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Street wants ‘historic’ status Hawkins residents to hold community meetings for creation of local district By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

JACKETS SHUT OUT BY PANTHER CREEK

After earning its first Tri-9 Conference win in five seasons, the Lee County girls’ soccer team was shut out by Panther Creek 4-0 on Wednesday night Page 1B

SANFORD — A group of Hawkins Avenue residents interested in creating a local historic district for the area plans to hold community meetings to gauge interest in the idea. Liz Whitmore, the city’s Historic Preservation Commission planner, said the Hawkins Avenue area is already on the National Register of Historic Places,

but a local district would bring security in the neighborhood’s appearance. It can provide state tax credits, as well. Before homeowners make changes to their homes, they would have to go before the Historic Preservation Commission for feedback. “For routine maintenance, they don’t need any approval,”

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Creating a local historic district along Hawkins Avenue could provide state tax credits, but may give homeowners less freedom as well.

SANFORD SOLDIER HONORED

HEALTH CARE

Insurance costs go up for state employees

ECONOMY

HOUSING’S RECOVERY MAY BE SHORT-LIVED

Smokers won’t have the option to change plan to 80/20

The recovery in the housing market is at risk of collapsing. Home sales are sliding, prices are stalling and foreclosures are rising Page 9A

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

STATE ETHERIDGE HELPS SHAW SECURE FEDERAL LOAN A $31 million U.S. Education Department loan, secured with help from U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., allows Shaw University to shift millions in debt that it owes to Charlottebased Bank of America Page 8A

NATION OBAMA SIGNS ORDER ON ABORTION UNDER RADAR Anything but jubilant, President Barack Obama awkwardly kept a promise Wednesday he made to ensure passage of historic health care legislation, pledging the administration would not allow federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance Page 10A

WORLD U.S., RUSSIA AGREE ON HISTORIC NUKE PACT After long and trying negotiations, the U.S. and Russia have reached agreements for a historic new treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of former Cold War rivals, officials said Wednesday Page 12A

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Vol. 80, No. 69 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

Sanford native Jay Calendine was awarded the Purple Heart medal this month while serving in Afghanistan. Calendine is the son of Joseph and Shirley Calendine, and the father of Cadi and Ian Calendine, all of Sanford. His family said they could not give many details about the honor because of where Calendine is stationed, but he is scheduled to return to the states in May. Submitted photos

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Author to sign books in Sanford From staff reports SANFORD — Bestselling Christian author Beverly Lewis will sign copies of her newest book at The Carpenter’s Shop in Sanford on next month. The Sanford shop, scheduled to start at 7 p.m.,

HAPPENING TODAY n Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 7 p.m. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows.com or visit www. templeshows.com. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

is part of a 21-stop, nine day tour almost exclusively in North Carolina, Lewis is promoting “The Telling,” the conclusion to her “Seasons of Grace” novel series. The Carpenter’s Shop is located at 2431 S. Jefferson

Author Beverly Lewis (left) will sign copies of her new book, “The Telling,” on April 9 at The Carpener’s Shop in Sanford.

See Author, Page 5A

SANFORD — Health insurance premiums for state employees will increase drastically beginning July 1. Beginning July 1, state employees, including Lee County Schools educators and administrators, will be moved to a 70/30 plan, said Tammy Howington, chief finance officer for Lee County Schools, meaning the state will pay 70 percent of an employee’s health care costs and the employee will pay 30 percent. The same applies for the 80/20 plan. “Basically, they’ve moved everybody to a 70/30 plan. If you want to go to an 80/20 plan, you have to go in and change it,” she said. Employees have until April 9 to change their plan. And in an effort to see employees make healthier choices, the state is requiring smokers stay with the 70/30 plan. The North Carolina State Health Plan information given to employees states that they can choose the 80/20 plan if “you and your covered family members do not use tobacco products, or you and/or your covered family member(s) are participating in a tobacco cessation program.” When employees try to make the change from 70/30 to 80/20, they will be asked to answer questions like, “Does anyone in my household smoke, including my dependents?” Those participating in a cessation program must obtain a physician certification

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OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Vanessa Cotton, 47; Marie Evans, 77; Robert Stroud, 71; Wolfgang Wessling Bear Creek: Annie Beaver, 92 Broadway: Frances Buchanan, 72

Consumer groups are largely absent in the polarized, fractured political world

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

On the Agenda Rundown of local meetings in the area:

TODAY n The 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 n The Harnett County Board of Education will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Lillington Education Building.

MARCH 31 n The Sanford City Council Law & Finance Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at City Hall in Sanford.

APRIL 5 n The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. at the Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro. n The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. at the County Administration Building in Lillington.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Zandrea Spears, Jasmine Meza, Holly Foreman, Samantha Phillips, Jaheim Wilson, Sam Sillaman, Sherrill Baldwin, Tatyanna Rodgers, Miles Jordan Smith, Kolby Davison Riddle, Frauke Kopitz, Whitley Paige Martin, Eddie Yarborough, Wanda Martindale, Williams Fields, Tommy Davenport, Jean Davenport, Bud McGowan, Jillian Pettit Griffin, Kamaria Hooker, Willie Stack, Joe Smith and Deanna Harris. CELEBRITIES: Movie reviewer Gene Shalit is 84. Feminist activist and author Gloria Steinem is 76. Singer Aretha Franklin is 68. Singer Elton John is 63. Actor Fred Goss is 49. Actress Marcia Cross is 48. Actress Sarah Jessica Parker is 45. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Tom Glavine is 44. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Dr. Debi Thomas is 43. Singer Melanie Blatt (All Saints) is 35. Actor Lee Pace is 31. Actor Sean Faris is 28. Auto racer Danica Patrick is 28. Singer Katharine McPhee (“American Idol”) is 26. Singer Jason Castro (“American Idol”) is 23. Actress-singer Aly (AKA Alyson) Michalka is 21.

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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. n Chatham County Community Book Sale runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 307 Credle St. in Pittsboro. n 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.

FRIDAY n 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. n Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 8 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows.com or visit www. templeshows.com. n Chatham County Community Book Sale runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 307 Credle St. in Pittsboro. n 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 n 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 vary. For more information, call DSI at (919) 775-8332 or downtownsanford.com. n The Johnsonville Ruritan Club will hold a pancake breakfast on from 7 to 10 a.m. $5 for adults and $3 for kids. n 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

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Sandie Lemons of Sanford (right) was awarded the Girl Scouts of the USA Thanks Badge at the Girl Scouts–North Carolina Coastal Pines third annual meeting on March 6, at Walnut Creek Country Club in Wayne County. The Girl Scouts of the USA Thanks Badge is one of the highest adult awards given in Girl Scouting. The award is presented only to those members whose service benefits the entire council and is so significant that no other award is appropriate. Lemons is a volunteer who has served the Girl Scouts for over 15 years. Pictured presenting the award is Martha Webb, outgoing GS-NCCP chairman. 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. 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 8375363 or Barbara Dowdy at 898-4667. n Temple Theatre’s production of Jason Petty’s “El Paso” begins at 8 p.m. “El Paso” details the performing life of Marty Robbins and pays tribute to Robbins’ heroes such as Gene Autrey and Hank Williams Sr. For tickets, call the Temple box office at (919) 774-4155, e-mail boxoffice@templeshows.com or visit www. templeshows.com. n A Shrubbery, Plant and 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. n Chatham County Community Book Sale runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 307 Credle St. in Pittsboro. n “High Tech-High Touch” Robotics 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

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Jayceesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Easter Egg hunt Saturday at Kiwanis Park

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Central Carolina Jaycees are hosting the third annual community Easter egg hunt on Saturday at Kiwanis Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Park on the corner of Carthage and Wicker streets. The event is free and open to the public. The hunt will begin at 11:30 a.m. and will feature four age-appropriate hunts for children under 10 years old. There will also be face painting, themed crafts and the opportunity to take photos with the Easter Bunny. Refreshments will be for sale before and during the event. In addition to the hunt, the Jaycees will raffle three Easter baskets: one for a boy, one for a girl and an adult basket containing more than $100 in gift certificates to local stores and restaurants, including Walmart, Cracker Barrel and Spring Lane Cinemas. For detailed information about the hunt, view a complete list of gift certificates or to purchase raffle tickets, go to www. centralcarolinajaycees. org or call Ashley at (919) 219-8262. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from staff reports

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Wake County set to eclipse Mecklenburg as No. 1 county

RALEIGH (MCT) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Wake County will pass Mecklenburg County as the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most populous in the next few years, if current growth trends continue, according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday. The Census Bureau released the estimated populations of every county and metropolitan area in the country, as of July 1, 2009. Starting with 2000 census data, the bureau uses administrative records, including death

and birth data, to come up with updated population estimates. How close are they? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to wait until April 2011, when the Census Bureau is expected to release data from this springâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s census. Highlights from the new estimates: Wake Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population was estimated at 897,214, compared to 913,639 in Mecklenburg County. Wakeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population has grown 43 percent since the 2000 census, and at that rate Wake will exceed Mecklenburg in about 2012. Wake has more residents than the next three most populous counties in the Triangle region combined: Durham (269,706), Johnston (168,525) and Orange (129,083). Among counties with 10,000 or more residents, North Carolina had six of the fastest-growing 100 counties in the country since 2000. They are: Union (14), Brunswick (38), Wake (45), Johnston (66), Hoke (95) and Currituck (98). â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Raleigh News & Observer

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Lewis lashes out at competing Dems at US Senate forum RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina has thrown some criticism toward two other leading contenders before some local party activists. Chapel Hill attorney Ken Lewis said Wednesday night a â&#x20AC;&#x153;broken Senateâ&#x20AC;? canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be fixed with career politicians or people who were backed by what he called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Washington insiders.â&#x20AC;? The comment was a veiled reference to four-term North Carolina Secretary of State Elaine Marshall and former state Sen. Cal Cunningham, who was urged by Democrats in Washington to consider a run.

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POLICE BEAT SANFORD n Aaronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sales and Lease reported license plate theft Tuesday at 2502 Lee Ave. n Rodney Maurice McGilveary reported larceny Tuesday at 1105 Kelly Drive. n Pet Sense reported damage to property Tuesday at 2414 S. Horner Blvd. n Amy Cherie Pavlic reported damage to property Tuesday at 2937 Industrial Drive. n Thurgood Bunche Flowers reported fraud/obtaining money/property by false pretense Tuesday at 2904 S. Horner Blvd. n Bridget Lynn Jones reported larceny Tuesday at 1351 Douglas Drive. n Travis Jamarion McLean reported assault with a deadly weapon at 213 S. Fifth St. n Donald Isaac Craven, 35, of 1113 Juniper Drive was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to appear. n David Allen Bell, 22, of 414 Maple Ave. was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault on a female.

n Maurice Antoine McDougald, 26, of 716 San Lee Drive was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to appear. n Hank William Ellis, 38, of 503 Midland Ave. was arrested Tuesday and charged with injury to personal property. n Jose Luis Mota, 39, of 1308 Elm St. was arrested Tuesday and charged with assault on a child under 12. n Sheldon Lewis French, 31, of 711 Burgess Circle in Broadway was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to appear. n Johnny Ivan Reyes Alamo, 24, of 217 Woodland Trails Road was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to appear. n Christine Dawn Tolman, 25, of 705 Harkey Road was arrested Tuesday and charged with failure to appear.

LEE COUNTY n Brian Neal Sykes, 34, of 463 Long Branch Road was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court; he was held under $1,000 secured bond. n Brandy Lynn McGehee,

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35, of 56 Winding Ridge was arrested Monday for fraud, misdemeanor larceny, failing to appear in Chatham County Court, failing to appear in Lee County Court and having expired tags; she was held under $15,000 secured bond. n Judith Marks Willis, 49, of 56 Winding Ridge was arrested Monday for aiding and abetting identity theft; she was released under $3,000 unsecured bond. n Donovan Randolph Spence, 40, of 331 Hereford Drive in Clayton was arrested Monday for driving while intoxicated; he was held under $500 secured bond. n Foster Everett, of 343 White Trail Lane, reported his 52-inch riding lawn mower had been taken from a residence located on Byrd Avenue. n Raymond Samuel Siler, 59 of 921 Oddfelow St., was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia. He was placed in Lee County under a $250 secured bond. n Antonio Desuan Gillard, 21 of 6966 Sheriff Watson Road, was arrested for contempt of court. He was placed in Lee County Jail under a $10,000 secured bond. n Melissa Faye Brice, 34 of 1115 Washington Ave. was arrested for breaking and entering, felony larceny and possession of stolen property. She was placed

in Lee County Jail under a $5,000 secured bond. n Linwood Dowdy, 39 of 5344 Arrowwood Circle, was arrested Tuesday for making threatening phone calls. He was placed in Lee County Jail under a $1,000 secured bond. n James Moore Jr., 17 of 1644 Avents Ferry Road was arrested Tuesday for failing to appear in court to answer the charge of misdemeanor larceny. He was placed in Lee County Jail under a $500 secured bond. n Javier Angel Reyes was arrested Tuesday on an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in Wake County Court. He was released after being given a $1,000 unsecured bond.

MOORE COUNTY n Michael Daquawn Lamar Thomas, 25, of 132 Fullers Way, Aberdeen, was charged with one count of felony larceny of a firearm and one count of felony possession of stolen goods. Thomas was confined to the Moore County Detention Center under a $5,000 secured bond. n Morris James Lynn Cole, of Old River Road, Carthage, was charged one count of felony possession of a firearm by convicted felon. The charges stemmed from a search that occurred on Frye Lane in Carthage on Feb. 17. Cole was released on a $5,000 unsecured bond.

