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FBI moves to dismiss lawsuit in shooting Charleston massacre survivors, victims’ estates sued about handgun purchase

BY MEG KINNARD The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The FBI wants a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the

agency of negligence in last summer’s South Carolina church massacre, arguing that the agency was stymied by state and federal limits on background checks and local

errors in record-keeping as it reviewed Dylann Roof’s handgun purchase.

The June 17, 2015, shootings by a young white man of nine black parishioners who had welcomed him to their Bible study renewed debates about race relations in the South.

Roof was arrested in the

shooting after posing online with the Confederate flag and telling a friend he intended to kill people at the historic black church to start a race war. The battle flag was subsequently removed from places of honor.

Lawyers for three survivors and the estates of five of the

people slain inside Emanuel AME Church sued in July, arguing that if the FBI had done its job, Roof’s prior drug arrest would have shown up and his purchase of the .45-caliber handgun would have been denied.

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Fall Family Farm Day attracts 2,700 in Rembert Woman stays

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Clair Welton, 2, poses on a vintage tractor so her father, Maverick Welton, can get a picture during Old McCaskill Farm’s Fall Family Farm Day on Saturday in Rembert. Thousands of people attended the seventh-annual event.

Visitors could choose pumpkins, see animals and enjoy a simpler time

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rom horseback and hay rides to working saw and grits mills, blacksmithing

and living history, visitors of Old McCaskill’s Farm in Rembert were taken back to life on the farm of the 1800s.

The seventh-annual Fall Family Farm Day, held on Saturday, attracted about 2,700 people, said Kathy McCaskill, co-owner of the farm, along with her husband, Lee McCaskill.

“We wanted to give visitors a day in the life of a farmer from the late 1800s,” she said. “Many people don’t know what farming was like back then.”

The event also included a pumpkin patch, where visitors could select pumpkins to purchase grown right on the farm.

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Brenda Ott helps her granddaughter Sophie Perkins, 4, remove the kernels from a corn cob to make grits during the event on Saturday.

Dwight Marshall, a neighbor of the McCaskills, was operating one of the pieces of old farming equipment, a sugar cane mill, which converts a sugarcane plant into sugarcane juice.

Back in the day, the equipment operated when a horse, oxen or mule would turn the mill by walking

around in circles. On Saturday, children got a chance to turn the mill.

“This is a great opportunity for people to see what a real working farm looks like,” he said.

Lee McCaskill demonstrated how corn is converted into grits.

Kennedy Bynum, a blacksmith, demonstrated how he made knives, axes and other equipment.

Bob and Debbie Burgess, of Fox Trot Farm in Lancaster County, sold items from their farm such as honey, baked goods and even handmade soap from honey and other ingredients.

“Everything is natural and comes straight from our farm,” Bob Burgess said.

Lonesome Road, a local bluegrass band, performed at the event.

Saturday’s event attracted visitors from in the county and outside of the state.

Jean Turner of Elgin has attended the event each year since it started.

“I grew up on a farm in the 1940s, so for me it brings back memories a bit,” she said.

Dan McGuire of Sumter said he enjoyed the culture of the event.

“I just love the nature and seeing

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Two abusive husbands, one who had HIV. She raised two sons, now in their 20s, including one who is diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder.

When she learned she had cancer at age 44, she went home and took a nap.

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Residents, contractors work hard to remove trees

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter residents and local tree removal businesses are working diligently to get their properties back to normal after high winds and heavy rains caused by Hurricane Matthew.

And some homeowners are opting to remove fallen trees on their own to save money and time as local tree removal businesses respond to an increased volume of calls after the storm.

Christina Hansen, 24, of Wedgefield, had multiple trees down in her yard after the storm that she and her boyfriend planned to remove on their own.

"My yard is really a disaster," she said Wednesday. "I can't see the road from my front porch."

She said the fallen trees also prevent her family from pulling in to the driveway.

Hansen said there were about eight trees down on her property and two others that were leaning and could fall.

She said a few of the trees had fallen in the rear and side yards, crushing her and the neighbor's fences.

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Christina Hansen, one of many area residents affected by Hurricane Matthew, talks about not being able to let her small children out in her yard on Ramsey Road because of the fallen trees. stayed with her boyfriend's aunt during the storm. She said if they had stayed home, their cars could have been

LOCAL & STATE BRIEFS FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Council meeting agenda includes block grant budget Sumter City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in Council Chambers at Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. The agenda includes a public hearing regarding the proposed Community Development Block Grant Entitlement Budget for the year 2017-18.

In old business, council will consider appointment to board and commissions and other vacancies.

Council members will comment on their participation in organizations and committees, hear updates from the city manager, review pending legislation and take public comments, limited to three minutes or less.

Council may also go into an executive session to discuss contractual matters and appointment of boards and commissions in accordance with South Carolina law. Any official actions by council during executive session will be announced following the session.

For more information, call City Clerk Linda Hammett at (803) 4362578.

Lee County Chamber to host Business After Hours tonight The Lee County Chamber of Commerce will host a Business After Hours from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today hosted by the Lee County Farm & Garden Market and the Lee County Consignment Barn at 238 E. Church St. A raffle drawing for a golf cart will take place at the event.

For more information, call the Lee County Chamber of Commerce at (803) 483-2800.

damaged by the falling trees.

On the other side of town, crews with State Tree Service, owned by Ronnie T. Barnes

Man arrested after allegedly cutting women with box cutter Sumter County Sheriff's Office arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly assaulting two women at a residence in the 200 block of Murphy Street in Sumter.

About 9:15 a.m. on Saturday, deputies and EMS responded to the Murphy Street residence after receiving a call about a physical altercation.

First responders found two female victims with cuts at the scene.

Officers arrested Hazel Leonard Budden Jr., 31, of 571 McCrays Mill Road, near the scene, and the weapon he reportedly BUDDEN used was recovered.

According to a news release from the sheriff's office, one of the victims told authorities that she had been dating Budden, but they did not live together.

She said Budden came outside and started hitting and fighting her when she came home on Saturday. She said he also pulled out a box cutter and cut her.

The second victim, reported to be the sister of the first victim, said she saw what was happening outside and tried to help her sister when she was also cut by Budden, states the release.

One victim was transported by Sumter EMS to Palmetto Health Tuomey.

The other did not require medical treatment.

Budden is charged with two counts of attempted murder.

Voters can cast absentee ballots through Nov. 7 Sumter County Voter Registration and Elections Director Patricia Jefferson reminds registered voters that her office is open for absentee voting through Nov. 7, the day before the General Election. Office hours are 8:30

and Mickey Barnes, are working longer hours to meet the increased amount of calls after Hurricane Matthew.

a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

She assured absentee voters that their votes will be counted along with those of the people who go to the polls on Election Day. Jefferson said, "Absentee voting is the largest precinct in Sumter County.

They are the votes we count first."

For more information, call the Sumter County Voter Registration and Election office at (803) 436-2310, 2311, 2312, 2313 or 2314.

Cook airlifted after torso burned by grill fire Saturday One man sustained severe burns to his torso and upper body while cooking on a grill at J&L Restaurant on U.S. 521 on Saturday.

Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan said the man was injured when fire quickly flashed out of the grill when he opened it about 12:30 p.m.

The man sustained burns to parts of his mid-section, chest and face, he said.

The man's shirt also caught fire, but he was able to put it out, he said.

Duggan said EMS was already at the scene when firefighters arrived, and the man was airlifted to Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Georgia.

No one else was reported injured during the incident, and no structural damage was reported.

Duggan said the cause of the flash fire is unknown.

Flooding still a danger in northeastern South Carolina COLUMBIA — Flooding from the rains of Hurricane Matthew is still a danger in the northeastern part of South Carolina.

The National Weather Service says the Waccamaw River at Conway will likely break its record crest set in 1928 this week. The Great Pee Dee River in Marion and Florence counties as well as the Black River in Williamsburg County also remain in

On Wednesday, Mary Barnes, office manager at State Tree, said the business received about 600 calls between Oct. 8 and Oct. 12. She said the business is also receiving calls from outside of Sumter.

"We appreciate all of the calls and everyone's patience," she said. "We wish we could help right when they call."

Barnes said State Tree's employees have been working weekends and nights as they respond to 15 to 20 properties per day. She said top priority are calls about trees on houses and other structures.

One of the worst situations employees responded to was a house with four trees on it, Barnes said.

She said some employees also worked with Duke Energy as its crews restored power to local homes and businesses.

Barnes said the workload is still about the same and she's receiving more calls.

Crews worked all weekend and were back to work on Monday, she said.

Barnes hopes everyone who called can wait to be helped but understands if they cannot.

"I hope and pray everyone recovers well," she said.

major flood stage.

The Department of Transportation reported 107 roads were still closed by the storm, along with 23 bridges.

Charleston officials identify man shot to death in wreck ADAMS RUN — Charleston County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the shooting death of a man who was found in a wrecked truck.

Deputies told local media they were called to a report of shots fired about 6 p.m. Saturday in the Adams Run community. Deputies found a truck with several bullet holes that had crashed into a tree when they arrived at the scene.

The sheriff’s office said someone found the victim suffering from an apparent gunshot wound and took him to the St. Paul’s Fire Department.

Twenty-six-year-old Wayne Bennett of Walterboro was taken to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston where he later died.

An autopsy is being performed to determine the cause of death.

Investigators have not identified a suspect. No motive has been determined.

CORRECTION The 13th Annual Sumter Coin Club Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 22, at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. Admission is free, and those attending may have as many as 10 coins appraised at no charge; buy, sell and trade coins; and enter drawings for door prizes and a gold coin. The time was listed incorrectly in Saturday's paper.

For more information, call Ken Lyles at (803) 775-8840 or Mitch Johnson at (803) 905-5580.

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Opera House presents Davis, Brice in concert FROM STAFF REPORTS Camden native Patrick Davis, a singer and songwriter with hits that have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Country Music Charts, will be taking the stage of the Sumter Opera House with his Midnight Choir on Friday.

Davis learned the finer points of music and performance growing up in a household that not only included an extremely talented guitarplaying father, but also an extensive record collection readily available for absorption.

At the age of 16, Davis joined his father, Rusty, on stage for his first paid performance, and since that initial gig, music has been the only job Patrick has ever held.

Davis graduated from University of South Carolina and now lives in Nashville, where he is a successful songwriter and performer. Since writing his first song at age 18, Davis has written thousands of songs, as many as 200 songs a year.

“Out of the several hundred songs you write, you hope that five or six of those become real successes,” he said.

“There are more than 200,000 songwriters in Nashville, and I was fortunate enough to become one of the 200 to 300 of those that could make it a career.”

Patrick’s song “Where I’m From,” co-written with Joe Leathers, was released to country radio by Jason Michael Carroll in 2009 and made it all the way to Country Radio’s Top 10. Davis also has

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Sumter native Lewis Brice will open for Camden native Patrick Davis on Friday night at Sumter Opera House. the closing track “Be Wary of a Woman” on Darius Rucker’s debut country album Learn to Live, which hit No. 1 on the Billboard country music chart and has sold more than 1.8 million copies. His song “Love I’ve Found You” is on the double platinum Lady Antebellum album Own the Night. He collaborated with Jewel on 11 songs for her latest release, The Merry Goes Round.

In addition to his solo career touring the Southeast as a headlining act, he also regularly tours as a support act for Darius Rucker, Jewel and others.

His latest album Red, White & Blue Jeans, features Jewel, Robert Randolph and Branford Marsalis. Davis said the

album “feels like ... an extremely honest representation of where my songwriting and musical taste currently reside with just the right touch of introspective troubadour, heartland rock ‘n’ roller, pull-atyour-heart-strings balladeer and old-time storyteller.”

Sumter native Lewis Brice will open for Davis. He got his start singing in church choir and praise bands, ended up moving to Charleston and later to Nashville. His live show is one full of energy, with songs that bring a Southern rock tone, storytelling lyrics and bluesy soulful singing.

Brice has made headlines with “Ordinary Girl,” co-written with Dallas Rogers, which made a small splash on the music charts. He appeared in

Patrick Davis & His Midnight Choir will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday.

CMT’s first season of Can You Duet, coming in 8th place out of thousands. Additionally, Brice played the lead role in the 2014 ACM Song of the Year music video “I Drive Your Truck,” by his brother Lee Brice.

Brice is working on his debut album EP, and his new single “Best Ex Ever” is featured on CMT and is available on iTunes.

Tickets for the Patrick Davis concert, as well as the full season, are already on

sale. New for this year is the addition of a package discount option, which gives patrons a discount based on how many shows they wish to attend.

Sumter Opera House presents Patrick Davis & His Midnight Choir with opening act Lewis Brice at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. Tickets are $26, $29 and $32; contact (803) 4362616, www.SumterOperaHouse.com or visit the Opera House box office, 21 N. Main St.

Acclaimed poet will speak at USC Sumter Fall Writer Series

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com The University of South Carolina Sumter Division of Arts and Letters continues its popular Fall Writer Series at noon Wednesday in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall. Guest speaker this fall is Len Lawson, LAWSON author of the upcoming poetry chapbook, "Before the Night Wakes You," which will be published in December.

"On Wednesday," he said, "I'll be reading poems I've published this past year in journals and from 'Before the Night Wakes You.' The themes center around last year's flood, social injustice and more issues affecting our state."

Lawson is a co-founder of the Poets Respond to Race initiative, with which he hosted a forum on race relations in Sumter in August 2015. The initiative uses open forums and the arts to encourage communication on race and diversity. He is also the co-editor of the Poets Respond to Race anthology, which will be released next year.

He is a 2015 Pushcart Prize nominee and a Best of the Net nominee for poetry. Lawson’s poetry appears in several anthologies and journals, including "Marked by the Water," edited by Columbia Poet Laureate Ed Madden,

and "Charleston Currents," selected by South Carolina Poet Laureate Marjory Wentworth.

Lawson's first poetry book, "The Very Least of Me," was an Amazon Kindle Best Seller, and he is a 2015 Berfrois Poetry Prize finalist — Befrois is a literary-intellectual online magazine. His poetry has been published in many magazines and journals, including Diverse Voices Quar-

terly, Control, Jasper and others. Lawson is also poet-inresidence for the Sumter County Cultural Commission.

