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County won’t point fingers on violent crime leniency Board tables resolution ‘supporting’ D.A. in dealing with hard criminals

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WESTERN HARNETT WRESTLER WINS GOLD AT STATE TITLE MEET Western Harnett’s Paul Duggan II (in blue), who didn’t earn his first varsity win until his 18th match as a freshman, won the 145-pound state 3-A championship on Saturday Page 1B

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SANFORD — The county will rework a resolution calling for a different approach to dealing with violent criminals, the board of commissioners decided Monday.

The proposed resolution states that the board “wishes to support and encourage the ...

District Attorney (Susan Doyle) in her efforts to deal with perpetrators of violent crime and seek maximum prison terms

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for those convicted of these crimes.”

It continues to say that

the board supports programs aimed at combating crime and “supports the elimination of plea bargain agreements with reduced sentences and asks the District Attorney to set the maximum sentence for those convicted of violent crimes.”

Commissioner Robert Reives spoke out against the current terminology of the resolution during Monday afternoon’s meeting and asked that it be

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It really bothers me that we’re looking at a system that is imperfect all around. (The issue of plea bargains) is not one that the district attorney has a lot of authority in.”

— ROBERT REIVES — Lee County Commissioner

THE CALM BEFORE THE SNOW

REPUBLICANS NEARING FILIBUSTER RECORD Opposition Republicans are using the delaying tactic at a record-setting pace. In the current session of Congress — the 111th — there have been 40 cloture votes in just more than a year Page 8A

CHILE QUAKE

Rain and snow are expected to return to Sanford tonight, but the area experienced early spring-like temperatures Monday. Above, Brent Patterson (right) gets ready for softball season by warming up with teammate Jamie Norton on Monday at the Temple Park in Sanford.

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TROOPS, POLICE TRY TO STOP LOOTING Rescuers found signs of life in the wreckage of a 15-story building Monday as the world offered aid to victims of an earthquake that killed more than 700 people. Looters roamed the streets even after troops and police arrested dozens of people for violating a curfew

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Sanford is once again in line to receive some of the heaviest snowfall during the night Tuesday and into Wednesday. If the storm follows its current path, the National Weather Service is predicting 1 to 3 inches of snow locally.

The district says it is “monitoring the situation” currently and will make an announcement on Wednesday classes by 5 a.m. Wednesday morning. The district will notify media, post information at its Web site, send out phone alerts to parents and record a message at its office, 774-6226.

Follow The Herald today for updates in the weather forecast should they come and early Wednesday for updates on local school, government and business closings, plus information on road conditions from the Lee County office of Emergency Management.

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STATE PERDUE TO STUDY LIQUOR PRIVITIZATION The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has hired an outside group to conduct a financial appraisal of North Carolina’s liquor system, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Monday in the strongest sign yet she’s giving serious consideration to privatization Page 7A

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hildren of the tea partytype movements in North Carolina never dreamed they’d grow up so fast in the political world.

Renee Ellmers of Harnett County started speaking at events last year opposing Democratic health care reforms after mentioning to a conservative advocacy group

HAPPENING TODAY n The “Raising the Roof” Burrito Bash, featuring a funky fashion show with designs made of recycled materials, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the General Store Café in downtown Pittsboro.

Proceeds will benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity and others.

she was a registered nurse. By the fall, someone asked her at a town festival to consider challengEllmers ing popular Democratic Rep. Bob Etheridge. After leaving with her nervous stomach in a knot, Ellmers agreed to take the plunge.

“This is all new to me,” said Ellmers, 46, now one of three GOP candidates seeking the party’s nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. “There are a lot of people who (until now) have never ever thought about getting into politics before.”

Angst by conservatives over Obama administration initiatives and disdain by others for

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OBITUARIES

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Sanford: Bardomiano Aguilar, 41; Mary Brown, 88; Grace Edwards, 86; Monroe Fox, 81; Ruth Lawrence; Robert McLean, 62; Mary Schurer, 71

Two men featured in the Poole indictment remain on key state commissions

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

On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

TODAY n The Sanford City Council will meet at 7 p.m. at City Hall in Sanford. n The Chatham County Planning Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Dunlap Building Classroom in Pittsboro.

WEDNESDAY n The Moore County Board of Elections will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Board of Elections in Carthage. n The Lee County Board of Health will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford.

THURSDAY n The Moore County Planning Board will meet at 6 p.m. at te Commissioners Meeting Room in Carthage. n The Moore County Board of Health will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Board of Health Board Room in Carthage.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Ryan Sarda, Deborah Garner Davis, Jah’Morie Antwane Wilson, Paige Thomas, Pam Everwine, Brandon Scott Holder, Laura Jo Wells, Tonya Mouberry-Overbee, Joshua Ragan, Janel Dorsett, Larry McIver, Emma Thompson, Beverly Diane Vasquez, Anette Beasley, Stacey Dior Sumpter, Lynn Flinchum Patterson, Kenneth Womack, Cherise Hancock, Tushanda Petty, Demetrious Welch, Brandi Wilkes, Ka’Tonya Monique McIver, Kourtney McNeil, Keith Howard and Robert Cotton.

CELEBRITIES: Author Tom Wolfe is 80.

Former Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev is 79. Author John Irving is 68. Singer Lou Reed is 68. Singer Jay Osmond is 55.

Rock singer Jon Bon Jovi is 48. Actor Daniel Craig is 42. Rock musician Casey (Jimmie’s Chicken Shack) is 34. Rock singer Chris Martin (Coldplay) is 33. Actress Heather McComb is 33. Actress Bryce Dallas Howard is 29. NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is 28. Actor Robert Iler (“The Sopranos”) is 25.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR The Lee County American Red Cross is now accepting reservations for Lifeguard classes. Call (919) 774-6857 to register.

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TODAY n An eight-week basketball camp begins at the Stevens Center, 1576 Kelly Drive, in Sanford. For 9-12 year olds, from 6 to 7 p.m.

Skills, drills and court time. Cost to register is $25. To pre-register, call 776-4048 or visit stevenscenter.org. n A new Alzheimer’s and Caregiver Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Enrichment Center in Sanford. Open to the general public. n The “Raising the Roof” Burrito Bash, featuring a funky fashion show with designs made of recycled materials, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the General Store Café in downtown Pittsboro. Proceeds will benefit Chatham Habitat for Humanity and Family Violence and Rape Crisis Services. Tickets ($12 in advance, $15 at the door) are on sale now at the Habitat Home Stores at 425 West St. and at Second Bloom at 68 Hillsboro St., both in Pittsboro. For information call (919) 542-0794 and 542-5445.

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Jonesboro United Methodist Church recently broke ground for its new sign to be dedicated in memory of J.L. Seaman at the corner of West Main and Academy Streets. Ceremony participants included (from left) sign architect William Jones; Reinette Seaman; JUMC Trustee Vergie McNeill and Trustees Chairman Joe Keith.

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WEDNESDAY n Sanford Jobseekers will meet from 8:30-10:45 a.m. at First Baptist Church. All people in the Lee County area who are job searching are welcome to attend. Program this week is: Edith Edmonds, manager of the Sanford and Siler City Employment Security Commission offices will speak on: Working part time without losing benefits. For information, call 776-6137.

THURSDAY n The Chatham County Center of Cooperative Extension will offer an introduction to food gardening from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Auditorium, lower level of the Agriculture Building, 45 South St., Pittsboro. Please call the Chatham County Center at (919) 5428202 to preregister to guarantee availability of printed materials.

FRIDAY n Legal Aid Intake Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Enrichment Center.

Types of cases accepted will be housing evictions, foreclosures, domestic violence, unemployment and benefits denials. Appointments preferred but walk-ins will be accepted. To schedule an appointment, call 800-672-5834 to be screened. n American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Walmart, 3310 Hwy. 87 South, Sanford. To schedule an appointmen, call the customer service desk or visit www.redcrossblood.org. n Temple Theatre’s Winter Youth Conservatory’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will begin at 7 p.m. at the theater. The play, directed by Tom Dalton, features local upper middle and high school students who’ve been part of the conservatory this season.

Ticket information can be found online at templeshows.com or by calling the box office at (919) 774-4155.

SATURDAY n Central Carolina Community College’s associate degree in nursing program will host a Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s, located on 1325 Plaza Blvd., Sanford. All proceeds raised will help cover expenses for the program’s annual pinning ceremony.

Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door or by calling (503) 956-2688. n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a Lay Responder CPR for the Adult, Child and Infant with AED and Standard First Aid class. Call (919) 774-6857 to register. n Temple Theatre’s Winter Youth Conservatory’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will begin at 7 p.m. at the theater. The play, directed by Tom Dalton, features local upper middle and high school students who’ve been part of the conservatory this season.

Ticket information can be found online at templeshows.com or by calling the box office at (919) 774-4155. n The High Falls Fire and Rescue annual “Chicken Stew and Classic Car Cruise-In” will be held from 2 p.m. into the evening at High Falls Elementary, located 12 miles north of Carthage on N.C. 22. Cost for stew is $7 per plate. For more information, call (910) 464-3771.

SUNDAY n The Chatham Artists Guild will host a reception for art lovers to meet Cindy Bainbridge and view her exhibit of paintings, “Love Letters to Life.” The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro. Learn about Bainbridge and see an example of her art at http://chathamartists.blogspot.com.

n Temple Theatre’s Winter Youth Conservatory’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will begin at 2 p.m. at the theater. The play, directed by Tom Dalton, features local upper middle and high school students who’ve been part of the conservatory this season.

Ticket information can be found online at templeshows.com or by calling the box office at (919) 774-4155.

MARCH 9 n The Alzheimer’s & Caregiver Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Enrichment Center in Sanford. n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 202 Summit Drive, Sanford. Contact the Lee County Red Cross Chapter at 774-6857 or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment to donate. n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the gym at Central Carolina Community College, 1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford. ContactMike Neal to schedule an appointment at 718-7337 or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment to donate.

MARCH 10 n The Living With Vision Loss Support Group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Enrichment Center in Sanford. n Former B29 Air Force Pilot will be special guest speaker at the Veteran’s Remembrance Group at 2 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Registration is encouraged, call 7760501, ext. 201. n Sanford Jobseekers will meet from 8:30-10:45 a.m. at First Baptist Church. All people in the Lee County area who are job searching are welcome to attend. Program this week is: Sara Harrington, bankruptcy attorney at A.B. Harrington Law Firm will speak on “Financial pitfalls to avoid while unemployed”. For information, call 776-6137.

Today is Tuesday, March 2, the 61st day of 2010. There are 304 days left in the year.

This day in history: On March 2, 1836, the Republic of Texas formally declared its independence from Mexico.

In 1793, the first president of the Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, was born near Lexington, Va. In 1877, Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election over Democrat Samuel J. Tilden, even though Tilden had won the popular vote.

In 1917, Puerto Ricans were granted U.S. citizenship as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act. In 1930, English author and poet D.H. Lawrence died in Vence, France at age 44.

In 1939, Roman Catholic Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (puh-CHEL’-ee) was elected pope on his 63rd birthday; he took the name Pius the 12th.

In 1943, the World War II Battle of the Bismarck Sea began; U.S. and Australian warplanes were able to inflict heavy damage on a Japanese convoy.

In 1977, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted a strict code of ethics.

In 1989, representatives from the 12 European Community nations agreed to ban all production of CFC’s (chlorofluorocarbons) by the end of the 20th century.

In 1990, more than 6,000 drivers went on strike against Greyhound Lines Inc. (the company, later declaring an impasse in negotiations, fired the strikers).

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The following names will appear on ballots in Lee County this spring and fall:

U.S. Senate 6-year term

o Marcus Williams (DLumberton) o Ken Lewis (D-Chapel Hill) o Cal Cunningham (DLexington) o Elaine Marshall (DRaleigh) o Ann Worthy (D-Gastonia) o Eddie Burks (R-Asheboro) o Brad Jones (R-Lake Toxaway) o Richard Burr (R-Winston-Salem)* o Rolando “Larry� Linney (R-Charlotte) o Michael Beitler (L-Oak Ridge) Submitted photo

U.S. House District 2 2-year term

o Bob Etheridge (DRaleigh)* o Frank Deatrich (RLouisburg) o Todd Gailas (R-Morrisville) o Renee Ellmers (RDunn) o Tom Rose (L-Benson)

Communities In Schools of Lee County’s East Lee Middle School IBM eMentoring students hosted an eMentor Appreciation Party on Friday in the East Lee gymnasium.

Groups of students, mentors and family members competed to build chairs from newspapers supplied by The Herald and packaging tape. Pictured are students Selena Lopez, Francisco Perez, Santana Perez and Erika Martinez with family members and their IBM mentor.

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N.C. Senate District 18 2-year term

o Roger Gerber (R-Chapel Hill) o Bob Atwater (D-Chapel Hill)*

N.C. House District 51 4-year term

o Jimmy Love Sr. (DSanford)* o Mike Stone (R-Sanford)

District Attorney District 11 4-year term

o George R. Murphy (D-Benson) o Joy Jones (R-Smithfield) o Susan Doyle (R-Clayton)*

Lee County Sheriff 4-year term

o Tracy Carter (R-Sanford)*

Clerk of Courts 4-year term

o Susie K. Thomas (DSanford)*

Lee County Commissioners 4-year terms

n District 1 o Robert Reives (D)* n District 2 o Amy Dalrymple (D)* o Charles Parks (R) n Distrct 3 o Linda Shook (R)* o Mike Womble (D) n District 4 o Tamara “Tammy�

Brogan (R) o James K. Womack Jr. (R) o Kenneth Cole (D)

Board of Education 3 seats open, 4-year term non-partisan race

o John Bonardi Jr. o Linda Smith* o Ellen Mangum* o Kimberly Lilley o Mark Akinosho o Dana Atkins o Shannon Gurwitch * — denotes incumbent

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given another look. “It really bothers me that we’re looking at a system that is imperfect all around,� Reives said. The issue of plea bargains is “not one that the district attorney has a lot of authority in.�

The resolution was created after the Sanford City Council passed its own similar resolution at its Feb. 2 meetingand urged the county to do so as well. Commissioner Linda Shook said she, too, would like to further discuss the issue with Doyle. “I think there was a lot of outrage with the recent plea bargains where some of these people have been repeat, repeat, repeat,�

Shook said.

Reives argued that many different people are involved in the legal outcomes, like law enforcement, judges and the legislature, and that the law itself allows for plea bargains. “The average, ordinary citizen doesn’t fully understand what the law allows,� Reives said. “The law allows certain things to be eliminated or reduced.�

After allowing legal aid to examine the resolution, Reives suggested it be sent to members of the legislature for their thoughts. “We at least ought to have their input. This seems to single out one body,� he said. “To single out one body is improper and unfair.�

The commissioners agreed with Reives and voted to put the

passage of the resolution on hold until changes are made. Chairman Richard Hayes said the city council tried to get the county to catch on with the motion. “The original intent with the city was a protest, and they wanted us to join them,� he said.

He added that he now urges the city to do what the county board will do, seeking further input so as not to call out one individual.

Doyle declined comment on the resolution Monday after hearing the board chose not to adopt the resolution.

The city and county have had problems with violent crime in recent months, often due to gang activity. In June, Sanford City Manager Hal Hegwer sent Doyle a letter asking for her help in addressing several gang-related shootings. Four suspects were arrested in connection with two shooting episodes June 1 and June 6; one suspect’s charges were dismissed and the second suspect had four of five charges dropped. “We have a tremendous amount of violent crime, and we’d like to see some action,� said City Councilman Mike Stone at the February meeting.

In other business Monday, the county board spent more than an hour discussing the proposed changes to the employee health insurance plans. Board members, in a 4-3 vote, chose to wait and make a decision on the changes at the April 4 meeting.

Editor’s Note: The Herald will have more on the proposed health insurance plan changes this week.

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CARTHAGE — The Moore County Sheriff’s Department reported Monday the arrest of an individual on charges of distributing controlled prescription pills.

The undercover drug investigation was conducted in November 2009 in the Carthage area. During the investigation two dosage units of Oxycontin were purchased and seized.

