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The Sanford Herald WEDNESDAYS, MARCH 24, 2010

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FORMER CAV SHINES FOR HOKIES’ SOFTBALL TEAM

Softball star B.K. Smith, a freshman at Va. Tech (9-16, 21), is currently the leadoff batter and is second on the team in batting average at .286 and is tied for first in hits with 24 Page 1B

TECHNOLOGY

CHINA THWARTS GOOGLE’S REBELLION Google’s attempted detour around China’s Internet censorship rules was met with countermeasures Tuesday by the communist government Page 14A

MIDDLE EAST

NETANYAHU WARMLY GREETED IN WASHINGTON Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warmer public reception from Congress than from the Obama administration Page 16A

ECONOMY BAILED-OUT EXECS TO SEE A PAY CUT

A CLOSER LOOK

ATTORNEYS GENERAL SUE

BIDEN’S PODIUM FLUB

The Associated Press goes over some features, along with details of a package of changes to the legislation Page 6A

Attorneys general from 13 states sued the government Tuesday claiming the bill is unconstitutional Page 6A

Vice President claims the bill to be a “Big (expletive) deal” to Obama, words caught on the podium mic Page 8A

HEALTH CARE IS REFORMED Historic $938B bill signed into law Tuesday; Dems jubilant

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WASHINGTON — Claiming a historic triumph that could define his presidency, a jubilant Barack Obama signed a massive, nearly $1 trillion health care overhaul on Tuesday that will for the first time cement insurance coverage as the right of every U.S. citizen and begin to reshape the way virtually all Americans receive and pay for treatment. After more than a year of hyperpartisan struggle — and numerous near-death moments for the measure — Obama declared “a new season in America” as he sealed a victory denied to a line of presidents stretching back more than half a century. Democratic lawmakers cheered him on, giving the White House signing ceremony a rally-like atmosphere as they shouted and snapped photos with pocket cameras or cell phones. Not everyone was cheering. The Democrats pushed the bill through Congress without GOP support, and the Republicans said Tuesday that those Democratic lawmakers would pay dearly in this November’s elections. Opinion polls show the public remains skeptical, too, and Obama will fly to Iowa on Thursday for the first of a number of appearances that will be more like a continuing sales job than a victory lap. Aside from the huge, reallife changes in store for many Americans, the White House

North Carolina’s big-city motorists are losing nearly on average the cost of a tank of gas every week to pay for their troubles from pot holes, longer waits in traffic and perilous roads Page 11A

TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE

Vol. 80, No. 68 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi peers over President Barack Obama’s shoulder as he signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. YOUR THOUGHTS The Herald wants to know your thoughts on the $938 billion health care reform bill signed into law Tuesday. E-mail Editor Billy Liggett at bliggett@sanfordherald.com, and we will consider your comments for future articles and letters to the editor. Please include your name, city and contact information (phone numbers will not be shared)

ONLINE Read the entire transcript of Obama’s speech, plus read analysis on whether or not the health care bill will mean victory or defeat for Republicans and Democrats in November www.sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — You have a job, and you’re happy with your current health coverage. You’re unemployed, and your child has asthma. You run a small business, and you’ve seen insurance premiums rise over the years. You’re looking to start a new company, and you’re unsure of what providing health care to your employees will cost in the coming years. And when it comes to health care and the $938 billion health care reform bill signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday, the majority of you only want to know one thing — how the bill will affect you, your family and your business. Unfortunately, opinions differ across the board when it comes to what your health plan will look like five years from now, and even though the bill is now a law, many still aren’t sure how they will be affected personally. Americans will see health care changes take effect by the end of September this year, Obama said Tuesday. Other changes won’t kick in for another four years. By 2014, most Americans will be required to carry health insurance, whether it’s through an employer, through a government program or by buying it

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CAROLINA TRACE

LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS

Naval aviators given taste of Haiti devastation

Board to change little on Superintendent’s request

By CAITLIN MULLEN

TROUBLED ROADS COSTING DRIVERS MORE

How the bill may affect your family, business

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE

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The top earners at five big companies still living on federal bailout money will take a 15 percent pay cut this year, the Obama administration’s pay czar says — yet many will still make millions

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SANFORD — Command Sgt. Maj. James Westover provided a glimpse Tuesday into life in Haiti and the Army’s relief efforts following the 7.0magnitude earthquake that struck the country’s capital in January. Westover and Sgt. Mike Giraldo of the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division, who spent almost two months near Port-au-Prince, Haiti help-

HAPPENING TODAY n Sanford Jobseekers, a local support group for those looking for jobs, will meet at First Baptist Church from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. All who are job seeking are welcome to come. For questions, call (919) 776-6137. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

ing with relief efforts, gave a presentation to the Carolina Blue Squadron of the Association of Naval Aviators at the Carolina Trace Country Club. The Carolina Blue Squadron — current and retired military and civilian pilots — meets monthly. The club’s organizer, Carl Woodard, is a friend and neighbor to Westover and invited him to speak to the club. Woodard said he wanted

See Haiti, Page 10A

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The Lee County Board of Education decided Tuesday to accept the superintendent’s 2010-11 budget recommendations with one addition. The board, at the recommendation of member Shawn Williams, likely will add the Deep River Elementary request for the placement of a speaker at the upper playground. The board discussed the budget

High: 75 Low: 45

at their second work session Tuesday at the Heins Education Building. The total for Superintendent Jeff Moss’s recommendations using capital outlay funds amounts to an estimated cost of $788,196, which is added to the $1,420,700 for total 2010-11 lottery projects and total 201011 pod payment of $207,654 to make the total 2010-11 projects amount $2,406,550.

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INDEX

More Weather, Page 16A

OBITUARIES

R.V. HIGHT

Sanford: Betty Stabler Barber, 86; Joe B. Cook, 66; Wilbur Monroe Fields Jr.; Johnnie Benjamin Gunter, 82; Larry Douglas Kirby, 64

Hight writes on reunions and the NCPA awards ceremony at the Dean Dome

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GOOD MORNING Pet of the Week Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption

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FACES & PLACES

■ Sanford Jobseekers, a local support group for those looking for jobs, will meet at First Baptist Church from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. All who are job seeking are welcome to come. This week’s program: Edith Edmonds, manager of the Lee County ESC, will speak about protecting those unemployment benefits. Bring a current resume and business cards. For questions, call (919) 776-6137.

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THURSDAY

Sterling Sterling is a female silver and tan domestic medium hair. Like many females, she’s not telling her age ... however, we guess her to be between 1 and 2 years old; not nearly old enough to be so secretive. Sterling has an incredibly sweet face that is a perfect reflection of her spirit. In addition to being beautiful, she is also gentle and affectionate. Sterling gets along well with other kitties and is dependably litter box trained. Please stop by and meet Sterling and see if you can resist her feminine charms. Sterling is FIV/FeLV negative, current on vaccines and preventatives, micro-chipped and spayed. See CARA’s Web site (www.caranc.org) for more info or to apply to adopt. Carolina Animal Rescue and Adoption, Inc. located at 42 Deep River Rd., Sanford is a 501(c) non-profit, volunteer organization that operates on individual and corporate donations and fund raising proceeds.

On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

THURSDAY ■ The Siler City Town Board of Commissioners will meet from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Siler City Police Department for the purpose of fulfilling required ethics training for elected officials. This is for instructional purposes only with no Town Board action being taken.

MARCH 29 ■ 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 William Rock Horton Sr., Lisa Headen, Jeanna Headen, Zachary Aaron Barker, Teyonna McKinnis, Colton Brown, Harold Lee Holder, Bridget Brown, Archie Yarborough, Patricia Minter, Myles Ellis, Austin Ronnie Thomas, Miranda Brown, Shimeek Kisheem McKoy, Takina Jones Shaw, Kenneth Hockaday, Tony Hockaday, Nancy Walden, William R. Ray, Timothy Evans, Sydney Sasser and Jerome Johnson. CELEBRITIES: Actor Robert Carradine is 56. TV personality Star Jones is 48. Actress Lara Flynn Boyle is 40. Actress Alyson Hannigan is 36. NFL quarterback Peyton Manning is 34. Actress Keisha Castle-Hughes is 20.

■ Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 7 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. ■ The Chatham County Community Book Sale will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 307 Credle St. in Pittsboro. ■ CCH Auxiliary “Books are Fun” fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at CCH Visitor’s Lobby Carthage Street Entrance. Find something for children and adults of all ages from a large selection of books and gift items. Proceeds benefit CCH Auxiliary Projects.

This day in history: On March 24, 1980, one of El Salvador’s most respected Roman Catholic Church leaders, Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero, was shot to death by a sniper as he celebrated Mass in San Salvador. (Romero was assassinated after urging the Salvadoran military to halt death squads that had killed thousands of suspected guerrillas and leftist opponents of the government.) In 1944, in occupied Rome, the Nazis executed more than 300 civilians in reprisal for an attack by Italian partisans the day before that had killed 32 German soldiers. In 1955, the Tennessee Williams play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” opened on Broadway. In 1958, rock-and-roll singer Elvis Presley was inducted into the Army in Memphis, Tenn. In 1989, the supertanker Exxon Valdez ran aground on a reef in Alaska’s Prince William Sound and began leaking 11 million gallons of crude oil.

If you have a calendar item you would like to add or if you have a feature story idea, contact The Herald by e-mail at news@sanfordherald.com or by phone at (919) 718-1225.

FRIDAY ■ You may be eligible for extra help on your Medicare prescription drugs costs. To get help in applying, attend the Relay for Extra Help from 9 a.m. to noon at The Enrichment Center of Lee County, 1615 S. Third St., Sanford. For reservations and information, call The Enrichment Center at (919) 776-0501. ■ 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. ■ Chatham County Community Book Sale, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., at 307 Credle St., Pittsboro. ■ CCH Auxiliary “Books are Fun” fair will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CCH Visitor’s Lobby Carthage Street Entrance. Find something for children and adults of all ages from a large selection of books and gift items. Proceeds benefit CCH Auxiliary Projects.

SATURDAY ■ Looking for a fun way to celebrate the arrival of spring? Roll down to Downtown Sanford’s Merchant Open House and discover the spring spirit in Downtown Sanford. Spring Open House is brought to you by Downtown Sanford Inc. and participating downtown merchants, who are asking consumers to “Shop LocalLee” with local merchants this spring season. Days and times for participating businesses may

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vary. For more information, call DSI at (919) 775-8332 or downtownsanford.com. ■ The Johnsonville Ruritan Club will hold a pancake breakfast on from 7 to 10 a.m. $5 for adults and $3 for kids. ■ If you have a March birthday, come celebrate another year at the annual pancake breakfast for Relay for Life at Meroney United Methodist Church. The breakfast runs from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday with a menu of pancakes, bacon, sausage, juices, milk and coffee for $5 per person. All proceeds will benefit the West Chatham Relay for Life of the American Cancer Society. The church is located at 10568 Highway 902 near Bear Creek. For more information, contact Peggie Hart at 837-5363 or Barbara Dowdy at 898-4667. ■ 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. ■ Shrubbery, Plant & Pine Straw Sale will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lee County Arts & Community Center. All proceeds benefit the Lee County Arts & Community Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. ■ Chatham County Community Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., at 307 Credle St., Pittsboro. ■ “High Tech-High Touch” Robotics

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Workshop for middle-school students, will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Room 220, Wilkinson Hall, Central Carolina Community College’s Lee County Campus, 1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford. The workshop is sponsored by the college’s Electronics Engineering Technology program. Students and their parent or adult mentors will build a working robot to keep. Registration is $22 per pair. Register now to reserve a space by contacting Virginia Brown, (919) 718-734. ■ Sanford Area Society of Shaggers’ 21st annual benefit dance, “Lucky 21,” will be held from 7:30 p.m. to midnight at the Sanford Elks Lodge, 910 Carthage St., Sanford. Admission is $8 in advance and $10 at the door. Special entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, silent auction and cash bar. ■ Boone Trail Emergency Services Auxiliary will hold its first yard and bake sale from 6 a.m. to 12 noon at the Boone Trail Station 2, in Seminole. Donated baked goods and yard sale items will be accepted from 6 to 8 p.m. March 26. Proceeds will be used to support the Boone Trail Fire and Rescue Services at Stations 1 and 2. For more information, contact Grace Parker at (910) 893-6744 or Bob Garrett at (919) 258-6916. ■ A pancake breakfast fundraiser will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. at Applebee’s Restaurant. Tickets are $7. All proceeds go to help with medical expenses. For more information or to purchase tickets, contact Mary Martin at (919) 775-5755.

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Husband pleads School board guilty for assaulting reverses wife who had affair diversity plan

PITTSBORO (MCT) — A Siler City real-estate agent pleaded guilty Tuesday to pointing a gun at his estranged wife and assaulting her over her affair with a state trooper last summer. Superior Court Judge Allen Baddour sentenced the agent, Eric Andrews, 41, to a suspended 120 days for the two misdemeanors. He will serve three years’ probation as long as he complies with psychological treatment. Prosecutors dropped two felony charges, seconddegree kidnapping and strangulation, and a misdemeanor communicating threats, which could have landed Andrews in prison for up to three years. The victim, Jennifer Andrews, was in court Monday and supported the plea arrangement, according to District Attorney Jim Woodall. “She was real concerned about potentially having to have her children involved in something in court,” Woodall said. Anthony Scott, the state trooper, said he lost his job because he was having an affair with Jennifer Andrews and failed to respond when her husband was attacking her. Scott said he was at Jennifer Andrews’ home the morning of Aug. 14, 2009, when her estranged husband arrived with their children in his car. In court papers, Scott said he “prudently left the house through the back door and walked a distance away to avoid being observed by Mr. Andrews.” Jennifer Andrews alleged that her husband then threatened her with a gun and assaulted her because he suspected the affair with Scott. Eric Andrews left after seeing Scott’s patrol car in the garage. Scott said he did not witness the attack. — Raleigh News & Observer

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Local pastor to release new gospel CD

SANFORD — The senior pastor of Fountain of Life Ministries in Sanford will soon release a new gospel CD, “God Will Work It Out.” “This CD will Anderson bless the whole family,” said Bishop Warren Anderson, who’s known locally for his powerful voice. “It’s one you will want to add to your favorites.” Anderson said his CD can be purchased at most local Christian book and music stores. — from staff reports

RALEIGH (AP) — The school board in North Carolina’s capital city agreed Tuesday to roll back the district’s policy of busing students to achieve diversity, following a heated public hearing in which three people were arrested. Dozens spoke at a hearing before the Wake County school board voted 5-to-4 to approve a new assignment policy aimed at placing students in schools near their homes. The issue stoked passions echoing an earlier time. Terms like “segregation” peppered many arguments. A crowd of students sitting outside the doors of the meeting chanted so loudly that they briefly disrupted the hearing. Three people were arrested and others were forcibly removed by extra police officers who were on hand to provide extra security. Raleigh police identified the three as Dante Emmanuel Strobino, 29, of Raleigh, Duncan Edward Hardee, 21 of Asheville and Rakhee Shirish Vasthali, 22, of Fayetteville. Strobino was charged with second-degree trespassing. Hardee and Vasthali were each charged with one count of resisting, delaying or obstructing a law enforcement officer. All three were taken to the Wake County jail.

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Middle school computer tech workshop at CCCC SANFORD – Middle school students will have fun with computer technology at Central Carolina Community College’s High-Tech/HighTouch Computer Information Technology Workshop. The workshop takes place 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, April 10, in Wilkinson Hall at the college’s Lee County Campus, 1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford. The cost is $15 for each student/adult pair. Register early by calling Virginia Brown at (919) 718-7347.

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Reward for man missing since December From staff reports SANFORD — Lee County sheriff’s deputies are still looking for a man who has been missing since late December. Brian Wesley Arnold’s family are offering $5,000 for any information that leads to his whereabouts. Arnold was last seen on Dec. 21. Robert Arnold of 123 Hunter Drive, Broadway

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year-old white male. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel eyes and was last seen wearing a brown coat, jeans and black gloves. Anyone with information on his location is asked to call the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at (919) 775-5531 or the anonymous tip line at (919) 718-4577.

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

Guilty plea brings closure to tragic death Our View Issue Bradley Way’s murder and the guilty plea of Kevin Key

Our stance Key’s admission to playing a role in the death of the 11-year-old Way, and his subsequent plea, bring some measure of closure to a tragic story. But it can’t dull the pain the family, and our community, still feel over the senseless murder.

ustice brings a measure of redemption, albeit a small one when murder and brutality of the highest order are concerned. In the summer of 2004, Bradley Way was an 11-year-old boy who was known for his love of and skill at baseball. His small but wiry frame was a fixture on the fields at the Deep River-Northview Optimist ballpark and other diamonds, and he was always easy to spot – his number “1” ever-present on the back of his uniform as he prowled the infield chasing grounders and circled the bases. One day that July, though, Way was surprised at home alone by burglars at his family’s residence

The Bradley Way case, “cold” in one sense all these years, can finally be closed. on Cedar Lane near the Lee County/Moore County line. He was beaten and left for dead at a vacant residence nearby. Way’s brutal killing – unparalleled in Lee County for its grisly and senseless nature – resulted in a conviction for one man, Victor Gamble. But law enforcement officials long suspected the involvement of Kevin Key, whom Gamble implicated; Gamble and Key were friends and Key lived

not far from the Way residence. Reading court documents and transcripts from the case showed Gamble’s insistence about Key’s involvement. Gamble always claimed, even after he admitted his own role and was given life sentence for Way’s death, that Key played a significant role in the incident. Key was never charged in the case, though, and steadfastly maintained his innocence. He also initially claimed innocence after his father, Eddie Key, was found shot to death in October 2008 at the residence they shared. Both turned out to be lies. After calling 911 to report his father’s suicide, Kevin Key soon

confessed to shooting his father. And soon thereafter, he admitted to having a part in Way’s death. On Monday, Key pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree murder – one for his father, one for Way. He’ll spend the rest of his life in prison. The Bradley Way case, “cold” in one sense all these years, can finally be closed. District Attorney Susan Doyle said Kevin Key’s guilty plea avoided a second murder trial and gives Way’s family “some closure.” The Key family, victims here as well, also gets a sense of closure. But it doesn’t dull the pain the community felt, and still feels, from the tragedy.

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R.V. Hight Special Projects Editor R.V. Hight can be reached at hight@sanfordherald.com

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had a grand ol’ time on Sunday while at the Cameron family reunion held at White Hill Presbyterian Church. While I’m not blood kin to the Camerons, I was very much made welcome as I married into this clan. A good crowd of Cameron cousins of all ages — including a goodly number of children — were on hand for this annual event. The reunion organizers did a great job with a family history display and door prizes. But, most of all, there was food and fellowship as family members from near and far shared greetings, and the sense of family togetherness prevailed. And, oh yes, there was food. Plenty of it. Fried chicken. Country ham biscuits. Barbecue. Plenty of other meats and veggies. There were desserts galore. I especially liked the brown sugar and coconut cakes. Is there anything better than good home cooking that is brought to a family reunion or church dinner on the grounds? It was good to see that this family reunion continues to thrive. It doesn’t seem to me that there are as many family reunion events as was once the case. Perhaps I’m wrong. I hope so. I suspect that family reunions were more prevalent in years past. It’s refreshing to see extended families gather, at least once a year or every couple of years, to visit and share in their common bonds. It’s important for all, but especially for young people, to see that they are part of a larger family and share in the heritage with their many cousins.

NCPA awards night Last week, the annual North Carolina Press Association awards ceremony at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill was much like a reunion. While the awards drew the foremost attention, it was a time to visit with other journalists from around the state and see some of the awardwinning entries on display. It was an honor to be among the distinguished journalists present.

No Kidding? FOOD FOR THOUGHT Daily Calories Needed To Maintain Body Weight 1. Cat (11 lbs.) — 420 calories 2. Dog (66 lbs.) — 1,508 calories 3. Moose (1,200-1,500 lbs.) — 10,000 calories 4. Horse (1,000 lbs.) — 15,000 calories 5. Female (5-8, 130 lbs.) — 2,063 calories 6. Male (6-0, 180 lbs.) — 2,415 calories Source: World Features Syndicate

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ASHINGTON — “This is what change looks like,” President Obama said after succeeding where Bill Clinton, Lyndon Johnson and Harry Truman had failed. On Sunday, as comprehensive health care reform was becoming a reality, some people couldn’t bear what they saw. By early afternoon, a tea party demonstration had assembled on the grounds outside the Capitol and begun its familiar chant, “Kill Eugene Robinson the bill!” There were the usual placards about Columnist socialism, tyranny and the perceived threat Eugene Robinson is a columnist with the to all that is good and true. The movement Washington Post Writers Group claims to have African-American and Hispanic followers; maybe it does, but I didn’t see office, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. them. — a cancer survivor — said that fighting for A smaller, more diverse group had gathhealth care reform was one of the reasons ered nearby to demonstrate in support of the she ran for Congress. “It’s going to be hard to health care legislation. Organizers said they forget this day,” she said. put the rally together overnight to show that When I asked Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., to rejectionists weren’t the only Americans with put the vote in perspective, he smiled and strong feelings about the issue. said: “Years from now, we’re all going to look On Saturday, the vile epithet that is euback and say that this was one of the days phemistically called “the N-word” had been when we were worth a damn.” hurled at Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., one of the Hour by hour, the mood on the Repubgreat heroes of the civil rights movement, lican side of the aisle — buoyed for most of as he walked past the tea party crowd. Rep. the day by the tea party hootenanny outside Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., who is also black, — seemed to deflate. was spat upon. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., At the White House there was elation after who is gay, was insulted with the epithet that I the final vote. Obama’s guess should be called “the much-criticized strategy of F-word.” ‘But it’s a glorious mess, pushing forward on health Most Republican opbecause it enshrines the care despite the economic ponents of health care principle that all Americans crisis had been rewarded reform had the decency have the right to health care with a historic victory. His — and the political sense — an extraordinary achieve- tactic of letting Congress — to disavow the racist shape the legislation had ment that will make this a and homophobic attacks. been vindicated. His promIncredibly, some did not. better nation.’ ise of change had been Rep. Devin Nunes of given new substance. California told C-SPAN: Even with the “fi xes” that now have to be “Yeah, well I think that when you use totaliapproved by the Senate, the health care bill is tarian tactics, people, you know, begin to act something of a mess. But it’s a glorious mess, crazy. I think, you know, there’s people that have every right to say what they want. If they because it enshrines the principle that all Americans have the right to health care — an want to smear someone, they can do it.” And extraordinary achievement that will make this Rep. Steve King of Iowa airily dismissed the a better nation. incident: “I just don’t think it’s anything. ... It may take years to get the details right. There are a lot of places in this country that I The newly minted reforms are going to need couldn’t walk through. I wouldn’t live to get to to be reformed or at least fine-tuned, and the other end of it.” those will not be easy battles. But the social If the attempt at intimidation had any efmovements that allowed Obama to become fect, apparently it was to stiffen Democrats’ president and Pelosi to become speaker resolve. Sunday, after hearing a call to action from Lewis, the Democratic leadership walked proved that the arc of history bends toward fairness and inclusion. that same route arm-in-arm while the tea Needed change must not be thwarted, even party demonstrators booed and jeered. House if some people find it hard to accept. Obama’s Speaker Nancy Pelosi, striding next to Lewis, epitaph was right: “We did not fear our future. carried the oversized gavel that had been We shaped it.” used decades earlier to mark final passage of the bill establishing Medicare. Taking literally the advice of Theodore Roosevelt, the first president to call for universal health care, she spoke softly and carried a big stick. And he said to Him, “Lord, You know When the House began its final debate, all things; You know that I love You.” (John there was already the sense that history was 21:17) about to be made. On one of her many trips PRAYER: Father, help me show love to between the House floor and the speaker’s others so they can see You in me. Amen.

