The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 139 ■ May 19, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 50 Cents
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Center won’t be bear’s home Townsend rescue has specific rules By STAN VOIT Editor
5Tigers still prowlin’ Pigeon Forge uses homers to beat CAK in region game 1 Sports, Page A8
The Appalachian Bear Rescue facility in Townsend, which some people think can and would accept the Smokies bear that bit the man in the foot, takes in young ani-
mals that can be returned to the wild, which would rule out the bear in question getting a second chance at that center. ABR only takes in bears that state officials and the national park ask it to take in, officials at the Townsend center said Tuesday. They usually are bears that are below the age of 2 and have been orphaned or injured. The bears it accepts must be able to be returned to the wild,
the center’s curator and board chairman said. That would rule out the bear whose bite injured a man last week on Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. That bear had become used to being fed by humans and cannot be reintroduced into the wild. With ABR not asked to take it in, and zoos having a long waiting list of black bears, the bear in question seems destined to be
By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
Evangelical Indiana Rep. Souder stepping down over affair NATION, Page A18
Local
SCHS graduation
PageS A12-13
Photos by Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press
Pigeon Forge Primary third-graders compete in the hula-hoop relay during field day Tuesday. Students across the county are enjoying field days as reward for a great school year.
Weather In photo at left, Sevierville Intermediate students compete in the shoe-kicking contest with distance being the objective.
Today Partly cloudy High: 74°
Tonight Mostly cloudy
In photo below, SIS third-graders compete in the chickenchopstick relay during their field day.
Low: 52° DETAILS, Page A6
Obituaries Carol Maples, 61 Robert Hatcher, 62 James Ogle, 93 Samuel Galloway, 57 Mary Garneau, 85
KNOXVILLE — Admitted Ponzi schemer Dennis Bolze won’t learn his fate today after all. Though Bolze was scheduled to have a sentencing hearing today in which he would find out how severe his punBolze ishment will be for swindling tens of millions of dollars out of a long list of local and international clients, that has been delayed until June 22. Public defender Kim Tollison has filed objections in the case and a request that the matter be split into two before the judge considers it. The exact details of all those petitions aren’t available, though. Tollison explained to
The Mountain Press on Tuesday that local court rules require that such filings be kept sealed, at least until a hearing on them can be held. That is set to happen at 10 a.m. this morning in place of the sentencing proceeding as Bolze makes another appearance in U.S. District Court. Records for the court do show several hidden filings over the last few weeks. This marks the second time Bolze’s sentencing, which could send him to jail for the rest of his life and compel him to pay millions in fines and restitution, has been delayed. The matter was set to come up April 15, but was delayed as Tollison and the government’s prosecutors continued some behindthe-scenes wrangling. Bolze has admitted he ran a pair of fraudulent investment operations out of his Gatlinburg home, with estimates of his takSee BOLZE, Page A4
Arrowmont board gets status update from task force By STAN VOIT Editor
DETAILS, Page A4
GATLINBURG — The Arrowmont board got a report over the weekend from the task force studying three options for the school’s permanent campus, but the board won’t make its decision at least until August. The Arrowmont board spent two days receiving and discussing the task force report, which looked at three potential sites for the school: Greeneville, Knoxville and the current campus in Gatlinburg. The task force, chaired by Gatlinburg artist Bill May, didn’t make a recommendation on the best site, but it never was charged with doing that, said David Willard, executive director of Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts. “They presented us with the materials they collected, and the board reviewed those materials,” Willard said Tuesday. “Their report detailed the whole process, including site visits and conversations, and presented
Index Local & State . . . . A1-A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A2 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . A8-A10,A14 Money . . . . . . . . . . . . A5 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A11 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A11 Classifieds . . . . . A14-A17 Nation . . . . . . . . . . . A18 World . . . . . . . . . . . . A18
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Corrections The Mountain Press is committed to accuracy. Please report factual errors by calling 428-0748 Ext. 214.
