November 5, 2014

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4 more years for Gov. Haley

All results are unofficial pending certification and incomplete as of press time.

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ELECTION PENNY SALES TAX √ yes (15,956) no (10,744)

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 SUNDAY ALCOHOL SALES √ yes (5,936) no (3,953) SUMTER SCHOOL BOARD Area 1 Brian Alston (824) √ Linda Alston (1,263) Daniel Cook (373) Caleb Kershaw Jr. (543) Philip Marlowe (71)

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BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Sumter County voters on Tuesday voted in favor of renewing a penny sales tax to fund dozens of capital projects in the county over the next several years.

The vote came via a ballot referendum, which 60 percent of voters favored, according to preliminary results. With 58 of the 67 precincts reporting as of late Tuesday night, 15,956 people had opted for the tax while 10,744 voted not to approve it.

“So far, if the trend continues like it is, I’m ecstatic,” said Bobby Boykin, chairman of the Penny for Progress committee.

“I’m thrilled that the people of Sumter decided that we’re going to continue this progress that we’re on and continue the MATT WALSH / THE SUTMER ITEM good things that are going on.”

Area 2 √ Karen Michalik (1,917) Jeremiah Sumpter (911) Area 3 √ Lamar Atkins (863) Lucille McQuilla (845) Patty Wilson (711) Michele Reese (271) Area 4 √ Johnny Hilton (3,062) Keith Schultz (783) SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Ward 1 Charles Joe (302) √ Thomas “Bubba” Lowery (535) Ward 4 Alan Cannon (389) Edsel “Whit” Whitaker (351) √ Colleen Yates (662) GOVERNOR √ Nikki Haley, R (505,161)

Candidates for various offices in Sumter County look at referendum results at the old Sumter County Courthouse during Tuesday night’s election.

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Vincent Sheheen, D (310,447) Steve French, L (10,726) Morgan Bruce Reeves, UC (3,713) LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR √ Henry McMaster, R (413,639)

Sunday alcohol sales referendum passes

Bakari Sellers, D (244,313) STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION √ Molly Spearman, R (394,862)

Tom Thompson, D (230,514) Ed Murray, A (25,568) U.S. SENATE Seat 1 √ Lindsey Graham, R (451,585) Brad Hutto, D (271,533) Thomas Ravenel, P (54,960) Victor Kocher, L (22,024) Seat 2 √ Tim Scott, R (505,013) Joyce Dickerson, D (254,831) Jill Bossi, A (13,946) U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District 5 √ Mick Mulvaney, R (73,858)

Tom Adams, D (42,376) District 6 Anthony Culler, R (26,887) √ James E. “Jim” Clyburn, D (71,574) Kevin R. Umbaugh, L (2,089) S.C. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES District 64 Robert McFadden, R (542) √ Robert L. Ridgeway III, D (1,057) SECRETARY OF STATE √ Mark Hammond, R (550,715) Ginny Deerin, D (356,504) ATTORNEY GENERAL √ Alan Wilson, R (555,075) Parnell Diggs, D (349,906) COMPTROLLER GENERAL √ Richard Eckstrom, R (548,607)

Kyle Herbert, D (351,247) COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE √ Hugh E. Weathers, R (570,987)

David Edmond, UC (76,454) Emile DeFelice, A (60,837) AMENDMENT 1 / RAFFLE √ yes (761,777) no (158,331) AMENDMENT 2 / ADJUTANT GENERAL

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Sumter residents opted to imbibe Tuesday as they voted in favor of a referendum allowing Sunday alcohol sales at restaurants in town.

The measure passed by an overwhelming margin with 60 percent of voters answering yes to the 53-word ballot question, according to preliminary results.

“I think it’s a statement, and that’s

Yates wins City Ward 4, Lowery carries Ward 1 The next time Sumter City Council meets, it will have one new face — sort of.

Colleen Yates garnered 662 votes securing her place as representative for Ward 4.

“I thank everybody that has voted for me and supported me,” she said. “I’ve worked real hard. I look forward to serving the people in this community that I have loved and have YATES been very involved in for many years. I look forward to continuing to help make Sumter a really good community to live in.”

She will finish out the last two years of Charlie LOWERY Burns’ term. The councilman announced in July that a move would place him outside the ward.

The other candidates for the position, Alan Cannon and Edsel “Whit” Whitaker, received 389 votes and 351 votes, respectively.

Yates is a retired dietician and schoolteacher. The 84-year-old previously served on the council for a dozen years and was a three-term mayor pro-tem.

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should be allowed permits from the S.C. Department of Revenue that authorize them to sell wine, beer and liquor on Sundays. The measure limits the Sunday sales to state-licensed restaurants, and won’t extend to “to-go” businesses such as groceries, bars and stores. Each of the eateries must meet a strict set of guidelines that includes minimum seat requirements and

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what we campaigned on,” said Rick Levy, chairman of the Citizens in Business for the City of Sumter committee, which spearheaded the successful push.

“It’s what this says about what the folks of Sumter want; and I think it means we’re setting the table. It’s exciting and it’ll be interesting because this and the penny tax are both enablers.

The referendum was posed to city of Sumter residents only. It asked if restaurants within the city’s confines

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Voters cast their ballots at Willow Drive Elementary School on Tuesday morning. Poll workers at the site said turnout had been good, thanks to an early rush of voters as people headed to work.

Hilton takes the win over SSD board chair Schultz

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com After months of campaigning and participating in local debates and forums, Johnny Hilton won the Area 4 seat for the Sumter School District board of trustees. Hilton — who retired after 34 years in education — ran for the seat against Keith Schultz, who has been on the board through consolidation and controversies with previ-

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About 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, preliminary results showed Hilton taking the race with 3,062 votes to Schultz’s 783. Hilton, HILTON who also served as Millwood Elementary School’s principal for 25 years until last June, said one of his main reasons

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Ridgeway cruises to 2nd term in District 64 ‘To get anything accomplished in Columbia, seniority is one of the most important things.

That is something we are going to have to build back up so we can continue to have good representation and get things done.’

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other term will give him additional seniority in the state legislature which would allow him to be more effective in representing his constituents.

“To get anything ac- McFADDEN complished in Columbia, seniority is one of the most important things,” Ridgeway said in October. “That is something we are going to have to build back up so we can continue to have good representation and get things done.”

McFadden Sr. said during the campaign that he was running because he didn’t think the current leadership in Clarendon County

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Tuesday night’s early returns showed Dr. Robert Ridgeway will return to Columbia for a second term as state representative for District 64 after easily overcoming a challenge from Republican Robert A. McFadden Sr. With eight of 26 Clarendon County precincts reporting, Ridgeway, a Democrat, had more than 72 percent of the vote to McFadden’s 26 percent, or 1,925 votes to McFadden’s 680.

Ridgeway, who was first elected to the statehouse in 2012, said an-

was willing to change.

“With improvement you have to have change,” he said.

“Changes to improve the economic and education conditions that RIDGEWAY we have.”

Tuesday’s election is the third time McFadden has run unsuccessfully for office, having run before for Clarendon County Council and Clarendon County School District 1 Board of Trustees.

More results from Clarendon County will be posted at www.theitem.com and in Thursday’s Clarendon Sun.

Doing their civic duty Residents of the Hampton Park precinct wait to vote at 7:30 a.m.

Tuesday. The wait time was about 10 minutes, and many were voting before heading to work. Poll watchers said voters were arriving steadily, but nothing like the 2012 presidential election. Most voters expressed concerns about the penny sales tax and Sunday alcohol sales issues.

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Smith, Weeks voted back to Statehouse in uncontested races

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com As expected, voters have likely sent both of the area’s representatives back to the S.C. House.

Rep. David Weeks, D-Sumter, and Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, were unopposed in their bids to retain their seats. Both men are attorneys in local practices.

Weeks, who has represented District 51 for seven

terms, and Smith, the representative for District 67, were both expected to claim victory, although vote SMITH totals were not available at 11 p.m. press time.

Smith, 46, said he plans to continue working to improve “the economy for the citizens of Sumter” and reform the State Department of Transportation to gain

needed roads and infrastructure improvements.

He also said before the election that “we WEEKS need to continue to pass legislation that makes South Carolina strong when we have another base realignment commission. We also need to make South Carolina attractive to military retirees by exempting military re-

tirement income from state income taxes. This provides us a ready trained workforce pipeline as well as an added economic benefit to this state. This passed the House of Representatives last year and will be a priority of mine for the next Legislative Session.”

A few weeks before the election, Weeks, 61, said he wants to “continue representing the interests of all the citizens of Sumter County with emphasis on

matters that directly impact our community, including economic development, support for public education, higher education, health care, anti-crime measures and community betterment. ... (and) influence the passage of good laws and work diligently to defeat the passage of bad laws.”

The outcome of Tuesday’s election means both will have at least two more years to work toward those goals.

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Ordinance clearing way for liquor store passes final reading

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com A vote that became all about a liquor store wasn’t really about the sale of alcohol at all.

In a 4-to-1 vote Tuesday night, Sumter City Council approved final reading of an ordinance to annex five parcels of land located at 1014 and 1016 Manning Road, 10 and 16 Maxwell Ave. and 1025 Pocalla Road into city limits. Council also voted 4 to 1 to rezone three parcels of land at 1026 Manning Ave. and 10 and 16 Maxwell Ave. from general residential to general commercial.

Both times, councilman Calvin Hastie was the dissenting vote while Mayor Joe McElveen, councilwoman Ione Dwyer and councilmen David Merchant and Charlie Burns voted in favor of the

CITY FROM PAGE A1 Incumbent Thomas “Bubba” Lowery kept his Ward 1 seat, beating out his opponent Charles Joe by 535 to 302.

“I thank my supporters, and I will try to continue to do whatever I can for my ward and the City of Sumter,” Lowery said. “My door is always open to everybody.”

This was the second time the two have faced off for the city council position.

Lowery is a retired police

annexation and rezoning.

Councilmen Robert Galiano and Bubba Lowery were not present during the votes.

What Hastie and at least five people who spoke at Tuesday’s meeting were against was the liquor store portion of a proposed business that would also feature a gas station and convenience store that is set to be built on the two parcels not rezoned this week but that were part of the annexation.

According to Eric Shytle, general counsel for the city, the area where the store will be located was already zoned general commercial and had received a special exception for the liquor store when it went before the board of zoning appeals in June.

Hastie asked Sumter Planning Director George McGregor if the community that would be impacted had been communicated with as

and probation officer, having served as the Agent in Charge of Probation and Parole in Sumter for 23 years. The 67-year-old has served on council since 2002.

Calvin Hastie retained his Ward 3 seat, having been unopposed in this election.

Similarly, Bob Galiano also kept his council position and had no one running against him.

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part of the process.

McGregor confirmed that those living within 300 feet of the business were notified of the public hearing that took place at the board of appeals in June. While he couldn’t recall an exact figure for the number of people who spoke at the board of appeals hearing, he said both sides were represented and probably more people were against the move than for it.

Tasha Gardner spoke Tuesday as one of the neighborhood association representatives who spoke out in June.

“My heart is breaking,” she said. “I’m hurt and disappointed that you did not take our voices into consideration. I’m insulted you did not hear us.”

But not everyone was against the new business.

Charlie Jones, who said he is now in the city thanks to the

annexation vote, said he was happy that both ordinances passed.

“We need business over there,” he said. “Liquor ain’t anybody’s enemy. As long as the business is legal, I’m for it.”

Dwyer agreed with Jones, saying the property owner plans to hire 26 people and that hopefully some of them will come from South Sumter.

McElveen also noted the ordinances fit with the comprehensive plan for the city and that major thoroughfares are often zoned general commercial.

“This happens a lot when development pushes up against residential,” he said.

“This is a $5 million investment. Maybe something positive can come out of this.”

In other news: • Council members unanimously approved a resolu-

ALCOHOL FROM PAGE A1 maintaining food as a primary source of income.

Supporters noted that Sumter was one of only two cities included among South Carolina’s 25 largest municipalities that does not allow alcohol sales on Sundays. Now Easley remains the only city with that designation.

“We felt like this was really about economic development,” said Bob Smith, chair of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. “We didn’t feel like it was necessarily a Sunday issue. It’s really about creating options for our community, bringing more jobs in, and we’re just thrilled that our peers in the community supported this.”

Many of the referendum’s opponents objected to it based upon moral beliefs, and

tion to authorize a $249,833 contract with MR Systems out of Norcross, Georgia, for the additional phase of the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System for Water Plants. Assistant City Manager Al Harris explained this was the third phase in a process to replace out-of-date structures that can no longer be serviced.

• They also unanimously approved a resolution to contract with B & B Construction Co. out of Sumter to clean up a contaminated area and extend 3,000 feet of piping on the South Pike East Water Line Project.

Harris explained the $115,789 will come from a federal fund that is administered by the state, not city money, and that by putting the property owners on city water, it will take them off the well water that may be contaminated.

contended that the law would lead to an increase in impaired drivers, heighten the crime rate and make city roads more dangerous.

On the other hand, proponents argued that the measure will attract new businesses to Sumter. There are currently 25 restaurants in the city that will benefit from the referendum’s passing. Levy noted that more businesses will want to make the move to Sumter now as a result of the alcohol referendum’s passing.

“It’ll be interesting now with prospects standing on sidelines waiting for election results before investing into Sumter,” Levy said. “But there’s other stuff out there. And now that we have that other arrow in our quiver, it’ll be very interesting to see, three to five years down the road, what happens in Sumter.”

SCHOOL BOARD FROM PAGE A1 for running was because he was interested in continuing to contribute to improving public education in Sumter County and to advocate for more parent involvement and addressing teacher-pupil ratios in the classroom.

“I’m very pleased with this.

It was a team effort, and I’m thankful for the support. I had a lot of help from friends and colleagues, and I look forward to serving on the board and trying to increase parent involvement, and I look forward to getting started right away,” said Hilton on Tuesday night.

Since the consolidation of Sumter 17 and Sumter 2, Schultz and the current board can be credited with appointing Superintendent J. Frank Baker as the permanent superintendent after an interim period, approving the name change of the career center to the Sumter Career and Technology Center, increasing bus driver pay, advocating for improvements in the district’s technology in the classroom and supporting the district’s growing mechatronics program in partnership with Central Carolina Technical College.

With 13 candidates in the race for four separate seats, the school board election have been one to watch over the past few months as they spread the word about their platforms, their concerns about the district and their desires to help the district move forward. Incumbents Schultz, Patty Wilson (Area 3) and Karen Michalik (Area 2) all ran for reelection for their seats in hopes of continuing the progress the school board and the district have made over the past 18 months.

Four areas were up for election, but a new board member was inevitable due to current board member Larry Addison of Area 1 stating in March that he didn’t intend to run for re-election. Soon after, the Area 1 seat became a hot commodity, tallying up to five candidates by the end of filing in mid-August. By 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday, preliminary results showed Linda Alston was leading the pack with 1,263 votes and Brian Alston close behind with 824 votes.

Over the past few months, Michalik has been absent from some of the forums and debates due to a family medical emergency but her constit-

‘I’m very pleased with this. It was a team effort, and I’m thankful for the support. I had a lot of help from friends and colleagues, and I look forward to serving on the board and trying to increase parent involvement, and I look forward to getting started right away’ JOHNNY HILTON uents showed that they are satisfied with her performance and showed full support of her re-election at the polls on Tuesday. Michalik, who went up against businessman and training coordinator for a local business Jeremiah Sumpter, retained her position on the board and will continue her efforts to be the voice for the parents and students of Area 2 schools in Sumter, receiving a preliminary total of 1,917 votes, according to the Sumter County Voter Registration and Elections Office.

As for Area 2, voters seemed to be lukewarm about Michele Reese, with her receiving 271 votes at press time Tuesday night, and Lamar Atkins and Lucille McQuilla were neck and neck with 863 votes and 845 votes respectively. Incumbent Wilson had 711 votes as 10:30 p.m. Tuesday.

One machine was broken, preventing four precincts to report on results, according to the Sumter County Voter Registration and Elections Office.

Final results are expected to be certified in Sumter County on Friday and, with the help of Sen. Thomas McElveen, DSumter, Sumter School District is preparing to swear in new members of the board during Monday’s meeting at the district office.

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The referendum asked voters to continue a 1 cent county Capital Projects Sales Tax, which is poised to raise $75 million to go toward 28 new community projects. It was a continuation of the original penny sales tax that passed by a narrow margin during the 2008 election. That one-cent tax on goods and services in the county raised $75 million to pay for 16 capital projects. It is set to expire in 2016, and Tuesday’s ballot referendum effectively renews the tax for another seven years.

Voters embraced the tax renewal initiative, particularly in the Shaw and Mayesville precincts, where more than 70 percent of voters cast “yes” ballots on the referendum. The referendum seemed to have its strongest opposition in the Rembert and Saltertown areas, where voters rejected the proposal.

The new penny tax is expected to begin at the sunset of the original one, which was implemented in May 2009 and expires May 1, 2016. The first round of projects included fire station improvements, a new state-ofthe-art judicial center and a $4 million revamping of the Sumter County Civic Center. Tuesday’s referendum will allow county legislators to begin moving quickly as it authorized officials to approve the purchase of up to $40 million in bonds to fund projects as soon as possible, in anticipation of the windfall from the sales tax dollars.

Supporters said the approval showed

that Sumter is progressive and brought residents from different group and party affiliations together in support of the measure.

“It really is a great night,” said Bob Smith, chairman of the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce. “We can’t expect industry to invest in our communities if we don’t want to invest in ourselves. And what’s so great about this is we brought everybody together to say this is good for our community. These are great projects that will continue to expand in the four focus groups of economic development, quality of life, public safety and infrastructure.”

Among the litany of public safety, infrastructure and wellness upgrades included in the slate of projects are new City of Sumter police, E911 Emergency Services and fire stations, a $2.5 million renovation to the Manning Avenue Bridge, and the development of a sports complex/recreational complex. As part of the referendum, the projects are legally bound not to vary in their scope or cost.

Boykin expects the tax to have a longterm positive impact on the county’s business community and said he was excited about the forthcoming improvements, which won’t come on the backs of property owners.

“I think that this is another life-changing event for this community, and it will be a wonderful thing. We’ve got another great opportunity to see another wonderful set of improvements. It’s a victory for the whole Sumter community.”

Voters hope for change

BY NANCY BENAC The Associated Press Coast to coast, voters cast ballots with an audible harrumph on Tuesday — many of them unhappy with their choices and doubtful things will get better no matter who wins.

There’s Emily Conover, a 39-year-old saleswoman from Elizabethtown, Kentucky, who voted for Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes over Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Conover said she “didn’t really like either of them.”

There’s Ron Buck, a 44-year-old roofer from Fairway, Kansas, who voted to re-elect Republican Gov. Sam Brownback and GOP Sen. Pat Roberts but said “both seem kind of like leftovers you don’t want to eat.”

There’s George Butler, who voted for a GOP congressional candidate in Toms River, New Jersey, but wished he’d had better options.

“The Republicans are too much to the right, and the Democrats are too much to the left,” Butler said. “As a moderate, this leaves me out of luck.”

Despite the sour mood that rippled across the country this Election Day, there was hope mixed in with the voices

of anger and cynicism.

And in a year when Republicans were poised to take over more turf in Congress, some couldn’t wait for the election results.

“I’ve been waiting for this for quite a while,” said 75-year-old Gerry Staley, who voted in Belleville, Illinois.

Linda Mallery, who voted in suburban Indianapolis and is unhappy with both parties, said her priority this year was “voting incumbents out of office.”

Kevin Breaux, an independent who voted in suburban New Orleans, was hoping for more — yes, more — gridlock in Washington.

“That’s a good thing,” said Breaux, who voted for tea party candidate Rob Maness over Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu. “It’s far better than Obama advancing his liberal agenda.”

Danielle Glover, 28, who voted in Commerce City, an industrial suburb northeast of Denver, held the opposite view, hoping Democrats could hold off a Republican takeover of the Senate.

Whatever the results, Glover said, “I would hope that once we get past the election, that elected officials from both parties can sit down and work on policies together.”

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Scott claims historic victory in Senate race Voters also send Graham back to his seat Tuesday COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina voters returned both Republicans to the U.S. Senate and made history on Tuesday when they elected the first black candidate to a statewide seat since Reconstruction.

