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Don Hudson

How much should govt. pitch in for nonprofits?

CAVS, BULLS PREPARED TO FIGHT FOR LEBRON The preliminary bouts are finished. It’s time for the main event in the fight for LeBron James, free agent extraordinaire. Chicago vs. Cleveland.

To the winner, the crowned King. Maybe.

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Sanford’s Family Fourth Festival begins at 4 p.m. today at Depot Park.

RUSSIAN SPIES

TWO SUSPECTS ADMIT TO USING FAKE NAMES Two Virginia suspects in an alleged spy ring have admitted they are Russian citizens living in the U.S. under false identities, as officials in Cyprus said another defendant in the bust has likely fled the island

MANY WAYS TO MAKE YOUR FOURTH OF JULY HOLIDAY WEEKEND

A BLAST

★ FESTIVALS

★ FIREWORKS

SANFORD When: 9 p.m. Sunday Where: Sanford Health and Rehabilitation, 2702 Farrell Road, Sanford Admission: Free

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ABERDEEN When: 9:15 p.m. today Where: Aberdeen Lake Park, Moore County Cost: Free

CARY When: 9:15 p.m.

Sunday Where: Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary Cost: Free

OUR NATION

ECONOMY NOT GROWING ENOUGH FOR REBOUND The jobless rate fell to 9.5 percent in June, still far too high to signal a healthy economy. It came in slightly lower than the month before Full Story, Page 7A

OUR NATION CARS FOR THE BLIND NOT TOO FAR AWAY Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle Full Story, Page 7A

OUR STATE BILL REQUIRES TVs, COMPUTERS RECYCLED A new bill may let North Carolinians dump their old computers on the street for recycling pickup alongside their plastic bottles and cans Full Story, Page 6A

TO INFORM, CHALLENGE AND CELEBRATE

Vol. 80, No. 155 Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina

✱ SANFORD What: Family 4th Festival — Sidewalk chalk contest, Pets and Pedals Parade, kids zone, bounce houses, crafts, food, pie eating contest and a performance by Heart of Carolina Jazz featuring the MLK Community Choir When: Sidewalk chalk contest at noon today, festival 4-9 p.m. today Where: Depot Park, Sanford Cost: Free ABERDEEN What: Fun Family Fourth of July — Activities, games, food and live music by The Entertainers When: 5:30-10 p.m. today Where: Aberdeen Lake Park Cost: Admission to the park is free, $3 wristbands for participating in games and activities PITTSBORO What: Independence Day Festival — More than 30 local artists will sell their creations, Johnny Wilson of The Big Time Party Band will provide beach music and the Chatham Area Shag Association will offer free shag lessons When: Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday Where: Downtown Pittsboro Cost: Free FORT BRAGG What: July 4th Celebration — Kiddie Land activities, “Wife Carrying Contest,” parachute demonstration, flag ceremony and live music by the 82nd Division All American Chorus, Colt Ford and Chevelle When: 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday Where: Main Post Parade Field Cost: $5 for Kiddie Land activities, PINEHURST What: Fourth of July Celebration — Games, food, pony rides and live music by The Vision Band When: 5-10 p.m. Sunday Where: Fair Barn, 200 Beulah Hill Road, Pinehurst Cost: Free

HAPPENING TODAY Local farmers will be selling their fresh products from 9 a.m. to noon at Deport Park in downtown Sanford as part of the weekly Sanford Farmer’s Market. To get involved or to learn more, e-mail David Montgomery at david.montgomery@ sanfordnc.net.

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This week, we Take 5 with Don Hudson, founder of the Sanford Pottery Festival and local tourism advocate, on the role local government should play in helping Hudson fund nonprofit organizations and Lee County’s growing arts community.

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: The issue of government funding for non-profit agencies has generated a lot of debate recently, as has the tourism issue. As someone who’s had a vision for Sanford as a tourism destination, what’s your take on those questions?

How many people would rather see Historic Downtown Sanford fill up with the arts, culture, festivals and events or with homeless shelters, rehab centers, food banks and rescue missions?

That question came to me at the June 1 City Council meeting when I went to show support for the Temple Theatre to continue receiving funding from the city. Many people

See Take 5, Page 3A FORT BRAGG When: 9:40 p.m. Sunday Where: Main Post Parade Field, Ridgeway Drive, Fort Bragg Cost: Free

★ SPORTS ON TV WIMBLEDON When: Women’s final 9 a.m. Saturday, Men’s final 9 a.m. Sunday Channel: NBC

PINEHURST When: 9:15 p.m. Sunday Where: Pinehurst Harness Track, 200 Beulah Hill Road, Pinehurst Cost: Free

★ NEW MOVIES

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✱ WORLD CUP When: Argentina vs. Germany 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Paraguay vs. Spain 2 p.m. Saturday Channel: ABC

President, Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce

✱ THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE Rating: PG-13 Run time: 2 hours and 4 minutes Where: Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford, Regal Beaver Creek Stadium in Apex, Regal Crossroads 20 in Cary and Sandhills Stadium in Southern Pines

★ CLOSINGS Banks and city, county, state and federal offices are closed Monday for the holiday.

The Herald’s office will be closed Monday and will re-open Tuesday under regular hours.

Criteria for attracting national chain stores

By BOB JOYCE

NASCAR COKE ZERO 400 When: 7:30 p.m. Saturday Channel: TNT

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CHAMBER CHAT

THE LAST AIRBENDER Rating: PG Run time: 1 hour and 45 minutes Where: Spring Lane Cinemas in Sanford, Regal Beaver Creek Stadium in Apex, Regal Crossroads 20 in Cary and Sandhills Stadium in Southern Pines ALSO IN THEATERS Sanford Spring Lane Cinemas: Toy Story 3, Grown Ups, Knight and Day, The Karate Kid, Shrek: Forever After, The A-Team, Killers and Marmaduke

High: 87 Low: 61

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very week, we get calls at the Chamber wondering when a new business will be coming to Lee County. Most of the inquiries include a Target store or a book store or a restaurant chain.

Joyce My response is always the same – no community has a proven method of recruiting retail stores, especially national chains. In short, big businesses will come when their manage-

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INDEX

More Weather, Page 10A

OBITUARIES

D.G. MARTIN

Sanford: Annie Bridges, 79; James Fore, 50; Clyde Stone Jr., 48 Broadway: Mary Olsen, 96 Lillington: Peggy Ross, 75

Did Joe Public in North Carolina really care about last week’s elections?

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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 Harnett County Board of Commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. in Lillington.

■ The Sanford City Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Sanford Municipal Center in Sanford.

■ The Moore County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Hillcrest Park in Carthage.

WEDNESDAY ■ The Moore County Voluntary Ag. Advisory will meet at 1 p.m. at the Soil & Water Conf. Room at the Ag Center in Carthage.

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

■ Moore County Soil & Water Conservation will meet at 4 p.m. at the Soil & Water Conf. Room at the Ag Center in Carthage.

JULY 12 ■ The Siler City Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. at the City Hall Court Room in Siler City.

Birthdays LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Sinatra Jackson, Larry Holder, Chanda Stone, Virginia Wicker, Donna Jackson, Benjamin Wiley Dutton, Shaniah J. Smith, Ashlyn Smith, Michael Jerrod Joseph Lawson, James McLean II, Cora Glover, Maggie Jennings Knuth, Danny Oldham, Roy E. Calcutt, Betty Womble, Karen Snipes, Dianne McGowan, Shirley Chalmers and Lauren Shaw.

CELEBRITIES: Humorist Dave Barry is 63. Talk show host Montel Williams is 54.

Country singer Aaron Tippin is 52. Actor Tom Cruise is 48. Actress Connie Nielsen is 46.

Actress Yeardley Smith is 46. Actor Patrick Wilson is 37. Country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton is 30. Actor Grant Rosenmeyer is 19. Actress Kelsey Batelaan is 15.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR TODAY

FACES & PLACES

■ Sanford’s third annual Family 4th Festival will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. at Depot Park.

Live music, free competitions and much more. Visit www.sanford-nc.com for more information.

■ Help the Lee County Arts Council kick off Sanford’s Fourth of July celebration by competing in a sidewalk chalk art event at Depot Park at 10 am. Demonstrate your flair by creating an 8-by-10 image celebrating Sanford & Lee County. Entry for the event is free and judging for the top three designs will be held at 2 p.m. based on skill, creativity and theme. For more information, contact Rebecca at (919) 774-6139.

■ Local farmers will be selling their fresh products from 9 a.m. to noon at Deport Park in downtown Sanford as part of the weekly Sanford Farmer’s Market. To get involved or to learn more, e-mail David Montgomery at david.montgomery@sanfordnc.net.

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When Kelli Charles, a Fort Bragg elementary math and science teacher, attended space camp June 11 to 17 in Alabama, she learned an important lesson conveyed more by experience than by reading the pages of a book — because of weightlessness, it is more difficult to navigate in space than on earth.

Charles was one of 220 teachers from more than 2,000 applicants chosen by Honeywell to attend the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, she said. There, she also took land and water survival training and participated in scenario-based space missions.

“It was a great experience. It’s a really good overview of what actually happens with a shuttle launch,” said Charles, 31, who has been teaching for nine years.

Charles said she enjoyed camp and received a lot of material to bring back to her students, but next year, she plans to take it a step farther and send a student to the lesson.

SUNDAY ■ Pittsboro’s annual Independence Day Celebration will run from noon to 4 p.m. in downtown Pittsboro. This year’s celebration will coincide with the monthly First Sunday event, which features local vendors, craftsmen, antique sellers and more. Music will be provided by Johnny Wilson of The Big Time Party Band. Go to pittsboroshops.com or call 960-5892 for more info.

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

Free t-shirt for all donors. For appointments contact Lea Chandler at 774-4428 ext. 213.

■ Set Sail with the Amazing Steve Somers at 11 a.m. for a program of stories, music, magic, and puppets. The performance will take place at the Lee County Community Arts Center, 507 N. Steele St.. Parking lot and entrance to the building are on Bracken Street. Registration is not required and the performance is free and open to the public.

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.

Aid” from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Call (919) 7746857 to register.

■ Local farmers will be selling their fresh products from 9 a.m. to noon at Deport Park in downtown Sanford as part of the weekly Sanford Farmer’s Market. To get involved or to learn more, e-mail David Montgomery at david.montgomery@sanfordnc.net.

THURSDAY ■ Blood drive will be held from 10 a.m.to 2 p.m. at Central Carolina Community College, 1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford. Free t-shirt for all donors. For appointments contact Mike Neal at 775-5401 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

■ Bring your lawn chairs, blankets and picnic supper and “Function at the Junction” at Depot Park. This free outdoor family event starts at 7 p.m. and includes a variety of music throughout the summer. For more information, visit downtownsanford.com or call 919-775-8332.

JULY 11 ■ Applebee’s in Sanford will partner with Grooming the Next Generation for Success, a community based youth group, to host a Flapjack Fundraiser Proceeds raised will help offset travel and lodging costs for the group to attend a seminar in California. The event will begin at 8 a.m. at the restaurant, located at 1325 Plaza Blvd. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 3525597. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee.

FRIDAY ■ Blood drive will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Flat Springs Baptist Church, 4148 Deep River Road, Sanford. Free t-shirt for all donors. For appointments contact the church office at 775-5922.

JULY 12 ■ Young people can learn how to use CAD software to draw cars, houses, cartoon characters, space shuttle or a project of their choice during the CCCC Continuing Education Department’s summer CAD Camp. Participants must be age 15 or older. The camp

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■ The Lee County American Red Cross will hold the class “Lay Responder CPR for Adult, Child and Infant with AED and Standard First

Today is Saturday, July 3, the 184th day of 2010. There are 181 days left in the year.

This day in history: On July 3, 1863, the three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops retreated.

In 1608, the city of Quebec was founded

by Samuel de Champlain.

In 1775, Gen. George Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.

In 1890, Idaho became the 43rd state of the Union.

In 1898, the U.S. Navy defeated a Spanish fleet outside Santiago Bay in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. In 1944, during World War II, Soviet forces recaptured Minsk.

In 1962, Algeria became independent after 132 years of French rule.

In 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.

In 1979, Dan White, convicted of voluntary manslaughter in the shooting deaths of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone (mahs-KOH’-nee) and Supervisor Harvey Milk, was sentenced to seven years and eight months in prison. (He ended up serving five years.)

In 1985, the time-travel comedy “Back to the Future,” starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, was first released.

In 1988, the USS Vincennes shot down an Iran Air jetliner over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.

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■ Chef Gregg Hamm, owner and operator of Café 121, in Sanford, teaches young chefs ages 6-10 the basics of food preparation and safety in the kitchen during the CCCC Continuing Education Department’s Kids’ Cooking Camp. The camp runs 8 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Monday through Thursday, July 12-15, at Café 121. Registration is $125. Register early to reserve a spot by calling (919) 7752122, ext. 7793.

■ The Lee County Library offers free, familyfriendly movies on Monday nights. Tonight’s movie, “Pirates of the Caribbean” will be shown in the auditorium at the main branch and begin at 7 p.m. Families are encouraged to attend; children under the age of 11 must be accompanied by an adult. The programs are free and advance registration is not required. For more information, call the library at (919) 718-4665 x. 5483.

■ Chatham County 4-H is offering all young people ages 11-18 the opportunity to participate in the Hunter Safety program through the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission. Participants will learn about firearms and ammunition, gun care and cleaning, archery safety, game identification, fundamentals of shooting, hunter ethics and first aid.

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POLICE BEAT

SANFORD ■ Inaida Sulema Leiva reported first-degree burglary Tuesday at 1333 Brookhollow Drive.

■ Veronica Lanett Allen reported theft from a vehicle Tuesday at 511 Greensboro Ave. ■ Cathy Wicker Marks reported larceny Tuesday at 505 Hawkins Ave. ■ Diane Womack re-

ported motor vehicle theft Tuesday at 1891 Bragg St. ■ Latisha Manet Murchison reported larceny Tuesday at 225 E. Weatherspoon St. ■ Kathy Hall Jordan reported credit card fraud Tuesday at 2917 S. Horner Blvd.

■ Advance Auto Parts reported shoplifting Tuesday at 2570 Lee Ave.

■ Rebecca Ervin Platt reported fraud Tuesday at 403 Abbott Drive.

■ Jessica Ann Spillman reported property damage Tuesday at 3310 N.C. 87.

■ Jesus Jose Munoz reported breaking and entering into a residence Tuesday at 57 Thornwood Court.

■ Crystal Diane McLean reported communicating threats Wednesday at 200 Cox Maddox Road.

■ Randy Scott Hinson

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Temple youth’s ‘Jungle Book’ to begin July 9

SANFORD — Thirty-eight local young actors, ranging in age from 8-18, have worked tirelessly to learn the script, the songs and the dances to Disney’s “The Jungle Book Kids,” this summer’s production of the Temple Theatre youth conservatory.

Performances for the first conservatory are scheduled for: ■ July 9, 7 p.m.

■ July 10, 2 and 7 p.m.

■ July 11, 2 p.m.

Tickets for the summer conservatory performances are general admission and the cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. To book your ticket, call Temple Theatre’s Box Office starting Tuesday any time between 2 and 6 p.m. at (919) 774-4155.

Temple Theatre’s youth conservatories are directed

by Thomas E. Dalton, the theater’s director of education. Peggy Taphorn, Temple’s artistic director, manages the vocals and choreography. Sasha Fuller is the stage manager for this youth production.

— from staff reports

LEE COUNTY

Convenience center on Colon Road shut closed until Thursday

SANFORD — The Lee County Convenience Center located at 3927 Colon Road will be closed through Thursday to complete its resurfacing project.

