling downtown by early afternoon. Brian Segars, a 45-yearold salesman from Dallas, arrived at the Atlanta airport at 1 p.m. Thursday for a 9:30 p.m. flight, only to head back to his hotel eight hours later because of heavy snowfall in Dallas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like I am Steve Martin in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Planes, Trains and Automobiles,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other than John Candyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s underwear in my face, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s almost that bad.â&#x20AC;?

bring out the shovels in parts of Texas, which received more than a foot of snow on Thursday. And the storm continued dropping or threatening snow Friday across the Deep South, including Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gulf Coast. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been weird weather elsewhere, as well. Northern Arizona was hammered late last month with near-record snow, rain and flooding that made roads impassable and cut off the Navajo and Hopi nations. Detroit got 6 inches Wednesday but overall is slightly behind on snowfall. In New Hampshire, Lyman marvels at the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bad luck. He has resorted in the past to trucking in snow for the dog sled teams. But this year, there was no snow anywhere in the region as he watched two storms head to the south.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Snow? What snow? Snowless New England states that rely on it for their winter activities are green with envy watching the MidAtlantic get blanketed with back-to-back blizzards. So little snow fell in Maineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city that Portland canceled its winter festival. In Vermont, no snow meant no sculpting contest. And in New Hampshire, the lack of snow nixed a dog sled race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were thinking of getting the dog teams down to Washington and giving President Obama a ride,â&#x20AC;? said Jim Lyman, president of the Lakes Region Sled Dog Club, which had to cancel this weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race in Laconia. But the unusual snow pattern hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been restricted to the East Coast: They had to

49 states dusted with snow; Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the lone holdout WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Forty-nine states have snow now, from the Gulf Coastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Redneck Riviera to the skyscrapers of Dallas. The lone holdout? Hawaii. Although snow falls every winter on Hawaiiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two tallest volcanoes, the National Weather Service in Honolulu said there was no snow in the state Friday.

Snow had even fallen in the Florida Panhandle and along the South Carolina coast. However, snow has been lighter than usual in New England. Forecasters say El Nino has driven many of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s storms southward. Weather service meteorologist Brian Korty says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extremely rare to have so many states with snow.

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10A / Saturday, February 13, 2010 / The Sanford Herald BILL CLINTON

Former president returns home after heart procedure

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was recovering at his suburban home with his wife on Friday after leaving a Manhattan hospital where he underwent a heart procedure to fix a blocked artery. Three black SUVs with tinted windows arrived around 7:45 a.m. Friday and pulled through the high gates at the house. The Westchester County hamlet of Chappaqua is about 35 miles north of New York City. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was also at the family’s home. Clinton adviser Douglas Band said in a statement that Clinton left New York Presbyterian Hospital “in excellent health.” “He looks forward in the days ahead to getting back to the work of his Foundation, and to Haiti relief and recovery efforts,” it said. Terry McAuliffe, the former Democratic National Committee chairman and a close friend of the Clintons, told CBS’ “The Early Show” that he expects Clinton will get back to work quickly. “If I know President Clinton, he’ll be on the phone ... calling people asking for more help for Haiti and where he can get pickup trucks so they can deliver food or generators. If I know Bill Clinton, he’ll be raring to go in about 35 minutes,” McAuliffe said.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation personnel investigate for evidence at a residence in Orange Park, Fla. Thursday afternoon.

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Hillary Clinton leaves Columbia Presbyterian hospital, Thursday in New York. Former President Bill Clinton, who had quadruple bypass surgery more than five years ago, was hospitalized Thursday to have a clogged heart artery opened after suffering discomfort in his chest. Clinton, 63, could be back at work as soon as Monday, cardiologist Allan Schwartz said previously. A couple of hours after Clinton went home, C.J. Williams, a second-grader from New Fairfield, Conn., arrived at the cul-de-sac carrying a get well card and a red heart-shaped box filled with Skittles. The sandy-haired boy said he wrote on the card, “Happy Valentine’s Day. I hope you feel better and here’s a little heart to make your big heart feel better.” An officer told C.J. and his father that they’d have to mail the items. Clinton had quadruple bypass surgery in 2004. He returned Thursday to have a clogged heart artery opened after suffering discomfort in his chest for

several days. Schwartz said tests had showed that one of the bypasses from the surgery was completely blocked. Instead of trying to open the blocked bypass, doctors reopened the original clogged artery and placed two wire-mesh scaffolds called stents to keep it open. The procedure took about an hour, and Clinton was able to get up two hours later, Schwartz said. “The procedure went very smoothly,” Schwartz said, describing Clinton’s prognosis as excellent. The former president didn’t have a heart attack, and the new blockage was not from his diet, Schwartz said. Clinton has done everything right since his bypass

— eating well, exercising, keeping his blood pressure and cholesterol in check, said his cardiologist, Schwartz said. “This was not a result of his lifestyle or his diet,” Schwartz said at a news conference Thursday night. Since the bypass, “he has really toed the line.” McAuliffe said Clinton participated in a conference call on earthquake relief as he was wheeled into an operating room. “An aide had to literally take the phone away from him,” he said. The secretary of state went from Washington to New York to be with her husband. Their daughter, Chelsea, was also at the hospital. Aides said Mrs. Clinton plans to leave Saturday for the Persian Gulf. During the medical procedure — called an angioplasty — doctors thread a tube through a blood vessel to the blocked artery and inflate a balloon to flatten the clog. Often, one or more stents are used to prop the artery open. The angioplasty is usually done with the patient awake but sedated. It’s one of the most common medical procedures done worldwide. More than a million are done in the United States each year, most involving stents. “It’s not unexpected” for Clinton to need another procedure years after his bypass, said Dr. Clyde Yancy, cardiologist at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas and president of the American Heart Association.

Mom of slain girl, 7, tries not to get hopes up ORANGE PARK, Fla. (AP) — In the days after a 7-year-old vanished on her way home from school, authorities launched a massive manhunt, interviewing all the registered sex offenders in a 5-mile radius. They found Somer Thompson’s body buried among 225 tons of garbage in a Georgia Thompson landfill, but no sign of her killer. This week, nearly four months after she Mitchell died, Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler announced a person of interest in the case, an unemployed 24-year-old restaurant worker who lived on and off in Somer’s neighborhood. Friends and authorities say he kept files of child pornography on his computer. Authorities have not charged Jarred Mitchell Harrell in Somer’s death. Somer’s mother, Diena Thompson, was trying not to get her hopes up, her attorney said Friday. “This has been an emotional roller coaster for her,” said attorney Michael Freed. “We want to make sure the ride comes to an end before she reacts.” Harrell was arrested Thursday in Meridian, Miss., where he moved

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about three weeks ago, and charged with 29 counts of possession of child pornography. He was being held in Mississippi on $1 million bond and Lauderdale County Sheriff Billy Sollie said he did not yet have an attorney. Harrell’s aunt, Kriss Mizelle, said she does not believe he is capable of violence. “They tried to make it sound like he’s some monster, but he’s not,” said Mizelle, who let Harrell stay with her in Meridian. “I could say all these good things about him, but nobody wants to hear that. They think you’re delusional and don’t know about his secret life, but he’s a good kid.” Authorities provided few details about the case and did not say what evidence makes Harrell a person of interest. Family friend Rod Buchanan says Harrell lived on and off with his parents at a brick ranch home not far from Somer’s. Buchanan said his own stepson was playing on Harrell’s computer last year and found some pornographic pictures. He told the adults in the family, but it was “kinda brushed under the rug,” and no one reported it, Buchanan said. Later that year, Harrell moved in with Buchanan’s stepdaughter and her fiance at an apartment a few miles away. According to both Buchanan and a report from the Clay County sheriff’s office, they discovered in August that Harrell was stealing from them and asked him to leave. He left his computer behind, so they turned it on, curious. “Our kids saw stuff that nobody should ever have to see,” said Buchanan, adding that his stepdaughter now wants to talk with a therapist to deal with the trauma of the images of child pornography. Buchanan said it was clear what the files were when they turned on the computer. Buchanan’s wife, a nurse in a neighboring county, asked a deputy what her daughter should do, and they decided she should bring the computer to authorities there. The computer was turned over to Clay County authorities, but the case was still under investigation when Somer disappeared Oct. 19. After a twoday search, investigators spotted her lifeless legs sticking out of the rubbish at a landfill 50 miles from Orange Park, just over the Georgia line. That week, Buchanan and his wife passed Harrell’s parents’ house, noting how close it was to Somer’s. The parents had recently moved, but Harrell’s car was in the driveway.

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The Sanford Herald / Saturday, February 13, 2010 / 11A

Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day

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Holiday sweetened by love music

CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; On Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, many lovers try to select the perfect mix of songs that will lead to passionate fireworks at the end of a romantic evening. Music retailers and record labels have made sure there are plenty of options for those looking to set the mood. In the weeks before the loverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s holiday, they usually offer up a variety of options, from repackaged material by old favorites to new offerings from contemporary artists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second to Christmas Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a gift-giving holiday,â&#x20AC;? says Scott Seviour, senior vice president of artist development at RCA Music Group. Recent top album picks on iTunes include the new CD from the alternately lovestruck and lovelorn Sade, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soldier of Loveâ&#x20AC;?; Michael Bubleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Special Delivery,â&#x20AC;? a mini-disc of romantic songs; and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).â&#x20AC;? Rascal Flatts also released a special digital collection of their 14 most romantic tunes. Barry Manilowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest album â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatest Love Songs of All Timeâ&#x20AC;? wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t specifically intended as a V-Day release â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it was released late last month â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but â&#x20AC;&#x153;it all ties into love and romance,â&#x20AC;? says Seviour. For Manilow, whose hits like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mandyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t

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Album cover of Sadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Soldier of Love.â&#x20AC;? Smile Without Youâ&#x20AC;? have long soothed the ears of the sappy and lovestruck, it gave him a chance to tackle some romantic classics like â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Look of Love.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made some beautiful records, some beautiful songs over the years, but this is the most beautiful album Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever made,â&#x20AC;? says Manilow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very romantic album and it is perfect for Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day.â&#x20AC;? Manilow doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider himself big on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day, but says it is â&#x20AC;&#x153;a sweet holiday, and ... this album is perfect for the people who really love it.â&#x20AC;? The record industry re-

ally loves it as well. It marks an important period on the music industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calendar. Keith Caulfield, an analyst with Billboard magazine, said Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day-themed releases provides a limelight for artists not released during the fourth-quarter rush (It also can help give the industry a bit of a boost after the post-Christmas slump). â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to be lost in that melee, and you have the right kind of artist who is the right fit for (Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like Michael Buble, who released a new digital EP, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loved by women of all ages â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it

kind of works,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It makes a lot of sense to put it out the week of Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the kind of holiday where people are buying music in droves like they do for Christmas but there are certain kinds of acts and certain older albums that tend to do well.â&#x20AC;? Singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega earlier this month released a collection of re-recorded tracks on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Close Up, Vol. 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Love Songs.â&#x20AC;? She says that â&#x20AC;&#x153;people who are expecting a regular kind of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;I love you,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; kind of love song might be surprised by the variety.â&#x20AC;?

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Polanski film debuts, Swiss vow no extradition yet GENEVA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Friday was a banner day for director Roman Polanski: His new film premiered in Berlin and Swiss authorities pledged not to extradite him to the U.S. as long as his appeal on a sex case was still being considered in Los Angeles. Compared to the last four months being under arrest in Switzerland, it was a win-win. Polanski could not walk the red carpet at the Berlin film festival Friday night for the debut of his movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ghost Writer,â&#x20AC;? starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, because he is under house arrest. But he was still the star of the party, feted by the movieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actors, producer and screenplay writer. And in a new twist to his long legal saga, the Swiss Justice Ministry declared it would make â&#x20AC;&#x153;no senseâ&#x20AC;? to shift Polanski from house arrest at his Alpine chalet until U.S. courts ruled definitively that he must be sentenced in person to further jail time for having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the question is still open, why should he be extradited?â&#x20AC;? Rudolf Wyss, the ministryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputy director, told The Associated Press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as the question is still open, our decision depends on that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if we decide on extradition, he can still appeal. This would take many months,â&#x20AC;? Wyss added. Polanskiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extradition is a complicated and diplomatically sensitive decision, as it deals with a three-decade-old case full of alleged wrongdoing by a Los Angeles judge,

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Muhly commissioned to write Internetthemed opera NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Talk about modern opera. Nico Muhly, a 28-year-old composer based in New York, has been commissioned to create a fictionalized account of a British teenager who used the Internet in an attempt to arrange his own murder in 2003. Given the working title â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two Boys,â&#x20AC;? the opera has a libretto by Craig Lucas. Its world premiere is scheduled in June 2011 at Londonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English National Opera and will be presented by the Metropolitan Opera during the first half of the 2013-14 season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Internet crimes are so fascinating because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so specific to my generation,â&#x20AC;? Muhly said Thursday during a telephone interview from London. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was one of those crazy kids who was always reading the BBC, even though I was American. I remember reading the confusing case that no one understood, on BBC online. What was very plain was that the people writing the article and the people who were investigating the case really didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seem to understand what the Internet was â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a space of lies and a space of sort of erotic possibilities.â&#x20AC;?

British fashion designer McQueen found dead at 40

LONDON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; His runway shows were often like performance pieces: One featured models with headwear made of trash. Another showed off 10-inch heels shaped like lobster claws. At the pinnacle of his success, British fashion designer Alexander McQueen was found dead in his home Thursday, days after posting anguished online remarks about the death of his mother. He was 40. The circumstances pointed to a possible suicide, but there was no confirmation from police or McQueenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s publicists. Authorities said the death was not suspicious, apparently ruling out foul play. They did not indicate how McQueen was discovered. The Sun tabloid cited an anonymous source on its Web site who said workers found McQueen hanging in his apartment. The newspaper gave no further details. His family issued a statement asking for privacy. McQueen is credited with helping revive the oncemoribund British fashion industry. His edgy pieces were coveted and treasured by stylish women across the globe and seen on numerous red carpets. ** Planet 51: PG (10:20), 12:20, 5:25 ** Planet 51: PG (10:20), 12:20, 5:25

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and set up loudspeakers so those in the streets could follow. Others stood on debris that used to be a Catholic Church and an evangelical church to remember victims anonymously buried in mass graves outside the devastated capital, Portau-Prince. People raised their hands to the heavens as they sang. Hymns and gospel music pumped throughout the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s apocalyptic landscape of flattened concrete and buildings uprooted at strange angles from their foundations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All families were affected by this tragedy and we are celebrating the memory of the people we lost,â&#x20AC;? said one mourner, Desire Joseph Dorsaintvil. Those killed in the Jan.