Sens. Tim Scott and Lind- GRAHAM sey Graham both won convincingly, with the races called based on projections through exit poll data. Gra- SCOTT ham was elected to a third term, while Scott will now serve the remaining two years of for-

mer Sen. Jim DeMint’s term. Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Scott after DeMint resigned in January 2013.

Scott is the first black senator from the South since just after the Civil War. He said he is as proud that his values and thoughts on the issues align with South Carolina voters as he is to break through the racial barrier in his home state.

“I think it says a lot about South Carolina and the evolution we have undergone in the last 50 years. If you look for a state with the most progress in the history of this country in the shortest period of time, look at South Carolina. We have a lot to be proud of,” Scott said after he voted Tuesday morning.

The senator’s rise in South Carolina politics has been rapid. Just six years ago, Scott was serving on the Charleston County Council. Scott, 49, ran this

year with one eye on 2016, when he will have to run again for a full six-year term if he chooses. He still had nearly $2.7 million in his campaign bank account just a few weeks before the election. He spent about $4 million on this race, more than 47 times what his two opponents spent combined.

Graham saw his victory as a triumph for being willing to occasionally anger fellow Republicans to help solve America’s problems.

He had six primary challengers, all of whom said he wasn’t conservative enough, and won the primary outright with 56 percent of the vote. The momentum carried through to the general election.

“I think the verdict is in.

South Carolina voters think solving problems and working across party lines was not mutually exclusive to being conservative,” Graham told The Associated Press.

Clyburn to serve 12th congressional term COLUMBIA (AP) — Incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina’s first black congressman since Reconstruction, has easily won a 12th term.

In early returns, Clyburn ran up 74 percent of the vote to about 25 percent for Republican Anthony Culler, a Kingstree banker, in the 6th District reaching

along the Interstate 95 corridor and into Columbia and Charleston.

Sumter military analyst CLYBURN Kevin Umbaugh also ran for the Libertarians.

The 72-year-old Clyburn said before the campaign that he’s in good shape,

feels fine and can still play 36 holes of golf a day.

During the campaign, State GOP Chairman Matt Moore rebuked Culler and said the state party was not supporting his campaign after Culler called gay-marriage supporters “gremlins that will only destroy our way of life.”

Culler was referring to the movie “Gremlins.”

Mulvaney defeats Adams in 5th District COLUMBIA (AP) — Republican Mick Mulvaney has been re-elected to Congress representing South Carolina’s 5th District.

In early returns, Mulvaney had 61 percent of the vote to 39 percent for his Democratic opponent, Fort Mill town councilman Tom Adams. The district reaches from the

Rock Hill area southeast to the Pee Dee. It’s the third term in Congress for MulMULVANEY vaney who in 2010 defeated 28-year Democratic incumbent John Spratt.

When Mulvaney and Adams met in a debate last week, Mulvaney said

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while he’s one of the most conservative members of Congress but hasn’t been afraid to work with Democrats on issues such as eliminating government red tape.

Adams said that the Congress is in gridlock and promised to make members of both parties mad by trying to be a voice for cooperation.

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Gov. Nikki Haley rallied to get out the vote in Sumter on Monday.

Gov. Haley easily wins a 2nd term COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has handily beat Democratic state Sen. Vincent Sheheen to win a second term.

The 42-year-old daughter of Indian immigrants needed a convincing victory to further boost her image nationally.

South Carolina’s first minority and first female governor already is a familiar figure on the national stage.

More than half of the $8 million raised by her campaign came from out-of-state donors.

Haley was declared the winner based on projections from exit poll data that suggests the Republican will win by a wider margin than in 2010, when just 4.5 percentage points separated her from Sheheen.

A rematch had been expected since shortly after that contest, but Sheheen never gained the traction necessary to close the gap, despite hammering Haley on her first-term blunders.

Haley won over voters by successfully branding herself as the “jobs governor.”

She frequently touts the number of jobs announced by her administration, giving the latest tally at 57,000 in 45 of the state’s 46 counties and a

state unemployment rate that’s fallen from 10.5 percent when she took office to 6.6 percent in September. It hit a 13-year low of 5.3 percent in April before rising again.

Sheheen says those numbers aren’t real; Commerce officials acknowledge many employers won’t fill those jobs for years and some plans will fail or already have fallen through. But Haley has been able to deflect such criticism.

“I think she’s done a great job,” said Columbia voter Christie Gilbert, a 39-year-old accountant and stay-at-home mom. “I like her financial policies and the businesses she’s brought into the area. She’s bringing jobs.”

On the campaign trail, Haley also talked up her antiunion stance, telling voters to “get excited” about the 7,500 non-union jobs at Boeing’s plant in North Charleston, three years after the company’s fight with the National Labor Relations Board became a national political issue.

Haley is the fourth governor to win re-election since a constitutional change approved by voters in 1980 allowed a second consecutive term. Only two governors since then have lost their re-election bids.

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Men in Motion group encourages male students at college

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Central Carolina Technical College student Shie’m Blackmon describes himself as a guy who likes to get involved. So when his mother, a CCTC graduate, brought him some information about the college’s Men in Motion organization, Blackmon said he saw it as an opportunity to be a part of something while furthering his education. Similarly, Lucious Johns received a flier for the program during orientation and immediately sought out more information before becoming involved.

Three years ago, Men in Motion was created to encourage and show support for black males enrolled at the college. However, the program’s coordinator, Mark Murphy, said they saw a need to provide assistance for all male students — an effort that is being made by many institutions and organizations nationwide that are aware of the graduation rate in the U.S. for men compared to women. According to the U.S. Department of Education, women comprise 60 percent of bachelor degree holders.

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Mark Murphy, center, is the coordinator for Central Carolina Technical College’s Men in Motion organization. Members Lucious Johns, left, and Shie’m Blackmon said the organization encourages them and supports them throughout their studies at the college. sense of belonging,” Murphy said.

“We have monthly workshops where we talk about job skills, soft skills, and we expose them to these now because we don’t want them to suffer in silence. We talk to students and give them that support before they bolt for the door.”

Johns said when he heard the title

Men in Motion, that attracted him and moved him to be a part of what he described as a group of people who instantly became family. Currently in his first semester at CCTC, Blackmon said the program has provided him with assistance he needs to prepare for a career. As a part of the Career Services department at CCTC,

Men in Motion helps students with everything from getting information about career opportunities to working on résumés.

“They’re just not going to let you fail,” Johns said. “No one at this school should fail because we have too many tools here, and we won’t fail if Mark (Murphy) has anything to do with it.”

Murphy emphasized that these types of programs are important because males are falling behind in various areas compared to women. Studies show male students drop out or fail in reaching educational success because of various reasons, including finances.

Like many communities, organizations and education advocates, Men in Motion is paying attention to and catering to men college students in an effort to increase graduation rates for men. Each year, it tries to help at least 75 men in all aspects of trying to reach their goals at school.

A recent study conducted by three professors at Ohio State University published in the journal Gender & Society showed that one of many reasons men decide to drop out is for financial reasons; i.e., they’re less likely to make the decision to forge ahead into student loan debt.

Prudential John M. Brabham joins franchise network, expects growth

BY STAFF REPORTS Prudential John M. Brabham Real Estate has joined Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, part of the HSF Affiliates LLC family of real estate brokerage franchise networks. The Sumter-based fullservice real estate brokerage, which has served Sumter for 60 years, will now operate as Hathaway HomeServices John M. Brabham Real Estate.

The independently owned brokerage is the next in a growing roster of affiliates that has transitioned to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices since September 2013.

The network now counts nearly 34,000 agents and 1,038 offices operating in 47 states.

“We proudly mark our 60th year in business by transitioning our brokerage to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices,” said broker and owner John M. Brabham Jr., whose father founded the company.

“The brand’s namesake is Berkshire Hathaway Inc., one of the world’s most trusted and respected corporations.

We believe the brand will be warmly embraced in greater Sumter.”

Broker and owner Frank Edwards said the brand will help John M. Brabham Real Estate grow, recruit and retain skilled agents. “People will look for our cabernet and white yard signs as symbols of expertise and quality,” he said. “Agents will want to represent Berk-

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In fact, agent recruiting has jumped significantly in the weeks since the brokerage announced it will join Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. “Our transition has created a buzz in the marketplace,” Brabham

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John M. Brabham Real Estate stands among market leaders for residential and commercial real estate sales, and it runs the area’s largest property management operation and a sizeable relocation program. Edwards expects all

business lines to grow under the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices banner. “Sumterarea real estate market is rolling, and so are we,” he said.

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44th Annual Revolutionary War Field Days in Camden Patriots fire their cannon as they advance down the battlefield toward a British regiment during a reenactment of the Battle of Camden on Sunday.

Actors who participated in the reenactment of the Battle of Camden, right, share a light moment before the battle, the highlight of the 44th Annual Revolutionary War Field Days weekend festival.

Barry Myers, below, demonstrates blacksmithing during the event.

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Report says 60,000 veterans get triple benefits WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 60,000 veterans were triple dippers last year, drawing a total of $3.5 billion in military retirement pay plus veterans and Social Security disability benefits at the same time, congressional auditors report.

It’s all legal.

The average payment was about $59,000, but about 2,300 veterans, or 4 percent of the total, received concurrent payments of $100,000 or more, the Government Accountability Office said.

The highest payment was to a veteran who received $208,757 in combined payments in 2013.

Some lawmakers say the report shows the need for better coordination among government programs that are facing severe financial constraints.

The Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund could run out of money in as soon as two years, government officials say.

“We should fulfill our promises to the men and women who serve, but we need to streamline these duplicative programs,” said Sen. Tom Coburn, ROkla., who requested the study.

Veterans groups disagree. They say the retirement money was earned for years of service in the military, while disability payments are compensation for service-related injuries and wounds.

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Paul Russo works on the letters for the Disabled Veterans’ Life Memorial in Washington on July 21. According to a new report by the Government Accountability Office, nearly 60,000 veterans collected more than $3.5 billion in 2013 in military retirement pay, disability benefits from Veterans Affairs and disability checks from Social Security.

In most cases, veterans who receive a combination of benefits are severely disabled. About 4 in 5 veterans who got triple payments had a disability rating of at least 50 percent, the GAO said. Nearly half of those receiving triple payments were at least 60 years old.

Louis Celli Jr., a Washington representative for the American Legion, said critics of the multiple benefits are “misguided and uninformed.” He said the report “should simply be filed in the category of one of Sen. Coburn’s parting shots to loyal upstanding American patriots who have sacrificed

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Coburn, a longtime critic of government spending, is retiring at the end of the year. He said in an interview that the report raises legitimate questions about whether disability benefits are getting to those who truly need them.

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Students enjoy their Fall Festival Wilson Hall’s annual Fall Festival was held on Spencer Field on Oct. 28. Sponsored by the PTO, the event featured game booths, pony rides, an inflatable bouncy house and a rock climb and slide, costume and pumpkin-decorating contests and a haunted house.

Kindergarten student Mary Todd Champion smiles for the judges during the costume contest.

Seniors Logan Lee Alderman, Madison Beasley and Anna Louise Segars, right, get ready to scare some patrons in the haunted house.

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POLICE BLOTTER ARRESTS Carlos Greene, 33, of 861 Carolina Ave., was arrested Monday and charged with criminal domestic violence after reportedly striking and pushing a woman, grabbing her by the legs and threatening her during a dispute July 10, 2013.

Jessica Wilson, 33, of 3270 Homestead Road, was arrested Monday and charged with unlawful neglect of a child after reportedly holding a 6-year-old child down on a bed under covers on Aug. 14 while trying to take a phone from the child.

Latinya Ortiz-Bossie, 42, of 585 Seddon Drive, was arrested Friday and charged with pointing and presenting a firearm at a person after pointing a handgun at a victim during a dispute near her home on Oct. 29.

WANTED Sumter police are looking for a man identified as Randall Abrams, 25, of 4880 Cotton Acres Road, who reportedly sped away from a

road safety checkpoint along Fort Street just before 9:45 p.m. Thursday and crashed into a nearby apartment complex. Reports showed he caused no damage to the building but fled.

FIRE A home in the 300 block of Turkey Street reportedly had an estimated $15,000 in damage after a fire that began at 10:40 p.m. Friday.

No one was injured in the fire, which started on the home’s back porch. Firefighters from Manning and Sumter battled the blaze for more than 90 minutes.

STOLEN PROPERTY A lawn mower valued at $250, a saw valued at $200 and a leaf blower valued at $90 were reported stolen from a home in the 900 block of Gene Drive about 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

A 2002 Dodge Durango was reported stolen from a home in the 1000 block of Nottingham Drive after 8 a.m. Sunday.

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360 video games, an Android tablet and a pair of gym shoes were reported stolen from a Wedgefield home in the 2700 block of Burnt Gin Road about 1:50 p.m. Sunday.

A Ford F-350 tow truck was reported stolen from a dealer’s lot in the 3200 block of Broad Street about 1 p.m.

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A 2002 Ford Escort was reported stolen from the 1100 block of Mayfield Drive about 9 p.m. Sunday and later found burned on Log Cabin Road in Rembert.

Forty-one video games valued at $175 were reportedly stolen from a video store in the 10 block of North Guignard Drive between Oct. 6 and Oct. 21.

A 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee valued at $1,000 was reportedly stolen from the first block of Andrews Street between 1 and 3:15 a.m. Saturday. Sumter County deputies recovered the crashed vehicle at 1:54 p.m. Saturday after a chase near Old Pocalla and Manning roads.

Thursday in the 4500 block of Wrangler Trail.

A Ford Freestyle SUV valued at $20,000 was reportedly burned in the 300 block of Rast Street about 4:30 a.m.

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DAMAGED PROPERTY A home in the 1000 block of Babette Road was reported set ablaze and damaged about 5:35 p.m. Sunday.

A 2000 Dodge Durango parked in the 200 block of Sandy Run between 9:30 p.m. Wednesday and 7:45 a.m. Thursday reportedly sustained an estimated $2,000 in damage.

A 2005 Dodge Magnum was reported to have sustained $2,000 in damage about 9:40 a.m. Thursday in the 1800 block of Roche Road.

A 2002 Acura was reported to have sustained $4,700 in damage about 2:15 p.m.

RECOVERED PROPERTY A 2008 Yamaha motorcycle valued at $1,000 was recovered from the first block of Franklin Street at 5:25 p.m.

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A motorcycle valued at $1,500 was recovered in the first block of Milton Street at 7:10 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle had reportedly been stolen Oct. 15 from the 10 block of Mood Avenue.

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Carol of the Hells Here’s why I hate Christmas music

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hile it is only the end of October/ the beginning of November, I’ve already started to notice a familiar scourge start to make its way o’er our land.

While shopping or while fiddling with my radio dial, I hear snippets of melodies that usually only haunt me once a year, tunes that are catchier than pink eye (and just about as pleasant in my book).

Yes, dear readers, it seems that Christmas is already being foisted upon us, and with it comes the holly, jolly music that leads me to Scroogian heights of humbuggery.

I hate almost all Christmas music.

Admitting something like that this time of year is dangerous, I know, and Cliff I’m not enMcCollum tirely certain the Holiday Gestapo won’t be pulling up in my driveway to take me away to a Christmas re-education camp sometime soon.

For the most part, Christmas music is largely a genre filled with remixes and covers. Everyone from Enrico Caruso to Weezer has a version of the standard hymn “Silent Night,” but the message still stays the same: Jesus has been born, and it’s a silent, holy night that also happens to be calm and bright.

Genre-switching doesn’t do a damn thing. As interesting as some of the interpretations are, you’re still listening to something that was composed

by Germans in the mid-19th century.

If I wanted to do that, I’d listen to Brahms.

Joan Jett and the Blackhearts did an interesting reworking of “The Little Drummer Boy” for their “I Love Rock & Roll” album, but having Joan sing it just leads to a healthy amount of gender confusion. If a woman is singing, shouldn’t it be “The Little Drummer Girl?”

Christmas staples like Eartha Kitt’s “Santa Baby” are well-loved by many, but I don’t think people really stop to think about the lyrics in their totality.

As much as I love listening to Kitt roll her R’s in that wonderfully seductive French fashion, the song seems to essentially imply that Santa is Kitt’s sugar daddy, and if he gives her all the things she asks for (sable, a ’54 convertible, a deed

to a platinum mine, etc.), she’ll make it worth his while.

Maybe I’m interpreting the lyrics wrong, but Kitt’s voice seems to imply that Santa won’t be getting the standard milk and cookies when he goes down her chimney.

As commercial as this holiday has become, I don’t think quasi-prostitution is a message we should equate with Santa or Jesus’ birthday.

I’m sure many of you have fond memories of the various Rankin/Bass Christmas movies (“Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” “Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” “The Year Without a Santa Claus”), but even they have issues.

Burl Ives, the tremendous actor who gave voice to the character of Sam the Snowman for the “Rudolph” films, was a great singer, but I can’t watch that movie or listen to Ives sing without thinking of his horrifying role as Big Daddy in the film version of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.”

Tennessee Williams unknowingly ruined my childhood from beyond the grave because now I get a mental image of Sam the Snowman going home, getting drunk and hitting on his snow daughterin-law that may or may not be played by Elizabeth Taylor.

Trust me when I say that’s a mental image you don’t want.

There’s really only one Christmas song that passes muster in my book, and it’s one that I think most people would balk at – Joni Mitchell’s “River,” off of her iconic “Blue” album.

“Jingle Bells” attempts to weave throughout the song, as Mitchell tells us of the end of her relationship that has happened so terribly close to Christmas.

What was a bright, cheerful Christmas carol has now become a dirge for Mitchell’s failures at love.

Sure, it’s sad and haunting, but after spending extended amounts of time with family members over the holidays, who among us doesn’t wish for a river we could skate away on?

I suppose we all celebrate the holiday differently, but, for my money, weepy folk ballads with a heavy-handed piano player slamming the keys are the way to go.

Keep your Bing Crosby “White Christmas” or your Judy Garland “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”; Joni and I will celebrate our way.

Cliff McCollum is managing editor of Gulf Coast Newspapers. He can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastnewspapers. com.

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Scholar-athlete charade at UNC

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ast year’s column “Dishonest Educators” (1/9/2013) reported on the largest school cheating scandal in U.S. history. In more than three-quarters of the 56 Atlanta schools investigated, teachers changed student answers on academic achievement tests. Cheating orders came directly from school administrators. The cheating was brazen. One teacher told a colleague, “I had to give your kids, or your students, the answers because they’re dumb as hell.” Atlanta’s not alone. Teacher cheating has been discovered in other cities, such as Philadelphia, Houston, New York, Detroit, Baltimore, Los Angeles and Washington.

Rampant academic cheating is not confined to primary and secondary schools. Cheating occurs in the nation’s colleges, as discovered during an investigation at the Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina, the state’s flagship university. Over two decades, more than 3,100 students enrolled in Walter and received credit for takWilliams ing nonexistent phantom classes in the university’s department of African and African-American studies. Nearly 50 percent of the students taking the phantom classes were athletes on the university’s football and basketball teams.

Students officially enrolled in African and African-American studies lecture courses that never met. According to a universitycommissioned report, Deborah Crowder, the department’s administrative assistant, required students to turn in a single paper. The papers were often largely plagiarized or padded with fluff. The students were given A’s or B’s after a cursory read. The classes were widely known on campus as “paper classes.”

The department’s chairman, Julius Nyang’oro, was the professor of record for many of the fake classes. The university’s academic support program for student-athletes notified both Nyang’oro and Crowder of what grades students needed “to remain academically or athletically eligible.” Professor Nyang’oro retired in 2012, after news of the scheme came to light. A grand jury indicted him on a felony charge for taking money for a class he didn’t teach. Recently, the state’s district attorney’s office dismissed the charges against Nyang’oro because of his cooperation

with former federal prosecutor Kenneth Wainstein’s investigation into athletic and academic issues at the university. So far, nine university employees have been fired or are under disciplinary review.

Let’s look at the motivation for this gross academic fraud. If you said follow the money, go to the head of the class. UNC’s basketball team generates $20 million in profits for the university. Football generates $22 million.

Basketball and football coaches are paid salaries in excess of $2 million. The only way a university can pay those salaries and generate that revenue is to assemble a winning team. That means many universities are more interested in playing skills than academic skills. In other words, whether a student can read, write and compute means little compared with whether he can slam-dunk a basketball or make touchdowns.

