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GULF COAST OIL SPILL

LEE SCHOOLS

Expert: Spill shouldn’t hurt N.C. drilling plans

Parents to speak on AIG tonight Letter lays out grievances ahead of board meeting

CAVS GET EARLY TASTE OF THE POSTSEASON

Southern Lee will face Western Harnett at Overhills at 6 tonight in a tiebreaker to determine the Cape Fear Valley Conference’s third and fourth postseason seeds, but there won’t be much more on the line than a first-round destination

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A tugboat pulls orange booms in Mobile Bay near Mobile, Ala., Monday. The state plans to seal off the bay from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico using gates made of the oil-blocking barriers. Natural gas platforms are visible in the background.

OBAMA PICKS NOMINEE; THIRD WOMAN ON COURT Introducing his Supreme Court nominee to the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday portrayed Elena Kagan as a guiding force for a fractured court and a champion of typical Americans. She would be the youngest justice on the court and give it three women for the first time in history Page 8A

ENTERTAINMENT

Sanford geologist says deep sea drilling ‘a different game;’ massive rig spills dangerous, costly, but rare By BILLY LIGGETT bliggett@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — The deeper the United States goes for oil, the hostile the environment drillers will encounter to “strike it rich.” And part of the reason BP oil rig deep in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to keep erupting for weeks with little hope for stopping it is our nation’s inexperience dealing with the depths that still gush oil. These are the opinions of a Sanford man who’s spent his life in the oil industry. A geologist who graduated from Campbell University in 1978 and received his masters from North Carolina State in 1980, Charlie Roberts — a native of Lemon Springs — has worked in the industry for 30

See AIG, Page 6A

SENIORS years, spending much of that time off the coasts of Texas and Louisiana. Roberts said Monday that despite the spill — which is far more common with tankers and rare when it comes to ocean rigs — he believes North Carolina

PIONEERING JAZZ LEGEND DEAD AT 92 Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive, signature song “Stormy Weather” and for her triumph over the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, has died. She was 92. Page 9A

shouldn’t simply expect a similar environmental castastrophe should legislators approve coastal drilling. “Look at the number of times this has happened,”

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AFRICAN CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Children earn an education while seeing the world By R.V. HIGHT hight@sanfordherald.com

COMPANY WAITED A YEAR ON ‘05 RECALL

SANFORD — It’s been called “an inspiring journey across the vast and diverse content of Africa” ... and it’s coming to Sanford this weekend. The African Children’s Choir is celebrating 25 years of performances and perform in Sanford at 7 p.m. Saturday at Shallow Well Church, located at 1220 Broadway Road.

Toyota waited nearly a year in 2005 to recall trucks and SUVs in the United States with defective steering rods, despite issuing a similar recall in Japan and receiving dozens of reports from American motorists about rods that snapped without warning Page 10A

Vol. 80, No. 109 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

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HAPPENING TODAY n The San-Lee Dancers return on a new night at the Enrichment Center, located at 1615 S. Third St., from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $5 per person (and food to share at intermission). Ages 50-plus (couples and singles) and younger guests welcome. CALENDAR, PAGE 2A

Dementia specialists to address conference By BILLY BALL

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TOYOTA RECALL

SANFORD — Parents of local “gifted” students voiced their concerns over possible changes to Lee County Academically or Intellectually Gifted program Monday through a letter addressed to school officials. The letter came a day in advance of the Lee County Board of Education’s meeting, where tonight, AIG parents plan to address the board on their concerns. The parents are upset that the district opted to alter the AIG program in the 2009-10 school year because of budget concerns, including the elimination of small group meetings for K-3 students, along with changes in fourthand fifth-grade AIG classes and teacher certification. the changes are slated to last through 2013, but parents want district leaders to take a second look at them. The letter, addressed to Lee County Schools Superintendent Jeff Moss and members of the Lee County Board of Education from “Concerned Citizens of Lee

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The African Children’s Choir will perform twice in Sanford this weekend — the main performance scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Shallow Well Church, located on Broadway Road.

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SANFORD — A popular conference on care for individuals with dementia is returning to Sanford today. Judi Womack, caregiver advisor for the Lee County Enrichment Center, organizers of the annual educational conference on the disabling condition are expecting more than 200 attendees, including caregivers and family members of those suffering from dementia. Speakers include dementia specialists Teepa Snow and Melanie Bunn, providing indepth seminars on an increasingly common condition that typically strikes the elderly, impairing cognitive areas like language processing, problem

See Dementia, Page 6A

INDEX

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OBITUARIES

SCOTT MOONEYHAM

Sanford: Guyion Angell, 87; Richard Bill, 82; William Finch, 83; Preston Parrish, 70; George Riddle, 76 Cameron: Benjamin Johnson,

The time between now and November will be an eternity, as it always is in politics

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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 Moore County Airport Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Airport Termincal Building, Highway 22, Pinehurst. n Lee County Board of Education regular meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford. n The Chatham County Economic Development Corporation will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St., Pittsboro. n The Lillington Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the L.D. Burwell Public Safety Building, 819 S. Main St., Lillington.

WEDNESDAY n The Sanford City Council Law & Finance Meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at City Hall in Sanford. n The Lee County Board of Education’s Elementary School Curriculum and Instruction Committee meeting will be held at 3:30 p.m. at J. Glenn Edwards Elementary School.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Tyshawn Williams, JoAnne Cameron, Ronnie Pulley, Kimberly Marsh, Devin McAuley, Tvonne Tucker Smith, Carlos Jennings, Gordon Nowell, Gary Trull, Markie Cauthen, James Thomas Wilson, Desmond Smith, Patricia Warfield and Johnnie DaQuain Jones. CELEBRITIES: Comedian Mort Sahl is 83. Rock singer Eric Burdon (The Animals; War) is 69. Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo is 58. Actress Frances Fisher is 58. Actor Boyd Gaines is 57. Country musician Mark Herndon (Alabama) is 55. Actress Martha Quinn is 51. Country singer-musician Tim Raybon (The Raybon Brothers) is 47. Actor Jeffrey Donovan is 42. Country musician Keith West (Heartland) is 42. Actor Coby Bell is 35. Cellist Perttu Kivilaakso is 32. Actor Jonathan Jackson is 28.

Almanac Today is Tuesday, May 11, the 131st day of 2010. There are 234 days left in the year. This day in history: On May 11, 1910, Glacier National Park in Montana was established. In 1502, Christopher Columbus left Cadiz, Spain, on his fourth and final trip to the Western Hemisphere. In 1647, Peter Stuyvesant arrived in New Amsterdam to become governor of New Netherland. In 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state of the Union. In 1935, the Rural Electrification Administration was created as one of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs. In 1950, President Harry S. Truman formally dedicated the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington state. In 1960, in the wake of the U-2 incident, President Dwight D. Eisenhower defended intelligence-gathering activities as “distasteful” but necessary, saying “no one wants another Pearl Harbor.” In 1973, charges against Daniel Ellsberg for his role in the “Pentagon Papers” case were dismissed by Judge William M. Byrne, who cited government misconduct. In 1985, 56 people died when a flash fire swept a jam-packed soccer stadium in Bradford, England. In 1996, an Atlanta-bound ValuJet DC-9 caught fire shortly after takeoff from Miami and crashed into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ONGOING n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a water skills for lifeguarding class in May. Call (919) 774-6857 to register. n Central Fire Station at 512 Hawkins Avenue will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. each Saturday. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday. Child must be present for seat to be checked, unless mother is expecting. n Sanford Farmers Market will be held from 9 a.m. to 12 noon every Saturday from May through October.

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TODAY n The seventh annual Caregiver Education Conference: “Easing Transitions Through Dementia Care,” will be held at St. Luke United Methodist Church Christian Life Center, 2916 Wicker St., Sanford. For information, contact caregiver advisor Judi Womack, The Enrichment Center of Lee County, at (919) 776-0501, ext. 230, or e-mail jwomack@leecountync.gov. n The San-Lee Dancers return on a new night — Tuesday at the Enrichment Center, located at 1615 S. Third St., from 6 to 9 p.m. The cost is $5 per person (and food to share at intermission). Ages 50-plus (couples and singles) and younger guests welcome. The Bill Pollard Band (Back Porch Country) will play. n The Festival Singers of Lee County will rehearse at 7 p.m. in the First Presbyterian Church choir room, located at 203 Hawkins Avenue in Sanford. This community group welcomes new members to join and sing in the upcoming May 23 free spring concert. For more information, call 774-4608 or 776-3624.

WEDNESDAY n The Central Carolina Small Business Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. n The annual Gay 90s Luncheon will be held at noon at The Enrichment Center. This luncheon is hosted each year to honor Lee County residents who are 90 and older. Contact Debbie Williams at 776-0501, ext. 203. n Sanford Jobseekers will meet at First Baptist Church from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. This is a support group to encourage all those seeking employment. This week’s program: “Dealing with Stress on Family Life While Unemployed,” will be led by Allyson J. Kane, MSW, of The Family Doc. For questions, call 776-6137. n Gross Farms will be located in front of Central Carolina Hospital visitor entrance from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with fresh produce and strawberries. Proceeds benefit CCH Auxiliary Projects. n Veterans Remembrance Group will meet at 2 p.m. at the Enrichment Center pavilion. Registration encouraged, call 7760501, ext. 201. n The Central Carolina Paddlers canoe and kayak club will meet at 7 p.m. in the Wesley Fellowship Center at Jonesboro United Methodist Church, 407 W. Main St.,

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Brian McDonald spotted an unusual visitor when he pulled into his Tramway home Monday — a groundhog. The marmot had burrowed itself into a drainage ditch along Bryan Drive, but McDonald trapped it with a dog kennel. He planned to take it to a local farm for a safe release away from cars and dogs.

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THURSDAY n The Central Carolina Community College spring graduation will be held at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. at the Dennnis Wicker Civic Center in Sanford. n Kiwanis Club of Lee County hot dog benefit for Easter Seals UCP N.C. Stepping Stones and Lee County Group Home UCP will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kiwanis Children’s Park Shelter (Carthage & Wicker streets). $5 tickets includes 2 hot dogs, drink chips and cookie. n Temple Theatre’s final production of the 2009-2010 season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” features the theater’s own Peggy Taphorn, Michael Brocki and Ken Griggs. The popular musical is a portrayal of Americans stationed in an “alien culture” during WWII. Showtimes are 2 and 7 p.m. For tickets, call (919) 7744155 or visit www.templeshows.com. n The workshop “Composting 101” will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the McSwain Center in Sanford. Receipt of the $3 fee is required prior to registration. Please call 775-5624 for more information.

FRIDAY n The Opportunity Chatham Annual Meeting will be held from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Barn at Fearrington Village (2000 Fearrington Village Center) in Pittsboro. Opportunity Chatham tickets are $25 per person and $250 for a table of eight, with pre-registration before May 6th. Tickets

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n The 30th annual Ole Mill Crankup at Old Gilliam Mill, located at N.C. 42 East in Sanford will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Cost is $5 per person. Children under 12 free. n Temple Theatre’s final production of the 2009-2010 season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific,” features the theater’s own Peggy Taphorn, Michael Brocki and Ken Griggs. The popular musical is a portrayal of Americans stationed in an “alien culture” during WWII. Showtime is 8 p.m. For tickets, call (919) 774-4155 or visit www.templeshows.com. n Chatham County will distribute potassium iodide (tablets to residents located within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone of the Harris Nuclear Power Plant from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Moncure School, located at 600 Moncure School Road.

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Kiwanis Park trail closed for two days

Ingram class enters online video contest

SANFORD — The Lee County Parks and Recreation department announced Monday that trail maintenance work will be performed at Kiwanis Family Park today and Wednesday, closing the trail to patrons for the two-day span. Joggers and walkers will still be able to access the paved greenway trail during this time. Questions or comments can be made by calling Lee County Parks and Recreation at 775-2107.