Named the 2012-13 Professor of the Year at Morris College, Lawson is now at Central Carolina Technical College, where he teaches writing/ composition courses on the main campus, and at Lakewood and Crestwood high schools for the college's dual enrollment program, and an

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Clinton and Trump condemn N.C. party office firebombing HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a local Republican Party office in North Carolina was vandalized and set on fire in what a state GOP official called an act of "political terrorism."

A bottle filled with flammable liquid was thrown through the window of the Orange County Republican Party headquarters overnight, damaging the interior before burning out, according to a Sunday news release from the town of Hillsborough. The office was empty, and no one was injured.

Also, someone spray-painted "Nazi Republicans leave town or else" on a nearby wall.

There were no new developments overnight in the investigation, Hillsborough Police Chief Duane Hampton said in an email Monday morning.

The violent act in the key battleground state has been condemned by public figures across the political spectrum.

A tweet from Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton on Sunday said the attack "is horrific and unacceptable. Very grateful that everyone is safe." An hour later, Trump tweeted: "Animals representing Hillary Clinton and Dems in North Carolina just firebombed our office in Orange County because we are winning."

The North Carolina GOP tweeted thanks to both Clinton and Trump for their words of support.

In tweets of their own, North Carolina's Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and his Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Roy Cooper, both described the violence as a threat to democracy.

"I will use every resource as governor to assist local authorities in this investigation," McCrory added, and Cooper's

said "the culprits must be caught and brought to justice.”

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was working with local investigators to solve the crime, which was discovered Sunday morning by another business owner.

Democrats joined a campaign to raise $10,000 to reopen the GOP office, meeting the goal in less than 40 minutes and "showing that Americans are thirsty for civility and decency and that we love our democracy above all differences," wrote the GoFundMe drive's creator, David Weinberger, a researcher at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

"It's a great gesture. We appreciate it a lot, but I don't know how much of that we're going to get to use because of the campaign laws," Orange County GOP chairman Daniel Ashley told the AP on Monday.

Ashley said he wasn't aware of any previous threats against the office, several miles from the town's historic square, and that he didn't learn anything new from investigators. Local police, state troopers and State Bureau of Investigation officers were at the scene, aiding the federal agencies involved.

Republican offices across the state are re-examining their security, state GOP executive director Dallas Woodhouse said. People sometimes work after-hours in the office, and the bottle appeared to have landed on or near the couch where volunteers sometimes take naps, he said.

"They are working around the clock. It is a miracle that nobody was killed," he said in an interview, calling the fire an act of "political terrorism."

A Hawaiian monk seal, an endangered species, lies on a Waikiki beach in Honolulu recently.

Conservationists are concerned about the number of feral cats roaming Hawaii because cat feces washing into the ocean can spread toxoplasmosis, which can be deadly for the seals.

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Much ado about poo: Feces fuels Hawaii feral feline debate HONOLULU (AP) — Two wildlife issues have collided in Hawaii, pitting one group of animal defenders against another in an impassioned debate. The point of contention?

Deadly cat poop and the feral felines that produce it.

Federal researchers think feces from the legions of feral cats roaming Hawaii is spreading a disease that is killing Hawaiian monk seals, some of the world's most endangered marine mammals. Some conservationists advocate euthanizing those cats that no one wants, and that's got cat lovers up in arms.

"It's a very difficult, emotional issue," said state Sen. Mike Gabbard, chairman of a committee that earlier this year heard and then abandoned a proposal to ban the feeding of feral cats on state land after an outcry. "It struck a nerve in our community."

The problem stems from a parasite common in cats that can cause toxoplasmosis, a disease that killed at least five female Hawaiian monk seals and three males since 2001, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

"While eight seals may not sound like a lot of animals, it actually has pretty large ramifications for an endangered population where there's only about 1,300 seals in existence at this point in time," said Michelle Barbieri, veterinary medical officer for NOAA's Hawaiian monk seal research program.

Scientists think monk seals become exposed to toxoplasmosis by ingesting contaminated water or prey.

Felines are the only animals that can shed Toxoplasma gondii eggs, or oocysts. The parasites enter their digestive tract through infected prey then multiply in the small intestine and produce the eggs. Outdoor cats excrete the eggs in their feces, which research-

ers say washes into the ocean.

The eggs accumulate in invertebrates that live along the sea floor, where monk seals often feed. They can survive in fresh water, saltwater and soil for up to two years.

Any warm-blooded animal can become infected. California sea otters have died from toxoplasmosis, and it's one of the major reasons the Hawaiian crow, alala, is extinct in the wild. Toxoplasmosis is rarely problematic for people with healthy immune systems, but it's why doctors advise pregnant women not to handle kitty litter.

Many cities struggle with feral cats, but the problem is particularly acute in Hawaii because of its sensitive ecosystem and atrisk native species, experts say. Only two mammals are native to Hawaii: the hoary bat and the Hawaiian monk seal.

"Everything else here — deer, sheep, goats, cats, mongoose — they're all invasive, they're all introduced," said Angela Amlin, NOAA's acting Hawaiian monk seal recovery coordinator, adding cats have no predators in Hawaii to control their population.

Marketing research commissioned by the Hawaiian Humane Society in 2015 estimated some 300,000 feral cats roam Oahu alone.

Marine debris, climate change, predation and human interaction all threaten the survival of Hawaiian monk seals. But feral cats present their greatest disease concern, Amlin said.

"As conservationists, what we really have to look at is this is what Hawaii's native ecosystem includes, and cats are unfortunately not part of that," Amlin said. "When it comes to the feral cat population, there should be a program in place to bring in these animals, adopt the ones that are adoptable and humanely euthanize those that are not."

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1979 Patz case goes on trial for 2nd time Father: ‘We hope it will be over soon’ NEW YORK (AP) — It took nearly four decades to find and try a suspect in the haunting disappearance of first-grader Etan Patz. The trial itself spanned three months of testimony and 18 days of deliberations before a jury finally deadlocked.

Now it's about to unfold all over again.

Opening statements are expected this week in the retrial of a case that reshaped American parenting and the pursuit of missing children.

Etan, who vanished while heading to his New York City school bus stop in 1979, was among the first missing children whose face was put on milk cartons, and his case prompted many parents to stop letting their children roam their neighborhoods alone.

Prosecutors will have to reassemble a murder case that was already complicated by faded memories, the deaths of witnesses and the fact that no trace of Etan has ever been found. The defense goes in knowing the last jury voted 11-1 to convict.

And Etan's parents face revisiting their 6-year-old's disappearance and suspect Pedro Hernandez's account of choking him, given in recorded confessions that defense lawyers say were false.

Still, Etan's father has said the first trial succeeded in providing long-sought answers for the Patzes, if not in resolving the case.

An image of Etan Patz hangs in 2012 on an angel figurine, part of a makeshift memorial in the SoHo neighborhood of New York where the boy lived. Etan vanished while heading to his school bus stop in 1979.

Now, finally, "we hope it will be over soon," Stanley Patz said by email last month, declining to elaborate ahead of the retrial.

Etan disappeared May 25, 1979, the first day he was allowed to walk the two blocks to his bus stop alone.

Hernandez was then a teenage stock clerk at a nearby corner store. But he wasn't a suspect until 2012, when his brother-in-law told police that Hernandez had told a summer 1979 prayer group he had killed a child in New York. His ex-wife and a neighbor later said he'd also made similar statements to them.

Detectives then got a confession from Hernandez himself.

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Stanley Patz, father of Etan Patz, speaks about his son at a news conference in May 2015 in New York after a judge declared a mistrial in the trial of Pedro Hernandez, charged with murder in the missing New York City boy’s case. Hernandez, accused of killing Patz in 1979, is going on trial for a second time.

"I wanted to let go, but I just couldn't let go. I felt like something just took over me," Hernandez said on video, describing how he choked the boy after luring him to the convenience store basement with the promise of a soda.

Prosecutors suggest the motive was sexual.

Hernandez's defense says the Maple Shade, New Jersey, man has mental problems that made him imagine he attacked Etan. A defense psychiatrist diagnosed Hernandez, 55, with schizotypal personality disorder; symptoms can include delusions, which Hernandez's family says he has had.

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Prosecutors' and defense lawyers' central arguments and evidence haven't changed, but both sides are approaching the retrial mindful of the deadlock and the growing passage of time.

During jury selection this month, Fishbein asked prospective members to vouch that if they ended up becoming a lone holdout for or against conviction, they wouldn't change their minds just because no one else agreed. And Illuzzi asked whether any potential jurors felt the 37-year-old case was "enough already" and shouldn't be pursued further.

None said yes.

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Senate confirmation of President Obama's nominees slowed to a halt this election year, a common political occurrence for the final months of divided government with a Democratic president and a Republican-controlled Senate. The vacancy on the Supreme Court attracted the most attention as Republicans refused to even hold confirmation hearings for Merrick Garland, insisting that the choice to fill the vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February rests with the next president.

But more than 90 vacancies in the federal judiciary are taking a toll on judges, the courts and Americans seeking recourse.

Obama has nominated replacements for more than half of those spots, including 44 nominees for the district court and seven for the appeals court. Yet the Senate has confirmed only nine district and appeals court judges this year — and only four since Scalia died.

The U.S. court system has declared 35 of the vacancies "judicial emergencies," a designation based on how many filings are in the district and how long the seat has been open.

Senate Democrats, along with some Republicans who want to fill vacancies in their home states, are pushing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to hold confirmation votes in the lame-duck session between the election and the end of the year. But McConnell has said repeatedly that Obama has already gotten more judges confirmed over his eight years in office than President George W. Bush did.

"I think President Obama has been treated very fairly by any objective standard," McConnell, R-Ky., said last month.

The Senate has confirmed 329 of Obama's federal judicial nominees to lifetime appointments; 326 federal judges were confirmed under Bush.

only witness against himself," defense lawyer Harvey Fishbein told jurors last year.

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The defense also argued that a different, longtime suspect was the more likely killer.

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Some jurors attributed his mental problems to a guilty conscience. But the lone holdout said he felt that Hernandez's mental health history was a big factor and that there wasn't enough non-circumstantial evidence

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Iraqis push toward retake of IS-held Mosul KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — Columns of Iraqi and Kurdish forces backed by U.S.-led airstrikes slowly advanced on Mosul from several directions on Monday, launching a longawaited operation to retake Iraq's second-largest city from the Islamic State group.

As airstrikes sent plumes of smoke into the air and heavy artillery rounds rumbled, troops pushed into abandoned farming villages on the flat plains outside the city. But they were slowed by roadside bombs and by suicide car and truck bombs hurled at them by the militants.

The unprecedented operation is expected to take weeks, even months. Though some of the forces are less than 20 miles from Mosul's edges, it was not clear how long it will take to reach the city itself.

Once there, they have to fight their way into an urban environment where more than 1 million people still live.

Aid groups have warned of a mass exodus of civilians that could overwhelm refugee camps.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced the start of the operations on state TV, launching the country's toughest battle since American troops withdrew from Iraq nearly five years ago.

"These forces that are liberating you today, they have one goal in Mosul, which is to get rid of Daesh and to secure your dignity," al-Abadi said, addressing the city's residents and using the Arabic acronym for IS. "God willing, we shall win."

Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city, fell to IS in the summer of 2014 as the militants swept over much of the country's north and central areas.

Weeks later the head of the extremist group, Abu Bakr alBaghdadi, announced the formation of a self-styled caliphate in Iraq and Syria from the pulpit of a Mosul mosque.

If successful, the liberation of Mosul would be the biggest blow yet to the Islamic State

‘While we may be celebrating a military victory (after Mosul is liberated), we don’t want to have also created a humanitarian catastrophe.’

FALAH MUSTAFA Foreign minister for Iraq’s Kurdish region

group. Al-Abadi pledged the fight for the city would lead to the liberation of all Iraqi territory from the militants this year.

In Washington, Defense Secretary Ash Carter called the launch of the Mosul operation "a decisive moment in the campaign" to defeat IS. The U.S. is providing airstrikes, training and logistical support but insists Iraqis are leading the charge.

More than 25,000 troops will be involved in the operation, launching assaults from five directions, according to Iraqi Brig. Gen. Haider Fadhil. The troops include elite special forces who are expected to lead the charge into the city, as well as Kurdish forces, Sunni tribal fighters, federal police and state-sanctioned Shiite militias.

The Kurdish forces, known as peshmerga, advanced in long columns of armored vehicles followed by hundreds of pickup trucks on a cluster of some half dozen villages east of the city on Monday.

Airstrikes and heavy artillery pounded the squat, dusty buildings. The area — historically home to religious minorities brutally oppressed by IS — was almost completely empty of civilians, allowing air power to do much of the heavy lifting.

But Lt. Col. Mohammad Darwish said the main roads and fields were littered with homemade bombs and that suicide car bomb attacks slowed progress.

Fighters entered the villages in Humvees but did not get out of their vehicles because it was too dangerous, a Peshmerga major said, speaking on condition of anonymity as he was not authorized to brief the press.

The IS-run news agency, Aamaq, said the group carried out eight suicide attacks against Kurdish forces and destroyed two Humvees belonging to the Kurdish forces and Shiite militias east of the city.

The Kurdish Rudaw TV broadcast images of Kurdish tanks firing on two trucks it said were IS suicide attackers.

One of the trucks crashed into a tank and exploded.

There was no immediate word on casualties from that attack or other fighting on Monday.

Iraqi army Lt. Gen. Talib Shaghati told The Associated Press that the Mosul operation "is going very well" but declined to give details. He said intelligence reports indicated that IS militants were fleeing toward Syria with their families.

IS once controlled nearly a third of Iraq and neighboring Syria. But over the past

months, their territory has been dramatically reduced. In Iraq, their control is now limited to the area around Mosul and a few other small pockets.

For the Iraqi military, the battle is a test after two years of trying to rebuild from the humiliating defeat it suffered in the face of the IS blitz in 2014.

Mosul is also a test for the government's ability to control the multiple sectarian and ethnic tensions swirling around the conflict.

Mosul is a mostly Sunni city that was long a center of bitterness against the Shiiteled government, fueling insurgent and militant movements ever since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq in 2003. While two years of IS rule may have left residents hating the militants, there is also likely little love for the government.