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To the Editor: This is in response to the letter to the editor written by Linda Shook and published in the March 21 Herald. I can only guess that Linda Shook’s letter and her comments about Congressman Bob Etheridge and Article1, Section 7 of the Constitution were about the possibility of the House of Representatives using the “deem and pass” legislative procedure for the vote on the health reform bill. Shook should have waited to be sure that “deem and pass” was going to, in fact, be the procedure of choice before writing her letter, and while waiting, she should have done better research before putting pen to paper. As it was, the House of Representatives used the standard “yes or no” procedure when it came time to vote on the health reform bill. As to the constitutional question of using the “deem and pass” procedure, had Shook done a little checking, she would have learned that the indirect “deem and pass” vote is clearly constitutional and in reality, the Democrats have tried in the past to overrule Republicans by suing when the Republicans used this process. What happened when the Democrats filed suit? They lost. Of course, it is possible that in Shook’s mind using the “deem and pass” is only constitutional when used by the Republicans. I do have this question for Shook. Where was your sense of right and wrong several years ago when the members of the House spent more time out of the House chamber than debating bills? In 2006, the House of Representatives spent at most three days a week in Washington. They would fly in on Tuesday and depart on Thursday. The majority party at that time? Republicans. It must be nice to have a job like that. And for the record, I am an independent. I speak and think for myself. JOE WILD Sanford

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OBITUARIES Betty Barber

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Betty Stabler Barber, 86, died Sunday (3/21/10) at Central Carolina Hospital. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y., daughter of the late William Stabler and Anna Maierhofer Stabler. She was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. She is survived her husband, Warren R. Barber; a daughter, Janice Barber of Buffalo, N.Y.; sons, Gary Barber of Sanford and Paul Barber of Raleigh; a brother, Robert Stabler of Northville, Mich.; and two granddaughters. A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church by Father Craig J. Lister. Interment will follow at Lee Memory Gardens. Condolences can be made at www.rogerspickard.com. Memorials can be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 312 N. Steele St., Sanford, N.C. 27330 or to the Lee Co. Library, 107 Hawkins Ave., Sanford, N.C. 27330. Arrangements are by Rogers-Pickard Funeral Home of Sanford.

Joe Cook

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joe B. Cook, 66, died Monday (3/22/10) at his residence. He was born Nov. 23, 1943 in Surry County, son of the late Claude Lacy and Margie Novell Key Cook. He was retired from S.T. Wooten and was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Ray Cook, Dean Cook and Clarence Eugene Cook. He was a member of Lemon Springs Baptist Church where he served as an active deacon. He is survived by his wife, Anne Baker Cook of the home; daughters, Lisa Barrett and spouse John of Cameron, Ginger Keith and spouse Tony of Cameron and Carrie Hall

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Larry Kirby and spouse Michael of Sanford; brothers, Harold Cook and spouse Barbara of Winston-Salem and Lanney Cook and spouse Jean of Broadway; a sister, Rachel Godfrey and spouse Sandy of Cameron; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at 161 Willett Road, Sanford. The funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lemon Springs Baptist Church with the Rev. Jim Whitehead and the Rev. Tony Capehart officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Larry Douglas Kirby, 64, died unexpectedly Monday, March 22, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital. Mr. Kirby was born August 17, 1945 in Lee County, the son of Lucille and Shula Alexandria Kirby. He recently retired from Coca Cola Bottling Company in Sanford. He was a long-time member of Cool Springs Baptist Church. Mr. Kirby was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, S. A. Kirby Jr. He was an eye donor. Surviving relatives are his wife, Sarah McGehee Kirby of the home; sisters, Barbara Maddox of Swann Station, JoAnne and spouse J.D. Lyles of Broadway, Susan and spouse Jack Smith of Madison, Ga., Nancey L. Kirby of Sanford and Judy and Thomas Grissom of Sanford; brothers, Sam Kirby and wife Pat, Robert W. Kirby of Sanford and Bill J. Kirby of Sanford and many cousins, nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog, Rascal and cat, Little Bit. The receiving of family and friends will be one hour prior to the service at the church and other times at the home of Patricia Ayers, 1934 Meadowbrook St., Sanford. The funeral service will be held at Cool Springs Baptist Church on Thursday, March 25, 2010, 3 p.m. with the Rev. Ira Sutton presiding. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford. Paid obituary

Wilbur Fields Jr. SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral service for Wilbur Monroe Fields Jr. was held Monday at Miller-Boles Funeral Home in Sanford with the Rev. Bruce Benton and Pastor Rose McCormick officiating. Following the funeral, a graveside service was held at Buffalo Cemetery in Sanford with military honors. His granddaughter, Brittany Turner, paid tribute to him by remembrances of his life. Instrumental musician was performed by Lynda R. Benton and the Rev. Bruce Benton was the soloist. Pallbearers were Rodney Smith, Mike Smith, Larry Ward, Lee Patterson, Robert Crawford, Tim McCormick and Bill Nall. Arrangements were by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.

Johnnie Gunter SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral service for Johnnie Benjamin Gunter, 82, who died Sunday (3/21/10), was conducted Tuesday at Asbury United Methodist Church with the Rev. Donald E. Burns and Dr. Vernon Tyson officiating. Pianist and organist was Donna Phillips. The

church choir sang two selections. Soloist was Billy Elkins. A duet of Billy Elkins and Pat Bullard sang one selection. Pallbearers were Darrell Gunter, Bobby Gunter, Tom Gunter, Doug Gunter, Ronnie Gunter and Jerry Wicker. Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

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Marie Jones SILER CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Marie Pond Jones, 76, of 710 Sheffield Drive, died Sunday (3/21/10) at Hospice & Palliative Care Center of Burlington. The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Smith and Buckner Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Bowden officiating. Burial will follow in Chatham Memorial Park. Memorials may be made to Chatham County Council on Aging, P.O. Box 715, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312 or Hospice of Alamance and Caswell Counties, P.O. Box 2122, Burlington, N.C. 27216. Arrangements are by Smith and Buckner Funeral Home of Siler City.

Otis McLaughlin CARTHAGE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Otis Levern McLaughlin, 64, of 185 Red Branch Road, died Monday (3/22/10) at his residence. He is survived by a daughter, Yolanda McLaughlin of the home; sons, Charles McLaughlin of Carthage and Duwayne McLaughlin of Wilson; brothers, Ervin McGregor of New York, N.Y. and Vincent McGregor of High Point; and three grandchildren. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Bostic-Kendrick

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His recommendations for current expense funding amounts to an increase of $169,454 from its 2009-10 budget, though in total, principals and administrators requested an increase of $3,864,867. The speaker at Deep River is projected to cost about $4,194 in the capital outlay funds. Williams said he spoke with Deep River Principal Dianne Straub about the issue, and mentioned that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a safety concern. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That speaker could save a life,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. James Atkinson, assistant superintendent for auxiliary services, said the playground is about 300 yards from the school. Currently, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachers and administration use a radio system to communicate. At the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other schools, the playgrounds are closer to the buildings, Moss said. None of the board members disagreed with the added request. During the hour-long discussion, the board debated making cuts to Mossâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommended budget requests, because the Lee County Board of Commissioners may not approve every request. Though no action was taken Tuesday night, the board ultimately leaned toward submitting the budget to the commissioners as is, with the minor addition of the speaker at Deep River. In addition, they discussed they likelihood that their requests would be accepted by the county board, comparing the request amount versus what was actually approved for the past two years. Last year, the Lee

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6A / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / The Sanford Herald PRESIDENT SIGNS HISTORIC HEALTH CARE BILL

A closer look: The health care bill The Associated Press

President Barack Obama signed a major health care overhaul bill Tuesday. Here are some of its features, along with details on a package of changes to the legislation under consideration by the Senate this week.

❏ HOW MANY COVERED: 32 million uninsured. Major coverage expansion begins in 2014. When fully phased in, 94 percent of eligible nonelderly Americans will have coverage, compared with 83 percent now. ❏ COST: $938 billion over 10 years for the coverage expansion, according to the Congressional Budget Office. ❏ DEFICIT REDUCTION: CBO says the measure will reduce deficits by $143 billion over a decade. ❏ INSURANCE MANDATE: Almost everyone will be required to be insured or else pay a fine, which takes effect in 2014. There is an exemption for low-income people. ❏ MEDICAID: Expands the federal-state Medicaid insurance program for the poor to cover people with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, $29,327 a year for a family of four. Childless adults will be covered for the first time, starting in 2014. The federal government will pay 100 percent of costs for covering newly eligible individuals through 2016. If the Senate approves

a package of changes this week, a special deal that would have given Nebraska 100 percent federal financing for newly eligible Medicaid recipients in perpetuity would be eliminated. A different, one-time deal negotiated by Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu for her state, Louisiana, worth as much as $300 million, would remain. ❏ TAXES: The bill applies an increased Medicare payroll tax to investment income and wages of individuals making more than $200,000 a year, or married couples above $250,000. The tax on investment income would be 3.8 percent if the Senate acts on a package of changes this week - higher than originally proposed. If the Senate follows through, the legislation also would impose a 40 percent tax on high-cost insurance plans worth more than $10,200 for individuals and $27,500 for families. The tax would go into effect in 2018. ❏ PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: Gradually closes the “doughnut hole” coverage gap in the Medicare prescription drug benefit that seniors fall into once they have spent $2,830. Seniors who hit the gap this year would receive a $250 rebate, if the Senate acts this week. Beginning in 2011, seniors in the gap would receive a discount on brand name drugs, initially 50 percent off. When the gap is completely eliminated in 2020, seniors will still

be responsible for 25 percent of the cost of their medications until Medicare’s catastrophic coverage kicks in. ❏ EMPLOYER RESPONSIBILITY: Employers are hit with a fee if the government subsidizes their workers’ coverage. Contingent on approval by the Senate this week, the $2,000-per-employee fee would be assessed on the company’s entire work force, minus an allowance. Companies with 50 or fewer workers are exempt from the requirement. ❏ HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESSES: Businesses with 25 or fewer employees that offer health coverage to their work force will get tax credits. The credits will start this year and rise in 2014 to a maximum of 50 percent of the cost of premiums offered by the smallest businesses, those with 10 or fewer workers. SUBSIDIES FOR INDIVIDUALS: The aid is available on a sliding scale for households making up to four times the federal poverty level, $88,200 for a family of four. Premiums for a family of four making $44,000 will be capped at around 6 percent of income. ❏ HOW YOU CHOOSE YOUR HEALTH INSURANCE: Small businesses, the self-employed and the uninsured could pick a plan offered through new state-based purchasing pools called exchanges, opening for business in 2014. The exchanges will offer the

same kind of purchasing power that employees of big companies benefit from. People working for medium-to-large firms will not see major changes. But if they lose their jobs or strike out on their own, they may be eligible for subsidized coverage through the exchange, and insurers could not deny them coverage. ❏ HOW IT’S PAID FOR: The legislation cuts about $455 billion over 10 years from projected payment increases to hospitals, insurance companies and others under Medicare and other government health programs. Revenue increases over 10 years include: $210 billion from increasing the Medicare payroll tax; $107 billion from fees on insurance companies, drug makers and medical device manufacturers; $32 billion from the excise tax on high-value insurance plans; and $2.7 billion from a tax on indoor tanning services. ❏ ABORTION: The bill tries to maintain a strict separation between taxpayer dollars and private premiums that would pay for abortion coverage. No health plan will be required to offer coverage for abortion. In plans that do cover abortion, policyholders would have to pay for it separately, and that money would have to be kept in a separate account from taxpayer money. States could ban abortion coverage in plans offered through the exchange. Exceptions would be made for cases of rape, incest and danger to the life of the mother.

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13 attorneys general sue over Obama’s health care overhaul TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys general from 13 states sued the federal government Tuesday, claiming the landmark health care overhaul bill is unconstitutional just seven minutes after President Barack Obama signed it into law. The lawsuit was filed in Pensacola after the Democratic president signed the bill the House passed Sunday night. “The Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage,” the lawsuit says. Legal experts say it has little chance of succeeding because, under the Constitution, federal laws trump state laws. Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is taking the lead and is joined by attorneys general from South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Pennsylvania, Alabama, South Dakota, Idaho, Washington, Colorado and Louisiana. All are Republicans except James “Buddy” Caldwell of Louisiana, who is a Democrat. Some states are considering separate lawsuits and still others may join the multistate suit. McCollum, who is running for governor, has pushed the lawsuit for several weeks, asking other GOP attorneys general to join him. He says the federal government cannot constitutionally require individuals to obtain health coverage. He is also arguing the bill will cause “substantial harm and financial burden” to the states. South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster, who is running for governor in his state and has also pushed for a lawsuit, said Tuesday it was necessary to protect his state’s sovereignty. “A legal challenge by the states appears to be the only hope of protecting the American people from this unprecedented attack on our system of government,” he said. But Lawrence Friedman, a law professor who teaches constitutional law at the New England School of Law in Boston, said before the suit was filed that it has little chance of success. He said he can’t imagine a scenario where a judge would stop implementation of the bill. Some states are also looking at other ways to avoid participating in the overhaul. Virginia and Idaho have passed legislation aimed at blocking the bill’s insurance requirement from taking effect, and the Republican-led Legislature in Florida is trying to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot to ask voters to exempt the state from the federal law’s requirements. At least 60 percent of voters would have to approve.

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themselves. Those who do not buy insurance will face a penalty from the IRS. This week, The Herald chose local residents of all walks of life — small business owners, employed and unemployed men and women with families — and asked them what their current health care plan looks like and what they think will change under health care reform. We then compared their answers with what the experts are saying, referencing articles this week from the Associated Press, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor and Wall Street Journal.

JESSICA SHARPE Employed, no insurance, married with children

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Jessica Sharpe, a 39year-old married mother with two children living at home (ages 12 and 20) in Sanford, is employed full-time and receives no insurance benefits. Ironically, she is an insurance agent. Her husband is a heavy equipment operator, and work has been hard to come by lately. The couple do not receive insurance benefits, and they pay all medical costs in full (though her general practitioner does offer a 5 percent discount when visits are paid in full). She estimates the family spends $2,500 a year in medical costs when things are going well. Sharpe and her family are among the 32 million currently uninsured Americans who will receive health care insurance under Obama’s reform law. A self-described “liberal,” Sharpe said she supports the reform bill, but isn’t 100 percent certain what it will mean for her family. “I’m hearing conflicting things,” she said. “I know it gets political, so I don’t know whether to believe either side completely.” n What she can expect: If the Sharpe’s situation remains the same (uninsured), they

The Sanford Herald / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / 7A I don’t have a problem helping my neighbor if my neighbor needs help. But I want to be able to decide that. If my neighbor’s house catches on fire, I want to be there to help them. If I find out he’s the one who started the fire, I may be less inclined to help him out.”

DID YOU KNOW? In North Carolina: n 1.7 million residents who do not currently have insurance and 499,000 residents who have nongroup insurance could get affordable coverage through the health insurance exchange. n 951,000 residents could qualify for premium tax credits to help them purchase health coverage. n 1.4 million seniors would receive free preventive services. n 247,000 seniors would have their brand-name drug costs in the Medicare Part D “doughnut hole” halved. n 112,000 small businesses could be helped by a small business tax credit to make premiums more affordable.

will eventually have access to health care either through their employers and through the expanded government safety net that offers subsidies for low- and moderateincome people without benefits. These people will be able to buy private plans on “health insurance exchanges,” which should start by 2014. And even though health care is what the Sharpes want, it’s not going to be a “choice.” According to the Associated Press: “For the first time, all citizens and legal residents will have to buy health insurance — with financial aid from the government if they can’t afford it, on a sliding scale up to 400 percent of the poverty line — or face a penalty. The penalty amounts are set to rise annually, beginning with a fine of $95 or 1 percent of income, whichever is greater, and growing to as much as $695 or 2.5 percent of taxable income by 2016.” Their children will be eligible to stay under their health care plan until they are 26 (as opposed to the current cut-off age of 18). n Sharpe’s opinion: “I’ve learned health insurance will be more accessible to me and my family. That’s what I’m hoping for.” ooo

SAM SILLAMAN Small business owner, All Digital Printing

For Sam Sillaman and his brother Van, health insurance hasn’t been a pleasant topic at All Digital Printing and Document Services, located on Wilson Road in Sanford.

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The two are the only insured employees of the business, which also employs part-timers and employees not covered under a company health insurance plan. This year, the two began paying 40 percent more in health coverage thanks to what Sillaman said was an underwriting error on the part of Blue Cross Blue Shield. Before that, the two were paying what Sillaman Called “modest increases” in health care over the years. Relatively young and healthy, Sillaman said, the two have a plan with a high deductible ($6,000 a year), but one that covers 100 percent of medical costs for anything beyond that for them and their families. “Neither one of us has had any major claims, no long hospital stays, and our insurance doesn’t have an age cap,” said Sillaman. “From what I’ve read, (health care reform) won’t affect us because of our size. We won’t be required to provide coverage if we have new employees.” n What he can expect: Should the Sillamans offer health care coverage to employees in the future, the government says they will get tax credits that would cover up to 35 percent of health-insurance premiums. The credits will start this year and rise in 2014 to a maximum of 50 percent of the cost of premiums offered by the smallest businesses, those with 10 or fewer workers. Because All Digital has fewer than 50 employees, it is exempt from coverage provisions. n Sillaman’s opinion: “The philanthropic part of me wishes everybody could have health care.

A military wife currently living in Carolina Trace, Caryn Morris is an entrepreneur whose start-up private home health care business, Senior Tender Loving Care (seniortenderlovingcare. com), hopes to one day expand to include a staff of qualified full-time nurses. Currently, though, she contracts the nurses who fill in for her on a parttime basis. Morris herself is covered under her husband’s Tricare Standard plan, a federal government plan offered to military personnel and their families. She said she chose not to be a Tricare Prime (HMO) member because she would rather pay out of pocket for Tricare Standard (a PPO) than have “the government choose my doctor for me.” As for her business, Morris said she has no cap on how many employees she hopes to one day have, but the current health care crisis (and uncertainties under Obama’s plan) are causing her to hold off on expansion. “One day, I would like to expand my business and create a perfect system helping those in the Sanford community with affordable quality in home private patient care,” she said. “But I am going to hold off until I further research the new health care bill.” n What she can expect: Should Senior Tender Loving Care hit it big one day and decide to expand to 50 or more employees, it would have to pay the government $2,000 a year per full-time employee if it decides not to provide health care insurance as

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so bad,” she said of her back. “They’ll want to do an MRI or X-rays and we just can’t afford that.” Worley does have Medicaid for family planning only, so her annual visit to the gynecologist is covered, she said. She’s glad to see health care reform happen, though she doesn’t believe the changes will benefit the family in any way. She hopes she and her husband will be back on their feet by the time the new Medicaid limits go into effect. n What the Worleys can expect: Like the Sharpes, if the Worleys situation hasn’t changed by 2014, they will have to buy insurance from a private company, with financial aid from the government if they cannot afford it. Health care reform will mean different things to different families. According to the Christian Science Monitor: “For those struggling to pay bills, who’ve avoided buying insurance because it costs too much, reform might mean they’ll have coverage, at least in a few years. For those at the top end of the income scale, it will mean higher taxes, fairly soon. For the vast majority of middle-income families, details of employment, dependents, and place of residence might change how the healthcare bill will alter their lives.” According to the bill, states will not be able to cut Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program until 2019, meaning the Medicaid the Worleys’ children currently receives is safe. n Worley’s opinion: “I’m happy about (health care reform) even though it’s not going to benefit us (presently),” she said. “I think, overall, it’s a step in the right direction.”

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Leave it to Vice President Joe Biden to add a little, ahem, flair to the signing of a health care bill affecting millions of people. “This is a big f------ deal,” Biden told President Barack Obama after introducing him at Tuesday’s ceremony at the White House. Biden appeared to be offering that perspective to Obama privately, but his remark was captured on audio and video. The episode quickly got buzz on the Internet. Biden has a reputation of verbal slips, and he knows it. The White House response to this one? Embrace it. “And yes Mr. Vice President, you’re right,” White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said in a post, or “tweet,” on Twitter, the social networking site.

Seattle boy at Obama’s side during bill’s signing

WASHINGTON (MCT) —That little boy standing at President Obama’s right hand as he signed health care reform legislation into law is, somewhat improbably, one of the nation’s preeminent reform advocates. Marcelas Owens, 11, has been sharing the story of his mother since she died in 2007, uninsured and unable to afford treatment for pulmonary hypertension, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported

Tuesday. “I’m signing it for 11-year-old Marcelas Owens,” Obama said of the bill. “In her memory he has told her story across America so that no other children would have to go through what his family has experienced,” the president continued as Marcelas looked on. The White House website describes the Seattle fifthgrader as “a nationally recognized spokesperson for health care reform,” according the Seattle Times. “It’s tough not having my mom around,” he said after the signing. “But she’s been with me in spirit every time I talk. I hope I’ve made her proud.”

Etheridge: ‘I will oppose efforts to repeal health bill WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) released a statement Tuesday shortly after President Barack Obama’s signing of the $938 billion, “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”: “Today the President signed into law a common sense plan to reduce sky-rocketing health costs for North Carolina families and small businesses. “This new law will make a real difference for real people, starting today. Even before these reforms to help families, seniors and small businesses are implemented, the special interests in Washington are lining up to repeal them. “ I will oppose those efforts because America cannot afford to go back to the current broken system.”

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hopes the victory — even as a companion Senate “fix-it” bill moves through the Senate — will revitalize an Obama presidency that has been all but preoccupied with health care for his first year and three months in office. The reshaping of onesixth of the U.S. economy, to be phased in over several years, ranks among the biggest changes ever devised by Washington. Indeed, that was a main complaint from Republicans who characterize the measure as a costly, wrongheaded government power grab. Obama and the Democrats portray it as literally a lifesaver for countless Americans. The core of the massive law is the extension of health care coverage to 32 million who now lack it, a goal to be achieved through a complex cocktail of new mandates for individuals and employers, subsidies for people who can’t afford to buy coverage on their own, consumer-friendly rules clamped on insurers, tax breaks, and marketplaces to shop for health plans. The law’s most farreaching changes don’t kick until 2014, including a requirement that most Americans carry health insurance — whether through an employer, a government program or their own purchase — or pay a fine. To make that a reality, tax credits to help cover the cost of premiums will start flowing to middle-class families and Medicaid will be expanded to cover more low-income people. Among the new rules

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President Barack Obama is applauded after signing the health care bill, Tuesday in the East Room of the White House in Washington. on insurance companies are banning lifetime dollar limits on policies, coverage denials for pre-existing conditions, and policy cancellations when someone gets sick. Insurers also will have to allow parents to keep children on their plans up to age 26. The changes are to be paid for with cuts in projected government payment increases to hospitals, insurance companies and others under Medicare and other health programs, an increase in the Medicare payroll tax for some, fees on insurance companies, drug makers and medical device manufacturers, a new excise tax on highvalue insurance plans and a tax on indoor tanning services. For seniors, the plan the plan will gradually close the “doughnut hole” prescription coverage gap and improve preventive care. But it also will cut funding for popular private insurance plans offered through Medicare Advantage. About one-

quarter of seniors have signed up for such plans, which generally offer lower out-of-pocket costs. Democrats, led by Obama, celebrated a “new wind at our backs” from an achievement accomplished after more than a year of high tension and deep division — stretching back to shouted protests that interrupted lawmakers’ town hall meetings on the subject last summer. Obama signed the measure less than two days after the cliffhanger final House vote in a rare Sunday night session. “Our presence here today is remarkable and improbable,” Obama said, his grin wider than any in recent memory. “With all the punditry, all of the lobbying, all the gameplaying that passes for governing in Washington, it’s been easy at times to doubt our ability to do such a big thing, such a complicated thing.” At a second celebration later, he said, “After a century of striving, after a year of debate, after a historic

vote, health care reform is no longer an unmet promise. It is the law of the land.” The president now faces the task of selling to the public a bill that satisfies neither side of the political spectrum. Liberals bemoan that a government-run plan to compete with private ones was shed from the legislation during bitter negotiations. Conservatives fear an expansion of government and costs they say will bankrupt the country, despite an estimate from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office that the law will cut federal budget deficits by an estimated $143 billion over a decade. Obama’s explanatory hurdle is not an easy one, given the law’s multilayered provisions and timetables. A bumpersticker slogan it is not. But he must help protect the Democrats — particularly those from conservativeleaning districts — who stand to suffer in the fall elections from their votes.