Oxycontin is a Schedule II controlled substance.

Arlin Bryce Lynch, 22, was charged with felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule II controlled substance (Oxycontin), felony sell a Schedule II controlled substance, and felony deliver a Schedule II controlled substance.

Arlin Bryce Lynch received a $100,000.00 secured bond and was placed in the Moore County Detention Center.

Kelly: Family issues reason for no re-election bid SANFORD — District 4 Commissioner Jamie Kelly told the Lee County Board of Commissioners Monday that though he decided not to run for re-election, he appreciated the support he received from the other commissioners.

Kelly’s wife, Shelley, who runs Kelly-Marcom in Sanford, is currently expecting the couple’s third child, and the commissioner said complications with her pregnancy led to his decision against running again. “It’s not a good time for me to throw my hat back in the ring. I do appreciate everybody calling and begging,� he joked.

Three candidates have filed to replace Kelly in District 4.

Republican Tammy Brogan is a homemaker with five children and fitness instructor at several locations around Sanford.

Republican James Womack Jr., a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is retired from the U.S. Army and now teaches math and civics at Lee Christian School and works as an information systems engineer.

Democrat Kenneth Cole was a county employee for 13 years, spending 11 years as the public works director and two as the assistant county manager before leaving in 2007. He currently serves on the Lee County Board of Health.

PITTSBORO — Several students were winners of the 2009 Sallie Markham Michie Trust Easay Contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Magna Carta Dames.

The contest is an annual competition in which participants compose essays on historical, governmental, and constitutional topics. Students in Orange County and northeast Chatham County are eligible to participate.

Seven of this year’s winners are students at Perry Harrison School. Eighth-graders Manon MacAllister, Shaun Schneider and Jack Teague each won a $1,500 scholarship. Eighth graders Hannah Holloway and Carter Smith won $500, and sixth-grader Matt Streets won $400 and Eric Franklin won $100.

Megan McLawhorn of North Chatham School won a $250 prize.

Murder trial postponed to Wednesday FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — The Abdullah El-Amin Shareef capital murder trial has been postponed until Wednesday morning in the Cumberland County Superior Court.

Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons, who is presiding over the case, had a death in the family.

Shareef, of Raeford, has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to murder and attempted murder.

He is accused of stealing two vehicles and running down five people over a two-hour period on April 14, 2004, in Cumberland and Harnett counties. He is charged with killing one of the victims, Lonel Bearl Bass of Linden.

If convicted, the 31-year-old could be sentenced to death.

Shareef has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. His trial has been postponed twice over the years, court records show, because doctors said Shareef wasn’t competent to understand what was going on. Proper medication has allowed him to be deemed competent.

In Cumberland County, Shareef is accused of first-degree murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder. An additional charge of attempted first-degree murder is pending in Harnett County.

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

Lots to choose from on the ballot this year Choices.

You can’t deny there aren’t plenty of them this election season in Lee County — from the 10 candidates vying for one six-year U.S. Senate seat to the seven who’ll fight for three seats on the Lee County School Board, election aficionados have a lot of studying to do if they want to make informed decisions this May and November.

All this despite the fact that what is typically the biggest county race — sheriff — is uncontested this time around.

Taking its place in the realm of “big” are two races we’ll be keeping an eye on — U.S. Congress and State House.

For Congress, Democrat Bob Etheridge will sit back and watch three Republicans — Frank Deatrich, Todd Gailas and Renee Ellmers — go at it this spring before he faces one of them and a libertarian (Tom Rose) this fall. Etheridge has had little competition in his two most recent elections (Republican Dan Mansell chose not to file this year), but some are predicting a better fight from one of the three Republicans.

And Democrat Jimmy Love Sr. will face another Sanford official in City Councilman Mike Stone, a Republican.

Depending on which poll you want to believe, both men

think they have a chance.

Republicans across the nation seem to think there’s a better chance all around thanks to declining support of health care reform and the Democrats’ handling of the economy this past year.

Three of the four open seats on the Lee County Board of Commissioner will have a race.

District 2 incumbent Democrat Amy Dalrymple will face Republican Charles Parks and District 3 incumbent Republican Linda Shook takes on Democrat Mike Womble.

There will be a new commissioner in the District 4 seat, with incumbent Jamie Kelly not filing for re-election.

Republicans Tamara “Tammy” Brogan and James K. Womack Jr. will square off in the primary, with the winner to face Democrat Kenneth Cole.

And there will be a scramble in May for three seats on the Lee County Board of Education.

Incumbents Ellen Mangum and Linda Smith will be joined in the non-partisan race by Mark Akinosho, Dana Atkins, John Bonardi Jr. and Shannon Gurwitch. The other incumbent, Frank Thompson, will not seek reelection.

Among the other races,State Senator Bob Atwater, both Democrats, will again face Republican Roger Gerber.And incumbent District Attorney

Susan Doyle, a Republican, is running with two other individuals seeking her post, Republican Joy Jones and Democrat George R. Murphy.

Choices are good. Because we have choices, we’ll see our fair share of debates, discussions and campaigns involving issues important to us.

Listen well to their campaigns and make an informed decision this year.

We’re not voting on a president this time around, but our votes in May and November are sure to shape the country in possibly and even more dramatic fashion.

Good luck to all the candidates.

Letters to the Editor Proud of the athletes at Southern Lee High To the Editor:

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

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ALEIGH — Back in December, Gov. Beverly Perdue decided that she should put some new rules in play for the folks whom she was appointing to policy-making boards and commissions.

Ruffin Poole, a top aide to former Gov. Mike Easley, was about to be indicted and had already refused to testify before the state Board of Election, citing his rights against self-incrimination.

Democratic fund-raiser/developer Lanny Wilson, who sat on the state Board of Transportation, was about to become the star of Poole’s criminal indictment, being prominently featured seeking Easley administration favor with gifts of travel and investment opportunities.

So Perdue created a policy that makes criminal indictment or refusal to cooperate in a criminal investigation grounds for removal from a state board or commission.

By the time of the announcement, Poole had already resigned from the Golden LEAF foundation, a group that hands out grants from the state’s proceeds of a national settlement with cigarette makers.

Wilson would resign from the transportation board on the day of Poole’s indictment.

As sad as it is to contemplate, Perdue’s policy probably isn’t enough.

That’s saying a lot. Just a decade or two ago, such a policy probably wasn’t needed. ...

Today, we seem to live in era where people operating in the public arena feel no public shame and can delude themselves into justifying about any action.

Wilson certainly recognized that his actions, as spelled out in the Poole indictment, would compromise public confidence in any decision made by the Board of Transportation while he sat on it. (It’s worth noting that, under Perdue’s policy, he’s still qualified to sit on the board. He has not been indicted; he is definitely cooperating with criminal investigators.)

On the other hand, two others prominently featured in the Poole indictment remain on key state commissions.

Bob Wilson, a dock and marina builder from Mooresville, sits on the Coastal Resources Commission, which sets coastal development policy. Charlotte developer Randy Allen sits on the Wildlife Resources Commission, which makes hunting and fishing rules.

The indictment alleges that Bob Wilson pressured state environmental regulators regarding a dredging permit for Cannonsgate, the now infamous coastal development where Easley got a sweetheart deal on a lot. Allen is the developer who provided that deal.

According to the indictment, an email from Allen’s development company says it wanted to reserve a Cannonsgate lot “for the CAMA director we have been working with to receive our permits.”

That Wilson and Allen haven’t resigned their board seats shows two things: n Perdue’s policy should be tougher. n These two guys have a lot of gall and little regard for the public trust that they are sworn to uphold.

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AN DIEGO — At the intersection of the nanny state and the welfare state is a bill in the California Legislature that would make it easier for food stamp recipients to buy fruits and vegetables.

The idea is part nanny because government, having fulfilled its other responsibilities, has resolved to cut the fat by battling obesity.

And part welfare because our society Ruben Navarrette Jr. continues to unintentionally harm the poor, Columnist the unemployed and the underemployed by Ruben Navarrette Jr. is a columnist with assuring them that the world owes them a The San Diego Union-Tribune living. They’re also entitled to not feel embarrassed for being on public assistance, and food stamps? No, in most cases, there are thus to remove traces of stigma, are now produce aisles in those places. It’s just that, given electronic cards rather than stamps to we are told, the fruits and vegetables aren’t make their purchases.

The bill would require the nearly 650 farm- always as fresh as what you find at farmers markets. ers markets throughout California to accept I see. And this is an inconvenience for food food stamp cards by 2012, either by installing an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) system or stamp recipients? As much as it is an inconvenience for the rest of us to feed not only our by allowing a third-party organization to set own children but — through the country’s up and operate an EBT system.

Assemblyman Juan Arambula, an indepen- confiscatory tax system — someone else’s?

Not that I’m against feeding children. It’s dent from Central California’s San Joaquin a worthy cause. It’s just that I would hope Valley, proposed the legislation last year to that, in a perfect world, this responsibility better serve the growing number of Califorwould fall on the shoulders of those children’s nians using food stamps and to encourage parents and not the rest of healthy eating. I’ve known society. I would also hope Arambula for 25 years.

‘If people in California or that, when parents drop He’s a decent man, and he another state are so put off the ball, we don’t encourmeans well. But you have to by not being able to shop at age this conduct by picking look at the big picture, and farmers markets, they might up the slack. this issue is more compliIf people in California decide that they don’t like cated than it seems. or another state are so put One complication is being on food stamps off by not being able to the fact that many farmafter all.’ shop at farmers markets, ers markets are cash-only they might decide that businesses that operate in fields, sheds or parking lots that lack electric- they don’t like being on food stamps after all.

Good. Glad to hear it. You’re not supposed ity. There are wireless card readers that could be used, but they don’t come cheap. The units to like it. In fact, you’re supposed to dislike being on any form of public assistance so can cost as much as $1,000. much that you can’t wait to get off. That way And you wonder where California got its the system is temporary, and not something reputation for burdening businesses to the handed down from one generation to anpoint where they jump the state line and flee other. We made a mistake when we tried to to Nevada, Arizona, Colorado or Texas? Now remove the stigma from programs like this, you know. and now we’re compounding that mistake by Of course, it’s not just California. Accordcontinually making it easier and more coming to The Associated Press, lawmakers in fortable for people to become a permanent Texas, Vermont, Indiana and other states ward of the state. have also proposed laws to make it easier for In these dire economic times, many farmers markets to obtain and use these EBT Californians worry about losing their jobs, machines in order to accept food stamps. homes or health insurance. But, if we conSorry, I lost my place. Why are we going fuse spreading compassion with fostering to all this trouble again? Oh yes, so people dependency, we should also be careful not to who receive food stamps can shop at farmers markets alongside other people who work lose something that is just as important: our values. to support their families, earn salaries, and buy produce with hard-earned cash. After all, we are told by the bill’s supporters, having a lower income shouldn’t automatically lead If we confess our sins, he is faithful and to obesity and other health problems tied to just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us poor nutrition. from all unrighteousness. (I John 1:9) Agreed. But does this mean that there are PRAYER: Father, we pray that You help no fruits and vegetables to be found at the us to recognize our sins and confess them, more than 20,000 supermarkets and grocery that we may receive forgiveness. Amen. stores in California, most of which do take

Today’s Prayer

As parents of a Southern Lee High School varsity cheerleader, my wife and I have attended all home and away basketball games this year. We did this to show our support not only for our daughter, but her teammates as well as those on the varsity girls and boys teams.

As we traveled around the conference, we took great pride in the sportsmanship exhibited by both players, coaches and fans of both teams. This past friday night, Southern Lee lost a hard-fought game in the sectional finals.

After the game, there was disappointment on the faces of the Southern Lee players. However, to a man, each player exhibited the character of a champion. Coach Collins deserves a lot of credit for developing not only the talent in these athletes, but also developing something more important and that’s their character to be future leaders in our community.

Saturday, Southern Lee’s cheerleaders competed in the Cape Fear Valley Conference Cheerleading Championship in Fayetteveille.

These ladies are a special group of dedicated and talented individuals who fully support their school.

They began preparing for their season back in July when most kids are at the pool or beach.

Again, the character, sportsmanship, self control and leadership these young ladies exhibited throughout the year is a tribute to their coaches and parents alike.

The past season will be remembered for the great wins and the heart breaking losses. However, more important is the sportsmanship and character exhibited by the players, cheerleaders and coaches of Southern Leee High School. This is often overlooked in today’s world of competition, but it is actually more important than the final score.

Thank you coach Taylor, Collins, Bryan and French. You should be very proud of all your student athletes. Go Cavs!

DON STEC Sanford

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OBITUARIES Bardomiano Aguilar Monroe Fox

SANFORD — Bardomiano Ruiz Aguilar, 41, died Sunday (2/28/10) at UNC Hospitals in Orange County.

He was born Nov. 20, 1968 in Mexico. He worked for Tyson Food as a fork lift operator.

He is survived by his parents, Salvador Ruiz and Lucina Aguilar of Mexico; wife, Cecilia Yepez Ruiz of Sanford; a son, Marlo Ruiz Yepez of the home; daughters, Jennifer Ruiz Yepez and Alexandra Ruiz Yepez, both of the home; two brothers and four sisters.

The visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mexico at a later date.

Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com.

Arrangements are

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

SANFORD — Monroe Fox, 81, of 40 Ivey Drive, died Friday (2/26/10) at his home.

He is survived by his daughters, Mary Fox, Brenda Griffin, Rose McLean, Eunice McIver and husband Dennis, Doris Lee and Diane Martin; sons, Eddie Fox, Joseph Fox and Dennis Martin and wife Sharon; sisters, Ruby Simmons and Evone Battler and husband Thomas; sisters-in-law, Wilma Nelson and husband Ronnie, Lillie Mickle and Bernice Martin; 19 grandchildren; 25 greatgrandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.

The family will receive friends at his home.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at St. Mark United Church of God in Sanford with Elder Malcolm Curry officiating.

Burial will follow at Lee Memory Garden.

Arrangements are by Watson Mortuary, Inc. of Sanford.

Mary Brown

SANFORD — Funeral services for Mary Dean Brown, 88, who died Saturday (2/27/10), was held Monday at the Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers with the Rev. Martin Groover officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Pianist was Sandra Deaton, a poem was read by granddaughter, Melissa, and eulogies were given by the congregation.

Pallbearers were Alex Brown, Bill Brown, Chris Brown, Matthew Brown, Tony Conway and Carl Yancey.

Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Mary Schurer

Charles Tripp

Hazel Fields

SANFORD — Funeral service for Mary Teresa Guisti Schurer, 71, who died Friday (2/19/10), was held Saturday at the Naugatuck Valley Memorial Home in Naugatuck, Conn. Burial followed at the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Watertown, Conn.

Born in Waterbury, Conn., she was a daughter of the late Amerigo Guisti and Teresa Kane Guisti. She was a longtime employee of Scovill & Century Brass and also with Uniroyal Rubber.

She was preceded in death by a son, Ronald A. Cole; a sister, Barbara; and a brother, William.

She is survived by a daughter, Cheryl L. Cole of Sanford; a son, Robert E. Cole Jr. of East Hampton, Conn.; two grandchildren; brothers, Jack, Larry, Fred, and Robert; and sisters, Eleanor and Irene.

Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society, 8300 Health Park, Suite 10, Raleigh, N.C. 27615.

Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

PITTSBORO — Funeral service for Charles Winfred “Bum� Tripp, 77, of Highway 15-501 North, who died Saturday (2/27/10), was conducted Monday at Rock S prings Baptist Church with Pastor Tommy Faust and Pastor Jackie Green officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

A Chatham County native, he was born March 12, 1932 to the late Garland J. Tripp and Lillie Dixon Tripp.

He was retired from the housing maintenance department of UNC at Chapel Hill after 28 years of service. He was a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Betty Richardson Tripp; daughters, Shelby Harris and husband Bob and Kristie Foushee and husband Jeffrey, all of Pittsboro; a sister, Nancy Gordon of Siler City; and two grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Cadle Cooper, JW Hill, Rodney Durham, Preston Durham, Jeff Wheeler and Kevin Donneghan.