SANFORD — Kim Collazo’s fourth-grade class at J.R. Ingram Elementary School is one of Windstream’s 30 Classroom Connections “Spirit Awards� finalists vying for its share of $50,000, and the school is asking Lee County residents to help them win. Ten schools will each receive $5,000 based on the number of votes their videos receive. If Collazo’s classroom video wins, the money will be used to expand the laptop program that her class is piloting this year. Watch the video at www.lifetimetour.com/topvideos.php. Ingram’s video is the first one on the second row. One vote is allowed per day, and voting ends Aug. 17. The 10 winning schools will be notified in September. For more information, e-mail Collazo at kcollazo. ingram@lee.k12.nc.us

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MOORE COUNTY

‘The Fonz’ to appear at O’Neal School

SOUTHERN PINES — Most know him simply as The Fonz, but children these days may know Henry Winkler more as an author of the book series, “Hank Zipzer.� Winkler will appear at O’Neal School in Moore County from 2 to 3 p.m. at the school’s theater auditorium to promote the books, inspired by his true life experiences as “the world’s greatest underachiever.� There are 17 books in the series and it targets older elementary and middle school students. For information on the books go to: www.hankzipzer.com. The event at O’Neal is open to the public and is coordinated by The Country Bookshop. Tickets will be sold for $5, all of which will be contributed to the Moore County Literacy Council. Tickets are available to purchase at reception in Bradshaw Hall as well as the Country Book Shop. If you buy Nos. 1 or 17 of the book series at the Country Bookshop, you will be given a ticket free of charge. Winkler will be available to sign one book per person after the lecture at O’Neal.

— from staff reports

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Developer seeks bankruptcy HOLLY SPRINGS (MCT) — A Holly Springs subdivision planned by veteran Triangle developer John Lancaster has filed for bankruptcy before any homes could be built on the property. Two of Lancaster’s companies, Forest Springs and Lyndale Developers, sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. The companies listed combined assets of $12.5 million and liabilities of $10.1 million. Forest Springs, to be located on 81 acres just west of N.C. 55, has 104 townhouse lots and 56 single-family lots that are ready to be built on. One hundredlots have been approved but not developed. — Raleigh News & Observer

— from staff reports

Littered lake gets a cleanup MONCURE (MCT) — On the shore and on the water, a small army of volunteers fanned out along the southern tip of Jordan Lake on Saturday to try to clean it up. They filled a 30-footlong Dumpster with trash. They filled another one with plastic bottles. They stacked tires upon tires. But they acknowledged it was barely a dent. The event was the first organized by a new organization, Clean Jordan Lake, which has a singular mission of ridding the Triangle’s largest lake of litter. A federal agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, owns Jordan, and the state controls much of the land around it, but little government money goes toward litter cleanup at the lake. “What we’re doing is a fraction of what’s needed,� said Fred Royal, the Chatham County director of environmental resources, who took part in Saturday’s cleanup. Jordan Lake has a big litter problem, and not just from the million people a year who boat and fish along the reservoir, which is also a major source of drinking water. The lake sits below 110 miles of the Haw River and the hundreds of creeks and streams that feed into it. When storms blow through, the rush of water carries debris from front yards and driveways, from parking lots and highways. Eventually, the litter wedges into the fingerlike coves and along the shores of Jordan Lake, like dirt caught in the web of your hand. Grabbing trash On Saturday, Ian Thomson was hanging off the front of a boat in a small bay near Jordan Dam, which stops most

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A total of 135 volunteers picked up trash for three to four hours on Saturday during the Clean Jordan Lake event. Another event scheduled for October. Learn more by going online to www.cleanjordanlake.org. everything from going farther downstream. Thomson, 27, of Durham was one of more than 150 volunteers collecting the litter. He grabbed bottles and other objects floating in a thick blanket of algae. Sarah Bruce, 33, of Durham and the executive director of a group that monitors Falls Lake north of Raleigh, stood in the water in hip waders. She grabbed a refrigerator door, then a water-logged orange construction barrel, yanking both from the lake and into Thomson’s hands. There were baby dolls, all kinds of bottles and cans, tennis balls, basketballs, soccer balls, truck tires, car tires, Big Wheel tires, a teeter totter, a stereo speaker, propane tanks and 55-gallon drums. Tom Colson of Raleigh surveyed a wide swath of the litter in one spot. “This is pretty much a ‘brownfield’ site,� he said, referring to what land planners call polluted sites. Colson has hunted around the lake and

fished on it for years. Once, as he trolled for a secluded spot, he parked his boat and walked inland to discover a startling sight: a wide band of debris where the lake had risen following big rains. It stretches for miles around the lake, he said, but is barely visible even from the shore.

Plants, animals hurt Colson helped organize a cleanup of the lake in 2008 but wanted to do more. He eventually connected with a retired UNC professor and avid kayaker, Fran DiGiano, and the two formed Clean Jordan Lake. Colson, who specializes in water quality for an environmental engineering firm in Raleigh, said the litter hurts the lake by smothering vegetation at the shore. Animals can get tangled in the litter,

too. Elaine Chiosso, executive director of the Haw River Assembly, an advocacy group, said it’s astounding how much litter there is. “You can stand on the bridge at Bynum in a big rain and just watch the tires float by,� said Chiosso, who helped out Saturday. Colson said he agrees that the cleanup was a small gesture but thinks attacking the problem is worth a try. He hopes to start raising money soon. And he says he has big plans in mind: He wants to eventually rent barges and cranes that will remove far more than the flotilla of canoes and ski boats could on Saturday. “A barge,� he said, waving his arm across the horizon. “I want one here.� — Raleigh News & Observer

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

Expo honors backbone of our local economy Every city longs for the “big box” retailers and their enormous tax bases. Of course, it’s equally important to have such home-grown businesses as Sanford’s own The Carpenter’s Shop, Lee Builder Mart and Smith’s Coffee & Premium Water. These businesses — and the hundreds like them in Lee County — are the kinds of small businesses that have been vital to our economy. Small business is at the very foundation of local commerce. On Wednesday, area residents will have the opportunity to visit and get a close-up view of many of our small businesses during the 22nd annual Central Carolina Small Business Expo, which will take place at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center.

For you, it’s a chance to perhaps pick up some freebies and get a massage or two, but it’s also a tremendous opportunity to become better acquainted in a casual setting with some of the local small businesses whose work makes such a strong imprint upon this community. The $2 entry fee is well worth the money to see some of what our local small businesses have to offer. Or, simply bring three cans of food for free admission into this Expo. With strong local small businesses here in Lee County, we’ve been blessed to have many outstanding small business owners over the years. This year, Robbie and Jeff Yow of Chatlee Boat and Marines were saluted as the Cen-

tral Carolina Small Business Owners of the Year. Other business owners who have earned this honor over the years include Glenn York, Marti Smith Ragsdale, Don Andrews, Al Ankrom, Judi Marsh, Joe McDonald, John Martin, Taylor Uzzell, Tommy Mann Jr., Tony Lett, Albert Adcock, Jerry Pedley, Thomas H. McSwain, David G. Spivey, J. Fletcher Rosser, Joseph Edwin Martin, Darryl Davis, Bill Wilson, Richard Feindel, Billy and Barbara Cameron, Doug Wilkinson Jr., Shelley Kelly, Jimmy Haire, Robert and Peggy Smith, and Sam Sillaman. Also, Jim Felton of the Central Carolina Community College Small Business Center was named Central

Carolina Small Business Advocate of the Year. Felton has left his imprint through his work as the long-time chair of the annual Small Business Expo, and his office has helped to set the stage for many entrepreneurs who have taken advantage of the beneficial services provided by the CCCC SBC. Other past winners of the advocate award include Margaret Murchison, The Herald’s business desk, Yvonne Bullard, Charles Ingram, Alan Dossenbach, Sandra Bridges, Don Andrews Jr., Alan Holt, Robert Patterson and Central Electric Membership Corporation. To all of our area small business owners, thanks for your service to our community. Your efforts are much appreciated.

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t’s dangerous business, this looking at the results of a single election — a primary at that — and deciphering what it all means for the future. The danger never stops pundits and politicians from engaging in the exercise, and so it was after Tuesday’s primary. Nationally, writers and TV commentators declared that the tea party movement had come up short. In North Carolina, low turnout was translated to mean voter apathy, particularly among Democrats. The turnout was low in the state. Just over 14 percent of registered voters showed up at the polls on Tuesday. Nearly as many Republicans as Democrats voted, even though the top-of-theballot race, U.S. Senate, was a foregone conclusion for the GOP. That lack of interest in a contested Democratic U.S. Senate primary — especially when compared to similar circumstances in 2002 when more voters turned out — led to predictions of Democratic apathy come the fall. ... This year, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall led a crowded Democratic primary field but failed to gain the necessary 40 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff against former state Sen. Cal Cunningham. Marshall was the best-known candidate entering the race, the only candidate to win a statewide election. By the time voters went to the polls, she was still the best-known candidate. Cunningham, the favorite of the party establishment, had run some TV ads, but not enough to overcome the name recognition of Marshall. In 2002, Marshall was probably the least known of three major Democratic candidates hoping to take on another GOP nominee who had become a foregone conclusion, Elizabeth Dole. Back then, former White House chief of staff Erskine Bowles had both the party backing and money to establish himself as a front-runner. Former state House Speaker Dan Blue was relatively well-known. The result was more voter interest, more TV, more people at the polls. The polls had barely closed Tuesday before the delving into tea party success and failure also began. Given the fractious nature of the movement, determining who is and isn’t a tea party darling seemed difficult enough. Longtime incumbent Republican Congressman Howard Coble stomped all comers, including some who tried to decorate themselves with tea leaves. Bill Randall, a Republican running to challenge 13th District Congressman Brad Miller, qualified for a runoff after being endorsed by something called the Tea Party PAC. Tim D’Annunzio did the same in the 8th Congressional District after falling out with state Republican Party officials. D’Annunzio pumped $950,000 of personal money into his campaign. Meanwhile, just five incumbent state legislators were beaten on Tuesday, only one of them a Republican. ... As is always the case, the months between now and then will be an eternity in politics.

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ASHINGTON — The system worked. Authorities responded to the attempted Times Square bombing about as well as anyone possibly could — proving, once again, that viewing terrorism exclusively in a military context is wrong. It’s a police matter, too. That Faisal Shahzad was apprehended just 53 hours after he allegedly left an explosives-packed SUV at Manhattan’s teeming crossroads really is the stuff of a cinematic thriller. As New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly suggested, only fictional terrorist-hunter Jack Bauer of Fox’s “24” could have done it better. And unlike Bauer, the real-life police officers and FBI agents who cracked the case didn’t even have to torture anyone. The whole incident proves the value of old-fashioned — and newfangled — police work in countering the terrorist threat. New York beat cops were nearby when street vendors noticed the suspicious vehicle, which was emitting popping noises and smoke. The city has a sophisticated explosives unit that was able to quickly defuse the amateurish car-bomb. From the vehicle identification number, police found the Nissan Pathfinder’s last registered owner, who had recently sold the SUV to a young man for cash. Police and the FBI identified Shahzad by analyzing phone calls made with a disposable cell phone. Then came the only blemish on the authorities’ otherwise stellar performance: Details of the investigation began to leak to news organizations, and reporters practically raced police and the FBI to Shahzad’s Connecticut haunts, according to a National Public Radio report. The FBI put him under surveillance, but Shahzad reportedly already knew that authorities were zeroing in on a man of Pakistani descent who lived in his neighborhood. That narrowed things down uncomfortably, and Shahzad allegedly decided to run. The FBI agents who apparently lost him in a grocery store were working at a disadvantage. Knowing he was being followed, he gave them the slip. Shahzad’s name was added to the no-fly list, just as it should have been. If Emirates Airlines had checked an updated list, he never would have been able to board that plane headed for Dubai. But, again, the system ultimately worked: The passenger list was routinely sent to a counterterrorism center for one final look, and bingo, the FBI had its man. They arrived right after the aircraft door had closed but before the pilot had pulled away from the gate. It was something of a diving catch. But that’s what fighting terrorism is going to be like. People try to do bad things, people try to hide, people try to escape. The reason to have redundant systems — one last check of the passenger list — is that terrorists might slip through one sieve but be caught by the next.