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

Southern Lee football program needs stability Our View Issue: The recent job posting for Southern Lee’s head football coach position on a state school jobs board

Our stance: The only way to build a winner is to provide stability at the leadership position

e’re not entirely privy to the reasoning behind Southern Lee High School’s decision to post a head coaching vacancy for its football program on a state school jobs board this past week. Regardless of whether it’s “cautionary,” as Principal Bonnie Almond told The Herald Monday, and regardless of whether or not it’s truly because Coach Eric Puryear has yet to meet “requirements” of his contract — as Almond stated, though didn’t specify what the requirements were — the fact that the job is being advertised is only adding uncertainty to a program that’s lacked certainty for nearly the

past three years. In the grand scheme of things, football programs shouldn’t be considered as important as the quality education a school can provide, so we understand if the issue at hand is the lack of a teaching degree on the part of Puryear — the new job ad requires a teaching certificate. But if that’s the case, he shouldn’t have been a candidate in the first place. Football programs, however, are certainly important, and a successful program — it’s shown — can do wonders for a school’s morale and most importantly, its bottom line. In other words, more parents, more students and more accountants are happy when a

football program is consistently winning. Lee County High School’s hiring of whom some consider to be an N.C. coaching legend in Burton Cates suggests the school considers a winning football team an important thing to have. Southern Lee High School, which has gone through three coaches in three years and has won one game in the past two seasons, doesn’t have that consistency. And dumping Puryear after a year — even with his 0-10 record last year — sets the program back again. Again, we’re not saying keep him or fire him. A contract’s a contract, and if he stays or goes, we’re sure the reasoning will be

sound. We hope whatever decision is made, though, it’s made with the program’s future success in mind. Southern Lee football started with promise — winning five games (tying a state record) in its inaugural year and advancing in the state playoffs the following season under Coach Bryan Lee, who left after the second season to move closer to home. It’s hit hard times ever since (which no program is completely immune to). But stable programs bounce back. Posting a job opening while the coach is still employed isn’t the marking of a stable program.

Letters to the Editor Etheridge’s health care vote was ill-advised To the Editor:

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

Who represents consumers?

ALEIGH — The state legislator was indignant. “It’s the counties’ money. Why shouldn’t they decide how to spend it?” he asked. He and his colleagues then began discussing “stakeholders,” a nice legislative word for special interests, and how each had been consulted about the legislation being pondered. Feeling a bit mischievous, I asked a couple of lobbyists seated at the back of the committee room to point out the consumer stakeholder in the room. They laughed. In the absence of any such person, the angry legislator had no one to remind him that, in fact, the money being discussed didn’t really belong to county government. It belonged to taxpayers. It came from consumers. It resulted from those consumers’ hard work and their economic activity. The episode served as a reminder of just how weak or non-existent true consumer advocates are at the North Carolina General Assembly, how little the pocketbooks of the middle class come into the conversation as legislation is considered. Yes, advocacy groups for the poor are often in the room and have their say. Nonprofits created to look out for the welfare of children make themselves heard. There’s no shortage of environmental groups to press their positions. Conservative and anti-tax groups, whether the Locke Foundation or Americans for Prosperity, enter the fray. At times, the interests of each these groups can overlap with those of middle-class consumers. None, though, are true consumer advocates, looking out for consumers without other agendas or ideological stances. So, when the state’s utility companies began negotiating renewable energy requirements for their electricity generation, environmentalists got in on the conversation. Consumers weren’t so lucky. When legislators debated a bailout of the health insurance plan for state employees, employee groups complained about rising deductibles and co-pays. Those same groups yelled about plans to charge smokers and the obese more for their health care coverage. In-state pharmacists grumbled about plans that could have cut them out when it came to filling drug prescriptions for state employees. Insurer Blue Cross said its administrative costs weren’t to blame. But no consumer groups stood up to talk about the long-term viability of a system where employees don’t pay premiums and what kind of financial pressure that creates on the rest of state government. ... That consumer groups are absent isn’t the fault of legislators. The political world is increasingly polarized and fractured. Those with very specific stakes in the legislative process will gain the resources necessary to fight. The stakes for consumers are more generalized. It doesn’t mean they are any less important.

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ASHINGTON — At any given political moment, the most important public judgment made about a president is not “liberal” or “conservative”; it is “strong” or “weak.” A verdict of weakness tends to be self-reinforcing. Every stumble proves the narrative, while achievements that contradict that narrative are downplayed or ignored. (See Jimmy Carter.) But the converse is also true. Strength has a momentum of its own. President Obama possesses a certain kind of strength, which I had underestimated. His reserve is not passionless. During the health care debate, Obama has been tenacious, even ruthless. Following the Republican Senate victory in Massachusetts, he reacted with anger and ambition, not conciliation. He rejected a “skinny bill” out of hand. He was willing to employ and defend any method — budget gimmicks, special deals, procedural tricks — to achieve his goal. His methods were flexible — the legislation violates some of his own campaign pledges on health care reform, including the imposition of an individual mandate — but his determination was firm. When push came to shove, he shoved. In the process, Obama has joined the pantheon of progressive presidents. Some of them, such as the ruthlessly cheerful Franklin Roosevelt, were politically dominant. Others ended as political failures: Woodrow Wilson, cold, cerebral and unloved; Lyndon Johnson, passionate, prideful and broken. But each tested the limits of executive power, changed the relationship between citizens and the state, and inspired generations to love or disdain. Obama now belongs in this company. The politics of health reform is nearly as complex as the legislation itself. To have raised this issue first — before a serious emphasis on job creation and economic growth — still seems a serious mistake. Obama’s progressive agenda did not align with public priorities, which has cost him support. Once he embarked on that agenda, however, abandoning it would have fed a narrative of weakness that could have undermined the entire Obama presidency. Yet passing this ambitious reform on a party-line vote by questionable tactics may also lead to political disaster. Headed into a midterm election, Obama has managed to alienate many senior citizens, concerned that cuts in their Medicare will be used to finance someone else’s entitlement, and many independents, whose general disgust with the political process has been reinforced. The intensity of opposition to health care reform remains higher than the intensity of support. Solid majorities of Americans believe that reform will increase their own costs and reduce the quality of their care. No amount of presidential speechmaking between now and November is likely to change those views — particularly because the past year of presidential speechmaking actually has been counterproductive.

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

The immediate political judgment on Obama is likely to be harsh. The historical judgment is, by nature, uncertain. Obama can (correctly) comfort himself that he has altered the health care debate in America forever. When Republicans eventually return to power, they will attempt to modify the package through the introduction of more market-oriented elements. They will not attempt to abolish health care reform. What Republican would want to campaign on a return to the exclusion of insurance coverage because of pre-existing conditions? Obama has created legislative facts on the ground that will shape every future health care debate. But the value of this achievement will be determined by another historical judgment. If this health care reform had passed in, say, 1994, it might have been just another burden borne by a growing economy, and later refined as the predictable, unintended consequences of the law became evident — an economic drag, but not a disaster. Yet if the American government is headed toward a general entitlement crisis, Obama’s health reform will be seen as historically irresponsible. He is adding a massive new entitlement on top of a structure of entitlements that is already precarious. The costs of this new commitment are projected to grow at about 8 percent a year — faster than the economy or tax revenues. And this new entitlement is substantially funded by the easiest cuts in current entitlements — money that now cannot be used to honor existing, unfunded entitlement promises. In this historical scenario, the irony will be thick. Having seen Wall Street court disaster with highly leveraged risks and many Americans ruined by overextended borrowing, Obama’s main response to the economic crisis has been to repeat the excesses of both on a grand scale. It is possible for a president to be strong — and badly wrong.

Today’s Prayer ... “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.” (Matthew 22:37) PRAYER: Father, help us to love all men as we love You. Amen.

I cannot express my dismay at the vote by our congressman, Bob Etheridge, last weekend. His Web site has his spin and discusses his prayerful decision. Well, I prayed too. I prayed that the government would stay out of our lives. Now there is a cost to just live in the U.S. Whose prayer was answered? Many will say that is the right and compassionate thing to do. Where is the compassion in compelling citizens to pay for theirs and others’ insurance? It apparently is better to force one to pay rather than ask. I give as I am able to many organizations that fill the needs in our society. That is compassion. Do not mix the two — compulsion and compassion. Congressman Bob Etheridge claims to be one of us. He has has shown us who he is one of, and it is certainly not one of us any more. He has joined the D.C. society that knows better about what is good for us. He cannot say otherwise, because it is not supported by the facts. He probably was advised that he could still win in November despite the vote for this bill. I truly hope that he was ill-advised and that the Second District will hire a new representative come November. MIKE NEAL Sanford

Etheridge places his personal ambition ahead of voters’ needs To the Editor: It is refreshing to see a candidate who places the people ahead of his own ambition. After the strong-arm tactics of the Obama administration, which places the wishes of Americans on the back burner, we need new leadership like Todd Gailas is offering for U.S. Congress. We need to return to our Constitution as guidance, not special interest or personal gain. I for one want my children to inherit a just and serving government, and Todd is the man to lead the charge for North Carolina. It’s obvious after researching Congressman Etheridge’s record that his only goal is personal gain and the approval of his democratic leaders. It’s time North Carolinian’s stood up and sent D.C. a message ... status quo isn’t for us. This is why i am throwing my support behind Todd Gailas. I hope other North Carolinians follow my lead and do the same. TOM JOHNSON Angier

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Vanessa Cotton

SANFORD — Vanessa G. Cotton, 47, of 289 Nicole Drive, died Tuesday (3/23/10) at UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill. The family will receive friends at the home of Nikkie Gilchrist, 164 Annie Place, Cameron. Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

neralhome.com. Arrangements are by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Wolfgang Wessling SANFORD — Wolfgang Wessling died Wednesday (3/24/10) at First Health of the Carolina’s. Arrangements will be announced by BridgesCameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Marie Evans

SANFORD — Marie M. Evans, 77, of 1028 Courtland Drive, died Tuesday (3/23/10) at Central Carolina Hospital. Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Robert Stroud

SANFORD — Robert C. Stroud, 71, of 926 Lansing St., died Sunday (3/21/10) at his residence. He is survived by Symertra Alston; sons, Robert Earl Howard and wife Brenda of East Orange, N.J., Jerome Stroud of Newark, N.J., Charles Stroud and wife Toinetta of Fayetteville and James Alston of Sanford; daughters, Sarah Raeford and husband Bobby of Sanford, Faye Solomon and husband Odell of Columbia, S.C., Patricia Alston of Sanford, Margaret Ann Stroud of Newark, N.J., Delores Somerville and husband Raymond of Broadway and Carolyn Howard of Fayetteville; brothers, Raymond Stroud and wife Carolyn of Cameron, Freeman Stroud and wife Betty of Lillington and David Stroud of New York; 26 grandchildren; 38 greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Johnsonville AME Zion Church in Cameron. Burial will follow at Johnsonville Community Cemetery in Cameron. Condolences may be made at www.knottsfu-

Frances Buchanan BROADWAY — Frances D. Buchanan, 72, died Wednesday (3/24/10) at her home. A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late William Winfred and Nellie Rose McCauley Dickens. She was an active member of Holly Springs Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, Ross Buchanan; daughters, Rose Hartsell and husband Vick of Broadway, Anne Hockett and husband Herschel of Randleman and Hope Buchanan of Broadway; a son, Keith Buchanan and wife Susan of Broadway; a sister, Alice Dickens of Broadway; and six grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the church fellowship hall and other times at her home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at Holly Springs Baptist Church in Broadway with the Rev. Jerry Parsons officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.oquinnpeebles.com. Arrangements are by O’Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home of Lillington.

Annie Beaver BEAR CREEK — Annie Campbell Beaver, 92, died Wednesday (3/24/10) at Chatham Hospital. She was born in Chatham County. She was the oldest living member of Meroney United Methodist Church and was a former Sunday school teacher. She had worked as the manager of the

senior citizens center in Bear Creek and A.J. Schneierson and Sons. She was preceded in death by her husband, J.B. Beaver Sr., and a son, Danny Beaver. She is survived by a daughter, Jane B. Fisher of Kernersville; a son, J.B. “Joey” Beaver Jr. and wife Ann of Bear Creek; one granddaughter; three great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 4 p.m. Friday at Meroney United Methodist Church in Bear Creek, NC with the Rev. Jim Whittaker officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Meroney United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 604 Dewitt Smith Road, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312.

Anthony Leach CAMERON — Funeral service for Anthony J. Leach, 57, of 251 Ridgeview Drive, who died Thursday (3/11/10), was conducted Saturday at Word Education Church in Lillington with Pastor Dorothy Cutler officiating. Pallbearers were friends of the family. Arrangements were by Knotts Funeral Home of Sanford.

Fathie Kelly CHARLOTTE — Fathie Kelly, 65, died Monday (3/22/10) at the Hunter Bridge Nursing Facility in Charlotte. She is survived by a son, Gregory Kelly of Charlotte, and a sister, Lucy Dunlap of Bisco. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. V.D. Dowdy officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Arrangements are by Pugh and Smith Funeral Home of Carthage.

Lois Allen MAMERS — Funeral service for Lois Pearl Allen, 91, who died Monday (3/22/10), was conducted Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church with the

Rev. Martin Groover and the Rev. Robbie O’Quinn officiating. Burial followed in the church cemetery. Soloist was the Rev. Ronnie Byrd. Organist was Janet Blackwell. Pianist was Sandra Deaton. Pallbearers were Jimmy Clark, Jerry Cummings, Mark Currin, Allen Dezso, Lyle Hogue, Kaz Pajor, Jeffrey Walker and Patsy Hester. Arrangements were by O’Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home of Lillington.