The site was originally set to reopen today, but because of the extent of needed surface work, county officials say concerns for the public’s safety over the holiday weekend led to the decision to keep the facility closed longer.

“Lee County General Services apologizes for any inconvenience, but the completed job will provide users with a safer and cleaner facility,” said Joseph T. Cherry, Solid Waste superintendent.

Cherry said regular convenience center users are free to use any of the county’s five other facilities for their solid waste and recycling needs. Those sites include: ■ 330 Country Estate Drive (775-1191) ■ 420 Rocky Fork Church Road (774-1326)

■ 211 East Wilson Road (774-7924) ■ 216 Woodland Trails Drive (258-5707) ■ 331 Landfill Road (499-2312) For more information, call Lee County General Services at 718-4622.

— from staff reports

CHATHAM COUNTY

Trust fund designates Pittsboro as a ‘Fit Community’ CHAPEL HILL — The town of Pittsboro has been awarded by the N.C. Health and Wellness Trust Fund with one of eight Fit Community designations.

The designations recognize the work that has been done to promote physical activity, healthy eating and tobaccofree lifestyles through programs, policies and environmental changes at the school and community levels. In addition, a total of $435,000 in grant funding was awarded to selected towns, counties and schools with demonstrated capacity to implement projects that promote healthful changes.

“Community and school environments have a tremendous influence on individual health behaviors,” said Chuck Willson, the trust fund’s chairman. “These designees and grantees are clearly committed to fostering healthful changes in their communities and schools, and this is vital to the success of obesity prevention efforts and to improving the health of our population.”

In addition, the Chatham County Public Health Department received grant funding and technical assistance to support health and wellness.

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were there to do likewise.

Several spoke eloquently.

Sadly, though, it seemed that the Council had framed the issues to force the Temple to justify its continued existence as against the competing needs of all local “nonprofits” concerned with such things as domestic abuse, child literacy, feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, drug rehab and spiritual renewal.

How many local governments do NOT support such things as the Boys and Girls Clubs, the arts and local theatre?

There are many good reasons for local governments to support worthy local causes. One is to insure that they have a place at the table to expect accountability and to offer helpful advice.

Another is to keep faith with the many generous individuals and businesses that have, over the years, freely given millions of dollars to meet local needs. Many communities provide such support to non-profits to help them leverage more funding.

Not so in Sanford, where it seems an alternate reality is supposed to prevail.

We want to attract business, but we are loath to offer incentives.

Instead, we tell ourselves that business should be drawn to all the other local advantages we have but that we do not think enough about to promote.

We want tourism, but without any effort or expense to get it.

Q

: What value do the arts bring to a community?

reported property damage Wednesday at 2758 Mallard Cove Road.

■ Vickie Jean Bony, 43, was charged Tuesday at 459 Roberts Loop with probation violation.

■ Donyelle Rhonda Green, 23, was charged Tuesday at 1400 S. Horner Blvd. with harassing phone calls.

■ Randy Junior Minter, 25, was charged Tuesday at 502 Forest Ridge Drive with assault on a female.

In a community with no coherent plan to support the arts and nurture a higher quality of life, we wonder why the companies that could choose to bring higherend jobs into our community choose not to do so. Then, we question the worthiness of the jobs we have locked ourselves into trying to attract.

We imagine that people who have never been as much as invited to visit Lee County are somehow going to be smitten with the urge to migrate here in large numbers to live out their golden years.

The greatest demographic shift in our lifetimes is under way now as affluent baby boomers retire and many are expected to relocate to North Carolina. Communities are scurrying to get their fair share of the financial boom that such an influx of people with disposable income and few needs promises to provide. Thus, it is becoming very fashionable to say that Sanford is a place where the arts are strong.

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: You can’t have a conversation about the arts without discussing Temple Theatre and the event you helped create, the Sanford Pottery Festival...

Prime examples given for the health of the arts in Sanford tend to mention the Temple Theatre and the Sanford Pottery Festival.

Would that be the same Temple Theatre that has seen the value of the annual contribution that the City of Sanford makes to it erode by 60 percent over the last 25 years?

Or would it be the pottery festival that has tried for years to draw

■ Shawn Reynard Miller, 47, was charged Tuesday at 200 North Ave. with larceny.

■ Isidro Rodriguez Lopez, 19, was charged Tuesday at 3207 Lee Ave. with possession of a controlled substance.

■ Shakita Coron Worthy, 23, was charged Tuesday at 1400 S. Horner Blvd. with failure to appear.

■ Edwin Carroll Johnson reported vandalism

Monday at 2244 Jefferson Davis Highway.

■ Berlinda Gail Brower reported larceny Monday at 200 North Ave. ■ Don Antonio Flourney reported theft from a vehicle Monday at 100 Cole St. ■ Greg Bryan Gardner reported property damage Monday at 305 S. Steele St. ■ Carrie Boyles Almond reported harassing phone calls Monday at 2009 Sutphin Drive.

the attention of local governments to the fact that the logistical costs of producing such an event in Sanford add $25,000 to the cost of it before a single ticket is sold?

When the Temple Theatre made its case before the council, many other non-profits were ably represented. Some work at saving children; others at saving souls.

At least one noted that its mission might not be esteemed as highly as “entertainment.” Salvation, I always believed, is between an individual and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Sanford and Lee County are at least 15 years behind on promoting tourism. The Temple Theatre and the Sanford Pottery Festival labor under huge disadvantages to promote their respective programs in a community that refuses to promote itself or anything within it. In such a community, aspirations tend to wither and bottom lines shrink for all.

especially the realities of our present economic times, for local governments to assist nonprofits that help people who need help. When far more has to be done with much less, it is not a good thing to break the backs of private generosity and initiative.

And, there are other reasons to support the arts, culture, festivals and events.

A community which does not appreciate the distinction between such needs might not be ready to have an effective discussion about creating a tourism authority.

Diversity is important in a community and diversity cuts both ways.

People with disposable income, advanced degrees and comfortable retirements are people too.

They are usually the ones who provide the bedrock upon which progress in any community is made possible. They pay the majority of taxes, consume the least services and frequently volunteer their time and expertise to help others.

Q

: Having said, though, different efforts to market and promote the community are taking shape and gaining momentum...aren’t they worth supporting?

“Vision” without “value” is hallucination. “Well centered” is nothing more than a wonderful opportunity to shine that a community can squander if it fails to muster enough faith in itself to take an inventory of its strengths and build upon them.

There are many good reasons, considering

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: How do you see this community to evolve moving forward?

If we choose wrong, we are likely to create a community with relatively more people who need homeless shelters, rehab centers, food banks and rescue missions. It will also be a community with relatively less of the people needed to support such services.

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Opinion

4A / Saturday, July 3, 2010 / The Sanford Herald

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

State’s budget only going to get worse The Winston-Salem Journal

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he state has a revised budget, and a lot of essential government programs have been seriously reduced.

But if this year looks bad, next year looks worse. The 2011 General Assembly could face a $3 billion budget shortfall even if this year’s revenue matches expectations.

Gov. Bev Perdue signed the $18.958 billion budget Wednesday, thus officially enacting a $613 million cut on a budget that already includes major cuts. Schools, social programs and prisons all operated at seri-

ously reduced levels during the fiscal year that ended Wednesday. Now, they have been cut again.

We will employ fewer teachers, and spend less on instructional materials, mentoring new teachers and students with limited English proficiency.

There will be fewer school nurses, social workers and replacement schools. Reserves for unexpected enrollment growth will be razor thin.

There will be significantly less in-home help for our senior citizens and infirm and much less available to help needy families with children, or to spend on the disabled and

... the state could need as much as $3 billion in new revenue just to stay where we are today -- and where we are today is far below where we were just a few years ago. the mentally ill. Doctors who treat Medicaid patients will be paid less. Some UNC system students will pay higher tuition.

Similar cuts are set for other areas of state government.

Those who want less government will see it, most likely in the form of potholes.

As bad as all of that sounds, it could get worse. If Congress

does not extend special Medicaid aid for six months, then as much as $500 million in additional, already defined, state cuts will be made at Christmas.

Things would have been much worse last year and this year had Congress not provided North Carolina with billions in aid.

This year’s budget is full of references to programs, especially for children, that will be maintained at nearly full levels because of it.

That federal aid will expire a year from now. In 2011, the legislature may have to replace as much as $1.4 billion in federal aid just to keep the budget

where it is today. And, at the same time, the 2011 legislature will have to renew a series of tax increases passed a year ago and set to expire on June 30, 2011. If the legislature failed to do so and Congress did not renew aid, the budget shortfall could rise to $3 billion.

That means the state could need as much as $3 billion in new revenue just to stay where we are today — and where we are today is far below where we were just a few years ago.

Unless the economy comes roaring back soon, state government’s ability to restore its essential programs looks dim for years to come.

Letters to the Editor Be careful before signing your land over for natural gas search To the Editor: I’d like to advise everyone thinking of selling their rights to natural gas on their land to be very careful about this.

You should watch the documentary “Gasland” before you do anything. This exposes the problems that people who sold their rights are having and the after effects in dealing with the companies after their health and water were contaiminated.

The film also shows the animals and fish destroyed by this action.

Think twice about this.

Is it really worth a few dollars?

Froma Harrop Columnist Froma Harrop is a columnist with Creators Syndicate

Becoming money savvy

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n the conservative paradise, a nation of strong, hard-working individuals borrow responsibly and save for future needs. They don’t need government telling them how to manage their money. If they do foolish things, they pay the price.

I like that vision, but it has little to do with the world we live in. ...

So the conservative argument that the market punishes the careless, the lazy and the overconfident is only partly right. And what about the truly innocent bystanders, the ones in no money trouble who must cope with the resulting sick economy and pay the costs of the cleanup?

Strong financial regulation protects us all. The reform legislation in Washington is almost a done deal. (It will soon head to the rule-making federal agencies, where a lobbyist army is waiting to influence the results.) A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is supposed to erect a wall between the yeomanry and the more evil financial products.

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, a Texas Republican involved in negotiating the reform bill, complains that the new bureau would “take choices away from consumers and choke desperately needed credit out of our economy.”

As long as the rest of us have to pick up after Americans’ bad choices, we should have no problem limiting the menu. People of modest means should not be able to take out a no-moneydown, $300,000 mortgage with a tiny teaser intro rate that explodes in their faces after a few years.

As for concern about choking off needed credit, has Congressman Hensarling looked at the mortgage market lately? It’s pretty much gone for all but the most sterling credit risks. Had a consumer protection agency put some brakes on the housing madness, the real-estate market would be in far better shape today, and there’d be a lot more mortgage money around.

Hensarling is hardly alone in preferring a free-market fairy tale to the harsh realities here on earth. Like many other “conservative” members of Congress, he voted against the bank bailout, letting his colleagues do the heavy lifting.

The bailout disgusted everyone, but it stopped a financial collapse. ...

And spare us the phantasmagoria of a financially savvy public. Yes, some got into trouble because they were greedy or too lazy to read their contracts. But America’s supreme economic authorities — including the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank — had downplayed the risky nature of their ventures.

Protecting consumers is, of course, only part of the financial overhaul legislation. Importantly, the bill seeks to stop banks from gambling with deposits backed by the taxpayers. ...

As we survey today’s crumpled landscape of mass foreclosures, rampant debt and financial fraud, the notion of a citizenry equipped to prudently manage their money without government regulation is lovely but utterly off the wall. That heaven will have to wait a good long time.

PAUL BROWN Sanford

Time to get tough on spill

Celebrating the Fourth

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id anybody care about last week’s elections?

It seems like a crazy question to ask during the week leading up to the Fourth of July celebration of independence, freedom, and the right to participate in our own governance.

Crazy or not, it is a fair question to ask the 95 percent of North Carolina registered voters who passed by that hard-earned right to participate in the political process.

For the rest of us, let’s begin a conversation about some of the lessons and questions from last week’s results.

First of all, a self-congratulating comment about the results in the U.S. Senate primary. When Cal Cunningham called for a run-off after the first primary, most political commentators said the contest would be detrimental to the eventual Democratic candidate, who would lose weeks of organizing and fund-raising time for the November battle against Senator Richard Burr.

I took the other side: “To have any chance of winning in November, the Democrats need a jump-start of enthusiasm for their nominee. She or he will stand a better chance of getting that kind of spirit when the nominee is a clear winner over another strong candidate.”

Hardly anybody agreed.

Surely, they had second thoughts when they read the following report in the Raleigh News and Observer right after the run-off, “[According to a new Rasmussen poll]….

Marshall has received a bounce from her Democratic primary victory Tuesday and now trails Burr by a statistically insignificant margin of 44-43 percent, Rasmussen found...

In a Rasmussen poll earlier this month, Burr held a 50-36 percent lead over Marshall.”

Elaine Marshall still faces a tough battle this fall as she sails into a Republican wind against a well-funded incumbent. But the primary run-off win has given her momentum and credibility she did not have after the first primary. When she makes those mandatory fund-raising calls this summer, she can talk like a winner, not like a mere beggar.

Secondly, there is the question raised by the victory of Bill Randall over Bernie Reeves in the Republican primary for the 13th congressional district, running between Raleigh and Greensboro, currently held by Democrat Brad Miller. Randall, a Tea Party conservative, defeated Bernie Reeves, who claimed support from the old Jesse Helms network.

This result might not be noteworthy, given the success of Tea Party candidates over old line Republicans in primary races across the county, but for one fact: Randall is African American, not who you think of as the model of a North Carolina ultra-conservative Republican.

It would be easy to mark Randall’s primary victory as an aberration, were it not for the victory of another African American conser-

D.G. Martin One on One D.G. Martin is host of UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch

vative in a Republican congressional primary runoff in South Carolina. In the solidly Republican, 80 percent white, 1st congressional district, Tea Party-backed candidate Ted Scott crushed Paul Thurmond, son of Strom. Unlike Randall, who has an uphill battle against Miller, Scott is a clear favorite to become the first African American Republican congressional representative from the old Confederacy since North Carolina’s George Henry White left office in 1901.

An African American Republican representing a white majority district in the cradle of the Confederacy? Is something historic happening under our noses? Is there something to celebrate here?

A “bittersweet celebration” is the way Al Sharpton described it to Dana Milbank of the Washington Post, admitting that “You’d have to say there has been some kind of shift in racial attitudes in that area,” On the other hand, voters merely chose “a black reactionary over a white reactionary.”

What to make of all this?

I am stuck with Sharpton’s analysis until somebody wiser — maybe you — explains to me what Randall’s and Scott’s victories show us about today’s changing politics and racial attitudes.

D.G. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carolina Bookwatch, which airs Sundays at 5 p.m. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ ncbookwatch. This Sunday’s (July 4) guest is Alexandra Sokoloff, author of “The Unseen,” a mystery set on the campus of Duke University and a Moore County house that had been the subject of ESP experiments of Duke Professor J.B. Rhyne.

Today’s Prayer Forgive us the wrongs we have done, as we forgive the wrongs that others have done to us. (Matthew 6:12 TEV) PRAYER: Loving and forgiving God, thank You for the newness of life that comes as we experience Your forgiveness and as we forgive and are forgiven by others.

Amen.

To the Editor: By now it is clear that no one knows how to stop the BP oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico. We have left it up to BP to come up with a solution and they have so far done nothing. The reason for this is that they have no real incentive to do more than what they have so far attempted.

Let me make some simple suggestions for President Obama that he has cautiously avoided.

First, demand that every offshore oil operation come up with a plan to deal with similar catastrophies that may occur in the future.

That’s not asking too much, is it?

And yet, isn’t it strange that so far this has not been done.

