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ROBERT REIVES

STEVENS CENTER OF LEE COUNTY

Commish ‘better,’ but illness cause still unknown

Change has been good

By GORDON ANDERSON anderson@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Lee County Commissioner Robert Reives, who was hospitalized Monday, is recovering and “feeling better” although doctors are still working to determine the cause of his illness.

Reives, who works in Raleigh for the state Department of Commerce, was taken to the intensive care unit at Rex Hospital in Raleigh Monday.

His son, Robert Reives II, said Thursday that Reives was “alert, mobile and feeling much better.”

“They’re planning Reives to move him out of the cardiac care unit,” Reives II said Thursday. “He wants to thank everybody for all the prayers and well wishes. He really appreciates that.”

Reives II said his father will remain in the hospital, though, until doctors can further address the situation.

“They still haven’t gotten down to figuring out what’s going on,” he said.

Reives’ colleague on the board of commissioners, Chairman Richard

See Reives, Page 5A

FRIDAYQUICKREAD SPORTS

RHODE ISLAND PLEASED WITH SOUTHERN LEE GRAD RICHMOND Southern Lee’s Akeem Richmond had a career high 21 points as Rhode Island improved to 13-2 overall and 1-1 in the Atlantic-10 Conference after getting a convincing 101-74 win over St. Joseph’s this week Full Story, Page 1B

OUR STATE

LUMBERTON MAN OWNS EXTEMELY RARE 1930s CAR Dick Taylor doesn’t drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much. But it’s hard to miss when he does. The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab — with its short, stubby nose and streamlined shape — has been called a predecessor of the minivan.

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Carol Huber stands with her husband Ron outside of their home in Sanford. Carol will be retiring after 20 years of service on the board of the Stevens Center. Ron, who was the former president of the board at the center, said, “We’re still going to be just as active.”

Huber worked for those with disabilities for 20 years on Stevens board; now retiring

By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — In Carol Huber’s 20 years on the Stevens Center’s Board of Directors, she’s seen a lot change in the world of people with disabilities.

Huber, who has served as the executive secretary on the board of directors for 20 years, rotated off the board Thursday since terms limits have been initiated.

In her time on the board, she’s seen the Stevens Center become something that peo-

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By CAITLIN MULLEN cmullen@sanfordherald.com

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A “Skywatching Session” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Jordan Lake State Park.

Join Morehead educators and amateur astronomers to view sky objects through telescopes.

Check Morehead’s Web site (www.moreheadplanetarium.org) for directions and updates.

ple all over the community utilize, both those with and without disabilities; and, through the years, Huber’s

Local aid efforts spring up

FORT BRAGG (AP) — Thousands of soldiers and Marines from North Carolina were preparing Thursday to deploy to Haiti as part of a massive international effort to provide humanitarian aid after this week’s earthquake.

More than 100 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Battalion, 73rd Infantry will deploy Thursday. The rest of the battalion of about 800 soldiers is scheduled to deploy Friday.

The 82nd’s 2nd Brigade has been one of the division’s most frequently deployed units, sending soldiers to Iraq or Afghanistan seven times. The unit is the U.S. military’s global response force. The unit

THIS WEEKEND

— CAROL HUBER —

seen society’s perception of people with disabilities change for the better.

Huber said the first board meeting — a group of family and friends of those with disabilities — was held in 1989. Huber and her husband Ron, who served 18 years on the board of directors as well, have a daughter with special needs, AnneMarie.

“We were concerned that there were limited opportunities for people with

The Stevens Center’s upcoming fundraiser on Feb. 6 is a Valentine Benefit Dinner and Auction.

The cost is $25 per plate and a complete prime rib dinner will be served from 5-7 p.m., followed by a performance by the Temple Teens.

The silent auction will be held from 5-7:30 p.m.

A drawing for a $350 gas grill will occur at the end of the dinner; tickets are $5 each.

Call (919) 776-4048 for more information. The Stevens Center is located at 1576 Kelly Drive in Sanford.

EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI

N.C. troops deploy to Haiti by the thousands

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“You want your child to have opportunities. That was our initial involvement, but then you realize there are others in the same situation. It’s helping more than just your child.”

WANT TO GO?

SANFORD — Lee County residents are doing what they can to help those in Haiti after the country’s capital was rocked by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake Tuesday night.

The earthquake is predicted to have affected 3 million people and local churches and organizations are collecting donations for relief efforts for Haitians.

TRIANGLE RED CROSS Abby Cameron, with the Lee County office of the Triangle Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, said the office is accepting donations for its Haitian relief funds. Checks should be made out to the American Red Cross International Response Fund.

For more information, contact Cameron at 7746857.

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A young girl gets medical attention for her injuries Thursday in Petionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Outside the Villa Creole Hotel, the injured from the surrounding area have come for shelter and medical attention.

ROTARY CLUB Rotary District 7690 is sending shelter boxes to Haiti. The cost for each ShelterBox is $1,000. The ShelterBox is a ten-person tent designed to withstand extreme temperatures, high

See Haiti, Page 6A

High: 61 Low: 34

INSIDE At least 50,000 feared dead from Tuesday’s quake • Aid slow in arriving as victims struggle to find food, water and medical help • U.S. vows $100 million in aid to Haitians Pages 8-9A

INDEX

More Weather, Page 12A

OBITUARIES

GERSON COLUMN

Sanford: Dwayne Gamble, 32; Henry Meadows, 68; Ascencion Morales, 69; Martha Terrell Broadway: Dorothy Cox, 93

Along with Obama’s declining public standing has come a declining rhetorical reputation

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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:

TUESDAY ■ The Lee County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford.

■ The Chatham County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the District Courtroom in Pittsboro.

■ The Moore County Board of Commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the Commissioners Meeting Room in Carthage.

■ The Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at the County Administration Building in Lillington.

■ There will be a special/joint Town of Carthage Board of Commissioners and Planning Board meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the McDonald Building, located at 203 McReynolds Street in Carthage. The purpose of the special meeting is to review the plans for the proposed Moore County Governmental Center and proposed Detention Center.

■ The Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m., at the Moncure Fire Department. The speaker will be Ricardo Hillman, General Manager of UniBoard in Moncure.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Joyce Clevinger, Gerard Stamm, Erin Ashley Oglesbee, Charles T. Woodard, JeanLuc Sambira II, Derry Matthews, George Goode, Amanda D. Spivey, Mitzie Haith, Wallace Eslie Yopp II, Sierra Williams, Liliana De La Cruz, Joshua Stone, Marion Shaw, Nickiey Keel, Aubrey Baxley Gibson, Sheila Lindsey, Martha Crutchfield and Chad Sprouse.

CELEBRITIES: Actress Margaret O’Brien is 73. Singer Don Van Vliet (aka “Captain Beefheart”) is 69. Actress Andrea Martin is 63. Actor-director Mario Van Peebles is 53.

Actor James Nesbitt is 45. Singer Lisa Lisa (Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam) is 43. Actor Chad Lowe is 42. Alt-country singer Will Oldham (aka “Bonnie Prince Billy”) is 40. Actress Regina King is 39. Actor Eddie Cahill is 32.

Rapper/reggaeton artist Pitbull is 29.

Almanac Today is Friday, Jan. 15, the 15th day of 2010. There are 350 days left in the year.

This day in history: On Jan. 15, 2009, US Airways Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger ditched his Airbus 320 in the Hudson River after a flock of birds disabled both the plane’s engines; all 155 people aboard survived.

In 1777, the people of New Connecticut declared their independence. (The tiny republic later became the state of Vermont.)

In 1929, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta.

In 1942, Jawaharlal Nehru was named to succeed Mohandas K. Gandhi as head of India’s Congress Party.

In 1943, work was completed on the Pentagon, headquarters of the U.S. Department of War (now Defense).

In 1947, the mutilated remains of 22year-old Elizabeth Short, who came to be known as the “Black Dahlia,” were found in a vacant Los Angeles lot; her slaying remains unsolved.

In 1967, the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League defeated the Kansas City Chiefs of the American Football League 35-10 in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game, retroactively known as Super Bowl I. In 1973, President Richard M. Nixon announced the suspension of all U.S. offensive action in North Vietnam, citing progress in peace negotiations.

One year ago: In a farewell address to the nation, President George W. Bush said while his policies were unpopular, there could be little debate about the results: “America has gone more than seven years without another terrorist attack on our soil.”

COMMUNITY CALENDAR SATURDAY

FACES & PLACES

■ Child Safety Expo will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. at Grace Chapel Church, 2605 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Sanford. Planned events are self defense by Brick City Martial Arts Academy, Internet safety by the Girl and Boy Scouts of America along with the Boys and Girls Club of Sanford, child identification with the Lee County Sheriff’s Department and making right choices with GCC Children’s Ministry.

Pre-registration is free by going to www. brickcitymartialarts.com.

■ Central Fire State at 512 Hawkins Ave. will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday.

■ A “Skywatching Session” will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at Jordan Lake State Park. Join Morehead educators and amateur astronomers to view sky objects through telescopes. Check Morehead’s Web site (www.moreheadplanetarium.org) for directions and to make sure weather conditions will allow for the event.

■ The Elks National Free Throw Contest local event, sponsored by Sanford Elks Lodge #1679) will be held for boys and girls, ages 8 through 13 (proof of age is required). Registration at 9 a.m. and hoop shoot starts at 9:30 a.m. The event is being held at the Bob E. Hales Recreation Center (Old Armory), 147 McIver St., Sanford.

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American Gold Star Mothers met with U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) at an October meeting to discuss veteran issues concerning Gold Star Families.

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

MONDAY ■ The Council for Effective Actions and Decisions will host its 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center. Using the national theme “a day on, not a day off.”

A youth choir and praise team competition will kick the event off, with several choirs competing for trophies. At 1 p.m., the inspirational portion of the program will get under way with guest speaker Dr. Leonzo Lynch, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Charlotte and with and music

by Abraham’s Seed.

TUESDAY ■ The Southeast Chatham Citizens Advisory Council will meet at 7 p.m., at the Moncure Fire Department. The speaker will be Ricardo Hillman, General Manager of UniBoard in Moncure.

■ The Goldston Lions Club in cooperation with the American Red Cross is sponsoring a blood drive at the Goldston Baptist Church, 190 N. Church St., Goldston. The public is urged to come out and generously support this opportunity to give the gift of life. Walk-ins are most welcome, but to avoid delays you can schedule an appointment time, by calling (919) 898-4624.

WEDNESDAY ■ A blood drive will be held from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Belk, 1065 Spring Lane. To

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■ The Lee County Library offers story time at 10 a.m. The program is designed for children up to 2 and lasts approximately 20 to 30 minutes. Story times may include books, finger plays, puppets, movement, songs, flannel board stories, crafts and a movie depending on the theme and the age group.

■ The High Hopes Chorus, an all volunteer chorus, will begin practicing at 2 p.m. at the Jonesboro Presbyterian Church. This chorus practices and then presents a program to all assisted living and nursing home facilities in Lee County.

The practices and performances are always on a Wednesday afternoon and last only about an hour and a half. The chorus is currently in need of a pianist for a 13-week commitment. Those interested in joining can contact Mary Ann Ludwick at (919) 776-4502.

THURSDAY ■ “Let’s Talk” with Mayor Cornelia Olive will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the Enrichment Center.

■ The San-Lee Thursday Night Dancers will hold their regular third-Thursday dance from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Enrichment Center, 1615 South Third St. The cost is $5 per person (and food to share at intermission). At intermission, a complimentary soft drink and free line dance lesson will be offered.

■ The Sanford Area Photographers Club will meet at 6 p.m. at the Enrichment Center.

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JAN. 23 ■ Fearrington Village in Chatham County will host an antiques show, featuring dozens of dealers offering 18th-20th century American and Continental furniture and accessories including southern furniture, folk art, black forest carvings, silver, jewelry, fine carpets, prints, paintings, early tools, porcelains, architectural pieces and much more. For more information, go to www.fearrington.com.

■ Central Fire State at 512 Hawkins Ave. will check car seats between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Appointments are required. Contact Krista at 775-8310 by 5 p.m. Wednesday to schedule an appointment for the following Saturday.

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JAN. 22 ■ Temple Theatre will host a “Battle of the Bands,” featuring local bands Ol’ North State, Hymn All The Fires, Beyond the Broken, David Spivey’s Band and more. Tickets are $10. For more information, visit the Temple’s Web site at www. templeshows.com.

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Deputies arrest robbery suspect

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CARTHAGE — Moore County sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Tuesday on charges that he tried to rob a man of his truck at gunpoint.

Chester Wayne Davis, 31, of 1130 Boys Camp Road, Cameron was charged Tuesday with robbery with dangerous weapon, assault with deadly weapon intent to kill and communicating threats.

The charges stem from a robbery reported earlier Tuesday by Billy Joe Brown, who told deputies he was giving Davis a ride to his home in Cameron when Davis produced a handgun and demanded that Brown stop and give him the truck.

Brown told deputies he got out of the truck, but took the keys with him and ran as Davis allegedly fired shots at him. Brown didn’t suffer any injuries.

Davis was placed in the Moore County Jail under $50,000 secured bond. — by Gordon Anderson

Southern Pines police investigating shooting death

SOUTHERN PINES — Police in Southern Pines are investigating a shooting death that happened Thursday morning.

Officers responded to the 300 block of Shaw Avenue and found 29-year-old Rasaan Voncarlos Hunter of Southern Pines suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. Hunter was pronounced dead at the scene.

The case is still under investigation. Anyone with information about the murder, is asked to call the Southern Pines Police Department at (910) 6927031. — by Gordon Anderson

HARNETT COUNTY

Fire Choice health to provide free flu, H1N1 vaccinations

LILLINGTON — In recognition of National Influenza Vaccination Week, First Choice Community Health Centers is offering free flu and H1N1 vaccinations to the community.

FCCHC will provide influenza and H1N1 vaccinations at all four medical facilities during normal business hours. In addition, FCCHC Mobile Healthcare Units will be available to provide both flu shots on location throughout Harnett County and the surrounding area. Schedules and appointments for the mobile units can be requested by contacting Linda Kerr at (910) 436-3194, x1409.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC) people of all ages are encouraged to receive the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccination at this time.

More information is available on the web at www. firstchoicechc.org or www. cdc.gov/flu. — from staff reports

SANFORD — The Council for Effective Actions and Decisions will host its 12th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. community celebration beginning at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Dennis Wicker Civic Center.

Using the national theme “a day on, not a day off,� the observance will have a new look this year. A youth choir and praise team competition will kick the event off with several choirs competing for trophies. Vendors will be set up to showcase their goods and services, and concessions will be offered for sale. Cash prizes will be given away each hour during the competition.

At 1 p.m., the inspirational portion of the program will get under way with guest speaker Dr. Leonzo Lynch, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Charlotte and with music by Abraham’s Seed.

As a part of the celebration, the public will be able to order a brick for the Dr. MLK Memorial Park being constructed on South Horner Blvd. near the underpass. — from staff reports

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United Way taking funding applications SANFORD — United Way of Lee County is now accepting funding applications for the 2010-11 fiscal year. Applications are available at leecountyunitedway. org and must be submitted no later than Feb. 1.

All requests are evaluated by community volunteers, who make funding recommendations based on the United Way’s current priorities. For information, call (919) 776-5823.

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Etheridge introduces HIRING Act in House WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (DLillington) introduced H.R. 4437, the HIRING Act, in the House of Representatives Wednesday to give American businesses incentives to hire new employees as the country emerges from recession. The act would spur private job creation and create millions of jobs in 2010 and 2011, according to Etheridge. “Getting Americans back to work is a crucial part of fixing our economy as a whole,� Etheridge said. “The HIRING Act will help create jobs for

Americans who want to get back to work.�

The act would provide a refundable tax credit to any businesses that expand their payroll by at least 3 percent in 2010 or by at least 5 percent in 2011. The bill would provide a credit of 15 percent of additions to payroll in 2010 and 10 percent in 2011.

The tax credit will be based on payroll and businesses will be rewarded for hiring new employees, increasing employee hours, or restoring employee pay. — from staff reports

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‘Blood Done Sign My Name’ community reading to follow Feb. 7 performance From staff reports TEMPLE THEATRE SANFORD — The Lee County Library will sponsor a community read of the best-seller “Blood Done Sign My Name,� by Timothy Tyson, following the Feb. 7 showing of the play at Temple Theatre.

The book recounts Tyson’s boyhood experiences with a racially motivated murder in Oxford in the early 1970s and explores aspects of the Civil Rights Movement in North Carolina. Tyson’s father, Vernon, was pastor of Jonesboro Methodist Church during the 1960s.