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To the Editor: Did anyone else appreciate the irony of last week’s news? Sandwiched between the news of Johnston County’s search for ways to educate teenage drivers to avoid accidents and the report of a young driver injured in a onecar accident in Broadway, was the front page (sports section) news of an 8-year-old girl’s “Need for Speed.” The glorification of automobiles used for purely pleasure and the excessive speeds at which they are driven is part of the culture that causes us to lose so many young persons to automobile accidents. When is the next time The Herald will have a feature article of that size about a young person who has had some academic achievement or done something worthwhile for his/her community? When will our community realizes, “As you sow, so shall you reap?” The harvest of death is what we have sown with our worship of the god of “speed.” NANCY M. JOHNSON Sanford

Columnist Eugene Robinson is a columnist with the Washington Post Writers Group

Shahzad was arrested and charged under civilian laws. He was questioned before being read his Miranda rights, under an appropriate public safety exception. Once Mirandized, he reportedly continued to talk. Not every accused terrorist will be as voluble, but the record of civilian interrogators in getting information out of such suspects is pretty sterling. The accused Christmas Day underwear bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, apparently talked for a while, then went silent, then began talking again. In both cases, authorities say they have obtained valuable, actionable information. So maybe this will silence those who scream “military tribunal” after every domestic terrorist attempt. There is no reason to believe that military interrogators would have extracted more information — or, for that matter, that military courts will be tougher on terrorist suspects. In civilian courts, history shows, prosecutors generally get what they want: convictions and tough sentences. Does any of this vindicate Attorney General Eric Holder’s wish to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, in civilian federal court? The point is moot since New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg pulled the rug from under Holder’s idea of holding the trial in lower Manhattan. The fact that Shahzad’s alleged attempt took place in New York no doubt increases the probability that the man known as KSM will be brought to justice in a military proceeding. Should the events of the past week make us feel any safer? It is alarming that a U.S. citizen is accused of such a heinous act. There is no guarantee that the next attack will be as slipshod as the ones that Shahzad and Abdulmutallab allegedly attempted. But alert citizens and crackerjack police work are our first line of defense — and the line is holding well.

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I’ve got clouds on a sunshiney day ... To the Editor: Well, old Ebenezer Windstream got me again at least once for $79 this month, and I have a feeling they are working on another bill for TV repair. I have two TV channels coming in over dish. One is working fine, but I have not been able to get the other one to do anything but show up on the screen “acquiring satellite signal.” I called the repair service and got a girl on the phone who told me that there was cloud cover in this area. Today, the sun is glaring to the point that shadows are being cast from my lawn furniture. That agent argued me down that there was cloud cover in this area. I don’t know where she was talking from, but she insisted there was cloud cover in my area, and told me to call back in a day or two. Now the other TV is working fine off the same dish. I think the company is just loading me up for another bill. Heins brothers ... please come back. HERBERT MORETZ Sanford

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OBITUARIES Preston “Pap� Parrish SANFORD — Preston “Pap� Parrish, 70, of Sanford, died Monday, May 10, 2010, at his residence. He was born in Lee County on Dec. 8, 1939 to the late Thomas Preston Parrish and Molly Stone Parrish. A sister Mildred Parrish also preceded him in death. Surviving relatives are his wife, Mary Brafford Parrish of the home; two sons, James Preston Parrish and Chad Parrish and wife Shannon, all of Sanford; a daughter, Wendy McLeod and husband Patrick of Dunn; a brother, Buddy Parrish of Sanford; three sisters, Eleanor Yarborough and husband Austin of Wilmington, Brenda Maddox and husband Guy of Sanford, Linda Cox and husband Ronnie of Sanford; two grandchildren, Parrish McLeod of Dunn and Emily Parrish of Sanford; two step-grandchildren, Crystal Bullard of Sanford and Haley Littleton of Atlanta, Ga. The family will receive friends Wednesday, May 12, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home. The funeral will be held Thursday, May 13, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Robert Davis presiding. Memorials may be made to Liberty Hospice, 336 South Main St., Raeford, NC 28376. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. Paid obituary

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SANFORD — Guyion Preston Angell, 87, of Sanford, died Saturday (5/8/10), at Central Carolina Hospital. He was born Feb. 23, 1923 in Yadkin County, daughter of the late Robert Angell and Leona Spainhour Angell. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Kimberly Thomas. He was a member of Juniper Springs Baptist Church where he served as Deacon, Superintendent of Sunday School and Trustee. He worked for Roberts Company as a Tool and Die Maker. He also worked for M.B. Associates, Tarheel Distributors and GKN. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He is survived by his wife, Minnie Lee Boggs Angell of the home; a son, Jimmy Angell and wife Kay of Raleigh; daughters, Bobbie Baker and Carolyn Angel, both of Sanford, and Peggy Zajac and husband Joe of Raleigh; brothers, Nelson Angell and wife Phyllis of Kernersville and Oliver Angell and wife Carol of Winston-Salem; sisters, Opal Beason of WinstonSalem and Reba Tuttle of Kernersville; seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Juniper Springs Baptist

Church with the Rev. Danny Wallace officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the church. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Bella Goins MAMERS — Bella Mae S. Goins, 71, died Sunday (5/9/10) at Central Carolina Hospital in Sanford. She was born in Harnett County, the daughter of the late Hubert Jasper and Maggie Patterson Stewart. She was a lifelong member of Antioch Baptist Church. She was a homemaker and a seamstress. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Amanda Goins Gray. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Mack Goins of the home; daughters, Myra Goins Padilla of Benson and Jill Goins Olive and husband David of Mamers; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Antioch Baptist Church in Mamers with the Rev. Martin Groover officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Condolences may be made at www.oquinnpeebles.com.

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SANFORD — Mr. George William Riddle, 76, of the Deep River Community, died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at his home. He was born in Lee County on November 6, 1933 to the late Luther London Riddle and Anna Hurley Riddle. Mr. Riddle served in the U.S. Army and was the owner and operator of Riddle-Mendenhall Timber Logging Company. Mr. Riddle graduated from Deep River School, was a charRiddle ter member of the Deep RiverNorthview Optimist Club, and was an active member of Flat Springs Baptist Church. A smile and hearty wave of the hand was symbolic of his outlook on life. In addition to his parents, George was preceded in death by his sons, Derek and Michael Riddle; a daughter, Leila Riddle; brothers, Kato and Dan Riddle; a sister, Evie Genie Riddle; and a granddaughter, Anna Marie Milliken. He is survived by his wife, Inez Morrison Riddle; a son, David William Riddle of the home; three daughters, Noreen Riddle Milliken and husband Ted of Pittsboro, Sheree Smith and husband Billy of Sanford and Sandra Sharpe and husband Tony of Sanford; two brothers; Lewis Riddle of Deep River and Jack Riddle and wife Peggy of Deep River; sisters, Sarah Schenck and husband Bud of Conneaut, Ohio, Delano Borys of Louisburg and Judith Nance and husband Jerry of Deep River; grandchildren, Lance Powers, Reeanan Powers, Anthony Sharpe, Joey Seagroves and Laura Milliken; and great-grandchildren, Laci Seagroves, Gracie Powers, Ethan Powers and Kolton Powers. The family will receive friends today, May 11, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the fellowship hall of Flat Spring Baptist Church in Deep River. The funeral will be Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 2 p.m. at Flat Springs Baptist Church with Dr. Gary McCollough, the Rev. Steve Johnson and the Rev. Bewey Shaver presiding. Burial will follow in Jones Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Jones Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Joe Spivey, 2777 Deep River Road, Sanford, N.C. 27330. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Bridges Cameron Funeral Home, Inc.

SANFORD — Richard H. “Dick� Bill, 82, of Sanford, died at Central Carolina Hospital on Friday, May 7, 2010. He was born September 20, 1927, the son of Carl W. Bill and Mildred (Houghton) Bill in Marlborough, Massachusetts. He graduated from Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H. in 1950. He served in the United States Navy. He worked as a Sales Manager and Manufacturer’s Representative for processing equipment throughout the Northeast. He loved golf, fishing, traveling, business and politics. He was predeceased by his first wife, Marilyn K. (Olson) Bill, and his sister, Marcia (Bill) Strickland. He is survived by his wife, Norma Jean (Bolt) Bill; two daughters, Pamela Rand and husband Curtis Rand of Orange, Massachusetts and Kimberly Horne and husband Jon Horne of Danville, California; three grandsons, Zachary Rand of Orange, Massachusetts, Alex Horne of Lafayette, California and Peter Horne of Pittsburg, California; and a granddaughter, Rebecca Rand of Athol, Massachusetts. Also a stepson, Robert F. Kratz III and wife Maria of Huntersville, North Carolina; two grandsons, Tyler and Robert IV, three granddaughters, Brianna, Chelsea and Victoria and a great-granddaughter, Sydney, all in Huntersville, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a donation may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, Okla. 73123-1718 or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216 Glen Allen, Va. 23058-5216, in his memory. Services will be held at St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 11 a.m. with Father Craig Lister officiating. The family will receive friends following the service at the church. A graveside service will be held in Orange, Massachusetts at a later date. Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

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Pearline Jones NEW HILL — Pearline Gentry Jones, 90, died Sunday (5/9/10). She was born March 18, 1920 in Durham, daughter of the late Henry Gentry and Plinie Ford Gentry. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jake Jones, and a daughter, Peggy Christian. She is survived by sons, James Allen Jones and wife Faye and Bobby Gene Jones and wife Doris, all of New Hill; a daughter, Mary Ann Hearn of Bear Creek; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-

grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Merry Oaks Baptist Church in New Hill with the Rev. Benny Henley officiating. Burial will follow at New Elam Christian Church Cemetery. Condolences may be made to www.apexfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Apex Funeral Home of Apex.

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Benjamin Seth Johnson CAMERON — Benjamin Seth Johnson, newborn son of Matthew and Crystal Johnson, of Cameron, is being rocked in the arms of Jesus following his birth on May 7, 2010. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Billy Ray Woody Jr. He will be greatly missed by father and mother, Matthew and Crystal Johnson; two brothers, Jordan and Caleb; and a sister, Ava. He is also survived by his paternal grandparents, Sheila Brown Johnson and David and Shantell Johnson, all of Illinois; maternal grandmother, Lori Anne Collins Fields of Cameron, as well as many other family and friends. The family will receive friend on today, May 11, 2010, from 7 to 9 p.m. at Gateway Apostolic Church. Funeral will be held on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at 2 p.m. Gateway Apostolic Church, 101 N. Franklin Drive, Sanford. Burial will follow at Lee Memory Gardens in Sanford. Online condolences may be made at www. millerboles.com. Arrangements are by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford. Paid obituary

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Elbert Sullivan CARTHAGE — Elbert Lyndsay Sullivan, age 63, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, May 10, 2010. Elbert was born to Jesse Edgar Sullivan and Maude Luck Sullivan on March 23, 1947. A lover of GOD and country, he joined the Navy and served two tours in Vietnam as a Navy SeaBee. We Build, We Fight, Can Do is a phrase he was always proud of. Elbert enjoyed many jobs over the years. He was a pipe-fitter, he owned Bert’s Brass and Bert’s Crane and he worked with Calco metal works. The entrepreneur that he was, he never shied away from trying new things. This is a property that he instilled in his children and constantly encouraged them that they could do anything they set their minds to. Elbert met his wife, Ruth on a blind date and proclaimed that day he would marry her. The constant in their 45 years of marriage was that Sullivan they truly loved each other. He was a loving husband, daddy, brother, friend and papa. Everyone that knew him knew that he loved them and he truly cared about them personally. Above all these things, Elbert was a Christian man. A life long member of Bethlehem Baptist Church he served as a deacon and adult Sunday School Teacher. Even in the end of his life on earth he was studying to show himself approved to GOD and praying for his friends and family. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, John Sullivan. Elbert is survived by his wife of 45 years, Ruth Shephard Sullivan; his daughters, Frances Callicutt and husband James, Helen Games and husband John, and Kellie L Sullivan; grandchildren, Jordan, Rachel, Sara, Ariana, Whitney and Jesse; his siblings, Cicero Sullivan, Don Sullivan, Mary Sullivan, Martha Soehren, Alma Baker and Naomi Wray; and his life long friend and brother, Charles Lewis. The family wishes to thank everyone for their prayers and support. Everything was appreciated. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 12th, at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church with Pastor James Cagle, Pastor Bill Monroe , Pastor Charles Goins and Pastor John Stinnett officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today (5/11/10) at Fry and Prickett Funeral Home and after the funeral service in the fellowship hall. Online condolences may be made at www. fryandprickett.com.

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William Smith Jr. SPRING LAKE — William F. Smith Jr., 48, died Thursday (5/6/10) at his residence. He served two years in the U.S. Army. He is survived by a sister, Beverly Campbell; one niece, one nephew and one grandnephew. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Union United Methodist Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by Adcock Funeral Home of Spring Lake.