Of course the oil companies will drag their feet. But, just to encourage them, let’s have them stop pumping oil until that plan is in place. I am sure that will get them moving pretty fast.

JOE DI BONA Timberlake

No to new taxes; yes to budget cuts To the Editor: America has a money crisis. Yes things are tight for governments now, things are tight for most families also. Government feels it has an ace in the hole by their ability to tax. And tax they do. They sometimes justify taxes by stating public health will improve as they have done with tobacco.

Smokers have a story to tell you about your future. It is a tale of taxes and control. It is all for your own good you know. The more control government takes over our daily lives, the more control it needs to supposedly cut costs and prevent unpleasant outcomes.

It is a vicious circle and our friends in government know it.

The list of proposed or already enacted in some areas taxes is impressive: Taxes on junk foods, carbonated or energy drinks, tobacco, alcohol, marijuana (where legal), gas/energy, airport, car rental, plastic bags, fast food ... etc.

The ultimate goal with taxation is to gain control of behavior, especially with so called sin taxes.

Cut spending now and bring back control of the current insanity.

The edge of the cliff will be coming up soon, step on the brakes.

Sky high taxes will not be just for smokers anymore, but for everyone.

DAVE PICKRELL President, Smokers Fighting Discrimination Inc.

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OBITUARIES

Annie Matthews Bridges

James Fore

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; James Lewis Fore, 50, died Friday (7/2/10) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.

He was born Feb. 27, 1960 in Lee County. He worked as a truck driver.

He is survived by his wife, Lisa Dawn Stewart Fore; parents, James Waylon and Anne Oldham Fore of Sanford; sons, Kevin Lewis Fore and Randall Lewis Fore, both of Sanford; stepsons; Joseph Stewart and Jeremey Hudson, both of Sanford; a daughter, Summer Rose Fore of Sanford; a stepdaughter Ashley Hudson of Sanford; a sister, Connie Fore Burleson and husband Jason of Swan Quarter; and six grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 4 p.m.

Sunday at the BridgesCameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. David Boroughs officiating.

The family will receive friends two hours prior to the funeral service at the funeral home.

Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com.

Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Mary Olsen

BROADWAY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Martha Trimble Olsen, 96, died Thursday (7/1/10).

She was born April 23, 1914 in Allegheny County, Pa., daughter of the late Harry Stewart Timble and Adabelle Blakley Trimble.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew George Olsen.

She is survived by a son, David Olsen and wife Juan of Lafayette, Calif.; daughters, Judy Womack of Broadway and Susan Olsen and husband Gary of Putnam Valley, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome. com.

Memorials may be made to Community Homecare and Hospice, 809 Wicker St., Sanford, N.C. 27330.

Arrangements are by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.

Peggy Ross LILLINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peggy Brown Ross, 75, died Friday (7/2/10) at her home.

Arrangements will be announced by Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;QuinnPeebles Funeral Home of Lillington.

Tommy Thomas ATLANTA, Ga. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tommy Lee Thomas, 55, died Tuesday (06/26/10).

He was preceded in death by his father, Harvey T. Thomas Jr., formally of Sanford.

He is survived by his mother, Mary Rosser Thomas of Sanford; a son, Phillip Thomas of Douglasville, Ga.; daughters, Rachel Johnson and Leah Thomas, both of Ocala, Fla.; brothers, Tim Thomas of Douglasville, Ga., Rocky Thomas of Dardanelle, Ark., Dennis Thomas of Douglasville, Ga., Donnie Thomas of Pinellas Park, Fla. and David Spivey of Sanford; sisters, Dianna Allen and Kelly Holt, both of Sanford; three granddaughters; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at First Atlanta Methodist Church at a date to be determined.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Healthfield Hospice, 34 Upper Riverdale Road, Suite 101, Atlanta, Ga. 30274.

Clyde Stone Jr. SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral for Clyde David Stone Jr., 48, who died Tuesday (6/29/10), was conducted Friday at the BridgesCameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Curtis Norris officiating.

Burial followed at Lee Memory Gardens.

Recorded music was played and the Rev. Curtis Norris sang a solo.

Pallbearers were Ray Campbell, Kevin Campbell, Mickey Conely, Albert Conely, Seth Cox, Stacy Haire and Kyle Lucas. Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc.

SANFORD â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Annie Geraldine Matthews Bridges, 79, of the Deep River Community, of Sanford, died Friday, July 2, 2010, at Central Carolina Hospital.

Mrs. Bridges was born on Dec. 6, 1930, in Durham County, to the late June Matthews and Meta White Matthews. She was preceded in death by brothers, Bobby Matthews and Harold Matthews, and a sister, Margaret Samet.

She attended Sanford schools and was a member of Buffalo Presbyterian Church. Activities at her church included being receiving treasurer, moderator of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Council and member of the choir.

She is survived by her husband, John Floyd Bridges; a son, Richard â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rickyâ&#x20AC;? Bridges and

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ment believes they can succeed here.

All national chains have a business model â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a set of criteria that must be met before they invest millions of dollars in personnel and inventory, not to mention signing long term leases on large buildings.

One of the first criteria would be the economy â&#x20AC;&#x201D; jobs and income. Conditions are improving for employment in our region of the state although we still exceed the state average in our percentage of unemployed workers.

The Labor Market Information Division of the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina release figures this week for our region which includes Harnett, Chatham, Sampson and Lee counties.

In May of 2009, Lee Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unemployment was a crushing 14.1 percent, primarily because of our large manufacturing base.

This May, our rate has dropped to 12.3 percent. The average unemployment rate for the state is 10.3 percent.

In contrast to Lee County, Sampson County, which has a more agrarian economy, suffered fewer job losses. Their current unemployment rate for May is 8.1 percent. In

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wife Cathy of Sanford; a brother, Reid Matthews and wife Elaine of Carthage; sisters, Joyce M. Harrington of Sanford, Thelma Harrington of Greenville, Willie Mae Warner and husband Chuck of Sanford and Pat Joye and husband Vernon of Sanford; grandchildren, Jessica Anne Bridges Whitaker and husband Jarrett, Jonathan Thomas Bridges and Jamie Lynne Bridges McElreath and husband Thadd, all of Sanford, and three great-grandchildren, Thomas Austin Whitaker of Carthage, Caitlyn MaryAnne Bridges and Jude Avril McElreath, both of Sanford.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, July 3, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home and also on Sunday, July 4, 2010, at Flat Springs

Harnett, 10.4 percent of their workforce is out of work. Chatham County has been impacted least by this economic downturn with only 6.9 percent of their workforce unemployed in May. By the way, our manufacturing wages are higher than our neighbors: Lee County, $14.75 per hour, Chatham, $12.39, Harnett, $12.04, Sampson, $12.48.

Current median household income estimates for our region is hard to find but here are the numbers from 2007: Lee County $44,038, Sampson $34,516, Harnett $39,649, Chatham -$53,164. With new census data on the way, we should know soon how we stack up.

As more people go back to work, our income as a community will increase and so will the possibility of getting more retail establishments.

Besides good jobs and disposable income,

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The funeral service will be conducted Sunday, July 4, 2010, at 4 p.m. at Buffalo Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Paul Shields and the Rev. Bruce MacInnes officiating. Burial will follow at Flat Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.

Condolences may be made at www.bridgescameronfuneralhome.com.

Memorials may be made to Buffalo Presbyterian Church General Fund, 1333 Carthage St., Sanford, N.C. 27330 or Flat Springs Baptist Church General Fund, 4l48 Deep River Road, Sanford, N.C. 27330.

Arrangements are by BridgesCameron Funeral Home, Inc.

what else do national stores look for when opening a new location?

Rooftops. Site selection managers want to see a growing community with a population that can support their store.

Our population is approaching 70,000 in Lee County. Our trade area, which includes parts of Harnett, Chatham and Moore, exceeds 125,000.

Growth from BRAC as well as normal growth will help.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been growing at a little over 2 percent per year for the past few years. New census data will help us prove this good growth.

What else can we do?

We can continue to be a business friendly community. We can work to streamline regulations and shorten application processes for business approvals. As a community and as a state, we have a good reputation for business friendliness.

In fact, North Carolina was recently named

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among the top six states in the country for retail and restaurant business growth.

According to a Pitney Bowes Business Insight report, franchisors and franchisees have been flocking to North Carolina â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a trend which should continue for at least the next three years.

The Pitney Bowes report ranked North Carolina among the top 10 states for projected employment and retail sales growth over the next three years.

When researchers divided the country into six regions, North Carolina came out on top in the Southeast.

So, just be patient, and remember to always shop locally. Strong retail sales also will help convince new business to come to our community.

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Bob Joyce is president of the Sanford Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Manufacturers must recycle TVs RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A new bill may let North Carolinians dump their old computers on the street for recycling pickup alongside their plastic bottles and cans.

An amended electronic waste bill that only needs the governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature assigns shared responsibility for recycling electronics to manufacturers and local governments.

Either manufacturers can shoulder most of the burden of recycling their products or they can pay for local governments to do more of the heavy lifting for them.

Either way, officials say the bill will hopefully encourage people not to toss their old gadgets in the trash. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Consumers need this free and convenient recycling option to encourage

them to recycle,â&#x20AC;? said Sen. Don Vaughan who sponsored the bill.

He added that the law would be a model for other states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I believe we have is one of the best recycling plans anywhere in the country,â&#x20AC;? he said.

As the usage of cell phones, personal computers and televisions in the United States continues to increase so does the amount of electronic waste, or e-waste. Electronics contain potentially harmful materials like mercury. Unlike other recyclables, computers can require disassembly and are made of numerous materials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s definitely a different animal than a piece of paper,â&#x20AC;? said Scott Mouw, North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recycling director.

People have a tendency to hoard unusable or obsolete electronics, Mouw said. In a February study, the N.C. Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance estimated that there were almost 70,000 tons of electronic waste ready for disposal in North Carolina in 2007.

There is already a state e-waste law that bans the disposal of televisions and computers starting next year. The law also requires manufacturers to create a recycling plan, register with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and pay annual fees, which are distributed to local governments for recycling programs.

The main difference with the amendment is that it allows computer

companies to choose from different tiered recycle plans. The more intensive the plan, the less expensive the annual fee that the company has to pay.

For example, a company with a plan that includes a mail-back option and at least one waste collection site pays a $15,000 annual fee, but a company with a plan that includes collection sites in 50 counties only pays a $2,500 fee.

Having local governments be in charge of electronics recycling may be the best option since people are already familiar with recycling in their communities, Mouw said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best kind of system for a citizen,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You load up your truck with everything with a chip and plug in it and you take it to one spot.â&#x20AC;?

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Ferry chief fired after 2 months on job RALEIGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The man hired to get North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ferries back on track after a federal investigation into illegal dredging said he was fired after just two months for doing his job.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that Harold Finch, 58, came out of retirement with the Coast Guard on May 1 to lead the 500-employee ferry division. The agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former director had

been convicted of lying to investigators about illegal dredging in the Currituck Sound.

Finch said his firing June 25 from the $92,500 job shows the Transportation Department, which oversees the ferry division, lacks the courage of its convictions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought I was brought in to fix it, but I guess I tried to fix too much,â&#x20AC;? Finch said, adding that he told the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top officials about nepo-

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tism, payroll padding and questionable spending.

The DOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspector general is investigating several of Finchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allegations about the division, which is based in Morehead City, officials said.

That investigation began before Finch was fired, DOT spokeswoman Greer Beaty said Friday.

DOT officials said they fired Finch because of personality conflicts with staff. They also said he fell behind on a 60-day business plan for the division. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In the end, was Buddy going to be able to meet the expectations that I gave him for this job?â&#x20AC;? said Jim Trogdon, the DOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

chief operating officer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My determination was no.â&#x20AC;?

North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ferry division is the secondlargest state operation in the country. It transports 2.5 million people a year on two dozen boats on seven routes.

Among the things he learned after taking the job was that the division had no detailed budget, Finch said. He said he ordered his staff to estimate expenditures for the coming fiscal year.

Trogdon and Jim Westmoreland, a deputy DOT secretary in charge of the ferry division, disputed Finchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claim.

Body of 30-year-old woman found near Fort Bragg

City, county join on incentives for Caterpillar

FAYETTEVILLE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The body of a woman was found near a North Carolina Army base and police are calling it a homicide.

Multiple media outlets reported Friday that Fayetteville Public Works Commission workers found the body near an abandoned dirt road close to Fort Bragg. The crew was working on a road project near the base.

Fayetteville police did not release the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name.

They said she appears to be in her early 30s, and investigators said she likely died after midnight. They wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say how the woman died.

The death is the tenth homicide in Fayetteville this year.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Officials in North Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Triad have joined forces to offer $23 million in incentives to Caterpillar if it builds a plant in the region.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that Winston-Salem joined Forsyth County in pitching a package to help the area beat out Montgomery, Ala., and Spartanburg, S.C. for the $426 million plant, which would provide 510 jobs.

Both city and county are offering upfront money toward buying a 100-acre site next to the Dell Inc. computerassembly plant. Dell was lured to the area with more than $300 million in incentives, then announced last October it would close the plant, putting 900 people out of work.

Most state incentives were never paid, and Dell repaid local governments $26 million in upfront incentives.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing man WILMINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 54-year-old man who fell overboard off the North Carolina coast.

The Coast Guard said Friday that its crews searched 3,210 square nautical miles for Bobby Barbers of Englehard, a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel Gallant Fox. Barbers was reported missing on Thursday, 30 miles east of Oregon Inlet.

According to a statement, the search is suspended pending further developments.

Officials said Barbers had been wearing a black T-shirt, denim shorts, and no life jacket.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito of Norfolk, Va., joined an airplane and a helicopter in the search.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Craning their necks and clapping to Appalachian music, West Virginians bid farewell Friday to Robert C. Byrd, their beloved senator who rose from childhood poverty in a coal mining town to become the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s longest-serving member of Congress.

President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former President Bill Clinton and other dignitaries watched as Byrdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s casket was carried down the red-carpeted steps of the state Capitol where he began his political career in 1947. Byrd, who died Monday at 92, never lost an election. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember him as he was when I came to know him,â&#x20AC;? Obama said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;his white hair flow-

ing like a mane, his gait steady with a cane, determined to make the most of every last breath. The distinguished gentleman from West Virginia could be found at his desk to the very end and doing the peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business.â&#x20AC;?

Obama recalled an early discussion with Byrd, who as a young man joined the Ku Klux Klan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He said there are some things I regretted in my youth,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I said, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;None of us are absent of some regrets. ...

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we enjoy and seek the grace of God.â&#x20AC;?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;As I reflect on the full sweep of 92 years, it seems to me that his life bent toward justice,â&#x20AC;?

Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robert Byrd possessed that quintessential American quality.â&#x20AC;?

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Maybe, with new car

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that farfetched notion a reality.

The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with technology that helps a blind person drive a car independently.

The technology, called â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonvisual interfaces,â&#x20AC;? uses sensors to let a blind driver maneuver a car based on information transmitted to him about his surroundings: whether another car or object is nearby, in front of him or in a neighboring lane.

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consider it a â&#x20AC;&#x153;moon shot,â&#x20AC;? a goal similar to President John F. Kennedyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pledge to land a man on the moon.

For many blind people, driving a car long has been considered impossible.

But researchers hope the project could revolutionize mobility and challenge long-held assumptions about limitations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exploring areas that have previously been regarded as unexplorable,â&#x20AC;? said Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving away from the theory that blindness ends the capacity of human beings to make contributions to society.â&#x20AC;?

WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A second straight month of lackluster hiring

by American businesses is sapping strength from the economic rebound.