Lola Parker NEW HILL — Lola Tart Parker, 91, of 964 Pea Ridge Road, died Wednesday (3/24/10) at Western Wake Hospital in Cary. She was born Sept. 15, 1918 in Johnston County, daughter of the late Thaddeus Tart and Anna Mae Tart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Atlas Parker; brothers, Nathan and Garland Tart; and a sister, Vada Tart Millard. She was a member of the New Elam Christian Church. She is survived by sons, Preston Parker and wife Patsy of Oxford, Mack Parker and wife Dolores, Tim Parker and wife Jeanette and Ken Parker and wife Karen, all of New Hill, and Gordon Parker and wife Vivian of Moncure; daughters, Hilda P. Nelson and husband Neil of Sophia, Joyce P. Smith and husband Garland of Broadway, Linda P. Lee of Wilmington, Sue P. Diggs and husband Bobby of New HIll and Anne P. Sears and husband Dennis Wayne of Sanford; sisters, Ada Arhar of Naples, Fla., Ora Lee Rose Barefoot and Georgia Evans, both of Benson, Reba Phipps and husband Stanley of Charlotte and Vira Smith of Rolesville; 13 grandchildren; four step grandchildren; 15 greatgrandchildren and four step great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at New Elam Christian Church

with the Rev. Gary Moore officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Golden Account Fund established by Linda Lee, for medical alert equipment, c/o New Elam Christian Church, 3224 Corinth Road, Moncure, N.C. 27559. Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

Harold Seagroves Sr. PITTSBORO — Harold Thurman Seagroves Sr., 85, of Old Graham Road, died Tuesday (3/23/10) at his home following an illness of three weeks. Born July 29, 1924 in Chatham County, he was the son of James Fredrick Seagroves and Donnah Gertrude Dorsett. He was a 1942 graduate of Pittsboro High School. In 1943, he volunteered for the U.S. Navy and was sent to Bainbridge Training Base to electrical school. He was later stationed in Florida and where he was put on an LST where he stayed the rest of his naval career. He was promoted to 2nd class electrician, and was involved in several landings in the Pacific. In 1945, he began working as an apprentice at Miller Funeral Home in Sanford. It was during that time that he met his future wife, Yvonne Phillips, whom he married in 1948. He went to mortuary school at American Academy in New York, graduating in 1949. Following graduation, he came back to Pittsboro, and began working at Griffin Funeral Home, where he stayed for nine years. Following a short time of employment with Chatham County, he went to work at Walker’s Funeral Home in Chapel Hill. He worked there for 31 years, serving as manager for the majority of that time until his retirement in January 2010. Following his retire-

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Otis McLaughlin CARTHAGE — Otis Levern McLaughlin, 64, of 185 Red Branch Road, died Monday (3/22/10) at his residence. The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at BosticKendrick Funeral Chapel in Southern Pines. Arrangements are by Bostic-Kendrick Funeral Home of Southern Pines. o For more information on obituaries in The Herald, contact Kim Edwards at (919) 718-1224 or e-mail obits@sanfordherald.com.

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CATS HAVE ALLERGIES, TOO Much like in the human population, the occurrence of allergies in pets seems to be on the rise. Cats show comparable allergy symptoms to humans, even to the point of developing asthma. Pet allergies fall into three main categories: food allergy, an allergic reaction to an ingredient in a pet’s food; flea allergic dermatitis, or “flea bite hypersensitivity”; and lastly, atopy, an environmental allergy. Atopy in pets is the most unfamiliar type of pet allergy. Just like humans, cats can suffer an allergic reaction to airborne substances such as dust mite, pollen or molds. Depending on the allergen, or agent causing the allergic reaction, your cat may demonstrate symptoms seasonally, such as in the case of pollen, or year-round, as in the case of dust mites or molds. More information is available online at www. kittyallergies.com. Many people have long blamed pets, particularly cats, for causing allergies and breathing problems in people. However, in the past few years, scientists have found that humans may be introducing agents triggering asthma in cats. Dusty houses, human dander, chemicals, artificial fragrances, and certain types of cat litter can all create serious inflammation in the airways and worsen cats’ asthma. With a rising number of cats suffering from feline asthma, which causes shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing, the condition is fairly common. Once your cat is diagnosed with feline asthma, you have several treatment options depending on the severity of the case. The first step is to try and eliminate any environmental allergens that are causing respiratory distress in your cat. Look closely at your current cat litter. The dust that rises from clay litters as well as the artificial fragrances used in silica litter, can wreak havoc on a cat with allergies or feline asthma. Make the switch to an all-natural, fragrance free, dust free cat litter, such as a Feline Pine. Also eliminate firewood smoke, clean up mildew and mold, and vacuum often.

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LINCOLN, Neb. — While pursuing his dream of obtaining a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Jason Lee Francis died after a three-month battle with cancer. Jason was born in Panama City, Fla. but grew up in Fayetteville and Sanford. He asked Jesus into his heart as soon as he learned to talk, and He took Jason on a colorful ride through life. Jason was created to be an artist! Although his childhood was full of creative endeavors, he began to truly shine in high school. He was drum major for the Lee Senior High School marching band, dove into community theater productions, and performed in each Lee Senior musical from 1988 to graduation in 1991. Jason attended the Governor’s School for theater arts, and he performed in many Shakespearean roles throughout the United States. Upon graduation, Jason sang all over the world with Celebrant Singers. In 1996 he graduated from Taylor University with a B.A. in English and Theater having played in shows all over the U.S. during his summer vacations. Some of his fi rst professional roles were with a playhouse in Memphis, Tenn. He then traveled the United States with Missoula Children’s Theater. In 1998 he married Linda Wisenbeck, a fellow Taylor graduate, and a fellow Celebrant Singer musician. They moved to Seattle, where Jason worked for St. Andrews Housing group, which provides housing for low income families. He was an active part of Seattle Vineyard church, where he formed eternal relationships that celebrated the love of Jesus in their community. Together, they spread God’s love from the church doors out to the city and beyond. One of Jason’s greatest joys was the arrival of a daughter, Michaela Joy, on May 18, 2004. He danced with Michaela and sang her to sleep, prayed over her, read stories to her as she grew, and simply celebrated the wonder of his little girl. In 2007 Jason and his family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska for Jason to pursue his Masters of Fine Arts in Acting and Directing. He passed away just four months before his graduation. In all that he did, Jason formed close relationships. He loved without reserve, celebrating each person he encountered. With us, he laughed hard, prayed hard, played hard, cried passionately, and cared deeply, as exemplified by over 300 students and friends attending his memorial service at the University of Nebraska’s “Johnny Carson Theater” where Jason worked and performed. He believed in and experienced God. He followed Jesus and led us all to open fi elds of grace, encouraging each of us to freely express the person we are. God expressed Himself by creating Jason Lee Francis, and Jason was never hesitant to show us precisely the person whom God created. And he died well. In his last hours, with painful gasps, he spoke to his wife these words: “God is sovereign. He will do what He will. And I love it!” On 1-11-2010, God came for Jason. He is survived by his wife Linda Francis and his seven year old daughter Michaela Joy Francis of Lincoln, Neb., grandmother Anna P. DeForest of Schenectady, N.Y., mother Patricia D. Francis of Raleigh, father Henry C. Francis of Goldsboro, brothers Matthew Christian Francis of Charlotte and Andrew Henry Francis of New York City, and sister Christi Lovisa Hrin of Bristow, Va. In lieu of fl owers, tax deductible donations may be made through www.angeltrain.org. A memorial service/show will be held in Sanford in the near future.

ment, he again joined the staff of Hall-Wynne Funeral Home, Griffin Chapel, in Pittsboro where he was employed part-time until his death. He is survived by his children and their spouses, Harold T. Seagroves Jr. and Tabitha of Birmingham, Ala., Denise Seagroves and Leigh of Durham and Robin Seagroves Roberson and Allen of Pittsboro; and two step grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Yvonne P. Seagroves, and eight siblings. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at Pittsboro Presbyterian Church with Pastor Ray Gooch and Pastor Troy LesherThomas officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be sent to www.hallwynne. com. Memorials may be directed to Pittsboro Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 713, Pittsboro, N.C. 27312 or to the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are by Hall-Wynne, Griffin Chapel of Pittsboro.

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she said. But if a homeowner wants to build an addition or wants to paint the home a certain color, the commission’s approval or a even public hearing would be required. The idea is to keep one home from affecting property values in the surrounding area, Whitmore said. Shannon Gurwitch, a commissioner on the Historic Preservation Commission, lives at 700 Hawkins Avenue. She’s one of the residents interested in creating the district, and is running for a seat on the Lee County Board of Education. “The commission will determine if what the property owner wants to do is in keeping with the neighborhood’s historic characteristics,” she said. Coming before the commission is “almost like consulting,” Gurwitch said, in that the homeowner is told how they

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can keep their home up to historic district standards. While the Hawkins Avenue area district that’s on the National Register of Historic Places covers a large area around Hawkins Avenue — from the Hill Avenue area to the north, to areas between Hawkins Avenue and the railroad tracks to the east, to blocks along Bracken, Chisholm, Cross and Green streets to the west — Whitmore said the local district could be designed differently. “The local district doesn’t have to be that large,” she said. A movement to do the same thing in 2000 was denied by the Sanford City Council and citizens, Whitmore said, likely because the national district was created at the same time and it became too hectic to deal with both. A few churches in the area were also against the move, she added. Gurwitch said younger families that have moved to the neighborhood recently expressed interest in the idea, and the commission thought it might be the time to try. She stressed that it’s important to get input from Hawkins Avenue residents and doesn’t want to force the idea. “We’d all be included in the district and we all as sort of neighbors will work it out,” she said. “It’s very important for me to recognize the rights of property owners...If we’re going to proceed forward, we definitely want the support of the community.” While the national historic district gives larger recognition, a local historic district is governed by the commission. “One thing that I’ve really encouraged...is that the local property owners will have direct involvement with developing the

guidelines,” she said. Whitmore said she understands a homeowner’s argument that the home is personal property and shouldn’t be controlled by the city. But Sanford has regulations for every property within city limits, she argued. “People do have property rights but ... in a historic neighborhood, it affects the property values of the entire district,” she said. “There’s checks and balances in all these neighborhoods. If we didn’t have regulatory rules, it would be anarchy.” Whitmore sent letters to homeowners in the Hawkins Avenue area informing them of the idea to create a local historic district and inviting them to attend Wednesday night’s discussion at the Lee County Library. Whitmore said Wednesday she’d received a few phone calls from people who were in favor of the creation of the district but hadn’t heard from those that may be against it. “A lot of people don’t like them until their neighbor does something they don’t like,” Whitmore said. “A lot of people think it’s a terribly burdened, regulatory thing. It’s only if someone wants to do something outrageous.” Ruth Gurtis, who lives at 114 Hawkins Ave., is against the push to include the area in a local historic district. “I just don’t want to have to go through that with my property,” she said. She’s the third generation of her family to live in the home and she’s against the restrictions and guidelines that are placed on properties in historic districts. “I don’t understand why they want to come back when it’s already been denied,” Gurtis said.

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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Bank of America Corp. is giving some of its most troubled mortgage borrowers relief from the threat of foreclosure. The bank, the largest mortgage servicer in the country, said Wednesday it will forgive up to 30 percent of some customers’ total mortgage balance. The homeowners must have missed at least two months of mortgage payments and owe at least 20 percent more than their home is currently worth. The plan is the newest provision of an agreement the Charlotte, N.C.-based bank reached 18 months ago with state attorneys general to settle charges over high-risk loans made by Countrywide Financial Corp. The loans were made before Bank of America

acquired the mortgage lender in mid-2008. The bank has since stopped making those loans. Although the motivation for Bank of America’s announcement was to resolve legal problems, it has the potential of putting pressure on other banks to also forgive principal on loans that are in danger of failing. Bank of America is the nation’s largest bank, and it’s among the first to take a systematic approach to reducing mortgage principal when home values drop well below the amount owed. The Treasury Department, which already has a mortgage modification program, is developing similar plans for principal reductions at other mortgage servicers, according to industry officials

speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the conversations. They said an announcement could come in the next few months. “They’re talking about doing something and talking seriously about it,” Julia Gordon, senior policy counsel at the Center for Responsible Lending, a consumer group, said of Treasury officials. “I think the concern now is fairness and making sure that the public understands the importance of principal reductions toward stabilizing the housing market and helping everybody.” Bank of America estimates that about 45,000 customers will qualify for its plan. The offer will cut total reduced principal by about $3 billion.

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spouse will cost $460.36, instead of last year’s $422.74; and coverage for an employee and family will cost $490.34, up from $450.26 last year. The state covers the cost for single employees. For standard 80/20 plans, coverage for an employee and children costs $237.62 per month, up from last year’s $218.20; coverage for an employee and spouse costs $547.48, up from $502.74 last year; and coverage for an employee and family will be $580.44, instead of last year’s $533.00. The employer’s monthly contribution will go from $377.22 to $410.80. Carrie Pickett, who works in payroll and benefits for LCS, said the rising cost of health cov-

erage is a major factor. Superintendent Jeff Moss agreed, noting that the 90/10 option for those in excellent health was eliminated in July 2009. “It’s pretty cut and dry,” he said. “I think the idea is to charge those that have greater health costs.” Overall, the changes are supposed to encourage healthier lifestyle choices, as part of the Comprehensive Wellness Intiative from Senate Bill 287. In July 2011, the state will base further incentives around body mass index, determining obesity. “We don’t have any control over it,” Howington said. “As we’re all state employees, I think it’s something folks need to be aware of.”