Last week, UNC Chancellor Carol Folt issued an apology and an institutional mea culpa. It has a hollow ring. She must have been aware of the efforts of Mary Willingham, the whistleblower academic adviser at UNC who had spoken out against the gross fraud regarding the academic performance of revenue-sport athletes. Plus, former UNC basketball player Rashad McCants told ESPN that he received top grades in classes that did not require attendance and that he turned in papers that tutors wrote for him.

This cheating scandal raises another issue, namely that of exploiting athletes for the benefit of universities. The time has come to abandon the athlete-scholar charade. Universities ought to pay athletes a competitive salary in line with everyone else involved in college sports. Most basketball and football players will see their playing days end when they leave college. Many players who participate in university fraud in order to maintain their player eligibility are black. Where will they end up when they graduate in possession of a fraudulent college degree other than sad, embittered, used and having nowhere to turn?

While UNC’s cheating agenda has been fully exposed, I’d bet the rent money that similar fraudulent practices are widespread at other universities, and whistleblowers should come forth.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2014 creators.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR S.C. NEEDS TO CHANGE ATTITUDE ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Domestic violence (DV) is a silent killer. South Carolina led the nation in the number of people killed by loved ones in 2013. The annual ceremony on the Statehouse steps should be an embarrassment to all state legislators. They have the power to create new DV laws but lack the political will to do so.

State lawmakers know that our current laws are ineffective in reducing the rate of domestic violence. New laws that eliminate loopholes and questionable enforcement are needed. Unfortunately, laws alone will not solve the problem.

What is mostly needed is a change in attitudes. We need to evaluate current laws, old traditions and cultures to understand how they relate to the treatment of women in South Carolina today.

Local elected officials signed a pledge against violence and the message was very clear: “Real men do not abuse women.” The question is, do we really

value the sanctity of women? Our laws allow teenagers to marry at age 14 and have consensual sex at age 16. If an adult has sex with a teenager under 16, he might not be prosecuted if the teenager looks older. It’s easy to conclude that females in South Carolina are for men’s sexual gratification.

Old southern marriage traditions and cultures diminish the value of women. Young women are told by their mothers and grandmothers to accept marital infidelity because “a man is just being a man.” Similar behavior by women is reprehensible. Society’s unequal standards help to perpetuate the superiority of men over women. Consequently, some men consider women as property to be controlled and submissive.

Abused women must realize their inner strength and stop blaming themselves for their abuser’s behavior. No one has the right to control or verbally and physically abuse another.

Women must realize that their abusers are insecure and immature. They

feel superior only by making women feel inferior. Factually, women and teenaged girls in DV relationships are more resilient than their abusers who are immoral cowards.

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EUGENE R. BATEN Sumter

IT’S TIME TO SHOWER SHAW WITH COOKIES AND CARDS It’s that special time of the year for a favorite project of Sumter Volunteers. It’s time to “Shower Shaw With Cookies” for the 22nd Christmas.

This annual project, begun in 1993, gives the Sumter community an opportunity to show our gratitude for all Shaw does for us all year long.

Last year the community sent more than 3,500 dozen home-baked cookies and 5,000 cards out to Shaw. A batch of homemade cookies or candy from the good cooks of Sumter County will once again spread holiday cheer to

this special group. The handmade cards and letters from our students and children are appreciated immensely. Remember to bake an extra batch for our Third Army folks.

Your cookies and cards can be delivered to Swan Lake Visitors Center on Wednesday, Dec. 3, by 3 p.m. Cookies need to be homemade, packed in disposable containers and numbered by dozens on the outside. (Boxes and tins work better than plastic bags.) Call (803) 775-7423 if you will bake for us.

The earlier you can get them in, the better. Shaw will pick them up the same day.

Let’s continue to let Shaw know how much we appreciate them. Baking cookies and making cards, these simple acts of kindness will warm the holidays for these special folks who have been a very important part of our community for 73 years.

Sumter, let’s shower Shaw with cookies and cards.

JO ANNE MORRIS Director, Sumter Volunteers

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Russia tells U.S. it will boycott nuclear summit

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Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters cheer Oct. 31 as they leave the outskirts of Suruc, Turkey, and move toward the Turkey-Syria border on the way to the Syrian city of Kobani. Some Kurds are fighting against their own fellow Kurds, helping about 3,000 members of Islamic State to capture the key town.

Kurds help Islamic militants in battle for town of Kobani BEIRUT (AP) — Ethnic Kurds are helping members of the Islamic State group in the battle for the key Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, sharing their knowledge of the local terrain and language with the extremists, according to Iraqi and Kurdish officials.

It is not clear how many Kurds are aiding the estimated 3,000 Islamic State militants in the Kobani area — and fighting against their own Kurdish brethren — but activists say they are playing a major role in the 7-week-old conflict near the Turkish border.

A top military commander for the extremists in the town is an Iraqi Kurd, known by the nom de guerre of Abu Khattab al-Kurdi, helping them in the battle against fellow Kurds.

Officials with the main Syrian Kurdish force known as the People’s Protection Units, or YPG, say they became aware of the Kurds among the mostly Sunni Muslim extremists early in the fighting.

As Kurdish fighters were defending the nearby Syrian village of Shiran in September, two Kurdish men with different accents and wearing YPG uniforms infiltrated their ranks, Kurdish officials said.

Upon questioning, however, they were captured and admitted to fighting for the Islamic State group, the officials added.

Iraqi and Kurdish officials say many of the Kurdish fighters with the Islamic State group are from the northeastern Iraqi town of Halabja, which was bombed with chemical weapons by Saddam Hussein’s forces in 1988, killing some 5,000 people.

Shorsh Hassan, a YPG spokesman in Kobani, said although most of the Kurdish jihadi fighters come from Iraq, some are from Syrian regions such as Kobani, Afrin and Jazeera. He added that the number of Syrian Kurds is small compared with the dozens of Iraqis fighting with the IS group. “The fighter who is from Kobani is not like someone who hails from Chechnya with no idea about tracks and roads,� Hassan said.

Thousands of militants from all over the world — including north Africans, Asians and some Westerners — have traveled to Syria and Iraq to join the ranks of the Islamic State group. Turkish nationals are among them, but it is unknown if any are fighting in Kobani.

Hassan said many of the Iraqi fighters were from Halabja, including al-Kurdi. Websites affiliated with the Islamic State group recently published several photographs of the young, bearded man, including some of him wearing the traditional Kurdish garb of baggy pants, and others of him standing in front of Kurds killed in Kobani.

In Baghdad, an Iraqi securi-

ty official said al-Kurdi was a member of Ansar al-Islam, a Sunni militant group with ties to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the late leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, who was active in the early 2000s. Al-Kurdi later joined the Islamic State group, the official said.

The Iraqi official said alKurdi is also from Halabja and is wanted by Iraqi author-

ities. He refused to give the man’s real name when pressed by The Associated Press. “Our latest information is that he is in Syria fighting in the Kobani area. He is an expert in mountainous areas,� the Iraqi official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

VIENNA (AP) — Russia has informed the United States it will boycott the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, diplomats told The Associated Press on Tuesday, potentially stripping the meeting of one of its key participants and hurting efforts initiated by President Obama to reduce the threat of nuclear terrorism.

Officials already had told the AP on Monday that Moscow was absent from last week’s initial summit planning session in Washington but had left it unclear whether Russia planned to attend the summit itself.

On Tuesday, two diplomats said the boycott applied to the 2016 meeting as well. They cited as their source a diplomatic note from Moscow to the U.S. and other nations planning to participate. The diplomats spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not allowed to discuss confidential information.

One of the diplomats said the note expressed opposition to the summit because of its alleged political nature. He cited the note as saying that any meeting on nuclear security should be on a technical level and convened not by a nation but by the U.N.’s International

Atomic Energy Agency.

Russia has participated in such summits in the past. But the diplomat, who is familiar with Moscow’s stance, said it already had reservations while attending the last meeting in March at The Hague. He did not specify but added that the “changed political atmosphere� — shorthand for Russia-U.S. tensions about Ukraine — added to the Kremlin’s decision to stay away.

In Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Gary Samore, who advised Obama on nonproliferation until last year, said the Russian decision showed that “nuclear security has become a victim of geopolitics.�

But Samore, who is now with Harvard’s Belfer Center, said Russia might change its mind by 2016, assuming that “a political settlement in Ukraine can be achieved.�

At the last summit, 35 countries discussed turning international guidelines on nuclear security into national laws and opening their procedures for protecting nuclear installations to independent scrutiny.

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Ebola hits health care access for other cases MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The Ebola outbreak has spawned a “silent killer,” experts say: hidden cases of malaria, pneumonia, typhoid and the like that are going untreated because people in the countries hardest hit by the dreaded virus either cannot find an open clinic or are too afraid to go to one.

Evidence of what the World Health Organization calls an “emergency within the emergency” is everywhere in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the West African countries worst hit by the Ebola epidemic.

It can be seen in a decline in the number of kids being vaccinated for preventable diseases. It can be seen in the mother who crosses Monrovia, Liberia’s capital, searching for an open clinic that will treat her 3-year-old daughter who has a fever and is vomiting, both signs of Ebola but also of

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Cultural commission calls on countries to help fight outbreak in West Africa

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Mothers wait in line Monday for their children to be vaccinated by health care workers at the Pipeline Community Health Center on the outskirts of Monrovia, Liberia. many other diseases. It can be seen at the hospital in Kissidougou, Guinea, which sees not even a tenth of the patients it used to.

It can also be seen at the hospital outside Sierra Leone’s capital run by the medical charity Emergency. It is inundated with patients because nearby hospitals are closed or only partially operating.

“There’s this incredible silent killer health crisis behind the Ebola crisis,” said Eric Talbert, the executive director of Emergency’s U.S. branch.

None of roughly a dozen experts interviewed by The Associated Press could say how many people might be sick or dying for lack of health care.

Tracking the diseases that usually plague Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone — malaria, pneumonia, cholera and diarrhea diseases — is difficult even in the best of times. Now the countries’ already weak health systems are broken down amid the Ebola epidemic.

In July, only about half the health facilities in Liberia were reporting data to the Health Ministry. That

CHARLESTON (AP) — Members of the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission are calling on other nations to join the United States in fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

The corridor extending from the North Carolina coast to the northeast Florida coast is where descendants of sea island slaves live in a culture known as Gullah in the Carolinas and Geechee in Georgia and Florida.

The commission has released a statement noting that the Gullah and Geechee peoples are descendants of ethnic groups from West Africa.

It says the commission is deeply concerned about the health and well-being of those in West Africa and that while the commission supports the efforts of President Obama to help, other nations and communities need to join the fight against Ebola. doesn’t mean half the facilities were closed, but it shows many were at least not operating fully. Hospitals and clinics in Sierra Leone have also been forced to shut or curtail their activities.

Rocket crash stirs uncertainty about future of space tourism

BY JUSTIN PRITCHARD The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Federal accident investigators have an early sense of what went wrong before an experimental spaceship designed to ferry tourists beyond the Earth’s atmosphere broke apart during a test flight. But they still don’t know why the craft prematurely shifted its shape before the deadly crash.

And another question looms: How far will the incident push back the day when paying customers can routinely rocket dozens of miles into the sky for a fleeting feeling of weightlessness and a breathtaking view?

National Transportation Safety Board investigators worked Monday at the main wreckage area where Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo fell to the ground in the Mojave Desert but also collected tiny debris 35 miles away. The incident killed the co-pilot and badly injured the pilot, who parachuted out of the ship Friday.

Acting NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart said cockpit video and data showed that the co-pilot unlocked SpaceShipTwo’s unique “feathering” system earlier than planned. The system works somewhat like the wing flaps that airplanes use to slow for landing — except that SpaceShipTwo’s twin tails rotate up

at a far more extreme angle, to a position that creates strong resistance and slows the descent.

But while the co-pilot unlocked the system before planned, that action alone should not have been enough

to change the craft’s configuration. Activating the feathering system requires the pulling of a lever — not unlike how a gun fires only when the trigger is pulled, not just because the safety has been disengaged.

Questions abound: Why did the co-pilot activate the system at that moment? Why did the tails begin to rotate without the co-pilot starting that process?

Investigators think once the feathers were unlocked, “aerodynamic forces” buffet-

ing the craft as it hurtled along at about 760 mph caused the feathers to start rotating, NTSB spokesman Peter Knudson said Monday. Within a few seconds, the craft began to disintegrate, NTSB investigators determined.

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FYI The annual Evening Optimist Sumter Area Toastmasters Christmas Parade will be held meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday on Sunday, Dec. 7, on Main at the Sumter Mall communiOptimist Club needs1057 parade parStreet. TheEvening theme for this ty room, Broad St. The year’s parade is “What group helps in developing ticipants Christmas Means to Me.” If speaking and leadership your organization would like skills. Call Douglas Wilson at a parade entry application, (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca contact the Evening Optimist Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271.

Club of Sumter at (803) 983The Sumter Chapter of the Inter3916. Deadline for entry is Frinational Association of Adminisday, Nov. 7. trative Professionals (IAAP) The Rembert Area Community meets at 5:30 p.m. on the secCoalition (RACC) is accepting ond Thursday of each month applications for the 2014-15 after in the Bultman Conference school program. Applications Room at USC Sumter. Admincan be obtained at the main istrative professionals, assisoffice, 8455 Camden Highway, tants and secretaries are enRembert, SC 29128. Call (803) couraged to attend. Call Mary 432-2001.

Sutton at (803) 938-3760.

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The Rembert Area Community Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is in Coalition (RACC) offers a senior need of volunteers in Sumter citizens program 10 a.m.-noon and surrounding counties. each Monday and WednesOpportunities available for day at 6785 Bradley St. (beyou to use your time and talhind community car wash), ents to be of assistance inRembert, SC 29128. Transporclude reading, musical taltation is available. For details, ents, companionship, light call (803) 432-2001. housekeeping, etc. Contact Joyce Blanding at (803) 883Sumter High School Class of 5606 or hospicecareofsum1975 will hold a 40-year class ter@yahoo.com. reunion celebration May 2931, 2015. Send all addresses Agape Hospice is in need of volto cindyd27@juno.com. unteers. Whether your passion is baking, knitting, readAre you a breast cancer surviing, singing, etc., Agape Hosvor? Maggie L. Richardson is pice can find a place for you. seeking other survivors to Contact Thandi Blanding at form a music group and give back to the community. If you (803) 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 are interested in joining, con- or tblanding@agapsenior. com. tact her at mlrminstry2012@ gmail.com or (803) 236-9086.

Hospice Care of South Carolina is in need of volunteers in SumBelly dancing classes are held at 6 p.m. every Monday at the ter County. Do you have one Parks and Recreation Depart- extra hour a week? Opportunities are available for pament, 155 Haynsworth St. tient/family companionship, Only $20 per month. administrative support, meal The Second (Indianhead) Divipreparation, light household sion Association is searching for projects, student education anyone/everyone who served in and various other tasks. Conthe 2nd Infantry Division. Visit tact Whitney Rogers, regional the website at www.2ida.org volunteer coordinator, at or contact Mike Davino at (843) 409-7991 or whitney.rogMDavino@yahoo.com or (919) ers@hospicecare.net.

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Amedisys Hospice is in need of Zumba classes will be held at volunteers. Volunteer opportu6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and nities include 1) special projWednesdays at the Parks and ects of baking, sewing, knitRecreation building on Haynting, crafts, carpentry and sworth Street. Classes are $5 yard work; 2) administrative/ each and no registration is office duties of copying, light required. Contact Deanne filing and answering phones; Lewis at zumbadeanne@ and 3) patient companiongmail.com. ship — develop one-on-one The Palmetto Singles Club holds relationships with hospice a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on patients (training provided). the first and third Fridays of Contact Rhoda Keefe, voluneach month at the VFW on teer coordinator, at (803) 469Gion Street. Call Sarah Short3047 or rhonda.keefe@amedier at (803) 847-3288. sys.com.

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Today: Sun through high clouds; pleasant.

High 74 to 78.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy and breezy with a thunderstorm in spots. High 76 to 80.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a short trip. Make a visit to someone who can offer you insight, knowledge or a helping hand. A partnership will help you secure your position and give you the clout you need to convince others to share your concern.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can make a difference if you offer suggestions and implement diverse ways to use your skills. Your ability to find solutions will increase your popularity. Cutting domestic expenses will help you get ahead financially.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t let last-minute changes bother you.

Do your own thing. Show everyone how innovative you are and you will build a support system that doesn’t depend on what others do.

Romance is on the rise. Check out an unusual interest.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get together with friends or sign up for a course.

The experience you have and the knowledge you gain will be enriching. Getting back to basics and controlling your emotional response will help you bypass someone who is critical.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t let personal matters slow you down or stand in the way of zprofessional advancement. Interact with people who have something to offer, not on those asking for something or putting demands on your time. A partnership can help expand your financial intake.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make a concerted effort to get along with your peers. Overreacting or taking on more than you can handle will not work in your favor. Choose selfimprovement over trying to change others. Taking an unusual approach will prove beneficial.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen, learn and put your findings into play. You can make positive changes that will benefit you at home and at work as long as you avoid making rash moves based on anger instead of facts.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Emphasis should be put on being productive at work where you can make a difference to your financial future. Don’t waste time on emotional matters that are unpredictable and can only lead to upset and wasting valuable time.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Group endeavors will be costly and lead to negative encounters. Think matters through and put your money where you feel it will bring the highest return. Invest in yourself, not someone else. Follow your gut and don’t look back.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make financial, legal or medical decisions based on the information you discover and you will improve your chances on all counts, making your life fuller, richer and less stressful.

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Watkins, Tyler, Ragin, Johnson named week’s best

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com After kicking three field goals in a football game against West Florence High School last season, Sumter High’s Vincent Watkins was fed a little tidbit of information. He was one field goal short of

SUMTER MIDDLE SCHOOL CONFERENCE FOOTBALL TITLE GAME TODAY Undefeated Hillcrest Middle School (7-0) will take on Bates (5-2) in the Sumter Middle School Conference championship football game today at 6 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

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tying the state record for most field goals made in a game.

So when he went out on the field late in the fourth quarter of the

Gamecocks’ 40-21 road victory over Conway on Friday to attempt a 28yard field goal, Watkins knew he had a chance to put his name in the record books.

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Riptide turns quickly

Hamlin says most drivers don’t respect Keselowski

Charleston Charter rallies from 0-2 hole to top East Clarendon for 1A lower state crown

CHARLOTTE — Denny Hamlin thinks most drivers don’t respect Brad Keselowski, and the contempt stems from the 2012 NASCAR champion’s refusal to show any remorse for his aggressive driving.

Hamlin spoke during a national conference call on Tuesday, two days after a brawl between Keselowski and Jeff Gordon on pit road at Texas Motor Speedway.

Hamlin said the consensus among his peers was Keselowski HAMLIN didn’t have enough space to attempt a pass of Gordon in the closing laps of Sunday’s race. Keselowski’s bid to squeeze his car through a gap between Gordon and Jimmie Johnson after a restart led to contact between Gordon and Keselowski, which triggered a post-race fight that left both drivers slightly bloodied.

“I think the challenge a lot of drivers probably have right now with Brad is there’s no remorse,’’ Hamlin said. “He has the right to feel the way that he feels _ but when there’s no accountability ... they’re going to be upset with you.

“It’s tough to win a championship if nobody likes you.

That is going to be a very, very tough task.’’

Hamlin and Keselowski infamously feuded for three seasons and it came to a head in 2009 when they tangled repeatedly on the track in the Nationwide Series. Hamlin complained repeatedly that Keselowski refused to engage in reasonable conversation about their incidents.

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon’s volleyball team appeared to have all the momentum in the world halfway into Tuesday’s 1A lower state final against Charleston Charter.

The Lady Wolverines came in on a 14-game winning streak, hadn’t lost a game all postseason and were up two games to none.

But momentum is fleeting, and the Riptide rallied for three straight wins to top the Lady Wolverines 3-2 at the ECHS gymnasium.

“Last game was big for us and this is even bigger,” Charleston Charter head coach Sarah Cesar said of her team’s first trip to the finals.

“This is huge for us as a school to get our name out there. These girls — I have four seniors on the team and they really came through tonight. This is what they wanted and they got it, so we’ve got one more step and that’s it.”

Charleston Charter, now 20-10 on the season, advances to Saturday’s state title match at 11 a.m. at White Knoll High School against the St. Joseph’s / Southside Christian winner.

EC won the first two games 25-20 and 26-16 before CC rallied with wins of 25-19, 26-24 and 15-11.

