March 5, 2010

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LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS

HEALTH CARE

District close on revised dress code Group will meet with principals to cement changes

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

OBAMA PRESSES DEMS TO ‘SEIZE THE MOMENT’

Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul Page 8A

SPORTS

SANFORD — After meeting Thursday, an ad hoc committee of the Lee County Board of Education is a bit closer to settling on changes to the school dress code.

The group decided to attend a principals’ meeting to gauge their reaction to the potential requirements, which include

some significant changes to the student dress code.

The proposed changes to the dress code would require collared shirts, without any labels, graphics or insignias of any kind, except for the manufacturer logo; bottoms must be pants or skirts in solid khaki, black or color and style as approved by the each

See Dress, Page 6A

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

NOELLE WATCH

A new Frontier?

Dancer to perform at Oscars Sunday

CAMPBELL OUSTED FROM ATLANTIC SUN TOURNEY

East Tennessee State possibly ended the Camels’ season with a 72-64 win over Campbell on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

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STATE WOMAN GIVES BIRTH AFTER 4 MISCARRIAGES Charmara Mahangave birth to her son, Ra’Shawn Shamar Ratliff, at 7:01 a.m. Feb. 25 at Forsyth Medical Center after enduring four miscarriages and the death of infant girl Page 7A

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Jeff Smith repairs machinery at Frontier Spinning Mills in 2009. The company is considering a $5 million expansion at its Lee County plants soon and may ask the city and county officials for incentives.

ECONOMY HOUSE GIVES TAX BREAKS FOR JOB CREATION Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it’ll create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break.

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WORLD FAMILY ENDURES TWO QUAKES IN TWO MONTHS The Desarmes family left their native Haiti two weeks after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, joining the eldest son in Chile for what seemed a refuge from the fear and chaos of Port-au-Prince Page 12A

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Vol. 80, No. 52 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

City, county discussing $5 million incentives package for Frontier Spinning; could mean 15 jobs

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The city and county are entertaining a $5 million expansion proposal from Frontier Spinning projected to bring about 15 jobs to the area.

Bob Heuts, director of the Lee County Economic Development Corporation, said both the city and county have agreed to hold public hearings on whether to provide additional funding for an incentive for Frontier Spinning.

Richard Hayes, chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners, said he’s a proponent of doing anything the board can do to help create jobs.

“At this time, with the

HAPPENING TODAY n N.C. Cooperative Extension and the Lee County Environmental Health Department will sponsor SERVSAFE® Serving Safe Food seminar April 19-21 and 26-28 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at the McSwain Extension Education Center.

JOBS SORELY NEEDED Lee County’s unemployment rate, at 14.6 percent in December, is among the highest in North Carolina and outpaces all of its neighbors in central North Carolina. It grew almost a percentage point in December alone, up from 13.7 in November.

economic climate and we’re starved for jobs, I think it’s a great thing,” he said.

Frontier Spinning, founded in 1995, is the second-biggest yarn spinning company in the U.S. Last fall, Frontier Spinning planned to add a $10 million expansion, creating an estimated 35 jobs. The proposal asked for $249,357

in local incentives: $144,975 from the county and $104,382 from the city.

Heuts said they’ll be asking that that contract be amended to $15 million to combine the two projects.

For this more recent proposal, the county would contribute $69,647 from its general fund to the project; the city, $50,146 with revenues from its general fund.

These amounts were determined by examining the taxes that would be paid over a five-year period, Heuts said.

“It’s a competitive game out there today. They have options,” he said of the company, which has other locations across the country.

See Incentives, Page 6A

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SANFORD — Sanford native Noelle Marsh will perform in this Sunday’s 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.

“She’s been dancing everyday,” said her dad, Edd Marsh. “She’ll be front and center in the beginning.”

Noelle, who Marsh made it into the Top 8 on the Fox reality show “So You Think You Can Dance,” recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in dancing.

She’ll be one of about 60 performers in the opening act of the Academy Awards, with a

See Marsh, Page 6A

COMING SUNDAY

NEIL’S OSCAR PREDICTIONS There are a record 10 movies up for “Best Picture” in this year’s Academy Awards, and Herald movie critic Neil Morris has an opinion on all of them. Read his Oscars preview before the big show and vote online (sanfordherald.com) this week for what you think the winners will look like.

INDEX

More Weather, Page 12A

OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Beverly Gainey; Jake Petty, 90; Sarah Wagner, 92 Cameron: Eugene Stroud, 69 Carthage: Walter Brower, 73 Lillington: Rebecca Patterson, 90

Predicting how the volatility of the angry voter plays out is beyond a crystal ball

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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:

MONDAY n The Chatham County Board of Education will meet at 6:30 p.m. at SAGE Academy in Siler City. n The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro. n The Siler City Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.

TUESDAY n The Chatham County Economic Development Corporation will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St., Pittsboro. n The Moore County Airport Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Airport Terminal Building, Highway 22, Pinehurst.

MARCH 15 n The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. n The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the District Courtroom, 12 East St., Pittsboro.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Kacie Lynn Butler, Abigayle Marie Baker, Laura Lynn Johnson, Gladys Patricia Romero, Victoria Renae Mouser, Earl Cameron, Jennifer Parries, Zachary Place, Harry Tucker, William Campbell Woodson, Christy Cummings, Christian Whitley, Storme Whitehead, Patricia Alston, Mekhi Williams, Dynasty Gilmore, Marvin Reedy, Swannie Lawrence, George Rice, Andrew Coker, Vanessa Cotton, Lonnie Lucas and Myrtle Hales Hilliard.

CELEBRITIES: Actor Fred Williamson is 72.

Magician Penn Jillette is 55. Actress Adriana Barraza is 54. Pop singer Teena Marie is 54. Rock musician John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 40. Singer Rome is 40. Actor Kevin Connolly is 36. Actress Jill Ritchie is 36. Actress Jolene Blalock is 35. Actress Eva Mendes is 35. Model Niki Taylor is 35.

Actor Sterling Knight is 21.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ONGOING

FACES & PLACES

n N.C. Cooperative Extension and the Lee County Environmental Health Department will sponsor SERVSAFE® Serving Safe Food seminar April 19-21 and 26-28 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at the McSwain Extension Education Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. For additional information, contact N.C. Cooperative Extension at 775-5624 or Lee County Environment Health at 718-4641. n The Lee County American Red Cross is now accepting reservations for Lifeguard classes. Call (919) 774-6857 to register.

TODAY 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 appointment, 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.

Today is Friday, March 5, the 64th day of 2010. There are 301 days left in the year.

This day in history: On March 5, 1970, the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons went into effect after 43 nations ratified it.

In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people.

In 1933, in German parliamentary elections, the Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote; the Nazis joined with a conservative nationalist party to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag.

In 1959, a fire at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Ark., claimed the lives of 21 teenagers trapped inside a locked dormitory room.

In 1960, Cuban newspaper photographer Alberto Korda took the now-famous picture of guerrilla leader Che Guevara during a memorial service in Havana for victims of a ship explosion. Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Army.

In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, “Cowboy” Copas and “Hawkshaw” Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn., that also claimed the life of pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager).

In 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe flew past Jupiter, sending back photographs of the planet and its moons.

In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33.

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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

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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 Democratic Women and the Lee County Democratic Party will host a Democratic Candidates Meet and Greet on Tuesday in the Wilrik Hotel ballroom in downtown Sanford (152 S. Steele Street).

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City, county drug units work together on search warrant

SANFORD — Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division and the Sanford Police Departments Tactical Narcotics Team joined forces Thursday to execute a search warrant at 242 Stroud St. At the home, authorities seized approximately 25 grams of cocaine, 631 grams of marijuana, 83 dosage units of methadone, 53 dosage units of Xanax and $5,664 in currency.

Gregory Wayne Baker, 33, of the home was charged with trafficking opium, possession with intent to sell a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession with intent to sell cocaine, possession with intent to sell marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to store drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Baker was placed in the Lee County Jail under $500,000 secured bond.

The festivities will begin with an 8 a.m. “Run the Buck” 5K and will conclude with a street dance at 10 p.m. In between, festival goers will enjoy a wide variety of activities, including a street fair, car and tractor displays, and barbecue cook-off.

Children’s activities will be expanded this year and there will be cash prizes for the “Broadway Idol” talent contest.

Live entertainment will be continuous at two venues — last year’s Center Stage at the Broadway Community Center and Stage at the Park at the N.C. Veterans Memorial Park.

Back by popular demand will be Gene Dickens and Second Chance Band, and Sweet Potato Pie. Also, new to the festival will be Broadway’s own Four Heart Harmony, which have won numerous country gospel music awards.

For more information and entry forms, go to www.

Broadway.com or call (919) 258-9922.

— from staff reports

— from staff reports

HARNETT COUNTY TRAMWAY

Convenience store robbed at gunpoint

SANFORD — A Kangaroo store in the Tramway area was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning.

At about 12:05 a.m.

Thursday, Sanford police on patrol responded to an armed robbery call at the Kangaroo on Tramway Road.

Two men allegedly entered the business, pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. Once the clerks complied, the two men left the store on foot.

An officer saw the men run from the store and chased them on foot, taking one of the men into custody shortly after the chase began.

Arrested was Jesus Aguirre, 17, of 250 Mansfield Drive in Broadway. Aguirre was charged with one county of robbery with a dangerous weapon. He was placed in the Lee County Jail under a $50,000 secured bond.

The second man was described as a Hispanic male, 5’10”, 175 pounds, wearing browns pants and a brown coat. No injuries were reported. The case is still under investigation.

— from staff reports

BROADWAY

‘Broadway Our Way’ set for April 17 along Main Street

BROADWAY — Mark your calendars for April 17, because that’s when the successful Broadway Our Way festival will make its return to Main Street.

According to festival organizers, the festival committee is “hard at work to make the second year of the festival even better than last year’s highly successful event.”

Charges dropped against clerk LILLINGTON — A convenience store clerk who lost her job after 25 years for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor in 2009 had all charges dismissed recently.

Glenda Wood of Lillington had her case voluntarily dismissed, according to attorney Jesse W. Jones.

Wood, who was listed as a “great, loyal” employee by her boss at the time of her termination, said she lost her job after she was ticketed.

— from staff reports

MOORE COUNTY

Vass man caught distributing Vicodin VASS — Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter reported Thursday the arrest of an man on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills.

The investigation was conducted by officers from the Moore County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit in May 2009 near the Vass area of Moore County.

During the investigation 15 dosage units of Vicodin prescription pills were purchased and seized.

Vicodin is a Schedule III controlled substance. The estimated street value of the pills seized is $160.

Derryl Jay Raymond was arrested on Thursday and charged with three counts of felony trafficking in opium (Vicodin), felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony sell a Schedule III controlled substance, and felony deliver a Schedule III controlled substance.

Derryl Jay Raymond received a $125,000 secured bond and was placed in the Moore County Detention Center.

— from staff reports

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The Southern Lee Winter Guard took first place honors this past Saturday at the Cary Winter Spectacular held at Cary High School The guard is instructed by Kellan Overton, a member of the North Carolina State University guard.

Band director is Matthew Miller.

EDUCATION

North Carolina one of 16 states named as ‘Race to the Top’ finalists and scored by panels of five peer reviewers. Those with the highest average MIAMI (AP) — North score were selected to Carolina was one of 16 visit Washington later this finalists named Thursday month to present their by the U.S. Department proposals. The Education of Education in the first Department said it exround of its “Race to the pects no more than half of Top” competition, which the money to be awarded will deliver $4.35 billion in in the first phase of the school reform grants. competition.

Selected from a pool of Duncan said they are 41 applicants are: North setting a high bar in the Carolina, Colorado, Delafirst phase and anticipate ware, the District of Cofew winners. lumbia, Florida, Georgia, “But this isn’t just about Illinois, Kentucky, Louisithe money,” Duncan said. ana, Massachusetts, New “It’s about collaboration York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, among all stakeholders, Rhode Island, South Caro- building a shared agenda, lina and Tennessee. The and challenging ourselves winners will be chosen in to improve the way our April, and a second round students learn.” of applications accepted The money may go to a in June. handful of states. In a con“These states are an ference call with reporters example for the country on Thursday, Duncan said of what is possible when it was a “fair statement” adults come together to anticipate a total in the to do the right thing for single digits. children,” U.S. Secretary One standout rejection: of Education Arne Duncan California, where districts said. have laid off thousands of The grants are designed teachers and slashed acato reward states that have demic programs in light of adopted and will continue steep budget cuts. Lawimplementing innovamakers there wrangled tive reforms to improve for weeks before passing a student performance. The package of school reform money is part of President measures designed to Barack Obama’s economic make the state more comstimulus law, which propetitive for the funding. vided an unprecedented “This decision by the $100 billion for schools.

Obama administration Much of that has gone demonstrates that we toward preventing teacher need to be more aglayoffs and addressing gressive and bolder in other budget concerns. reforming our education The $4.35 billion “Race to system,” Gov. Arnold the Top” fund is targeted Schwarzenegger said. specifically for education The Education Dereform. partment asked states to Applications were read

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concentrate their proposals on four areas prioritized in the Recovery Act: adopting standards and assessments to better prepare students for careers and college; getting high-quality teachers into classroom; turning around low-performing schools; and creating data systems to track performance.

States also were required to be legally permitted to link student performance data to teacher evaluations — a measure that created resistance among some teacher unions. Unions also have expressed concern that not all of the “Race to the Top” finalists included teacher input in forming education policy in their applications.

Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federal of Teachers, said real change can only succeed if teachers and administrators work together.

“As the process moves forward, we hope that every state will work to ensure that teachers’ participation and input is not simply sought but actually incorporated as an integral part of every stage of this process,” she said.

North Carolina, one of the states named a finalist, sought $4.69 million over four years to expand use of computer-based assessments that evaluate students throughout a school year.

“Every child in this state must graduate prepared to go on to college,

a career or technical training,” Gov. Beverly Perdue said. “And we can accomplish that through innovation and rethinking the way we track our students’ progress.”

Critics have questioned the timing, saying the administration is out of touch with state budget needs in putting forward billions in reform at a time when many districts can barely afford basic necessities.

Florida’s K-12 education budget is facing a roughly $1 billion shortfall, including a $778 million reduction in local property taxes because of falling real estate values.

The rest is due mainly to increased enrollment from an influx of Haitian children displaced by the earthquake there and former private school students no longer able to afford tuition.

“You can always say now is not the right time for change,” said Amy Wilkins, vice president for government affairs and communications at The Education Trust. “But the fact is that improving education is sort of a linchpin in improving the economic health of the country. So we have to do this now.”

Questions have also been raised about the department’s approach in rewarding states that have a history of past success through education innovation, rather than those now looking to enact reform.

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Opinion

4A / Friday, March 5, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

More than just your ‘friends’ are watching Our View Issue: A survey from CareerBuilder.com found that 22 percent of hiring managers screened potential employees through Google and their social networking sites

Our stance: Job hunters, beware. More than your friends are watching your Facebook pages these days

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ollege seniors ... thinking of job hunting any time soon?

High schoolers ... thinking of posting “pics” from that party you weren’t supposed to attend last week?

Everybody out there ... think that the photos you post and the words you use on your social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can only be viewed by your “friends”?

Think again.

A survey from CareerBuilder. com found that 22 percent of hiring managers screened potential employees through Google and their social net-

working sites. About 34 percent of those who did this found content that made them drop that candidate from their “hiring” list.

And there are literally hundreds of Web sites dedicated to teaching parents how to monitor their teens’ Internet usage (there’s even a social networking guide for parents on the Web ... easy enough for even them to find).

The point is this — it’s baffling what some of us think is suitable for public view, even if that “public” is a list of friends they believe are the only ones viewing it. A survey conducted

by MTV in 2009 said that onethird of people between 14 and 24 admitted into sex-related activities (sexting) through email or video shared online.

The funny thing about the Internet is once it’s out there, it doesn’t go away.

Ask NBA star Greg Oden. Ask Disney’s Vanessa Hudgens. Ask Paris Hilton.

It’s enough that employers are searching for reasons not to hire you, but now your parents have found their way to Facebook. Your current boss uses it.

You’ve probably got third-grade teachers checking in on you to make sure you became the

person they thought you’d be.

Privacy is waning. We’re all wired in somehow.

So our advice to you is watch what you’re posting online. If it’s something you wouldn’t want everybody to see, then it’s a good idea to just keep it out of the digital realm altogether. And when it falls into the wrong hands, it’s likely that image or that video or that ill-conceived blog will never go away.

Be smart. Only post things grandma would approve of.

Chances are ... she’s online, too.

Letters to the Editor Why can’t Lee County be the toughest on crime?

To the Editor:

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

Your GOP prospects

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ALEIGH — Republican political activists see another 1994 about to unfold before their collective

eyes.

They don’t want to miss out. So they’re filing for political office in droves.

With election filing in North Carolina just closed, 48 Republicans have filed to run in the 13 congressional districts in the state. In all 50 state Senate districts, even those overwhelmingly populated

by Democratic voters, at least one Republican will be on the ballot come November.

Another round of change, or Obama backlash, would seem to be in the air.

Better jump on board.

Sixteen years ago, the crush of electoral change surprised winning GOP challengers nearly as much as losing Democratic incumbents. The result was an historic change in the North Carolina legislature, with Republicans gaining control of the state House for the first time since Reconstruction.

Veteran Democratic congressmen, including David Price of North Carolina’s 4th District, were ousted by political novices. The wave of anti-incumbency filtered all the way down to local races, some not even partisan ...

Surely a repeat is just around the corner. GOP officials expect as much.

“Republicans are galvanized and they sense a historic opportunity,” state Republican Party chairman Tom Fetzer said as election filing closed last Friday.

Fetzer and his friends may end up disappointed.

It’s easy to get caught up in the parallels to 1994. Just as then, a first-term Democrat sits in the White House and it’s a non-presidential election year. Just as then, this president has waded into domestic Vietnam — health care reform.

It’s not quite as easy to delve into what could turn out to be significant differences.

Among the most glaring differences is that the financial collapse of 2008 is still fresh in the minds of voters. ...

In the aftermath of that financial collapse, people don’t just distrust politicians. They distrust institutions of authority, period.

Meanwhile, polls continue to show Barack Obama viewed favorably by about 50 percent of the state’s electorate.

His numbers are a lot better than Congress, an institution of which less than 20 percent of voters express satisfaction.

A more cynical voter and a Democratic president who retains some popularity doesn’t mean that Republicans won’t enjoy some gains come November.

It is a mid-term election, and a Democratic majority in the state Senate is clearly in jeopardy as longtime Democratic incumbents retire in several swing districts.