Multiple copies are available for check out at the library. “One book, one community� coincides with the Temple Theatre’s production of Mike Wiley’s play “Blood Done Sign My Name,� beginning in late January. Wiley

— from staff reports

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Temple Theatre will present the one-man show, “Blood Done Sign My Name,� the best-selling memoir by North Carolina author Tim Tyson adapted for the stage by playwright and actor Mike Wiley.

The show begins Jan. 29 and ends Feb. 7. For tickets, visit templeshows.com or call (919) 774-4155.

adapted his one-man show from Tyson’s book.

Tyson and his parents will host a question-andanswer session following the matinee performance

on Sunday, Feb. 7, in the concession area at the Temple Theatre. Tickets for this performance are still available.

Other community events related to the book are planned, including a performance of the skit 1963 by Sanford librarian Karen Martin. Martin’s skit deals with race relations in the 1960s, and is based on archives from The Herald.

The performance will take place on Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at Blandonia Presbyterian Church. There is no charge to attend and the public is invited.

The “one book, one

community� concept has grown in popularity since its inception in Seattle, Washington, in 1998.

The programs use literature as a medium to build community and encourage dialogue across a range of ages, races, and economic backgrounds.

Lee County’s first community read was held in 2008 and featured Light Horse Harry Lee and the Legacy of the American Revolution by Charles Royster.

For more information or to check out a copy of Blood Done Sign My Name, stop by or call the library at (919) 718-4665 Ext. 5483.

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LEE COUNTY â– Anthony Lamont Ray, 34, of 46 Kelly Drive was charged Tuesday with failure to pay child support.

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

Past time to reform state’s ABC department Winston-Salem Journal

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here’s a lot of money to be made selling alcohol.

That’s why it’s time that state government reform how hard liquor is sold to protect the money that is supposed to flow to the public.

In just the past month, two local Alcohol Beverage Control boards have become embroiled in controversies, and these stories demonstrate how the state system needs fixing.

In Wilmington, the local board has handed out $330,000 in salary and $50,000 in bonuses to a father-and-son team that runs New Hanover County’s ABC

operations. In Mecklenburg, a liquor distributor provided a lavish meal and night on the town to ABC board members.

Gov. Bev Perdue has called for tougher ethics standards for the state’s 163 local ABC boards.

(Under state law, local boards run their own stores under board policies set by the N.C. ABC Commission.) Each one of those boards, she has suggested, should adopt the same kind of ethics requirements that are now imposed on state agencies. Such a standard would make it very clear that board members cannot take gifts from suppliers.

The leader of the association representing the local boards

In just the past month, two local Alcohol Beverage Control boards have become embroiled in controversies, and these stories demonstrate how the state system needs fixing. says his members will probably support Perdue’s suggestion, but stronger action is needed. The legislature should put the board members under the state’s ethics law. There’s simply too much money flowing into, and out of, these stores to trust their management to an honor system.

Furthermore, the state should

regulate more closely how these individual systems operate.

For example, they set their own salary and personnel policies.

This is a scandal just waiting to happen. Perdue’s budget chief is studying salary data from all 163 boards. He should be able to determine if salaries given by some boards are out of line with others and with the private sector.

The legislature should look at that study and empower state authorities to set an acceptable salary range for workers and managers in the various systems.

Considering that these systems vary greatly in size, salaries should also vary compared to the business sophistication required

of the individual managers.

The legislature should also consider whether 163 separate systems are needed. Brunswick County has nine different systems, and that almost certainly raises the administrative expense there. There are ways to consolidate these boards without taking away local control of alcohol sales, which has a strong tradition and a lot of support in the state.

When money and liquor are combined, there’s enormous potential for abuse and scandal.

Perdue and the legislature must move quickly to toughen standards at the local ABC boards.

Letters to the Editor Web site comments decision applauded To the Editor:

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Youth prisons

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orth Carolina officials seem content to dismiss as flawed a new national survey of sexual abuse at state youth prisons.

The report, issued last week, found that one in three girls at one North Carolina youth prison reported either engaging in sexual acts with adult staff members or being forced to have sex with another youth. Nationally, 12 percent of those held in youth detention facilities of various types reported sexual abuse.

The survey was conducted by the U.S. Justice Department, and state officials immediately questioned its methodology.

The state Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which oversees the youth prisons, defended its efforts to prevent sexual abuse. The agency said the anonymous responses from children with histories of serious behavioral problems can be unreliable.

It also pointed out that there has been a history of false claims at Samarkand Center in Moore County, where one-third of the 36 girls held reported some type of sexual abuse.

Those claims, which came during the same period as the survey, were shown to be false by follow-up evaluations and investigations, and that type of follow-up evaluation is needed in determining the validity of all the reports, agency officials said.

Agency officials said their own surveys show much smaller numbers and that they have no tolerance for any sexual abuse. Also, juveniles in North Carolina facilities are provided access to make complaints about their treatment, either anonymously or through special advocates.

But what state officials don’t address is why the figures among youth prisons vary so much.

While 33 percent of the girls at Samarkand reported abuse, just 4 percent of the juveniles at Stonewall Jackson Center in Concord did so. At C.A. Dillon Center in Butner, 6 percent reported abuse.

And the high numbers weren’t confined to Samarkand.

At Swannanoa Valley Center outside Asheville, 25 percent reported that they had been sexually abused. ...

Maybe the numbers, and the disparities, can be explained away by small sample sizes. Most of these facilities house less than 100 juveniles. In such a small space, maybe false reports spread.

Another possible interpretation: Some facilities are doing a better job than others screening employees, responding to complaints and keeping juveniles segregated in ways that prevent abuse.

The seriousness of the allegations demands that the officials who oversee the youth prisons find answers to these questions — answers that don’t involve further victimizing of victims.

Responding to criticism of the report, Justice Department officials said that their survey is better and more thorough than most state surveys. The questions were more detailed, their range broader, survey administrators said.

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long with President Obama’s declining public standing has come a declining rhetorical reputation. There is, of course, a relationship between the two. Even Ronald Reagan seemed a less-than-great communicator after the 1981-82 recession, with his job approval in the 30s. And few would be criticizing Obama’s speeches if unemployment now stood at 6 percent. Success is the best eloquence.

But Obama’s rhetorical challenge runs deeper than the recession. In the most unexpected development of his presidency, what was once universally recognized as Obama’s greatest political strength — his oratory — now seems a serious weakness.

The swift rise of Barack Obama was primarily a literary phenomenon. His accomplishments did not come on the Senate floor; they came at Barnes & Noble. His two autobiographies, along with his 2004 speech at the Democratic convention, raised expectations of a rhetorical golden age. One early profile in New York magazine referred to Obama as “our national oratorical superhero — a honeytongued Frankenfusion of Lincoln, Gandhi, Cicero, Jesus and all our most cherished national acronyms (MLK, JFK, RFK, FDR).”

But Obama went from this exaggerated expectation to his current workmanlike utterances on health care and Afghanistan without an intervening period of remarkable eloquence. His acceptance speech was flat and typical. His inauguration was an extraordinarily historic moment — which went uncelebrated by a comparably historic utterance. Obama’s speeches to Congress and the American people have generally been explanatory rather than inspirational. His demeanor at West Point — in a speech arguing for new sacrifices in the Afghanistan War — was so stone-cold sober that one was left longing for happy hour.

Nothing has been more damning than the praise of Obama’s defenders. James Fallows of the Atlantic says, “I’m not saying that his big set-piece speeches are cliche-free. ...

Often they’re not even that ‘well written,’ in a fancy-phrasemaking sense.” And further: “Indeed, I can hardly remember any phrase or sentence from any speech Obama has ever given.” Obama does not need “fine language” or “rhetorical polish” because he has the “eloquence that comes from original thought.”

Another defender has praised Obama’s avoidance of “gratuitous bids for Bartlett’s.”

Another concludes, “Maybe we don’t need an inspiring president right now.”

Unasked is the question: Why can’t original thought and intellectual seriousness also be expressed in speeches that are well written, cliche-free, polished, inspiring and memorable?

There are passages from Obama speeches that embody all these things — parts of his Nobel Prize speech come to mind. But they mainly serve as reminders of what is too often missing. Even Obama’s well-constructed lectures — such as his Philadelphia race

Finally, The Sanford Herald has banned anonymous e-mails and abusive comments.

Back several years ago when our family was being subjected to these types of personal attacks by unknown persons posting comments on your paper’s Web site, it was considered new, exciting and titillating. It was the perfect way to promote the virtual paper while still selling hard copy newspapers; all without considering the pain, shame and embarrassment those of us in our family (who were unwilling participants caught up in the events surrounding us) had to experience and endure.

I just question why now the sudden change? Did one of the big dogs get picked on, and they lowered the boom on the paper?

I guess it really doesn’t matter. Polite etiquette restored is better late than never. I just wish it had always been the policy and in place at The Herald back in the early 2000s.

KATHY HUGGINS Sanford

Taking comments off Web site is ‘cowardice’ To the Editor:

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

speech, or his Cairo remarks — are marred by a transparent rhetorical ploy. In Obama’s running seminar, a flawed thesis and a flawed antithesis are always resolved by the synthesis of Obama himself — the speaker as Hegelian culmination of history. In this way, Obama manages to be both academic and arrogant. Instead of exploring the genuinely historic nature of his time, he veers toward messianism. His arrival is “the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”

But Obama’s largest rhetorical failure has come at times of crisis — when a president’s words matter most, and the time to craft them is most limited. His reactions to the Fort Hood murders and the Christmas Day attack were oddly disconnected from the emotions of the country he represents. His speech at Fort Hood was strong on paper but delivered with all the passion of remarks to the Chamber of Commerce. His recent White House speech on the terrorist threat was bureaucratic and bloodless. Both grief and resolve seem beyond his rhetorical range. People once thought Obama could sound eloquent reading the phone book. Now, whatever the topic, it often sounds as though he is.

His defenders, once again, elevate this into a virtue. He is an emotionally disciplined grown-up. But at least since Reagan, the rhetorical expectations of an American president have included not only mental toughness but empathy — the ability to wear the nation’s emotions on his sleeve. People want their president to be both the father and the mother of his country — a talent shared by politicians as diverse as Bill Clinton and George W. Bush (whose speeches I once helped write).

Obama’s model, instead, is the coolness of Coolidge. It is old-fashioned. It may even be admirable. It is hard to call it effective. With every speech, a realization grows: A president lacking in drama may also be lacking in inspiration.

Today’s Prayer ... creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption. (Romans 8:21) PRAYER: Thank You, Father, for Your grace, love and mercy. Amen.

The decision to not allow comments on your newspaper stories demonstrates cowardice most often associated with those who hide behind the First Amendment but seldom choose to defend it when opportunity presents itself.

I would think one’s ability to say what may be unpopular, unflattering or uncomfortable would be of major concern to those in the business of reporting the events of current interest. I can safely say this position is one you would choose to run from rather than defend. Sad indeed.

W. JEFF SADLICK Virginia

Comments had turned mean and offensive To the Editor: Thank you very much for correcting the comments problem. Some have been very mean and with bad language.

I think the most important part is to have the report abuse button. I really enjoy The Sanford Herald, but the comments have gotten out of hand from time to time.

I look forward to Feb. 1 and being able to visit the Web site without having this abuse of the site going on.

Again, thank you.

JEREMY CLEARY Editor’s Note: Our comments feature will be reinstated on Feb. 1 and will force online subscribers to log in using a valid e-mail address before they can comment on a given story.

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The Sanford Herald / Friday, January 15, 2010 / 5A

‘BIGGEST LOSER’

OBITUARIES

Sanford woman moves on to Week 3

By KATELYN HOLSHOUSER Herald Correspondent

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anford native Migdalia Sebren lost four pounds in Week 2 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser,� enough to push her into Week 3 of the competition.

The wife and mother of two whose husband is currently serving in the military in Afghanistan, Sebren joins “The Biggest Loser� alongside her mother, Miggy Cancel, competing as a motherdaughter duo.

This week, Sebren dropped four pounds and Cancel dropped eight pounds, for a combined total percentage of weight loss of 2.52 percent. Since joining “The Biggest Loser,� Sebren has lost 20 pounds from her starting weight of 245 pounds, and Cancel has lost 21 pounds from her starting weight of 240 pounds.

During last week’s episode, audiences were introduced to the mother daughter team and learned why they decided to join “The Biggest Loser.�

Sebren, who’s struggled with weight loss in the past, said she used to turn to diet pills. “I’d take

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disabilities,� she said.

Around that time, people with disabilities were beginning to be included into classrooms in schools, but socially and recreationally, they were often left on their own. “Just as part of the community ... there just didn’t seem to be a lot of inclusion,� she said. “You want your child to have opportunities. That was our initial involvement but then you realize there are others in the same situation. It’s helping more than just your child.�

Huber and others that met as the first board began looking into different options and decided to build a facility that would offer space for recreation and for people with disabilities to have social lives, she said.

The land was donated

by Jane Stevens, who taught Sunday school to children with disabilities, the Huber’s daughter Anne-Marie being one of them. They broke ground for the facility on Kelly

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Hayes, said he’d spoken with Reives Thursday afternoon and was encouraged by what he heard. “I didn’t get any infor-

Photo courtesy of NBC

Migdalia Sebren of Sanford has joined her mother, Miggy Cancel, as contestants on Season 9 of the NBC reality show, “Biggest Loser.�

During this week’s immunity challenge, contestants raced to transport beach balls across a 40 foot long balance beam. The red team, victorious, was guaranteed a spot in week three of the competition. Injury struck the white team when Maria Ventrella fell, fracturing her finger and injuring her nose.

In a strategic move, the red team, safe from elimination, tried to keep their weight loss at zero. “My objective in Week 2 is to keep my number as low as possible, because I want to try and save for Week 3,� said team member Melissa Morgan.

A “weight tracker� for each contestant as well as information on how to lose weight at home can be found on the “The Biggest Loser� Web site, www.nbc.com/the-biggest-loser.

The next “Biggest Loser� will air at 8 p.m.

Tuesday on NBC.

about 18 to 24 pills a day and lose the pounds, but after that I’d gain everything back.�

But now, Sebren is taking steps to learn “how to lose [weight] the healthy way, the right way.�

Cancel said she decided to take charge of her weight after attending a family reunion where 28 of 48 people had diabetes. “I refuse to die; I have to do something about it,� Cancel said.

Sebren and her mother aren’t alone in their weight struggles.

Both are part of a recordsetting season.

Season 9 contestants include twins whose

combined weight is nearly half a ton, as well as “The Biggest Loser’s� heaviest competitor yet, Michael Ventrella who started the competition at an astounding 526 pounds.

But it’s not just about losing weight, “Biggest Loser� teaches contestants about proper nutrition and exercise. It’s not a quick fix; it’s a complete lifestyle change.

This week, trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper pushed contestants in the gym, while Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UCLA, Dr. Rob Huizenga, educated contestants on the medical complications associated with obesity.

Drive in 2000.

Huber said they wanted a center that was diverse and open to all. “We didn’t need a special place for them,� she said. “They have a lot of abilities, they have a lot of interests just like you and I have.�

Huber said she’s proud that the center has become a place for all, and not just a facility for those solely with disabilities. “We’ve made it a more inclusive facility,� she said. “I think we’ve made that swing.�

And people with disabilities are happy about that, said her husband Ron. “In many cases, their life revolves around being with others who have similar disabilities,� he said. “They want to be around people that are typical. We all have value to bring to society.�

The facility started out as a place for adults but is now open to children, too. “It includes the total family,� Ron said.

Huber said they are grateful that Sanford residents have embraced

the Stevens Center. “Lee County is just incredible. The generosity and support that they’ve given to the Stevens Center amazes us all the time,� she said. “We have a daughter that has special needs but there are just so many people out there who don’t and are giving of their time.�

Looking ahead, the Hubers would like to see the Stevens Center grow even more. They said people with disabilities still need more help preparing for job interviews and entering the work force. And those with disabilities that are aging are in need of more support.

And, “always in Lee County, transportation is a need,� Huber said. “They don’t have a car to hop into. It even limits them in jobs.�

Roger Bailey, executive director of the Stevens Center, said Huber’s dedication to the center has been unwavering. “For her to spend 20 years not only giving her time but serving on the board, it’s just amazing to me,� he said.

Huber has been a valued board member

because she considers what’s best for families and for the community, Bailey said. “She’s been very effective, I feel, in being able to do that,� he said.

And during her time on the board, she’s been open to change in the community, like including children and adults at the Stevens Center. “She was one of those individuals who saw the need to move with the times and do what’s best,� he said. “She has a quiet leadership ... and because she lends support, it’s been effective in helping this agency.�

Because Huber has been with the board since the Stevens Center’s conception, the loss will be great, Bailey said. “She’s almost been the historian for the agency,� he said. The board will miss her historical perspective and the balance that Huber brought to the board, he added.