The jobless rate fell to 9.5 percent in June, still far too high to signal a healthy economy. It came in slightly lower than the month before only because more than a half-million people gave up looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.

The private sector added just 83,000 jobs for the month. Looked at from that angle or almost any other, from a teetering housing market to falling factory orders, the recovery is limping along as it enters the yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second half. And that is when the benefits of most of the governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stimulus spending will begin to wear off.

The fate of the economy will hinge on whether it can stand on its own.

President Barack Obama acknowledged the slow pace of the recovery and used the new jobs figures to argue for more stimulus spending and extended unemployment benefits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not headed there

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Flora Guan, left, and Jessica Yang, right, recent graduates of San Francisco State University, fill out forms to take part in surveys with Fieldwork San Francisco at a National Career Fair in San Francisco. fast enough for a lot of Americans,â&#x20AC;? the president said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not headed there fast enough for me, either.â&#x20AC;?

Overall, the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s total payroll actually shrank last month by 125,000, the first decline in six months, the Labor Department said Friday. The loss reflected the end of 225,000 temporary jobs helping the U.S. Census Bureau complete its 10-year head count.

The 83,000 jobs added by the private sector was a better performance than in May, when private job creation nearly stalled. But

it fell far short of what the economy needs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at least 200,000 jobs a month â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to bring down the unemployment rate.

Nobody, from Obama to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to private economists, expects that anytime soon.

And the government has mostly exhausted its realistic options for nudging the economy along faster.

Benchmark interest rates, which at low levels can encourage borrowing to spur economic growth, are already near zero.

Republicans in Congress object to additional stimu-

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Apple â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;stunnedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; iPhones show too many bars NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Apple Inc. said Friday that it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;stunnedâ&#x20AC;? to find that its iPhones have for years been using a â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally wrongâ&#x20AC;? formula to determine how many bars of signal strength they are getting.

Apple said thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason behind widespread complaints from users that the latest model, iPhone 4, can show a sudden plunge in signal strength when they

hold it in a way that covers a small black strip on one edge of the phone.

Users have jokingly called this the â&#x20AC;&#x153;death gripâ&#x20AC;? for the phone.

That drop seems exaggerated because the phone can wrongly display four or five bars of signal strength when it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, Apple said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Their big drop in bars is because their high bars were never real in the first place,â&#x20AC;? the company said

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Unemployment is expected to stay above 9 percent through the midterm elections in November. And the Fed predicts joblessness could still be as high as 7.5 percent two years from now. Normal is considered closer to 6 percent, and economists say it will probably take until the middle of this decade to achieve that.

The jobless rate did come down in June from 9.7 percent the month before. But that was mainly because 652,000 people abandoned their job searches.

Even among Americans with secure jobs, confidence is fading. One gauge of consumer confidence fell in June to about 53, down nearly 10 points in a single month. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s well below the reading of 90 typically seen in a healthy economy.

Add to that jitters over Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debts, an edgy stock market and cautious consumer spending, and the result is an economy essentially moving sideways. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no surprise that businesses are reviewing their orders and seeing no reason to add to payrolls.

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in a statement to users.

Yet the statement that the bar display is â&#x20AC;&#x153;totally wrongâ&#x20AC;? is surprising, since there is no standard formula in the industry for translating signal strength to bars.

The company said it will fix the formula to one recommended by AT&T Inc. through a free software update within a few weeks for the most recent iPhone models, 3G, 3GS and 4. However,

the â&#x20AC;&#x153;wrongâ&#x20AC;? formula goes back as far as the original iPhone, launched in 2007.

AT&T, the iPhoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exclusive carrier in the U.S., has borne much of the usersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; blame for dropped calls and poor wireless performance. In saying that the phones have been showing too many bars, Apple is putting the spotlight on the networkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performance.

AT&T declined comment Friday.

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Success or mess? Who’s the real Lohan? he’s confident she’s game for long days on set and his script’s emotionally challenging, sometimes shocking material. He says she’s got the chops and the depth to embody Lovelace, a woman who claims she was forced into prostitution and porn by her violent husband and once made a bestiality film with a dog.

Casting Lohan, and having her promote her new role in Cannes — where she claimed her passport was stolen, causing her to miss a mandatory court date — helped secure financing for “Inferno,” Wilder says.

And he thinks her performance in his movie could turn Hollywood’s tides in her favor.

“Just because right now there’s all this negative (stuff) being spewed about her, there’s this core of worth, personally and creatively,” he says of the 24-year-old actress. “When you put that out in front of people, that stands up.”

Then there’s her fashion brand, 6126. What began as a line of leggings has been reborn as a complete collection of sexy, sparkly pieces perfect for the club-hopping set. The first items are set to ship out at the end of the month to stores like Kitson and Neiman Marcus.

Lohan guided the design team, picked out

all the fabrics and colors, and tried on hundreds of samples herself to get the look and fit just right.

She’s also developing two handbag lines, and there are plans for shoes and cosmetics to follow as 6126 becomes “a complete lifestyle brand,” says her business partner, Kristi Kaylor.

As far as Kaylor is concerned, Lohan is “a total pro.” She knows the actress as a “genius designer” — responsive, engaged and serious about building a brand.

“She blows me away with her creativity,” Kaylor says. “I wish people could see the side of Lindsay that we do.”

The Lindsay she sees is as comfortable at marketing meetings as she is in the front row of a highprofile fashion show. She’s on time to her appointments, quick to respond to e-mails and deeply involved in all aspects of her business. Kaylor sees her as a budding entrepreneur.

Richard Luna, who’s been making purses for 25 years and is working with Lohan on her lines, describes her as “a very smart, sharp gal (with) a brand-development path that’s going to last several years.”

Lohan doesn’t seem too interested these days in having professionals

help shape her public image. She’s suspended her relationship with publicist LOS ANGELES Leslie Sloane Zelnick.

— There’s the Lindsay Instead, the actress preLohan we all know: the fers handling her own PR one with two DUIs and — 140 characters at a time. repeat stints in rehab; the Active on Twitter (often one in the tabloids, falling late at night), she defends into a cactus and partying herself against tabloid it up in Cannes when she rumors and calls out those should be in court; the one she thinks are trying to with a reputation so bad bring her down. that reality star Tila Tequila “Samantha Ronson spit once declared, “I must in my face,” she posted AP photo not be another Lindsay early one morning about In this Dec. 6, 2005 file Lohan where I just flush her former girlfriend. “This photo, singer and actress everything I worked so is all because of a FALSE hard for down the toilet for Lindsay Lohan appears on accusation by tabloids stage during MTV’s “Total nothing.” & paparazzi,” she wrote Request Live”, in New Then there’s another when her alcohol-moniLindsay: the one her York. toring anklet went off last mother defends as a normonth. “I was given the mal young woman coming begun. She’s due in court wrong call time-now I Tuesday for a hearing to of age in Hollywood; the know on purpose...it was determine if she violated one her business parta set-up,” she posted her probation on those ners in the fashion world after apparently missing drunk-driving charges describe as prompt, a photo shoot. “Thank — and faces jail time if she professional and focused goodness for Twitter,” she did. as she prepares to launch writes. “The truth can be But as soon as she’s a 280-piece collection; the stated!!!” clear of her legal troubles, one Robert Rodriguez cast Perez Hilton, who refers she can start work on in his upcoming movie to the starlet as “Lindsan“Inferno: A Linda Lovelace “Machete”; and the one ity” and “LOLhan” on his Story,” a gritty, violent tale taking on a role her peers popular celebrity blog, about porn, prostitution declined — that of porn says the actress has lived and domestic violence that legend Linda Lovelace in such a drama-filled life stands to be the make-ita film that has Hollywood — from a child star whose or-break-it role of Lohan’s abuzz. parents argued in the career.

So which one is the press to her own grown-up Writer-director Matreal Lindsay Lohan? And problems — that his readthew Wilder has total can the one who earned ers just want to see what faith in his star, despite accolades as a young star she’ll do next. ample criticism from his and worked alongside “It’s still interesting to Meryl Streep overcome her peers over his choice. see Lindsay misbehaving Though some have said hot-mess persona? and acting like the same she won’t make it through The next chapter for person she was in 2007,” the monthlong shoot, each Lindsay has already he says, adding that he has met her many times and finds her “likable.”

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Grammer, wife, ending 13-year marriage LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelsey Grammer and his wife are divorcing after nearly 13 years of marriage.

Court records show Camille Grammer filed for divorce from the “Cheers” and “Frasier” star Thursday in Los Angeles.

Grammer and his wife were married in August 1997 and have two children, ages 8 and 5.

The actor’s publicist, Stan Rosenfield, issued a statement seeking privacy for the family.

Camille Grammer is seeking physical custody of the children and visitation for the 55-year-old actor.

The filing cites “irreconciliable differences” for the breakup but offers no details.

Jackson performs at Essence in New Orleans NEW ORLEANS (AP) — It’s been two years since singer Janet Jackson performed on a concert stage and her fans say that’s been two years too long.

Jackson marks her stage return Friday with an opening night, first-time performance at the Essence Music Festival inside the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.

“I’m excited, we’re excited,” Jackson said in an interview prior to her appearance. “It’s been awhile since I’ve been on stage and we’re just excited to get back out there.”

Fans got a glimpse of her new, sassy, short-cropped hair and her signature, shapely figure on the finale show of American Idol where she rocked classics like “Again” and “Nasty” and her latest release, “Nothing,” from the soundtrack of the movie, “Why Did I Get Married Too?,” which she also starred in.

Will Bias, a frequent festgoer from New Orleans, said he is definitely looking forward the show.

Travolta thanks Fla. fans for demanding ’Grease’ OCALA, Fla. (AP) — John Travolta is thanking his adopted Florida hometown, Ocala, after residents waged an online campaign to bring a limited rerelease of his hit “Grease” to the area.

The 1978 classic is being shown in select theaters nationwide as the “Grease Sing-A-Long,” with karaokestyle subtitles for the songs.

Ocala wasn’t on the distribution list. So residents swamped an online poll that allowed the city with the most voting fans to get the film.

Ocala topped the poll by hundreds of votes.

Travolta released a statement through JTP Films thanking residents and promising to buy free snacks.

“Wish I could be there with you,” he said.

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This artist rendering shows Patricia Mills, left, and Michael Zottoli, northern Va. residents accused of being illegal spies for Russia, in federal court in Alexandria, Va., Friday. the U.S. on a work visa, is not alleged to have used a false identity. But prosecutors said the FBI has searched his home and a second apartment that he recently leased and found computer equipment â&#x20AC;&#x153;of the type capable of being used for ... clandestine communications.â&#x20AC;?

Semenkoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visa has now been revoked, Smith said, and an immigration detainer has been filed for him at the Alexandria jail.

Also Friday in the Cypriot capital of Nicosia, Justice Minister Loucas Louca it was unlikely that Christopher Metsos, 54, would be apprehended on the Mediterranean island because he believes that he is no longer there.

Metsos is wanted in the United States on charges that he supplied money to the spy ring.

Metsos disappeared on Wednesday after a Cypriot court freed him on bail.

Louca strongly defended Cypriot authoritiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; handling of the affair, which left the government deeply embarrassed and stung by rumors that it was somehow complicit

in Metsosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; disappearance.

The island has close ties with Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we wanted him (Metsos) to evade, as we have been accused, we wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have tried as hard to arrest him in the first place,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Russian Foreign Ministry said Friday that it had no reason to believe Metsos was in Russia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do not have such information. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re knocking on the wrong door,â&#x20AC;? ministry spokesman Igor Lyakin-Frolov said.

Another suspect arrested in the U.S., Juan Lazaro, has admitted to living in New York for years under a fake identity and lying about being citizen of Peru, as he had long claimed, prosecutors said.

Asked Friday about Lazaro, Peruâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s President Alan Garcia said the suspect apparently told people he had ties to that countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rebel groups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been given to understand, he presented himself in the United States some time ago as a kind of ambassador of Peruâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s domestic subversives. This information

we have from people who lived there,â&#x20AC;? Garcia said.

He did not specify the source of the information.

The AP has been unable to reach senior Peruvian security officials to determine if they suspected Lazaro was truly connected to the rebel groups. The countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense minister said earlier in the week that he knew of no pending investigations against Lazaro.

In Virginia, Zottoli, Mills and Semenko were charged with being foreign agents, while Zottoli and Mills are also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering.

In their filing, prosecutors said Zottoli and Mills gave information to authorities after being told about their Miranda rights to have a lawyer and to remain silent under interrogation.

According to court documents, Zottoli claims to be a U.S. citizen, born in Yonkers, N.Y., and is married to Mills, a purported Canadian citizen.

The FBI said the two lived together over the years in a number of locations, including Seattle, before moving to Virginia last year.

According to the charging documents, an undercover FBI agent posing as a Russian agent met with Semenko last Saturday in Washington, blocks from the White House. The agent gave Semenko a folded newspaper wrapped around an envelope containing $5,000 and directed him to drop it in an Arlington park. The documents say there is video of Semenko making the delivery as instructed.

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ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two Virginia suspects in an alleged spy ring have admitted they are Russian citizens living in the U.S. under false identities, prosecutors said Friday, as officials in Cyprus said another defendant in the bust has likely fled the island after being set free on bail.

The defendants known as Michael Zottoli and Patricia Mills told authorities after their arrest that their real names are Mikhail Kutzik and Natalia Pereverzeva, prosecutors said in a court filing Friday. The pair were arrested in Arlington, Va., where they have been living as a married couple with two young children.

Zottoli and Mills, along with a third defendant, Mikhail Semenko, remained jailed after waiving their right Friday to a detention hearing during brief appearances in federal court.

They are among 11 people arrested this week.

Six other defendants had already appeared in court in the Northeast, and one was granted bail that will include electronic monitoring and home detention.

In Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s court filing, prosecutors said Zottoli and Mills had $100,000 in cash and phony passports and other identity documents stashed in safe deposit boxes. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jason B. Smith also wrote that Mills asked a family friend who has been caring for their two children since their arrest to take them to Russia to Millsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sister and parents.

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Paris Hilton marijuana charges dropped in S. Africa PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A court in South Africa has dropped a marijuana-smoking case against Paris Hilton.

The socialite appeared late Friday in a FIFA World Cup courtroom after being arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana at a quarterfinal match between Brazil and the Netherlands.

The authorities dropped the charges against Hilton, after her co-accused, Jennifer Rovero, â&#x20AC;&#x153;acknowledged to be in possession of cannabis, and pleaded guilty,â&#x20AC;? said Brig. Sally De Beer, a spokeswoman for South African police.

Rovero, 31, from New York, was sentenced to a fine of 1000 rand ($130) or 30 days imprisonment, De Beer said.

A publicist for Hilton said the incident was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;misunderstanding.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paris Hilton was questioned today by police in South Africa on allegations of smoking marijuana,â&#x20AC;? a publicist for Hilton, Dawn Miller, said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However I can confirm that the incident was a complete misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it,â&#x20AC;? the statement said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The case has been dropped against Paris and no charges will be made.â&#x20AC;?

Mexican murder suspect: U.S. consulate infiltrated MEXICO CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The drug-cartel enforcer told an unsettling story: A woman who worked in the Mexican borderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest U.S. consulate had helped a rival gang obtain American visas. And for that, the enforcer said, he ordered her killed.

Nonsense, says a U.S. official, who said Friday the motive for the slaying remains unknown.

The employee, Lesley Enriquez, and two other people connected to the U.S. consulate in the city of Ciudad Juarez were killed March 13 in attacks that raised concerns that Americans were being caught up in drug-re-

lated border violence.

