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Jose Amaya (left) and Victor Amaya carefully lower beams into place Friday on the Carthage Street site of Lee County’s first “green” building, which will house Bankingport Inc., as well as retail and office space for more tenants.
Office, retail building on Carthage Street to be Lee’s first ‘green’ project By JONATHAN OWENS owens@sanfordherald.com
SANFORD — Currently rising up from a vacant brownfield lot on Carthage Street is one of the most modern buildings in Lee County. A joint venture from Kirk Bradley of Lee-Moore Capital Company and Bill Ray of Bankingport Inc., it will be the first certified “green” building in the area, meaning it has been recognized by the U.S.
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Green Building Council as an environmentally friendly and energy efficient structure, when finished. Construction began in earnest on the 12,000 squarefoot building near the intersection of Carthage Street and Carbonton Road in the last few weeks, and Ray hopes to move in by the beginning of August. His business will take up most of the second floor of
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SANFORD — Though the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on Horner Boulevard looks close to completion, city officials said there is much more to do before it’s finished. “Most of the masonry work as far as sidewalks and the memorial itself is complete,” said Tim Shaw, director of general services for the City of Sanford. The profile of King was carved by local artist Deborah Motter of Sanford two weeks ago and is now setting. Shaw said they’ll be applying mortar to the profile so it “pops out at you.” When the planning began for the memorial, Shaw said city staff found a memorial they liked in Oberlin, Ohio, featuring a brick column like Sanford’s has. But Oberlin’s is two-dimensional, while Sanford’s is three-dimensional. And as Sanford is known for its bricks, it seemed fitting to use that material, Shaw said. After looking through plenty of photos of King, Motter said
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HAPPENING TODAY n Kendale Entertainment Center at 2738 Industrial Drive in Sanford will host a fundraiser for the Tar Heel League Scholarship Fund in memory of Harold “Buck” Gaines. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A
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Alice Cline, 65, (right) gets floral design tips from Mary Ann Hinman (left) of Designs by Mary Ann on Friday at the Lee County Enrichment Center.
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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 Lillington Town Board will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. at the Lillington Town Hall, 106 W. Front St., Lillington, to hold a work session of the town board. n The Lee County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. n The Broadway Town Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Broadway. n The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro.
TUESDAY n The Chatham County Board of Health will meet at 6 p.m. at the Chatham County Public Health Department in Pittsboro.
MARCH 29 n The Harnett County Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Lillington Education Building.
Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially W. Roxanne Horton, Anthony Grier, Katilyn Evans, Gary Dale Lewis, Garrett Lewis, Roy Lee Taylor, Danny Setzer, Justin Shaw, Karmen Daniella Strong-Upton, Briana Dawn Johnson, Jacob Seth Faulk, Hunter Douglas Womack, Taylor Brooke Rosser, Caden Thomas Fields, Rachael Sue Damm, Qwynton Dyne Druckemiller, ViaLee H. Cashion, Lee Allen Hancock III, William H. McLean, Billy Dan Collins, Margie Murchison, Tommy Ray Bradshaw, Benjamin Pigie, Rodney J. McNeil, Stacey John Murphy, Marcus Antoine Johnson, Debra Vick Stone, Stephanie Dalrymple, Scott E. Peterson, Sarah McNeil, Nancy Thomas, Deedra Clegg, Isaiah Quick, Grace White, Hazel White and Christpher Adaye. CELEBRITIES: Producer-director-comedian Carl Reiner is 88. Actor Hal Linden is 79. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Bobby Orr is 62. Actor William Hurt is 60. Movie director Spike Lee is 53. Actress Holly Hunter is 52.
Almanac Today is Saturday, March 20, the 79th day of 2010. There are 286 days left in the year. Spring arrives at 1:32 p.m. Eastern time. This day in history: On March 20, 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte returned to Paris after escaping his exile on Elba, beginning his “Hundred Days” rule. In 1413, England’s King Henry IV died; he was succeeded by Henry V. In 1727, physicist, mathematician and astronomer Sir Isaac Newton died in London. In 1852, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s influential novel about slavery, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was first published in book form after being serialized. In 1899, Martha M. Place of Brooklyn, N.Y., became the first woman to be executed in the electric chair as she was put to death at Sing Sing for the murder of her stepdaughter. In 1956, union workers ended a 156-day strike at Westinghouse Electric Corp. In 1969, John Lennon married Yoko Ono in Gibraltar. In 1977, voters in Paris chose former French Prime Minister Jacques Chirac to be the French capital’s first mayor in more than a century. In 1985, Libby Riddles of Teller, Alaska, became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race. In 1995, in Tokyo, 12 people were killed, more than 5,500 others sickened when packages containing the poisonous gas sarin were leaked on five separate subway trains by Aum Shinrikyo cult members.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR ONGOING n Tickets are now on sale for “Working, A Musical,” presented by Central Carolina Community College Theatre and community guests. The show is based on author Studs Terkel’s oral history of workers, with music by a variety of songwriters, including James Taylor. The show run April 14-18 at Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsborough St., in Pittsboro. Tickets are $12 at the college’s Chatham County Campus, Pittsboro, and at www.brownpapertickets.com.
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TODAY n Kendale Entertainment Center, at 2738 Industrial Drive in Sanford, is hosting a fundraiser for the Tar Heel League Scholarship Fund in memory of Harold “Buck” Gaines. Doors open at 7 p.m. Showtime at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the door. Blender, featuring Chad and Kristi Gaines, will perform old-time rock and roll music, with some gospel and country. n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a Pet First Aid and CPR class. Call (919) 774-6857 to register. n The Heart of Carolina Jazz Society’s second annual dance will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Carolina Trace Clubhouse. The event is now sold out. n Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 8 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows.com or visit www. templeshows.com. n The Moncure Volunteer Fire Department’s Ladies Auxiliary will hold a blood drive and health fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Moncure Volunteer Fire Department, located at the corner of Pea Ridge and Old U.S. 1. To make an appointment, contact Pennie Stewart at (919) 774-3325. There will also be free vision screenings, blood sugar and pressure checks, children fingerprinting by Chatham County Sheriff’s Department and vendors on site to provide free information and services. n Sandhills Antique Farm Show will open at 9 a.m. featuring antique tractors, antique farm equipment, hit and miss engines, various craft demonstrations including pottery, soap making, saw milling, blacksmithing, farm toy displays, kiddie tractor pull and games for everyone. Admission is $3 (children 10 and under are free). Located at 200 Alexander Drive in Lillington. n The 13th annual celebration of black history in Chatham County will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Horton Middle School. The theme is “Youth is on the Move,” with young people coming to perform from Johnsonville, Sanford, Goldston and Pittsboro. There will be dancing, singing and celebrating. For more information, contact ramuser@blast.com. n A lawnmower race will be held at 5 p.m. at the Ellerbe Lions Club in Ellerbe. Gates open at 3 p.m. Admission is $5 for
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SUNDAY n Sandhills Antique Farm Show will open at 9 a.m. and will feature horse activities, antique and classic cars and trucks, plowing with antique tractors and horses. No admission charge from 9 to 11 a.m. Worship service will be held at 11 a.m. with food, bluegrass music and gospel music. The show is located at 200 Alexander Drive in Lillington. n Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 2 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows.com or visit www. templeshows.com.
TUESDAY n N.C. Beef Quality Assurance Program training will be held at 6:45 p.m. at Carolina Stockyards in Siler City. Pre-registration is required by calling (919) 542-8202 or email jane_tripp@ncsu.edu. n The Republican Party of Lee County’s annual precinct meetings and convention will be held at 6 p.m. at Carolina Trace Country Club. Meet the May ballot candidates for school board and the county commissioner District 4 primary, as well as Republican candidates for U.S. Congress, 2nd District. For more information,
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DURHAM — More than 200 community members from central North Carolina, including a delegation from Lee County, determined the primary issues community groups and policymakers should focus on to improve the lives of young children at a recent Durham forum. At the “Smart Investing: Communities Thrive When Children Thrive� summit March 9, exposure to enriching experiences outside of child care settings and access to high-quality child care, parent education programs and services to meet basic needs were voted the priorities to impacting the lives of young children in central North Carolina. The summit brought delegations from central counties who are part of the Smart Investing public engagement initiative. Funded by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation and with support from Lt. Governor Walter Dalton and Smart Start, “Smart Investing: Communities Thrive When Children Thrive,� brings together a diverse mix of citizens in communities throughout the state to determine how best to invest in children birth to five. The final votes reflect work that began last fall when Smart Start’s 77 partnerships influenced their networks to assemble delegations of local parents, business leaders, health care providers, education professionals and policy makers to represent each county. The delegations created a list of top priorities at local forums held across the state. On March 9, participants were asked to narrow down the list to the top four priorities that would make the greatest lasting impact on young children. — from staff reports
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RALEIGH — The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles will soon begin sending North Carolina vehicle dealers new, easier-to-read 30-day tags to use on vehicles awaiting permanent registration and licensing. The new 30-day temporary tags are designed to carry a larger expiration date written in red marker, enabling law enforcement officers to read them more easily. They are also designed to be more secure, making them harder to copy or deface. The new tags will be distributed to dealers within the next week to be used when their existing supply of tags runs out. There is no added cost for the new temporary tags.
PITTSBORO—Chatham County seeks applicants for its new Transportation Advisory Board. Applications are due Friday. Applicants must represent at least one of the following groups related to transportation: non-motorized users, public transportation users, personal motor vehicle users, large, slow moving or commercial vehicle users, public safety issues, economic issues, environment issues or social issues. The Transportation Advisory Board’s purpose is to identify and study transportation issues and make recommendations to the county commissioners on related issues and to provide a stronger voice on regional transportation issues. The long-term goal is to have a sustainable transportation system that offers access to various modes of transportation for people and goods. To obtain an application or to get additional information, visit the county Web site at www.chathamnc.org/Index. aspx?page=1323 or contact Melissa Guilbeau at (919) 545-8337.
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Jurors to weigh circumstances before sentencing FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — Lawyers in the trial of Abdullah El-Amin Shareef met Friday morning to discuss what a judge will tell jurors before they begin deliberations on a sentence. Shareef, 31, was convicted of murder Wednesday for a road rampage that killed Lonel Bass of Linden and injured four others in 2004. The jury will begin deliberations Monday to determine whether Shareef is sentenced to death or life in prison without parole. Lawyers and Superior Court Judge Jim Ammons met for more than two hours Friday to discuss possible aggravating and mitigating circumstances. Prosecutors are claiming one aggravating circumstance to support their arguments for the death penalty: Shareef killed while committing violent crimes against others. Shareef’s defense lawyers countered with 31 mitigating circumstances, which they say should point the jury toward a life sentence. Among those were Shareef’s mental and substance abuse problems, family turmoil caused by various sicknesses, his homelessness and his emotions toward his family. It is up to the jurors as to how much weight, if any, they give to the mitigating circumstances. — The Fayetteville Observer
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the building, while retail shops, medical offices and possibly even a cafe will be located on the bottom floor. But gaining LEED certification for the project has not been easy. Even the most seemingly mundane detail, such as the paint on the bricks and the concrete used in the parking lot, has been carefully planned by the builders and scrutinized by the council. In fact, the extra paperwork and engineering for such a build has been a major expenditure so far, according to Bradley, and adding all the extra energy efficient aspects can be costly as well. But he said Friday he feels that the returns such a building will offer down the road, in terms of energy savings and more, are well worth the pain right now. “In the short-term there’s an increase,� Bradley said of the cost. “But down the road the operating costs are going to be a lot lower, and the resale value will be tremendous if we ever decided to sell it.� Bradley and Ray have teamed with Montgomery Development Carolina Corporation contractor John Simms, out of Chapel Hill, for the build because there were no LEED certified builders in the Sanford area, but they said about 65 percent of the subcontracting work will be completed by local companies. As construction began, the project had accrued enough green points from the council’s criteria to
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Project Manager John Sims, (from left) along with owners Charlene Ray, Bill Ray, and Kirk Bradley stand at the site of the future first green-certified building in Lee County on Carthage Street on Friday. be deemed a Silver LEED Certified building, and may be bumped up to Gold status by its completion. The roof of the building is one of its major assets. It will have a photovoltaic roof with enough solar panels to make about 3 percent of the energy used by the building’s tenants. The developers plan to buy up to another 8 percent from alternative fuel sources (such as wind or solar power) sold by Progress Energy, reducing its carbon footprint even more. Then there are aspects you may not think of immediately when you think of “green� building. The parking lot will be made of concrete rather than asphalt, because concrete is more reflective and won’t
drive up energy costs to cool the building. The same thinking went into the bricks for the outside, which will be painted light colors and made from recycled materials. The building will even have a shower to entice workers to bike to work. After a ride into work, they can refresh themselves in the morning before hitting their desks, removing another excuse for why they would choose to drive rather than ride a bike. But if they do decide to drive, the building will have two spaces for electric car “refueling� as well. The vegetation in the landscaping will require no irrigation, and the
building’s water usage in general will be about 45 percent less than that of a comparable “non-green� building. “This is a stem-to-stern thing,� Bradley said. “This is not just a building with a few gizmos. This is a completely green design.� And Ray said that, as the owner of a business that has been around for more than 62 years, it is nice to be able to help bring Sanford into the 21st Century. “We wanted to do something for Sanford,� Ray said, “More and more builders will be going to it. But this is the first in Lee County. That’s a source of pride for us.�
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Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor
Not even voters decided on reform Our View Issue: Two recent polls that show opposite results for the health care question among N.C. voters
Our stance: How can Etheridge vote the will of the people if the people don’t even know what they support?