But Bailey doesn’t expect Huber to leave the center entirely: “I’m confident that she’ll maintain involvement,� he said.

mation about his actual medical condition, but he got on the phone and sounded upbeat,� Hayes said. “He said ‘I feel very good today and I hope it continues.’ I told him that it was very encour-

aging and very good news.

Reives, a Democrat, has represented the county’s first district since 1990.

His seat is up for election in November, but he will have to decide by Feb. 26

whether to seek re-election.

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Katelyn Holshouser is a correspondent for The Herald. Her analysis on “Biggest Loser� will appear Wednesdays at sanfordherald.com and Thursdays in The Herald.

Dwayne Gamble

Ascencion Morales

SANFORD — Dwayne Lee Gamble, 32, of 123 Worthy Road, died Wednesday (1/13/10) in an automobile accident.

He is survived by his parents, Wayne and Wanda Gamble; a son, Markel Brown; a sister, Rhonda Gamble; and a host of other relatives and friends.

The parents will receive family and friends at 115 Hibiscus Court in Tramway.

The funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at Emanuel Glorious Churchof God in Sanford.

Condolences may be made at www.cewilliefuneralservice.com.

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

SANFORD — Funeral service for Ascencion Morales, 69, of Lot 26 Thornwood Village, who died Saturday (1/9/10), was conducted Thursday at St. Stephens Catholic Church in Sanford with Father Stephen Worsley officiating.

Burial will follow in Coyuca De Catalan, Mexico.

Arrangements were by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

Henry Meadows SANFORD — Henry Lee Meadows, 68, of 3336 Lower River Road, died Thursday (1/14/10) at his home.

He was born Dec. 14, 1941, son of the late Henry Meadows and Effie Mae Day Meadows. He was also preceded in death by brothers, Johnnie Meadows, Bud Meadows and Gerald Meadows. He was retired from the U.S. Army and was a member of the VFW Post in Sanford.

He is survived by his wife, Callie S. Meadows of the home; daughters, Angel Meadows of the home and Tammy East of Sanford; a son, Steve Meadows of Hope Well, Va.; sisters, Dallas Lou Shuemate of Columbus, Ohio, Mary Jane Wheatley of Reminderville, Ohio, Wanda Gray of Virginia and Peggy Meadows of Beckley, W.Va.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home and other times at the residence.

The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m.

Saturday at Lee’s Chapel Christian Church with the Rev. James Bowden officiating. Burial will follow at Moncure Methodist Church Cemetery.

Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Moncure.

Martha Terrell SANFORD — Funeral service for Martha Minter Terrell was held Thursday at Miller-Boles Chapel in Sanford with the Rev. Scott Faw and the Rev. Scott Yow officiating. Burial followed at Buffalo Cemetery in Sanford.

Two songs were sung by Elizabeth Faw. Organist was Mary Lou Greene.

Pallbearers were Bran Faw, Conrad Terrell, Phil Sherron, Kevin Page, Donald Briggs and David Gordon. Arrangements were by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.

Dorothy Cox BROADWAY — Dorothy Chapman Cox, 93, died Thursday (1/14/10) at Parkview Retirement Center in Sanford.

She was born May 7, 1916 in Millington, Tenn., daughter of the late Charles Simington Chapman and Elsie Harris Chapman. She was preceded in death by her husband, retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Oscar Toombs Cox. She was a member of Broadway United Methodist Church.

She is survived by several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service in the fellowship hall and other times at the Cox home place, 1478 McArthur Road, Broadway.

The funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m.

Saturday at Broadway United Methodist Church with the Rev. J.H. Daniels officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Pisgah Presbyterian Church, c/o Margaret Harrington, Treasurer, 1158 McArthur Road, Broadway, N.C. 27505.

Arrangements are by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway.

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Car is one of six in existence

LUMBERTON (AP) — Dick Taylor doesn’t drive his 1936 Stout Scarab around Lumberton much.

But it’s hard to miss when he does.

The eccentric and visionary Stout Scarab — with its short, stubby nose and streamlined shape — has been called a predecessor of the minivan.

But back in the 1930s, pioneering aircraft designer William Bushnell Stout wasn’t thinking about soccer moms or family transportation. Stout envisioned the car as an officeon-wheels, complete with fold-out table.

The 16-foot-long Scarab is a sight to behold. Picture the tear-drop shape of an old Greyhound bus, or the body of a postwar airplane on wheels. Or a stretched-out Volkswagen bug, an unsurprising comparison since the Scarab is also named for a beetle. “It’s funky looking.

There’s a lot of aircraft design in it,� said Peter Curtis of the Owls Head Transportation Museum in Owls Head, Maine. The museum owns one of the world’s few Scarabs.

Only eight or nine of the vehicles — the jury is out on just how many units were produced — were built from 1934 to 1939.

And Taylor, an 81-yearold life insurance salesman who lives in Lumberton, owns one of them.

He’s a collector.

His fleet of vintage automobiles includes a 1941 Mercedes Benz custom-built for Nazi leader Hermann Goering; a 1948 Davis three-wheeler; and

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Dick Taylor opens the driver’s side door on his 1936 Stout Scarab in Lumberton. The Scarab is one of only nine built and there are only six known to be in existence. a 1949 Chevrolet convertible. Among his prized 33 vehicles, Taylor calls the Scarab the most fascinating. “It was so revolutionary,� he said. “That’s the thing about the Scarab.

It’s just an aerodynamically designed automobile ahead of its time.�

Curtis, the museum director, said the Scarab featured several innovations. “It was one of the first vehicles made for the public with four-wheel independent suspension, rear-engine drive. Ground effect. It was all-clad underneath, like a race car.

The thing actually handles wonderfully.�

The Stout Scarab was the first car without running boards. It was built with electric door locks.

The interior is comfortable and roomy, with a table and movable chairs.

And since it was built of aluminum — making it lighter than most cars — the Scarab gets a creditable 18.8 mpg from its Ford flathead V-8 motor.

Taylor keeps his fully restored automobile in storage in a warehouse. “Very seldom,� he noted, has he driven it. And then only for tooling around Lumberton.

He bought the Scarab from Bill Harrah’s estate in the 1980s, after the casino entrepreneur died. Taylor paid $20,000 for it.

Over the years, he has sunk another $300,000 or so into its restoration.

His vintage Scarab is a dazzling mint green with Firestone whitewall tires, elegantly fanned rear grillwork, extended fenders, 11 windows and six scoops on the side. “It was very innovative,�

Taylor said. “You didn’t have any American automobiles with the motor in the rear. It was revolutionary that it didn’t have running boards. It has one really big bucket seat.�

He won’t speculate on how much the car is worth. “I don’t know,� he said. “None have been sold.�

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Initially, that would have been $5,000, a large sum in the desperate days of the Depression. By contrast, Fords and Chevrolets cost $500 to $900 during that same era.

Deep-pocketed buyers such as chewing gum tycoon Philip Wrigley, tire-maker Harvey Firestone and chemical manufacturer Willard Dow were among the original owners.

Taylor said his Scarab did not come with any of the initial paperwork, but rumor was that Dan Topping — who became an owner of the New York Yankees in 1945 — was the first buyer. The automobiles were hand-built, and no two Scarabs were alike.

Stout headed up Stout Engineering Laboratories in Dearborn, Mich. In aviation circles, he is best remembered for his part in designing and building what would become Henry Ford’s Tri-Motor airplane, known as the “Tin Goose.�

Including prototypes, a total of nine Scarabs were built under his supervision, according to Curtis.

The Stout Scarab failed to capture America’s imagination. Curtis said timing played a significant role in the failure. “It was like a custombuilt car. Very expensive,� he said. “But it wasn’t anything that movie stars really wanted.�

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The box includes a range of survival equipment including insulated ground sheets, mosquito nets and life saving means of water purification. Also included is a basic tool kit and a children’s pack containing coloring books, crayons and pens.

Checks in any amount can be made payable to “Rotary District 7690� and sent to District Secretary Margaret Padgett, 114 Willoughby Park, High Point, NC 27265, though it is preferable for each club to collect all the checks from its club members and mail them to Margaret. Please designate the check for the “Haiti Disaster Relief Fund.�

FIRST BAPTIST Anyone wanting to make contributions for the Haitian relief effort may do so through First Baptist Church. All money collected will be sent to the North Carolina Baptist Men who have medical teams ready to go as soon as they get clearance to land. They are additionally requesting orthopedic surgeons who would be able to go to Haiti. Please mark your envelope with “Haiti.�

Donations can be turned in Sundayor brought to the church office.

BLITS Worldwide Atlanta-based World Water Relief (www. worldwaterrelief.org) and BLITS Worldwide are working to determine the need for clean water specifically for hospitals, triage centers and

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BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS The Boys and Girls Clubs of Sanford/Lee County has teamed up with the Red Cross to collect monetary donations for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. All checks are being collected at the OT Sloan Boys and Girls Club location and check should be made payable to International Red Cross. To mail them in, send them to P.O. Box 2027 Sanford, NC 27331.

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Expeditionary Unit recently returned from a sevenmonth deployment to Europe and the Middle East.

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President Obama has promised an all-out rescue and humanitarian effort including military and civilian emergency teams from across the U.S. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson was expected to arrive off the coast Thursday, and the Baltimore-based Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort was scheduled to leave for Haiti late this weekend.

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STATE BRIEFS Report: State missed 2000 land preservation goal

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Liesette Lenai sobs during a prayer service at the First Haitian Church of Grace in Charlotte Wednesda. Lenai says nearly all her family is still in Haiti, and she has heard no word from any of them.

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Panel suggests IT changes

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press Writer

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s purchasing and informational technology systems could be consolidated and streamlined so the state can serve citizens more efficiently while saving millions of dollars, a budget reform panel told Gov. Beverly Perdue on Thursday.

The recommendations were the first by the commission, which is similar to one that Perdue pledged during her 2008 campaign to create if elected as a way to locate waste and inefficiency in state government. “We’re not only looking for streamlining.

We’re also looking for savings,� said Norris Tolson, co-chairman of the Budget Reform and Accountability Commission, adding that the changes,

if carried out, will make the state “a better place in which to do business.�

The state’s procurement operations generate billions of dollars of activity annually but it’s difficult to track whether the state is buying at a good price and how quickly products are getting to state agencies and the public, said Norma Houston, a commission member and former aide to Senate leader Marc Basnight. “Even small improvements could have considerable impact because procurement involves virtually every unit of state government,� a commission document said.

While the Department of Administration is the main purchasing agency in state government, some agencies have their own purchasing authority while others don’t

participate in the state electronic procurement program, Houston said.

Department Chief Operating Officer Kevin McLaughlin said the agency supported the recommendation and is already working toward setting efficiency benchmarks for purchasing.

Jerry Fralick, the state’s new chief information officer, told the panel he supported its recommendation to give him more authority over information technology officers in state agencies as a way to modernize computer systems while saving money.

Fralick can reject proposed agency computer projects but can’t tell them which networks or servers to use. The state spent at least $1.1 billion last year on information technology.

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina environmentalists say the state missed former Gov. Jim Hunt’s challenge to protect a million acres of land from development within a decade.

Conservation groups on Thursday issued a report estimating the state got less than two-thirds of the way toward reaching the goal of preserving a million acres of open space by 2010.

The report by the group Environment North Carolina said the state instead saw more than one million acres of natural land developed in the decade.

Hunt challenged governments and private groups in January 2000 to do more to protect the state’s quality of life in the face of rapid population growth. His plan to buy undeveloped land was never fully funded, and the recession further slowed purchases in recent years.

Marines going to Haiti to help in relief effort CAMP LEJEUNE (AP) — More than 2,000 Marines from Camp Lejeune will deploy to help Haiti as part of a massive international effort to provide humanitarian aid after this week’s earthquake.

The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit is to leave aboard the amphibious ships USS Bataan, Fort McHenry and Carter Hall in the coming days. The Marine Corps did not say when the unit would depart.

President Obama has

promised an all-out rescue and humanitarian effort including military and civilian emergency teams from across the U.S. The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson was expected to arrive off the coast Thursday.

Cold weather hits High Point with broken water lines HIGH POINT (AP) — The cold weather has broken so many water lines in one North Carolina city that officials are asking residents to conserve water.

Multiple media outlets reported Thursday that High Point water customers have used between one million and two million gallons a day more this year than last year.

City public services director Chris Thompson says the city has worked on about 30 water main breaks in the past month.

The broken lines force the city to push more water through its treatment plant to keep up with the need.

That’s why High Point is asking residents to conserve water for the next month.

The city predicts more problems as the cold temperatures rise. The thawing ground will move, causing new breaks in water lines.

Six-month prison term for man who sold bear organs ASHEVILLE (AP) — A member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for trafficking dozens of bear gall bladders against tribal law.

Multiple media outlets

reported Thursday that Clement Calhoun will face a year of supervised release after serving his sentence.

Calhoun also is barred from hunting or holding a hunting license. He could have faced up to two years in prison Prosecutors say Calhoun violated the Cherokee legal code by selling bear parts off the reservation in 2005.

The government says the bile from the bear’s gall bladder is prized for its medicinal purposes in some Asian cultures.

Animal experts say the demand for bear gall bladders could threaten North Carolina’s large black bear population.

Violinist appears with struggling N.C. Symphony

CARY (AP) — The financially struggling North Carolina Symphony is getting a boost from violinist Joshua Bell.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Bell gave a 10-minute concert at a private home in Cary on Wednesday night as part of an effort to raise money for the symphony.

Jim Romano won the concert for two dozen friends and patrons for a $10,000 donation. Bell performed with the symphony Thursday night in another fundraiser.

The symphony’s budget has been cut from $14 million to $12 million.

North Carolina lawmakers last year agreed to provide an extra $1.5 million, if the orchestra raises $8 million.

French pianist Pascal Roge waived his performance fee last month, playing a free concert with his wife. Symphony board member Branford Marsalis of Durham is to play a benefit in June.

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Court hears challenge to big coastal insurance rate jump

RALEIGH — A North Carolina appeals court is weighing whether to freeze or even reverse homeowners’ insurance premiums that soared by up to almost 30 percent along the coast while sliding by a third in counties farthest from the shore.

A three-judge Court of Appeals panel heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit by coastal communities trying to overturn a deal struck in late 2008 between former Insurance Commissioner Jim Long and the North Carolina Rate Bureau, which represents insurers.

The municipalities argued Long approved the increases before coastal residents knew insurers had requested them and set rates at unreasonably high levels.

Attorneys for the state agency and the Rate Bureau told the judges state law makes the insurance commissioner responsible for representing consum-

ers, and rate settlements can’t be appealed to the court by anyone else. “Suppose the commissioner gets it wrong?�

Judge Linda Stephens

wondered. “I don’t know of anywhere else where an order can be issued and there’s no right to appeal that,�

Judge Martha Geer said.

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8A / Friday, January 15, 2010 / The Sanford Herald BRIEFS 22 U.N. staff killed, one pulled out alive

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says a U.N. security guard has been pulled out alive from the collapsed U.N. headquarters building in Haiti’s capital.

Ban told reporters Thursday it was “a small miracle� in the grim search for some 100 U.N. personnel still trapped in the rubble of the headquarters building and about 50 U.N. staff unaccounted for elsewhere after Tuesday’s earthquake.

The U.N. chief announced that 18 U.N. peacekeepers and four international police officers have been confirmed dead.

U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said the U.N. is still putting together a list of national and international civilian staff with the peacekeeping mission who have died.

Ban said Assistant Secretary-General Edmond Mulet will arrive in Port-au-Prince Thursday afternoon to take charge of the U.N. mission and coordinate the international relief effort.

White House adviser criticizes evangelist’s remark

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A senior White House adviser says evangelist broadcaster Pat Robertson’s remark that Haiti has been “cursed� doesn’t express the spirit of the American people or the president.

Valerie Jarrett said Thursday on ABC’s “Good Morning America� that Roberston’s statement left her speechless and called it “a pretty stunning comment to make.�

A devastating magnitude7 earthquake hit the small island nation on Tuesday.

The next day, Robertson said Haiti has been “cursed� because of what he called a “pact with the devil� in its history. His spokesman said the comments were based on Voodoo rituals carried out be-

fore a slave rebellion against French colonists in 1791.

Spokesman Chris Roslan says Robertson never said the earthquake was God’s wrath.

Many countries report missing and dead in Haiti (AP) — A glance on countries reporting dead and missing in Haiti: â?? Canada: Three dead and five missing. â?? Costa Rica: Five missing. â?? France: Two confirmed deaths and several missing. â?? Denmark: Two reported missing. â?? Italy: About 100 reported missing. â?? Mexico: 40 of the 80 Mexicans living in Haiti located. â?? Netherlands: Three injured, including a child; 22 missing. â?? Norway: One missing. â?? Poland: Four missing. â?? United Nations: 36 U.N. personnel confirmed dead and nearly 200 missing. â?? United States: One dead and three missing. The embassy contacted nearly 1,000 Americans, but an estimated 45,000 are in the country.