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Atop the rubble of destroyed churches, in parks and on sidewalks, thousands of Haitians prayed Friday in a national day of mourning, one month after a magnitude-7 earthquake killed more than 200,000 and left this Caribbean country struggling for survival. Leaders of Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two official religions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a Catholic bishop and the head of the Voodoo priests â&#x20AC;&#x201D; joined Protestant ministers for a prayer service in the shade of mimosa trees near the shattered National Palace. A Muslim preacher also attended. Men wore black armbands of mourning, girls frilly white dresses. Among them were earthquake amputees in wheelchairs, casts and hobbling on crutches. President Rene Preval wept during the service, his black-clad wife trying to console him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pain is too heavy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; words cannot describe it,â&#x20AC;? Preval said in one of the first major public addresses he has made in weeks. Preval said he was there as a father â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not the president â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but urged people to keep supporting the government. He made no mention of the many small demonstrations this week demanding that he resign over a lack of leadership in the wake of the crisis. Parishioners filled churches in Port-auPrinceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Petionville suburb

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12 quake included church leaders, missionaries and children studying at faithbased schools. The Roman Catholic archbishop of Port-au-Prince, Joseph Serge Miot, was among those who perished. Many Port-au-Prince church landmarks were destroyed, including the Roman Catholic Cathedral; the Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart, Haitiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest, and the iconic Episcopalian Church of the Holy Trinity, with its murals of a black Christ, black Virgin Mary and black disciples painted by great Haitian artists in the 1950s. Only part of a mural depicting the baptism of Christ, by Castera Bazile. More than 1 million people have been left homeless, with aid agen-

cies rushing to provide shelter before the rains come. Some Haitians have been asking if God has abandoned their country, the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first black republic, founded in 1804 following a slave rebellion. But one Catholic leader blamed nature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature may be hostile to man, but God will not leave us alone,â&#x20AC;? Monsignor Joseph Lafontant said. At the morning service Friday, chief Voodoo priest Max Beauvoir told the congregation the earthquake was a time to unify all faiths. He praised those who lost their lives and, referring to the Voodoo belief in reincarnation, declared: â&#x20AC;&#x153;People never die, souls never die.â&#x20AC;?

Civilians flee Afghan town ahead of U.S. assault NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cars and trucks jammed the main road out of a besieged Taliban-held town on Friday as hundreds of civilians defied militant orders and fled the area ahead of an anticipated U.S.-Afghan assault. Tribal elders pleaded for NATO to finish the operation quickly and spare civilians â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an appeal that offers some hope the townspeople will cooperate with Afghan and international forces once the Taliban are gone. Thousands of U.S. and Afghan troops have ringed the town of Marjah in Helmand province, poised to enter the farming community, drive off the Taliban and restore government control over a major insurgent supply base and opium-poppy center 380 miles (610 kilometers) southwest of Kabul. Once the town is secured, NATO hopes to rush in aid and restore public services in a bid to win support among the estimated 125,000 people who live in Marjah and surrounding villages. Although the Marjah operation began weeks ago with the movement of troops, U.S. commanders have not revealed when the main attack will take place. They have signaled their intention to attack Marjah for weeks in hopes that civilians would seek shelter.

Abbas aide in sex tape scandal urged to quit RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As sex tapes go, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fairly tame â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a man gets undressed in a bedroom, slides under the covers, plumps the pillows and calls to a woman to join him. But the man is a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and a former Palestinian intelligence official who secretly recorded the scene alleges the aide tried to trade his influence for sex. The footage of the aide, Rafiq Husseini, has sent shock waves through conservative Palestinian society since it was broadcast on Israeli TV earlier this week.

It has left the Palestinian leader scrambling for a response and his rivals from the Islamic militant group Hamas gloating. Even though the Palestinian Authority has won international praise for cleaning up official corruption that was rampant under the late Yasser Arafat, Abbasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Fatah movement continues to be dogged by the perception that some of its leading officials pursue personal gain and pleasure over the national good. Abbas, who is traveling in the Far East and is due back in the West Bank on Monday, has not commented. Other Abbas aides rallied around Husseini, saying he would stay on as Abbasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chief of staff for now. Husseini has not appeared in public since the video was broadcast by Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Channel 10 TV in a report that also included allegations of highlevel financial wrongdoing.

China raises bank reserve level to cool credit BEIJING (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; China moved to curtail bank lending Friday for the second time in a month in the latest effort to cool down its supercharged economy. Chinese leaders worry that a stimulus-driven torrent of lending is fueling a dangerous bubble in stock and real estate prices. They also are concerned that the flood of money surging through the economy is adding to inflation. Beijing declared China had emerged from the global crisis after economic growth rebounded to 10.7 percent in the final quarter of 2009. But authorities say the global outlook is still uncertain, and analysts expect them to try to avoid rate hikes even as they start winding down their stimulus. Banks were ordered Friday to increase reserves by half a percentage point â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to 16.5 percent for large lenders and to 14.5 percent for smaller institutions. Rural lenders that serve farmers were exempted to guarantee adequate credit for agriculture. The move was in line with expectations that Chinese authorities were trying to control credit and keep the recovery on track, analysts said.

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Eagles shoot down Falcons By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

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OLYMPIC LUGER DIES AFTER TRAINING CRASH WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — It took only three seconds. Sliding faster than ever in his life, 21-year-old Nodar Kumaritashvili had one turn left in his final Olympic training run. Flirting with 90 mph on a $100 million track pushing speed to the outer limits, the luger from the republic of Georgia tilted his head slightly forward as his sled climbed the high-banked wall. His last move. Kumaritashvili lost control, crashing into the wall entering the final straightaway. His body went airborne, arms and legs flailing over the opposite side of the track, his upper body smashing into an unpadded steel pole as his sled continued skidding down the track. It all took just 48.9 seconds, start to crash. Paramedics began working on Kumaritashvili within seconds, quickly starting chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, all to no avail. The IOC said Kumaritashvili was pronounced dead at a trauma center in Whistler. Less than an hour after the accident, a representative from each team was told the grim news. With that, tears began flowing across the close-knit sliding world and throughout the Olympic family. “I have no words,” a teary International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge said, “to say what we feel.” Within an hour of the accident, an investigation was opened. Security officials closed access to the crash area and the remainder of the track for the rest of the day, and all further training runs scheduled for Friday were canceled.

RAMSEUR — The Lee Christian Falcons shut down Ethan Joyce, which was their main goal prior to playing Faith Christian in the first round of the NCCSA state tournament on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, the Falcons couldn’t stop anyone else from scoring.

Lee Christian leads by 1 at half, but succumbs to Faith’s red-hot shooting Faith Christian’s hot second-half shooting lifted the Eagles to a 71-56 victory over the Falcons, which ends the season for Lee Christian. Faith Christian will advance to the quarterfinals of the state tournament next week in Walkertown.

The fifth-seeded Falcons (9-10), who saw their threegame winning streak snapped, held a 33-32 lead at halftime but were outscored 39-23 in the second half. “Everything they shot in the second half just went in,” said Lee Christian head

coach Don Warcup, whose Falcons will not advance to the quarterfinals of the state tournament for the first time since 2007. “They were hitting 3s, reverse lay-ups, jumpers from the paint. It was just unbelievable. They must’ve shot 80 percent in the second half. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

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UNC PF broke wrist against Duke, likely out for year as Heels prep for Wolfpack BY BRIANA GORMAN bgorman@heraldsun.com

NCCSA CRUSADERS FALL IN TOURNAMENT GAME

GREENSBORO — The Grace Christian Crusaders lost a heartbreaker to Vandalia Christian 57-51 in the first round of the NCCSA 3-A State Tournament late Friday night. The Crusaders (8-22) were led by David Fox, who drilled six 3-pointers, with 18 points. D.J. McEachin, who scored six straight points on three steals in the third quarter, finished with 12 and Elijah Buie finished with 11. The loss eliminates the Crusaders from postseason play while Vandalia Christian advances to the quarterfinals of the state tournament, which begins on Thursday in Walkertown. The Vikings, who defeated Grace two other times this season by 30 and by 20 points, limited the Crusaders to just five first quarter points and took a 30-20 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Crusaders outscored the Vikings 31-27 in the second half but the Vikings nailed their free throws in the final minute. Justin Treadway led Vandalia with a game-high 22 points.

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Lee County’s Israel Williams (15) goes up for the shot as Fuquay-Varina’s Drew Robinson (left) and Keith Watson defend during Friday night’s game in Sanford.

Jackets stay hot, but still need Tri-9 tourney title for playoffs By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The Lee County Yellow Jackets have been playing red hot for the last three weeks. They’re goIn The Paint ing to need to stay that way Lee County wins if they want a for 8th time in 9 shot at makgames, but can do no better than No. ing the 4-A 6 seed state tournament. The Yellow Jackets closed out the regular season with a 59-53 victory over Fuquay-Varina on Friday night at Lee County High School. It was Lee County’s eighth win in the last

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Lee County’s Dakota Hart (left) looks for an opening around Fuquay-Varina’s Dyshon Harris. ASHLEY GARNER/ The Sanford Herald

CHAPEL HILL — Hours before North Carolina was to begin a weekend celebrating 100 years of basketball, the Tar Heels received Davis some bad news. Ed Davis, the Tar Heels’ leading rebounder and No. 2 scorer, will miss at least six weeks with a broken bone in his left wrist, the school announced Friday. The sophomore broke the lunate bone in his wrist during Wednesday’s 64-54 loss to No. 8 Duke when he fell after a collision with 9:16 to play and the scored tied at 43. Davis had his wrist taped and continued playing but did not score the rest of the game, finishing with four points, six rebounds and career-high six blocks. Davis is not scheduled for surgery at this time, as tests revealed no ligament damage but his wrist will be immobilized for at least the next six weeks. “We’re all extremely disappointed for Ed and for our entire team,” UNC coach Roy Williams said in a statement. “It’s hard to lose any starter, but when you lose someone, likely for the rest of the season, who does so many different things for your team it’s a significant loss. He’s our second-leading scorer, top rebounder, shot blocker and field-goal percentage shooter, so it’s a huge blow to our team. However, we have to band together and try to overcome this latest adversity caused by injury.” Davis will be the third UNC big man on the bench today when the Tar Heels, who have lost four straight, host N.C. State (4 p.m., ESPN). Freshman Travis Wear, who missed the Duke game, is out indefinitely with a severe left ankle sprain, and

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YOUTH LCPR baseball, softball leagues SANFORD — Lee County Parks and Recreation is currently registering for youth baseball and softball. The fee is $25 for county residents. Baseball is for ages 9-18 and girls’ fast-pitch is for ages 8-18. Registration forms are available at the Line Drive Baseball Academy and the Parks and Recreation office on Tramway Road. They can also be found online at www.leecountync. gov/Departments/ParksRecreation. Parks and Rec is also registering our adult men’s and women’s softball leagues. For more information about any of the leagues, call (919) 7752107, ext. 502.

YOUTH Registration open for DRNV baseball, fast-pitch softball SANFORD — Deep River-Northview Optimist Baseball and Softball registration is under way. Registration may be completed online at www.drnvobaseball.com. Forms are also available at Line Drive Baseball Academy. Registration is open through March 1. Baseball registration is for ages 5-15. Fast-pitch softball is available for girls ages 7-12.

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Area Sports BLOG: ALEX PODLOGAR A tragedy at the Olympics, and the video of it raises serious questions. — designatedhitter.wordpress.com

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IN BRIEF Canes send Cullen to Senators for Picard

RALEIGH (AP) — The Ottawa Senators acquired center Matt Cullen from the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday in exchange for defenseman Alexandre Picard and a draft pick. The trade gives the Northeast Division-leading Senators a forward with significant postseason experience. Cullen was a valuable third-line center on the Hurricanes’ team that won the 2006 Stanley Cup and reached the Eastern Conference final last year. “It’s a tough day to say goodbye to him,” Carolina general manager Jim Rutherford said. The 32-year-old Cullen has 12 goals and 28 assists in 60 games this season. He is making $2.8 million this year and is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after the season. Picard is a 24-year-old who Submitted photo has four goals and 11 assists Tramway Elementary School recently raised $10,197.61 for the American Heart Association with their Jump Rope in his fifth NHL season and for Heart program. All students participated by learning about their heart and how to keep it healthy as well as second with Ottawa, and will jumping rope during their physical education class. Pictured are the school’s top three money raisers (from left): be a restricted free agent after Nadia Hartman (kindergarten), Abri Gross (fourth grade) and Aubrey Kirk (kindergarten). the season. The Hurricanes also received the Senators’ second-round pick in this year’s draft. Rutherford said there were “a handful” of teams expressing interest in Cullen before the NHL was to freeze rosters Friday afternoon for the Olympic break, and the Senators were the most persistent celebrate Krzyzewski’s 30th going that way, the record former athletic director By BRYAN STRICKLAND pursuers. Carolina was looking bstrickland@heraldsun.com Tom Butters in the wake season and Cameron’s 70th wouldn’t have been very for an NHL-ready player and a of some early calls for a birthday. good. second-round draft pick. DURHAM — Even if “But the record is coaching change, KrzyzeIt’s difficult to fathom today’s game between such numbers, especially pretty damn good, and it’s wski reached the modest Duke and Maryland wasn’t for Krzyzewski, who never because of the people who mark of 100 games at Duke N.C. board approves for first place in the ACC, it on Jan. 11, 1984, a 73-60 has forgotten a much more committed themselves to UNC Charlotte plan wouldn’t be a standard Sat- modest set of numbers. victory over Appalachian play here and be assistants urday at Cameron Indoor here and manage here. State. “It’s hard for me to CHARLOTTE (AP) — The Stadium. So to come back for that That victory improved believe that on Saturday University of North Carolina About 100 former I’ll be coaching my 1,000th one day and say, ‘Let’s try Krzyzewski to 52-48 but Board of Governors has applayers and staff memmore importantly imgame. I always remember to beat Maryland and let’s proved a funding plan for UNC bers are expected be on proved his fourth Duke being 38-47,” Krzyzewski try to remember those 30 Charlotte to start football. hand to recognize Coach said. “I coach every game years and 1,000 games,’ I team to 14-1, a team that The board passed the plan Mike Krzyzewski’s 1,000th remembering that I was think is good. Any school went on to earn the Blue at a meeting Friday in Chapel game at Duke, which also 38-47 my first three years. would celebrate that.” Devils’ first NCAA Tourna- Hill. UNC Charlotte’s goal is to happens to fall on his 63rd Thanks in part to the ment bid under KrzyzeThat’s a long way to a field a football team in 2013. birthday. unwavering support of wski. Two seasons later, thousand, and if we kept The school has said funding It’s also a chance to the Blue Devils were in the will come from a combination of a debt-service fee and Final Four, and the rest private support. The plan calls — including three NCAA championships — is hoops for student feels to increase $120 for the 2010-2011 history. school year. Increases over Krzyzewski is 780-219 the next three years would at Duke, including a 20-4 bring the total to $320. The record this season. The fees would pay the debt eighth-ranked Blue Devils on the stadium and other currently lead the ACC at facilities, and the rest would 8-2, with Maryland (16-6, go to fund the program itself. 6-2 ACC) sitting in second place heading into today’s Those fees could be reduced, showdown (1 p.m., WRAL). depending on sales and business and alumni contribu“That’s a lot of games. tions. It’s crazy,” Duke junior The final step for 49er Nolan Smith said. “I’m just football comes when state excited to get to play in legislators consider the plan that game for him and get to build a stadium and related him a win.” facilities.