But predicting exactly how the volatility of the angry voter of 2010 plays out is beyond anyone’s crystal ball.

That anger may skewer some who today believe that they’ll be its beneficiary.

Give Obama credit W ASHINGTON — The most interesting political developments violate ideological expectations. Why did Bill Clinton fight for NAFTA and accept an end to the welfare entitlement? Why did George W. Bush push a Medicare prescription drug benefit? In each case, some bold political calculation or deep policy conviction was at work.

So why is President Obama pursuing education reform with such creative vigor?

In its rhetoric, spending and budget, the Obama administration has promoted two ambitious principles: serious consequences for chronically failing schools, including mass teacher firings and takeovers by charters, and the use of student performance to assess individual teachers and principals.

There is no purely political explanation for this approach. At the last Democratic convention, about one in 10 delegates were members of teachers unions. Unions, not unexpectedly, oppose the wholesale firing of teachers. In a number of states, unions have helped pass legislation making it illegal to base teacher evaluation or compensation on student performance.

Administration officials are careful to point out that measuring student performance by classroom is directed toward rewarding good teachers and improving the performance of marginal teachers, not just weeding out the weakest. A recent Gates Foundation survey of 40,000 public school teachers found a broad hunger for better information about student performance. Good teachers would rather not operate in the dark.

But this kind of data is likely to seed a revolution. It introduces a foreign concept — professional rigor — into public school teaching.

Under the administration’s proposals, principals would be given information on individual teacher performance. Over time I suspect that parents would want access to that data as well.

Some teachers would be honored or become motivated to change; others would be exposed and threatened. Merit works that way.

The explanation for this emphasis on merit is a potent combination: an obvious national problem (teacher quality), an innovative Cabinet secretary in Education Secretary Arne Duncan and a president willing to back him.

The administration used last year’s Recovery Act not only to fund cash-strapped school districts but also to require and fund turnarounds of failing schools. Duncan’s Race to the Top program has created a national competition among states, with grants going to those that use student outcomes to measure the effectiveness of teachers and professional development programs. States that receive Race to the Top funds can no longer place caps on the number of charter schools or prohibit the use of student test scores in assessing teachers.

These measures are providing momentum for reformers, shown recently at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island — a high-poverty school where 10 percent of students could perform as expected in math and about 55 percent read at grade level. When the teach-

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

ers union balked at changes that would have required extra duties, district officials fired all of Central Falls’ 93 teachers and staff (up to half can be rehired when the school is reorganized under new leadership) — an act which Duncan described as “showing courage and doing the right thing for kids.” The president of the local teachers union complained, “Everyone looks at this as establishing a national precedent.” We can only hope.

In recent years, education reform has proved that bipartisanship is not completely dead. No Child Left Behind resulted from the matter and antimatter, fire and ice cooperation of George W. Bush and Ted Kennedy.

Republican and Democratic governors have often been led by data and desperation toward the same reform goals.

But with the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act planned for this year, there is also a bipartisan alliance for the betrayal of poor and minority children.

Some liberals try to resist any accountability for teachers by blaming the poverty and social circumstances of students themselves, arguing in essence, “First solve all the problems of society, then children can be taught.” They are refuted by the existence of high-poverty, highperforming public schools.

Some conservatives object to any policy that involves a federal role in education, no matter how effective. But education policy points to the limits of federalism. States and localities have often protected and perpetuated systemic educational malpractice. And it is a basic commitment of justice that when local institutions seriously fail in their duties, higher-level institutions should intervene. Local authority is the first, best response — but it is not an excuse for Jim Crow laws, or for schools that never succeed and never change.

In this debate, Obama and Duncan have undertaken the right fight for the right reasons. And credit is due.

Today’s Prayer ... he blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness. (Mark 3:29) PRAYER: Thank You, Father, for forgiving us of our sins, no matter how bad the sin is.

Thank You for loving us. Amen.

Re: The District Attorney’s role in prosecuting violent criminals Thank you so very much for wanting to know Lee County residents’ thoughts on this subject since for the last few months that is exactly what I (and probably most of the other citizens) have been wondering after reading our daily newspaper.

Is Lee County soft on violent criminals?

Yes ... actually, it looks like we’re soft on all criminals.

Is this the fault of the D.A., local law enforcement, nobody or everybody? Well, the local law enforcement arrests these criminals, so they are doing their jobs. Then it is up to the D.A. to prosecute them.

Should criminals be punished?

Absolutely, that is the DA’s job — to prosecute criminals, which protects law-abiding citizens.

I think it is a great idea that the Lee County Board of Commissioners supports programs aimed at combating crime, “supports the elimination of plea bargain agreements with reduced sentences” and asks the D.A. to set the maximum sentence for those convicted of violent crimes.

But what about considering doing this for all repeat offenders and crimes committed in our county?

It seems that every day, we are seeing worse and worse crimes here in Sanford. The newspaper is full of robberies, rapes, crimes against nature, children being abused and shootings.

Just two recent examples: As a citizen, it infuriated me (and others) to read on the front page about a man (repeat offender) who raped a helpless person bound in a wheelchair, set free because he had already served his time in our county jail.

Maybe he should have been tried immediately and served his time in a real prison instead of a county jail. And another example is the guy, another repeat offender, who had been in trouble over and over again since 2007 for repeated shootings.

Well, he finally might go to prison because he actually shot someone this time.

It seems that these repeat offenders have already figured out that all they are going to get is a fine and a slap on their hand for their punishment here in Lee County.

What would be wrong if Lee County was the toughest county in North Carolina for criminals? What would be wrong with criminals knowing not to commit any crimes here because our county pursued the maximum sentences available to punish criminals?

Lee County is our home, and in our home, we should be able to feel secure and safe, not frightened.

MARK and SUSAN SMITH Sanford

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OBITUARIES Beverly Gainey

SANFORD — Beverly Probst Gainey, a resident of Sanford, died Wednesday (3/3/10).

She was a graduate of the Fletcher High Class of 1979 and employed with The Pantry for 18 years.

She is survived by her husband of 16 years, Amos A. Gainey; a daughter, Lindsey A. Gainey; sons, Kenny and Amos Gainey; parents, Arlene King and husband Larry and Budd Probst; sisters, Debbie Smith and Cheryl Miller and husband Mike; a brother, Bud Probst Jr.; six grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews and many friends.

Viewing services will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made at www.millerboles.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be in her name with Relay For Life (American Cancer Society), 5069 Cox Mill Road, Sanford, N.C. 27332.

Arrangements are

by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.

Jake Petty

SANFORD — Jake J. Petty, 90, of 13 J.P. Lane, died Wednesday (3/3/10) at Central Carolina Hospital.

Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Sarah Wagner

SANFORD — Funeral service for Sarah Iona Gentry Wagner, 92, who died Saturday (2/27/10), was conducted Monday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joel Murr officiating. Eulogy was

by Nancy Williams and several other friends and family members.

Craig Williams played the trumpet.

A second funeral service was conducted Wednesday at Creech Funeral Home Chapel in Middlesboro, Ky. with Gary Ward officiating. Burial followed at Middlesboro Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Bill Hodge, Ronnie Hodge, Sonny Wadsworth, Paul Wadsworth, Scottie Sizemore and Jeremy Ward.

Arrangements were

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

Eugene Stroud

CAMERON — Eugene Stroud, 69, of 51 Johnsonville School Road, died Tuesday (3/2/10) at Duke Hospital in Durham.

He was the son of the late James and Pearl McGilberry Stroud.

He is survived by a son, DeCarlo Eugene Stroud of New York; daughters, Pearl Stroud of New York and Sandra West; brothers, Robert Stroud of Sanford, Raymond Stroud and wife Carolyn of Cameron, Freeman Stroud and wife Betty of Lillington and David Stroud of New York.

The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the church.

The funeral service will be conducted

POLICE BEAT at 3 p.m. Saturday at Johnsonville AME Zion Church in Cameron.

Arrangements are by C.E. Willie Funeral and Cremation Services of Sanford.

Walter Brower CARTHAGE — Walter Brower, 73, died Tuesday (3/2/10) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.

He is survived by his wife, Luvenia Brower; daughters, Karen Brower-Allis of Bronx, N.Y. and Antoinette Cox of Alpharetta, Ga.; sons, Anthony Brower of Atlantic City, N.J. and Kendell Brower and wife Paula of Bridgeport, Conn.; a stepdaughter, Robin Atkins and husband Lester of Durham; a stepson, Andre Lambertson of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two aunts; nine grandchildren and two greatgrandchildren.

The family will receive frineds from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Stony Hill Freewill Baptist Church in Carthage.

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m.

Saturday at Carthage Elementary School with Elder Alphonsa Wilson officiating. Burial will follow at New Zion Cemetery in Robbins.

Arrangements are by Pugh and Smith Funeral Home of Carthage.

Rebecca Patterson LILLINGTON — Rebecca W. Patterson, 90, died Thursday (3/4/10) at her home.

A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Ella Graves Wallace. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jodie B. Patterson, and a greatgrandson, Christopher Patterson.

She is survived by daughters, Myrtle Oldham and husband John of Bear Creek and Loretta Worrell of Lillington; a son, Joseph B. Patterson Jr. and wife Aubra Gray of Sanford; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and one greatgreat-grandchild.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m.

Saturday at the funeral home and other times at her home.

The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at O’QuinnPeebles Chapel with the Rev. Harry Thomas officiating. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.oquinnpeebles.com.

Memorials may be made to Christian Chapel Christian Church, c/o Jennifer Cummings, 1597 Raven Rock Road, Lillington, N.C. 27546.

Arrangements are by O’Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home of Lillington.

Margaret Carmichael SOUTHERN PINES — Margaret Carmichael, 85, died Wednesday (3/3/10) at HCR Manor Care in Pinehurst.

Arrangements will be announced by Pugh and Smith Funeral Home of Carthage.

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LEE COUNTY n Wendell Kenneth Starling of Sanford reported someone damaged a tire on his ATV Wednesday. n Timothy Joshua Athans, 23, of 536 Morrison Bridge Road in Vass was arrested for driving while his license was revoked and possessing a fictitious drivers license. He was held under $500 secured bond. n Robert Wayne Wicker Jr., 29, of 250

Obed Road in Sanford was arrested for possession of stolen goods and possession of a stolen firearm. He was released under $2,000 unsecured bond. These charges are in connection with a Feb. 26 break-in at 3259 Plank Road. More arrests are expected in this case.

CHATHAM COUNTY n Catherine Willis, 39, of 230 Gade Bryant Road in Pittsboro was arrested Sunday for communicating threats and resist, delay and obstruction. She was released under a written promise and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Siler City on March 16. n Jeannie Moody, 58, of 200 Moody Loop Road in Siler City was arrested Sunday for obtaining money/property by false pretense and possession of stolen property. She was released under a $2,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on March 8. n Daniel Aranda, 28, of 378 Fontana Circle in Siler City was arrested Monday for fraud-impersonation. He was released under a $1,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on March 8. n Matthew Danehower, 19, of 206 Forestcrest Court in Apex was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court. He was jailed under a $500 secured bond and is scheduled

to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on March 10. n Andy Moody, 31, of 200 Moody Loop Road in Siler City was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court, obtaining money/property by false pretense and possession of stolen property. He was jailed under a $41,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on April 12. n Tyler Minter, 44, of 129 B-Allendale Drive in Pittsboro was arrested for violating a domestic violence protective order. He was jailed under no bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on March 17. n Tamara Demaio, 28, of 301 Pine Street in Moncure was arrested for simple physical assault and resisiting a public officer. She was jailed under a $500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on March 10. n Francis Demaio, 32, of 301 Pine St. in Moncure was arrested Monday for resisting a public officer and damage to personal property. He was jailed under a $500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court on March 10. n Tara Barth, 27, of 1151 Dorsett Road in Siler City was arrested Monday for larceny of a motor vehicle, obtaining money/property by false pretense and possessing stolen property. She was jailed under a $25,000 secured bond and is scheduled

to appear in Chatham County District Court in Siler City on April 12. n Amber Jade, 22, of 126 Mallard Cove in Vass was arrested Monday for fictitious Information to an officer.

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Complaint against Realtors dismissed

Prosecutor attacks credibility of mother-in-law

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The State Board of Elections dismissed Thursday a complaint against one of the most powerful interest groups in North Carolina politics over requiring its members to give extra dues largely to fight local votes over raising the land sales tax.

Following more than two hours of arguments and testimony, board members determined the 38,000-member North Carolina Association of Realtors didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t break the law when it required up to $75 extra from each member in 2008.

The proceeds went to an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Issues Mobilization Fundâ&#x20AC;? to extend the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to fight county referenda to raise the land transfer tax. All of the more than 20 county ballot measures have failed.

Becky Harper, a Wake

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want them to make it here and provide more jobs. ... We need it desperately at this time.â&#x20AC;?

After meeting with Heuts at Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board meeting, commissioners encouraged him to proceed, Hayes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for good, solid partners in the business world,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is good. This is a good sign that things are beginning to grow.â&#x20AC;?

County real estate agent who filed the complaint, argued it was unlawful for them to demand extra dues from her and other Realtors to oppose the land transaction tax.

Her lawyer cited a law preventing referendum committees from seeking money by threat of â&#x20AC;&#x153;job discrimination or financial reprisals.â&#x20AC;?

The board determined the law didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t apply to the association in part because defeating the referenda isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main purpose. But board Chairman Larry Leake criticized the association for denying people access to a key home buying and selling database if they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pay the special assessment because they would lose their association membership. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If in fact you were going to kick this woman out for not making an assessment payment for this one issue, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s morally wrong,â&#x20AC;? Leake

said, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure that we have under this specific fact situation a legal peg to hang our hat to address this moral wrong.â&#x20AC;?

The dues collected from the special assessment helped replenish the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mobilization fund that had already spent more than $1 million since fall 2007 opposing the referenda.

The association spent nearly that much earlier in 2007 lobbying and generating grass-roots opposition to the Legislatureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal to give counties the authority, with local voter approval, to raise the transfer tax on land transactions from the current 0.2 percent of the landâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s value to 0.6 percent. The change would increase the transfer tax by $800 on a $200,000 home.

Counties would keep the extra revenues.

When that effort failed, the association focused on the county-

by-county votes.

John Wallace, an attorney for the Realtors, said the Issues Mobilization Fund had been around for nearly 20 years, and had been used for many other advocacy efforts beside spending money on land transfer tax opposition.

He said the associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s giving to local referenda committees during 2007 and 2008 comprised about 5 percent of the groupâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total financial activity during the period â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hardly enough to identify the association as solely focused on referenda.

The Realtors group is a trade association formed under a section of the federal tax code that depends on membership dues to operate, Wallace said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those dues were used to advocate in the interest of the membership as the membership had determined its interest to be,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Economic incentives are common, especially now as job creation is needed, Hayes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a difference between sitting on the sideline and deciding to do something about job growth,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Commissioner Linda Shook opposed the last incentive granted to Frontier Spinning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My position is the same. These type of tax incentives have not proven themselves,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our unemployment rate is worse now

than itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ever been. If you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give them to small businesses, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not fair to everyone.â&#x20AC;?

On the city councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end, Councilman Sam Gaskins acknowledges that companies have city and county governments in a bind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The incentives may not be a good idea in the first place, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a competitive market,â&#x20AC;? he said.

He sees it as a positive deal because the city pays nothing up front. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They purchase capital equipment. We

charge them property tax on that capital equipment. Each year they pay property tax, we give half of that back,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They do the job and we refund them some of the property tax. It definitely costs the city money but nothing up front.â&#x20AC;?

The county will hold its hearing at 6 p.m.

March 15; the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will be held at 7 p.m. March 16. Both will hear public comments regarding the proposal and decide whether to fund the incentive.

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schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School Improvement Team; and shirts must be tucked in at all times and only closed-toe shoes may be worn.

Committee members still arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in complete agreement about the changes: Committee Chairman Frank Thompson is in favor of seeing the current policies enforced, while committee member Shawn Williams would like to see more of an overhaul to the dress code. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we would enforce what we got, things would be fine,â&#x20AC;? Thompson said.

Many of the proposed changes seem similar to an academic attire policy, though committee members didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to call it that. Williams argued that uniforms are required in many workplaces, like those of Walmart and McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not proposing a uniform, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re proposing dress for success,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to give them something we

FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A prosecutor attacked the credibility of Abdullah El-Amin Shareefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother-in-law this morning as Shareefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital murder trial continued in Cumberland Superior Court.

The exchange between Assistant District Attorney Rita Cox and Denise Stanley became testy at times as the prosecutor tried to punch holes in Stanleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s testimony.

Shareef, 31, of Raeford 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.

Stanley said she had worked 11 years in the administration department of Virginia Cares, a program that provides help for inmates, ex-offenders and their families, and the mentally ill.

Cox asked Stanley why, with her background, she didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t provide help to her troubled son-in-law and her daughter, Talethia, who is married to Shareef.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;little bit of a solo,â&#x20AC;? Marsh said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be about naked, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be alarmed,â&#x20AC;? Marsh said, laughing. can enforce.â&#x20AC;?

Superintendent Jeff Moss agreed that enforcement is necessary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s valid to say weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not enforcing what we already have in place,â&#x20AC;?

Moss said.

Moss oversaw the incorporation of an academic attire policy while working in Beaufort County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll support whatever the board adopts and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enforced,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lived through the adoption of an academic attire policy.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy. I think you do need to give notice to parents if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the direction you want to go in.â&#x20AC;?

Moss also warned the committee that there will be those who try to push against some of the rules, as he saw in Beaufort County. Some students or parents may challenge what a collared shirt is, or the ability to wear flipflops.

Committee members even questioned their own clothing, wondering what of it would apply to the proposed dress code.

The committee agreed that consistency is key, noting that enforcement

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was somebody in your background you could have helped,â&#x20AC;? Cox said.

Stanley told defense lawyer Carl Ivarsson that she had no training in the mental health and substance abuse fields.

Later, the defense called Shareefâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Talithea, back to the stand.

Again, Ivarsson attempted to present his client as a victim of mental illness.

Talithea Shareef testified that during one of her visits with her husband at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, he told her he had made a tremor happen in Richmond, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He told me he could make the clouds disappear,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He thought that was special.

He wanted to know if I thought it was special.â&#x20AC;?

Talithea Shareef recalled an incident at her husbandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home sometime after August 2002 when Abdullah allegedly tried to choke their eldest son, who was 2 or 3 at the time.

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Noelle has been practicing for the awards show for since Monday, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adam picked her to be front and center,â&#x20AC;? Marsh said of â&#x20AC;&#x153;So You Think You Can Danceâ&#x20AC;? judge Adam Shankman.