The role of the Shiite militias in the offensive has been particularly sensitive. Shiite militia forces have been accused of carrying out abuses against civilians in other Sunni areas.

But Sunnis are also suspicious of the Kurds, who have ambitions to expand their self-rule area into Ninevah province, where Mosul is located.

Lt. Col. Amozhgar Taher, with the peshmerga, said his men would not enter Mosul itself because of "sectarian sensitivities." Instead they will retake the villages to east of the city, home to Christians and the Shabak, another minority group.

Iraqi special forces Lt. Col.

Ali Hussein said the Kurdish forces are leading the first push on Mosul's eastern front.

His men will likely wait another day or two near the town of Khazer.

U.S. Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, commander of the anti-IS coalition, said in a statement it could take "weeks, possibly longer" to gain control of Mosul.

Military operations are predicted to displace 200,000 to a million people, according to the United Nations. Near the eastern front line, rows of empty camps line the road, ready to take in people fleeing. But aid groups say they only have enough space for some 100,000 people.

In Geneva, a senior U.N. humanitarian official, Undersecretary-General Stephen O'Brian, said he's "extremely concerned" for the safety of civilians in Mosul.

He said families are at "extreme risk" of being caught in crossfire, tens of thousands may end up besieged or held as human shields, and thousands could be forcibly expelled.

In the midst of financial crisis, the Iraqi government says it lacks the funds to adequately prepare for the humanitarian fallout. In some cases commanders say they are encouraging civilians to stay in their homes rather than flee.

"While we may be celebrating a military victory" after Mosul is liberated, "we don't want to have also created a humanitarian catastrophe," said Falah Mustafa, the foreign minister for Iraq's Kurdish region.

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FARM DAY FROM PAGE A1 the farm life and going back to simpler times,” he said.

Jack Fitzpatrick of Milton, Georgia, was attending the event with his wife, Joanne.

“I think it’s fantastic,” he said. “Seeing a working farm and everything made here on site is really interesting.”

Sonia and Grayson Mullins of Lugoff said they enjoyed the family friendly atmosphere of the event, along with their son, Gray, 4.

“It gives our son the opportunity to see what farming was like back then,” she said.

Morgan Davis of Applied Technology Education Campus Future Farmers of America in Kershaw County, along with fellow FFA members, was operating the pumpkin patch at the event.

“I think it’s important for young people to see the connection between farm and table and where food comes from,” Davis said.

The McCaskills bought the farm in 1989.

Today, the property features a house, a country store, several barns and a root cellar, Kathy McCaskill said.

SURVIVOR FROM PAGE A1 she found out she had cancer when she did.

As a home-health aide for Believe in Faith, a for-profit company that provides home health services through Medicaid, she was taking care of a woman who is now deceased.

“Her name was Gladys Frierson — she’s dead and gone now — I went inside her house, and she asked me to get checked for breast cancer since I was being sick,” Wheeler said.

She said she had been checked for breast cancer when she was 36 years old but had never had another exam. After the request from Frierson, she went in for another examination.

“One (tumor) was the size of a dime, and one was the size of a quarter,” she said.

“It could have been laying inside of me since I was 36 years old.”

Wheeler was treated at Tuomey Medical Center Cancer Treatment Center (now Palmetto Health Tuomey).

She said they removed her tumors and lymph nodes, and she began chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

“I had six chemos and 33 radiations,” Wheeler said.

She said she had chemotherapy every month and then had to wait for her blood to build back up.

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Children pan for “gold” during Old McCaskill Farm’s Fall Family Farm Day on Saturday. The event featured food, woodworking demonstrations, old-time crafts and horse rides among other attractions.

A Bed and Breakfast is available for visitors to stay in. Activities at the farm, which are open to the public, include canning classes and demonstrations, attending sheep-shearing events, barbecues, field trips and tours, and an annual Christmas gathering of artisans.

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enough inside of me; I did not eat enough,” she said.

It is important to eat foods such as beef that are rich in blood content.

Chemotherapy is devastating to many cancer patients, but she said it wasn’t too bad in her case.

“I only got sick once,” she said. “I went through it with a positive attitude, and that was it.”

The treatment went on for about six months, she said.

Wheeler said her family took it pretty well, as she was not the first in the family to battle with disease.

She said she has a sister who is a breast cancer survivor, a brother who survived

prostate cancer and another sister who survived a different disease.

“It is something that runs in our family,” she said.

Wheeler said she doesn’t worry when she goes in for an examination every six months.

“Like I said, I have been through a lot,” she said.

She said she doesn’t mind telling people about her experience if they ask, and she likes to join in events such as the cancer walk.

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In its response filed on Friday, the federal government denied that any FBI negligence was a factor.

“The shooting at the Emanuel AME Church was an atrocity of unspeakable proportions.

The perpetrator’s actions were despicable,” attorneys for the government wrote. “But the United States is not liable in tort for the tragic death of plaintiff’s decedent.”

The FBI response cited a statement FBI Director James Comey made shortly after the shootings.

Comey promised a full review and said the transaction should have been denied but cited local recordkeeping errors as the reason why Roof’s April 2015 gun purchase was allowed to go through.

Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon provided more details that summer, telling The Associated Press that a jail clerk entered incorrect information for Roof’s February 2015 drug arrest and that while the mistake was noticed within days, it wasn’t fixed in a state database.

So when Roof sought to

ninth annual Breast Cancer Walk, originally scheduled for Oct. 8, will be at 7:30 a.m.

Saturday at St. Mark UME Church, 104 S. Sumter St. in Mayesville. The walk will be along the 2.7-mile Mary McLeod Bethune Nature Trail. Each half mile will be marked for those who want to walk a shorter distance.

A short program and free brunch will be held at the end of the walk at the church.

buy the gun two months later, an FBI examiner spotted the arrest but called the wrong agency to get his record. Without the necessary documents, the purchase had to go through.

“While the Brady Act authorizes the FBI to temporarily freeze firearms sales for three business days while it researches whether state or federal law prohibits a particular buyer from possessing a firearm, the FBI has no authority to prevent a sale if, after those three business days have elapsed, it has not yet found definitive information demonstrating that the prospective purchaser’s receipt of a firearm would violate federal or state law,” the government’s lawyers wrote.

Congress has limited federal background checks to three days, although states can extend this window.

South Carolina legislators filed a number of bills to increase the window after the shootings, but none advanced.

The FBI makes about 58,000 checks on a typical day, handled by about 500 people at a call center.

The event will include door prizes and recognition of survivors, and items will be for sale to support the Tuomey Breast Cancer Support Group. A portion of the proceeds raised by the walk will be donated to the Breast Cancer Foundation at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

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Abortion plays role in presidential election

BY DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK — THE ISSUE: Persistent Republican-led efforts to restrict access to abortion and to curb government funding for Planned Parenthood have been hotly debated in Washington and in states and will be shaped in some way by the next president.

WHERE THEY STAND Democrat Hillary Clinton supports access to abortion and is an outspoken defender of Planned Parenthood, which is the largest provider of abortions in the U.S. and also offers other health services.

Republican Donald Trump, who in the past was a supporter of abortion rights, now says he isn't, although he's been somewhat inconsistent in his campaign statements on abortion. Numerous anti-abortion leaders, initially wary of Trump, now support him because of his pledge to nominate Supreme Court justices who are open to curtailing abortions and his choice of Mike Pence, a staunch abortion foe, as his running mate.

most states, already prevent public money from paying for abortions except in rare circumstances. The recent defunding bills prohibit state money for any services by organizations that also provide abortions.

Public opinion on abortion is sharply divided and has barely shifted in recent decades. The latest Gallup poll on the topic finds 50 percent of Americans say abortion should be legal under certain circumstances, 29 percent want it legal in all cases and 19 percent want it outlawed in all cases — roughly the same breakdown as in the 1970s.

___ This story is part of AP's "Why It Matters" series, which is examining three dozen issues at stake in the presidential election between now and Election Day. You can find them at: http://apne. ws/2bBG85a

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Planned Parenthood supporters rally for women’s access to reproductive health care on “National Pink Out Day’’ at Los Angeles City Hall. Persistent Republican-led efforts to restrict access to abortion and to curb government funding for Planned Parenthood have been hotly debated and will be shaped in some way by the next president.

WHY IT MATTERS The prime battleground over abortion is the Supreme Court, which regularly confronts legal challenges on the issue. The next president has one vacancy to fill on the high court and could have more.

A Clinton victory could strengthen the court's current 5-3 majority that supports abortion rights. A Trump win could lead to a reconfigured court that would uphold tough state laws restricting abortion and possibly consider overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that established a nationwide right to abortion.

Advocates on both sides have singled out the presidential election as the key to where the issue goes next.

In June, the Supreme Court issued its most important abortion decision in many years, striking down restrictions in Texas that required doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at nearby hospitals and forced clinics to meet hospital-like building standards.

The court held that this placed an "undue burden" on women seeking abortion because it would force closure of many clinics.

In the future, the court is likely to face the question of whether other types of abortion restrictions impose an undue burden. One example: laws adopted by numerous states that ban most abortions after 20 weeks of gestation on the disputed premise that a fetus can feel pain at that stage.

Republicans in Congress voted to impose a 20-week ban nationwide, but it was blocked by Senate Democrats.

If Democrats gain more Senate seats in November, that would make federal antiabortion legislation even less likely.

Congressional Republicans also have sought to halt federal money to Planned Parenthood. Most of that money goes to provide non-abortion services to low-income women.

A Clinton presidency would be expected to carry on President Obama's opposition to such defunding attempts, with veto power to back it up.

Trump says he'd support the stripping of federal financing from Planned Parenthood, though he also has made positive comments in the past about the importance of the organization's non-abortion services.

States, too, have sought to curtail public money for Planned Parenthood over the past year — blocked by courts in some cases, but elsewhere forcing Planned Parenthood to curtail some contraceptive services, health screenings and other programs.

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The greatest fear of all for our country S T. PETERSBURG, Fla. — If I were to distill a recent public discussion about the state of our nation to one word, it would be “worried.”

Not fearful, not angry, but worried — about the future, about an election season that has made evil-clown sightings seem weirdly apt, but mostly about what will happen after the election. How do we mend the deep divisions that have evolved during this thoroughly nasty — and, at times, Xrated — campaign season?

How does the country salve its wounds and reunite in common purpose?

Audience members here at the Poynter Institute’s “Community Conversation,” at which I was invited to speak recently, posed these and other questions. The 150 or so attendees were a cross-spectrum mix of students, professionals, retirees and a few notables — a diverse group, in other words, with no protesters, rabble-rousers or armed combatants in search of a revolution. The latter may have been occupied in nearby Lakeland, where Donald Trump had pronounced a global conspiracy against him

the day before.

Clinton supporters at the Poynter event told me privately that they were afraid to put “Hillary” signs in their yards for fear of retribution, not from roaming vandals but from once-friendly neighbors.

My suggestion that this Kathleen campaign was reminisParker cent of the run-up to the Iraq War, when politically opposite friends avoided each other, was received with nods of agreement.

Whether for Trump or Clinton, neither side can conceive of what compels the other. In this duplex of horrors, Clinton is a corrupt, lying, hypocritical career politician and Trump is a sleazy, lying, narcissistic, autocratic, (alleged) sexual predator. Ne’er the twain shall meet.

Once the votes are counted, who knows what’s next? President Obama’s final two months may require his coolest touch yet.

Meanwhile, the questions

posed here did not readily present answers. What’s needed, I posited half-seriously, is a superhero. Someone to rise from the marshes and cut through the fog of our discontent, someone who can summon our better angels and help restore the country’s self-respect.

At least for now, one is optimistic without reason.

We can know with near certainty that a defeated Donald Trump will unleash the armies of Mordor, comprised of a fan base that will embrace his dark conspiracy theory that the election was rigged. To their minds, his loss couldn’t possibly be linked to a very long list of objectionable, as well as dishonest, statements he’s made, only one of which is the sextalk video we needn’t view again.

Talking dirty has become the new normal, as anyone walking down a city street can confirm. And the objectification of women isn’t remotely limited to Trump’s warped view. As disgusting as Trump’s verbal (and possibly physical) assaults have been — and, yes, hurtful, too, as Michelle Obama so

passionately said last week — a certain contingent of his supporters are reluctantly willing to overlook the nastiness for the sole reason that they dislike Clinton more.

Others aspire to loftier goals, such as preventing a liberal Supreme Court or reducing the tax burden with an eye toward economic growth.

These are certainly legitimate reasons. But Trump’s willingness to pave the way for a “revolution” were Clinton to win should be sufficient evidence that this man isn’t fit for the office.

To what extent are Trump sympathizers willing to express their disappointment?

Well, who knows? But many will have seen the interview with a woman at a Trump rally last week who said she and her comrades are prepared to take their country back, cheerfully reminding the interviewer that “you’re in the South. We’re all Second Amendment pros.”

Is she talking about a wellregulated militia, perchance?

This is the mindset Trump has nurtured these past many months. These are the people he will summon at the end.

These are the reasons the less-emotionally taut are so worried.

More worrisome still is the opposite result: What if Trump wins? We can presume that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be delighted, his possible WikiLeaks alliance having paid off. North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, who has called Trump a “wise politician,” will order extra platters of chicken wings to celebrate.

As the Japanese proverb goes: When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.

Remember, too, that Trump has vowed as president to make it easier for people to sue the media, which, constitutionally, he can’t. But as all authoritarian figures tend to do, Trump has to blame someone else for his failures. The media are handy bait for the credulous and misinformed.

Don’t be afraid, but be worried.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR INFORMATION IN ABSENTEE VOTER PACKETS NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED Last week I received my absentee voters packet. My envelope contained the ballot, mailing envelope, instructions and a message telling me to mail back it would cost $1. (This information is always with the absentee ballot). I took my mailing to the Post Office this morning and was told the government is aware the cost is $1.15.

If I would have had the $1 stamp at home and mailed it, perhaps I would have received it back for insufficient funds. It could happen to others.