“I think they just keep their momentum up,” Cesar said of

MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER / THE SUMTER ITEM

East Clarendon senior Ty’Quasha Kennedy, center, blocks a shot as Charleston Charter’s Madison Janson, bottom left, looks on during the Riptide’s 3-2 victory on Tuesday at the ECHS gymnasium SEE EC, PAGE B3 for the 1A lower state title.

SEE HAMLIN, PAGE B5

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Swinney: Watson ready to play against Wake Forest QB missed past two games with broken bone in hand

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Injured quarterback Deshaun Watson is healthy enough to return for No. 19 Clemson, although Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney says he might not use the freshman against Wake Forest on Thursday night.

Watson will be dressed out and prepared to play for possibly his first action in a month.

“It’ll probably be the most watched pregame warmup we have,’’ Swinney said. “He really looks good.’’

Watson has missed the

past two games for Clemson (6-2, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) with a broken bone in his right, throwing hand. Swinney said Tuesday that Watson’s condition improved greatly during the team’s bye week, that he threw the ball strongly and was ready to play should the Tigers need him against the Demon Deacons (2-6, 0-4). Watson is expected to start Nov. 15 when Clemson (No. 21 College Football Playoff) plays at Georgia Tech.

“Deshaun will be ready to play this week,’’ Swinney said. “Not sure we’ll play him. But he’s ready

to go and come Monday, he’ll be cut loose. He’s just done tremendous.’’

Swinney said Watson worked with the second team at practice sessions last week and was not bothered by the surgically repaired bone, which needed four screws to set in place after hitting it against an opponent’s helmet early in a 23-17 victory over Louisville on Oct. 11.

Senior Cole Stoudt, the son of former NFL passer Cliff Stoudt who entered the season as Clemson’s starter, stepped in for

SEE WATSON, PAGE B4

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said that quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) is ready to return from injury and will be the starter on Thursday when the Tigers travel to Winston-Salem, N.C., to take on Wake Forest.

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NASCAR suspended two crew chiefs and four crew members on Tuesday for their roles in a fight that broke out between Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski, right, on Sunday after the race in Texas.

NASCAR suspends 6 for post-race brawl CHARLOTTE — Brad Keselowski and Jeff Gordon avoided any penalty from NASCAR on Tuesday for their post-race fight at Texas.

Two crew chiefs and four crew members from Hendrick Motorsports were punished for their roles in the brawl.

NASCAR suspended three Hendrick crew members for six races for being “involved in a post-race physical altercation’’ and fined them each $25,000. A fourth Hendrick crew member was fined $10,000 and suspended for three races for the same offense.

Gordon crew chief Alan Gustafson and Kasey Kahne crew chief Kenny Francis were each fined $50,000 and placed on probation for six races because “the crew chief assumes responsibility for the actions of his team members.’’

NASCAR senior vice president of competition Robin Pemberton said the post-race actions were “unacceptable’’ following a review of content of the incident. NASCAR “identified several crew members who crossed the line with their actions, specifically punching others.’’

“A NASCAR championship is at stake, but we can’t allow behavior that crosses the line to go unchecked, particularly when it puts others in harm’s way,’’ Pemberton said.

Suspended for six races and fined $25,000 were: Jeremy Fuller, the Kahne crew member who came from behind the scrum and threw several haymakers toward Keselowski, as well as Gordon crew members Dwayne Doucette and Jason Ingle.

Dean Mozingo, another Gordon crew member, was fined $10,000 and suspended three races.

Hendrick Motorsports said it would not appeal, and the punished team members would not face further sanctions from the organization.

KERSHAW FINALIST FOR MVP AND CY YOUNG AWARD

NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw is among the finalists for the NL Most Valuable Player and the Cy Young Award, in position to become the first NL player to sweep both honors since Bob Gibson in 1968.

Kershaw is joined by Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen — the 2013 winner — and Miami outfielder Giancarlo Stanton as the NL MVP finalists, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America announced Tuesday.

Cincinnati’s Johnny Cueto and St. Louis’ Adam Wainwright are competing with the Los Angeles left-hander for the NL Cy Young.

In the AL, the MVP finalists are Cleveland outfielder Michael Brantley, Detroit designated hitter Victor Martinez and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout, who finished second to the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera in each of the last two votes. The Cy Young finalists are Chicago White Sox left-hander Chris Sale, Seattle’s Felix Hernandez and Cleveland’s Corey Kluber.

WINSTON’S HEARING SET FOR WEEK OF NOV. 17

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An attorney says Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston’s student code of conduct hearing has been scheduled for the week of Nov. 17.

John Clune, a lawyer for the woman who says Winston sexually assaulted her, confirmed the time frame Tuesday to The Associated Press.

Winston is facing a university hearing to determine whether he violated four sections of the code of conduct — two for sexual misconduct and two for endangerment. The former female student said he assaulted her in December 2012.

Though the time frame has been set, both sides can request postponements of the scheduled date for reasons that would have to be individually reviewed.

Rules specify a formal decision letter must be sent to Winston within 10 class days after the hearing ends. That time limit could be extended “if additional consideration of evidence and deliberation is required,’’ FSU spokeswoman Browning Brooks previously explained to the AP in an email.

Winston is expected to play Saturday when the second-ranked Seminoles host Virginia. Florida State plays at Miami on Nov. 15 and against Boston College on Nov. 22.

From wire reports

NBA ROUNDUP

Knight, Bucks top Pacers 87-81 INDIANAPOLIS — Brandon Knight had 23 points and seven rebounds, making a key jumper with 22 seconds left, as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Indiana Pacers 87-81 on Tuesday night.

The Pacers shot 39.7 percent while playing without starters George Hill, David West and Paul George.

Milwaukee led 43-38 at the half and opened the third quarter on a 10-0 run. The Bucks led by as many as 17.

Chris Copeland scored 10 of his 19 points in the third quarter to help Indiana rally within 69-61.

He added one of his four 3-pointers with

less than a minute to go, pulling the Pacers within three, before Knight knocked down his 21-footer to help Milwaukee hold on.

WIZARDS 98 KNICKS 83

NEW YORK — Paul Pierce and Garrett Temple each scored 17 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the New York Knicks for the fourth straight time, 98-83.

RAPTORS 100 THUNDER 88

TORONTO — DeMar DeRozan scored 16 points, Patrick Patterson had 14 and the Toronto Raptors beat the depleted Oklahoma

City Thunder 100-88.

ROCKETS 108 HEAT 91

MIAMI — James Harden had 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, Dwight Howard added 26 points and 10 boards, and the Houston Rockets stayed unbeaten, beating the Miami Heat 108-91.

PELICANS 100 HORNETS 91

NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Charlotte Hornets 100-91.

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10 a.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Malmo, Sweden – Atletico Madrid vs. Malmo (FOX SPORTS 2).

1 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. -- Tennessee at Florida (SEC NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Maribor, Slovenia – Chelsea vs. Maribor (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Amsterdam, Netherlands – Barcelona vs. Ajax (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Manchester, England – CSKA Moscow vs. Manchester City (FOX SPORTS 2).

3:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. – Auburn vs. Kentucky (SEC NETWORK).

6 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Mississippi at Mississippi State (ESPNU).

6 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. -- Georgia vs. Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Miami at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Indiana at Washington (ESPN).

8 p.m. – College Football: Northern Illinois at Ball State (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – College Football: Buffalo at Ohio (ESPNU).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Detroit at New York Rangers (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – Professional Football: FXFL Game – Boston at Omaha (YOUTOO).

8:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. – South Carolina vs.

Missouri (SEC NETWORK).

10 p.m. – PGA Golf: WGC-HSBC Champions First Round from Shanghai (GOLF).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State (ESPN).

Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Portland, 10 p.m.

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

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Washington, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Cleveland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore WEST Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Middle School Football Sumter Middle School Conference Championship Hillcrest vs. Bates (at Sumter Memorial Stadium), 6 p.m.

THURSDAY

Junior Varsity Football Sumter at Socastee, 7:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity Football Playoffs SCHSL 3A Lakewood at Hanahan, 7:30 p.m.

1A Division I East Clarendon at Allendale-Fairfax, 7:30 p.m.

SCISA 3A Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m.

2A Thomas Sumter at Northwood, 7:30 p.m.

8-Man Cathedral Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Regular Season Socastee at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

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L 2 3 3 8

T 0 0 0 0

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PF 281 178 211 154

PA 198 165 151 252

W 6 4 2 1

L 3 5 6 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .444 .250 .111

PF 290 206 137 141

PA 211 197 202 251

W 5 6 5 5

L 2 3 3 4

T 1 0 0 0

Pct .688 .667 .625 .556

PF 194 248 185 240

PA 187 219 169 174

W 6 5 5 0

L 2 3 4 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .625 .556 .000

PF 245 200 205 129

PA 185 138 186 211

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington SOUTH New Orleans Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay NORTH Detroit Green Bay Minnesota Chicago WEST Arizona Seattle San Francisco St. Louis

W 6 6 3 3

L 2 3 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .667 .375 .333

PF 234 230 178 197

PA 177 195 209 229

W 4 3 2 1

L 4 5 6 7

T 0 1 0 0

Pct .500 .389 .250 .125

PF 227 177 192 150

PA 198 236 221 245

W 6 5 4 3

L 2 3 5 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .625 .444 .375

PF 162 222 168 180

PA 126 191 199 222

W 7 5 4 3

L 1 3 4 5

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .875 .625 .500 .375

PF 192 202 168 149

PA 156 174 178 220

SUNDAY’S GAMES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

By The Associated Press TOP 25 SCHEDULE THURSDAY

No. 19 Clemson at Wake Forest, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

No. 1 Mississippi State vs. UT-Martin, 4 p.m.

No. 2 Florida State vs. Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

No. 3 Auburn vs. Texas A&M, 3:30 p.m.

No. 4 Alabama at No. 14 LSU, 8 p.m.

No. 5 Oregon at No. 20 Utah, 10 p.m.

No. 6 TCU vs. No. 9 Kansas State, 7:30 p.m.

No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 13 Ohio State, 8 p.m.

No. 8 Notre Dame at No. 11 Arizona State, 3:30 p.m.

No. 10 Baylor at No. 16 Oklahoma, Noon No. 12 Mississippi vs. Presbyterian, Noon No. 17 Georgia at Kentucky, Noon No. 18 UCLA at Washington, 7 p.m.

No. 21 Arizona vs. Colorado, 8 p.m.

No. 22 Duke at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m.

No. 23 Marshall at Southern Miss., 7 p.m.

No. 24 West Virginia at Texas, 3:30 p.m.

No. 25 Wisconsin at Purdue, Noon

NASCAR

By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Nov. 2 Points 1, Joey Logano, 4,072. 2, Denny Hamlin, 4,072. 3, Ryan Newman, 4,070. 4, Jeff Gordon, 4,060. 5, Matt Kenseth, 4,059. 6, Carl Edwards, 4,059. 7, Brad Keselowski, 4,055. 8, Kevin Harvick, 4,054.

9, Kyle Busch, 2,270. 10, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,234. 11, Jimmie Johnson, 2,234. 12, AJ Allmendinger, 2,228. 13, Greg Biffle, 2,209. 14, Kurt Busch, 2,192. 15, Kasey Kahne, 2,179. 16, Aric Almirola, 2,144. 17, Kyle Larson, 1,018. 18, Jamie McMurray, 945. 19, Clint Bowyer, 939. 20, Austin Dillon, 933.

Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $7,344,881. 2, Jeff Gordon, $6,871,863. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $6,728,168. 4, Joey Logano, $6,535,148. 5, Kevin Harvick, $6,473,081.

6, Matt Kenseth, $6,193,677. 7, Jamie McMurray, $6,084,935. 8, Kyle Busch, $6,046,845. 9, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,881,870. 10, Denny Hamlin, $5,321,504. 11, Greg Biffle, $5,215,999. 12, Austin Dillon, $5,183,249. 13, Kyle Larson, $5,142,760. 14, Clint Bowyer, $5,027,600. 15, Brian Vickers, $4,894,134. 16, Aric Almirola, $4,876,084. 17, Paul Menard, $4,804,721. 18, Carl Edwards, $4,780,528.

19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $4,619,875. 20, Marcos Ambrose, $4,522,545.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

Arizona 28, Dallas 17 Philadelphia 31, Houston 21 Kansas City 24, N.Y. Jets 10 Minnesota 29, Washington 26 Cleveland 22, Tampa Bay 17 Cincinnati 33, Jacksonville 23 Miami 37, San Diego 0 St. Louis 13, San Francisco 10 Seattle 30, Oakland 24 New England 43, Denver 21 Pittsburgh 43, Baltimore 23 Open: Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Tennessee

MONDAY’S GAME

Indianapolis 40, N.Y. Giants 24

THURSDAY, NOV. 6

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 9

San Francisco at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Miami at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Dallas vs. Jacksonville at London, 1 p.m.

Denver at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

St. Louis at Arizona, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Houston, Indianapolis, Minnesota, New England, San Diego, Washington

MONDAY, NOV. 10

Carolina at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP Tampa Bay 12 Montreal 12 Detroit 11 Boston 13 Toronto 11 Ottawa 10 Florida 9 Buffalo 13 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP Pittsburgh 10 New Jersey 11 N.Y. Islanders 11 N.Y. Rangers 11 Philadelphia 11 Washington 11 Columbus 11 Carolina 10

W 8 8 6 7 6 5 4 3

L 3 3 2 6 4 3 2 9

OT 1 1 3 0 1 2 3 1

Pts 17 17 15 14 13 12 11 7

GF 42 31 29 36 32 28 14 16

GA 32 35 24 32 28 26 18 43

W 7 6 6 5 4 4 4 2

L 2 3 5 4 5 5 7 6

OT 1 2 0 2 2 2 0 2

Pts 15 14 12 12 10 10 8 6

GF 41 33 36 30 33 35 28 21

GA 22 36 39 35 38 33 37 35

OT 2 1 0 1 1 4 5

Pts 16 15 14 13 13 12 11

GF 29 29 35 22 29 34 31

GA 22 23 18 26 23 39 38

EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

ATLANTIC DIVISION

CENTRAL DIVISION

Brooklyn New York Toronto Boston Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION Miami Washington Atlanta Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago Cleveland Indiana Milwaukee Detroit

W 2 2 2 1 0

L 1 1 1 2 4

Pct .667 .667 .667 .333 .000

GB – – – 1 2 1/2

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GB – 1 1 1/2 2 3

W 2 1 1 1 0

L 1 1 2 2 3

Pct .667 .500 .333 .333 .000

GB – 1/2 1 1 2

Nashville St. Louis Minnesota Winnipeg Chicago Dallas Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION

GP 11 11 10 12 12 11 13

W 7 7 7 6 6 4 3

GP W Anaheim 13 10 Vancouver 12 8 Calgary 13 7 San Jose 13 7 Los Angeles 12 6 Edmonton 11 4 Arizona 11 4 NOTE: Two points for a time loss.

L 2 3 3 5 5 3 5

L OT Pts GF 3 0 20 36 4 0 16 38 4 2 16 37 4 2 16 41 4 2 14 28 6 1 9 29 6 1 9 28 win, one point for

MONDAY’S GAMES

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO

SOUTHWEST DIVISION

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Houston Memphis Dallas San Antonio New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION Denver Minnesota Portland Oklahoma City Utah PACIFIC DIVISION Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

W 4 4 3 1 1

L 0 0 1 1 2

Pct 1.000 1.000 .750 .500 .333

GB – – 1 2 2 1/2

W 1 1 1 1 1

L 2 2 2 3 3

Pct .333 .333 .333 .250 .250

GB – – – 1/2 1/2

W 3 3 3 2 0

L 0 1 1 1 4

Pct 1.000 .750 .750 .667 .000

GB – 1/2 1/2 1 3 1/2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Houston 104, Philadelphia 93 Brooklyn 116, Oklahoma City 85 Memphis 93, New Orleans 81 Dallas 118, Boston 113 Sacramento 110, Denver 105 L.A. Clippers 107, Utah 101

Florida at Boston, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Calgary at Washington, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Vancouver at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Toronto at Arizona, 9 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Montreal at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Edmonton at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

New Jersey at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Colorado, 9 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Vancouver at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

GA 24 34 29 35 26 39 42 over-

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchell (25) was selected to The Associated Press’ preseason All-America team on Tuesday. Mitchell, the SEC player of they year, averaged 15.5 points and 5.6 rebounds for the Lady Gamecocks last season.

USC’s Mitchell, UConn teammates named AP preseason All-Americans

BY DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press The Southeastern Conference’s player of the year followed last year’s honor with a big one this year before the season even started.

South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchel was honored as a preseason All-American on Tuesday by The Associated Press.

Mitchell is the first Lady Gamecock to be a preseason AllAmerican.

“I feel honored to be named to this team and to be the first Gamecock to accomplish this makes it that much better,’’ Mitchell said. “I’m glad I can represent South Carolina at such a high level and be part of a great team.’’

Mitchell averaged 15.5 points and 5.6 rebounds last season to make third-team All-America — the first Gamecock to earn that honor since Jocelyn Penn was on the second team in 2003.

Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis are in a class by themselves.

They are the first teammates to twice be honored as preseason All-Americans.

“The fact that this has never

AP WOMEN’S PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA LIST Jewell Loyd, Notre Dame, 5-10, junior, 35 votes (18.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 51.7 fg pct, 39.8 3-pt fg pct, 80.8 ft pct, 1.6 steals) Breanna Stewart, UConn, 6-4, junior, 35 (19.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.1 apg, 2.8 blocks, 1.6 steals) Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina, 5-9, junior, 33 (15.5 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.5 apg, 54.1 3-pt fg pct, 1.8 steals) Elizabeth Williams, Duke, 6-3, senior, 24 (13.8 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.2 apg, 52.6 fg pct, 3.1 blocks, 1.3 steals) Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis, UConn, 5-11, senior, 17 (13.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 41.3 3-pt fg pct, 90.9 ft pct) Others receiving votes (alphabetical): Jillian Alleyne, Oregon; Rachel Banham, Minnesota; Nina Davis, Baylor; Nneka Enemkpali, Texas; Reshanda Gray, California; Isabelle Harrison, Tennessee; Bria Holmes, West Virginia; Brittany Hrynko, DePaul; Amber Orrange, Stanford; Courtney Walker, Texas A&M; Aleighsa Welch, South Carolina; Kayla Woodward, Wyoming.

been achieved before by the same teammates speaks volumes to just how special it is,’’ UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “I know that coaches and their teammates are very proud of both of them. “ The duo and Mitchell are joined on the team by Notre Dame’s Jewell Loyd and Duke’s Elizabeth Williams.

Stewart and Loyd received all 35 votes from a national media panel Tuesday, becoming the 10th

and 11th players to be unanimous selections on the AP preseason team. Chiney Ogwumike was a unanimous choice last year, with Brittney Griner, Maya Moore, Elena Delle Donne and Skylar Diggins doing it before.

“It’s amazing to be mentioned with them,’’ Loyd said. “Stewart at UConn is obviously in that caliber, too.’’

Loyd was a key reason that Notre Dame went 37-1 with the lone loss coming in the national championship game to Connecticut. She averaged 18.6 points and 6.5 rebounds as a sophomore.

Stewart followed an exceptional freshman season with an even better sophomore one. She was the outstanding player of the Final Four for a second straight year and went on to play for the U.S. women’s national team that won a gold medal at the world championships in Istanbul.

She was honored to be considered among the best again.

“It’s great to hear because it’s a position you want to be in,’’ said Stewart, who averaged 19.4 points and 8.1 rebounds last season. “I’m in the position I want to be in, but I have to play really, really well to be there in the end.’’

the comeback victory.

“After so long the other team started getting tired and I told my girls fatigue can’t bother you — you have to play and be ready for anything and they did.

“They know how to play when they’re down,” she explained.

“We’ve always come in as the underdog. This is the first time for both of us getting here and it could’ve went either way.”

Riptide senior Alanna Duncan led the team with 11 kills while senior teammate Morgan Janson added seven.

Freshmen Lauren Lawless and Elia Harper each led the team with three aces apiece. Seniors Madison Janson, Morgan Janson, Rasheay Jacques and Duncan each provided a spark with key service points and kills down the stretch.

EC, which finished its season at 21-5-2, was led by its six seniors in Taylor Cusaac, Jesse Beasley, LaDiamond Shaw, Sabrina Welch, Jordan Welch and Ty’Quasha Kennedy in a valiant effort in which mistakes down the stretch proved too costly according to EC head coach Judy Coker.