Should U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) support or reject the health care reform measure now working its way to a U.S. House vote this weekend? That question has been harped on by both sides this week, as dueling demonstrations outside his Raleigh offices show. Almost every day this week, he has had some group speaking its mind, loudly, either for or against reform. Are these demonstrations going to make any difference one way or the other? Doubtful. As the only North Carolina member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Etheridge has, for good or bad, solidified himself firmly in
the Democratic leadership, the same one that is pushing the bill. He has very little wiggle room. But the truth is, not even the voters know at this point whether or not he should support it. At least not the ones answering poll questions. The results of the Elon Poll conducted by Elon University were released Friday showing that 78 percent of respondents believe the health care system needs reform, mirroring results of the October poll, when 76.6 percent said reform is necessary. Fifteen percent say the system is fine as is, and 6 percent say something needs to be done but
the government shouldn’t make the change. But that flies in the face of another poll — this one from the center-left Public Policy Polling out of Chapel Hill, which actually found in Etheridge’s district, which swung from George W. Bush in 2004 to Barack Obama in 2008, 53 percent of voters are opposed to the health care bill with only 37 percent in support. Make up your mind people. How can Etheridge truly vote the will of the people if the people do not even know that will? Guess we’ll just have to wait until Sunday to see which way Bobby goes.
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o visit potato country at the tippy-top of Maine. There, struggling farmers can look across the St. John River at equally hard-pressed potato growers in New Brunswick, Canada. The big difference between them is that if one of the Mainers falls grievously ill, the family may have to sell the farm to pay medical bills. The Canadian family doesn’t. This in-your-face gap in health care security is most keenly felt along the border with Canada. That makes the determination by Maine’s two “moderate” Republican senators to oppose health care reform all the more extraordinary. Are Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins reading the papers back home? Polls show Mainers strongly in favor of serious reform, including the public option. That support can only have hardened this month, when Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced plans to raise health-insurance premiums in Maine by up to 23 percent. (Anthem holds 80 percent of the market.) But none of this has emboldened either Snowe or Collins to buck orders coming down from Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. He explains why no Republican may vote for the health care bill as follows: “It was absolutely critical that everybody be together because if the proponents of the bill were able to say it was bipartisan, it tended to convey to the public that this was OK, they must have figured it out.” Come November 2012, Snowe won’t face the senator from Kentucky. She’ll face the people of Maine. Democrats would do well to find a challenger more formidable than the organic farmer they ran last time. For over 150 years, New England Republicans could be relied on to back progressive legislation, as long as it was paid for. That political culture almost vanished with the departures of Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords and Connecticut Rep. Chris Shays. ... Now hardly a day goes by in which Snowe doesn’t issue a press release touting how hard she’s working with Democrats on some minor matter. But health care is the big one. It is the issue of a generation. Snowe inflicted her worst damage on this reform by holding it up. As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, she wasted week after week supposedly negotiating with Democrats. The delay left the proposals sitting for months like roadkill to be picked apart by vultures. Her top demand, removal of the public option, was met, and she voted against the full Senate bill anyway. ... Maine’s small Republican base need not fret. Snowe is no compromiser when it counts for them. Barring a surprise turnaround, she’s sticking with “the strategy” most memorably articulated by South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint: “If we’re able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him.” I wonder how most Maine voters, who still voice strong backing for the president, feel about Snowe now. One thing is clear: Olympia Snowe is not going to waltz into re-election.
Letters to the Editor Where do their incentive loyalties lie? To the Editor: This letter to the editor is to ask very simple questions about the Lee County Board of Commissioners. Note: Prior to submission of this letter to The Herald, I have sent it to the entire Board of Commissioners. This letter is now being put forth for you, the readers, to think about. Do their loyalties lie with large corporations, basically owned by non-local individuals/corporations, or to local small business entrepreneurs who struggle each day to keep their local businesses alive and hire local people when they can afford to? It appears to me they don’t lie with the locals. Rather, they continue to funnel your and my hard-earned tax dollars to those corporations who basically threaten to forsake Lee County/ Sanford if we don’t “ante up” to keep them here. For some reason, this sounds like bribery or extortion to this old simple country boy. Of course, what do I know? I am not as learned or scholarly the BOC must be? One final question — What real productive accomplishments can be attributed directly to the Economic Development Corp.? Maybe their elimination could cut unnecessary costs. I urge every small business owner to apply for an incentive or tax break and see how much you receive. After all, I will bet that eight or 10 of you would create as many jobs and cost a lot less. RUSSELL B. NOEL Lee County
Opposition to HR3590 To the Editor:
‘Faith free’ challenge “W
as Noah real?” one on my grandchildren, then in preschool, asked. It should be an easy answer. Yes. His story is in the Bible. But, someday the grandchild will confront hard facts about the impossibility of stuffing two of every kind of animal into one boat — just as other mature believers have had to do. Not so quick with the easy D.G. Martin answer. One on One Maybe I should have given the classic D.G. Martin is a columnist “Santa Claus” answer, given by newspaperwith Capitol Press Association man Francis Church when asked if Santa Claus was real, “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus [or Noah]. He exists as certainly our existence. When you put it that way, it is so cool. I’ve just never believed it.” as love and generosity and devotion exist . His son’s encounter with God sent Park . .” on an odyssey to find the origins and the What did I do? I hedged a little, and said underpinnings of his own lack of faith. He I thought Noah was real, but not with the same fervor that Church generated to affirm takes his readers with him to the tiny town of Falcon, near Fayetteville, where his great Santa’s existence. grandfather, Julius Culbreth, is still honIf it is hard for people of faith to answer ored as one of the founders of the modern children’s questions about God and God’s Pentecostal Holiness Church; to a serious story, it can be even more challenging for discussion with his brother, whose teen“faith-free” adults to respond appropriately age conversion to evangelical Christianity to those questions from their children. led his “faith free” parents to hire a deproThat challenge was the motivation for grammer to attempt to North Carolina author reverse the conversion; to Andrew Park’s new book, ‘The resulting book could participation in a small “Between a Church and a be welcome help for any support and worship Hard Place: One Faith-Free parents, whether believers group that was part of the Father’s Struggle to Underministry of a modern conor faith free, who want to stand What it Means to be servative mega-church; Religious (or Not).” share their values and and to thoughtful study The resulting book beliefs with their children, and reflection about the could be welcome help if, in the end, they want role religion can play in for any parents, whether their children to be enriching the lives of so believers or faith free, who many people. prepared, responsible, and want to share their values Nevertheless, Andrew and beliefs with their free to make their own Park remains “faith free.” children, if, in the end, decisions about faith.’ But, whatever their they want their children to religious views, those who be prepared, responsible, read his book and take the journey with him and free to make their own decisions about will be challenged to examine their beliefs faith. or lack thereof — and find the renewal that Park’s book begins, “My son was three comes from an honest self-appraisal. years old the first time I heard him say Best of all, Park’s openness and humor ‘God.’ He didn’t get it from me.” make this very serious topic a rich reading Park describes his panic as he and his pleasure. wife sat on the couch listening to their son bring up this unwelcome word. “I wanted to D.G. Martin will moderate a panel on grab it out of the air and gently shove it back Western North Carolina’s New Economy on into his mouth for a few more years.” March 29 from 7:15-8:45 at the AdvangeWest A little later, Park overhears his budding Economic Summit at Pack Place in downevangelist son talking to his one-year old town Asheville. Details at www.advansister, ‘Hey, did you know that God made us?...And when we die, we go back to Him?... tagewest.com, or call Amanda Baranski at (828) 687-7234. Isn’t that so cool?’” Park describes his reaction: “I lingered by the door a moment, expecting a return of the panic that had visited me on the couch. But it never showed. In its place, a ... as I was with Moses, so I will be with different feeling arose, something vaguely you. I will not leave you nor forsake you. happy, maybe even hopeful. For a moment, (Joshua 1:5) I felt his wonder at the idea of a benevolent PRAYER: Help me, Father, to realize I can creator just waiting to welcome us back into be safe in You, knowing You will not forsake His loving, secure embrace. I understood me. Amen. his comfort at the notion of a grand plan for
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HR 3590 (health care reform) fails to address the underlying cost drivers in health care, imposes billions in new taxes and includes market reforms that will not make policies more affordable for the uninsured or insured. The passage of this bill will kick off the controversial reconciliation process where the Senate will attempt to “fix” the bill through a separate piece of legislation that would be passed on a partisan basis using reconciliation, which only requires 51 votes for passage. Because the reconciliation process is only designed for legislative proposals that have a direct impact on the federal budget and deficit, many of the controversial provisions will likely not be allowed in the final bill. Provisions like the excise tax on benefit plans, new taxes on insurers and drug makes that will be borne by consumers, Medicare Advantage cuts and all the backroom deals will become law. Citizens of North Carolina’s 2nd District need to let Rep. Bob Etheridge know they do not support HR 3590. Congress needs to work together on legislation that will actually achieve a common goal: a world-class, affordable health care system for all Americans. THOMAS E. SNELL Sanford
Web comments RE: DISTRICT SCRAPS DRESS CODE CHANGES Call it what you want, or give whatever reason you want, but at least they made the right decision. There is already a dress code, and it should be enforced first to see if it works. I believe it will, as long as it is actually enforced. We will have to wait and see. — Thinking-Man
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OBITUARIES Helen Hall
SANFORD — Memorial service for Helen Schwarz Hall will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the First Baptist Church Chapel. Private graveside services were held Thursday at the Wheaton Cemetery, Wheaton, Ill., with the Rev. Doug Aldrick officiating. Reflections of her life were given by Cindy Hall. She was born in Chicago, Ill., daughter of the late Ernest Hall and Pauline Heuer Hall. She was a member of First Baptist Church. She is survived by sons, Dr. William E. Hall and wife Cindy of Sanford and Robert Edward Hall of Charlotte; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorials can be made to the First Baptist Church Capital Improvements Fund, 202 Summit Drive, Sanford, N.C. 27330 or Moody Bible Institute, 820 S. La Salle St., Chicago, Ill. 606104000. Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.
Jerry Saunders Sr.
SANFORD — Jerry Wayne Saunders Sr., 61, died Thursday (3/18/10) at his home. Born in Madison, Ky., he was a son of the late Ewing Saunders and Sarah Lester Saunders. He was a maintenance supervisor with Crystal Tissue. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Ewing Joseph Saunders; a brother, John Saunders; and a sister, Lillie Saunders. He is survived by a daughter, Melinda Soto of Sanford; a son, Jerry Wayne Saunders Jr. of
Sanford; sisters, Beulah Maloney, Nancy Harper, Shirley Scott, Patty Bingham and Lillie Wilson; brothers, Delmar Saunders, James Saunders, Clarence Saunders, Wade Saunders and Ray Wilson; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held in Dover, Ky. No services will be held locally. Condolences may be made at www.rogerspickard.com. Memorials may be made to the Boys and Girls Club, 1414 Bragg St., Sanford, N.C. 27330. Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.
Phil Thomas SANFORD — Funeral service for Lee Phillips “Phil� Thomas, 83, was conducted Friday at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Danny Redman officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. The ST. Andrews Church Choir sang and recorded music was played. Pianist was Melanie Underwood. Pallbearers were Tony Wallace, Steven Jacobs, Justin Massa, Bailey Thomas III, Scott Thomas and Donald Nicholson. Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford. o For more information on obituaries in The Herald, contact Kim Edwards at (919) 718-1224 or e-mail obits@sanfordherald.com Mondays through Fridays, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Grace S. Schuchardt
Pauline “Polly� Stevens
BURLINGTON — Grace S. Schuchardt, 88, of 3910 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2010, at Twin Lakes. Born in Tatanager, India, she was the wife of Lee F. Schuchardt and the daughter of the late Frank M. Shaner and the late Fannie Huetter Shaner. She was a retired medical technician with Merck Sharp & Dohme and a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Burlington. In addition to her husband, survivors include her three sons, Frank S. Schuchardt and wife Marie of Hudsonville, Mich., Jonathan L. Schuchardt and wife Margaret of Royersford, Pa. and Benjamin L. Schuchardt and wife Wendy of Langhorne, Pa.; seven grandchildren, Elizabeth, Matthew, Timothy, Daniel, Keith, Brett and Shaner; five great-grandchildren; and one brother, Benjamin M. Shaner of Bethlehem, Pa. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister, Pauline Wolle. A memorial service will be conducted at the Foley Chapel at Twin Lakes on Monday, March 22, 2010, at 2 p.m. by Dr. Ron Shive and Dr. Genie Martin. The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service. Memorials may be made to Loaves and Fishes Christian Food Ministry, P.O. Box 1573, Burlington, N.C. 27216 and/or the Twin Lakes Community, 100 Wade Coble Drive, Burlington, N.C. 27215. Condolences may be offered online at www. richandthompson.com. Arrangements are by Rich and Thompson Funeral Service.