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OLYMPIC BRIEFS The first spot was in front of the Victory Square war memorial. About 600 people gathered on surrounding sidewalks and street corners, about half to watch and enjoy and the rest to lash out against everything from the cost of the Olympics to tight security. As several sponsor vehicles approached, protesters blocked the middle of the street and chanted, “You’re not getting through!” Officers on bicycles and motorcycles formed a wall in front of the activists, then were joined by eight more police on horses. Several protesters sat in the street, right in front of the police.

First Olympic delay: Women’s super-combined

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Snow conditions forced the first delay at the Vancouver Olympics, postponing the women’s super-combined Alpine race. The women had been scheduled to race Sunday, and a new date has not been set yet. A heavy overnight rain made the course soft and unsafe. “The snow is too heavy,” women’s race director Atle Skaardal said Friday. The status of the men’s downhill race, which is scheduled for Saturday, also is in jeopardy. “I think they have a huge challenge based on the weather forecast we have,” Skaardal said. “It will be an extremely difficult day for maybe the most important event of the games in terms of Alpine skiing.” Officials canceled men’s and women’s training runs that were scheduled for Friday. The first women’s training session Thursday was scrapped after only two skiers because of heavy fog and snow.

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Shen-Zhao to skate 1st, other top pairs go late VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Two-time Olympic bronze medalists Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo will skate first in Sunday’s short program, while the rest of the top pairs teams don’t go until the last two groups. Shen and Zhao retired after winning their third world title in 2007, but are back in hopes of finally winning Olympic gold. They quickly established themselves as the team to beat. Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany, winners of the last two world titles, will skate last. Zhang Dan and Zhang Hao, silver medalists in Turin; Pang Qing and Tong Jian, the 2006 world champions; and Canadian champions Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison are also in the final group. European champions Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov skate 16th. U.S. champions Caydee Denney and Jeremy Barrett will skate fourth with fellow Americans Amanda Evora and Mark Ladwig eighth.

Olympic torch rerouted twice to avoid protesters

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Various groups from an impoverished section of downtown joined forces Friday morning and caused the Olympic torch relay to change course twice, a small but satisfying victory for protest organizers. “Community 1, Torch 0!” Lauren Gill of the Homes Not Games faction hollered into a megaphone following the first detour, drawing cheers from dozens of protesters scurrying to get to the second site.

Lindsey Vonn of the United States stands at the bottom of the hill after the Women’s Downhill training session was cancelled due to bad weather conditions, heavy snow and fog, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, Friday.

With training canceled, Vonn can still only wait WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Warm, wet weather haS turned this mountain into a mushy mess, wiping out training runs and postponing the opening women’s Alpine race. Hardly ideal conditions at any competition, let alone the Winter Olympics, right? Try telling that to Lindsey Vonn. She loves the way things are going. Every delay provides extra time for her badly bruised right shin to rest and heal. “I’m lucking out pretty heavily because of all the cancellations,” the American said Friday. “Normally I would be disappointed. But for my shin, I think, this is the best possible scenario.” The first women’s event, Sunday’s super-combined, was put off because racers will not have had a chance to train on the downhill course. Thursday’s training run was scrapped after two racers started, and practice was canceled altogether for Friday and Saturday.

Much was unknown, including when the women will train and when the super-combined will be raced. Such schedule disruptions might distress plenty of people — from athletes to spectators, from Olympic and skiing officials to TV types — but certainly not Vonn. The two-time overall World Cup champion has been pegged as a medal contender in all five Alpine events, and an overwhelming favorite for golds in the downhill and super-G. But that was before Vonn revealed Wednesday that she was hurt last week in pre-Olympic practice. She fell during a slalom training run and slammed her right boot against her leg. For a week or so, it was a struggle simply to put on her ski boot and stand still in it — forget about trying to speed down a slope — and Vonn raised the possibility that she might not be able to compete at all.

WHISTLER, British Columbia (AP) — Bode Miller, Andrew Weibrecht, Steven Nyman and Marco Sullivan were selected Friday for the U.S. Olympic men’s downhill team. Erik Fisher was the odd man out, failing to crack the four-racer lineup. “He understands that he’s the fifth guy,” U.S. Ski Team men’s coach Sasha Rearick said, adding that Nyman “has been skiing more consistently.” Rearick announced his picks Friday, when the final training run ahead of Saturday’s race was canceled because of overnight rain. The men’s downhill is the first event on the Alpine schedule at the Vancouver Games. Miller won two silver medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and is a two-time overall World Cup champion. He also has won four world titles, including the downhill at the 2005 world championships. But he failed to win a medal at the 2006 Turin Games after entering as a heavy favorite in multiple events, making more headlines for his late-night partying than his skiing. And he didn’t collect a medal at either of the past two world championships.

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Scoreboard

4B / Saturday, February 13, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Sports Standings By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Boston 32 18 .640 Toronto 29 23 .558 Philadelphia 20 32 .385 New York 19 32 .373 New Jersey 4 48 .077 Southeast Division W L Pct Orlando 36 18 .667 Atlanta 33 18 .647 Charlotte 26 25 .510 Miami 26 27 .491 Washington 17 33 .340 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 43 11 .796 Chicago 25 26 .490 Milwaukee 24 27 .471 Detroit 18 33 .353 Indiana 18 34 .346 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Dallas 32 20 .615 San Antonio 30 21 .588 Houston 27 24 .529 New Orleans 28 25 .528 Memphis 26 25 .510 Northwest Division W L Pct Denver 35 18 .660 Utah 32 19 .627 Oklahoma City 30 21 .588 Portland 31 24 .564 Minnesota 13 40 .245 Pacific Division W L Pct L.A. Lakers 41 13 .759 Phoenix 31 22 .585 L.A. Clippers 21 31 .404 Sacramento 18 34 .346 Golden State 14 37 .275

Sports Review Edmonton 60 19 35 6 44 150204 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 61 40 12 9 89 203150 Phoenix 61 37 19 5 79 166153 Los Angeles60 36 20 4 76 182166 Dallas 60 27 21 12 66 172186 Anaheim 60 29 24 7 65 169183

Thursday’s Games Cleveland 115, Orlando 106 San Antonio 111, Denver 92 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Games East vs. West at Arlington, TX, 8 p.m.

NBA Standings

GB — 4 13 131⁄2 29

NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Thursday’s Games San Jose 3, Detroit 2, SO Edmonton 3, Los Angeles 2, SO Ottawa 6, Washington 5 Carolina 4, Buffalo 3, OT Boston 5, Tampa Bay 4 Vancouver 3, Florida 0 Dallas 3, Calgary 1 Friday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Montreal 2 Nashville at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Colorado, 9 p.m. Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders, 2 p.m. San Jose at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m. Boston at Florida, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Detroit, 7 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Anaheim at Calgary, 10 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 1 p.m. Nashville at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

NHL Conference Glance By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTPts GF GA New Jersey 59 36 20 3 75 155137 Pittsburgh 60 36 22 2 74 190172 Philadelphia59 31 25 3 65 173158 N.Y. Rangers6026 27 7 59 153165 N.Y. Islanders6024 28 8 56 151186 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Ottawa 61 35 22 4 74 173172 Buffalo 59 32 18 9 73 163151 Montreal 62 29 27 6 64 162170 Boston 59 26 22 11 63 146152 Toronto 60 19 30 11 49 162204 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 61 41 13 7 89 244173 Tampa Bay 59 26 22 11 63 154172 Atlanta 58 25 24 9 59 175187 Florida 60 24 27 9 57 153174 Carolina 60 23 30 7 53 163192 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 59 39 15 5 83 189138 Nashville 59 32 22 5 69 164165 Detroit 60 27 21 12 66 155163 St. Louis 60 26 25 9 61 155169 Columbus 61 25 27 9 59 159194 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 59 36 21 2 74 188143 Colorado 59 34 19 6 74 176154 Calgary 61 29 23 9 67 153155 Minnesota 59 29 26 4 62 163173

GB — 11⁄2 81⁄2 91⁄2 17 GB — 161⁄2 171⁄2 231⁄2 24

GB — 11⁄2 41⁄2 41⁄2 51⁄2 GB — 2 4 5 22 GB — 91⁄2 19 22 1 25 ⁄2

Golf Scores AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Par Scores By The Associated Press Friday Pebble Beach, Calif. Purse: $6.2 million Played on three courses golfers listed in par order p-Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,816 yards, Par 72 m-Monterey Peninsula CC, 6,838 yards, Par 70 s-Spyglass Hill GC, 6,953 yards, Par 72 Second Round Alex Cejka 65m-67s — 132 Bryce Molder 67p-65m — 132 Dustin Johnson 64p-68m — 132 Paul Goydos 67m-65s — 132 J.B. Holmes 65p-67m — 132 Matt Jones 67s-67p — 134 David Duval 67s-68p — 135 Padraig Harrington 69s-67p — 136 D.J. Trahan 67p-67m — 134 Alex Prugh 68s-68p — 136 K.J. Choi 65p-70m — 135 Steve Marino 68m-67s — 135 Steve Elkington 68p-67m — 135 Webb Simpson 67m-68s — 135 Luke Donald 70p-65m — 135 Kevin Streelman 65m-70s — 135 Tom Gillis 69s-68p — 137 Phil Mickelson 68m-67s — 135 Jason Gore 69m-66s — 135 Scott McCarron 70p-66m — 136 Vijay Singh 65m-71s — 136 Vaughn Taylor 69s-69p — 138 Brett Quigley 69s-69p — 138 John Senden 67s-71p — 138 Kevin Na 71p-65m — 136 Tom Pernice, Jr. 67m-69s — 136 Bo Van Pelt 65m-71s — 136 Tim Clark 70s-68p — 138 Garrett Willis 68p-68m — 136 Greg Owen 71s-67p — 138 J.P. Hayes 68s-71p — 139 Mike Weir 67p-70m — 137 Will MacKenzie 70p-67m — 137 Bob Estes 69p-68m — 137 Jim Furyk 68p-69m — 137 Steve Lowery 73p-64m — 137 Josh Teater 70p-67m — 137 Spencer Levin 68m-69s — 137 Chris Wilson 72s-67p — 139

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Nick Watney Cameron Percy Jay Williamson Marc Leishman Brandt Snedeker Heath Slocum Nicholas Thompson Kevin Sutherland Matt Kuchar Sean O’Hair Omar Uresti Jason Day Rickie Fowler Pat Perez John Mallinger J.J. Henry Ricky Barnes Ted Purdy Mark Wilson Rod Pampling Ryuji Imada Nick O’Hern Jeff Quinney Sergio Garcia Martin Flores Lee Janzen Chris Couch Charley Hoffman Brian Gay Aaron Baddeley Blake Adams Vance Veazey Brian Davis Jimmy Walker Retief Goosen James Driscoll Greg Chalmers David Lutterus Jonathan Byrd Kevin Johnson Sam Saunders Cameron Tringale Robert Garrigus Tim Petrovic Jeff Maggert Chez Reavie Roger Tambellini Ryan Palmer Justin Bolli Billy Horschel Jeff Gove

71p-66m 69s-70p 70s-70p 70s-70p 72s-68p 71m-67s 68m-70s 68m-70s 69s-71p 70s-70p 72p-66m 71p-67m 67m-71s 68m-71s 67m-72s 72s-69p 72s-69p 70p-69m 71p-68m 69m-70s 70s-71p 69s-72p 70s-71p 68m-71s 69p-70m 69p-70m 68p-71m 64m-75s 66m-73s 72p-67m 65m-74s 70p-69m 71p-68m 74p-66m 70s-72p 70s-72p 76s-66p 72p-68m 70m-70s 70p-70m 72s-70p 71p-69m 72s-70p 72m-68s 65m-75s 75p-65m 73s-69p 71m-70s 70m-71s 75s-68p 71p-70m

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College Basketball Standings Atlantic Sun Conference Belmont Jacksonville Campbell ETSU Lipscomb Mercer Kennesaw St. N. Florida S.C.-Upstate Florida Gulf Coast Stetson

W 10 10 9 9 10 8 7 6 5 4 4

Conference L PCT 5 .667 5 .667 5 .643 5 .643 6 .625 6 .571 7 .500 9 .400 10 .333 12 .250 12 .250

W 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 11 5 7 6

Al l Games L PCT 10 .600 10 .583 9 .609 12 .520 12 .520 12 .500 13 .480 14 .440 19 .208 18 .280 18 .250

——— Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Jacksonville 68, Florida Gulf Coast 62 S.C.-Upstate 81, Lipscomb 74 Stetson 71, North Florida 60 Friday’s Games Kennesaw St. at ETSU, 7 p.m. Mercer at Campbell, 7 p.m. Saturday’s Games Belmont at S.C.-Upstate, 2 p.m. Stetson at Jacksonville, 3:15 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast at North Florida, 7 p.m. Sunday’s Games Mercer at ETSU, 4 p.m.