See BEAR, Page A5
Sentencing for Bolze delayed until June 22
Field day frolicking
5Another one bites the dust
182 additional senior photos published
euthanized. “I know the park people,” Jack Burgin, president of the board of the nonprofit Appalachian Bear Rescue, said Tuesday. “The last thing they want to do is put down a bear like this.” ABR does not solicit or reach out to state and federal agencies to provide homes to bears; that’s not its mission or what its permit
Group wants election overturned; cites Hatch Act By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer SEVIERVILLE — A group that has targeted local government officials with a host of lawsuits over the past couple years has filed another court action, this time asking that the results of the recent county primaries be thrown out. The group, which has
lost all the previous court actions with the exception a small part of one that led to a judge’s ordering certain County Commission minutes be returned to the county clerk’s office, has fallen back on a claim made before the election that has since been negated by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel and another that was thrown
out in another local court action. The suit, filed May 14 in Sevier County Chancery Court by Knoxville attorney Herb Moncier, calls on the courts to overturn the results of the May 4 primaries and order new elections. The first claim made by the plaintiffs, the list of which includes several candidates who lost in those
contest, is that several of the candidates who were on the ballot should have been disqualified because they hold county jobs. The specific reference is to federal legislation called the Hatch Act, which prohibits those who hold jobs funded by dollars from Washington from running for elected office. Another suit was filed before the
election asking for several candidates to be disqualified because they have jobs in county government, which Moncier and the plaintiffs argue automatically disqualify them. That suit is still pending as county officials asked that it be heard in federal court. See ELECTION, Page A5
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community calendar Editor’s Note: The community calendar is printed as space permits. Items must be submitted at least five days in advance. Only noncommercial, public events held in Sevier County will be considered. To place an item phone 428-0748, ext. 214, or e-mail to editor@themountainpress.com. Items may be faxed to 453-4913.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 Methodist Revival
Waldens Creek United Methodist Church revival 7 p.m. May 18-19 with Rev. Ralph Alley of Virginia. 654-2535.
Middle Creek UMC
Women’s Bible Study
saturDAY, MAY 22
Garlands of Grace women’s Bible study: n 9 a.m. UMC Pigeon Forge n 2 p.m. Blue Mountain Mist B&B, Pullen Road n 6:30 p.m. Sevierville UMC, Conference Room
Library Movies
Recently released movies on wide screen, 6 p.m., Anna Porter Library, Gatlinburg. Free; bring popcorn and soft drinks. 436-5588.
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AARP driver safety classes noon-4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Senior Center. 922-5648.
MountainBrook Village health fair 9 a.m.-noon. Medic blood drive 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. 4282445.
Anna Porter Public Library to show “Sherlock Holmes” at 6 p.m. Bring own popcorn/drinks. 4365588.
SCHS Basketball
American Business Women’s Association meets at Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. Networking at 6 p.m. with $13 dinner meeting to follow. Barry Mitchell, “The Entertaining Encourager,” speaker. RSVP to 933-4048.
Sevier County High School basketball banquet 6 p.m. at River Plantation Conference Center. $20 adults, $10 children. 765-0394.
thursDAY, MAY 20 Submarine Veterans
Smoky Mountain submarine veterans meet at 6 p.m., Islamorada Restaurant. www. SmokyMountainBase.com or 429-0465 or 692-3368.
Scholarship Concert
Annual Cristin Sutphin vocal music scholarship concert 7 p.m., Seymour High auditorium. $3 at door.
Radio Service
Sevier County Emergency Radio Service, 7:30 p.m., EOC office on Bruce Street. 314-0899. www.freewebs.com/ aresradio.
Hot Meals
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:156:30 p.m., First United Methodist Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist. 933-5996.
Methodist Revival
Gatlinburg Farm Market
Sunday Night Alive
Gatlinburg Farmer’s Market grand opening 8-11:30 a.m., Alamo Steak House, Highway 321. Music, vendors, concessions and donated prizes. 659-0690.
TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
AARP Driver Classes
Roaring Fork Baptist
Women’s Bible study 11 a.m., Roaring Fork Baptist Church, Gatlinburg. 5221573.
TOPS
Worship services 6:30 p.m., Middle Creek United Methodist Church, 1828 Middle Creek Road, Pigeon Forge. 216-2066.
SUNDAY, MAY 23
Flag Football
Sevier County Right To Life youth flag football tournament 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pigeon Forge High football field. Picnic lunch available. 654-7685 or 654-7681.
Rummage Sale
Wears Valley UMC rummage sale 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. 429-4412.