DURHAM — Pauline “Polly� Laws Stevens died Monday, March 15, 2010, in Durham at the age of 88. Born on July 20, 1921 in Orange County, N.C. to Hattie and Clinney Laws, Mrs. Stevens was raised in Orange County and Sanford, N.C. Polly had been a resident of Durham for the past 60 years. She worked for Owens-Illinois, Liggett and Myers, and Mr. Bryson, a local Durham Attorney. Mrs. Stevens was a member of Mount Sylvan United Methodist Church. She is survived by three sons, Rick Stevens of Raleigh, Ron Stevens of Arlington, Texas, and Jerry Stevens of Hillsborough; a brother, Malcolm Laws of Lemon Springs; two sisters, Lillie Layton and Hattie Lou (Pat) O’Quinn of Sanford; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews. Mrs. Stevens was a loving mother, grandmother and friend to all who met her. Affectionately known as “Mrs. Polly� and “Sister�, she brought a smile to everyone. There will be a memorial service at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 21, 2010, at Mt. Sylvan United Methodist Church. The family will receive visitors following this service in the fellowship hall. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Mt. Sylvan United Methodist Church, 5731 Roxboro Road, Durham, N.C. 27712 or to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, 2nd Floor, Bethesda, Md. 20814. The family is being assisted in Durham by Clements Funeral Service, Inc. Paid obituary
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they chose the pose that they did because King looked “mature� and pensive. “He just looks like he’s thinking great thoughts,� she said. Motter, who has done other work for the city, spent a week and a half carving the clay; it was then fired and installed. “I think it looks great when the light hits it just right,� she said. “I love faces. It was a real honor to be able to do somebody so important.� To complete the site’s look, the city is in the
process of ordering trash cans and two benches for the site, as well as lighting to highlight flags and the memorial itself. A plaque will be installed, too. The land around the site will be graded, filling in divots and making the area look nicer, Shaw said. He hopes all of this will be done in the next few months, though many companies are short on supplies. “Because of the economy, a lot of people aren’t holding a lot of inventory on hand, so we have to wait a little while to get stuff,� Shaw said. “It hurts a little bit, but it’s not bad.�
Lighting will take three weeks to arrive, and a plaque won’t be in hand for six to eight weeks, Shaw said. Plantings and irrigation will be done in the coming weeks; Shaw hopes for some greenery and color to be planted around the memorial. “It’s coming along good,� Shaw said. The Sanford City Council recently approved a $20,000 purchase of an additional acre of land on Washington Avenue, behind the memorial, which will likely be used for parking. “The engineering staff is doing a little design work for the parking lot,�
Shaw said. Shaw said he’s proud of the work that’s been done thus far. “It’s really going to be an asset for this community,� Shaw said. “All of us want it done. We want to see it complete...we want to be able to appreciate it.� City Councilman Walter McNeil said they hope to hold a dedication for the memorial, though he’s not sure of a date. “There’s no projection date on it right now because some of the materials we need to complete it, we can’t get right now,� McNeil said.
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n Jennifer Leann Bertram reported theft from vehicle Thursday at 420 McIver St. in Sanford. n Cecil Underwood reported larceny Thursday at 1401 Bobolink Road in Sanford. n Robert Terrell Bush, 19, was arrested Thursday at 1106 Walden St. in Sanford and charged with non-compliance. n Travis Maurice McLaughlin, 22, was arrested Thursday at 1813 Carr Creek Drive in Sanford and charged with failure to appear. n Hayden Perry Luxton, 46, was arrested Thursday at 2062 S. Horner Blvd. in Sanford and charged with carry of concealed weapon.
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Chamber of Commerce. The Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce, Central Electric Membership Corporation, WWGP Broadcasting Group, Wright Travel, Davenport Marvin Joyce Company, Central Carolina Community College Small Business Center and our fantastic steering committee have joined together to perpetuate both the EXPO and Small Business Banquet projects. We do this for two very special reasons. First, we appreciate the Small Business Community and wanted to create and perpetuate a program during Small Business Week to recognize small business and their contribution to the local economy. Second, we also wanted to provide a “stage,” so to speak, where small business could showcase their products and services and to offer an excellent networking opportunity for both the businesses and community. This year the Small Business Banquet will be held on May 6 at 5:30 p.m. and the EXPO May 12th at 10 a.m.
Along with our key sponsors, the committee of Nancy Gust, Margaret Murchison, Jane Haber, Sandra Bridges, Janet Trevino, Josh Smith, Yvonne Bullard, Jennifer St. Clair, Zhyra Barber, Kay Faucette and Bob Joyce have been meeting since October, as we do each year, to bring the best possible EXPO and Banquet to the community. This year we have decided to allow exhibitors to sell products and services during the show. If this change is well received, it could become a welcome new feature in future shows. Also new this year, the business to business VIP invitation only breakfast has been extended for another hour and will run from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. Our doors will be open to the public at 10:30 a.m. and the show will run until 4 p.m. The show will vibrate with excitement and energy that has endeared it to our community. Our business community loves it for business networking, marketing, support, and recognition. There are opportunities for both the business and the consumer. A very special announcement will be made concerning the special guest for this
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: In general, the small business segment — like much of our economy — has been impacted by the emotions and buying habits of the American consumer. Business was already in a transition to a global economy negatively impacted by the increased unemployment from the 5 percent level to 9 percent. The breakdown of our financial services industry and 50 percent collapse of portfolio values in almost every financial segment have certainly made the situation worse. The consumer is spooked, and in many cases their income disrupted or threatened such that they stopped buying. All of this has really reduced the income stream for many businesses so we see more loan defaults, job losses, reduced inventory buying, even a reduction of jobs in the micro small business sector. Certainly more business closings and changeovers. They say you should look for the silver lining in adverse situations, too. On the positive side of this economy, I need to hasten that it has also made business stronger and smarter in contingency planning for the next time the economy dips. Some business owners have already been through this kind of an environment and have invested some savings in expansions or new product lines. An example of this is the recent announcement by Mr. Swartz that Static Control is expecting to expand due to a new product line.
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: What do people need to know if they’re thinking about starting a business? : Careful planning is fundamental to success. It probably is the single best way to prevent failure before the business has a chance get up and running. If you are trying to start a small weekend or night business that is one thing but for those that are investing full time in it or a lot of money need to know how to do a cash flow projection. Also, entrepreneurs must contact appropriate permitting and agency regulating entities to know what they will have to do to legally establish their business. Folks need to know that the plan is for them, not a lender. My experience has been that the one difficulty today is that we are instant-oriented. Folks don’t want to do a plan unless it can be done in one day and it doesn’t take too much work. They need to know that business planning is actually exciting to the entrepreneur if they will invest their time in understanding how to plan a business and use a computer. The idea is to do the research and run the business on paper before even asking for a loan or spending your own money. Except now we don’t have to run it on paper ... we can do it on a PC. Come see us and we will try to help — www. leesbc.com.
NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to qualified voters of Lee County that a Primary for the Democratic and Republican Parties, Nonpartisan Judicial Primaries and a School Board Election will be held in Lee County on Tuesday, May 4, 2010. The polls will be open for voting on that day from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. Registered voters will be selecting nominees of their parties for Federal, State and County offices and narrowing the slate in nonpartisan primaries. Also, registered voters will be electing three positions to the Lee County Board of Education. Only voters registered with the Lee County Board of Elections as affiliated with the Democratic Party may vote in the Democratic Primary, only voters registered with the Lee County Board of Elections as affiliated with the Republican Party may vote in the Republican Primary. As permitted by law, unaffiliated voters may request to participate in the Democratic Primary, the Republican Primary, or vote an Unaffiliated ballot. Libertarians may vote an unaffiliated ballot as there is no Libertarian Primary ballot. VOTER REGISTRATION ENDS FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2010 5:00 PM Voters who are already registered to vote need not re-register to vote in this election. Residents who are not registered to vote must register by Friday, April 9, 2010 to be eligible to vote in this election. Also, any voter who has moved or wants to change party affiliation must notify the Board of Elections of that change by Friday, April 9, 2010. A person may register at the Lee County Board of Elections office at 225 S. Steele St., Sanford, between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, or by mail. You can also register to vote at the following offices while conducting business: DMV office, Health Department, Social Services, Employment Security Commission, Lee County Libraries, and the Government Center or by calling the Lee County Board of Elections (919-718-4646) for an application. If transmitted by mail, applications must be postmarked no later than April 9, 2010. You must be a resident of the county for 30 days to be eligible to register. ABSENTEE VOTING BY MAIL DEADLINE TO REQUEST IS TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2010 5:00 PM As applicable, any voter may vote by absentee ballot. The voter may request an absentee ballot in person or by writing the Lee County Board of Elections at P.O. Box 1443, Sanford, NC 27331. The deadline to request an absentee ballot by mail is 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010. ONE-STOP EARLY VOTING BEGINS THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 One-Stop Absentee Voting will begin on Thursday, April 15, 2010 and end on Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 1:00 pm. All voters are eligible to vote during this period. No reason or excuse is required. One-Stop Early Voting will be available at the Board of Elections Office, 225 S. Steele St., Sanford, and the McSwain Agricultural Center, 2420 Tramway Road,
Sanford. The hours of operation will be 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday and 8:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 1st only. SAME DAY IN-PERSON REGISTRATION AND VOTING Same day in-person registration and voting is available at all One-Stop sites. Same day in-person registration and voting will NOT be available on Election Day. VOTER ACCESSIBILITY In those instances where a voter is unable to enter a polling place, because of age or physical disability voters may vote ballots at curbside or request assignment to an accessible facility for the purpose of voting. As permitted by law, any voter is entitled to assistance in casting a vote from an appropriate person of his or her choice. SECOND PRIMARY TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 If needed, a second primary will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. The rules stated above as to registrations and voting apply to the second primary as well. The official Canvass will be held on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at 11:00 am in the Elections office. Persons with questions concerning registration, absentee ballots, location of voting places, and other election matters may call the Lee County Board of Elections office at (919) 718-4646 between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday or visit our website at www.leecountync.gov. Susan M. Feindel, Chairman Lee County Board of Elections
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STATE EDUCATION
STATE BRIEFS
Cuts mean few teachers, big classes
CHARLOTTE (AP) — Budget cuts are responsible for most of the loss of 3,700 teaching jobs in North Carolina, and school officials fear it will be worse next year when federal stimulus money dries up. The Charlotte Observer reported Friday that 35 or more students now fill some classrooms. Some schools have eliminated foreign languages, highlevel science classes and other electives. North Carolina has a total of 95,377 teachers, down from 99,098 last
year. About 700 of those lost jobs can be attributed to to 13,000 fewer kindergarten children entering school last fall because of the new age cut-off date. Legislators cut $789 million from the public school budget for this year, which included $225 million in reductions left to local districts to make. School districts used federal stimulus money to keep more teachers than they ordinarily would in light of the state budget cuts. “I think the General
Assembly did the best they could by us in light of the budget situation. We would present the case that deeper cuts would really have an adverse impact,� Bill Harrison, State Board of Education chairman, said of the budget negotiations ahead. The numbers come from an annual report prepared by the state Department of Public Instruction just a few months before the state Legislature returns to Raleigh to put together the 2010-11 budget.
The proportion of state funds going to public education dropped to 35 percent, down from 39.4 percent last year and more than 50 percent in 1970, according to the DPI report. That means local districts have grown more reliant on federal money that may not last. Bigger classes and fewer class choices don’t mesh with the state’s education goals, said Sheri Strickland, president of the N.C. Association of Educators. “We’re going the wrong way,� she said.
Poll: Residents support health care reform
ELON (AP) — North Carolinians’ support of health care reform hasn’t wavered in the past five months as three-quarters continue to back changes to the system, according to a poll released Friday. The results of the Elon Poll conducted by Elon University were released in advance of the U.S. House vote on health care reform expected Sunday. The poll taken this week shows that 78 percent of respondents believe the health care system needs
reform, mirroring results of the October poll, when 76.6 percent said reform is necessary. Fifteen percent say the system is fine as is, and 6 percent say something needs to be done but the government shouldn’t make the change. On another subject, the poll shows that North Carolinians are more aware of the state’s laws about public access to government records, information and meetings than they were a year ago.
Forty-six percent are aware this year, compared to 35 percent in 2009. Seventy-four percent said public access to records is “very important,� while 83 percent believe open records and meetings keep government operations honest. Nearly all — 91 percent — said they believe democracy operates best when it’s open. The poll also shows that 78 percent believe exceptions should be made to government transparency if that aids the war on ter-
rorism. The poll also asked about the state Alcoholic Beverage Control system, which has received scrutiny after reports of a liquor company paying for a fancy dinner for local ABC leaders and a local administrator getting paid more than $250,000 a year. Thirty-eight percent said they support changes to the system, which involves both state and county control, while 32 percent say the system is fine as it is.
nity Colleges voted on Friday to admit illegal immigrants to classrooms if they graduated from a U.S. high school, pay out-of-state tuition of about $7,700 a year, and don’t displace a citizen. The policy now must be reviewed by a state commission that reviews administrative rules. But ten written objections to the policy would send it to the General Assembly, which could block it by passing a law.