Atlantic Coast Conference Duke Maryland Wake Forest Virginia Tech Virginia Clemson Florida St. Georgia Tech Miami Boston College North Carolina N.C. State

Atlantic 10 Conference Conference W L PCT Richmond 8 2 .800 Charlotte 8 2 .800 Xavier, Ohio 8 2 .800 Temple 7 2 .778 Rhode Island 7 3 .700 Dayton 6 3 .667 St. Louis 6 3 .667 La Salle 3 6 .333 St. Bonaventure 3 6 .333 Duquesne 3 7 .300 UMass 3 7 .300 St. Joseph’s 3 7 .300 George Washington 2 7 .222 Fordham 0 10 .000

All Games W L 19 6 18 6 16 7 19 5 19 4 17 6 15 8 11 12 10 12 12 12 9 15 9 15 12 10 2 20

St. Bonaventure 72, Fordham 61 Richmond 69, Rhode Island 67 Thursday’s Games Massachusetts 84, Duquesne 80, OT Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games George Washington at Fordham, 1 p.m. Richmond at St. Bonaventure, 2 p.m. Dayton at Saint Louis, 4 p.m. Rhode Island at Temple, 4 p.m. Xavier at Florida, 6 p.m. Sunday’s Games La Salle at Duquesne, 2 p.m. Saint Joseph’s at Massachusetts, 4 p.m.

PCT .760 .750 .696 .792 .826 .739 .652 .478 .455 .500 .375 .375 .545 .091

——— Wednesday’s Games Dayton 75, Charlotte 47

Conference W L PCT 8 2 .800 6 2 .750 7 3 .700 6 3 .667 5 3 .625 5 5 .500 5 5 .500 5 5 .500 3 7 .300 3 7 .300 2 7 .222 2 8 .200

W 20 16 17 19 14 17 17 17 17 12 13 14

All Games L PCT 4 .833 6 .727 5 .773 4 .826 7 .667 7 .708 7 .708 7 .708 7 .708 12 .500 11 .542 11 .560

——— Wednesday’s Games Virginia at Maryland, ppd., Snow Clemson 77, Florida St. 67 Miami 64, Georgia Tech 62 Virginia Tech 72, N.C. State 52 Duke 64, North Carolina 54 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games Miami at Clemson, Noon Maryland at Duke, 1 p.m. N.C. State at North Carolina, 4 p.m. Virginia at Virginia Tech, 8 p.m. Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Boston College at Florida St., 7:30 p.m.

AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Daytona 500 Lineup By The Associated Press Race Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 191.188 mph. 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 190.913. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 190.359. 4. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 189.056. 5. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 188.996. 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 189.374. 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 190.054. 8. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 190.408. 9. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 190.118. 10. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 190.359. 11. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 188.699. 12. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 188.533. 13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.593. 14. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 188.727. 15. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 189.255. 16. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 189.693. 17. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 190.577. 18. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 189.757. 19. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 189.282. 20. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 189.314. 21. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 190.05. 22. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.628. 23. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.411. 24. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 190.05. 25. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 189.072. 26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 189.737. 27. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 189.195. 28. (36) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 189.052. 29. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 185.924. 30. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 189.958. 31. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 188.198. 32. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 189.294. 33. (34) John Andretti, Ford, 187.512. 34. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 188.735. 35. (37) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 187.285. 36. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 190.05. 37. (38) Robert Richardson Jr., Ford, 187.289. 38. (26) Boris Said, Ford, 186.908. 39. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 188.865. 40. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford, 190.573. 41. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 189.709. 42. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 189.665. 43. (51) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 189.454. Failed to Qualify 44. (90) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 188.3. 45. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Toyota, 184.407. 46. (49) David Gilliland, Toyota, 187.766. 47. (46) Terry Cook, Dodge, 187.056. 48. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 185.041. 49. (09) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, 187.278. 50. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 186.254. 51. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 188.391. 52. (92) Mike Wallace, Dodge, 182.678. 53. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet, 180.607. 54. (97) Jeff Fuller, Toyota, 187.363.

NASCAR-Nationwide-DRIVE4COPD Lineup Friday qualifying; Saturday race At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-1st. 2. (60) Carl Edwards, Ford, 2009 Owner Points-2nd. 3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-3rd. 4. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-4th. 5. (21) John Wes Townley, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-5th. 6. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-6th. 7. (32) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-7th. 8. (38) Kasey Kahne, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-8th. 9. (16) Colin Braun, Ford, 2009 Owner Points-9th. 10. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 2009 Owner Points-10th. 11. (1) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-11th. 12. (12) Justin Allgaier, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points-12th. 13. (66) Steve Wallace, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-13th. 14. (43) Scott Lagasse Jr., Ford, 2009 Owner Points-14th. 15. (7) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-15th. 16. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-16th. 17. (99) Trevor Bayne, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-17th. 18. (15) Michael Annett, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-18th. 19. (28) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-19th. 20. (34) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-20th. 21. (40) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-21st. 22. (10) Jason Leffler, Toyota, 2009 Owner Points-22nd. 23. (01) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-23rd. 24. (22) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points-24th. 25. (81) Michael McDowell, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points-25th. 26. (24) Eric McClure, Ford, 2009 Owner Points-26th. 27. (23) Robert Richardson Jr., Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-27th. 28. (26) Brian Keselowski, Dodge, 2009 Owner Points-28th. 29. (61) Josh Wise, Ford, 2009 Owner Points-29th. 30. (87) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 2009 Owner Points-30th. 31. (27) Greg Biffle, Ford, Driver Winner. 32. (4) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Driver Winner. 33. (05) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, Past Champion-2000. 34. (04) Brad Teague, Chevrolet, Qualify-

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Sports on TV Saturday, Feb. 13 GOLF 1 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, third round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. 3 p.m. CBS — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, third round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ESPN — Michigan St. at Penn St. 1 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Maryland at Duke 2 p.m. ESPN — Oklahoma at Oklahoma St. 4 p.m. ESPN — N.C. State at North Carolina FSN — Washington St. at California VERSUS — UNLV at San Diego St. 5 p.m. ESPN2 — Texas A&M at Texas Tech 6 p.m. ESPN — Xavier at Florida 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Memphis at Tulsa

9 p.m. ESPN — Tennessee at Kentucky ESPN2 — Saint Mary’s, Calif. at Portland NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. TNT — Exhibition, H.O.R.S.E., at Dallas 8:30 p.m. TNT — Exhibition, Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, ThreePoint Contest, and Slam Dunk, at Dallas OLYMPICS 2 p.m. NBC — LIVE: men’s speed skating: 5000m Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: ski jumping: individual K-95 Gold Medal final; women’s biathlon: 7.5km sprint Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, Canada 3 p.m. CNBC — Women’s ice hockey: Sweden vs. Switzerland, at Vancouver, Canada 8 p.m. CNBC — Women’s ice hockey: Canada vs. Slovakia, at Vancouver, Canada NBC — LIVE: men’s short track: 1500m Gold Medal final; women’s freestyle skiing: moguls competition and Gold Medal final; SAME-DAY TAPE: men’s alpine skiing, downhill Gold Medal final, at Vancouver, Canada

sophomore Tyler Zeller has been on the bench since Jan. 13 with a stress fracture in his right foot. Both the Tar Heels and Wolfpack will be trying to avoid being ranked last in the ACC, with UNC (13-11, 2-7) holding a slight edge over N.C. State (14-11, 2-8) entering the game since it won the Jan. 26 meeting in Raleigh. But the Tar Heels might have a bit more difficulty this time around with the loss of the forwards. Zeller did not play in the first

ing Draw-35th. 35. (41) Chrissy Wallace, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-36th. 36. (02) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-37th. 37. (11) Brian Scott, Toyota, Qualifying Draw-38th. 38. (48) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-39th. 39. (09) Scott Riggs, Ford, Qualifying Draw-41st. 40. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-42nd. 41. (31) Stanton Barrett, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-43rd. 42. (5) Bobby Gerhart, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-44th. 43. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, Qualifying Draw-49th. Failed to qualify 44. (0) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-50th. 45. (56) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-51th. 46. (83) John Borneman III, Dodge, Qualifying Draw-52nd. 47. (75) Brett Rowe, Dodge, Qualifying Draw-53rd. 48. (73) Derrike Cope, Dodge, Qualifying Draw-54th. 49. (92) Johnny Chapman, Dodge, Qualifying Draw-55th. 50. (35) Jason Keller, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-56th. 51. (70) Shelby Howard, Chevrolet, Qualifying Draw-57th.

BASKETBALL NBA All-Star Rosters By The Associated Press Sunday, Feb. 14 At Cowboys Stadium Arlington, Texas (x-starters; i-injured, will not play; p-will not play, personal reasons; r-injury replacement) EASTERN CONFERENCE Chris Bosh, F-C, Toronto x-Kevin Garnett, F, Boston Al Horford, F-C, Atlanta x-Dwight Howard, C, Orlando xp-Allen Iverson, G, Philadelphia x-LeBron James, F, Cleveland Joe Johnson, G, Atlanta r-David Lee, F, New York Paul Pierce, F, Boston Rajon Rondo, G, Boston Derrick Rose, G, Chicago x-Dwayne Wade, G, Miami Gerald Wallace, F, Charlotte Coach — Stan Van Gundy, Orlando Magic WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Carmelo Anthony, F, Denver r-Chauncey Billups, G, Denver xi-Kobe Bryant, G, L.A. Lakers x-Tim Duncan, F, San Antonio Kevin Durant, F, Oklahoma City Pau Gasol, F, L.A. Lakers r-Chris Kaman, C, L.A. Clippers r-Jason Kidd, G, Dallas x-Steve Nash, G, Phoenix Dirk Nowitzki, F, Dallas i-Chris Paul, G, New Orleans Zach Randolph, F, Memphis i-Brandon Roy, G, Portland x-Amare Stoudemire, F-C, Phoenix Deron Williams, G, Utah Coach — George Karl, Denver Nuggets

24. N. Iowa 19-2 193 — 25. Mississippi 16-5 132 18 Others receiving votes: Florida St. 77, Cornell 39, UAB 32, Wake Forest 31, Xavier 31, Siena 19, Rhode Island 17 17-3, Clemson 16, UNLV 16, Missouri 13, Charlotte 12, Marquette 10, Saint Mary’s, Calif. 9, UTEP 7, Wichita St. 5, Oklahoma St. 3, Maryland 2, George Mason 1.

NCAA Women’s boxscores Late Thursday NO. 8 DUKE 70, N.C. STATE 39 N.C. STATE (13-11) Holston 1-9 0-0 2, Ellison 0-3 0-0 0, White 1-4 2-2 4, Gartrell 2-11 5-6 9, Kastanek 5-11 2-2 14, Durham 0-1 0-0 0, Tasler 0-2 0-0 0, Strachan 3-7 0-0 8, Beal 0-2 2-2 2. Totals 12-50 11-12 39. DUKE (20-4) Christmas 1-7 0-0 2, Cheek 3-5 1-1 7, Vernerey 9-13 2-4 20, J.Thomas 2-9 0-0 5, Jackson 1-6 2-2 4, Hopkins 1-1 0-0 2, Selby 4-7 0-0 10, Mitchell 5-9 0-1 10, Scheer 1-2 2-2 4, Rogers 0-1 0-0 0, K.Thomas 2-2 2-2 6. Totals 29-62 9-12 70. Halftime—Duke 33-16. 3-Point Goals—N.C. State 4-13 (Strachan 2-5, Kastanek 2-5, Tasler 0-1, Ellison 0-2), Duke 3-15 (Selby 2-4, J.Thomas 1-3, Cheek 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Rogers 0-1, Scheer 0-1, Jackson 0-2, Christmas 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N.C. State 27 (Kastanek, Tasler 5), Duke 47 (Cheek, Vernerey 10). Assists—N.C. State 8 (White 3), Duke 17 (Jackson, J.Thomas 4). Total Fouls—N.C. State 17, Duke 13. A—5,714. BOSTON COLLEGE 69, NO. 18 NORTH CAROLINA 62 BOSTON COLLEGE (14-10) Murphy 3-9 3-4 9, Swords 5-9 4-7 14, Gill 3-10 2-2 9, Thoman 3-11 0-0 6, Picco 5-12 0-0 12, Brown 3-6 0-0 6, Shields 5-10 1-2 13. Totals 27-67 10-15 69. NORTH CAROLINA (16-7) Bursey 0-3 0-0 0, Shegog 5-8 0-0 10, Rolle 3-7 5-6 11, Ruffin-Pratt 2-10 0-0 4, White 2-5 0-0 6, Broomfield 2-5 0-0 4, Lucas 5-16 1-1 13, DeGraffenreid 3-6 0-2 6, Robertson-Warren 2-4 1-2 5, Gross 1-1 0-0 3, M.Wood 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 7-11 62. Halftime—North Carolina 34-31. 3-Point Goals—Boston College 5-20 (Shields 2-6, Picco 2-7, Gill 1-3, Brown 0-1, Thoman 0-3), North Carolina 5-17 (White 2-5, Lucas 2-5, Gross 1-1, Bursey 0-2, Ruffin-Pratt 0-4). Fouled Out—Shegog. Rebounds—Boston College 43 (Murphy 12), North Carolina 39 (Broomfield 8). Assists—Boston College 15 (Thoman 7), North Carolina 14 (Ruffin-Pratt, White 4). Total Fouls—Boston College 12, North Carolina 15. A—2,527.