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Westover said. Around the second week, non-governmental organizations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Save the Children, Doctors Without Borders, Jenkins/Penn Haitian Relief Organization, and the American Red Cross, among others â&#x20AC;&#x201D; began to arrive in Port-auPrince, he said. Westover said groups like Hopkins/Penn Haitian Relief Organization were helpful because celebrities like actor Sean Penn add clout to the situation and brought highly skilled doctors to Port-au-Prince. Things didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get out of hand under the brigadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watch, because Haitians tended to be afraid of U.S. military officials, Westover said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole time my unit was down there...not one time did any solider have to use any force or threaten at all,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Police in Haiti would love when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d come around because nobody would do anything. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a fear of the American solider.â&#x20AC;? To provide a bit of mental relief from the disaster, Haitian-U.S. soccer games were organized, Westover said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took their minds off things,â&#x20AC;? he said. More than 2,000 people attended the recreational games. While the brigade saw few problems with crime during its time in Haiti, some slight problems with violence and vandalism have begun to pop up, Westover said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s any issues

or problems, we turn it over to Haitian police or the United Nations,â&#x20AC;? he said. Because the capital saw so much destruction, rebuilding Haiti will take time, Westover said, and must be done carefully. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They are not going to run down there and do the Jimmy Carterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Habitat for Humanity thing,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re paving the way for the government of Haiti to work it out on their own.â&#x20AC;? Westover said theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve cleared rubble from 148 city blocks and a core of engineers has come in to assess buildings and identify which are structurally safe. And temporary tent homes reside on personal property where structured homes will be rebuilt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be five years-plus to even have that back to any normalcy,â&#x20AC;? he said. Westover said he believes theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never know how many people died in the earthquake; he saw people burning bodies on the side of the road, so accurate numbers probably are a mystery. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seen numbers on the Internet that speculate the number of deaths at 200,000, but disagrees with that assessment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can tell you itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s completely wrong,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two hundred thousand is just the people they can actually account for.â&#x20AC;? He said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely there are another 100,000 people who died and remain under the rubble.

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State

The Sanford Herald / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / 11A

RALEIGH

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;FATAL VISIONâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; MURDER

Study: Bad roads cost motorists By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big-city motorists are losing nearly on average the cost of a tank of gas every week to pay for their troubles from pot holes, longer waits in traffic and perilous roads. A national transportation group released a report Tuesday estimating a driver in North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two largest urban areas loses $1,350 a year because of lost time and gasoline costs sitting in traffic, car repairs and accidents where roadway design likely contributed to a wreck. The study by the Washington-based nonprofit group TRIP, based largely on federal highway and traffic safety data, may reinvigorate the discussion state transportation boosters want to persuade the Legislature to approve new ways to raise road construction funds. The state estimated years ago it had a $65 billion funding gap through 2030 between projected transportation needs and the current funding sources to pay for them. But the General Assembly has lacked the political will to dramatically narrow the shortfall. Significant roadfunding changes donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appear to be a high priority in May when lawmakers reconvene for a budget-adjusting session. â&#x20AC;&#x153;North Carolina is falling behind in maintaining its major roads, bridges and highways and the state lacks adequate funding with numerous projects that would greatly enhance economic development in the state,â&#x20AC;? TRIP executive director Will Wilkins said.

The $838 million in federal stimulus money for readyto-build roads and bridges only provides short-term assistance for North Carolina, where population is expected to grow by one-third to 12 million and vehicle travel by 45 percent by 2030. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The bottom line is our needs are growing in North Carolina. Our revenue stream is not,â&#x20AC;? state Transportation Secretary Gene Conti said at a Raleigh news conference where he agreed with the findings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to continue to work hard and do more with less, but I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think at the end of the day thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to get the job done.â&#x20AC;? The group said the costs above and beyond normal driving and maintenance for Charlotte drivers ($1,350 a year) and Raleigh-Durham ($1,351) area drivers are essentially the same, while drivers in Greensboro and Winston-Salem on average face $900 in expenses because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s less congestion in the Triad. Statewide, congested and deteriorating roads and those that lack improved safety features cost drivers $5.7 billion, according to the TRIP report. North Carolina has the second largest state-maintained highway system but ranks fourth-lowest in the nation for per-mile capital spending on those roads. There are more than six million drivers in North Carolina. Wilkins discouraged calculating a statewide driver average because congestion figures were available only in the three metro areas. Charlotte-area motorists spend 40 hours a year in traffic, compared to 25 hours in 1997. The average rush-hour

trip is now 25 percent longer in Charlotte and 17 percent longer in the Raleigh-Durham area compared to a non-rush hour trip, the report said. The calculation of the three regions is based on the per-driver cost for congestion, additional vehicle costs for driving on poor or mediocre roads and the economic costs of accidents. Without a solution to generate more money to build new roads, widen new roads, repair bridges or make safety improvements, the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of life and ability to attract and retain new businesses will decline, said Marc Finlayson, co-chairman of NC GO!, a coalition of local governments and road-building trade groups. A state blue-ribbon transportation commission recommended in 2008 raising the tax on car sales, raising vehicle registration fees and even charging motorists for every mile recorded on a vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s odometer as a way to make up for a state gasoline tax eroding as people drive less and with more fuel-efficient cars. Lawmakers approved last year the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s idea to expand to all 100 counties the option to raise local sales taxes for public transportation projects, but otherwise the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Legislature hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really had the courage to enact many of these suggestions,â&#x20AC;? said Tom Crosby with the AAA Carolinas Motor Club. Wilkins urged Congress to reauthorize the law setting out federal transportation funding to provide more road-funding stability, since federal revenues pay for about one-fourth of North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s road projects.

Court hears appeal after 40 years Colette and daughters Kimberley, 5, and Kristen, 2, at their Fort Bragg home. The killings RICHMOND, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Law- shocked a nation still reeling yers for a former Army doctor from the Charles Manson murconvicted of murdering his ders six months earlier. pregnant wife and two daughIn 2006, the appeals court ters argued Tuesday that new ruled that MacDonald could DNA evidence and a witness seek a new trial based on restatement show heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s innocent tired Deputy U.S. Marshal Jim of the grisly crime 40 years ago Brittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement that he heard that spawned the book and tele- prosecutor James Blackburn vision miniseries â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fatal Vision.â&#x20AC;? threaten witness Helena StoeckJeffrey ley. MacDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney, Joe MacDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zeszotarski, said Stoeckley was attorneys told prepared to testify she was in the federal apthe MacDonald home the night peals court that of the murders until Blackburn the evidence, threatened to charge her with including a fedthe slayings. She later testified eral marshalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s she couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember where MacDonald claim that a she was that night. prosecutor in Britt died in 2008, howNorth Caroever, and Senior U.S. District lina threatened a key witness, Judge James C. Fox rejected support his assertion that four MacDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid for a new trial drug-crazed hippies killed his two weeks later. De Pue said family. it would be improper to allow Federal prosecutors argued Brittâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;hearsay evidenceâ&#x20AC;? now, the DNA test results cannot but Zeszotarski said the law be considered by the appeals requires the court to consider all court at this time, that the threat the evidence at its disposal. claim lacks merit and that MacThe other key issue is DNA Donald is rehashing a lot of old test results from a hair found evidence from previous unsucunder Kristenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fingernail. The cessful appeals. hair did not match MacDonald â&#x20AC;&#x153;At some point the litigation or anyone in his family. in this case must come to an â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vitally important end,â&#x20AC;? Justice Department lawyer evidence of innocence in this John De Pue told a three-judge case,â&#x20AC;? Zeszotarski said. panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Federal prosecutors contend Court of Appeals. MacDonald is overstating the The panel is expected to deimpact of the DNA tests, which cide within a few weeks whether also did not implicate Stoeckley MacDonald should get a new or her boyfriend Greg Mitchell, trial. who also had told people conMacDonald is serving three flicting stories about whether he life terms at the federal peniwas involved in the beating and tentiary in Cumberland, Md., stabbing deaths. Stoeckley and for the 1970 slayings of his wife Mitchell are both dead.

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12A / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CAPITOL LETTER

STATE BRIEFS

Climate change panel may return By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The end is almost near for a legislative commission initiated five years ago to examine the science behind global climate changes and recommend how North Carolina should respond to a warming planet. Or is it? After meeting 21 times, spending $80,000 in taxpayer money and getting three extensions from the General Assembly to keep working, the final recommendations by the panel this spring certainly will be ripe for scrutiny by both supporters and skeptics of the idea that humans can reduce greenhouse gas emissions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never thought it would take this long,â&#x20AC;? said John Garrou, a retired Winston-Salem attorney whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a co-chairman of the Legislative Commission on Global Climate Change since its membership was announced in late 2005. But he added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;The structure of the commission has been useful.â&#x20AC;? The structure is so useful, Garrou said, a short-term draft recommendation by the panel is for the Legislature to make the climate change commission permanent so it can consider other long-term proposals the current panel will suggest and help lawmakers respond to future federal emissions restrictions. A permanent panel chafes the commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s critics, who argue the panel has been a waste of taxpayer money that stacked the deck in favor of those who

believe global warming was caused primarily by human activity. Dissenters have been strengthened with the release of e-mail messages from a prestigious climate research unit in the United Kingdom that raised questions whether scientists were hiding data that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fit their theories. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now (any) recommendations arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t credible because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all been grounded in science that has serious questions,â&#x20AC;? said Daren Bakst, director of legal and regulatory studies at the conservative-leaning John Locke Foundation, who isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on the 34member panel. The General Assembly agreed in 2005 to create the commission and told it to finish its work by November 2006. But the commission only met when the Legislature adjourned, and along with the wide range of information it sought lawmakers agreed to extend the panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expiration date in 2006, 2008 and 2009. Commission leaders argue the state has been served well by the lengthy debate and collection of information about how higher temperatures could raise sea levels and shift climate zones but also could create both opportunities and setbacks for the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no way that when including legitimate stakeholders it could be done quickly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and especially smoothly â&#x20AC;&#x201D; because of the contentious nature of the potential solution to the problem,â&#x20AC;? Dee Eggers, an environmen-

tal science professor at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a commission member. The extensions, however, turned it into the longest â&#x20AC;&#x153;temporaryâ&#x20AC;? legislative study committee in recent memory at the Legislature. Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie, a global warming critic, pointed out the panelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long life in bitterly cold January while asking House Speaker Joe Hackney and Senate leader Marc Basnight to dismiss the commission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has not produced any reports or information during its four years of existence, only costing taxpayers an exorbitant amount of money,â&#x20AC;? Brock wrote. Garrou called similar complaints silly or disingenuous and pointed out the commission heard from some researchers who disagreed with the large majority of scientists who believe that man-made activity is the primary cause of rising temperatures. The commission prepared an interim report in 2007 with 17 approved recommendations, but they were never presented formally to the Legislature. Garrou said many of those recommendations, many of which piggybacked on recommendations by a separate state climate advisory group, already are being implemented. They include North Carolina becoming the first and still only state in the Southeast to require the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s utilities provide a percentage of their retail electricity from renewable fuel and efficiency measures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The commission has

created an atmosphere that has moved these proposals along,â&#x20AC;? Garrou said. Industry groups and utilities donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want any additional recommendations approved by the commission, because they say more mandates could hurt companies in the prolonged bad economy. They still had some praise for the panels work to date. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a better appreciation for the multitude of issues,â&#x20AC;? said Preston Howard with the Manufacturers and Chemicals Industry Council of North Carolina, a nonvoting member on the commission. Getting lawmakers to pass a permanent climate commission this year isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a slam dunk, said Rep. Pricey Harrison, D-Guilford, the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other top leader. But she believes a new panel reconstituted with more lawmakers will help build support around controversial and complex issues. For example, a permanent panel could develop comprehensive legislation directing state agencies to adapt to the changing climate, such as higher sea levels and changing weather patterns. Dan Crawford, a nonvoting member representing the Conservation Council of North Carolina, said lawmakers need to get more involved in the response to climate change in any case. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The onus is still going to be on legislators,â&#x20AC;? Crawford said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The issue of climate change is not expiring.â&#x20AC;?

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Arrest, anger as school board prepares for vote RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Police arrested one person and removed a dozen others from a meeting as a school board in North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital city prepares to roll back a policy to bus students for diversity. A large group of youths sat outside the door of the overflow meeting and chanted loud enough to briefly disrupt Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting. Police officers eventually removed one person and placed him in handcuffs. The board is hearing public comments before a final vote

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on whether to approve a new policy that focuses on placing students in schools near their homes. The debate has heightened racial tensions, with the head of the state NAACP recently accusing the new board majority of having â&#x20AC;&#x153;racist attitudesâ&#x20AC;? after the chairman referred to his opponents as â&#x20AC;&#x153;animals out of the cages.â&#x20AC;?

Liquor board hires new manager at lower salary WILMINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A local liquor board that paid fatherand-son managers more than $400,000 a year and prompted a study of North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s alcohol sales has picked a new administrator. The StarNews of Wilmington reported Tuesday that the New Hanover County Alcoholic Beverage Control has hired Dan Sykes, an accountant who managed eight liquor stores in Orange County. Sykes will earn $105,000 a year to manage a network with seven stores that generate about $30 million annually in sales. Sykes replaces Billy Williams, who collected $280,000 last year. His son was paid $140,000 as the assistant administrator.

The Baltimore Sun editor resigns, joins UNC faculty BALTIMORE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; J. Montgomery â&#x20AC;&#x153;Montyâ&#x20AC;? Cook is stepping down as editor of The Baltimore Sun after about 15 months on the job to take a position at the University of North Carolina. Sun publisher Timothy E. Ryan announced Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s departure Tuesday in a memo to the newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s staff. Cook plans to join the journalism department at UNCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chapel Hill campus, his alma mater, where he will lead an experimental digital news and audience research initiative. Head of print Mary Corey will work as interim editor while The Sun searches for a permanent replacement.

Weather, rock slide decrease Smokies visits GATLINBURG, Tenn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tourist visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park were off by more than a quarter in February. The National Park Service reported Tuesday that 28 percent fewer people came to the half-million-acre park on the Tennessee-North Carolina border than did in February of 2009. Park spokesman Bob Miller said a combination of snowy weather and the continued impact of the Interstate 40 rock slide in North Carolina impacted park visits. Newfound Gap Road through the park was closed 15 times for snow and ice during the month.

Nation

The Sanford Herald / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / 13A

ECONOMY

NATION BRIEFS February existing home sales drop 0.6 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sales of existing homes fell for a third straight month in February, pushing sales down to the lowest level since last July. There is concern the fragile housing rebound is faltering, making it harder for the overall economy to recover. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that sales of previously occupied homes dropped 0.6 percent in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.02 million. The weakness in sales depressed prices with the median home price dropping almost 2 percent from a year ago to $165,100. Sales activity varied across the country. In the Midwest, sales jumped almost 3 percent, and were up more than 2 percent in the Northeast. In the South, sales fell about 1 percent, and were down almost 5 percent in the West. Sales nationally have been declining since November, eroding gains made over the summer. The downward direction troubled economists because the government has taken unprecedented steps to support the housing sector.

Charges eyed for ex-Blackwater boss

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors are considering weapons charges against former executives at Blackwater Worldwide over allegations the private security company illegally stockpiled automatic rifles at its North Carolina headquarters, The Associated Press has learned. Senior Justice Department officials are reviewing a draft indictment against former president Gary Jackson, former Blackwater general counsel Andrew Howell, and a third man who used to work at the firm’s armory, people close to the case told the AP. A decision is not expected until at least next month. Blackwater has repeatedly been under federal scrutiny — from the FBI to Congress to agencies that have hired the firm. While some of the company’s guards have faced charges for their actions overseas, Blackwater’s executives have managed to weather a range of investigations. Any indictment would be unwelcome news at a business trying to rehabilitate its image since a 2007 shooting involving Blackwater guards in Baghdad left 17 people dead. Under a new name, Xe, the company is trying to win Defense Department approval to train police in Afghanistan. The contract could be worth up to $1 billion but has drawn the ire of some in Congress. The potential charges stem from a raid conducted by federal agents in 2008 that seized 22 weapons, among them 17 AK-47s.

Fed cracks down on gift card abuses WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve issued new rules on Tuesday to protect Americans from getting stung by unexpected fees or restrictions on gift cards. Gift cards have grown in popularity — with more than 95 percent of Americans having received or purchased them, the Fed said. And as usage has gone up, so too have complaints from people taken by surprise by fees that eat into the value of the cards as well restrictions on how long they’ll be good for. Under the rules, consumers must have at least five years to use the gift cards before they expire. The Fed also says service or inactivity fees can be imposed only under certain conditions. Such fees can be charged if the consumer hasn’t used the card for at least a year, if the consumer is given clear disclosures about them and no more than one fee is charged a month. The rules take effect Aug. 22.

Judge won’t force district to hold prom JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi school district violated a lesbian student’s rights by banning her from bringing her girlfriend to the prom, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, but he stopped short of forcing the district to hold the event. U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson denied an American Civil Liberties Union request for a preliminary injunction that would have forced the Itawamba County school district to sponsor the April 2 prom and allow Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. Davidson did say he will hold a trial on the issue later, but he did not set a date and any ruling would likely come too late to force the district to hold the prom when it was originally scheduled.

Pay cuts coming for bailed-out execs WASHINGTON (AP) — The top earners at five big companies still living on federal bailout money will take a 15 percent pay cut this year, the Obama administration’s pay czar says — yet many will still make millions. Kenneth Feinberg also said cash salaries would be capped at $500,000 this year for the vast majority of the top executives at the five companies. Any further compensation has to be in stock. Still, he said, 69 of the 119 executives covered by the restrictions will take home pay packages worth more than $1 million. The announcements Tuesday were the administration’s latest effort to deal with outrage over lucrative pay provided to executives of bailed-out companies while the public struggles with stagnant wages and high unemployment. Taxpayers can still expect to lose tens of billions on the rescues of the five companies: American International Group, GMAC Financial Services, Chrysler Financial, Chrysler and General Motors. Feinberg said his review refuted companies’ complaints that pay restrictions would drive away top talent. Inside the five companies, 84 percent of the top executives covered by last year’s pay limits have stayed put, he said. “These statistics undercut the argument that if you don’t pay more, people will leave,” Feinberg said. “They are not leaving.” Feinberg set pay rules in October for the seven companies that received the most money from the government’s $700 billion bailout fund. Since then, Citigroup and Bank of America have paid back the money and are no longer covered by the pay guidelines. It’s far from clear that the five remaining companies will repay their taxpayer billions.

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and their financing arms and suppliers would be repaid. The government, which owns 61 percent of GM and 10 percent of Chrysler, also plans to get money back when those companies sell stock to the public. Independent watchdogs have accused Feinberg of being overly generous with the pay packages. A congressional oversight panel this month questioned his approval of a package that netted GMAC CEO Michael Carpenter about $1.2 million for the last six weeks of 2009 — including restricted stock and about $120,000 in cash. That’s equivalent to an annual salary of $9.5 million. Elizabeth Warren, chair of the oversight panel, has said Feinberg’s decisions should be scrutinized given the companies’ dependence on government money. Feinberg also said he is asking 419 companies that received bailout money to provide details of com-

pensation their executives received at the height of the crisis at the end of 2008 and in early 2009. The letters will go to companies that got bailout money before Feb. 17, 2009, when the pay rules took effect. That includes major companies like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase. For executives who make more than $500,000, the companies are asked to detail what forms of compensation they received from the time they got their bailout money until the rules were in place. Those companies will have 30 days to provide Feinberg with that information. He said he planned to report on his findings within two months of receiving the data. Feinberg can’t require executives to return any pay from before the rules took effect. But he said he will review it to determine whether it was “inconsistent with the public interest,” as the law requires. If so, Feinberg will try to negotiate to get some of the money back. “All I have at my disposal under the law is the bully pulpit,” Feinberg acknowledged. One factor he said he would consider in deciding whether the payments were excessive would be whether the company had repaid its bailout money. “If a company has completely repaid with interest, that makes it somewhat easier to conclude they were acting in the public interest,” Feinberg told reporters. The review of the companies that received government aid was required by last year’s $787 billion economic stimulus measure. The stimulus also included the tighter pay rules that Feinberg is now applying.

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s attempted detour around China’s Internet censorship rules was met with countermeasures Tuesday by the communist government, which blocked people on the mainland from seeing search results dealing with such forbidden topics as the pro-democracy movement. China’s maneuver, as well as its public rebuke of Google’s decision to stop censoring searches for the government, rattled some of the company’s investors, advertisers and users. The chief concern is whether Google poisoned its business in one of the world’s most promising Internet markets. One analyst critical of Google’s move predicted the maneuver will cause the company’s stock to fall by as much as $50 — or about 10 percent — in the coming weeks. The stock fell $8.50, or 1.5 percent, to $549 Tuesday. Last month, Google said it no longer felt comfortable complying with the country’s demands that it censor Web content deemed objectionable by the communist rulers. On Monday, Google began sending Web searchers in mainland China from the China-based Google.cn to Google.com.hk, based in Hong Kong. The former British colony has an open Internet, and Google is not legally required to censor results there. But that end-run doesn’t prevent China’s government from using its Internet filters — known as the Great Firewall — to block some search results and Web sites from being seen

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Award winning Chinese blogger Tiger Temple, or Zhang Shihe, a critic of China’s internet censorship, looks at a webpage with the Chinese words ‘Google considers leaving the Chinese market,’ in his home in Beijing, Tuesday. in the mainland. On Tuesday, a search request from within mainland China about the 1989 Tiananmen democracy protests returned a notice that the “page cannot be displayed.” It also caused the Web browser to disconnect for several seconds. Under the old google.cn, a similar query usually returned a list of sanitized sites about Tiananmen Square. If the Chinese leaders really want to foil Google, they could block all mainland access to the Hong Kong service. Or they could exert their control of Chinese telecommunications companies to slow the speed of queries and responses, to help drive traffic to homegrown rivals. “It really comes down to the extent of their vindictiveness,” said Duncan Clark, managing director of BDA China Ltd., a technology market research firm. The tensions between Google and China’s government already appear to be denting the company’s

business. TOM Online, a provider of online and mobile services in China that is owned by a Hong Kong tycoon, said it would not renew an alliance with Google to avoid violating any Chinese laws. Owners of Chinese businesses also may be more reluctant to advertise on Google for fear of reprisals. If that happens, Google may reduce its sales force in China. For now, the company is maintaining both its engineering and sales staffs in the country, reflecting its hope that the Chinese government’s anger will cool off. Google also believes it will be able to revive plans, delayed for now, to have its Android software support more mobile phones and applications in China. Other foreign companies that have angered the Chinese government have been stymied in the country. American defense contractor Raytheon Co. closed its Beijing offices last year in frustration over

Cocoa on Monday. He was convicted in January of trespassing on jail property and resisting an officer. Authorities say Jiles tried to climb a 12-foot fence at the Brevard County Detention Center in August. He was caught and hospitalized with severe cuts from the barbed wire. He had been released a week earlier after accepting a plea deal on a manslaughter charge. Jiles had begged jail officials to take him back into custody, saying he feared retaliation from the victim’s family. Jail officials said they couldn’t take him in and told him to file a police report.