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John Timms CAMERON — John Grant Timms, 79, died Monday (5/10/10) at his residence. Arrangements will be announced by BridgesCameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

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said Roberts, who’s started a business in Sanford that’s focusing on the Deep River basin (and thus, wouldn’t stand to profit from offshore drilling in the Atlantic. “Saying we should limit exploration now is like saying we shouldn’t fly to space because the space shuttle blew up. This tells us it can happen ... it wasn’t supposed to, but it did.� At least 4 million gallons were believed to have leaked from the BP rig since an April 20 drilling rig blast killed 11 men. If the gusher continues unabated, it would surpass the Exxon Valdez disaster as the nation’s worst spill by Father’s Day. According to the Associated Press, crews using the deepsea robot on Monday attempted to thin the oil — which is rushing up from the seabed at a pace of about 210,000 gallons per day — after getting approval from the Environmental Protection Agency. Roberts said the

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technology to even think about going out that deep. What they’re doing ... this is a different game than I played.� And he said the spill won’t discourage future drilling at those depths and beyond. “All the easy oil has been found here,� he said. “To add any reserves the industry must face drilling in hostile environments and hardto-get-to places ... and paying big to do it. You could spend three-quarters of a million dollars on a platform before you’re ready to produce a single drop of oil.� As for North Carolina’s offshore future — an editorial in Monday’s Wilmington Star-News suggested the state should “think twice� about offshore exploration, which could become a $500 milliona-year industry for the state, which is currently considering opening its waters for drilling — Roberts said the Gulf spill shouldn’t put a stop to the planning. “We should be more concerned with tanker spills from ships bringing foreign oil to the

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Obama taps Kagan for 3rd female By BEN FELLER Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON — Introducing his Supreme Court nominee to the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday portrayed Elena Kagan as a guiding force for a fractured court and a champion of typical Americans. She would be the youngest justice on the court and give it three women for the first time in history. Less excited, Republican senators said they would give the nomination a long, hard look in potentially contentious summertime confirmation hearings. One declared he would oppose her, but Democrats hold a strong majority of Senate seats, making eventual approval likely. In choosing Kagan, the U.S. solicitor general and a former dean of Harvard Law School, Obama sought someone he hopes will seal majority votes on a divided court, as the retiring Justice John Paul Stevens sometimes had the ability to do. The president, who said Kagan has “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds,� wanted someone who could counter the court’s conservative leaders

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President Barack Obama introduces Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his choice for Supreme Court Justice in the East Room of the White House Monday. as well as sway votes with her thinking and temperament. Obama chose a nominee who has never been a judge, a factor the White House said had worked in Kagan’s favor, giving her a different perspective from the other justices. Poised to put his imprint on the court for a second time, the president embraced Kagan’s profile: a left-leaning lawyer who has won praise from the right, earned political experience at the White House and on the college campus, cleared one Senate confirmation already and served as the nation’s top lawyer. He wanted not just a

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justice who would thrive, but one who would lead. At 50 years old and with lifetime tenure, Kagan could extend Obama’s court legacy by decades. Her vote could be the difference on cases that shape American liberties and the scope of the government’s power. The choice also makes history for Obama, and he reveled in it. After being the first president to appoint a Hispanic justice last year in Sonia Sotomayor, he would also be the one who ensured that three women would serve on the court at the same time. Kagan would join Sotomayor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Mentioning Kagan’s late mother, Obama said: “I think she would relish, as do I, the prospect of three women taking their seat on the nation’s highest court for the first time in history — a court that would be more inclusive, more representative, more reflective of us as a people than ever before.� A beaming Kagan shared a handshake and a kiss with

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Obama, who towers over her, and then she stepped up on a riser to accept the honor of her life. Her comments emphasized a career built on teaching and arguing the law, not the judicial beliefs that she will be closely questioned about by senators. She said the court allows “all Americans, regardless of their background or their beliefs, to get a fair hearing and an equal chance at justice.� That seemingly straightforward line of thinking has enormous weight with Obama, who has grown frustrated with a Supreme Court he says is tilting away from average Americans. The White House immediately launched a political and communications campaign to define Kagan’s nomination in its terms. She is expected to start making courtesy visits on Capitol Hill this week. Obama himself started calling lawmakers of both parties on her behalf on Monday. Because she has spent little time as a litigator and has not served as a judge, Kagan does not come with the usual trove of legal briefs or court opinions reflecting a judicial or legal style. But there are still subjects for potential Senate foes to explore. For example, at Harvard, Kagan strongly criticized the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell� policy regarding gay service members as discriminatory; she joined a Supreme Court case seeking to invalidate the law that put colleges at risk for losing federal money if they banned military recruiters. But the Supreme Court upheld the law unanimously.

New coverage for young adults will raise premiums WASHINGTON (AP) — Letting young adults stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26 will nudge premiums nearly 1 percent higher for employer plans, the government said in an estimate released Monday. The coverage requirement, effective starting later this year, is one of the most anticipated early benefits of President Barack Obama’s new health care law. Many insurers have already started offering extended coverage to families who purchase their coverage directly. And employers say parents have flooded their benefits departments with questions. The Health and Human Services Department released estimates of the costs and benefits of the requirement as part of a regulation directing employers and insurers how to carry it out. The new benefit will cost $3,380 for each dependent, raising premiums by 0.7 percent in 2011 for employer plans, according to the department’s mid-range estimate.

Sunday school teacher pleads guilty to murder TRACY, Calif. (AP) — A California Sunday school teacher accused of kidnapping, raping and killing an 8-year-old playmate of her daughter, then stuffing the body in a suitcase, pleaded guilty Monday to murder. Melissa Huckaby, 29, entered the plea in San Joaquin County Superior Court to a charge of firstdegree murder with a special circumstance of kidnapping. As part of a deal with pros-

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Organizers drop drives challenging new Arizona law

PHOENIX (AP) — The two proposed referendum drives challenging Arizona’s new sweeping law targeting illegal immigration are being abandoned, organizers said Monday. Andrew Chavez, a professional petition circulator involved in one of the efforts, said its backers pulled the plug after concluding they might not be able to time their petition filings in such a way as to put the law on hold pending a 2012 public vote. Jon Garrido, the chief organizer of the other drive, attributed its end to a belief that the law would have been subject to legal protections under Arizona’s Constitution if approved by Arizona voters. The law takes effect July 29 unless implementation is blocked by court injunctions requested under at least three of the four pending legal challenges already filed by an Hispanic clergy group, police officers and other individuals.

Stocks surge on effort to ease Euro debt crunch NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rocketed to their biggest gain in a year and bond prices fell Monday after a nearly $1 trillion plan to contain Europe’s debt crisis reassured investors. The Dow Jones industrial average rose about 405 points to its biggest advance since March 2009. Broader U.S. indexes outpaced the Dow’s 3.9 percent rise. Gains in several European markets topped 9 percent. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 3.54 percent from 3.43 percent late Friday.

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Barrier-breaking star Horne dies at 92

Betty White golden as host of ‘SNL’

By VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press Writer

NEW YORK — Lena Horne, the enchanting jazz singer and actress known for her plaintive, signature song “Stormy Weather� and for her triumph over the bigotry that allowed her to entertain white audiences but not socialize with them, has died. She was 92. Horne died Sunday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, said hospital spokeswoman Gloria Chin, who would not release details. Quincy Jones, a longtime friend and collaborator, was among those mourning her death Monday. He called her a “pioneering groundbreaker.� “Our friendship dated back more than 50 years and continued up until the last moment, her inner and outer beauty immediately bonding us forever,� said Jones, who noted that they worked together on the film “The Wiz� and a Grammy-winning live album. “Lena Horne was a pioneering groundbreaker, making inroads into a world that had never before been explored by African-American women, and she did it on her own terms,� he added. “Our nation and the world has lost one of the great

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Singer Lena Horne, who broke racial barriers as a Hollywood and Broadway star famed for her velvety rendition of “Stormy Weather,� has died at age 92. artistic icons of the 20th century. There will never be another like Lena Horne and I will miss her deeply.� “I knew her from the time I was born, and whenever I needed anything she was there. She was funny, sophisticated and truly one of a kind. We lost an original. Thank you Lena,� Liza Minnelli said Monday. Her father, director Vincente Minnelli, brought Horne to Hollywood to star in “Cabin in the Sky,� in 1943. Horne, whose striking beauty often overshadowed her talent and artistry, was remarkably candid about the underlying reason for her success: “I was unique in that I was a kind of black that white people could accept,� she once said. “I was their

daydream. I had the worst kind of acceptance because it was never for how great I was or what I contributed. It was because of the way I looked.� In the 1940s, Horne was one of the first black performers hired to sing with a major white band, to play the Copacabana nightclub in New York City and when she signed with MGM, she was among a handful of black actors to have a contract with a major Hollywood studio. In 1943, MGM Studios loaned her to 20th Century-Fox to play the role of Selina Rogers in the all-black movie musical “Stormy Weather.� Her rendition of the title song became a major hit and her most famous tune. Horne had an impressive musical range, from

blues and jazz to the sophistication of Rodgers and Hart in such songs as “The Lady Is a Tramp� and “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered.� In 1942’s “Panama Hattie,� her first movie with MGM, she sang Cole Porter’s “Just One of Those Things,� winning critical acclaim. In her first big Broadway success, as the star of “Jamaica� in 1957, reviewer Richard Watts Jr. called her “one of the incomparable performers of our time.� Songwriter Buddy de Sylva dubbed her “the best female singer of songs.� “It’s just a great loss,� said Janet Jackson in an interview on Monday. “She brought much joy into everyone’s lives — even the younger generations, younger than myself. She was such a great talent. She opened up such doors for artists like myself.� Horne was perpetually frustrated with racism. “I was always battling the system to try to get to be with my people. Finally, I wouldn’t work for places that kept us out. ... It was a damn fight everywhere I was, every place I worked, in New York, in Hollywood, all over the world,� she said in Brian Lanker’s book “I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America.�

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NEW YORK (AP) — Betty White demonstrated how it’s done as host of this week’s “Saturday Night Live.� Drawing on her six decades in comedy, she was the consummate pro at 88 years old — sweet, sassy, salty, charming and clearly game for anything. “I’m not new to live TV,� she reminded the audience at the top of the show, and recalled that White she had starred in a sitcom that aired live back in 1952. “Of course, back then, we didn’t WANT to do it live. We just didn’t know how to tape things.� A perfectly timed beat. “I don’t know what THIS show’s excuse is.� Billed by NBC as a special Mother’s Day edition, the show had a definitely feminine tone and was a reunion of sorts for “SNL� alumnae, bringing back former regulars including Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon. (Jay-Z was musical guest.) But White was the queen bee, appearing in nearly every bit through-

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Toyota waited months to issue ‘05 recall

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A Toyota logo on a Sequoia SUV in Littleton, Colo. On April 28, Toyota Motor Corp. recalled about 50,000 Sequoia sport utility vehicles from the 2003 model year to fix an unexpected slowing of the vehicle in the latest recall issued by the Japanese automaker. and seven injuries to the steering rod defect. When a steering rod snaps, the driver cannot control the vehicle because the front wheels will not turn. The AP reviewed hundred of pages of court documents, including many of Toyota’s internal communications from the period when the steering problems first emerged. The AP also analyzed government files and complaints from drivers who experienced trouble behind the wheel. After the 2004 Japanese recall, Toyota claimed initially that it had scant evidence of a steering rod problem among U.S. trucks and SUVs. But the AP found that the automaker had received at least 52 reports from U.S. drivers about the defect before vehicles were recalled in Japan. Toyota told the AP that

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MIAMI (AP) — Toyota waited nearly a year in 2005 to recall trucks and SUVs in the United States with defective steering rods, despite issuing a similar recall in Japan and receiving dozens of reports from American motorists about rods that snapped without warning, an Associated Press investigation has found. The lengthy gap between the Japanese and U.S. recalls — strikingly similar to Toyota’s handling of the recent recall for sudden acceleration problems — triggered a new investigation Monday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which could fine the automaker up to $16.4 million. That was also the amount Toyota paid last month in the acceleration case. “Our team is working to obtain documents and information from Toyota to find out whether the manufacturer notified NHTSA within five business days of discovering a safety defect in U.S. vehicles,� NHTSA Administrator David Strickland said in a statement. Federal regulators “are taking this seriously and reviewing the facts to determine whether a timeliness investigation is warranted,� NHTSA spokeswoman Karen Aldana told the AP in response to questions about the 2005 recall. An automaker is required to notify NHTSA about a defect within five days of determining one exists. NHTSA has now linked 16 crashes, three deaths

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it has now confirmed seven total cases in the U.S. of steering problems in the T100 small pickup and no reports of accidents or injuries. Company spokesman Brian Lyons said Monday that the automaker received an information request from NHTSA and intended to cooperate with the agency’s inquiry. Toyota claimed in a 2004 letter to NHTSA obtained by the AP that driving conditions in Japan were so different from those on U.S. roads that a recall was not necessary for 4Runner SUVs and T100 pickup trucks, known in Japan as the Hilux and Hilux Surf. That was despite the vehicles having nearly identical steering components, according to company documents filed with NHTSA. In the October 2004 letter, the company told the

agency there were differences between left- and right-hand drive vehicles and that Toyota “believes that the unique operating conditions in Japan, such as frequent standing full lock turns, such as for narrow parking spaces and close quarters maneuvering, greatly affects the occurrence of this problem.� In addition, Toyota insisted to U.S. regulators the company had only scattered reports by 2004 from U.S. drivers about the steering problems. However, company documents that surfaced in a 2009 lawsuit show Toyota received 35 complaints through its customer service department — four formal complaints to its legal department and 13 warranty claims through dealers before the 2004 recall. The company later acknowledged in court documents that it received at least some letters from U.S. customers whose steering rods had broken. Yet it was not until September 2005 — 11 months after the Japanese recall began — that Toyota issued a recall in the U.S. for nearly 1 million 4Runners and Toyota trucks from model years 1989 to 1995, and T100s from model years 1993 to 1998, to repair steering rods. Last month, Toyota agreed to pay a $16.4 million fine for delaying its recalls of millions of vehicles to replace floor mats that can trap accelerator pedals and accelerator pedals that can stick.