Red Cross estimates 50,000 dead in Haiti earthquake GENEVA (AP) — The Red Cross federation says it estimates there have been 45,000-50,000 deaths in the Haitian earthquake.

Spokesman Jean-Luc Martinage says the Haitian Red Cross came up with the estimate based on information from a wide network of volunteers across the quakestricken capital of Port-auPrince.

Martinage says it also is a number that government ministers have been using.

He said Thursday that the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Cross Societies has yet to determine the actual number of deaths.

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IN DESPERATE NEED Aid slowly makes its way to Haiti; president vows huge relief PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Much-needed aid from around the world slowly made its way Thursday into Haiti, where supply bottlenecks and a leadership vacuum left rescuers scrambling on their own to save the trapped and injured and get relief supplies into the capital.

The international Red Cross estimated that 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed in Tuesday’s magnitude-7.0 earthquake.

The nascent flow of rescue workers showed some results: A newly arrived search team pulled a U.N. security worker alive from the organization’s collapsed headquarters, where about 100 people are still trapped.

He stood, held up a fist in celebration, and was helped to a hospital.

Planes from China, France, Spain and the United States landed at Port-au-Prince’s airport, carrying searchers and tons of water, food, medicine and other supplies — with more promised the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. The international Red Cross estimated 3 million people — a third of the population — may need emergency relief.

The Federal Aviation Administration halted all civilian flights from the United States to Port-auPrince at the request of the Haitian government

because there is no room on the ground for more planes and not enough jet fuel for planes to go back, an official at the FAA said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk publicly.

It took six hours to unload a Chinese plane due to a lack of equipment — a hint of possible bottlenecks ahead as a global response brings a stream of aid flights to the quake-damaged airport. “We don’t have enough handling equipment or the people to run it,� said U.S. Air Force Col. Ben McMullin, part of the team handling traffic at the airport. “We’re trying to control the flow of aircraft.�

In Geneva, Red Cross spokesman Jean-Luc Martinage said the Haitian Red Cross estimated 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed, based on reports from its network of volunteers across Port-au-Prince.

There seemed to be little official Haitian presence in much of the capital — or at the airport.

McMullin said about 60 planes carrying 2,000 people had landed since Wednesday, when the airport reopened.

U.S. military forklift operators helped unload some foreign flights as well as U.S. cargos and Haitian staff were far outnumbered

by foreign aid workers and military, and no senior Haitian officials were visible.

In the city, trucks carrying police and U.N. workers or equipment to clear away debris were often stuck in traffic on roads filled with pickup trucks, cars and pedestrians. At many collapsed buildings, neighbors and volunteers dug through rubble — often with bare hands — to free trapped residents without help from the government.

Since the earthquake, President Rene Preval has maintained his typical low profile, granting only a couple of media interviews and making few public appearances. His own residences were damaged in the quake and the Parliament building collapsed, along with some other ministries and departments.

State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said the U.S. had been in touch with Preval, and added: “We’re not taking over Haiti. We are helping to stabilize Haiti, we’re helping to provide them lifesaving support.�

The often-chaotic city was surprisingly calm, despite the devastation, though journalists occasionally heard the sound of isolated gunfire. It was not clear if it was aimed at people. Even in normal times, guards sometimes

fire guns in the air to keep people away from stores.

There has been widespread looting of collapsed buildings since the earthquake hit, but rarely of undamaged shops, said Matt Marek, Haiti country representative of the American Red Cross. “There is no other way to get provisions,� he told The Associated Press. “Even if you have money, those resources are going to be exhausted in a few days.�

Bodies lay in the street, often covered by a white cloth, in the tropical heat.

Some people dragged the dust-covered dead along the roads, trying to reach a hospital where they might leave them.

Others tried to carry dead relatives to nearby hills for impromptu burials, prompting Brazil’s military — the biggest continent among U.N. peacekeepers — to warn the practice could lead to an epidemic.

It said it asked authorities to create a new cemetery.

The Brazilian military said it also was worried that bodies could be left too long because many Voodoo followers in Haiti do not allow the dead to be touched before all their rituals are concluded. “This is much worse than a hurricane,� said Jimitre Coquillon, a doctor’s assistant working at a triage center.

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U.S. vows $100M in aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Thursday that “one of the largest relief efforts in our recent history� is moving toward Haiti as he continued to mobilize the U.S. response to the island’s devastating earthquake.

As many as 5,500 U.S. infantry soldiers and Marines will be on the ground or on ships offshore by Monday, a Defense Department official said. More than a half dozen ships, including a hospital ship with 12 operating rooms, also were heading there Thursday or preparing to get under way, said spokesman Bryan Whitman.

Obama said the U.S. government is initially directing $100 million toward the relief effort, a figure he said would certainly grow over the year. “This is one of those moments that calls out for American leadership,� he said.

Meanwhile, an administration official said Obama is reaching out to former presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton for their assistance in the relief effort. It was Bush who tapped his father, former President George H.W. Bush, and Clinton, to assist with the tsunami response.

Their roles will be defined in the coming days, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because a formal announcement had not been made.

An official close to Bush confirmed that he was joining Clinton in the relief efforts.

At the State Department, spokesman P.J.

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A woman walks among debris in Port-au-Prince, Thursday. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti Tuesday.

Crowley confirmed the death of one American citizen, with three others known to be missing after the 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The agency did not immediately release the name of the victim. Crowley said the U.S. embassy has made contact with nearly 1,000 American citizens in Haiti, just a fraction of the estimated 45,000 Americans there.

Amid continuing efforts to assess the disaster’s cost in lives and lost property, the first U.S. Army infantry troops from the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina prepared to leave for Haiti with arrival expected later Thursday. That’s a little over 100 troops that will find locations to set up tents and other essentials in preparation for the arrival of another roughly 800 personnel from the division on Friday and the full brigade of some 3,500 by the end of the weekend, Whitman said.

They come on top of some 2,200 Marines, also to arrive by the Sunday or Monday, as the military ramped up what Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called “a full court press� to provide security, search and rescue and delivery of humanitarian supplies.

Obama said more than a half dozen U.S. military ships were also expected to help, with the largest, the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, arriving Friday, and the Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort expected to arrive by Friday, Jan. 22.

Obama, evidently remembering the political cost to George W. Bush of a slow government response to Hurricane Katrina, warned preemptively that it would take hours “and in many cases

days� to get the full U.S. relief contingent on the ground, because of the badly damaged roads, airport, port and communications. “None of this will seem quick enough if you have a loved one who’s trapped, if you’re sleeping on the streets, if you can’t feed your children,�

Obama said. “So today, you must know that help is arriving. Much, much more help is on the way.�

As a start, the president said the U.S. military has secured the severely damaged airport in Portau-Prince, preparing it to receive round-the-clock deliveries of heavy equipment and emergency supplies being flown in from the United States and countries around the world.

GENEVA (AP) — Roads full of hungry, homeless people. An estimated 50,000 dead. A ruined port and an overwhelmed airport. Hundreds of crumpled buildings and little heavy machinery.

Few working phones.

Relief supplies and emergency experts started pouring into Haiti from around the world Thursday, but aid groups said the challenge of helping Haiti’s desperate quake survivors was enormous. “It’s chaos,� U.N. humanitarian spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs told The Associated Press. “It’s a logistical nightmare.�

Aid deliveries by ship were impossible to Port-au-Prince because the Haitian capital’s port was closed due to severe damage from Tuesday’s magnitude-7 earthquake.

The city’s airport was open but damaged, laboring mightily to handle a flurry of incoming aid flights.

An estimated 45,00050,000 were killed, based on government figures and a wide network of Haitian volunteers across the hard-hit capital Portau-Prince, said Red Cross federation spokesman Jean-Luc Martinage.

Fearful of going near quake-damaged buildings, Haitians stood or rested on the roads, slowing the transport of food and other crucial aid.

Coordinating deliveries was also a problem, which

is being tackled by U.N. and U.S. officials, Byrs said.

With the U.N. peacekeeping force in tatters, representatives of aid organizations say there does not appear to be anyone coordinating distribution of relief supplies at the airport in Port-au-Prince. “It is difficult because folks at the Port-au-Prince airport are trying to get up to speed to run logistics,� said Save the Children spokeswoman Kate Conradt from Haiti. “Donations are coming in to the airport here, but some are coming without notice from very wellmeaning groups,� she said. “There is not yet a system to get it in.�

Severe damage to at least eight Port-au-Prince hospitals made it nearly impossible to treat the thousands of injured or prevent outbreaks of disease, said Paul Garwood, spokesman for the World Health Organization.

Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, presents unique logistical challenges for aid workers even in the best of times. It shares an island with the Dominican Republic, meaning that aid must arrive by sea or air.

Haitian streets are in poor condition under normal circumstances, and even if aid reaches the Dominican Republic, the road from there to Port-au-Prince is narrow and easily clogged.

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College applicants face competition

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — College applicants are facing one of the toughest years ever to gain admission to the nation’s public colleges and universities as schools grapple with deep budget cuts and record numbers of applications.

As cash-poor state governments slash budgets, colleges are capping or cutting enrollment despite a surge in applications from high school seniors, community college students and unemployed workers returning to school.

The increased competition means more students will be turned away, forced to attend pricier private institutions or shut out of college altogether.

Wilson Liang, a senior at San Francisco’s Galileo Academy of Science and Technology, said he worries that enrollment cuts at the University of California will freeze him out of its flagship Berkeley campus. “I know the competition is very high,� said the 17-year-old Liang, who would be the first person in his family to attend

college. “There are a lot of smart people out there.�

Colleges that previously accepted all qualified students are becoming selective, while selective schools are becoming more so. Most community colleges have open-access policies, but demand for classes is so intense that many students can’t get the courses they need. “We’re hearing a lot of panic,� said Gerna Benz, a partner at California San Francisco Bay Area College Planning Specialists. Benz said business at his Oakland-based college counseling firm has tripled over the past year.

Benz is encouraging more families to consider private colleges, which may be more expensive but offer less crowded classes and the chance to graduate in four years, which is becoming a rarity at many public colleges.

Applications to private colleges are holding steady, while public universities around the country are seeing record demand as cost-conscious

families look for good value, said Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

Low-income, minority students could face the roughest road to admission because they often can’t afford private colleges and don’t have the resources or academic credentials to compete with students from wealthier families and better high schools, he said.

The enrollment caps could also threaten President Barack Obama’s goal of making the U.S. the leader in college attainment by 2020 and undermine the nation’s economic competitiveness, college officials say. “We’re reducing enrollment when we should be increasing it,� said Scott Lay, president of the Community College League of California. Experts say states should increase access to college during a recession so that unemployed workers can train

for new jobs.

The University of Florida, which has about 35,000 undergraduates, is seeking to reduce enrollment by 4,000 students by 2012, said spokeswoman Janine Sikes.

The chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education, which has 114,000 students, recently told its Board of Trustees it must consider capping enrollment for the first time. “If you enroll someone and don’t give that individual a reasonable path to a degree or certificate in a reasonable amount of time, what kind of access is that?� said Chancellor Dan Klaich.

Competition is particularly intense in California, where public universities are dealing with huge cuts in state support that have led to sharp tuition increases, faculty furloughs, course cutbacks and student protests. The state’s 110 community colleges are struggling to accommodate a record 2.9 million students.

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The fast-paced events came as senior lawmakers went to the White House for the second straight day of bargaining over terms of a final compromise, and Obama arranged an appearance before the House Democratic rank-and-file in late afternoon Thursday in the Capitol complex.

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ment would quickly open the way for progress on other key issues where House and Senate-passed bills differ, as well as attempts by the White House to squeeze additional financial concessions from drug makers, nursing homes and other health care providers.

On a separate issue, makers of generic drugs, backed by the White House and a senior congressional ally, sought to reduce the patent protection that pharmaceutical companies receive for their new-to-market biotech products. The House and Senate bills both limit

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major breakthrough, union leaders bowed Thursday to White House demands for a new tax on high-cost health plans as part of landmark health care legislation taking final shape in intensive negotiations.

The tentative agreement on the tax was disclosed as leading lawmakers set an informal timetable of Friday for an overall deal on the health care bill that President Barack Obama listed as a top priority in his inaugural address a year ago.

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There was no official comment from organized labor, and White House spokesman Robert Gibbs refused to confirm the tentative agreement.

While not all details were set, it appeared the union leaders had backed down on their outright opposition to a new tax, and the White House had agreed to several concessions to mollify their concerns.

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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A law enforcement official says airlines have been told to do more of the toughened screening put in place after the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack aboard a Detroit-bound flight.

The official says airlines have been told more federal air marshals will be on international flights bound for the U.S. and airports should conduct more random screening.

The official says hundreds more names have been added to the terrorist watch list since Dec. 25.

All of these measures are in response to the ongoing threat from al-Qaida overseas. The official, who was not authorized to discuss the measures, spoke anonymously.

Judge nixes suit against priest who killed nun TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An Ohio judge has tossed out a sexual abuse lawsuit against a priest who was convicted of killing a nun.

The woman had claimed in the lawsuit that she was sexually abused by the Rev. Gerald Robinson and another man beginning in 1968. A judge said this week that the claims are too old to be brought to court.

Robinson has been in prison for nearly four years following his conviction in the killing of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl. Her body was found Easter weekend in 1980 inside a hospital chapel where both worked.

Robinson was sentenced to a mandatory term of 15 years to life in prison. He maintains his innocence. Church historians have said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only documented case of a Catholic priest killing a nun.

Ohio pediatrician gets 13 years in sex abuse case HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; An Ohio pediatrician charged with sex crimes against former patients has pleaded guilty to two counts of unlawful sexual conduct with a minor and has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.

Scott Blankenburg, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 54, also pleaded guilty Thursday to compelling prostitution, illegal use of a minor in a nudity-oriented material or

performance, pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor and bribery and drug charges.

He agreed to the 13-year term in a plea deal with prosecutors. He did not plead guilty to sex crimes involving former patients.

Blankenburgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s twin brother and fellow pediatrician, Mark Blankenburg, was sentenced last week to 21 to 27 years in prison for sex crimes involving former patients, money laundering and drug charges.

The doctors practiced for more than 20 years north of Cincinnati.

Cocaine found at Florida NASA hangar, workers tested CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NASA is investigating how a bag of cocaine got into the hangar that houses space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA spokesman Allard Beutel said Thursday that the bag contained a tiny amount of the illegal substance. It was found by a worker in a secure part of the hangar that is accessible by about 200 NASA employees and contractors.

NASA is drug testing and interviewing workers, as well as using drug-sniffing dogs.

Beutel says there is no problem with any of Discoveryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hardware, nor is there any indication that any employees were under the influence while working in the facility. Discovery is being prepared for a mission in March.

Texas board to take 1st vote on history curriculum AUSTIN, Texas (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; State Board of Education has started debating new guidelines for teaching social studies to millions of school children.

The board is expected to take a tentative vote Thursday on the new standards, which will dictate what some 4.8 million K-12 students are required to learn in social studies, history and economics classes for the next decade.

The board is wading through dozens of amendments that will likely reshape the draft proposal that is being considered.

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MOVIE REVIEW: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;THE LOVELY BONESâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the story about the rape and murder of a teenage girl that makes reviewing â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bonesâ&#x20AC;? such a thorny undertaking.

If anything seemed like a sure thing, it was the film adaptation of Alice Seboldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mega-bestseller â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it remained on the New York Times hardback bestseller list for over a year â&#x20AC;&#x201C; directed by Oscar-winner Peter Jackson, helmsman of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lord of the Ringsâ&#x20AC;? trilogy, â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Kong,â&#x20AC;? and apropos of the dark subject of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bones,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heavenly Creatures.â&#x20AC;?

Instead, apart from Stanley Tucciâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acclaimed turn as serial killer George Harvey, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bonesâ&#x20AC;? has been shut out of the awards season accolades. Frankly, some of the catcalls are nitpicky and unjustified.

One of the most repeated criticisms is Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision not to shoot the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gruesome, emotional touchstone, in which Harvey rapes and dismembers 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan, Oscar-nominated for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Atonementâ&#x20AC;?). Jackson proclaimed such a scene would â&#x20AC;&#x153;make it a film that I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to watchâ&#x20AC;? and that he had â&#x20AC;&#x153;no interestâ&#x20AC;? in filming â&#x20AC;&#x153;anything that depicted violence towardsâ&#x20AC;Śa young person in a way that was seriousâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

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THE LOVELY BONES Grade: B â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Director: Peter Jackson MPAA Rating: PG-13 Running Time: 2 hours, 15 minutes Theaters: Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford; Crossroads 20 in Cary

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cogent point is that the lurid rendering of such a heinous act is so combustible that it would suck the narrative and emotional oxygen out of the rest of the film. Indeed, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bonesâ&#x20AC;? is principally the story of Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey to an afterlife called â&#x20AC;&#x153;the in-between,â&#x20AC;? where she looks down on

not only her killer, but also her family and friends as they struggle to cope with her death.

Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CGI-laden rendering of Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hereafter is both risky and problematic. His ceaseless psychedelic representations are seemingly lifted from Terry Gilliamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cutting room floor. But, the tableau is occasionally bucolic and evocatively spiritual. When Jack (Mark Wahlberg), Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grieving father, smashes the collection of shipsin-a-bottle he and his deceased daughter once constructed together, the juxtaposition of life-sized shipwrecks that simultaneously occur along a rocky coastline in Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s afterlife is an affecting blend of bombast and

melancholy.

The real problem with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bonesâ&#x20AC;? is that Jackson seems caught in his own in-between world.

For starters, he adopts the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early-1970s suburbia setting, a milieu that speaks more to Seboldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s age (born in 1963) than any meaningful approximation of â&#x20AC;&#x153;more innocent times.â&#x20AC;? More significantly, Jackson takes the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already cumbersome plot points and lacquers them with jolting narrative and tonal shifts. The storyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meditative core metastasizes into a psychological thriller, police procedural, revenge saga, love story, coming-of-age tale, dark comedy, family drama, and, yes, spiritual odyssey. Taken individually, some of these subplots

work well. As a whole, the result is schizophrenic and strangely emotionless.

Wahlberg proves both too young and lacking in emotional depth to portray the tormented Jack. Carolyn Dando and Reece Ritchie seemingly trained at the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twilightâ&#x20AC;? acting academy to play, respectively, the clairvoyant Ruth Conners and Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s would-be heartthrob, Ray. The rest of the otherwise game cast is repeatedly squandered: Susan Sarandonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role as boozy Grandma Lynn is played for incongruous comic relief; the part of Abigail (Rachel Weisz), Susieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom, is edited down to the point of inertia.

Even the precocious Ronan is reduced to monotonous narration and gaping at green screens.

Her talents, like the other moments of brilliance sprinkled throughout â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bones,â&#x20AC;? suffocate under the weight of great expectations and muddled implementations.

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NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon cancer. He was 59.

Pendergrass died Wednesday in suburban Philadelphia, where he had been hospitalized for months.

The singerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, Teddy Pendergrass II, said his father underwent colon cancer surPendergrass gery eight months ago and had â&#x20AC;&#x153;a difficult recovery.â&#x20AC;?

Before the crash, Pendergrass established a new era of R&B with an explosive, raw voice that symbolized masculinity, passion and the joys and sorrow of romance in songs such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Close the Door,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Hurt Now,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Love T.K.O.â&#x20AC;? and other hits that have since become classics.

He was an international superstar and sex symbol. His career was at its apex â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and still climbing.

Friend and longtime collaborator Kenny Gamble, of the renowned production duo Gamble & Huff, teamed with Pendergrass on his biggest hits and recalled how the singer was even working on a movie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had about 10 platinum albums in a row, so he was a very, very successful recording artist and as a performing artist,â&#x20AC;? Gamble said Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He had a tremendous career ahead of him, and the accident sort of got in the way of many of those plans.â&#x20AC;?

Hathaway wins Harvardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hasty Pudding award

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway can add another honor to her list: a Hasty Pudding award.

She will receive the award at a roast scheduled for Jan. 28

by Hasty Pudding Theatricals at Harvard University. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oldest undergraduate drama troupe.

The roast features the Harvard men in drag and takes place after a parade down Massachusetts Avenue near the university in Cambridge, Mass.

Hathaway made her name as a teen in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Princess Diariesâ&#x20AC;? and has shown her acting range in comedies like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Smartâ&#x20AC;? and dramas such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brokeback Mountain.â&#x20AC;?

She was nominated for an Academy Award for best actress in 2009 for her role in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rachel Getting Married.â&#x20AC;?

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n the future, according to â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eli,â&#x20AC;? weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll all dress like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a Nine Inch Nails video. It is written.

Most everyone wears goggles and leather in the post-apocalyptic wasteland of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eli.â&#x20AC;?

A meteorite and a subsequent war 30 years earlier has scorched the Earth and the population.

The landscape (shot in New Mexico) is much like an old Western: bandits (albeit cannibalizing bandits) lurk the desert roads, while rough crowds take refuge in hardscrabble towns. At the downtown saloon, water, not whiskey, is â&#x20AC;&#x153;the good stuff.â&#x20AC;?

Across this charred land strides our Christian cowboy, Eli (Denzel Washington), a mysterious, solitary man who carries the last remaining Bible in his backpack. He also carries a gleaming silver knife and a shotgun, both of which heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expert with.

Like a prophet, he has heard Godâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice in his head and he walks West with divine determination. He says to himself: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stay on the path.â&#x20AC;?

After â&#x20AC;&#x153;the flashâ&#x20AC;? of the cataclysm that rocked the Earth, many blamed the troubles on religion. All the books were burned, making the few that remain precious cargo indeed.

fashionable in tattered clothes), gets roped into the fracas. Tom Waits makes a good cameo as a simple, somewhat quirky shopkeeper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eliâ&#x20AC;? is the first movie from Albert and Allen Hughes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the filmmaking brothers of â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Hellâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Menace II Societyâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in nine years.

Post-apocalyptic tales are all the rage these AP photo days, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to see Denzel Washington as Eli the imprint of Cormac in Alcon Entertainmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s McCarthyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far more action adventure film â&#x20AC;&#x153;The deeply felt â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Roadâ&#x20AC;?

Book of Eli,â&#x20AC;? which opens â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just recently adapted today in theaters. with disappointing results â&#x20AC;&#x201D; on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book Those born after this event (and this might not of Eli.â&#x20AC;? Like McCarthyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great novel, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of seem so futuristic) donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Eliâ&#x20AC;? follows a wandering have any knowledge of books â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what they mean man on a lawless road or how to read them. The while carrying his charge (a boy, rather than a elders are the exception, those who lived â&#x20AC;&#x153;before.â&#x20AC;? book, in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Roadâ&#x20AC;?). â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Roadâ&#x20AC;? even Among them is Carnegie (Gary Oldman), a villain- included an Eli: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ely,â&#x20AC;? played by Robert Duvall ous man who presides over the town Eli wanders in the movie. We might take both as a reference into. to the prophet Elijah. But He sends his minions â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eliâ&#x20AC;? doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t out in search of a Bible, get too Biblical, mostly though all they can do content to spout a few is return with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Da cool-sounding verses Vinci Codeâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which before a battle. apparently even meteThe Hughes brothers orites canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t destroy. An intellectual (we first meet donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let nary a bullet or arrow fly without sending him reading a biography their cameras behind to of Mussolini), Carnegie believes the Bibleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s power track it in slow-motion.

That such a Christianwill make him a great themed film enthralls in leader: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a weapon,â&#x20AC;? violence so much (the he says. body count is in the dozWhen Eli and Carnegie meet, much fighting ens) is obviously contraensues. A young woman, dictory to its message of Solara (Mila Kunis, oddly civilization saved by the

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Blink and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll miss the only allusion to other religious tomes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a cheap, belated try at tolerance. One senses the Bible was chosen for â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eliâ&#x20AC;? earnestly, but perhaps also to take advantage of its cultural weight. Such travails might not be plausible for one carrying the last copy of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moby Dick,â&#x20AC;? or, for that matter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jonas Brothers: Inside Their World.â&#x20AC;?

Cinematographer Don Burgess has drained the film to a sepia. What breathes life into â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eliâ&#x20AC;? is the performances, most notably by Washington and Oldman.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to see Oldman, made relatively boring in the Batman films, return to full, theatrical villain mode. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not over-thetop like he was in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Professional,â&#x20AC;? but a rational, intelligent survivor â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a frustrated dictator.

He wants order, only he wants to control it.

Washington, too, is in his wheelhouse. Ever able to play a man with purpose, he propels the film on a straightforward, linear path: a charismatic man-of-few-words with a whole lot of them in his sack. â?? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Book of Eli,â&#x20AC;? a Warner Bros. release, is rated R for some brutal violence and language.

Running time: 118 minutes.

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NBC announces post-Leno Show prime-time lineup LOS ANGELES (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New and veteran NBC dramas and a comedy produced by Jerry Seinfeld will take over the bulk of the prime-time slots soon to be vacated by Jay Leno.

NBC announced Thursday that the freshman drama â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parenthoodâ&#x20AC;? and the relocated â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law & Orderâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law & Order: Special Victim Unitsâ&#x20AC;? will fill three slots. Another will go to the comedy panel series â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Marriage Refâ&#x20AC;? from Seinfeld. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dateline NBCâ&#x20AC;? will fill another 10 p.m. EST slot.

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Chrysler returns to Super Bowl to advertise Dodge (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chrysler is advertising during the Super Bowl for the first time since 2004, making it the first U.S. automaker in the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most expensive advertising showcase in two years.

Chrysler will feature its Dodge Ram trucks in a 60second ad in the first half of the NFL championship game on Feb. 7. According to TNS Media Intelligence, CBS is selling 30-second ads for between $2.5 million to $2.8 million.

None of the U.S. automak-

ers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ford, General Motors or Chrysler â&#x20AC;&#x201D; advertised in the game amid a sharp industry downturn in 2009 that saw both Chrysler and General Motors seek bankruptcy protection and government aid.

Italian automaker Fiat took control of Chrysler after it emerged from Chapter 11 reorganization in June. The U.S. government gave Chrysler LLC about $15.5 billion in aid and now owns nearly 10 percent of the company.

But now the company is out and wants people to know it, said Chrysler spokeswoman Dianna Gutierrez, who declined to disclose the cost of the commercial.

Prolific Memphis punk artist Jay Reatard dies MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Memphis punk rocker Jay Reatard, known for performing shows and releasing singles at a breakneck pace, has died. He was 29.

Memphis police said Reatard â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whose given name was Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was found dead in his bed early Wednesday.

Police are investigating the death, but police spokeswoman Jennifer Robinson said foul play is not necessarily suspected.

Friends of Reatardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s told The Commercial Appeal that the singer had been complaining of flulike symptoms.

An autopsy was performed on Wednesday and the results are pending.

Reatard started recording songs in his bedroom as a teenager and was playing Memphis clubs by age 15.

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Seasoned QBs are everywhere in the second round of the NFL playoffs

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After 4 bowl appearances, Holtz to guide South Florida

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ARENAS CHARGED WITH FELONY GUN POSSESSION WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas has been charged with a felony in connection with last month’s locker room confrontation with a teammate.

Arenas was charged Thursday with one count of carrying a pistol without a license.

The charges were filed in D.C. Superior Court in an “information,” a document that generally signals a plea deal.

His lawyer had no immediate comment.

FRED GOODALL AP Sports Writer

MLB METS UPSET BELTRAN HAD KNEE SURGERY

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets are upset Carlos Beltran had knee surgery this week after the team asked him to wait while management discussed options with its medical staff.

Assistant general manager John Ricco said the All-Star center fielder had permission to be examined Tuesday by Dr. Richard Steadman, a knee specialist in Colorado who also looked at Beltran last summer. Steadman recommended surgery.

“We told the agent for the player that we wanted to have the ability to discuss the diagnosis and possibly have a third opinion because, you know, of the nature of this injury,” Ricco said during a telephone conference call Thursday. “We wanted to have the opportunity to digest the information, the diagnosis, and unfortunately we were never afforded the opportunity to do that.”

Despite the Mets’ request, made to agent Scott Boras on Tuesday evening, Steadman operated on Beltran on Wednesday, removing cartilage fragments and inflammation, and shaving bone spurs.

New York said Beltran is expected to resume baseball activities in 12 weeks — although Boras said it could be as few as eight. Ricco said the team will be “losing his services, at least for the early part of the season.”

NCAA CHOW REBUFFS USC, WILL STAY AT UCLA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Offensive coordinator Norm Chow is staying at UCLA, rebuffing overtures from Lane Kiffin to return to Southern California.

UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel confirmed Thursday that Chow, a widely respected offensive mastermind during nearly four decades in college football, will be back for a third season with the Bruins.

USC athletic director Mike Garrett acknowledged Wednesday he hoped to lure Chow to Kiffin’s new staff with a lucrative offer, but Chow decided not to switch sides in Los Angeles’ fierce football rivalry.

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Former Southern Lee star and Rhode Island guard Akeem Richmond, shown in this file photo, scored a season-high 21 points in the Rams’ easy win over St. Joseph’s on Wednesday night.

Baron pleased with Richmond’s progress

By RYAN SARDA sarda@sanfordherald.com

SANFORD — Akeem Richmond got into a rhythm two hours prior to game time.

And he never got out of it.

The former Southern Lee basketball star and current Rhode Island freshman took about 200 shots during a shootaround before

Wednesday night’s tipoff against St. Joseph’s.

Richmond had a career high 21 points to go with 5-of-8 Baron shooting from 3point range as the Rams improved to 13-2 overall and

1-1 in the Atlantic-10 Conference after getting a convincing 101-74 victory over the Hawks.

“The 5 p.m. shootaround really got me going,” said Richmond. “It got me into a rhythm and I was able to keep it throughout the game.”

See Richmond, Page 4B

TAMPA, Fla. — Skip Holtz is the new football coach at South Florida, taking over a program recovering from a scandal that led to the firing of Jim Leavitt.

The 45-yearold Holtz led East Carolina to the past two Conference Holtz USA championships. He inherits a talented but inconsistent team that’s tasted the national limelight while also falling short of a goal of winning the Big East.

Holtz informed his old team of his decision during a meeting with players Thursday in Greenville.

USF will introduce him as the second coach in the Bulls’ 13-year history on Friday.

AOL FanHouse was first to report the hiring.

Holtz replaces Leavitt, fired last week after a school investigation concluded he grabbed a player by the throat, slapped him in the face, then lied about it. Holtz was 38-27 in five seasons with East Carolina, including wins in the past two C-USA title games and high-profile victories against Virginia Tech and West Virginia in 2008.

Holtz was under contract through the 2013 season and had only a $100,000 buyout. He made $605,000 in base salary this year, though that figure rose to nearly $900,000 due to several incentives.

The son of former Notre Dame and South Carolina coach Lou Holtz

See Holtz, Page 4B

CLEMSON THROTTLES NORTH CAROLINA

Win was a dream come true for Booker

By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson’s Demontez Stitt had a dream so clear and vivid the night before facing No. 12 North Carolina, he had to call someone as soon as he could.

“I woke up this morning, called my mom, texted a couple of people,” Stitt said. “I told them that I had a dream where I had a good game against the Tar Heels, we won by a lot and everybody stormed the court.”

“You know what happened tonight,” Stitt said with a smile.

Stitt had 20 points, Trevor Booker scored

21 and the 24th-ranked Tigers (14-3, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) broke a 10-game losing streak to North Carolina with an 83-64 victory Wednesday night.

Besides their first loss to Clemson since 2004, this was the Tar Heels (125, 1-1) most lopsided ACC loss since a 96-56 defeat to Maryland in 2003.

North Carolina starters combined for just 12 field goals. Its two leading scorers, Deon Thompson and Ed Davis, managed a combined 9 points — almost 20 fewer than they’d averaged coming in.

The Tar Heels ended

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Friday, Jan. 15 Boys Basketball Holly Springs at Lee County 7:30 p.m.

Grace Christian at Salem Baptist 7:30 p.m.

Lee Christian at Alamance Christian 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Lee County at Holly Springs 7:30 p.m.

Lee Christian at Alamance Christian 6 p.m.

Grace Christian at Salem Baptist 6 p.m.

Gymnastics Southern Lee, Lee County at North Raleigh Gymnastics 6:30 p.m.

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Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard, left, stops a shot from Carolina Hurricanesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Jussi Jokinen, right, of Finland, in the first period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit, Thursday. The game did not finish by presstime.

Monday, Jan. 18 No sports scheduled

Tuesday, Jan. 19 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Belmont Abbey JV at Central Carolina 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball Faith Christian at Lee Christian 7:30 p.m.

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Girls Basketball Faith Christian at Lee Christian 7:30 p.m.

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Basketball Central Carolina at Wake Tech 7 p.m.

Boys Basketball Douglas Byrd at Southern Lee 8 p.m.

Girls Basketball Douglas Byrd at Southern Lee 6:30 p.m.