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its inability to win contracts for commercial aviation and consulting services. American executives believed Raytheon was being penalized for selling its Patriot missiles to Taiwan. Although Google discussed various options in talks with the Chinese government over the past two months, the company made its decision to shift mainland traffic to Hong Kong without the ruling party’s approval. Google makes relatively little of its money in China now. Analysts have estimated the country accounts for $250 million to $600 million of its $24 billion in annual revenue. But the pie is expected to get substantially bigger as China’s economy expands and the country’s Web audience increases beyond the roughly 350 million people online now. Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Marianne Wolk expects China’s Internet ad market to grow from about $3 billion last year to as much as $20 billion in 2014. Google appeared to be well positioned to pick up about $5 billion to $6 billion of that projected 2014 revenue, Wolk said, because its Chinese search engine has a roughly onethird share — a distant second to the homegrown Baidu Inc. But Google’s share is likely to shrink if the Great Firewall blocks or slows traffic. BGC financial analyst Colin Gillis said he expects Google’s dustup with the Chinese government to reduce the company’s market value by $10 billion to $15 billion, or $30 to $50 a share.

CHICAGO (AP) — Rev up the treadmill: Sobering new research spells out just how much exercise women need to keep the flab off as they age — and it’s a lot. At least an hour of moderate activity a day is needed for older women at a healthy weight who aren’t dieting. For those who are already overweight — and that’s most American women — even more exercise is called for to avoid gaining weight without eating less, the study results suggest. “We all have to work at it. If it were easy to be skinny, we would all be skinny,” said John Foreyt, a behavioral medicine expert who reviewed the study but wasn’t involved in the research. Brisk walking, leisurely bicycling and golfing are all examples of moderate exercise. But don’t throw in the towel if you can’t do those things for at least an hour a day. Even a little exercise is good for your health even if it won’t make you thin, the researchers said. Their findings are based on 34,079 middle-aged women followed for about 13 years. Most were not on calorie-cutting diets. The women gained an average of almost 6 pounds during the study.

Tip from witness helps thaw 1978 cold case in N.J. NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — One night in 1978, five teenage boys disappeared without a trace in what would become one of the longest and most baffling missing-persons cases New Jersey has ever seen. Thirty-two years later, prosecutors announced the arrests of two men and disclosed the victims’ gruesome fate: They were herded at gunpoint into an abandoned building in a dispute over missing drugs and burned to death in a blaze that obliterated nearly all evidence. “For years, their families have wondered what happened on that August day,” acting Essex County Prosecutor Robert Laurino said Tuesday. “Today, we believe that question has been answered.” The break in the case came when a witness with direct knowledge of the murders came forward 18 months ago.

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Robin Wright, Richard Schiff set for Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;way debuts NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robin Wright and Richard Schiff will make their Broadway debut next season in a revival of Lanford Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Pulitzer Prize-winning â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Folly.â&#x20AC;? Producers Phil Monat, T. Richard Fitzgerald and Randall L. Wreghitt announced Tuesday that the Wright production will open in spring 2011 at a theater to be announced. Marshall Mason, who originally directed the play some 30 years ago, will direct. Mason also directed such Wilson plays as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fifth of Julyâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Angels Fall.â&#x20AC;? Wright is best known for her roles in such films as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forrest Gump,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Princess Brideâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hurlyburly.â&#x20AC;? Schiff played communications director Toby Zeigler in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The West Wingâ&#x20AC;? on NBC.

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land grab. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greeted Netanyahu this week with a polite scolding. Expansionist Israeli housing policies erode trust and the U.S. position as an honest broker, she said. Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public reply came quickly: Jews have built their homes in Jerusalem for centuries and will continue, he told a proIsrael audience. U.S. Mideast peace envoy George Mitchell spent Sunday and Monday shuttling between Israeli and Palestinian officials. He returned to Washington for meetings on Tuesday but appeared to have made little headway with the Palestinians. The State Department said the administration had â&#x20AC;&#x153;seen progressâ&#x20AC;? from Mitchellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s discussion but gave no dates for the start of a new round of talks with Mitchell as go-between. P.J. Crowley, the State Department spokesman, told The Associated Press that the U.S. and Israel

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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a warmer public reception from Congress than from the Obama administration, with a top Democrat and Republican joining Tuesday to praise a leader who has refused to back down in a disagreement the White House says threatens new peace talks. President Barack Obama met with Netanyahu late in the day, but in a break with custom reporters were not permitted to see the leaders shake hands and begin their discussions. Their talks came after two weeks of sharp criticism from the White House about its closest ally in the Middle East. Obama has remained out of the fray until now. The bipartisan welcome by lawmakers underscored the breadth of congressional support for Israel even when the White House wants to demonstrate its displeasure. And it pointed to the limited options, beyond verbal rebukes, that the Obama administration faces in pressuring the Jewish state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We in Congress stand by Israel,â&#x20AC;? the leader of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., assured Netanyahu at an all-smiles appearance before the cameras. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Congress we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel.â&#x20AC;? At issue is Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement that it will build 1,600 new apartments in east Jerusalem, the largely Arab section of the disputed holy city. Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of a future state and have held up new U.S.-sponsored peace talks over what they say is an Israeli

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were currently engaged in â&#x20AC;&#x153;give and take.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are not going to talk about the precise steps both sides have to take. We will continue to discuss those steps privately,â&#x20AC;? Crowley said. Both nations are now trying to move on without backing down. But on Capitol Hill, lawmakers lavished praise on Israel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have no stronger ally anywhere in the world than Israel,â&#x20AC;? said House Republican leader John Boehner, R-Ohio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all know weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a difficult moment. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m glad the prime minister is here so we can have an open dialogue.â&#x20AC;? Other Republicans have weighed in on Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side, criticizing the Obama administration for its handling of the crisis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I never thought Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d live to see the day that an American administration would denounce the state of Israel for rebuilding Jerusalem,â&#x20AC;? Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana said on the House floor Tuesday after meeting Netanyahu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I urge the president to stop all this talk about settlements in Jerusalem and start focusing on isolating a threatening and menacing and rising

nuclear Iran.â&#x20AC;? Pelosi and Boehner both pointed to the threat from Iran as a top concern and an area in which the United States will cooperate with Israel. Netanyahu thanked his congressional hosts for what he called warm, bipartisan support. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We face two great challenges,â&#x20AC;? Netanyahu said, a â&#x20AC;&#x153;quest for peace with our Palestinian neighborsâ&#x20AC;? and stopping Iran from developing atomic weapons. Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visit to Washington was planned before the housing dispute, and the Obama administration appears eager to let Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s awkwardly timed visit pass with as little public remark as possible. Both countries are eager to defuse the tensions but have refused to detail what promises Netanyahu is making to ease the most serious diplomatic breach between the two nations in decades. In his meeting with Pelosi, Netanyahu said Israel had been building in east Jerusalem since the 1967 Mideast war, when it captured the West Bank from Jordan and would continue, according to Netanyahuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office. Street Fair 5k Run 50k/100k Bike Ride BBQ Cook-Off Car And Tractor Show Broadway Idol Contest Street Dance Live Entertainment At 2 Venues Expanded Kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Activities

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Obama officials say US drug demand fuels violence MEXICO CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A cast of senior U.S. security officials pledged long-term support for Mexicoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drug war while acknowledging Tuesday that an insatiable U.S. appetite for illegal narcotics, coupled with a flow of U.S. arms into Mexico, is at the core of the problem. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who led the U.S. delegation at a daylong meeting with top Mexican government officials, told a news conference afterward that Washington must do more to limit the movement of illicit weapons into Mexico from the U.S. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, we accept our share of the responsibility,â&#x20AC;? Clinton said, with Mexican Foreign Secretary Patricia Espinosa at her side. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know that the demand for drugs drives much of this illicit trade and that guns purchases in the U.S. are used to facilitate violence here in Mexico. The United States must and is doing its partâ&#x20AC;? to counteract those two elements of the drug-related violence. Clinton said the administration would make public very shortly a new drug policy and that it would include strategies for reducing drug demand. She said U.S. policy also takes into account that the drug cartels that operate along the border are a problem for both countries.

US warns of al-Qaida threat to ships off Yemen CAIRO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U.S. is warning of possible al-Qaida attacks against ships off the coast of Yemen, where an offshoot of the terrorist network has established a significant base of operations over the past year. Yemen became a focus of deep international concern in December when al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the failed attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner, showing the group based in an impoverished and unstable corner of the Middle East had global reach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Information suggests that al-Qaida remains interested

in maritime attacks in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden along the coast of Yemen,â&#x20AC;? said an advisory from the U.S. Department of Transportation, which was posted on the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence Web site.

Grandiose plan for east Jerusalem submitted

JERUSALEM (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jerusalem city hall has submitted a grandiose plan for hotels, businesses and new housing for Palestinians in the center of east Jerusalem, according to a statement issued Tuesday, triggering renewed Palestinian objections. The plan calls for developing a large area across from the Old City wall for tourism and commerce, as well as building 1,000 additional apartments. Palestinians claim east Jerusalem as the capital of the state they want to create, and they object in principle to any Israeli construction there. A Palestinian leader charged Tuesday that the downtown reconstruction plan is meant to compensate for new building in Jewish neighborhoods.

Bin Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daughter released from Iran, in Syria BEIRUT (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Osama bin Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teenage daughter has left Iran after living under house arrest there since her family fled Afghanistan in 2001, her family said Tuesday. Iman bin Laden, 18, arrived in Syria last week to live with her mother, according to the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brother, Omar, and his wife, Zaina Alsabah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She is fine now, she is really healthy,â&#x20AC;? Alsabah, 54, told The Associated Press by telephone from Britain. She said the girl had been at the Saudi embassy in Tehran for months after she ran away from her Iranian guards. Many of bin Ladenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children escaped to Iran after the 2001 U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan. Several siblings lived in a walled compound under Iranian guard after authorities picked them up for entering the country illegally.

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Duke seniors looking to snap drought and take the next step By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer AP photo

MARINERS’ LEE MAY MISS START OF SEASON PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Cliff Lee’s bumpy new ride with Seattle continues. The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner told The Associated Press on Tuesday he still feels some pain in his strained abdomen following his first on-field test of the injury and he has no idea when he will be able to get on a mound again. That makes it possible Lee won’t be ready when the season starts April 5 at Oakland. Lee and manager Don Wakamatsu both said Lee’s brief, light morning throwing session on flat ground went well, and Lee said the muscle feels much better. But he added “I still feel it.” The Mariners’ prized acquisition in a winter trade with Philadelphia said he is scheduled to throw again on flat ground Thursday, and every other day for now.

DURHAM— Duke can forget the Final Four — at least, for now. The No. 1 seeded Blue Devils (31-5) haven’t even reached the round of eight since 2004, so if they do advance, it would mark the latest measure of

progress for a one-step-ata-time senior class. That’s why they insist their focus is solely on fourth-seeded Purdue — and

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not their seemingly inevitable trip to Indianapolis for the Final Four — as they prepare for their South Regional semifinal Friday night in Houston. The winner faces the Saint Mary’sBaylor winner on Sunday in the regional final. “This year, we’re only thinking about this year,” guard No-

lan Smith said Tuesday. “We’re not focused at all on the past. The fact that we have guys that went to the (round of) 16 last year and knowing that’s where we lost last year, we’re ready to go past that. We’re doing what we’ve got to do, defensively

NFL changes OT rules for playoffs

SMOOTH TRANSITION

By BARRY WILNER AP Football Writer

NBA ARENAS MAY HAVE PRESSURED CRITTENDON

WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas tried to pressure teammate Javaris Crittenton into covering up their locker-room confrontation in December. Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh made the allegation in a court filing Tuesday as he advocated for a three-month jail sentence for Arenas for bringing guns to the Verizon Center. Arenas’ lawyer is arguing for probation and community service. Sentencing is scheduled for Friday. Kavanaugh quoted from a text message that Arenas purportedly asked a teammate to forward to Crittenton. In it, he tells Crittenton not to mention their dispute if he is asked about the guns.

NBA NETS EXEC ARGUES WITH PAPER-BAGGED FAN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The chief executive of the New Jersey Nets says he has no regrets about arguing with a fan who wore a paper bag over his head during yet another loss by the team. CEO Brett Yormack said in a statement Tuesday he wanted to let the fan know he didn’t agree with the way he was expressing his opinion. Yormark approached the fan during a 99-89 loss to Miami on Monday night. He asked why he was wearing the bag. When the fan told him because the Nets were so good, Yormark exchanged words and pointed a finger at him. The fan held up his tickets, and Yormark walked away.

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Former Southern Lee and current Virginia Tech softball player Brittany Smith has had a fairly impressive freshman season so far. Smith, who has started and played in all 27 games this season, is second on the Hokies with a .286 batting average and is tied for first on the team with 24 hits this year.

Smith’s play helping Hokies compete, win Former Cavs star is helping Virginia Tech turn its season around in ACC play By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

BLACKSBURG, Va. — It’s never easy making the transition from high school to college, but former Southern Lee softball star B Kaye Smith sure is making it look that way. Her competitive nature has carried over smoothly and her tough play has helped the Virginia Tech softball team win four of its last five games, and has the Hokies in early contention in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Smith, a freshman for the Hokies (10-17, 2-1), is currently the team’s leadoff batter and is second on the team in batting average at .286 and

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Smith, shown here completing one of her 64 putouts this season, is third on the Hokies with 106 catches this season. The Hokies have won four of five and are 2-1 in ACC play.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The NFL changed its overtime rules for playoff games. Starting next season, if a team wins the coin toss and then kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball. If the Goodell game becomes tied again after that next series, play will continue under the current sudden-death rules. If the team winning the toss immediately scores a touchdown, the game is over. Team owners voted 28-4 on Tuesday in favor of the proposal at the NFL meetings. Minnesota, Buffalo, Cincinnati and Baltimore opposed the change. Minnesota lost last season’s NFL championship game in overtime to New Orleans. The Saints won the toss, drove downfield and kicked a field goal to win. “Modified sudden death is an opportunity to make a pretty good rule ... even better,” said Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, co-chairman of the competition committee. “Statistically, it needed to change. It wasn’t producing the ’fairest result.”’ Those statistics showed that since 1994, the team that won the overtime coin toss won the game 34 percent of the time on the first possession. Overall, the team that correctly called the coin toss won overtime games 60 percent of the time in the last 15 years, or since kickoffs were moved back 5 yards to the 30. “Plenty of people on the committee, myself included, are so-called traditionalists,” Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian said. “I am proud to be one. But once you saw the statistics, it became obvious we had to do something.” The new rule applies only for postseason games. But McKay said even that could change, and several owners expressed interest in further discussions at their May meetings in Dallas. “There was a lot of sentiment in the room to change this rule for the regular season,” McKay said, adding he doesn’t expect that to happen this year. “Our thought is to take our time and study it a bit and make sure everyone understands the implications there would be for that.”

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2B / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / The Sanford Herald IN BRIEF

BASEBALL Falcons clipped by Faith Christian SANFORD — The Lee Christian baseball team was defeated by Faith Christian 5-4 in NCCSA 3-A West action on Monday. The Falcons were led by Jon Lineberry, Zach Gautier, Dylan Rosser and Jared Thomas, who each had a hit and an RBI in the loss. Dalton Thornton also added a hit. Lee Christian trailed 52 in the sixth, but a late rally fell short.

CALENDAR Wednesday, March 24 Soccer Panther Creek at Lee County, 7:30 p.m. Overhills at Southern Lee, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 25 Softball Southern Lee at Gray’s Creek, 5 p.m. Baseball Panther Creek at Lee County, 6 p.m. Southern Lee at Overhills, 7 p.m. Soccer Neuse Christian at Grace Christian, 4 p.m. Tennis Westover at Southern Lee, 4 p.m. Lee County at Green Hope, 4 p.m. Golf NCCSA Match at Quail Ridge, 4 p.m.

Friday, March 26 Baseball Overhills at Southern Lee, 7 p.m. Vandalia Christian at Lee Christian, 4 p.m. Soccer Grace Christian at Alamance Christian, 4 p.m. Lee Christian at Vandalia Christian, 4 p.m. Softball Lee County at Panther Creek, 6:30 p.m. Overhills at Southern, 7 Lee, 7 p.m.

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ini-vacations! How many of you have to take that mini-vacation once in while to just get away from the stress and pressures of everyday living? We all need them to revive ourselves and to get the work blood flowing again. Now I’m not talking about a long vacation. I am only talking about a Friday evening through Sunday trip to the beach. Yeah, we went down to Cherry Grove for a couple of days with some friends to unwind and to just get away from it all. Of course, that meant I couldn’t watch the race. I had to listen to it on the way back, and of course, with my luck it was not MRN. During the last four years I have written on several occasions about my love for the Motor Racing Network. Barney Hall is the epitome of a sports broadcaster. I have always enjoyed the way he can make the most boring of races seem exciting. The other reason I enjoy MRN is that they don’t have a lot of small talk and every caution is described in detail. Why do I bring this up? Because coming back from a mini-vacation was a radio nightmare! I had to listen to Mark Garrow, Doug Rice and Steve Richard. I only did this because I had no other choices. My biggest complaint comes during a caution. Of course, there were several at Bristol and every time the caution flag would fly it was going straight to a commercial. Garrow would say something like Clint Bowyer has just pounded the wall and out comes caution flag No. 3 and they would go straight to an advertisement. I wanted to know more about the reason for the caution before I had to listen to some ad. Tell me about the wreck or tell me about the blown engine

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or the blown tire, but don’t leave me hanging for 60 seconds. It seems that on MRN they describe the caution before the advertisement and that way I can be more tolerant of them selling their sponsors’ products. I am in business. I know it takes advertising to sell your products, which helps pay for the air time, but please tell me about the action before doing so. It was a long ride home and it made my trip uncomfortable. You know what really makes me feel bad about me whining about the broadcast? Garrow is a 2003 winner of the Barney Hall award for excellence in racing journalism. Give me a break. He must have been the only nominee. Let me change subjects before I say something I regret. I am not going to say anything else about Jimmie Johnson winning. Although he again won it was a bit different. He was behind and had to come back to gain the victory. Kevin Harvick said it correctly earlier in the season. He said Johnson has a horseshoe strategically located somewhere on his body. (How was that for being politically correct?) Well, not only is Harvick right but JJ and Chad Knaus are just that good. When you put the two together, you will probably see championship No. 5 coming this year. But that’s not what surprised me Sunday. It was Junior! Where did Dale Earn-

hardt Jr. come from? Could he finally be coming of age? Could he finally be the driver that he has wanted to be? Of course, the jury is still out and it is too soon to put him in the Chase, but if Sunday was any indication then he may be on his way. He actually overcame trouble on pit road to have a good finish and vault himself into the top 10 in points. I just didn’t see this coming. The first couple of races he was Junior. He was making mistakes and costing himself a chance of a good finish. At Bristol he did the same. He sped on pit road, dropped to 26th but then worked himself back into an eighth-place finish. Is it him or his crew chief? Or has he matured? I know! It’s the beard! Remember the episode of “The Andy Griffith Show” where Goober was dumb, went away on a fishing trip, grew a beard while away and when he returned he was smart? Well, I think Junior has grown intelligence. I think his beard has helped his skills as a driver and his ability to listen and his willingness to learn. Let’s face it, he didn’t know anything and now he knows it all! He actually seems like a race car driver. I guess NASCAR will be happy now that he is learning and maybe they won’t have to interfere to get him into victory lane. I am going to regret saying this, but NASCAR needs Junior. If he can continue to do well then the Earnhardt Nation will make itself heard and the fans will return. I didn’t say I liked it but facts are facts. OK, it’s on to Martinsville where Johnson and Jeff Gordon have been dominant. So don’t expect anything different this week. It will probably be the 48 car in victory lane again. Sorry, I hate to say it. The only good thing is

Jr. downplays Bristol radio rant CONCORD (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. blamed his profanity-laced rant at Bristol Motor Speedway on frustration from a a speeding penalty. And being mad in the car, he figured, is a good thing. “You’re going to have days where you get a little hot on the radio and I haven’t really been hot on the radio in a long, long time,” Earnhardt said Tuesday during a test session in Charlotte. Earnhardt, in the midst of a 62-race winless streak, had just cracked the top five in Sunday’s race when NASCAR flagged him for speeding on pit road. He vented over his radio for several minutes, and snapped at crew chief Lance McGrew’s attempt to calm him down. Earnhardt quickly dismissed a potential driver-crew chief rift. “When we’re running pretty good and you can almost reach that top-five, or see yourself almost in a position to get a win, and it gets snapped away from you that quick, man, it’s hard to bite your tongue,” Earnhardt said. “Running my mouth, that’s my pop-off valve. It gives me a little bit of relief so I could get back to what I was doing. It’s open for interpretation, I guess. Lance handled it pretty good. I was at no point mad at him. We haven’t really gotten into it since we started working together over anything. So we’ve got a pretty good balance between our personalities to keep us from doing that.”

that I won’t have to listen to it. I am going to watch it this week.

BASEBALL Cavaliers knock off top-ranked team GRAHAM — The Southern Lee baseball team earned its biggest win of the young season on Monday night. The Cavaliers defeated Graham, the No. 1 ranked team in the state according to Impact Baseball, 8-6 to improve to 4-2 overall this season. Jared Kehagias was perfect from the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run and two doubles. Justin Cox was 2-for-3 with two RBI. Walt Podruchny was 2-for-3 with a go-ahead two-run single in the bottom of the sixth. The Cavaliers played Gray’s Creek on Tuesday night in Hope Mills. The game did not finish by press time.

GIRLS’ SOCCER Kerr, Comte help Crusaders to victory over FHS SANFORD — Randi Kerr had two goals and an assist and Taylor Comte had three assists and a goal as Grace Christian scored five goals in the second half to beat Fayetteville Home School 5-1 in girls’ soccer on Tuesday. Amanda Norris added a goal and an assist while Melanie Woods also scored a goal for the Crusaders (42, 2-2), who have won four straight games.

BOYS’ TENNIS Jackets win two individual matches against Holly Spings SANFORD — In a match much closer than the final score indicates, Holly Springs topped Lee County 7-2 in boys’ tennis on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets’ topseeded duo of Hammy James and Holden Keen won their doubles match while James won a singles match as well. Lee County plays again on Thursday at Green Hope.

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NCAA Basketball Ex-Tar Heel Lebo takes reins at ECU GREENVILLE(AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jeff Lebo knows what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s walking into at East Carolina: A program that hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t had a winning season in 13 years and hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been to the NCAA tournament in even longer. Yet Lebo also believes that he can reverse the Piratesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; feeble basketball fortunes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It can happen,â&#x20AC;? the new coach said Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I told our players, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;You watch Butler, you watch Northern Iowa play in the NCAA tournament. So why canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t that be East Carolina?â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question that has been asked here repeatedly over the years. And Lebo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who met with reporters and Pirates fans at his introductory news conference â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has been successful in rebuilding efforts at Tennessee Tech and Chattanooga. But East Carolina offers a unique set of challenges outside of the obvious oncourt struggles. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a school with a fan base thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passionate and turns out in droves for football, yet is often disengaged and leaves plenty of empty seats in Minges Coliseum when it comes to basketball.