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UK PM Brown to resign so his party can seek coalition LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made a dramatic bid to keep his beleaguered Labour Party in power after it was punished in elections last week, announcing Monday he will resign by September at the latest even if the Liberal Democrats — being wooed by the Conservatives — decide to join his party in government. The political theater, played out in front of the iconic black door of No. 10 Downing Street, comes as David Cameron’s Conservatives — which won the most seats in Parliament but fell short of a majority — struggled in their attempts to win over the third-place Liberal Democrats. Brown’s party has been willing to entertain supporting the Liberal Democrats’ demand for an overhaul of the voting system toward proportional representation, which would greatly increase that party’s future seat tallies. But the evening brought a further twist with a counteroffer from the Conservatives — a referendum on a less dramatic type of electoral reform.

Bombs, shootings hit Iraqi cities north to south BAGHDAD (AP) — A man with explosives strapped to his belt blew himself up in a crowd, bombers struck a southern city and gunmen sprayed fire on security checkpoints in attacks Monday that claimed nearly 100 lives — most of them in Shiite areas — in Iraq’s deadliest day this year. Officials were quick to

blame insurgents linked to al-Qaida in Iraq for the shootings in the capital, saying the militants were redoubling efforts to destabilize the country at a time of political uncertainty over who will control the next government. More than two months after the March 7 election, Iraq’s main political factions are still struggling to put together a ruling coalition. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s Shiite bloc has tried to squeeze out election front-runner Ayad Allawi — a secular Shiite who was heavily backed by Sunnis — by forging an alliance last week with another religious Shiite coalition.

9 militia members to stay in jail for time being

DETROIT (AP) — Nine Midwestern militia members accused of conspiring against the government must stay locked up while prosecutors challenge an order that would release them until trial, a federal appeals court said Monday. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it would continue a temporary stay ordered Thursday while the nine were at the federal courthouse in Detroit expecting to be released with electronic monitors. The court said the government’s appeal should be heard swiftly but no deadline for a decision was set. The ruling raised questions about some conclusions reached by U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts, who last week said the militia members could be released under strict conditions. Monday’s decision was a victory for federal prosecutors, who claim the nine are a risk to the public and should remain behind bars.

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A battered Steve Nash leads Phoenix to a sweep of the Spurs

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line than a first-round destination. And so with that in mind, Matt Burnett’s Cavaliers are approaching Tiebreaker Tuesday as a means to prepare themselves for the impending postseason. That said, Southern Lee would like to win while they’re at it.

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. — Tiger Woods insists there’s “zero connection” between the neck spasms playing havoc with his golf swing and his Nov. 27 car accident. Woods said during a news conference Monday that his neck started bothering him two weeks before the Masters, Woods his first competition in five months. He brushed it off as “no big deal” and believed he could play through the pain. That changed on Sunday at The Players Championship, where Woods’ creaky neck locked up. That prevented him from making his usual forceful turn on the ball on even a routine shot, and he was forced to withdraw after six holes. “I’m at a point now where I just can’t go anymore,” he said. “I want to practice, I want to play, I want to compete, but this is not allowing me to do the things that I need to do on my golf swing to hit the proper shots. I need to get to where I can do that again.” Woods said he’s been taking anti-inflammatory drugs, but they have not helped. He plans to have an MRI when he returns to Orlando, Fla. In November, Woods was briefly hospitalized after he crashed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant and a tree outside his home, resulting in a sore neck and a cut lip. On Monday, Woods insisted he can deal with the sharp, shooting pain, which he feels in the right side of his neck, but cannot deal with the spasms that affect his ability to turn his head.

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MAYWEATHER-PACQUIAO TALKS TO BEGIN AGAIN

NEW YORK (AP) — Negotiations for a megafight involving Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are expected to begin again this week. The matchup involving boxing’s two most high-profile fighters was discussed at length earlier this year, but negotiations fell apart when the sides could not agree on drug testing protocol. Both took other fights, with Pacquiao beating Josh Clottey and Mayweather defeating Shane Mosley. Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, tells The Associated Press that discussions could begin as early as Tuesday, once the results of the Philippine elections are in. Pacquiao is running for Congress for the second time.

NHL LEIGHTON HELPS FLYERS STAY ALIVE

BOSTON (AP) — Michael Leighton came off the bench after Brian Boucher was injured and made 14 saves to complete the combined shutout on Monday night, leading Philadelphia to a 4-0 victory over the Boston Bruins 4-0 and helping the Flyers avoid elimination in Game 5 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. Boucher left after injuring his knee at the bottom of a pileup in the crease at 4:35 of the second period. Leighton, who had been the starter before he was injured on March 16, made his first career playoff appearance and finished off the first combined shutout in the Flyers’ postseason history. Simon Gagne, who scored in overtime to win Game 4, scored two goals, and Ville Leino had a goal and an assist to help the Flyers force the series back to Philadelphia for a sixth game on Wednesday night.

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Southern Lee starting pitcher Walt Podruchny, shown in this file photo, will start on the mound for the Cavaliers in their seeding tiebreaker against Western Harnett at Overhills in Spring Lake.

Cavs get pre-tourney taste of postseason By ALEX PODLOGAR

Planting the Seeds

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SANFORD — Practice for the postseason. That’s essentially what the Southern Lee Cavaliers will engage in with Western Harnett at Overhills at 6 tonight. In a tiebreaker to determine the Cape Fear Valley Conference’s third

Third-place Tiebreaker Tuesday, 6 p.m. At Overhills, Spring Lake Southern Lee vs. Western Harnett

and fourth postseason seeds, there won’t be much more on the

NHL CANADIENS FORCE GAME 7 WITH PENGUINS

MONTREAL (AP) — Michael Cammalleri scored his second goal of the game midway through the second period and Jaroslav Spacek netted the go-ahead tally 2:30 later for the Montreal Canadiens, who forced a Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night. Maxim Lapierre also scored 11:03 into the third to give Montreal a 4-2 lead. Bill Guerin deflected Sergei Gonchar’s slap shot from the right point past Jaroslav Halak with 1:24 remaining to draw Pittsburgh within one. But the Canadiens held on to set up Game 7 in Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

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Vikings move on to tennis quarterfinals CAMERON — Union Pines advanced to the quarterfinals of the state 3-A dual team tennis tournament after a 5-4 victory over Eastern Wayne on Monday night. The Vikings (17-1) needed only one doubles victory to secure the match after winning seeds 3-through-6 in singles. But none of it was easy, as fifth-seeded Jay Stalls won a tiebreaker 13-11 and sixth-seeded Adam Howard won a tiebreaker 12-10 to push the Vikings to a 4-2 edge. The third-seeded duo of John Dangerfield and Jacob Daniel won the match for Union Pines when they smoked Joe Dicesare and Marvin Bowman 10-3. The other singles winners for Union Pines were Nolan Evans and Jon Fondrie. The Vikings will host the winner of the match between D.H. Conley and Southern Nash later this week.

IN THE PITS

Jeff Burton pits during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Showtime Southern 500 auto race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, S.C., Saturday. AP photo

Pits, bad luck plaguing Burton By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE — Jeff Burton couldn’t have known in February, when he came up short at California on his chance to put eventual winner Jimmie Johnson a lap down, about all the missed opportunities there would be this

season. A brake failure at Atlanta, then a cut tire at Martinsville. There were pit road violations at Phoenix and Texas, and one of those unavoidable racing incidents at Talladega. Then came Saturday night at Darlington Raceway, where Burton had a car capable of battling

Denny Hamlin for the victory. Instead, miscommunication on the final pit stop caused Burton to run over his air hose — a gaffe that drew an immediate NASCAR penalty and instantly took him out of contention.

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GOLF Marching Cavs hosting tourney SANFORD — The Southern Lee Marching Cavaliers will host their First Benefit Golf Tournament on Saturday at Quail Ridge Golf Course to help fund the needs of the marching band program. The tournament which will cost $60 per player will be played as a fourperson captain’s choice superball with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Lunch is included and will be served following the tournament with prizes for the first-, second- and third-place teams as well as closest to the pin, longest drive, worst team, a 50-50 raffle and assorted door prizes. For more information, contact David and Charla Nance at (919) 7765642.

Ruritan Club holding tourney ANDERSON CREEK — The Anderson Creek Ruritan Club will hold its 29th Annual golf tournament on Saturday at Carolina Lakes Golf Course. The entry fee is $65 per person or $130 per team. The fee includes cart and a mulligan for each player, as well as a free practice round between Monday and Friday the week before the tournament. The tournament’s rain date is June 5. For more information, call Johnny Reaves at (910) 497-3280 or Marie Taylor at (910) 814-7302.

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SPORTS SCENE Lee Boosters having golf tournament SANFORD — Lee County’s Athletic Boosters Club will host its annual Spring golf tournament on May 22 at Sanford Golf Course. The tournament, which costs $50 per person, will include parent/child and four-man superball formats. The parent/ child tournament will begin with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start while the superball event will begin with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Lunch will be served at noon and prizes will be awarded for the top teams in each flight as well as for longest drive and closest-to-the-pin. For more information, contact Mike Setzer at (919) 4993487. Submitted photo

The Sanford Dolphins had a solid competition in Goldsboro last weekend. Pictured (l-r) are Kelly Petrarca, Phil Morie, Beni LeBrun, Elle Brightbill and Joli LeBrun. Not pictured is Brianna Peters. There are spots available on both the Sanford Dolphins swim team and for both of their swim camps, which are being offered June 14-18 and June 2125. Contact coach Mark Kline at (919) 308-6100 for information on the team, the camps or swim lessons.

Parks and Rec holding sign-ups SANFORD — Lee County Parks and Recreation is currently taking registrations for four programs. Boys and girls ages 3-4 are eligible to sign up for preschool tee-ball. Registrations will be accepted through May 21 and parent participation

in the sport is required. The games will be played on Saturdays throughout the month of June. There is a $10 county fee. For more information, call 775-2107 ext. 502. Boys and girls ages 9-through-14 can sign up for track and field. The program is free and will

be accepting registrations through the end of May. For more information, call (919) 775-2107 ext. 206. T-ball and Pee Wee baseball is available for boys an girls for $15. Registrations will be accepted through May 8. Tee-ball is for 5-6-year-

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Classic, Challenge tryouts scheduled SANFORD — Tryouts for the SASL Challenge and Classic soccer seasons will be held from May 24-27 and May 31June 3 at the soccer fields at the Lee County Fairgrounds. Specific tryout dates and times for specific age divisions may be found at www.sasl.net, or interested parties may call Brent Sloan at (919) 770-5678 or e-mail him at bdimes76@ yahoo.com The cost is $10 and includes a T-shirt and is open to players ages 7 and up. Participants should bring a soccer ball if they have one, cleats, shin guards and water.