Governor forfeits $48K in questioned donations RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue has forfeited $48,000 in political contributions because her campaign says the donors may have been reimbursed by their company for the donations. Perdue campaign treasurer Oscar Harris wrote the State Board of Elections on Friday and gave the money to the board. Harris said the campaign wanted to err on the side of caution after it became concerned about the origin of the donations. State law prevents corporate campaign contributions and anyone from giving on behalf of someone else. The Perdue campaign said in a news release that never was it aware that a contributor was trying to circumvent the law.
Sheriffs urge ban on felons running for sheriff WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH (AP) — The group representing North Carolina sheriffs says it wants the General Assembly to approve a bill to prevent convicted felons from running for sheriff. Members of the North Carolina Sheriff’s Association meeting this week in Wrightsville Beach reaffirmed their support for a measure in the state Senate to amend the North Carolina constitution. The association says its standards bar convicted felons from serving as deputy sheriffs and says the same should apply to a constitutional office such as sheriff. Convicted felons are allowed to vote and run for office once they have had their rights restored by completing their punishments.
Colleges hear about illegal immigrants policy RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s community college board gave its final approval to allowing illegal immigrants to enroll next year, potentially dropping a contentious issue in the lap of state lawmakers in an election year. The State Board of Commu-
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Obama, Dems lobbying hard for vote John Boccieri, D-Ohio, who announced that he would support the bill despite voting against an earlier version. “I’m not worried about the election,” he said. “I’m worried about doing what’s right.” Boccieri became the fourth House Democrat to switch from “no” to “yes.” Shortly after he announced his decision, Pelosi predicted: “When we bring the bill to the floor, we will have a significant victory for the American people.” The good news aside, the White House and Democratic leaders faced a last-minute snag as some lawmakers complained about a provision in the bill on how health providers are paid under Medicare. Pelosi and senior White House officials raced to find a solution. “I’m a ’no’ unless they fix it,” said Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore. “We spent months working this out. If we don’t get it in this bill, we will never get it.” The conversation was all about how Democrats would vote because Republicans have formed a virtually impenetrable phalanx of opposition for the past several months. Retiring Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Tenn., and firstterm Rep. Betsy Markey, DColo., announced their support Thursday; liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, did so earlier this week. The momentum wasn’t all in the right direction for Democratic leaders. Some rank-and-file Democrats who backed sweeping health care legislation when it passed the House in November showed signs of
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Democratic leaders lobbied intensively for historic health care legislation Friday, striving to resolve a last-minute dispute over Medicare while gaining another precious “yes” 48 hours ahead of a climactic vote. With a showdown set for Sunday on the House floor, Democratic leaders still didn’t command the 216 votes they needed, so every undecided lawmaker was the focus of personal attention from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House, and every “no”-to-“yes” conversion was trumpeted by party leaders. Obama, who delayed an overseas trip to help ensure passage of the legislation, planned to meet with Democratic lawmakers at the White House Saturday afternoon. In an 11th-hour pitch, the president spoke to an enthusiastic crowd at George Mason University in Virginia, lobbing attacks at the insurance industry with his coat jacket off and sleeves rolled up. “The only question left
is this: Are we going to let the special interests win once again, or are we going to make this vote a victory for the American people?” he said. Obama described the stakes in stark terms, using words uttered so rarely out of the White House that they seem all but banned: “If this vote fails.” What then? “The insurance industry will continue to run amok,” the president said, pointing to rising rates, denials of coverage and limits on care. Meanwhile on Capitol Hill, the vote-counting spotlight swung to Rep.
because the news often comes as a surprise to homeowners. “Why should people’s credit be hurt even worse when they’re trying to do the right thing?” said Eileen Anderson, senior vice president at Community Development Corp. of Long Island, a housing counseling group in New York. And many homeowners are angry that a program designed to help carries such a penalty, said Kathy Conley, a housing counselor with GreenPath Inc., a nonprofit group in Farmington Hills, Mich. “It’s a feeling of being duped,” she said.
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defecting. Weaker restrictions on federal funding of abortion was a concern, but not the only one. Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., a former union activist, said even a oneon-one meeting with Obama on Thursday hadn’t convinced him that the legislation did enough to reform the health system and rein in insurers and drug companies. “I’m still currently opposed,” Lynch said in an interview Friday. “But the president asked me to think about it, and if there were some type of measure that might move me to a better place on the bill, then he wanted to hear about it.” As rumors flew around the House chamber of more possible opponents-turned-supporters — and also of previous “yes” voters who might withdraw their support — Pelosi worked her members, seeking out lawmakers individually or in small groups on the House floor to try to win them over. Obama postponed until June a planned Asia trip that was set to begin Sunday, allowing him to stay in town for the House vote and action next week in the Senate. He’s playing host to individual lawmakers seeking favors or reassurance. House Democrats were also hoping to get a letter of support signed by enough Senate Democrats to guarantee passage of the package of changes in that chamber, something leaders hope will reassure rank-and-file House members that they won’t be left hanging out to dry.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Call them the Final Four: The four large cities that have made it through the Great Recession with the smallest increases in unemployment. Minneapolis, Buffalo, Oklahoma City and Rochester, N.Y., don’t have much else in common. But a government report shows they’ve had the smallest increases in joblessness over the past two years among cities with at least 1 million people. None of the four relies on heavy manufacturing industries, such as autos or steel, which have been hit hard by the downturn. And all have avoided the extremes of the housing boom and bust that devastated much of California, Florida and Nevada. Overall, unemployment rose in nearly all 372 metro areas in January, the Labor Department said Friday, because the weak recovery hasn’t spurred much hiring.
Obama backs immigration overhaul outline WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday “to do everything in my power” to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this year. Obama said work on an immigration bill should move forward based on an outline released Thursday by Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. “A critical next step will be to translate their framework into a legislative proposal, and for Congress to act at the earliest possible opportunity,” Obama said. The outline calls for illegal immigrants to admit they broke the law, pay a fine and back taxes, and perform community service if they want to get on a pathway to legal status. They would also be required to pass background checks and be proficient in English.
Credit scores can drop after getting loan help WASHINGTON (AP) — Some homeowners who sign up for the government’s mortgage assistance program are getting a nasty surprise: Lower credit scores. For borrowers who are making their payments on time but are on the verge of default, the Obama administration’s loan modification program can reduce their credit score as much as 100 points. That makes it harder to get a loan and can present a problem when applying for a new job. Housing counselors say it’s unfair, especially
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LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage to accept the Oscar. Little more than a week later, amid allegations of Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; infidelity, Bullock canceled a planned appearance at the London premiere of the movie that won her the prize, citing â&#x20AC;&#x153;unforeseen personal reasons.â&#x20AC;? But the brand-new Oscar winner isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t likely to experience any professional consequences from this public exposure of her personal pain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If anything, it would engender a massive amount of sympathy toward her, and sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already exceedingly well liked,â&#x20AC;? said veteran publicist Michael Levine. Even the cancellation of her London appearance to promote â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blind Sideâ&#x20AC;? shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt its overseas returns, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ironically, it can actually bolster her fame,â&#x20AC;? said Karen Sternheimer, a sociologist at the University of Southern California who studies pop culture and celebrity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has tried to keep herself out of her career as much as possible.
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Sandra Bullock accepts the Oscar for best performance by an actress in a leading role for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Blind Sideâ&#x20AC;? at the 82nd Academy Awards Sunday. This development, it adds to her image as a sympathetic figure that especially women can relate to.â&#x20AC;? Tabloid reports of Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; infidelity surfaced Wednesday and Bullock subsequently canceled her London trip. James apologized to his wife Thursday in a statement issued through his publicist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because of my poor judgment that I deserve everything bad that is coming my way,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has caused my wife and kids pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension and I am extremely saddened to have brought this on them.â&#x20AC;? He added that â&#x20AC;&#x153;the vast majority of the allegations reported are untrue and unfounded,â&#x20AC;? but offered no other details, saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Beyond that, I will
not dignify these private matters with any further public comment.â&#x20AC;? James did not show up at his motorcycle shop, West Coast Choppers, on Thursday. And he declined to speak to assembled journalists when he returned to the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oceanfront home in Huntington Beach, Calif., later in the day. Representatives for Bullock did not respond to calls and e-mails seeking comment Thursday. Sternheimer, the sociologist, said that the infidelity rumors donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t challenge popular perceptions of Bullock or James, who has cultivated a badboy persona since his days on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Monster Garage.â&#x20AC;? Marital issues among celebrities â&#x20AC;&#x153;remind us that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re humans,â&#x20AC;? Stern-
heimer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They might not be just like us, but they go through a lot of the same things,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and it makes people feel all the more connected to celebrities.â&#x20AC;? Stories about celebritiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; real lives â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially such a compelling one in which Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sweetheart wins the Oscar then gets cheated on by her seemingly loving husband â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have lured readers since the first tabloids surfaced nearly 100 years ago, Sternheimer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this insatiable desire to know more about these people who we kind of anoint as having perfect lives, and what could be more perfect than winning an Oscar,â&#x20AC;? she said. Add to that the romance of Bullock thanking her husband at various awards shows and calling him â&#x20AC;&#x153;sexy,â&#x20AC;? while he, the tattooed bad boy in a tux, stood loyally by her side. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stories like this suggest that these kind of fantasies might not really be possible, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become such a headline,â&#x20AC;? Sternheimer continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(Bullock) spoke openly about how wonderful he is and how he changed her. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the fantasy, the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jerry Maguireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; you-completeme fantasy, and to have it come crashing down so soon is the drama side of it.â&#x20AC;?
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Jaden Smith takes action in new â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Karate Kidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; LAS VEGAS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Will and Jada Pinkett Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family is getting crowded with action heroes now that their 12-yearold son, Jaden, is beating up on bad guys. Jaden Smith stars in the Smith title role of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Karate Kid,â&#x20AC;? a remake of the 1984 hit in which he plays an American youth in China who gets a crash course in martial arts from a maintenance man (Jackie Chan) so he can defend himself against a band of bullies. The movie, due in theaters June 11, screened Wednesday for theater owners attending their annual ShoWest convention, where Smith received an award as breakthrough male star of the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very excited about getting awards already. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy,â&#x20AC;? Smith said in an interview. Smith said his father, whose action flicks include â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hancock,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Am Legend,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Independence Dayâ&#x20AC;? and the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Men in Blackâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Boysâ&#x20AC;? movies, was a fan of the original â&#x20AC;&#x153;Karate Kidâ&#x20AC;? and thought Jaden, who already had studied karate, would be the right guy for the role. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad had the idea of remaking it,â&#x20AC;? Jaden Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the one who was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;We need to make this movie.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jaden Smith got his bigscreen start alongside his
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Producer files $35M suit against Lady Gaga in NYC
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Rome to display ancient Greek silverware ROME (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A collection of ancient Greek silverware dating to the third century B.C. is going on display in Rome after being returned by the Metropolitan Museum in New York, officials said Friday. The 16 pieces of silverware with gold detail were returned as part of Italyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aggressive campaign against illegal trafficking in antiquities. They include two large bowls, a cup with two handles, plates and drinking utensils. Italian art officials said the pieces form one of the most important Hellenistic silverware collections to have survived from Sicily. The pieces are known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Morgantina Treasureâ&#x20AC;? after the name of the ancient Greek settlement where they were excavated, near what is now the Italian city of Aidone.
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IRAQ: SEVEN YEARS LATER
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Anti-war activists congregate in front of City Hall after marching through downtown Milwaukee, Wis., Friday, on the seventh anniversary of the Iraq war. conflict in Afghanistan — it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that Americans are still fighting and dying in Iraq. Somewhat sheepishly, Princeton University historian Sean Wilentz acknowledged that the date’s significance was lost on him. But he said he and other Americans can be forgiven for not having March 19 marked on their mental calendars. “Unlike Sept. 11 or unlike Dec. 7, 1941, it
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was not a war that began with a traumatic event,” said Wilentz. “There was a long buildup to it. There was a lot of debating back and forth ... There wasn’t quite the sense of drama, shall we say, of the event itself, even though there were lots of dramatic events that happened that night. “But the date did not burn itself into one’s memory the way the others did.” Master Sgt. Normand Roy of Lewiston led a Maine National Guard platoon in Iraq and lost three soldiers there. He figures he fought for his fellow Americans’ freedom to forget about the war. “That’s what’s so great about America,” he said.
“People have a right to their opinions. ... Unless it’s right there in front of you in plain sight, then you tend to forget.” Even in places like Oceanside, Calif., whose barber shops and dry cleaners cater to the Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton, the anniversary went largely unnoticed — as it has in years past. About a dozen people interviewed Friday said they were unaware of the milestone. Troops and their families are much more focused on Afghanistan, where thousands of troops from the I Marine Expeditionary Force are headed. Iraq still stirs strong feelings on about whether the war was justified, but folks say it has faded to the back of their minds. Iraq has become a resort compared with Afghanistan today, said Christina Schrom, 26, who works at Jeanette’s Dry Cleaning. “Afghanistan is more like Iraq was in the beginning.” The White House made no comment Friday on the anniversary of the start of the war. The U.S. military said there were no ceremonies or special events to mark the day, which saw five Iraqis — but no Americans — die in violent incidents.