The additional fifteen cents was nothing — just letting others be prepared. If this were to happen to a late voter, perhaps their ballot wouldn’t be received to have their vote counted. I was told by the clerk at the Post Office the government has been advised. I ask, why does this incorrect information continue to be in voters packet? It needs to be corrected.

ELAINE DRAPER Sumter

Podesta leaks: The Obama-Clinton e-mails situation

BY ANDREW C. McCARTHY National Review Among the most noteworthy of the hacked e-mails from John Podesta’s accounts is an exchange in which Podesta consults Clinton consigliere Cheryl Mills about the private e-mail exchanges between President Obama and thenSecretary of State Hillary Clinton.

As readers may recall, I have long maintained that the principal reason why Mrs. Clinton was not prosecuted, despite a mountain of evidence that she committed felony mishandling of classified information, is the fact that Obama engaged in the same kind of misconduct.

For the parties to prove such culpable conduct on the president’s part in a high-profile criminal trial would have been profoundly embarrassing to him, to say the least. Therefore, it was never going to happen.

We now know that Podesta was very concerned about the Obama-Clinton e-mails and turned to Mills for advice. His succinct e-mail to Mills is dated March 4, 2015 (at 8:41 p.m.), and he entitled it “Special Category.” He stated: Think we should hold emails to and from potus? That’s the

COMMENTARY heart of his exec privilege. We could get them to ask for that.

They may not care, but I [sic] seems like they will.

Plainly, Podesta was suggesting to Mills that the Obama-Clinton e-mails were in a “special category” — i.e., distinct from the tens of thousands of other Clinton e-mails — because they involved the president. Only the president has power to invoke executive privilege, and Podesta believed such invocation would legitimately cover a communication between Obama and his secretary of state, since such consultations are “the heart of” the privilege recognized by the Supreme Court in United States v. Nixon.

If Mills ever responded to Podesta’s question, we do not have an e-mail to that effect.

With that as background, we should consider three salient matters.

1. OBAMA’S CONCEALMENT OF HIS E-MAILS WITH CLINTON In the days immediately after the Times’ revelation of Mrs. Clinton’s systematic use of private e-mail to conduct government business, President Obama sat for interviews in which he claimed that he’d learned of Clinton’s personal

e-mail use through “news reports” like everyone else. He flatly denied that he had any personal knowledge about the matter.

Given that Obama was manifestly determined to conceal his e-mails with Clinton, what is the chance that he would ever have permitted a prosecution of Clinton, which would necessarily have exposed those e-mails?

2. THE BENGHAZI ANGLE We know that on the evening of March 4, when Podesta emailed Mills, the matter of greatest concern to the fledgling Clinton campaign was the House Benghazi committee’s subpoena for former Secretary Clinton’s private e-mails. Before Podesta contacted her, Mills received an e-mail from Robby Mook, the Clinton campaign manager. There had been discussion among Clinton operatives about whether the State Department would release all of the e-mails Clinton had turned over (i.e., the 30,000 she had surrendered, not the 33,000 she had withheld and would soon undertake to destroy).

Mook thus wanted “clarity” on whether “this House subpoena is just for Libya, right?” Mills replied that this was “right.”

In the midst of this discussion about the subpoena, Mills

received Podesta’s message about the Obama-Clinton emails — just a half-hour before she responded to Mook. Given that the House subpoena was front and center at the time, one must ask whether Podesta was concerned about possible connections between the Obama-Clinton e-mails and Benghazi. To be sure, this is not necessarily the case. The Clinton camp and the Obama White House were also dealing with the overarching problem of how to handle the e-mail mess in general.

3. THE OBAMA JUSTICE DEPARTMENT, FBI IGNORE, DESTROY MILLS’ E-MAILS At a minimum, the Podesta e-mails demonstrate that, when Clinton’s homebrew system was revealed, the reaction among Obama-Clinton operatives was not stunned disbelief. Their conduct was, instead, what one would expect from people who were well aware of Clinton’s e-mail situation, and who now understood their mission was to control damage and minimize disclosure. This state-of-mind evidence would have been crucial to any prosecution against Clinton and her confederates for mishandling classified information, destroying government files or

obstruction of justice.

Since that is so obviously the case, and would have been even more obviously the case to FBI agents and prosecutors working on the Clinton emails investigation, why on earth would the Justice Department make a deal with Cheryl Mills that prevented the FBI from examining her emails during this critical March 2015 time frame?

Try this for a theory: Since President Obama had used an alias to discuss sensitive matters on Clinton’s private, nonsecure e-mail system, had then falsely denied knowledge of that system and had decided to conceal his e-mails with Clinton from the public, the Justice Department knew that no one was ever going to be prosecuted anyway. The Justice Department and the FBI could rationalize cutting otherwise inexplicable deals that they would never cut in a case they were actually trying to make because they knew there was not going to be a case — not against Mills, not against Clinton, not against anyone.

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior policy fellow at the National Review Institute and a contributing editor of National Review.

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‘American Experience’ begins new season with ‘Tesla’

BY KEVIN M C DONOUGH “American Experience” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) enters its 28th season with “Tesla.” Now acclaimed as “the patron saint of geeks,” Nikola Tesla literally lit up the world.

“Tesla” follows a scientist who dared to live and think like a poet, an attribute that would lead to world-changing creativity, but also sow the seeds of delusion that would earn him a reputation as a mad scientist.

He would die broke and alone, forgotten by history and befriended, it seemed, only by the pigeons in the park.

Born in 1856, Tesla arrived in New York in 1884, a Serbian immigrant with only four cents in his pocket. But in his mind he held ideas to solve problems that had confounded Thomas Edison, already celebrated as the world’s greatest inventor. Up until then, Edison had been an advocate of direct current, or DC, a power form we now associate with batteries. DC could only be transmitted for short distances, requiring power plants every few miles.

Tesla patented dynamos and systems that enabled the generation and transmission of alternating current.

In short order, a single power plant established at Niagara Falls could light up much of the Northeast.

More concerned with grand vision than business details, Tesla would sign away royalties for his seminal inventions, depriving himself of untold fortune.

He would spend much of his life scrounging for investors, a task made more difficult by some of his more outlandish claims, including theories that electrical power could be transmitted wirelessly and at great distances or that he had “heard” transmissions from Mars and planned to return the call.

Ironically, some of Tesla’s more patient investors backed off after the an-

nouncement of Guglielmo Marconi’s “invention” of radio. It was later determined that Marconi had used so many of Tesla’s patents that the credit for “the wireless” should go to him.

While just these two developments — electricity and radio — literally defined 20th-century life, Tesla would fall into obscurity for much of that period.

Since the 1990s however, Tesla has become a kind of cult figure and pop culture hero, the very symbol of the misunderstood visionary, the genius stifled by something as mundane as the lack of venture capital.

• “30 for 30” (8 p.m., ESPN) presents the documentary “Phi Slama Jama,” a glance back at a remarkable run for the University of Houston Cougars basketball team, a squad featuring Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler that would make three consecutive trips to the Final Four between 1982 and 1984.

• Evie has doubts about Xavier’s theory on “No Tomorrow” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

The ratings for this series may have it living up to its title.

• “The Contenders: 16 for 16” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) recalls minor party challengers Ross Perot and Ralph Nader.

• An impromptu pool party makes waves on “This Is Us” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Athletes make the scene on “Atlanta” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

SERIES NOTES Philadelphia holds the clue on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Tricks and treats on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Sue loses her financial aid on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * A superhero reunion on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TVPG) * Interior decoration on “New Girl” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Sleep-deprived on “American Housewife” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * A hospital Halloween on “Scream Queens” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Domestic squabbles on “Fresh Off the Boat” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Mismatchmaking on “The Real O’Neals” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Sebastian employs an old skill on “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Casey and Dawson step into a po-

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LATE NIGHT Uzo Aduba is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Dax Shepard, Amber Rose and Margaret Glaspy

appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Nick Offerman, Wayne Gretzky, Morgan Spurlock and Joseph are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Shia LaBeouf, Cobie Smulders and Rachel Bloom appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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CULT CHOICE Very bad things happen to a thoroughly wicked woman (Bette Davis) after she steals her sister’s (Olivia de Havilland) husband in the 1942 melodrama “In This Our Life” (8 p.m., TCM).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Battles continue on “The Voice” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• The Cleveland Indians and Toronto Blue Jays tangle in game four of the American League Championship Series (8 p.m., TBS).

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pick up the EUGENIA LAST pace and make a point to get into the swing of things.

Your ability to get things done on time will be impressive. A romantic relationship can be addressed, and future plans can be made.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Expand on the ideas you have been mulling over in your head, but don’t share them or put them into play just yet. Put more emphasis on investing in your knowledge and physical appearance. Romance is highlighted.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep an open mind when it comes to business, but don’t let anyone persuade you to get involved in something that isn’t well thought out. Questions will put you in a better position to decide what’s best for you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Live life in the moment. Learn from the experiences you have with others.

Teach those less knowledgeable than you, but be willing to listen to those who know more. Sharing will make the difference between success and failure.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Personal matters must not be allowed to ruin your productivity or chances of advancement. Look for a clever way to make your point, and try to avoid anyone who might hold you back. Forge ahead without trepidation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look over any personal papers that might need updating. Invest in your skills, education and your physical wellbeing. The gains you make due to savvy life changes will pay off. Romance is encouraged.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put your ideas and plans on the table and discuss what you intend to do.

Showing courage along with a smart presentation will get others on board. Don’t let constructive criticism discourage you. Take it into account and move forward.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): An emotional blunder will be costly if you aren’t honest about the way you feel and what you want. Step outside the situation and you will see more clearly what needs to be done. Protect your health, wealth and your integrity.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Live and learn. The changes you bring TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Let your about at home will carry over into common sense prevail. A pie-inthe way your friends and family the-sky idea will not pan out. Opt treat you. Get involved in to do your own thing instead of something that will test your getting involved in a joint venture. competitive skills, but keep Test your physical abilities by modesty in mind. taking on an energetic challenge.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional matters will surface and You’ve got more going for you than you realize. Step up and share your are best addressed swiftly before plans and you’ll find out quickly you make matters worse. Don’t who is ready to pitch in and help. make assumptions when you Surround yourself with good should be asking questions and resolving issues carefully. Romance people and you’ll get good results.

Romance is highlighted. is encouraged.

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PREP VOLLEYBALL

Ultimate tuneup Thomas Sumter tops Wilson Hall 3-0 ahead of state volleyball tournaments

CAROLINA FOOTBALL

USC’s Samuel excited he’s back

By Willie T. Smith III The Greenville News

COLUMBIA – Ready to have a dominant season for the University of South Carolina football team, wide receiver Deebo Samuel impressed the coaching staff so much during the spring and summer that he was selected to represent the team at SEC Media Days.

Coming off his best performance in the team’s final game of the 2015 — five catches for 104 yards with a touchdown outing against Clemson — Samuel has not gotten off to the start he hoped.

The reason is a problem that has haunted Samuel somewhat since high school – hamstring injuries.

After missing seven games in 2015 with that injury, Samuel has been held out of three this season with the same ailment.

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NFL FOOTBALL

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Thomas Sumter’s Taja Hunley (10) hits the ball over the outstretched hands of Wilson Hall’s Danielle deHoll (2) and another player during the Lady Generals’ 3-0 victory on Monday at Edens Gymnasium in Dalzell.

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item DALZELL — In what would have to be considered the ultimate tuneup match for the upcoming SCISA state playoffs, Thomas Sumter Academy’s volleyball team swept archrival Wilson Hall 3-0 on Monday at Edens

Gymnasium to close out an undefeated regular season.

The Lady Generals, Region II-2A champions, won by the scores of 25-20, 2519, 25-23, carrying a 15-0 record into the state tournament, which will take place on Friday and Saturday in Myrtle Beach. The Lady Barons, the top team in Re-

gion II-3A, stand at 21-12 overall heading into the weekend’s action.

The top two teams in each classification following the two days of competition will advance to state championship matches at sites to be determined.

“I think it’s a good springboard for us,” TSA

head coach Gwen Herod said. “Wilson Hall is a great team. They’re well coached and they have a great program, so this is the best possible for both of us, to play high-caliber teams before going into the playoffs.

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Newton looks fine, Panthers don’t in loss

By BRETT MARTEL The Associated Press

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Tigers to spend bye week focusing on ball security

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — No. 4 Clemson hopes to come out of its bye week with a better grip on the football — and its growing worries about turnovers.

The Tigers (7-0, 4-0 ACC) have 16 turnovers (eight fumbles, eight interceptions), the second highest total in the Atlantic Coast Conference. While the mistakes haven’t cost them in the standings, they’ve certainly caught the attention of Clemson coaches.

Clemson is 54th nationally in turnover margin, trailing 10 teams with losing records.

“It’s unfortunate that it’s costing us points,” Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Monday. “But we’ve just got to get back in the batter’s box and take the next swing.”

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton reacts during the Panthers’ 41-38 loss to New Orleans on Sunday in New Orleans.

The Associated Press

Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson scores a touchdown during the Tigers’ 24-17 overtime win Please see CLEMSON, Page B3 over North Carolina State on Saturday in Clemson. The Tigers are off this week.

NEW ORLEAN — At least Cam Newton looks fine.

Unfortunately for the star quarterback and the rest of the defending NFC champion Carolina Panthers, their 2016 season is unraveling as they head into their bye week at 1-5 and alone in last place in the NFC South.

“It’s not like we wanted to start the season, but we have a bunch of guys that play hard,” Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly said. “We’re going to work our butts off this week and the rest of the season to try to get some wins.”

Three of Carolina’s losses have come down to field goals in the final seconds. The Panthers missed a potential game-winner in Week 1 at Denver, and now division rivals have hit winning field goals against them in the final seconds the past two weeks.

On Sunday, it was New Orleans’ Wil Lutz connecting from 52 yards with 11 seconds left in a 41-38 Saints’ victory. The previous Monday night, it was Buccaneers kicker Roberto Aguayo hitting from 38 yards as time expired.

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SCOREBOARD

AUTO RACING

Harvick wins to reach next round of Chase

The Associated Press

Kevin Harvick points to his advancement in the chase after winning at Kansas Speedway on Sunday in Kansas City, Kan.