For the 1st time, Bobcats have look of a playoff team

Swimming Cape Fear Valley Conference at Campbell Boys Basketball Western Harnett at Lee County 7:30 p.m.

Lee Christian at Gospel Light 7:30 p.m.

Girls Basketball Western Harnett at Lee County 6 p.m.

Lee Christian at Gospel Light 7:30 p.m.

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FUNDRAISER Sabres to host pancake breakfast

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U-10 SASL Sabres are hosting a Flapjack Breakfast Fundraiser at Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in Sanford from 8-10 a.m. on Jan. 30.

The tickets are $7 per person and include pancakes, sausage and a bevAP photo erage. There will be door prizes as well. The teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents, coaches and boys will be greeting, serving and cleaning tables.

If you are interested in supporting the Sabres by purchasing tickets, contact Julie Dutchess at (919) 721-1069.

Wednesday, Jan. 20

Thursday, Jan. 21

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Quail Ridge Golf Course has rescheduled its Tough Day Tournament for 10 a.m. on Saturday.

The tournament will be flighted and played in a two-person superball format. Cost for entry is $45 a person.

For more information, contact the pro shop at (919) 776-6623.

CHARLOTTE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; When this city was awarded an expansion team two years after the Hornets bolted town, there was little excitement. The losses outnumbered only the empty seats.

Not even Michael Jordan becoming a part-owner created buzz.

Six years in, the Bobcats have never been to the playoffs and the crowds are still thin. But there are things you can no longer say â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not boring and certainly no pushover.

With a Hall of Fame coach, a newly acquired scorer with muchneeded swagger and an emerging player on the cusp of being an All-Star, the Larry Brown-led Bobcats are acting and looking like a legitimate playoff contender.

Consider their accomplishments since the calendar flipped to 2010: victories at Cleveland and Miami while running their home record to 14-4. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s included Gerald Wallaceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acrobatic, game-winning putback at the buzzer and Stephen

Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s franchise-best 43-point performance. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything is starting to come together,â&#x20AC;? point guard Raymond Felton said Thursday.

After remaking the roster to Brownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s liking with five trades involving 15 players over the past 14 months, the versatile Bobcats (17-19) sit in seventh place in the Eastern Conference entering Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home game against San Antonio. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have good people. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no jealousy here,â&#x20AC;? said Brown, in the second year of his record ninth NBA head coaching job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stephen is an unusual personality, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great teammate and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good guy.â&#x20AC;?

Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s acquisition on Nov. 16 from Golden State was the riskiest move Jordan has signed off on since becoming the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s managing partner in 2006. A superior talent, Jackson had been feuding with Warriors coach Don Nelson. His past includes his role in the infa-

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mous brawl in Auburn Hills, Mich., and being accused of firing a gun into the air outside a strip club.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a model teammate so far in Charlotte, giving the Bobcats multiple scoring options. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gerald Wallace needed another guy to take some of the pressure off him,â&#x20AC;? Jackson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I fit in good in that role. I did it for Baron Davis (at Golden State). I made it easy because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m easy to get along with.

I know what it takes to be a great teammate.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear Jackson and Wallace have clicked. When not constantly needling each other â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Wallace jumped onto Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back as he was doing an interview Thursday â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving opposing teams fits.

Wallace was averaging 13.7 points before Jackson arrived and 19.3 points since. Despite being just 6-foot-7, Wallace is fourth in the NBA in rebounding at 11.5 per game and a candidate for his first All-Star game.

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Braves OF Cabrera agrees to $3.1 million contract ATLANTA (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Braves outfielder Melky Cabrera has agreed to a $3.1 million, one-year contract with his new team to avoid arbitration.

Cabrera, who made $1,425,000 last season with the New York Yankees, was acquired by Atlanta in a five-player deal that sent 15-game winner Javier Vazquez to the World Series champions. Cabrera was the Yankeesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starting center fielder most of the last three seasons, hitting .274 with 13 homers and 68 RBIs in 2009.

Reliever Peter Moylan is the only arbitration-eligible player still unsigned by the Braves.

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Cowboys RB Barber returns to practice

IRVING, Texas (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Cowboys running back Marion Barber practiced Thursday and coach Wade Phillips called it an â&#x20AC;&#x153;encouraging signâ&#x20AC;? that their leading rusher will be able to play Sunday at Minnesota.

Barber has been nursing a sore left knee. He was held out of practice Wednesday.

He left the last playoff game after only three carries because coaches could tell he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t running at full strength.

Barber led the club in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns this season.

However, the Cowboys have two capable, healthy backups in Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.

Boldin, Hayes miss Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; practice

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin, along with inside linebacker Gerald Hayes, did not practice Thursday.

Boldin has been nursing left ankle and knee injuries he suffered in the Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; regular-season finale against Green Bay. He was inactive for their 51-45 overtime victory over the Packers in the first round of the NFC playoffs Sunday.

Hayes suffered a right ankle injury on the first play of the playoff game but played with it the rest of the way.

Coach Ken Whisenhunt said both players â&#x20AC;&#x153;certainly will be a game-day decision.â&#x20AC;?

The Cardinals play at New Orleans on Saturday.

Crennel hired as Chiefsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; defensive coordinator

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Romeo Crennel is eagerly

jumping back into the NFL with renewed energy and diminished pain.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be the defensive coordinator in Kansas City, taking over a unit thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been miserable under its last three coordinators. But he may not be here for long if another team comes calling with an offer to be head coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why many of us coaches are in this business, to get to the highest level possible,â&#x20AC;? Crennel said Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I think being the head coach is the highest level. And if that opportunity came along again, I would definitely be interested in that. But at the present time, the opportunity is to be the defensive coordinator for the Chiefs. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m putting all the energy into.â&#x20AC;?

Schottenheimer â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;went with my gutâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; over Bills FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; New York Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer says he turned down the Buffalo Billsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; request to interview him for their vacant head coaching job.

Schottenheimer, in his fourth season running the Jetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; offense, said Thursday he was flattered by Buffaloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interest, but is happy in New York and likes the direction the team is going in under Rex Ryan.

The Bills asked for and received permission Monday from the Jets to speak with Schottenheimer, who says he â&#x20AC;&#x153;went with my gutâ&#x20AC;? in making the decision Tuesday.

Schottenheimer has previously interviewed for several other head coaching jobs, including with the Jets, who instead hired Ryan last year.

New York plays at San Diego on Sunday in the AFC divisional round.

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers looks for a receiver during NFL football practice on Thursday in San Diego.

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Seasoned QBs reign in NFLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second season METAIRIE, La. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Shortly before Drew Brees turned 30, he had a talk with retired San Francisco 49ers quarterback Steve Young that made him feel a bit better about entering the fourth decade of his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Man, your prime as a QB is 30 to 35,â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Brees recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now I would say Kurt Warner and Brett Favre are breaking that mold by going toward 40 and playing at such a high level. But that makes you feel good because it shows that your skills can still be very high at that age.â&#x20AC;?

Brees turns 31 on Friday (the same day his only child, son Baylen, turns 1) and is the youngest of four quarterbacks in the over-30 club whose

teams are still playing.

At 40, Favre is the oldest, followed by Warner, 38, and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, 33.

Should Favreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas and Warnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arizona Cardinals beat New Orleans this weekend, the average QB age in the NFC championship game will be 39 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a veritable Graybeard Bowl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not like 30 is a very old player; a lot of guys are just getting into it,â&#x20AC;? said Warner, who did not play in an NFL game until he was 27. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I definitely think the experience helps, especially at this time of year, and I think it takes time to build things.

Very seldom do you have a quarterback that comes in in their first year and

the team around themâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good.â&#x20AC;?

Of course, that does happen. Many of the best quarterbacks in the game made their mark earlier in their careers.

Tom Brady was 24, in his first season as a starter because of an injury to Drew Bledsoe, when he won his first of three Super Bowls in a four-year period.

The two youngest quarterbacks still playing this season are New York Jets rookie Mark Sanchez, 23, and Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Flacco, 24. They play on teams built in large part around defense and the running game and they threw for the fewest yards and touchdowns of any of the eight QBs suiting up this weekend.

NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chris Johnson didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get any votes for MVP. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss any for The Associated Press 2009 NFL All-Pro team.

The 2,000-yard rusher from the Tennessee Titans was the only unanimous choice for the squad, announced Thursday. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s joined in the backfield

by Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, who won an unprecedented fourth Most Valuable Player Award last week, when only quarterbacks received votes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a good thing,â&#x20AC;? said Johnson, who won the Offensive Player of the Year award Wednesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Because I feel like if you put a season out there, out of those dudes who got votes or the dudes who won, I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel they had a better season than I had, and broke as many records in one season that I had.â&#x20AC;?

For setting the league mark for yards from scrimmage and becoming the sixth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history, Johnson got all 50 votes from a nationwide panel of sports writers. One other player, San Francisco inside linebacker Patrick Willis, came close with, appropriately, 49.

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NBA Standings

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB L10 Boston 27 10 .730 — 5-5 Toronto 19 20 .487 9 7-3 New York 16 22 .421 111⁄2 5-5 Philadelphia 12 26 .316 151⁄2 5-5 New Jersey 3 35 .079 241⁄2 1-9 Southeast Division

W L Pct GB L10 Orlando 26 13 .667 — 4-6 1 Atlanta 25 13 .658 ⁄2 5-5 1 Miami 18 18 .500 6 ⁄2 4-6 1 Charlotte 17 19 .472 7 ⁄2 7-3 Washington 12 25 .324 13 2-8 Central Division

W L Pct GB L10 Cleveland 30 10 .750 — 8-2 Chicago 16 20 .444 12 6-4 Milwaukee 15 21 .417 13 3-7 Indiana 13 25 .342 16 4-6 1 Detroit 12 25 .324 16 ⁄2 1-9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB L10 Dallas 25 13 .658 — 5-5 1 San Antonio 24 13 .649 ⁄2 8-2 Houston 22 17 .564 31⁄2 5-5 1 New Orleans 20 17 .541 4 ⁄2 7-3 Memphis 19 18 .514 51⁄2 7-3 Northwest Division

W L Pct GB L10 Denver 25 14 .641 — 5-5 1 Portland 24 16 .600 1 ⁄2 6-4 Oklahoma City 21 17 .553 31⁄2 7-3 Utah 21 17 .553 31⁄2 5-5 1 Minnesota 8 32 .200 17 ⁄2 2-8 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB L10 L.A. Lakers 30 9 .769 — 6-4 Phoenix 24 15 .615 6 6-4 L.A. Clippers 17 20 .459 12 5-5 Sacramento 15 22 .405 14 2-8 Golden State 11 25 .306 171⁄2 4-6 Tuesday’s Games Charlotte 102, Houston 94 Detroit 99, Washington 90 Memphis 104, L.A. Clippers 102 San Antonio 105, L.A. Lakers 85 Orlando 109, Sacramento 88 Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 94, Washington 82 Indiana 122, Phoenix 114 New York 93, Philadelphia 92 Boston 111, New Jersey 87 New Orleans 108, L.A. Clippers 94 San Antonio 109, Oklahoma City 108, OT L.A. Lakers 100, Dallas 95 Houston 120, Minnesota 114,3OT Denver 115, Orlando 97 Portland 120, Milwaukee 108 Miami at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Sports Review BASKETBALL Str W-1 L-2 W-1 L-1 L-6

Home 11-5 12-6 9-10 5-13 2-16

Away 16-5 7-14 7-12 7-13 1-19

Conf 19-6 13-13 11-14 7-15 3-20

Str L-1 W-2 L-2 W-2 L-3

Home 14-4 15-4 11-10 14-4 6-11

Away 12-9 10-9 7-8 3-15 6-14

Conf 17-9 15-10 12-7 14-14 10-14

Str W-2 W-2 L-3 W-2 W-1

Home 14-3 13-7 11-7 10-9 8-9

Away 16-7 3-13 4-14 3-16 4-16

Conf 17-6 11-12 9-11 9-13 9-12

Str L-2 W-3 W-1 W-1 W-1

Home 12-7 17-6 12-4 15-3 12-5

Away 13-6 7-7 10-13 5-14 7-13

Conf 15-10 12-10 17-12 14-8 12-13

Str W-2 W-1 L-1 W-2 L-3

Home 17-3 15-7 11-9 14-6 5-15

Away 8-11 9-9 10-8 7-11 3-17

Conf 13-8 17-7 8-13 10-12 4-23

Str W-1 L-1 L-2 L-1 L-1

Home 21-3 15-4 12-8 12-9 7-8

Away 9-6 9-11 5-12 3-13 4-17

Conf 19-8 13-9 10-16 9-16 7-15

Thursday’s Games Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games San Antonio at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Detroit, 8 p.m.

Indiana at New Jersey, 8 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Miami at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Orlando at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball Standings Atlantic-10 Conference

Conference

W L PCT Xavier, Ohio 3 0 1.000 Temple 2 0 1.000 Dayton 2 0 1.000 St. Louis 2 0 1.000 Richmond 2 1 .667 La Salle 2 1 .667 Rhode Island 1 1 .500 Charlotte 1 1 .500 George Washington 1 2 .333 UMass 1 2 .333 St. Joseph’s 1 2 .333 St. Bonaventure 0 2 .000 Duquesne 0 3 .000 Fordham 0 3 .000

All Games W L 11 5 14 3 13 3 11 5 13 5 9 7 13 2 11 5 11 5 7 9 5 10 7 8 9 8 2 13

PCT .688 .824 .813 .688 .722 .563 .867 .688 .688 .438 .333 .467 .529 .133

Atlantic Coast Conference Conference W L PCT 2 0 1.000 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .500

1 1 1 1 1

2 2 2 2 2

All Games W L PCT 10 4 .714 14 2 .875 14 3 .824 12 3 .800 13 2 .867 12 5 .706 10 5 .667

Sports on TV Friday, Jan. 15

BOXING 9 p.m.

ESPN2 — Champion Juan Carlos Burgos (23-0) vs. Juan Carlos Martinez (17-11-1) for WBC Caribbean Boxing Federation featherweight title, at Laredo, Texas GOLF 8:30 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Joburg Open, second round, at

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with 26 turnovers, matching the most committed in coach Roy Williams’ seven seasons.

“I’m not feeling good about the job I’m doing right now,” Williams said.

Clemson feels pretty good about its performance.

The Tigers hadn’t beaten the Tar Heels in nearly six years, but used a first-half blitz to lead by 23 points and held on against one of their toughest ACC opponents.

Stitt hit Clemson’s first two baskets

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has been an annual fixture on the list of top candidates for coaching vacancies. He flirted with Cincinnati and Syracuse in recent years, but insisted he wasn’t looking to leave the program he rebuilt from its miserable state earlier this decade.

East Carolina had lost 22 of 25 games — 19 by double-digit margins and seven by at least 33 points — when he arrived after

By The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. Texas (56) 15-0 1,616 2 2. Kentucky (9) 16-0 1,569 3 3. Kansas 14-1 1,441 1 4. Villanova 14-1 1,426 6 5. Syracuse 15-1 1,353 7 6. Purdue 14-1 1,317 4 7. Michigan St. 13-3 1,191 10 8. Duke 13-2 1,178 5 9. Tennessee 12-2 1,030 16 10. West Virginia 12-2 1,006 8 11. Georgetown 12-2 934 12 12. North Carolina 12-4 844 9 13. Kansas St. 13-2 746 11 13. Wisconsin 13-3 746 17 15. Connecticut 11-4 633 13 16. Pittsburgh 13-2 565 23 17. Gonzaga 12-3 559 19 18. BYU 16-1 456 25 19. Temple 13-3 388 21 20. Georgia Tech 12-3 342 20 21. Mississippi 12-3 326 14 22. Baylor 13-1 301 — 23. Miami 15-1 189 — 24. Clemson 13-3 167 — 25. Florida St. 13-3 155 18 Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 126, N. Iowa 91, Missouri 64, Mississippi St. 61, New Mexico 59, Dayton 39, UAB 35, UNLV 28, Oklahoma St. 26, Vanderbilt 21, Notre Dame 18, Wake Forest 14, Cornell 12, Butler 10, Texas Tech 10, Marquette 9, Virginia Tech 9, William & Mary 8, Florida 2, Louisiana Tech 2, Harvard 1, Missouri St. 1, Siena 1.

NCAA Boxscores Late Wednesday No. 8 DUKE 79, BOSTON COLLEGE 59 BOSTON COLLEGE (10-7) Raji 1-3 0-0 2, Trapani 2-7 4-4 8, Southern 2-3 3-6 7, Paris 2-4 0-0 4, Sanders 1-8 1-3 3, Jackson 8-12 3-3 20, Roche 2-4 0-0 4, Ravenel 2-4 0-2 4, Elmore 1-3 4-6 6, Dunn 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 21-48 16-26 59.