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Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sylven Landesberg leaves school

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Texas A&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s B.J. Holmes drives to the basket as Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris Kramer, right, and Ryne Smith, left, defend in the first half in Spokane, Wash., Sunday.

Boilermakersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gives offense time to adjust INDIANAPOLIS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense has hit some rough patches since Robbie Hummelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury. A defense that has remained among the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stingiest has made up for it. The Boilermakers have improved in every major defensive category since their most versatile player went down for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee last month. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to sustain that defensive effort in a Sweet 16 matchup with Duke (31-5) on Friday in Houston. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re struggling from the field, you have to be able to get stops,â&#x20AC;? Purdue coach Matt Painter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been able to get stops and get in transi-

tion, get some offense from our defense, I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at our best.â&#x20AC;? Purdue (29-5) is 5-2 since Hummelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s injury on Feb. 24. In those seven games, Purdueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opponents have shot a combined 38.7 percent from the field, lower than the 39.9 percent the team allowed for the season. The Boilermakers have forced 16.3 turnovers per game during that stretch, better than their overall average of 15.7. And theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allowing an average of 60.4 points in those games, below their overall average of 61 points allowed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basketball is a game of runs,â&#x20AC;? Painter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to be able

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suspended leading scorer Sylven Landesberg is leaving school to pursue a professional career. Coach Tony Bennett said Tuesday that Landesberg wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t complete the current semester. Earlier this month the sophomore guard was suspended for the rest of the season for failing to meet his academic obligations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have discussed Sylvenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s future with the Landesberg family and been informed that he will be leaving the University of Virginia to pursue his professional aspirations,â&#x20AC;? Bennett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am thankful for the significant contributions Sylven made to the Virginia basketball program and wish him success in his future endeavors.â&#x20AC;? Landesberg was the ACCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top rookie last season. He led Virginia this season with averages of 17.3 points and 2.9 assists.

Georgia Tech: No call from St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about Hewitt

ATLANTA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has not asked to speak with Paul Hewitt, a Georgia Tech official told The Associated Press. Hewitt, who is from New York, coached Georgia Tech to the second round of the NCAA tournament. Citing unidentified sources, the New York Post reported that St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s will try to interview Hewitt â&#x20AC;&#x153;as soon as possible.â&#x20AC;? The Red Storm fired Norm Roberts last week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can tell you that we have not been contacted by St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and to my knowledge neither has coach Hewitt,â&#x20AC;? Georgia Tech associate athletic director Wayne Hogan

said Tuesday. Hewitt said Monday he is not looking for another job.

Mateen Cleaves arrested on drunk driving suspicion

MOUNT MORRIS TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former Michigan State basketball star and Detroit Pistons player Mateen Cleaves has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. Cleaves was a captain for Michigan Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2000 NCAA championship team. Detroit drafted him in 2000 with the 14th pick overall. He also played for Sacramento, Cleveland and Seattle over six NBA seasons. He recently joined Fox Sports Detroit as a Pistons analyst. The Genesee County sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s department says Cleaves was arrested Saturday in Mount Morris Township and jailed in nearby Flint, then released. Defense lawyer Frank Manley says Cleaves drove because of an emergency involving his son.

Self: Frosh Henry ready for NBA

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kansas coach Bill Self says freshman star Xavier Henry is ready to compete in the NBA if he decides to declare for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft. Self also says he expects junior center Cole Aldrich to decide in about a week whether he will enter the draft or stay for his senior season. Henry, a 6-foot-6 guard, averaged 13.4 points for the Big 12 champion Jayhawks, the overall No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament before being ousted in the second round by Northern Iowa.

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4B /Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / The Sanford Herald SPORTS BRIEFS Allgaier gets seat in Cup car at test

CONCORD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Justin Allgaier participated in his first official Sprint Cup Series test and hoped Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s session will lead to an upcoming race at NASCARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top level. Penske Racing brought four cars to the two-day test at Charlotte Motor Speedway to give Allgaier seat time. The 23-year-old is coming off his first NASCAR victory, a win in the Nationwide Series last weekend at Bristol. Drivers are permitted to participate in two NASCARapproved test sessions before committing to entering a Cup race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obviously when I started at Penske Racing my goal was to reach the Cup level, so for me, this is a good way to come out and get some laps and see what these cars drive like,â&#x20AC;? said the secondyear Penske driver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully we can help out the other guys. I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the biggest thing â&#x20AC;&#x201D; how do we benefit all three of our Cup teams and get me some experience at the same time? This is the easiest way to do it.â&#x20AC;? Penske fields Cup cars for Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski and Sam Hornish Jr. Allgaier competes full-time in the Nationwide Series and won rookie of the year honors at that level last season. He was told last week heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d get a chance to test at Charlotte and speculated it may have given a confidence boost before his Bristol victory.

Reyes cleared to resume baseball activities

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes has been cleared to resume baseball activities after doctors determined his thyroid levels have returned to normal. Reyes was diagnosed in early March with a hyperactive thyroid, and doctors prescribed rest and a change in diet. He was told to refrain from physical activity and was monitored and tested weekly in New York. After missing most of last season with a hamstring injury, Reyes was pulled from stretching before what would have been his spring training debut March 5 when team doctors decided the abnor-

mal results from his physical warranted further testing. He is expected to return to Mets camp Wednesday.

Calif. teen hit in head by baseball clings to life KENTFIELD, Calif. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Northern California high school baseball player is clinging to life after a line drive hit his head during a practice game. Sixteen-year-old Gunnar Sandberg remained in critical condition Tuesday at Marin General Hospital. He is a student at Marin Catholic High School in Kentfield. Educators there say Sandberg was removed from a medically induced coma on Friday and underwent a brain scan Monday because doctors didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see progress. He was hit by the baseball March 11 while pitching during a practice game against Concordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s De La Salle High School. His injury has renewed concerns about the safety of metal baseball bats. Marin Catholic Principal Chris Valdez says players on the school team will switch to wooden bats for the rest of the season.

Va. chiropractor charged with dealing steroids BARTOW, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Virginia chiropractor has been arrested on drug charges after a co-defendant said he supplied steroids to members of D.C.-area sports teams. Authorities in Florida say that 50-year-old Douglas O. Nagel of Reston was arrested Tuesday morning in Virginia and charged with seven counts of conspiring to deliver a controlled substance, specifically steroids. Last year, a Florida-based associate of Nagel pleaded guilty to possessing steroids with intent to sell. That man, according to an affidavit, told authorities that Nagel had been supplying steroids to members with Washington Nationals and Washington Capitals. Nagelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife, Jan, said in a brief phone interview that her husband did not sell steroids. She denied that he ever treated members of the Nationals and declined to comment on whether he had treated any Capitals.

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is tied for first in hits with 24. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The season is going great,â&#x20AC;? said Smith, who went 4-for-7 at the plate in Virginia Techâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubleheader sweep of North Carolina A&T on Tuesday night. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on a winning streak and we just want that to carry over and keep on going. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to do everything in my power to help see that happen.â&#x20AC;? Defensively, Smith has been doing her part at second base to help the Hokies succeed. She currently has a teamhigh 41 assists and is third on the squad with 64 putouts and 106 catches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just having fun,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everythingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been an amazing experience so far. I just want

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and rebounding-wise, to do that.â&#x20AC;? The seniors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jon Scheyer, Brian Zoubek and Lance Thomas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have been systematic through their careers, taking incremental steps deeper into the bracket since going one-anddone as freshmen in 2007. They won one tournament game in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;08 and two last year to bring them to the spot where three Duke seasons have ended since that most recent Final Four run in 2004, their 10th march to the national semifinals under Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski.

to do everything I can to make things happen for my teammates. As the leadoff batter, I feel itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my job to get on base and put us in a position to score.â&#x20AC;? While her numbers have been impressive for a freshman, Smith credits the support of her teammates for helping her adjust to the level of college softball. She says that her teammates and coaches have helped her mature. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The caliber of athletes is much different,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone seems to want it more. They keep you in line and make you a tougher player. They push you to be the very best.â&#x20AC;? One of Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite moments thus far into her early career was the warm reception she received when she returned to North Carolina when the Hokies battled

N.C. State in Raleigh in the ACC opener recently. Smith was greeted by a group of former teammates, teachers and Cavalier fans when the Hokies won the threegame series 2-1 over the Wolfpack . â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was amazing,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was one of the best moments yet. I got the opportunity to play closer to home and see some familiar faces. It was definitely incredible. All of those people coming out to see me was great. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very appreciative of all of them for doing that.â&#x20AC;? Under current Southern Lee softball coach Tammy Batten and former coach Lou Laytonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidance, Smith said there are two things she plans on taking away from her days as a Cavalier. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to work hard if you want to make

it to this level,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hard work and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to leave everything out on the field. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I learned a lot at Southern, but those are two of the biggest things.â&#x20AC;? Smith, who has started and played in 27 games this season for the Hokies, will return to the field tonight when Tech battles Hampton in a double header. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll return to the area on April 24 when the Hokies come to Chapel Hill to battle the North Carolina Tar Heels. Until then, Smith hopes to keep doing her part to help the Hokies continue their recent swing of success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our season is going great right now,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on a winning streak and we want to keep that going.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to have a chance at a Final Four (and) play for a national championship. No matter what, if it was that easy, then everybody would do it all the time,â&#x20AC;? Krzyzewski said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just got to keep knocking at the door. You have to keep striving to get there, and once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re there, you hope to open the door and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re allowed to come in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the history of the time Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here, the doorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opened 10 times,â&#x20AC;? he added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of times. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoping that we can win Friday and have an opportunity to play Sunday and hopefully knock the door down.â&#x20AC;? The day the field of 65 was revealed, some said the Blue Devils were

given the easiest path to Indy of any of the No. 1 seeds. Then, the road was cleared with a secondround upset loss by second-seeded Villanova, which beat Duke in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s round of 16. But Duke isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t solely going up against that manageable road through the bracket. Perhaps more importantly, the present-day Blue Devils also are fighting recent history that predates their arrival in Durham. They were knocked out in the round of 16 in consecutive years by eventual national semifinalists. They went down to Michigan State in 2005 and LSU in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;06,

in the last game in the Duke blue and white for J.J. Redick and Shelden Williams. Then last year, it was Villanovaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turn to beat Duke and eventually reach the Final Four. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After we won last year against Texas (in the second round), I think a little bit of us might have been a little satisfied or felt like we were supposed to win,â&#x20AC;? Scheyer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this year, I think we expected to be in this position, and we know we have a bunch more steps to take. So for us, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still very hungry, and we feel like thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot left to do, so the confidence level of this team and the expectations are different.â&#x20AC;?

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NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 y-Cleveland 56 15 .789 — 9-1 x-Orlando 50 21 .704 6 9-1 1 Atlanta 45 25 .643 10 ⁄2 6-4 1 d-Boston 45 25 .643 10 ⁄2 6-4 Milwaukee 39 30 .565 16 9-1 Miami 37 34 .521 19 7-3 Charlotte 35 34 .507 20 7-3 Toronto 35 34 .507 20 4-6 Chicago 33 37 .471 221⁄2 2-8 New York 25 45 .357 301⁄2 4-6 Indiana 24 46 .343 311⁄2 4-6 Philadelphia 24 47 .338 32 2-8 Detroit 23 47 .329 321⁄2 2-8 Washington 21 47 .309 331⁄2 0-10 New Jersey 7 63 .100 481⁄2 1-9 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 x-L.A. Lakers 52 18 .743 — 7-3 d-Denver 47 23 .671 5 8-2 d-Dallas 46 24 .657 6 7-3 Utah 46 25 .648 61⁄2 7-3 Phoenix 45 26 .634 71⁄2 8-2 Oklahoma City 42 27 .609 91⁄2 6-4 1 San Antonio 42 27 .609 9 ⁄2 7-3 Portland 42 29 .592 101⁄2 8-2 Memphis 38 33 .535 141⁄2 7-3 1 Houston 36 33 .522 15 ⁄2 6-4 New Orleans 34 38 .472 19 3-7 L.A. Clippers 26 44 .371 26 1-9 Sacramento 24 47 .338 281⁄2 3-7 Golden State 19 51 .271 33 2-8 Minnesota 14 57 .197 381⁄2 0-10

Sports Review BASKETBALL Str W-7 W-3 L-1 L-1 W-3 W-2 L-2 W-2 W-2 L-1 W-2 L-3 L-5 L-11 L-8

Home 31-4 28-7 28-7 21-12 24-9 21-16 25-8 23-11 20-14 15-22 17-16 11-24 16-19 12-22 3-31

Away 25-11 22-14 17-18 24-13 15-21 16-18 10-26 12-23 13-23 10-23 7-30 13-23 7-28 9-25 4-32

Conf 35-9 34-12 25-16 30-15 27-15 23-19 20-22 25-18 20-21 18-28 18-25 12-31 15-27 15-27 6-38

Str W-6 L-1 L-2 W-2 W-5 L-2 W-1 L-1 W-2 L-1 W-1 L-1 L-1 L-3 L-13

Home 32-5 30-6 24-11 29-8 28-9 22-12 25-10 23-13 22-15 20-15 22-12 19-16 17-19 15-21 9-26

Away 20-13 17-17 22-13 17-17 17-17 20-15 17-17 19-16 16-18 16-18 12-26 7-28 7-28 4-30 5-31

Conf 30-11 29-15 24-17 27-18 30-16 22-19 26-17 26-16 20-24 25-18 23-23 12-31 15-30 10-33 7-38

d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Monday’s Games Orlando 109, Philadelphia 93 Miami 99, New Jersey 89 Chicago 98, Houston 88 Milwaukee 98, Atlanta 95 Toronto 106, Minnesota 100 New Orleans 115, Dallas 99 San Antonio 99, Oklahoma City 96 Utah 110, Boston 97 Memphis 102, Sacramento 85 Phoenix 133, Golden State 131 Tuesday’s Games Charlotte at Washington, 7 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Denver at New York, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Denver at Boston, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m. Utah at Toronto, 7 p.m. Sacramento at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Houston at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NIT Glance First Round Tuesday, March 16 Connecticut 59, Northeastern 57 N.C. State 58, South Florida 57 UAB 65, Coastal Carolina 49 Texas Tech 87, Seton Hall 69 North Carolina 80, William & Mary 72 Mississippi State 81, Jackson State 67 Jacksonville 67, Arizona State 66 Wednesday, March 17 Kent State 75, Tulsa 74 Dayton 63, Illinois State 42 Cincinnati 76, Weber State 62 Virginia Tech 81, Quinnipiac 61 Rhode Island 76, Northwestern 64 Mississippi 84, Troy 65 Nevada 74, Wichita State 70

Illinois 76, Stony Brook 66 Memphis 73, St. John’s 71 Second Round Friday, March 19 Mississippi 90, Memphis 81 Saturday, March 20 North Carolina 76, Mississippi State 74 Texas Tech 69, Jacksonville 64 UAB 72, N.C. State 52 Monday, March 22 Rhode Island 85, Nevada 83 Virginia Tech 65, Connecticut 63 Illinois 75, Kent State 58 Dayton 81, Cincinnati 66

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Optioned RHP Michael Bowden, RHP Ramon A. Ramirez and 1B Aaron Bates to Pawtucket (IL). Reassigned RHP Jorge Sosa to their minor league camp. CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Optioned C Tyler Flowers and RHP Carlos Torres to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned RHP Ryan Braun, OF Jordan Danks, OF Josh Kroeger, INF Brent Morel and INF C.J. Retherford to their minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS—Optioned RHP Jess Todd was optioned to Columbus (IL). Reassigned LHP Mike Gosling, RHP Josh Judy, RHP Frank Herrmann, RHP Yohan Pino, C Damaso Espino, INF Brian Bixler and OF Shelley Duncan to their minor league camp. National League COLORADO ROCKIES—Optioned RHP Jhoulys Chacin and RHP Samuel Deduno to their minor league camp. Reassigned LHP Jimmy Gobble to their minor league camp. Agreed to terms with LHP Joe Beimel on a minor league contract. MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Reassigned RHP Tim Dillard to their minor league camp. PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Optioned INF Neil Walker, RHP Kevin Hart and RHP Chris Jakubauskas to Indianapolis (IL). Reassigned LHP Brian Burres, LHP Wil Ledezma, RHP Jean Machi, C Hector Gimenez and OF Brian Myrow to their minor

league camp. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Optioned LHP Madison Bumgarner and RHP Joe Martinez to Fresno (PCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS—Signed C Zydrunas Ilgauskas for the remainder of the season. Waived F Darnell Jackson. FOOTBALL National Football League WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed P Josh Bidwell. HOCKEY SOCCER Major League Soccer D.C. UNITED—Waived MF John DiRaimondo. NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Named Remi Roy goalkeepers coach. COLLEGE BRADLEY—Named Tessi Taylor assistant athletic director for compliance. HOUSTON—Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Joe Curl. PHILADELPHIA—Named Dick DeLaney assistant baseball coach.

FedEx Cup Standings Pts 911 829 820 807 676 669 656 648 622 614 608 604 598 595 593 580 500 467 464 458 451 451 433 430 430 403 391 369 354 348 347 329 312 309 278 274 267 265 262 261 257 255

Semifinals Tuesday, March 30 At Madison Square Garden New York Semifinals First Game, 7 p.m. Second Game, 9:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, April 1 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 23 Texas Tech (19-15) at Mississippi (23-10), 7 p.m. North Carolina (18-16) at UAB

Transactions

By The Associated Press Through March 21 Rank Name 1. Steve Stricker 2. Camilo Villegas 3. Ernie Els 4. Dustin Johnson 5. Bill Haas 6. Matt Kuchar 7. Jim Furyk 8. Ben Crane 9. Ian Poulter 10. Geoff Ogilvy 11. Hunter Mahan 12. Ryan Palmer 13. Robert Allenby 14. Paul Casey 15. J.B. Holmes 16. Luke Donald 17. K.J. Choi 18. Bubba Watson 19. Tim Clark 20. Rickie Fowler 21. Retief Goosen 22. Nick Watney 23. Brandt Snedeker 24. Anthony Kim 25. Charles Howell III 26. Y.E. Yang 27. Justin Rose 28. Marc Leishman 29. Rory Sabbatini 30. Derek Lamely 31. Alex Prugh 32. Padraig Harrington 33. Brian Gay 34. Stephen Ames 35. D.J. Trahan 36. David Duval 37. Sean O’Hair 38. Stewart Cink 39. Phil Mickelson 40. Vijay Singh 41. Tom Gillis 42. Charlie Wi

(25-8), 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 24 Rhode Island (25-9) at Virginia Tech (25-8), 7 p.m. Dayton (22-12) at Illinois (2114), 9 p.m.

Money $1,974,300 $1,861,500 $1,951,106 $1,772,950 $1,221,850 $1,406,013 $1,222,987 $1,195,203 $1,505,025 $1,314,606 $1,244,793 $1,162,202 $1,144,307 $1,470,700 $1,182,383 $1,200,671 $844,630 $795,192 $803,426 $889,471 $1,003,833 $795,694 $685,189 $788,557 $727,276 $780,360 $686,995 $669,648 $724,940 $731,674 $612,854 $729,585 $529,956 $500,627 $477,659 $577,420 $535,057 $566,421 $430,705 $457,508 $364,808 $366,158

Sports on TV

Wednesday, March 24

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m. ESPN — Preseason, Philadelphia vs. Atlanta, at Orlando, Fla. MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, quarterfinal, Rhode Island at Virginia Tech

43. Cameron Beckman 44. Mike Weir 45. Steve Marino 46. Chad Collins 47. Brendon de Jonge 48. John Rollins 49. Michael Sim 50. Sergio Garcia 51. Kevin Na 52. Ryan Moore 53. Zach Johnson 54. Carl Pettersson 55. Paul Goydos 56. Nathan Green 57. J.P. Hayes 58. George McNeill 59. Bryce Molder 60. Martin Laird 61. Jason Dufner 62. Matt Every 63. Ryuji Imada 64. Lucas Glover 65. Pat Perez 66. Jerry Kelly 67. Kevin Streelman 68. Kris Blanks 69. John Senden 70. Vaughn Taylor 71. Steve Elkington 72. Bo Van Pelt 73. Ricky Barnes 74. Spencer Levin 75. Heath Slocum 76. Matt Jones 77. Fredrik Jacobson 78. Chris Couch 79. Jason Bohn 80. Joe Ogilvie 81. Angel Cabrera 81. Jeff Quinney 83. Jonathan Byrd 84. Mark Wilson 85. Kevin Stadler 86. Kevin Sutherland 87. Michael Allen

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9 p.m. ESPN2 — NIT, quarterfinal, Dayton at Illinois NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Denver at Boston 9:30 p.m. ESPN — L.A. Lakers at San Antonio

NCAA Tournament Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT Opening Round Tuesday, March 16 At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Winthrop 44

EAST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Kentucky 100, ETSU 71 Wake Forest 81, Texas 80, OT At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Washington 80, Marquette 78 New Mexico 62, Montana 57 Friday, March 19 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. West Virginia 77, Morgan State 50 Missouri 86, Clemson 78 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Cornell 78, Temple 65 Wisconsin 53, Wofford 49 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Kentucky 90, Wake Forest 60 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Washington 82, New Mexico 64 Sunday, March 21 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. West Virginia 68, Missouri 59 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Cornell 87, Wisconsin 69 At The Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 25 West Virginia (29-6) vs. Washington (26-9), 7:27 p.m. Kentucky (34-2) vs. Cornell (29-4), 30 minutes following Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT Saint Mary’s, Calif. 80, Richmond 71 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Old Dominion 51, Notre Dame 50 Baylor 68, Sam Houston State 59 Friday, March 19 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Duke 73, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 44 California 77, Louisville 62 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Purdue 72, Siena 64 Texas A&M 69, Utah State 53 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Saint Mary’s, Calif. 75, Villanova 68 At New Orleans Arena New Orleans Baylor 76, Old Dominion 68 Sunday, March 21 At Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. Duke 68, California 53 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Purdue 63, Texas A&M 61, OT At Reliant Stadium Houston Regional Semifinals Friday, March 26 Saint Mary’s, Calif. (28-5) vs. Baylor (27-7), 7:27 p.m. Duke (31-5) vs. Purdue (29-5), 30 minutes following Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Ohio 97, Georgetown 83 Tennessee 62, San Diego State 59 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Northern Iowa 69, UNLV 66 Kansas 90 Lehigh 74 Friday, March 19 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Georgia Tech 64, Oklahoma State 59 Ohio State 68, UC Santa Barbara 51 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Michigan State 70, New Mexico State 67 Maryland 89, Houston 77 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At Dunkin’ Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Tennessee 83, Ohio 68 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Northern Iowa 69, Kansas 67 Sunday, March 21 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Ohio State 75, Georgia Tech 66 At Spokane Arena Spokane, Wash. Michigan State 85, Maryland 83 At Edward Jones Dome St. Louis Regional Semifinals Friday, March 26 Ohio State (29-7) vs. Tennessee (27-8), 7:07 p.m. Northern Iowa (30-4) vs. Michigan State (26-8), 30 minutes following Regional Championship Sunday, March 28 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL First Round Thursday, March 18 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City BYU 99, Florida 92, 2OT Kansas State 82, North Texas 62 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Murray State 66, Vanderbilt 65 Butler 77, UTEP 59 Friday, March 19 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. Gonzaga 67, Florida State 60 Syracuse 79, Vermont 56 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Xavier 65, Minnesota 54 Pittsburgh 89, Oakland, Mich. 66 Second Round Saturday, March 20 At The Ford Center Oklahoma City Kansas State 84, BYU 72 At HP Pavilion San Jose, Calif. Butler 54, Murray State 52 Sunday, March 21 At HSBC Arena Buffalo, N.Y. Syracuse 87, Gonzaga 65 At The Bradley Center Milwaukee Xavier 71, Pittsburgh 68 At Energy Solution Arena Salt Lake City Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 25 Syracuse (30-4) vs. Butler (30-4), 7:07 p.m. Kansas State (28-7) vs. Xavier (26-8), 30 minutes following Regional Championship Saturday, March 27 Semifinal winners