Jesus Ernesto Chavez, whose arrest was announced Friday, confessed to ordering the killings, said Ramon Pequeno, the head of anti-narcotics for the Federal Police. Pequeno said Chavez leads a band of hit men for a street gang tied to the Juarez cartel.

Enriquez and her husband were killed in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, Texas, as they drove toward a border crossing.

Chavez also is accused in a nearly simultaneous attack that killed the husband of a Mexican employee of the consulate.

USAID compound attacked in Afghanistan; 4 killed KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Taliban suicide attackers stormed a four-story house used by an American aid organization in north Afghanistan on Friday, killing four people before dying in a fierce, five-hour gunbattle with Afghan security forces.

The pre-dawn attack appeared part of a militant campaign against international development organizations at a time when the U.S. and its allies are trying to accelerate civilian aid efforts to turn back the Taliban.

It came on the same day that Gen. David Petraeus landed in the Afghan capital to take command of U.S. and international forces fighting the nearly 9-year-old war. Petraeus arrived from Brussels where he sought to reassure allies that the war against the Taliban was on track despite rising casualties and problems regaining control over key parts of the country.

Insurgents began their brazen attack in Kunduz at about 3:30 a.m. A suicide car bomber blew a hole in the wall around a building used by Development Alternatives Inc., a global consulting company based in the Washington, D.C., area on contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. The company is working on governance and community development issues in the area.

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NCAA PICKS FORMAT FOR 68-TEAM TOURNAMENT

By MARK LONG

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA has settled on the format for the new 68-team men’s basketball tournament, though the announcement isn’t scheduled until sometime next week.

The Division I men’s basketball committee reached its decision after studying a number of options and discussing feedback during meetings in Chicago, said David Worlock, associate director of the March Madness tournament.

Details were not disclosed.

The NCAA announced in April that it would add three teams to the field, the first expansion for the tournament since it went from 64 to 65 in 2001 after going from 48 to 64 in 1985. The new format is scheduled to take effect next March.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daytona International Speedway officials are doing everything possible to avoid another pesky pothole.

Engineers, asphalt specialists and track workers spent Friday repeatedly checking every inch of the 2 1/2-mile superspeedway.

The heightened surveillance came hours after inspectors found another damaged section of track between turns 1 and 2 — a few feet from the spot that nearly shut down the Daytona 500 in February.

Workers used epoxy to repair a 1-foot-by-4 1/2-foot area as a “precautionary measure” late Thursday night, track president Robin Braig said.

“It’s going to get tested, but we are confident that the precautions we’re taking are going to make a great Coke Zero 400,” Braig said.

NASCAR’s most storied track hasn’t been fully repaved since 1978, creating huge bumps through the high-banked turns and a slippery surface all around.

The less-than-ideal conditions make for harrowing racing when cars are going

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MLB BYRNES, HINCH OUT FOR DIAMONDBACKS

PHOENIX (AP) — The one-time rising young genius of baseball and his youthful hand-picked manager got the boot in Arizona.

General manager Josh Byrnes, so coveted three years ago that the Diamondbacks extended his contract to a whopping eight years, was fired Thursday night along with manager A.J. Hinch, whose team was 34 games under .500 in his less than one full season on the job.

Kirk Gibson, a name as recognizable to fans as Hinch’s was obscure, moves up from bench coach to become interim manager. Former major league pitcher Jerry DiPoto moves from vice president of player personnel to interim general manager.

WORLD CUP DONOVAN PROUD OF OVERALL U.S. EFFORT

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — A week after a disappointing loss in the World Cup, Landon Donovan said Friday he is proud of the U.S. team’s overall performance.

“At the same time, I think we felt that the Ghana game was a game we should’ve won,” Donovan said after his first practice with the Los Angeles Galaxy since returning from South Africa.

Ghana ousted the United States with a 2-1 overtime victory last Saturday in the World Cup’s second round.

Donovan, who with three World Cup goals was the undisputed star of the U.S. team, said he feels pride in the United States’ progress during the past several World Cups.

“People assume that there’s linear progression from World Cup to World Cup,” Donovan said. “It couldn’t be further from the truth.

France and Italy were in the final four years ago and neither of them got out of their group.

“The fact that we’ve now qualified for six in a row, and that we’ve gotten out of our group two out of the last three, I think is a fantastic achievement for our country.”

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Officials inspect repair to a pot hole at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., on Friday.

Engineers examined the superspeedway following Thursday’s practice sessions and found a 1-foot-by-4½foot area in turn two that needed repair as a “precautionary measure.”

NASCAR considering changes to Chase again

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR is considering tweaking the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, with chairman Brian France wanting to create more drama to the title-deciding format.

“We want to make sure (the

Chase) is giving us the biggest impact moments it was designed to do,” France said Friday. “Everything, to us, means pushing the winning envelope to mean what it needs to mean in our sport. We’re happy with the Chase, (but) if we can enhance it in a pretty significant way, we may do that.”

The Chase was one of several

topics France covered Friday at Daytona International Speedway during a question-and-answer session.

Also under consideration are changes to the second-tier Nationwide Series that could affect the participation of Cup drivers, and scheduling requests made

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Coke Zero 400 Harvick on pole after rain washes out qualifying DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Sprint Cup points leader Kevin Harvick will start from the pole for Saturday night’s race at Daytona International Speedway after qualifying was rained out.

Only 12 cars completed qualifying laps Friday before showers washed out the session. Sam Hornish Jr. turned the fastest lap, but he will start 29th based on points.

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NBA FREE AGENCY A look at the day in NBA free agency

By The Associated Press A look at what happened on Friday, the second day of the NBA’s longawaited 2010 free agent period: THE BIG 3 LEBRON JAMES: Dressed casually in a T-shirt and shorts, James met for nearly three hours with Pat Riley and the Miami Heat, then held court with the L.A. Clippers for about another hour. James’ take on how things are going: “Good,” the two-time MVP said.

DWYANE WADE: He met with the New York Knicks for a little over two hours, then added a second meeting with the Chicago Bulls to his agenda for the day. Wade says the meeting, which lasted 2 1/2 hours, was mutually agreed upon. He said: “Things are getting very interesting.”

CHRIS BOSH: The Bulls started Bosh’s day with a meeting, and he was preparing to sit down with the Knicks toward the end of the day. Bosh has talked with plenty of teams, but if he has a plan after two days of the freeagent period, he’s not saying. “You’ve got to enjoy this,” he said.

Cavs, Bulls prepared to fight for LeBron

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

CLEVELAND — The preliminary bouts are finished. It’s time for the main event in the fight for LeBron James, free agent extraordinaire.

Chicago vs. Cleveland.

To the winner, the crowned King. Maybe.

With New Jersey, New York, Miami and the Los Angeles Clippers having come and gone after making their pitches to land James, the Bulls and Cavaliers — considered co-favorites entering the summer’s LeBronathon — will have opportunities to convince the reigning MVP that they are the team for him.

The Cavs will go first at 11 a.m. on Saturday, when they will remind the Ohio-born, Akronbred superstar that there’s no place like home.

The Bulls will follow at 2:30 p.m.

Chicago is counting on making a lasting impression as the last team through the door.

The Bulls will tout their roster with young star guard Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Luol Deng.

And Chicago could be working on a trump card to drop on James’ table if it gets a commitment from another high-profile free agent such as Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh, a potential coup that could deliver James.

It seems to be coming down to the wire, but

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Jill Riegelmayer of Cleveland holds one of approximately 20,000 signs that where handed out to the crowd at Cleveland’s Independence Day celebration on Thursday as part of the city’s effort to persuade LeBron James to stay.

James is not feeling any pressure to make a decision.

According to a person familiar with James’ options, he has no timetable to announce where he’ll play next. The person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the meetings, denied

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ALL-STARS Northview Blue wins three games LAURINBURG — The Northview Blue All-Star baseball team is participating in an 8-U All-Star Tournament all weekend in Laurinburg.

Northview played in three games on Friday, beating Supper Optimist in the opener 11-8 with catcher Connor Wells earning MVP honors. The All-Stars then routed New Bern Trent 16-1 with third baseman Hunter Tickle winning the MVP. In the third game on Friday, Northview defeated East Wake 5-1, with shortstop Thomas Harrington taking home the most valuable player nod.

The All-Stars will return to action at 9 a.m.

Saturday.

BASKETBALL Youth hoops camp scheduled SANFORD — Basketball Fundamentals will be coached at a youth camp

by Larry Goins at the Stevens Center from 6-8 p.m. from July 26-29.

The camp is for 6-to-16year-olds of all abilities.

It will focus on dribbling, passing, shooting and layups. Registration is $20. For more information, call (919) 776-4048 or visit www.stevenscenter.org.

FOOTBALL Yellow Jackets minicamp set SANFORD — The Lee County Yellow Jackets football minicamp will run from 6-8 p.m. from July 12-14.

The camp is free and is open to all players interested in playing for the Yellow Jackets this season. The camp is designed for all rising 9th12th-graders (varsity and junior varsity players). The locker room will be open each day at 5:15 p.m.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Gonzalez got even, hitting a go-ahead single in the 11th inning after failing to get a call in his previous at-bat, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 Friday to end a five-game losing streak.

Gonzalez singled for a 2-1 lead and Dewayne Wise’s bases-loaded triple capped a five-run burst.

Robbed by left fielder Brett Gardner’s catch in the eighth, Gonzalez came up again in the ninth with two outs, a runner on first and the score 1-all. Gonzalez appeared to be hit in the left forearm with a pitch from Mariano Rivera and grabbed at the nicked spot, but plate umpire Mark Wegner ruled it a foul ball.

Toronto manager Cito Gaston came out to argue and Wegner Submitted photo consulted with two umpires Lee’s Chapel recently won the Lee County Men’s Softball championship. Team members are (top row, l-r): Jason before letting the call stand.

Collins, Heath Thomas, Jonathan Coleman, Reggie Patterson, Kevin Horton, Ken Bogan, Derrick Lynch and Chris Bea- Rivera struck out Gonzalez with sley. Bottom row (l-r): Lexi Patterson, Brent Patterson, Bill Lanier, Callie East, Tommy East, Gordon Allen and Rodney the next pitch.

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Rose back in the hunt at AT&T NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — Justin Rose was happy to be leading the AT&T National, especially because it was only five days ago that he threw away a chance to win with a surprising meltdown in the final round.

Tiger Woods? He’s happy to still be playing.

Rose played bogey-free Friday and wound up with the best score of the tournament, a 6-under 64, to build a one-shot lead over Jason Day and Charlie Wi going into the weekend at demanding Aronimink Golf Club.

Woods, who won this tournament last year at Congressional, hit the ball well for the second straight day. He again got nothing out of it, however,

and missed a 30-inch putt late in the round that brought him back to a 70.

He was at 3-over 143, which made the cut on the number, although he was never in serious danger of going home early.

“I’m driving it on a string right now, and that’s fun,” Woods said. “But if you don’t make putts, no matter how good you hit the golf ball, you’re not going to shoot good scores.”

The scoring improved slightly in the second round, especially in the afternoon as the wind began to calm.

Rose said his round was helped by being in the same group with Sean O’Hair (68) and J.B. Holmes (69), who also played well. They combined for 13 birdies and only one bogey over

the 54 holes they played collectively.

For Rose, the timing could not have been better.

In his first tournament since winning the Memorial by closing with a 66, Rose had a three-shot lead at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Conn., when it all fell apart. He shot 39 on the back nine for a 75 and tied for ninth.

“I turned up here Monday morning feeling like I was a better player than I was on Sunday, because you learn,” he said. “My game doesn’t go away overnight. You have an experience like that, and if you ask yourself the right questions and if you deal with it in the right way, you become better.”

CHICAGO (AP) — Bronson Arroyo pitched six sharp innings and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Chicago’s mound wildness and defensive incompetence to score nine runs in the seventh inning during a 12-0 victory over the collapsing Cubs on Friday.

Scott Rolen, Jonny Gomes and Ramon Hernandez drove in two runs each during Cincinnati’s biggest inning this year. The Cubs had six walks, an error and a run-scoring passed ball as 13 Reds came to the plate.

Brandon Phillips and Joey Votto added homers for the Reds, who won for the ninth time in 11 games to move 11 games over .500 for the first time since June 9, 2006. They won their fifth consecutive road game and are one of only two NL teams with a winning road record.

CHARLOTEE BOBCATS Bobcats’ Jackson vows to be trimmer, more focused ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — To understand why Stephen Jackson showed up for the Charlotte Bobcats’ summer camp featuring mostly undrafted rookies and journeymen, you need to know what he’s been dreaming about.

It’s a recurring nightmare, really.

Not even sleep allows Jackson to escape the way the franchise’s best season ended, with a listless performance in the final game of Orlando’s fourgame sweep in the first round of the playoffs.

“I had a dream about that last game probably three times since the season has been over with,” Jackson said Friday.

Jackson used colorful language to describe how he relives the season finale, shaking his head as he thought about going 2 of 11 from the field and committing four turnovers to make for a quick exit in the Bobcats’ first playoff appearance.

“It’s sad to say I wasn’t focused in the fourth game of a playoff series,” Jackson said. “That’s been kind of hard on me. I just want to get better.”

Combine that with coach Larry Brown’s strong suggestion that he become leaner, and Jackson was back on the court a couple weeks ago, the earliest he’s returned in the offseason in his 10year NBA career.

“If I would have been 10 to 15 pounds lighter, I would have been mov-

ing a little better, my defense would have been better,” Jackson said. “A lot of things would have been better. So when he told me that, I definitely agreed with him.”

The 6-foot-8 Jackson said he played at 240 pounds, bulking up because he began the season in Golden State, where he played mostly small forward. Jackson moved to shooting guard when the Warriors gave in to his trade demands after his run-ins with coach Don Nelson and shipped him to Charlotte in November.

He went on to average 21.1 points in 72 games with the Bobcats, squashing any concerns about how his sometimes volatile persona would mesh with the demanding Brown. Jackson helped lead to the Bobcats to a franchise-record 44 wins and the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

But the postseason wasn’t kind. Jackson hyperextended his left knee in Game 1, shot 6 of 18 and missed a key 3-pointer in the final minute of a close loss in Game 3, then was a non-factor with eight points in the series finale.

“I know how important this comeback year after making the playoffs is to (owner Michael) Jordan and the organization and the city,” Jackson said.

“That’s another reason I’m here working.”

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SPORTS BRIEFS AP: Celtics agree Bucks sign G to terms with Pierce Salmons for $40M BOSTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Boston Celtics have agreed to terms with captain Paul Pierce on a deal that could keep the MVP of their 2008 title run with the team for another four seasons.

The contract was not announced, but it was confirmed to The Associated Press by a Celtics official familiar with the deal who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the free agent signing period does not begin until Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both sides made it clear that staying together was best for the team,â&#x20AC;? the official said.

Terms of the contract were not immediately available.

The Boston Herald, which first reported on the deal, says Pierce would get $61 million over four years, with a mutual option for the fourth year.

AP: Suns out of Amare picture

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Netherlandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Andre Ooijer, right, celebrates as Brazilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dani Alves lies on the pitch after the World Cup quarterfinal soccer match between the Netherlands and Brazil at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Friday. The Netherlands won 2-1.

Netherlands stun Brazil

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tears rolled down Paulo Gamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face and his girlfriend sobbed in his arms as he stared in disbelief at the video screen on Copacabana beach.

The final whistle had signaled that Brazil â&#x20AC;&#x201D; colossus of the soccer world and favorite to win the World Cup â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was eliminated from the tournament in a 2-1 loss to the Netherlands.

Across the famous beach, heads bowed and many of the 20,000 people there crumpled to the white sand.