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The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 31, 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 (54) 20-1 1,605 2 2. Villanova (4) 19-1 1,534 3 3. Syracuse (6) 21-1 1,506 4 4. Kentucky (1) 20-1 1,460 1 5. Michigan St. 19-3 1,367 5 6. West Virginia 17-3 1,230 9 7. Georgetown 16-4 1,204 7 8. Purdue 18-3 1,182 10 9. Texas 18-3 1,069 6 10. Duke 17-4 1,025 8 10. Kansas St. 17-4 1,025 11 12. BYU 21-2 748 12 13. Ohio St. 16-6 677 20 14. Tennessee 16-4 655 14 15. New Mexico 20-3 636 23 16. Wisconsin 16-5 585 16 17. Gonzaga 17-4 541 13 18. Vanderbilt 16-4 502 21 19. Temple 18-4 495 15 20. Baylor 16-4 461 24 21. Georgia Tech 16-5 459 22 22. Pittsburgh 16-5 278 17 23. Butler 18-4 216 —

Friday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League SEATTLE MARINERS—Agreed to terms with DH Mike Sweeney on a minor league contract. TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms with INF Angel Chavez and INF J.J. Furmaniak on minor league contracts. Eastern League TRENTON THUNDER—Named Jay Burnham director of broadcasting and Justin Shackil broadcast and media relations assistant. American Association PENSACOLA PELICANS—Sold the contract of LHP Tyler Wilson to the Boston Red Sox. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS—Acquired OF Kraig Binick from Windy City (Frontier) to complete an earlier trade. FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Announced commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year contract through March 2015. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Named Tom Headlee pro scout. Signed DB John Bowie. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Released LB Joey Porter. NEW YORK GIANTS—Moved wide receivers coach Mike Sullivan to quarterbacks coach. Promoted offensive quality control coach Sean Ryan to receivers coach. WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed K Justin Medlock to a futures contract. Named Ray Wright strength and conditioning coach. Canadian Football League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Named Kavis Reed defensive coordinator and assistant head coach and Jamie Barresi offensive coordinator. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES—Traded C Matt Cullen to Ottawa for D Alexandre Picard and a 2010 second-round draft pick. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Traded D Cam Barker to Minnesota for D Kim Johnsson and D Nick Leddy. LOS ANGELES KINGS—Assigned LW Scott Parse to Manchester (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Recalled D Cory Murphy from Lowell (AHL). Assigned D Rob Davison to Lowell. NEW YORK RANGERS—Acquired LW Jody Shelley from San Jose for a conditional 2011 sixth-round draft pick. OTTAWA SENATORS—Signed general manager Bryan Murray to a one-year contract extension. PHILADELPHIA FLYERS—Agreed to terms with C Blair Betts on a two-year contract extension. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Reassigned F Radek Smolenak to Abbotsford (AHL). American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK—Signed F Andrew Carroll. NORFOLK ADMIRALS—Signed D Zach Tarkir. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Recalled D Scott Fletcher from Reading (ECHL). TORONTO MARLIES—Re-assigned F Robert Slaney and G Andrew Engelage to Reading (ECHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK RED BULLS—Waived G Danny Cepero, D Carlos Johnson and D Walter Garcia. Announced it did not pick up MF Matthew Mbuta’s option. National Indoor Soccer League ECHL ECHL—Announced the resignation of senior vice president of communications Jack Carnefix. ELMIRA JACKALS—Placed G Tyler Sims on waivers. COLLEGE FLORIDA—Named Teryl Austin defensive coordinator. IOWA—Announced sophomore men’s basketball G Anthony Tucker has been released from his scholarship.

meeting with the Wolfpack, but Davis and Wear combined for 14 points and 13 rebounds in the 77-63 victory at the RBC Center. The pair also was instrumental in defending N.C. State big man Tracy Smith, who is the sixth-leading scorer in the ACC with 17.4 points per game. The frontcourt was supposed to be the Tar Heels’ strength this season, but entering today’s game, their three biggest players will be senior Deon Thompson (69, 245) and freshmen David Wear (6-10, 225) and John Henson (6-10, 195). Junior Will Graves (6-6, 240) also has slid over from

the three spot to post up a few times this season and might be called upon to do so again today. The Wolfpack, coming off a 72-52 loss to Virginia Tech on Wednesday, also has been dealing with injuries the past week. Freshman forward Richard Howell played just three minutes against the Hokies after receiving nine stitches when he cut his left leg on an exposed bolt at the RBC Center while running out of the tunnel for pregame warm-ups, and senior guard Farnold Degand has been dealing with a thigh bruise. Both are expected to play today.

NBA All-Star Game MVPs By The Associated Press 2009 — Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers; and Shaquille O’Neal, Phoenix 2008 — LeBron James, Cleveland 2007 — Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers 2006 — LeBron James, Cleveland 2005 — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 2004 — Shaquille O’Neal, LA Lakers 2003 — Kevin Garnett, Minnesota 2002 — Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers 2001 — Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 2000 — Tim Duncan, San Antonio; and Shaquille O’Neal, LA Lakers 1999 — No game. 1998 — Michael Jordan, Chicago 1997 — Glen Rice, Charlotte 1996 — Michael Jordan, Chicago 1995 — Mitch Richmond, Sacramento 1994 — Scottie Pippen, Chicago 1993 — Karl Malone and John Stockton, Utah 1992 — Magic Johnson, LA Lakers 1991 — Charles Barkley, Philadelphia 1990 — Magic Johnson, LA Lakers 1989 — Karl Malone, Utah 1988 — Michael Jordan, Chicago 1987 — Tom Chambers, Seattle 1986 — Isiah Thomas, Detroit 1985 — Ralph Sampson, Houston 1984 — Isiah Thomas, Detroit 1983 — Julius Erving, Philadelphia 1982 — Larry Bird, Boston 1981 — Tiny Archibald, Boston 1980 — George Gervin, San Antonio 1979 — David Thompson, Denver 1978 — Randy Smith, Buffalo 1977 — Julius Erving, Philadelphia 1976 — Dave Bing, Detroit 1975 — Walt Frazier, New York 1974 — Bob Lanier, Detroit 1973 — Dave Cowens, Boston 1972 — Jerry West, Los Angeles 1971 — Lenny Wilkens, Seattle 1970 — Willis Reed, New York

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SPORTS BRIEFS Film study helps Danica prep for step up to NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Danica Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preparation for her NASCAR debut in Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nationwide series race at Daytona International Speedway is a little like a football player getting ready for a big game. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s studying film and getting coached up. Patrick watched replays of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s race, noting trends and tendencies. Based on what she has seen, her car could be even more of a handful in the race than it was in practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I did some in-car camera and race footage from last year,â&#x20AC;? Patrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watched the first bit of the race (Thursday) morning. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the garage telling the guys, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Everyone went loose last year, everyone went loose last year. Please, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m already loose!â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Patrickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent, confidence and preparation have helped her make a good first impression at Daytona this week, earning respect from some in the NASCAR garage who werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be able to make a smooth transition from IndyCar â&#x20AC;&#x201D; although a few dissenting drivers have complained about the cascade of media attention sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drawing. In addition to watching video, Patrick has sought advice from some of the sportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top drivers and crew chiefs. Beyond Dale Earnhardt Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who is a co-owner of the family racing team, JR Motorsports, that Patrick is driving for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she also has talked to Juan Pablo Montoya, Tony Stewart and Chad Knaus, Jimmie Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew chief. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Guys have been extremely generous,â&#x20AC;? Patrick said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan on wasting that or taking that for granted.â&#x20AC;?

Goodell given new contract until 2015

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year contract running until March 2015. Goodell replaced Paul Tagliabue on Sept. 1, 2006, and his contract was due to expire this September. The NFL said Friday that owners voted to award the new contract when they met in December â&#x20AC;&#x153;Commissioner Goodell and his staff have done an outstanding job and this is a statement of confidence in Rogerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership,â&#x20AC;? Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank, chairman of the NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compensation committee, said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NFL ownership recognizes his already significant list of accomplishments and is fully behind his strategic vision for the future of our league.â&#x20AC;?

Favre thanks fans on Web site

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brett Favre is thanking his fans,

though heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mum on whether he will return to the Minnesota Vikings next season. In a message posted on his Web site on Thursday, Favre says that while the season didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end with a trip to the Super Bowl, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enjoyed this season any more than I did.â&#x20AC;? Favre says he returned for his 19th season â&#x20AC;&#x153;with some trepidationâ&#x20AC;? but â&#x20AC;&#x153;couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be happier about my decision.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The coaches, staff, and especially teammates who joined me in the seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey are true professionals, and better yet, friends. I felt completely comfortable from day one as a member of the Minnesota Vikings, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tribute to the entire organization that accepted me with open arms. It was truly an amazing experience to be a part of the Minnesota Vikings this past season,â&#x20AC;? the post reads.

Lincecum set with $23M deal NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants avoided a potentially divisive salary arbitration hearing, reaching a preliminary agreement Friday on a $23 million, twoyear contract that gives the two-time NL Cy Young Award winner a huge raise. The sides had been scheduled for a hearing Friday, and the lean right-hander with a high leg kick and stringy hair had asked for an arbitration-record $13 million. The Giants offered $8 million to the two-time All-Star, eligible for arbitration for the first time after making $650,000. Lincecum gets a $2 million signing bonus, $8 million this year, $13 million in 2011 and the chance to earn performance and award bonuses. The agreement is subject to a physical.

Union: NBA tears up proposal after heated meeting DALLAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The executive director of the NBA playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; association says the league has torn up its proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement after a â&#x20AC;&#x153;contentiousâ&#x20AC;? 90-minute session. But Billy Hunter says that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean the league is closer to a lockout after the 2010-11 season. He says the union will submit its own proposal, but offered no timetable for when that would happen. He says the players wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rush because they believe the current system is working for both sides, and it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expire for another 16 months. The sides met Friday, with negotiators for the players fortified by the presence of All-Stars such as LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Garnett. A number of top players vowed earlier in the day to get more involved in the process.

6-way tie for lead at Pebble PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Given the talent on tour, Paul Goydos is not the least bit surprised that six players were tied for the lead Friday at the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Being part of that group? Under the circumstances, Goydos found that highly unusual. Goydos arrived at Spyglass Hill and headed to the putting green, only to realize he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wearing golf shoes. He had left those back in his car in the main parking lot at Pebble Beach. Then, he had to tackle a course where he had never broken 70. More than five hours and seven birdies later, he had a 7-under 65 and was part of an eclectic mix of atop the leaderboard on a day when the threat of showers gave way to sunshine along the Monterey Peninsula. Defending champion Dustin Johnson was the biggest presence, even after a 2-under 68 at Monterey Peninsula in which he kept hitting it close for birdie and tapping in for par. Also at 10-under 132 were Alex Cejka (67 at Spyglass), Bryce Molder (65

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nine games. But Athens Drive clinched the fifth seed with its victory over Panther Creek on Thursday night. The Jaguars battled Holly Springs on Friday night in a game that could be also detrimental to the Yellow Jacketsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seeding in the upcoming Tri-9 Conference Tournament. With a Holly Springs victory, the Yellow Jackets (10-13, 6-10) will finish in the seventh spot and will play at No. 2 seed Middle Creek on Tuesday night. If Athens Drive defeated Holly Springs (results were not available at presstime), the Yellow Jackets will be the sixth seed and will play at No. 3 seed Panther Creek on Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at a point where

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David Duval follows his shot from the 18th fairway of the Pebble Beach Golf Links during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Friday. Duval is one shot off the lead. at Monterey), J.B. Holmes (67 at Monterey) and Matt Jones, who had a 67 at Pebble Beach and was the only player among the leaders who has not played the Shore Course at Monterey Peninsula, the newcomer to the rotation and the only course playing as a par 70 this week. All three courses had one thing in common.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no defense on any of these golf courses,â&#x20AC;? Goydos said, noting that while the rain has stayed away, so has the wind that can make some of these seaside venues so tough. Equally surprising, to most everyone but him, is that David Duval was one shot out of the lead. The former No. 1 player in the world was at No. 882 last

summer when he tied for second in the U.S. Open, although he hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done much since. After a 67 at Spyglass, Duval shot a 68 at Pebble Beach to stay in the hunt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hitting the ball pretty good. Had to shake a few putts in on these greens,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kind of the recipe you need to have out here.â&#x20AC;?

we just have to take things one game at a time,â&#x20AC;? said Lee County head coach Reggie Peace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing as good as anyone else right now and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of the turnaround this team has made in the last half of the season. We just have to keep it going.â&#x20AC;? The Yellow Jackets held a 20-5 lead at the end of the first quarter and Darius Cameronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buzzerbeating 3-pointer helped Lee County take a 35-21 lead at halftime. The Bengals (6-18, 4-12) made some halftime adjustments and changed their defensive intensity. They limited the Yellow Jackets to just five third-quarter points and trimmed the deficit to just six after three quarters of play (40-34). Fuquay-Varina eventually got to within four at 46-42 with 2:15 remaining in the game. Dominique

Byrd cut the deficit to three at 47-44 after sinking two free throws with 1:58 left. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to give Fuquay a ton of credit,â&#x20AC;? said Peace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They made the proper halftime adjustments and forced us to turn the ball over. We also went to the free throw line several times and couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t capitalize and that helped them get back in it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to make our free throws when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re given the opportunity.â&#x20AC;? Thanks to two free throws from Israel Williams and a layup from Cameron, the Yellow Jackets pulled back up by seven at 51-44. A technical foul on the Fuquay bench sent Israel Williams to the line and gave the Yellow Jackets the ball back. After Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of-balance jumper rimmed in, the

Yellow Jackets suddenly led by 10 at 54-44 with 1:00 left and never looked back from there. Israel Williams led the Yellow Jackets with 15 points. Cameron added 11. Isaiah Williams contributed with 10 points. Chris Thompson and Dillon Teel each had seven points apiece in the victory for the Yellow Jackets. Fuquay-Varina was led by Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 points. Drew Robinson and Avis DeWar had nine apiece and Dyshon Harris finished with eight in the loss. If the Yellow Jackets want to make the 4-A State Tournament, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to win the conference tournament regardless of their seed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to win the tournament,â&#x20AC;? said Peace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all there is to it. We have to win the tournament.â&#x20AC;?

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Joyce, who had averaged 18 points for the Eagles all season, scored just five points in the first half and 12 for the game. The Eagles were led by Zach Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 points. Caleb Freeman also finished with 12 points. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did everything we were supposed to do on Joyce,â&#x20AC;? said Warcup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stopped one guy but everyone else stepped up. The rest

of the team just shot the ball well. They just got hot from the floor in the second half.â&#x20AC;? The Falcons, who will graduate eight seniors, were led by their usual four. Senior Dalton Thornton had a team-high 17 points. Robert Sandidge and Jon Lineberry, who were named to the NCCSA All-Star team on Thursday, finished with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Zach Gautier had three 3-pointers and finished with nine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The entire team was very disappointed at the end of the game,â&#x20AC;?

said Warcup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought we played pretty well, and when we had the lead at halftime, we all thought we were going to do it. Faith Christian just came out on fire and we just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t regroup.â&#x20AC;? Despite the disappointing loss, Warcup is proud of the season that the Falcons had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do too bad,â&#x20AC;? said Warcup. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to sting for a while. We had two guys named to the All-Star game and one (Thornton) as an alternate. Overall, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very proud of this team.â&#x20AC;?