The show airs at 8:30 p.m. on ABC. is often left to staff and principals at the schools. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the hardest part of this is administration can all be on board, but then the staff arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on board,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to have to become consistent.â&#x20AC;?

Support from the board and central office administration is essential in making sure the dress code changes go over well, Moss said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You as board members will get calls from parents,â&#x20AC;? he told Thompson, Williams and committee member Linda Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The onus resides with the principal ... as to enforcement,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of it is, again, it has to be enforced at the school site.â&#x20AC;?

Safety issues motivated much of the discussion of the dress code changes, like the possibility of mandating dress colors at each school so gang colors arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as much of an issue.

The proposed changes also include a list of consequences for first and subsequent violations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do like the concept of consistent consequences for violations,â&#x20AC;?

Moss said.

Things can get sticky, though, if employees donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t set the example for students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Will we model this?

Because we have employees that wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to model our student dress code,â&#x20AC;? Moss said.

The committee will meet with principals March 10 and present the proposed changes.

From there, they would like to see the principals elicit feedback from staff before finalizing the changes and presenting them to the full board in the next month or two. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever they decide, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll back them up,â&#x20AC;?

Thompson said.

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FORT BRAGG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division are returning to their North Carolina post after more than a month in earthquake-stricken Haiti.

More than 800 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment are due to return to Fort Bragg over the next several days. About 3,500 Fort Bragg soldiers flew to Haiti to help in recovery efforts after the massive earthquake on Jan. 12 that killed an estimated 200,000 people.

Soldiers helped provide security for groups distributing food and shelter. Army medics treated the injured.

DOT paying back workers for insurance premiums

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The North Carolina Department of Transportation is investigating why more than 700 employees werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t told their life insurance policies offered through the state had been canceled eight years ago, and nearly 100 continued to pay premiums.

DOT said Thursday it will refund $160,000 to 93 workers who paid premiums after a worker panel agreed to cancel the policy offering in 2001. The refunds range from several hundred to thousands of dollars.

Transportation Secretary Gene Conti regrets what happened and said the agency is working to prevent similar future problems. The state auditor is also looking into what went wrong.

Power outage slows operations at RDU airport

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Power has been restored at RaleighDurham International Airport after a morning outage delayed some flights out of North Carolina.

Airport spokesman Andrew Sawyer says power went out about 10:30 a.m. Thursday as crews were working on an electrical substation. Sawyer says generators powered the airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critical systems, such as security checkpoints.

He says airlines were having trouble processing passengers through the ticket counter, leading to some flight delays.

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RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been some shuffling of committee chairmanships after the recent departures of two members of the North Carolina House.

Democratic Reps. Cullie Tarleton of Watauga County, Earl Jones of Guilford County and Phil Haire of Jackson County have new leadership positions.

Those come following the resignations of Rep. Ty Harrell and of Margaret Dickson, who is now in the Senate.

House Speaker Joe Hackney says Tarleton is now chairman of the House Commerce Committee, replacing Dickson. Jones is Harrellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s successor as chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology.

50 new probation officers on the job RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fifty new North Carolina probation officers have started work since the beginning of the year as the state ramps up hiring to fill a backlog of open positions.

Correction Department spokesman Keith Acree said Thursday the department still has almost 110 open positions as of Thursday, with job offers issued in about three dozen of those slots. About half the remaining jobs are entry-level positions.

The system has been under scrutiny for two years, since two men on probation were charged with killing a graduate student at Duke University and the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Man gets life in prison for killing sister GREENSBORO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A man has been sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to stabbing his sister to death in North Carolina last year.

The News & Record of Greensboro reported that 43-year-old Connell Ferrell pleaded guilty Wednesday to first degree murder.

Prosecutors say 55-yearold Mary Ferrell Jones was beaten and stabbed in the Greensboro apartment they shared last October.

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WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the opportunity of a generation, he told them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and a chance to revive the partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agenda after his rough first year in office.

In back-to-back meetings in the Oval Office and Roosevelt Room, Obama urged uneasy rankand-file moderates and progressives to focus on the positives rather than their deep disappointment with parts of the bill. The lawmakers said Obama assured them the legislation was merely the first step, and he promised to work with them in the future to improve its provisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The president very pointedly talked about how important this is historically,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., â&#x20AC;&#x153;how he needs our help.â&#x20AC;? Obama told them that â&#x20AC;&#x153;this is an opportunity, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll give us momentumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? on other issues,â&#x20AC;? the congressman said.

Cranking up the pressure, congressional leaders said they were hoping for votes on the legislation in as soon as two or three weeks.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs told reporters he believes the House is on schedule to approve the landmark legislation by March 18, when the president leaves for an Asian trip, and he can sign it into law â&#x20AC;&#x153;shortly thereafter.â&#x20AC;?

Concerned about fellow Democratsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; trepidation about a legislative drive that has garnered only modest public support, House leaders expressed optimism but hardly certainty that they would

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Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revved-up personal involvement, along with the cautious tone of congressional leadersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; forecasts, illustrated the uncertainty still facing the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yearlong drive to push his signature legislative initiative through Congress. The outcome is important for all Americans, since the changes would affect the ways nearly everyone receives and pays for health care and failure to act would leave in place a system that many find lacking and that leaves out tens of millions of people.

Under the current strategy, Democratic leaders want Congress to send Obama the nearly $1 trillion health overhaul that the Senate passed in December, plus a separate bill making changes that House Democrats want.

But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no decision yet on exactly what that second measure will look like.

Rep. Barbara Lee, DCalif., among 16 lawmakers who met with the president, said Obama told them he understands

the shortcomings of the current package. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He thinks this approach is the way itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to get done,â&#x20AC;? said Lee, who heads the Congressional Black Caucus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said this is the first step, a foundation that we can build upon. He made a commitment to work with us on all the issues that are outstanding, and there are many,â&#x20AC;? including a desire by liberal Democrats for government-run health plans. That idea is opposed by moderate Democrats and nearly all Republicans.

Of the House Democrats Obama met with, all but two voted for a more far-reaching version of the health bill in November.

The attendance list spotlighted the White Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need to reassure those supporters on the legislation, even as it struggles to retain backing from more moderate Democrats worried about the billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costs and its language on abortion.

Another who attended, moderate Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think when all is said and done we will have the votes to

pass health care reform.â&#x20AC;?

House leaders were more cautious about the prospects for the measure, which is virtually sure to be opposed by all Republicans.

Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 House Democrat, said a March 18 House vote was possible, but he added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Until we have something concrete, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to ask people, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Can you support this?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

As if to illustrate that, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., a freshman who supported an earlier version of the bill, said she is now undecided, citing questions about what the final measure would include. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happened in my district is thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great deal of uncertainty,â&#x20AC;? she said.

In a sign of movement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and others said Democrats have already sent parts of a revised bill to the Congressional Budget Office, which will certify its price tag. The nonpartisan budget office must estimate legislationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost before lawmakers can vote on it.

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While major air crashes have declined sharply over the last decade, thanks largely to improved technology, aviation safety experts say they are seeing signs that vigilance may have eroded.

The latest incident was reported this week: A controller twice brought a child to work at the control tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, one of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s busiest airports, and allowed the child to radio instructions to pilots. The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended the controller and his supervisor pending an investigation of the incident last month. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a stunning example of a lack of professionalism, not following the rules, not using commonsense,â&#x20AC;? Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a Senate committee Thursday.

More drivers file complaints after Toyota fix WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More Toyota drivers say their cars have sped up by themselves even after being fixed to correct the problem.

Another five people have reported problems to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complaint database, describing surges of speed that came without warning.

That is on top of at least 15 similar cases found by an Associated Press review of the data on Wednesday.

The complaints, which are submitted online or through a NHTSA hot line, have not been independently verified. Government investigators said Wednesday that they had found 10 possible cases of post-fix problems.

As part of two recalls involving more than 8 million vehicles worldwide, Toyota is installing special metal shims and shortening gas pedals to solve the problem of unintended acceleration.

The Japanese automaker blames the problem on gas pedals that can become sticky or be trapped under floor mats.

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Republican Bob Riley, a lifelong opponent of gambling, contends the electronic devices are essentially slot machines, which are plainly illegal in Alabama. He formed a task force a year ago to halt their spread.

He has forced the shutdown of more than 30 gambling halls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ranging from modest storefront operations to big, glamorous Vegas-style palaces â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and idled more than 2,000 workers. Many of the bingo parlors are in poor, black areas.

Black leaders have complained that their communities are being deprived of vital jobs and tax revenue.

Levin is acting chair of Ways and Means panel WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rep. Sander Levin of Michigan was chosen Thursday as acting chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, a post that plays a major role in health care and billions of dollars in expiring tax cuts.

Levin replaces Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who stepped aside Wednesday as chairman while the House ethics committee investigates his fundraising and finances.

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Stark, D-Calif., held the acting chairmanship for a day under House rules, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a meeting of all House Democrats Thursday that Levin was the choice to run the committee.

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NORWOOD, Pa. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As the high-speed Acela train came thundering down the rails, a teenage girl screamed at her friends to get off the tracks.

But Gina Gentile and Vanessa Dorwart did not move.

They hugged as the train bore down on them at speeds up to 110 mph, carrying out a suicide pact that the witness herself had backed out of only moments before.

The loss has shaken Norwood and its neighboring towns just outside Philadelphia. There were hints the pretty and popular high school sophomores may have been suffering from depression, but experts say such suicide pacts are extremely uncommon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially among teens.

Pacts are made because suicide is so daunting â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and they are broken for the same reason, said Thomas Joiner, a psychology professor at Florida State University.

Gee and Ness, or GeeGee and Nessa, were funny, outgoing and as close as sisters, said classmates at Interboro High School in Prospect Park.

Rowdy students block campus amid funding rally

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a California university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.

University of California, Santa Cruz provost David Kliger said there were reports of protesters carrying weapons and damaging a vehicle. Police did not immediately confirm the reports.

An advisory posted on the school Web site urged people to avoid the campus because of safety concerns.

It said a windshield was reported smashed and protesters had photographed the license plate of a staff member trying to enter the campus.

Marches, strikes, teach-ins and walkouts were planned nationwide in what was being called the March 4th National Day of Action for Public Education.

Organizers said hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and parents were expected to participate in the demonstrations.

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Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seek third term CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Thursday he will not seek re-election, ending speculation that the popular Democrat might try to overturn a state law that would have prohibited him from pursuing a third term.

The decision by Freudenthal, 59, opens the seat in a heavily Republican state.

While several prominent Republicans have announced they will seek their partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nomination for governor this fall, Democrats in the state have been waiting to see what Freudenthal would decide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve certainly communicated to them over time that they shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be counting on me running,â&#x20AC;? Freudenthal said of the state Democratic Party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hopeful that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find qualified candidates.â&#x20AC;?

Chelsea King suspect investigated for other crimes SAN DIEGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A convicted sex offender charged with murdering Chelsea King in Southern California is under investigation in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance of a 14-year-old girl and the attempted kidnapping of another teenager, authorities said.

John Robert Gardner III remained jailed Thursday in San Diego County, a day after he pleaded not guilty to murdering the 17-year-old King.

The sheriff believes a body found Tuesday in a shallow grave on the shore of Lake Hodges is that of King, but the medical examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office had not yet confirmed the identity.

Gardner, once described by a psychiatrist as a threat to underage girls, was under scrutiny in two other cases.

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Despite doubts among many lawmakers that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break.

The measure passed 217-201 on a mostly party-line vote. The bill also extends federal highway programs through the end of the year.

Some Democrats feel the approximately $35 billion jobs bill is too puny, while others say the tax cut for new hires wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generate many new jobs.

However, the pressure is on to address jobs and deliver a badly needed win for President Barack Obama and a Democratic Party struggling in opinion polls and facing major losses in the upcoming midterm elections.

Further jobs measures are promised. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only thing that I can vote on ... Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll vote for it, obviously,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get something moving. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to get something done.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not a jobs bill,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one small piece.â&#x20AC;? Lee said

she instead wants money in the legislation for job training and youth summer jobs.

The House had passed a much larger measure in December that contained almost $50 billion in infrastructure funding, $50 billion in help for cash-starved state governments, and a six-month extension of jobless aid.

That bill conspicuously left out the proposals to award tax credits for hiring new workers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among those skeptical of that idea.

The Senate responded last week with the far smaller measure that the House is reluctantly accepting. The House amended the measure Thursday to conform with so-called pay-as-you-go budget rules that have become an article of faith among moderate Democrats. The rules require future spending increases or tax cuts to be paid for with either cuts to other programs or equivalent tax increases.

The minor tweak means that the notoriously balky Senate would have to act again before Obama could sign the bill into law.

Bill incorporates Etheridge tax credit WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) the only North Carolina-member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted for the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act, or H.R. 2847, which passed by a vote of 217-201 â&#x20AC;&#x153;My number one priority is putting North Carolinians back to work,â&#x20AC;? Etheridge said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The HIRE Act will support more than one million new jobs this year, and encourage more businesses to take that next step to come off the sidelines and add employees.â&#x20AC;?

The centerpiece of the HIRE Act is a hiring tax credit, similar to that proposed Etheridge in Etheridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HIRING Act, H.R. 4437.

Etheridge said the bill will spur business investment by putting labor on sale for a limited time, helping small businesses expand.

The bill provides a payroll tax holiday to businesses that hire unemployed workers that is estimated to support 300,000 jobs, and encourages employers to keep those workers long-term with a tax credit of $1,000 for businesses that retain these employees.

The HIRE Act also includes another Etheridge proposal to support local school construction, building on the tax credit Qualified School Construction Bonds that were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The HIRE Act would allow issuers of qualified school construction bonds to receive a direct payment from the Federal government equal to the amount of the federal tax credit.

Etheridge said this modification will help North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s schools access nearly $500 million in school construction bonds to address our studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s needs and support more than 15,000 jobs in North Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This change is a win-win for North Carolina, making sure our communities are building for the next generation and putting workers on the job now,â&#x20AC;? said Etheridge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This simple fix expands access to credit for state and local governments, and creates jobs by building the new schools we need.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; From staff reports

Retail sales gains strongest since late 2007 NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shoppers returned to the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s malls last month, buying a surprising amount of spring clothing and other items and helping stores post the strongest retail sales since November 2007, a month before the recession began.

The better-thanexpected 3.7 percent gain reported Thursday showed that Americans are still thrifty, but they

are letting go of some of the frugality brought on by the economic downturn. And many are willing to spend for certain higher-end goods.

Consumers â&#x20AC;&#x153;are now starting to go back to where they had typically shoppedâ&#x20AC;? before the recession, said Michael Niemira, chief economist at the International Council of Shopping Centers, who expected a 2 percent gain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m

index excludes Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which stopped reporting monthly sales last year.

Shoppers shrugged off snowstorms and worries about the economy to visit a broad array of merchants, from luxury retailer Nordstrom to middlebrow Macyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Inc. to discounter Target Corp., which all reported solid sales increases that beat Wall Street analystsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; estimates.

surprised by the broad strength.â&#x20AC;?

But, he added, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still uncertainty about whether such a robust pace can be sustained, particularly later this year when the sales figures are being compared with more stabilized spending patterns.

The February sales report was the third consecutive monthly increase, according to the ICSC. The monthly

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10A / Friday, March 5, 2010 / The Sanford Herald FILM REVIEW: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

A new take on â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, without much meaning

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here is a lot about Tim Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s curiouser and curiouser, but just not much â&#x20AC;&#x153;muchness.â&#x20AC;? It is a phantasmagorical fever-dream that is both absorbing and banal, a looking glass that reflects Narnia, Middleearth, and assorted other child-escapist imaginaria while refracting its source text.

The argument that Lewis Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original 1865 novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventures in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? predates â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings,â&#x20AC;? and other similar fare is undercut by Linda Woolvertonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s updated screenplay, a mash-up of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adventuresâ&#x20AC;? with Carrollâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through the Looking-Glassâ&#x20AC;? and the creatures inhabiting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Japperwocky,â&#x20AC;? one of his more famous nonsense poems.

Although these narrative liberties may repulse English majors and Carroll purists, they do allow Burton the freedom to emboss the story with his own unique vision. What the director does with this license, however, is a conundrum worthy of a Mad Hatter riddle.

Ten years after her first trip to Underland

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;?

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Johnny Depp, left, Mia Wasikowska, center, and Anne Hathaway are shown in a scene from the film, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderland. (renamed from Wonderland) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which she does not remember â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a now 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself at a personal crossroads. Following the death of her beloved father, Alice is due to become betrothed to a man she does not love in front a throng of attendees at a Victorian estate party.

Problem is Alice keeps wilting under social pressures and spying a strange white rabbit wearing a waistcoat and a pocket watch which, at the moment of her matrimonial truth, she chases into the woods and once again

down the rabbit hole.

There, Alice encounters a host of familiar characters: the aforementioned White Rabbit (voice by Michael Sheen); the chainsmoking Blue Caterpillar (Alan Rickman); Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry); Tweedledee and Tweedledum; and, of course, the tangerinehued Hatter, played to Burtonesque delirium

by Johnny Depp. Seems only Alice can save Underland from the clutches of the cruel, bulbous-headed Iracebeth the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) by slaying the Japperwocky and restoring Iracebethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

younger sister â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the kindly, pacifist White Queen (Anne Hathaway) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to the throne.

Burton has always embraced the sentiment behind Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s query, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversations?â&#x20AC;? There is wonder in the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unrelenting visuals, comic spark, and intriguing voice works â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I particularly liked the trippy cool of Rickman and Fry, while Christopher Lee is instantly recognizable as the Japperwockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resonant baritone. But, it is a sense of awe not shared by the surprisingly aplomb Alice.

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Burtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3D pictorial of a young girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrested development and reluctant embrace of womanhood belies the fact that Aliceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s entire time in Under/Wonderland is spent having one creature after another tell her where to go and what to do. Her path seems remarkably inevitable, yet somehow the Alice that crawls out of the rabbit hole now is a budding feminist with aims of carrying on the family business and blazing trade routes to China.

The pleasingly zany spectacle of it all comes at the expense of the storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soul. Beyond their collective lunacy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re all mad here,â&#x20AC;? the Cheshire Cat famously informs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we barely ascertain any character motivation.

The audience cranes its neck to hear a lone, brief exchange between the regal sisters, hop-

Grade: B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Director: Tim Burton Starring: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, and Alan Rickman MPAA Rating: PG Running Time: 1 hour, 48 minutes Theaters: Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford; Sand Hills Cinemas in Southern Pines; Crossroads 20 in Cary

ing for some nugget of exposition about the germ of their animus.

The revelation that the Red Queen felt the need to behead her kingly husband passes quickly and without elaboration, much like the emotional undercurrent to her relationship with the head of her Army, the Knave of Hearts (Crispin Glover!).