“The difference was missing the serves at the crucial times in that fourth game,” the Lady Wolverines coach explained. “It should’ve never gone to that fifth game when we missed those serves and also some miscues on plays where their offense got to the open holes. I think those two things we collapsed on.

The bigger and more physical EC was led by Shaw and Kennedy at the net as Kennedy collected seven kill blocks.

Shaw had two kill blocks and two kills.

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“This season was amazing; it brought us a lot closer,” Kennedy said. “We’re family and we do everything together because we’ve been together so long and we understand each other.

“Because we made it further this year than we did last year it’s basically a gift. Not making it (to state) hurts my heart of course, but the fact that I got to play with a wonderful group of girls was great.”

Despite getting 23 service points from Beasley, 15 from junior Ansley McElveen and 14 from sophomore Makayla Anderson, the Lady Wolverines’ confidence with serves waned towards the end, Coker said.

“It got to where they were scared to serve and then they were scared that they were going to miss spkies, so they went to tipping too much,” Coker said. “But at the same time (Charleston Charter) were making us make mistakes.”

Coker, in what could be her final year as head coach, took her team further than it had ever previously been.

The result, albeit not the one she wanted, was something of a dream ride.

“These kids were great to work with and were full of pride going into this game,” she said. “Whoever the new coach is or if I’m back (I haven’t totally said no yet), we’ve got something to build on and work on.

“To get this far, I told them, ’You can be proud of how far you’ve come.

You’ve accomplished what no other (ECHS) team has accomplished.

I know you wanted to go further so did the school, but the whole school was behind you.’”

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With Mississippi’s loss to Auburn on Saturday the final top four slot in the College Football Playoff Rankings went to Oregon, above.

Oregon joins top 4 Mississippi loss opens door for Ducks who join Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press

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Mississippi State, Florida State and Auburn held the top three spots in the second College Football Playoff rankings, with Oregon joining them in the top four Tuesday night.

Marcus Mariota and the Ducks, coming off a 45-16 win over Stanford, moved up one spot from fifth in the initial poll by the 12-member selection committee. They moved in ahead of Alabama, a third team from the West Division of the Southeastern Conference that was also up one place to fifth.

“It was very close, and I think it’s the product of Oregon’s other wins they have,’’ Arkansas athletic director and selection committee chairman Jeff Long said. “They have the Michigan State win, but they also, again, went on the road against UCLA and won, and a couple of wins that made their body of work, put them a step ahead of (Alabama) at this point.’’

Mississippi dropped seven spots to 11th after its second consecutive loss, 35-31 to Auburn. The Rebels remained ahead of four one-loss teams from power-five conferences, directly ahead of Baylor, Nebraska and Ohio State — Nos. 12-14, and all higher than a week ago.

Auburn is the highest ranked of the

Team 1. Mississippi St. 2. Florida St. 3. Auburn 4. Oregon 5. Alabama 6. TCU 7. Kansas St. 8. Michigan St. 9. Arizona St. 10. Notre Dame 11. Mississippi 12. Baylor 13. Nebraska 14. Ohio St. 15. Oklahoma 16. LSU 17. Utah 18. UCLA 19. Arizona 20. Georgia 21. Clemson 22. Duke 23. West Virginia 24. Georgia Tech 25. Wisconsin

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12 one-loss teams in the rankings that will ultimately determine the national semifinals, and set matchups for the other four marquee New Year’s Day bowls that are part of the playoff rotation.

Mississippi State held on to No. 1 after a 17-10 victory over Arkansas, when the Bulldogs trailed after halftime for the first time this season. Florida State overcame a 21-0 deficit at Louisville and won 42-31.

The Bulldogs and Seminoles are the only remaining undefeated teams from

power-five conferences, and Long said “it really wasn’t close’’ to any chance of them flip-flopping in the top two spots.

“We stayed pretty consistent with the way we looked at 1 and 2 with Mississippi State and Florida State,’’ Long said. “Auburn was a little bit behind in No. 3, but they were a solid No. 3.’’

Marshall, which is 8-0 in Conference USA, again didn’t make the Top 25 playoff rankings.

Big 12 leader Kansas State moved up two spots to seventh, hopping over Michigan State, which remained eighth.

“Less about Michigan State, but more about Kansas State adding to their body of work,’’ Long said, referring to the Wildcats, who are coming off a 48-14 win over Oklahoma State.

Kansas State plays at TCU on Saturday night, and Oregon is at Utah, which stayed 17th in the playoff rankings after a 19-16 loss at Arizona State.

The Sun Devils made the biggest upward move, five spots to ninth. That is one spot ahead of Notre Dame, which rounded out the top 10 for the second week in a row, and plays at Arizona State on Saturday.

The final playoff rankings will be released Dec. 7, the day after most of the conference championships are decided.

Watson to help the Tigers hold off the Cardinals. Stoudt started the next two games and while Clemson’s offense wasn’t the offensive juggernaut it had been with Watson — Clemson averaged 407 yards and 30 points in the five games Stoudt took the most snaps, compared with 476 yard and 36 points in three games where Watson had the most snaps — it still got past Boston College (17-13) and Syracuse (16-6) as part of a five-game win streak.

“I’m very encouraged by how Cole’s played and how he’s improved,’’ Swinney said.

Stoudt is also healthier with a week off after dealing with a shoulder injury suffered in the Louisville win.

Stoudt led late-game touchdown drives to lockdown victories against Boston College and Syracuse.

Offensive coordinator Chad Morris acknowledged his group is accustomed to putting up bigger numbers.

“We are able to win despite some of the situations we have had, which is a good thing,’’ he said. “I would much rather have it that way than the other way.’’

Clemson’s offense has been greatly helped by a Tigers’ defense that leads the ACC and ranks third nationally in fewest yards allowed. Wake Forest is 125th — dead last according to NCAA statistics — in yards per game with a 213.5 average.

Demon Deacons first-year coach Dave Clawson doesn’t expect to see Watson on the field for the Tigers, although his team will prepare for him to play.

“Maybe they’re hoping that they can win this one and not have to play him, give him another week to heal up,’’ Clawson said. “It would be good for us if they feel like they have to play him.’’

If Clemson can win its sixth straight over Wake Forest — the Deacons’ last win in the series in 2008 was Tommy Bowden’s last as coach and the start of Swinney’s tenure — Swinney believes it will be an offense that will only get healthier and more productive down the stretch.

Watson didn’t sulk or pout during his injury as some newcomers might, Swinney said. He kept himself engaged in preparations even when he knew there was no chance he’d play, the coach said.

“That’s a maturity you don’t see too often,’’ Swinney said.

Offensive line starter Isiah Battle is back after missing the Syracuse game on suspension.

Banged up tight end Jordan Leggett will play against Wake Forest. Injured receiver Charone Peake is close to returning as is injured center Jay Guillermo.

“I think our best football is in front of us,’’ Swinney said.

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Royals, O’s each win 3 Gold Gloves while Cards C Molina picks up 7th NEW YORK (AP) — All those snazzy plays by Alex Gordon, Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez earned them more than tips of the hat from their Kansas City teammates.

The Royals trio wound up snagging Gold Gloves, too.

“It was something that was pretty special to watch,’’ Gordon said.

Three Baltimore players also were honored by Rawlings on Tuesday for fielding excellence, as was St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina for the seventh year in a row.

The Royals paid tribute to each other throughout a run to the World Series, tipping their caps after fine plays.

Kansas City lost in seven games to San Francisco — none of the Giants won Glove Gloves.

“The whole entire team, what we did defensively all year, that’s part of our game,’’ Hosmer said on a conference call.

Gordon, who began his career as a third baseman before becoming a regular left fielder, won for the fourth straight year. Perez at catcher and Hosmer at first base have two wins apiece.

GOLD GLOVE WINNERS

By The Associated Press (With player, team and gold gloves won) American League P — Dallas Keuchel, Houston, 1 C — Salvador Perez, Kansas City, 2 1B — Eric Hosmer, Kansas City, 2 2B — Dustin Pedroia, Boston, 4 3B — Kyle Seager, Seattle, 1 SS — J.J. Hardy, Baltimore, 3 LF — Alex Gordon, Kansas City, 4 CF — Adam Jones, Baltimore, 4 RF — Nick Markakis, Baltimore, 2 National League P — Zack Greinke, Los Angeles, 1 C — Yadier Molina, St. Louis, 7 1B — Adrian Gonzalez, Los Angeles, 4 2B — DJ LeMahieu, Colorado, 1 3B — Nolan Arenado, Colorado, 2 SS — Andrelton Simmons, Atlanta, 2 LF — Christian Yelich, Miami, 1 CF — Juan Lagares, New York, 1 RF — Jason Heyward, Atlanta, 2

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Kansas City outfielder Alex Gordon was one of three Royals named Gold Glove winners on Tuesday. Baltimore also had three earn the honor while St. Louis catcher Yadier Molina won his seventh award.

“We’ve said from day one, if you can’t play defense, there’s probably not a spot for you in our everyday lineup,’’ Royals general manager Dayton Moore said.

Perez said he thought Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain, third baseman Mike Moustakas and shortstop Alcides Escobar could win Gold Gloves

in the near future.

Managers and coaches voted for the awards in their own leagues. The Society for American Baseball Research’s Defensive Index factored about 25 percent into the results.

Gold Gloves have often been among the most discussed and disputed of the postsea-

son awards.

More advanced ways of measuring glovework such as Ultimate Zone Rating and Defensive WAR have sometimes overtaken statistics such as errors and fielding percentage that often determined the winners. Reputation also carried a lot of weight over the years.

Cincinnati and Philadelphia, the top two teams in the majors this year by fielding percentage, didn’t have any winners.

Baltimore center fielder Adam Jones won for the fourth time, Orioles shortstop

J.J. Hardy won his third in a row and teammate Nick Markakis won his second in right field. Markakis has become a free agent since the season ended.

There were six first-time winners _ Mets center fielder Juan Lagares, Miami left fielder Christian Yelich, Colorado second baseman DJ LeMahieu and Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke in the National League and Seattle third baseman Kyle Seager and Houston pitcher Dallas Keuchel in the American League.

I feel so excited and happy,’’ Lagares said. “It’s a special honor.’’

Other winners were Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia for the fourth time each, Atlanta shortstop Andrelton Simmons, Braves right fielder Jason Heyward and Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado.

“To be able to be recognized defensively is pretty special, considering that really wasn’t my reputation, coming into the big leagues,’’ Yelich said.

“It’s cool feeling you’re a complete player.’’

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Clemson interested in former standout Davis’ son F

ormer Sumter High School football standout Dexter Davis was one of the best cornerbacks in Clemson history and went on to a 6-year career in the National Football League with the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams.

Following in his footsteps is his son, Dexter Davis Jr. (5-feet-8-inches, 155 pounds), who is a junior in Kennesaw, Ga. According to the elder Davis, Clemson is now showing interest in his son, who has offers from Army, Hawaii and Georgia State. He’s also getting interest from Oregon, Southern California, Illinois, Stanford, Penn State, Georgia Tech, Purdue and Harvard.

“He‘s been compared to (current NFL defensive backs) Earl Thomas, Tim Jennings and Brent Grimes,” Dexter Davis said. “He plays bigger than 5-8.” The Davis family plans to attend the Army-Navy game at the invite of the Black Knights. They’ve also been invited to GT, Oregon, Mercer, Georgia State, Purdue and Illinois. His top schools now are Army, Georgia State, Hawaii and Oregon.

Davis has been invited to the U.S. Army Combine and the Georgia Junio Bowl allstar game in December.

USC AND CLEMSON Defensiv end Javon Kinlaw of Goose Creek High School has a new favorite. The University of South Carolina was his first offer and had long been No. 1 with Kinlaw, but with a new offer, Florida now is his favorite with USC second on his list and Clemson third.

“I like Florida a lot,” Kinlaw said. “I’d been waiting on their offer a long time. It’s just the intensity of their school. I can’t wait to get down there to see what it’s like. (UF assistant) Coach (Brad) Lawing really and truly believes I can be a defensive end.”

And that’s big to Kinlaw.

Some schools he saaid, like Clemson, like him as an offensive tackle, a position he’s never played.

“I’m not an offensive tackle,” he bluntly said. “I don’t play nothing else but defensive end. I don’t even play that (offensive tackle).”

Though no longer the favorite, USC is still in a good position with Kinlaw. “It’s 60-40 between Florida and USC,” he said. “South Carolina is just a good atmosphere, lots of friendly people and a good coaching staff.” Kinlaw is in no hurry to make a decision, saying he’ll likely wait until National Signing Day in February of ‘16.

Wide receiver Larry Collins Jr. of Lower Richland High in Hopkins planned to be at USC for the Tennessee game on

HAMLIN FROM PAGE B1 The two raced incident-free for many years and had their first major scrap last month at Charlotte, where Keselowski lost his cool following the race. Hamlin had to be restrained from confronting him, and Matt Kenseth jumped Keselowski from behind in the darkened garage.

Keselowski was fined $50,000 by NASCAR for his behavior, but Hamlin and Kenseth went unpunished.

Keselowski then overcame a week of criticism from his peers to win at Talladega and advance into the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Then on Sunday, Keselowski used an aggressive move on Gordon to try to win the race.

It led to contact with Gordon that caused the four-time champion to spin after his tire went down. Gordon went from racing for the win to a 29thplace finish Sunday, and he confronted Keselowski on pit road. Kevin Harvick shoved Keselowski from behind that triggered a brawl between the teams and drivers.

“You’re just looking for someone to say, ‘Man, I’m sorry I ruined your day. I screwed up. I apologize,’’’ Hamlin said. “When that

Saturday. He also visited for the Georgia game. He went to Tennessee for the Alabama game. Collins said right now Tennessee and North Carolina are recruiting him the hardest. He does not have a favorite. Collins has offers from USC, Clemson, Tennessee.

Auburn, Florida State, Virginia, Appalachian State and UNC. At one point earlier this season, offensive lineman Sean Pollard of Southern Pines, N.C., was close to making a commitment. That day is long forgotten now. Pollard hasn’t made his decision and plans to wait until this summer to do so.

He has offers from Clemson, USC, Duke, East Carolina, UNC, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Miami and PSU. He expects more offers to roll in during the offseason. Pollard made an unofficial visit to Clemson over the weekend.

He also was at Clemson for the UNC game and might return for the USC game. He’s also been to Duke for a game and is going to NCSU this month.

Pollard said he talks with Clemson OL coach Robbie Caldwell about once a week, and he’s also talked with USC OL coach Shawn Elliott.

WR Samuel Denmark of Hanahan High received an offer from WF while visiting Winston-Salem two weeks ago. He was scheduled to visit Virginia Tech this past weekend.

The Hokies were the first to offer. Clemson and USC are also showing interest in Denmark. He has been to Clemson for a game this season. Duke and Notre Dame also are showing interest.

USC DB James Valdez of Lake Marion High in Santee has been to several USC games in Columbia this season. He also has been to Tennessee for the UF game and is going to NCSU on Saturday and UF on Nov. 15.

Florida assistant Lawing was by the school last week to check in on Valdez. The Gators have not yet offered but are interested.

USC was the first to offer Valdez, and he said he hears every day through social media from recruiter Everette Sands.

“South Carolina is a great school and was the first to offer me,” Valdez said. “It’s a good option, but I’m not calling any school my favorite right now because I haven’t been to enough schools.”

He added he’s also getting a lot of interest from Clemson, UNC and NCSU. He plans to make his decision near the end of next season. Valdez has offers from USC, Tennessee, UNC, NCSU, WF and South Carolina State.

doesn’t get said, then it immediately lights a fire in your stomach that he doesn’t have any remorse. He’s just like, `Oh well, it’s your problem.’

“That just lights a fire in your inside. Especially when you just had a bad day and your season could have rested on that. That really set things off. If Brad would have talked to Jeff, and said, `Man, I was going for a hole, it was my only chance, I’m really sorry it cut your tire.’ Instead, it was, ‘Oh well, sorry buddy. You left a hole.’ If he did that to me, I would have had the same reaction as Jeff. No question.’’

Hamlin has a sense of the feelings in the garage because he’s part of a group text message chain of 20 drivers, one of which is Keselowski. Twice on Tuesday he referred to “a common feel amongst drivers,’’ including the sentiment that the hole was not large enough for Keselowski to try to squeeze past Gordon.

“People are calling that a hole, that was a very small hole,’’ he said. “It was not enough that a car was going to fit without being in contact with Jeff. Somebody was going to have to pay the price.

It was Jeff Gordon. And it made him have a bad day.’’

Gordon, who before the restart was headed to a victory that would have earned him

The brother of former USC commit WR Michael Bowman, WR Kyran Bowman of Havelock, N.C., is committed to Phil Kornblut UNC, but conRECRUITING tinues to show interest CORNER in the Gamecocks.

“I have taken some visits there with my brother,” Kyran Bowman said. “I like the spread offense they run.

It’s a lot like the one we run at my school. I also like their campus a lot.”

Bowman has taken limited visits this fall, but one of the stops was to Chapel Hill.

Bowman said his brother’s relationship with the Gamecocks has no bearing with his decision. In September, USC ended its relationship with the older brother after he was arrested on misdemeanor charges related to theft.

OTHERS DE Norman Hand Jr. of Colleton County High in Walterboro wants to visit UNC before the season ends. The Tar Heels are the only school to offer, but he’s drawing interest from Duke, Purdue, PSU and Kentucky. Hand spoke with Clemson and USC back in the spring, but has not heard from either program since then.

2015 USC OL Austin Clark of Lexington, Va., announced on Sunday he has changed his 2015 football commitment from the USC to VT. Clark committed to the Gamecocks in June, picking them over the Hokies and Tennessee. However, after giving it more thought and visiting Blacksburg on Saturday, Clark decided he would be better off closer to home.

“It was a really hard decision for me to make,” Clark said. “South Carolina really is a great school and great football program. I just felt like I had to de-commit and go to Virginia Tech for personal reasons. Since I made my decision some of my thought processes have changed, so I feel like Virginia Tech is the best fit for me now.”

Clark makes it clear this decision has nothing to do with the Gamecocks’ struggles this season.

“It’s definitely something I’ve been thinking about for a couple of months, and Monday I kind of sat down and thought about things long and hard and I came to this decision,” Clark said. “It definitely does not have anything to

an automatic berth into the Nov. 16 championship finale, dropped to fourth in the Chase standings. Only four drivers will race for the title, and Keselowski is seventh in the standings with Sunday’s race at Phoenix remaining to set the field.

Keselowski, who has a series-best six wins this season, either needs to win at Phoenix or have a strong run Sunday while other contenders falter to advance. But Hamlin, who goes to Phoenix tied with Keselowski teammate Joey Logano for the points lead, believes Team Penske is strong enough to help Keselowski overcome the adversity and still win the title.

But he questioned if it will be worth it for Keselowski, who has increased his list of adversaries this season.

“If you ask me do you want a championship trophy or do you want the respect of your peers, I will take the respect from my peers because that trophy, they can’t put in my casket,’’ Hamlin said. “What’s the fun of a NASCAR (championship) party that nobody shows up to?’’

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do with how the Gamecocks have been doing this year, the school and the football program.”

Clark said USC OL coach Elliott was disappointed but understanding about his decision because it was being made for personal reasons.

“I can’t go into much details on those, but the things I really liked about South Carolina I realized that a lot of those things are at Virginia Tech, and Virginia Tech is about four hours closer,” Clark said Clark said his commitment to VT is his final decision. His defection leaves the Gamecocks with 27 commitments for the ‘15 class, including carryovers from the ‘14 class.

FSU commitment defensive lineman DJ Jones of Wren High in Piedmont and East Mississippi Junior College made an official visit to Auburn for the USC game.

Though the Gamecocks also are recruiting him, Jones’ focus was on the Tigers. He talked a lot with Auburn DL coach Rodney Garner.

“Just about the need for me,” Jones said of what was discussed between him and Garner. “They are going to be weak next year at my position.”

Of course, Jones couldn’t help but notice the play of the Gamecock defense against the Tigers. It was another night of struggle for the USC defenders.

“South Carolina is a young team,” Jones said. “They have a bright future. The defensive line is just young. I’m not criticizing them, but they’re just not where they need to be right now.”

Jones has now taken official visits to FSU, USC and Auburn. He is also considering Mississippi and hopes to get there before making his decision in early December.

“I’m still committed and it’s pretty firm,” he said. “I’m just going out and looking and weighing my options.”