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Judge orders renegotiation of 9/11 settlement NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement of more than a half-billion dollars for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn’t contain enough money for the workers. The judge also said he was concerned too much of the deal would be eaten up by legal fees and that ground zero responders were going to be pressured into signing on before they knew how much they stood to receive. The settlement proposal would have given the workers $575 million to $657 million, but each person’s amount was based on a complicated point system that would give some workers only a few thousand dollars while others might qualify for $1 million or more. A third or more of the amount set aside for the workers was expected to go to their lawyers. Some plaintiffs had agreed at the start of the case to give as much as 40 percent of any judgment to cover fees and expenses.
Accomplice to OC fortuneteller killing sentenced SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A North Carolina man who helped murder an Orange County fortuneteller and her daughter has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison. Phillipe Zamora of Roanoke Rapids was sentenced Friday, nearly a year after pleading guilty to burglary and murder. Prosecutors say he and Tanya Nelson stabbed the Westminster women to
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death with kitchen knives in 2005. Nelson was convicted of murder last month and a jury recommended the death penalty. Authorities say Nelson decided to kill Ha “Jade” Smith and her daughter Anita Vo because the fortuneteller refused to grant her wish to be reunited with a lover.
Ore. lawsuit claims Boy Scouts sex abuse coverup PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Boy Scouts of America has long kept an extensive archive of secret documents that chronicle the sexual abuse of young boys by Scout leaders over the years. The “perversion files,” a nickname the Boy Scouts are said to have used for the documents, have rarely been seen by the public, but that could all change in the coming weeks in an Oregon courtroom. The lawyer for a man who was molested in the 1980s by a Scout leader has obtained about 1,000 Boy Scouts sex files and is expected to release some of them at a trial that began Wednesday. The lawyer says the files show how the Boy Scouts have covered up abuse for decades. On Friday, testimony from a bishop for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints responsible for a Scout troop of church members suggested the Scouts never provided training about spotting abuse or preventing it.
Fla. mom to get funds to pay for murder defense ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A judge ruled Friday that Casey Anthony is indigent and can use public money to help pay for her defense against charges that she killed her 2-year-old daughter. Circuit Judge Stan Strickland issued the ruling a day after her attorney disclosed that ABC had paid the Florida mother and her relatives $200,000 for exclusive use of family photos and videos. In his ruling, the judge said Anthony met the standards under the law to be deemed indigent. A new lawyer joined Anthony’s defense team Thursday, agreeing to help represent her pro bono. In Anthony’s case, the judge’s ruling means the state will cover defense costs, but not lawyer’s fees. Those defense costs will be submitted to the court to make sure they comply with caps on spending, the judge said.
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2nd Round Showdown The North Carolina Tar Heels will battle Mississippi State in the second round of the NIT on Saturday
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LOGANO WINS FIRST CAREER POLE AT BRISTOL
By BRETT MARTEL
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — Joey Logano backed up his fast showing in practice by winning the first pole of his career Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. Logano posted a lap at 124.630 mph in his Toyota to earn the first starting spot for Sunday’s race. His previous best qualifying effort was fifth at Darlington last year. “I have always been fast here,” he said. “I’ve always been fast and I’ve always been caught up in a wreck or knocked the fender and blew a tire, stubbed in the nose, blew a motor — I’ve about done it all here besides have an uneventful race.” Kurt Busch, winner of the last race two weeks ago at Atlanta, qualified second with a lap at 123.857 in his Dodge. He’s off to a fast start to the season with new crew chief Steve Addington, who led Busch’s brother, Kyle, to a pair of wins at Bristol last year. Kurt Busch is a five-time winner at Bristol, but hasn’t been to Victory Lane here since 2006.
GOLF HARRINGTON TAKES EARLY LEAD IN TAMPA
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — Padraig Harrington, already assured of a memorable week after his trip to the White House, put himself in position to make it even better at the Transitions Championship on Friday. Harrington picked up a pair of bonus birdies over the last five holes for a 6-under 65, his low score of the year, and built a one-shot lead going into the weekend on the tough Copperhead course at Innisbrook. The Irishman has not won a sanctioned tournament since his PGA Championship victory at Oakland Hills at the end of 2008. “I’m capable of winning in the form I’m in,” said Harrington, who was at 8-under 134. “Am I in my best form? No. Am I getting there? Yes. I’m kind of in the form that I was in at the end of last year. I’m right in the midst of it.”
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Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Hugh Barnett, right, slaps the ball away from Duke’s Lance Thomas (42) during an NCAA first-round college basketball game Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. Duke, a No. 1 seed, routed Pine Bluff 73-44.
Duke cruises to easy win in tourney opener JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Singler had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Jon Scheyer scored 13 and No. 1 seed Duke rolled past Arkansas-Pine Bluff 73-44 Friday night in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Lance Thomas chipped in 12 points and Nolan Smith added 10 as the Blue Devils began their quest for a fourth national championship in dominating fashion. Duke (30-5) jumped out to an early lead, never trailed and reached 30 wins for the 11th
time under coach Mike Krzyzewski. The Blue Devils will play Louisville or California in the second round Sunday. The Golden Lions (18-16), who beat Winthrop 61-44 in the tournament opener three days earlier, turned in a respectable defensive performance. But they struggled to score against Duke’s bigger, more physical frontcourt. Tavaris Washington led Pine Bluff with nine points. Terrance Calvin, Allen Smith and Lebaron Weathers had seven each.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — John Calipari had to stop watching film of Wake Forest, if only for the sake of his appetite. The Kentucky coach counts himself a big fan of New Orleans’ renowned restaurant scene, but if he wanted to be in any shape to dine out on Friday, he needed to take a break from the replays of Demon Deacon Calipari rebounders overwhelming Texas on the boards Thursday night. “They outrebounded Texas by 25. Think about that — 25 rebounds. They got 20 offensive rebounds against Texas, who prides itself in that toughness and that rebounding,” Calipari said. “I just watched tape and, you know, you get sick to your stomach.” Wake Forest, the No. 9 seed in the East Regional, has no delusions about beating top-seeded Kentucky in a high-scoring, finesse-type game when they meet in the second round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night. The Demon Deacons had to struggle to survive their first-round encounter with Texas. They had to find a way to get hands on teammates’ missed shots for 25 second-chance points. And they needed point guard Ishmael Smith’s pull-up jumper in the final seconds of overtime to win. “We have our shortcomings as a team,” Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio said. “We don’t shoot the ball real well sometimes. We have to be really, really good on defense. We have to be really good on the backboard for us to be there to win basket-
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baseball Yellow jackets hold off eagles in extras SANFORD — Carson Wilson and Alex Furl helped the Lee County baseball team hold off a pesky Western Harnett squad 6-5 in eight innings on Thursday night. Furl hit the most important of his three RBI in the bottom of the eighth inning, allowing Wilson to score the winning run to help the Yellow Jackets earn the victory. Wilson and Furl led the offensive output for the Yellow Jackets with three hits each. Trent Clark was the winning pitcher for Lee County.
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O’Quinn leads Falcons to first victory of season By RYAN SARDA
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SANFORD — On a whim, Lee Christian girls’ soccer coach Eric Davidson decided to move Whitney O’Quinn from midfield to forward at the beginning of the season. The move sure paid off as O’Quinn scored two big goals as the Lady Falcons defeated the Fayetteville Home School 4-2 on Friday to earn their first victory of the season. “I just wanted to see what she could do,” said Davidson. “I was pleasantly surprised with how well she’s adjusted to her new role. At the same time, she’s still learning and it’s still early in the season. I am very pleased with how she’s handled it, though.” The Falcons (1-5-1) got the scoring started when O’Quinn assisted Skylar Dubuc in the 28th minute.
Two minutes later, Fayetteville Home School evened things up with a goal. O’Quinn was assisted by Makalia Gillum in the 36th minute to give the Lady Falcons a 2-1 lead. Fayetteville tied things up again with a goal in the 50th minute. Gillum found O’Quinn again in the 65th minute to give the Falcons the lead for good. In the 71st minute, Samantha Gautier scored an unassisted goal to help the Falcons wrap up their first win. “It feels good to finally get a win,” said Davidson. “Any win is a good win. It’s a huge win for us, confidence wise. It was important for us to come out and play well enough to win. We needed to get our confidence going a little bit.” The Falcons played the match
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Lee Christian’s Skylar Dubuc keeps in control of the ball as she makes her way down the field on Friday as the See Falcons, Page 4B Falcons won 4-2 over Fayetteville Home School.
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SANFORD — The Sanford Mighty Tigers recreational baseball team is holding signups for those interested. Anyone above the age of 18 is eligible to play. However, those under 18 will be allowed to play with parent approval. For more information, contact John Richmond at (919)774-8159 or at (919)343-0059.
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SANFORD— The Southern Lee softball team fell to Chatham Central 14-1 on Thursday. Kaitlyn Rackley was 1-for-2 in the Lady Cavaliers’ defeat.
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SANFORD — The Grace Christian girls’ soccer team won its third straight match with a 7-0 shutout over New Garden Friends on Friday afternoon. The Lady Crusaders (3-2) were without two additional starters in Taylor Hilliard and Alissa Carver but still grinded out the victory. Amanda Norris scored the first goal of the match in the third minute. She scored her second goal less than a minute later to help the Lady Crusaders take a 2-0 lead at halftime. In the 45th minute, Randi Kerr received a pass from Melanie Woods and scored. Kerr made it 4-0 in the 49th minute when Paulina AP photo Druthers made the assist. In North Carolina’s Deon Thompson (21) drives to the basket against William & Mary during an NIT college basketball the 51st minute, McKenzie game Tuesday in Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels will play Mississippi State at noon on Saturday in the second round. Holland added a goal thanks to an assist from Kerr. Norris scored her third goal of the match in the 57th minute to make it 6-0. The lone senior for Grace, Carissa Byrne, scored the final goal of the afternoon. The Lady Crusaders will return home on Tuesday to play Fayetteville Christian. are two wins from that Tournament championsaid he is not familiar BY BRIANA GORMAN bgorman@heraldsun.com distinction as they visit ship game. MSU (24-11) with the state of MissisNo. 1-seeded Mississippi had a five-point lead with sippi — this is his first CHAPEL HILL State today in the second a minute to play, but trip there, as well as the Lee County jayvees — North Carolina senior round (noon, ESPN). the Wildcats’ DeMarcus program’s first game in Deon Thompson admitThe Bulldogs defeated Cousins scored with 0.1 the state — he does know rout Holly Springs ted that its been tough No. 8 seed Jackson State remaining in regulation quite a bit about one of SANFORD— The Lee to watch the openingon Tuesday 81-67, and to force overtime where their stars. Thompson County junior varsity softball round games of the NCAA the winner of today’s team shut out Holly Springs the Bulldogs eventually spent the summer playTournament the past few 10-0 on Thursday evening. game will face the winfell. ing with senior forward days. Kristen McVey was stellar ner of No. 2 UAB and “I watched it,” said Jarvis Varnado on Team For the past three on the mound with four No. 6 N.C. State (5 p.m., Thompson, who is tied USA in the 2009 World seasons, Thompson has ESPNU). with Duke’s Christian University Games in Bel- strikeouts. She also led the been a part of teams that Mississippi State got Laettner atop the ACC’s grade, Serbia, where they Yellow Jackets offensive attack with a 2-for-3 perforhave contended for Final the top seed in the NIT career games list with won bronze. Four spots, and he made after many felt they were 148. “It was a really good Varnado not only is the mance at the plate. Heather Clark helped send it to two. snubbed by the NCAA game — two teams batBulldogs’ leading scorer three runners home with her But this season, Tournament. The Bulltling back and forth. … (13.8) and rebounder two doubles. Katie CockerThompson and his teamdogs finished the regular They are a very tough (10.3), but the 6-9, 230mates are trying to reach season 21-10, 9-7 in the team, and they played pounder also became the ham also had three RBI in the win. Allie Eyers was 2a different final four, that SEC, then narrowly lost well in that game.” NCAA’s all-time leading for-3 and Jade Womble went of the NIT. The Tar Heels to Kentucky in the SEC And while Thompson shot blocker this season. 1-for-2.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kim English and Keith Ramsey each scored 20 points, and Missouriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swarming defense lived up to its reputation during an 86-78 victory over Clemson in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday. Missouri (23-10), the 10th seed in the East Regional, won its fifth straight opening-round game and sent seventhseeded Clemson (2111) home for the third consecutive year after a first-round loss. Clemson coach Oliver Purnell is winless in six trips to the NCAA tournament with three schools. Wisconsin 53, Wofford 49 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jon Leuer scored 20 points and Trevon Hughes added 19, and fourthseeded Wisconsin held off No. 13 seed Wofford 5349 in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Friday. Leuerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseline jumper with 17 seconds remaining snapped a 51-51 tie, and the 6-foot-10 forward added a pair of free throws to finish the victory. Purdue 72, Siena 64 SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Keaton Grant ignited the decisive run that rallied fourth-seeded Purdue past No. 13 seed Siena 72-64 on Friday in the first round of NCAA tournamentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South Regional. Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 11 points to begin the second half opened up the inside for teammate JuJuan Johnsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 23 points. Johnson, the tallest player on either team at 6-foot-10, also tied a career high with 15 rebounds. No. 6 Xavier 65, No. 11 Minnesota 54 MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jordan Crawford scored 17 of his 28 points in the second half and Xavier continued its run of NCAA tournament success with a 65-54 victory over Minnesota in the first round of the West Regional on Friday. Xavier (25-8) will be in the second round for the fourth straight year, this time under first-year coach Chris Mack. West Virginia 77, Morgan State 50 BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kevin Jones scored 17 points and second-seeded West Virginia overcame an early scare to open the NCAA tournament with a 77-50 win over Morgan State on Friday. Devin Ebanks added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Big East champion Mountaineers (28-6), who started the game missing their first 11 shots and trailing 10-0. With star guard Daâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Sean Butler shut down by Morgan State, Jones stepped up to score 9 points during a decisive 21-4 run near the end of the first half. No. 3 Pittsburgh 89, No. 14 Oakland 66 MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jermaine Dixon and Gilbert Brown scored 17 points apiece and Pittsburgh avoided becoming the latest Big East powerhouse to get knocked off in the first round, overcoming a slow start to rout Oakland. Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong performance off the bench was a boost for the third-seeded Panthers (25-8), who are making their ninth straight NCAA appearance and have advanced to the round of 16 in five of the previous eight. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to continue that streak Sunday against Xavier.