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“We’re gearing up for the postseason, and anytime you play baseball, you go out there with the goal to compete,” said Burnett, who has guided the Cavaliers (15-8-1) to their third straight season of at least 15 wins. “Nothing simulates baseball better than an actual baseball game, so this is a chance for us to compete in a dress rehearsal for the state playoffs.” The Cavaliers and Eagles split their two regular season meetings, with Western Harnett prevailing 4-2 on March 19 and Southern Lee slipping by 9-8 a month later on April 20. Because the teams both lost twice to league champion Gray’s Creek and split with secondplace Union Pines, a decisive game was ordered at the neutral field in Spring Lake to settle the seeding. And that’s fine for Burnett and the Cavs, who tied for second in the league standings a year ago, only to get tagged with the No. 3 seed because of a tiebreaker. “It’s always better to settle it on the field,” Burnett said. “This team knows what it’s like to be given a seed. It’s more fun to play for it.” Burnett said that reliable starting pitcher Walt Podruchny will be on the mound against the Eagles, but will be watched closely with a pitch count to ensure his availability for a firstround playoff game either Thursday or Friday. There very well may be a call to arms throughout the game against Western Harnett. “We want to be able to have Walt available in the bullpen should we need him in the firstround playoff game,” said Burnett, who plans on starting Andrew McNeill in the first round. “It may be a situation where we need to throw ‘Johnny Whole-staff’, and we’ll be prepared to do that if we have to.” The winner will face Oxford Webb while the loser — the CFV’s No. 4 seed — will draw Western Alamance. Because of scheduling issues, should Southern Lee draw Webb, the game will be held on Thursday. If the Cavaliers play Western Alamance, the game will take place on Friday. Either way, Southern Lee will be hitting the road to play a baseball game after the conclusion of the regular season. Just like in their dress rehearsal.

Cushing is suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2010 season, even though he said he took the substance in September, the first month of the 2009 schedule. He appealed the ban and a final decision was handed down last week.

Cowboys, Rams swap former first-round picks ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cowboys and Rams have swapped underachieving former first-round picks, with offensive tackle Alex Barron going to Dallas and linebacker Bobby Carpenter headed for St. Louis. Carpenter made only two starts in four seasons for the Cowboys, one in the regular season and one in the playoffs, and was a backup inside linebacker in a 3-4 defense last season. The Rams have a 4-3 defense and the 250-pound Carpenter could start. Barron was the 19th pick of the 2005 draft and has made 74 starts for St. Louis but has been at least a mild disappointment.

Judge orders Wade’s wife taken into custody CHICAGO (AP) — A judge in Chicago has ordered sheriff’s deputies to take basketball star Dwyane Wade’s wife into custody after she failed to show up for a divorce hearing. Cook County Circuit Judge Marya Nega said Monday that Siohvaughn (SHO’-vonn) Wade will have to post $10,000 bond to be released. The sheriff’s department couldn’t immediately say when the order would be carried out. Lawyer James Pritikin had planned to ask Monday that Dwayne Wade be given physical custody of their two children.

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San Antonio Spurs’ Richard Jefferson, left, is grabbed by Phoenix Suns’ Jared Dudley as he drives to the basket during the fourth quarter of Game 4 of a Western Conference semifinals NBA basketball series on Sunday in San Antonio. Phoenix won 107101, winning the series 4-0.

Suns’ ‘synergy’ carries them to conference finals PHOENIX (AP) — Coach Alvin Gentry calls it “synergy,” a word that means, essentially, something greater than the sum of its parts. That’s perfect for these upstart Phoenix Suns. They are, in simpler terms, a lot better than just about anyone expected them to be. The Suns have won six playoff games in a row, a franchise record, dispatching their longtime nemesis San Antonio with a fourgame sweep to advance to the Western Conference finals. “I’m just so proud of these guys and what they’ve done and how they’ve gotten it done,” Gentry said. “I just have a ton of respect for our team and what they represent.” Maybe this playoff success shouldn’t be such a surprise. After all, the Suns are 36-9 since Jan. 28, 22-4 since March 14. Dallas and San Anto-

nio were supposed to be the big threats to the Los Angeles Lakers in the West, not this undersized band of sharpshooters. But the Suns are not the 7-seconds or less, defenseless bunch of Mike D’Antoni. It’s not really a fastbreak team, Gentry keeps repeating, but what he calls “a rhythm team,” an offense based on unselfish passing and the devastating pick and roll of Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire. “We aren’t the most talented team,” Nash said, “but we believe in each other and enjoy playing together. It’s a pleasure to play with this group.” Nash looked like a beat-up prize fighter as he spoke after Sunday’s series clincher. His performance will go down as one of his most memorable, and that’s saying something for the two-time MVP. He left in the third quarter after catching an inadvertent elbow from Tim Duncan, causing a

cut above his right eye that required six stitches. When he returned, the eye was swollen virtually shut. The Suns, Nash included, couldn’t help but think “here we go again.” But one good eye was enough. The 36-year-old point guard made a 3pointer and two tough runners, and added an assist to Stoudemire for a thunderous dunk, as the Suns put the game away. “Steve has taken us to a good place and it all started in training camp,” Gentry said. “He’s just a determined person. I thought he had a better year this year than the years he won the MVPs.”

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MLB Standings Tampa Bay New York Toronto Boston Baltimore

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Minnesota Detroit Chicago Cleveland Kansas City

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Texas Oakland Los Angeles Seattle

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AMERICAN LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Cleveland 7, Detroit 4 Toronto 9, Chicago White Sox 7 Minnesota 6, Baltimore 0 Texas 6, Kansas City 4 Oakland 4, Tampa Bay 0 Seattle 8, L.A. Angels 1 Boston 9, N.Y. Yankees 3 Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Yankees (Vazquez 1-3) at Detroit (Porcello 2-3), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (Cl.Lee 0-1) at Baltimore (D.Hernandez 0-4), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Eveland 3-1) at Boston (Matsuzaka 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 1-1) at Texas (C.Lewis 3-1), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (F.Garcia 1-2) at Minnesota (Slowey 4-2), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland (Westbrook 0-2) at Kansas City (Bannister 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Niemann 2-0) at L.A. Angels (Kazmir 2-2), 10:05 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

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NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday’s Games Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 3 San Francisco 6, N.Y. Mets 5 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 3 Washington 3, Florida 2 St. Louis 11, Pittsburgh 4 Houston 4, San Diego 3, 11 innings L.A. Dodgers 2, Colorado 0 Milwaukee 6, Arizona 1 Monday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Florida at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati (Cueto 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Morton 1-5), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Olsen 2-1) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Florida (Nolasco 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 3-1), 8:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 2-1) at Milwaukee (Bush 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Houston (Myers 1-2) at St. Louis (Penny 3-2), 8:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Halladay 6-1) at Colorado (Cook 1-3), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Ely 0-1) at Arizona (Haren 4-1), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (LeBlanc 2-0) at San Francisco (Zito 5-0), 10:15 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Florida at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Houston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Sports on TV Tuesday, May 11 NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. TNT — Playoffs, Eastern Conference semifinals, game 5, Boston at Cleveland NHL HOCKEY 9:30 p.m. VERSUS — Playoffs, Western Conference semifinals, game 6, Chicago at Vancouver (if necessary)

NBA Playoff Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Cleveland 2, Boston 2 Saturday, May 1: Cleveland 101, Boston 93 Monday, May 3: Boston 104, Cleveland 86 Friday, May 7: Cleveland 124, Boston 95 Sunday, May 9: Boston 97, Cleveland 87 Tuesday, May 11: Boston at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 13: Cleveland at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 16: Boston at Cleveland, 3:30 p.m. Orlando 3, Atlanta 0 Tuesday, May 4: Orlando 114, Atlanta 71 Thursday, May 6: Orlando 112, Atlanta 98 Saturday, May 8: Orlando 105, Atlanta 75 Monday, May 10: Orlando at Atlanta, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Atlanta at Orlando, 8 p.m. x-Friday, May 14: Orlando at Atlanta, TBD x-Sunday, May 16: Atlanta at Orlando, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix 4, San Antonio 0 Monday, May 3: Phoenix 111, San Antonio 102 Wednesday, May 5: Phoenix 110, San Antonio 102 Friday, May 7: Phoenix 110, San Antonio 96 Sunday, May 9: Phoenix 107, San Antonio 101 L.A. Lakers 3, Utah 0 Sunday, May 2: L.A. Lakers 104, Utah 99 Tuesday, May 4: L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 103 Saturday, May 8: L.A. Lakers 111, Utah 110 Monday, May 10: L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9 or 10:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 14: L.A. Lakers at Utah, TBD x-Monday, May 17: Utah at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m.

HOCKEY NHL Playoff Glance By The Associated Press All Times EDT (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh 3, Montreal 2 Friday, April 30: Pittsburgh 6, Montreal 3 Sunday, May 2: Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 1 Tuesday, May 4: Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 0 Thursday, May 6: Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2 Saturday, May 8: Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 1 Monday, May 10: Pittsburgh at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Montreal at Pittsburgh, TBD Boston 3, Philadelphia 1 Saturday, May 1: Boston 5, Philadelphia 4, OT Monday, May 3: Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 Wednesday, May 5: Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 Friday, May 7: Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT Monday, May 10: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 12: Boston at Philadelphia, TBD x-Friday, May 14: Philadelphia at Boston, 7 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Chicago 3, Vancouver 2 Saturday, May 1: Vancouver 5, Chicago 1 Monday, May 3: Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 Wednesday, May 5: Chicago 5, Vancouver 2 Friday, May 7: Chicago 7, Vancouver 4 Sunday, May 9: Vancouver 4, Chicago 1 Tuesday, May 11: Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. x-Thursday, May 13: Vancouver at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Jose 4, Detroit 1 Thursday, April 29: San Jose 4, Detroit 3 Sunday, May 2: San Jose 4, Detroit 3 Tuesday, May 4: San Jose 4, Detroit 3, OT Thursday, May 6: Detroit 7, San Jose 1 Saturday, May 8: San Jose 2, Detroit 1

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Weekend Golf Scores PGA Tour-Players Championship Par Scores By The Associated Press Sunday At TPC Sawgrass, Players Stadium Course Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par: 72 Final Round FedExCup points in parentheses Tim Clark (600), $1,710,000 68-71-66-67—272 Robert Allenby (330), $1,026,000 66-70-67-70—273 Lucas Glover (210), $646,000 70-65-69-70—274 Davis Love III (115), $358,150 69-68-71-68—276 Heath Slocum (115), $358,150 67-66-72-71—276 Bo Van Pelt (115), $358,150 68-69-69-70—276 Ben Crane (115), $358,150 67-69-68-72—276 Lee Westwood (0), $358,150 67-65-70-74—276 Francesco Molinari (0), $275,500 68-65-71-73—277 Fredrik Jacobson (77), $237,500 69-70-69-71—279 Andres Romero (77), $237,500 69-70-69-71—279 Chris Stroud (77), $237,500 70-69-66-74—279 J.B. Holmes (63), $178,125 66-72-72-70—280 Scott Verplank (63), $178,125 71-70-69-70—280 Matt Kuchar (63), $178,125 68-71-70-71—280 John Rollins (63), $178,125 68-69-70-73—280 Troy Matteson (53), $133,000 68-71-71-71—281 Hunter Mahan (53), $133,000 70-69-70-72—281 Chris Couch (53), $133,000 74-68-67-72—281 Nick Watney (53), $133,000 69-71-68-73—281 Phil Mickelson (53), $133,000 70-71-66-74—281 Kenny Perry (48), $95,000 67-71-71-73—282 Sean O’Hair (48), $95,000 70-69-70-73—282 Zach Johnson (48), $95,000 70-70-67-75—282 Charley Hoffman (48), $95,000 68-68-69-77—282 Jeff Overton (43), $68,875 70-72-70-71—283 Bob Estes (43), $68,875 70-69-72-72—283 Graeme McDowell (0), $68,875 72-65-72-74—283 Adam Scott (43), $68,875 70-68-71-74—283 Luke Donald (43), $68,875 67-69-72-75—283

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“For me not to play all 18 holes, that was as angry and as frustrated as I’ve been in a long time,” Woods said of Sunday’s abbreviated round. It was his first withdrawal from a tournament since the Nissan Open at Riviera in 2006. Woods said it wasn’t until this weekend that he felt he needed more serious treatment. “It’s possible one of the reasons I think this thing flared up is because I wasn’t conditioned to it,” he said. “I’d been away from the game for such a long time, then came back and ramped up really quickly in order to try and play the Masters. The body wasn’t quite ready for that.” After tying for fourth in the Masters, Woods looked lost on the course as he missed the cut at Quail

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Hollow on April 30 with the highest 36-hole score of his career. Woods has played little like the golfer who collected his 82nd title worldwide in Australia six months ago, just before his personal life became a national punchline. “I think it’s just once I’m able to do the work on the range and get comfortable, then all shots are fine,” he said. “But I need to do the work.” Woods spent some of his time at The Players Championship denying speculation that he is about to leave Hank Haney, his swing coach since 2004. “I talked to Hank about some of the stuff. We’re still working on it,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do. I can’t make the movements that I made before because of the neck. I need to get healthy to play the proper way.”