Honorary pallbearers were Bernie Williams and Billy York.

Condolences may be made at www.hallwynne. com.

Arrangements were

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

SILER CITY — Hazel Ann Cox Fields, 70, died Saturday (2/27/10) at her home.

A Lee County native, she was born Oct. 13, 1939 to the late James and Mary Kate Willett Cox. She worked as a nurse for over 25 years before retiring in 2008.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Earl Beal.

She is survived by her husband, Richard “Buck�

Fields; a daughter, Laura Nix and husband Mike of Shallotte; sons, Gregg Fields and wife Kris of McLeansville and Rick Fields and wife Debbie of Siler City; sisters, Elsie Smith of Hillsboro, Rachel Smith of Siler City and Opal Masood of Concord; a brother, Mike Beal of Kinston; and five grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. today at Chatham Memorial Park in Siler City for immediate family and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Liberty Home Care and Hospice of Lee County, 1005 Carthage St., Sanford, N.C. 27330.

Arrangements are by Smith and Buckner Funeral Home of Siler City.

Ruth Lawrence SANFORD — Funeral service for Ruth Bullard Lawrence, who died Friday (2/26/10), was held Monday at the Rogers Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial followed at the Haywood Cemetery in Moncure.

The congregation sang.

Pallbearers were Douglas Utley, James Utley, Ned Kelly, Kevin Overton, Brandon Lawrence and Joe Lawrence.

Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Robert McLean SANFORD — Funeral service for Robert Lee McLean, 62, of 618B Washington Ave., who died Wednesday (2/24/10), was conducted Monday at Mt. Carmel Pentecostal Holiness Assembly with Bishop Julia Harris officiating. Burial followed at White Oak Cemetery in Sanford.

Soloist was Jerry Pullum.

Pallbearers were Jackie McLean, Jimmie McLean, Jarriel McLean, Mickey McLean, Michael Baker and Torette Goodloe.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Grace Edwards

SANFORD — Funeral service for Grace A. Edwards, 86, who died Wednesday (2/24/10), was conducted Sunday at Rogers Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Scott Yow officiating. Burial followed at the Sandy Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Siler City.

Recorded music was played.

Pallbearers were Dustin Barnes, Mark Dreading, David Farrell, Doug Hankins, David Hardy, Corkey Rogers and Joe Wood.

Arrangements were by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Caley Mitchell NEW HILL — Caley Lundy Mitchell, 81, of 756 Lower Thrift Road, died Saturday (2/27/10) at Wake Medical Hospital in Cary.

He was born May 22, 1928 in Chatham County, son of the late Earlie Mitchell and Arzona Stone Mitchell. He was a retired cabinet maker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a sister, Jennie Pierce, and a brother, Laddie Mitchell.

He is survived by his wife, Edith Ann Thrift Mitchell of the home, and brothers, Benson Mitchell of Pittsboro, and Homer Mitchell and Earlie Mitchell, both of New Hill.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the residence.

The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Elam Christian Church with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Moncure.

Ada Pratt

BROADWAY — Graveside service for Georgia Mae Grier, 62, of 36 Sandy Ridge Road, who died Wednesday (2/24/10), was conducted Monday at Lee Memory Gardens with Pastor Byron Buckels officiating.

Soloist was Durwin Carr.

Pallbearers were friends of the family.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

SILER CITY — Funeral service for Ada Mae Pratt, 76, of 2457 Silk Hope-Gum Springs Road, who died Tuesday (2/23/10) was conducted at Evans Chapel AME Zion Church with the Rev. Kenneth Swann officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Music was provided

by Donald Knight and Derrick Clark. Soloist was Donald Knight.

Pallbearers were friends of the family.

Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Pittsboro.

John Carter

Charles Pugh

MONCURE — John Michael Carter, 78, of 38 Seymour Ave., died Sunday (2/28/10) at Central Carolina Hospital.

The family will receive friends at the home of Brenda Bright, 88 Alfred Alston Road, Osgood Community, Sanford.

Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

SILER CITY — Charles Pugh, 67, of 508 Old Plank Road, died Monday (3/1/10) at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill.

Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Funeral Home of Pittsboro.

Georgia Grier

POLICE BEAT SANFORD n Daniel Adams Peacock, 29, reported breaking and entering residence Saturday at 2527 Buffalo Church Road in Sanford. n Byron Moses Buckels, 40, reported damage to property Saturday at 1100 W. Garden St. in Sanford. n Ursula Mitchell, 16, reported simple assault Saturday at 1135 Carthage St. in Sanford. n Chris Danielle Wade, 25, reported damage to property Saturday at 2244 Jefferson Davis Highway in Sanford. n Lisa Marie Graves, 32, reported assault on a female Saturday at 316 McIver St. in Sanford. n Emigdio Lopez Luviano, 44, reported breaking and entering residence Saturday at 437 W. Courtland Drive in Sanford. n Lisa Marie Graves, 32, reported assault on a female Saturday at 420 McIver St. in Sanford. n Richard Earl Stacker, 37, reported damage to property Sunday at 809 Carthage St. in Sanford. n Lucrecia Gail Hall, 36, reported damage to property Sunday at 2324 Dewitt St. in Sanford. n David Trent Norris, 46, reported theft from a vehicle Sunday at 102 E. Trade St. in Sanford. n Anne Lee Dougher, 67, reported breaking and entering residence Sunday at 302 Bobbitt St. in Sanford. n Ashley Amber Kelly, 20, reported damage to property Sunday at 3310 N.C. 87 in Sanford. n Thi Su Hudson, 54, reported assault on a female Sunday at 544 Cox Maddox Road in Sanford. n Roberto Suazo Najera, 21, was arrested Saturday at 900 N. Horner Blvd. in Sanford and charged with possession of marijuana. n Francisco Escamilla Yepez, 41, was arrested Sunday at 899 Woodland Ave./Evergreen Lane in Sanford and charged with driving while impaired. n Justin Keith Hall, 22, was arrested Sunday at 115 Lochmere Drive in Sanford and charged with assault on a female.

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By KATHERINE McDONALD Special to The Herald

LILLINGTON — Tresa Brown-Tomlinson, legendary UNC-Chapel Hill women’s basketball powerhouse, grabbed fans’ attention when she led the team to victories in the early 1980s.

Last week, she grabbed an audience’s attention again as she shared with Central Carolina Community College students her message that there is a champion inside each of them. She encouraged them to launch their own successful futures by right choices and right attitudes in the present.

Brown-Tomlinson, now assistant superintendent for programs at the N.C. Department of Correction’s Harnett Correctional Institution, in Lillington, was the Black History Month featured speaker at the college’s Harnett County Campus. “We were born to be successful,� she told the gathering. “There’s a champion in all of us. All it is waiting for is for you to develop and nourish it. You have what it takes to become what you are striving for. It is never too late.�

Brown-Tomlinson illustrated her point with stories from her own life and those of people she knew, such as Michael Jordan, who was at UNC-Chapel Hill when she was. “He was always the first in the gym to practice and the last to leave,� she said. “He had a work ethic, commitment and was always dedicated.�

Brown-Tomlinson was born in New Bern but did most of her growing up in

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Tresa Brown-Tomlinson (center), th assistant superintendent for programs at Harnett Correctional Institution and former University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill women’s basketball powerhouse (1980-84), was the featured Black History Month speaker Feb. 23 at Central Carolina Community College’s Harnett County Campus. Also speaking were cosmetology students Kelvin Williams (left), of Dunn, and Letty Lomogilio, of Spring Lake.

Raleigh. She was the oldest of five children of a pastor father and a mother who taught them standards, responsibilities, and commitment.

She grew to be 6-foot, 2-inches and loved basketball, playing for both Garner and Sanderson high schools. Several universities recruited her but she chose to go to UNC-CH because she felt she could help strengthen its women’s basketball program. “I wanted to go to a place where I could make a difference,� she said.

She certainly did.

Brown-Tomlinson, who still bears the nickname “Tree� given by her teammates, played for UNC-CH from 1980 to 1984. She helped launch the university as a national women’s basketball powerhouse.

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senior year. She ranks third all-time at UNC in career field goal percentage (.547) and sixth in all-time scoring with 1,931 career points.

She is among UNC’s top 10 in career scoring average, total rebounds, and blocked shots. In 1995, she became one of the first women’s basketball athletes to have her jersey retired by the university. In 2008, she was selected as an ACC Women’s Basketball Tournament Legend.

After impressing her CCCC audience with the mention of a few of the honors she has received, Brown-Tomlinson said that, no matter what one achieves, it is critical to have a good attitude. “If you don’t go through life with the right attitude, no one wants to honor you,� she told the audience. “So often we go through life thinking, ‘It’s all about me.’ While focused on that, we miss out on so many experiences that come our way.�

Brown-Tomlinson earned her degree in Recreation Administration in 1984. She then played professional basketball in Span and Italy for two years.

No one looked like her, no one talked like her, but she chose to embrace the diversity and learn to appreciate the people, their cultures, and their life experiences.

She encouraged her listen-

ers to do the same with the variety of people they meet in their lives.

Brown-Tomlinson asked how many in her CCCC audience were leaders and only a few hands went up.

She then defined a leader as anyone who influences even one other person.

When she asked how many leaders there were now, all hands went up. “We need more leaders with integrity, with character and with right attitudes,� she said. She challenged them to live the three “Rs�: respect for self, respect for others, and responsibility for all one’s actions. She also urged them to have “B-attitudes,� including be a participant, be faithful, be enthusiastic, by supportive of others, be approachable, and be an example.

Among those who heard Brown-Tomlinson was Letty Lomogilio, of Spring Lake, a cosmetology student at the Harnett Campus. “I was very excited to hear her talk. “Lomogilio said. “It was inspiring and very impressive, particularly when she said stay on the course of your dreams, be disciplined but never, ever give up. My dream is to own multiple salons.

That’s a goal I’ve had a long time. Now, I’m a 44-yearold grandmother and I’ve come back to school to start fulfilling that dream.�

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Sixty-nine challengers and incumbents filed during the three-week candidate window that ended last Friday, almost double the 37 candidates who threw their hats into the ring in 2006, according to State Board of Elections records. There were 46 in 2008.

The deluge has created a tricky situation for GOP leaders because May primaries will have newcomers battling longtime party activists, even incumbents like 6th District Rep. Howard Coble and the 3rd District’s Walter Jones. Acrimonious primaries could weaken the surviving GOP nominee or require a June runoff if no one gets more than 40 percent on the vote. “I’m an outsider to them for sure,� said Dan Eichenbaum, 67, a Murphy ophthalmologist and one of six GOP candidates who believe they can beat Democratic Rep. Health Shuler although he won two years ago by 26 percentage points. “But this is not the year for party insiders.�

North Carolina’s congressional elections always breed stories of political neophytes who run because of gridlock in Congress or its left- or right-wing leanings. And except on rare occasions, they get trounced by the incumbent.

Several candidates interviewed are persuaded this year will be different, citing what they call a wave of voter dissatisfaction when President Barack Obama signed a $787 billion stimulus package and pushed a health care overhaul. The surprising victory of GOP Sen. Scott Brown in Massachusetts also has encouraged newcomers. “That’s driving a lot of people — just the real opportunity there are more seats that are in play or potentially in play,� said David McLennan, a political science professor at Peace College in Raleigh.

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Eichenbaum, listed on his campaign Web site as a Yale Medical School-educated eye doctor and Navy veteran, said he understands the political reality and already has a finance director.

A former Libertarian who moved to North Carolina in the 1980s, Eichenbaum attended a tea party rally in Atlanta last April with his wife and daughter. He got involved in more political activism in Cherokee County through a project promoted by conservative commentator Glenn Beck. Local Republicans asked him to consider running. “I didn’t hesitate,� he said in a phone interview. “If good people from among the citizens do not stand up and run for office, our country will be lost.�

Democrats, who have been on the defensive during this election cycle after strong showings in 2006 and 2008, say the influx of Republican candidates has little to do with them but all about discontent in the GOP. Rep. Howard Coble, North Carolina’s longestserving Republican ever in the U.S. House, must beat five other candidates to advance to the general election. GOP Rep. Patrick McHenry will be involved in a four-way primary. “There’s a civil war going on right now with the GOP, a battle over whether the Republican Party will be a far right wing party or a right wing party,� state Democratic Party executive director Andrew Whalen said. “The Republican Party is truly tearing itself apart.�

Morehead City Tea Party co-chairman Bob Cavanaugh, 62, a first-time candidate challenging Jones in the GOP primary, disagrees with Whalen and said “most of the folks I’ve run into, they’re fed up with both parties.�

Democrats also have new blood in people like Billy Kennedy of Watauga County, a party activist but first-time candidate who wants to defeat 5th District GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx. He said government is getting demonized where it’s the one place where citizens can effect change. “The tea party movement thinks it’s a majority, but it’s not. It’s just a vocal minority,� Kennedy said.

Despite contrasting political origins, people like Kennedy and Ellmers say they’re eager to participate in politics at this time in the country’s history.

Ellmers said: “I am surprised that I am enjoying it as much as I am.�

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Poll shows support for wind, solar energy

BELMONT (AP) — Former North Carolina state Rep. John Rayfield has died at age 84.

Rhonda McLean with McLean Funeral Home said Rayfield died on Monday at a Gastonia nursing home.

Rayfield was a Republican who served six terms in the House before choosing not to run in 2006 after some health problems. His cause of death wasn’t immediately released.

Rayfield was a World War II veteran who worked at toolmaker Homelite-Textron for 33 years. He was elected to the Legislature in 1994 and represented eastern Gaston County. He was once chairman of the county Republican Party.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Jacqueline, a daughter and two stepgrandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Ebenezer Methodist Church in Belmont.

Memorials may be made to the church.

Associated Press Writer

ELON (AP) — A poll of North Carolina adults shows most support the construction of wind and solar projects in the state but aren’t thrilled about using wood or leaves to generate energy.

The Elon University Poll released on Monday calculated support for wind energy facilities in the mountains or the coast near 80 percent among 508 adults interviewed last week. For construction of “solar farms� the support level was 83 percent.

But 52 percent said they’re opposed to what’s known as biomass energy by burning wood, leaves or forest products into a liquid or gas, compared to 39 percent support.

Gov. Beverly Perdue has been pushing to generate “green energy� jobs since taking office.

The survey had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.4 percentage points.

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RALEIGH — The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission has hired an outside group to conduct a financial appraisal of North Carolina’s liquor system, Gov. Beverly Perdue said Monday in the strongest sign yet she’s giving serious consideration to privatization.

The commission agreed late Friday to pay up to $175,000 to a Chicago-based firm to calculate the state-owned wholesale distribution system and hundreds of local ABC retail stores — much like appraising a house before it’s sold.

Valuation Research Corp. also will estimate how much North Carolina could generate if the wholesale and retail functions were sold to a single or multiple ven-

dors for up to 10 years, according to the contract with the state ABC commission. Vendors could possibly own their own ABC stores, purchase current governmentrun stores or establish agency stores.

Perdue said she directed commission Chairman Jon Williams to enter the contract “in an effort to inform me about the complexities, the advantages and disadvantages of changing any part of North Carolina’s current system of alcohol control.�

The information will arrive by the end of April, as lawmakers studying alcohol issues make recommendations for the Legislature’s session starting in May. An ABC study committee holds its first meeting next week.

Perdue suggested that she had made no decisions. “Important decisions

ban exemption.

North Carolina is among 18 “control� states where government directly controls wholesale and retail liquor distribution, but it’s the only one where local ABC boards sell spirits and are essentially independent from state government.

Other control states are evaluating privatization, such as Virginia and in Washington, where an audit found it could increase revenue by up to $277 million over five years by changing its current system.

Lawmakers and Perdue also would have to persuade supporters of the nearly 75-year-old ABC system, who argue it’s worked well by generating $259 million for state and local governments last year while at the same time keeping liquor consumption low compared to other states.

that may fundamentally change how the state allows distribution and sales of spirits to citizens cannot be made in the absence of information about the costs and possible benefits of privatizing part or all of the system,� Perdue wrote to legislators.