Hollywood Casino 400 Results

By The Associated Press Sunday At Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.500 miles (Start position in parentheses) DRIVER LAPS PTS 1. Kevin Harvick 267 44 2. Carl Edwards 267 40 3. Joey Logano 267 39 4. Jimmie Johnson 267 37 5. Kyle Busch 267 36 6. Austin Dillon 267 36 7. Alex Bowman 267 0 8. AJ Allmendinger 267 33 9. Matt Kenseth 267 34 10. Kasey Kahne 267 31 11. Martin Truex Jr. 267 30 12. Ryan Newman 267 29 13. Kurt Busch 267 29 14. Ryan Blaney 267 27 15. Denny Hamlin 267 27 16. Tony Stewart 267 25 17. Trevor Bayne 267 24 18. Danica Patrick 267 23 19. Ricky Stenhouse 267 22 20. Paul Menard 267 21 21. Chris Buescher 267 20 22. Michael McDowell 267 19 23. Casey Mears 267 19 24. Matt DiBenedetto 267 17 25. Greg Biffle 266 16 26. Clint Bowyer 266 15 27. Landon Cassill` 266 14 28. Brian Scott 265 13 29. Regan Smith 265 12 30. Kyle Larson 265 11 31. Chase Elliott 264 11 32. Michael Annett 264 9 33. Cole Whitt 262 8 34. Reed Sorenson 261 7 35. Joey Gase 260 0 36. David Ragan 258 5 37. Jamie McMurray 233 4 38. Brad Keselowski 190 4 39. Josh Wise 108 2 40. Aric Almirola 36 1 Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 133.155 mph.

Time of Race 3 hours, 0 minutes, 28 seconds.

Margin of Victory 1.183 seconds.

, in securing a spot in the next round of NASCAR’s playoffs, while also ramping

Caution Flags 8 for 38 laps.

Lead Changes 16 among 10 drivers.

Lap Leaders M.Kenseth 1-27; Ku.Busch 28; M.Kenseth 29-86; J.Logano 87; B.Keselowski 88; D.Hamlin 89; C.Mears 90-94; M.Kenseth 95125; K.Harvick 126-168; C.Elliott 169-172; C.Edwards 173; J.Logano 174; C.Edwards 175-221; K. Harvick 222; A.Dillon 223-224; C.Edwards 225-237; K.Harvick 238-267 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Kenseth, 3 times for 113 laps; K.Harvick, 3 times for 71 laps; C.Edwards, 3 times for 58 laps; C.Mears, 1 time for 4 laps; C.Elliott, 1 time for 3 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Logano, 2 times for 0 laps; Ku.Busch, 1 time for 0 laps; D.Hamlin, 1 time for 0 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 0 laps.

Wins: Ky.Busch, 4; B.Keselowski, 4; M.Truex, 4; D.Hamlin, 3; K.Harvick, 3; J.Johnson, 3; C.Edwards, 2; M.Kenseth, 2; C.Buescher, 1; Ku.Busch, 1; K.Larson, 1; J.Logano, 1; T.Stewart, 1.

Top 16 in Points J. Johnson - 3,082; M. Kenseth 3,074; Kyle Busch - 3,072; C. Edwards - 3,069; Kurt Busch - 3,062; M. Truex Jr. - 3,058; K. Harvick 3,048; J. Logano - 3,045; A. Dillon - 3,045; D. Hamlin - 3,039; B. Keselowski - 3,038; C. Elliott - 3,020; T. Stewart - 2,131; K. Larson 2,120; C. Buescher - 2,090; J. Mcmurray - 2,088.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla — Serena Williams will miss the season-ending WTA Finals for the second year in a row, citing a right shoulder injury.

The WTA announced Williams’ withdrawal from the tournament a week before play begins next Sunday in Singapore, releasing a video from the 22-time Grand Slam singles champion.

Williams says she is “really, really bummed” to skip the event, but adds that her doctor “insists that I stay home and heal” her shoulder.

coach Dabo Swinney says starting tailback Wayne Gall-

Clemson coach: Injured Serena To mIss WTA Finals RB won’t practice for SECOnd year in row CLEMSON — Clemson

up the pressure on the other 10 contenders fighting for points.

Steele rallies to win PGA Tour season opener NAPA, Calif. — Right when Brendan Steele thought he might have a chance to win at Silverado, all he could think about was how he lost.

A year ago, Steele had a

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Thursday’s Games Sunday’s Games

Jacksonville 17, Chicago 16 New England 35, Cincinnati 17 Detroit 31, Los Angeles 28 Miami 30, Pittsburgh 15 Washington 27, Philadelphia 20 Tennessee 28, Cleveland 26 Buffalo 45, San Francisco 16 N.Y. Giants 27, Baltimore 23 New Orleans 41, Carolina 38 Kansas City 26, Oakland 10 Dallas 30, Green Bay 16 Seattle 26, Atlanta 24 Houston 26, Indianapolis 23, OT Open: Tampa Bay, Minnesota

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Jets at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 20

Chicago at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 23

N.Y. Giants at Los Angeles, 9:30 a.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

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

Washington at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

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

New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m.

Seattle at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Dallas, Carolina

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Sunday’s Games

Atlanta 105, Orlando 98 Oklahoma City 112, Minnesota 94 Denver 106, Portland 97

Monday’s Games

Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

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

Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Portland at Utah, 9 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.

STATS FCS Poll

The top 25 teams in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 16, points and previous rank:

Record Pts Pvs 1. S.H. State (113) 6-0 4030 2 2. J’ville State (19) 5-1 3865 3 3. E. Washington (17) 5-1 3689 4 4. N.D. State (11) 5-1 3575 1 5. Citadel (5) 6-0 3330 8 6. Richmond 6-1 3291 6 7. S.D. State 4-2 3119 11 8. James Madison 6-1 3087 7 9. Charleston Southern 3-2 2630 9 10. Montana 5-1 2610 10 11. Chattanooga 6-1 2591 5 12. Western Illinois 5-1 2263 12 13. Youngstown State 5-1 2206 14 14. North Carolina A&T 5-1 1766 15 15. Eastern Illinois 5-2 1491 18 16. Villanova 5-2 1438 13 17. Cal Poly 4-2 1382 19 17. Coastal Carolina 4-2 1382 16 19. North Dakota 5-2 1223 22 20. Central Arkansas 5-1 1141 23 21. Samford 5-1 829 24 22. Grambling State 4-1 497 25 23. Albany 4-2 442 17 24. Stony Brook 4-2 370 NR 25. Tenn. State 5-1 311 NR Others: Harvard 236, UNI 168, Sacred Heart 134, N.H. 110, Lehigh 82, Ill. State 74, South Dakota 60, Fordham 27, Weber State 25, Wofford 25, Maine 22, Nicholls 19, Monmouth 16, Colgate 12, Southern Utah 11, San Diego 10, Stephen F. Austin 7, Miss. State 6, N.C. Central 6, UT Martin 5, Penn 4, Tenn. Tech 3, Princeton 1,

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 16, points and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. S.H. State (21) 6-0 643 2 2. J’ville State (2) 5-1 612 4 3. E. Washington (1) 5-1 556 5 4. N.D. State (1) 5-1 546 1 5. James Madison (1) 6-1 533 6 6. The Citadel 6-0 513 9 7. Richmond 6-1 495 7 8. Chattanooga 6-1 439 3 9. Chas. Southern 3-2 431 8 10. Montana 5-1 428 10 11. S.D. State 4-2 409 14 12. Youngstown State 5-1 376 12 13. Western Illinois 5-1 336 13 14. N.C. A&T 5-1 294 16 15. Eastern Illinois 4-2 258 17 16. North Dakota 5-2 253 18 17. Villanova 5-2 220 11 18. Cal Poly 4-2 207 20 18. Central Arkansas 5-1 207 22 20. Samford 5-1 147 24 21. Grambling State 4-1 95 23 22. Stony Brook 4-2 91 NR 23. Harvard 4-1 87 15 24. Albany 4-2 50 19 25. Tennessee State 5-1 43 NR Others receiving votes: Wofford 36, Northern Iowa 31, South Dakota 30, Lehigh 20, New Hampshire 20, S.C. State 18, Liberty 10, Illinois State 5

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man will be out of practice this week as he goes through concussion protocol.

Gallman missed most of No. 4 Clemson’s 24-17 overtime win against North Carolina State when he took a hard hit in the opening quarter and was taken into the locker room.

Swinney says Gallman looked and sounded good when he spoke with him Monday, but added he would the running back will be kept from workouts until he’s cleared. The Tigers (7-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) are off Saturday. They return to action against No. 13 Florida State on Oct. 29.

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Dallas Washington Philadelphia N.Y. Giants South

Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina North

Minnesota Green Bay Detroit Chicago West

Seattle Los Angeles Arizona San Francisco

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Tuesday’s Games

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets South

Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis North

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland West

Oakland Denver Kansas City San Diego

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Boston New York Toronto Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division

Atlanta Miami Washington Charlotte Orlando Central Division

Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland

Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.

NFL Standings

Citadel moves into top 5 in FCS Top 25 poll 54-hole lead in the PGA Tour’s season opener when he made a sloppy bogey on the 12th hole, shot 40 on the back nine and threw it away.

He was two shots behind on Sunday in the Safeway Open with little room for error when he three-putted No. 12 for bogey and figured he was done.

“I thought that was it for me,” Steele said. “I thought I would have to do something special. Last year, I tried not to make mistakes.”

This time, he made birdies.

TODAY

By The Associated Press

SPORTS ITEMS

The Citadel moved into the top five of the STATS FCS Top 25 football poll following a 22-14 victory over former No. 3 Chattanooga on Saturday.

The Bulldogs, who are 6-0 on the season, jumped from eighth to fifth in the poll.

Chattanooga fell to 11th.

Charleston Southern held at No. 9 while Coastal Carolina dropped from 16th to a tie for 17th.

In the FCS Coaches Poll, The Citadel moved from ninth to 16th, while Charleston Southern fell from No. 8 to ninth.

NBA PRESEASON

By The Associated Press

6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: WTA Luxembourg and ATP Stockhom Matches (TENNIS).

11 a.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladiles European Tour Xiamen International Ladies Open Third Round (GOLF).

11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: WTA Luxembourg and ATP Stockhom Matches (TENNIS).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Leicester, England – Copenhagen vs.

Leicester City (ESPN2).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Tottenham vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Lisbon, Portugal – Borussia Dortmund vs. Sporting Clube de Portugal (FOX SPORTS 2).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Legia Warsaw vs. Real Madrid (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: American League Championship Series Game Four – Cleveland at Toronto (TBS).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7:30 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: New Orleans at Atlanta (NBA TV).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: National League Championship Series Game Three – Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers (TBS).

8:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Edmonton (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

9:25 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Chiapas vs.

America (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – NBA Preseason Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Sacramento (ESPN).

10 p.m. – College Football: College Football Playoff Top 25 (ESPNU).

4 a.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: Kremlin Cup Earl-Round Matches from Moscow (TENNIS).

By DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — No matter what kind of misfortune befalls Kevin Harvick in the early rounds of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, his team always seems to get things together when it matters.

The No. 4 crew did it again Sunday.

One week after a mechanical issue doomed him to a lousy finish at Charlotte, and put his hopes of advancing to the round of eight in jeopardy, Harvick roared to the front on the final restart to win at Kansas Speedway and take all of the pressure off next week’s elimination race at Talladega.

“These races are hard to win and these guys are so good at the details,” said Harvick, the 2014 champion, “and when you put their backs against the wall they’re even better. I’m so proud of them.”

Harvick was among the fastest in the final qualifying session, and hung around the front all day while other Chase contenders faltered. He was still at the front when Regan Smith brought out the final caution, and was able to keep Carl Edwards at bay over the final 30 laps.

“I was pretty sure we were in control of the race,” said Edwards, a Missouri native who has yet to win at what he considers his home track.

“As much fun as I had running up front, it stings.

There’s negative emotions tied up with not winning here with that fast of a car.”

It was the fourth win of the season for Harvick, and his second of the Chase — he rebounded from a poor performance at Chicago to win at New Hampshire and advance from the round of 16.

He joined Jimmie Johnson, the winner at Charlotte

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From Page B1 We’re not in the same conference, but its always a rivalry and it just makes you proud of the talent in Sumter County. That was some good volleyball tonight, on both sides of the court. I’m very proud of our girls because they’ve been focused all year.”

Sophomore Sydney Daniel, juniors Josie Reed and Anita Cookey-Gam, and senior Savannah Lujon led the way for TSA. Daniel ended with 18 assists, three kills and one ace while Reed added 15 assists, Cookey-Gam slammed 16 kills and one ace and Lujan closed with 18 digs.

Taja Hunley had eight kills and Bree Stoddard and Samantha Kindsvater both had five kills, with Stoddard adding two blocks.

While disappointed in the result for his team, Wilson Hall head coach Rip Ripley gave all the credit to Herod and the Lady Generals on their winning effort.

“Thomas Sumter is a great team,” Ripley said. “They’re undefeated on the season, and Gwen’s a phenomenal coach. I love talking with her and I love coaching against her. Personally, I view this match as a good measuring stick, as a good way to see how we’re going to come out and fight against a team that we should be competitive with. Today, we weren’t. I’m

USC

From Page B1 That has made a big impact on an offense that has struggled mightily to score. The Gamecocks’ season high is 20 points, and they are averaging 14 — fewest among the 128 FBS teams.

After missing back-to-back games, Samuel proved his worth against Georgia. He caught four passes for 90 yards, including receptions of 39 and 31 yards.

He also scored a

CLEMSON

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Clemson had four turnovers in its heart-stopping, 24-17 overtime win against North Carolina State, including two within 5 yards of the end zone.

The Wolfpack had the first pick-six of quarterback Deshaun Watson’s career, then forced a pair of fumbles near their goal line to spoil drives of 78 and 39 yards.

Instead of having a comfortable lead, the Tigers were in a dogfight and only escaped after North Carolina State kicker Kyle Bambard missed what would’ve been a winning 33-yard field goal try as time expired.

Clemson made mistakes last year (27 turnovers in 15 games), but not like this, Swinney said. But in 54 trips inside its opponent’s 20 yard line last year, the Tigers had just one turnover.