Jones said he’s not talked to USC recently. Clemson, which at one time was recruiting Jones, has also been silent with him in recent weeks.

Jones said he will be home when USC plays at Clemson and he might go, but just as a fan. After getting a close look at Auburn, Jones said he now has the Tigers second on his list behind FSU. USC will be in need of a punter after this season, and the Gamecocks could be close to filling that void. Former Florida Atlantic punter Sean Kelly could hear from USC admissions this week regarding his application to the university.

Kelly visited USC for the UGA. FSU also has been talking with Kelly, who is in a program at Tallahassee JC

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which will automatically enroll him at FSU once he gets his AA degree in December.

Kelly played his first two seasons in college at FAU. In ‘13 he averaged 42.7 yards per punt with 19 of them traveling 50 yards or more and 26 of them being downed inside the 20-yard line.

He went to FAU as a walkon and earned a scholarship.

He is not playing football this season leaving him three years to play two.

USC commitments DB Antoine Wilder and DE Arden Key visited Louisville for the FSU game on Thursday. Key was offered last week by Texas.

CLEMSON Clemson commitment DB Juwuan Briscoe of Waldorf, Md., has added recent offers from Oklahoma, PSU and Ohio State.

OTHERS Coastal Carolina picked up a commitment from P/placekicker Evan Rabon of South Florence High.

BASKETBALL PJ Dozier, a 6-6 player from Spring Valley High in Columbia, is about to hit the end of the recruiting road. Dozier made his final official visit last week to Louisville, where he attended the FSU footballgame and an exhibition basketball game.

His father, Perry Dozier, said on Sunday the plan now is to meet with coaches this week and have a decision on Saturday. That decision likely will be announced over one of the ESPN outlets though details have not been finalized.

The Doziers were at Colonial Life Arena on Sunday, but not for a recruiting visit.

They were there to watch PJ’s sister, Asia Dozier, play for the USC women in an exhibition game.

Michigan coaches were to visit with the Doziers on Monday. They are expecting the head coaches and staffs from the other four schools -- USC, Georgetown, UNC and Louisville -- also to visit during the week.

Tevin Mack, a 6-5 player from Dreher High in Columbia, had talked of making his decision not too long after his official visit to USC. That was two weeks ago and still Mack has not made his decision, and Mack said over the weekend he has no timetable for a decision.

UGA head coach Mark Fox and his entire staff met with Mack last week as did UConn assistants and Virginia Commonwealth head coach Shaka Smart and his assistants.

USC head coach Frank Martin and Clemson head coach Brad Brownell were to meet with Mack this week.

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Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck (12) throws a pass while being pressured by New York Giants’ defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul (90) during the Colts’ 40-24 victory on Monday in East Rutherford, N.J.

Colts, Luck rebound to rout Giants 40-24

BY TOM CANAVAN The Associated Press

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — With Andrew Luck playing quarterback and a talented group of skilled players on both sides of the ball, it doesn’t take the Indianapolis Colts long to get over a bad loss.

The New York Giants don’t have that, and it’s a major reason Tom Coughlin’s team is seeing the season slip away a third straight time.

Luck threw four touchdown passes for the third time this season and the Colts’ defense rebounded from a dreadful performance the previous week by keeping Eli Manning off balance in a 40-24 win on Monday night, sending the Giants to their third straight loss.

With his franchise-record seventh consecutive 300-yard game, Luck helped the Colts (6-3) forget about their 51-34 loss to Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers. Unlike the way Roethlisberger toyed with their defense in that game, the Colts didn’t let Manning and the Giants (3-5) get going until the game was out of reach in the third quarter.

“It’s awesome. Again, to get

number six, that was our goal; get that bad taste out of our mouth coming off the last game and the way we lost that game,’’ Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. “To, again, be 6-3 and go into the bye on a positive note, get some confidence back, all that stuff.’’

The Giants did everything they could to take Luck off his game. They blitzed him repeatedly and hit him 11 times and sacked him once on a night he was 25 of 46 for 354 yards. Nine different receivers caught passes.

Luck hit former Stanford teammate Coby Fleener for a 32-yard TD in the first half. He had scoring throws of 31 yards to T.Y. Hilton, 40 yards to Reggie Wayne and 2 yards to Dwayne Allen in the third period to blow the game open.

“This is as solid a group as I’ve ever played with,’’ Luck said. “There are a lot of weapons on this team. It’s tough for defenses to focus on one guy.’’

Former Giants and current Colts halfback Ahmad Bradshaw can’t say enough good things about Luck, who is only in his third season.

“The sky is the limit for Luck right now,’’ Bradshaw said. “With all these great weapons he has and with this

offense we have, the sky is the limit for how much he can produce with our offense.’’

It was the eighth time this season that Luck had thrown for more than 300 yards and the 17th time in short career.

“Andrew Luck is a great quarterback,’’ Giants safety Antrel Rolle said. “He is a rising star in the league. He has a lot of heart. He is good at finding the mismatches. He did a good job of finding the mismatches. You have to find a way to confuse quarterbacks. I felt we did a good job of doing that early on but in the second half he figured us out a little bit and got a lot of one-on-one matchups.’’

The Giants were generous in defeat, too.

Fleener’s touchdown came on a play when the defense didn’t line up properly because they were wondering whether coach Tom Coughlin would challenge a catch on the previous play. The red flag came out too late.

Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie allowed Hilton to rip what looked like a sure interception out of his hands early in the third quarter for another touchdown and Manning’s fumble on a sack set up Allen’s TD catch.

CONROE, Texas — Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson avoided jail time on Tuesday in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case.

Peterson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault under the deal that Montgomery County state District Judge Kelly Case approved during a court hearing. A no contest plea isn’t an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing.

The All-Pro running back was indicted in September on a felony charge of injury to a child for using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son earlier this year in suburban Houston. The case revived a debate about corporal punishment, which is on the decline in the U.S. but still widely practiced in homes and schools.

Outside the courthouse after accepting the plea deal, Peterson told reporters that he regretted what happened with his son.

“I stand here and I take full responsibility for my actions. I love my son more than anyone of you could even imagine and I’m anxious to continue my rela-

tionship with my child,’’ he said. “I’m just glad this is over. I can put this behind me, and me and my family can continue to move forward.’’

Peterson was not allowed to be near his son while the case was pending. The plea agreement will allow him to have contact with the boy.

“Adrian wants to get on with his life and have his relationship with his son and get back to playing football,’’ Peterson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, said.

Peterson has been on paid leave from the Vikings under a special exemption from the NFL commissioner to take care of his legal problems. It was not immediately clear how the plea deal would affect his playing status.

“We will review the matter, including the court record, and then make a determination on his status,’’ NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. “We cannot provide a timetable.’’

Peterson has said he never intended to harm his son and was disciplining him in the same way he had been as a child growing up in East Texas. The boy suffered cuts, marks and bruising to his thighs, back and on one of his testicles, according to court records.

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Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson (28) avoided jail time on Tuesday in a plea agreement reached with prosecutors to resolve his child abuse case.

Eagles QB Sanchez gets another chance to be No. 1 guy

BY ROB MAADDI The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Mark Sanchez is the Sanchize again.

The Philadelphia Eagles have pinned their Super Bowl hopes on Sanchez after Nick Foles suffered a broken clavicle that could force him to miss the rest of the regular season.

Sanchez, once the franchise quarterback for the New York Jets, takes over a first-place team with high expectations.

Sanchez led the Jets to the AFC championship game his first two seasons in the NFL so he’s won big games. The Eagles (6-2) don’t expect to miss a beat with him under center.

“His preparation is just outstanding and he prepared himself like he’s the starter,’’ coach Chip Kelly said.

SANCHEZ “He’s already ready, he’s always focused and always prepared to make plays and that’s part of his makeup. That’s what we really liked about him. He’s got a great work ethic.’’

Sanchez replaced Foles in the first half of Sunday’s 31-21 win at Houston and completed a 52-yard pass to Jeremy Maclin on his first play in nearly two years. He finished 15 of 22 for 202 yards, two TDs and two interceptions against the Texans.

He’ll make his first start since Dec. 30, 2012, when the Eagles host the Carolina Panthers (3-5-1) on Monday night.

“For Sanchez to come in for Foles was big time,’’ left tackle Jason Peters said. “Lot of confidence with Sanchez, a lot of swagger. Even though he’s a humble guy, on the field the confidence from him gets everyone else going, so I like him.’’

Sanchez was the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft and drew comparisons to Joe Namath in New York. He was 4-2 in the postseason and helped the Jets beat Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in consecutive road playoff games in January 2011.

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AREA SCOREBOARD SOFTBALL USCS 100 INNING GAME

The University of South Carolina Sumter softball program will have its annual 100 Inning Game on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at Palmetto Park’s Field 6.

The Fire Ants will play teams from the USC Sumter faculty and staff, the USCS student team, the Fire Ants softball alumni, Sumter Fire Department, Sumter Police Department and Tuomey Rehabilitation Services.

For more information, go to www. uscsumter.edu.

SCISA UMPIRES NEEDED

The South Carolina Independent School Association is looking for anyone who might interested in becoming a softball umpire.

Experienced umpires are preferred.

For those who are interested, contact SCISA District Director of Umpiring, Teddy Weeks at TWeeks51@ aol.com.

BOWLING GAMECOCK LANES WEEKLY HIGH SCORES

Week of Oct. 19 Industrial Mixed: Leo Mickens 228-667; Lee Taylor 514; Thomas Price 599; Cheryl Rath 519; Julia Jenkins 200-487.

Friday Night Mixed: Kenneth Jenkins 259-700; Tim Jenkins 245-647; Leroy Pringle Jr. 202-541; Kenny Smith 241; Darryl Fleming 231; Debra Wilson 232-601; Frances Burgess 189-520; Leon Williams 636; Rosa Davis 222-573; Martha Gregg 515.

Bumper Bowlers: Logan Geder 149; Sydnie Vohs 140.

Bantams/Preps: Autumn Grigg 65-149; Haley Carter 125-310; Cameryn Gregory 86-229.

Jr./Maj./Sr.: Shassen Green 236-614; Devin Pringle 184-460; CKody Lambert 178; Shykee Washington 165-452; Jordyn Griffin 174-376; Brooklyn Horner 174-384; Emily Batey 473.

Sunday Night Mixed: Maritza Hogan 351.

Hot Shots: Katie Berry 431; Eulinda Pinckney 485; Dianne Herrington 453.

Holy Bowlers: Dani Cullum 206-450; Ethel Faragi 583; Sherry Black 478; Sue Goob 371; Lucy O’Hare 491.

Tuesday Night Mixed: Mike Hodge 277-759; Steve Witherspoon 245; Richard Allen 268-710; Dave Fanning 279-730; Nick Urban 233-627; Joe Spangler 258; Mason Freeman 412; Lynn Fanning 675; Amber Weisberg 379; Shay Gathers 204-514; Felicia Blake 222; Tanya Foster 228588; Eva Jackson 575.

Close Encounters: Lee Fifield 169-391; Chris Berry 236; Vicki Rose 164-385; Dan Lawless 489; David Lowe 559; Kathy Stafford 510; Brooklyn Ruighaver 436; Kim Morris 408.

Possibilities: Rosa Davis 223-601; Geraldine Singleton 425.

Afternoon Delight: Chuck Scott 235-631; Jerry Coker 478.

Thursday Night Open: Tim Hudnall 289; Phil June 249-641.

NFL: Will Nelson 158-416.

BASEBALL SCISA UMPIRES NEEDED

The South Carolina Independent School Association is looking for anyone who might interested in becoming a baseball umpire.

Experienced umpires are preferred.

For those who are interested, contact SCISA District Director of Umpiring, Teddy Weeks at TWeeks51@aol.com.

TENNIS SUMTER JUNIOR CHALLENGER

The Sumter Junior Challenger Level 4 tennis tournament will be held Friday through Sunday at Palmetto Tennis Center.

The tournament is open to boys and girls age 10 and under.

For more information, call PTC at (803) 774-3969, send an email to palmettotennis@sumter-sc.com or go to www.palmettotenniscenter.com or www.sumtersc.gov.

ROAD RACING TURKEY TROT

The 32nd Annual Turkey Trot 5K and Gobbler Dash will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27.

Early registration for the event will run through Nov. 24. The entry fee is $20 per individual, while the cost for a family is $20 for the first member and $10 for each additional family member from the same househould age 10 or older. The fees increase by $5 for those who register Nov. 25-27.

People can register online at www. ymcasumter.org.

For more information, call the Sumter Family YMCA at (803) 774-1404.

GOLF LAKEWOOD TEE IT UP CLASSIC

Lakewood Baseball’s First Tee It Up Classic will be held on Dec. 6 at The Links at Lakewood.

The format for the tournament will be 4-man Captain’s Choice and will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start.

The cost is $200 per team or $50 per player. Lunch will be provided.

The registration and payment deadline is Nov. 21.

For more information, call Lakewood baseball head coach Mike Chapman at (843) 685-0568 or (803) 506-2700 (Ext. 1001) or email him at Chapmonis@gmail.com.

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BEST FROM PAGE B1 said Watkins, who had been successful on three previous attempts from 37, 27 and 28 yards. After some cajoling, Watkins admitted the chance to tie the record was in the back of his mind.

Because of his record-tying performance, Watkins has been selected as The Sumter Item Special Teams Player of the Week. Teammates Ky’Jon Tyler and Landon Ragin are the Offensive and Offensive Lineman selections, respectively, while Lakewood’s Tyshawn Johnson is the Defensive Player of the Week.

The quartet will be honored at the weekly breakfast meeting of the Sumter Touchdown Club Presented

by FTC on Friday beginning at 7:15 a.m. at the Quality Inn on Broad Street Extension.

Watkins said he did nothing out of the ordinary as he prepared for his record-tying attempt. He said he and the rest of the field goal team of long snapper and brother Bradley Watkins and holder Alec Brumback rarely speak to each other as they prepare to do their jobs and this was no exception.

“We go out there and go through our routines,” Vincent Watkins said.

“I’ll nod to Alec to tell him I’m ready and then he’ll motion to Bradley for the snap.

“I was just saying to myself, ‘You know what it takes to make this.’ I kicked it and said, ‘Boom, there it is.’”

Bradley Watkins, who won the previous Special Teams award, had been perfect all season on his long snaps on field goals, extra points and punts. Vincent said he didn’t remind Bradley that this wasn’t time to break that streak.

On the season, Vincent is 10-for-14 on field goals and 32 of 33 PATs. He has scored 88 points, second on the team to Tyler’s 96 points. He added to that total with a 3-touchdown performance that gave him the offensive player honor for the second straight week.

Though it didn’t match his 6-touchdown, 473 all-purpose yards performance against Carolina Forest the week before, Tyler still caught eight passes for 196 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for 12

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‘“I was just saying to myself, ‘You know what it takes to make this.’ I kicked it and said, ‘Boom, there it is.’”

SHS KICKER VINCENT WATKINS Describing his state record-tying performance against Conway yards on one carry against Conway.

For good measure, he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a score, giving him 303 all-purpose yards.

Ragin, who plays right guard for SHS, graded out at 94 percent and had five knockdown blocks. Sumter had 460 yards of total offense, 265 of it coming through the air and 195 on the ground.

“I felt really good out there,” Ragin said. “I’ve been watching film, studying the teams (Sumter is playing), looking for weaknesses. I’ve been trying to use that to my advantage.”

Johnson, who plays cornerback for the Gators, had three interceptions in their 17-0 victory over Sumter School District rival Crestwood that clinched a berth in the 3A state playoffs. Johnson likely had the momentum-changing play of the game with his first interception.

The Knights, who would have clinched a playoff berth with a victory, turned the ball over on downs deep in Lakewood territory on their first possession and were driving again even though now trailing 7-0.

That’s when Johnson stepped in front of a Crestwood receiver, grabbed quarterback Ikeem Harper’s pass at the Lakewood 33 and returned it 67 yards for a touchdown that made it 14-0 in the first quarter.

“I was just in the right place at the right time,” said Johnson, who also had two tackles. “When I saw him throw the ball though, the first thing I thought was ‘I’m going to take this to the house.’

“The quarterback had a pretty good angle, but he wasn’t going to catch me.”

OBITUARIES DENNY F. SMITHSON BERKELEY, Calif. — Denny Frazer Smithson, 71, a former Sumter native, died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014, at his home in Berkeley, after a long illness.

He was predeceased by his parents, Vernon Gardner Smithson and Leola “Yodie” Frazer Smithson, who lived in Sumter from 1958 to 1974.

He was born SMITHSON Dec. 20, 1942.

Denny was a 1960 graduate of Edmunds High School, where he received a Naval ROTC scholarship to attend the University of California. He later graduated from UC-Berkeley with a degree in journalism in 1964. He was employed for more than 40 years as an assistant manager at Cody’s Bookstore in Berkeley, the “Largest Bookstore West of the Mississippi,” until it closed in 2006. During that time, he was also a reporter and weekly talk show host on the “Cover To Cover” program for KPFA Radio in Berkeley. A radio natural, he had a great voice and sounded on the air just as he was in person — warm, open and empathetic, insightful and witty. He was known for his provocative interviews with many well-known authors and personalities over the years: Pulitzer-Prize winning author and historian Garry Wills; Pat Conroy; Jane Fonda; Tony La Russa; and Reggie Jackson, among others. He loved his dogs, Jezebel, Otter and Tillie, with his whole heart; they loved him as well and would have been inconsolable if he had gone on without them.

Denny leaves his loving wife of 30 years, Lara, whom he met on a rendezvous after she had written him a touching letter upon hearing him on the radio; a son, Gabriel, of Berkeley; and a brother, Harry, and sister-in-law, Susie Smithson, of Columbia.

Denny’s remains will be scattered along the Nimitz Way Trail in Tilden Park, Berkeley, where he ran and walked with his dogs for

many years. A memorial service will be scheduled there at a future date.

CYNTHIA LYNN SINGLETON SUMMERTON — Cynthia Lynn Singleton was born on Oct. 1, 1965, in Hartford, Connecticut, a daughter of Duval “WC” and Mary Ragin Singleton.

She departed this earthly life on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

In addition to her parents, she leaves to mourn her passing and grow from her memories: a daughter, Callett Stewart; three sisters, Laura Ann Singleton, Dorothy SINGLETON (Eddie) Estelle and Melissa Mitchell; a stepsister, Sherri Singleton; two brothers, Leonard Singleton and Carlton Mitchell; a stepbrother, DuVall Singleton Jr.; a special niece, Ashley Ford of Summerton; a host of other close relatives and friends.

Funeral services for Cynthia Lynn Singleton will held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, Summerton, with the Rev. Dr. L.J. Lovett, pastor.

Final resting place will be in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals Chapel.

The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m., one hour prior to the service.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her mother, Mary Ragin Singleton, 1197 Clifton Road, Summerton.

Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

DERLE A. LOWDER SR. Derle A. Lowder Sr., 80, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, following a lengthy illness.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Kistler-Hardee Funeral

Home of Darlington and at all other times at 221 Mont Clare Road, Darlington.

Derle was born on Dec. 2, 1933, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Leon C. Sr. and Inez Scurry Lowder. Derle was a decorated veteran of the U.S. Navy (aviation), having served during the Korean War and for service on a “Special Classified” mission to Vietnam in 1954. He was a public accountant and operated a successful practice in Sumter for the past 50 years.

He was a member of the South Carolina Society of Accountants and a member of the South Carolina Tax Council. He was the agency board chairman for the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department, a position he had held for the past 13 years. He had served this agency for 35 years and was dedicated to improving the quality of life of South Carolinians with disabilities. He had received recognitions for “Citation for Individual Contributions,” “Certificate for Excellence” and other awards. The Sumter Vocational Rehabilitation Office has been named in his honor.

He was the recipient of the “Order of the Palmetto,” South Carolina’s highest civilian award, and was the second person inducted by the City of Sumter into “The Gamecock Society” for outstanding citizenship. He was co-chairman of the Foundation for Independence, a source of funding for South Carolinians with disabilities. He served on the Sumter County Commission on Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse Board of Commoners for nine years and was recognized for “Outstanding Leadership and Service.”

He served as chairman for five years and vice-chairman for three years. He served as a board member of the Southeastern Bluegrass Association and was a former member, officer and board member of the S.C. Appaloosa Horse Association, the Palmetto State Appaloosa Horse Association, and the Southeastern Appaloosa Horse Regional. He was recognized by Clemson University Extension Service for his leadership and service,

and with the presentation of the 4-H Alumni Award.