FINAL FOUR At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis National Semifinals Saturday, April 3 East champion vs. South champion Midwest champion vs. West champion National Championship Monday, April 5 Semifinal winners

CBI Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT First Round Tuesday, March 16 Virginia Commonwealth 79, George Washington 73 Saint Louis 63, Indiana State 54 Wednesday, March 17 Princeton 65, Duquesne 51 IUPUI 74, Hofstra 60 Wisconsin-Green Bay 70, Akron 66 College of Charleston 82, Eastern Kentucky 79 Morehead State 74, Colorado State 60 Boston U. 96, Oregon State 78 Quarterfinals Monday, March 22 Virginia Commonwealth 93, College of Charleston 86 Princeton 74, IUPUI 68 Boston U. 91, Morehead State 89 Saint Louis 68, Wis.-Green Bay 62 Semifinals Wednesday, March 24 Boston U. (21-13) at Virginia Commonwealth (24-9), 7 p.m. Princeton (22-8) at Saint Louis (22-11), 9 p.m. Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday, March 29 TBD Wednesday, March 31 TBD Friday, April 2 TBD

CIT Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT First Round Tuesday, March 16 Fairfield 101, George Mason 96, OT Marshall 90, Western Carolina 88 Creighton 89, South Dakota 78 Wednesday, March 17 Appalachian State 93, Harvard 71 Missouri State 87, Middle Tennessee State 79 Northern Colorado 81, Portland 73 Pacific 63, Loyola Marymount 52 Thursday, March 18 Louisiana Tech 66, Southern Mississippi 57 ——— Quarterfinals Monday, March 22 Appalchian State 80, Marshall 72 Creighton 73, Fairfield 55 Missouri State 69, Louisiana Tech 40 Pacific 63, Northern Colorado 59 ——— Semifinals Wednesday, March 24 Pacific (22-11) at Appalchian State (24-10), TBA Creighton (18-15) at Missouri State (2212), TBA ——— Championship Tuesday, March 30 Semifinal winners

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Food City 500 Results By The Associated Press Sunday At Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tenn. Lap length: .533 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (4) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 500 laps, 132.4 rating, 190 points, $199,978. 2. (11) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 500, 107.1, 175, $161,323. 3. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 500, 140.3, 175, $167,523. 4. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 500, 116.4, 165, $123,175. 5. (7) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 500, 96.8, 155, $143,951. 6. (8) Carl Edwards, Ford, 500, 88, 150, $130,173. 7. (18) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 500, 90.3, 146, $101,175. 8. (17) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 500, 105.9, 142, $124,604. 9. (38) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 500, 76.4, 138, $139,631. 10. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 500, 97.9, 139, $131,515. 11. (33) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 500, 72.2, 130, $128,501. 12. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 500, 88, 127, $89,475. 13. (36) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 500, 87.7, 129, $121,210. 14. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 500, 91.6, 121, $133,026. 15. (28) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 500, 80.4, 118, $125,923. 16. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 500, 74, 115, $117,179. 17. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 500, 70.3, 112, $125,301. 18. (12) Paul Menard, Ford, 500, 82.6, 109, $96,050. 19. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 500, 63.7, 106, $103,675. 20. (37) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 500, 54, 103, $97,050. 21. (43) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 500, 49.4, 100, $86,975. 22. (32) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 499, 43.6, 97, $105,273. 23. (16) David Gilliland, Ford, 499, 46.4, 94, $106,135. 24. (31) David Stremme, Ford, 498, 48.6, 91, $94,150. 25. (41) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 498, 44.9, 88, $86,350. 26. (6) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 498, 86.1, 90, $126,631. 27. (1) Joey Logano, Toyota, 495, 92, 87, $127,415. 28. (42) Kevin Conway, Ford, 492, 34.8, 79, $104,398. 29. (30) David Ragan, Ford, 483, 61.7, 76, $90,225. 30. (34) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 483, 33.5, 73, $82,875. 31. (29) Scott Speed, Toyota, 480, 55.6, 70, $95,648. 32. (22) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 477, 54.2, 67, $89,000. 33. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 448, 63.9, 64, $102,473. 34. (24) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 432, 55.5, 61, $123,390. 35. (13) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 408, 89.6, 58, $100,850. 36. (20) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, accident, 329, 47.7, 55, $88,800. 37. (40) Terry Cook, Dodge, brakes, 285, 30, 52, $80,750. 38. (10) David Reutimann, Toyota, engine, 113, 81.8, 49, $111,106. 39. (27) Aric Almirola, Chevrolet, brakes, 59, 34.9, 46, $80,650. 40. (26) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, engine, 56, 45.6, 43, $88,575. 41. (39) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, suspension, 46, 35.7, 40, $80,500. 42. (3) Dave Blaney, Toyota, accident, 40, 28.3, 37, $80,715. 43. (35) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, rear gear, 30, 25.4, 34, $79,982. ——— Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 79.618 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 20 minutes, 50 seconds. Margin of Victory: 0.894 seconds. Caution Flags: 10 for 103 laps. Lead Changes: 29 among 8 drivers. Lap Leaders: Ku.Busch 1; J.Logano 2; Ku.Busch 3-5; J.Johnson 6-33; Ku.Busch 34-42; J.Logano 43; B.Keselowski 44-47;

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Happy Birthday: You will face personal clashes that you must deal with if you are going to make any progress this year. This is a learning year that must be handled with willpower, integrity and the desire to bring about much-needed changes. Take opportunities seriously. Money, property and doing what’s required of you will all play a role. Your numbers are 3, 6, 13, 22, 27, 36, 43 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Money and home are highlighted. You can buy or sell property or enhance your assets. You may have to cut your losses but you will still come out ahead of the game and be well-positioned for future opportunities. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Travel, seminars or conferences will all pay off in the end. Utilize what you have to offer by presenting, promoting and networking with the people who can incorporate your expertise into their daily routine and budget. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Nothing will be secure or stable. You are in a good position but must protect what you want and what you have. Don’t be unnerved by anyone who talks big or is trying to push you. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will have to size things up before you make a move or create any friction with anyone at home or at work. A critical, negative attitude will be your downfall. Focus on work and how much you can accomplish on your own. An added responsibility can be expected. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Focus on what you have to offer and what you can get in return. A little creative accounting will help you save money later. An investment, settlement, rebate, gift or win is apparent and must be taken advantage of. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You know what you

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have to do to keep things running smoothly. Don’t let anyone who intrigues you cause a financial setback for you. A change in a partnership now will lead to greater leverage in the future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Nothing will go according to plan but it will be an exciting time to make creative, personal alterations to your life. Don’t let emotions lead you off-target. Know what you want and what you can offer. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t be afraid to present what you have to offer. You will be wellreceived, no matter what you do, so take advantage of every opportunity. A trip to see someone who can offer you suggestions or introductions will change the way you think and do things. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Love is in the stars and will leave you with mixed feelings about your past, present and future. Don’t let uncertainties cause you to make a mistake. Finish one thing before you move on to another. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Consider your personal and professional options regarding partnerships. Some of the people in your life may be leaning on you too much and need a reminder to back off. Problems with friends, relatives and neighbors must be dealt with promptly. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put in extra hours or look for a new position with more to offer you. A high-energy approach to projects will lead to an enticing partnership. An emotional issue with someone from your past should be cleared up. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The more you interact with others, the more you will learn and the easier it will be to get the help you want. Don’t limit what you can do because someone is putting restrictions on you. Fight for your rights.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 27-year-old woman who is a “klutz,” which explains why I often have bruises on my legs and elbows. The other day, while lunching with friends I hadn’t seen in a while, one of them brought up the subject of my bruises. (I had rolled up the sleeves of my blouse and was wearing a skirt.) I laughed and explained how I got them -- running off an elevator before the door had opened all the way, tripping while climbing some stairs, and crashing into the coffee table and nearly breaking my leg. My friends exchanged knowing looks and told me if I ever needed anything — ANYthing at all — they were there for me and offered protection! It became obvious that they think my fiance caused the bruises. I explained that I am often in a hurry and accident-prone. They didn’t believe me. They just nodded and said, “Uh-huh ...” I feel so humiliated. My fiance has never laid a finger on me. I have never had a healthier, more loving relationship, and it hurt that my friends think I’m a victim of domestic abuse. A birthday get-together is coming soon and I don’t feel comfortable going now. I’m worried they may tell others what they “think” may be going on behind closed doors. How do I set the record straight? — JUST CLUMSY IN AMARILLO

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DEAR JUST CLUMSY: You won’t set the record straight by hiding out and refusing to face them. Doing so will only fuel their unfounded suspicions, so attend the party. And at the next girls’ lunch tell them, warmly, that you appreciate knowing they’ll always be there for you, and if they ever need you for anything — ANYthing at all — you’ll be there for them, too. Say it sweetly, with a smile, and above all, do not appear defensive. P.S. In the future, how about slowing down, trying to be more careful and watching where you’re going? One of these days you could seriously hurt yourself. o DEAR ABBY: I have a horrible secret. I have cheated on my husband with multiple strangers. I have tried to tell him I have an addiction, but he blows me off. When I first met him, I had been with

two people. Since our wedding, I have lost count. I think about sex constantly and often arrange to meet men anonymously many times during the week. I have tried to stop, but I just can’t seem to. Believe me, I have tried. I have attempted to talk to my husband about this so he will listen — but I’m afraid to estimate how many times I have cheated because I fear he will leave me. Please help me. — CAN’T STOP DOWN SOUTH DEAR CAN’T STOP: At this point the only thing worse than telling your husband what’s been going on would be not to. People who engage in anonymous sex can carry all kinds of STDs, and you have exposed not only yourself but him to them. You both should see a doctor and be tested immediately — and if you love him, you will give him that important message. There is an organization that may be able to help you regain control of your life. It’s Sexaholics Anonymous. It originated in 1979 and is based on the same principles as Alcoholics Anonymous. Its Web site is www.sa.org and the e-mail address of the Sexaholics Anonymous International Central Office is saico@sa.org. Please contact them ASAP because they will take you seriously, nothing will shock them, and they may be able to help you break the news to your husband in a way that won’t end your marriage.

ODDS AND ENDS Mind the gap: Gown protects UK patients’ privacy LONDON (AP) — Some good news for hospital patients: a gown that won’t let you down. Stylish hospital gowns that snap down the side were unveiled in Britain on Tuesday, intended to replace those shapeless cloth sacks with useless ties that flash open at the worst possible moments. Designers were given 25,000 pounds ($37,500) each to develop prototypes for products that would increase patient dignity. The plan, backed by the government and the Design Council, aimed to use Britain’s design talent to improve its oft-criticized health system. The most eye-catching product was a jaunty striped hospital gown by U.S.-born fashion designer Ben de Lisi. Made from high-quality cotton in a classic pajama-stripe pattern, it includes a pouch for a mobile phone and comes accessorized with a snuggly fleece blanket. “Fine feathers make fine birds,” said de Lisi, who has made dresses for stars including Kate Winslet. “If you look good, you’ll feel good. “Patients in hospitals are at their very lowest ebb, and you want them confident and buoyant so they can ask doctors the questions they need to ask.” Other designs included “modular bed pods” that improve privacy by funneling sound from bedside chats down instead of out and a recovery chair modeled on first-class airplane seats and designed by the team behind Vir-

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Two plead guilty in case of stolen baby formula GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) — The ringleaders of a group accused of stealing more than $20,000 worth of baby formula from stores and then selling it at a discount have pleaded guilty. Jefferson County prosecutors said Tuesday that 46-year-old Tam Huynh, of Aurora, pleaded guilty to racketeering. His 39-year-old wife, Thuy (Tien) Nguyen, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit theft. They are scheduled to be sentenced May 3. They and seven others were indicted after baby formula was stolen from stores in the Denver area and Colorado Springs between January 2008 though March 2009. Prosecutors say Huynh and Nguyen handled sales. Prosecutors say the group used proceeds for daily living expenses, gambling and illegal drugs.

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The Sanford Herald / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / 11B

Education Notes Scarborough, Moore receive national honor

ATLANTA, Ga. —The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced that Cape Fear Christian Academy student Evan T. Scarborough from Lillington and Katherine T. Moore of Sanford have been selected for membership. Scarborough is the 15-yearold son of Marty and Ellen Scarborough of Scarborough Lillington. He is a tenth grader at CFCA, active in the Beta Club, Key Club, Big Brother Big Sister organization, a class officer and marshall. He is also a member of the varsity soccer team and manager of the Softball Team. Evan’s grandparents are Tom and June McClay of New Bern and Elva Scarborough and the late Todd Scarborough of Buies Creek. Moore is the 16-year -old daughter of Robert and Amy Mauldin of Sanford. She is a senior at Moore Calvary Education Center, active in her local church where she is the pianist and the

primary Sunday school teacher. Katherine's grandparents are Larry and Frances Acord and Bonnie Southard, all of Sanford and Hazel Moore of Lumberton, Texas. "On behalf of NSHSS, I am honored to recognize the hard work, sacrifice, and commitment that (Scarborough) has demonstrated to achieve this exceptional level of academic excellence," said Nobel. "Evan T. Scarborough is now a member of a unique community of scholars –– a community that represents our very best hope for the future." "Our vision is to build a dynamic international organization that connects members with meaningful content, resources, and opportunities," said NSHSS President James Lewis. "We aim to help students build on their academic successes and enhance the skills and desires to have a positive impact on the global community."

McEvoy, Martin gain degrees from Western Governors University SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The following local residents have received degrees from Western Governors University: Holly McEvoy and Rhonda Martin, both of Sanford, were awarded a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies degree. The online, nonprofit university awarded over

120 graduates degrees at its semi-annual commencement ceremony held in Salt Lake City on Feb. 20. WGU awarded degrees to more than 900 graduates from 48 states, the largest class of graduates to date. The degrees included 530 undergraduate and 458 graduate degrees.

B.T. BULLOCK ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FAIR

Horton Scholarship application available Decendents of a Horton High School alumnus or attendee are eligible to apply for the 20102011 Horton High School Alumni Association Scholarship. High school graduates, college students and graduate students are encourage to apply. Request an application by calling the alumni office at (919)545-2900 and leaving a message or by calling Helen Ann Dark at (919) 444-9090. The application can be downloaded from the alumni website: HHSAA.info Deadline for applications is June 1

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B.T. Bullock Elementary’s 2nd annual Science Fair took place on March 8. Students in grades K-2 worked on group projects and grades 3-5th had the opportunity to work on individual projects. Pictured are all the first-place winners.

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Dudley named to King College Dean's List BRISTOL, Tenn.— Janet Dudley of Sanford was recently named to the King College Dean's List for the fall semester 2009. The list recognizes those who participate in at least 12 hours of academic work and attain a semester grade point average within the range of 3.50 to 3.99.

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The Lee County High School Winterguard finished first at the final AIA preliminary competition held on Saturday at Green Hope High School in Cary. The team will travel to Chesapeake, Va., this coming weekend to compete in the Atlantic Indoor Association Championships. Pictured are Instructor Bianca Harrision, Kyndal Rouse, Sesily West, Director Mike Wilkins, Gabrielle Richmond, Kathryn Thomann, Lindsey Brunson and Nora Perez. Not pictured is William Cummings.

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Beijing, Hong Kong, Macau in one trip By DEBORAH YAO Associated Press Writer

BEIJING — In booming Beijing, remnants of ancient China are tangible in the Forbidden City. In Hong Kong, skyscrapers symbolize one of the world’s most successful economies. And in Macau, across the Pearl River Delta from Hong Kong, gambling generates more revenue than in Las Vegas. In one trip, I visited all three places — sampling history on the mainland, the fruits of capitalism in Hong Kong, and the glitzy casinos of Macau — and experienced three very different Chinas. For me, it was a personal journey as well as a vacation. My family left China in 1949, first for Taiwan and then the Philippines. I wasn’t sure what to expect and whether or not they would accept me. I’m Chinese, but I act like a foreigner culturally. I speak my provincial dialect of Fujianese, but not Mandarin, the official Chinese language. (I also speak Tagalog, the Filipino language.) My family was part of the Chinese diaspora that left the mainland more than half a century ago. We are the overseas Chinese, living in foreign lands in our own communities, a people without a true home. Often during my visit, someone would start talking to me in Mandarin. I know some Mandarin (I studied it for years but forgot most of it), so I would

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In this photo taken in 2008, tourists visit the Badaling section of the Great Wall in China. Parts of the wall date back to the first century BC and it was built and rebuilt over two millennia to keep out invaders. At 3,500 miles long, it’s longer than the United States is wide. say, “I don’t speak Mandarin. I speak English.” Despite this, I was surprised at how much I felt at home in China, and I felt proud of the country’s economic development. This, I felt, was the future for our people. But like most visitors, I wanted to see the country’s history, too. I spent my first full day in China there at the Badaling section of the Great Wall, the same place visited by President Obama. The wall resembles the writhing body of a dragon hugging China’s hills, mountains and grasslands. Parts of the wall date back to the first century BC and it was built and rebuilt over two millennia to keep out invaders. At 3,500 miles long, it’s longer than the United States is wide. The Great Wall is in

the mountains, an hour outside Beijing. I joined a tour group to see it, reserving ahead online for about $30 ($20 less than reserving through a hotel). The tour included lunch but the guide detoured us to jade and silk factories where prices gouge unwary tourists — a common practice among local operators. An alternative is to take a cab, but make sure to negotiate a price with the driver before leaving. The Forbidden City is located in the middle of Beijing, surrounded by concentric circles of roads, across from Tiananmen Square, easily accessible by subway. Built in the early 1400s, the Forbidden City was home to 24 emperors in the Ming and Qing dynasties. The imperial dynasty ended with Puyi,

who ruled from 1909 to 1911 and was portrayed in the movie “The Last Emperor.” It is called the Forbidden City because commoners weren’t allowed in until 1925. As the world’s largest palace complex, it spans 7.8 million square feet, or about 135 football fields, with over 8,700 rooms. The Forbidden City is divided into the southern Outer Court, where emperors conducted state affairs and elaborate ceremonies, and the smaller Inner Court where they lived. It is believed that in the Inner Court heaven and earth met, and yin and yang — opposing yet linked cosmic forces such as dark and light, male and female — are united. Dragons were the symbol of the Chinese emperor. On the Nine Dragon Wall on the eastern perimeter, dragons are depicted in colorful glazed tile, and giant versions of the smaller dragon carvings are found all over the palace complex. You can rent your own audio guides at the Forbidden City, and they even have built-in GPS that automatically triggers commentary when you’re near a historic attraction. But the audio and the sites aren’t always in sync and the commentary only plays once. Too bad if you didn’t pay attention the first time. The entrance fee is about $6 to $9 depending on the season; audio guide rentals are about $6. Before leaving mainland China, I visited one additional historic site, taking an overnight train from Beijing to Xi’an to see the terracotta warriors. I booked a sleeper compartment, sharing it with a college student and young engineer who were eager to practice English. The first look of bewilderment on their faces after they found out I couldn’t speak Mandarin soon gave way to an easy acceptance that while we’re now culturally different, we do share the same heritage.

Cherry blossoms to bloom early in DC WASHINGTON (AP) — Warm weather this past weekend is going to bring Washington’s famous cherry blossoms a few days early. The National Park Service revised its prediction for blooming dates Monday. Chief horticulturist Robert DeFeo is now predicting the peak blooming will be April 1 to April 4. Earlier he predicted most trees would be in bloom April 3 to April 8. The trees will likely begin blooming this weekend and continue through April 9. The 2010 National Cherry Blossom Festival is scheduled to run from March 27 to April 11. This year marks the 98th anniversary of Japan’s gift of the cherry blossom trees to the nation’s capital. The opening ceremony is planned for Saturday at the National Building Museum.

Discount airlines start new round of short sales DALLAS (AP) — Leading discount airlines have launched a new round of airfare sales for summer, but travelers may have to act fast and be flexible on dates to grab the best deals. Sales from JetBlue Airways and AirTran Airways end this week. JetBlue says through June 16 it has $58 round trips in California, including Long Beach-San Francisco and Long Beach-Oakland. On the East Coast, it’s offering $78 round trips between New York and Washington, and between Boston and New York or Baltimore. Long-distance flights include $238 roundtrip between Los Angeles and Boston and between Long Beach and Washington. However, dates are limited, there’s a 14-day advance-purchase requirement, there are blackout dates that vary by city, and the cheapest seats are offered only for travel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. AirTran’s sale resembles one it ran earlier this month and covers travel through Nov. 16 — an unusually long span. The lowest

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Hard Rock plans new smaller casino on AC Boardwalk ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Drawn by the possibility of entering the nation’s second-largest gambling market at a discount price, Hard Rock International announced plans Tuesday to build a $300 million casino-hotel on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. The Florida-based company would partner with New York-based Och-Ziff Real Estate at the southern end of the city, at the foot of the Black Horse Pike, one of three main entranceways to Atlantic City. Hard Rock said it has not yet determined how many hotel rooms it would build. Hard Rock, which operates 13 casinos around the world, said it supports a bill introduced Monday in New Jersey’s legislature that would permit new casinos with as few as 200 rooms, down from the current 500room minimum. Hard Rock International is wholly owned by the Seminole Indian tribe of Florida.

Bill aims to speed up air traffic system overhaul WASHINGTON (AP) — Transforming the nation’s air traffic system by replacing World War IIera radar with 21st century GPS technology would be accelerated under a bill approved Monday by the Senate. The $34.5 billion bill funds the Federal Aviation Administration through Sept. 30, 2011. It also addresses a series of safety concerns raised by the crash of a regional airliner last year near Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 50 people. The centerpiece of the bill calls for key elements of the FAA’s NextGen program to be in place at the busiest American airports by 2014. The system won’t be fully in place for noncommercial aircraft until after 2020. The nation’s antiquated air traffic control system is a major source of airline delays. The new system is projected to cost the FAA as much as $22 billion through 2025. Airlines would have to spend as much as $20 billion more to install equipment in their planes.

BA strives to recover from impact of strike LONDON (AP) — British Airways worked to get operations back to normal on Tuesday following a threeday strike by cabin crew that the airline says cost it about 21 million pounds ($31.5 million). The airline faces a second walkout this weekend — this time for four days beginning Saturday — by crews represented by the Unite union. No further negotiations have been announced. BA said it operated 273, or 78 percent, of its longhaul flights and 442, or 50 percent, of its short-haul flights over the first two days of the strikes. It is yet to release details for Monday.