“This year in seven games, we’ve got six turnovers in the red zone,” Swinney said.

“That’s why we’ve had a couple of close ball games. It is what it is.”

Clemson will get some time to correct its issues during its bye week. The Tigers return to the field at No. 13 Florida State on Oct. 29, a contest that could go a long way to clinching a second consecutive trip to the ACC title game for the Tigers.

Clemson has struggled in Tallahassee, Florida, though, going just 1-11 since 1993.

Swinney and the Tigers understand turning the ball over won’t help them win there for the first time since 2006.

“Sometimes, they’re like drops, they just get a little contagious,” Clemson co-offensive coordinator Jeff Scott said. “You’ve just got to back to work and everybody lock in

Generals) come leaps and bounds with that.”

Chandler Curtis had 11 assists and three aces to pace the Lady Barons. Other key contributors for Wilson Hall included Courtney Clark with eight assists, seven kills and an ace; Katie Duffy with four kills and an ace; Liza Lowder with four aces; Danielle deHoll with three kills; Catherine Clark with three kills and two aces; and Becka Noyes with two kills.

Ripley and Herod expect to know their seeding and openRICK CARPENTER/THE SUMTER ITEM ing state playoff opponent as Wilson Hall’s Courtney Clark (11) SCISA announces the field on dives to save a point against Thom- either Tuesday or Wednesas Sumter Academy on Monday. day.

“We just have to wait and very disappointed because we see,” Herod said. “I know made 15 service errors, and what the records are in our you’re not going to beat good conference, but I don’t know teams doing that. We were the other records across the constantly late at rotation state.” blocking, we were constantly Ripley said the main advanlate at rotating hits, and it’s tage to going in as a region not taking anything away champion is that a region from Thomas Sumter. They champion cannot be seeded played a phenomenal match. below any of the other teams I was just disappointed in making the field from that rehow we played today.” gion.

Herod felt that both teams “Even if you’re a region were very competitive in the champion, if the committee match, but understood Ripfeels that all five teams in ley’s frustration and said it Charleston and all five teams was just the nature of the in Columbia are better than game. us, we’ll be the 11 seed (of 12) “It was competitive, and going in,” Ripley said. “I volleyball is a game of misdon’t think that’s the case, takes,” Herod said. “Every because we’ve beaten a good time someone scores a point, number of those teams. We it was because a mistake was beat some teams from Colummade. As a coach, you try to bia, we beat Northwood get the girls to get past the Academy out of Charleston, mistake and not beat thembut that’s the unfortunate selves up. They’ve (the Lady mystery. We don’t know.”

touchdown on a 9-yard endaround run, his second rushing touchdown this season.

While Samuel says the injury is not as serious as the one a year ago, he said that didn’t make it any less difficult to stand on the sideline and watch his teammates struggle.

“I was still out there miserable a little bit,” Samuel said. “I had to get myself stronger because I knew was going to be able to get out there again.”

Samuel is back at full strength but has continued to work on his hamstring in

an attempt to make sure it doesn’t linger like a year ago.

When freshman Rendrecous Davis, also out because of a hamstring injury, returns it finally will allow the Gamecocks to put their top three receivers on the field together.

That’s a prospect that excites Orth.

“We just maybe feel more comfortable calling a dropback pass when they’re in,” he said. “Yeah, I guess there are more options when they’re on the field because they can do more things.”

The AP Top 25

Amway Top 25

By The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 15, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (60) 7-0 1524 1 2. Ohio St. 6-0 1457 2 3. Michigan (1) 6-0 1368 4 4. Clemson 7-0 1337 3 5. Washington 6-0 1304 5 6. Texas A&M 6-0 1218 6 7. Louisville 5-1 1168 7 8. Nebraska 6-0 1037 10 9. Baylor 6-0 1021 11 10. Wisconsin 4-2 935 8 11. Houston 6-1 766 13 12. West Virginia 5-0 744 20 13. Florida St. 5-2 733 14 14. Boise St. 6-0 694 15 15. Florida 5-1 626 18 16. Oklahoma 4-2 612 19 17. Arkansas 5-2 584 22 18. Tennessee 5-2 550 9 19. Utah 6-1 479 21 20. W. Michigan 7-0 285 24 21. Auburn 4-2 277 23 22. N.C. 5-2 254 NR 23. Mississippi 3-3 188 12 24. Navy 4-1 163 25 25. LSU 4-2 123 NR Others receiving votes: Colorado 110, Miami 69, Oklahoma St. 47, Washington St. 39, Virginia Tech 38, South Florida 31, Stanford 15, Iowa 7, Arizona St. 6, Southern Cal 5, NC State 4, San Diego St. 3, Pittsburgh 2, Troy 1, TCU 1.

The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 15, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (61) 7-0 1597 1 2. Ohio State (2) 6-0 1524 2 3. Clemson (1) 7-0 1432 3 4. Michigan 6-0 1413 4 5. Washington 6-0 1366 5 6. Texas A&M 6-0 1287 6 7. Louisville 5-1 1207 7 8. Baylor 6-0 1130 8 9. Nebraska 6-0 1114 9 10. Wisconsin 4-2 874 10 11. Houston 6-1 841 12 12. Florida 5-1 830 14 13. West Virginia 5-0 781 18 14. Boise State 6-0 772 15 15. Florida State 5-2 709 16 16. Oklahoma 4-2 600 20 17. Arkansas 5-2 570 22 18. Utah 6-1 538 21 19. Tennessee 5-2 457 11 20. Western Michigan 7-0 317 23 21. North Carolina 5-2 250 — 22. Mississippi 3-3 182 13 23. Louisiana State 4-2 176 25 24. Auburn 4-2 156 — 25. Navy 4-1 133 — Others Receiving Votes: Colorado 121; South Florida 108; Miami (Fla.) 74; Oklahoma State 51; Washington State 49; Virginia Tech 37; North Carolina State 18; Stanford 16; Memphis 14; San Diego State 13; Troy 10; Pittsburgh 7; Southern California 6; TCU 6; Arizona State 6; Iowa 4; Appalachian State 2; Brigham Young 1; Tulsa 1.

a focus on the ball security.”

The real shame of the errors, Swinney said, is that it spoiled the look of one Clemson’s better offensive performances of the season. The Tigers had five drives of 64 yards or more against North Carolina State. Watson threw for a season-high 378 yards while Williams finished with a career best 12 catches for 146 yards.

“Offensively, it’s one of the best games we’ve had,” Swinney said. “One three and out, good rhythm all day. Just left a lot of points out there, a lot of points.”

The coach said more importantly was his players’ continued ability to dig deep when faced with problems and figure out how to win.

“I think we need to focus on the positive here,” Swinney said.

There are plenty of them,

too. Clemson has played the toughest part of its schedule and remained undefeated.

Even slipping a spot in the rankings to No. 4 should not spoil the Tigers potential playoff spot if they remain perfect.

If Clemson can survive Florida State, it will be heavy favorites to stay perfect against its four remaining opponents in Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Wake Forest and South Carolina.

Clemson will put in the work to improve, Swinney said, players reminded to hold onto the ball and work on things like tucking it close to their bodies and tightening their grip in traffic.

“I don’t have any doubt,” Swinney said. “That we’ll get it fixed.”

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Wilson Hall boys team finishes 8th in SCISA 3A state swim meet AUGUSTA, Ga. — Wilson Hall’s boys team finished eighth in the SCISA 3A state swim meet on Saturday at Augusta Aquatics Center, while the WH girls finished 10th.

In the 2A/1A meet, Thomas Sumter Academy’s boys finished 10th and the TSA girls finished 16th.

Senior Sam Hilferty led the Barons, who finished with 25 points. He was eighth in the 50-yard freestyle in 25.00 seconds and ninth in the 100 free in 57.68.

The Wilson Hall 200 medley team of Ryan Wernsman, Jack Poag, Hilferty and Jackson Mahr was seventh in a time of 2 minutes, 18.71 seconds. The 200 free relay team of Thomas Kang, Tyler Mahr, Dylan Dean and Hilferty was ninth in 2:01.70.

The Wilson Hall finished with 26 points. They were led by sophomore Olivia

Hilferty, who placed third in the 200 individual medley in a time of 2:27.72 and seventh in the 100 butterfly in 1.09.71.

The 200 medley relay team of Anna Katherine Graves, Angelica Agno, Olivia Hilferty, and Ali Hilferty finished ninth in 2:17.94.

The 200 free relay team of Agno, Mary-Claire Graves, Ali Hilferty, and Olivia Hilferty was also ninth in 2:00.47.

Ed Lee led the TSA boys, which finished with 27 points. Lee took second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.83 and was fourth in the 100 backstroke in 1:01.83.

The Generals’ 200 medley relay team of Brice Berry, Tyler Singletary, Lee and Ethan Benenhaley was ninth in 2:50.52.

Hunter Arrantis scored the only point for the TSA girls. She was tenth in the 200 free in 2:31.94.

LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Cross Country Crestwood, Lakewood in Region VI-4A Meet (at Darlington), 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning in SCISA Region II-3A Meet (at Patriot Park), 5 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer South Pointe Christian at Sumter Christian, 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis South Florence at Sumter, 4:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Hartsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball South Florence at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Lugoff-Elgin, 5:30 p.m.

South Pointe Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Middle School Volleyball Alice Drive at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Bates at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.

Ebenezer at Furman

WEDNESDAY Varsity Cross Country Sumter in Region VI-4A Meet (at Freedom Florence), 4:30 p.m.

Middle School Football Ebenezer at Alice Drive, 5 p.m.

Mayewood at Bates, 5 p.m.

Hillcrest at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.

Furman at Manning, 5 p.m.

East Clarendon at Spaulding, 5:30 p.m.

Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at Conway, 5 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Conway, 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

East Clarendon in Region VI-1A Meet, TBA Junior Varsity Football Conway at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Lee Central at Andrew Jackson, TBA East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 6 p.m.

Porter-Gaud at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m.

B Team Football Lakewood (JV) at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Porter-Gaud at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Darlington at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Middle School Volleyball Mayewood at Alice Drive, 5 p.m.

Bates at Ebenezer, 5 p.m.

Furman at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY Varsity Football Sumter at Conway, 7:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Hartsville, 7:30 p.m.

Bishop England at Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Andrew Jackson High at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m.

Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m.

Cross at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m.

Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at PorterGaud, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Williamsburg, 7:30 p.m.

Oakbrook Prep at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m.

Newberry Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Cross Country Manning in Region VII-3A Meet (in North Charleston), TBA

Sumter Middle School Conference Tournament (at Sumter High School), 10 a.m.

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Kershaw helps Dodgers blank Cubs 1-0

By JAY COHEN The Associated Press

“It was one of those games where one pitch could have been the deciding factor,” KerCHICAGO — So much for shaw said. “So, really just kind October closer. With his Dodg- of couldn’t look up for a miners desperate for a win, Clayute for air and just kind of ton Kershaw delivered the best kept going through it and forstart of his checkered playoff tunate to get through it tocareer. night.”

The ace left-hander pitched Kenley Jansen then struck seven sparkling innings, Adri- out four in two perfect innings an Gonzalez homered and Los for his third save of the playAngeles beat the Chicago Cubs offs. The teams combined for 1-0 Sunday night to tie the NL just five hits for the lowest Championship Series at a total in a playoff game since game apiece. the Cardinals and Pirates had Kershaw retired his first 14 four in Game 4 of their 2013 batters and allowed just two NL Division Series. hits in first outing since he “I think that you couldn’t pitched three times in the NL have scripted it any better,” Division Series, including a Dodgers manager Dave Robtwo-out save in Game 5 on erts said. “And it was just anThursday night in Washington. other fun ballgame.”

The three-time NL Cy Young Roberts almost went to JanAward winner struck out six sen with a runner on first and and walked one while throwtwo out in the seventh, but ing just 84 pitches in a brisk Kershaw argued successfully outing that could help when he to stay in the game. Javier returns later in the NLCS. Baez then hit a drive to the

hit it at somebody, so it was good.”

Baez’s drive was one of a precious few hard-hit balls for the Cubs. Kershaw was that good.

The Dodgers needed a clutch pitching performance after their heartbreaking 8-4 loss in the series opener. And Kershaw responded with a gem that continued his reputation repair after a handful of playoff duds over the years. He was just 3-6 with a 4.79 ERA in 16 career postseason games coming into this series.

“I feel like every start he has the chance to be great,” catcher Yasmani Grandal said. “It’s The Associated Press just unbelievable to see him Los Angeles Dodger starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws dur- pitch, it’s unbelievable to see ing the Dodgers’ 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs on Sunday in Chicago. him compete.”

Game 3 is Tuesday night in warning track in deep center, Dave came out and that, I kind Los Angeles. Cubs right-handbut Joc Pederson was there for of talked my way into it. I real- er Jake Arrieta, who pitched a the catch. ly wanted to — he was probano-hitter at Dodger Stadium “He hit it pretty good,” Kerbly not going to trust me again last August, faces left-hander shaw said. “And yeah, after after that, but, fortunately, he Rich Hill.

MLB POSTSEASON SCHEDULE

ALCS

Cleveland’s Bauer brings drone

By NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

Josh Tomlin started in Bauer’s place Saturday and Cleveland won , which no doubt made it TORONTO — Trevor Bauer easier for the Indians to and his drone were ready to chuckle a bit about the misexplain themselves. hap.

The Cleveland right-hander “He was messing around kept the mood light at his with his drone. He wasn’t out news conference Sunday, in some alley at 3 in the mornshowing up with the drone he ing and got cut on a beer can,” said cut his finger and forced Francona said. “It him to miss his start in Game wasn’t like he was 2 of the AL Championship Sewaterskiing. He ries. Bauer is scheduled to just cut his finger. pitch Game 3 on Monday It wasn’t remotely night against Toronto, with malicious.” the Indians leading the series Bauer, a self-deBauer 2-0. scribed “nerd” “I brought my friend to anand big “Star swer any questions about Wars” fan who studied mewhat happened that I can’t an- chanical engineering in colswer,” Bauer said while the lege, said he became interested drone sat on display on the in drones after seeing a video table in front of him. of them a few years ago. He Bauer received stitches on said he likes to learn new his right pinkie after the acci- tricks and fly them close to obdent Thursday night, and both stacles, which can lead to he and manager Terry Franco- crashes. He is constantly havna now say they don’t expect ing to repair his drones. the injury to affect him much Bauer said he cut his finger when he faces the Blue Jays. on a propeller.