Woolverton previously penned such inoffensive Disney offerings as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beauty the Beastâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lion King.â&#x20AC;?

So, her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Alice in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? scrub is not that surprising, nor is the fact that it may well appeal to younger viewers looking for a slightly edgy, mostly palatable diversion â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how else to contextualize Hatterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s abominable final act breakdance? For everyone else, another Alice assertion proves apt: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an atom of meaning in it.â&#x20AC;?

FILM REVIEW: BROOKLYNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FINEST

Cheadle steals the show in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Finestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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A thin blue film coats Antoine Fuquaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brooklynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finest,â&#x20AC;? the directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s welcome needed return to his hardboiled cop drama roots. And, like Fuquaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Training Day,â&#x20AC;? this is a testosterone-fueled, actor-driven policier that favors melodramatics over originality.

The narrative is a loosely connected triptych following the travails of three ethically-challenged police officers: A burned-down flatfoot on the eve of retirement (Richard Gere), a drug-addled, financially-strapped narc (Ethan Hawke), and an undercover cop dug deep inside the drug network of a local kingpin (Wesley Snipes). The archetypes and clichĂŠs run as long as the Brooklyn Bridge, but Fuqua infuses them with incisive character development that transcends the superficial plot and rationed screen-time.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brooklynâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Finestâ&#x20AC;? is a live â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wireâ&#x20AC;? electrified with almost cartoonish intensity. Luckily, the actors walking this beat know the score. While an emotionally distant Gere is miscast, Hawke has perfected the man-onthe-edge role. But, the film belongs to the tremendous yet still strangely underrated Cheadle, flashing the same streetwise verisimilitude and offbeat dialogue that previously informed his performances in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Out of Sightâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Devil in the Blue Dress.â&#x20AC;?

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THE OSCARS

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Same category, same film? Win not likely

By DAVID GERMAIN AP Movie Writer

LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The math is against â&#x20AC;&#x153;Up in the Airâ&#x20AC;? co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick at the Academy Awards, where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re likely to be left on standby in the supportingactress category.

Setting aside Moâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Niqueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front-runner status for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Precious,â&#x20AC;? performers nominated in the same category for a single movie have a so-so history of winning.

Out of 65 past cases when two or more actors were competing against one another for one film, they went home empty-handed 45 times.

With two actors from the same film among the five nominees, the mathematical odds are that one of those performers would win 40 percent of the time.

Historically, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worked out to just under 32 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 19 times out of 60 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when two are nominated in the same category for a single movie.

When three are in the running from the same film, the odds rise to 60 percent that one of them will win. The reality is just 20 percent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; there has been only one winner â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert De Niro as supporting actor for 1974â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Godfather Part IIâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; out of the five times when three actors have been up for the same category from a single film.

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Actresses Anna Kendrick, left, and Vera Farmiga pose at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.

The first time multiple actors from one film competed for the same prize was at the 1935 Oscars, when Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone all were nominated for best actor for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mutiny on the Bounty.â&#x20AC;? Victor McLaglen won for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Informer.â&#x20AC;?

Four years later, both supporting categories featured two nominees for the same film, Harry Carey and Claude Rains for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr.

Smith Goes to Washingtonâ&#x20AC;? and Olivia de Havilland and Hattie McDaniel for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gone With the Wind.â&#x20AC;? McDaniel won, while Carey and Rains lost to Thomas Mitchell for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stagecoach.â&#x20AC;?

Over the next 30 years, there were 31 instances when two or more costars from one film were nominated in the same category, but only four times where one of those performers won.

Then they went on a

tear from 1970 to 1984.

During that span, there were 19 cases when multiple actors competed against one another for the same film, and one of them won 13 times.

Among those winners: Ben Johnson as supporting actor for 1971â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Last Picture Show,â&#x20AC;? his competition including co-star and current best-actor favorite Jeff Bridges; Tatum Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal as supporting actress for 1973â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paper Moon,â&#x20AC;? her competition including co-star Madeline Kahn; Peter Finch as best actor for 1976â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Network,â&#x20AC;? his competition including co-star William Holden; current best-actress nominee Meryl Streep as supporting actress for 1979â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kramer vs. Kramer,â&#x20AC;? her competition including costar Jane Alexander; and F. Murray Abraham as best actor for 1984â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amadeus,â&#x20AC;? his competition including co-star Tom Hulce.

Since then, multiple nominees from one movie have fallen back into drought mode. There were 12 times from 1985 to 2008 when two performers were up against each other for the same film, but only two won: Dianne Wiest for 1994â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bullets Over Broadway,â&#x20AC;? her competition including co-star Jennifer Tilly; and Catherine ZetaJones for 2002â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicago,â&#x20AC;? her competition including co-star Queen Latifah.

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Burt Reynolds released from hospital after bypass JUPITER, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Burt Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; manager says the actor has been released from a Florida hospital after a planned heart bypass operation.

Erik Kritzer said in a statement Wednesday that Reynolds had been Reynolds scheduled for the operation for over a month.

Kritzer said Reynolds went into the hospital on Monday and was discharged Tuesday.

Kritzer says the star of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Smokey and the Bandit,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deliveranceâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boogie Nightsâ&#x20AC;? told him that he has â&#x20AC;&#x153;a great motor with brand new pipesâ&#x20AC;? and is â&#x20AC;&#x153;feeling great.â&#x20AC;?

Last year, Reynolds spent time in a Florida rehab center after treatment for painkiller abuse following back surgery.

Reynolds is 74.

Barbara Walters ready to end her Oscars TV special NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Barbara Walters says her last Oscars special will be her best.

Walters will sit down with actresses Sandra Bullock and Moâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nique, both nominated for Academy Awards.

Bullock is up for Best Actress for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blind Side.â&#x20AC;?

Moâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Nique is nominated for

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Best Supporting Actress for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Precious.â&#x20AC;?

Walters says she believes both will win.

Walters is ending a 29year-old tradition of talking to celebrities on Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest night by bidding farewell in her March 7 special.

While Walters the 80year-old journalist is known for getting stars to open up and often tear up on camera, she says the celebrity interview has become less special in recent years and many stars are overexposed.

Walters isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t done with television. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue to do the annual 10 most fascinating people special, co-host â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Viewâ&#x20AC;? and do occasional pieces for ABC News.

Child services probes stun gun at Jackson home LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An attorney for Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother confirms that child services workers are investigating the presence of a stun gun at the Jackson family home, but he says the late singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children were never exposed to the weapon.

Attorney Adam Streisand confirmed the investigation Tuesday but said the mailorder stun gun delivered to the home was confiscated before any harm was done.

Streisand represents Katherine Jackson, who has custody of her sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three young children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket. Streisand said the weapon was ordered by the 13-year-old son of Jermaine Jackson, Jafar, and sent to the Jackson family home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles.

Jermaine Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children also live in the home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jafar opened the package in his bathroom and tested it on a piece of paper,â&#x20AC;? Streisand said in a statement.

Security and Katherine Jackson heard the sound and confiscated the weapon immediately, he said.

Streisand said Michael Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest son, Prince, saw the stun gun after it was taken by security. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blanket Jackson never saw or heard the taser,â&#x20AC;?

Streisand said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Neither did Paris Jackson. Prince saw the taser in possession of security.â&#x20AC;?

Streisand said child services workers have not given him or Katherine Jackson an update on the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inquiry. A phone message left for the agency was not immediately returned, but it generally does not comment on its cases. ** Planet 51: PG (10:20), 12:20, 5:25 ** Planet 51: PG (10:20), 12:20, 5:25

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ISLAMABAD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pakistanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intelligent agents have arrested a senior Afghan Taliban commander, officials said Thursday, the latest move in a crackdown against the insurgent network in Pakistan.

Agha Jan Mohtasim, a former finance minister for the Taliban before the U.S-led invasion in 2001, was detained in the southern city of Karachi, two intelligence officials said. They did not say when the arrest was made, and spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to give their names to the media.

Pakistan and Afghan officials have said at least four other Afghan Taliban leaders have been arrested in Pakistan in recent weeks, including the No. 2 leader of the movement, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Iraq early voting shattered by deadly blasts

BAGHDAD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A string of deadly blasts shattered an early round of voting in Iraq Thursday, killing 17 people and highlighting the fragile nature of the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s security gains ahead of crucial parliamentary elections this Sunday.

Iraq security forces were out in full force, trying to protect early voters in an election that will determine who will lead the country through the crucial period of the U.S. troop drawdown and help decide whether the country can overcome its deep sectarian divisions.

But three explosions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a rocket attack and two suicide bombings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; showed the ability of insurgents to carry out bloody attacks.

They have promised to disrupt the voting with violence. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Terrorists wanted to hamper the elections, thus they

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Answer: Yes, in cold weather, some people have been known to get rashes.

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started to blow themselves up in the streets,â&#x20AC;? said Deputy Interior Minister Ayden Khalid Qader, responsible for election-related security across the country.

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voting was for those who might not be able to get to the polls Sunday. The vast majority of early voters were the Iraqi police and military who will be working election day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when the rest of the country votes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to enforce security.

Others voting included detainees, hospital patients and medical workers.

Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; injuries reported TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrifying residents, disrupting communications and triggering at least one large fire.

Twelve people were injured, the National Fire Agency said.

No tsunami alert was issued. The quake was centered in the same mountainous region of rural Kaohsiung county that endured the brunt of the damage from Typhoon Morakot, a devastating storm that killed about 700 people last August.

Taiwanese actor Chu Chung-heng said he and other passengers were close to panic when the high-speed train on which they were traveling was dislodged from its track by the quake. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people in my car were screaming,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was so scared that I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make a sound. The train shook very hard and I thought it was going to overturn.â&#x20AC;?

Rail service in southern and central Taiwan was suspended, as was the state-of-the-art subway system in Kaohsiung city, Taiwanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second largest with a population of 1.5 million. Kaohsiung is about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Taipei.

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Haitian family survives 2 quakes SAN BERNARDO, Chile (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Desarmes family left their native Haiti two weeks after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, joining the eldest son in Chile for what seemed a refuge from the fear and chaos of Port-auPrince.

Their sense of security lasted barely a month. It was shattered at 3:43 a.m.

Saturday when one of the most powerful quakes on record shook a swath of Chile.

All the Desarmesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; immediate family survived both quakes. But twice cursed, the family now sleeps in the garden of a home that the eldest son, Pierre Desarmes, found for them just south of the Chilean capital of Santiago. They fear yet another temblor will strike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I left my country and came here because of an earthquake,â&#x20AC;? Seraphin Philomene, a 21-year-old student and cousin of Desarmes, said Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And here, the same thing!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;My God, I left my country and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t die, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to die here!â&#x20AC;?

Pierre Desarmes, 34, managed to get his family out of Haiti thanks to personal contacts at the Chilean Embassy in Portau-Prince and the Chilean armed forces. Nine members of his family â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his parents, two brothers and their families, and three cousins â&#x20AC;&#x201D; arrived in Santiago on a Chilean air force plane Jan. 23.

Desarmes, the lead singer of a popular Haitian reggaeton band in Chile, still gets choked up when he recalls seeing his family

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Haitian Jinette Pierre, center, stands with her family in San Bernardo, Chile, Wednesday. After a strong earthquake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, Pierre and her family moved to Chile which was hit by a strong earthquake less than two months later on Feb. 27. for the first time stepping off the plane. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I saw them but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe it. I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;My God, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It was a very difficult moment,â&#x20AC;? he said, speaking in French in the garden of the house the family now calls home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each time I think about it, I get sad, because I realize I was able to do this because I was here.

But there are so many people who are there and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen to them.â&#x20AC;?

His relatives had to leave Haiti with only hoursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; notice, receiving instructions on where to go via cell phone text messages from a relative in the United States who was in contact with Desarmes in Santiago.

Philomene didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even have time to pack, dashing to the Chilean Embassy when she received word the family had been cleared to fly out.

Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earthquake has made a difficult transition even more traumatic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the aftershocks

come, they refuse to stay in the house,â&#x20AC;? Desarmes said, sipping a Coke at a table in the garden, his relatives sitting nearby. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to talk to them all day long telling them: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;There are no problems, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a country thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prepared for earthquakes, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll pass, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not so bad.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; But they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hear me. Psychologically for them, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still really affected by it.â&#x20AC;?

Desarmesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brother, Stanley Desarmes, 32, is deeply unsettled. The father of a 2-year-old girl, Nelia, who plays in the yard, he worries for his familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s safety and is thinking about uprooting them again to move somewhere with less danger of earthquakes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what I can do, but staying isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possible,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could die and I could lose my family. I have to leave. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how. But I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to die with my family here.â&#x20AC;?

Philomene, his cousin, plans to stay, hoping to bring the rest of her family

to Chile. She was the only member of her immediate family to get out because she was living with the Desarmes in the Haitian capital to finish her studies. Her mother, father, two sisters and a brother are still in Cap-Haitien, a town in northern Haiti about 90 miles from the capital. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had no news from them,â&#x20AC;? she said, choking up.

Reached late Wednesday by The Associated Press in Cap-Haitien, Philomeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Luigene Philomene, was elated at the news that his daughter was safe. He said he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard from her since before Chileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earthquake and had been trying to reach relatives in Port-au-Prince for an update.

The elder Philomene said when he heard that his daughter had been in the Chile earthquake he thought of a Haitian saying that loosely translates as â&#x20AC;&#x153;we saved her from the river and she ended up in the sea.â&#x20AC;? Now he feels she has divine protection and the 43-year-old said he would eagerly join his daughter in South America if he could. â&#x20AC;&#x153;God is looking for out for us,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our family didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t die in Haiti so they arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to die in Chile either.â&#x20AC;?

Francius Pierre, a cousin of Seraphinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Portau-Prince, had already learned from a brother that his relatives in Chile survived. Pierre, a university student who injured his knee in the Haitian quake, said Seraphin and his other relatives moved from Haiti for safety.

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27 ARRESTED AFTER MARYLAND BEATS DUKE

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Police arrested 27 people, including some University of Maryland students, after hundreds of basketball fans turned confrontational near the College Park campus, authorities said Thursday.

Police spokesman Cpl. Larry Johnson said about 1,500 people poured onto U.S. Route 1 near a stretch of clubs and bars in Prince George’s County at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, after No. 22 Maryland beat No. 4 Duke 79-72.

The initial celebration with people cheering and jumping turned chaotic as some paraded around with detached street signs. County police, campus police and mounted units from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police responded. TV footage showed people running from officers on horseback and police in riot gear. An officer can be heard telling them to “move, move,” and others are seen patting down and shoving young men.

NFL FAVRE: NO DECISION YET ON PLAYING AGAIN

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Favre says he still hasn’t decided whether he’ll play again next season.

Appearing on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Thursday, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback told Jay Leno he’s not going to say anything anytime soon and that he just plans to sit back and enjoy the offseason for now.

Favre is the NFL’s career leader in nearly every major passing category and a three-time league MVP. The former Green Bay Packer had one of his best seasons ever after deciding to play for his former bitter rival in Minnesota.

But Minnesota’s overtime loss in the NFC championship game at New Orleans Jan. 24 left the 40-year-old battered. He has said his main concern was whether his body could hold up for another season.

NCAA GEORGETOWN’S FREEMAN HAS DIABETES

WASHINGTON (AP) — Georgetown’s leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes, leaving his status uncertain for the team’s upcoming games.

Freeman returned to practice Wednesday and Thursday after missing Monday night’s loss to West Virginia. He was also limited in Saturday’s loss to Notre Dame.

Originally thought to have a stomach virus, Freeman learned he had diabetes when he went to the hospital Monday night.

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Southern Lee third baseman Walt Podruchny makes a play in this file photo. Podruchny returns with much of the team intact from the squad what was last season’s conference co-champion.

Expectations still set high for Cavaliers

By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD— Although the season didn’t quite get off to the start he hoped for, Southern Lee baseball coach Matt Burnett’s expectations are high for this season’s Cavaliers.

With a returning nucleus of talent and some new additions,

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MACON, GA. — Micah Williams scored a careerhigh 32 points — 23 in the second half — and East Tennessee State rallied for a 72-64 win over Campbell Thursday in the quarterfinal round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament at the University Center.

The fifth-seeded Bucs (18-14) scored 51 secondhalf points, hit 55 percent from the field after intermission and extended their winning streak to four games since a 79-57 loss Feb. 19 at Campbell.

ETSU will face 8th-seeded Kennesaw State on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the semifinal round. Second-seeded Jacksonville will meet the winner of Thursday’s nightcap between 3rd seed Belmont and 6th seed Mercer in the other semifinal.

Williams made 9-of-14 shots, 4-of-6 threes, and all 10 of his free throws to eclipse his previous career high by 10 points. Tommy Hubbard added 18 points (10-of-12 from the line) and 8 rebounds, plus 3 steals.

Jonathan Rodriguez led fourth-seeded Campbell (19-11) with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting to close his career with 2,153 points, the third-highest total in A-Sun history. The 4-time all-conference selection also finished with 1,066 career boards, second-most since the league was formed in 1978. He is one of 101 players in NCAA Division I history to score at least 2,000 points with at least 1,000 rebounds in his career.

Senior Miles Taylor added 14 points (4-of-8 field goals, 6-of-6 from the line), while Junard Hartley scored 10 points and dealt 7 assists.

Campbell’s 2nd-leading scorer, Lorne Merthie finished with 8 points and five steals, but hit only 2-of-11 from 3-point range. The sophomore guard closed the regular season as the league’s most accurate 3point shooter in conference games (.452).

ETSU moved in front for the first time all day in the midst of a 15-4 run that put the Bucs ahead 39-33. CU cut the margin to 46-45 on Miles Taylor’s bucket with 7:30 left, but ETSU countered with a 12-2 push as Williams had 10 points in the burst, and pushed the gap to 58-47 with 5:01 left.

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Burnett feels like the Cavaliers will be able to compete for yet another Cape Fear Valley Conference championship, which will help give them a decent draw in the 3-A playoffs at season’s end.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Duke lost a gut-wrenching game and an opportunity to claim a coveted championship Wednesday night, yet the potential gains from the game weren’t lost on the Blue Devils.

“A game like this is good for both teams,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said following a 7972 loss at Maryland. “Our guys responded in this atmosphere.

They were in a position to win, and I’m proud of that.

“This wasn’t a game where we didn’t play hard or we played stupid _ it wasn’t anything like that.”

The loss dropped the Blue Devils (25-5, 12-3 ACC) into a first-place tie with the Terrapins in the ACC standings (22-7, 123) with one game left for both.