Interest in privatizing some or all of the current monopoly system has grown recently as local boards have been scrutinized following news the Wilmington-area board administrator made more than $250,000 annually and a liquor company treated Mecklenburg County board officials in November to a fancy dinner where the tab reached $12,700.

With Perdue’s blessing, the state ABC commission this year already has pushed local ABC boards toward stronger ethics policies and closed a gift

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Mother faced charge before 2 kids died in fire

N.C.’s Blue Cross reports 2nd year of profit decline

RALEIGH (AP) — The American Red Cross says legislation allowing younger teenagers to give blood is helping increase supplies at blood banks for North Carolina patients.

Barry Porter with the Triangle-area chapter of the American Red Cross said on Monday that 16-year-olds gave an estimated 11,000 units of blood in 2009. The law signed in August 2008 lowered the age of consent to donate blood from 17 to 16.

The office of Rep. Dale Folwell of Forsyth County said the law is expanding the number of people whose lives can be improved or saved because each unit can be shared with up to three people.

Porter said people become lifelong donors when they

Perdue wants to study privatization

CHAPEL HILL (AP) — North Carolina’s largest health insurer says its profits slid for a second year as the recession compressed membership growth and medical costs rose.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina said Monday its 2009 profit was $107.3 million, or 2.1 percent, of its revenues of $5.2 billion. The profit was 42 percent less than 2008 profits of $186.4 million. Net income was $209.1 million in 2007.

Blue Cross said its 2009 profit margin was down from 3.6 percent in 2008 and below the company’s target range of 3.5 to 4.5 percent.

Blue Cross has 3.7 million customers in North Carolina.

CHARLOTTE (AP) — A mother charged with murder after her two unsupervised toddlers died in a fire at home had been charged four months earlier with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.

Jail records show Orgal Paulette Opata, 26, had been charged in October for three counts of contributing to the delinquency or neglect of a juvenile and was awaiting trial.

Opata was charged Sunday with two counts of murder, four counts of exposing a child to a fire, and other charges.

Her four children aged between 7 and 1 were

at home when the fire started at about 6 a.m.

Sunday. Firefighters said the blaze was accidental and involved a kerosene heater.

Firefighters from a station two blocks away said they took only 19 minutes to put out the blaze, The Charlotte Observer reported Monday.

Neighbors told arriving firefighters that the two youngest children were trapped inside. Firefighters entered the burning home, but couldn’t save the two toddlers. One firefighter was burned and required treatment at a hospital.

One-year-old Gabriel Hawthorne and 2-year-

old Josiah Hawthorne died in the fire that destroyed the home.

Neighbor Elizabeth Lane said she woke up to a child screaming, “Mommy! Mommy! Mommy!�

Lane said at the door she found Opata’s 4-year-old son and 7-year-old daughter, who said her younger

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8A / Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / The Sanford Herald WASHINGTON POLITICS

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Republicans setting filibuster record

By STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The filibuster â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tool of obstruction in the U.S. Senate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is alternately blamed and praised for wilting President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambitious agenda. Some even say itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s made the nation ungovernable.

Maybe, maybe not.

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s term still has three years to run.

More certain, however: Opposition Republicans are using the delaying tactic at a record-setting pace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The numbers are astonishing in this Congress,â&#x20AC;? says Jim Riddlesperger, political science professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

The filibuster, using seemingly endless debate to block legislative action, has become entrenched like a dandelion tap root in the midst of the shrill partisanship gripping Washington.

But the filibuster is nothing new. Its use dates to the mists of Senate history, but until the civil rights era, it was rarely used.

A tactic unique to the Senate, the filibuster means a simple majority guarantees nothing when it comes to passing laws. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rules of the Senate are designed to give muscle to the minority,â&#x20AC;? said Senate historian Donald Ritchie.

With the Senate now made up of 100 members, two for each of the 50 states, an opposition filibuster can only be

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Sen. Scott Brown, R-Mass., talks to reporters after he voted for cloture on the Jobs Bill on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brown was joined by several other Republicans to help Democrats defeat a filibuster orchestrated by GOP leaders by a 62-30 tally. The tally sets up a vote on Wednesday to actually pass the measure. broken with 60 votes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a three-fifths majority.

As a matter of political philosophy, the concept of the filibuster arises from a deep-seated, historic concern among Americans that the minority not be steamrolled by the majority.

It is a brake and protective device rooted in the same U.S. political sensibility that gave each state two senators regardless of population.

The same impulse gave Americans the Electoral College in presidential contests â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a structure from earliest U.S. history designed to give smaller population states greater influence in choosing the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leader.

Given recent use of the filibuster by minority Republicans and the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success in snarling the legislative process in this

Congress, Democrats say the minority has gone way beyond just protecting its interests.

The frequency of filibusters â&#x20AC;&#x201D; plus threats to use them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are measured by the number of times the upper chamber votes on cloture. Such votes test the majorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to hold together 60 members to break a filibuster.

In the 110th Congress of 2007-2008, with Republicans in the minority, there were a record 112 cloture votes.

In the current session of Congress â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 111th â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for all of 2009 and the first two months of 2010 the number already exceeds 40. The most the filibuster has been used when Democrats were in the minority was 58 times in the 106th Congress of 1999-2000.

During most of Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first year in office

and for a few weeks this year, 58 Democratic senators and two Independents who normally vote with them held a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority in the Senate.

That vanished last month when Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown captured the seat of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, who died last summer.

Most notably, Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s victory has stymied Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s push to overhaul health care just as the bill was approaching the finish line. Before Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s election, both the Senate and the House of Representatives had passed separate versions of the reform legislation.

Brown broke the Democratic 60-seat majority before the two chambers could meld differences in their bills for a final vote in both houses.

EDUCATION

Obama seeks measures to stem dropouts

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama on Monday addressed the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s school dropout epidemic, proposing $900 million to states and school districts that agree to drastically change or even shutter their worst performing schools.

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move comes as many schools continue to struggle to get children to graduation, a profound problem in a rich, powerful nation. Only about 70 percent of entering high school freshmen go on to graduate. The problem affects blacks and Latinos at particularly high rates.

Obama said the crisis hurts individual kids and the nation as a whole, shattering dreams and undermining an already poor economy.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be a sense of accountability,â&#x20AC;?

Obama said in announcing his latest get-tough school proposal at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce during an education event sponsored by the Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Promise Alliance, the youth organization founded by former Secretary of State Colin Powell and his wife, Alma.

The presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan would seek to help 5,000 of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lowest-performing schools over the next five years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In this kind of knowledge economy, giving up on your education and dropping out of school means not only giving up on your future, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also giving up on your familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving up on your coun-

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Obama has been using federal money as leverage to push schools to raise standards and get more children ready for college or work. It is a task that former President George W. Bush and Congress, along with many leaders before them, have long taken on, but the challenge is steep.

Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 budget proposal includes $900 million for School Turnaround Grants. That money is in addition to $3.5 billion to help lowperforming schools that was included in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economic stimulus bill.

To get a share of the new money, states and school districts must adopt one of four approaches to fix their struggling schools: n Turnaround Model: The school district must replace the principal and at least half of the school staff, adopt a new governance structure for the school, and imple-

ment a new or revised instructional program. In his remarks, Obama said a Rhode Island school that recently fired all its teachers is an example of how there needs to be accountability. n Restart Model: The school district must close and reopen the school under the management of a charter school operator, a charter management organization or an educational management organization. A restarted school would be required to enroll, within the grades it serves, former students who wish to attend. n School Closure: The school district must close the failing school and enroll the students in other, higher-achieving schools in the district. n Transformational Model: The school must address four areas, including teacher effectiveness, instruction, learning and teacher planning time, and operational flexibility.

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Obama yet to kick smoking habit, should eat better

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ten House Democrats say they have not ruled out the possibility of switching their earlier â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? votes to â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? on the big health care overhaul.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving Democrats a glimmer of hope in the face of unyielding Republican opposition.

The House members commented in interviews Monday with The Associated Press.

The White House, meanwhile, is trying to create an encouraging atmosphere for lawmakers to make such a change. For example, the Obama administration is making a point of saying that Democrats are not using parliamentary tricks or loopholes to find the needed support in Congress.

The White House says President Barack Obama will outline his final â&#x20AC;&#x153;way forwardâ&#x20AC;? on health care in a Washington speech Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kicked the smoking habit, takes anti-inflammatory medication to relieve chronic tendinitis in his left knee and should eat better to lower his cholesterol, his team of doctors concluded Sunday after the 48-year-oldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first medical checkup as commander in chief.

The hoops-happy chief executive, who has endured an exhausting White House run and yearlong battles with congressional Republicans, was otherwise declared in excellent health and fit for duty.

The White House physician, Navy Capt. Jeffrey Kuhlman, said Obama should stick with â&#x20AC;&#x153;smoking cessation efforts,â&#x20AC;? the use of nicotine gum, and come back in August 2011 after he turns 50.

Parents of missing Calif. teen plead for help SAN DIEGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The parents of a missing 17-year-old girl who failed to come home after a run in the park are pleading for people to come forward with information about her whereabouts.

Brent King of the San Diego suburb of Poway told The Associated Press Monday that he last saw his daughter Chelsea King on Wednesday after she played French horn in a school concert.

He found her 1994 BMW parked at a San Diego park late Thursday.

The parents say Chelsea is a straight-A student who ran cross-county and is active in her schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s peer counseling program.

John Gardner III, a registered sex offender, has been booked for investigation of murder and remains in custody without bail after his arrest Sunday in San Diego.

Suspect in Elizabeth Smart case deemed competent SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brian David Mitchell, the man charged with snatching Elizabeth Smart nearly eight years ago, could finally face a jury after a federal judge ruled Monday that Mitchell was faking mental illness and is competent to stand trial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The evidence proves that Mitchell has the capacity to assist his counsel in his defense and the ability to behave appropriately in the courtroom,â&#x20AC;? U.S. District Judge Dale Kimball wrote in his 149-page ruling issued in response to a 10-day hearing last year on Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competency.

Lawyers for Mitchell said his hallmark disruptive singing in court was evidence heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mentally incompetent.

Kimball, however, called the outbreaks a â&#x20AC;&#x153;contrivanceâ&#x20AC;? used by the suspect to give the impression he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t control his behavior.

Biden defends bailouts before labor leaders ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vice President Joe Biden told AFL-CIO leaders Monday that the government bailouts of the banking and auto industries were necessary steps the Obama administration needed to take before it could tackle causes important to organized labor.

Biden told officials of the labor federation representing 11.5 million employees that the bailouts averted an even worse economic collapse and stabilized the economy.

At the top of organized laborâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wish list are passage of the Employee Free Choice Act, which would make it easier for workers to unionize, and sympathetic appointments to the National Labor Relations Board, which administers laws between unions and workers. Business groups strongly oppose the labor bill, which has stalled without the support of some moderate Democrats.

States may ban credit checks on job applicants ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.

Sixty percent of employers recently surveyed by the Society for Human Resources Management said they run credit checks on at least some job applicants, compared with 42 percent in a somewhat similar survey in 2006.

Employers say such checks give them valuable information about an applicantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honesty and sense of responsibility. But lawmakers in at least 16 states from South Carolina to Oregon have proposed outlawing most credit checks, saying the practice traps people in debt because their past financial problems prevent them from finding work.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;ALICE IN WONDERLANDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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Bonham Carter maintains wicked streak

By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Once a corset queen in prim, proper costume dramas, Helena Bonham Carter has spent her time lately playing all manner of foul women.

Fanatic Bellatrix Lestrange, a disciple of evil Lord Voldemort in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;? movies. Vile Mrs. Lovett, who grinds murder victims up as meat for pies in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.â&#x20AC;? A crazy old witch with an eyepatch and hair as brittle as straw in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Fish.â&#x20AC;?

Now Bonham Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playing the bratty Red Queen in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderland,â&#x20AC;? digital wizardry giving her a monstrously bulbous head atop a tiny body as she repeatedly shouts with glee, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off with their heads!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am playing lots of villains. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s horrible. Serial killer, sadist. But I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the age, you know. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you get over 40, maybe,â&#x20AC;? Bonham Carter, 43, said in an interview.

Shifting into a shrill hagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice, she adds: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ooh, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aging. She must be evil.

She looks like a witch.â&#x20AC;?

In the final two â&#x20AC;&#x153;Harry Potterâ&#x20AC;? movies, coming this November and in July 2011, Bonham Carter takes Bellatrixâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nastiness to new heights, including tortur-

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Director Tim Burton, left and his wife, British actress Helena Bonham Carter arrive for the Royal World Premiere of the movie Alice in Wonderland at the Leicester Square Odeon cinema, in central London Thursday. ing Harryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pal Hermione (Emma Watson). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then Hermione gets to pretend to be me,â&#x20AC;?

Bonham Carter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got to pretend to be Emma Watson pretending to be Hermione pretending to be Bellatrix. A lot of Russian dolls. It was hilarious.â&#x20AC;?

The British actress has romantic partner Tim Burton to thank for many of her wicked characters, along with other personashifting roles that include a chimpanzee in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Planet of the Apesâ&#x20AC;? and the voice of an amorous cadaver in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Corpse Bride.â&#x20AC;?

Burton says he and Bonham Carter â&#x20AC;&#x153;have completely different tastes in moviesâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she still has not seen his debut feature, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pee-weeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Big Adventure,â&#x20AC;?

figuring maybe sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll sit down and watch it one day with the oldest of their two children.

Yet while Bonham Carter was best known in the 1980s and â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s for fancy period dramas such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Room With a View,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lady Jane,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Howards Endâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wings of the Dove,â&#x20AC;? she said todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golden era of fantasy films suits her perfectly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is so much my cup of tea. So the fact that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve coincided with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Harry Potter,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; which is all about witches and wizards, absolutely up my alley. I just want to wave a wand,â&#x20AC;?

Bonham Carter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wonderland.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I could not believe my luck when Tim asked me. I thought it was going to be enough just to be along-

side, and I could spectate.

I love that whole culture of Alice and Lewis Carroll.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been keen on it. Then to be part of it and to pretend, to be invited and paid to pretend and invent your own Wonderland. ... Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my dream come true.â&#x20AC;?

Bonham Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father was a banker and mother a psychotherapist, but cinema runs in the family. Her great-uncle was director Anthony Asquith, whose films include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pygmalionâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Importance of Being Earnest.â&#x20AC;?

She went into acting because she was always fantasizing about leaving behind her own identity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very introverted as a child. I had a friend who was an actress when I was about 5, and she was immensely glamorous, so I just wanted to be her,â&#x20AC;? Bonham Carter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I spent most of my childhood wanting to be somebody else, so why not get paid to be somebody else? So thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of how it happened.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Wings of the Doveâ&#x20AC;? brought Bonham Carter a best-actress nomination for the 1997 Academy Awards. She has done other period roles since, among them Anne Boleyn in the TV miniseries â&#x20AC;&#x153;Henry VIIIâ&#x20AC;? and Queen Elizabeth IIâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother in the upcoming film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speech.â&#x20AC;?

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Chynna Phillips completes anxiety treatment NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A representative for Chynna Phillips says the singer has checked out of an undisclosed facility where she was treated for anxiety.

Phillips entered the facility last Phillips month.

Her manager, Lizzie Grubman, says the 42-year-old Phillips successfully completed treatment and left the facility Friday.

Grubman says Phillips â&#x20AC;&#x153;happily returned homeâ&#x20AC;? to celebrate her daughter Jamiesonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10th birthday with family and friends.

Phillips, of the pop group Wilson Phillips, is married to actor William Baldwin. They have three children.

She is the half-sister of former child actress Mackenzie Phillips, who claimed in a memoir last year that she had a decade-long sexual relationship with their father, pop star John Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas.

Marie Osmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son dies in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marie Osmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18-year-old son Michael Blosil has died, the entertainer said Saturday.

Osmond said in a statement through her publicist that her family is devastated by the â&#x20AC;&#x153;tragic loss.â&#x20AC;? She did

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not provide details on the death.

Entertainment Tonight reported on its Web site that Blosil jumped to his death Friday night from a downtown Los Angeles apartment building.