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form with a doctor or nurse’s signature. In addition, the information notes that employees and their spouses who elect the standard 80/20 plan could be subject to a random “tobacco use verification test.” Howington said LCS is hoping to keep its employees informed of the changes. E-mail and mail notifications were sent out before employees received annual enrollment information. For the basic 70/30 plan for 2010-11, coverage for an employee and children will cost $178.68 per month, up from last year’s $164.08; coverage for an employee and

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Witness: Accused soldier used ATM

FORT BRAGG (AP) — A witness in the murder trial of a North Carolinabased soldier testified Wednesday that she saw the defendant use an ATM card that authorities say was stolen from a woman who was slain along with two of her daughters. Master Sgt. Timothy Hennis, 51, is being tried a third time on charges of premeditated murder in the 1985 stabbing deaths of Kathryn Eastburn and two of her daughters, 5-year-old Kara Sue and 3-year-old Erin Nicole. The death penalty trial is in its second week. Prosecutors spent much of last week presenting evidence from

the crime scene. Hennis was convicted in 1986 of the killings in civilian court and sentenced to death, but the state Supreme Court gave him a new trial. He was acquitted in the second trial. He retired from the military in 2004 and was living in Lakewood, Wash., when a detective reviewing the case said he uncovered DNA evidence that couldn’t be tested in the mid-1980s. The new evidence was given to Army investigators, who recalled Hennis to active duty in 2006 and brought him back to Fort Bragg. The government has not presented the new DNA

evidence they say links Hennis to the murders. Lucille Cook, who testified in Hennis’ two previous trials, said she saw a man dressed in Army camouflage pants at an ATM in May 1985 in Fayetteville. An ATM card was stolen from the Eastburn’s home and used to withdraw $150 from the same machine. Cook was the next person to use the machine and she later identified Hennis from his mug shot. Defense attorneys pointed out that Cook told investigators in 1985 that she did not remember seeing anyone at the ATM and acknowledged seeing several pictures of Hen-

nis in the media before coming forward. Lt. Col. Kris Poppe, one of Hennis’ defense lawyers, also used Cook’s testimony from Hennis’ second trial in 1989 to point out inconsistencies in her story. Cook said she didn’t come forward originally because was scared and later her husband told her not to. In other testimony Monday, Nancy Maeser, a former girlfriend of Hennis, said he stopped by her apartment on the night of the killings. They talked about his marriage and financial troubles. She said Hennis was in a good mood when he left an hour later.

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Shaw U. reworks debt with $31M federal loan

RALEIGH (AP) — One of the South’s oldest historically black colleges landed a $31 million federal loan that shifts millions of dollars in debt from bankers to taxpayers. The U.S. Education Department loan, secured with help from U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge, D-N.C., allows Shaw University to shift millions in debt that it owes to Charlotte-based Bank of America, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Wednesday. The cash-strapped school’s interim president, Dorothy Cowser Yancy, said the federal

loan restructures several pieces of privately held debt. She would not disclose the size of the loan because Shaw is a private college. Education Department officials confirmed the amount is roughly $30 million, the newspaper reported. “The debt needed to be renegotiated,” Yancy said. A memo from interim Vice President Lee Monroe said the deal allows Shaw to stretch out repayment over 20 years, reduces collateral, and drops the interest rate nearly two percentage points to 4.1

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percent. About 2,700 students attend Shaw, a liberal arts university affiliated with the Baptist Church. Founded in 1865, Shaw describes itself as the first historically black college of the South. The school’s money troubles are shared by other small, private black colleges forced to struggle as the recession dries up donations. President Barack Obama signed an executive order in February making historically black colleges eligible for more federal programs. Etheridge said Shaw’s

president and attorney contacted his office, calling it an urgent matter, and he spoke with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan about moving quickly. He did not know either the size of the loan or the terms, he said. “We never ask that,” he said. “We don’t have any business knowing that. ... Certainly Shaw is the oldest historically black institution in the South. They’re important not only to Raleigh but our district. But we try to take all the calls from our constituents whether they’re small or large.”

Perdue begins Medicaid fraud, waste prevent effort

Asheville’s human resources unit gets fraud probe

RALEIGH (AP) — Gov. Beverly Perdue says it’s time for North Carolina to enter the technological age when it comes to curbing fraud and abuse of the state’s $10 billion Medicaid program. Perdue announced on Wednesday the state’s Medicaid office has started using a computer program designed to review Medicaid files to determine whether patients or physicians are gaming the system. The effort requires crunching raw Medicaid billing and other information over the years. Health and Human Services Secretary Lanier Cansler said the effort won’t require a large state investment since program provider IBM will get paid based on 10 percent of the money from the waste and fraud that is uncovered.

ASHEVILLE (AP) — North Carolina agents are looking into possible fraud after a health care savings plan for city employees in Asheville paid a series of questionable reimbursements. Multiple media organizations reported Wednesday that assistant city manager Jeff Richardson has taken control of the city’s Human Resources Department. Asheville police and the State Bureau of Investigation are looking into whether city workers made fake claims from a savings program that lets employees put aside pretax earnings for medical costs not covered by insurance. Employees submit receipts for reimbursements. Questionable reimbursements include $4,000 for a mattress that cost half that much, a hot tub, and a topbrand vacuum cleaner.

GOP leaders want N.C. to sue on health care RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina Republican leaders want state Attorney General Roy Cooper to sue and try to block the massive health care overhaul signed into law by President Obama. North Carolina’s five GOP members in the U.S. House, state Senate Minority Leader Phil Berger and state party Chairman Tom Fetzer all on Wednesday urged Cooper to join 14 other attorneys general challenging the constitutionality of the law pushed by Democrats. Berger told Cooper that protecting the constitution isn’t a partisan issue and joining the case would show that state elected officials are doing all they can to protect individual rights. Cooper is a Democrat.

Contaminated food now blamed for YMCA illnesses

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina health investigators say it was bad banquet food that sickened about 150 students at a statewide YMCA conference in Raleigh last month. Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that health officials pointed to food served at a banquet, based on survey responses from about half the 1,000 people attending the conference. Their symptoms included vomiting, stomach cramps and headaches. Wake County health officials said last month they thought the problem was likely a norovirus attacking those at the YMCA’s 17th annual statewide Youth & Government conference.

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ECONOMY

NATION BRIEFS Flap over black trustee spills onto SC gridiron

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; University of South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier says he is aware that some black lawmakers are urging black football recruits to reconsider playing for the Gamecocks. Spurrier said after practice on Wednesday he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worried about the calls because they are outside of his control. Top black state legislators told The Associated Press the calls are being made because they are worried the university may lose its lone African-American trustee. Black caucus chairman Rep. David Weeks said recruits should know some people in the state want blacks to play sports but not serve as trustees. Weeks and other lawmakers would not say who is making the calls. The AP could not immediately confirm whether any recruits had been contacted.

Trucks burned in possible threat to Calif. police

LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Four municipal trucks were set ablaze in a rural Riverside County town plagued by bizarre booby trap attempts to kill police officers, and authorities said Wednesday the fire may be linked to the earlier attacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is worried, everyone is being careful,â&#x20AC;? said police Lt. Duane Wisehart. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You get scared a little bit and then you get angry. It keeps happening.â&#x20AC;? Someone called police around 11:10 p.m. Tuesday to report a fire in the parking lot at Hemet City Hall,

located within two blocks of the police department, Police Chief Richard Dana said. No one was hurt. Police were working with state and federal investigators to determine the cause of the blaze, which sent flames several feet above the trucks in the cab and hood area. The white trucks were for use by code enforcement officers. Early indications were that some kind of flammable substance was used and not an explosive, Dana said.

More than 1 million baby slings recalled WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than 1 million baby slings made by Infantino were recalled Wednesday after claims linking them to three infant deaths. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said babies could suffocate in the soft fabric slings. The agency urged parents to immediately stop using the slings for babies under 4 months. The recall involves 1 million Infantino â&#x20AC;&#x153;SlingRiderâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wendy Bellissimoâ&#x20AC;? slings in the United States and 15,000 in Canada. Infantino President Jack Vresics said the company has been working closely with the commission on its sling concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our top priority is the safety of infants whose parents and caregivers use our products,â&#x20AC;? Vresics said in a statement. He said the company would offer a free replacement baby carrier, activity gym or shopping cart cover to any affected consumer. The slings wrap around the chest so on-the-go parents can carry their babies or just stay close as they bond with their infants.

Housing marketâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovery at risk WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The recovery in the housing market is at risk of collapsing. Home sales are sliding, prices are stalling and foreclosures are rising. And mortgage rates are likely to go up after next week, when the Federal Reserve ends a program that has driven them down. The trend could threaten the broader economy, economists warn. People whose home equity is stagnant or shrinking are less likely to spend freely. In a move that will help at least some homeowners avoid foreclosure, Bank of America unveiled a $3 billion plan Wednesday to help some of its most troubled borrowers. It said it will forgive up to 30 percent of their total mortgage balance. About 45,000 borrowers are expected to qualify, the bank said. The plan is part of an agreement the bank reached in 2008 with state attorneys general involving high-risk loans made by Countrywide Financial Corp. before Bank of America acquired it. Still, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time a lender has announced a broad plan to reduce mortgage principal when home values drop well below the amount owed. Bank of America collects more Americansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home loan payments than any other company.

Only a few months ago, the housing market had been showing signs of strength as it recovered from the most painful downturn in decades. Much of the improvement, though, came from government programs that held down mortgage rates and provided tax breaks for buyers. Since the fall, sales have sunk. And the government support is running out. The latest sour news came Wednesday, when the Commerce Department said sales of new homes fell last month to their lowest point on record. It was the fourth straight drop. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While bad weather could well have suppressed the February result, it was dismal no matter how one tries to slice and dice it,â&#x20AC;? wrote Joshua Shapiro, chief U.S. economist at MFR Inc. That news followed a report a day earlier that sales of existing homes fell for the third straight month in February, to

the National Association of Home Builders. Bank of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effort to reduce foreclosures will affect only some borrowers with especially risky loans. Though other banks could follow its lead, helping 45,000 troubled homeowners wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make much of a dent in the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foreclosure problem. And forgiving principal could encourage people to default intentionally on their mortgages. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t necessarily think other banks are going to look at widespread principal forgiveness as a solution,â&#x20AC;? said Frank Pallotta, managing partner of Loan Value Group, a New Jersey company thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working with mortgage investors to help cope with the â&#x20AC;&#x153;walkawayâ&#x20AC;? problem. Experts have been forecasting for months that home prices will fall again after rising steadily since last spring. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because hundreds of thousands of foreclosed homes have yet to hit the market at deeply discounted prices. The Obama administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program to prevent foreclosures has so far been a dud. Only 170,000 homeowners had completed the loan modification process as of last month, out of 1.1 million who started it over the past year. Critics have urged the government to do more.

their lowest level since July. To cope with falling demand, the homebuilding industry has slashed the pace of construction. But thousands of foreclosed homes have been dumped on the market at bargain prices. That glut has made it hard for builders to compete. Prices have followed sales down. The median sales price for previously occupied homes fell to $165,100 in February, down from a peak of $230,300 in July 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors. Falling home prices mean builders canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recoup their construction costs. And that means fewer construction jobs. It also signals that the building industry wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be giving much of a lift to the economic recovery. Each new home built creates about three jobs for a year and generates about $90,000 in taxes paid to local and federal authorities, according to

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10A / Thursday, March 25, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

Obama issues low-key order on abortions By DAVID ESPO

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WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Anything but jubilant, President Barack Obama awkwardly kept a promise Wednesday he made to ensure passage of historic health care legislation, pledging the administration would not allow federal funds to pay for elective abortions covered by private insurance. Unlike Tuesday, when a beaming Obama signed the health care law in a nationally televised ceremony interrupted repeatedly by applause, the White House refused to permit coverage of the event. It occurred in the Oval Office in the presence of a small group of anti-abortion Democratic lawmakers who had extracted the commitment over the weekend. The president supports abortion rights. The political maneuvering occurred as the FBI announced it was investigating threats received by about 10 Democratic lawmakers in recent days in apparent connection with the intensely controversial health care law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All threats and incidents directed against members of Congress are taken seriously and are being investigated,â&#x20AC;? the bureauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Washington field office said in a statement. At the same time, Senate Democrats drove toward final passage of a second health care bill, drafted to supplement the first by sweetening benefits for seniors with high prescription drug costs and for lower-to-middle