Mr. Lowder was predeceased by his first wife, Frances M. “Rachel” Lowder; three brothers, Leon Jr., Thomas and Winfred Lowder; and his sister, Jacqueline Tanner.

Surviving are his wife, Claire Lowder; a daughter, Derlene Lowder of Sumter; two sons, Derle A. Lowder Jr. and wife, Linda Ann, of Sumter and Michael Lowder and wife, Lorelei, of Watkinsville, Georgia; one brother, Howard Lowder and wife, Dot, of Sumter; two brothers-in-law, Leonard Mitchum and Rick Mitchum; a sister-in-law, Pat Driggers; and seven grandchildren, Melisa and husband, John, Chad, Colton, Sierra, Sammy, Jacob and Quintin.

An online condolence page is available at www.kistlerhardeefuneralhome.com.

BERTHA MAE NELSON BISHOPVILLE — Bertha Mae Nelson, wife of Willard Nelson, entered eternal rest on Nov. 3, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 610 Main St., Lynchburg.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

VICTORIA S. DEMUNN Victoria Sierra Demunn, age 50, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

BETTY LEE P. BRUNSON Betty Lee Phillips Brunson, 89, widow of Scriven Spencer Brunson Jr., died on Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, at Covenant Place.

Born in Barnwell, she was a daughter of the late Harry Jackson Phillips and Carolyn

Easterling Phillips. Mrs. Brunson was a member of First Baptist Church. She was a graduate of the University of South Carolina and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi Sorority. She was a sustaining member of the Junior Welfare League and was a retired Sumter County elementary school teacher. After her retirement, her love for cooking led her to establish “Savor the Flavor,” where she served as its founder and owner.

Surviving are one son, Scriven “Spencer” Brunson III (Lee) of Greenville; a daughter, Anne Brunson Thomas (Bobby) of Sumter; five grandchildren, Spencer David Brunson (Jessica), Leigh Brunson Richardson (Rich), Suzanne Knight Brunson, Robert Eugene “Ret” Thomas III (Amanda) and Carolyn Brunson Hodge (Jay); seven great-grandchildren, Janie Richardson, McKenzie Richardson, Noah Brunson, Nathan Brunson, Ben Thomas, Liza Thomas and Kyrah Sanders; and two sisters, Carolyn Phillips Wienges of St. Matthews and Jacquelyn Phillips Farmer of Greenville.

She was preceded in death by a son, Jack Phillips Brunson; and a grandson, Ryan Stephen Brunson.

Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Dan Barber officiating.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter, 5 Folsom St. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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TABLECLOTHS.... $4 all sizes NAPKINS.... $1 per set For Sale or Trade

Unfurnished Apartments

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Firewood for Sale Will Deliver. Call 803 651-8672 Nice Side by side Refrigerator/freezer with crushed, cubed, water in door. $300 Call 803-406-3694

Lawn Service GrassBusters Lawn Maintenance, leaves & pine straw. Pest Control.

Insured and Lic. 803-983-4539, Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic.

Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Tree Service STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

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PETS & ANIMALS Dogs OBEDIENCE TRAINING 28 Yrs Exp. Call 803-972-0738 or 803-972-7597 4 Males 3 Females, Half Rotts 8 weeks , 1st shots tails docked, $75 Each Call 803-468-0994

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Full time maintenance position available full benefits, vacation, sick leave, insurance, paid holidays. Call 803-435-4492 Charge Nurse RN or LPN - Full Time - Day and Night Shift available with rotating weekends required.

Long Term Care and Medicare experience preferred but not required. Apply in person to: Covenant Place 2825 Carter Road Sumter, SC 29150 EOE Assistant Body Shop Manager Wanted: Purpose: To oversee Body shop crew in a family owned business. To oversee the quality control and scheduling of customer auto claims.

Working directly with Insurance companies to ensure our customers' needs are getting met. Responsible for writing estimates, scheduling appointments, and ordering parts.

Requirements: Must have a great personality for customer interaction.

College Degree appreciated but not necessary.

Time management skills are crucial.

Wage: Depends on experience.

Health Benefits, 401k.

2 weeks paid vacation (after 2 yrs employment 1 week first two years).

MERCHANDISE Farm Products Fall Sale Palmetto Cornish Chickens (2nds) $12.00/box (12 birds a box) Palmetto Farm Supply 335 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 Oct. 27 - Nov 8, 2014 While supplies last.

Please visit our website at www.brist ol-companies.com to view the full job description and to apply.

Resumes will not be accepted.

Flowers Farm Produce 2037 Summerton Hwy 1 mi. N of Summerton, Hwy 15 M-F 9-5 Sat 9-3.

Homegrown fresh vegetables. U pick tomatoes.

Appointment Coordinator with outstanding verbal skills for positive and professional, fast-paced pediatric dental office. Excellent pay and benefits for dental experience. Fax resume to 803-934-9943.

Firewood

Salesman for busy car lot. Sales experience required. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr Sumter. No phone calls.

For Sale, Tons of fire wood premium seasoned oak. You pick up $40 per pick up load, delivered 1/2 cord $70. Call Collins Tree Service 803-499-2136

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales SUMTER'S OWN STORAGE WAR!!!

On Saturday, November 8th, Storage Plus located at 830 South Pike West, will auction off the contents of approximately 20 storage units. Each unit to be sold separately, NO RESERVE. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m., bidding to begin at 10:00 a.m. A 10% buyers fee will be added to winning bid. Winner MUST pay in cash at the close of the auction. A "clean out" fee will be collected with payment, when unit is completely cleaned, deposit will be refunded.

More details will be provided upon registration. IN THE EVENT OF HEAVY RAIN, the auction will be rescheduled.

The Shepherd's Center Annual Flea Mkt. Extended Hours 9am-1pm Daily 24 Council St

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend.

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Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600.

Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Cemetery Plots- Two plots with vaults, opening/closing fees and granite marker with vase in Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, SC. Save thousands. Call 803-469-9763

Sumter Cemetery Lot for sale 10 spaces, marble coping included. $5000 Evergreen Cemetery Lot for sale 4 spaces near walkway up to cross $5000 Call 803-968-1084 DALZELL/WALMART 1 AC. PAVED, SEPTIC OPTIONAL! $5990! 888-774-5720 2 ac, Manning, Lake Marion. Will perk, 5 mins. to water. M.H. welcome. Paved road, lightly wooded. $19,900. Owner will finance.

Down payment. $2,000. Payment, $202. Call anytime. 473-7125

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NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN REVIEW SUPER SALE Chevy Z71 4x4 Dodge Ram 4x4 Ford F-150 Starting at $3,900 Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

LEGAL NOTICES Abandon Vehicle / Boat Abandoned Vehicle Notice:

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes

760 Goodson Rd Practically new MH 2 Br 2 Ba, W/D C/H/A, $450 mo + Dep. Call 469-3079

Camper Spots Available at Randolph's Landing on Beautiful Lake Marion. Boat Ramp, Boat Docking, Fishing pier, Restaurant and Tackle Shop. All season weekly rates for motel. Call for rates: 803-478-2152.

14x70 2BR 1.5 BA Fncd Lot, clean, Part. furn. Shaw Area . $450 Mo + Dep Call 840-3371 or 494-3573 Scenic Lake West- 2BR 2BA No pets Call 499-1500 9am-5pm Only Near Shaw: 2br/1ba w/ large porch $400/mo Lot # 28 fenced yard 840-3371, 494-8603, 494-3573

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Office rentals: 712 Bultman Dr. Upstairs Space, 450 sq ft - 2 units $325 mo 170 sq ft 1-office $165 mo, 550 sq ft can divide $395 mo.

275 sq ft 2 units $250 mo.

250 sq ft 1 office $225 mo.

Call 469-9294 or 491-6905

The following vehicle was abandoned at Sumter Police Department, 107 E. Hampton Ave. Sumter, SC 29150. Described as a 2008 Ford Crown Victoria (NYC Yellow Taxi), VIN # 2FAFP70V58X105128 $150.00 as of November 3, 2014. Owner is asked to call 803-436-2731. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Public Hearing

TRANSPORTATION

NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN REVIEW

Vans / Trucks / Buses

The Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. in the Planning Department conference room located in the Liberty Center (12 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, South Carolina).

The following requests are scheduled for public hearing:

Dalzell Water District has the following vehicles/tractor for sale: 2000 Chevrolet C2500 Pick-Up truck, 49,000 miles. Will have reserve.

1986 Toyota Pick-Up truck, 192,000 miles. No reserve.

L35 Kubota Tractor/Backhoe, 800 hrs. Will have reserve.

All vehicles/tractor can be inspected at Cook's Auto Parts, 3170 Frierson Road, Dalzell, S.C., Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Office Rentals

HP-14-22, 45 S. Main St./World Finance (City) The applicant is requesting Historic Preservation Design Review approval of wall signage for property located at 45 S. Main St. and represented by Tax Map # 228-13-07-055.

The Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. in the Planning Department conference room located in the Liberty Center (12 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, South Carolina).

The following requests are scheduled for public hearing: HP-14-22, 45 S. Main St./World Finance (City) The applicant is requesting Historic Preservation Design Review approval of wall signage for property located at 45 S. Main St. and represented by Tax Map # 228-13-07-055.

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN REVIEW The Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at 3:30 p.m. in the Planning Department conference room located in the Liberty Center (12 W. Liberty Street, Sumter, South Carolina).

The following requests are scheduled for public hearing: HP-14-22, 45 S. Main St./World Finance (City) The applicant is requesting Historic Preservation Design Review approval of wall signage for property located at 45 S. Main St. and represented by Tax Map # 228-13-07-055.

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

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Please remit bids no later than November 24, 2014 to: Young, Keffer & Associates, P.A. 23 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-4371

Business Rentals Christmas, Birthday, Parties, etc.

Large room available. Call Bobby Sisson at 464-2730

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Commercial Rentals

1999 Chrysler Concorde 264000 miles, 2 new tires, radiator, & brakes.

No AC. 25-30mpg runs good. $1300 Call 803-472-0901

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Magnolia Singers perform for historic Goodwill school Concert will raise funds for restoration

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

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nn Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers will make a rare appearance in Sumter on Saturday in support of the ongoing efforts of the tax-exempt 501c3 Goodwill Educational and Historical Society Inc. GEHS is a group of concerned community members and alumni of the former Goodwill Parochial School, who continue to work to restore the institution that has meant so much to them through the years.

While many improvements have been made to the exterior and the bottom floor of the building, there is still much to be restored, and for that, funds are needed, the society’s Mary Hudson said.

An a cappella group that performs spirituals, Gullah poetry and stories indigenous to the South Carolina Lowcountry, they are known for their acoustic harmonies as they sing to the accompaniment of percussion instruments, as well as for their storytelling. The ensemble performs regularly in Charleston at Praise House and other venues.

The singers also interact with their audiences of all ages.

Founded in 1998, the Magnolia Singers and Ann Caldwell are in great demand together and separately and have performed for such notables as Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, artist Jonathan Green, actors Phylicia Rashad and Isaiah Washington, and for Nobel Peace Prize winner Toni Morrison. They have also been invited to perform at Piccolo Spoleto; the MOJA Arts Festival; CBS’ The Early Show Summer in the City; “The Gullah Culture: A Community, A Music, A Religion,” in Roanoke, Virginia; “The Art of Sound Music Festival” in Shelby, North Carolina, and

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Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers will perform a gospel program at Goodwill Presbyterian Church on Nov. 8 to benefit the Goodwill Educational & Historical Society’s efforts to restore the historic Goodwill Parochial School. many other festivals and events.

Caldwell, who started the group in order to perform traditional spirituals, is known as the first lady of jazz in Charleston, where she has performed jazz and blues for many years. She sings with the Charleston Orchestra Pops Concert, has performed in “Porgy and Bess,” with both the Charleston Symphony Orchestra Gospel Choir and the Charleston Jazz Orchestra of the Jazz Artists of Charleston.

In addition, Caldwell is featured on vocals on the first CD of the Charleston Jazz Initiative Legends Band. She is widely recognized for her talent at producing “the tonalities of speech which are important to both jazz and blues.”

Goodwill Parochial School was built in 1890 and is an example of “late 19th-century vernacular architecture associated with the African-

American community and with the development of African-American education in South Carolina,” according to the National Historic Register, where it has been listed since 1997.

One of the largest and most active parochial schools established during Reconstruction, it and its original 350 students were supported by the Presbyterian Church. When it is fully restored, the building will once again be the beautiful “two-story, lateral gable building sheathed in weatherboard and set upon a brick pier foundation,” as described in the National Register, which continues, “Its main block contains a central open boxed gabled pavilion with beaded board arranged in a chevron pattern within the gable. Within each end gable is a large lozenge-shaped louvered vent.

Its roof is V-crimp metal clad, pierced by two inner chimneys.”

First sponsored and supported by the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., Goodwill Parochial School’s history is quite important and closely related to that of Goodwill Presbyterian Church next door, where Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers will perform Saturday. The church was established in 1867, two years after ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery. One hundred former slaves who had attended Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, often called “Old Brick Church,” were granted permission to leave and establish their own church, which became the first black Presbyterian church in the area. Members of Salem Black River Presbyterian Church are members of the GEHS and continue to assist in fundraising efforts. According to information provided by Hudson, about the same time “the Freedman’s Board of the Northern Presbyterian Church sent a group of white missionaries from ... New York ... to establish a school to educate the children of the newly freed slaves.”

Architect Eugene Matthews of James-Durant-Matthews and Shelley Architectural Firm and project contractor Kell B. Compton of Hacquard and Compton Contractors, both of Sumter, are performing the restoration.

Once the restoration is complete, Hudson said, the GEHS plans for it to become a community center for the Goodwill area.

Goodwill Educational & Historical Society Inc. will present a gospel program featuring Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Goodwill Presbyterian Church (USA) on S.C. Highway 527.

Admission is by donation of $20 to the nonprofit EEHS. Directions from Sumter: Take the Myrtle Beach Highway (U.S. 378) about 14 miles to its intersection with S.C. 527 (Dabbs Crossroads). Turn left, go about a mile, Goodwill Presbyterian is on the right, next to Goodwill Parochial School, which is pictured on this page.

For more information and tickets, contact Ruby J. Boyd at (803) 495-3513 or Bill Remmes at (803) 495-3513. You can also visit the website at goodwillculturalcenter.org.

Carr is psychic to the stars — and others

BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks While his professed powers of prognostication might be greeted with skepticism by some, there’s no doubt Canadian psychic, astrologer and palmist Anthony Carr has been influenced by the stars – of the celebrity variety.

Carr, 71, has rubbed palms with Hollywood royalty all his life.

“When I was CARR six months old, Esther Williams used to babysit me,” Carr said from Toronto.

His parents, carnival high divers for the traveling Conklin Shows, crossed paths in the late 1930s with Williams, who worked for Billy Rose’s Aquacade before she was discovered

by Hollywood.

“I ran into her several years ago at a birthday party for Zsa Zsa Gabor and read her palms.

She remembered my parents and me as a baby,” said Carr.

Raised in a poor, tough Toronto neighborhood called “Olde Cabbage Town,” Carr worked as a musician before finding his psychic calling.

He went on to write two internationally syndicated columns and several books on astrology and palmistry. As his fame spread, the famous

came calling.

“Actors can be very insecure and superstitious because they never know when their success may come crumbling down,” said Carr. “It’s difficult to rise to the top of their profession, but even tougher to stay there. They want to be reassured everything will be alright.”

Carr recalls visiting silent film legend Lillian Gish in her New York apartment on Park Avenue in 1980.

“It was like stepping into the Edwardian Period,” said Carr.

“Persian rugs and Royal Dalton china, with pencil drawings of Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh on the walls. I wanted to take palm prints of her hands, but she couldn’t open her right hand. When filming ‘Way Down East’ (1920), her hand was dangling on the ice floe for hours and became terribly arthritic.”

Carr shared a recording of the conversation in which Gish, 87 at the time, asks about her health.

“You’ve got a good healthy 5 years yet,” Carr tells her on the recording.

“I only want to be here as long as I’m useful – I don’t want to stay a minute longer!” responds Gish most emphatically. She lived to almost 100.

“She was also concerned that her acting career might be over and asked me ‘What am I going to do next?’” said

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Psychic Anthony Carr is shown with the late actress Lillian Gish, for whom he did a reading in 1980.

Carr, quoting from the recording. “I told her it will involve working on a cruise ship.”

The following year, Gish starred in an episode of “The Love Boat.”

In addition to Gish, Carr has done readings for Sylvester Stallone, Jane Powell, Frank Sinatra, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Richard Burton, Liberace, Peggy Lee, Yvonne De Carlo, George Raft, and numerous other celebrities (see www.anthonycarrpsychic.com).

Raft was a popular tough guy actor in the 1930s and ‘40s who visited Toronto to promote his 1932 film “Scarface” and became friends with Carr’s father.

“Raft really was tough on screen and off,” said Carr, referring to the actor’s wellknown association with gangsters of the period. But when his box office appeal waned in the ‘50s, Raft found himself working at casinos as a greeter.

“I met him when I was a musician in Vegas,” recalled Carr.

“In those days I was trying to get into movies and asked if he could help, but he no longer had influence.”

Raft’s background, including his date of birth, have been debated over the years, with most biographies identifying him as Jewish-German. But according to Carr, Raft claimed to be Italian.

“He told me this himself when I had a drink with him in Vegas, and he spoke in fluent Italian,” said Carr, whose father was Italian. “I believe he had passed himself off as Italian, rather than Jewish, because of the rampant antiSemitism during the rise of Hitler and the Nazis.”

In 1993, Carr met the late Star Trek actor James “Scotty” Doohan when the pair were hired for a psychics infomercial in Las Vegas.

Doohan, a former officer in the Royal Canadian Artillery, suggested he might possess an uncanny sense of intuition and illustrated by relating a personal experience during the D-Day landing at Normandy.

“While the troops waited offshore to land, he played craps,” related Carr. “Doohan had a feeling he would keep winning and he did – thousands of dollars.”

After landing, Doohan stuffed his winnings into a bedroll in a tank.

“It was hit by a shell and he lost everything, including a finger when shot,” added Carr, referring to multiple injuries Doohan received.

In addition to reading for individuals, Carr also continues to make predictions about world events involving popes, politicians and princesses, but just how accurate are they?

“You never heard of Nostradamus publishing his misses, only the ones he got correct,” said Carr, who refers to himself as the world’s most documented psychic. “I like to say 10 percent of my predictions are 100 percent accurate!”

When not meddling with the metaphysical, Carr plays sax with his band, “The Fabulous Rave.”

“We’re all afraid of the same things – getting old, getting sick, or losing our jobs – and want to be reassured,” he says.

“Just like celebrities.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns, and interviews in more than 450 magazines and newspapers.

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Why make your own chicken stock?

Because it rocks!

BY SARA MOULTON The Associated Press hy bother making

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chicken stock at home when there are so

many respectable versions at the supermarket? Because the stock you pour out of a can or a box just can’t touch the homemade variety.

The difference is in the flavor and the texture, both of which — but particularly the texture — come from the long, slow simmering of bones.

Homemade has it. Store-bought doesn’t.

You can see for yourself if you ever boil a sample of each side-by-side. A homemade stock thickens, becoming concentrated and jelly-like. A storebought stock simply evaporates into thin air. Poof ! Makes you wonder what the heck it’s made from in the first place.

I make my chicken stock from chicken wings because each one boasts equal amounts of the three components you need to make a good stock — meat (which contributes flavor), bones (their gelatin provides body) and lots of skin (its fat amplifies the flavor). And you need to start the wings in cold water to get the most out of them.

Making a clear stock requires skimming off the scum that rises to the top of the liquid during the initial part of the cooking process. What is that stuff ? As the wings boil, the protein solids and the fats coagulate, get trapped by fat, and float to the surface. Do your skimming with a slotted spoon or, better yet, with a tool made just for the job. It’s called — Duh! — a skimmer. Once the scum is gone, you can add vegetables and aromatics.

Meanwhile, keep an eye on temperature so that the stock doesn’t boil. If it does boil, the protein solids and fat get mixed into the liquid and the stock becomes cloudy. And make sure that the bones are always covered with liquid; if the liquid evaporates to below the level of the bones, add more water.

Wait a minute, you say. Making stock at home sure takes a lot of time!