Grandfathers holding babies cried.

Brazilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colors of canary yellow and green streaked down faces painted with the national flag. Children looked up to their mothers at the grief around them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tomorrow, the sun will not rise,â&#x20AC;?

Gama said.

That was all he could say. It was all anyone could say in this land of Carnival and samba, where a passionate people mourn as acutely as they

celebrate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over. I cannot believe that it is over,â&#x20AC;? said Luciano Barreto, using the Brazil jersey in his hand to wipe his face. Earlier, when top-ranked Brazil took a 1-0 lead and looked like it was cruising toward an easy victory, that same shirt was proudly waved in the air with the certainty of a win and heading toward a sixth World Cup title.

Robinho, the nimble-footed, goal-scoring wizard, had given Brazil the lead in the 10th minute. Just two minutes before, he had a goal waved off for an offside call.

But the Netherlands found its footing and equalized in the 53rd when a shot bounced off the head of Brazilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Felipe Melo into his own goal.

The goal that crushed the hearts of 190 million Brazilian fans came in the 68th minute, when Wesley Sneijder scored with a header following a corner kick.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh, my God! Only a miracle can save us now!â&#x20AC;? Vera Lucia said to the brilliant blue Brazilian sky seconds later. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh Lord, save us!â&#x20AC;?

Uruguay beats Ghana 4-2 in penalty shootout JOHANNESBURG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Victories â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and defeats â&#x20AC;&#x201D; donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come any tougher than this.

Uruguay survived when Ghana missed a penalty kick at the very end of extra time, and it then won the shootout 4-2 after a 1-1 draw Friday. The wild win sent the South Americans into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 40 years. It sent the final African team home in tears.

Sebastian Abreu chipped in his penalty kick to give Uruguay a spot opposite the Netherlands in the final four.

Ghana missed twice in the shootout, but wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been there had Asamoah Gyan, who made two penalty kicks earlier in the tournament, not hit the crossbar on the final play of overtime.

PHOENIX (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A person with knowledge of the situation says Amare Stoudemireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s days with the Phoenix Suns are over after the team reached contract agreements with forward Hakim Warrick and center Channing Frye.

The person told The Associated Press that Warrick agreed to a four-year, $18 million deal on Friday, shortly after Frye agreed to a five-year, $30 million offer to re-sign with Phoenix. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the contracts canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be signed until July 8.

The two agreements mean any deal with Stoudemire would put the Suns far over the amount the franchise is willing to pay. The two sides negotiated for three hours without success Wednesday night just before the deadline for players to become free agents.

Stoudemireâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s agent, Happy Walters, confirmed that the Suns were no longer in the picture. He said Stoudemire was going to New York this weekend to meet with the Knicks â&#x20AC;&#x153;but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking to other teams as well.â&#x20AC;?

MILWAUKEE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A person familiar with the negotiations says the Milwaukee Bucks have re-signed free agent guard John Salmons to a five-year, $40 million deal.

The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because teams canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t officially announce deals until July 8.

The 6-foot-6 Salmons arrived in a trade with Chicago last season and played a critical role in helping the Bucks reach the playoffs.

Boozer talking with Bulls CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Chicago Bulls have met with Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Carlos Boozer, one of at least three power forwards on their free agent wish list.

Boozer met with the Bulls on Thursday and more talks could be held, the person told with The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they did not have authority to speak publicly about the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s moves.

New York Knicks forward David Lee and Torontoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chris Bosh, two more power forwards, were also expected to meet with the Bulls on Friday.

Chicago has already made a pitch to Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dwyane Wade and are expected to talk with LeBron James on Saturday in the deepest free agency bonanza in NBA history.

Cavs introduce Scott as coach INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Byron Scott insists he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wrestle with his decision to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers even though he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if LeBron James will be on his team.

The Cavaliers introduced Scott as their coach Friday afternoon as James was hearing a pitch from a fourth team, the Los Angeles Clippers. They are trying to lure him away from the only franchise heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played for and the place heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s called home.

WIMBLEDON

Nadal smokes Murray

WIMBLEDON, England (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rafael Nadal is back in the Wimbledon final for the fourth time in his last four appearances, while Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 74-year wait for a homegrown menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s champion goes on.

The top-ranked Spaniard took apart fourth-seeded Andy Murray 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-4 on Friday to move within one win of a second Wimbledon title and an eighth Grand Slam championship.

Nadal was at his relentless best, whipping topspin forehands from corner to corner, as he put on a bravura performance in front of a Centre Court audience that included David Beckham.

Nadal will be a heavy favorite in Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final against 12th-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic, who defeated No. 3 Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (9), 63 to reach his first Grand Slam title match.

Nadal won Wimbledon in 2008, beating Roger Federer in an epic five-set final, but was unable to defend his title last year because of tendinitis in both knees.

Defending and six-time champion Federer was upset in the quarterfinals this week by Berdych, and Nadal now has the chance to reclaim his crown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, it was amazing day, very important victory for me, one of the more difficult victories of my career,â&#x20AC;? Nadal said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the biggest victories in my career.â&#x20AC;?

Nadal ended Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hopes of becoming the first British player to win the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s title since Fred Perry in 1936. No British man has even reached the final since Henry â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bunnyâ&#x20AC;? Austin in 1938, and British men have now lost in 10 Wimbledon semifinals since then.

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MLB Standings New York Boston Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore

W 48 47 46 41 24

L 31 32 32 40 54

Minnesota Detroit Chicago Kansas City Cleveland

W 43 41 40 34 31

L 36 36 37 45 47

Texas Los Angeles Oakland Seattle

W 47 45 39 33

L 31 36 41 45

Atlanta New York Philadelphia Florida Washington

W 46 44 41 37 35

L 33 35 36 41 45

Cincinnati St. Louis Milwaukee Chicago Houston Pittsburgh

W 46 43 36 34 32 28

L 35 36 43 46 48 51

San Diego Los Angeles Colorado San Francisco Arizona

W 46 43 42 40 31

L 33 35 37 38 48

AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .608 — — .595 1 — 1 1 ⁄2 .590 1 ⁄2 .506 8 7 1 .308 23 ⁄2 221⁄2 Central Division Pct GB WCGB .544 — — .532 1 5 .519 2 6 .430 9 13 1 151⁄2 .397 11 ⁄2 West Division Pct GB WCGB .603 — — 1 .556 3 ⁄2 3 .488 9 81⁄2 .423 14 131⁄2 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division Pct GB WCGB .582 — — .557 2 — .532 4 2 .474 81⁄2 61⁄2 91⁄2 .438 111⁄2 Central Division Pct GB WCGB .568 — — .544 2 1 .456 9 8 1 .425 11 ⁄2 101⁄2 .400 131⁄2 121⁄2 .354 17 16 West Division Pct GB WCGB .582 — — 1 1 .551 2 ⁄2 ⁄2 .532 4 2 1 1 .513 5 ⁄2 3 ⁄2 .392 15 13

AMERICAN LEAGUE Thursday’s Games Cleveland 6, Toronto 1 N.Y. Yankees 4, Seattle 2 Oakland 8, Baltimore 1 Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 4, 10 innings L.A. Angels 2, Texas 1 Friday’s Games Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 1, 11 innings Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Seattle at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Toronto (R.Romero 6-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 9-2), 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (W.Davis 5-9) at Minnesota (Liriano 6-6), 4:10 p.m.

Oakland (Braden 4-7) at Cleveland (Westbrook 5-4), 7:05 p.m.

Seattle (J.Vargas 6-3) at Detroit (Verlander 9-5), 7:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Guthrie 3-9) at Boston (Lester 9-3), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 7-6) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 4-0), 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Chen 4-2) at L.A. Angels (E.Santana 8-5), 9:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Oakland at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Seattle at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 8:15 p.m.

Monday’s Games Baltimore at Detroit, 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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by track operators International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc. for the 2011 season.

But it was the Chase that received the most attention as France admitted NASCAR is continuously trying to improve its championship system.

Introduced in 2004 as a radical new system for crowning the Cup champion, 10 drivers competed over the final 10 races of the season. The inaugural year was a smashing success, as five drivers went into the season finale in mathematical contention to win the title that ultimately went to Kurt Busch, who beat Jimmie Johnson by eight points in the final standings.

Two years later, Johnson began his run of four consecutive titles, even as NASCAR widened the field to 12 drivers and created a seeding system based on bonus points earned through “regular-season” victories.

Now, as NASCAR goes through a self-evaluation period designed to

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195 mph inches away from each other.

Some drivers love it. Others, such as Dale Earnhardt Jr., have been critical.

Everyone weighed in nearly five months ago, when a small hole between turns 1 and 2 took center stage at NASCAR’s marquee event, marred an otherwise spectacular season-opening race and prompted officials to apologize for more than two hours of delays.

Days after the race, engineers decided a strip of pavement would be removed and reinforced with a concrete patch.

The patch is about 6 feet wide and 18 feet long. Although officials believed it would hold up through Saturday night’s 400-mile race, they also scheduled a $20 million repaving that begins Monday.

But more damage developed after several practice sessions Thursday.

Nationwide and Sprint Cup series cars turned laps for several hours — the first real test since February’s race.

“It is the only area on the track that we’ve seen any deterioration or any added pressure, stress to the pavement,”

L10 5-5 6-4 4-6 3-7 5-5

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

Home 26-13 27-16 20-19 21-19 16-25

Away 22-18 20-16 26-13 20-21 8-29

L10 3-7 4-6 7-3 5-5 5-5

Str L-1 L-2 L-1 W-1 W-5

Home 25-15 25-11 20-19 18-21 16-20

Away 18-21 16-25 20-18 16-24 15-27

L10 7-3 6-4 6-4 6-4

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

Home 28-12 23-18 24-16 20-18

Away 19-19 22-18 15-25 13-27

L10 5-5 5-5 6-4 5-5 4-6

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

Home 28-9 28-12 20-15 21-23 21-16

Away 18-24 16-23 21-21 16-18 14-29

L10 8-2 5-5 7-3 3-7 6-4 3-7

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

Home 27-19 25-14 17-22 19-22 16-24 17-19

Away 19-16 18-22 19-21 15-24 16-24 11-32

L10 6-4 5-5 6-4 2-8 4-6

Str L-1 W-3 W-1 L-6 W-1

Home 24-19 24-15 24-14 25-17 18-18

Away 22-14 19-20 18-23 15-21 13-30

NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 3, Chicago Cubs 2, 10 innings Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1 Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 4, St. Louis 1 Colorado 7, San Francisco 3 Houston 6, San Diego 3, 10 innings Friday’s Games Cincinnati 12, Chicago Cubs 0 N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Florida at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Houston at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Cincinnati (Cueto 8-2) at Chicago Cubs (R.Wells 3-6), 1:05 p.m.

Florida (Ani.Sanchez 7-4) at Atlanta (Hanson 7-5), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Dickey 6-1) at Washington (Strasburg 2-2), 4:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (M.Parra 2-5) at St. Louis (Carpenter 9-1), 6:35 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 4-3) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 5-6), 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Zito 7-4) at Colorado (Jimenez 14-1), 8:10 p.m.

Houston (Norris 2-5) at San Diego (Correia 5-6), 8:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-4) at Arizona (R.Lopez 4-6), 9:40 p.m.

Sunday’s Games N.Y. Mets at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

Houston at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

Florida at Atlanta, 5:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Florida at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

renew interest in a series that has suffered through sagging attendance and television ratings, changes to the Chase are again on the table.

France would not talk specifics, but in general terms, his ideas sounded as if NASCAR is considering both eliminations and tweaking the system to ensure that several drivers are in title contention during the season finale.

In the past several years, Johnson has had to only preserve a decent finish to wrap up the title with little to no competition.

“We like a playoff-style format for sure,” France said. “The big design is to have playoff type moments that only can be, in any sport, created when there’s a lot on the line at any one moment. That’s what the essence of Game 7s, eliminations and all that are.

“What we’re talking about is enhancing it in a way that will bring out more of the winning moments, the big moments that happen in sports. And if there’s a way we can do that, and there are a couple of ways, we’re going to give that a lot of weight.”

Braig said. “We’ve used every piece of technology available to scan the entire surface since the Daytona 500, but it’s 32 years old. We did core samples and knew it was deteriorated enough that now’s the time to repave.”

Until then, the focus will be on the repairs. How well will the patches hold up during a 250-mile Nationwide race and a 400-mile Cup race? There’s also practices, qualifying runs and a Grand-Am Series race on the road course that also runs through turns 1 and 2.

And what would the fallout be if there are more delays in Saturday night’s main event? The Daytona 500 took more than six hours to complete and had hundreds, maybe even thousands, of fans heading to the exits during the delays. The Coke Zero 400 is at night and rain is in the forecast.

“There’s not really a reason to be concerned about it,” two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart said. “It’s either going to work out fine or come apart.

The big patch that they put down seems to be working pretty well. I don’t have a big sense of concern about it. If it comes apart, they’ll do what they need to do to fix it.”

Sports Review BASEBALL Sports on TV AL Boxscore

BLUE JAYS 6, YANKEES 1, 11 INNINGS, TORONTO NEW YORK ab r h bi ab r h bi FLewis lf 3100 Jeter ss 4 1 1 0 AlGnzlz ss 5 1 1 1 Swisher rf 3 0 1 0 JBautst rf 4 1 1 0 Teixeir 1b 3 0 0 0 V.Wells cf 5 1 0 1 ARdrgz 3b 4 0 0 1 Lind dh 4010 Cano 2b 5 0 0 0 Wise pr-dh 1 0 1 3 Posada dh 5 0 1 0 A.Hill 2b 5 0 1 1 Grndrs cf 3 0 0 0 Overay 1b 6 1 2 0 Cervelli c 4 0 2 0 J.Buck c 5020 Gardnr lf 4 0 0 0 NGreen pr 0 1 0 0 JMolin c 0000 Hoffpar 3b 4 0 2 0 Totals 42 611 6 Totals 35 1 5 1

Toronto New York

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E—Cervelli (4). DP—Toronto 2, New York 1.

LOB—Toronto 13, New York 8. 3B—Wise (1).

SB—F.Lewis (6), Wise (2), Jeter (9), Swisher (1). S—Hoffpauir. SF—A.Rodriguez.

IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Cecil 6 4 1 1 6 5 Camp 1 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 S.Downs 1 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 Frasor W,3-1 1 0 0 0 0 1 Gregg 1 0 0 0 0 1 New York A.J.Burnett 6 2-3 4 0 0 3 6 D.Marte H,9 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 Chamberlain BS,2-4 1 2 1 1 1 0 M.Rivera 1 1 0 0 0 1 D.Robertson L,0-31 1-3 3 4 4 2 0 Park 2-3 1 1 1 1 1 HBP—by Park (A.Hill), by A.J.Burnett (F.Lewis). WP—Cecil, A.J.Burnett 2. PB—Cervelli.

Umpires—Home, Mark Wegner; First, Dan Iassogna; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Jerry Meals.

T—3:49. A—45,792 (50,287).