Officers responded to an apparent suicide jump in the area, but the victim was not identified Saturday, Los Angeles Police Officer Gregory Baek said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family and I are devastated and in deep shock by the tragic loss of our dear Michael and ask that everyone respect our Osmond privacy during this difficult time,â&#x20AC;? Osmond said in the statement.

Blosil reportedly left a note which referred to a lifelong battle with depression.

In 2007, Osmond said Michael was treated at a rehabilitation facility, but she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t disclose the nature of his problem.

Donny Osmond, Blosilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s uncle, told Entertainment Tonight: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please pray for my sister and her family.â&#x20AC;?

Michael is one of Osmondâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five adopted children. She also has three other children from two marriages. She divorced Brian Blosil in 2007 after two decades of marriage. She and her first husband Stephen Craig divorced in 1985.

TLC wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t renew Miss America TV contract

LAS VEGAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Miss Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three year run on TLC is over after the cable network chose not to renew its television contract with the beauty pageant.

TLC declined on Monday to say why it was cutting ties with the 89-year-old competition after the pageantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broadcast attracted 4.5 million viewers in January â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the best showing ever for the pageant on cable.

Sam Haskell, chairman of the Miss America Organization, told The Associated Press that TLC executives indicated one week after the Jan. 30 pageant that they did not want to pick up a three-year option that was part of their previous deal.

Instead, Haskell said TLC wanted a new two-year deal for less money, which he was unwilling to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not dumping Miss America,â&#x20AC;? Haskell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They wanted Miss America â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to pay the same numbers for it that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been paying.â&#x20AC;?

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shares and securities for the sale of AIA Group Ltd. The combined group will be the leading life insurer in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand and the Philippines, as well as the biggest foreign life insurer in China and India, Prudential said.

AIG said it would use cash from the sale to redeem $16 billion worth of preferred interests held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and to repay about $9 billion to a Fed credit facility. Prudential securities would be sold over time to make additional payments on debt, AIG said.

In selling to Prudential, AIG scrapped an earlier plan for an initial public offering of AIA.

Clinton to meet with Uruguayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incoming president MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Troops from Uruguay are regularly among U.N. peacekeeping forces deployed around the world, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is hoping to persuade that countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new president to continue the support.

Jose Mujica, a former guerrilla leader, is the latest leftist president to be elected to a Latin American country.

Clinton flew to Montevideo, Uruguay, on Monday, beginning a tour of the region. She will meet with Mujica just hours before heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sworn in.

Clintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five-nation weeklong trip is sure to focus on the earthquake in Chile, even as she tries to build support for fresh penalties against Iran.

Clinton will briefly visit Santiago, Chileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital, Tuesday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to show Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s support for the people of Chile while mindful of the realities on the ground,â&#x20AC;?

Clinton aide Philippe Reines said Sunday.

Troops, police attack looting CONCEPCION, Chile (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rescuers found signs of life in the wreckage of a 15-story building Monday as the world offered aid to victims of an earthquake that killed more than 700 people.

Looters roamed the streets even after troops and police arrested dozens of people for violating a curfew.

The toll of dead rose to 723, with 19 others missing, the National Emergency Office announced, in a magnitude-8.8 quake that President Michelle Bachelet called â&#x20AC;&#x153;an emergency without parallel in Chileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history.â&#x20AC;?

Some coastal towns were almost obliterated â&#x20AC;&#x201D; first shaken by the quake, then slammed by a tsunami that carried whole houses inland and crushed others into piles of sticks. Shocked survivors were left without power, water or food.

In Concepcion, the biggest city near the epicenter, rescuers heard the knock of trapped victims inside a toppled 70-unit apartment building and began to drill through thick walls to reach them, said fire department Commander Juan Carlos Subercaseux.

Only the chop of military helicopters flying overhead broke the silence demanded by rescuers straining to hear signs of life inside the building.

Firefighters had already pulled 25 survivors and nine bodies from the structure.

Mayor Jacqueline van Rysselberghe told Radio Cooperativa that some food aid was arriving in the city of 200,000 Mon-

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Firefighters work after looters set fire to a supermarket in Constitucion, Chile, Monday after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck central Chile early Saturday. day for distribution to the hungry.

Electricity was still out, however, water was scarce and looters reemerged at dusk despite beefed up security.

Dozens of people sacked stores selling food, clothing and drugs, fleeing when police appeared to drive them away. Some struck gas stations, stealing cash from attendants.

As a small military convoy of drove down the main avenue, bystanders applauded and shouted, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finally! Finally!â&#x20AC;?

Concepcion police chief Eliecer Soler said officers arrested 55 people for violating a nighttime curfew imposed after looters sacked nearly every market in town Sunday.

Troops ordered into the city by Bachelet patrolled to enforce security. A few looters re-emerged to rob a market on Monday.

Spanish professor Eduardo Aundez watched

with disgust as a soldier patiently waited for looters to rummage through a downtown store, then lobbed two tear gas canisters into the rubble to get them out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel abandonedâ&#x20AC;? by authorities, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We believe the government didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the necessary measures in time, and now supplies of food and water are going to be much more complicated.â&#x20AC;?

The U.N. said Monday that it would rush aid deliveries to Chile after Bachelet appealed for in-

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In The Draft

Sports QUICKREAD

Why not just re-run last week’s column, Lynn Gaines asks

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SHAQ HAS SURGERY ON THUMB; OUT FOR REGULAR SEASON

Hockey’s back — in more ways than one

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O’Neal had surgery on his injured right thumb Monday and seems likely to miss the rest of the regular season.

If he gets back for the playoffs, though, O’Neal is promising to make up for his time out.

O’Neal will miss about eight weeks, the team said. He was examined Sunday by specialist Dr. Thomas Graham at the National Hand Center in Baltimore, who performed the surgery Monday morning.

“He feels like he let us down, but we understand injuries happen in the game,” said teammate Jamario Moon, who got a text from the star center along with the other Cavs. “I think he’s really down about being out. ... He let us know it’s time to continue playing basketball and he’s going to be all right.”

The recovery timeline means O’Neal, who turns 38 on Saturday, may not be ready for the start of the playoffs April 17.

The Cavaliers acquired him last summer with an eye toward the postseason, after Dwight Howard and Orlando eliminated them in the Eastern Conference finals.

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ACC MARYLAND SWEEPS WEEKLY ACC HONORS

GREENSBORO (AP) — Maryland has swept the Atlantic Coast Conference’s weekly basketball awards.

The ACC on Monday named Terrapins senior Greivis Vasquez as its player of the week and teammate Jordan Williams as its rookie of the week.

Vasquez won the weekly award for the second straight week after averaging 28 points, 9 1/2 assists and 4 1/2 rebounds in victories against Clemson and Virginia Tech. He had a career-high 41 points in the double-overtime victory over the Hokies — the fifth time in league history that a player scored more than 40 in a league game on the road.

NFL JETS TO RELEASE RB THOMAS JONES

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Jets will release running back Thomas Jones this week, allowing the leader of the NFL’s top-ranked rushing offense to become a free agent.

General manager Mike Tannenbaum said Monday that the team told Jones it will cut ties with him when the league’s free agency period begins Friday.

Jones was due a $3 million roster bonus on top of a $2.8 million base salary this season.

He and the Jets failed to reach a compromise on restructuring his contract; the team wanted him to take a pay cut.

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Paul Duggan of Western Harnett is picked up by his coach John Black after winning the state championship in the 145-pound weight class of the NCHSAA 3-A State Tournament on Saturday in Greensboro.

Eagles’ Duggan comes a long way in winning title

By ALEX PODLOGAR alexp@sanfordherald.com

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t can be a cruel sport.

It’s man versus man, one on one, the boundary drawn by a circle. There are only a few ways out of there, and most of them are not pleasant.

Go through a losing stretch, and you’re bound to hear the jeers. “Count the lights,” someone may say, referring to the amount of time you have while you’re being pinned, as if there is little else for you to do.

No doubt Paul Duggan II heard some of those taunts once upon a time. No doubt he had to wonder whether this sport of wrestling was really for him.

It was all new to him. The sport was new. As a freshman, the school was new. So was the competition.

But one thing remained the same.

Agonizingly, tortuously, painfully the same.

Seventeen times Duggan went out

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Paul Duggan, back, and Tyrone Mason of Orange wrestle in the 145-pound match of the NCHSAA 3-A state wrestling championSee Duggan, Page 4B ships.

few brief musings to consider as the NHL season resumes in a six-week countdown to the Stanley Cup playoffs...

■ Sunday’s Olympic tournament final between the Canada and United States hockey teams — won

by Canada 3-2 in overtime — was the most-watched sporting event in Canadian history, according to early ratings, with an average audience of 16.6 million viewers north of the border. In the states, it was the single most-watched hockey game in 30 years, with a total U.S. audience of 27.6 million. Eighty percent of Canadians (a total of 26.5 million people) watched at least some part of the game.

In case you missed it, NBC’s Universal Sports will replay the gold-medal game at 8 and 11 p.m. today and Wednesday.

Canada, favored to win the gold, did so with an overtime goal by the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby. The United States, with a young team picked by most observers to either get the bronze medal or finish fourth, rode goaltender Ryan Miller of the Buffalo Sabres into the gold medal game. But USA’s amazing team defense and Miller’s heroics weren’t enough to overcome a Team Canada lineup with at least a halfdozen future Hall-of-Famers...

■ The Carolina Hurricanes, who open postOlympic play tonight at Toronto (7 p.m., Fox Sports South), start the final push to the regular season on a distinct high: in addition to coming back from the Olympic break on a five-game winning streak, each of the team’s four Olympians is a freshlyminted medalist. Captain Eric Staal saw plenty of top-line minutes to help lead Canada to the gold.

Defenseman Tim Gleason, added to the USA roster just prior to the games, played solidly in helping USA to the silver. And Joni Pitkanen and Tuomo Ruutu earned bronze medals after

See Glass, Page 4B

CHARLOTTE BOBCATS

Jordan to take hands-on approach CHARLOTTE (AP) — One of Michael Jordan’s first acts since reaching a deal to buy the Charlotte Bobcats: losing two games of HO-R-S-E to guard Gerald Henderson.

A trash-talking Jordan attended the Bobcats’ shootaround Monday morning before their game against Dallas, challenging the rookie Henderson to a shooting competition after the workout.

It may be a sign of a more hands-on approach for Jordan, who agreed late Friday to buy the Bobcats from owner Bob Johnson.

Jordan has been a partowner with the final say on basketball decisions since 2006, but has rarely attended practices.

The former NBA superstar spent time near the end of the workout talking Jordan with coach Larry Brown and general manager Rod Higgins. Higgins said Jordan decided against signing guard Larry Hughes, but wouldn’t rule

out signing a guard to add depth as they try to reach the playoffs.

While Jordan declined to speak to reporters, he did plenty of talking on the court.

Needling Henderson relentlessly for being from Duke, the North Carolina product kept clanging jumpers off the rim as Henderson quickly won the first shooting game.

But then Jordan, wearing jeans and sneakers, started getting hot. He hit a free throw

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2B / March 2, 2010 / The Sanford Herald UPCOMING

REC SPORTS Baseball Buddies accepting registration SANFORD — A baseball organization designed for children and young adults with developmental delays or physical disabilities is seeking participants for the spring.

Baseball Buddies, which is open to ages 5-to-20, is hoping to launch its new recreational league with games on Sundays at Deep River-Northview Optimist Park.

The program has opened registration, which costs $20 and covers insurance, a T-shirt, cap and equipment. Participants will be able to have a “buddy” on the field to assist them as needed, including help with hitting, fielding or running.

The deadline for registration is March 15. For more information about the league and how to register, contact Melissa Caddick at (919) 4996941.

CALENDAR Tuesday, March 2 Baseball Apex at Lee County 7 p.m.

Southern Lee at Eastern Randolph 5 p.m.

Lee Christian at Cape Fear Christian 4 p.m.

Softball Lee County at Apex 6:30 p.m.

Tennis Lee County at Holly Springs 4 p.m.

Soccer Lee Christian at Cape Fear Christian 4 p.m.

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BLOG: ALEX PODLOGAR Why you should root for Brandt Snedeker.

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IN THE DRAFT

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ne week later and the same old story! I believe I can just rerun my column from last week and save all of us a lot of time and trouble.

Again, Jimmie Johnson wins. Again, a lot of empty seats. One difference this week is that I will let Dale Earnhardt Jr. rest because it only took me three weeks to get tired of Danica Patrick. In fact, from all I have heard from my Facebook friends, you have heard enough, too.

I get really perturbed at a driver when he or she whines. That is one of the reasons I have had a hard time adjusting to Jeff Gordon. In his early years he was a whiner and he got on my nerves. If things were not up to his expectations then he would get on his car radio and tell the world about his troubles. He has mellowed somewhat and thus I can handle his voice now. And the main reason I can handle Gordon is because Johnson has gone above and beyond anything Gordon used to be. What a whiner!

In the early part of the race Sunday all Johnson did was complain. He was upset because Scott Speed didn’t pit and then held up the field. He whined his way through it. Why does he think he has the right to complain? Oh, yeah.

So he has won a couple

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of championships and he thinks he has the right to whine.

What makes it worse is the fact that his complaints are unwarranted.

He has the best equipment. He has the best crew chief. He has all of the money because the rich get richer.

Then when he ends up winning and so I guess everyone is happy.

Everyone except me.

I am so tired of him winning. I want to see somebody else win for a change. I really thought that NASCAR letting these guys race would make it different but three races into the season and nothing has changed. I am still falling asleep.

I am not going to dwell too much on the attendance issue because I don’t see that changing. Times are tough and the races are boring. Only the true diehard fans are going to continue to travel and support racing like we have seen the past two weeks. Until NASCAR changes something then the seats will continue

to be empty. The fans are going to stay home.

The televisions are going to be tuned to something besides racing and I think I know several thousand people who can tell them why no one shows up. As I mentioned earlier, what happened to the racing we thought we would see this year?

I believe that everyone has forgotten about the rule changes.

I believe everyone has or was on the Danica Patrick bandwagon and forgot about how NASCAR was trying to improve racing. I myself was excited about her coming to NASCAR, but after three weeks I am glad she is going on a hiatus. It has gotten so bad that now when ESPN shows the upcoming race schedule they include the races she will race in. There is the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Danica Series. Give me a break! All during Saturday evening while the race was on ESPN every time the score banner would appear across the bottom of the screen there it was, updates on Danica. When she wrecked it appeared and seemed more urgent than the earthquake in Chile. Her image and actions are everywhere and she is being monitored so closely that she has to be feeling the heat.

All she has proven to

WRESTLING Two Chatham Central wrestlers win titles

GREENSBORO — The strong tradition of Chatham Central wrestling continues.

Shelton Sales and Carson me is that she can comJoyce captured state individual plain and act like some championships at the NCHSAA little prima donna who 1-A Wrestling Tournament over thinks that because she the weekend at the Greensboro is Danica that everyone Coliseum. should bow to her and Sales completed a remarklet her be her. You know, able season unbeaten, I actually think that she finishing 46-0 after shutting out is ready to get back to Murphy’s Chandler Gooch 8-0 in the state final of the 135open wheel racing so pound weight class. she can slide into the Joyce, in the 171-pound background for a while. I think she is tired of all of weight division, won his state the media attention she title after a 3-1 victory over East Surry’s Jacob Fregia. has received. Last week she even pushed a cameraman out of her face.

Stevens Center Now when was the last time she avoided being hosting hoops camp on camera? Apparently SANFORD — The Stevens only when she is upset Center will be hosting a co-ed recreational basketball camp about not being treated for youths 9-to-12-years old. up to her standards, The campers will work on which include being their skills by doing various treated better than evdrills. There will be several eryone else. scrimmages throughout.

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I intend to start using some of your comments so keep them coming. As long as Johnson wins and since Patrick has left for a while, I need you. I need your feedback and input.

Let’s head to Atlanta.

The only good thing is that the race begins at 1 p.m. and will be through in time for me to get to choir practice.

Of course, that is if I awaken in time from my after race time nap. See you (yawn) next week.

Gaines is a NASCAR columnist for The Herald.