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Community Band
Smoky Mountain Community Band and spring concert 6:30 p.m. at Sevierville Civic Center. Refreshments provided. Admission free. Alzheimer’s Support Group meets 3 p.m. Wellington Place. Sherry Woten, 774-2221.
friDAY, MAY 21
Dupont Cemetery
Decoration for Dupont cemetery, funded by donations. Call 363-4718.
Pool Party
Free pool party with food at Bearacudas swim team sign-ups for ages 18 and under, 5-7 p.m., Gatlinburg Community Center. Fee $40 for summer. 414-6527 or 4364990.
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Boyds Creek Cemetery
Decoration today through May 23, Boyds Creek Cemetery.
Mattox Cemetery
Decoration at Mattox Cemetery in Wears Valley. Cemetery maintenance donations needed. Someone will be available throughout the day to collect donations.
Maples Branch Baptist
Maples Branch Baptist Church singing 6:30 p.m. with guest singers Mitch and Rita Fine.
Caton’s Chapel Cemetery
Old Red Bank Decoration
Luretta, Murphy Chapel and Roberts United Methodist churches yard sale, 7:30 a.m. at Creswell Market building on Dolly Parton Parkway. 453-2292.
Alzheimer’s Support
Gatlinburg First UMC, 6 p.m., fellowship of contemporary music and worship followed by a hot meal. 436-4691.
Caton’s Chapel Cemetery Homecoming and Decoration. Donations for cemetery upkeep greatly appreciated.
Handgun carry permit class 8:30 a.m., Dandridge Police Department. (865) 3978862, ext. 26, or 3567423.
Circuit-Yard Sale
Waldens Creek United Methodist Church revival 11 a.m. with Rev. Ralph Alley of Virginia. 654-2535.
Old Red Bank Cemetery decoration. Donations needed for upkeep.
Monday, May 24 Women’s Bible Study
Garlands of Grace Women’s Bible study 1 p.m. Gatlinburg Inn. 4360313.
Hot Meals
Hot Meals For Hungry Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, 407 Henderson Road, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by SMARM.
County Committee
Sevier County Intergovernmental Committee meets at noon at Damon’s.
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SCHS graduation rules announced, will be enforced Submitted Report
Graduation rules for Sevier County High School have been announced and will be enforced. “We believe that the graduation ceremony is a dignified and somber occasion,” Principal Toby Ward said. “We would like to encourage the audience and the graduating seniors to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. In the past, parents and family have been unable to hear the name of their child being announced due to the noise and inappropriate behavior of the crowd.” School officials ask that no cow bells or air horns be used during the ceremony. Major disruptions will result in the ceremony being stopped, Ward said. Offenders will be escorted out of Thompson Boling Arena and will not walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. Graduation practice will be held at 9 a.m. Monday in the school gymnasium. Attendance is required. Casual dress is permitted. For the graduation ceremony, set for Monday in Knoxville, females should wear dark shoes and a dress, dark skirt, or dark slacks; males should wear dark dress trousers, dark socks, dark dress shoes, white shirt and a dark tie. Caps are to be worn flat on the head with the tassel on the left side. Gowns should be pressed. Girls should attach the white collar included in their packages. Only recognized stoles and cords are to be worn. Graduates should not wear sandals, flip-flops, athletic shoes, shorts, jeans, sunglasses or any item other than as specified. Graduation ceremonies will take place at 8:30 p.m. Students need to arrive by 7:30 and be in their designated spot in line by 7:45. Family members are urged to arrive early to avoid delays in traffic and parking. The school recommends parking in the facility on Lake Loudon Boulevard above the arena. Handicap parking will be available as well as handicapped seating. Only graduates are allowed on the floor of the arena. Parents will be allowed on the floor once the ceremony is concluded and all graduates have filed out. Grade cards and diplomas must be picked up within 30 minutes of completion of the graduation ceremony.