Indeed, it does — four hours of simmering! But it’s not hands-on time. I see it as a great weekend project. You make the stock one day and chill it overnight. The fat will rise to the top and solidify, making it easy to scoop off the next day. (You’ll then want to freeze the fat, which has great flavor, for special occasions, like making matzo balls).

After scooping off the fat, you’ll need to boil down the stock to concentrate its flavor. Then you can season it with salt and pepper, and divide it into 1- and 2-cup amounts and freeze it. Don’t add any salt or pepper before this final stage or you might end up with a salty stock.

To me, homemade chicken stock is like liquid gold; it makes any soup (such as my quick Asian chicken noodle soup) or sauce that much tastier.

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Quick Asian Chicken Noodle Soup is made with homemade chicken stock, shiitake mushrooms and rice noodles.

QUICK ASIAN CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 6 ½ ounce (about ½ cup) dried shiitake mushrooms or mixed dried mushrooms 6 cups chicken stock (recipe below), divided 4 ounces rice noodles 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger 2 teaspoons minced garlic 8 scallions, separated into white and green parts, the white parts finely chopped, the green parts thinly sliced crosswise 1 pound bok choy, separated into white and green parts, the white parts halved lengthwise then sliced crosswise into 1-inch pieces, the green parts thinly sliced crosswise 3 tablespoons soy sauce 3 cups chopped or shredded cooked chicken Salt and ground black pepper Chopped fresh cilantro, basil or mint leaves, to garnish Chili-garlic sauce, to garnish Lime wedges, to serve In a small saucepan, combine the mushrooms with 3 cups of the stock. Bring to a boil, then remove from the heat and let stand until the mushrooms are softened,

about 30 minutes. Remove the mushrooms from the stock, remove and discard any stems from the mushrooms. Chop the mushroom caps and set aside. Strain the soaking stock, discarding any solids, and set aside.

Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to package directions, then drain, rinse and set aside.

In a large saucepan over medium, heat the oil. Add the ginger, garlic and white parts of the scallions. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the white parts of the bok choy and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Add the reserved mushroom soaking stock, the mushroom caps, the remaining 3 cups of unused chicken stock, the bok choy greens, soy sauce and chicken. Simmer just until the greens are wilted, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

Divide the noodles among 6 bowls and ladle the soup evenly over them. Garnish with the fresh herbs and scallion greens, then serve with chili-garlic sauce and lime wedges.

Nutrition information per serving: 400 calories; 160 calories from fat (40 percent of total calories); 18 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 75 mg cholesterol; 32 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 27 g protein; 980 mg sodium.

HOMEMADE CHICKEN STOCK Start to finish: 2 hours 45 minutes (20 min-

utes active) Makes about 8 cups 5 pounds chicken wings 2 medium yellow onions, quartered 2 small carrots, halved crosswise 2 medium celery stalks, halved crosswise Handful fresh parsley Handful fresh thyme 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns 3 Turkish bay leaves In a large stockpot, combine the wings and enough cold water to cover them by 2 inches. Bring the mixture just to a boil over high heat, skimming the surface with a slotted spoon. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, skimming frequently, for 20 minutes.

Add the onions, carrots, celery, parsley, thyme, peppercorns and bay leaves. Return to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer.

Cook for 4 hours, adding water as necessary to keep the chicken covered.

Strain the stock through a colander into a bowl and discard the solids. Let rest, then skim off and discard any fat that rises to the surface. Alternatively, cool the stock and chill it overnight. The fat will harden on top of the stock and is easily scraped off and discarded.

Once the fat is discarded, return the stock to the pot and simmer until reduced by one third, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate or use as desired.

Embrace the more delicious side of Brussels sprouts

BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Writer Not so long ago there really was only one way to eat Brussels sprouts.

It involved boiling the sprouts into oblivion. Once they were reduced to near mush, you’d mound them on your plate, maybe add some butter and salt. You’d then gag down a few bites on the premise that they were healthy, but mostly spend the rest of the meal pushing them around your plate until enough time had passed that it was acceptable to throw them away.

Then along came kale. Kale changed the vegetable world.

Kale, in all its wrinkled goodness, suddenly made vegetables cool, hip even. More importantly, kale introduced Americans to the idea that there actually are many ways — including many delicious ways — to prepare most vegetables.

Waiting in the wings for their own hipster moment?

Brussels sprouts. Soon they were popping up on chic menus at restaurants around the country. And they most certainly were not boiled to oblivion.

So to help you embrace the

hipper, more delicious side of Brussels sprouts, we’ve assembled 10 fresh ideas for getting your greens.

10 FRESH WAYS WITH BRUSSELS SPROUTS: • Oven-roasted: Cut sprouts in half, then toss with just a touch of olive oil. Sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and roast at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Add cubes of golden delicious apples and roast for another 10 minutes. Sprinkle with toasted sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds.

• Pan-roasted: Cut sprouts in half and place in a deep skillet with ½ cup water. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add ½ cup honey, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes and 3 cloves minced garlic. Cook, uncovered and stirring now and again, for 10 to 15 minutes, or until tender and browned.

• Slaw: Shave or shred ½ pound of sprouts. The slicing disc of a food processor is ideal. Add ½ cup sliced scallions, ½ thinly sliced bell pepper and ½ cup corn kernels.

Whisk together ¼ cup mayon-

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Brussels sprout pizza is one of many ways to serve the vegetable. naise, ¼ cup buttermilk, 2 tablespoons lemon juice and 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar.

Season with kosher salt, black pepper and a splash of hot sauce. Toss with the vegetables until thoroughly coated.

• Home fries: Quarter ½ pound sprouts and ½ pound new potatoes. Boil for 3 to 5 minutes, or until al dente.

Drain and pat dry with paper towels. In a large deep skillet, melt 3 tablespoons butter with 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.

Add the sprouts and potatoes and cook over medium-high until browned on all sides and tender. Season with salt and

black pepper.

• Hash: Blanch quartered sprouts in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes, or until al dente.

Combine in a skillet with diced corned beef and a diced onion. Add a splash of oil if the corned beef doesn’t have much fat on it. Cook until everything is browned, turning occasionally. Serve topped with fried or poached eggs.

• Grilled cheese: Toss halved sprouts with a bit of oil, salt and black pepper. Roast on a rimmed baking sheet for 20 minutes at 425 degrees. Arrange the following between 2 slices of sourdough bread: sprouts, Emmenthaler or Swiss cheese, and sliced pickles that have been patted dry with paper towels. Melt a little butter in a skillet and griddle the sandwich until the cheese is melted and the bread is browned and crispy, flipping halfway through.

• Sauté: Sauté chopped salami, chopped pancetta and quartered sprouts with a chopped onion until the vegetables are tender and everything is golden brown. Remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving any fat in the pan. Sear pork chops in the pan until they reach 145 degrees at the center, approxi-

mately 4 to 5 minutes per side for a 1-inch-thick chop. Top the chops with the sprout mixture.

• Fried: Heat a large saucepan with ½ inch of oil until very hot, about 300 degrees.

Working in batches, fry quartered sprouts until browned and crispy, about 4 to 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels and toss with salt and grated Parmesan cheese.

• Pizza: Blanch quartered sprouts in boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes, or until al dente.

Drain and pat dry with paper towels. On a prepared pizza crust, arrange sprouts, thinly sliced red onions, sliced mushrooms and mozzarella. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Top with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.

• Warm grain salad: Boil barley until tender, according to package instructions. Blanch quartered sprouts and small diced butternut squash in boiling salted water for 7 to 8 minutes, or until tender.

Drain and combine with the barley. Add a handful of dried cranberries and the zest and juice of an orange and a lemon. Drizzle with olive oil, then season with salt, black pepper and chopped fresh tarragon.

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Turn stuffing mix into a dish to brag about

BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press

Golden stuffing muffins are made up of sweet potato, butternut squash and stuffing mix.

Let’s be clear about something... When making stuffing, it’s always better to slice and dry your own bread cubes.

Hands down, the taste and texture are better.

But let’s also be realistic. In the chaos of getting the many components of Thanksgiving dinner on the table in a timely manner, many of us won’t have the time to make that happen. It’s all good. Truth is, you can make a pretty respectable stuffing using those bagged stuffing mixes.

It all comes down to how you doctor it (in other words, what you add to it). If all you do is follow the package directions — which usually amount to not much more than adding broth and an onion — you’re doomed to dull stuffing. But if you’re willing to toss in some more exciting ingredients, you can have a great stuffing nobody will guess started in a bag.

So here are 10 fresh combinations to consider adding to your purchased stuffing mix.

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On each arm of the star, fill in facts about yourself. © 2014 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 30, No. 47

10 FRESH WAYS WITH STUFFING MIX: Start with a 12-ounce bag of stuffing mix, flavor of your choice. Prepare according to package directions, but add one of the following combinations before baking the stuffing.

• Corned beef hash: Saute 1 finely diced large potato and 1 pound diced corned beef until the potatoes are tender and the corner beef is browned, then add to and proceed with the recipe.

• Golden stuffing muffins: Saute 1 cup finely diced carrot, 1 cup finely diced sweet potato, 2 cups finely diced butternut squash in a bit of oil until tender. Whisk 2 eggs into whatever broth is called for by the stuffing mix, then add as directed. Scoop the mix into oiled muffin tins and bake for 20 minutes, or until browned and cooked through.

• Cherry-berry nut: Add 1 cup chopped dried cherries, 1 cup chopped dried cranberries, 1 cup chopped toasted pecans and the zest of 2 oranges.

• Double onion: Caramelize 2 thinly sliced onions in a bit of butter over medium heat for 20 minutes, or until well browned. Add to the stuffing mixture and proceed as directed, also stirring in 2 bunches chopped scallions.

• Sausage-chestnut: Brown 1 pound of loose sausage and 1 cup chopped chestnut meats, then add to and proceed with the recipe.

• Forest mushroom and rice: Saute 8 ounces of mixed mushrooms in butter until well browned. Add the mushrooms and 1 cup cooked wild rice to the stuffing mixture.

• Orchard ginger: Add 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger, 1 diced large apple and 1 diced large pear.

• Pumpkin-seeded: Stir in ¼ cup toasted sunflower seeds, 1/3 cup toasted pumpkin seeds, 2 tablespoons toasted sunflower seeds and 1 cup pumpkin puree.

• Herbed trout: Add 2 tablespoons each of chopped fresh thyme, sage and chives. Once the stuffing is assembled, gently mix in 8 ounces flaked smoked trout or mackerel.

• Mediterranean: Stir in 3 tablespoons chopped capers, 3 ounces chopped prosciutto and ½ cup chopped oil-packed sundried tomatoes. Once assembled, gently stir in 4 ounces shredded manchego cheese.

My age

Glue a photograph or drawing of yourself in this star.

My favorite sport

This week’s Kid Scoop page stars YOU! Complete this page and then hang it in your room so that you can remind yourself every day of how wonderful you are!

My favorite color

My favorite game

My favorite thing to read

Standards Link: Health: Recognize personal characteristics that contribute to self-esteem.

Cut out m letters fro today’s newspaperur o to spell y the name on sign.

For many decades, famous movie stars have put their handprints and footprints in wet cement in front of Mann’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California. After the cement dries, the prints are left for visitors to see.

Wait! Who got into the wet cement?

Match the prints to each of these silly star wannabes.

Standards Link: Visual Discrimination: Students recognize similarities and differences.

CALENDAR CEMENT STARS DRAWING WONDERFUL FAMOUS SELF ESTEEM IDEA LETTER PRINTS POEM TRUE SIGN

Look through the newspaper for adjectives that describe you. Glue them under your name on the sign.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities.

L E T T E R T G S P U I N G I S N E O C F E V L M I E E A F R U F O W E M L E S E R T A M E E R F M D T R S M N C T T I N D A R D O D O S D O S R A T S U M E E W P R I N T S S D A Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Trace one of your hands on a piece of paper. Cut it out and ask your friends and loved ones to write something on the hand that tells what is special about YOU! Then glue your hand print to this page.

Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow simple written directions.

Standards Link: Health: Recognize personal characteristics that contribute to self-esteem.

Wishes made upon stars may or may not always come true. But when you look at what you do every day, you will find that you are a star who can be depended upon.

Look through the newspaper for words that start with each letter in your name. Use the words to write a poem about YOU! Start each line of the poem with a letter in your name.

Fill in the weekly calendar to show your responsibilities. The idea stars can help.

Standards Link: Health: Recognize personal characteristics that contribute to self-esteem such as responsibility. Measurement: Understand the structure of calendar to represent time.

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Daughter’s lifestyle puts mom in awkward position DEAR ABBY — My daughter, the mother of six children, has left her husband and is now involved in Dear Abby a three-way with a man ABIGAIL and woman.

VAN BUREN She has not shielded her kids from these “new friends,” as she calls them.

Because I won’t let her “friends” come along, she refuses to visit me.

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activity out of the picture and visit me for just a day without them? We were always very close, but no more.

Distressed Midwestern Granny DEAR DISTRESSED — I’m sure you love your daughter, but sometimes the way we phrase things can get in the way of the message we are trying to convey. Perhaps if you invited her to visit “because you love her and would like to spend some mother-daughter time with her,” it would be perceived as less judgmental and more welcoming.

She may be reluctant to spend time alone with you because she knows it will result in a lecture from you

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about her lifestyle. Remember, she’s an adult woman and can make decisions about her sex life for herself. While you and I may think it’s unwise for her to expose her children to this triad, that message might be more appropriate coming from THEIR father, rather than HER mother.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.”

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The Cold War never ends — at least on television. Long on atmosphere and period details, the six-part series “The Game” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14) should appeal to fans of John le Carre spy novels.

Set in 1972 in a London all but unrecognizable by today’s affluent standards, “The Game” follows an insular branch of the spy agency MI5. Agents are investigating a leak from an apparent Soviet defector who warns of the existence of Operation Glass, a secret plot so vast that it could bring the United Kingdom to its knees.

Not that the U.K., circa 1972, needed any help imploding. The country’s miners go on strike, causing a drastic cutback in electrical output.

The lights are going out all over London, including the offices of MI5.

“The Game” concentrates on a great Cold War chess match, but pays as much attention to the personal rivalries and head games between members of the agency. Tom Hughes stars as Joe, an investigator so handsome that one of his sources calls him “the beauty.” His past, seen in flashbacks, is sufficiently murky to raise the suspicions of his colleagues and rivals, including the reptilian Bobby Waterhouse (Paul Ritter), whose manipulative nature, naked ambition and severe mommy issues make him the series’ most repellent and fascinating character.

How claustrophobic is the atmosphere of this spy cell?

They don’t even know the name of their own chief (Brian Cox). Everyone calls him Daddy.

It’s curious to note the differences between American and British spy stories. Tales like “The Game” and “The Spy Who Came in From the Cold” concentrate on individuals wrestling with existential crises in the cold dawn light of a titanic global struggle. Here in the United States, family and sentimentality frequently emerge. The living lies of the KGB agents on “The Americans” include deceiving their children. And “Homeland” felt compelled to drag us through Brody’s teenage daughter’s rebellious years.

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From left, the cast of “The Game” includes: Jonathan Aris as Alan Montag, Victoria Hamilton as Sarah Montag, Shaun Dooley as Jim Fenchurch, Tom Hughes as Joe Lambe, Chloe Pirrie as Wendy, Brian Cox as Daddy and Paul Ritter as Bobby Waterhouse. “The Game” premieres at 10 p.m. today on BBC America.

Don’t go looking for any of that on “The Game.” There’s something odd, even perverse, about a show featuring a master spy who submits to physical abuse from his mother, or a nest of spies who call their boss “Daddy.”

Maybe that’s why we like it.

• Even science buffs need a spoonful of family sentimentality to make the zoology go down. “Nature” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) features yet another story about a writer “bonding” and “parenting” a peculiar animal.

In this case, it’s Ana Salceda, a journalist from Spain who adopted a tree sloth, named him Velcro and raised him from birth before relinquishing him to the jungles of Panama. She returns to Central America to examine sloths in their native habitat and to see how that area has been affected by development and deforestation.

• Church singers receive guidance and inspiration from some professionals in

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or many Americans, the true star of the Thanksgiving table

is not the big bird, but the stuffing (usually moistened with gravy). Given that, I believe the stuffing merits at least as much attention as the other key dishes.

So let’s start with volume.

How much stuffing should you make? Assuming you love it deeply enough to want some left over, you should plan on about a cup of stuffing per person. The problem is that you might not be able to fit that much stuffing into the bird.

This brings us to the next question.

To stuff or not to stuff?

It’s called stuffing because you cook it by stuffing it into the cavity of the bird, then cooking the whole thing. This method results in a dish that’s nice and moist and flavored by the turkey’s juices.

Lately, however, the government has been telling us that it might be unsafe to cook the stuffing inside the bird. That’s because in order to kill any bacteria that gets into the stuffing from the bird, the center of the stuffing must reach a temperature of 165 degrees. Unfortunately, doing that will likely overcook the turkey.

There are two solutions to this problem. If the temperature of the stuffing hasn’t reached 165 degrees by the time the turkey is done, you can just scoop it out and into a casserole dish, cover it, and bake it at 350 degrees until it reaches the required temp.

Alternatively, you could cook the stuffing entirely outside the bird. Admittedly, you are then making a dressing, not a stuffing, but the end result is the same. On the plus side, it’s easier this way to take the dish to the right temperature. Even more enticing, the finished product will be crispy on the top and moist on the bottom. Then everyone’s happy. The instructions below are for cooking the stuffing outside the bird.

Ready-made stuffing mixes Of course, there are plenty of ready-made stuffing mixes for sale at the supermarket. Why not buy one of those and forgo the trouble of making your own from scratch? Here’s why: A recent visit to the market revealed that the second ingredient listed on the back of the

Back-to-Basics Stuffing is made with apples, nuts, cranberries and mushrooms. package of one of the store brands is high-fructose corn syrup. The third is partially-hydrogenated oil. Not the healthiest ingredients. I say make your own.

Preparing the bread cubes What about how best to prep the bread cubes when you make your own? Do you leave them out overnight on the counter or dry them in the oven? Actually, leaving them out overnight doesn’t dry them; it just makes them stale. Those cubes will absorb liquid as thirstily as fresh bread; the result is soggy stuffing. That’s why you should always dry those bread cubes by toasting them in the oven.

How about add-ins?

Can you just toss add-ins into the mix uncooked or should you cook them first? It’s safer if everything’s cooked first, and the dish ends up tasting better, too. Raw sausage should not be slowly heating up inside the bird for hours. And raw vegetables will give off excess liquid and taste watery.

Can you stuff it the night before?

Finally, if you choose not to cook the stuffing outside the bird, can you stuff it the night before? Absolutely not. However, you can make the parts, bring them to room temperature on the big day, then combine them and stuff the turkey just before you slide it into the oven. When you pull it out, you’ll have one more reason to be thankful.

BACK-TO-BASICS STUFFING Start to finish: 1 1/2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 8 For the stuffing base: 1 pound firm white, home-style sandwich bread 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 2 cups finely chopped yellow onion 1 cup finely diced celery 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh sage 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh thyme 2 to 3 cups turkey or chicken stock Salt and ground black pepper

Optional additions: 2 apples, peeled, cored, diced and briefly sautéed in butter 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausages, cooked and cut into 1/2-inch-thick chunks 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts, almonds or pistachios 1 cup dried cranberries, cherries or chopped apricots 1 cup coarsely chopped roasted chestnuts 1/2 pound sliced and sauteed button mushrooms

Heat the oven to 250 degrees.

Cut the bread into 1/2-inch cubes, then arrange the cubes in single layers on 3 baking sheets. If you don’t have enough baking sheets, work in batches. Bake the bread cubes until the edges are dried but the centers are still moist, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

When the bread is nearly done, in a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion and celery and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 5 minutes.

Transfer the vegetables and butter to a large bowl. Stir in the sage, thyme, toasted bread and enough of the stock to moisten the bread. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in any additions desired.

If cooking inside the turkey, transfer the mixture to the bird’s cavity and roast. If baking as a separate dish, stir in additional broth, then transfer to a baking dish coated with cooking spray, cover and bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 20 minutes, or until slightly browned and crisp on top.

Nutrition information per serving (without optional additions): 270 calories; 120 calories from fat (44 percent of total calories); 14 g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 30 mg cholesterol; 32 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 6 g protein; 580 mg sodium.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. She currently stars in public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and has written three cookbooks, including “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.”