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ary 17, 1986, prepared OWING. Failure to by Bill Kennedy, Jr., remit funds in a timeand recorded in Plat ly manner will result Cabinet 5, Slide 107, in a Declaration of Lee County Registry. Default and any deposit will be frozen And Being more com- pending the outcome monly known as: 128 of any re-sale. Traveller Lane, Sanford, NC 27332 SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASEHOLD The record owner(s) TENANTS: If you are of the property, as rea tenant residing in flected on the records the property, be adof the Register of vised that an Order Deeds, is/are Christi- for Possession of the an Schmal. property may be issued in favor of the The property to be ofpurchaser. Also, if fered pursuant to this your lease began or notice of sale is being was renewed on or afoffered for sale, trans- ter October 1, 2007, be fer and conveyance advised that you may "AS IS, WHERE IS." terminate the rental Neither the Trustee agreement upon 10 nor the holder of the days written notice to note secured by the the landlord. You deed of trust, being may be liable for rent foreclosed, nor the of- due under the agreeficers, directors, at- ment prorated to the torneys, employees, effective date of the agents or authorized termination. representative of either Trustee or the The date of this Noholder of the note tice is March 4, 2010. make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or re07-94051 lating to the property Grady Ingle being offered for Substitute Trustee sale. Any and all re8520 Cliff Cameron sponsibilities or liaDrive, Suite 300 bilities arising out of Charlotte, NC 28269 or in any way relat(704) 333-8107 ing to any such condihttp://shapiroattortion expressly are disneys.com/nc/ claimed. This sale is NOTICE OF made subject to all FORECLOSURE prior liens and enSALE cumbrances, and un10 -SP-57 paid taxes and assessUnder and by virtue ments including but of the power of sale not limited to any transfer tax associat- contained in a certain Deed of Trust made ed with the forecloby JENIPHER D. sure. A deposit of SCHNEIDER to H. five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid TERRY HUTCHENS, or seven hundred fif- .Trustee(s), dated the ty dollars ($750.00), 19 TH day of December, 2005 and recordwhichever is greater, is required and must ed in Book 1007, Page be tendered in the 367, LEE County Regform of certified istry, North Carolina, Default having been funds at the time of the sale. This sale made in the payment of the note thereby will be held open ten sedays for upset bids as cured by the said required by law. Following the expiration Deed of Trust and the undersigned, ANof the statutory upset period, all remaining DERSON & STRICKLAND, P.A., having amounts are IMMEbeen substituted as DIATELY DUE AND Trustee in said Deed

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of Trust by an instrument duly recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds of LEE County, North Carolina and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the Courthouse Door, in the City of SANFORD, LEE County, North Carolina at 3:30 O'CLOCK P.M. ON MARCH 31, 2010, 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: BEING ALL OF LOT NO. 24, Hearthfield Lakes Subdivision, Section 2, as per plat thereof recorded in Plat Cabinet 8, Slide 3D, Lee County Registry. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more perfect description of said lot. Said property being located at: 342 Brookfield Circle, Sanford, NC 27330 PRESENT RECORD OWNER BEING: JENIPHER D. SCHNEIDER Trustee may. in; the Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale for up to one hour as provided in N.C.G.S. 45-21.23. Also, this property is being sold subject to all taxes, special assessments, and prior liens or encumbrances of record and any recorded releases. Should the property be purchased by a third party, that person must pay the statutory final assessment fee of forty-five cents ($0.45) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by N.C.G.S. 7A?308 (a) (1), and any applicable county and/or state land transfer tax and/or revenue tax. Any successful bidder shall be required to tender the full bal-

ance of the purchase price so bid, in cash or certified check, at the time the Substitute Trustee tenders to him a deed for the property or attempts to tender such deed, and should said successful bidder fail to pay the full balance of the purchase price so bid, at that time he shall remain liable on his bid as provided for in N.C.G.S. 4521.30(d) and (e). 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 of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being Offered for sale, and any and all responsibilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. 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. That an Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered in-

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For Sale Travel Resort of America. Pd to Dec. 31, 2010. $500 plus transfer fees. Dues pd until Aug. 2010 Call: 919-499-1155

600 Merchandise

Pro Star tanning bed, 28 bulb, 7 ft bed, excellent condition. $1200 353-9521 waysworld@hotmail.com

601 Bargain Bin/ $250 or Less

Assistant Manager Hilites Ladies Clothing Store *“Bargain Bin” ads are free for Located at 128 S. Steele Street (Downtown) is now five consecutive days. Items must total $250 or less, and the price accepting application for must be included in the ad. assistant manager. Store Multiple items at a single price hours Mon-Sat 10am-6pm (i.e., jars $1 each), and animals/pets do not qualify. Closed Sundays. Apply in One free “Bargain Bin” ad per person (ask for Debbie) household per month. or email resume to davidsondebra@ 18 Cubic Feet Whirlpool bellsouth.net No Frost Refrigerator/Freezer w/ Ice Drivers Needed ASAP Maker. Excellent Cond. Apply at 307 S. Gulf $100. Call: 776-3037

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.

2 Man Paddle Boat $250 Call: 919-776-1560 5 Cans Of Formula $50. Turtle Sandbox $25. Box Of Men’s Clothes $100. Box of Children’s Books, Movies, Infant Toys, Etc. $80. Call: 919-356-0168

Movie Extras to stand in the ADC-1600DD Semi-Automatic single play turntable backgrounds of a major w/ Manual. Original Box & film production. All looks New Condition. $45 or BO needed. Earn up to Call: 919-499-2235 $150/day. Experience not required. Call Free Church Pews 877-577-2952. Good Condition 775-9939 Part-time cashier needed. Call 718-1717 for an apGateway Computer For pointment. Sale: Full Set Up Or Tower Private Provider Agency seeking Administrative Assistant. The individual is to manage the clerical and business functions of the site and perform all required office duties in an effective manner. A considerable amount of judgment required with minimal supervision. Candidate must have typing and computer skills as well as other clerical skills. Some bookkeeping experience and Associates Degree preferred. Applicants can fax, mail or email resumes to: Amy Smith AmySmith@actsinc.net Fax: (910) 826-3695 P.O. Box 1261 Fayetteville NC 28302 Attn: Amy Smith Sales positions avail. Salary + comm. Must have high energy and be self-motivated. Toyota of Sanford Call 919-895-6526 EOE DFW Wanted: 29 serious people to work from home using a computer. Up to $1500 to $5,000. PT/FT. www.hdlglobal.com We offer • BOLD print

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425 Help Wanted Child Care

Only. Call for details: 774-1066 Hannah Montana Malibu Doll House with Furniture $125 (919)356-5706

Keep cooler w/ 2 Ceiling Fans. Good condition. 4 Blade, 18” and 23”. $34 & $38 or BO. Call: 4992235 Large Authentic Dooney & Bourke Purse. Like New Black & Gray $90 770-1408

Wanting to clean out your barns, attics, basements, or buildings. Get rid your clutter. For More Info Call 770-0059 or 721-3968

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

635 Computers Barger Services: Web services, networking, site hosting, vehicle transporting, HVAC Repair & More Contact me @ sjb1964@poj-iyd.com or 919-708-3034

640 Firewood Mowing, Landscaping, Yard Work, Brush Clearing, Tree Removal, Fire Wood Delivery, ETC. Will do anything Call 498-4852 or 258-9360

660 Sporting Goods/ Health & Fitness GOT STUFF? CALL CLASSIFIED! SANFORD HERALD CLASSIFIED DEPT., 718-1201 or 718-1204.

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

675 Pets/Animals

M&M Telephone $25 5 Boxes of Books $2 a Box 3 Lamps $3 Each Kerosene Heater $20 Fluorescent Light $15 3New Roll Up Blinds $5ea. 774-6906

*Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the “Business Rate”.

Refrigerator $100 14.3 Cubic Feet 258-5630

11 Pitbull Puppies Born Dec. 13th 09 3 Girls, 8 Boys $100 each (Price Negotiable) Call: 919-343-8178

Sage green couch/bed (queen size) $150.00. Green over-sized chair $50.00. 919-770-4236.

Poo Be Gone: Weekly Pet Waste Clean Up $10 a week Call for more info 774-7028 910-703-2540

Silvertone Acoustic Guitar New Strings, Comes with Bag and Guitar Tuner. $250 OBO. 910-703-5584

680 Farm Produce

Single Bed $20 Call: 919-356-6357 Small Desk & Chair $25 5 Arm Spider Light $75 Round Chrome Glass Top Coffee Table $60 Best Offer for Everything 478-1836 or 478-7890

You want the best salad in town? Come to the B&B Market! Fresh Turnip & Mustard Greens, Creasy, Collards, Side Meat & Ham Hocks. 775-3032

690 Tools/Machinery/ Farm Equipment

1952 - 8 N Ford Tractor White Kenmoore Washer & $1,600 499-7796 Dryer. 80 Series. Heavy Duty. Super Capacity 695 Smaller Scholars Excellent Condition $250 Montessori is looking for PT Wanted to Buy 919-775-8188 afternoon Teacher working Looking to purchase 25-30 hours a week with 605 small timber tracts. ability for full time. All Miscellaneous Fully insured. Call applicants must be 18 919-499-8704 years old with a high 1. GE Refrigerator, 1.5 school diploma. Apply in years old, has bottom draw700 person1480 McNeil Road er & 2 doors on top, water Rentals any questions please call also, $300. 919-777-9374 2. Riding lawn mower, 2.5 720 years old, needs new bat470 tery,$100. For Rent - Houses Help Wanted 3. Brand new trailer, at$1,000/mo West Sanford taches to lawn mower, Medical/Dental 4BR 2.5BA. Large Home $125. Sec Dep & Ref Req MEDICAL OFFICE Call: 803-396-2110 or Rosemary Street Properties RECEPTIONIST 919-352-1444 919-548-3458 Local outpatient Physical Therapy clinic looking for a Commercial Tanning 1,2,3 BR Rentals Avail. Full Time Front Desk/RecepBed Adcock Rentals tionist. Candidate should Wolff Ovation 124 w/ Fa774-6046 possess excellent cial Tanner, Head & Toe adcockrentalsnc.com communication, customer Lamps. Bought Brand New service, and organizational Used Only For In Home Per319-A Gulf Street skills. Responsibilities sonal use. Paid $4500 ask$475 2BD/1BA include checking patients ing $1500. Call: 774Adcock Rentals in/out, answering phones, 5563 or 770-7699 774-6046 scheduling appointments and data entry. 3BR 2BA Wonderful For Sale Competitive pay and Neighbor hood in West 4 PC. Sec Couch $100, benefits. Please fax Sanford resume attn: Jason Osborne End Tables $10 Each, Cof$850 Dep $800 Monthly fee Table $10, Lamps $10 at (919) 708-7220 or 776-6563 775-7200 Each, Lg Recliner $50, Elec email: josborne@ 409-A Birch Lift Chair $75, Dining performancerehabnc.com. Street$300/mo 1BD/1BA Room Table 6 Chairs Adcock Rentals $125, Telephone Desk 475 774-6046 $20, Antique Chairs $50 Help Wanted Each, Wheel Chair $20, Charming 3 BD/1 bath 2Restaurants Walker $5, Hospital Bed & story cottage. New carpet, Matt $125, Ceiling Fans We’re Growing! tile, fp, screen porches. Ref $5 each. Need part-time waitresses req’d. W. Sanford 700/mo Call: 776-6646 and cooks. Must be able to 919-775-3679 work day or night. Apply in HAVING A Nice 3BR 2BA Brick House person at Bud’s Barbecue YARD SALE? Lemon Springs Area 500 $850/mo + Dep No Pet The DEADLINE for Free Pets 499-3098 Ads is 2 P.M. the day PRIOR THE SANFORD HERALD 520 to publication. makes every effort to follow PREPAYMENT IS Free Dogs HUD guidelines in rental REQUIRED FOR advertisements placed by 2 Free Male Pomeranians YARD SALE ADS. our advertisers. We reserve Between 2 & 3 years old. THE SANFORD HERALD, the right to refuse or Do not get along with other CLASSIFIED DEPT. change ad copy as dogs. 718-1201 or necessary for Call: 919-356-8951 718-1204 HUD compliances.

730 For Rent Apts/Condos 1 & 2 BR Apts Rents start at $355 Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments 919-774-6125

820 Homes

920 Auctions

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

Old Fashioned Auction Saturday 7pm 1218 Old Business Hwy 1 Cameron 910-245-4896 919-478-9283 NCAL 1862

1 BR Apt $375/mo Window AC & Gas Heat Criminal Background Check and Deposit Req. 774-4922

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act 1968 which makes it 1 BR Dorm For Rent Utilities Included with Cable illegal to advertise “any Small Fridge & Microwave preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, $100/wk or $400/mo color, religion, sex, handiDep & Criminal Record cap, familial status, or Req. 919-774-4922 national origin or an intenFurnished Studio and tion to make any such pref1BR Apt. $115-$130 erence, limitation or disa week. All utilities paid crimination.” 919-771-5747 This newspaper will not knowingly accept any Rooms for rent Single advertisement for real Rooms $125 per week, estate which is in violation Double Rooms $140 per of the law. Our readers are Week Utilities & Cable hereby informed that all Inc. $50 Dep 935-9868 dwellings advertised in this newspaper available on an Studio apartment equal opportunity basis. with carport, N. Horner, To complain of discrimina$360/mo., tion call 919-733-7996 deposit rqrd. 356-4687 (N.C. Human Relations West Sanford, $380/mo. Commission). 1BR/1BA, park-like setting, Time is Running Out to cable & water incl. Ref. & Obtain the $8,000 sec. req. Rosemary Street Tax Credit Properties, 919-548-3458. Call 919-775-1497 770-4883 or 770-2554 Wheel Hollow Apts. or visit 2BR/1.5BA No Pets www.grocecompanies.com $535/month DON’T LOSE OUT $535/deposit Call:910-528-7505 West Sanford Brick Ranch 3BR 2BA, Basement, 740 2 Car Garage For Rent - Mobile Call Jennifer Exit Realty 919-280-6608 Homes

830 Mobile Homes

3BR/1BA $345/Mo $200/Dep. Water Inc. Rental Reference & Deposit Reqd. No Pets. Call: 919499-5589 Before 9 PM 4BR/2BA $450/mo $300/dep (Seminole MHP) 2BR/2BA $425/mo $300/dep (Seminole MHP) Call: 919-770-5948 Cameron 3BR/2BA, quiet area, nice home $475 + dep, no pets 910-245-1208

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2:00 PM

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pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 7181204 For Sale: Winn M.H. 1988, 92K, New Tires, Belts & New Frig. $11,500 Or Best Offer Call: 919-499-1155

Small 2 BR Mobile Home Rent & Dep Req. 499-7530 or 770-2246

900 Miscellaneous

800 Real Estate 810 Land 3.95% interest rate on Copper Ridge Homesites fixed 3 Years. 1 to 4 Acres Offered by Crescent State Bank. Visit www.grocecompanies.com and dial 919-770-4883 or 770-2554

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

3 bed brick ranch home in Sanford. Fenced in yard. 1 owner $96,900 Call Debi 356-7266 Call Exit Realty & Associates 774-4646

920 Auctions Harris Realty & Auction “Since 1989” One Call...We Sell It All!! Land, Houses, Equipment Business Liquidation, Estates, Antiques, Coins, Furniture, Consignments, etc. jerryharrisauction.com 545-4637 or 498-4077 Notice Sale of Personal Property Usa Mini Storage Carla Boggs-Bedroom furn,livingroom furn,table,chairs Yesenia Aleman-Fixtures Genelle DayeDryer,bike,vacuum,living room,bedroom furn Arthur Peoples-Tools Teresa FoxWasher,dryer,livingroom furn,bedroom furn

Lease to Own - Several homes Dial 919-775-1497 week days or 770-2554 or Only a partial list of articles 770-4883 Part of Rental stored.Complete bin of conPayments applies to Down tents to be sold Payment for 12 Months to the highest bidder.Sale starts at 10:00am Sat MODELS OPEN Sat & Sun Mar.27,2010 at 2417 1-5 Copper Ridge US#1 at Jefferson Davis Hwy.All anExit 76 Nottingham US#1 nouncements day of sale at Exit 69 B Sun 1-5 precedence over all previWoodbridge, Lee Ave. Dial ously wriiten material. Sale 770-4883 or 770-2554 conducted by USA Mini storage Mgmt. Nice 2BR w/ shop new 919-774-6653 vinyl siding & windows,

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YOURWEEKEND MUSIC

n SANFORD: The Flame Steakhouse and Brewer’s Pub now features live music every Thursday night. For more information, contact the restaurant at 776-7111. n SANFORD: The Steele Street Coffee and Wine Bar features live entertainment featuring local musicians every Thursday, Friday and Saturday night. For more information, visit steelestreetcafe.com. n SOUTHERN PINES: The Arts Council of Moore County will present the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra in the opening concert of the first-ever Palustris Festival at 8 p.m. Thursday at R.E. Lee Auditorium on the campus of Pinecrest High School in Southern

Submit your event by e-mail to danderson@sanfordherald.com Pines. Tickets are $15 each and available online at www.PalustrisFestival. com, at the Campbell House (482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines), or by calling 910-692-ARTS (2787). Also at the festival, Tift Merritt will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at R.E. Lee Auditorium on the campus of Pinecrest High School in Southern Pines. Tickets are $25 each and available online at www.PalustrisFestival.com, at any First Bank location in Moore County, the Campbell House (482 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines), or by calling 910692-ARTS (2787). n RALEIGH: Alt-rock icon and North Carolina-native Ben Folds joins the North Carolina Symphony on stage at Meymandi Concert Hall for an electric

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rench onion soup has been a favorite of mine for as long as I can remember. Even when I was young and hated onions, I loved for my mother to make French onion soup, with one set aside for me without the onions in it. I am not sure if it is the sweet caramelized onions, the rich broth, the crusty bread or the stringy cheese that I like best; but I do know that when you combine INSIDE them See our all, the weekly Dining outcome Guide for is incred- local menu ible. options While Pages 4-5C in France when studying abroad in college, having French onion soup in Paris was one of the highlights of my trip. I even have the cheesy touristy photo of myself eating it at the restaurant. Last week, Ross prepared a Chicken Marsala for us, a recipe out of a Robin Miller cookbook. It was delicious, but it got Ross thinking about how he could change it up to be a French Onion chicken recipe. I’m so proud and happy that he now thinks like this when he cooks as well. With a few ideas from the recipe he made and a little collaboration, we came up with this recipe, one that we were both really pleased with and can’t wait to make again. When you don’t have time or money to make a soup and a meal, this dish takes care of both in one. This is fitting, as French onion soup was originally thought of in France as food for poor people, since onions are cheap and easy to grow. Whatever your reason is for trying this one out, you shouldn’t be disappointed.

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When buying the ground turkey for these turkey meatball pita pockets keep an eye on the nutritional information. Ninety-three percent lean is a good compromise between too much fat and ending up with an unhealthy sandwich or too little, giving you a dry tasteless sandwich.

A hot Italian meatball sandwich smothered in melted cheese and tomato sauce is great now and again, but isn’t well suited to regular rotation in a healthy diet. But with a starting point so tasty, we felt compelled to find a version we could feel good about serving more often. Meatballs often are made with fatty ground meat and lots of cheese. So we created a turkey meatball that’s got all the flavor and moisture, but way less fat. Look carefully at the labels when buying ground turkey, as there are many types available at the market, some with as

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Sgt. Seydel is with the gang/community drug investigations department at the Lee County Sheriff Office

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“As Young as We Feel.” (David C. Cook, 2010, 352 pages. $14.99. By Melody Carlson.)

have been a fan of Melody Carlson for a long time. She writes faithbased novels for women and teenage girls, and I’ve been reading her books since I was in high school. She has a specific talent for bringing serious, real life issues into the spotlight and offering a new way to deal with them, from the standpoint of the Christian worldview. However, she does all of this without beating her reader over the head with the fact that he or she is reading a “Christian novel;” the message of hope is seamlessly woven into the story of characters who have tried seemingly every avenue to make their lives work or make sense, and eventually turn to faith for answers to their problems. Carlson has taken on nearly every subject you can imagine — she has a series for teens that tackles issues such as

id you know that energy for lighting your home is about 10 percent of your electric bill? How much do you think you could save on your bill if you changed out a few regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)? According to the U.S. INSIDE Department of Energy, The extenreplacing one-quarter of your home’s incandescent sion’s weekly bulbs with CFLs can save Garden Guide you about half of the cost plus more agriculture of your light bill. When purchasing light news bulbs, choose Energy StarPage 7C qualified compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). While they are more expensive than incandescent bulbs, on the average, each bulb can save more than $30 in electricity costs over its lifetime and prevent more than 450 pounds of greenhouse-gas emissions. CFLs can last up to 10 times longer than a standard incandescent bulb and use only one-third of the energy to produce light.

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n the generations before the words would often be spoken, “this generation is out of control, wiser than their years, more disobedient and ruder.” Times and technology is never stationary but forever evolving. We as parents, grandparents and guardians must be fluent with the evolution. In these economic times more emphasis is put into expending more time on the time clock than an hour of family time nurturing our children. Our youth will and always will be the best investment of all times! Over the last 20 years new strategies and approaches have been placed on juvenile delinquency by focusing only on those young people who have demonstrated anti-social, delinquent or illegal conduct by intervening in their lives at an early age. Early action is the best action. It is incumbent upon all adults if signs of delinquency is present, they must be proactive and set into motion a positive plan. However, if that plan is not

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Entertainment

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eating disorders, suicide, and divorce, a series for young women about trying to find a place in the world while dealing with roommates, career choices, and parents, and several other series and stand alone novels that range in topics from navigating relationships to dealing with loss. This latest novel, “As Young as We Feel,” approaches issues women face from the vantage point of a group of four women in their early fifties. They formed a club called “The Four Lindas” in the first grade, because they all shared the same first name, but eventually drifted apart; their 35-year high school reunion has brought them back to their small hometown and they reconnect over a period of a few days and share what is happening in their lives. Through the years each woman has turned to something for fulfillment — a marriage, a job, a dream for a better life — and each has come to a turning point seemingly empty handed and unsure of which path to take for the next phase of her life. The

book is divided into four narrative voices by chapter, as each Linda gets a chance to tell her story as it intersects with that of her friends. While they all have personal struggles — a wayward child, the loss of a spouse, loneliness, and a mother on the brink of Alzheimer’s disease — the women find strength and encouragement in each other and slowly return to the closeness they shared as children. Carlson depicts women who chose to devote themselves to things that could not fulfill them. At the beginning of her book they are holding the broken pieces of their lives and living under the pretense that everything is fine, while they are full of fear for the future and regret about the past. By the end of the novel, each woman has undergone a personal transformation and has a new confidence; in each case acquiring that confidence meant letting go of what they thought would make them happy. This book is the beginning of a series, and I look forward to seeing how the characters develop as they continue to shift their focus and place their trust in a new source of fulfillment.

Events Continued from Page 1C in the Center’s 2009-2010 Palladian Series. Tickets for the John Pizzarelli performance are $25 plus service fees and are available through The Clayton Center Box Office, 111 E. Second St. in downtown Clayton, or by calling 553-1737, ext. 2. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Tickets also can be purchased online at www. theclaytoncenter.com. n RALEIGH: Finish Oscar month in style with the North Carolina Symphony’s blockbuster Pops concert “Silver Screen and Red Carpet.” Associate Conductor Sarah Hicks and soprano Heather Patterson-King join forces for a musical lineup pulled from Academy Award-winning movies Star Wars, Gone with the Wind, The Godfather, Rocky, The Sting, Schindler’s List, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and more. The concert takes place at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh’s Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m Friday and Saturday. Regular tickets to this Pops Series performance range from $30 to $45. Meymandi Concert Hall is located in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, 2 E. South St., Raleigh. For tickets and more information, visit the North Carolina Symphony Web site at ncsymphony.org or call (919) 733-2750.