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Alan Duncan to speak to Baptists on Sunday Former Vol placekicker now missionary to S. Africa Submitted report The Rev. Alan Duncan, member of the University of Tennessee football team under Coach Johnny Majors, and now a Southern Baptist missionary to Port Elizabeth, South Africa, will speak at the 10:30 a.m. worship service May 23 at at Valley View Baptist Church in Wears Valley. A native Tennessean, Duncan grew up in Kenya where his parents served as missionaries with the International Mission Board. He attended Powell High School as a freshman while on
furlough in 1976 where he attempted two kicks. Duncan jokingly said that he joined the UT team as the “13th string” placekicker. While at UT Duncan tied for third in school history with the longest Duncan field goal of 55 yards and tied for first place for most points by a placekicker in a single game with 17, which included five field goals, also a school record. Coach Johnny Majors often referred to Duncan as his “preaching placekicker” since Duncan was a regular speaker in churches while playing UT football. Duncan was appointed to the mis-
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sion field after being drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles, trying out with the Denver Broncos, and two seasons with the Memphis Showboats in the U.S. Football League, and graduating from seminary. Currently, he is on assignment as an advocate for the Sub-Saharan Africa Affinity Group, where he represents missionaries who are serving in that area. Duncan assists with place-kicker’s training for the Carson-Newman football team, where he served previously as a coach two years prior going to Africa. He lives in Morristown with his wife, Andrea, along with their four children, one of whom is a student at CarsonNewman.
First United Methodist considers holding summer camp for kids Submitted Report SEVIERVILLE — First United Methodist Church Child Care Ministries is considering a summer
camp again this year if there is enough interest. The camp would be for children who have finished kindergarten through fourth grade.
Days for this program would be Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Activities planned are walking field trips to the
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ARRESTS Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. u Amber Lee Arnold, 23, of 3609 N. Ball Hollow Road in Sevierville, was charged May 18 with assault. She was released on $1,000 bond. u Jeremy Ross Baker, 22, of 244 Arch Rock Road in Sevierville, was charged May 17 with being a fugitive from justice. He was being held.
u Jeffery Duane Dyer, 52, of 2415 Old Newport Highway in Sevierville, was charged May 176 with violation of probation. He was released on $3,000 bond. u Kanitha D. Foster, 21, of 838 E. Casey Drive in Sevierville, was charged May 17 with domestic violence assault. She was being held in lieu of $2,500 bond. u Robert Allen Hughes, 40, of Dandridge, was charged May 17 a misdemeanor warrant from general sessions court and being a fugitive from justice. He was being held. u David Keith Melvin, 24, of 834 E. Casey Drive in
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In Memoriam
Carol (Susie) McCarter Chambers Maples
Carol (Susie) McCarter Chambers Maples, age 61 of Sevierville, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, May 16, 2010. She had been employed by the National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration for more than 40 years and she was a member of First United Methodist Church in Sevierville. Susie is preceded in death by her loving parents Truman and Faye Ramsey McCarter and husband Ronnie Chambers. She is survived by her husband Ben D. Maples; sons Eric Chambers and wife Sue of Boston, Massachusetts, Brad Chambers and partner Barbara Blake of Sevierville; brother Jeffrey A. McCarter and wife Sandy; nephew Trenton McCarter; step-son Benjamin Arrington; stepdaughters Anna M. Hudson, Joni Acosta, Nancy E. Heasley, Alese M. Walker; several step-grandchildren, aunts, uncles and special friends Sybil Hillis, Regina Ownby, James Blake; father-in-law and mother-in-law Eugene and Cora Chambers. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Epilepsy Foundation of America, 8301 Professional Place, Landover, Maryland, 20785. Graveside service and interment 10 a.m. Wednesday in Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens with Rev. Bobby Ely officiating. The family received friends Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
In Memoriam
James Hansel Ogle
James Hansel Ogle, age 93 of Sevierville passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at Sevier County Health Care Center. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy Huskey Ogle; father and mother David and Etter Ogle; brothers Thad and Carl Ogle; sisters Velma Ward and Kate Huskey. Survivors include his sons, James (Jim) Ogle and wife Rhonda, Bobby “Bozo” Ogle; daughters Joyce Ogle, Deborah Morton and husband Terry, Patty Griffin and husband Matthew, Connie Veals and husband Sam; granddaughters, Kristi Stephens, Jama Hayes, Sharon Summers, Misty Mashburn; grandsons, David Lee Gifford, Cody J., Aaron M. and Alan L. Griffin, Jay Ogle, Jesse L. Ward, Danny L. and Randy L. Morton; sister, Dorothy Latham; several great-grandchildren. Funeral service 7 p.m. Thursday in the West chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Rev. Bill Helton and Chaplain John F. Leonard officiating. Interment 1 p.m. Friday in Mountain View Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