Maryland visits Virginia on Saturday afternoon (1:30 p.m.,

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GIRLS SOCCER Falcons fall in season opener RALEIGH — The Lee Christian Lady Falcons officially opened their 2010 soccer season with a 3-1 loss at Friendship Christian on Thursday night.

Friendship Christian scored its first goal in the 32nd minute and held a 1-0 lead at halftime.

Friendship scored two more goals in the 55th and 60th minutes, respectively to pull ahead 3-0.

The Falcons (0-1) got on the board in the 64th minute when Erica Davidson assisted Whitney O’Quinn for the goal. The Falcons had several opportunities in the closing moments of the match but just couldn’t capitalize.

The Lady Falcons will have their home opener on Friday afternoon when NCCSA 3-A West opponent Gospel Light comes to town. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.

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SOCCER SASL Sabres open with shutout victory SANFORD — The U-10 SASL Sabres started their opening day of the U-11 Challenge Season with a 4-0 victory over the Fuquay-Varina Ambush Red. Alex Alba and Griffin Dunne each scored two goals for the Sabres with Jack Davenport and Francisco Lemus each had assists.

The defense for the Sabres was led by Jose Aguirre and Dawson Riggins. Colton Dutchess, the goalkeeper, had many key saves for the Sabres to secure the shutout.

In this Sept. 12, 2009 photo, Syracuse quarterback Greg Paulus looks for a receiver during an NCAA college football game against Penn State in State College, Pa.

TENNIS Jackets face another of league’s best

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SANFORD — The Lee County Tarheels, an 18and-under boys’ basketball team, will conduct a tryout this weekend.

The tryout will run from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday at the Bob Hales Center.

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CALENDAR Friday, March 5 Baseball Lee County at Holly Springs 7 p.m.

Lee Christian at Gospel Light 4 p.m.

Softball Holly Springs at Lee County 6:30 p.m.

Soccer Gospel Light at Lee Christian 4 p.m.

Southern Lee at Scotland County 7 p.m.

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SANFORD — The Lee County boys’ tennis team may be through the toughest part of its schedule already.

Playing in their second match of the season against another of the Tri-9 Conference’s heavyweights, the Yellow Jackets fell 9-0 to Green Hope on Thursday.

Despite the loss, the Jackets did get inspired play four seasons and whose of- from Hamilton James, among others, coach Hamp Kenerly fensive line was constantly said. in flux as Marrone perseLee County opened its seavered with a depleted roster.

“You have to respect him son last week against another of the league’s best, Apex. just coming in here, not playing the game for four years, not knowing any of his teammates,” said Chris Grace facing tough Gedney, an All-American teams at tourney tight end at Syracuse in DAYTON, Tenn. — The Grace the early 1990s and now Christian Lady Crusaders are an analyst on football playing in a national tournabroadcasts. “Everything was new again. I thought he ment.

And so it lends to reason that did exceptionally well with handling himself, and that’s they are playing some of the best teams in the country. the biggest thing.

Through two games in pool “It’s hard to train for play at the NACA Tournament, football. You’re not really it sure seems that way. On building,” Gedney said.

Wednesday, Mt. Airy Christian “You’re trying to maintain knocked off the Crusaders 53what you’ve put together 41 before Veritas Christian of with a little bit of emphasis Asheville beat them 59-40 on on growth. It’s a grind, but Thursday. if the team’s got a good Haley Bryant is making a conditioning program and case for the all-tournament you continue to grow, who team already, scoring 18 knows where your ceiling’s points in the opener and 20 on at?”

Thursday. The Crusaders got Paulus was a recordeight points from Anna Murr setting quarterback at on Wednesday and seven from Christian Brothers AcadRandy Kerr on Thursday. emy in Syracuse. As a senior It doesn’t get any easier for running a spread offense, Grace Christian on Friday. The Paulus threw for 3,700 yards Crusaders will play defendand 43 touchdowns in a ing national champion West 13-0 season. He finished Stokes of Florida. his prep career with 11,763 yards and 152 touchdowns passing and was named ACC Women 2004 Gatorade High School National Football Player of Maryland beats the Year.

Paulus’ next trick — play in the NFL SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — After playing point guard at Duke and quarterback at Syracuse, Greg Paulus is ready for a new frontier — the NFL. “You dream of these things. To have this opportunity, I wanted to take advantage of it,” the 23year-old Paulus said as he prepared for Thursday’s pro day before at least a dozen NFL teams at Syracuse. “In the back of my mind this was definitely something I wanted. Hopefully, we’re going to get some positive feedback. I’ll do the best I can.”

Paulus ended his oneyear career with the Orange with two school records — most completions and highest completion rate. He started all 12 games of a 4-8 season, completing 193 of 285 passes (67.7 percent) with 14 interceptions and 13 TDs for 2,024 yards.

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“Only having since the end of May, you only have two or three months to build your arm strength,” said Paulus, who was voted a team captain before the season by his new teammates. “That wasn’t enough.

Now that I’ve been doing it a certain amount of months straight and preparing for this time, it’s gotten a lot stronger. It’s not even close.”

Paulus has been working out with Orange strength and conditioning coach Will Hicks and has boosted his weight to 204 pounds, up from about 180 when he arrived.

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Hicks said Wednesday that the 12 to 15 NFL teams Syracuse expects at pro day all want to take a look at Paulus.

“Considering when he first got here, he’s made great progress as far as his body weight, strength, core stability, arm strength, those type of things,” Hicks said.

“I’ve been getting a lot of interest ... He’s going to have a legitimate opportunity.

He’s a hard worker, he’s got all the charisma and leadership skills and the smarts.

I just hope he improved enough physically to give himself an opportunity.”

Paulus’s unique college athletic career entered a new stage just days after the Duke basketball season ended last spring.

He worked out for the Green Bay Packers and had contact with more than 20 college programs before deciding Syracuse was the best fit.

Paulus handled the transition to football well when one considers he played for a team that had won a total of 10 games the previous

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GREENSBORO (AP) — Lynetta Kizer had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Maryland hold off North Carolina 83-77 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament.

Tianna Hawkins added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the ninth-seeded Terrapins (19-11), who saw a 16-point secondhalf lead whittled all the way to two in the final seconds before holding on. It was a big win for the defending tournament champions, who had lost eight of 12 to put their NCAA tournament hopes in jeopardy.

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Waters delivered a threepoint play on an off-balance, sweeping hook shot to give the fifth-seeded Demon Deacons (18-12) a 66-63 lead with 1 minute left. Shenise Johnson had a chance to win the game for 12th-seeded Miami (17-13), but her jumper from the right baseline failed to draw iron as time expired.

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CHARLOTTE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Charlotte Bobcats centers Nazr Mohammed and Tyson Chandler have returned to practice following injuries.

A team spokesman says both players will be listed as game-time decisions for Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Mohammed has missed the past five games with severe back spasms. Chandler has sat out seven straight games with left foot and ankle pain. The injuries have left recently acquired Theo Ratliff as Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting center.

Sabbatini: Woods will play well; how will fans be?

DALLAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rory Sabbatini once made headlines for calling Tiger Woods â&#x20AC;&#x153;more beatable than ever,â&#x20AC;? and that was long before the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 golfer put his career on hold to straighten out his personal life.

So, how does Sabbatini expect Woods to play once he returns? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all know you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just have a talent like that and it disappears,â&#x20AC;?

Sabbatini said Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be there, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to return. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be playing well. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be interesting to see how his mental game is, how his head is in regards to keeping his focus out there.â&#x20AC;?

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Given what was on the line and the emotional energy between Duke and Maryland regardless of records, the Blue Devils didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lose under any circumstances.

Still, the circumstances could benefit them going forward into postseason play.

The game was just Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth one all year _ all on the road _ where the game was up for grabs in the final seconds, and just the second one where the teams entered the final minutes on even terms.

While Duke rallied to make the loss at Wisconsin interesting in the closing seconds, and Boston College did the same in its home game against Duke, the only game before Wednesday that went to the wire virtually even was Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss at Georgia Tech nearly two months ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had courage to shoot and take it, and it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go in,â&#x20AC;? Krzyzewski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not coming off the Eastern front here, not ready to fight again. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ready to fight. My team is a bunch of fighters.

be interesting â&#x20AC;&#x153;to see the reaction of the public to Tiger.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been the golden boy of the spectators,â&#x20AC;? Sabbatini said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely going to be interesting to see how they react to that, how they respond to it when it occurs.â&#x20AC;?

Iversonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife files for divorce ATLANTA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Allen Iversonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife filed for divorce the same day the Philadelphia 76ers announced that the All-Star guard would not return for the rest of the season.

Tawanna Iverson said their 8 1/2-year marriage is â&#x20AC;&#x153;irretrievably broken,â&#x20AC;? in papers filed Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court. She asks for full custody of the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five children, child support and alimony.

Accused doctor resigns from CFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toronto Argos TORONTO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A doctor accused of selling an unapproved drug has resigned as team doctor of the Canadian Football Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Toronto Argonauts.

Dr. Anthony Galea resigned in early February after working for the team since 2003, Argos spokeswoman Beth Waldman said Thursday.

She said she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know the reason for the Canadian doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resignation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dr. Galea resigned as our team doctor so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re no longer associated with him,â&#x20AC;?

Waldman said.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are no blank stares. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappointment.â&#x20AC;?

Duke junior Nolan Smith was among the disappointed but seemed far from distraught. After Duke went through a brutal shooting stretch midway through the second half _ missing 13 of 14 shots as a four-point lead turned into a five-point deficit _ Smith responded with three strong scoring plays toward the basket in less than two minutes to reclaim the lead for Duke.

A couple more inches, and Smith could have been celebrating rather than contemplating.

He had Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last best chance to pull it out, but his 3-pointer with 1:05 left and Duke trailing 71-69 bounded off the front of the rim. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought it was a great shot, and the coaches were happy with it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great going forward to know that if weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a tough situation like this, guys arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to be afraid to shoot,â&#x20AC;?

Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think I can definitely take something out of this. I grew up tonight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been growing up all year, getting more and more confident. In an atmosphere like this, this is where players are made. I really felt confident.â&#x20AC;?

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In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, Carolina Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Julius Peppers smiles on the team bench after scoring a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.

Uncapped season begins today for NFL NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The NFL has swallowed the poison pill.

When the league and the players association reached a new collective bargaining agreement in 2006, a clause called for eliminating the salary cap in 2010. Both sides assumed an uncapped season would be so distasteful that a new contract would be finalized long before the cap disappeared.

Even when the owners opted out of the CBA in 2008, little thought was given to an actual removal of the salary cap that generally has been beneficial for both owners and players.

On Friday, pro footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s salary cap dies. Free agency begins under a whole new set of rules, and no one is sure where it will lead â&#x20AC;&#x201D; perhaps even to a work stoppage in 2011.

Yes, the most profitable and popular sport in America is entering territory even more uncharted than the end zone was for the St. Louis Rams last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The situation weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

walking into is certainly unknown for everyone,â&#x20AC;?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So no one can really look at the crystal ball and say hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what people are going to spend and hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to spend. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all pure speculation.â&#x20AC;?

Marc Ganis, president of Chicago-based coansulting company Sports Corp.

Ltd., thinks teams will be tightfisted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the possibilities in the uncapped season, will some teams be spending far below the current floor, especially teams that perform poorly on the field?â&#x20AC;? says Ganis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Teams will have the option of spending the amount on their team that they think it is worth. A 4-12 team does not have the caliber players a consistently 12-4 team has. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I expect the small and midsize market clubs are going to start to pay in this uncapped year based on what they can afford.â&#x20AC;?

But sports agent Joe Lin-

ta, who represents Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco among others, is optimistic the pocketbooks will remain open. His thoughts echo those by many of his colleagues: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The owners are all wealthy,â&#x20AC;? Linta says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and as much as they need and want to make money, the need to win is greater than the need to make money â&#x20AC;&#x201D; they already have plenty.

Their insatiable desire to win will override their greed to save and make money. So, yeah, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll spend.â&#x20AC;?

Some can spend more than others. But the crop of unrestricted free agents contains few difference makers and is inferior to the group of restricted free agents.

Under the CBA that expires next March, the top conference semifinalists from Januaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s playoffs have extra restrictions in signing free agents. The final four, for example, must lose an unrestricted free agent (UFA) before they can sign one.

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alexandre Rocha nearly stopped playing golf last year, until two moves by the International Olympic Committee changed his mind.

And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just one tiny part of his unbelievable story.

The worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 711thranked player â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who needed to survive a prequalifier, then a Monday qualifier, then a playoff, just to get into the field at PGA National this week â&#x20AC;&#x201D; shot a 4-under 66 on Thursday, one shot back of Nathan Green and Michael Connell after the first round on a windy and unseasonably cool first day at the Honda Classic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I needed a day like today like, you have no idea,â&#x20AC;? Rocha said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And it was for nobody. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for myself.â&#x20AC;?

The Honda is only his fourth PGA Tour event; the last was in 2003, and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never made a cut. He lost his European Tour card last year and got status earlier this year on the Asian Tour, only after deciding that he wanted to continue playing golf for a living.

The IOC had much to do with that. First, they awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics to his native Brazil, then added golf to that program.

Rocha â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know a word of English when he arrived at Mississippi State â&#x20AC;&#x201D; took those moves as signs of what he was supposed to do, so he recommitted to the game with hopes of finally making something happen.

Scoreboard

4B / Friday, March 5, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB L10 d-Cleveland 48 14 .774 — 7-3 d-Orlando 42 20 .677 6 7-3 Atlanta 39 21 .650 8 6-4 1 d-Boston 38 21 .644 8 ⁄2 6-4 Toronto 31 28 .525 151⁄2 5-5 Chicago 31 29 .517 16 6-4 Milwaukee 31 29 .517 16 8-2 1 Miami 30 31 .492 17 ⁄2 6-4 Charlotte 28 31 .475 181⁄2 4-6 Philadelphia 22 38 .367 25 3-7 Washington 21 37 .362 25 5-5 New York 21 39 .350 26 2-8 Detroit 21 40 .344 261⁄2 3-7 Indiana 20 41 .328 271⁄2 2-8 New Jersey 6 54 .100 41 2-8 WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L Pct GB L10 d-L.A. Lakers 46 15 .754 — 8-2 1 d-Dallas 41 21 .661 5 ⁄2 9-1 d-Denver 40 21 .656 6 6-4 Utah 38 22 .633 71⁄2 6-4 Phoenix 39 24 .619 8 8-2 1 Oklahoma City 36 24 .600 9 ⁄2 7-3 San Antonio 34 24 .586 101⁄2 6-4 Portland 37 27 .578 101⁄2 7-3 Memphis 31 30 .508 15 5-5 1 New Orleans 31 31 .500 15 ⁄2 4-6 Houston 30 30 .500 151⁄2 3-7 L.A. Clippers 25 36 .410 21 4-6 Sacramento 21 40 .344 25 4-6 Golden State 17 43 .283 281⁄2 4-6 1 Minnesota 14 48 .226 32 ⁄2 1-9

Sports Review BASKETBALL Str W-5 W-3 W-3 W-2 L-4 L-2 W-1 W-1 L-2 L-4 L-1 W-1 L-5 L-2 L-2

Home 26-4 24-6 24-7 17-11 21-9 19-10 19-9 15-14 20-8 10-18 12-18 13-20 14-17 13-16 3-27

Away 22-10 18-14 15-14 21-10 10-19 12-19 12-20 15-17 8-23 12-20 9-19 8-19 7-23 7-25 3-27

Conf 28-8 29-11 21-12 25-13 22-17 19-18 22-15 18-17 17-19 10-22 15-22 15-25 14-21 15-22 5-33

Str W-3 W-9 W-1 L-1 W-2 L-1 W-2 W-3 W-1 L-3 L-1 L-1 W-1 L-2 L-4

Home 29-5 21-9 26-5 24-8 23-7 19-11 21-10 20-13 18-13 20-11 17-14 18-13 15-14 13-18 9-21

Away 17-10 20-12 14-16 14-14 16-17 17-13 13-14 17-14 13-17 11-20 13-16 7-23 6-26 4-25 5-27

Conf 26-11 22-16 24-14 23-16 25-14 18-18 20-17 23-14 18-21 20-16 22-18 12-26 13-24 9-27 7-30

d-division leader Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 112, Philadelphia 93 Orlando 117, Golden State 90 Boston 104, Charlotte 80 Cleveland 111, New Jersey 92 New York 128, Detroit 104 Milwaukee 100, Washington 87 Memphis 104, New Orleans 100 Dallas 112, Minnesota 109 Sacramento 84, Houston 81 Denver 119, Oklahoma City 90 Portland 102, Indiana 79 Phoenix 127, L.A. Clippers 101 Thursday’s Games Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

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

Orlando at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Golden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

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

Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

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

Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sports on TV

Friday, March 5

AUTO RACING 6 p.m.

SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Kobalt Tools 500, at Hampton, Ga. BOXING 10 p.m.

ESPN2 — Junior lightweights, Martin Honorio (27-4-1) vs.

Wilton Hilario (12-0-1), at Temecula, Calif.

GOLF 9:30 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, second round, at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (same-day tape)

3 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, second round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. 6:30 p.m.

TGC — Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, first round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape) MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 8 p.m.

ESPN2 — Kent St. at Akron NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.

ESPN — Detroit at Cleveland 9:30 p.m.

ESPN — New Orleans at San Antonio

College Basketball Standings Atlantic Sun Conference

Campbell Belmont Jacksonville Lipscomb ETSU Mercer N. Florida Kennesaw St. S.C.-Upstate Florida Gulf Coast Stetson

Atlantic Coast Conference

Conference W L PCT 14 6 .700 14 6 .700 14 6 .700 14 6 .700 13 7 .650 10 10 .500 8 12 .400 7 13 .350 6 14 .300 5 15 .250 5 15 .250

All Games W L 19 10 19 11 18 11 17 12 17 14 14 16 13 17 12 19 6 23 8 21 7 22

PCT .655 .633 .621 .586 .548 .467 .433 .387 .207 .276 .241

——— Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games Kennesaw St. vs. Lipscomb at University Center, 2:30 p.m.

North Florida vs. Jacksonville at University Center, 9 p.m.

Atlantic 10 Conference

Conference

W L PCT Temple 13 2 .867 Xavier, Ohio 13 2 .867 Richmond 11 3 .786 St. Louis 10 5 .667 Rhode Island 9 6 .600 Charlotte 9 6 .600 Dayton 8 6 .571 St. Bonaventure 7 8 .467 George Washington 6 9 .400 Duquesne 6 9 .400 La Salle 4 11 .267 UMass 4 11 .267 St. Joseph’s 4 11 .267 Fordham 0 15 .000 ——— Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games Xavier 82, Fordham 56 La Salle 89, Massachusetts 78 St. Bonaventure 92, Duquesne 80 Rhode Island 80, Charlotte 58 Saint Joseph’s 80, George Washington 71 Temple 57, Saint Louis 51 Thursday’s Games Dayton at Richmond, 7 p.m.