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6B / Saturday, February 13, 2010 / The Sanford Herald BRIDGE HAND

DEAR ABBY

Couple is moving at different speeds toward the next step

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: You have the insight, fortitude and knowledge to get you where you want to go. You are hardworking, intelligent and a good trouble-shooter. You can easily convince others to get involved in your goals. State your position and stick to it regardless of what others do or say. Your numbers are 4, 6, 15, 26, 28, 32, 40 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Taking part in organizations or groups that you relate to will help you discover skills you didn’t realize you have. A good working relationship will develop with someone you become acquainted with while helping others. 4 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let anyone take advantage of you because you haven’t found out the facts about a situation you face. Don’t let uncertainty be your downfall. Love is in the stars. 2 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are likely to get caught in the middle if you meddle in other people’s affairs. Stick to your own responsibilities and refrain from mixing business with pleasure. You should be looking out for your own interests, not someone else’s. 5 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Being active and participating in activities that interest you will result in making new friends. An investment or property deal appears to be a good move for you. There is money to be made and a bright future ahead of you. 3 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let your emotions lead to financial loss. You have to keep your wits about you, even if someone is confusing you or uncertainties are making a decision more difficult. Don’t dodge your problems. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Follow an unorthodox means when it comes to your health and your financial future. You can clear matters up quickly if you act responsibly and

say what’s on your mind. Let your intuition help you make the changes required. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Socializing will invite all sorts of ideas and plans that will complement what you are trying to do. Shopping or doing something that will improve your looks should be on your agenda. 5 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You need to make changes in your life that will encourage your creative project to flourish. Don’t let the past hold you back when it’s the future you should be concerned with. Love is in a high cycle and someone who cares for you can lead you in the right direction. 2 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You will face many choices. Uncertainty will be the enemy. Don’t let someone else make your decisions for you. Act on your own behalf and you will make professional gains and more money. Love problems will develop if you haven’t been completely honest. 4 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Unexpected events will bring you in contact with someone from your past. Open up doors that have been closed and you will discover something you may not have noticed in the past. A commitment can be made that will allow you a brighter future. 3 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Get busy working toward something important and you will develop a friendship that will inspire and encourage you. There is much to learn and to incorporate into your life. You can secure your financial position. You have more to offer than you realize. 3 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The more involved you become in an organization, the more it will help your personal plans. A partnership will offer you security and ongoing benefits. Opportunities for love and romance are present and should be taken advantage of. 3 stars

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DEAR ABBY: I have been seeing “Hillary” for a little more than a year. We’re both in our late 20s and just starting our careers. We both live with our parents. We’ve been having problems because I’m not willing to move in with her. I have told Hillary many times that there is no audition for marriage, but she’s convinced it would “bring us closer.” Many of the people I’ve worked with ended up splitting shortly after moving in together. Conversely, many of Hillary’s friends moved in with significant others and were married shortly after. I admit, I’d like to take things slow (call me old-fashioned), but Hillary doesn’t know if she can wait until I feel ready to take this step or propose. We acknowledge that we love each other. Our parents are not exactly rooting for us, so we’re taking another break from things. I suggested that we both find our own places for the time being. Hillary has never lived by herself. We don’t know what to do, and I’d like some advice from someone who doesn’t have a stake in this. AT A CROSSROADS IN ILLINOIS DEAR AT A CROSSROADS: I’m glad you asked. Neither you nor Hillary seem ready for the kind of commitment she’s angling for right now. What’s clear to me is that she wants to get out of her parents’ house, while you appear to want some independence before making a lifetime commitment. Your suggestion about getting separate apartments is a good one.

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

DEAR WELL-INTENTIONED: The store manager’s offer to have an employee put on the dress to show you was something that’s done all the time. Your wife may be in “superb shape” physically, but emotionally she appears to be insecure. Now that you know this about her, the next time you want to buy her an item of clothing, take her with you. It won’t fix what ails her, but you’ll avoid another disagreement. ❏

I would love to know why neither set of parents is “rooting” for this match. But let it serve to make you think long and hard before doing anything you’re not 100 percent ready for. ❏ DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are having a disagreement. I went into a women’s clothing store to buy her a formal dress for Christmas. She has recently gotten into superb shape, and I wanted to celebrate it by buying her something formal but sexy. I found an item I liked but was unsure how or whether it would fit her. The store manager who was helping me asked one of the salesclerks to try it on for me. She did, and I bought the dress. My wife feels this was highly inappropriate of everyone involved — tantamount to a “come on.” Can you give me your views? WELL-INTENTIONED IN PHOENIX

DEAR ABBY: Someone said something to me today that really offended me. I let her know she had hurt my feelings and her response was, “I’m sorry you took what I said the wrong way.” (Abby, there was no other way to interpret it!) Essentially, she made it MY fault because I was “too sensitive.” If I said something that hurt someone’s feelings, I would simply say, “I apologize. I didn’t mean to hurt you.” When you try to justify your actions and blame the other person for taking offense there really is no apology forthcoming — which only makes the situation worse. Was there a witty comeback to let this person know her lack of an apology did not go unnoticed? OFFENDED IN ALBUQUERQUE DEAR OFFENDED: I wouldn’t call it “witty,” but it’s accurate: “That’s right — blame the victim!”

ODDS AND ENDS Love stinks! Minnesota farmer creates manure valentine ALBERT LEA, Minn. (AP) — Nothing says “I love you” like a half-mile wide heart made out of manure. A southern Minnesota man created the Valentine’s Day gift for his wife of 37 years in their farm field about 12 miles southwest of Albert Lea (LEE). Bruce Andersland told the Alberta Lea Tribune that he started the project with his tractor and manure spreader Wednesday and finished Thursday. His wife, Beth, says it’s the biggest and most original Valentine she has ever received. She says some people might think it’s gross, but she says it’s cute and “Why not do something fun with what you got?” She says the heart would be darker except for the recent heavy snowfall that mixed with the manure.

Detroit suburb banks on bungalow-for-a-buck offer TAYLOR, Mich. (AP) — A buck is all it will take to buy a bungalow in one Detroit suburb. That’s what Taylor officials are asking for a two-story Arts and Crafts-Style home built in 1926 that features four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The catch? City officials say the buyer of the 2,110-square-foot fixer must move it from its current location no later than May 31, because it sits on

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Alleged Kentucky burglar rewarded with arrest CLAY CITY, Ky. (AP) — Two central Kentucky men were rewarded with an arrest after police said one of them implicated himself while trying to collect money offered for information about the case. Powell County Sheriff Danny Rogers told the Lexington Herald-Leader that 20-year-old man tried to cash in on a reward posted by the owner of McKinney’s Food Mart in Clay City after a Feb. 4 burglary in which 17 carton of cigarettes were taken. Rogers said the man returned to the store with an article of clothing seen on one of the suspects in surveillance videos and a carton of the stolen cigarettes. Rogers said he didn’t know how the man explained having the items. The sheriff said the man and another 26-year-old man were arrested Thursday and charged with burglary.

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001 Legals STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM JAMES W. OWENS JR, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, DATED FEBRUARY 3, 2004 RECORDED IN BOOK 901, PAGE 369, LEE COUNTY REGISTRY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 09SP330 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE Pursuant to an order entered January 13, 2010, in the Superior Court for Lee County, and the power of sale contained in the captioned deed of trust (“Deed of Trust”), the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at auction, to the highest bidder for cash, AT THE COURTHOUSE DOOR IN SANFORD, LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ON FEBRUARY 16, 2010 12:00 PM the real estate and the improvements

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thereon encumbered by the Deed of Trust, less and except any of such property released from the lien of the deed of trust prior to the date of this sale, lying and being in Lee County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a stake in the northern margin of Spring Lane Extension, said stake being a common corner between Lots Nos. 33 and 34 as shown by the map to which reference is hereinafter made, running thence North 24 degs. 24 mins. East 228.40 feet to a stake; thence North 50 degs. 37 mins. West 140.75 feet to a stake; thence southwardly to a stake at the southwest corner of Lot No. 33; thence eastwardly as the northern margin of Spring Lane Extension South 56 degs. 35 mins. East 65.70 feet and South 58 degs. 52 mins. East 67 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, and being the easternmost portion of Lot No. 33 as shown by map entitled "Westlake Valley Subdivision" recorded in map Book 8, page 7, Lee County Registry, to which reference is hereby made for more particular description. In the Trustee’s sole discretion, the sale may be delayed for up to one (1) hour as provided in Section 4521.23 of the North Carolina General Statutes. The record owners of the real property not more than ten days prior to the date hereof are James W. Owens Jr. A five percent cash deposit, or a cash deposit of $750.00, whichever is greater, will be required of the last and highest bidder. The balance of the bid purchase price shall be due in full in cash or certified funds at a closing to take place within thirty (30) days of the date of sale. The undersigned Substitute Trustee shall convey title to the property by nonwarranty deed. This sale will be made subject to all prior liens of record, if any, and to all unpaid (ad valorem) taxes and special assessments, if any, which became a lien subsequent to the recordation of the Deed of Trust. This sale will be further subject to the right, if any, of the United States of America to redeem the above-described property for a period of 120 days following the date when the final upset bid period has run. The purchaser of the property described above shall pay the Clerk’s Commissions in the amount of $.45 per $100.00 of the purchase price (up to a maximum amount of $500.00), required by Section 7A?308(a)(1) of the North Carolina General Statutes. If the purchaser of the above described property is someone other than the Beneficiary under the Deed of Trust, the purchaser shall also pay, to the extent applicable, the land transfer tax in the amount of one percent (1%) of the purchase price. To the extent this sale involves residential property with less than fifteen (15) rental units, you are hereby notified of the following: a. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to Section 45-21.29 of the North Carolina General Statutes 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; and b. 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 no-

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tice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. 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. This 13th day of January, 2010.

Huge fundraiser at Child Care Network on Saturday, Feb. 13th from 8am-11am for children in Haiti. We are located at 3009 Cameron Drive. Please come out to help support our efforts!

HUBBY 4 HIRE Can’t get things done around the house? Call Ross: 910-703-1979

New Life Fellowship Church Sat. Feb 13th 8am - 1pm 4714 Olivia Road Go Down Hwy 87 towards Fay. take right on Olivia Road Church will be on right. Proceeds will go to Youth. Variety of Items

SPRUILLCO, LTD. By: Open House Sale: All Items _____________________ Are For Sale & Must Go. _____ App. Furn. Odd & Ends James S. Livermon, 122 Apache Trail III Sanford 27332 Vice President Sat Feb 13th 130 S. Franklin Street 7am till Dark P.O. Box 353 Yard Sale Rocky Mount, NC 27802 Sat. 7-Until. Inside- 2212 Hawkins Ave. beside of (252) 972-7116

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Golf Course-Rain or Shine! Moved- have to get rid of everything. Dishes, beds, shoes, vacuums-lots & lots of stuff!

CREDITOR’S 200 NOTICE Transportation Having qualified on the 21st day of Janu230 ary, as Executor of Car & Truck the Estate of Edward Cummings, Accessories deceased, late of Lee County, North Caroli- Brand New Rims & Tires 18 Inch $900 na, this is to notify Call Brian 478-9429 all persons, firms and corporations having 240 claims against the deCars General cedent to exhibit the same to the under- 2001 Honda Prelude SH, signed on or before 100K, PW, PS, Sunroof, the 26th day of April, Manual Trans. $4,000 2010, or this notice (919)352-0984 will be pleaded in bar of 2003 Nissan Maxima SE their recovery. All Like New Inside & Out persons, firms and Aut - Spoiler - Moon Roof corporations indebt- Cass. & CD. 78,000 Miles ed to $9,995. 919-548-5286 Home 919-837-5565 the estate should make immediate payAutomobile Policy: Three ment. automobile ads per This the 23rd day of different household per year at the January, 2010. “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, Jimmy Wade Cumbilling will be at the “Business Rate”. mings,Executor of the Estate of Edward 250 Cummings 679 Atkins Road Trucks Cameron, NC 28326 Attorneys: 1983 Chevy 4x4 Recently W. Woods Doster Driven from Elizabeth City Staton,Doster,Post,Sil to Sanford. Needs some work but does run. $1000 verman&Foushee, PA (919)775-5596 P. O. Box 1320 Sanford, NC 273311997 Ford Ranger XLT 5 1320

100 Announcements 110 Special Notices Quality Used Tires Mounted & Balanced 919-498-5503 Seminole Road Broadway WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES PAID. Call for complete car delivery price. McLeod’s Auto Crushing. Day 499-4911. Night 776-9274.

130 Lost LOST Small Yellow Male Chihuahua. No Collar. Broadway Area $1,000 Reward for anyone who returns him safely. 776-2341 777-3150 Lost Wedding Ring Jan 9th; believed lost near Civic Center. Pear Shaped Diamond w/2 Stones, Platinum. Call:910-458-4057 Lost White Spaniel w/ Black Spots. Answers to “Charlotte”. Lost Off 87. Please Call: 919-842-7768

140 Found

Speed, 4 Cyl, EXT Cab, Air-Cruise & More. 101146 miles, $3400. Cell: 919-548-5286 Home: 919-837-5565 For Sale: 1999 Nissan Frontier • Great Running Truck • Extended Cab • Lowered, Plus other Customs •110,000 Miles • $3,000 Call: 919-498-4818 Please Leave Message

255 Sport Utilities 2007 Saturn Outlook XR, 60K, PW, PS, Sunroof, Moon Roof, Navigation, Leather, Like New. $22,000 OBO 352-0984

L.C Harrell Home Improvement Decks, Porches, Buildings Remodel/Repair, Electrical Interior-Exterior Quality Work at affordable prices. No job Too Small No Job Too Large (919)770-3853

385 Schools/Lessons Concealed Carry Handgun Classes Next class: February 27th Finish in one day! Call Kevin Dodson, 919-356-4159 www.carolinafirearms training.com

400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General DRIVERS WANTED Must be 18. Good driving record. Smiling faces, no slackers. Flexible hours. We pay for your gas money nightly. Apply in person at all 4 Dominos Pizzas: Buffalo Lake, Sanford, Anderson Creek. Maintenance Mechanic Small business in the Sandhills has an immediate opening for an experienced maintenance mechanic. The job will involve mechanical repairs and preventative maintenance on our production equipment. Work tools are required. Work house first shift with no weekends and minimum overtime. Mail work history to: Maintence Ad PO BOX 279 Vass, NC 28394 Music Director Needed For Small Church. Send Resume & Salary Requirements To: P.O. Box129 Lemon Springs, North Carolina 28355 QP/AP/PP positions available to work with MH/SA adults. Must have required education and expierence depending on position applying for. Fax resume to: 910 692-5736 Sanford Insurance Office Seeking Licensed Customer Service Representative to quote and write all lines of insurance, with a concentration on commercial; office management skills required Bilingual a plus. Fax Resume 910-695-2630 or email canaday7@earthlink.net Security officers needed in the Sanford area. These positions are part time weekends only. Must have clean criminal record, and past drug screen. Apply at www.sfi.appone.com Call 336-626-9034 for info between 8:30 am - 4 pm

USA Today has an independent contractor opening CLASSIFIED DEADin the Sanford area. We LINE: 2:00 PM deliver early mornings Monday through Friday. To apDAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00 ply, please call our 24 hour hotline at 1-888-854-6475 pm Friday for or email inquiries to: usatSat/Sun ads). Sancarolinas@gmail.com.

ford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 718-1204

260 Vans 95 Dodge Caravan 140,000 Miles, Great Condition, 7 Passenger. It’s A Must !!! $2,300 499-4665 or 356-9113

Wanted: 29 serious people to work from home using a computer. Up to $1500 to $5,000. PT/FT. www.hdlglobal.com We offer • BOLD print

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Found 2 Dogs: Black & White Collie Mix-Female. Young Male Shepherd/Husky Mix. Found Around Steele St. Call: 919-356-9924

275 ATVs

for part/all of your ad! Ask your Classified Sales Rep for rates.