BOYS TENNIS Union Pines cruises to opening win ANGIER — Jay O’Connor won twice to move into 39th on the all-time wins list at Union Pines in the Vikings’ 9-0 seasonopening victory over Harnett Central on Monday.

Three Vikings freshmen — John Dangerfield, Adam Howard and Matt Lorenz all won their first matches.

Union Pines also got wins from Nolan Evans, Jon Fondrie, Jay Stalls and the duo of Ty White and Jacob Daniel.

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The Sanford Herald / March 2, 2010 / 3B Buffalo Sabres goalie Patrick Lalime makes a save during NHL hockey practice in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday. Patrick Lalime said he will play against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Buffalo’s first game since the end of the NHL’s Olympic break.

Helton says wings coming off soon

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — NASCAR is finally about to lose its wings.

“We’re hoping within the next two of three races that we’ll be able to be at a point where we say it’s time to take the wings off and put the spoiler on,” NASCAR president Mike Helton said Monday.

While Helton didn’t provide a specific date for the expected removal of the wings from the cars, that timeline coincides with the March 28 race at Martinsville that most teams have expected to be the first with the more traditional-looking rear spoilers.

Speaking at Texas Motor Speedway’s media day, Helton said there was a “pretty doggone good chance” that the spoilers would be on the car when the series races at the 1 1/2-mile, high-banked track April 18. The first ontrack testing of the new spoiler package was done during a tire test at Texas in January.

“I think by the time we come here in April, we can have a race or two under our belt with the spoiler,” Helton said.

There are two more Sprint Cup races before the series goes to the halfmile Martinsville, which will come only days after NASCAR’s planned open test at Charlotte. Texas is the second race after that.

Spoilers were replaced with a wing on the new car model phased in three years ago. That model has been used full-time since 2008, and fans have complained it has made races boring. NASCAR last May began a series of town hall and individual meetings with teams, and one of the constant cries from participants was a need to alter the car design.

Already, NASCAR is encouraging drivers this season to be more aggressive, in large part to answer a growing fan sentiment that the sport had gone stale.

Helton knows the message is viewed partly as “NASCAR is saying that they don’t need to be such a heavy hand, they don’t need to be so regulatory.” He said drivers were told about the expected change more than a year ago and are gaining more of an understanding of the new freedom “as each little occurrence happens” and they see how the series reacts — or doesn’t react.

Three races into the Sprint Cup season, there have already been sagging television ratings, the pothole problem at Daytona, caution lights coming on twice for no reason at Las Vegas and lower attendance at California.

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NHL back in business VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — A thrilling Olympic tournament capped with a golden goal.

Hockey was enjoying a sudden burst of popularity Monday, a day after Sidney Crosby lifted Canada to a 3-2 overtime victory over the United States to win the gold medal at the Vancouver Games.

The ending could not have been better for the NHL, with the U.S. and Canada in the final and Crosby’s Stanley Cup champion Penguins playing U.S. goalie Ryan Miller’s Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday, when most teams are back in action.

Yet the irony is that Crosby’s wrister sliding under Ryan might be the last Olympic memory the NHL can share.

The league has not yet agreed

to stop the season again in four years to enable its players to participate in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Two-time defending MVP Alex Ovechkin has already vowed that he will play in the games in his host country regardless of what the NHL decides.

Debate continues to rage as to what effects — both positive and negative — taking a two-week break in the heart of the season has on the NHL. It all seems good when the Olympics are held in North America and its conducive time zones for television coverage of the games, and when the gold medal game features a dream matchup.

But for every finish like this one, there is also the possibility that Sweden and Finland could

fight for gold on the last day, as was the case at the 2006 Turin Olympics. And next time out, the games will be in a time zone that makes for weak television ratings in North America.

NBC said Monday that Sunday’s gold medal game was the most-watched hockey game in 30 years, drawing an average viewership of 27.6 million. Not since the finals of the Americans’ 1980 Miracle On Ice run, when the U.S. secured gold against Finland, had so many viewed a hockey game on American television (32.8 million).

Canada’s latest golden victory was seen by 10.5 million more viewers than in 2002 when the Canadians topped the U.S. for gold at Salt Lake City — a 61 percent increase.

Mahan picks up 2nd win

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Hunter Mahan and Rickie Fowler both came out of Oklahoma State with big expectations.

There, the similarities end.

Mahan is reserved and unassuming, Fowler tends toward the flamboyant.

The quiet one prevailed, barely, at the Phoenix Open.

Mahan defeated the younger Fowler by a stroke on Sunday for his second PGA Tour victory. For now, Fowler will have to settle for another second close call in Arizona.

The 27-year-old Mahan had an eagle and a pair of birdies in a late four-hole span to finish at 16-under 268. Mahan, whose first victory came at the 2007 Travelers Championship, closed with two bogey-free 6-under 65s.

Fowler, just 21 and a tour rookie, had a final-round 68 for the second runner-up finish of his young career, both of them in Arizona.

In his second PGA Tour event last Oct. 25, Fowler lost in a three-way playoff to Troy Matteson in the Frys.com Open just down the road at the Grayhawk Golf Club.

“Been in a playoff and having a putt to go into the playoffs,” Fowler said, “so obviously I’m going to try to play out here as much as I can.”

Mahan and Fowler barely know each other, but they are Cowboys through and through.

“Oklahoma State has had a lot of great players, and they keep putting them out there it seems like every year,” Mahan said. “Rickie is a great player and a great kid. I’m proud to call him a Cowboy.”

Missouri Senate wants to rename Mac highway JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate wants to take away Mark McGwire’s highway.

A stretch of Interstate 70 in St. Louis was designated the Mark McGwire Highway in 1999, one year after the Cardinals slugger hit a thenrecord 70 home runs.

But McGwire has now admitted he used steroids, and the state Senate voted unanimously Monday to rename the section of interstate the Mark Twain Highway. The measure now

goes to the House.

The bill also would name sections of a few other highways for noted Missourians.

Republican Sen. Kurt Schaefer of Columbia asked if those getting the honors were alive or dead. Schaefer says it might be wise to name roads only for the deceased, because they can’t do something worth changing the name over one day.

McGwire is currently the Cardinals’ hitting coach.

Many maple bats get banned in minors NEW YORK (AP) — Many of the maple baseball bats used in the minor leagues will be banned this season and the reason is safety.

Major League Baseball

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4B / Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

NBA Standings d-Cleveland 46 d-Orlando 40 d-Boston 36 Atlanta 37 Toronto 31 Chicago 31 Milwaukee 30 Charlotte 28 Miami 29 Philadelphia 22 Washington 21 Detroit 21 New York 20 Indiana 20 New Jersey 6 WESTERN CONFERENCE W d-L.A. Lakers 45 d-Denver 39 d-Dallas 39 Utah 38 Phoenix 37 Oklahoma City 35 San Antonio 33 Portland 35 New Orleans 31 Memphis 30 Houston 29 L.A. Clippers 24 Sacramento 20 Golden State 17 Minnesota 14 d-division leader

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division .767 — 7-3 .667 6 7-3 .632 8 1/2 5-5 .638 8 6-4 .534 14 5-5 .525 14 1/2 7-3 .508 15 1/2 7-3 .491 16 1/2 4-6 .483 17 5-5 .379 23 5-5 .368 23 1/2 5-5 .356 24 1/2 4-6 .345 25 1-9 .339 25 1/2 3-7 .102 39 1/2 2-8

L 15 20 21 21 24 23 24 27 29 29 29 35 39 41 47

Pct .750 .661 .650 .644 .607 .603 .579 .565 .517 .508 .500 .407 .339 .293 .230

Sunday’s Games San Antonio 113, Phoenix 110 L.A. Lakers 95, Denver 89 Atlanta 106, Milwaukee 102, OT Washington 89, New Jersey 85 Oklahoma City 119, Toronto 99 Orlando 96, Miami 80 Sacramento 97, L.A. Clippers 92 Dallas 108, New Orleans 100 Monday’s Games Dallas at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Denver at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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

GB — 5 1/2 6 6 1/2 8 1/2 9 10 1/2 11 14 14 1/2 15 20 1/2 24 1/2 27 31 1/2

L10 7-3 6-4 8-2 7-3 7-3 8-2 5-5 5-5 5-5 4-6 3-7 3-7 4-6 4-6 1-9

NOTE W-3 W-1 L-2 W-1 L-3 L-1 L-1 W-1 L-4 L-2 W-1 L-3 L-1 W-1 L-1

25-4 23-6 16-11 23-7 21-9 19-9 18-9 20-7 14-14 10-17 12-18 14-16 12-20 13-16 3-26

21-10 17-14 20-10 14-14 10-18 12-19 12-20 8-22 15-17 12-19 9-18 7-22 8-18 7-23 3-27

26-8 28-11 23-13 19-12 22-17 19-17 21-15 17-18 18-17 10-20 15-21 14-19 14-24 15-22 5-32

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

Home 28-5 25-5 20-9 24-8 22-7 18-11 21-10 19-13 20-9 18-12 16-13 17-12 15-14 13-18 9-21

Away 17-10 14-15 19-12 14-13 15-17 17-12 12-14 16-14 11-20 12-17 13-16 7-23 5-25 4-23 5-26

Conf 26-11 23-13 21-16 23-15 23-14 17-17 19-17 22-14 20-14 17-20 22-17 11-25 12-23 9-27 7-29

Tuesday’s Games Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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

Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Washington at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.

Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

Sports on TV Tuesday, March 2 MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN — Vanderbilt at Florida ESPN2 — Villanova at Cincinnati 9 p.m.

ESPN — Illinois at Ohio St. NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m.

VERSUS — Philadelphia at Tampa Bay 10:30 p.m.

VERSUS — New Jersey at San Jose

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with his eyes closed to take the lead in the second game.

“What do you think, I just dunked my whole career?” Jordan asked Henderson after making a 3.

Henderson remained stone-faced when Jordan hit another outside jumper.

“You’ve got to miss eventually,” Henderson told him.

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helping Finland past Slovakia 5-3 on Saturday. The Anaheim Ducks and Vancouver Canucks also had players earning medals of all three colors...

■ With his gold medal, Staal became only the 23rd member of hockey’s “Triple Gold” club — players who have won international gold in the Olympic Games and the World Championships, as well as a Stanley Cup. Staal helped lead Team Canada to the 2007 IIHF World Championships in Moscow and of course was the team’s leading playoff scorer during the 2006 Cup finals.

Other “Triple Gold” members include Canadians Joe Sakic, Chris Pronger and Brendan Shanahan, Sweden’s Nicklas Lidstrom and Peter Forsberg and Russia’s Igor Larionov and Slava Festisov.

■ The anticipation and excitement of a gold medal game may have created a brief letdown on Monday, but tomorrow’s NHL trade deadline (3 p.m.) provides only a short respite. The trade freeze during the Olympics didn’t prevent team general managers from setting up deals, and the Hurricanes — nine points out of a playoff spot with 21 games remaining — are set to be “sellers” today and Wednesday. Chief among the players likely to be dealt is winger Ray Whitney, who likely would have been traded prior to the Olympics if not for his demands for a contract extension from any possible acquiring clubs.

Hurricanes General Manager Jim Rutherford figures to be extremely busy in the coming days, even though the team still has an outside chance at making the playoffs. Realistically, Carolina would have to finish the season 17-4 to have a realistic shot at the postseason. Those 34 points would give the Hurricanes 89 for the season, and even that might not be enough. That strong a finish would push them into the postseason only if Montreal, Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers faltered badly, and if Atlanta, Florida and the New York Islanders played .500 hockey.

“That’s what Cleveland said,” replied Jordan, referring to his last-second shot for Chicago in 1989 to win a playoff series over the Cavaliers.

But Jordan did start missing, and Henderson, who has played little this season, started making shots. Teammate Gerald Wallace even started calling him Kobe Bryant.

“He didn’t want to go a third game,” Henderson said of Jordan. “I don’t know, maybe he’s going to get back in the gym and get off the golf course.”

That scenario — a breakneck finish and having six teams above you in the standings struggle — is improbable. So look for a number of players in the next day or so — Aaron Ward, Scott Walker and Stephane Yelle, in addition to Whitney — to be dangled to other teams.

And in case you forgot, center Matt Cullen was traded to the Ottawa Senators just prior to the break. In return, Carolina got defenseman Alexandre Picard and Ottawa’s second-round pick in this summer’s NHL Entry Draft...

■ The two-week Olympic break gave the team’s non-Olympians a chance to heal. While goaltender Cam Ward continues to nurse his problematic back — there’s a chance he won’t return this season — other recently-hurt Canes, including Walker, Erik Cole and Chad LaRose, should be back in the lineup soon, provided they’re not swapped for other players. Justin Peters, who won both his starts in goal in February, will share net duties with Manny Legace while Ward works toward a return...

■ The Hurricanes were 5-2 in February before the break, allowing just two power-play goals while killing off 93 percent of its penalties. The team’s own man-advantage unit also heated up.

Only two other teams in the league — the Los Angeles Kings and the Ottawa Senators — have matched Carolina’s record over the last 10 games. Carolina and Ottawa were both 8-2, while the Kings were 8-1-1. Carolina has won six straight at home.

■ Carolina’s long wait to host the NHL All-Star Game may be coming to an end. The team will find out later this week if it has been awarded the 2011 NHL mid-season classic. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Florida (which hosted the 2003 contest) are also bidding...

■ and finally, Carolina’s American Hockey League prospects will begin play in Charlotte next season after Charlotte Checkers owner Michael Kahn purchased the AHL’s Albany River Rats. The Hurricanes will join just three other U.S.-based NHL teams whose affiliates are located less than 200 miles away and in the same state — the others being Detroit, Chicago and Dallas.

Weekend golf scores will appear in Wednesday’s edition of The Sanford Herald.

OLYMPICS Winter Olympic Medals Table

By The Associated Press At Vancouver, Canada Final 86 medal events Nation G S United States 9 15 Germany 10 13 Canada 14 7 Norway 9 8 Austria 4 6 Russia 3 5 South Korea 6 6 China 5 2 Sweden 5 2 France 2 3 Switzerland 6 0 Netherlands 4 1 Czech Republic 2 0 Poland 1 3 Italy 1 1 Japan 0 3 Finland 0 1 Australia 2 1 Belarus 1 1 Slovakia 1 1 Croatia 0 2 Slovenia 0 2 Latvia 0 2 Britain 1 0 Estonia 0 1 Kazakhstan 0 1

B 13 7 5 6 6 7 2 4 4 6 3 3 4 2 3 2 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Tot 37 30 26 23 16 15 14 11 11 11 9 8 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 3 3 2 1 1 1

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Shelby American Results

By The Associated Press Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (20) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 130.2 rating, 190 points, $405,628.

2. (34) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 107.3, 175, $287,826.

3. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 144.2, 175, $249,851.

4. (8) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 101.1, 160, $171,200.

5. (11) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 267, 115.9, 160, $180,676.

6. (6) Joey Logano, Toyota, 267, 94, 150, $163,365.

7. (9) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 108.1, 151, $157,923.

8. (13) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 267, 89.4, 147, $121,050.

9. (19) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 267, 87.2, 138, $152,340.

10. (7) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 103.6, 139, $116,925.

11. (22) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 99.8, 130, $138,615.

12. (12) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 92, 127, $139,098.

13. (17) David Reutimann, Toyota, 267, 82.5, 124, $137,781.

14. (32) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 267, 78.9, 121, $126,848.

15. (5) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 101.1, 123, $144,581.

16. (4) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 82.5, 115, $105,975.

17. (26) Paul Menard, Ford, 267, 66.2, 112, $105,425.

18. (3) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 75.3, 109, $123,404.

19. (27) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 67.9, 106, $110,975.

20. (35) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 68.6, 103, $99,175.

21. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 267, 61.3, 100, $100,575.

22. (23) Scott Speed, Toyota, 266, 65.6, 102, $108,048.

23. (18) David Ragan, Ford, 266, 62.6, 94, $100,925.

24. (25) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 265, 52.3, 91, $89,600.

25. (40) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 265, 55.3, 88, $126,001.