All W 25 22 22 19 21 19 19 14 16 15 12 10 10 2

Games L PCT 5 .833 7 .759 7 .759 10 .655 7 .750 10 .655 9 .679 14 .500 12 .571 14 .517 17 .414 19 .345 19 .345 25 .074

Conference

W L PCT Duke 12 3 .800 Maryland 12 3 .800 Virginia Tech 9 6 .600 Clemson 9 6 .600 Florida St. 9 6 .600 Wake Forest 8 7 .533 Georgia Tech 7 8 .467 Boston College 6 9 .400 North Carolina 5 10 .333 Virginia 5 10 .333 Miami 4 11 .267 N.C. State 4 11 .267 ——— Tuesday’s Games Clemson 91, Georgia Tech 80 North Carolina 69, Miami 62 Wednesday’s Games Virginia Tech 71, N.C. State 59 Florida St. 51, Wake Forest 47 Maryland 79, Duke 72 Boston College 68, Virginia 55 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

Pts 793 780 617 592 580 570 553 532 529 517 474 442 437 417 394 383 365 354 350 328 313 311 273 273 268 268 263 251 246 244 242 238 234 233 229 228 220 216 214 207 207 205

Conference

W L PCT UTEP 14 1 .933 Memphis 12 3 .800 UAB 11 4 .733 Marshall 10 5 .667 Tulsa 10 5 .667 Southern Miss.

7 8 .467 Houston 7 8 .467 SMU 7 8 .467 UCF 5 10 .333 East Carolina 4 11 .267 Tulane 2 13 .133 Rice 1 14 .067

All W 23 22 23 22 21 17 15 14 13 10 7 8

Games L PCT 5 .821 8 .733 6 .793 8 .733 9 .700 12 .586 14 .517 15 .483 16 .448 19 .345 21 .250 21 .276

——— Tuesday’s Games East Carolina 68, UCF 66 UTEP 80, Marshall 76 Southern Miss. 66, Tulane 57 Wednesday’s Games Houston 78, Rice 70 Tulsa 58, SMU 55 Memphis 70, UAB 65 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

Money $1,727,450 $1,731,000 $1,132,703 $1,442,525 $1,106,202 $1,174,793 $1,227,660 $923,850 $1,017,640 $979,346 $971,905 $937,521 $875,431 $722,426 $657,746 $1,010,000 $710,360 $724,940 $654,890 $742,333 $585,246 $559,953 $460,994 $756,000 $448,616 $539,738 $415,336 $659,456 $557,440 $534,272 $409,387 $462,573 $503,921 $467,533 $495,620 $409,215 $415,480 $446,057 $382,482 $346,710 $296,364 $279,730

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place 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 Schedule Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games No. 1 Syracuse at Louisville, 2 p.m.

No. 2 Kansas at Missouri, 2 p.m.

No. 4 Duke vs. North Carolina, 9 p.m.

No. 5 Kansas State vs. Iowa State, 6 p.m.

No. 7 Purdue at Penn State, 2:30 p.m.

No. 9 Villanova vs. No. 10 West Virginia, Noon No. 12 Butler in Horizon League semifinals, 8:05 p.m.

No. 13 Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m.

No. 14 BYU at TCU, 6 p.m.

No. 16 Tennessee at Mississippi State, 6 p.m.

No. 17 Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers, 4:30 p.m.

No. 19 Georgetown vs. Cincinnati, Noon No. 20 Temple vs. George Washington, 2 p.m.

No. 21 Baylor vs. Texas, 4 p.m.

No. 22 Maryland at Virginia, 1:30 p.m.

No. 23 Texas A&M at Oklahoma, Noon No. 24 UTEP vs. UAB, 9:05 p.m.

No. 25 Xavier vs. St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m.

Sunday’s Games No. 3 Kentucky vs. Florida, Noon No. 11 Michigan State vs. Michigan, 4 p.m.

No. 15 Wisconsin at Illinois, Noon No. 18 Gonzaga in WCC semifinals at Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m.

Conference Tournament Glances

By The Associated Press All Times EST

Atlantic Sun Conference At The University Center Macon, Ga. First Round Wednesday, March 3 Kennesaw State 72, Lipscomb 69 Jacksonville 76, North Florida 69 Thursday, March 4 East Tennessee State 72, Campbell 64 Belmont vs. Mercer, 9 p.m.

Semifinals Friday, March 5 Kennesaw State vs. East Tennessee State, 6:30 p.m.

Jacksonville vs. Belmont-Mercer winner, 9 p.m.

Championship Saturday, March 6 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Southern Conference At Charlotte, N.C. Bojangles Coliseum First Round Friday, March 5 Davidson vs. Elon, 2 p.m.

UNC Greensboro vs. Furman, 4:30 p.m.

The Citadel vs. Samford, 7 p.m.

Chattanooga vs. Georgia Southern, 9:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Saturday, March 6 Western Carolina vs. Davidson-Elon winner, 2 p.m.

Wofford vs. UNC Greensboro-Furman winner, 4:30 p.m.

Appalachian State vs. The Citadel-Samford

Conference USA

FedEx Cup Leaders

By The Associated Press Through Feb. 28 Rank Name 1. Dustin Johnson 2. Steve Stricker 3. Ben Crane 4. Ian Poulter 5. Ryan Palmer 6. Hunter Mahan 7. Geoff Ogilvy 8. Bill Haas 9. Robert Allenby 10. Matt Kuchar 11. J.B. Holmes 12. Luke Donald 13. Rickie Fowler 14. Tim Clark 15. Brandt Snedeker 16. Paul Casey 17. Y.E. Yang 18. Rory Sabbatini 19. Charles Howell III 20. Retief Goosen 21. Alex Prugh 22. Marc Leishman 23. Nick Watney 24. Camilo Villegas 25. Brian Gay 26. Ernie Els 27. Bubba Watson 28. Cameron Beckman 29. David Duval 30. Steve Marino 31. John Rollins 32. Michael Sim 33. Stewart Cink 34. Ryan Moore 35. Paul Goydos 36. D.J. Trahan 37. J.P. Hayes 38. Sean O’Hair 39. Kevin Na 40. Ryuji Imada 41. Tom Gillis 42. Pat Perez

All Games W L PCT 25 5 .833 22 7 .759 22 7 .759 21 8 .724 21 8 .724 18 9 .667 19 10 .655 15 14 .517 16 14 .533 14 14 .500 18 11 .621 16 14 .533

The AP Top 25

43. Phil Mickelson 44. Zach Johnson 45. K.J. Choi 46. Chad Collins 47. Vaughn Taylor 48. Ricky Barnes 49. Chris Couch 50. Mark Wilson 51. Martin Laird 52. Michael Allen 53. Bryce Molder 54. Chad Campbell 55. Matt Every 56. Mike Weir 57. Stephen Ames 58. Brian Stuard 59. Matt Jones 60. George McNeill 61. Sergio Garcia 61. Kevin Sutherland 63. Kevin Stadler 64. Andres Romero 65. Lucas Glover 66. Nathan Green 67. Joe Durant 68. Justin Rose 69. Bo Van Pelt 70. Mathew Goggin 71. Joe Ogilvie 72. Heath Slocum 73. Carl Pettersson 74. Briny Baird 75. Angel Cabrera 76. Spencer Levin 77. Kevin Streelman 78. Kenny Perry 79. Richard S. Johnson 80. Jim Furyk 81. Josh Teater 82. Scott Piercy 83. Jeff Quinney 84. John Merrick 84. Charlie Wi 86. Troy Matteson 87. Webb Simpson

202 201 200 198 195 191 184 179 178 178 173 172 168 164 164 163 159 159 158 158 155 150 147 146 145 144 142 142 140 139 139 137 137 130 129 129 127 126 125 123 122 121 121 118 114

$323,205 $343,900 $261,430 $364,946 $347,461 $289,302 $313,677 $268,426 $351,299 $267,038 $329,657 $268,405 $284,719 $289,539 $244,533 $364,056 $299,305 $295,422 $504,539 $239,193 $318,570 $322,495 $302,200 $249,580 $341,040 $201,795 $223,742 $266,020 $214,056 $202,981 $242,218 $276,197 $254,004 $126,333 $181,331 $267,030 $231,592 $188,487 $249,222 $222,250 $124,065 $108,045 $131,862 $140,316 $156,514

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said Burnett, who enters his fourth season as coach of the Cavs. “Two of our top three arms are coming back and we have four returning defensive starters. There’s no doubt that we can contend this season.”

The season got off to a rocky start as the Cavaliers lost 3-2 at Ragsdale in their season opener on Thursday night. However, Burnett was pleased with how close the Cavaliers competed with one of the top 4-A programs in the state.

“I thought we played them very tough,” said Burnett. “We were competitive all the way through. The kids were a little disappointed that we couldn’t pull out the win, but I was very pleased with our performance.”

Jeffrey Ward, the team’s designated hitter, was 2-for-3. Walt Podruchny, the returning third baseman for the Cavaliers, was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Andrew McNeill, who started on the mound, was 1-for-2 with a double. Jared Kehegias was 0-for-3, but his walk drove in the other run.

“That’s a stout baseball team that we just played,” said Burnett. “They’re Division-1 all the way down in their lineup. Their No. 3 hitter has committed to South Carolina next year and their No. 4 guy is going to ECU. They’ve got a great program.”

winner, 7 p.m.

College of Charleston vs. Chattanooga-Georgia Southern winner, 9:30 p.m.

Time Warner Cable Arena Semifinals Sunday, March 7 Western Carolina—Davidson-Elon winner vs. Wofford—UNC Greensboro-Furman winner, 6 p.m.

Appalachian State—The Citadel-Samford winner vs. College of Charleston—ChattanoogaGeorgia Southern winner, 8:30 p.m.

Championship Monday, March 8 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

NCAA Boxscores Late Wednesday No. 22 MARYLAND 79, No. 4 DUKE 72 DUKE (25-5) Singler 5-14 2-3 14, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2, Zoubek 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 7-17 4-6 20, Scheyer 7-21 2-3 19, Ma.Plumlee 0-0 2-4 2, Dawkins 2-3 0-0 6, Mi.Plumlee 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 26-66 10-16 72.

MARYLAND (22-7) Milbourne 2-5 0-0 5, Williams 4-9 7-9 15, Hayes 6-8 0-0 13, Mosley 3-10 4-4 11, Vasquez 6-13 6-6 20, Bowie 4-4 0-0 9, Tucker 2-5 0-0 4, Gregory 1-2 0-0 2, Padgett 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 28-56 17-19 79.

Halftime—Maryland 40-38. 3-Point Goals— Duke 10-27 (Scheyer 3-10, Dawkins 2-3, Smith 2-6, Singler 2-7, Mi.Plumlee 1-1), Maryland 6-13 (Vasquez 2-6, Milbourne 1-1, Bowie 1-1, Hayes 1-2, Mosley 1-3). Fouled Out—None.

Rebounds—Duke 35 (Zoubek 13), Maryland 36 (Williams 11). Assists—Duke 8 (Smith 3), Maryland 14 (Vasquez 5). Total Fouls—Duke 20, Maryland 17. A—17,950.

FLORIDA ST. 51, WAKE FOREST 47 WAKE FOREST (18-9) Aminu 0-2 0-2 0, McFarland 2-4 1-2 5, Woods 1-2 0-2 2, Smith 7-14 0-0 14, Williams 1-5 2-2 4, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 2-3 7-7 12, Stewart 3-8 0-0 8, Weaver 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 17-40 10-15 47.

FLORIDA ST. (21-8) Singleton 1-8 2-4 5, Reid 1-3 1-2 3, Alabi 2-8 6-8 10, Snaer 4-6 6-6 14, Kitchen 1-3 0-0 2, Gibson 4-5 0-2 10, Loucks 0-3 2-2 2, Dulkys 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 15-41 17-24 51.

Halftime—Florida St. 31-25. 3-Point Goals—Wake Forest 3-11 (Stewart 2-4, Harris 1-2, Williams 0-1, Aminu 0-1, Smith 0-1, McFarland 0-1, Clark 0-1), Florida St. 4-16 (Gibson 2-2, Dulkys 1-3, Singleton 1-5, Snaer 0-2, Loucks 0-2, Kitchen 0-2). Fouled Out—Aminu.

Rebounds—Wake Forest 26 (McFarland 7), Florida St. 28 (Singleton 8). Assists—Wake Forest 6 (Williams 2), Florida St. 10 (Kitchen 6). Total Fouls—Wake Forest 20, Florida St. 15.

A—8,178. A—8,178.

VIRGINIA TECH 71, N.C. STATE 59 N.C. STATE (16-14) Wood 3-7 2-2 9, T.Smith 4-11 4-5 12, Horner 3-9 4-5 11, Gonzalez 6-13 3-3 16, Degand 1-2 0-2 2, Howell 0-0 0-0 0, Painter 0-0 0-0 0, Williams 1-5 2-2 4, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Mays 2-3 0-0 5, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 15-19 59.

VIRGINIA TECH (22-7) Allen 6-10 6-9 18, Witcher 2-5 0-0 4, Hudson 7-14 7-9 21, Delaney 6-12 6-6 21, Debnam 00 1-2 1, Bell 0-3 0-2 0, Green 0-2 0-0 0, Davila 0-1 0-0 0, Boggs 0-0 0-0 0, Atkins 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 24-53 20-28 71.

Halftime—Virginia Tech 31-22. 3-Point Goals—N.C. State 4-16 (Mays 1-2, Wood 1-3, Gonzalez 1-4, Horner 1-5, Williams 0-1, Degand 0-1), Virginia Tech 3-12 (Delaney 3-6, Bell 0-1, Atkins 0-1, Green 0-1, Allen 0-1, Hudson 0-2).

Fouled Out—Wood. Rebounds—N.C. State 35 (Horner 8), Virginia Tech 29 (Allen 9). Assists— N.C. State 8 (Degand, Gonzalez, T.Smith 2), Virginia Tech 13 (Bell 5). Total Fouls—N.C. State 23, Virginia Tech 17. A—9,847.

RHODE ISLAND 80, CHARLOTTE 58 CHARLOTTE (19-10) Spears 4-12 4-4 13, Jones 4-9 0-0 8, Green 3-9 0-0 7, Harris 2-6 0-0 5, Dewhurst 0-2 0-0 0, Barnett 1-1 0-0 3, Sherrill 0-0 0-0 0, Parks 0-1 0-0 0, Andersen 2-4 1-1 5, Sirin 0-1 0-0 0, Wilderness 2-4 1-2 5, Braswell 6-10 0-0 12.

Totals 24-59 6-7 58.

RHODE ISLAND (21-7) Ulmer 5-9 1-1 12, James 6-14 1-3 13, Martell 3-5 1-2 7, Jones 4-6 0-0 9, Cothran 8-16 1-2 18, Mejia 1-5 3-4 6, Eaves 1-2 0-0 2, Richmond 4-7 0-0 11, Outerbridge 1-3 0-0 2, Malesevic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-67 7-12 80.

Halftime—Rhode Island 28-26. 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 4-14 (Spears 1-1, Barnett 1-1, Harris 1-2, Green 1-7, Jones 0-1, Andersen 0-2), Rhode Island 7-24 (Richmond 3-6, Jones 1-2, Cothran 1-3, Ulmer 1-3, Mejia 1-4, Eaves 01, James 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds— Charlotte 36 (Braswell 7), Rhode Island 33 (James 8). Assists—Charlotte 7 (Harris 5), Rhode Island 15 (Mejia 4). Total Fouls—Charlotte 16, Rhode Island 12. A—6,984.

Thursday’s Boxscore ETSU 72, CAMPBELL 64 ETSU (18-14) Tubbs 2-10 1-3 6, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Hubbard

Filling the void left behind by departed All-State catcher Daniel Haire is Nick Mauldin, who started most of last season while Haire battled injuries. Kehegias, who transferred from Lee Christian, is also expected to make an impact for the Cavaliers.

“Mauldin could have started immediately at any other program,” said Burnett.

“He came here and has done great things. He was just behind an All-State catcher.

This will be his chance to really shine this year. Jared is still young but I think he’ll improve tremendously over the years for us.”

Also gone from last year’s team that finished tied for first in the conference and lost in the first round of the playoffs is starting pitcher Matt Baker. McNeill will be doing most of the biggest pitching on the mound.

Ward and Podruchny will also be key on the mound for the Cavs this season.

“McNeill is going to be our horse,” said Burnett.

“We’re going to need him to come up big for us. He’ll also provides a big bat for us in our lineup. Jeffrey Ward has done a great job so far in relief for us.”

Also back is senior A.J. Jackson, who should provide some leadership in the outfield for the Cavs.

Gone from the Cape Fear Valley Conference are former strong programs Triton, Harnett Central and South Johnston. With new teams like Douglas Byrd and Westover in the conference

4-7 10-12 18, Williams 9-14 10-10 32, Brown 1-4 2-4 4, Cooley 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Sollazzo 1-2 4-4 6, Ward 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 19-42 29-37 72.

CAMPBELL (19-11) Rodriguez 8-15 4-6 20, Kossangue 1-5 2-2 5, Hartley 4-7 2-2 10, Merthie 3-13 0-1 8, Taylor 4-8 6-6 14, Vejraska 2-3 0-0 5, Celestin 1-1 00 2, Dodson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 14-17 64.

Halftime—Campbell 25-21. 3-Point Goals—ETSU 5-15 (Williams 4-6, Tubbs 1-8, Hubbard 0-1), Campbell 4-18 (Merthie 2-11, Vejraska 1-2, Kossangue 1-2, Hartley 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2). Fouled Out—Celestin, Merthie.

Rebounds—ETSU 35 (Hubbard 8), Campbell 23 (Merthie, Rodriguez 5). Assists—ETSU 12 (Davis 5), Campbell 13 (Hartley 7). Total Fouls—ETSU 19, Campbell 26. A—929.

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this season, Burnett still feels that the Gray’s Creek Bears, the reigning co-champions of the conference, are the team to beat.

“Our conference is still going to be tough,” said Burnett. “There’s a lot of new faces with the additions of Douglas Byrd and Westover but the team to beat, I think, is Gray’s Creek. Every game with them this season will be like a playoff atmosphere because we’re both going to want to win.”

At the end of the month, the Cavaliers will travel to Chattanooga Central High School in Chattanooga, Tenn., for a midseason tournament. Burnett feels that the spring break trip will help his team in two teams.