750 Brute Force Good Condition Has Rack has 132 hours, New Battery $4,600 770-9595

425 Help Wanted Child Care

190 Yard Sales

300 Businesses/Services

A Church-Wide Rummage and Bake sale is being held at Jonesboro Presbyterian Church on Saturday, 7 a.m. – 12 Noon, 2200 Woodland Ave., Sanford. Furniture, appliances, clothing, collectibles, toys, baby items, electronics are some of the items being sold. All proceeds will fund the many mission projects sponsored by the Church Women. Alternate date pending bad weather: 2/13/10. Ask about our YARD SALE SPECIAL

8 lines/2 days*

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Get a FREE “kit”: 6 signs, 60 price stickers, 6 arrows, marker, inventory sheet, tip sheet! *Days must be consecutive

320 Child Care New Home Day Care Enrolling Birth - 7 Years Open 24/7 Every Day Located off Spring Lane Before/After School Care Tramway & JR Ingram Dist. DSS Vouchers Accepted 718-0492 Would love to keep your baby/child while you work or when needed. Greenwood School Area. 7776895

340 Landscaping/ Gardening Winter Driveway Special 5 Ton Crush & Run Delivered $100 Larger Loads and Tractor Spreading also Available (919) 777-8012

Seeking experienced lead teacher for child care. Call Love and Learn: 7744186

430 Help Wanted Sales Superstar salesperson only($70,000 to $100,000 + First Year), Self starter, multitasking, and follow up ability is a must have. New Home sales position for established builder. Requires working weekends. Don’t apply unless you fit the bill. Previous home sales experience not required. We hire top producers. Send resumes to 919-7770133

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455 Help Wanted Trades

601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less

675 Pets/Animals

800 Real Estate

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810 Land

Electrical Controls Designer Ashley Beige household per year at the Responsible for layout, Cushioned Couch “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, assembly, wiring, testing, $100 OBO billing will be at the “Business Rate”. programming and 919-353-1496 installation of electrical 680 Attractive sage green/ivocontrol panels for custom ry/rose floral overstuffed Farm Produce automated machinery. couch and loveseat set Typical devices include New Supply Walnuts good condition - smoke-free AC/DC drives, PLC’s, Pecans, Side Meat, Ham home - $125 can email relays, pneumatic valves, Bones, Turnips & Creasy photo call: 919-498-2601 and a variety of inductive Greens, Local Sweet and optical sensors. Brand New 10 Inch Potatoes B&B Market Requires skill with power Audio Bahn Speaker $60. 775-3032 drills, taps, and general Kenwood 5x7 hand tools. Must be affluent 700 Brand New $60 a pair. in PLC controls. Candidate 478-8600 Rentals must be able to work from & create blueprints, charts, Brand New Palm Pilot-Nev720 sketches. Must be able to er Used $60. JVC Car Stercreate or modify PLC eo $60. Facial Bed $100. For Rent - Houses Programs & Electrical Cad Call: 919-545-0653 3BR/1BA Brick house, type drawings. Must also 1471 Taylors Chapel Rd Coffee Table with Glass be able to create written No Inside Pets! Large yard Top 38’ Square with and provide oral cen h/a $750 /mo Rounded Edges. Also instructions for others. May $500/dep 919-478-5322 Metal Bakers Rack w/ 4 be required to fill in where Shelves. Both in Great additional work is required Condition. $40 Each due to absenteeism. Must Charming 3 BD/1 bath 2(919)776-9921 work with minimum story cottage. New carpet, supervision. Candidate is tile, fp, screen porches. Ref Complete Home Gym required to have own tools. req’d. W. Sanford 700/mo System $50, RosettaStone Benefits. Send resume and 919-775-3679 Latin American Leasons 1, salary requirements to 2, and 3 $50. dgrady@grayflex.com, or For Lease With Option To 919-200-1673 mail to Gray Flex Systems, Buy- 3BR/2BA Home In Inc., Attn: Electrical ConCarolina Trace. Please Gateway Computers- LCD trols, P.O. Box 1326, Call: 757-822-3402 Monitors also available. Coats, NC 27521, or Fax Call for details: (910) 897-2222. THE SANFORD HERALD 774-1066 makes every effort to follow Golf Clubs- King Cobra Information Technologies HUD guidelines in rental 3100 8 Irons 4 Through Specialist advertisements placed by GapWedge, Graphite R, Microsoft Certified our advertisers. We reserve Shafts. New Cost $600 Sell Software administrator/ the right to refuse or for $150. Call: 498-9002 Engineer. Must be able to change ad copy as set-up and maintain all necessary for Hand Made Quilt Tops. network functions including HUD compliances. Queen to King Size password access to new 6 at $25, 1 at $40, users/addition of terminals, Tramway area 3 or 4 at $20 write crystal reports for 4BR/2BA, lg. yard, big 919-777-0908 custom software data kitchen. $875/mo. compilations, network dep. req’d. Large Christmas Cactus security functions, maintain Call 770-3151 $10 user database and email Call: 774-9606 accounts. Current network W. Sanford 3 BR/2 Bath size 45 devices between Loveseat & Chair. EmerBrick 2 Story w/960 SQ FT three locations linked by son27” TV w/ DVD Player storage/gameroom build. T-1 connection. Familiar & VCR. Kitchen Table, 2 $800/Dep $800/mon with SQL server and ODBC Chairs & Coffee Table. No Pets 919-777-8907 connectivity a plus. 919-498-3030 or 919Benefits. Send resume and 478-4108 730 salary requirements to Men’s Dale Earnhardt LimitFor Rent dgrady@grayflex.com or ed Edition Black Leather mail to Gray Flex Systems Apts/Condos Jacket, Size Large. Barely Inc., Attn: IT Specialist, Used Solid Wood Twin Bed 2BR/1BA, $750/MonthP.O. Box 1326, Coats, NC w/ Storage Drawers. 774- All Utilities Included. Please 27521, or Fax 6657 Call: 478-9871 or 919910-897-2222. 721-1719 UNC Bean Bag - Good 470 Condition$20 Completely Furnished, 2BD Call: 774-6749 Help Wanted Duplex. All Utilities, W/D, Leave Message Medical/Dental Phone, Satellite TV, Internet Service, Covered Parking. Wal-Nut Tree FT/PT LPN’s Rent Adjusted for Part Time Just been cut down. To work in Harnett Co. Main. Work. 775-1037 8ft Length Call and make Jail Medical Unit the best offer 776-2710 Give your family the Excellent Pay! Must have Valentine’s gift of a cozy, Clear Background comfortable, warm and For interview call: 605 affordable apartment 888-231-2888 or home at Miscellaneous apply online at Westridge Apartments southernhealthpartners.com Be sure to inquire about our HAVING A move-in special! YARD SALE? Medical Assistant or CNA Monday-Thursday. Referen- The DEADLINE for 1&2 BR Units ces Required. Call 919Ads is 2 P.M. Washer/Dryer hook up in 542-5900 each unit Section 8 the day PRIOR 500 Welcomed Disability to publication. accessible units PREPAYMENT IS Free Pets EHO REQUIRED FOR Pathway Drive YARD SALE ADS. 520 Sanford NC, 27330 THE SANFORD HERALD, (919)775-5434 Free Dogs CLASSIFIED DEPT. 718-1201 or Free Dog Great Dane Cross Low Rents: 1 & 2 BR’S 718-1204 5 Months Equal Housing Opportunity White with Black Eyes Woodbridge Apartments LG Washer & Dryer $800 All Shots & Neutered (919)774-6125 Dresser White Wicker w/ 258-3294 after 3 mirror $50, BR Set 7 Pc Husky-Mix Dog. Male w/ Blue Eyes. Free To Good Home. Very Lovable Good For Kids. Please Call: 919935-2016 Miniature Lab-Chocolate w/ Green Eyes. Very Loving & Gentle. Great For Families! Free To Good Home! 919-498-0698

600 Merchandise 601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less *“Bargain Bin” ads are free for five consecutive days. Items must total $250 or less, and the price must be included in the ad. Multiple items at a single price (i.e., jars $1 each), and animals/pets do not qualify. One free “Bargain Bin” ad per household per month.

2 End Table This End Up Brand $14 for both. Night Stand with Drawer $7. Am/Fm Radio $7. 2 Pant Sets Size 10 1.Tan 2. Blue with Flower $4 Each. Large Seashell Wind Chime $7 919-708-6910

Queen w/mattresses $500, Island Bar $150, Table & Chairs (6) $150, Book Shelf $5, Jogging Stroller $100, Computer Desk $15, End Tables (2) $20 Lamps (2) $30. 352-0984

615 Appliances Appliance Repair - all brands. Free estimate.All work guaranteed. Call Mr. Paul anytime 258-9165. 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

Move In Special! Free Rent 2BR, Spring Lane Apartments Adjacent To Spring Lane Galleria 919-774-6511 simpsonandsimpson.com

740 For Rent - Mobile Homes 2BR/1.5BA Very Nice Private Lot In Broadway Area. Water Included! $400/Mo $350/Dep Call: 258-5880 2BR/1BA Mobile Home. Located off Hwy 421 10 Miles South of Sanford $300/mo. plus $300 dep. 919-639-9704. No Pets 2BR/2BA Mobile Home In Broadway. No Pets. $200 Dep $425 Rent. Please Call: 499-1134 2BR/2BA unfurnished, private lot, No pets. Call 499-9302

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

3BR 2BA 8 Mins. Out of Sanford off 87 on Milton Welch Road. 499-9391 353-2399

Almost New Corner TV Cabinet-$50. Please Call: 919-776-0959

660 Sporting Goods/ Health & Fitness

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GOT STUFF? CALL CLASSIFIED! SANFORD HERALD CLASSIFIED DEPT., 718-1201 or 718-1204.

3BR 2BA Mobile Home for Rent in Broadway Area $475/mo + Plus Dep 919-935-9881

2 Tires- P235, 75R15 & TA Radios, $50. 10 New Zebco Rod & Reels $12 A Piece- Your Choice. Call: 919-721-2185.

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3BR/2BA MH, 75 Black Pearl Lane Cameron NC $375/mo. + dep. Call Becky 910-639-5010.

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665 Musical/Radio/TV

765 Commercial Rentals

718-1201 718-1204

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

Fenced Storage Yard w/utilities Entire lot of Shared Space for Trucks, Equipment, Boats, Recreational Vehicles On Hwy 87 South. Call 919-775-1497 770-4883 or 770-2554

2 lots for the price of 1 on Cameron Dr., water & sewer. $20,000 for both. 777-9683 or 770-2097 Broadway-10 wooded acres w/ county water. Close to town! No city taxes. Broker: 776-4241

820 Homes *Houses/Mobile Homes/Real Estate Policy: One (house) per household per year at the “Family Rate”.Consecutive different locations/addresses will be billed at the “Business Rate”.

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900 Miscellaneous 960 Statewide Classifieds

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2010 Tax & Financial Planning / Saturday, February 13, 2010 /

New deductions, credits for 2009 taxes By CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press Writer

ASHINGTON — More forms to file. New and expanded credits and deductions. When taxpayers sit down to file their 2009 returns, they will find plenty new — some the result of adjusting for inflation, and others changes passed by Congress last year to try to bring the country out of recession. “Depending on their individual situation, there could be good news and there could be bad news,” said Amy McAnarney, executive director of the Tax Institute at H&R Block. Some things affect all taxpayers. The personal exemption, for example, has increased, to $3,650 each for the taxpayer and dependents, up $150 from 2008. And tax brackets have been adjusted upward by about 5 percent since 2008, said Greg Rosica, tax partner at Ernst & Young and a contributing author to the “Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2010.” That means you might not jump to a higher tax bracket if you earned more. “Certainly there are benefits there for all taxpayers,” said Rosica. “There are ones that span the entire income spectrum out there.” Others revisions are more likely to affect low- and moderate-income workers. Income limits for the earned income tax credit have been raised and there’s a new category — families with three or more children. The Internal Revenue Service says one in six taxpayers claim the credit. Still other changes affect those at higher income levels. The exemption for the alternative minimum tax has been increased once again, this time to $70,950 for joint returns and $46,700 for individuals. If your income is higher than these amounts, you could be subject to the AMT tax. These changes are among those that happen every year, to keep taxes in line with inflation. But there are a host of other revisions, new for 2009, that will make filing your tax return this year a little more complicated. For one thing, the standard deduction for taxpayers who don’t itemize has become a little less standard. The standard deduction itself has increased, to $11,400 for married couples filing jointly, $5,700 for individuals and $8,350 for heads of household. As before, it is even bigger if you are blind or 65 or over. But new this year, you can take more of a standard deduction if you paid state or local real estate taxes, bought a new car and paid sales or excise taxes and met the income limits, or were a victim of a federally declared disaster. If you choose to increase your standard deduction by one or more of these items, you’ll have to file a new form Schedule L. Otherwise, you can just enter the standard deduction on Form 1040.

The three deductions — for state or local real estate taxes, sales or excise taxes on new car purchases or net disaster losses — also can be taken by people who itemize. There are expanded tax credits for home purchases and education. And a tax credit for making your home more energy efficient has been reinstated. Tax experts caution people to be careful that they’re claiming every deduction and credit to which they’re entitled. A credit reduces the amount of tax you owe; a deduction reduces the income on which taxes are assessed. You’re likely already receiving the benefit of the Making Work Pay credit under the stimulus bill that Congress passed last year. However, you may have to pay a portion back if you’re a married couple and both spouses work, or if you have more than one job. If you’re a low- or moderate-income worker, you might have some money due to you. A new form, Schedule M, will have to be filed to claim the credit. “Each year carries with it changes in the tax law. It’s important that people understand what has changed in their personal situation,” Rosica said. Did you get married or have a baby? Did you buy or sell stock? Did you inherit money, property or other goods? Jeff Schnepper, MSN Money tax expert, recommends that people sit down with a tax professional at least once every three years to review their life changes and financial situation. “First of all, it’s deductible,” he said. “Second of all, if you’re not a professional, you don’t know the minutiae. You don’t know all the things you can do right and you don’t know all the things you’re about to do wrong.”