“I plugged it in, like I’ve done thousands and thousands of times. ... This one spun up at max throttle,” he said. “It never happened to me before. I have no idea why it happened, and my finger just happened to be in the way of the prop and it cut me.”

Bauer’s injury was another setback for a Cleveland rotation that lost Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar toward the end of the regular season.

The Indians have kept winning anyway. The AL Central champions swept Boston in the Division Series and have taken the first two games from Toronto.

The Blue Jays will send Marcus Stroman to the mound Monday, but the bigger issue for them right now is their hitting . Toronto has scored only one run in the ALCS so far, failing to break through against Cleveland’s starters and looking overmatched against the Indians’ Andrew Miller-led bullpen.

WNBA FINALS

LA, Lynx head to decisive Game 5

By BETH HARRIS The Associated Press

powerful duo of Nneka Ogwumike and Candace Parker, whose stellar resumes are LOS ANGELES — With both missing only a WNBA champiteams winning on each other’s onship. They were held to sinhome courts, the WNBA Figle-digit scoring in the first nals are headed to a decisive half. fifth game for the second Ogwumike, the league MVP, straight year. finished with 11 points on 5 of And just like a year ago, the 10 shooting, while two-time Minnesota Lynx will be at MVP Parker had 14 points and home with a chance to win a made 6 of 7 free throws for the record-tying fourth title.

Sparks, who are seeking their They earned their third by first title since 2002.

The Associated Press beating the Indiana Fever last Los Angeles opened the seyear. Now, they’ll try to finish Los Angeles guard Alana Beard, ries with a two-point victory at right, drives past Minnesota off the Los Angeles Sparks in Minnesota. The Lynx respondguard Lindsay Whalen during the deciding game Thursday. ed with a 19-point victory in Minnesota’s 85-79 win on Sunday Game 2 before the Sparks re“We have created a tough place to play at Target Center. in Los Angeles. turned home and rode a big I’m expecting 15,000-plus fans first-quarter to a 17-point win for Game 5,” Lynx guard Seim“This is what a Finals game in Game 3. one Augustus said. “They’re should look like, both teams going to bring the energy and leaving it all out on the floor,” we’re going to bring the pain.” Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said.

The Sparks hurt themselves Lindsay Whalen added 13 with turnovers in the waning points, Augustus had 12 and minutes of an 85-79 loss in Sylvia Fowles had 10 points Game 4 on Sunday night. and 13 rebounds for MinnesoWith Kobe Bryant and ta.

Sparks co-owner Magic JohnChelsea Gray led the Sparks son watching courtside, Maya with 20 points off the bench.

Moore scored 31 points and She was 6 of 11 and made all the Lynx dominated in refour of her free throws. bounding and fast-break Minnesota’s defense points to even the series. clamped down on the Sparks’

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Keeping Sumter Beautiful

By Amanda McNulty, County Extension Agent feed on. Butterflies will sunbathe from the protection of a protrudEveryone has a yard full of debris. ing branch.

I hope you don’t have any large My favorite brush pile experitrees down that require a chain ence was at the Pee Dee Research saw. We have a huge pine that and Education Center over in came right down in the middle of Florence where our guide pointed the vegetable and flower garden out a snake basking in the sunlight and Lord only knows when our on a fall afternoon. If you don’t chain saw person will fit us in his want mice gnawing into your bird schedule. food bags or voles nibbling on But there are lots of smaller your prized daphne, imagine havbranches and twigs strewn over ing a living rodent trap in your our two and half acres. Instead of own back yard. carting them to the street where Select the largest and longest they’ll end up taking up space in limbs and lay down a foundation; the C&D landfill, I’m going to then come back at a ninety degree make several brush piles. angle with more material of the The National Wildlife same size to construct the base.

Foundation, the Audubon Society, Build upon this frame work and and Natural Resources include smaller and more twiggy Conservation Service, (their fact pieces of debris. Add layers of sheet, NRCS Conservation leaves intermittently. A higher pile Practice Job Sheet - Indiana 645 will attract a larger variety of anihas the most thorough directions) mals. along with other organizations all So save space in the landfill and support establishing brush piles make your home a refuge for more on your property. than your family and friends who For the squeamish or timid live in the path of hurricanes and among us, think of a brush pile spent last weekend with you emptpurely as a place to provide shelter ing your freezer and drinking all of and refuge for birds that also will your beer. sit upon the top to look for flying insects. If you don’t have a vegetable garden with tempting lettuces, Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, imagine that bunny rabbits will dash into it to escape from a hawk regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orienor owl. Dragonflies sit on the tation, marital or family status and is an equal uppermost projections on the opportunity employer. lookout for other insects that they

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Perhaps less encouraging for Carolina is the fact that neither New Orleans (2-3) nor Tampa Bay (2-3) have winning records.

Four of the Saints’ five games this season have come down to the last possession.

And after an 0-3 start, New Orleans has won two straight — although they might be in trouble without quarterback Drew Brees, whose 465 yards and four touchdowns were just enough to overcome a slew of defensive gaffes, not to mention a missed field goal.

Still, Brees brimmed with optimism, as he tends to do.

“We’re ascending,” the Saints QB said. “These are defining wins. These are wins you can draw from as the season goes along and really get a lot of strength from.”

Some things we learned from the Panthers-Saints shootout in the Big Easy:

CAM CAN Newton completed 27 of 47 passes for 322 yards and two TDs against New Orleans.

He also ran around the right end for a crucial, late fourthquarter score and added a pass for a 2-point conversion that tied it at 38 with 2:58 to go. One area in which he and the offense struggled was third down; they converted just three of 11. But that might have had something to do with Newton’s apparent reluctance in running into too many hits coming off his concussion.

“I do what I’m asked to do,” Newton said when asked why he kept scrambles

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Carolina wide receiver Devin Funchess (17) pulls in a touchdown reception in front of New Orleans free safety Vonn Bell (48) in the Saints’ 41-38 victory on Sunday in New Orleans. to an apparent minimum.

BREES BONANZA After becoming the only quarterback in NFL history to eclipse 400 yards passing in a regular-season game 15 times — moving ahead of Peyton Manning’s 14 — Brees is averaging 346.8 yards passing this season to go with 14 TDs. Brees has said he still feels as if he’s in his prime at age 37. His elite numbers back him up.

“He is one of the best that has ever played,” said tight end Coby Fleener, who caught a 50-yard TD from Brees. “It’s not like it’s something you see every few weeks. It’s every single week.”

DEFENSIVE DOLDRUMS The Panthers’ and Saints’ defenses each managed one sack and one interception, but

those were the few highlights of an otherwise tough day for both struggling units. The Saints were called for three pass interference penalties in or near the end zone, all leading to Panthers TDs. Saints defenders were concerned enough that they balked when coaches told them they could take Monday off.

“I want the whole defense to meet tomorrow with the coaches and we’re going to go through this whole tape,” Saints safety Kenny Vaccaro said.

“We won the game but I don’t have a good taste in my mouth. I think there are some things out there that I know we didn’t do that we need to execute — little things that are going to cost us in the future.”

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OBITUARIES BERTHA LEE ALSTON Funeral services for Bertha Lee Alston will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Stanley Rivers officiating.

Interment will follow in High Hills Church cemetery. Public viewing is from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer MemoriALSTON al Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Mrs. Alston will be placed in the church for viewing at noon Wednesday until the hour of service.

Mrs. Alston, 89, transitioned on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016, at her residence in Dalzell. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Wiley and Nellie Bolden Wiley. Mrs. Alston was married to the late Willie Alston Sr. Condolences may be made on her tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of the services.

REV. DR. COKLEY RICHBURG JR. MANNING — The Rev. Dr. Cokley Richburg Jr., 85, husband of the Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Sweat Richburg, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at his residence, 308 Canal St., Manning. He was born Aug. 31, 1931, in the Live Oak Section of Manning, a son of the late Cokley Richburg Sr. and Bertha Robinson Richburg.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

HELEN G. PARKER Helen Gardner Parker, 93, wife of the late Woodrow W. Parker, passed away Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at her residence.

Born in Spotsylvania, Virginia, a daughter of the late George Bernard and Lena Jane Bogart Gardner, Helen retired as owner from Parker Auto Supply and was a member of First Southern Methodist Church.

She is survived by two sons, Ronald G. Parker (Marianne) of Columbia and Bruce W. Parker (Cindy) of Sumter; a

daughter, Betty Parker Morgan (Mark) of Sumter; three grandchildren, Jennette Willoughby (Wyatt), Wesley Morgan and Suzanne Dhinoy (Nav); two great-grandchildren, Morgan and Lauren Willoughby; a step-grandchild, Sean Sutton; and two step-great-grandchildren, Michael Allen and Christian Sutton.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by 10 brothers and sisters and a step-granddaughter, Melissa Sutton.

Memorial services will be at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Ellison Evans officiating.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m.

Wednesday at 117 Adams Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Southern Methodist Church, 321 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to The Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree St. NE, Suite 600, Atlanta, GA 30309.

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) 7759386.

MARY LOUISE D. FOLTS HOUSTON, Texas — Mary Louise Duffie Folts, 82, passed away peacefully on Oct. 6, 2016, surrounded by her family and friends.

Mary Louise was born on Feb. 18, 1934, in Sumter to John Brawner Duffie and Louise Allen Duffie.

Mary Louise graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter in 1952 and received a bachelor's degree in education from Queens College in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1956.

While volunteering at the local community theater, she met her future husband, William Richard "Bill" Folts, a member of the United States Air Force. After their wedding, she traveled with Bill to England, where he was stationed, and taught at a school

Saints coach Sean Payton

has maintained faith in rookie kicker Wil Lutz even as he has missed a few field goals.

He missed a 53-yarder against Carolina, but Payton banked on Lutz in the final seconds and it paid off.

“He’s got the moxie. He’s got all those things you look for in a good kicker,” Payton said of the former Georgia State kicker. “Aside from the physical traits — leg strength — he’s got that mental toughness.”

GETTING COOKED Defensive backs are having a hard time keeping up with Brandin Cooks, whose 87yard touchdown catch and run against Carolina wasn’t even his longest receptions this season. He had a 98-yard TD in Week 1. His seven catches for 173 yards Sunday gives him a team-leading 428 yards through five games.

on the base. After Bill’s retirement from the U.S. Air Force, she and her family moved to Houston, Texas. She taught in many schools throughout her lifetime, Crosswell Elementary School in Sumter, England and the Alief Independent School District in Houston.

Mary Louise was a devoted longtime member of St. Paul Presbyterian Church in Houston. On Sundays, she went to Sunday School and sang alto in the Chancel Choir. Tuesday morning Bible Study was the highlight of her week. She also attended the monthly Women of the Church gatherings. Mary Louise was devoted to serving others through her volunteer work at St. Paul, her subdivision's homeowners board and AARP. Mary Louise was preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, William Richard "Bill" Folts, and her parents, John Brawner Duffie and Louise Allen Duffie.

Mary Louise is survived by her two loving sons, William "Bill" Folts Jr. of Houston, and Bruce A. Folts and his wife, Beverly, of Houston; and three grandsons, Alexander, Adam and Jacob Folts. She is also survived by her brother, John Brawner Duffie Jr. and his wife, Jennie Linn Duffie, and their children, Louise Duffie Glover, Linn Duffie Richardson and John Brawner Duffie III, and their spouses and children, as well as numerous nieces and nephews in the San Antonio area.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Saint Paul Presbyterian Church, 7200 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, Texas 77074, officiated by the Rev. Dr. Kevin R. Boyd and the Rt. Rev. James E. Folts, with a reception following. Burial will be held at San Jose Burial Park, 8235 Mission Road, San Antonio, Texas on Saturday, Oct. 29.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to Music Ministry of Saint Paul Presbyterian Church, 7200 Bellaire Blvd., Houston, Texas 77074.

Obituary courtesy of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter (803) 775-9386.

JOHN D. HEATH John D. Heath, 85, husband of Annetta McIntosh Heath, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at his home.

Born June 14, 1931, in Pineapple, Alabama, he was a son of the late William Thomas Clyde Heath and Carrie Newton Heath. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 34 years of service as the senior enlisted advisor to the Ninth Air Force.

He was a veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars.

Survivors include his wife; three children, Barry Alan Heath of Warner Robbins, Georgia, Chester I. Heath of Sumter and Beverly Heath Weatherford (Gene) of Ashwood; five grandchildren, Melissa Brown (Antonio) of Warner Robbins, Valerie Woodward (Robert) of Florence, Corey Curren (Terry) of Austin, Texas, Matthew Heath (Rachel) of Valdosta, Georgia, and Benjamin Heath of Augusta, Georgia; and seven greatgrandchildren, Ivy Heath, Aubrey Heath, Katie Woodward, Ellie Woodward, Samantha Cox, Kayla Brown and Dominic Brown.

He was preceded in death by three grandchildren, Stephanie Heath, John Heath II and Kyle Weatherford; a brother, George Milton Heath; and two sisters, Helen Miller and Evelyn Pickens.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Neal Sweet officiating. Burial with full military honors will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Steve McIntosh, Robert Woodward, Billy McIntosh, Hewitt Grant, Leslie McIntosh and Benny Ray McIntosh.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m.

Wednesday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to the Children’s Cancer Center at Palmetto Health Richland, 7 Richland Medical Park Drive, Columbia, SC 29203.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

HENRY M. TURBEVILLE SR. SUMMERTON — Henry Martin Turbeville Sr., 77, widower of Martha "Ann" Lowder Turbeville, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2016, at McLeod Health Clarendon.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Colin Kaepernick didn’t feel extra nerves, hear the boos or concern himself with the disparaging T-shirts being sold outside the stadium while making his season debut as the 49ers starting quarterback on Sunday.

After kneeling during the national anthem to continue his Kaepernick protest against racial oppression and police brutality, Kaepernick said he focused his attention solely on beating Buffalo.