“It’ll help us to get away together as a team and build some camaraderie headed into the second half of the season,” said Burnett. “It’ll also help a lot of our players get exposure on a national level. It’s definitely a winwin for us and we’re looking forward to it.”

Burnett hopes that the immense hard work the Cavaliers put in during the offseason will pay off at the end of the season.

“We’ve got a lot of the same faces back again for us,” said Burnett. “These guys are hungry and eager to win. They’ve worked hard throughout the offseason.

These guys have a tremendous work ethic and anyone can step up on any given night.”

Features

The Sanford Herald / Friday, March 5, 2010 / 5B

DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Man’s inner beauty is masked by scary mole on his back DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a guy who is wonderful, caring — everything a woman would want. There’s just one problem. When he takes off his shirt, he has an extremely ugly mole. It looks suspicious and is irregularly shaped. I can’t stand looking at it, but my eyes are drawn to it like to a car wreck. To top it off, it has hair growing out of it.

I know he probably pays no attention to it because it’s on his back. But I see it staring back at me. How do you tell a loving and caring man that you’re turned off by his scary mole?

— GROSSED OUT IN OKLAHOMA CITY

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: This is a great year to collect old debts, finalize a settlement or take on a new project with the potential to make you wealthy. It is also a year to get in sync mentally, physically and monetarily. You can make changes at home that enable you to save more or raise the value of your premises. You can accomplish whatever you set your mind to. Your numbers are 6, 14, 25, 27, 33, 40, 48 ARIES (March 21-April 19): A residential move or investing in something that will grow in value should be considered.

Deal with institutions, corporations or government agencies to clear the way to reach your goals.

3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A love relationship will be enhanced if you offer your undivided attention. Don’t shy away from a group endeavor because you don’t think you have anything to offer. Your insight and determination will be enough. 3 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid letting someone take advantage of you. It’s important to do your own work well, not someone else’s. A change of plans will leave you stranded if you don’t have an alternative idea in mind. 3 stars CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t stop until you reach your goal. Network and socialize with your peers and you will be offered an opportunity that far surpasses your current position. Change should be welcomed with open arms. 5 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Travel about looking at real estate or checking a group or activity that interests you. You can learn from the people you meet along the way. A change in the way you do things or the way you live will be advantageous. 2 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): You have more to offer than you realize and,

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if you partner with someone who has as much to contribute as you, there is no limit to what you can achieve. Take control of any conversation about future plans and you will end up in a power position. 4 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put your heart into whatever you do for a living. You will come up with a good idea that can turn into a lucrative endeavor.

A romantic tie to someone could develop through a work-related event. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get busy on household duties or improvement plans you want to implement. What you have to offer will change the way someone thinks of you. A change of plans will be to your benefit. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Don’t give in to criticism that isn’t valid.

Fight for your rights or you may end up with a damaged reputation. Don’t push anyone who is not responsive to your advances. Someone less visible will be hiding something of importance. 3 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Look at your options and you’ll come up with unique ideas that will help you get ahead professionally. Learn from your past and you will be able to take advantage of a situation that unfolds.

Get in touch with someone you haven’t seen for some time. 4 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A short trip will pay off. Get involved in conversations that will help you understand a situation better. An uncertainty you face financially will finally be cleared up so that you can move ahead with your plans. 2 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Money, contracts, deals and, in general, getting ahead monetarily are apparent if you take charge. A relationship you have with someone special will be enhanced by the decisions you make.

Negotiations will favor you.

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DEAR GROSSED OUT: Because man was not born equipped with a rearview mirror, it takes a caring friend to tell him — or her — what’s going on behind his/her back. It’s not necessary to say that you are “grossed out” at the sight of the mole. All you need to say is: “Honey, you have a large, irregularly shaped mole on your back that looks suspicious. It doesn’t look right, and you need to have it checked out by a dermatologist as soon as possible because I’m worried about you.” o DEAR ABBY: It’s tax season, and once again, my husband and I are faced with our annual

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

“conflict.” We buy a tax program for our computer and do our own taxes. Every year, one of our daughters has my husband do her taxes. After he completes them, he returns the forms so she and her husband can sign them.

The problem is, they never pay the taxes they owe.

My daughter and son-in-law owe thousands of dollars, and I know they risk being audited by the IRS. If that happens, I am sure the kids will say that my husband actually did the taxes, which could draw us into their problem.

It might even target us to be audited. I don’t want to be dragged into this potential problem. My husband thinks I’m being silly and borrowing trouble unnecessarily. What do you think?

— HONEST TAXPAYER IN WISCONSIN DEAR HONEST TAXPAYER: Because your husband is preparing

the tax return as a favor and not being paid, I doubt he will get into trouble. But there’s a good chance your daughter and her husband will. What she needs to do is contact the IRS and work out some kind of workable payment plan. And as loving parents, you and your husband should encourage them to act like responsible adults and do that. o DEAR ABBY: I am a 48-yearold divorced man who has been dating a divorcee for five years.

Last night I asked her to marry me, only to be told she was not ready and afraid of being hurt again.

Should I stay in this relationship, or stop seeing her and try to start another relationship?

I’m afraid that staying in this one much longer will prevent me from finding someone else who would marry me.

— REJECTED AND DEJECTED IN OHIO DEAR DEJECTED: After five years of dating, the lady should have some idea of how trustworthy you are. Because she’s gunshy, offer to go with her to some counseling sessions in order to allay her fears. If she’s willing, continue the relationship a little longer. If she’s not, then your instincts are correct, and it’s time to move on.

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Mice infest UK’s Westminster Palace in London

Utah man determined to get arrested gets his wish

LONDON (AP) — The House of Lords has a momentous decision to make: Should it get cats to chase the mice that have infested one of Britain’s most famous buildings?

London’s Houses of Parliament, also known as Westminster Palace, has rodents, and the peers aren’t exactly sure what to do about it.

Ivan Anthony Moore-Brabazon, the House’s administration chief, on Wednesday turned down suggestions to acquire cats. He says the felines could ingest mice poison or wander around the chamber and disrupt business.

He favors the current tactic of using poison and mousetraps.

Parliament staff have reported daily sightings of the rodents in the palace’s restaurants and bars.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man rebuffed in an attempt to get arrested, finally got his wish when he went for an officer’s handgun.

Unified police documents said the 54year-old transient tried to turn himself in at the jail last weekend but an officer told him he had no reason to arrest him. At that point, police said the man grabbed for the officer’s gun saying, “Maybe I’ll try suicide by cop.”

Police said he failed in getting the gun and he also changed his mind about wanting to go to jail because he began to resist.

The man, who was described as belligerent and appeared to be intoxicated, was subdued and jailed.

And he might have gotten more than he bargained for. Police said he was hit with several charges including a serious felony of disarming a peace officer.

S.C. cop stops go-cart, arrests man on drug charges UNION, S.C. (AP) — A go-cart wasn’t much of a getaway vehicle for a South Carolina man.

The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported that sheriff’s deputies have arrested 29-yearold Edward Matthew Sweezy of Union after they stopped him last week at an intersection in Union.

The deputy had heard a report of a stolen go-cart and turned on his lights and siren after spotting it less than a half mile from Sweezy’s home.

Sweezy is charged with resisting arrest, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness.

The deputy’s report says the men struggled and the officer spotted a crack pipe and a bottle with three pills inside.

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Ky. deputy tries to shoot his way out of cell COLUMBIA, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky sheriff says a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it.

Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry tells WKYT-TV that no one was hurt when Charles Wright fired his weapon.

It happened Monday, the first day a new $12.4 million county judicial center was open to the public after more than a year of construction.

Curry says the former deputy has claustrophobia and has agreed to pay for the damage he did to the cell.

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People in Old Testament knew heaven Q: Did people in Old Testament times go to heaven when they died? Or is heaven reserved only for people who lived after Jesus came? I haven’t found anything about heaven in the Old Testament. -- Mrs. L.D. A: Heaven was meant for people of faith in Old Testament times just as much as it is for us. It’s true that God didn’t reveal as much about heaven to them as He has to us, but they still understood that heaven was their final home -- just as it is ours.

I think of Job, for example, who in the midst of his suffering and loneliness still knew that some day he would be in God’s presence forever. He declared, “After my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes -- I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!”

(Job 19:26-27). Or think of the familiar words of King David in Psalm 23 -- words of hope and confidence in God’s promise of eternal life. He wrote, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. ... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:4,6).

Yes, they believed God’s promises of heaven -- but you and I have even greater certainty, because Jesus Christ has opened heaven’s door for us. Only one thing will keep us out of heaven, and that is our sin. But Christ came to take away our sin, and because of His death and resurrection we can be saved.

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Like dad, Our Heavenly Father loves us even more than we can imagine.

His words to us are found in the Holy Bible. Though we may cause ourselves grief when we do not obey, God still forgives us when we ask Him to. His love never wavers. Psalm 115:11 reassures us, “You who fear him, trust in the Lord – He is their help and shield.”

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will render the service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Everyone is welcome.

The church is located at 9415 Old Hwy. 421 in Broadway.

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Abundant Life Ministries

The Rev. William M. Gorham will speak at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.

Ladies night will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 218 Simmons St., Sanford.

The church is located at 1315 Horner Blvd. in Sanford.

Mt. Calvary Baptist Church The United Gospel Caravan will celebrate their 18th anniversary at 6 p.m. Sunday. Groups of the United Gospel Caravan are the Gospel Messengers, Jonesboro Chapel Male Chorus and the Sons of Destiny. Each group will have a guest group.

The church is located at 1713 Colon Road in Sanford.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church

The Rev. Kathryn Dudley will present the sermon, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Strong Enough to Serve,â&#x20AC;? at the 11 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

The church is located at 1333 Carthage St. in Sanford.

Center United Methodist Church

The Sanford District pastors will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Center Fellowship Hall.

The church is located at 4141 Center Church Road in Sanford.

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The Girls In Action group from Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church completed a workday at the Outreach Mission womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shelter in Sanford. The shelter provides housing to women and children who are temporarily homeless. Pictured are Claire Gilchrist, (from left) Mekaila Holly, Callie Batchelor, Bailey Lawrence, Catherine Mitchell, Lea Goss, Donna Smith, Ariane Smith, Hannah Hatton, Mackenzie Holly, Merideth Mitchell and Katelyn Larence.

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Christ Church of Deliverance

The annual Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day program will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with Pastor Juanita Cannon of Blacknell AME Zion Chapel of Sanford as guest speaker. Everyone is invited.

The church is located at 2233 Lower Moncure Road in Sanford.

Church of Many Colors

Elder Sylvester Quick will speak at the 11 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

The church is located at 2320 Pilson Road in Sanford.

East Sanford Baptist Church

Missions breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall.

The Arise Quartet will be in concert at 11 a.m.

Sunday. AWANA will meet at 5:20 p.m. and the Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 6 p.m. worship service.

The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fellowship breakfast will be held at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Wengerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Restaurant.

The church is located at 300 North Ave. in Sanford.

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First Presbyterian Church A church-wide yard sale will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Harper Center. Proceeds will help fund the senior high youthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s summer mission trip to Boston, Mass.

The church is located at 203 Hawkins Ave. in Sanford.

Grace Chapel Church

The Southern Gospel Quartet, Driven, will be the special guests at the Faith Hope 10:30 Sunday worship service. AWANA meets at 6 Deliverance p.m. and youth Bible studChristian Center ies, womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bible studies Revival service will be and worship service begin held at 7 p.m. today with at 6:30 p.m.

Bishop Julia Harris of Mt. The church is located at Carmel and Bishop Wil2605 Jefferson Davis Hwy. liam Powell of New Church in Sanford. of Deliverance speaking.

A birthday service for Hillmon Grove First Lady Michelle Fogle will be held at 4 p.m. SunBaptist Church day.

The Rev. Shannon The church is located Arnold will speak at the 11

ishable food item or cash donation for Christian United Outreach Center (CUOC).

The church is located at 407 W. Main St. in Sanford.

a.m. Sunday worship service. No childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s church will be held. AWANA Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.

Women on Mission meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the church fellowship hall Cub Scouts meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.

CARE Team â&#x20AC;&#x153;Râ&#x20AC;? meet Wednesday with Wylene Keily and Phyllis Marks.

Choir practice at 8 p.m.

Wednesday.

Lemon Springs Baptist Church

Hillview Christian Assembly Ladies Day will be observed during the 11 a.m.

Sunday worship service with Betty Sue McNeill as guest speaker. Music will be provided by Sandra Carter Rosser. Lunch will be served following the service in the fellowship hall.

The church is located at 3217 Lemon Springs Road in Sanford.

Jonesboro United Methodist Church The JUMC Heartstrings Praise Band will presnet a concert to benefit CUOC at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Wesley Center. Requested admission is a non-per-

Baptist Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day will be observed at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service with Phyllis Elvington of Green Sea, S.C. and an active member of Tabor City Baptist Church speaking.

The church is located at 576 Sanders Road in Lemon Springs.

Poplar Springs AME Church The annual menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with James Dalrymple delivering the message. Dinner will be served following the service. Everyone is invited.

The church is located at 1261 Blackstone Road in Sanford.

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in Lent: Mark out this holy season by receiving the Sacrament each Wednesday during Lent at 11:30 am.

The Church is located at 312 N. Steele St. in Sanford.

Shallow Well Church A scratch â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n sniff Bible study, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Broken Nets,â&#x20AC;? will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

The church is located at 1220 Broadway Road in Sanford.

Solid Rock Community Church

Pastor Craig Dodson will speak on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Do Not Swearâ&#x20AC;? at 10:30 a.m. SunMt. Carmel day Nursery and children church provided. TransPentecostal portation available, call Holiness Assembly (919) 776-1066.

A menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program will be The church is located held at 7 p.m. today with at 3220 Keller Andrews Evangelist Linwood Melvin Church Road (Lee Chrisof Fayetteville as guest tian School). speaker.

The church is located at 744 Minter School Road in Swann Station Sanford.

Baptist Church The Driven Quartet will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday Mt. Pisgah Lee at the church. A love offerOriginal Freewill ing will be received.

Baptist Church The church is located A Deacon Aide and at 7592 Hwy. 87 South in Brotherhood program will Sanford. be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Bobby Ray Trinity Lutheran Smith of Goldsboro as Church guest speaker. Also apThe third Sunday in pearing will be the Gospel Lent worship service will Echos, the Jonesboro Male be ministered by the Rev. Chorus of Sanford, the Tim Martin. The first New Hill Original Freeservice will be held at will Baptist Church Male 8:15 a.m. and the second Chorus of Bennettsville, service at 10:30 a.m., both S.C., White Rock Gospel with Holy Communion.

Assembly and more.

Coffee hour will follow the The church is located at 2725 Mt. Pisgah Church second service.

Boy Scouts meet at 6:30 Road. p.m. Sunday.

Wednesday Soupers are New Life Praise at 5:30 p.m. and Lenten Church (SBC) Service will be 6:30 p.m.

The 10:30 a.m. SunGamblers Anonymous day worship service will (GA) will meet at 8 p.m. include a special baby Friday. dedication ceremony afThe church is located ter which Pastor Josh will at 525 Carthage St. in bring a message for the Sanford. family. A verse by verse study and discussion Try Jesus Ministries from the book of RevelaA pre-anniversary celtion is the focus of the ebration for Pastors Joseph 6 p.m. Sunday worship and Pansy Green will be service. Adult Bible studheld at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday ies, Kids Klub and Uth with Apostle J.L. Spence meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. of Greater Word EmpowWednesday. erment as guest speaker.

The church is located at Abrahamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seed and Min2398 Wicker St. in Sanford. ister Tonya Petty will make a guest appearance.

St. John Pentecostal The church is located at 311 Carthage St. in Holy Ministries Sanford.

Revival services, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking it Back,â&#x20AC;? will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Works For Christ Bishop Ulyses Upchurch Christian Center of Increasing Faith MinisThe menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference tries as guest speaker. will be held at 7 p.m. today The church is located with Dr. Lewis Hooker the on Dove Road in Cameron. speaker.

A pre-anniversary St. Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; service for Drs. Lewis and Alice Hooker will be held Episcopal Church at 5 p.m. Sunday with The third Sunday in Apostle Reginald J. White Lent will be held with two as guest speaker. services by Fr. Craig J. Youth revival will begin Lister. The first service is at 7 p.m. Thursday with at 8 a.m. and the second Minister Richard Covingservice will be at 10 a.m. ton speaking.

Coffee hour will follow The church is located the second service in the at 1395 Fire Tower Road in Lower Parish Hall.

Sanford.

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Outside city limits on Bruce Coggins Rd is this like-new 2-story home on 2.36 acres, excellent for horses or beef cattle. 4BAs/3BAs, lots of stg bldgs. Large workshop, small pond fenced â&#x20AC;&#x201D; excellent for privacy. Call us for de-tails and your private viewing.

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Ready To Move In Newly renovated brick ranch, 3BR, 1Ba. Gleaming new hardwood floors, new bath fixtures, completely painted, absolutely perfect. Single car garage, fenced backyard. Call for complete list of improvements. Worthy of all financing. #81096 Priced $89,900

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S H O P T H E C L A S S I F I E D S 001 Legals CITY OF SANFORD PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the City Council and Planning Board for the City of Sanford will hold joint public hearings on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in the Council Chambers of the Sanford Municipal Building, 225 East Weatherspoon Street, Sanford, N.C. The boards will consider one (1) amendment to the Sanford Zoning Map. The hearing will begin at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as deemed practical by the City Council.

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Woodland Avenue 26, 2010 and Friday, from the current Res- March 5, 2010. If you idential-Mixed (R-12) have any questions Zoning District to Au- regarding this notice, tumn Oaks Condi- please call Patsy Thotional Zoning District mas at 718-4656. to allow for the develCharge to Account opment of a multi- 01101981 and refer to family apartment as Lee County Zoning community. The Notice. property is the same NORTH CAROLINA as depicted on Tax IN THE GENERAL Map 9652.18, as Tax Parcel 9652-21-8261-00 COURT OF JUSTICE LEE COUNTY Lee County Land ReBEFORE THE cords.

CLERK The public is cordialFILE ly invited to attend.

NO. 10 SP 25 Further information may be obtained from the Sanford/Lee IN THE MATTER OF County Community THE FORECLOSURE OF A DEED OF Development DepartTRUST EXECUTED ment, 900 Woodland

BY BONNIE H. Avenue, Sanford, NC HARNESS, 27330 or by calling NOTICE OF SALE (919) 718-4656. Upon dated 4/28/06, request and with 24filed for record hour notice, the City 4/28/06 and will provide an interRECORDED IN preter for the hearing BOOK 1025, PAGE impaired or any oth869, er type of auxiliary LEE COUNTY REGaid.