Samuel Perry Galloway Samuel Perry Galloway, 57, of Sevierville, died Saturday, May 15, 2010. Survivors: daughter Meghan Galloway and grandson Reaves; wife Jean Galloway; father Jim Galloway; brothers and sisters-inlaw Leslie G. Kennedy and wife Tanya, Tommy Kennedy, Jason Galloway and wife Kim, Paul Waldschlager and wife Kristi, Brian Waldschlager and wife Kathy; sisters Gina Kennedy, Michelle Burke and husband Chris; nieces and nephews; special cousins. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Providence Cemetery Fund, c/o Peggy Sharp, 939 Alder Branch Road, Sevierville, TN 37876 or to CROSS Ministries, Knoxville, P. O. Box 7344, Knoxville, TN 37921-0002. Funeral service 7 p.m. Wednesday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Simpson officiating. Family and friends will meet 11 a.m. Thursday in Providence Cemetery for graveside service and interment. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. n www.atchleyfuneralhome.com
In Memoriam
Robert E. Hatcher
Robert E. Hatcher, age 62 of Gatlinburg, passed away Monday, May 17, 2010. He was a member of Alta Loma Baptist Church in Nashville, Tennessee, and was a retired jeweler. Mr. Hatcher was a pilot and was most at peace in the air. He enjoyed scuba diving, reading, and his pet companion Gummi Bear. He especially enjoyed visiting with his granddaughters, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his mother and father Mildred and Robert Hatcher and baby sister Anna Lou Hatcher. Survivors include his wife of 32 years, Glenda S. Hatcher; son, Robert Eli Hatcher, III; granddaughters, Michealia (age 9) and Arianna ( age 7) Hatcher; sisters-in-law, Reba Harris, Genia Shearer, Carola Whitlow; brother-in-law Eric Whitlow; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Herbert and Virginia Whitlow; brother and sister-in-law, Donald Gene and Marcia Hatcher; half-brother, Kenneth Childers and wife Bessie; nephews, Timothy Hatcher and wife Emily and their children Evangeline, Auron and Kiana; other niece and nephew Ryan Curry and Tessa Curry; great-nieces, Savanna and Brooklyn Taylor; great-nephew, Micah Curry; special cousins, Kathy Hall and husband Jeff, Jane Baker and husband Albert, Brenda Pierce and husband Tom, Joan Vermillion, Tabitha, Lee, Melissa, Jamie, Jeffrey and Andrew; special friends, Tony, Dawn, and Leah Coffee; Norman Powell, Donnie Fulk and many, many more including all of his Facebook Friends. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to benefit the family. The family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Thursday with memorial service to follow at 7 p.m. in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
Mary Belle Garneau Mary Belle Garneau, 85, of Knoxville, died Sunday, May 16, 2010. She was a member of Galilee Baptist Church. Survivors: sister-in-law, Jerelene Perryman of Knoxville; nieces and nephew, Deborah Daniels, Jane Gunther, Beth Eubank, Maria Ownby, Mark Perryman, Carol Mikels, and Sandy Perryman; several close friends. Funeral service 7 p.m. Tuesday in Atchley’s Seymour Chapel with Rev. W. A. Galyon officiating. Interment 10 a.m. Wednesday in Knob Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Josh, Jeremy, and Tommy Bentley, Mark Perryman, Tim Mikels, and Sonny Wannamaker. The family received friends Tuesday at Atchley Funeral Home Seymour, 122 Peacock Court, Seymour, TN 37865 (865) 577-2807
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it to the board. The task force was not charged with making a recommendation.” Willard was pleased with the report and praised May and the other task force members for the work over the past several months. Groups in Greeneville, Gatlinburg and Knoxville have made proposals to the school. To stay in Gatlinburg will require buying the property on the Parkway downtown and having a sustained, steady source of revenue. “I was very pleased with the report,” Willard said. “I was pleased with its thoroughness, the due diligence of it, and Bill May’s leadership in conducting it.” May said he was “pleasantly surprised” how well prepared all three cities were in making their presentations. “We had a very impressive roster of folks to talk to us,” May, also an Arrowmont board member, said. “That alone was a great compliment.” The 18-page bound report includes a onepage summary as well as material from each city. Both May and Willard said the report is considered an internal document and won’t be made public, at least for now. The Arrowmont board made significant progress toward determining the future location of the school, officials said, and is on track to make a final decision in August. No date for that August meeting has been announced. The owner of the property, Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women,