DUKE (14-2) Singler 5-9 5-7 15, Mi.Plumlee 5-6 2-2 12, Thomas 0-1 2-2 2, Smith 9-14 6-7 24, Scheyer 4-12 3-4 12, Ma.Plumlee 2-10 0-0 4, Dawkins 0-3 4-5 4, Kelly 0-0 0-0 0, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, Zoubek 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 28-60 22-27 79.

Halftime_Duke 38-35. 3-Point Goals_Boston College 1-10 (Jackson 1-2, Roche 0-1, Paris 0-1, Sanders 0-3, Trapani 0-3), Duke 112 (Scheyer 1-6, Smith 0-1, Ma.Plumlee 0-1, Dawkins 0-2, Singler 0-2). Fouled Out_None.

Rebounds_Boston College 27 (Trapani 4), Duke 40 (Zoubek 11). Assists_Boston College 7 (Sanders 3), Duke 11 (Scheyer, Smith 4). Total Fouls_Boston College 21, Duke 21.

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.333 .333 .333 .333 .333

15 13 12 12 10

2 4 4 5 7

.882 .765 .750 .706 .588

——— Tuesday’s Games N.C. State 88, Florida St. 81 Wake Forest 85, Maryland 83, OT Wednesday’s Games Virginia Tech 81, Miami 66 Duke 79, Boston College 59 Virginia 82, Georgia Tech 75 Clemson 83, North Carolina 64 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

Atlantic Sun Conference

——— Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games Temple 60, Penn 45 Richmond 70, Massachusetts 63, OT Saint Louis 79, Duquesne 75, 2OT Rhode Island 101, Saint Joseph’s 74 La Salle 65, George Washington 64 Xavier 86, Charlotte 74 Dayton 74, Fordham 58 Thursday’s Games No games scheduled

Virginia Duke Clemson Wake Forest Virginia Tech North Carolina Maryland

Miami Florida St. Georgia Tech N.C. State Boston College

The AP Top 25

Conference

W L PCT Lipscomb 5 1 .833 Campbell 4 1 .800 ETSU 4 1 .800 Belmont 4 2 .667 Mercer 4 2 .667 N. Florida 3 3 .500 Jacksonville 3 3 .500 Florida Gulf Coast 2 4 .333 Kennesaw St. 1 5 .167 Stetson 1 5 .167 S.C.-Upstate 1 5 .167 ——— Tuesday’s Games Kennesaw St. 71, SIU-Edwardsville 60 Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled Thursday’s Games Stetson at ETSU, 7 p.m.

Lipscomb at Jacksonville, 7:15 p.m.

Belmont at North Florida, 7:45 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast at Campbell, 8 p.m.

All Games W L PCT 8 7 .533 9 5 .643 8 8 .500 9 7 .563 8 8 .500 8 8 .500 6 8 .429 5 10 .333 6 11 .353 3 11 .214 1 14 .067

Johannesburg, South Africa (same-day tape) 7 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, Sony Open, second round, at Honolulu NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m.

ESPN — Phoenix at Atlanta 10:30 p.m.

ESPN — Orlando at Portland

during and Booker had a three-point play to close a 17-6 opening run less than five minutes in.

North Carolina never got any closer, losing for the fifth time in six games away from the Smith Center.

Clemson fans rushed the court as the buzzer sounded. And why not?

It was only the fifth time in 16 years they’d seen the Tigers topple the Tar Heels. They’ll get to celebrate for a while, too, because Clemson won’t travel to Chapel Hill — where it’s 0-54.

“I don’t look at things that way,” Tigers coach Oliver Purnell said.

“It is a satisfying ACC win, but it’s so early.

the 2004 season. The Pirates steadily rose from there, reaching a bowl game in his second season and winning one the following year.

The consecutive league titles were the first conference crowns for the program since 1976, sending the Pirates to the Liberty Bowl each time. East Carolina was an independent from 197796 before joining C-USA. South Florida has been one of the nation’s fastest rising programs over the past decade.

Leavitt was hired in Decem-

Richmond, who is ranked second on the all-time North Carolina prep scoring list, scored his points in bunches, as he played just 14 minutes. He scored nine points in a row to push the Rams’ lead up to 51-27 with 4:01 remaining in the first half.

His preparation before Wednesday’s game has really impressed Rhode Island head coach Jim Baron.

“He’s done a great job coming off the bench and giving us some big minutes,” said Baron, who is in his ninth year with the Rams.

“The good part about Akeem is that he works really hard to prepare himself for these moments. We put him in the game knowing that he can shoot the basketball and he’s capable of giving us a huge spark off the bench whenever we need it.”

Last season, Baron’s son, Jimmy, was the top 3-point shooter for the Rams. Now that his son graduated, Baron is glad Richmond is on the team because he helps fill the void left by Jimmy.

“He’s done everything that we asked him to do,” said Baron. “We know that he’s capable of shooting the basketball. and at this level, you need a player that can do that. It’s been great having him. He’s doing exactly what we brought him in to do, and that’s score the basketball.”

Baron is also pleased with how Richmond has developed with Rhode Island strength and conditioning coach Mike Monteiro. Richmond, who stands at 6-foot1 and weighs 180 pounds, is bench-pressing 275 pounds.

“He’s really built his body up in the weight room,” said Baron. “Playing at this level as a freshman, you quickly

ber 1995, launched the Bulls from scratch a little less than two years later, and compiled a 95-57 record in 13 seasons.

USF was ranked as high as No. 2 in 2007 before struggling in conference play and tumbling out of the Top 25.

Fast starts the past two seasons, carrying the Bulls into the Top 25, also were followed by puzzling mid-season swoons that undermined bids for Big East titles.

Leavitt, who just completed the second season of a seven-

Technical_Singler. A_9,314.

No. 24 CLEMSON 83, No. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 64 NORTH CAROLINA (12-5) Ginyard 2-4 0-0 4, Thompson 2-4 0-0 4, Davis 2-11 0-0 4, Drew II 4-8 1-2 9, Graves 2-11 3-4 9, Strickland 7-8 2-2 17, McDonald 4-7 1-2 9, Watts 0-0 0-0 0, Henson 0-0 0-0 0, D.Wear 1-2 0-0 2, T.Wear 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 27-61 7-10 64.

CLEMSON (14-3) Potter 1-5 4-4 6, T.Booker 8-12 5-7 21, Grant 2-2 2-2 6, Stitt 8-14 3-3 20, Smith 412 4-4 14, Johnson 2-4 0-0 6, Young 3-7 0-0 8, Narcisse 0-0 0-0 0, Jennings 0-2 0-0 0, D.Booker 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 29-61 18-20 83.

Halftime_Clemson 50-32. 3-Point Goals_North Carolina 3-12 (Graves 2-9, Strickland 1-2, McDonald 0-1), Clemson 7-26 (Johnson 2-4, Young 2-5, Smith 2-7, Stitt 1-4, T.Booker 0-1, Jennings 0-1, Potter 0-4).

Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_North Carolina 38 (T.Wear 8), Clemson 30 (T.Booker 9). Assists_North Carolina 12 (Drew II 5), Clemson 14 (T.Booker, Stitt 4). Total Fouls_North Carolina 16, Clemson 14. A_10,000.

FOOTBALL 2009 All-Pro Team Voting NEW YORK (AP) — Results of The Associated Press 2009 NFL All-Pro balloting selected by a national panel of media members: OFFENSE Quarterback Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, 36 1/2; Drew Brees, New Orleans, 12 1/2; Philip Rivers, San Diego, 1. x-Running Backs Chris Johnson, Tennessee, 50; Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, 17; Ray Rice, Baltimore, 12; Steven Jackson, St. Louis, 9; Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville, 6; Thomas Jones, NY Jets, 3; DeAngelo Williams, Carolina, 1.

Fullback Leonard Weaver, Philadelphia, 24; Le’Ron McClain, Baltimore, 14; Lousaka Polite, Miami, 9; Lawrence Vickers, Cleveland, 1; Tony Richardson, NY Jets, 1.

Tight End Dallas Clark, Indianapolis, 25 1/2; Antonio Gates, San Diego, 10 1/2; Vernon Davis, San Francisco, 9; Jason Witten, Dallas, 4; Heath Miller, Pittsburgh, 1.

Wide Receivers Andre Johnson, Houston, 44; Wes Welker, New England, 20; Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis, 12; Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona, 8; DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia, 6; Miles Austin, Dallas, 6; Vincent Jackson, San Diego, 2; Brandon Marshall, Denver, 2.

Tackles Ryan Clady, Denver, 30; Joe Thomas, Cleveland, 18; Michael Roos, Tennessee, 12; Jake Long, Miami, 12; Jason Peters, Philadelphia, 5; Jon Stinchcomb, New Orleans, 5; Bryant McKinnie, Minnesota, 4; Michael Oher, Baltimore, 4; David Stewart, Tennessee, 3; Vernon Carey, Miami, 2; Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati, 2; D’Brickashaw Ferguson, NY Jets, 2; Marcus McNeill, San Diego, 1; Willie Colon, Pittsburgh, 1.

learn that you get tested.

Teams really get after you and it wears on your body, so it’s important to stay in shape and get stronger.”

In 15 games, Richmond is averaging 8.0 points per game and is shooting 41 percent from the floor.

On the season, the sharpshooter is 38-of-72 from long range and leads the team in 3-point percentage at 38 percent.

Richmond, who earned Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week honors the second week of the season, says that his big performance boosted his confidence to a new level. He now feels that he is capable of having big games every night.

“It helps me think that in my next game, I can go out and do the same thing,” said Richmond. “I’m just going to continue working and trying to get better. If I can do that, I might have the same outcome. I just have to continue working hard in practice.”

Baron is not only pleased with Richmond’s shooting ability, but he has also seen a vast improvement on his defensive intensity.

“He’s done a great job gravitating to our style of play,” said Baron. “He played at a good high school that really emphasized the press.

At this level, you’ve got to be able to press well. He’s grown on the defensive side of the ball and continues to get better at that in each game.”

Southern Lee head coach Gaston Collins, who coached Richmond during his senior year, took his current team to Rhode Island’s recent game against Davidson in late November. Richmond scored 11 points as the Rams won 75-65 over the Wildcats.

“I think seeing Akeem play really motivated our players,” said Collins, who is in his second year as head

year, $12.6 million contract, was dismissed following a three-week investigation into an accusation that he grabbed sophomore walk-on Joel Miller and struck him during halftime of a game against Louisville on Nov. 21.

Although Leavitt told investigators he didn’t strike Miller and was only trying to motivate the players when he grabbed Miller’s shoulder pads, the school concluded the coach’s account was not credible.

Miller, who also told inves-

Guards Steve Hutchinson, Minnesota, 31; Jahri Evans, New Orleans, 28; Logan Mankins, New England, 12; Kris Dielman, San Diego, 9; Alan Faneca, NY Jets, 7; Chris Snee, NY Giants, 5; Leonard Davis, Dallas, 4; Carl Nicks, New Orleans, 3. Brandon Moore, NY Jets, 1.

Center Nick Mangold, NY Jets, 31; Andre Gurode, Dallas, 9; Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis, 8; Shaun O’Hara, NY Giants, 2.

Placekicker Nate Kaeding, San Diego, 27; David Akers, Philadelphia, 11; Sebastian Janikowski, Oakland, 8; Rob Bironas, Tennessee, 1; Stephen Gostkowski, New England, 1; Jeff Reed, Pittsburgh, 1; Olindo Mare, Seattle, 1.

Kick Returner Joshua Cribbs, Cleveland, 45 1/2; DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia, 3 1/2; Percy Harvin, Minnesota, 1.

DEFENSE Ends Jared Allen, Minnesota, 45; Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis, 36; Trent Cole, Philadelphia, 9; Julius Peppers, Carolina, 6; Robert Mathis, Indianapolis, 1; Andre Carter, Washington, 1; Randy Starks, Miami, 1; Will Smith, New Orleans, 1.

Tackles Jay Ratliff, Dallas, 29; Kevin Williams, Minnesota, 24; Darnell Dockett, Arizona, 23; Haloti Ngata, Baltimore, 14; Vince Wilfork, New England, 6; Pat Williams, Minnesota, 1; Casey Hampton, Pittsburgh, 1; Tony Brown, Tennessee, 1; Cullen Jenkins, Green Bay, 1.

Outside Linebackers Elvis Dumervil, Denver, 46; DaMarcus Ware, Dallas, 37; Brian Cushing, Houston, 5; LaMarr Woodley, Pittsburgh, 4; James Harrison, Pittsburgh, 3; Lance Briggs, Chicago, 3; Anthony Spencer, Dallas, 1; Shaun Phillips, San Diego, 1. y-Inside Linebacker Patrick Willis, San Francisco, 49; Ray Lewis, Baltimore, 13; David Harris, NY Jets, 10; Jon Beason, Carolina, 9; Jonathan Vilma, New Orleans, 7; DeMeco Ryans, Houston, 4; London Fletcher, Washington, 2; Curtis Lofton, Atlanta, 2; D.J. Williams, Denver, 1; Jerod Mayo, New England, 1; Gary Brackett, Indianapolis, 1.

Cornerbacks Charles Woodson, Green Bay, 48; Darelle Revis, NY Jets, 48; Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland, 2; Leon Hall, Cincinnati, 1; Asante Samuel, Philadelphia, 1.

Safeties Darren Sharper, New Orleans, 46; Minnesota, Adrian Wilson, Arizona, 29; Brian Dawkins, Philadelphia, 10; Ed Reed, Baltimore, 4; Nick Collins, Green Bay, 4; Jairus Byrd, Buffalo, 3; Bernard Pollard, Houston, 1; Antoine Bethea, Indianapolis, 1; Brandon Meriweather, New England, 1; Tyvon Branch, Oakland, 1. Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland, 48; Donnie Jones, Rams, 1; Andy Lee, San Francisco, 1. x-two voters selected only one running back. y-one voter selected only one inside linebacker.

coach of the Cavaliers. “They realized that it takes a lot to play at a big stage and that it takes a lot to get to that level.

I also think they were excited to see him play and happy for their former teammate seeing the kind of success that he’s seeing.”

When Richmond played for Southern Lee, the Cavaliers played an uptempo style and consistently pressed their opponents.

Collins was actually told by Rhode Island assistant Kevin Clark that Southern Lee’s defensive style was very similar to that of the Rams.

“We played that fastpaced style where we pressed a lot,” said Collins.

“During a recruiting trip, one of their assistants told me that Akeem would be a great fit not only because of his scoring ability but also because our defensive style mirrored what they did at Rhode Island.”

Richmond is averaging just 15 minutes a game, but that’s not what matters to the sharpshooter. He’s just thrilled to finally have the chance to play college basketball after dreaming about it for so long.

“It’s a dream come true for me to be doing this,” said Richmond. “This is something I’ve been wanting to do since I was little and now I’m finally doing it. It’s truly a blessing and I’m having a lot of fun.”

Even though he’s not coaching Richmond anymore, Collins still supports Southern Lee’s all-time leading scorer.

“I’m very pleased with what he’s done so far,” said Collins. “I think he’s making the most out of his minutes and is getting better in each game. I wish nothing but success for Akeem. He’s earned it.”

tigators Leavitt did not hit him, said during a news conference Thursday that he attempted to cover up what happened because he feared it would harm his career and also cost Leavitt his job.

The player and his attorney called for a public apology, saying they may consider filing a lawsuit if he doesn’t admit wrongdoing.

“We don’t want to play hard ball,” attorney Barry Cohen said.

“We can, and we will, to protect the dignity of this young man.”

Features

The Sanford Herald / Friday, January 15, 2010 / 5B

DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Vegetarian feels picked on for her choice of lifestyle

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

Happy Birthday: Don’t limit what you want to do because of the restrictions others have tried to place on you or your plans.

Instead, find a unique way around any interference you face. Your experience with a past partner will come in handy now.

Sometimes looking back can be exactly what is needed to move forward.

Your numbers are 9, 16, 23, 26, 33, 41, 49 ARIES (March 21-April 19): You cannot let setbacks stand in the way of your goals. Forward moves are the only route that will lead to better times. Let your intuition guide you and your strong independence help you overcome any pitfalls you’ve encountered.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can raise your profile, improve your status or even make a professional change that will bring you greater recognition and higher income. Focus on work and don’t let location deter you from taking on a challenge that excites you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep moving in a forward direction. Someone may not like your choices, but if you focus on what’s ahead instead of what’s behind, you can outmaneuver anyone trying to hold you back. Impulsive moves will backfire.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): A burden that you have been dealing with can be lifted if you take proper action. A change will lessen your stress and give you some hope for the future.

An interesting proposition will work out better than expected.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Emotional matters will be raised and should probably be dealt with quickly.