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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Their votes helped deliver President Barack Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care overhaul. Now, dozens of Democrats are politically imperiled in a contentious environment where emotions are raw and likely to remain so. Obama plans to use his political heft â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the momentum of victory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to try to prop up lawmakers who stuck with him during the final days that turned the controversial legislation into the law of the land. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll surely need his help. Despite euphoria in some quarters after Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bill signing, opponents kept up their vehement objections to Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plan and those who supported it. A Virginia blog published what it said was the home address for Rep. Tom Perriello, a first-term Democrat who won election by just 745 votes in 2008 as Obama carried his state. The neighboring VA 6th District Tea Party Watchdogs blog urged readers to pay Perriello a visit. In Arizona, authorities said vandals broke a glass door Monday morning at the Tucson office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a top election target of the GOP. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Giffords is toast,â&#x20AC;? said Tucson tea party leader Trent Humphries. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to have a lot of problems, especially since she has some really good candidates running against her.â&#x20AC;? In Ohio, Republican challenger Jim Renacci raised $50,000 in mere days while Democratic Rep. John Boccieri mulled over how he would vote on the health bill. He wound up voting for the overhaul; Renacci raised an additional $10,000 immediately. â&#x20AC;&#x153;John Boccieri and his Democratic colleagues have pursued a failed agenda in Washington while ignoring the will of their constituents at home, and now the American people are fighting back â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with their voices, their votes and their wallets,â&#x20AC;? said James Slepian, campaign manager for Renacci. These cases â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and scores like them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; underscore why White House aides have drawn up an intensive calendar to help vulnerable allies defend a vote that was, in many cases, against their own political interests. Obama promised wavering Democrats, primarily moderates in conservative-leaning districts and states, that they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be left standing alone if they cast the tough â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? votes. To help sway the public, Obama planned a trip to Iowa on Thursday for his first beyond-Washington event to promote the legislation after its passage. He planned a midday speech in Iowa City, a college town in a district served by Democratic Rep. Dave Loebsack, who was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? vote for the bill. In all, 17 Democrats who sided with Obama are seeking re-election in districts that Republican presidential candidate John McCain won in 2008. They include top GOP targets Perriello in Virginia, Betsy Markey in Colorado, Harry Mitchell in Arizona and Suzanne Kosmas in Florida. One other moderate Democrat now running for the Senate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brad Ellsworth in Indiana â&#x20AC;&#x201D; voted for the measure, too. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facing a difficult race in a right-tilting state as Democrats seek to hang onto the seat now held by retiring Sen. Evan Bayh. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2008 vice presidential running mate, asked her supporters to help target those races. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to hold them accountable for this disastrous Obamacare vote,â&#x20AC;? Palin wrote on her Facebook page.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I Spyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; star Robert Culp dead at 79

LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert Culp, the actor who teamed with Bill Cosby in the racially groundbreaking TV series â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spyâ&#x20AC;? and was Bob in the critically acclaimed sex comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice,â&#x20AC;? died Wednesday after collapsing outside his Hollywood home, his agent said. Culp was 79. His manager, Hillard Elkins, said the actor was on a walk when he fell. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead just before noon. The actorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son was told he died of a heart attack, Elkins said, though police were unsure if the fall was medically related. Los Angeles police Lt. Robert Binder said no foul play was suspected. Binder said a jogger found Culp, who apparently fell and struck his head. Culp had been working on writing screenplays, Elkins said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spy,â&#x20AC;? which aired from 1965 to 1968, was a television milestone in more ways than one. Its combination of humor and adventure broke new ground, and it was the first integrated television show to feature a black actor in a starring role. Culp played Kelly Robinson, a spy whose cover was that of an ace

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British actress Diana Rigg sits with U.S. actor Robert Culp during a news conference at the London Weekend Television studios, to promote their televised play called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Married Aliveâ&#x20AC;? on Dec. 30, 1969. tennis player. (In real life, Culp actually was a top-notch tennis player who showed his skills in numerous celebrity tournaments.). Cosby was fellow spy Alexander Scott, whose cover was that of Culpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trainer. The pair traveled the world in the service of the U.S. government. The series greatly advanced the careers of both actors. Cosby, who had achieved fame as a standup comedian, proved he could act. Culp, who had played mostly heavies in movies and TV, went on to become a film star. He followed â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spyâ&#x20AC;? with his most prestigious film role, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice.â&#x20AC;? The work

of first-time director Paul Mazursky, who also cowrote the screenplay, it lampooned the lifestyles of the sexual revolution of the 1960s. Bob and Carol (Culp and Natalie Wood) were the innocent ones who were introduced to wife-swapping by their best friends, Ted and Alice (Elliott Gould and Dyan Cannon). Culp also had starring roles in such films as â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Castaway Cowboy,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Golden Girl,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turk 182!â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Bad Mama II.â&#x20AC;? His teaming with Cosby, however, was likely his best remembered role. Cosby won Emmys for actor in a leading role all three years that â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spyâ&#x20AC;? aired, and Culp, who was nominated for the same

award each year, said he was never jealous. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the proudest man around,â&#x20AC;? he said in a 1977 interview. Both he and Cosby were involved in civil rights causes, and when Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968 the pair traveled to Memphis, Tenn., to join the striking garbage workers King had been organizing. Culp and Cosby also costarred in the 1972 movie â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hickey and Boggs,â&#x20AC;? which Culp also directed. This time they were hard-luck private detectives who encountered multiple deaths. Audiences who had enjoyed the lightheartedness of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spyâ&#x20AC;? were disappointed, and the movie flopped at the box office. After years of talking up the idea, they finally re-teamed in 1994 for a two-hour CBS movie, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Spy Returns.â&#x20AC;? In his first movie role Culp played one of John Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew in â&#x20AC;&#x153;PT 109.â&#x20AC;? His first starring TV series, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Trackdownâ&#x20AC;? (19571959) was a Western based partly on files of the Texas Rangers. In the 1980s, he starred as an FBI agent in the fantasy â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatest American Hero.â&#x20AC;?

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Suge Knight sought after LA rapper robbery LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Los Angeles police want to talk to Suge Knight after a rapper initially accused the former Death Row Records chief of robbing him before recanting the story. Knight Detective Jeff Briscoe says 35-year-old Jerold Ellis, who uses the name Yukmouth, reported he was talking to Knight on Monday night in a Woodland Hills supermarket parking lot about a debt that another rapper allegedly owes Knight. Yukmouth filed a police report saying 10 other men arrived, knocked him down and took his watch, medallion and other jewelry worth $92,000. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t badly hurt and declined medical treatment. Briscoe says Ellis identified Knight as a suspect but later recanted. However, the stolen items havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been recovered and the investigation continues. The Associated Press couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately reach Knight for comment.

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Costa Rican star looks to make name in U.S.

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Debi Nova has toured with Ricky Martin, collaborated with the Black Eyed Peas and has been nominated for six Grammys. Yet while she is a star in her native Costa Rica, in the United States and elsewhere, Nova is virtually unknown. The singer-songwriter hopes to change that with her album debut, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Luna Nuevaâ&#x20AC;? (which means New Moon), out May 18 on Decca Records. And she is getting some big help with her project: Gustavo Santaolalla, the legendary Argentine musician who was introduced to English audiences with his Academy Award-winning score for 2005â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brokeback Mountain,â&#x20AC;? is the albumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s producer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There have to be certain traits in an artist that will make me excited to work with them. In the case of Debi, there are a lot of things that attracted me,â&#x20AC;? he said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great musician to start with. She writes great songs. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great performer. Debi has that talent that she can write in part Spanish and English and, as part of the concept of this album, both Spanish and English in the same song. All those things add up to make Debi a very exciting artist.â&#x20AC;?

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ratification,â&#x20AC;? Norris said. Though the State Department said the two countries were still working out unspecified final technical details, spokesman Mark Toner said there had been discussions with the Czech government about holding a signing ceremony in Prague â&#x20AC;&#x201D; where Obama last April declared his vision of a nuclear-free world. In fact, Czech of-

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ficials went ahead and announced that Prague would host the signing. They did not give a date, but Russian and U.S. officials said it was expected to be April 8. The new agreement to reduce long-range nuclear weapons would replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, which expired in December. An important feature of the new deal is that it includes a mechanism for verifying that each side complies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an element that was absent from a 2002 deal, known as the Moscow Treaty, that accelerated the weapons reductions laid out in the 1991 treaty. The Moscow Treaty set limits on both sidesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strategic nuclear warheads at between 1,700 and 2,200. The new deal, whose provisions have not been made public, is expected to lower that to about 1,500. It also would reduce the permissible number of strategic launchers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the missiles and bombs that deliver warheads to their targets. Obama spent an hour Wednesday in the White House briefing Democratic Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Sen. Richard Lugar, the committeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ranking Republican. Both would play major roles in ratification of the emerging treaty.

Meeting of Shiite rivals in Iraq may signal shift BAGHDAD (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Iraqi prime minister held talks with a radical Shiite group he once tried to destroy in bloody street battles, both sides said Wednesday, showing his willingness to put aside animosities with some of his fiercest enemies to ensure a second term in office after a divisive election. Nouri al-Malikiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outreach to a powerful faction within the Iranian-backed Iraqi National Alliance could also lead to the recreation of the wide-ranging Shiite alliance that dominated Iraqâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s politics for a lengthy stretch after the ouster of Saddam Hussein in 2003. Final results from the March 7 parliamentary election are expected to be released Friday, but no single group is likely to dominate the 325-member assembly, meaning a governing alliance will have to be forged. In a sign of the maneuvering, al-Maliki made a public show Wednesday of meeting with President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, in an attempt to woo Kurdish supporters to his side.

US wants to know more about new plan for Jerusalem WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Challenging Israel anew, the Obama administration demanded more information on Wednesday about a new plan to expand Jewish housing in east Jerusalem, which Palestinians claim as a future capital.

It was another flare-up in U.S.-Israeli relations and surfaced as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu neared the end of a troubled visit to Washington. Netanyahu offered no concessions on an earlier plan to build 1,600 homes for Jews in the disputed part of the city. Taking a hard line, he is insisting that Jerusalem is Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s capital and not a settlement. An aide to Netanyahu said the prime minister was caught off guard by the announcement Wednesday that the Jerusalem municipality has approved the 20 new apartments for Jews.

Frantic EU seeks solution to Greek debt crisis

BRUSSELS (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; European leaders are facing a moment of truth at a Thursday summit, as markets press them to come up with a financial safety net for Greece â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with help from the International Monetary Fund â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to stop the euroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s slide and keep debt crises from afflicting more eurozone countries. The euro hit a 10-month low against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday as leading credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings downgraded Portugalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debt, turning up the volume on investor fears that Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s currency union has no way to shore up members with troubled economies. EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called on European governments to end dithering over what to do and agree on a detailed plan of financial help for Greece.

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GOODEN CHARGED WITH DRIVING ON DRUGS

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. (AP) — Former Major League Baseball star Dwight Gooden has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs and leaving the scene of an accident. The former pitcher for the New York Mets and New York Yankees had a child in his vehicle at the time of the twovehicle crash around 9 a.m. Tuesday, Franklin Lakes police Capt. Joseph Seltenrich said. Police wouldn’t say whose child it was, but they said no one was hurt. Gooden also was charged with child endangerment and motor vehicle violations, authorities said. They wouldn’t release details, including the type of drugs. Gooden, 45, was released on his own recognizance until a municipal court hearing. It was unclear whether Gooden, who has waged a well-publicized battle with alcohol and drugs, including cocaine, had an attorney.

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BLACKSBURG — When Akeem Richmond was a freshman at Southern Lee, he got the invites from everywhere. N.C. State. Wake Forest. Duke.

North Carolina. Four years later, Richmond Richmond has starred as a freshman not in the Atlantic Coast Conference, but far away

from his home in Sanford — and places like Durham and Chapel Hill — in South Kingston, R.I. But now he’ll get his chance. In only the greatest arena in all the land. Richmond scored 13 points and made three 3-pointers as the Rhode Island Rams (26-9) rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to beat the ACC’s Virginia Tech 79-72 in the NIT quarterfinals on Wednesday night. “He was not going to let this

GIRLS’ SOCCER: LEE COUNTY YELLOW JACKETS

Fresh off league win, Jackets fall

On Monday, Lee County won its 1st conference game in 5 years By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — After earning its first Tri-9 Conference win in five seasons, the Lee County girls’ soccer team was shut out by Panther Creek 4-0 on Wednesday night at Paul Gay Stadium. The end result wasn’t as important as it should’ve been, however, as a silent crowd sat in the stands worried about a fellow Yellow Jacket. The match was called in the 70th minute when Lee County’s Sarah Dansteen fell to the ground in pain after hitting her head on the pitch after slipping while attempting a header. Dansteen was taken off in an ambulance and was treated for a possible mild concussion. “You never want to end any game in an injury,” said Yellow Jacket assistant coach Julian Norris. “It doesn’t matter if you’re up 4-0 or you’re down 4-0. You never want to see something like that happen. It has to be pretty serious for an ambulance to be out here.” The Yellow Jackets (3-6, 1-5)

NHL RUUTU’S SEASON OVER AFTER SURGERY

RALEIGH (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes are on the verge of regaining one key player and losing another for the season. Coach Paul Maurice said Wednesday after practice that forward Tuomo Ruutu will have season-ending shoulder surgery on Thursday but that injured goalie Cam Ward could return within a week. The 2006 Conn Smythe Trophywinning goalie skated in practice but has been sidelined since a 4-1 loss at Calgary on Feb. 3 with a back injury. He’s 14-21-5 with a 2.74 goals-against average. Ruutu injured his right shoulder during a fight with Colorado’s Darcy Tucker on Jan. 8 and missed 15 games. Upon his return, Maurice says, Ruutu fought through the injury but now no longer can play “the game he needs to play” and will miss the final nine games.

NASCAR HENDRICK VALUED AS TOP NASCAR TEAM

NEW YORK (AP) — Forbes’ annual rankings show that Hendrick Motorsports is the most valuable team in NASCAR for the second consecutive year. Forbes’ report released Wednesday shows NASCAR’s top team is worth $350 million. But the report claims the average team value has declined $5 million over the past year. Roush Fenway Racing is ranked second at a value of $238 million, and Richard Childress Racing is ranked third at $153 million. Joe Gibbs Racing ($144 million) and Richard Petty Motorsports ($124 million) round out the top five.