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No. 12 seed Cornell dominates Temple JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Confident, relaxed and definitely on their game. Cornell lived up to its billing as the best team to come out of the Ivy League in more than a decade, and now the senior-heavy Big Red have a chance for a nice run in the East Regional of the NCAA tournament. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone was saying we were Cinderella or itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an upset. Not us,â&#x20AC;? sophomore Chris Wroblewski said Friday after the 12thseeded Big Red dominated No. 5 seed Temple 78-65 in a game that wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even that close. Down to their last chance to experience suc-
cess on college basketballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest stage, seniors Ryan Wittman, Louis Dale and Jeff Foote paced the school to its first win in five NCAA appearances. Dale scored 21 points and Wittman, the Ivy League player of the year, had 20 for the Big Red, who led the nation in 3point shooting this season and have three other elements â&#x20AC;&#x201D; strong guard play, experienced leadership and a 7-foot center in Foote â&#x20AC;&#x201D; that make them a threat to play beyond the first weekend of the tournament. Cornell (28-4) made eight of its first 10 shots and never looked back, shooting 68 percent in
the opening half and 56 percent for the game. Temple (29-6) lost in the first round for the third straight year under coach Fran Dunphy, whose former assistant, Steve Donahue, has led Cornell to three straight Ivy League titles and the winningest season in school history.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ohio coach John Groce majored in math and taught it in high school and likes to use numbers when heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preparing his team or analyzing opponents. So how do the Bobcats explain this: They lost 14 games in the regular season, finishing below .500 in the mid-major Mid-America Conference to earn a No. 14 seed in the NCAA tournament. Then knocked off third-seeded Georgetown â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the biggest upset in a first day full of them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by, you guessed it, 14 points.
KU gets another dangerous mid-major in N. Iowa OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The defining characteristic of Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2008 national championship team was its killer instinct, the joy it took in stepping on an opponent and never letting it up. Those Jayhawks were hope crushers. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s group? Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a hope chest for opponents. So far, except for two cases during the regular season, letting a beaten opponent up for air hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hurt Kansas.
No more surprises when Murray St. meets Butler SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Danero Thomas realizes Murray State lost its chance to sneak up on anybody else in the NCAA tournament after his jumper beat the buzzer and Vanderbilt. He certainly knows the 13th-seeded Racers wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t catch Butler by surprise Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. These smallish schools with rich basketball traditions checked up on each other throughout the regular season. The Racers won 17 straight games in a streak that began in late December â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the same time Butler began its current 21-game streak, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest.
The Jayhawks have been able to crank it up when they need to, using a spurt or two, usually in the second half, to turn a tight game into another 15-point win.
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EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Boston 43 24 .642 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Toronto 33 34 .493 10 New York 24 44 .353 191â &#x201E;2 Philadelphia 24 44 .353 191â &#x201E;2 New Jersey 7 61 .103 361â &#x201E;2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB x-Orlando 49 21 .700 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Atlanta 43 24 .642 41â &#x201E;2 Charlotte 35 32 .522 121â &#x201E;2 Miami 35 34 .507 131â &#x201E;2 Washington 21 45 .318 26 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Cleveland 54 15 .783 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Milwaukee 36 30 .545 161â &#x201E;2 Chicago 31 36 .463 22 1 Detroit 23 45 .338 30 â &#x201E;2 Indiana 22 46 .324 311â &#x201E;2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB Dallas 46 22 .676 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; San Antonio 40 26 .606 5 Houston 35 31 .530 10 Memphis 36 33 .522 101â &#x201E;2 New Orleans 33 37 .471 14 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Denver 47 22 .681 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Utah 44 24 .647 21â &#x201E;2 Oklahoma City 42 25 .627 4 Portland 41 28 .594 6 Minnesota 14 55 .203 33 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 50 18 .735 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Phoenix 42 26 .618 8 L.A. Clippers 26 43 .377 241â &#x201E;2 Sacramento 23 45 .338 27 Golden State 19 48 .284 301â &#x201E;2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;
Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Orlando 108, Miami 102, OT Denver 93, New Orleans 80 Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Oklahoma City 115, Toronto 89 Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Boston at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Washington at Portland, 10 p.m. Utah at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Memphis, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Denver, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 9 p.m. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Houston at New York, 1 p.m. Oklahoma City at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Washington at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.
NHL Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 71 42 24 5 89 222 202 New Jersey 70 42 24 4 88 189 168 Philadelphia 70 37 28 5 79 209 191 N.Y. Rangers 71 31 31 9 71 185 195 N.Y. Islanders 70 29 32 9 67 185 216 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo 69 37 22 10 84 192 176 Ottawa 71 37 29 5 79 190 207 Montreal 71 36 29 6 78 194 195 Boston 70 31 27 12 74 174 180
Toronto
71 25 34 12 62 189 236 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Washington 71 47 14 10 104 280 202 Atlanta 70 30 29 11 71 210 227 Tampa Bay 70 28 30 12 68 185 217 Florida 69 28 30 11 67 180 204 Carolina 70 29 33 8 66 195 219 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 70 45 19 6 96 230 174 Nashville 71 40 26 5 85 202 201 Detroit 69 34 23 12 80 187 186 St. Louis 70 33 28 9 75 193 196 Columbus 71 29 31 11 69 187 228 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 71 44 24 3 91 233 183 Colorado 70 40 24 6 86 211 185 Calgary 70 35 26 9 79 177 174 Minnesota 71 34 31 6 74 194 208 Edmonton 70 21 42 7 49 176 245 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 70 43 17 10 96 228 183 Phoenix 71 44 22 5 93 193 173 Los Angeles 69 40 24 5 85 206 185 Dallas 70 30 27 13 73 201 223 Anaheim 69 32 29 8 72 193 211
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. y-clinched division Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Toronto 2, New Jersey 1, SO Phoenix 4, Florida 3, SO Pittsburgh 3, Boston 0 St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Carolina 4, Washington 3, OT Atlanta 6, Ottawa 3 Buffalo 6, Tampa Bay 2 Nashville 5, Minnesota 0 Philadelphia 3, Dallas 2 Vancouver 3, San Jose 2 Chicago 3, Los Angeles 0 Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Columbus 4, Minnesota 2 San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.
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AUTO RACING 2:30 p.m. ABC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NASCAR, Nationwide Series, Scotts Turf Builder 300, at Bristol, Tenn. GOLF 3 p.m. NBC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PGA Tour, Transitions Championship, third round, at Tampa, Fla. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 4 p.m. WGN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Preseason, Chicago White Sox vs. San Diego, at Glendale, Ariz. MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ESPN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NIT, second round, North Carolina at Mississippi State 1 p.m. CBS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, second round, quadrupleheader, Villanova vs. Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Calif. and Ohio vs. Tennessee at Providence, R.I.; Baylor vs. Old Dominion and Kentucky vs. Wake Forest at New Orleans; Kansas vs. Northern Iowa and Kansas State vs. BYU at Oklahoma City; or Murray State vs. Butler and New Mexico vs.
Washington at San Jose, Calif. NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. WGN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chicago at Philadelphia WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ESPN2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, LSU vs. Hartford at Durham, N.C.; Michigan State vs. Bowling Green at Louisville, Ky.; Austin Peay at Tennessee; St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vs. Princeton at Tallahassee, Fla. 2 p.m. ESPN2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Hampton at Duke; Kentucky vs. Liberty at Louisville, Ky.; Dayton vs. TCU at Knoxville, Tenn.; Louisiana Tech at Florida State. 8 p.m. ESPN2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Texas A&M vs. Portland State at Seattle; Oklahoma State vs. Chattanooga at Tempe, Ariz.; Iowa vs. Rutgers at Stanford, Calif.; Georgetown vs. Marist at Berkeley, Calif. 10 p.m. ESPN2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, first round, Gonzaga vs. North Carolina at Seattle; Georgia vs. Tulane at Tempe, Ariz.; UC Riverside at Stanford; Baylor vs. Fresno State at Berkeley, Calif.
Sports Review GOLF Transitions Championship Scores By The Associated Press Friday At Innisbrook Resort and Golf perhead Course Palm Harbor, Fla. Purse: $5 million Yardage: 7,340; Par 71 Second Round Padraig Harrington 69-65 Carl Pettersson 67-68 Jim Furyk 67-68 Bubba Watson 70-65 Retief Goosen 67-68 Steve Stricker 70-66 Jeff Maggert 67-69 Steve Elkington 68-68 David Toms 74-63 Jonathan Byrd 67-70 K.J. Choi 69-69 Ross Fisher 68-70 Alex Cejka 69-69 Jeff Quinney 68-70 Nicholas Thompson 70-68 Brandt Snedeker 69-69 Rickie Fowler 67-71 Luke Donald 71-68 Adam Scott 73-66 Justin Leonard 71-68 Mathew Goggin 70-69 Spencer Levin 69-70 Jerry Kelly 70-70 Bob Heintz 73-67
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Patterson had a handful of dunks and even hit a 3 of his own. The Wildcats led by 30 in the first half against ETSU and by as much as 40 in the second, the lack of drama in their dominance perhaps best illustrated by a video board montage of fans sleeping in the stands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously, Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great team. They have everything. They have size, they have quickness, they have shooters, they defend. They
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The Sanford Herald / Saturday, March 20, 2010 / 5B
DEAR ABBY
BRIDGE HAND
Girlfriend balks at dinner with both sets of parents DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating “Amanda” for eight months and everything is going great. I’ve met her parents, and she has met mine. Two days ago, I mentioned that we should plan a dinner with both sets of parents since they have not met yet. Amanda told me that our parents shouldn’t meet until we move in together or are engaged. I felt offended. When do you think is the right time for our parents to meet? — IT’S ONLY DINNER! DEAR ONLY DINNER: I disagree with your girlfriend. There are no hard and fast rules these days about when the parents of couples should meet. And after eight months, I would think both sets of parents would be interested in meeting each other.
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Happy Birthday: Take care of any problems with settlements, contracts or financial agreements and you will be well-positioned for some good opportunities the last quarter of the year. It will be a waste of time and energy to try to push others. Focus on how you can use your own steam to get what you want. Realize that you have much to offer on your own. Your numbers are 6, 14, 17, 20, 29, 33, 42 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t lose sight of your goals. Speak from the heart. An old friend will be able to shine some light on a personal situation you are experiencing. Gather all the facts and when you see an opportunity, take it. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): It’s time to take care of your responsibilities. You can expect to face deception when dealing with people who want your help or the people you are asking for favors. Do your own fact-finding. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You have to be precise and honest if you don’t want to be taken out of context. Expect disappointments from people who have made promises. It’s time to make modifications to the way you have been living your life. CANCER (June 21July 22): Help others but don’t get taken for granted. There’s a fine line between what needs to be done and what doesn’t. You may feel the need to keep a secret if you don’t want someone to take what you are doing the wrong way. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Friends and colleagues will recognize the improvements you make. You will learn a lot by participating in community events and can impress the people you encounter with your knowledge and your views. Emotional dealings with friends and relatives will slow you down.
WORD JUMBLE
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make changes that are not expected. The more you can learn about a job you want done, the easier it will be to handle partners and contractors. Don’t give in to anyone trying to push you in a direction you don’t want to go. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t put up with emotional games. If someone is not pulling his or her weight, take action. You will have the opportunity to make improvements to a relationship that means a lot to you as long as you communicate instead of procrastinate. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Check out a possible move. Larger quarters or renovating your home to suit your needs will lift your spirits and revitalize some of the goals you set aside. A partnership will fall into place. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Do something constructive to make your home environment better. Listen to any complaints being made and correct whatever isn’t working. Neglecting problems will lead to a sudden change you didn’t foresee. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Get together with relatives you don’t often see. Revisit the goals you’ve always wanted to aspire to but didn’t -- and go for it. Sharing your thoughts and plans for the future will give you the help and support you need. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Read the fine print. It will be difficult to deal with your emotions if you allow someone to take advantage of you. Say no to temptation and plans that put you at a disadvantage. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep everyone guessing and you’ll control what’s going on emotionally and personally in your life. Look back at the way things unfolded in the past and you will have a good idea how to handle the same people now.
o DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend, “Darlene,” whom I have known for 30 years. She has never once in all that time invited me into her home. Darlene never has anyone inside except for immediate family. If you go there to take her something, she greets you outside if she knows you’re coming. If she doesn’t, she won’t answer the door. She goes to other people’s homes but never reciprocates. In groups that go from house to house, she will not take her turn. Even when her mother-in-law died she wouldn’t receive people in her home.