26. (16) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 265, 61.9, 85, $113,910.

27. (37) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 265, 49.1, 82, $93,650.

28. (14) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 264, 56.8, 79, $90,150.

29. (36) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 264, 45.6, 76, $82,925.

30. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 263, 40.9, 73, $101,910.

31. (31) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 262, 42.2, 70, $122,898.

32. (42) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 262, 38, 67, $95,823.

33. (21) Max Papis, Toyota, 262, 37.4, 64, $82,000.

34. (24) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 260, 51.7, 61, $118,479.

35. (1) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 259, 76.1, 58, $131,898.

36. (39) Kevin Conway, Ford, 256, 29.1,

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there into that circle. Seventeen times somebody else’s arm was raised in triumph.

“When I started, nothing ever seemed to go my way,” the Western Harnett junior recalls. “I just hadn’t gotten the hang of it yet.”

And yet, for some reason, Duggan kept at it. He practiced harder. Worked out more. Studied the technique.

He didn’t quit. He watched an older teammate reach the state tournament, and something inside of him clicked. Just because the varsity high school season ended didn’t mean there wasn’t wrestling somewhere.

Camps. Clinics. Offseason tournaments.

“Hard work and dedication,” the Eagles coach, John Black says. “Tremendous hard work and dedication.”

And so, a little more than three years after he stepped into that circle for the first time, Duggan found himself ranked No. 1 in the state in the 145-pound weight class and across from Orange High School’s Tyrone Mason.

It wasn’t even close. Duggan (34-4), who didn’t earn his first varsity win until his 18th match as a freshman, wasted Mason, thumping him 6-0 to win the 145-

55, $94,498.

37. (10) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 247, 71.5, 52, $115,606.

38. (29) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 216, 44, 49, $80,000.

39. (30) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, accident, 135, 35.6, 46, $79,800.

40. (41) Boris Said, Ford, rear gear, 134, 26.9, 43, $87,550.

41. (15) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, overheating, 65, 43, 40, $79,300.

42. (33) Michael McDowell, Toyota, brakes, 40, 29.9, 37, $79,155.

43. (43) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, vibration, 23, 27.3, 34, $79,431.

——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 141.450 mph.

Time of Race: 2 hours, 49 minutes, 53 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 1.874 seconds.

Caution Flags: 7 for 29 laps.

Lead Changes: 18 among 9 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1-52; G.Biffle 53-56; J.Gordon 57-89; M.Kenseth 90-98; J.Gordon 99-109; S.Speed 110-113; J.Gordon 114-160; J.Johnson 161; K.Harvick 162; Ky.Busch 163; T.Stewart 164-165; J.Gordon 166-213; K.Harvick 214; T.Stewart 215-219; J.Gordon 220-230; C.Bowyer 231-233; J.Gordon 234-250; J.Johnson 251-267.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Gordon, 7 times for 219 laps; J.Johnson, 2 times for 18 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 9 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 7 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 4 laps; S.Speed, 1 time for 4 laps; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 2 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 1 lap.

Top 12 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 506; 2. C.Bowyer, 459; 3. M.Martin, 457; 4.

M.Kenseth, 448; 5. J.Johnson, 443; 6.

G.Biffle, 443; 7. J.Burton, 430; 8. J.Logano, 413; 9. D.Reutimann, 397; 10. C.Edwards, 389; 11. T.Stewart, 386; 12. Ky.Busch, 375.

BASKETBALL The AP Top 25

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, 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. Syracuse (59) 27-2 1,618 4 2. Kansas (6) 27-2 1,550 1 3. Kentucky 27-2 1,493 2 4. Duke 25-4 1,415 5 5. Kansas St. 24-4 1,377 6 6. Ohio St. 23-7 1,232 9 7. Purdue 24-4 1,169 3 8. New Mexico 27-3 1,151 10 9. Villanova 23-5 1,143 7 10. West Virginia 22-6 1,024 8 11. Michigan St. 22-7 960 14 12. Butler 26-4 762 15 13. Vanderbilt 22-6 741 16 14. BYU 26-4 633 13 15. Wisconsin 21-7 625 17 16. Tennessee 21-7 615 19 17. Pittsburgh 22-7 612 12 18. Gonzaga 24-5 554 18 19. Georgetown 19-8 548 11 20. Temple 24-5 547 20 21. Baylor 22-6 393 24 22. Maryland 21-7 249 — 23. Texas A&M 20-8 210 22 24. UTEP 22-5 124 — 25. Xavier 21-7 101 — Others receiving votes: Texas 94, Richmond 44, N. Iowa 32, Oklahoma St. 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah St. 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi St. 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1.

Top 25 College Basketball Schedule

By The Associated Press All Times EST Tuesday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse vs. St. John’s, 7 p.m.

No. 6 Ohio State vs. Illinois, 9 p.m.

No. 9 Villanova at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.

No. 13 Vanderbilt at Florida, 7 p.m.

No. 18 Gonzaga vs. Cal State Bakersfield, 9 p.m.

No. 21 Baylor at Texas Tech, 8 p.m.

No. 24 UTEP at Marshall, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games No. 2 Kansas vs. No. 5 Kansas State, 8 p.m.

No. 3 Kentucky at Georgia, 8 p.m.

No. 4 Duke at No. 22 Maryland, 9 p.m.

No. 7 Purdue vs. Indiana, 6:30 p.m.

No. 8 New Mexico vs. TCU, 8:30 p.m.

No. 14 BYU at Utah, 9 p.m.

No. 15 Wisconsin vs. Iowa, 8:30 p.m.

No. 16 Tennessee vs. Arkansas, 7 p.m.

No. 20 Temple at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.

No. 23 Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma State, 9 p.m.

No. 25 Xavier at Fordham, 7 p.m.

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pound state 3-A championship on Saturday.

Standing on the podium, after winning four matches over two days in the Greensboro Coliseum and taking down three former No. 1 wrestlers in the process, the surreality of the moment was not lost on Duggan.

“I couldn’t even really get it through my head,” he says.

“I had a very hard time coming around to the fact that in only three years, here I was.

It was just the best feeling in the world.”

Duggan actually reached the pinnacle of his sport two months ago when he took over the top spot in the rankings after knocking off the 4-A class’ No. 1, Jake McKay of West Forsyth (McKay won the 145-pound 4-A title on Saturday as well).

Considering where he had come in his sport, Duggan allowed himself a moment then to consider his sojourn.

“I looked at the rankings the day they came out (after that win), and took a few minutes to think back on how far everything had come,” he recalls. “But that day, I knew I had a big target on my back and that I needed to keep working to be where I wanted to finish at the end of the season.”

The only real moment of trepidation came in the state tournament’s second round.

Duggan faced off with

NO. 5 DUKE 67, VIRGINIA 49 DUKE (25-4) Singler 6-10 7-9 21, Thomas 2-5 0-0 4, Zoubek 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 1-8 3-4 5, Scheyer 8-14 0-0 20, Ma.Plumlee 3-5 0-0 6, Dawkins 2-4 0-0 5, Mi.Plumlee 1-3 1-2 3, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Davidson 0-0 1-2 1, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 24-50 12-17 67.

VIRGINIA (14-13) Scott 0-6 0-0 0, Meyinsse 6-8 9-11 21, Baker 0-2 0-0 0, Zeglinski 2-9 1-1 6, Jones 0-3 0-0 0, Evans 1-3 3-4 5, Farrakhan 3-11 0-0 7, Sene 1-4 0-0 2, Jonke 0-0 0-0 0, Sherrill 0-0 0-0 0, Spurlock 2-4 1-1 5, Tat 1-1 1-1 3. Totals 16-51 15-18 49.

Halftime—Duke 35-21. 3-Point Goals—Duke 7-18 (Scheyer 4-7, Singler 2-5, Dawkins 1-3, Smith 0-3), Virginia 2-12 (Farrakhan 1-3, Zeglinski 1-6, Spurlock 0-1, Jones 0-1, Scott 0-1). Fouled Out—Mi.Plumlee.

Rebounds—Duke 31 (Mi.Plumlee 5), Virginia 33 (Sene 10). Assists—Duke 13 (Scheyer, Singler 3), Virginia 7 (Sherrill, Zeglinski 2). Total Fouls—Duke 17, Virginia 15.

A—13,663. A—13,663.

2009-10 All-ACC teams

By The Associated Press GREENSBORO (AP) — The all-Atlantic Coast Conference women’s teams, as released Monday and selected by a panel of media members and school representatives: First Team Carolyn Swords, Boston College Jasmine Thomas, Duke Jacinta Monroe, Florida State Shenise Johnson, Miami Monica Wright, Virginia Second Team Lele Hardy, Clemson Courtney Ward, Florida State Brigitte Ardossi, Georgia Tech Riquna Williams, Miami Italee Lucas, North Carolina Third Team Joy Cheek, Duke Alex Montgomery, Georgia Tech Lynetta Kizer, Maryland Cetera DeGraffenreid, North Carolina Secily Ray, Wake Forest Honorable Mention Stefanie Murphy, Boston College; Lori Bjork, Maryland; Bonae Holston, N.C. State; Utahya Drye, Virginia Tech; Brittany Waters, Wake Forest.

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By The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 62 41 13 8 90 247 177 New Jersey 61 37 21 3 77 162 144 Ottawa 63 36 23 4 76 178 179 Pittsburgh 62 36 22 4 76 195 179 Buffalo 60 33 18 9 75 166 152 Philadelphia 60 32 25 3 67 179 160 Boston 60 27 22 11 65 149 154 Montreal 63 29 28 6 64 164 176 N.Y. Rangers 62 28 27 7 63 161 169 Tampa Bay 61 26 24 11 63 160 182 Atlanta 60 26 24 10 62 182 194 N.Y. Islanders 62 25 29 8 58 159 194 Florida 61 24 27 10 58 155 177 Carolina 61 24 30 7 55 168 194 Toronto 61 19 31 11 49 162 208 WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 62 40 13 9 89 204 153 Chicago 61 41 15 5 87 199 146 Vancouver 61 37 22 2 76 194 152 Phoenix 63 37 21 5 79 167 158 Los Angeles 61 37 20 4 78 185 166 Colorado 61 35 20 6 76 178 158 Nashville 61 33 23 5 71 170 173 Calgary 62 30 23 9 69 156 156 Dallas 61 28 21 12 68 175 186 Detroit 61 28 21 12 68 159 164 Anaheim 62 30 25 7 67 177 189 St. Louis 62 28 25 9 65 163 172 Minnesota 61 30 27 4 64 171 178 Columbus 63 25 28 10 60 166 203 Edmonton 61 19 36 6 44 153 211 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games No games scheduled Monday’s Games Detroit at Colorado, 9 p.m.

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

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

Florida at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

New Jersey at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Washington at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Edmonton at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Havelock’s Ray Davis, one of the former No. 1s, and beat him in overtime, 6-4. That moved Duggan into the semifinals, where he slipped past Robinson-Jay’s Jacob Eldridge, another former No. 1, 6-4.

“After I won in overtime, I felt like maybe this was my time,” Duggan says. “Then, after the semifinals, I really felt like this could happen.”

Interesting thought, considering the last two times Duggan had faced Mason — in the state dual tournament against Orange, and in the 3-A regional — he lost.

This time, though, Mason didn’t score.

“He beat him when it counted — in the state finals,” Black says.

And now Duggan, far removed from the catcalls and taunts of his earliest days in the sport, is readying himself to compete in the national tournament later this month in Virginia Beach, Va. Then, after more workouts, more practices, more careful eating regimens, will come his senior season.

“I’ll take this week off and let it all soak in,” he says, “but then I have to get back to it. I have a big target on my back now, so I have to keep working. I really want to be a two-time state champion.”

Forget the lights, or any of those long-ago losses.

Count the titles.

Features

The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / 5B

DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Going to the gym becomes exercise in embarrassment DEAR ABBY: I just joined a gym, and I love everything about it except for one thing — the ladies’ locker room.

I am modest so I use the private changing rooms when getting dressed. There are some women who feel very comfortable walking around in various stages of undress. Not only are they naked, they don’t think twice about bending over to get into their lockers, or standing topless while blow-drying their hair.

In a place full of mirrors, seeing all this is difficult to avoid. I don’t want to stop using the locker room because it’s convenient. Is there anything I can do, or must I put up with the peep shows?

— MISS MODESTY IN PRINCETON, N.J.

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Happy Birthday: Don’t let anyone bully you into something you don’t want to do. You will have a change of heart that can disrupt your home and personal life. Before jumping from one lifestyle to another, consider the consequences. This is not the year to put up with anyone meddling in your affairs.

Keep things out in the open. Your numbers are 7, 10, 14, 23, 26, 37, 44 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Ask questions if you are confused about what’s expected of you. Your contribution will determine how much you will get back and how far you can advance. Don’t divulge secret information.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Get in touch with people you have worked with or know from a long time ago and you will get the information, help or suggestions you need to move forward. Taking action and making things happen will ease your stress.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Before you share your good ideas, make sure you aren’t giving away too much information.

Someone you least expect will try to take credit for something that you say or do. This is not the best time for love or personal gains.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Change is upon you and can bring about some interesting new contacts and a chance to take part in something that will enhance you mentally, physically or financially.

Use your imagination and you will entice others to help you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Plan a trip or sign up for a course that will change your outlook, lifestyle or routine. A money deal will attract you but do your homework before you get involved. Someone is likely to paint an inaccurate picture.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): You need to enjoy the moment and forget about

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any of life’s trials and tribulations. Socializing or just spending more time with the person you love most will help to ease your stress. A partnership will take a favorable turn.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t try to cover anything up. The more upfront you are, the sooner you can get on with personal and professional business. A creative outlet will inspire and motivate you in other areas of your life.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take control. Stick to your bottom line. Don’t go over budget. Keep things simple and manageable and you will impress onlookers and entice others to join or help you out.

Love and romance are in the stars.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Friends, neighbors or relatives will be difficult to handle.

Make sure you have lived up to your promises.

Inconsistent behavior will hurt your reputation and give others the chance to take over. Don’t let a personal problem affect your productivity at work.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Take an old idea and turn it into something new and useable.

Reaching out to people from your past will help you understand situations that you’ve been questioning for some time. Clear up unfinished business before starting something new.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20Feb. 18): You can put your money to better use if you invest in a project or educational pursuit.

Get involved in a cause you believe in and you will have the opportunity to form an alliance with someone who will complement what you have to offer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take care of your responsibilities and you will avoid getting into trouble with friends and family. You can improve your environment once you recognize what you need in your life to feel greater satisfaction.

DEAR MISS M.: Women in various stages of nudity are not a “peep show.” They are par for the course in women’s locker rooms everywhere. And yes, there is something you can do: As you pass through on your way in and out, keep your eyes modestly downcast. That way, at most, you will see only a few naked toes. Or visit the gym during hours when the place is not so busy. o DEAR ABBY: I am stationed in Iraq. My husband is home taking care of our two teenagers — a 16year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl.

My daughter has had several

any sleepovers she attends should be in your home until your return from overseas. o

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

sleepovers at her friends’. On two separate occasions, the mothers allowed the girls to dye their hair.

They did this without first consulting my husband.

Am I old-fashioned, or isn’t this something a parent should decide for a 14-year-old? Did the other parents think that it was OK since I wasn’t home to disapprove?

My husband is doing an excellent job of parenting while I am deployed, and he would never have allowed her to dye her hair.

How should we handle this type of situation?

— MOM ON DUTY IN IRAQ DEAR MOM: Your husband should have told the adults plainly the first time it happened that he objected to the dye job. Since that didn’t happen, please remain calm and remember that it’s only hair — which will grow out. And now that you know the parents of your daughter’s friends lack judgment,

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are discussing being married at the courthouse before our actual wedding ceremony — months in advance. Our reason is he will finish graduate school and needs a place to stay — or else it’s back home.

The second reason is, if we live in separate households, it will create two sets of household bills. Under one roof we can share the expenses and save ourselves an ample amount of money to put toward our actual ceremony and honeymoon.

This is our first marriage and, we hope, our last. We want to make it a memorable one. Does this make sense, and if so, how should we approach our potential guests about our plans to “tie the knot”?