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game get away,” said Akeem’s father Eric Richmond, who embraced his son on the floor in Blacksburg after the final horn sounded. “He had a dream that he would get to play North Carolina.” The Rams will face off against the Tar Heels in New York in the NIT semifinals on Tuesday night. Delroy James led Rhode Island with 18 points. Malcolm Delaney, the ACC’s leading scorer, had 24 points for the Hokies (25-9).

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Lee County’s Caitie Davis (left) fights for control of the ball against Panther Creek’s Kim Gardner during Wednesday’s game at Lee County High School.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT: DUKE VS. PURDUE — CBS, 9:57 P.M. FRIDAY

Blue Devils’ big men playing well By BRYAN STRICKLAND bstrickland@heraldsun.com

DURHAM — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski isn’t big on remembering specific dates, but he can recount the day he changed his big-man rotation, with his 63rd birthday serving as a reference point. Zoubek It’s been a gift that keeps on giving. On Feb. 13 against Maryland, Krzyzewski put Brian Zoubek in the starting spot previously occupied by sophomore Miles Plumlee, and Zoubek responded with a 16-point, 17-rebound performance in Duke’s 77-56 victory.

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Battle scars indicate Singler’s intensity By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports Writer

DURHAM — If it’s the NCAA tournament, then it must be time for Duke star Kyle Singler to collect a few more scars. His latest badge of honor: Six stitches below his eye, courtesy of an errant elbow from a teammate this week during practice. The injury isn’t expected to bother him Friday night when the top-seeded Blue Devils (31-5) face the No. 4 seed Purdue Boilermakers in the South Regional semifinals in Houston. But it has led to some good-natured ribbing from his teammates. “I think he tries to do it,” guard Nolan Smith said with a laugh. “I think he thinks he looks tough with stitches or a black eye.” Those battle scars also are painfully visible indicators of the energy and relentless drive Singler has brought to the postseason. First, he emerged from the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament two weeks ago with a couple of noteworthy souvenirs: A slice of the Greensboro Coliseum net, and a 4-inch gash on the back of his right shoulder — the result of a spill over a courtside table during which he landed on ESPN play-by-play man Dan Shulman and nearly took out Dick Vitale, too. Now this. Teammates say Singler slashed down the lane during practice and caught an elbow from Andre Dawkins below his right eye. That required six stitches, and prevented him from participating in the Blue Devils’ only media session before

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California forward Jamal Boykin, left, and Duke forward Kyle Singler fight for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA second round college basketball game Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla. their Wednesday trip to Houston for the regional semifinals. Coach Mike Krzyzewski says Singler will be “ready to go” to face Purdue. Jon Scheyer, whose long list of superficial wounds includes the lasting scar he picked up in 2007 during the Blue Devils’ one-and-done NCAA

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BASEBALL Former Jacket Stack wins Rookie award FAYETTEVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former Lee County baseball player Ryan Stack was named the USA South Rookie of the Week on Tuesday. Stack, who is currently the designated hitter for the Methodist Monarchs, went 3-for-6 with an RBI and a walk during a week in which the Monarchs finished 2-1. Stack is the second former Yellow Jacket thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s earned an award from the USA South conference this season. Earlier this year, Trey Such was named USA South Player of the Week.

Dalton Cox, the 13-year-old son of Danny Cox and Dr. Dee AustinCox, finished first overall in the 5th Annual Jennifer Webb Memorial 5K Run. Daltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s winning time was 18 minutes, 33 seconds. The event was held at Camp- BASEBALL bell University on Mighty Tigers holding Saturday. Dalton sign-ups, tryouts is a 7th grader at SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Sanford West Lee Middle Mighty Tigers menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s baseball School.

CALENDAR Thursday, March 25 Softball Southern Lee at Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 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.

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Bullock, Burdick top N.C. players RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kinstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reggie Bullock and Matthews Butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cierra Burdick are unanimous picks to The Associated Press All-State prep basketball teams for North Carolina. Bullock and Burdick were selected on all 22 ballots submitted by sports writers from across the state in results released Wednesday. Bullock, a North Carolina signee and McDonaldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s All-American, led his team

to a state championship before making the AP menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team for the third straight season as a senior. Burdick, a junior, averaged 19 points and 10 rebounds while leading Butler to a state championship. She has committed to play for Pat Summitt at Tennessee. In addition, Greensboro Dudleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s P.J. Hairston and Gastonia Forestviewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shannon Smith each came within a vote of being unanimous picks to the

â&#x2013; Full N.C. All-State List â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Page 3B menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams, respectively. The AP revised the selection process this year, doing away with its first and second teams in favor of a single 12-player squad for both the men and women. On the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, the 6-foot-7 Bullock averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds, while Hairston â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a junior who has committed to North Carolina â&#x20AC;&#x201D; averaged 27 points and eight

rebounds per game. West Charlotteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s J.T. Terrell, a first-team AP All-State pick last year and a Wake Forest signee, earned 20 votes after averaging 31.5 points per game. Charlotte United Faith senior Ian Miller and Kernersville McGuinness senior Aaron Toomey also returned to the AP team for a second straight season; both were second-team picks last year.

team is holding sign-ups for those interested in playing. Anyone above the age of 18 is eligible to play. However, those under 18 will be allowed to play with parent approval. The first game is scheduled for April 17 and sign-ups and tryouts will conclude on April 10. For more information, contact John Richmond at (919) 7748159 or at (919) 343-0059.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 y-Cleveland 56 15 .789 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 9-1 x-Orlando 50 21 .704 6 9-1 1 Atlanta 45 25 .643 10 â &#x201E;2 6-4 1 d-Boston 45 25 .643 10 â &#x201E;2 6-4 Milwaukee 39 30 .565 16 9-1 Miami 37 34 .521 19 7-3 Charlotte 36 34 .514 191â &#x201E;2 7-3 Toronto 35 34 .507 20 4-6 Chicago 33 37 .471 221â &#x201E;2 2-8 New York 26 45 .366 30 5-5 Indiana 25 46 .352 31 5-5 Philadelphia 24 47 .338 32 2-8 Detroit 23 48 .324 33 2-8 Washington 21 48 .304 34 0-10 1 New Jersey 7 63 .100 48 â &#x201E;2 1-9 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 x-L.A. Lakers 52 18 .743 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 7-3 1 d-Dallas 47 24 .662 5 â &#x201E;2 7-3 1 d-Denver 47 24 .662 5 â &#x201E;2 7-3 Utah 46 25 .648 61â &#x201E;2 7-3 Phoenix 45 26 .634 71â &#x201E;2 8-2 1 Oklahoma City 42 27 .609 9 â &#x201E;2 6-4 1 San Antonio 42 27 .609 9 â &#x201E;2 7-3 Portland 42 29 .592 101â &#x201E;2 8-2 Memphis 38 33 .535 141â &#x201E;2 7-3 1 Houston 36 33 .522 15 â &#x201E;2 6-4 New Orleans 34 38 .472 19 3-7 L.A. Clippers 26 45 .366 261â &#x201E;2 1-9 Sacramento 24 47 .338 281â &#x201E;2 3-7 Golden State 19 51 .271 33 2-8 1 Minnesota 14 57 .197 38 â &#x201E;2 0-10

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Away 25-11 22-14 17-18 24-13 15-21 16-18 11-26 12-23 13-23 10-23 8-30 13-23 7-28 9-25 4-32

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

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

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d-division leader x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Charlotte 95, Washington 86, OT Indiana 98, Detroit 83 New York 109, Denver 104 Dallas 106, L.A. Clippers 96 Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Utah at Indiana, 7 p.m. Denver at Toronto, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Boston, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 8 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Cleveland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. New York at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Sports on TV Thursday, March 25 AUTO RACING 1:30 a.m. SPEED â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Formula One, practice for Australian Grand Prix, at Melbourne, Australia GOLF 10:30 a.m. TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; European PGA Tour, Open de Andalucia, first round, at Malaga, Spain 3 p.m. TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; PGA Tour, Arnold Palmer Invitational, first round, at Orlando, Fla. 6:30 p.m. TGC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LPGA, Kia Classic, first round, at Carlsbad, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1 p.m.

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defeated conference foe Cary 2-1 on Monday to earn their first conference win since 2005. For the two seniors, Dawn Geist and Caitie Davis, that win meant everything. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were all emotional afterward,â&#x20AC;? said Geist. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We went through four years of hard work and dedication for this team and it felt like it finally paid off with that win.â&#x20AC;? In the victory over the

ESPN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Preseason, N.Y. Mets vs. St. Louis, at Jupiter, Fla. MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. CBS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Regional coverage, NCAA Division I tournament, regional semifinals, doubleheader, West Virginia vs. Washington and Kentucky vs. Cornell at Syracuse, N.Y. and Syracuse vs. Butler and Kansas State vs. Xavier at Salt Lake City NBA BASKETBALL 8:15 p.m. TNT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Miami at Chicago 10:30 p.m. TNT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dallas at Portland SOCCER 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; MLS, Philadelphia at Seattle

Imps, the Yellow Jackets took a 2-0 lead at halftime and had goals from Dansteen and Jill Davis. Jessica Thomas had two assists in the win. The frustrating part for the Yellow Jackets is how they responded with their performance against the Catamounts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It showed that we can win,â&#x20AC;? said Caitie Davis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know we can do it. We just have been too inconsistent all season. We havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to put it all together. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to keep competing and

keep hanging in there. We know we can do it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to keep staying aggressive.â&#x20AC;? Norris says that he promises the Yellow Jackets will surprise people by the time the second half of the season rolls around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The effort is there, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt about that,â&#x20AC;? said Norris. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if we can just put something together and remain consistent, we can surprise the rest of the conference by the end of the season.â&#x20AC;?

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 Dunkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Villanova 73, Robert Morris 70, OT Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Dunkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Donuts Center Providence, R.I. Saint Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Dunkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 Dunkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 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 (268), 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

NIT Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT 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. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Quarterfinals Tuesday, March 23 Mississippi 90, Texas Tech 87, 2OT North Carolina 60, UAB 55 Wednesday, March 24 Rhode Island 79, Virginia Tech 72 Dayton (22-12) at Illinois (21-14), 9 p.m. Semifinals Tuesday, March 30 At Madison Square Garden

New York Semifinals Mississippi (24-10) vs. Dayton-Illinoi winner, 7 p.m. North Carolina (19-16) vs. Rhode Island (269), 9:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, April 1 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

2009-10 AP All-State prep basketball teams for NC

The 2009-10 Associated Press All-State prep basketball teams for North Carolina, as selected by 22 sports writers across the state. With school, position, class and number of votes in parentheses: MEN x-Reggie Bullock, Kinston, G, Sr. (22) P.J. Hairston, Greensboro Dudley, G/F, Jr. (21) J.T. Terrell, West Charlotte, G, Sr. (20) Ian Miller, Charlotte United Faith, PG, Sr. (17) C.J. Leslie, Raleigh Word of God, F, Sr. (15) Aaron Toomey, Kernersville McGuinness, G, Sr. (15) Jarell Eddie, Concord Cannon, G/F, Sr. (14) Tashawn Mabry, Rocky Mount, F, Sr. (14) Terry Whisnant, Cherryville, G, Jr. (14) Paul Larsen, Lake Norman, F/C, Sr. (8) Jamaal Williams, Southwest Onslow, G, Sr. (8) Jay Canty, Oak Ridge Military, F, Sr. (7) Tyler Lewis, Forsyth Country Day, G, Soph. (7) Melvin Tabb, Raleigh Enloe, F, Sr. (7) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; WOMEN x-Cierra Burdick, Matthews Butler, G, Jr. (22) Shannon Smith, Gastonia Forestview, G, Sr. (21) Megan Buckland, Kernersville McGuinness, G, Jr. (20) Danielle Butts, South Central Pitt, F, Jr. (19) Courtney Melvin, East Bladen, C, Jr, (19) Kristen Gaffney, Morrisville Green Hope, G, Soph. (18) Lindsy Wright, East Lincoln, F, Sr. (18) Monet Tellier, East Mecklenburg, G/F, Sr. (17) Katie Paschal, Williamston, G, Sr. (17) Tiffany Mitchell, Charlotte Providence Day, G, Soph. (14) Shanequa â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bubblesâ&#x20AC;? Phifer, Salisbury, G, Sr. (12) Chelsea Douglas, Charlotte Hickory Grove, G, Sr. (11) â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; xâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Unanimous selection. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

AUTO RACING 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule and standings By The Associated Press Feb. 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; x-Budweiser Shootout (Kevin Harvick) Feb. 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Jimmie Johnson) Feb. 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Kasey Kahne) Feb. 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Daytona 500 (Jamie McMurray) Feb. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Auto Club 500 (Jimmie Johnson) Feb. 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shelby American, Las Vegas (Jimmie Johnson) March 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Kobalt Tools 500 (Kurt Busch) March 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. (Jimmie Johnson) March 28 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Goodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fast Pain Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. April 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Subway Fresh Fit 600, Avondale, Ariz. April 18 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Samsung Mobile 500, Fort Worth, Texas April 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Aaronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 499, Talladega, Ala. May 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Crown Royal Presents The Heath Calhoun 400, Richmond, Va. May 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Southern 500, Darlington, S.C. May 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Autism Speaks 400, Dover, Del. May 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; x-Sprint Showdown, Concord, N.C. May 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; x-NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race, Concord, N.C. May 30 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Coca-Cola 600, Concord, N.C. June 6 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pocono 500, Long Pond, Pa. June 13 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Brooklyn, Mich. June 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Toyota/Save Mart 350, Sonoma, Calif. June 27 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lenox Industrial Tools 301, Loudon, N.H. July 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Coke Zero 400 Powered By CocaCola, Daytona Beach, Fla. July 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LifeLock.com 400, Joliet, Ill. July 25 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brickyard 400, Indianapolis Aug. 1 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pennsylvania 500, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 8 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 15 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carfax 400, Brooklyn, Mich. Aug. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Irwin Tools Night Race, Bristol, Tenn. Sep. 5 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Labor Day Classic 500, Hampton, Ga. Sep. 11 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Richmond 400, Richmond, Va. Sep. 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Sylvania 300, Loudon, N.H. Sep. 26 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AAA 400, Dover, Del. Oct. 3 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Price Chopper 400, Kansas City, Kan. Oct. 10 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pepsi Max 400, Fontana, Calif. Oct. 16 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NASCAR Banking 500, Concord, N.C. Oct. 24 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; TUMS Fast Relief 500, Martinsville, Va. Oct. 31 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; AMP Energy 500, Talladega, Ala. Nov. 7 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Lone Star 500, Fort Worth, Texas Nov. 14 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arizona 500, Avondale, Ariz. Nov. 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ford 400, Homestead, Fla. x-non-points race â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;

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4B / Thursday, March 25, 2010 / The Sanford Herald SPORTS BRIEFS Karl may miss rest of regular season

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets might not have coach George Karl back on the sideline until the playoffs begin next month. Karl is undergoing treatment for throat and neck cancer and, according to a blog by his girlfriend, he was hospitalized this week with blood clots in his lungs and a leg. Adrian Dantley has served as acting head coach for eight games since Karl announced just after the All-Star break that he had been diagnosed with cancer. Dantley is 5-3 in those games. Karl, who beat prostate cancer a few years ago, is undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatment and has missed the Nuggets’ last three games. He did not accompany his team on its most recent road trip.