Abigail Van Buren Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
I find Darlene’s behavior insulting. It has become a frequent topic of conversation. I don’t know what her home life was growing up, but her husband’s family had an opendoor policy in their home. Please advise me why someone would never welcome anyone into her home. — SHUT OUT IN CHARLOTTESVILLE DEAR SHUT OUT: Darlene may be ashamed of the way her house looks inside, or she may be a hoarder. If you really need an explanation, you should be asking her. In light of your 30-year friendship, please stop personalizing this because it appears her hang-up is long-standing and deep-seated. And to gossip about it behind her back seems cruel and won’t help the situation. o DEAR ABBY: I try to be positive and considerate of others. I
believe if you smile at the world, it will smile back. The exception to that is my mother. Mom is the most negative person I have ever met. Nothing has ever been good enough for her — and now my sister is starting to behave just like her. If misery loves company, they can have each other. My kids dislike being around their grandmother and can see how upset she makes me when we talk on the phone. Abby, I’d like my mom to see her grandkids grow up, and much as I don’t want to admit it, I need her support and guidance. How can I get Mom to see the brighter side of things? — UPBEAT IN OKLAHOMA DEAR UPBEAT: Forgive me if this seems negative, but you can’t change other people — only the way you react to them. You might be able to deflect some of the unpleasantness your mother creates if, instead of letting her upset you when she says something negative, you respond with something positive. Because your children don’t like to be around her, limit their exposure if she’s being toxic. And do not allow her to minimize their accomplishments or make them feel “less than,” because they may begin to believe it. As to needing your mother’s support and guidance, I sympathize with your wish, but please understand that she may not be able to give you what you’re looking for. And, if that’s the case, you may need to find support and guidance elsewhere.
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UK library receives book overdue by 45 years
Elderly NYC pair familiar with ‘Police! Open up!’
LONDON (AP) — It’s common to return a library book late — but not by half a century. Staff at a British library say they were surprised and puzzled when they received a book that was 45 years overdue through their mailbox. Alison Lawrie, the principal assistant at Dinnington Library, near northern England’s Sheffield, says the Penguin first edition copy of “Quartermass and the Pit” by Nigel Kneale was due back on Oct. 15, 1965. She says the borrower remains a mystery because the library records don’t go back that far, and the sender didn’t attach a letter or note with the book. Lawrie said Friday the sender need not worry about a hefty fine. She says: “If the person who returned the book wants to come forward, we’d love to know the story behind it.”
NEW YORK (AP) — An elderly Brooklyn couple say they’re tired of hearing the phrase, “Police! Open up!” World War II veteran Walter Martin and his 82-year-old wife, Rose, said police have come looking for criminals at their house about 50 times in the past eight years. It’s not clear why. The New York Daily News says its computer search showed 15 other people living at the Marine Park address. The Martins don’t know any of them. Inspector Ed Mullen said the NYPD’s identity theft squad is investigating. Earlier this week, officers pounded on both their front and back doors.
Cops: Burglar logs into MySpace on store computer KENNEWICK, Wash. (AP) — A burglar who spent about five hours on a store’s computer after breaking into the business gave police all the clues they needed to track him down. Investigators said the 17year-old logged into his MySpace account while at Bella Office Furniture and that made it easy for them to find him. He also spent time looking at pornography and trying to sell stolen items, all while using the business’ computer.
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Nudity concerns in Colorado town prompting new rules BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — In response to neighborhood reports of a topless gardener, the housing authority in a Colorado town plans to amend its rules so that tenants cover up when they’re outside. Robert Pierce, of Boulder, says he’ll fight changes that would keep his wife from gardening outside topless, which is legal under state and city law. “They’re making a big mistake,” hesaid. Boulder Housing Partners Executive Director Betsey Martens didn’t return a phone call Friday seeking details on how covered residents would have to be. She told the Daily Camera newspaper that people have complained for years about the couple often going outside wearing only thong underwear. See answer, page 2A
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Take a gentle approach with niece Q: How do you know when to openly confront someone who’s doing something wrong, and when to back off and hope you can deal with them later? My niece grew up in our church but now she’s turned her back on her parents’ moral standards (and on them). I want to help her but I don’t want to make her mad. -- Mrs. S.R. A: This isn’t an easy issue -- but God knows what the best approach will be for your niece, and that’s why the most important thing you can do is to pray for wisdom (and for her). Remember the Bible’s promise: “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God... and it will be given to him” (James 1:5). However, her reaction to her parents may give you a clue as to the best approach. No doubt they confronted her very directly about her lifestyle, and she has rejected both them and their advice. Perhaps a more gentle approach will get through to her -- and will keep the door open for further conversations. Don’t misunderstand me, however. A gentle approach doesn’t mean you avoid confronting her with her sin or act as if it doesn’t matter. But it does mean you let her know you love her and care what happens to her -- and because you care, you’re concerned about what will happen to her if she persists in her sin. Remind her, too, that God loves her, and He is even more concerned about her than you are.
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of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Lee County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on March 30th on 10:00 AM and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following real estate situated in the County of Lee, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows: Lying and being located in Number Four (4) Township, Lee County, North Carolina and more particularly described as follows: Being all of Lot No.93 of State Route 27 as shown on a plat of record in Plat Book 23 at Page 63 of the Lee County Registry; reference to said recorded plat being made for a more full and complete description by meets and bounds. The above parcel is subject to those Declarations of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of record in Book 1532 at Page 1642 of the Lee County Registry. Title Reference: Deed Book 898 at Page 1475 of the Lee County Registry. Tax Map Reference: 4-31-1-85. Tax Parcel ID: 52779. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Together with improvements located thereon; said property being located at 2825 Chippendale Trl, Sanford, NC 27330. Trustee may, in the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in NCGS §45-21.23. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the tax of Forty Five Cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS, WHERE IS." Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust/security agreement, or both, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either the Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. A cash deposit or cashier's check (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold.
Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days' written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF THIS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY. This the 8th day of March, 2010. Substitute Trustee Services, Inc. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE Richard Lawson, PA P.O. Box 36306 Charlotte, North Carolina 28236 FC-09-67222; 2003546
What: KEYS Where: THE SANFORD HERALD Who: That’s the question! 7 Keys, Car Door Opener, CVS, Lowes Foods, Food Lion, Hallmark, Kmart, & Wilkinson Cadillac Customer Cards. Come by to claim!
EXECUTOR NOTICE HAVING qualified as Executor of the estate of Ida Jane Mills, deceased, late of Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three months from February 27th, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This 27th day of February, 2010. Gloria M. Oldham 520 Colonial Drive Broadway,NC, 27505 Executor/trix of the estate of Ida Jane Mills (2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20)
190 Yard Sales 2 Family Yard Sale Saturday 8am-Until 694 Pilson Rd (Lee County) A few miles from Lemon Springs New & Old Items Old: New Wave Oven $50, Dishes, 2 Gas Camping Stoves, Lots of Cinder Blocks New : Socks 6 pack $3, Nice Billfolds & Many Other Items. 910-585-1598 6 Family Yard Sale Saturday 7am - 12 Noon at Todd’s Tire Service on Lee Avenue All Size Clothes, HH Items, and Lots, Lots More !!! Ask about our YARD SALE SPECIAL
8 lines/2 days*
$13.50
Get a FREE “kit”: 6 signs, 60 price stickers, 6 arrows, marker, inventory sheet, tip sheet! *Days must be consecutive Baby Yard Sale Saturday 7am - 12pm 212 Crystal Drive Broadway Tons of girls clothes. NB-2T. Boys NB-12 Mon. Both babies born in spring. Other Assorted Items Avail. Big Ware House Sale Cabinet Depot 50-60% off Everything in Stock. Sale Lasts All Week. 919-770-3476 Big Yard Sale We’re Back 502 Queens Road HH Items, Clothes, Tons of stuff. To much to mention!!! Fri - 8am - 4pm Sat 7am - 12pm Big Yard Sale 51 Arthur Maddox Road Fri. & Sat.. Lots of good stuff 8-2 each day 776-0370 01’ Ford Explorer $6,500 Big Yard Sale! Fri. March 19 & Sat. March 20. 8am-until 909 Chatham Street Computer Desk & Monitors, Ladies Clothes, Baby Items, Kitchen Items, Too Much To List! Huge Yard Sale Fri, Sat, & Sun Route 42 W 11165 Carbonton By Jim’s Cash Mart 8am - 4pm Living Room Suite, Dining Room Table, 3 TVs, Jewelry, LG Size Clothes, and MANY MORE ITEMS
Indoor/Outdoor Yard Sale 3/20/10 from 7am-11am HH, furniture, electronics, EXECUTOR toys, clothes, formal wear, NOTICE glass items, lots of misc. Biscuits and baked goods! HAVING qualified as Northview Christian Church Executor of the estate 3301 Hawkins Avenue.
of Edna Marion Pilson, deceased, late of Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned within three months from March 20, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate please make immediate payment. This 18, day of March, 2010. Janice Pilson Stewart 2202 Cliffside Drive Sanford, NC, 27330 Wilford Dean Pilson 5297 S. Plank Road Cameron NC 28326 Executor/trix of the estate of Edna Marion Pilson (March 20, 27 April 3, 10)
100 Announcements 110 Special Notices
Moving Sale Sat 9-3 Furn., House Decor, Pots, Pans, Prom Gowns, Party Clothes, Suits, & Wicker Furn. You Name it We Got It !!! Everything Has To Go Ayers Lane Intersection of 15-501 & Ceder Lane South of US1 & 15-501 Intersection New Thrift Shop in Broadway next to the Pig. All clothing going for a $1. Short Time only. So Hurry in. Hours are Wed - Fri 11am-5pm Sat 10am-2pm 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 Saturday, March 20th 7am-12pm Wilson Road(Sanford) Toys, Fishing & Hunting Items, Boys & Womens Clothes, & More!
WILL MOVE OLD JUNK CARS! BEST PRICES PAID. Call for complete car delivery price. McLeod’s Auto Crushing. Day 499-4911. Night 776-9274.
Yard Sale & Fish Fry Family Reunion Fundraiser March 20th, 7am-Until Location: Hotspot (Corner of Fields Drive & Washington Ave.)
130 Lost
YS: Mens, Womens, & Children’s Clothing, Plus A Variety of HH Items & Much More!
Lost Female German Sheppard last seen in Saint Andrews Area 8 Months Old, Roughly 60 Pounds. Goes by the name Alita. $200 Reward. If found Please Call 770-2812
Fish Fry: Baked Beans, Coleslaw, Bread & Cake. $6 For More Information Call: 919-356-8003
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190 Yard Sales Multi Family Yard Sale Fri & Sat 7am - 5pm 4419 Lee Avenue Ext.
YARD SALE - SAT 8 AM UNTIL 101 Packhouse Lane Upchurch Farm Subdivision baby items, clothes, table & chairs, glass coffee table, and other items Yard Sale 2205 Nob Hill Saturday 7am - 1pm Baby things, Toys, Furniture, HH Items, & More Yard Sale 503 Frazier Drive Friday & Saturday 7am-until Yard Sale Fri & Sat 7am-Until 1597 Post Office Road Click Clack Sofa, Curio Cabinet, End Tables, Nascar Items, Toys, To Much To List. Yard Sale Sat. 7am-1pm 128 Willow Ridge Drive Lots of Items! Come See! Yard Sale Saturday 7am -Until 3824 Lemon Springs Road Yard Sale Saturday 8am - 12 Noon B & B Market Across from The Courthouse HH Items, Furniture, Antiques Too Much To Mention. Yard Sale: Saturday 7am - 1pm 919-478-7932 12251 McDougald Road All HH Items, Sheets, Towels, Small Appliances. Portraits made out of real flowers, A Real Must See. TOO MUCH TO MENTION
200 Transportation 210 Vehicles Wanted Big Boys Junk Cars looking for junk cars. Anywhere from $100 to $200 a car. Call Anytime: 910-3911791
240 Cars - General 1979 International School Bus- $850 Or Best Offer. Call: 919-498-3030 or 478-4108 Automobile Policy: Three different automobile ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.