NL Boxscore REDS 12, CUBS 0 CINCINNATI CHICAGO ab r h bi ab r BPhllps 2b 3 2 1 2 Colvin lf 4 0 Janish 2b 1 0 0 0 Fontent 2b 3 0 OCarer ss 5 1 1 0 D.Lee 1b 3 0 Votto 1b 3 2 1 2 ArRmr 3b 4 0 Rolen 3b 4 1 1 2 Byrd cf 4 0 Ondrsk p 1 0 0 0 Fukdm rf 2 0 Owings p 0 0 0 0 SCastro ss 3 0 Gomes lf 3 2 2 2 K.Hill c 3 0 Bruce rf 2 2 0 0 Dmpstr p 2 0 Heisey ph-rf 1 0 1 0 Schlittr p 0 0 RHrndz c 4112 Howry p 0 0 CMiller ph-c 1 0 0 0 Stevens p 0 0 Stubbs cf 5 0 1 0 Nady ph 1 0 Arroyo p 2 1 0 1 JRussll p 0 0 Cairo 3b 1000 Totals 3612 911 Totals 29 0 Cincinnati Chicago

001 000

000 920 000 000

h bi 00 10 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 20

— 12 — 0

E—Fontenot (6). DP—Chicago 1. LOB—Cincinnati 5, Chicago 5. 2B—Gomes (17), R.Hernandez (10). HR—B.Phillips (10), Votto (19). SB—Gomes (2).

IP H R ER BB SO Cincinnati Arroyo W,8-4 6 2 0 0 2 3 Ondrusek 2 0 0 0 0 2 Owings 1 0 0 0 1 3 Chicago Dempster L,6-7 6 1-3 2 5 2 5 9 Schlitter 1-3 2 5 5 3 0 Howry 1-3 1 0 0 0 0 Stevens 1 2 2 2 0 1 J.Russell 1 2 0 0 0 0 PB—K.Hill.

Umpires—Home, Mark Carlson; First, Larry Vanover; Second, Angel Campos; Third, Jeff Kellogg.

T—2:51. A—40,361 (41,210).

AUTO RACING NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Coke Zero 400 Powered By CocaCola Lineup

By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Saturday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

2. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Owner Points.

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Owner Points.

5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

6. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, Owner Points.

7. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, Owner Points.

8. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

9. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, Owner Points.

11. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

12. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, Owner Points.

13. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Owner Points.

14. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

15. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

16. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, Owner Points.

17. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, Owner

Saturday, July 3 AUTO RACING 7:30 p.m.

TNT — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, Coke Zero 400, at Daytona Beach, Fla. CYCLING 11:30 a.m.

VERSUS — Tour de France, prologue, at Rotterdam, Netherlands GOLF 8 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, Open de France, third round, at Paris 1 p.m.

TGC — PGA Tour, AT&T National, third round, at Newtown Square, Pa. 3 p.m.

CBS — PGA Tour, AT&T National, third round, at Newtown Square, Pa. 6:30 p.m.

TGC — Champions Tour, Montreal Championship, second round, at Blainville, Quebec (same-day tape)

Points.

18. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, Owner Points.

19. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, Owner Points.

20. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, Owner Points.

21. (43) A J Allmendinger, Ford, Owner Points.

22. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

23. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, Owner Points.

24. (83) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, Owner Points.

25. (6) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points.

26. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, Owner Points.

27. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, Owner Points.

28. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, Owner Points.

29. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, Owner Points.

30. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, Owner Points.

31. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

32. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, Owner Points.

33. (34) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points.

34. (37) Robert Richardson Jr., Ford, Owner Points.

35. (71) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

36. (26) David Stremme, Ford, Owner Winner.

37. (09) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, Owner Winner.

38. (38) Travis Kvapil, Ford, Attempts.

39. (36) Steve Park, Chevrolet, Attempts.

40. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, Attempts.

41. (46) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, Attempts.

42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Attempts.

43. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, Attempts.

Failed to Qualify 44. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota.

45. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota.

TENNIS Wimbledon Results

By The Associated Press Friday At The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Wimbledon, England Purse: $20.3 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Grass-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals Tomas Berdych (12), Czech Republic, def.

Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Andy Murray (4), Britain, 6-4, 7-6 (6), 6-4.

Doubles Women Semifinals Elena Vesnina and Vera Zvonareva, Russia, def. Gisela Dulko, Argentina, and Flavia Pennetta (4), Italy, 6-3, 6-1.

Vania King, United States, and Yaroslava Shvedova, Kazakhstan, def. Liezel Huber and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (5), United States, 6-4, 6-4.

GOLF AT&T National Par Scores

By The Associated Press Friday At Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pa. Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,237; Par: 70 Second Round a-amateur Justin Rose 69-64 Jason Day 66-68 Charlie Wi 69-65 Jeff Overton 68-68 Charley Hoffman 69-67 Ryan Moore 67-70 Bo Van Pelt 69-68 Robert Allenby 70-67 John Mallinger 67-70 Kris Blanks 69-68 Brian Gay 67-70 J.B. Holmes 70-67 Nick Watney 66-71 Joe Ogilvie 66-72 Arjun Atwal 66-72 Ryuji Imada 68-70 Steve Marino 68-71 Bryce Molder 69-70 Graham DeLaet 70-69 Andres Romero 71-68 Carl Pettersson 67-72 Billy Mayfair 68-71

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reports James had set July 5 as a deadline.

He might be close to deciding. Just not yet.

While other teams have made splashy presentations to James over the past two days at his business offices in downtown Cleveland, the Cavs have been making themselves more appealing to him. On Friday, they introduced Byron Scott as their coach, and he didn’t waste any time making a prediction on where he thinks James is headed.

Nowhere.

“I think at the end of the day, he’s going to make the right decision, and he’ll be here in Cleveland for the rest of his career,” said Scott, who insisted he did not consult with James before agreeing to a contract. “His legacy of winning championships in his hometown will be like nothing he’s seen in his life. There’s nothing like winning at home.

I won three titles in my hometown, and there’s not a better feeling.”

The Cavs will tug at James’ heart on Saturday. They are asking Cleveland fans to line East 9th Street and form a tunnel to welcome James to his meeting. Fans will carry signs saying “Home,” and the team is hoping the message hits James where he lives.

On Friday, he listened intently to presentations by the Heat and Clippers. Miami used every precious second of its promised time with the King — and then some.

Team president Pat Riley, coach Erik Spoelstra, billionaire owner Micky Arison

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 4 p.m.

FOX — Regional coverage, N.Y. Mets at Washington, Tampa Bay at Minnesota, or Florida at Atlanta 8 p.m.

WGN — Chicago White Sox at Texas SOCCER 10 a.m.

ABC — FIFA, World Cup, quarterfinal, Germany vs. Argentina, at Cape Town, South Africa 2:30 p.m.

ABC — FIFA, World Cup, quarterfinal, Paraguay vs. Spain, at Johannesburg TENNIS 9 a.m.

NBC — The Championships, women’s, men’s doubles and women’s doubles championship matches, at Wimbledon, England (live and same-day tape) WNBA BASKETBALL 5 p.m.

ESPN2 — Seattle at Los Angeles Sparks

Nicholas Thompson Ted Purdy Daniel Chopra Jim Furyk Lucas Glover Sean O’Hair Aaron Baddeley George McNeill Brett Quigley Garrett Willis Jonathan Byrd Jimmy Walker Stuart Appleby Nathan Green Justin Leonard Vaughn Taylor Bob Estes Ben Crane Vijay Singh David Toms Marc Leishman Tim Petrovic Brandt Snedeker Spencer Levin Derek Lamely Michael Letzig Troy Merritt Ricky Barnes Pat Perez Chris Stroud Jeff Quinney Tim Herron Brendon de Jonge Briny Baird Robert Garrigus Chris DiMarco Richard S. Johnson Scott Verplank Tom Pernice, Jr. Webb Simpson John Merrick Steve Elkington Scott McCarron Tiger Woods D.A. Points Michael Connell Jason Dufner Charles Howell III Fredrik Jacobson Failed to qualify Greg Owen J.J. Henry James Nitties Matt Jones John Senden James Driscoll Tom Gillis Troy Matteson Jarrod Lyle Lee Janzen Greg Chalmers Rocco Mediate Boo Weekley Dustin Johnson Jeff Maggert Bill Lunde Shaun Micheel Chris Couch Mark Wilson Chris Riley Joe Durant Jerry Kelly D.J. Trahan Kevin Sutherland Josh Teater Paul Goydos Rickie Fowler Rod Pampling Matt Bettencourt Cameron Beckman Y.E. Yang Matt Every Chad Collins Alex Prugh Scott Piercy Roland Thatcher Chris Tidland Alex Cejka Brian Davis Blake Adams J.P. Hayes Davis Love III Matt Hill Notah Begay III Michael Allen a-Byeong-Hun An Mathew Goggin Kevin Stadler

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By The Associated Press FOOTBALL National Football League DETROIT LIONS—Signed CB Dre’ Bly to a two-year contract. Released CB Paul Pratt.

and former center Alonzo Mourning spent nearly three hours meeting with James, trying to convince him to continue his career in sunny South Florida under the palm trees and the state’s friendly income tax laws.

The majority of Miami’s delegation arrived at 10:20 a.m. James showed up two minutes before the scheduled 11 a.m. looking like a summer camp counselor in T-shirt, shorts and a backpack.

At 1:50 p.m., the Heat’s brass paraded single file through the lobby of the IMG building without saying a word. Before getting in their cars, they passed the Clippers’ two-man contingent of acting general manager Neil Olshey and executive Andy Roeser.

Olshey joked that Riley went into overtime with James.

“We showed up on time,” Olshey said.

“Riles went a little late. He has more to say.

He’s written a few books, so maybe they were going over his motivational strategies.”

Roeser didn’t care what they were talking about. “We were happy to see they left empty handed,” he said.

The Clippers wrapped up their meeting with James in about an hour. When they concluded, James was asked how things were going as he headed out the door.

“Good,” he said.

Riley felt the same way.

“This is a very fluid process,” said Riley, who wore his 2006 NBA championship ring, one of seven he owns. “We’ve had five meetings across the country in the span of 40 hours. We will continue with the process.

It’s still early in free agency, but we feel very good with how our presentations have gone thus far.”

Features

The Sanford Herald / Saturday, July 3, 2010 / 5B

DEAR ABBY

BRIDGE HAND

Girl resents attention parents lavish on her older brother DEAR ABBY: I’m 13, the youngest of three children, but I am treated with no respect. My parents (mostly my dad) treat my brother like he’s a prince. Even if he loses a football game he is praised. I just started playing volleyball and my team won, but my parents haven’t said anything to me.

Dad treats me and my sister as if we are in the 18th century. We’re supposed to work all the time while our brother is spoiled. Even when we finish working they don’t appreciate it, and I’m always to blame.

Abby, I feel so disrespected.

Please help me. I have talked to them about it, but it doesn’t seem to get through.

— NEEDS RESPECT IN TAMPA, FLA.

HOROSCOPES Universal Press Syndicate

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t worry about something you cannot change. Put your work aside and enjoy doing something that interests you that will make you feel good about yourself.

Don’t let anyone put limitations or demands on you -- be clear about what you will put up with.

3 stars TAURUS (April 20-May 20): New friends can be made while traveling or attending a conference or taking a course. High energy, coupled with accuracy and speed, will show everyone you mean business. Don’t be afraid to show your emotions.

4 stars GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Past emotional situations will surface. Let your experience guide you to a better ending.

Anger solves nothing.

Expanding your interests and trying new activities will lead to meeting someone with whom you have a lot in common. 2 stars CANCER (June 21July 22): You can turn a wrong into a right and appeal to the people you need in your corner if you speak from the heart and share your feelings.

If you wait for things to come to you, you will miss out on something good. Changes at home will be positive. 5 stars LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Travel, intrigue and financial gains can all play into your life. Good fortune is within reach.

Uncertainty will be what holds you back. Be ready to take action and get in the game. 3 stars VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22): Focus on love, relationships and making things the best you can at home. Don’t overspend or go overboard in order to have fun. There are plenty of ways to spice things up without going into debt. 3 stars LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You cannot give in to ultimatums or unreason-

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able demands. It may be emotionally draining but, by procrastinating or giving in, an ongoing dilemma will eventually lead to a dead end. Do something creative that will ease your stress. 3 stars SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It’s time to cut your losses so you can move on to a friendly situation.

Don’t be fooled by someone you have trusted in the past. Everyone is looking out for his or her own interests. 3 stars SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Careful what you say or do -- you may be blamed for meddling.

An investment that interests you will probably not be as good as you hoped. If you really want to invest, consider learning a new skill or picking up additional knowledge.

5 stars CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): Taking charge will show everyone where you stand and what your intentions are. You can expect to have a problem with a neighbor or relative who wants to call the shots. Consider a partnership in order to complete what you’ve started. 2 stars AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider past relationships so you don’t make the same mistake.

Be honest with yourself and the people trying to help you and you will find a way to change your lifestyle and your future.

4 stars PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have to make up your own mind if you want to have any say in the way things transpire.

Step things up a bit, take control and, before you know it, you will have an equal share in whatever you pursue -- a relationship, project or a deal. 3 stars Birthday Baby: You will use everything within your means to get your way. You are smart and agile and will not tolerate bullies.

DEAR NEEDS RESPECT: Does your sister feel the same way you do? If so, you should approach your mother together and discuss it. Even if your father doesn’t, she should be praising you when you do something right.

I hope you and your sister continue to strive to excel and be recognized, because you may find that while your father isn’t capable of giving you the affirmation you need, others will as you achieve your goals. So bide your time and persevere. If you do, you won’t be sorry. ❏❏❏

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

DEAR ABBY: A friend of mine, “Ashley,” is being married in September. She invited me to be one of her bridesmaids and my two children to be ring-bearers. I accepted because I felt obligated and didn’t want to hurt her feelings, but now I regret my answer.

Abby, I cannot stand there beside her and support her marrying the man she has chosen. He is dishonest and in debt because of his poor decisions. After three years of dating, Ashley gave him a deadline to propose, and he waited until the last minute. I understand this is her choice — I just cannot support it.

She continues to say how she misses spending time with me, but makes no effort to get together.

Needless to say, our friendship is not what it was at one point. My question is, how do I back out now, before it’s too late? And how do I explain things without creating an enemy?

— MOMMY OF TWO

DEAR MOMMY: Tell her immediately, and here’s how: “Ashley, I can’t be in the wedding. I don’t think this man is good enough for you, and I think you are doing something you will regret later.

Please don’t think I don’t care about you because I do, but the children and I cannot be a part of this.” ❏❏❏ DEAR ABBY: Yesterday, after my neighbors went out, the hose on their washing machine broke.

Because the faucet had been left in the open position, hot water gushed out all day long, soaking through the floor and flooding their basement. Abby, their basement had just been refinished.

The repairs will cost thousands of additional dollars.

My dad warned me about this potential problem years ago. Ever since, I have always turned my faucets off when I am not actually doing laundry.

Please print this so your readers will know to shut off the washing machine faucets unless their machine is in use.

— GRATEFUL DAUGHTER IN COLORADO DEAR GRATEFUL DAUGHTER: Thank you for a valuable reminder. Better to take an extra second to turn off the taps than spend hours bailing, mopping and kicking yourself!

ODDS AND ENDS

MY ANSWER

Candidate wins NV primary with queen of clubs

Report: Japan hot-dog king hungry for July 4 win

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The 10 of clubs wasn’t quite good enough.

That’s what Carl Moore Sr. drew Thursday in the tiebreaker between two rural Nevada county commission candidates who sought the Republican nomination in the June 8 primary.

Nye County Commissioner Andrew “Butch” Borasky, who survived a recall last year and is seeking a second term, drew a queen of clubs to advance to the November general election.

The drawing took place in a courtroom in Pahrump, 60 miles west of Las Vegas.

Both tied with 381 votes in the primary. They remained tied after two recounts. State law calls for candidates to draw lots to get a winner when an election is deadlocked. It can be cutting cards, throwing dice, drawing straws or flipping a coin.

Before the big moment, Borasky and Moore agreed on procedure, down to the color of the deck that Clerk Sandra Merlino used â ” red. Merlino then shuffled the cards seven times and fanned their fate out on a table.