Capitals distance themselves from steroids arrest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Capitals players on Wednesday described their visits to a chiropractor arrested on drug charges as nothing more than routine treatments, while the sheriff leading the investigation said there’s no “conclusive proof” that the steroids involved were supplied to athletes. Douglas O. Nagel, who has treated several Capitals players and whose office is in the same suburban mall as the team’s practice facility, made a brief appearance Wednesday in Fairfax County general District Court. He is charged with seven counts of soliciting to deliver a controlled substance, specifically steroids.

Lions ‘interested’ in Pacman Jones

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Adam “Pacman” Jones is getting looks from NFL teams again. Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Wednesday at the NFL meetings that the Lions are gathering more information about Jones’ level of commitment and how he could fit in Detroit’s system. The Lions were among a few teams that worked out Jones last week in New Orleans. “Not only did we send someone down there to work him out, but also someone to spend some time with him,” Schwartz said. “I wouldn’t say anything’s imminent, but we’re definitely interested and gathering information.”

A-Rod declines comment on meeting with Feds

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Alex Rodriguez declined comment on his pending meeting with federal investigators probing a Canadian physician. The New York Yankees third baseman is scheduled to meet with officials Friday in Buffalo, N.Y. “Just baseball questions,” Rodriguez said before Wednesday night’s game against Washington. “I have nothing to add.” A-Rod was in Wednesday’s lineup and said he would definitely play on Thursday. He didn’t answer when asked about his playing status for Friday.

Mets’ Reyes back in camp after thyroid issue

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets shortstop Jose Reyes is back in camp. Reyes worked out Wednesday for the first time in 19 days after being sidelined because of a hyperactive thyroid. Doctors had recommended rest and a change in diet.

Palmer thinks Woods should open up ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Arnold Palmer believes redemption for Tiger Woods starts with being more open with the media. Palmer initially was guarded with his opinion about Woods and the sex scandal that has tarnished golf’s biggest star. But when asked at Bay Hill how Woods could show more respect for the game — as Woods pledged in his public apology last month — Palmer’s suggestion was for him to let his

guard down. “It’s up to him to do and say whatever he feels he needs to do to redeem the situation, put it in the proper place,” Palmer said. “My opinion, as I said ... I was going to keep to myself. But I suppose the best thing he could do would be open up and just let you guys shoot at him. And that’s just my thought.” Such advice comes from an 80-year-old, seven-time major champion who first made

golf popular among the masses in America with his charisma, hard-charging comebacks and a connection with fans unlike any other player. Palmer won them over by looking them in the eye and speaking from the heart. Even after he finished his press conference Wednesday, the King looked comfortable facing more than a dozen reporters until it was time for him to get ready for the pro-am in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

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loss to Virginia Commonwealth, admitted that Singler has outdone even him. “I thought I was in the lead my freshman and sophomore year, by far,” Scheyer quipped, “but he caught me pretty quickly.” Those bumps and bruises

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don’t seem to affect Singler’s productivity. He played through the slice on his shoulder to score 20 points — most coming from the foul line — in the ACC title game to claim tournament MVP honors. He’s averaging 19 1/2 points in the NCAA tournament, hitting a combined 13 of 24 shots in wins against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and California while finding ways to

create shots, both inside and out, in the framework of a motion offense that was tweaked to free him up more often after a late January loss to Georgetown. “It gives him a chance to play outside, go back inside where he played the first two years at (power forward),” Smith said. “People can’t match up with him inside. Then, he goes outside and guys can’t guard him out there,

either. He really gets to move and get shots wherever he wants.” In turn, that has led to more productivity for each of the Blue Devils’ “Big Three.” Scheyer, Smith and Singler are trying to become the third trio in Duke history to average at least 17 points apiece, and they’re the highest-scoring threesome in the nation. Their combined average of 53 points accounts for 68 percent of the team’s

scoring. At least two of them have scored in double figures in every game but one: Georgia Tech held Singler and Smith to nine points apiece in a 71-67 win over the Blue Devils two months ago in their ACC road opener. “They’re unselfish. They’re not hunting their own points; they’re hunting our points,” Krzyzewski said.

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That marked the birth of the big four that perfectly complement the Blue Devils’ big three scorers on the perimeter. “We’ve got a chance to play in the Sweet 16, and a lot of it has to do with the big guys and how they’ve embraced their roles,” said Krzyzewski, whose topseeded Blue Devils will take on No. 4 seed Purdue in the South Region semifinals Friday (9:57 p.m., WRAL). “I just thought we needed a more experienced team to start out, and it just worked a little bit better. “Not that before it wasn’t working, but it worked a little bit better.” Zoubek had been the biggest beneficiary individually, but it’s been a victory for the entire team. The Blue Devils now start seniors Zoubek and Lance Thomas before subbing in brothers Miles and Mason Plumlee, who didn’t often see the floor at the same time before the switch. The post quartet has combined to produce about the same number of points (690) and rebounds (716) over the course of the season, combining to put up about 39 points and rebounds per game. But even with Duke well below its season scoring average in its two NCAA Tournament victories, they combined for 51 points and rebounds against California and 48 against ArkansasPine Bluff. “The performance in the Cal game was something real satisfying,” said Zoubek, who scored 14 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against the Bears. “We’ve worked so hard together in practice. “To see all four of us come up big and make big plays and finish, and to do all the little things we’ve worked on all year, it’s a good feeling.” Purdue certainly has noticed. The Boilermakers, who feature four guards around talented center JaJuan Johnson now that forward Robbie Hummel is out with a knee injury, were outrebounded by 20 by a less-impressive Duke front line in the Blue Devils’ 76-60 victory at Purdue early in the 2008-09 season. “They really come at you with a lot of different size,” Purdue coach Matt Painter said. “Zoubek has been great for them, and that’s what you’re supposed to do as a senior — you’re supposed to play that way.” Zoubek started his meteoric rise against Maryland but didn’t stop there, averaging 6.4 points and 9.3 rebounds since entering the starting lineup. Off the bench, he averaged 5.1 points and 6.3 rebounds. “The Maryland game obviously was a good game and it felt great, but I didn’t want that to be the only game that I really produced,” Zoubek said. “I am helping my team win, and that’s the best feeling about me playing well. “It’s the first time I’ve had it. It’s unbelievable.” Zoubek, however, is just a part of the new equation. Whereas the previous mix of a senior and Plumlee at the same time gave opponents close to the same look most of the time, the seniors together and the Plumlees together have created more of a challenge.

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Mother struggles to love the daughter she dislikes DEAR ABBY: I can’t stand my 10-year-old daughter. I was an 18-year-old single mother when she was born. I find her ugly and annoying. Everyone tells me how “sweet” and “pretty” she is, but I can’t see it. I dread when she comes home from school. I am not physically abusive to her — I would never do that. But I can be verbally abusive, and I know I need to stop. She just makes me so mad. I am now married with two more kids (boys), and I adore them. What’s wrong with me? How can I fix this? I’m afraid it’s too late. I have no spiritual adviser to talk to, and I can’t afford to speak to a professional counselor. — ANONYMOUS IN WASHINGTON STATE

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Happy Birthday: This is a year jampacked with opportunity and fast-paced deals. Prepare to give your all to whatever your cause, project, plan or goal. Be self-assured, focused and ready to counteract any pitfall that stands in your way. Personal relationships will get a long, overdue shakeup that will resolve pending problems. Your numbers are 4, 6, 15, 17, 23, 33, 41 ARIES (March 21-April 19): Love, socializing or networking will bring you the most satisfaction and can enhance your relationships with the people important in your life. You will discover something quite profitable by joining forces with someone able to contribute equally. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A quiet, secretive approach will allow you to do your research so you have your facts and figures ready should you be faced with resistance. Focus on yourself and your surroundings. Don’t let an emotional issue turn into an argument. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Someone may be secretive. Don’t let your suspicious attitude cause you any grief. Go about your business and you will soon find out what’s going on. Short trips will bring about a chance to get ahead. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take any opportunity you get to clear up odds and ends personally and professionally. The less you leave unfinished, the better you will feel about your future plans. Don’t hesitate to try something totally different. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make enjoyment your prime concern. Love is in the stars and can help you make decisions regarding your future location and residence. A change will allow you greater opportunities and will open the door to all sorts of interesting activities. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let a financial

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expense that belongs to someone else end up coming out of your pocket. Getting involved in a creative hobby will lead to new friendships. Offer suggestions to a group that shares your mindset. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll have plenty to mull over, especially when it comes to personal and professional dealings. Don’t let emotions influence what you decide to do. Base your choices on what suits you long-term. Organization and good planning is all it will take to be successful. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You may anger someone if you have to make a change of plans. An old friend or lover will make you consider changes that will affect your home, life and status. Before you make a decision, evaluate how it will affect your lifestyle. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Bring on the good times but don’t shun someone in the process. If you leave anyone out, you will pay dearly for your mistake. Get approval before you make a change that will upset your home, family or friends. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): You’ll face some problems while traveling. Don’t mess with authoritative figures that can make your life miserable. An emotional situation can be avoided if you spend time nurturing a relationship that you care about. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Go back to some of the people you have worked with in the past and you will discover new opportunities. Your love life will pick up if you share your experiences and offer suggestions. Taking care of personal obligations is a must if you want to start fresh. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Incorporate some of the new skills you have picked up while researching or watching how someone has turned a hobby into a service. Being proactive will draw greater interest to what you have to offer.

DEAR ANONYMOUS: The circumstances of your daughter’s birth were very different from those of your sons. When you look at her, you may be reminded of a chapter in your life you would prefer to forget. How sad for both of you. The way you treat her, particularly in relation to her halfbrothers — will affect the way she perceives herself for the rest of her life. People whose parents treat them as unlovable often regard themselves as not “measuring up,” and it can cause self-esteem problems that last a lifetime. Ordinarily, I would encourage you to seek low-cost therapy

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through your county department of mental health for the sake of both you and your daughter. If that isn’t possible, then I advise you to hold your tongue, control your temper and compel yourself to show your daughter approval and affection every day until it becomes a habit or she’s old enough to leave — whichever comes first. o DEAR ABBY: My workplace has instituted “casual dress Friday,” where everyone is supposed to make a donation to a charity selected by a different employee each fortnight. While this is nice in theory, I often find that I don’t wish to donate to the chosen charity because I don’t agree with its ethics or its methods. I give regularly to charities of my choice, which I have researched beforehand, but have never been one to donate

automatically to every passing collection. How do I bow out gracefully when the collection tin comes around? I have tried to explain to my co-workers why I don’t support a particular charity and simply say I have chosen not to participate. I am met with blank stares and demands that I explain myself, and lectures about why I must “support the team.” I don’t feel my colleagues have any right to tell me what I should do with my money, but they obviously disagree and I am finding the situation very uncomfortable. Any suggestions? — FEELING AWKWARD IN AUSTRALIA DEAR FEELING AWKWARD: The policy you describe seems more like “friendly” extortion than real charitable giving. (Is there some kind of contest going on between teams to see who can raise the most money?) While I’m all for casual Fridays, the policy of pressuring people to give strikes me as one that should be modified or done away with completely. That’s why I think you should discuss your feelings with your supervisor or the head of the department and go on record that you prefer to give your money to causes you have researched and with which you identify. If that doesn’t help, you may be working for the wrong company. Sorry, mate.