“I really wasn’t listening to what was going on in the stands,” Kaepernick said. “It felt good to be out there and give my team the opportunity to win.”

In the end, he and the 49ers (1-5) didn’t come close following a 45-16 loss to the Bills (4-2).

The offense looked better at times under Kaepernick, but still could not finish drives.

That was the same problem the 49ers had with Blaine Gabbert, who was benched this week.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org

JOSEPH D. COULTER JR. Joseph David Coulter Jr., age 75, died on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

CHRISTINE S. KELLEY Christine Smith Kelley, 53, entered into eternal rest Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter County on July 29, 1963, she was the daughter of the late John Smith Sr. and Mary Muldrow Smith.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the residence of her mother, Mary Muldrow Smith, 39 Capri Drive.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced

by Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral Home, 230 S. Lafayette Drive, Sumter.

PEGGY LORENE F. FATOWE Peggy Lorene Floyd Fatowe, 55, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at her home.

Services will be announced

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:/Robert S. Becher #2016ES4300553 Personal Representative Richard V. Becher 30 Biloba Circle Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:/Rozine Beard #2016ES4300539 Personal Representative Linda Johnston 3503 Landmark Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Samuel Edister Hulon, Jr. #2016ES4300558 Personal Representative Linda E. Rains C/O Paul V. Degenhart Attorney at Law 2131 Park Street Columbia, SC 29201

Estate:/Josephine

Brunson Frierson #2016ES4300538

Estate:/Vernon T. Huggins #2016ES4300550

Estate:/Davis L. Reams, Jr. #2016ES4300554

Personal Representative Debbie P. Huggins 3430 Tucker Street Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:/Carol J. Brown #2016ES4300535

Personal Representative Renee T. Bolt PO Box 709 Highlands, NC 28741

Personal Representative Elizabeth I. Rosefield C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 3690 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Annie Gist #2016ES4300549

Estate:/Blaney Ansley Coskrey, Jr. #2016ES4300533

Personal Representative Randy Brown 110 Long Barn Court Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Patricia B. Hill #2016ES4300541

Estate:/James M. Touchberry #2016ES4300534

Personal Representative

Personal Representative Michael J. Hill, Jr. 2487 Pipkin Road Sumter, SC 29154

Eddie Gist 19 Arkansas Drive Sumter, SC 29153

Whimsy

Sheba

My name is SHEBA and I’m a 1 year old brown and black female Chow mix.

Personal Representative Will Henry Goodman 217 Maple Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Earnestine Gathers #2016ES4300548 Personal Representative Johnnie Gathers, Jr. 2860 Wedgefield Rd. Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Wanda R. Welch #2016ES4300537

Personal Representative Blaney A. Coskrey III 1201 Main Street Suite 1980 Columbia, SC 29201

Personal Representative Ernest A. Welch 5475 Camden Hwy. Rembert, SC 29128

Estate:/William Henry Woods #2016ES4300560 Personal Representative Betty L. Woods 1415 Malone Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Thomas Hightower #2016ES4300543 Personal Representative Gloria T. Hightower 7 Radcliff Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Nina A. Croft Barkely #2016ES4300561 Personal Representative Wendy Jayroe 4480 Questria Dr. Sumter, SC 29154

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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, aka SPCA SPCA,, has an abundance of friendly pets looking for nice, warm homes with lots of love to share. Shown are just a few of the adoptable pets now available at the shelter.

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Kel

Nala

Kat

My name is WHIMSY and I’m a 2 year old tricolored female Jack Russell Terrier mix.

My name is KEL and I’m a 1 year old tan and white male Pit Bull Terrier mix.

My name is NALA and I’m a 6 month old black female Lab mix.

My name is KAT and I’m a 1 year old merle and brown female Catahoula Leopard Dog/Lab mix.

My name is MEEKO and I’m a 1 year old black and tan female Kelpie/ Lab mix.

Trouble

Cameow

Ginger

Zeus

My name is TROUBLE and I’m a 6 month old tricolored male Hound mix.

My name is CAMEOW and I’m a 2 year old seal point female Siamese.

My name is GINGER and I’m a 5 month old orange tabby female American Shorthair.

My name is ZEUS and I’m a 4 year old gray tabby male American Shorthair.

Monte

My name is MONTE and I’m a 3 year old chocolate male Lab/ Pointer mix.

Zoe

My name is ZOE and I’m a 4 year old orange and white female American Shorthair.

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Estate:/Martin K. Rosefield, Jr. #2016ES4300532

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Estate:/Rosanna

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Cora

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Titan

My name is TITAN and I’m a 3 month old black male Domestic Mediumhair.

Daffodil

My name is DAFFODIL and I’m a 5 month old gray tabby and white female American Shorthair.

Meeko

Stinker

My name is STINKER and I’m a 3 month old calico and white female American Shorthair.

Other things you can do to help!

Though not everyone can take a pet home, the SPCA is always accepting donations.

Monetary Donations • Collars • Animal Food • Leashes Cat Litter • Treats • Beds • Clean Newspapers Blankets • Trash Bags • Towels • Paper Towels

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Breast cancer and family life

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Patients get well faster with family support.

amily is at the heart of everyday life for most people. Busy schedules are filled with work, school, day care and hobbies. Add to that all the shopping, housework, and a few other activities and suddenly you’re faced with overload. Such is life, vibrant and joyful, until the day when the unthinkable happens. Mom (or even Dad, although it’s more rare) develops breast cancer.

Even though breast cancer primarily affects women, men can also receive this diagnosis. A newly diagnosed person sometimes has to leave her job, either temporarily or permanently, to undergo the appropriate treatment. The family has to reorganize and confront increased expenses and a reduction in income, especially if the parent has to be sent away to be treated.

Indeed, oncology centers are usually located in large urban areas.

It is quite understandable that parents feel totally distraught at the thought of having to leave their children and suffer through this ordeal all alone. Fortunately, many types of support are available. Common supports are loved ones, self-help groups, organizations and foundations that provide counseling, and accommodations near specialized oncology centers. With the Internet, webcams and social media, it is now much easier to communicate from a distance and experience the support of family. It is important to stay in touch with children and stay involved in their daily lives; it helps make the long wait seem shorter, and it soothes everyone’s worries.

In happiness as in adversity, it is comforting to be able to count on a united family.

Send a clear message to those treacherous cancer cells — the family will have the last word!

Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016

Get tested for breast cancer

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etting regular mammograms is one of the most important things a woman can do to find breast cancer early – when it’s small, hasn’t spread and is easier to treat.

The American Cancer Society recommends the following for finding breast cancer early in women at average risk and without symptoms: Women ages 40 to 44 should have the choice to start annual breast cancer screening with mammograms if they wish to do so.

Women ages 45 to 54 should get mammograms every year.

Women 55 and older should switch to mammograms every two years, or can continue yearly screening.

Screening should continue as long as a woman is in good health and is expected to live 10 more years or longer.

All women should be familiar with the known benefits, limitations, and potential harms linked to breast cancer screening.

Some women at high risk for breast cancer – because of their family history, a genetic tendency, or certain other factors – should be screened with MRIs along with mammograms. (The number of women who fall into this category is very small.) Talk with a health care professional about your risk for breast cancer and the best screening plan for you.

Source: The American Cancer Society

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The developmental stages

Beat cancer, conquer fear

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eating breast cancer feels like a triumph, an exit from a dark, frightening valley. Recovery is often accompanied by overwhelming joy, a sense of exhilaration and a desire to celebrate life and appreciate all the colors, smells and flavors around us with a child’s sense of wonder.

When the medical arsenal withdraws and the endless and difficult treatments cease, the mere prospect of a return to normal is a source of immeasurable happiness. Survivors want to catch up on lost time, grab life by the horns and take up abandoned projects.

Yet fear and anxiety can be a downside for many of these fighters who battled tooth and nail against

breast cancer. Living in constant dread snuffs out the flame of life. It is a thorn in the side of this new beginning. Breast cancer survivors must treat this fear like any other. Healthy habits and a good life philosophy are far better than obsessive fear. Besides, for many of us, cancer turns out to be an isolated case, a temporary setback.

After their long journeys through the desert, thousands of women are able to take a new look at life and transform their core values and their relationships with family, friends, and colleagues. Let’s hope that their inspiring example strikes a billion sensitive cords and becomes a shield in the fight against cancer.

Once a breast cancer diagnosis has been confirmed, the next step is to determine the stage and grade of the disease. The TNM (tumor, nodes and metastases) classification system is the most commonly used for breast cancer. The TNM system determines the size of the tumor and if the cancer has spread, or metastasized, to other parts of the body.

Generally speaking, there are five recognized stages: • 0: The cancer is at a very early stage. Atypical cells have not spread beyond the ducts or lobules into surrounding breast tissue • 1: The tumor measures 2 cm or less. The cancer has not spread beyond the breast.

• 2: The size of the tumor is between 2 and 5 cm, and/or the can-

cer has spread to nearby lymph nodes.

• 3: The cancer has spread to the lymph nodes and may also be found in the muscles or the skin.

• 4: Cancer has spread to other organs or tissues.

Once the developmental stage has been established, the healthcare team then determines the grade, or the rapidity of growth and aggressiveness of the cancer, with a microscopic examination of the biopsy tissues.

• Grade 1: low • Grade 2: medium • Grade 3: high Knowing the stage and grade of breast cancer is an important step in the fight against this disease; it is what allows the woman and her health care team to choose the most appropriate treatment.

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Breast Cancer Awareness 2016

Preventive mastectomies: A personal decision

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preventive (or prophylactic) mastectomy is a surgery used to remove one or both breasts as a precautionary measure to prevent breast cancer from occurring. It’s intended for women carrying the associated gene mutation and who are thus at very high risk of developing this type of cancer. And though this procedure greatly reduces their chances of developing breast cancer, it’s nonetheless an extremely difficult decision for these women to make.

A preventive mastectomy consists of removing all of the breast tissue, which is the affected area where breast cancer develops.

There exist three types of surgeries: total, skin-sparing (which conserves as much as the breast skin as possible), and nipple-sparing mastectomy (which preserves the entire skin envelope, areola and nipple). Each procedure has its advantages and disadvantages.

It’s important to discuss the limitations of each surgery at length with your doctor to avoid regretting your decision. Incidentally, most preventive mastectomies involve breast reconstruction. Mammoplasty usually occurs immediately following surgery. The surgeon will enlarge the tissue using an expander to make room for the eventual implant.

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“How on earth am I going to tell my children?”

This question haunts all mothers who have just received a breast cancer diagnosis. Fortunately, psychologists, cancer survivors and social workers have established some ground rules to facilitate this step.

It’s scientifically proven that physical activity helps prevent breast cancer.

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Learn how to talk to your kids about your diagnosis

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Studies show that exercise reduces the risk of developing breast cancer and can also contribute to a successful remission from the disease. By regularly engaging in physical activities of moderate to high intensity, you’ll be combatting adipocytes — or fat cells — that can play a role in the development and progression of this disease.

What’s even more encouraging is that every woman, even those diagnosed with cancer, can begin an exercise program almost overnight.

Ideally, you want to choose an activity you can do five times a week for 20 to 30 minutes. It could be walking, running, biking, swimming, yoga, tennis or tai chi, it doesn’t matter; the important thing to remember is to choose an activity that you enjoy and that gets your heart rate going. You’ll start to feel better after the very first day. As you progress, you’ll have more energy during the day and deeper, more restful sleep at night. In addition, physical activity helps to combat fatigue and anxiety, which are commonly associated with cancer treatment. It can also reduce the risk of lymphedema, a condition that affects nearly 20% of breast cancer survivors.

You should make a point of finding entertaining ways to improve your physical fitness. This might involve group training, dancing, using a pedometer or playing with the kids or pets.

Making your workout fun and enjoyable will be a big source of motivation and will help you stick to your goals. If you don’t know where to begin, a professional such as a doctor, kinesiologist or physical therapist can recommend a workout that’s safe and suited to your current physical health.

Studies show that this type of procedure reduces the risk of breast cancer by up to 95 percent in women carrying the genetic mutation. However, mastectomy can involve unfavorable consequences on your self-confidence and your relationship with your body. That’s why opting for this surgery should never be done lightly. It’s a personal decision that must be given much consideration.

It’s best to get straight to the point when telling your children about your breast cancer diagnosis.

Choose a good time When you’re ready to break the news, wait until all your children are gathered together in a familiar place. This approach has two advantages.

First, it allows all of them to hear the same information simultaneously. It also prevents any one child from feeling excluded or hurt by hearing the news after his or her siblings.

Tell the truth When the time comes, get straight to the point. After announcing your diagnosis, take the time to ensure that your children have understood the information you just gave them.

Be candid and explain to your children all the steps you’ll have to go through in the coming months (treatments, side effects, operation, etc.) Encourage them to ask any questions that are worrying them.

Read to them To help them better understand, read stories to them that deal with this delicate subject in simple terms. You can find several beautifully illustrated books in bookstores, through breast cancer support groups or at your local library.

Breast Cancer Isn’t A Choice.

Where You Treat It Is. So many women just like Adriane choose the McLeod Center for Cancer Treatment & Research for help in the fight against breast cancer. McLeod Health is the only breast health center in the region accredited by the NAPBC, which acknowledges the highest quality of care.

McLeod Health has a long history of helping patients not only survive cancer, but thrive.

For more information or to ask our cancer specialists questions, visit McLeodCancer.org

Since the birth of her son Landen, Adriane Poston has battled cancer 4 times over 14 years and she continues to win. Adriane doesn’t consider herself a cancer survivor, but a cancer thriver.

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Early Detection Saves Lives!

Breast Cancer affects mothers, daughters, and friends from all walks of life.

Help in the ongoing fight against Breast Cancer by scheduling a mammogram for yourself today! Also, encourage others you know to do the same.

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Kelly Anderson Sylvia Andrews Carol J. Ellis Pat Fenters Melodie Floyd Holly Gaughf Angela Harrison Susan Heimbigner Elwanda Jackson Sherbie Lancaster Brenda Lyons Gladys McDonald Ruthie Jo Osteen Lisa Oxendine Deborah Carroll Norman Susan Parnell Cheryl Crocker Price Gina Boyle Reed

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