— TO DO OR NOT TO DO IN ALABAMA DEAR T.D. OR NOT T.D.: The way to handle it is to be open and aboveboard. Let your friends — and extended family — know that you plan to be married quietly in a civil ceremony at the courthouse and have a formal renewal of vows, complete with gown, religious blessing, etc. to which they will be invited to share your joy several months later.

ODDS AND ENDS

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S.C. bill would get rid of filing law for terrorists

Cops: Man shoots up room, puts clock in microwave

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In South Carolina, any group that plans to overthrow the federal government — or any other government in the U.S. — must register its activities.

It’s the law.

Now some state legislators are looking to repeal it.

State Sen. Larry Martin said Monday the 1951 McCarthy-era statute that’s meant to deter communists is one more thing making South Carolina look bad, since bloggers and talk radio picked up on it last month. A misconception spread that the statute, on the books for nearly six decades, had only recently become law.

Legislators said some constituents in this deeply red state were concerned it was aimed at conservative activists.

“Nothing could be further from the truth,” said Martin, R-Pickens. The law was enacted “at a time they thought it was the best response to the communist scare. It’s long outlived its usefulness, if ever it had one.”

His bill to repeal it comes up for debate this week in a Senate panel.

The “subversive activities registration act” requires any group that advocates overthrowing local, state or federal governments to pay $5 and register the group’s name, its leader’s address, beliefs, all members living in South Carolina and check yes or no to the following: “Do you or your organization directly or indirectly advocate, advise, teach or practice the duty or necessity of controlling, seizing or overthrowing the government?”

ALBION, Mich. (AP) — Authorities said an overnight hotel guest who claimed a divine calling has been jailed after shooting up his room and placing an alarm clock in the microwave. Police say the 53-year-old Dearborn Heights man surrendered about 8:30 a.m. Sunday at the Albion Inn, about 85 miles west of Detroit. He was being held in the Calhoun County Jail pending arraignment and mental evaluation.

The Jackson Citizen Patriot said the man shot the bed, window, walls and ceiling of his room, where he left a note that read: “God delivered me from evil and placed me in Albion, Michigan.”

No injuries were reported. The man’s name was not released.

SUDOKU

Police: Vt. woman drives drunk, spits on officer WILLISTON, Vt. (AP) — Police said they had their hands full with a drunken driving suspect who allegedly struggled during her arrest, spat on an officer and later tried to bolt from a hospital emergency room.

The woman, 22, was pulled over about 3 a.m. Saturday after police saw her driving with no lights on and in an erratic fashion. After registering .144 on a blood-alcohol content test, she allegedly spat on a police officer and was taken to Fletcher Allen Health Care after complaining of back pain.

Police said she was disorderly with ER personnel there and tried to flee.

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Billy Graham Send your queries to “My Answer,” Billy Graham Evangelistic Assoc., 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, N.C., 28201

The Devil’s downfall is certain Q: I don’t see how anyone could think that the devil isn’t real -- not with all the evil that goes on in the world today. But will the devil ever be defeated? I’d like to think so, but the world doesn’t seem to be getting any better, does it? -- G.F. A: No, the world isn’t getting any better, in spite of the many advances we’ve made in areas like science and technology. Historians agree that the last century was the bloodiest on record (with two world wars, numerous lesser wars, the Holocaust, and so forth) — and this century promises to be even worse.

And you’re right: Behind the horrors that grab our headlines almost every day is the evil, malevolent power of Satan. There is much we don’t understand about him — but the Bible assures us that he is not only real, but also that he is at work behind the scenes to bring chaos and death to our world. The Bible calls him “the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient” (Ephesians 2:2). Jesus labeled him “a murderer from the beginning” (John 8:44).

Will the devil ever be defeated? Yes -- absolutely!

Some day, the ongoing conflict between God and Satan will be over — and Satan will be defeated forever. Christ will emerge as the victor, and Satan and his servants will be “thrown into the lake of burning sulfur.... for ever and ever” (Revelation 20:10).

But listen: Satan is already a defeated foe, and his final doom is already certain. The reason is because by His death and resurrection Jesus Christ overcame the powers of sin and death and Hell and Satan.

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DENNIS THE MENACE

Bizarro

GARFIELD

FUNKY WINKERBEAN PEANUTS

BLONDIE

BEETLE BAILEY

PICKLES

GET FUZZY

MARY WORTH

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FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

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The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, March 2, 2010 /

B.C.

DENNIS THE MENACE

Bizarro

GARFIELD

FUNKY WINKERBEAN PEANUTS

BLONDIE

BEETLE BAILEY

PICKLES

GET FUZZY

MARY WORTH

ZITS

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

C R O S S W O R D

HAGAR

SHOE

MUTTS B y E u g e n e S h e f f e r

ROSE IS ROSE

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by Dan Piraro

8B / Tuesday, March 2, 2010 / The Sanford Herald NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF the power and authority contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed and delivered by James W. Overton and Ruthell Overton, Husband and Wife as Joint Tenants, dated the 10th day of July, 2002, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Lee County, North Carolina, in Book 795 at Page 704 and because of default in the payment of the indebtedness thereby secured and failure to carry out and perform the stipulations and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the indebtedness secured by said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale in the County Courthouse of Lee County, in the city of Sanford, North Carolina, at 10:00 a.m. on the 4th day of March, 2010, all that certain parcel of land, more particularly described as follows:

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OWNERS as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than 10 days prior to posting the notice are James W. Overton and Ruthell Overton

knowledge of the Trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the Trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

ment of the indebtedness thereby secured by the said deed of trust and the undersigned and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the deed of trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door of the Lee County Courthouse, Sanford, North Carolina, or the usual and customary location at the Lee County Courthouse for conducting the sale on March 11, 2010 at 12:00 pm, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Lee County, North Carolina, to wit:

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE NORTH CAROLINA, LEE COUNTY 09 SP 0355 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Wynn P Krasley and Debra J Krasley to Heritage Title Services, Trustee(s), dated August 09, 2007, and recorded in Book 01101, Page 0061, Lee County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Lee County, North Carolina, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustees will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door in Lee County, North Carolina, at 11:00 AM on March 16, 2010, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit: Parcel/Tax ID # 966089978800 Being all of Lot 4035, according to the map of Carolina Trace, Laurel Thicket No. 2, recorded in Map Book 14, Page 60, Lee County registry. Being the same property conveyed to Wynn Krasley and Debra Krasley, husband and wife from Donald John Mueller, Jr. by deed dated May 28, 2003, of record in Book 853, Page 765 in the records for Lee County, NC. Said property is commonly known as 4035 Timber Wolf Circle, Sanford, NC 27332. Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105228.30, in the amount of One Dollar ($1.00) per each Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or fractional part thereof, and the Clerk of Courts fee, pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7A308, in the amount of Forty-five Cents (45) per each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or fractional part thereof or Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), whichever is greater.

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

Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts will be immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance AS IS WHERE IS. There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale.

This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, special assessments, land transfer taxes, if any, and encumbrances of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Wynn P Krasley and Debra J Krasley. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement

entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord.

The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, that tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. _____________________ ______________ Nationwide Trustee Services, Inc. Substitute Trustee 1587 Northeast Expressway Atlanta, GA 30329 (770) 234-9181 Our File No.: 432.0936158NC Publication Dates: 03/02/2010 & 03/09/2010

Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS ยง45-21.23.

In the event that this sale is one of residential real property with less than 15 rental units, an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to NCGS ยง45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days written notice to the landlord. That upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the IMPROVEMENTS: rental agreement proHouse and lot/Condorated to the effective minium/or Lot date of the termination.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Beginning at Shoul an iron stake, being d the the northeast comer property be purof the Boyd property chased by a third parrecorded in Deed ty, that person must Book 100, Page 143 in pay the tax of fortythe Lee County Regisfive (45) cents per try; thence proceedOne Hundred Dollars ing North 10 degrees ($100.00) required by 26 minutes NCGS ยง7A-308 (a)(1).

52 seconds West This sale is also sub295.98 feet to a stake ject to any applicable in the centerline of county and/or state Oakdale St.; thence land transfer and/or North 66 degrees revenue tax, and the 53 minutes 52 seconds successful third party East 38.24 feet to an iron stake; thence bidder shall be reNorth 66 degrees 09 quired to make payminutes 50 seconds ment for such tax.

East 96.94 feet to an The property to be ofiron stake; thence fered pursuant to this South 6 degrees 41 notice of sale is being minutes 33 seconds West offered for sale, trans225 feet to an iron fer and conveyance stake; thence North "AS IS, WHERE IS".

81 degrees 41 minutes Neither the Trustee 34 seconds East 210 nor the holder of the feet to an iron stake; note secured by the thence South 6 deDeed of Trust/Securigrees 41 minutes 33 ty Instrument, or seconds East 185.64 both, being forefeet to an iron stake; closed, nor the offithence North 83 decers, directors, attorgrees 15 minutes 33 neys, employees, seconds West 83.49 agents or authorized feet to an iron stake; representative of eithence North 81 dether Trustee of the grees 14 minutes 40 holder of the note seconds West 142.91 make any representafeet to an iron stake, tion or warranty rethe point of beginlating to the title or ning and being all of any physical, enviLot #5 as shown on a ronmental, health or map prepared by safety conditions exJohn P. Young, isting in, on, at, or reR.L.S., on August 11, lating to the property 1978 for C.M. (Lois) being offered for sale, Hooker to which refand any and all reerence is made for a sponsibilities or liamore perfect descripbilities arising out of tion. or in any way relating to any such condiADDITIONAL POSSItion expressly are disBLE STREET ADclaimed. This sale is DRESS FOR REFERmade subject to all ENCE PURPOSES prior liens, unpaid ONLY: taxes, special assess412 Oakdale Street, ments, land transfer Sanford, NC 27330 taxes, if any, encumNotice & Disclaimer: brances of record, inThe listed street adcluding prior Deeds dress may be incorof Trust. rect and is stated hereby for informaThe tional and reference Substipurposes only. The tute Trustee reserves Substitute Trustee the right to require a makes no certificacash deposit or certitions or warranties fied check made payathat said street adble to the Substitute dress is accurate or Trustee (no personal correct. It is each pochecks) for five pertential bidder's duty cent (5%) of the purto determine with chase price or seven his/her own title exhundred fifty dollars amination that said ($750.00), whichever street address is coris greater, at the time rect and matches the of the sale. The sale above legal descripwill be held open for tion. The above legal ten (10) days for upset description describes bids as by law rethe property being quired. Following the sold and shall be conexpiration of the stattrolling. utory upset bid period, all remaining PRESENT RECORD amounts are due immediately. If the Classified Trustee is unable to Advertisingconvey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limLarry Gattis ited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition Broker Associate prior to the sale and . (ORNER "LVD s LARRYGATTIS YMAIL COM reinstatement of the loan without the /FlCE s #ELL

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Your New Home Is Waiting

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, EXCEPT AS STATED BELOW IN THE INSTANCE OF BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 11th day of February , 2010.

The Caudle Law Firm, P.A., Substitute Trustee

David R. Caudle President & Attorney at Law State Bar Number 6075 2101 Rexford Road, Suite 165W Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

http://www.caudlelawfirm.com NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE LEE COUNTY BEFORE THE CLERK FILE NO. 10 SP 17 IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL E. GRA HAM and spouse, NOTICE OF SALE MARGARET L. GRAHAM, dated 1/26/06, filed for record 03/02/06 and RECORDED IN BOOK 1016, PAGE 978, LEE COUNTY REGISTRY, BY W.W. SEYMOUR, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE

BEING ALL OF LOT #40, Hunters Ridge IV S/D, including 4.64 acres, as recorded in Plat Cabinet 7, Slide 77-D, Lee County Registry.

Said property is commonly known as 270 Hunters Ridge Road, Sanford, NC 27332.

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

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

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.16A(b), an order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.

Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.16A(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 notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 daysโ 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.

Under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in that certain deed of trust executed by Michael E. This 11th day Graham and spouse, of February, 2010.

Margaret L. Graham, dated 1/26/2006, from Michael E. Graham and spouse, Margaret L. Graham to W. _____________________ ___________ Woods Doster, Trustee for A & W InvestW.W. Seyment Group, Inc., mour, Jr. filed for record on 3/02/2006 in Book Substitute 1016, Page 978, Lee Trustee County Registry, (W.W. Seymour, Jr. W.W. SEYwas named SubstiMOUR, JR., P.A. tute Trustee by that certain instrument P.O. Box recorded in Book 3516, Sanford, N.C. 1198, Page 191, Lee 27331 County Registry).

Default having been made in the pay-

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EXECUTOR NOTICE

HAVING qualified as Executor of the estate of Tom H. Harrington, deceased, late of Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three months from March 2, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This 2, day of March, 2010.

Sue Ellen Harrington 3465 St. Andrews Sanford , NC, 27330 Executor/trix of the estate of Tom H. Harrington (March 2, 9, 16, 23) EXECUTOR NOTICE

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of Ulysses Boatwright, deceased, late of Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three months from February 23, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This 23rd, day of February, 2010.

Alice P. Boatwright 509 Makepeace St. Sanford, NC, 27330 Executor/trix of the estate of Ulysses Boatwright (2/23, 2/2, 2/9, 2/16) REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: State of North Carolina wishes to acquire by lease approximately 2,410 net square feet of office space in the Siler City, NC area. Lease term will be 5 years with renewal options desired. Possession date of May 1, 2010 or as soon thereafter as possible. Cut-off time for proposals is 4:00 PM, March 15, 2010.

For specifications, proposal forms and additional information contact: Geraldine Brady Employment Security Commission 205 Chatham Square Siler City, NC 27344 (919) 742-7454 Or: State Property Office web site at: http://www.ncspo.co m Request for Proposals

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEE IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST FROM JAMES MITCHELL BLACK AND SHIRLEY D. BLACK, TO BB&T COLLATERAL SERVICE CORPORATION, TRUSTEE, DATED OCTOBER 27, 2008 RECORDED IN BOOK 1154, PAGE 590, LEE COUNTY REGISTRY

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION BEFORE THE CLERK 09 SP 364 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE

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Pursuant to an order entered February 5, 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 MARCH 8, 2010 12:00 PM the real estate and the improvements 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: Being all of Lots Nos. 53 and 54 as shown on map of Glenwood by Hurley W. Jones dated 7/20/69, recorded in Map Book 7, page 11 (now Plat Cabinet 2, Slide 674), Lee County Registry.

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 Mitchell Black and Shirley D. Black.

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 notice 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 5th day of February, 2010.

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Found on Petty Road James S. Livermon, Please Call to Claim III (919)770-3082 Vice President 130 S. Franklin Street 190 P.O. Box 353 Yard Sales Rocky Mount, NC 27802 Ask about our (252) 972-7051 YARD SALE SPECIAL BBT001-00000490 CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified on the 12th day of December, 2010 as Executor of the Estate of Janice Kimball Richards, deceased, late of Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 19th day of May, 2010, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment.

This the 16th day of February, 2010.

Robert C. Richards, Executor of Estate of Janice Kimball Richards 171 Wood Wedge Way Sanford, NC 27332 Attorneys: W. Woods Doster Staton,Doster,Post,Sil verman&Foushee, PA P. O. Box 1320 Sanford, NC 273311320 Publish On: February 16 & 23 and on March 2&9 STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEE NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND DEBTORS OF JEREMY CHRISTIAN JONES deceased Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of JEREMY CHRISTIAN JONES, deceased, late of Lee County, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said Estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of June, 2010, or be barred from their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate are asked to please make immediate payment.

This 2nd day of March, 2010.

Glenn Ray Jones, Administrator 2717 Bellaire Drive Sanford, North Carolina 27330 KELLY & WEST, P.A. Attorneys at Law BY: ELIZABETH W. MURPHY 900 South Main Street Post Office Box 1118 Lillington, North Carolina 27546

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DRIVEWAY SPECIAL 5 Ton Crush & Run

Delivered $100

Larger Loads and Tractor Spreading Also Available

(919)777-8012