ODDS AND ENDS SoCal teacher arrested in alleged drunken teaching THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school teacher has been arrested for allegedly teaching while drunk. Toro Canyon Middle School teacher Tonya Neff was taken to the Indio jail Tuesday afternoon and booked for investigation of felony child endangerment. Administrators at Thermal’s Toro Canyon Middle School told the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department that the 47year-old teacher was apparently intoxicated on campus. Sheriff’s Sgt. Mike Tapp says Neff had taken prescription drugs and alcohol and an alcoholic beverage was found inside a container. Coachella Valley school district Superintendent Ricardo Medina says there was never a threat to Neff’s seventh-grade students. Neff has been placed on leave.

Police: Robbers called Conn. bank for money to go FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say they had ample warning of a bank robbery because the two suspects called the bank ahead of time and told an employee to get a bag of money ready. Police arrested 27-year-old Albert Bailey and an unidentified 16-year-old boy on robbery and threatening charges Tuesday afternoon at a People’s United Bank branch in Fairfield. Sgt. James Perez says the two Bridgeport residents showed up about 10 minutes after making the call and were met by police in the parking lot. Perez told the Connecticut

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Load of baked goods dumped along Ind. river MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Need some dough? Police say someone has dumped hundreds of breads, bagels and buns along a river in Muncie, Ind. Sanitation workers spotted the mess on the central Indiana city’s east side. City police Sgt. Bruce Qualls recognized the baked goods as the product of Panera Bread. The chain cafe has a location on the city’s north side. Qualls says restaurant managers assured him they would look into what happened. The unsold baked goods are usually given each day to charitable organizations. Panera Bread spokeswoman Linn Parrish says managers didn’t immediately know how the bread got to the river bank.

2 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-yearold wife, Thuy (Tien) Nguyen, pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to commit theft. They are scheduled to be sentenced May 3.

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proposed Agreement or the proposed acquisition of the site of the Project by the County should do so within ten (10) days after the publication of this notice to the County of Lee, North Carolina, Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, North Carolina 27330-4021, Attention: Gaynell M. Lee, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners.

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Attorney at Law The Law Firm of Hutchens, Senter & Britton, P.A. Attorneys for Substitute TrustTrustee may, in the ee Services, Inc. Trustee's sole discretion, delay the sale P.O. Box 1028 for up to one hour as 4317 Ramsey Street provided in NCGS Fayetteville, North §45-21.23. Carolina 28311 Should the http://sales.hsbfirm.c property be purom chased by a third parCase No: 1024384 ty, that person must pay the tax of Forty- NOTICE OF PUBLIC Five Cents ($0.45) per HEARING One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) required by The Board of NCGS §7A-308(a)(1). Commissioners for The proper- the County of Lee, ty to be offered pur- North Carolina (the suant to this notice of “County”) has detersale is being offered mined to consider for sale, transfer and whether to enter into conveyance “AS IS, one or more installWHERE IS.” Neither ment financing agreethe Trustee nor the ments (collectively, holder of the note se- the “Agreement”) uncured by the deed of der Section 160A-20 of trust/security agree- the General Statutes ment, or both, being of North Carolina for foreclosed, nor the of- the purpose of paying ficers, directors, at- the costs of renovattorneys, employees, ing and improving exagents or authorized isting facilities and representative of ei- constructing and ther the Trustee or equipping an addithe holder of the note tion to Lee County make any representa- High School (the tion or warranty re- “Project”). The Counlating to the title or ty would be obligated any physical, envi- to pay debt service or ronmental, health or installment payments safety conditions ex- under the Agreement isting in, on, at or re- in an aggregate lating to the property principal amount not being offered for sale, to exceed $20,000,000, and any and all re- together with interest sponsibilities or lia- thereon If the bilities arising out of County or in any way relat- enters into the Agreeing to any such condi- ment, it will secure tion expressly are dis- its obligations thereclaimed. Also, this under by executing property is being sold and delivering a deed subject to all taxes, of trust granting a special assessments, lien on the site of the and prior liens or en- Project, together with cumbrances of record all improvements and and any recorded re- fixtures located or to leases. Said property be located thereon. is also being sold sub- In addition, in conject to applicable Fed- nection with the proeral and State laws. posed plan of A cash de- finance, the site of posit or cashier’s the check (no personal Project would be acchecks) of five per- quired by the County cent (5%) of the pur- and leased to the Lee chase price, or seven County Board of Eduhundred fifty dollars cation to be used for ($750.00), whichever school purposes, is greater, will be re- which lease would be quired at the time of subordinate to the the sale. lien created by the An order for posses- deed of trust. sion of the property may be issued pur- Section 160A-20 of the suant to G.S. 45-21.29 General Statutes of in favor of the pur- North Carolina rechaser and against quires that the Counthe party or parties in ty hold a public possession by the hearing prior to enclerk of superior tering into the court of the county in Agreement. Section which the property is 153A-158.1 of the Gensold. eral Statutes of North Any person Carolina requires who occupies the that the County hold property pursuant to a public a rental agreement hearing relating entered into or re- to the newed on or after Oc- proposed acquisition tober 1, 2007, may af- of the site of the Projter receiving the no- ect by the County to tice of sale, terminate be used for school the rental agreement purposes. upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Please take notice Upon termination of that the Board of a rental agreement, Commissioners for the tenant is liable the County will confor rent due under duct a public the rental agreement hearing in the prorated to the effec- Commissioners’ tive date of the termi- Room at the Lee nation. County Government THIS IS A COMMU- Center, 106 Hillcrest NICATION FROM A Drive in Sanford, DEBT COLLECTOR. North Carolina at 3:00 THE PURPOSE OF p.m. on April 5, 2010, THIS COMMUNICA- at which time any TION IS TO COL- person may be heard LECT A DEBT AND regarding the proANY INFORMATION posed Agreement or OBTAINED WILL BE the proposed acquisiUSED FOR THAT tion of the site of the PURPOSE, except as Project by the Counstated below in the in- ty. stance of bankruptcy protection. Any person wishing IF YOU ARE UNDER to comment in THE PROTECTION writing on the

Gaynell M. Lee Clerk to the Board of Commissioners County of Lee, North Carolina

CREDITOR’S NOTICE Having qualified on the 9th day of March, 2010, as Executor of the Estate of John W. McNeill, III, deceased, late of of Maysville, Kentucky and owning real property in Lee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the decedent to exhibit the same to the undersigned on or before the 11th day of June, 2010 or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the estate should make immediate payment. This the 11th day of March, 2010. Jeffrey L. Schumacher, Executor of the Estate of John W. McNeill,III By serving the Registered Process Agent: W. Woods Doster P. O. Box 1320 Sanford, NC 273311320 Attorneys: W. Woods Doster Staton,Doster,Post,Sil verman&Foushee, PA P. O. Box 1320 Sanford, NC 273311320

PUBLIC NOTICE COUNTY OF LEE

The recommended Capital Improvements Program for FY 2010/11 to 2014/15 has been submitted to the Lee County Board of Commissioners. A copy of the proposed Capital Improvements Program is available for public inspection in the office of the County Clerk, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC, and may be reviewed by the public during normal working hours. The CIP is also on file at the main branch of the Lee County Library, Hawkins Avenue, Sanford, NC, and may reviewed by the public during normal working hours. Interested citizens are invited to make comments orally at a Public Hearing to be held on Monday, April 5, 2010, at 3:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be reached on the Agenda. The hearing will be held in the Board of Commissioners Room, Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC.

Written comments may be submitted prior to that date and should be addressed to the Lee County Board of Commissioners, PO Box 1968, Sanford, NC, 273311968.

Gaynell M. Lee Clerk to the Board

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130 Lost Lost Hearing Aid in Sanford on Friday 3/19. If found please call 774-4770 or 353-5171

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140 Found

420 Help Wanted General

475 Help Wanted Restaurants

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210 Vehicles Wanted

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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 backgrounds of a major film production. All looks needed. Earn up to ADC-1600DD Semi-Auto$150/day. Experience not matic single play turntable required. Call w/ Manual. Original Box & 877-577-2952. New Condition. $45 or BO Junk Car Removal Paying Call: 919-499-2235 $200 and Up for vehicle. Private Provider Agency Old Batteries Paying seeking Administrative Free Church Pews $5-$15 919-842-1606 Assistant. The individual is Good Condition to manage the clerical and 775-9939 240 business functions of the Gateway Computer For site and perform all Cars - General required office duties in an Sale: Full Set Up Or Tower Only. Call for details: 1979 International School effective manner. A 774-1066 Bus- $850 Or Best Offer. considerable amount of Call: 919-498-3030 or judgment required with Hannah Montana 478-4108 minimal supervision. Malibu Doll House Candidate must have with Furniture 1995 4 door Saturn typing and computer skills $125 45K actual miles, new tires, as well as other clerical (919)356-5706 1 owner, extra clean! skills. Some bookkeeping $3200 OBO Keep cooler w/ 2 Ceiling experience and Associates Call: 775-3140 Fans. Good condition. 4 Degree preferred. Automobile Policy: Three Applicants can fax, mail or Blade, 18” and 23”. $34 different automobile ads per & $38 or BO. Call: 499email resumes to: household per year at the 2235 Amy Smith “Family Rate”. In excess of 3, AmySmith@actsinc.net billing will be at the Large Authentic Dooney & Fax: (910) 826-3695 “Business Rate”. Bourke Purse. Like New P.O. Box 1261 Black & Gray Fayetteville NC 28302 255 $90 Attn: Amy Smith 770-1408 Sport Utilities Big Boys Junk Cars looking for junk cars. Anywhere from $100 to $200 a car. Call Anytime: 910-3911791

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CLASSIFIED DEADLINE: 2:00 PM DAY BEFORE PUBLICATION. (2:00 pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald, Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 718-1204

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

400 Employment 420 Help Wanted General "Full time/permanent position for High School Graduate with water treatment plant operation and delivery system maintenance. Will train. Certified in Distribution a plus. Excellent benefits. Reply to PO Box 13, Goldston, NC 27252"

Sales positions avail. Salary + comm. Must have high energy and be self-motivated. Toyota of Sanford Call 919-895-6526 EOE DFW We offer • BOLD print

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455 Help Wanted Trades Brick & Stone Masons & Laborers needed. (919) 842-6770

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

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

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

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700 Rentals 720 For Rent - Houses $1,000/mo West Sanford 4BR 2.5BA. Large Home Sec Dep & Ref Req Rosemary Street Properties 919-548-3458

730 For Rent Apts/Condos Candlewood Apts Open House 12-2 Daily 774-6046 Adcock Rentals Furnished Studio and 1BR Apt. $115-$130 a week. All utilities paid 919-771-5747 Low Rents: 1 & 2 BR’s Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments 919-774-6125 West Sanford, $380/mo. 1BR/1BA, park-like setting, cable & water incl. Ref. & sec. req. Rosemary Street Properties, 919-548-3458. Wheel Hollow Apts. 2BR/1.5BA No Pets $535/month $535/deposit Call:910-528-7505

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

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830 Mobile Homes CLASSIFIED LINE AD DEADLINE:

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City of Sanford Compost Facility

Screened Compost $20.00 per pickup load

3PRING 4OP 3OIL 3PECIAL 5 tons of screened top soil delivered $100 Larger and Loads Available Crush and Run also Available

Larry Rice

919-774-6820 919-352-2410

Delivery Available (919) 775-8247

LETTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TREE REMOVAL SERVICE

Carpenter Saw & Mower

Mon.-Fri. 7am-5:30 pm

PAINTING/CONTRACTOR

19 thru 40 HP 2 & 4 Wheel Drive Diesel 3-Point Hitch Front Loaders

Public Works Service Center, located on Fifth Street across from the Lions Club Fairgrounds

TREE SERVICE

Used Tractors

Since 1978

Regular Compost or Woodchips $10.00 per pickup load

(919) 777-8012

Call 258-3594

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Remove trees, Trim and top Trees, Lot clearing, stump grinding, backhoe work, hauling, bush hogging, plus we buy tracts of timber. We accept Visa and Mastercard. Free estimates and we are insured.

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COMPOST/WOODCHIPS

Repair Service

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919-770-7226

Phil Stone TREE REMOVAL 24-HR SERVICE

â&#x20AC;˘ Full Tree Service â&#x20AC;˘ Stump Grinding â&#x20AC;˘ Chipping â&#x20AC;˘ Trim & Top Trees â&#x20AC;˘ Fully Insured

Sanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s #1 Choice For All Your Tree Needs www.sanfordtreeremoval.com 919-776-4678 s FREE ESTIMATE Owned & Operated By Phil Stone & Sons

PRESSURE WASHING

Universal

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(919) 258-0572 Cell: (919) 842-2974

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Fully insured. No job to small. Free estimates

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919-776-7358

919-777-4379

Cell: 919-770-0796

HUBBY 4 HIRE Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get things done around the house?

Call Ross 910-703-1979

Quality Trucking & Welding Fabrication and Design

We can take care of all welding needs aluminum, stainless, carbon steel Tig., Stick., Mig Welding, Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re certified on x-ray welding on piping, and steel plate. We can fabricate whatever your design is, or we can help you with your design thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no job to small if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a personal or residential or commercial we can do the job with quality work at our fab shop contact:

Leo Smith 919-356-3288

#ALL TODAY TO PLACE YOUR AD &OR AS LITTLE AS A DAY s or your display advertising sales rep for more information. CROWN Lawn Services

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Mow, Sow, Weed & Feed Serving Moore, Lee, Chatham, & Wake Counties

670 Deep River Road Sanford NC 27330

919-353-5782 919-290-4883

HARDWOOD FLOORS

Finishing & Refinishing ,OOKING TO 0URCHASE

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Wade Butner 776-3008

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GRAHAM ARNOLD Cell (919) 353-7338