ISTRY, BY W.W. SEYMOUR, JR., SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Cualquier cuidadano Under and by virtue que tenga preguntas o of the power of sale comentarios de las cosas al referido, puede contained in that cercomunicarse a el de- tain deed of trust executed by Bonnie H. partamento de desarHarness, dated ollo para Sanford/Condado de 4/28/2006, from BonLee, llame al (919) 718- nie H. Harness to Wil4656. liam A. Hobbs, Trustee for The United State of America,

By Bonnie White, City Clerk through the Farmers Home AdministraLEE COUNTY tion, U.S. Department PUBLIC NOTICE of Agriculture, filed Notice is hereby givfor record on en that the Lee Coun4/28/2006 in Book ty Board of Commis1025, Page 869, Lee sioners and Planning County Registry, Board will hold a (W.W. Seymour, Jr. joint public hearing was named Substion Monday, March tute Trustee by that 15, 2010 in the Comcertain instrument missionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Board recorded in Book Room at the Lee 1198, Page 983, Lee County Government County Registry).

Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC. Default having The Boards will an been made in the payapplication to amend ment of the indebtedthe Official Zoning ness thereby secured Map of Lee County, by the said deed of NC. The hearing will trust and the underbegin at 6:00 p.m. or signed and the holder as soon thereafter as of the note evidencdeemed practical by ing said indebtedness the Board. having directed that Application to the deed of trust be Amend the Official foreclosed, the underZoning Map of Lee signed Substitute County Trustee will offer for 1. Application by sale at the CourtCarl Bunnell to re- house Door of the Lee zone approximately County Courthouse, 5.21Âą acres of land lo- Sanford, North Carocated at the south- lina, or the usual and west corner of Lark customary location at Lane and Jefferson the Lee County Davis Highway from Courthouse for conResidential Restrictducting the sale on ed (RR) district to March 16, 2010 at Highway Commercial 12:00 pm, and will sell (HC) district. The to the highest bidder property is the same for cash the following as depicted on Tax described property Map 9630.03, Tax Par- situated in Lee Councel 9630-00-6970, Lee ty, North Carolina, to County Land Rewit: cords. It is also that entire tract contain- BEING ALL OF LOT ing 5.207-acres as 39, containing 2,583 shown on a map entisquare feet, 0.059 tled survey for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quail acres, as shown on Ridge Ltd.â&#x20AC;?, recorded plat entitled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Replat in Plat Cabinet 5, of North Pointe Slide 110, Lee County Townhomes, Phase Registry of Deeds. One,â&#x20AC;? dated 9/2/2003, The public is cordial- prepared by Brennan ly invited to attend. Land Surveying, PA, Further information and recorded in Plat may be obtained from Cabinet 10, Slide 31-B, the Sanford/Lee Lee County Registry.

County Community Development Department, 900 Woodland Said property Avenue, Sanford, NC is commonly known 27330 or by calling as 400 Morning Star (919) 718-4656. Upon Drive, Sanford, NC request and with 2427330. hour notice, the County will provide A cash deposit an interpreter for the (no personal checks) hearing impaired or of five percent (5%) of any other needed the purchase price, or type of auxiliary aid. Seven Hundred Fifty Cualquier cuidadano Dollars ($750.00), que tenga preguntas o whichever is greater, comentarios de las cowill be required at sas al referido, puede the time of the sale. comunicarse a el de- Following the expirapartamento de desartion of the statutory ollo para upset bid period, all Sanford/Condado de the remaining Lee, llame al (919) 718- amounts are immedi4656. ately due and owing.

By Gaynell M. Lee, Clerk Said property Lee County Board of to be offered purCommissioners suant to this Notice of Please publish in the Sale is being offered Legal Notice Section for sale, transfer and of the Sanford Herald conveyance "AS IS on Friday, February

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WHERE IS". There jointly adopted Uniare no representa- fied Development Ortions of warranty redinance (UDO). The lating to the title or public hearings will any physical, envi- be conducted for conronmental, health or sideration of the folsafety conditions ex- lowing two (2) amendisting in, on, at, or rements: lating to the property being offered for 1. sale. This sale is Consider an amendmade subject to all ment to Section prior liens, current 5.33.5.7 to allow new year property taxes, government-owned special assessments, wireless telecommueasements, rights of nications tower to be way, deeds of release, exempt from the curand any other encum- rent requirement for brances or exceptions a performance bond of record. for 110% of cost of the Pursuant to N.C.G.S. removal of such tow45-21.16A(b), an order er. As drafted, the for possession of the amendment would no property may be is- longer require a persued pursuant to formance bond be N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in fasubmitted when a vor of the purchaser government-owned and against the party tower is erected. or parties in possession by the clerk of 2. superior court of the Consider an amendcounty in which the ment to Section B, property is sold. subsection c.2 to rePursuant to N.C.G.S. vise the current lan45-21.16A(b), any per- guage for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certifison who occupies the cate of approval of property pursuant to dea rental agreement sign and installation entered into or reof water and sewer newed on or after Oc- utilitiesâ&#x20AC;? as required tober 1, 2007, may, afon final subdivision ter receiving the noplats in the unincortice of sale, terminate porated areas of Lee the rental agreement County. The revised upon 10 daysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; written language will provide notice to the landlord. greater distinction as Upon termination of to the approval of the a rental agreement, utilities in such subthe tenant is liable divisions regarding for rent due under public water and sewthe rental agreement er. prorated to the effective date of the termi- Each of the jurisdicnation. tions will conduct a public hearing on the This 16th day amendments as deof February, 2010. scribed above. The following are the specific details for each of the hearings. _____________________ ___________ City of Sanford â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The City Council and W.W. SeyPlanning Board for mour, Jr. the City of Sanford will hold a joint pubSubstitute lic hearing on TuesTrustee day, March 16, 2010, in the Council ChamW.W. SEYbers of the Sanford MOUR, JR., P.A. Municipal Building, 225 East WeatherP.O. Box spoon Street, San3516, Sanford, N.C. ford, N.C. The hear27331 ing will begin at 7:00 p.m. or as soon there919/775-2137 after as deemed practical by the City NOTICE OF Council. Upon reSERVICE OF quest and with 24PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION hour notice, the City will provide an interNORTH preter for the hearing CAROLINA IN THE impaired or any other type of auxiliary GENERAL COURT aid.

OF JUSTICE LEE COUNTY

By Bonnie White, DISTRICT COURT Clerk DIVISION City of Sanford Town of Broadway â&#x20AC;&#x201C; The Town of BroadDeborah Best Zipkin, way Board of ComPlaintiff, missioners and PlanVs. Stephan Charles ning Board will hold Zipkin , a joint public hearing on Monday, March Defendant.

22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of BroadTo: Stephan Charles way Lions Club Zipkin Building, 100 East Take Notice Lake Drive, Broadthat a pleading seekway, NC. Upon reing relief against you quest and with 24has been filed in the hour notice, the above-entitled action.

The nature of the Town will provide an interpreter for the remedy being sought hearing impaired or is as follows: ABSOLUTE any other type of auxiliary aid.

DIVORCE You are reLaura Duval, Clerk quired to make Broadway Town defense to such Board pleading not later than 40 days after March 5, 2010, and Lee County - Notice is upon your failure to hereby given that the do so, the parties Lee County Board of Commissioners and seeking service against you will the Lee County Planapply to the Court for ning Board will hold the relief sought. a joint public hearing on Monday, March This the 5th 15, 2010 in the Comday of March, 2010. missionersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Board Room at the Lee (3/5/3/12, 3/19) County Government PUBLIC NOTICE Center, 106 Hillcrest CITY OF SANFORD, Drive, Sanford, NC. THE TOWN OF The hearings will beBRAODWAY AND gin at 6:00 p.m., or as LEE COUNTY soon thereafter as deemed practical by Notice is hereby givthe Board. Upon reen that the City of quest and with 24Sanford, the Town of hour notice, the Broadway and Lee County will provide County will each con- an interpreter for the duct a public hearing hearing impaired or regarding potential any other needed amendments to the type of auxiliary aid.

By Gaynell M. Lee, Clerk Lee County Board of Commissioners

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from the Sanford/Lee County Community Development Department, 900 Woodland Avenue, Sanford, NC 27330 or by calling (919) 718-4656. Calquier cuidadano que tenga preguntas o comentarios de las cosas al referido, puede comunicarse a el departamento de desarollo para Sanford/Condado de Lee, llame al (919) 7184656.

PUBLIC NOTICE

...TAKE notice that as of March 5, 2010, Deborah Best Zipkin, Plaintiff, is no longer responsible for the debts of Stephen Charles Zipkin, Defendant.

This is the 5th day of March, 2010.

(March 5, 6, 7) 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

100 Announcements 110 Special Notices WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES PAID. Call for complete car delivery price.

McLeodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Crushing.

Day 499-4911.

Night 776-9274.

130 Lost Lost Boston Bull Terrier Female Puppy Answer to Gracie, Missing Since Mon Feb 22nd.

West Lake Valley Area No Collar R E W A R D 775-2741 / 721-1011 Lost Chihuahua Brown & Tan Broadway/Swann Station Road Area Reward 499-3354 LOST PUPPY â&#x20AC;&#x153;PETEâ&#x20AC;?

4 month old, male, white with black spots and black around his eyes, has a blue collar but no tags. Lost in Woodbridge on Saturday 2/27. PLEASE call 919-708-6908.

160 Invitations/Events New Spring Fever Festival The Enrichment Center Saturday, April 10th 8am -3pm.

Vendors! Reserve your tables now and begin preparing your goods.

Vendors 54 and younger, $35; those 55 and better, $15. To secure your tables Call 776-0501 ext. 203

170 Tickets Bristol Spring Tickets 6 Tickets, Truck, Nation Wide, Sprint, Row 49 midway between 1 & 2 Great Seats $850 775-5777

190 Yard Sales Ask about our YARD SALE SPECIAL

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Get a FREE â&#x20AC;&#x153;kitâ&#x20AC;?: 6 signs, 60 price stickers, 6 arrows, marker, inventory sheet, tip sheet! *Days must be consecutive Church Wide Yard Sale Sat. March 6th, 2010 7am-11am First Presbyterian Church 203 Hawkins Avenue Proceeds will go to the Senior High Youth Mission

The public is cordially invited to attend any or all of the pub- Huge 3 Family Yard lic hearings as descriSale: Sat. 7am-Until bed above. Further Rain or Shine! information regardCircle M City Barn ing the proposed Center Church Rd To Big amendments or any Springs Rd- Follow Balloons of these public hear74 Cowboy Lane ings may be obtained Call: 499-8481

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190 Yard Sales

400 Employment

Multi-Family Yard Sale What: Bunkbeds, Sofa, Office Furniture, Home Decor, Kids Toys, Young Men’s Clothing, Coats & Lots of HH Items! Where: Davidson’s Steak off of US 1. When: 8am-until

410 Employment Wanted

Please Support The Rockin Roo Racers in their help to fight cancer Yard Sale: March 6th 7am - 11am Face painting - 50 Cents Hair Coloring 3 Streaks for $1 All proceeds benefit ACS Lee County Relay for Life!!!

Help us fight back!

SAN LEE CHAPEL SPRING CONSIGNMENT 3215 Keller-Andrews Road (919)498-5808 3/19-12-8 --- 3/20- 8-1 consigners welcome 60% Commission, Accepting gently used clothes for the entire family, furniture, etc. Call us or email us at consigner@ sanleechapel.com

Cat Sitter - Food, Water, Change Litter, Lots of Cuddling. 775-5547 Before 7pm

420 Help Wanted General CDL Drivers OTR Competitive pay Reasonable home time Paid Holidays Paid vacation after a year of service.

Requirements: 2 years of experience with a good driving record.

Contact Judy at Corney Transportation, Hwy. 301 North, St. Pauls , N.C. 28384 910-865-4045 ext. 226 or 1-800-354-9111 ext. 226 Drivers Needed ASAP Apply at 307 S. Gulf

420 Help Wanted General PT Help Needed Flexiable Hours. Apply in person at Dale’s Greenhouse & Garden Center.

425 Help Wanted Child Care Building Blocks is now accepting applications for a FT & PT Teachers.

Credentials 1 & 2 or higher education. Apply in Person.

Call: 910-436-0346 Immediate Opening for Lead Teachers w/child care credentials I & II. Top pay for those w/Associates in Early Childhood Education.

910-528-1731Margeret Mosley 910-528-1727

470 Help Wanted Medical/Dental Receptionist Needed For Dental Office. Send Resumes To: The Sanford Herald P.O. Box 100 Sanford, N.C. 27331 Ad #03474

Yard Sale: Sat 8am In front of Sandra’s Beauty Shop Corner of Oakwood Drivers Needed ASAP Ave. and Bragg St. Lots of Apply at 307 S. Gulf children clothes boys & Wanted DA I or II for girls, Shoes for boys and Dental Office in Sanford. girls. and lots of other items Family Support Coordinator Send Resume To: The Sanford Herald The Arc of Moore County, 200 PO BOX 100 a private, non-profit agency Sanford Herald NC 27331 Transportation in Southern Pines serving Ad # 03475 people with developmental disabilities and their 240 475 families, seeks part-time Cars - General Family Support Coordinator Help Wanted for its First In Families 1997 Honda Accord SE Restaurants program. FS Coordinator Electric Windows, Sunroof, will assist families in HELP WANTED: Now hirWood Grain, Low Miles. ing wait staff and experiVery Clean. Asking $4,500 identifying specific needs, and developing community enced line cooks to work (910)988-0055 resources in eight-county day and night shifts- Look2004 Chevy Impala 127K region. Position is part-time, ing for persons with experiAutomatic w/ all power op20 hours per week. ence in the food service intions. Good condition.

Bachelor’s degree in dustry- Must be at least 18 $4600. 919-478-7209 human services or related years old with mature attifield preferred, although a tude and self-motivation.

Automobile Policy: Three combination of education Apply between the hours of different automobile ads per and experience working household per year at the 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Satur“Family Rate”. In excess of 3, with people with disabilities day, Sunday and Monday billing will be at the will be considered. To at Chef Paul’s (Duggan’s “Business Rate”. apply, send cover letter and Restaurant), 610 East Main resume to Family Support, Street BMW-2003 325i. One P.O. Box 773, Southern owner, A-1 condition, 30k 500 Pines, NC 28388 or miles, $14,000. email to arcmoorewr@ Free Pets Call: 910-947-2199 beembarqmail.com. tween 7AM & 9PM Application deadline is 520 March 24, 2010.

255

Free Dogs

Sport Utilities

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 2:00 PM DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00 pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 718-1204

260 Vans “01” Ford Windstar, Gold, 5 Door, Auto All Power, 122K Miles, Seats 7, Runs Great $3,500 Neg 919-353-5430

280 RVs/Campers For Sale: 35ft Camper with a 30ft Porch, Washer & Dryer. Small Boat Dock Goes With the Camper.

16ft Tarheel Skiff with 50hp Yamaha 4 Stroke Motor Call 919-548-0286 Both are Located near Swansboro NC

300 Businesses/Services 320 Child Care 24 Hours 7 Days A Week A Better Beginning Home Day Care. $20 A Day PT or FT 910-263-7203 Now accepting applications for 6wks and up. Call Love & Learn Child Care 774-4186

365 Home/Office Cleaning Need Help With Your House Keeping.

Call Jo-Ann’s Cleaning Service 919-499-5962 Reliable & Reasonable Rates Ref. Available

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

385 Schools/Lessons Tutoring Available Grades 3rd, 4th, and 5th Call After 4 919-353-0017

Classified Advertising 718-1201 718-1204

2 Free Female Dogs 1yr 3mths old/Spayed Good w/ children!

Call: 919-478-9526 HIRING CLASS A CDL DRIVER! Local Dedicated Account West Brothers Transportation Services is hiring a driver for a dedicated account in Sanford, NC. Requirements 23 years of age 2 years T/T experience CDL Class A Good MVR CALL 877-501-9378 or email wallen@westbros.com eoe Local company has opening in Accounts Receivable. Experience in collections, invoicing and posting cash receipts is necessary. Knowledge of Sage Mas 90 is preferred but not required. Please fax or mail resume to Attn: Brenda Balloons Inc 5100 Rex McLeod Drive Sanford, NC 27330 (919) 718-7792 fax.

No phone calls please.

Qualified Professional Full time in Sanford, Fayetteville, & Littleton areas for Private Provider Agency Must have BA in the Human Services field w/min 4yrs exp. with MR/DD population, case mgmt, CAP & Day Program setting. Competetive salary & benefits Mail, email or fax resumes to: ACTS, Inc. PO BOX 1261, Fayetteville NC 28302, Attn: Alison McLean; email: amclean@actsinc.net, or fax:910-826-3695 Rosa’s Beauty Salon is looking to hire hair stylist. N.C. license is preffered. Rent a space or work for commission. Interested person please call (919) 776-0294/ Ask for Rosa.

Rosa’s beauty salon busca estilistas para trabajar. Lecensia de N.C. es preferida. Renta un espacio o trabaja por commission. Personas interesadas por favor llamar al (919) 776-0294.

103 Third Street.

Salon Booth for Rent.

Great Location. Barbers & Stylist Welcome. 498-5655 Small Presbyterian Church looking for a Pianist.

Call 498-1650 We offer • BOLD print

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Ask your Classified Sales Rep for rates.

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600 Merchandise 601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less *“Bargain Bin” ads are free for five consecutive days. Items must total $250 or less, and the price must be included in the ad.

Multiple items at a single price (i.e., jars $1 each), and animals/pets do not qualify.

One free “Bargain Bin” ad per household per month.

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Large Capacity Has Warranty $250 Kenmore 20 Cubic Ft. SxS Refrigerator ice & water in door $250 Exc. Condition.

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605 Miscellaneous Old 2 - Wheel Horse Buggy Black Leather Seat Very Good Condition Asking $650 775-3140

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

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

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

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Large yard cen h/a $625 /mo $400/dep 919-478-9524

730 For Rent Apts/Condos 2BR/1.5BA $535/month $535/deposit Call:910-528-7505 Furnished Studio and 1BR Apt. $115-$130 a week. All utilities paid 919-771-5747 Sanford Gardens Age 62 and disabled under 62 who may qualify Adcock Rentals 774-6046 EHO

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765 Commercial Rentals 4 Vacant Buildings •Tramway/Hwy US 1 2700 Sq. Ft. Retail - New Bldg. $950/mo - 774-8033 •Jonesboro 3000 Sq. Ft. Restaurant/Retail $1,100 •Tramway 6000 Sq. Ft. w/ Warehouse & Office $2,400 5000 Sq. Ft w/ Warehouse & Office $2,200 Call 919-774-8033

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

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