Money may be behind the problem and some sort of budget will help the situation immensely. Consider a change in your vocation if it helps you earn more.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Get out and do things you enjoy. A serious change at home will help you to move forward with

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greater freedom. Love is in the stars and plans to do something romantic during the evening hours will pay off.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You can make some important decisions and changes that will make your life so much better.

Be spontaneous. Social activities will encourage you to go ahead with some of your own plans.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The more interaction you have with others, the more confidence you will gain. You can’t waste your time getting angry over past mistakes when the future is where you should be focusing. A change is overdue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Do things right the first time or someone will be quick to criticize you. Connecting with people from your past will help you make some vital decisions about your future and where you want to live and work.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Follow your heart and don’t limit what you can do. You have lots to consider about your past, present and future. Base decisions on what satisfies your needs. Change should be a positive adventure.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t spend money you don’t have. You will be asked to pay back an old debt or receive an unexpected expense.

There are a lot of secrets being kept from you. A love connection with someone from your past can help to reunite you with a lot of people you have missed.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make amends for something you have done in the past and you will be able to move forward without feeling bad. Opening up about the way you feel will allow others to respond as well, allowing for new possibilities.

Birthday Baby: You are always ready to prove a point. You are unafraid of change. You are steadfast, determined and ready to conquer whatever comes your way.

DEAR ABBY: I am 27 and have been a vegetarian for five years. I am trying to develop a thick skin when it comes to people who question or make fun of my choice, but I’m tired of laughing and letting the comments “roll off” my back.

When my grandfather sits near me at a family event, he will analyze my plate, look at me in disgust and then tell me, “Carrots have feelings, too.”

When I go to a well-known sandwich shop, I order a basic and “boring” sandwich, which I really enjoy. The sandwich makers give me funny looks and ask, “That’s all?” or, “You’re spending five bucks on THIS?” followed by laughter or a shake of their heads. One even asked me if I was crazy!

I am tired of people questioning what I eat or what kind of sandwich I choose to spend my money on. I don’t make comments or question those who eat meat. What is the best response to people who are so rude about my choices?

HERBIVORE BY CHOICE IN NEW YORK DEAR HERB: Sorry, there is no one-size-fits-all snappy one-liner.

But take comfort in the fact that a growing number of people are choosing to avoid meat and poultry not only for the ethical reasons, but also because they prefer to avoid the hormones and antibiotics used in the production of these food products.

When someone comments or questions you, it’s important to

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

consider the source as well as the intent behind the remarks. Your grandfather may be trying to be humorous — or he may be showing concern because he comes from a generation that didn’t learn there can be benefits from a vegetarian diet. Because he’s getting under your skin, rather than take the bait, sit next to some other relatives at family events.

As to the employee at the sandwich shop — the person may be trying to “sell you up.” After all, the more ingredients in your sandwich, the more expensive it will be.

I completely agree that ridiculing a customer is not only bad manners but also bad for business — and the next time it happens, do not hesitate to complain about it to the manager. ❏ DEAR ABBY: For the last three years I have been dating a woman who, 15 years ago, divorced an Army

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She loved the prestige of being an officer’s wife.

There always seems to be a reason why she must mention her ex, no matter what the topic is. I finally told her it seemed like she missed him. Now, instead of saying his name, she says, “When we were in Germany, we did this ...” or, “When we lived in Idaho we used to ...” No matter what I say, she never fails to find a way to tell a story about life with her ex.

I am an Army vet and I cannot mention anything about the Army because if I do, she’ll one-up me with yet another war story about him. And when we are together in public, she never misses a chance to disclose that we do not live together, and she always speaks in the singular regarding her plans. Is her conduct an indication that she’s unhappy with me? If not, what’s going on?

OVERSHADOWED IN SALEM, ORE. DEAR OVERSHADOWED: Let’s see. First of all, this woman is surprisingly insensitive to your feelings. Second, when people feel the need to “one-up” others, it usually stems from insecurity. Third, when a woman consistently points out that she and her companion of three years “don’t live together” and speaks in the singular about her plans, it’s a strong indication that she doesn’t regard herself as part of a couple.

ODDS AND ENDS Officers find pot growing in buried school bus KINSTON, N.C. (AP) — An undercover drug buy led North Carolina detectives to an underground marijuana garden in a buried school bus.

Multiple media outlets reported Thursday the Lenoir County Sheriff’s Office had been looking for the source of the marijuana for three years and had been flying over the area with a helicopter.

Then sheriff’s narcotics officers bought several pounds of pot in a recent undercover buy. Sgt. Eddie Eubanks says officers traced the pot to a rural residence.

A search dog fell through a camouflaged trap door leading down to a fulllength school bus buried 8 feet under a backyard tool shed.

Deputies seized 68 plants, each 4 feet tall and weighing about 35 pounds. Eubanks says the plants were worth about $40,000.

Three people have been arrested.

Tobogganing bobbies scolded for riot-shield rides LONDON (AP) — Some British bobbies have been reprimanded after they used their riot shields as makeshift sleds during the country’s cold snap.

A passer-by filmed the bobbies goofing around on a snowy hill in Oxford and posted the clip on YouTube. It shows a policeman barreling downhill while another shouts, “Whatever happens, keep smiling!”

Rick Latham, who filmed the scene on

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Thames Valley Police Superintendent Andrew Murray said Thursday he had told the officers “that tobogganing on duty, on police equipment and at taxpayers’ expense is a very bad idea.”

But he added that snow brings “out the child in all of us.”

Woman’s car repossessed with toddler inside SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Police in California say a car dealer who repossessed a San Jose woman’s Honda Accord left with something a bit more valuable: her 2-year-old son.

The child, Cyrus Lopez, was sleeping in the back of the car on Tuesday night when it was taken away because the boy’s mother, Isabel Leuvano, was behind on her payments.

Leuvano says she was waiting for her daughter outside the running car when someone jumped in and drove off.

Police say the driver was 47-year-old Alberto Luna, the owner of Alberto’s Auto Sales.

Officers located the toddler a half-hour later — about the same time Luna told authorities that he discovered the boy.

Sgt. Ronnie Lopez says kidnapping charges don’t appear to be warranted. But he says Luna should have checked the car thoroughly.

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Don’t let doubt keep you away Q: I notice you always use the Bible as your source for what you believe, but how do you know it can be trusted? Maybe it’s just a bunch of myths. — M.H. A: If the Bible were simply a book of human philosophy or a collection of myths and fables from long ago that had no basis in fact — then there wouldn’t be any reason to trust its teachings or base our lives on them. But the Bible isn’t like this. The Bible tells us about God — and one of the most important truths it tells us is that He wants us to know Him. Think about this on a human level. How do you come to know anyone — even casually? If they stay hidden and refuse to have any contact with anyone, you’ll never come to know them; you may not even believe they exist. But if they reveal themselves to you — both by their actions and their words — then you’ll get to know them; you may even become their friend.

The same is true with God (although in a much deeper way). God wants us to know Him, and He has revealed Himself to us — both by His actions and His words. And the Bible tells us about this through the human authors who recorded them — many of which they witnessed. The Apostle Peter wrote, “We did not follow cleverly invented stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (2 Peter 1:16).

I trust the Bible for many reasons — from archaeological discoveries, to Jesus’ own attitude toward it.

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8B / Friday, January 15, 2010 / The Sanford Herald CHURCH NEWS

Abundant Life Ministries Pastor William E. Gorham will deliver the message at the 10 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

Ladies night will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 218 Simmons St. The church is located at 1315 Horner Blvd. in Sanford.

Beaver Creek Baptist Church The Single Adult Ministry will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Family Life Center.

The choir will begin practice at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the church.

The church is located at 2280 Nicholson Road in Cameron.

Buffalo Presbyterian Church The Rev. Paul J. Shields will present the sermon, “Extravagant Precursor,” at the 11 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

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

Centennial AME Zion Church The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will be held at 4 p.m.

Sunday with the Rev. Paul Atlas and choir of Allen Metropolitan AME Zion Church in Franklinton rendering the service.

The public is invited.

The church is located at 67 Milton Marsh Road in Bear Creek.

Center United Methodist Church The United Methodist Women will meet at 8:30 a.m. Sunday followed

by Sunday School at 10

a.m. and worship service at 11a.m. Everyone is invited to attend an informative Lunch and Learn session following worship service.

The church is located at 4141 S. Plank Road in Sanford.

Church of God of Prophecy The Walkers will be in revival at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at the church.

Everyone is invited.

The church is located at 2277 S. Plank Road in Sanford.

Church of Many Colors Eldress Cynthia Williams will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.

The church is located at 2320 Pilson Road in Lemon Springs.

Crossroads Community Church A world mission auction will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall. Admission is free. Everyone is welcome.

The church is located in Carthage.

East Sanford Baptist Church The Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service and the Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 6 p.m. worship service.

The men’s prayer breakfast will be held at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Wenger’s Restaurant.

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

Exousia Christian Fellowship, Inc. Pastor Steve L. Chesney will deliver the message at the 11 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

The church is located at 700 Bragg St. in Sanford.

Faith Hope Deliverance Christian Center Free HIV testing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the church. No needles just a sample of saliva from the gum line.

Testers will receive a $5 McDonald’s gift card.

A relationship seminar will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the church. For more information, call Pastor Leon Fogle Sr. at (919) 7776027.

The church is located at 646 Oakwood Ave. in Sanford.

First Congregational Christian Church Guest speaker, Robert Thomas, will deliver the message at 11 a.m. Sunday at the church.

The church is located at 328 McIver St. in Sanford.

First Church of Christ Scientists The First Church of Christ Scientists’s Sunday service begins at 10:30 a.m. The church is located at the corner of Horner Boulevard and Bracket Street.

God Vision of Praise A Pastor’s Aide service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today with Minister Veronica Hicks as guest speaker.

The church is located at 5420 U.S. 1 in Vass.

It’s fast, easy, effective, and

Baptist Church as guest speaker. All Missionaries are invited.

Grace Chapel Church Pastor Tim Murr will speak on “Following Jesus” at the 10:30 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

AWANA meets at 6 p.m. and youth Bible studies, women’s Bible studies and regular evening service begin at 6:30 p.m.

The church is located at 2605 Jefferson Davis Hwy. in Sanford.

Hillmon Grove Baptist Church Care Team “R” will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday in the church office building with Wylene Keily and Phyllis Marks.

Brotherhood will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the fellowship hall.

Johnsonville AME Zion Church The Mattie Walden Inspiration Choir will celebrate their anniversary at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the church.

Love Grove AME Zion Church The annual missionary program will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church.

The church is located at 796 Love Grove Church Road in Sanford.

Moore Union Freewill Baptist A tag team service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with Evangelist Shelby Ray McNeil, Evangelist Millie Ray Harris and Elder Lillie Ray speaking.

Music will be provided by the Family Singers of Broadway.

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

Mt. Nebo Freewill Baptist Church The Gospel Messengers will celebrate their 26th singing anniversary with several groups participating. Everyone is invited.

The church is located at 3292 Edwards Road in Lemon Springs.

Murchison Chapel AME Zion A missionary service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with Dr. Thomas E. Smith Sr. of First Calvary

New Beginning for Christ Independent Church A Martin Luther King program will be observed during the 11:15 a.m.

Sunday worship service.

A New Year’s extravaganza will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with Minister Jermaine Rogers of Union Grove Baptist Church in Pittsboro as guest speaker. The public is welcome.

The church is located at 44 Allen Lane in Sanford.

New Bethel Freewill Baptist The men’s fellowship breakfast will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. All men are invited. The church is located at 1142 Boykin Ave. in Sanford.

New Church of Deliverance The ordination service for Bishop-elect William Powell will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Steven’s Center on Kelly Drive. Apostle Lonnie Sessom Jr., Ph.D., Chief Apostle, Presiding Prelate will render the service.

The public is invited.

Family fellowship services will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Friday at the church.

The church is located at 218 Main St. in Sanford.

New Life Praise Church (SBC) The men’s breakfast and Food Bank distribution will begin at 8 a.m.

Saturday in the fellowship building. Pastor Josh will deliver the message at the 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship service. A verse by verse study and discussion from the book of Revelation is the focus of the 6 p.m. Sunday worship service.

Adult Bible studies, Kids Klub, and Uth meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday at the church.

The church is located at 2398 Wicker St. in Sanford.

New Zion Missionary Baptist The Youth Department will hold their first youth explosion at 7 p.m. today with praise dancers, choirs and mime teams.

There will be a “Bring Your Own Goals” Youth Conference at 9:30 a.m.

Saturday with William Jonhson, Teen director of the Boys and Girls Club, and Dennis Furgerson of New Zion. Come and enjoy food, prizes, and fellowship. All youth are invited. Casual dress.

The church is located at 3324 Truelove St. in Sanford.

Recovery Room Ministries Worship service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday at the McDonald building in Carthage.

Star of Hope Original Freewill Baptist Church Revival service will be held at 7:30 p.m. today with Elder Willie Hunter of St. Mary Original Freewill Baptist Church in Apex as guest speaker.

The Young People Christian League will meet at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church.

A Pastor’s Care program will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday with Bishop Jeff Alexander of Love, Faith and Hope Ministries in Fayetteville rendering the service.

The church is located at 2836 Dalrymple St. in Sanford.

Trinity Lutheran Church The second Sunday after Epiphany service will be ministered by the Rev. Tim Martin. The first service will be held at 8:15 a.m. and the second service at 10:30 a.m., both with Holy Communion. Coffee hour will follow the second service.

Gamblers Anonymous (GA) will meet at 8 p.m.

Friday. The church is located at 525 Carthage St. in Sanford. o For more information on church news in The Herald, contact Kim Edwards at (919) 718-1224 or e-mail news@s anfordherald.com

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Sat & Mon 8 am - 4 pm David Harrington New supply of Georgia Pecans! Local sweet potatoes, a variety of fruits & vegetables, Creasy greens, new beans, & hamhocks. B&B Market

West Sanford Home For Rent 4BR 2.5 Bath LG Screened In Back Porch Nice Neighborhood New Fridge, New Paint and Carpet, Excellent Condition $1050/month Call Eddie (919)708-2036 West Sanford/Tramway Area Nice Brick House, 2 Car Garage, 4 BR 3 BA, 1 Acre Private Lot, $900/mo Call Van Harris Realty 919-775-3513 or Cell 919-770-2875

730 For Rent Apts/Condos 1 & 2 BR Apts Rent start at $355 Equal Housing Opportunity Woodbridge Apartments (919)774-6125 Appletree Apartments Rent Special! 2 br apts, $495/mo. 919-774-0693.

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6 New Models Open @ NOTTINGHAM US #1 @ Burns Dr. Sat.-Sun. 1 to 5 For Sale By Owner: 3/4 BR, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage, Gated Community, 156K. Serious Inquires Only! For More Info: 919-770-1036 Initial interest rates from 3.75% for New Energy Star Homes. See financing link & inventories @ www.grocecompnies.com and dial 919-770-4883 or 770-2554 Model Now Open COPPER RIDGE 1+ acre homesites US #1 @ Farrell Rd Sat - Sun. 1-5 or 770-4883

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Celebrate the New Year in your new apartment home at All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Be sure to inquire about Act 1968 which makes it our move-in special! illegal to advertise â&#x20AC;&#x153;any preference, limitation or dis1&2 BR Units crimination based on race, Washer/Dryer color, religion, sex, handihook up in each unit cap, familial status, or Section 8 welcomed national origin or an intenDisability accessible units tion to make any such prefEqual Housing Opportunity erence, limitation or discrimination.â&#x20AC;?

Pathway Drive This newspaper will not Sanford, NC 27330 knowingly accept any advertisement for real (919)775-5134 estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are Move In Special! hereby informed that all Free Rent dwellings advertised in this 2BR, Spring Lane newspaper available on an Apartments equal opportunity basis.

Adjacent To Spring Lane To complain of discriminaGalleria tion call 919-733-7996 919-774-6511 (N.C. Human Relations simpsonandsimpson.com Commission).

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960 Statewide Classifieds ABSOLUTE AUCTIONTrustee Foreclosure.

Wednesday, January 20 at 12:00 noon on site.

VILLAGE OF PINEHURST Unit 254. 1,448 sf Condo Furnished. See Website for Previews and more information: Walker Commercial Services, Inc. (540) 344-6160. www.walker-inc.com (NCAL#8878) ABSOLUTE AUCTION- Fabricating Equipment, Welders, Forklifts! Liquidating Assets of Queen City Manufacturing, 01-21-10, 10:00 AM, 11301 Downs Road, Pineville, NC. GARY BOYD AUCTION, NCAL#2750 704-982-5633 - www.garyboydauction.com ABSOLUTE AUCTION Trustees Foreclosure, January 28th at 10:00 a.m. Five Commercial Properties City of Danville, Virginia. Former Dealership, Ware-

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