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Team-by-Team By The Associated Press American League Baltimore — Bob Milacki (6 innings), Mike Flanagan (1), Mark Williamson (1) and Gregg Olson (1) vs. Oakland, 2-0, July 13, 1991. Boston — Jon Lester vs. Kansas City, 7-0, May 19, 2008. Chicago — x-Mark Buehrle vs. Tampa Bay, 5-0, July 23, 2009. Cleveland — x-Len Barker vs. Toronto, 3-0, May 15, 1981. Detroit — Justin Verlander vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 4-0, June 12, 2007. Kansas City — Bret Saberhagen vs. Chicago White Sox, 7-0, Aug. 26, 1991. Los Angeles — Mark Langston (7) and Mike Witt (2) vs. Seattle, 1-0, April 11, 1990. Minnesota — Eric Milton vs. Anaheim, 7-0, Sept. 11, 1999. New York — x-David Cone vs. Montreal, 6-0, July 18, 1999. Oakland — x-Dallas Braden vs. Tampa Bay, 4-0, May 9, 2010 Seattle — Chris Bosio vs. Boston, 7-0, April 22, 1993. Tampa Bay — None. Texas — x-Kenny Rogers vs. California, 4-0, July 28, 1994. Toronto — Dave Stieb at Cleveland, 3-0, Sept. 2, 1990. National League Arizona — x-Randy Johnson at Atlanta, 2-0, May 18, 2004. Atlanta — Kent Mercker at L.A. Dodgers, 6-0, April 8, 1994. Cincinnati — x-Tom Browning vs. L.A. Dodgers, 1-0, Sept. 16, 1988. Chicago — Carlos Zambrano vs. Houston at Milwaukee, 5-0, Sept. 14, 2008. Colorado — Ubaldo Jimenez at Atlanta, 4-0, April 17, 2010. Florida — Anibal Sanchez vs. Arizona, 2-0, Sept. 6, 2006. Houston — Roy Oswalt (1 inning), Pete

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“Mistakes like tonight’s don’t win championships,” he said after the race. “We had a fast car, one that was capable of winning, and a pit road mistake cost us a chance at a win.” That’s been the recurring theme to Burton’s season. He’s led laps in eight of 11 races this year, but has just four top-10 finishes to show for it. He could have celebrated multiple wins already this season, but is instead riding a 52race winless streak dating to October 2008. So there’s no way Saturday night was anything short of heartbreaking for Burton, who was long gone by the time Hamlin began his third victory celebration of the season. That so easily could have been Burton, whose hard luck and near-misses have been overshadowed by the similar struggles of four-time champion Jeff Gordon. But for all the talk about how close Gordon has been this season, there’s been little mention of how the door often was opened by Burton’s own

Munro (2 2/3), Kirk Saarloos (1 1/3), Brad Lidge (2) and Octavio Dotel (1), Billy Wagner (1) at N.Y. Yankees, 8-0, June 11, 2003. Los Angeles — Hideo Nomo at Colorado, 9-0, Sept. 17, 1996. Milwaukee (AL) — Juan Nieves at Baltimore, 7-0, April 15, 1987. New York — None. Philadelphia — Kevin Millwood vs. San Francisco, 1-0, April 27, 2003. Pittsburgh — Francisco Cordova (9) and Ricardo Rincon (1), vs. Houston, 3-0, 10 innings, July 12, 1997. St. Louis — Bud Smith at San Diego, 4-0, Sept. 3, 2001. San Diego — None. San Francisco — Jonathan Sanchez vs. San Diego, 8-0, July 10, 2009. Washington — x-Dennis Martinez (Montreal) at L.A. Dodgers, 2-0, July 28, 1991. x-perfect game

Perfect Games By The Associated Press List of perfect games thrown in major league baseball history: Dallas Braden, Oakland vs. Tampa Bay, 4-0, May 9, 2010. Mark Buehrle, Chicago (AL) vs. Tampa Bay, 5-0, July 23, 2009. Randy Johnson, Arizona at Atlanta (NL), 2-0, May 18, 2004. David Cone, New York (AL) vs. Montreal, 6-0, July 18, 1999. David Wells, New York (AL) vs. Minnesota, 4-0, May 17, 1998. Kenny Rogers, Texas vs. California (AL), 4-0, July 28, 1994. Dennis Martinez, Montreal at Los Angeles (NL), 2-0, July 28, 1991. Tom Browning, Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles (NL), 1-0, Sept. 16, 1988. Mike Witt, California at Texas (AL), 1-0, Sept. 30, 1984. Len Barker, Cleveland vs. Toronto (AL), 3-0, May 15, 1981. Catfish Hunter, Oakland vs. Minnesota (AL), 4-0, May 8, 1968. Sandy Koufax, Los Angeles vs. Chicago (NL), 1-0, Sept. 9, 1965. Jim Bunning, Philadelphia at New York (NL), 6-0, June 21, 1964. x-Don Larsen, New York (AL) vs. Brooklyn (NL), 2-0, Oct. 8, 1956. Charles Robertson, Chicago at Detroit (AL), 2-0, April 30, 1922. Addie Joss, Cleveland vs. Chicago (AL), 1-0, Oct. 2, 1908. Cy Young, Boston vs. Philadelphia (AL), 3-0, May 5, 1904. x-World Series ——— Special Mention Prior to modern era John Richmond, Worcester vs. Cleveland (NL), 1-0, June 12, 1880. John Ward, Providence vs. Buffalo (NL), 5-0, June 17, 1880. Unofficial perfect games y-Ernie Shore, Boston vs. Washington (AL), 4-0, June 23, 1917. z-Harvey Haddix, Pittsburgh vs. Milwaukee (NL), 0-1, 13 innings, May 26, 1959. a-Pedro Martinez, Montreal at San Diego, June 3, 1995, 1-0, 10 innings. ——— y-Entered game after starter Babe Ruth walked Ray Morgan, and following an argument, was ejected by umpire Brick Owens. Morgan was caught stealing and Shore retired the remaining 26 batters. z-Pitched 12 perfect innings, lost in 13th on an error, sacrifice bunt, walk and double. a-Pitched 9 perfect innings, allowed leadoff double in 10th and was replaced by Mel Rojas, who finished one-hitter in 1-0 win.

Baseball America Top 25 DURHAM (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll with records through May 9 and previous ranking (voting by the staff of Baseball America): Record Pv 1. Virginia 40-9 1 2. Texas 41-8 2 3. Arizona State 39-5 3 4. Florida 33-12 4 5. Florida State 36-12 5 6. Coastal Carolina 41-6 7 7. Texas Christian 36-10 8 8. South Carolina 36-11 6 9. Louisville 40-8 9 10. Cal State Fullerton 30-14 10 11. UCLA 34-10 12 12. Arkansas 37-11 14 13. Miami 36-11 13 14. Mississippi 34-15 11 15. Virginia Tech 34-15 16 16. Georgia Tech 39-9 17 17. Oklahoma 35-13 18 18. Auburn 33-15 19 19. San Diego 30-16 22 20. Connecticut 37-10 20 21. Rice 30-17 25 22. Oregon 30-18 15 23. Vanderbilt 35-13 NR 24. Pittsburgh 34-12 NR 25. Stanford 25-18 NR

Collegiate Baseball Poll TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Collegiate Baseball poll with records through May 9, points and previous rank. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors: Record Pts Pv 1. Texas 41-8 494 1 2. Arizona St. 39-5 493 2 3. Virginia 40-9 492 3 4. Coastal Carolina 41-6 487 5 5. Miami, Fla. 36-11 484 7 6. Florida 33-12 481 6 7. South Carolina 36-11 479 4 8. Georgia Tech 39-9 478 9 9. CS Fullerton 30-14 476 12 10. Florida St. 36-12 474 8 11. Louisville 40-8 472 10 12. Texas Christian 36-10 469 11 13. UCLA 34-10 468 15 14. Arkansas 37-11 466 14 15. Mississippi 34-15 465 13 16. Oklahoma 35-13 462 17 17. San Diego 30-16 459 23 18. Auburn 33-15 455 24 19. California 27-17 452 18 20. Connecticut 37-10 451 16 21. Virginia Tech 34-15 449 21

bad luck. At Martinsville, for example, Burton led 140 laps and seemed to have the race in the bag until he ran over something on the track and cut his tire. Burton faded to 20th and it was Gordon who moved into the lead on the final restart, only to lose to Hamlin in a wild two-lap sprint to the finish. Burton was flagged for pitting outside the box at Phoenix — another race that Gordon lost late — and he was penalized at Texas for a commitment violation. Still, Burton was leading there late until a nine-car accident brought out a lengthy red flag. The handling on his Chevrolet went away after the break, and Burton faded from first to 12th in another Hamlin victory. Asked about all those annoying issues before Darlington, Burton seemed to foreshadow what was still to come. “We are doing the things we need to do. We are leading laps, running in the front. We’re putting ourselves in position to win,” he said. “We’ve put ourselves in position to lose, too. By having a good race car, our weaknesses have come out a little bit. We’ve

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RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup-Showtime Southern 500 Results

By The Associated Press Saturday At Darlington Raceway Lap length: 1.366 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367 laps, 134.5 rating, 190 points, $288,525. 2. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 367, 121.1, 175, $243,779. 3. (14) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 367, 111.7, 165, $188,698. 4. (2) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, 134, 170, $180,601. 5. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 367, 105.2, 155, $152,156. 6. (35) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 367, 95.3, 155, $151,076. 7. (39) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 367, 102, 151, $146,556. 8. (11) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 367, 113.3, 147, $136,915. 9. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 367, 95.8, 138, $125,904. 10. (3) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 367, 100.7, 139, $127,173. 11. (4) David Reutimann, Toyota, 367, 98.4, 135, $119,906. 12. (9) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 367, 87.6, 127, $115,835. 13. (29) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 367, 82.6, 124, $133,651. 14. (21) David Ragan, Ford, 367, 73.8, 121, $95,025. 15. (41) Carl Edwards, Ford, 367, 62.4, 118, $123,098. 16. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 367, 81.3, 115, $100,775. 17. (32) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 367, 77.1, 112, $92,075. 18. (19) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 367, 81.8, 109, $91,200. 19. (33) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 366, 79.5, 106, $82,425. 20. (10) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 366, 83.9, 103, $122,290. 21. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 366, 63.7, 100, $88,950. 22. (17) Greg Biffle, Ford, 366, 67.2, 97, $88,575. 23. (24) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 366, 69.7, 99, $116,923. 24. (31) David Stremme, Ford, 365, 46.2, 91, $86,775. 25. (7) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 364, 55.9, 88, $105,148. 26. (40) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 364, 44.7, 85, $77,300. 27. (13) Joey Logano, Toyota, 363, 55, 82, $112,840. 28. (16) Scott Speed, Toyota, 363, 51.7, 84, $92,423. 29. (43) Max Papis, Toyota, 361, 35.7, 76, $73,650. 30. (20) Paul Menard, Ford, 359, 56.1, 73, $83,975. 31. (25) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 358, 57.5, 70, $83,725. 32. (27) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 331, 57.1, 67, $80,050. 33. (42) Kevin Conway, Ford, accident, 309, 33.5, 64, $89,398. 34. (23) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, accident, 297, 39.9, 61, $71,750. 35. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 283, 37.7, 58, $90,260. 36. (22) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 179, 55.8, 55, $125,903. 37. (12) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, accident, 178, 56.7, 52, $108,501. 38. (26) Robby Gordon, Toyota, engine, 170, 40.8, 54, $82,998. 39. (37) Todd Bodine, Toyota, brakes, 47, 28.9, 46, $70,800. 40. (18) Michael McDowell, Toyota, accident, 44, 35.1, 43, $70,650. 41. (30) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, brakes, 42, 27.8, 40, $70,475. 42. (28) Dave Blaney, Toyota, transmission, 35, 30.5, 37, $70,380. 43. (36) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, accident, 19, 28.9, 34, $70,739. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 126.605 mph. Time of Race: 3 hours, 57 minutes, 35 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.908 seconds. Caution Flags: 11 for 56 laps. Lead Changes: 20 among 11 drivers. Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1-37; B.Vickers 38-46; R.Gordon 47; J.McMurray 48-85; T.Stewart 86-90; J.Gordon 91-140; D.Hamlin 141-146; K.Harvick 147-148; S.Speed 149-150; D.Hamlin 151-173; J.McMurray 174-205; Ky.Busch 206-228; J.McMurray 229; D.Reutimann 230-232; J.Burton 233260; J.Gordon 261-283; Ky.Busch 284-289; D.Hamlin 290-340; J.Burton 341-343; D.Hamlin 344-367. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Gordon, 3 times for 110 laps; D.Hamlin, 4 times for 104 laps; J.McMurray, 3 times for 71 laps; J.Burton, 2 times for 31 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 29 laps; B.Vickers, 1 time for 9 laps; T.Stewart, 1 time for 5 laps; D.Reutimann, 1 time for 3 laps; K.Harvick, 1 time for 2 laps; S.Speed, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Gordon, 1 time for 1 lap. Top 12 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 1,622; 2. J.Johnson, 1,512; 3. Ky.Busch, 1,509; 4. J.Gordon, 1,475; 5. M.Kenseth, 1,472; 6. D.Hamlin, 1,458; 7. G.Biffle, 1,431; 8. Ku.Busch, 1,420; 9. J.Burton, 1,394; 10. M.Martin, 1,357; 11. C.Edwards, 1,345; 12. D.Earnhardt Jr., 1,318. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