“We decided on high card,” Borasky told The Associated Press in a telephone interview afterward. “There was no disagreement between us. We shook hands before and after.”

Moore, co-owner of a family-owned hardware store, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

TOKYO (AP) — Former world hotdog eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi of Japan wants to compete in this weekend’s annual Fourth of July contest on Coney Island, but still can’t agree to a contract with the organizers.

Kobayashi, one of the world’s premier competitive eaters, won the contest for six years up to 2007 and then had to settle for second-place finishes behind American Joey Chestnut. He moved to New York in March so he could train with local hot dogs.

But his chances of getting revenge this weekend against Chestnut, from San Jose, Calif., seem slim because of a contract dispute with the event’s organizer. Kobayashi, 32, has balked at signing an exclusivity clause with the group, and can’t compete unless he does.

“I really want to compete in the event,” Kobayashi told Japan’s Kyodo news agency.

In a report from New York on Friday, Kyodo quoted Kobayashi as saying the event “holds a special place in my heart,” but added he did not agree with the conditions.

Kobayashi became a celebrity and a hero in Japan by eating his way to victory from 2001 to 2006, a feat that remains unmatched. But Chestnut has won the title for the last three years, setting a world record by scarfing down 68 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes last year.

Two years ago, Chestnut beat Kobayashi in a five-dog eat off, after they tied at 59 franks each.

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The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers.

■ Every row of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order ■ Every column of 9 numbers must include all digits 1 through 9 in any order ■ Every 3 by 3 subsection of the 9 by 9 square must include all digits 1 through 9

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

America is still a great nation Q: My friend keeps sending me e-mails about what’s happening in the world, and some of them are really scary. We seem to be headed downhill faster and faster -- economically, socially, morally, you name it.

I don’t see much of anything good happening in our country, do you? -- Mrs. P.F. A: Yes, we live in unsettled and uncertain times, and only God knows what the future holds for us (for our future is in His hands). If all we had to go on were the daily headlines (or your friend’s e-mails), we’d be right to be alarmed.

But this weekend I hope you’ll also take time to look on the other side, and pause to thank God for all the good things we still enjoy as a nation. Tomorrow we will be celebrating July 4th, commemorating our birth as a nation.

Think of the freedoms we still enjoy, and the opportunities and resources God has given us. Why not let this holiday be a time of thanksgiving for this nation, and for God’s blessings to us?

After all, in spite of our problems (and they are many), our nation is still the greatest nation on earth, and God has not completely withdrawn His blessings from us.

The Bible’s words concerning ancient Israel could be applied to us as well: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12).

But I hope you’ll also make this holiday a time of intercession, asking God to intervene and bring us back to Himself. Many of the dangers we face are self-inflicted, because we’ve left God and His will out of our lives.

6B / Saturday, July 3, 2010 / The Sanford Herald B.C.

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5 Family Yard Sale @ Davison's Steaks parking lot. Boy clothes NB-2T most $1-$2, 1st Bday Winnie the Pooh party supplies, 16-18w Maternity clothes, Adult clothes most $1, Microwave cart, Lots of HH Items $1 Or Less. 7am-Until Giant Yard Sale 3824 Lemon Spring Road Got stuff leftover from your yard sale or items in your house that you donʼt want?

Call us and we will haul it away for free.356-2333 or 270-8788

Wanted: Kennel Tech Must be physically able to care for pets and working dogs.

Must have flexible schedule: morning, weekends, and holidays. Must provide resume in person to: Tarheel Canine Training Inc. 230 W. Seawell St. (Sanford) Please No Applications Or Phone Calls Wilson Machine & Tools is looking for a second shift supervisor who has CNC Lathe & Mill experience. Two to three years' minimum experience required for this position. This position will also require this person to setup and operate machines while working and helping other employees in the shop. Salary can range from 45K to 55K depending upon experience and ability before being hired to this position.

Yard Sale 7:30-12:30 July 3rd 3064 Cox Mill Road 0-10 Boys Clothes, Girls Clothes, Woman's Plus Size Clothes, Toddler Toys, HH Items, and etc.

Wilson Machine & Tool is also looking for one shift handyman; that will be required to saw parts for production, clean out machines, floors, and more! Salary starting at $8.00 per hour!

Should you be qualified and interested in joining our small but growing company, contact Ray Wilson (919-776-0043) between the hours 8:00am to 3:00pm, Monday thru Friday.

Wilson Machine & Tool 4956 Womack Rd Sanford, NC 27330 (919-776-0043)

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The Fairview Dairy Bar on 109 Carbonton Road is now taking applications for Cashiers & Wait Staff Must apply in person.

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Automotive Tech Needed. Top pay and excellent benefits. Insurance, paid holidays, vacation, and uniforms. Experience and tools required. Weekly and sign up bonus available.

We stay busy year round.

Call: 910-497-0750 Lube and Tire Tech also needed.

Hiring OTR Drivers. Must have 2 yrs. driving experience, clean driving record, CDL req'd. Home every 3-4 days.

Apply in person. Call: 919-775-2622

Household Goods

A New Queen Pillowtop Set $150. New In Plastic, Must Sell! 910-691-8388

Maytag Oversize Washer and Dryer Capacity Plus. Like New. $350 For Both Or $175 Each. Very Good Condition.

Leave Message 919-776-7205

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Furniture

One Real Cute Puppy Free To A Good Home Black about 8 weeks old Call 898-2918 7am-8pm Sweet, Loving, Full Blooded Yellow Lab for Sale. Good with Kids and other Dogs.

Family Moving Needs EXCELLENT home. $100.

919-356-6781 Leave Message

Bargain Basement

3 white support columns with base and caps. 8 inch diam. at base tapers to apx 7 1/4 inch at top. Sell new for over $150.00 each, will sell all 3 for $140.00.Call 718-1842.

30" (White) Electric Self Cleaning Range 1 Year Old. Asking Price $200.

(919)777-6721 Ask For Peggy

Antique Steel Bed Comes with Head board and Foot Board with Rails $75 919-718-0688

Old Oak Antique Buffet 100 years old Has mirror. Asking $300 Call: 775-3140

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$1000/mo 4BR/2.5BA Very Large Home. Security & References Required.

Rosemary Street Properties 919-548-3458 2 Story Home For Lease or Rent 3BR 2BA 2 Car Carport outside building with heat and air. No Pets Inside or outside. $750/mo 919-777-8907 3BR/2.5BA Northpoint Townhome, Hawkins Ave. Garage & close to pool. Like new in great neighborhood.

Yard maintenance & pool privileges included. $850/mo Call: 252-204-2198

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LOGAN FARMS New Crop Sweet Corn 776-2277 or 776-1898

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Call: 919-499-8190

J.T. Davenport & Sons, Inc. Yard Jokey J.T. Davenport & Sons, Inc. has an opening in our Transportation Department for a Yard Jokey. This position is responsible for placing trailers at dock doors for loading and unloading, ensuring seals are in place for outbound freight, and handling all yard activities with company equipment. Applicants must have experience and pass pre-employment screening.

As part of the Davenport team, you will receive medical/ dental benefits, vacation, pto, holiday, sick pay, participation in a company matched 401 (k) plan and much more! We are accepting applications at our corporate office and at the Employment Security Commission in your area.

J. T. Davenport & Sons, INC. 1144 Broadway Road Sanford, NC 27332-9793 EOE

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1998 Sweetwater 18ft. Pontoon Boat, 50 Horsepower Johnson Outboard. 2009 Wesco Trailer. 919-776-0862

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2005 Harley Davidson XL1200R-Yellow. 890 miles.

Like New. $7000 Call: 919-353-1067

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Deadline is 2pm the day before!

Vans for Sale

97 Isuzu Oasis LS Minni Van Everything Works, Great Shape. Made by Honda. Cold AC, $3,200 OBO Runs Great Call 774-8017 9am-9pm

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1993 Toyota T-100 green w/beige trim long bed and toolbox. Good Condition.

Call 499-6927

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1996 Cadillac El Dorado $2000 OBO 919-498-5163 2003 Nissan Murano SL AWD, Leather, Sunroof, Heated Seats, Great Condition, $12,500.

Call: 919-356-5602 Affordable Auto Sales 498-9891 Sale!

Clean used cars.

No credit check financing. Low down payments at $500 dn.

Classified office hours are Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm.

919-718-1201 919-718-1204 or submit your ad 24/7 at www.sanfordherald.com

Nutrisystem Combo Box $100 Call: 919-478-3637 Old Scandalli Accordion $250 Call: 775-3140 Peavey PV Amp. $250 Call: 919-478-3637 Safe Combination $25 Call After 5pm 919-775-2060 Singer 2/3 Sized Walking Foot Upholstery Sewing Machine $175. Commercial Sewing Machine Table $75. Call: 919-718-6009 Sofa, 2 Chairs, Coffee Table, Natural Rattan, $150 OBO, Ladies Dress Suit Size 12-14 $5.

919-258-6233 Upright Piano $75. Exercise Bike $20. White Wedding Dress Size 12 $20. Numerous Size 12 Dresses $5 each.

Portable Play Pen $20. Cradle $25. 499-2538

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2000 sq. ft home on over 5 acres in Lemon Springs area.

Only $89,900! Recently renovated, new kitchen cabinets, new carpet throughout, freshly painted. and much much more! Call 919-774-6319 ask for Curtis or Rick at Homes By Vanderbuilt.

Homes For Sale 3685 sq. feet. New home stick built on your lot. $169,900 turn key.919-777-0393

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910-639-9555

2BR/2BA $425/mo Call:499-7672 or 919-935-9116

Farm Market

For Rent/For Sale Very Nice 3BR/2BA SW US 421 S. From Sanford 919-708-7354

585 Proform Treadmill. All Extras! Used Very Little. Exc. Cond. $150. Woodburning Stove, Used 1 Year $100.

919-775-9848

509 Bragg St. 2BR/1BA $450/mo $450/dep with references No Pets. 919-356-2273

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Mobile Homes for Rent

A All New Furniture Factory Direct Bed Sets $195 5PC $495 Sofa & Loveseats $495 Sectional $495 Dining $145 910-639-9555

Free Puppies 11 week old Labs Call: 774-3162

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Yard Sale Sat 8-2 912 Colon Rd. Weedeater, Porch Swing, Dresser & Nightstand, Microwave, Tables, HH Items.

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Caregiver Needed for Monday & Wednesday Afternoons from 1pm-8pm for elderly dementia patient.

If interested please call 919-258-6682

Multi Family Yard Sale Saturday 6am-11am 505 Walnut Drive off Spring Lane BR Furn, Clothing, HH Items and More !!!

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$380/mo 1BR/1BA. Park Like Setting. Water & Cable Included. Security & References Required. Rosemary Street Properties. 919-548-3458

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Church Space For Rent $400/mo-utilities included Call: 919-336-2848 Warehouse Space Also Available

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Monuments/ Cemeteries

4 Grave Spaces in middle section of Lee Memory Gardens.

Will sell individually. Please call 919-837-5806 or 919-542-9514 One Burial Plot that includes opening & closing of grave. $800 919-258-3309

J. T. Davenport & Sons, Inc. Drivers Needed J.T. Davenport & Sons, Inc. has openings in our Transportation Department for Drivers. We offer above average pay, weekly bonus, free uniforms, and a $500 sign-on bonus. Applicants must have a valid CDL Class A license and pass DOT physical and drug screen. Route experience preferred but not mandatory.

As part of the Davenport team, you will receive medical/ dental benefits, vacation. PTO, Holiday, sick pay, participation in a company matched 401(K) plan and much more! We are accepting applications at our corporate office and at the Employment Security Commission in your area.

J.T. Davenport & Sons, INC. 1144 Broadway Road Sanford NC 27332 1-800-868-7550 EOE

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Helping Hand

Larger and Loads Available Crush and Run also Available

(919) 777-8012

Repair Service

PRESSURE WASHING

The Handy-Man

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919-770-7226

TREE SERVICE

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Larry Rice

Horse Quality

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919-258-6361 - Shop 919-770-0029 -Cell Call for your service or repair needs

SOMERSET FLOORS Sanding & Finishing Hardwood Flooring 3 coats of poly.

Call Danny

Remove trees, Trim and top Trees, Lot clearing, stump grinding, backhoe work, hauling, bush hogging, plus we buy tracts of timber.

We accept Visa and Mastercard.

Free estimates and we are insured.

9EARS %XPERIENCE

Call 258-3594

919-776-7358

J&T Metal RooďŹ ng & Deck Building We cover your home and steel your heart.

We build decks and dreams.

Jim (919)935-9137 Time (919)258-3637

Doris' Beauty Salon

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June Specials 919-774-7652 Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Haircuts .. $5.99 Boys ......$5.99 Girls Under 10 Years ....................... $7 Girls Over 10 Years ......................... $9 Women Cuts .................................. $10 Perms Short Hair .......................... $35 Highlights Short Hair .................... $35 Color Short Hair ............................ $35 Longer Hair - Extra Eyebrows & Chin ............................. $8 Stylist: Doris Locklear Webster Bring Ad - Parking in Rear

Coastal Hay Round & Square Bales Available

Eddie & Corbitt Thomas Farms 856 Cox Maddox Rd Sanford, NC 27332

(919) 258-6152 (919) 353-0385

Cell: 919-770-0796

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607 Bragg Street

Fully insured.

No job to small.

Free estimates

Davis General Repairs LLC

919-499-9599

919-774-6820 919-352-2410

Serving Moore, Lee, Chatham, & Wake Counties

3MALL 4IMBER 4RACTS &ULLY )NSURED #ALL

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

Carpenter Saw & Mower

Mow, Sow, Weed & Feed

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Used Tractors

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CROWN Lawn Services 670 Deep River Road Sanford NC 27330

919-353-4726

TREE REMOVAL

MOWER REPAIR

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5 tons of screened top soil delivered $100

Phil Stone

Since 1978

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Jimmy Nortonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garage Wrecker Service Complete Car Repair

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

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

HEATING AIR CONDITIONING

Lee Moore Chatham Harnett FOR 125 YEARS CALL

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919 776-5118

Spivey Farms

CA$H FOR YOUR USED MOBILE HOME

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We Also Move Mobile Homes!

919-777-4379 DOZER SERVICE

DOZER FOR HIRE No Job Too Small Structure Demolition on s, Lot Landscaping, Ponds, Clearing, Property Line/Fence Clearingg

Affordable Rates Call Bent Tree Grading Fully Insured Free Estimates

356-2470 HARDWOOD FLOORS

HARDWOOD FLOORS Finishing & Refinishing

(919) 776-3537

Wade Butner 776-3008

1108 Minter School Road Sanford. NC 27330

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

Sweet Corn is NOW Ready

Same Day Service Jimmy Norton

24-HR SERVICE

499-0807 Mon-Sat: 8-6 Location: Hwy 87 S., turn left on Swanns Station Rd. take immediate right on Barbecue Church Rd., go 4 miles and turn left on McCormick Rd.

DECKS BY MIKE The Sandhills Premiere Deck Builder We Offer The Highest Quality Built Deck At An Affordable Price

Over 10 Years of Experience FREE ESTIMATES INSURED WE BUILD ANYTHING WOOD Porches DECKS$ Screened Porches 8x10 $800 Handicap Ramps 10x12 $1200 Well Houses 10x16 $2000 10x20 $2000 Trellises, Gazebos 12x12 $1440 Arbors, Pergolas 12x16 $1920 Yard Bridges 16x16 $2560 20x20 $4000 Breezeways WE ALSO DO REPAIRS AND ADD-ONS TO DECKS

CALL (910) 391-6057 NOW! Mon - Sat 9-7 for Estimate