Experts point to common mistakes that people make, which could delay a refund. According to the Ernst & Young tax guide, some of these errors are mathematical. Others involve omission — like failing to include your Social Security number or those of your dependents. Make sure you pick the correct filing status — head of household or surviving spouse vs. single, for example. And don’t forget to sign your return. Last year, the IRS received more than 141 million tax returns. Of those, about 70 percent were filed electronically. More than 110 million filers were due refunds, averaging $2,753 each. The IRS encourages people to file electronically, saying it reduces errors and enables people to get their refunds more quickly. People who file electronically and use direct deposit can get their refunds as soon as 10 days after they file. This year, the agency estimates that it will take taxpayers using form 1040 an average 21.4 hours to complete their taxes. That includes record keeping, tax planning, and completing and filing the return. The more complicated your return, the more time it will take to complete it. One major thing that taxpayers will find different this year is the homebuyer tax credit. “It’s already gone through three iterations,” said Mark Luscombe, principal analyst for CCH’s tax and accounting group. In 2008, the credit was actually an interest-free, long-term loan. For people who purchased a home in 2009, the credit is a true credit — it only has to be paid back if you stop using the home as your principal residence within three years of purchase. The credit is $8,000 for first-time homebuyers, defined as those who haven’t owned a home in the last three years. Congress also added a credit for long-time homeowners who purchase a new principal residence — $6,500. To qualify, a homebuyer would have had to live at least five years in a previously owned home. There are income limitations for both. There also is an expanded credit for college education. The new American opportunity credit provides a maximum annual credit of $2,500 per student for each of the first four years of college. The Hope credit that the new credit replaces temporarily covered only the first two years and for most people was smaller. To be eligible, taxpayers would have to pay $4,000 or more in tuition, fees and course materials. The credit, which phases out at higher incomes, is 40 percent refundable. “This means that even people who owe no tax can get an annual payment of the credit up to $1,000 for each eligible student,” the IRS said.

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Key numbers as you complete taxes By The Associated Press

mportant numbers as you prepare to file your 2009 tax return: Personal exemption: n Each personal or dependent exemption is now worth $3,650, up $150 from 2008. Standard deduction: n $11,400 for married couples filing a joint return, and qualifying widows and widowers. n $5,700 for singles and married individuals filing separate returns. n $8,350 for heads of household. n You may be able to claim a higher standard deduction if you are 65 or older, blind, paid state or local real estate taxes or sales or excise taxes on a new vehicle, or were a victim of a federally declared disaster.

Alternative minimum tax exemption: n $70,950 for a married couple filing a joint return, and qualifying widows and widowers. n $35,475 for a married person filing separately. n $46,700 for singles and heads of household. Home buyer credit: n Up to $8,000 for first-time homebuyers for purchases made through April 30, 2010. n Up to $6,500 for long-time homeowners for purchases made between Nov. 7, 2009 and April 30, 2010. n To qualify, the home must be used as a primary residence. The credit begins phasing out for married couples filing jointly with modified adjusted gross incomes above $225,000 and for individuals with incomes above $125,000. Energy efficiency credit:

n 30 percent of the cost of installing energy-efficient windows or doors, air conditioners or furnaces, or other energy-saving improvements, up to a maximum $1,500. American Opportunity Credit: n Up to $2,500 to cover college tuition, fees and required course materials. n To qualify, the student may not have completed four years of college. There are also income limits. Earned Income Tax Credit: The maximum earned income tax credit was raised to: n $5,657 for people with three or more qualifying children. n $5,028 for people with two children. n $3,043 for those with one child. n $457 for people with no children.

Retirement: n If you’re covered by a retirement plan at work, the maximum modified adjusted gross income you can have and still take a deduction for IRA contributions rose to $65,000 — $109,000 if married filing jointly. The maximum deduction is $5,000, $6,000 if you were 50 or older by the end of 2009. Long-term capital gains taxes: n 0 percent if taxed in the 10 percent to 15 percent brackets. n 15 percent maximum for taxpayers in higher brackets. Mileage deductions: n 55 cents for each mile driven for business. n 24 cents for each mile driven for medical reasons or part of a deductible move. n 14 cents for each mile driven as part of charity work.

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Many tax credits, deductions overlooked By CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press Writer

ASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; If you thought you had the tax laws figured out, guess again. Every year, Congress makes changes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some big, some little â&#x20AC;&#x201D; making it just a little more difficult to complete your tax return. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People need to seek out some assistance in doing their taxes. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sit down blind and do them,â&#x20AC;? said Gregory Rosica, a tax partner at Ernst & Young and contributing author to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ernst & Young Tax Guide 2010.â&#x20AC;? That assistance can range from asking a professional to prepare your taxes, to using a software program or reading a guide, to consulting the Internal Revenue Service Web site.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think this is an important year to make sure youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting every dollar owed to you,â&#x20AC;? said Amy McAnarney, executive director of the Tax Institute at H&R Block. That means making sure you are claiming all the deductions and credits to which you are entitled, especially those from the economic stimulus bill that Congress passed in February 2009. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This could mean extra money in your pocket as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created a number of new credits and expanded some existing ones,â&#x20AC;? IRS Commissioner Douglas H. Shulman said in a statement included in the instructions for filling out the 1040 tax forms. An IRS public service announcement tells taxpayers there are more credits and deductions

than usual this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like a kid in a candy store,â&#x20AC;? a man says after hearing about tax credits for going to college, buying a home or making your house more energy efficient. A tax credit directly reduces the taxes you owe. A deduction reduces the income on which your tax liability is based. In some cases, credits are refundable. That means youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get the money back even if the amount exceeds what you owe in taxes. Be prepared to spend some time reviewing credits and deductions. ... Many credits and deductions, like the new American opportunity credit for college or the sales tax deduction for new car purchases, are reduced or eliminated entirely at higher incomes.

$2,400 in unemployment benefits is not taxable. To benefit from most of the tax breaks, you would have had to take action before the end of 2009. But there are a couple of exceptions. You still might be able to claim the homebuyer credit if you have a signed contract by April 30. And, if at the end of the day you find you owe the IRS money or want a bigger refund, you may be able to contribute to an individual retirement account until April 15 and take a deduction on your 2009 taxes. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re covered by a plan at work, you may be able to deduct a contribution of $5,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; $6,000 if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at least 50 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if your modified adjusted gross income is less than $65,000 if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re filing as an individual, or $109,000 if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re married filing jointly.

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What about those students who take more than four years to finish college? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in your fifth year, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out of luck,â&#x20AC;? Luscombe said. However, there is another credit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the lifetime learning credit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that may be available for students in their fifth or sixth year of college, or in graduate school. Other changes include the reinstatement of the credit for making your home more energy efficient. The maximum credit has increased, to $1,500 for $5,000 in expenditures on things like insulation, storm windows or an energy efficient furnace. For people who lost jobs, the first

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Filing your state taxes correctly — and on time By Thomas Beam

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Public Affairs Manager N.C. Department of Revenue Thomas.beam@dornc.com

deduction for qualified contributions to the relief efforts in Haiti, an increase in the state Earned Income Tax Credit and the personal surtax are the most visible changes state taxpayers will notice during the 2010 tax season, which is underway already. Qualified contributions to Haiti relief are tax deductible: The president signed into law a bill that makes an exception to the general rule about tax deductions of monetary donations. The bill is designed to help Haiti recover from the Jan. 12 earthquake, aftershocks and resulting destruction of infrastructure. The law says that taxpayers who make a monetary donation to a qualified charitable organization after Jan. 11, 2010 and before March 1, 2010 may claim the contribution on their 2009 or 2010 federal income tax returns. North Carolina will follow the federal provisions. Please note: no additional deduction for these donations is necessary on the state return because the deduction would already be reflected in federal taxable income. You may qualify for the earned income tax credit: The state Earned Income Tax Credit increases this year to 5 percent of a taxpayer’s federal credit. Check the eligibility for the federal and state earned income tax credits. If you qualify for the federal credit, you qualify for the state credit. Taxpayers with incomes as high as $43,000 may qualify. Taxpayers who claim the state Earned Income Tax Credit should avoid these common errors: n Claiming a child who is not a qualifying child. n Using incorrect Social Security numbers. n Filing as “single” or “head of household” when married. n Underreporting your income. If a taxpayer makes a mistake in claiming the Earned Income Tax Credit and receives a larger refund than he or she is due, that taxpayer may have to pay back the excess amount…with interest! Review the personal surtax information: Single taxpayers with taxable income of $60,000 or more and married couples who file jointly and who have taxable income of $100,000 or more will have to pay the income surtax this year. Please review the information on the agency’s website to determine if you will be impacted by the surtax. The information is here: http://www.dornc.com/aboutus/education/lawchanges2009.html.

Avoid These Common Filing Errors Each year the N.C. Department of Revenue processes almost 4 million personal tax returns, most of which are filed by the April 15 deadline and are

processed automatically. Some returns have errors that can cause them to be processed manually or may require the taxpayer to file an amended return. There are several steps you can take to avoid common filing problems. Get all your income and other information before you file: Some taxpayers file returns before they receive their W-2s and 1099s. This often leads to errors which require taxpayers to file amended returns once they receive all of their information. Plan to file your taxes electronically: Make plans to file and pay your taxes electronically this year. It’s fast, convenient and more accurate, and you receive a confirmation that your return and/or payment has been received. Direct deposit of your state income tax refund is available only if you e-file. If you owe additional tax, you can make payments electronically on the agency’s website by bank draft, Visa, or MasterCard. Just visit www.dornc.com , click on Electronic Services for Individuals and then D-400V Individual Payment Voucher. Last year more than half of North Carolina taxpayers filed electronically. The opportunity to e-file for free is available for those that meet certain eligibility requirements. More information about e-filing, including free and other low cost filing options, is available by clicking the e-file link on the front page of the agency’s website or going directly to www.dornc. com/electronic/e-file.html. Check your address and other information: Every year thousands of state income tax refund checks are returned to the department because of incorrect addresses, and the law forbids the forwarding of those checks. Make sure you provide your current mailing address on your return. Don’t file photocopies of tax forms: Please use pre-printed forms or forms you download from the department’s website. Photocopies of forms may not scan correctly, which could delay the processing of your return or cause errors that would require you to file an amended return. Taxpayers can get tax forms mailed to them free of charge by calling 1-877-252-3052 during regular business hours or by writing to the department. Taxpayers can also order forms from the department’s website at http://www.dornc.com/request/. Forms are also available for downloading from the agency’s website at http://www.dornc.com/downloads/individual.html. Make your check out to the N.C. Department of Revenue: Some taxpayers send checks made out to

Important Tax Facts If You Have Lost Your Job

Make sure you file your taxes, even if you can’t pay: In some cases people who have lost their jobs and may owe income tax decide not to file by the April 15 deadline. Failing to file your taxes by April 15 results in an automatic failure-to-file penalty of 5 percent per month, up to a maximum of 25 percent of what you owe in state taxes. You are better off filing your taxes by April 15. If you owe any additional tax and cannot pay it all at one time, contact the department immediately at 1-877252-3052 about the possibility of arranging a payment plan. You may qualify for free tax preparation and filing: Taxpayers with low- to moderate incomes may qualify for free tax preparation and filing assistance through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service. Go to http:// www.irs.gov/individuals/article/0,,id=107626,00.html for more information on the tax assistance programs available. Unemployment benefits are taxable: You may qualify to receive unemployment benefits while you look for a new job. Those payments are taxable as regular income. For tax year 2009, the first $2,400 of benefits are exempt from federal income taxes. The state recognizes this exemption as well. Tip: It is a good idea to elect to have money withheld from your benefits to cover both state and federal taxes. While it will reduce the amount of money you receive in the short term, you won’t have to pay a larger amount when you file your income taxes. A tax withholding form for unemployment benefits is available from http://www.ncesc1.com/individual/downloads/ncui500tw.dot. Some severance pay is tax exempt: If you receive severance pay after being involuntarily laid off, the first $35,000 of severance pay is exempt from state taxes. Please note: To qualify for this deduction, you must have experienced “permanent, involuntary termination from employment through no fault of (your own),” according to state tax law. That means that if you accept a voluntary offer to leave your job and receive severance pay, that severance pay is not eligible for this deduction. “Stay on pay,” or extra pay you receive to stay in a job for a certain length of time, is not eligible for the deduction.

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State withholding now required for contractors with ITINs By Thomas Beam

number so they can begin filing and paying the taxes.

Public Affairs Manager N.C. Department of Revenue Thomas.beam@dornc.com

Reminder: Employers Must File A State Withholding Reconciliation

ffective Jan. 1, 2010, businesses, organizations or individuals in North Carolina that pay more than $1,500 per year to a contractor with an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) must withhold 4 percent of that pay. This new law applies to compensation “other than wages,” which means pay from which state and federal income taxes are not required to be withheld. ITIN holders who are paid as employees as opposed to contractors and who already have state and federal taxes withheld from their pay are not subject to additional state withholding. ITINs are issued by the Internal Revenue Service to people who are not eligible to receive a Social Security number. Payers should file and pay withholding taxes on contractors with ITINs just like they would for regular employees, using the same online process or forms and the same filing and paying frequency. Payers that are subject to this new withholding requirement and that don’t currently file and pay withholding taxes must register with the state and receive a withholding account

All employers in North Carolina must file Form NC-3, the annual withholding reconciliation each year with the state. The deadline for filing the annual state withholding reconciliation for 2009 is Monday, March 1, 2010. n The N.C. Department of Revenue does not get withholding information about North Carolina employers from any other source. Employers must file a state

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withholding reconciliation in addition to any federal reconciliations they file. An employer must provide the total amount of state tax withheld as reflected on both the W-2s and 1099s it sends to its employees and contractors. Employers with more than 250 employees are required to file their reconciliations on CDs. Smaller employers can save time and trouble by filing their annual withholding reconciliation on CDs as well, instead of printing and mailing paper copies. More information on withholding taxes is available through the department’s website, a complete list of withholding forms and instructions (including those for filing on CDs). fully weigh whether they’re better off using the standard deduction or itemizing. Remember that this year you can add to the standard deduction the cost of sales and excise taxes on new vehicles and state or local real estate taxes. However, the car tax provisions begin phasing out for individuals with modified adjusted gross incomes of $125,000 or more and joint filers with incomes of $250,000. If you take deductions for charitable donations, stricter recordkeeping rules remain in effect. For monetary contributions, you need a canceled check or, if you gave cash, a detailed receipt.

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