got to get better. We’ve made some mistakes that have put us in positions that we didn’t need to be in.” Burton had just traded the lead with Hamlin in the Southern 500 when caution came out and they pitted for the final time. Burton was the third car back on the track, but NASCAR called him back to the pits to serve a stop-and-go penalty for running over his air hose. It dropped him to 13th on the restart with 20 laps left, and he had to charge hard to salvage an eighth-place finish. “We are capable of winning races and we will win races,” Burton said. “We’ll get it together and we’ll go race next week.” Adding to Burton’s frustrations is that winning just one of those races this year would have gotten him into the May 22 All-Star race. He’ll have two more chances to race his way in, this weekend at Dover and then in a qualifying event prior to the All-Star race. “I will just be honest about it, I’m embarrassed that we are not in it,” said Burton, who isn’t qualified because he didn’t win a race in 2009.

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DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Mix-and-match siblings echo their family’s rich heritage

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: There is plenty to gain through helping others, so don’t wait for someone else to take the lead when your knowledge and expertise should be recognized and appreciated. Letting someone steal your thunder will lead to anger and resentment, not the advancement you want and need. Think of what you can accomplish and don’t stop until you reach your destination. Your numbers are 2, 9, 16, 24, 28, 36, 40 ARIES (March 21-April 19): The more involved you are in challenging social events or activities, the more knowledge and self-assurance you will pick up. Your greater understanding of what is going on around you will enable you to stand up to any pressure. Don’t give in. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your stubbornness will pay off if you are dealing with someone who is trying to take advantage of you. Your no-nonsense attitude will let everyone know that you mean business. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): There are people who need help and those who want help. Do your homework so you know exactly what everyone has to offer and what each requires in return. You can take a leadership position. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t meddle even if someone asks you for your opinion. As soon as you make suggestions, you will be blamed for interfering. An emotional matter will escalate if you are pushy or refuse to hear the opinions of others. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You may have to compromise but, in the end, you will gain the upper hand. Not everyone will be thinking rationally. Your ability to make the most of what you’ve got will bring you victory. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Keep a close watch

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on your finances. Trying to please someone may help you get ahead at work but, when it comes to your personal life, you’ll meet with opposition and complaints. Use a gentle nudge. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Mind your own business and stay out of trouble. A little gossip is all it will take to make someone you care about angry. A passionate approach to whatever you do will make an impression on someone you would like to get to know better. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get approval before you decide to move forward with one of your ideas. There will be people who aren’t willing to take a chance. Explain exactly what it is you are doing in order to set someone at ease and get the goahead. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): You must come up with some original ideas if you want to gain the support of someone you need to complete your plans. Problems at home will escalate if you don’t address complaints being made about neglect or your irresponsibility. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Make overdue changes at home to lift spirits and eliminate the complaints of the past. Your concern to get things done right for the people you care most about will enhance your relationships and ease tension. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t keep making the same mistake over and over again. Address problems quickly so you can move on. You have a responsibility to the people who care about you most. Love is apparent; honesty will make it happen. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): The more adaptable you are, the more you will get in return. Share your thoughts and ideas and find ways to incorporate other people’s suggestions into your plans. A good friendship will help you accomplish the most.

DEAR ABBY: “No Laughing Matter” (Feb. 22) wrote about her mother-in-law making snide comments because there is so little resemblance between her son and her grandchild. It’s a fact that not all offspring look like their parents. My husband and I have seven biological children who are now young adults. We marvel at the breadth and depth of our collective gene pool. I am a petite brown-eyed brunette, and my husband is tall and blond with hazel eyes. None of our kids look alike. One daughter inherited my brown eyes, but her hair is blond. Two kids have my dark hair, but one has blue eyes and the other has green eyes. One son is the spitting image of his dad, while another resembles my father as a child. Our “baby” girl is the tallest female and has a buxom figure she certainly did not inherit from me. Another thing: Out of all nine of us, our second child is the only family member who cannot curl her tongue. The study of genetics is an amazing thing, especially when we find out what we think we know isn’t necessarily so. — THEY’RE ALL OURS IN VIRGINIA DEAR ALL: Thank you for your in”gene”ious response. Other readers felt “No Laughing Matter” should ignore her mother-in-law’s comments and handle the matter with humor. Read on:

ily jokingly referred to him as “the milkman’s son” until he hit middle age. At that point in his life, he became the spitting image of our father. “No Laughing Matter” should not take her motherin-law seriously. — KATHY IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.

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

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter was about 13, my “dear” motherin-law said she didn’t look like her son, also implying that I had been unfaithful. I looked her directly in the eye and replied, “Of course she doesn’t look like your son. She resembles MY side of the family.” She never commented again. — NOT UNFAITHFUL IN FLORIDA DEAR ABBY: The next time “No Laughing Matter’s” mother-in-law remarks how one child bears no resemblance to Dad, she should say, “You know, genetics are fascinating. I’ve often thought how much this beautiful child resembles you.” — MARC IN CLEVELAND HEIGHTS DEAR ABBY: My oldest brother and I look identical despite our 10-year age difference. Our middle brother, however, didn’t look like either one of us. Our fam-

DEAR ABBY: I bet if that mother-in-law looked through an old photo album she might notice that this grandchild has Grandpa’s nose and eyes, and maybe GreatUncle Charley’s ears. My wife and I have five children. Three of them closely resemble us. The other two don’t look like they belong to us -until you look at my wife’s maternal cousins. Our daughter and one of her cousins could pass as twins. — LEROY IN POULSBO, WASH. DEAR ABBY: My mother was widowed at 35 with three young children. A few years later, “Pop” came into our lives and married “us.” He always treated us like we were his biological kids and we knew we were loved. Pop was a mailman in our small town and my brother used to tag along with him on his route. Many people would comment that they “knew” immediately that this was his son, “He looks just like you!” “No Laughing Matter” needs to move on. Life is too short to feel bad about thoughtless people and their silly comments. — JACK’S DAUGHTER IN UPSTATE NEW YORK

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Minnesota city stops providing free doggie bags

Nebraska police nab alleged ‘toilet paper’ bandit

EDINA, Minn. (AP) — Need to scoop up after your pooch in the affluent Minneapolis suburb of Edina? You’ll now have to bring your own bag after the city stopped providing freebies. The Star Tribune reported Edina has been hit by thefts of city-provided dog poop bags, and also is looking to save money. So this year the city stopped providing the free bags at stations in Edina parks. Director of Parks and Recreation John Keprios said park workers would fill dispensers in the morning and find them empty by noon. Keprios said, “People walk up and take them until they’re gone.” He says it was “not just one isolated incident. It’s everywhere and often.” It cost about $12,000 a year to keep the dispensers full at the eight parks with the stations.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Police said they suspect they’ve captured the “toilet paper bandit.” A man who concealed his face by wrapping his head with toilet paper robbed a Lincoln convenience store last month. Police said the man was armed with a knife, but no one was hurt in the robbery. He escaped on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. Capt. David Beggs said 29-year-old Joshua Nelson was arrested Saturday night. Beggs said a prescription pill bottle found near the store gave officers a clue to pursue. But he said it took until Saturday for officers to find enough evidence for an arrest. A jail spokeswoman said Nelson remained in custody on Monday. His attorney did not immediately return a call from The Associated Press.

Peru moms celebrate their day in the boxing ring LIMA, Peru (AP) — Forget brunch. Sports promoters in a Peruvian city are honoring its mothers by inviting them to slip on gloves and head protectors and try to punch each others’ lights out. Sunday’s Mothers Day bouts took place in a grassy, makeshift ring in Huancayo, at 10,500 feet (3,200 meters) above sea level. Ten women took a day off from farm work to spar in three-round bouts while clad in “polleras,” the colorful, embroidered skirts typical of the Andean region. Some were knocked down by powerful blows, but quickly got back up. Promoters said the success of Peruvian boxer Kina Malpartida, the current world super flyweight champion, is inspiring women in Junin state to take up the sport.

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Police: Man makes up robbery to get ride home LA PLATA, Md. (AP) — The Charles County sheriff’s office said a man called 911 and made up a story about being robbed so that he could get a ride home. Authorities said they were called to Hawthorne Road near Manor Drive in Ripley for a reported armed robbery on Thursday. The man told officers that he had been walking on Route 225 when a car stopped and a someone put a gun to his head and demanded money. The man claimed to have complied and the suspects fled. But as officers searched the area and noticed inconsistencies in his account, the man admitted fabricating the robbery story because he wanted a ride home.

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The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers. n Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order n Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order n Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9

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

Reality of divorce can be tough Q: My husband and I stuck it out until the children were grown, but it’s been two years now since the divorce and I’m beginning to wish I’d tried harder to keep us together. No one ever told me how hard and lonely it is. I don’t have a question, but maybe my experience will help someone. -- Mrs. S.K A: God gave marriage to us -- and one reason is because He knew exactly what you’ve discovered: Life can be difficult and lonely if we can’t share it with someone. After God created Adam, the Bible says, He declared, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Genesis 2:18). I too hope your experience will help someone who is like you were -- assuming their marriage is going to end, and that everything is going to be better once it’s over. But this isn’t necessarily true. More often than not, once their marriage ends, the relief they feel at first gives way to the harsh reality of economic hardship, loneliness and insecurity. Not all marriages can be saved, I know -- but wouldn’t it be better for a husband and wife to do everything they can to try to save it? At one time, their love burned brightly; what caused it to die? Have they forgotten the Bible’s truth that “Love is patient, love is kind” (1 Corinthians 13:4)? Has selfishness crowded out love? The most important thing we can do to safeguard our marriages, however, is to commit them -- and our whole lives -- to Jesus Christ.

6B / Tuesday, May 11, 2010 / The Sanford Herald B.C.

DENNIS THE MENACE

Bizarro

GARFIELD

FUNKY WINKERBEAN PEANUTS

BLONDIE

BEETLE BAILEY

PICKLES

GET FUZZY

MARY WORTH

ZITS

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

C R O S S W O R D

HAGAR

SHOE

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

ROSE IS ROSE

by Dan Piraro

The Sanford Herald / Tuesday, May 11, 2010 /

B.C.

DENNIS THE MENACE

Bizarro

GARFIELD

FUNKY WINKERBEAN PEANUTS

BLONDIE

BEETLE BAILEY

PICKLES

GET FUZZY

MARY WORTH

ZITS

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

C R O S S W O R D

HAGAR

SHOE

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

ROSE IS ROSE

7B

by Dan Piraro

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