THEATRE n SANFORD: Thomas Dalton, director of education for Temple Theatre in Sanford, presents a Theater Appreciation class for the public through Central Carolina Community College’s Continuing Education Depart-

ment. The class runs from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, Feb. 10 through March 31 at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center. Class members will gain an appreciation for the art of the theater and the work of those involved in it. There are no prerequisites or textbooks. The cost is $89. For more information or to sign up, contact the college at (919) 775-2122, ext. 7793. n SANFORD: Temple Theatre presents Jason Petty’s “El Paso” through Sunday. Jason Petty brought Temple Theatre ‘Hank and His Honky Tonk Heroes’ in 2007 and now he’s back to pay tribute to Marty Robbins and some of his heroes: Gene Autry and Hank Williams, Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 7744155, e-mail boxoffice@ templeshows.com or visit www.templeshows.com.

MUSEUMS/GALLERIES n SANFORD: The Railroad House Museum is open from 1 to 4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday. n SANFORD: The Artists’ Loft of the Lee County Arts Council features works by local artists at 102 S. Steele St. from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and 10 a.m to 5 p.m. Fridays. Paintings, writings, pottery, weaving and photography are featured. The Arts Council is a non-profit organization. n CHAPEL HILL: Large paintings and photographs of the Norwegian Arctic and Antarctica will make up a free public exhibition Jan. 7 through May 31 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The display at the FedEx Global Education Center is located at the corner of McCauley and Pittsboro streets. The exhibition of 20 large artworks, “Ice Counterpoint,” will be open from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays. n RALEIGH: “Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived” opens at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in downtown Raleigh Feb. 13 and runs through May 9. Tickets are $7 for adults; $5 for seniors and students; $4 for children (5–11); and free to members. Tickets are available online at naturalsciences.org and at the Museum Box Office (919733-7450 x212). The exhibit is sponsored by PotashCorp

with additional support from 94.7 QDR, UNC-TV and CW22. n CHAPEL HILL: Trees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are the subject of an exhibit that guides visitors across campus and back through time. “Noble Trees, Traveled Paths: The Carolina Landscape Since 1793” will be on view in the North Carolina Collection Gallery of Wilson Library through May 31. The exhibit is free to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays; and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays, except on University holidays. For exhibit information, contact the North Carolina Collection at (919) 962-0104 or nccref@ unc.edu.

DANCE n SANFORD: The Saturday Nite Dance Group includes a variety of live music. This group of couples and singles meets from 7 to 10 p.m. on Saturday nights at The Enrichment Center of Lee County, 1615 S. Third St. This alcohol- and smoke-free event features live entertainment and good fellowship. Admission is $6 per person, which includes a complimentary soft drink at intermission. For more information call the Enrichment Center at 776-0501. n SANFORD: The San-Lee Thursday Night Dancers will hold their regular third-Thursday dance from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Enrichment Center, 1615 South Third St. The cost is $5 per person (and food to share at intermission). At intermission, a complimentary soft drink and free line dance lesson will be offered. n CARTHAGE: Carolina Pines Ballroom Dancers (USA Dance) will hold its dance from 7 to 10 p.m. the second Saturday at 105 Reynolds St., Carthage, across from Fred’s. Cost $7 for non-members and $5 for members. Carolina Pines Ballroom Dancers (USA Dance) will hold dance lessons every Thursday. Beginner lessons start at 6 p.m. and intermediate lessons start at 7 p.m. Cost is $10 per person. Instructor is Sharon Nichols with American Dance Productions. For more information call Trevor at (910) 639-0489 or Asunda (919) 356-2784. n JULIAN: The Barn Dance is having “Karaoke” the first

and third Friday nights of each month. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., karaoke begins at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for children under 12. The Barn Dance features traditional country, gospel, oldies, rock and roll and bluegrass music each Saturday night. The Barn Dance is located at 6341 Phillippi Road in Julian. For more information, call (336) 685-9200 or visit www.thebarndanceinc.com.

POTPOURRI n SANFORD: Power Pro Wrestling at Kendale Entertainment Center (2737 Industrial Drive) begins at 6 p.m. Saturday with bell time at 7:15 p.m. The event runs every second and fourth Saturday at the center. Visit awapowerprowrestling.com for more information. n PITTSBORO: Bid on auction items, eat food and join in the laughter while helping the cats and dogs of Chatham Animal Rescue and Education, Inc. (CARE). The volunteers of CARE in partnership with the General Store Café (GSC) will hold the 7th annual Burrito Bash fundraiser from 6 to 9 p.m. May 4 with both live and silent auctions at the GSC, just off the traffic circle in downtown Pittsboro. A $15 donation on this special Tuesday night provides admission and a GSC dinner burrito with all the fixins’. Live and silent auction items feature a range of experiences, artwork, and gift-certificates, including an Outer Banks beach week, an Ocean Isle Beach week, a Lake Lure Mountain getaway weekend, metal sculptures, original paintings, pottery, woodworking, therapeutic massages, garden items, as well as many more magnificent finds. Dinner and silent auction begin at 6 p.m. (silent auction closes at 7:15 p.m.); Live Auction begins at 7:30 p.m. Auction donors are listed on CARE’s website. Discounted tickets for $12 are available to all when purchased in advance either through www.chathamanimalrescue. org or in person at McIntyre’s Books in Fearrington, the General Store Café in downtown Pittsboro, and The Natural Pet Health Store in Bear Creek. For more information, e-mail burritobash@ chathamanimalrescue.org or call Karen Sirls at (919) 542-5757.

Seniors

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Savvy Senior

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Food assistance for seniors

DEAR SAVVY SENIOR: What can you tell me about food stamps or food assistance programs for seniors? I’m a 65-year-old widow struggling to make it on Social Security. — STRUGGLING SENIOR

DEAR STRUGGLING: Food stamps help put food on the table for more than 38 million Americans each month, including millions of seniors. Here’s what you should know about this invaluable entitlement program, and where you can find additional assistance.

Food Stamps

If you’re not familiar with the Federal Food Stamp Program the first thing you need to know is that it changed its name. It’s now called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP (your state may use a different name), and it’s available to lower-income families and individuals. To apply, you’ll need to fill out a state application form, and SNAP benefits are provided on an inconspicuous plastic card that’s used like a debit card and accepted at most grocery stores. For seniors (age 60 and older) to be eligible, your assets must be under $3,000, not counting your home, car, retirement or pension plans. And your “net income” must be under the federal poverty

Jim Miller Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit www.savvysenior.org.

guidelines, which is less than $903 per month for an individual or $1,215 for a family of two. Net income is figured by taking your gross income minus allowable deductions like medical expenses, rent or mortgage payments, heating and cooling costs, insurance, taxes and more. To find out if you qualify, use the SNAP pre-screening tool at www.snap-step1. usda.gov. The maximum amount of benefits you can receive as an individual is $200 per month. A family of two can get up to $367 per month. To learn more or apply, contact your local SNAP office. Call 800221-5689 for contact information or visit www. fns.usda.gov/snap.

Other food programs In addition to SNAP, another great program you should check out is the Senior Farmers’ Mar-

ket Nutrition Program which provides coupons that can be exchanged for fresh fruits and vegetables at farmers’ markets, roadside stands and community supported agriculture programs. This program is available in 41 states to seniors, age 60 and older, with monthly household incomes below $1,671, or $2,248 for a family of two. For more information visit www.fns.usda.gov/wic and click on “SFMNP State Agencies,” or call 703-305-2746. Two other programs that can help are the Emergency Food Assistance Program, which distributes food to lowincome people in need at local food banks, and the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (available in 32 states) which provides food packages to seniors at or below 130 percent of the federal poverty line — that’s under $1,174 for an individual, $1,579 for two. To learn more about these programs contact your local food bank or your state distributing agency. See www.fns. usda.gov/fdd/contacts/ sdacontacts.htm or call 703-305-2662 for contact information.

Senior meal programs Depending on where you live, senior nutrition programs are another option you should investigate. These are programs that provide

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free or low-cost hot meals that are typically served in a congregate setting at senior centers, churches or housing projects. Some facilities even offer transportation to the sites, or will deliver the meals to your home if you can’t get out. Also check out Meals on Wheels, a home meal delivery program that’s very affordable (usually between $2 and $6) or it may be free to very low-income seniors. To locate senior meal programs in your area visit MealCall.org, or call your Area Agency on Aging (call 800-6771116 to get the local number).

Search for benefits To look for other helpful programs you may be eligible for — like SSI, Medicaid, extra help with prescription drugs, Medicare Savings Programs, help with utility bills and more — see BenefitsCheckUp, a comprehensive Web site that contains a database of more than 1,800 public and private assistance programs. Just go to BenefitsCheckUp. org and type in your personal and financial information and the site will give you a list of the different benefits you may be eligible for and will show you how to apply. If you don’t have Internet access, your local public library can probably assist you with this. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

The Enrichment Center, which serves Lee County’s older adults, is located at 1615 S. Third St. For more information, call (919) 776-0501.

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Saturday 7 p.m. Saturday Nite Dance Group

Wednesday 8 a.m. Exercise with Jeanette Redman 9 a.m. Exercise at First Baptist Church 10:04 a.m. Captain’s Choice Mixed Group at Carolina Lakes 11 a.m. All about colon cancer with Wanda Wazanegger in Diner’s Club 12 noon Tax Aide — Call for an appointment 1 p.m. Knitting class with Kipp Voymas 2 p.m. Cards — No partners required 5:30 p.m. Low impact aerobics with Jeanette

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Tuesday 9 a.m. Exercise with Kathy McLeod-Edwards 9 a.m. Watercolor art class 10 a.m. Computer class 10:30 a.m. Hot Topics 11 a.m. Exercise, word search and puzzles in Diner’s Club 1 p.m. Caregiver Time Out 5:30 p.m. Yoga with Jeanette

Friday 8 a.m. Exercise with Jeanette 8:30 a.m. Yoga with Kathy 9 a.m. Medicare Relay for Extra Help 10 a.m. Fourth Friday Bridge 10 a.m. BINGO in Diner’s Club 11 a.m. Arthritis program with Dr. Sanjay Chaudhary in Diner’s Club noon Tax Aide — Call

Daily activities The Veterans Services office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, call (919) 776-0501, ext. 209. Confused about Medicare? Do you have questions about your coverage? Free assistance is available. Call (919) 7760501, ext. 206.

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Start to finish: 1 hour (15 minutes active) Servings: 6 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon dried Italian herb blend 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce 12 ounces 93-percent lean ground turkey 6 ounces hot Italian turkey sausage, removed from casing 2 cups Italian seasoned panko breadcrumbs 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 6 sandwich-size wholewheat pita breads 3 cups shredded romaine lettuce 3 cups diced tomatoes

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6 tablespoons low-fat creamy Caesar or Italian dressing Heat the oven to 375 F. Coat a wire rack with cooking spray and place on a baking sheet. In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high, heat the oil. Add the onion and saute until the onion is soft and translucent, about 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and Italian herb blend, then cook for another 30 seconds. Transfer the onion mixture to a large bowl, then stir in the tomato sauce. Let cool for 10 minutes. Add the ground turkey, turkey sausage, breadcrumbs, egg whites, salt and pepper, then mix well. Form the mixture into 1-inch meatballs (makes 24 meatballs). Place the meatballs on the prepared wire rack and bake until the meatballs are browned and cooked through, about 30 minutes. To assemble the pita pockets, cut off one edge of each pita. Stuff with lettuce, tomato and meatballs, then drizzle with dressing. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 403 calories; 102 calories from fat; 11 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 62 mg cholesterol; 51 g carbohydrate; 24 g protein; 5 g fiber; 1,293 mg sodium. medium heat until caramelized. Remove from pan and set aside. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, and Â˝ teaspoon thyme. Brown chicken, about 2 minutes on each side. Add chicken broth, beef broth, wine, remaining thyme, garlic powder and caramelized onions to pan. Simmer 20-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Meanwhile, brush bread slices with olive oil. Place under broiler to toast lightly. Place 2 slices of bread on top of each chicken breast and sprinkle with some of the sauce. Top each breast with a slice of cheese and place skillet under the broiler until cheese is golden and bubbly. Serve alongside spaghetti.

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Whereas 10 percent of the energy consumed by incandescent bulbs produces light; the remainder is wasted as heat. A 26- or 28-watt compact fluorescent lamp can replace a 100-watt incandescent bulb, and it will last about 8,000 hours. Compared this to an incandescent bulb, which usually lasts about 1,000 hours. CFLs are quite different than the fluorescents of the past. They do not flicker or buzz, and the color of the light emitted ranges from cool (blueish) to warm (yellow-ish), similar to an incandescent bulb. Warmer-toned CFLs work well in overhead fixtures in the main areas of a home, while cooler-toned bulbs provide good task lighting. CFLs work with new or existing indoor and outdoor fixtures. If a light fixture is connected to a three-way switch or dimmer switch, choose a CFL specifically labeled for this purpose. Also, for recessed fixtures, it is better to use a “reflector” CFL. Incandescent bulbs or “regular” bulbs consist of finely coiled wire filaments in a glass bulb filled with an inert gas. The wire’s resistance to the flow of electricity causes it to become hot enough to glow. About 90 percent of the energy used by an incandescent bulb becomes heat and 10 percent becomes light. On the other hand, a fluorescent bulb has a phosphor coating on its inner surface that converts ultraviolet energy into light. Over time, molecular vibrations inside the tube cause the phosphor coating to vibrate off. When the

phosphor is used up, the tube won’t light. CFLs contain very small amounts of mercury (about the size of a pinhead or four to five milligrams) sealed within the glass tubing. Mercury is what enables the CFL to be an efficient light source. There is currently no substitute for it, but manufacturers have been trying to reduce the amount used. No mercury is released when the bulbs are in use and they pose no danger if used properly. While compact fluorescent lamps do last longer than their incandescent counterparts, at some point they may burn out or break. Because the bulbs contain a very small amount of mercury, it is important to dispose of them correctly. I checked with Joe Cherry, Lee County Solid Waste Superintendent, and he is asking folks to place burnt out CFLs in their original packaging and hold on to them for our annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, which will be held this fall. A less desirable alternative is to place them in a plastic bag, seal it then place the bag in the household trash. If you want to recycle CFLs you can drop them off at Central Electric Membership Corporation on Wilson Road. CEMC has a recycling container in their main lobby. If each North Carolina home replaced just one standard light bulb with an energy-efficient CFL we would conserve enough energy to light more than 86,000 homes for a year; save more than $15 million in annual energy costs; and cut greenhouse gases equivalent to emissions from 19,000 cars a year.

The Sanford Herald / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / 7C Garden Guide

Disease prevention and control in the home garden

lant diseases have shaped the history of the United States (and for that matter the world). No, really, I’m serious. Saint Patrick’s Day last Wednesday reminds us all of the many Americans with an Irish heritage. We all know the Great Potato Famine that resulted in an exodus of Irish people to the United States. Did you know the cause of the famine was a plant disease called late blight (which still infects potatoes and tomatoes today)? Another example is the Salem Witch Trials. The witch trials caused hysteria amongst the townspeople and resulted in the unnecessary deaths of local “witches.” One theory that may describe the hysteria is that the grain consumed by locals was infected with a fungus, Claviceps purpurea, which contains alkaloids used in the synthesis of LSD and cause similar symptoms. This infected grain did cause the medieval disease Saint Anthony’s Fire which caused gangrene. Enough about how plant diseases have affected our history. How can we prevent and control plant diseases in our own yard? Crop rotation can be one of the most effective disease (and insect) control methods a gardener has available. The idea is simple: rotate the vegetables you plant

Stephanie Romelczyk Garden Guide Romelczyk is the horticulture agent for N.C. Cooperative Extension in Lee County

amongst different areas in the garden to prevent the buildup of insects and diseases. When planning your garden for the season, plan for crop rotation. Split your garden area into four sections and each year rotate the types of vegetables you plant there. Be careful, many insects and diseases will infect vegetables that belong to the same family (such as pepper, tomato and eggplant). Here are some examples of related vegetables: tomato family, corn and grain, cucurbits (cucumber, melons, and squash), brassicas (cabbage, broccoli and kale) and legumes (beans and peas). Pick vegetable cultivars that are resistant to some of the diseases we experience in North Carolina. For those of you who do not hail from North Carolina, it will not take long to figure out that the hot, humid days that we hate, diseases

love! Tomatoes are perhaps the most quintessential garden vegetable — everyone grows them! Take time now to pick out tomato cultivars that are resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium wilts. These fungal diseases survive in the soil (which is why crop rotation is important) and are extremely common; however, resistant cultivars have been developed and should be utilized. Other resistant vegetable crops have been developed — contact our Center for a list of recommended vegetable cultivars. Once your garden has been planted, your job is not done! Take time every day to look at your garden. This will help you establish a feeling for what is normal plant appearance and can help you identify problems as they arise. You might want a magnifying glass or a small hand lens to assist you with this. Our Center can also assist you with identification of disease problems. Bring as large a sample as possible with both healthy and problem tissue present. Identification of the disease is extremely important. Not all pesticides are created equal and there is no product that cures everything. In fact, some problems cannot be “cured” this year and you will have to abandon the crop. Insecticides treat insects, fungicides treat fungal diseases, and

herbicides treat weeds. Without knowing what is afflicting your plant, you will not be able to choose the most-economical, safest, and most effective treatment. In many cases, some type of environment modification is all that is needed to control your pest. Let’s talk more about sanitation. Good sanitation begins at planting. Be sure to use fresh seed from a reputable source since some diseases carry over on seed. Use a disease-free potting mix if you are starting your own transplants. Sterilize trays or pots that you start seed in with a bleach solution before filling with soil. Some diseases can be transmitted on infected tools, so rinse these with a bleach or disinfectant prior to use in the spring. As the growing season progresses, water in the morning and, if at all possible, near the roots to avoid wet foliage. Again, diseases need moisture to survive and will thrive on moist foliage. If leaves or fruit on a mature plant show signs of disease, strip them off and dispose of them. As leaves or fruit fall from the plant, remove them. Diseased plant material that is allowed to stay near a host plant will reinfect the plant. At the end of the season, clean up your garden. Remove plant material — you can compost healthy material, but be sure to dispose of any material that was diseased or had insects during the growing season. Plant material that is left over winter can provide a place for insects and diseases to reside until the next growing season. Pesticides are just one tool in the toolbox of pest control. A pest control strategy should consist of cultural methods, pest identification, and judicious pesticide use when necessary. For more information on disease prevention and control, contact our Center. Want more pertinent horticulture information delivered directly to your home computer? Subscribe to the new Lee County home horticulture e-mail list. Simply send an e-mail to mj2@lists. ncsu.edu with subscribe leehomehort in the body of the message. You will then be a member of leehomehort@lists.ncsu.edu.

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8C / Wednesday, March 24, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

HEALTH STUDY Lesser-known Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery bug is a bigger threat than MRSA By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer

ATLANTA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests. A dangerous, drugresistant staph infection called MRSA is often seen as the biggest germ threat to patients in hospitals and other health care facilities. But infections from Clostridium difficile â&#x20AC;&#x201D; known as C-diff â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are surpassing MRSA infections, the study of 28 hospitals in the Southeast found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think MRSA is almost a household name. Everybody thinks of MRSA as a serious threat,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Becky Miller, an infectious diseases specialist at Duke University Medical Center. She presented the research Saturday in Atlanta, at a medical conference on infection in health care facilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But C. difficile deserves more attention,â&#x20AC;? she added. MRSA, or methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus, are bacteria that canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be treated with common antibiotics. They are often harmless as they ride on the skin, but become deadly once they get in the bloodstream. They enter through wounds,

intravenous lines and other paths. C-diff, also resistant to some antibiotics, is found in the colon and can cause diarrhea and a more serious intestinal condition known as colitis. It is spread by spores in feces. The spores are difficult to kill with most conventional household cleaners or alcohol-based hand sanitizers, so some of the disinfection measures against MRSA donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work on C-diff. Deaths from C-diff traditionally have been rare, but a more dangerous form has emerged in the last ten years. Still, MRSA is generally considered a more lethal threat, causing an estimated 18,000 U.S. deaths annually. The new study looked at infection rates from community hospitals in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in 2008 and 2009. It found the rate of hospitalacquired C-diff infections was 25 percent higher than MRSA infections. Here are the numbers: The hospitals counted 847 infections of hospitalacquired C-diff, and 680 cases of MRSA. Miller also reported that C-diff was increasing at the hospitals since 2007, while MRSA has been declining since 2005.

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ATLANTA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday. The device is already on sale in Europe, and its maker, Abbott Laboratories, hopes to win approval to sell it in the United States next year. Elizabeth Taylor reportedly got one last fall â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the 77-year-old actress told fans about it on Twitter. About 8 million people in the U.S. and Europe have leaky mitral valves â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the valve between the heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s left upper and lower chambers. Not all are so bad they need treatment, but the worst cases can lead to heart failure over time. In the study, six times more people who had surgery suffered complications during the next month than those who

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got Abbottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s MitraClip. Deaths, strokes and blood transfusions were less common with the device. The clip was not dramatically less effective than surgery after one year. Doctors called the study a watershed â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the first big test of repairing or replacing heart valves through arteries rather than drastic surgery. The MitraClip is only for the mitral valve. Other devices for other heart valves are in late-stage testing, and many doctors believe they will transform how these conditions are treated in the near future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have opened the door for a new therapeutic option for patients,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Ted Feldman of NorthShore University Health System in Evanston, Ill. He led the new study and gave results Sunday at an American College of Cardiology conference. The study was sponsored by Evalve Inc., which

developed the device. Evalve was sold last year to North Chicago, Ill.-based Abbott, and Feldman consults for the firm. Some surgeons were not convinced the device is close to surgeryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effectiveness, and said patients need to be studied for more than one year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a partial victory for the device,â&#x20AC;? Dr. James McClurken, a surgeon at Temple University in Philadelphia, said of the result. McClurken also is the conference chairman. The mitral valve is like a saloon door that opens to let blood flow into the heartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main pumping chamber. When the flaps of the door donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t swing completely shut, blood flows back into an upper chamber of the heart. Medicines can ease symptoms but do not keep the valve problem from getting worse. Bad cases are treated with open-heart surgery: Doctors partly stitch the flaps together in the middle,

allowing blood to flow on either side but keeping them aligned during each heartbeat. The MitraClip imitates those stitches. With the patient under general anesthesia, doctors push a tube into a blood vessel in the groin and guide it into the heart. The device, a fabric-covered metal clothespin, is mounted on the end of the tube and clips the two flaps of the valve together. In the study, 184 people were assigned to get the clip and the procedure was successful in 136. Major complications occurred in 10 percent of people treated with the clip compared with 57 percent of 79 other patients treated with surgery. Two surgery patients died, two suffered major strokes, and four needed emergency heart surgery; none of the clip patients had those problems. That made the device much safer than surgery, researchers said.

disproven. However, living in poverty can create a feeling of hopelessness and a lack of self esteem. But a home that is filled with redirecting the negative conditions to a positive deed by contributing some hours at a homeless shelter will have a stronger foundation. A home that has strong emotional bonds and interaction can divert that child from acts of delinquency. Become that 21st Century parent and sensor sources that are inappropriate like music, movies,

video games, television and web sites. But parent like the old school methods. Establish an open line of communication with your neighbors that would encourage them to notify you of suspicious activities at your home when you are at work. The village can only help if they know it is welcomed. Get to know your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends and their family. Each week set aside a day that is family day. Give your child your time, love, show empathy, protection and guidance. Set

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