For Sale 1989 Mercedes Benz Runs-Good Motor $1000 Call: 774-1801 For Sale 1931 A Model Coupe Restored Call: 919-478-5432
255 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
270 Motorcycles 2000 Yamaha YZF600R Lowered- Extended 6” 28,500 miles Asking $3500 or best offer Call: 919-478-2280
275 ATVs 1994 EZ-Go Golf Cart Battery Operated, Lift Kit, Battery Charger Incl., Runs Good! Priced To Sell $1500. 919-356-5602
280 RVs/Campers For Sale- Motor Home-Class A. National RV -SeabreezeModel 1311. 31 foot 2003- bought new 2004. $70,000. Two slide-outs. Corian counters. Hydraulic levelling jacks. Three burner gas stove and oven. Microwave/Convection oven. Two televisions. 18,000 miles. Reason for sellinghealth and age. Call: 919776-9546
295 Boats/Motors/ Trailers
340 Landscaping/ Gardening
601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less
I’m Available To Clean Yards. Reasonable Prices. Has References. Whatever Yard Work That Needs to Be Done 356-2333 or 718-9502
12 Foot John Boat $250 Call: 776-7955
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
400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General "Full time/permanent position for High School Graduate with water treatment plant operation and delivery system maintenance. Will train. Certified in Distribution a plus. Excellent benefits. Reply to PO Box 13, Goldston, NC 27252" Coordinator for Exchange Students P/T. Recruit hosts, provide support and activities. Must be 25 years of age and love teens. Make friends worldwide! www.aspectfoundation.org CROSSROADS AUTOMOTIVE GROUP has just acquired a new dealership in Sanford N.C. We are currently interviewing for sales associates and service techs. We bring with us years of experience, proven sales excellence, and access to over 2500 new and used vehicles. We are a fast growing automotive group with over 25 unique franchises and we offer top pay, benefits, and excellent opportunities within the company for growth. We are a volume dealership with hometown values, business based on Christian principals, and a five day work week(always closed on Sundays!). Please contact me personally, Derek Reavis; General Manager at 919-523-0661 or via email derek.reavis@crossroadscars.com to set up your interview. Dump Truck Driver needed. CDL w/2 yr.exp., clean driving record. Drug free work environment 919-842-2088. Movie Extras to stand in the backgrounds of a major film production. All looks needed. Earn up to $150/day. Experience not required. Call 877-577-2952. Part-time cashier needed. Call 718-1717 for an appointment. We offer • BOLD print
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425 Help Wanted Child Care Smaller Scholars Montessori is looking for PT afternoon Teacher working 25-30 hours a week with ability for full time. All applicants must be 18 years old with a high school diploma. Apply in person1480 McNeil Road any questions please call 919-777-9374
500 Free Pets 520 Free Dogs 9 Puppies Mixed Breed 8 Weeks Old Free To Good Home! Call: 919-224-7048
600 Merchandise 601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less
1999 Voyager Boat-14ft, all aluminum flat bottom w/ trailer, 20 horse power *“Bargain Bin” ads are free for five consecutive days. Items must evinrude, w/ seats, life total $250 or less, and the price jackets, etc. $1,350. must be included in the ad. Call: 770-0956
300 Businesses/Services 315 Elderly/In-Home Care Personal or Home Health Care Aide : Provide housekeeping and routine personal care services for elderly, disabled, etc. individuals at home.
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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18 Cubic Feet Whirlpool No Frost Refrigerator/Freezer w/ Ice Maker. Excellent Cond. $100. Call: 776-3037 18 cubic ft. GE no frost refrigerator/freezer w/ ice maker. Excellent condition. $250 Call: 919-776-6162 3 Prom Dresses 1.White & Black, Full Skirt, Size 10, $75. 2.Navy Blue ,A Line, Size 10 $25. 3.Black & Silver Sparkle, Straight w/ Side Slit, Sm/Lg, $50. Call: 775-8118 4 Feather Leather Bantams 3 Hens/1 Rooster Young- Just starting to lay. $30 Call: 776-7955
605 Miscellaneous
700 Rentals
820 Homes
KRISTA L. BRINKLEY AN IMPORTANT LETTER FOR YOU CAME TO 347 BEACH END, SANFORD WHICH I HAVE RON PENNY 343 BEACH END 776-9934
715 Roommate Wanted
*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”.
Wanting to clean out your barns, attics, basements, or buildings. Get rid your clutter. For More Info Call 770-0059 or 721-3968
Looking for Roommate must be clean & have job. Needing someone to split rent. Util. paid. Call for more info 498-5326
720 For Rent - Houses
615 Appliances
1 & 2 BR near hospital & down town, $350-$385 per month. No Pets Johnson Real Estate 919-777-6060
Appliance Repair - all brands. Free estimate.All work guaranteed. Call Mr. Paul anytime 258-9165.
1,2,3 BR Rentals Avail. Adcock Rentals 774-6046 adcockrentalsnc.com
635 Computers
2425 Shawnee $675/mo 3BD/1BA Adcock Rentals 774-6046
Barger Services: Web services, networking, site hosting, vehicle transporting, HVAC Repair & More Contact me @ sjb1964@poj-iyd.com or 919-708-3034
Lease to Own - Several homes Dial 919-775-1497 week days or 770-2554 or 770-4883 Part of Rental Payments applies to Down Payment for 12 Months MODELS OPEN Sat & Sun 1-5 Copper Ridge US#1 at Exit 76 Nottingham US#1 at Exit 69 B Sun 1-5 Woodbridge, Lee Ave. Dial 770-4883 or 770-2554
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE
262 Mason Hill $475/mo 3BD/2BA Adcock Rentals 774-6046
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to 52 inch HomeTrends Dethe Federal Fair Housing luxe 5 Blade Ceiling Fan. Act 1968 which makes it New In Box illegal to advertise “any Fire Wood Paid $85- New $45 preference, limitation or disMixed Hardwoods 3br 1.5BA Central Heat & crimination based on race, Call: 499-3354 Full Size Pick Up Air. LG Rooms Screen In color, religion, sex, handiSplit & Delivered $85 Porch, Vinyl Windows Chev Rear Bumper cap, familial status, or 499-1617/353-9607 Broadway 258-9887 Fits 88-98 Chev, Argent Silnational origin or an intenver Clear-Coat. Like New! tion to make any such prefMowing, Landscaping, 3BR w/walk in closets, $100. erence, limitation or disYard Work, Brush Clear2BA, living room w/ (4) 15x8 Alum Wheels. Fits crimination.” ing, Tree Removal, Fire fireplace, walk in laundry This newspaper will not 78-98 Chev TK. Good Wood Delivery, ETC. room, lots of closets, 1765 knowingly accept any Cond. $100 Call: 776Will do anything Call sf home, 1821 Spring 8493 advertisement for real 498-4852 or 258-9360 Lane, $1000/mo. + 1 mo. estate which is in violation dep. 919-721-2475. Christmas Tree of the law. Our readers are 650 Never Used $12 hereby informed that all Charming 3 BD/1 bath 2Household/Furniture 919-258-6682 dwellings advertised in this story cottage. New carpet, newspaper available on an 6 Pieces Girls BR Suite tile, fp, screen porches. Ref Computer Desk Good Single Bed Great Condition req’d. W. Sanford 700/mo equal opportunity basis. Condition $50 To complain of discrimina$750 Must See 919-775-3679 Truck Tool Box that fits a tion call 919-733-7996 China Cabinet with Hutch Chevy Z 71 $75 (N.C. Human Relations $400 910-890-3928 Open House Sat 499-4729 or 721-2184 March 20th 12pm - 2pm Commission). Moving Out For Sale 253 Glendale Circle Dog Kennel Glendale Estate off Time is Running Out to 12x12x12x12$175 A - 2 Barcalounger Chairs Lemon Springs Road Obtain the $8,000 2 Water Skis Dark Green - Like New Tax Credit $50 a piece THE SANFORD HERALD Clean - $250 Each Call 919-775-1497 Call: 919-356-6357 makes every effort to follow 2 for $400 770-4883 or 770-2554 HUD guidelines in rental or visit Electric Maytag washer advertisements placed by B - 2 stuffed - upholstered www.grocecompanies.com and Kenmore dryer - $75. flex steel rockers - LT. Tan - our advertisers. We reserve DON’T LOSE OUT ea. 2-wooden twin beds the right to refuse or they turn and rock with boxspring and change ad copy as Excellent Condition - $75 825 mattress-$50.00 ea. necessary for Each or 2 - $125 for both. Call 919-770-4236 Manufactured HUD compliances. Homes C - 3 PC SET - Couch - Side Full Mattress Set 730 Chair & Recliner Chair Good Condition. 3BR/2BA, garden tub, Blue - $500 For Rent $50 brick underpinning, 3.5 258-5906 Apts/Condos ac., country, Goldston, D - - Double - Seat Couch refrig., stove, dishwasher, 1 seat fixed and one seat 1 BR Apt $375/mo Glass Display Case- 64x22 microwave 258-9887. reclinable with corner table Window AC & Gas Heat $75. to match. - $250 for pair. Criminal Background Cash Register $60. 830 Check and Deposit Req. Drill Press $50. Mobile Homes Donald Schurman 774-4922 Belt & Disk Sander $50. (919)499-4205 Call: 919-718-6169 CLASSIFIED LINE AD 1 BR Dorm For Rent DEADLINE: Utilities Included with Cable Go Kart 2 seater w/ lights 2:00 PM Small Fridge & Microwave & rollbar. 6 H.P. Needs 660 DAY BEFORE $100/wk or $400/mo simple repair. New over Sporting Goods/ Dep & Criminal Record PUBLICATION. (2:00 $1000. Sacrifice for this Health & Fitness Req. 919-774-4922 pm Friday for Sat/Sun free ad $250. Call: 499ads). Sanford Herald, 9442 GOT STUFF? Rooms for rent Single Classified Dept., CALL CLASSIFIED! Rooms $125 per week, New Corner Desk w/ 718-1201 or 718Double Rooms $140 per SANFORD HERALD Shelving $100. 1204 Week Utilities & Cable CLASSIFIED DEPT., New Roll Top Secretary Inc. $50 Dep 935-9868 Desk $100. 718-1201 or For Sale: Winn M.H. Slightly Used Executive 718-1204. 1988, 92K, New Tires, Studio apartment Chair $50. Belts & New Frig. with carport, N. Horner, Call: 919-718-5894 665 $11,500 Or Best Offer $360/mo., Musical/Radio/TV Call: 919-499-1155 deposit rqrd. 356-4687 Silvertone Acoustic Guitar New Strings, Comes with CLASSIFIED SELLS! 900 740 Bag and Guitar Tuner. “CALL TODAY, Miscellaneous For Rent - Mobile $250 OBO. SELL TOMORROW” 910-703-5584 Homes Sanford Herald 920 Classified Dept., 1 & 2 BR. $300 TO $485 Single Bed 718-1201 or 718Auctions Per Month, near Walmart $20 1204 call Johnson Real Estate Harris Call: 919-356-6357 919-777-6060 675 Realty & Auction Small Desk & Chair $25 “Since 1989” One Pets/Animals 3BR/2BA DW 5 Arm Spider Light $75 Call...We Sell It All!! 1st & Last Month Rent *Pets/Animals Policy: Round Chrome Glass Top Land, Houses, Equipment No Pets $600/mo Three different (Pet) ads per Coffee Table $60 Business Liquidation, household per year at the Harnett County Best Offer for Everything Estates, Antiques, Coins, “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, Call: 919-498-0174 478-1836 or 478-7890 Furniture, Consignments, billing will be at the etc. jerryharrisauction.com “Business Rate”. Cameron 3BR/2BA, Whirpool Washer $75 545-4637 or 498-4077 quiet area, nice home 919-499-4780 Chihuahua Puppies For $475 + dep, no pets 960 Sale 910-245-1208 Women’s Clothing Statewide Female (New/Used) Call: 919-499-1134 Double Wide For Rent Classifieds 233 Wicker Street 3BR/2BA Sat & Sun 3/20 & 3/21 Poo Be Gone: Weekly Pet 100 ACRE FARM- Selling $575/mo $575/dep Noon - 6pm 774-6153 Waste Clean Up $10 a 10 acres or more, Caswell Call: 919-343-8341 week Call for more info County on U.S. Highway 605 774-7028 910-703-2540 158. 10 miles east of 765 Miscellaneous Reidsville. Restricted to resiCommercial dential. 336-694-4968 or Commercial Tanning Rentals 680 336-514-5260. Bed Farm Produce Church Space For Rent Wolff Ovation 124 w/ Fa$400/mo- utilities included cial Tanner, Head & Toe You want the best salad in REAL ESTATE AUCTION: Call: 919-336-2848 Lamps. Bought Brand New town? Come to the B&B Tuesday, March 23, Warehouse Space Also Used Only For In Home PerMarket! Fresh Turnip & 6:00PM at Johnston County Available sonal use. Paid $4500 askMustard Greens, Creasy, Agricultural Center, Smithing $1500. Call: 774Collards, Side Meat & Ham field. Offering 116± AC 800 5563 or 770-7699 Hocks. 775-3032 divided and 113± AC divFor Sale Sand Filters L-M-S, Pumps & Controls, Hoses-Cover, Vacuum Scimmers, Test KitsChlorine, 3 Lawn Mowers, 1 4000 Watt Generator Call: 498-0376 For Sale Travel Resort of America. Pd to Dec. 31, 2010. $500 plus transfer fees. Dues pd until Aug. 2010 Call: 919-499-1155
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640 Firewood
695 Wanted to Buy Looking to purchase small timber tracts. Fully insured. Call 919-499-8704 Wanted Used Motor For 1994 Nissan Pickup Low Mileage Call: 919-356-6263
3BR 1.5 BA, 2 Car Garage House. 1st and Last Month Rent. All App., No Pets. Ingram & West Lee. $850/Mon. Ref 776-9316
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AUCTION: OCEAN FRONT CONDO! 03-2710, 11:00am. Units 922 & 924 Ocean Park Resort, 1905 South Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC. Gary
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