has agreed to extend the current lease with Arrowmont through August 2012. However, the fraternity has indicated it wants to sell the property rather than give Arrowmont a longterm lease at an affordable rate. Pi Beta Phi is doing its own study of the Gatlinburg property, but Arrowmont has made clear it won’t consider the fraternity study or action in deciding its own future. In January, the Executive Committee of the Arrowmont board appointed the site task force to evaluate relocating the school to Knoxville or Greeneville or remaining in Gatlinburg. In stating its priorities, the board said ownership of the land and long-term “sustainable community support” were critical factors. Last month, officials in each community made their formal proposals to the task force. For each location, the task force reviewed the money, infrastructure, opportunities for partnerships, accessibility and community support. “On behalf of the board of governors, I want to thank each community for their hospitality and cooperation in helping us with this critical decision for Arrowmont as we plan for the next century of growth and success,” said board chairwoman Mary Ann Hruska. Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts is an arts center that offers an artist-in-residence program and workshops in ceramics, fiber, metals, glass, painting, mixed media, and woodworking. For more information, visit www.arrowmont.org.
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Associated Press Writer NASHVILLE — Senate Democratic Leader Jim Kyle proposed an alternative budget plan on Tuesday that he hopes will win the support of his Republican counterparts. While there are some similarities, the proposal is still quite different from a Senate Republican plan revealed last week. The biggest change is that Kyle’s proposal that he gave to the Senate Finance Budget Subcommittee would give state employees a 2 percent bonus, while the Republican plan eliminates that. Kyle’s measure also restores the Career Ladder program for teachers. As it stands, Kyle said he doesn’t believe an original plan by Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen will garner enough votes in either chamber to pass. He said he’s trying to draft legislation that can pass both chambers and is awaiting input from Republicans in hopes of reaching a compromise. “We’ve been talking for almost
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from TWRA allows it to do. “They have to call,” Lisa Stewart, curator of the ABR, said. The bears must meet the agency’s guidelines — generally under the age of 2, not used to humans and able to one day be returned to the woods. The bear now in the park service custody was thought to be a cub because of its low weight, but now is believed to be older than the age of 2. Burgin said almost every
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That argument may be on thin ice, though, as someone associated with the lawsuits apparently also complained about the situation to the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, the legal arm of the government charged with interpreting the Hatch Act. The move seems to have backfired, with all of the candidates who were named in the suit reporting that as of Monday afternoon they received letters from the counsel’s office informing them they do not fall under the Hatch Act provisions. Copies of those documents were given to The Mountain Press for verification. Moncier previously dismissed those letters, saying he doesn’t know much
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Tennessee House Speaker Kent Williams thinks negotiations with the state Senate could lead to an agreement on Tennessee’s annual spending plan by the end of the week.
three weeks,” said Kyle, of Memphis. “Talk is cheap. Either vote or amend this particular proposal.” Earlier this week, House Speaker Kent Williams said negotiations with the state Senate could lead to
an agreement on Tennessee’s annual spending plan by the end of the week. Williams, an Elizabethton independent, said the House is seeking to restore cuts to state mental health and children’s services programs and to give state workers a bonus — even if it’s smaller than the 3 percent level originally proposed by Bredesen. Williams said the House plan would tap the state’s cash reserves more than Senate Republicans want, but would still leave the state with a healthy $400 million contingency fund. On Tuesday, Williams said the plan presented by Kyle was essentially the House proposal. As for the budget process, he said it would move quicker if lawmakers could keep it from becoming political. “If you’re running it like a business, you can get it done in a couple hours,” he said. “When politics comes into play, it’s not good.” Kyle said his proposal would use about $77 million more of the state’s reserves than originally outlined in the governor’s budget.
zoo has a long waiting list of black bears to take in, and want a bear that is used to being around humans — not a wild one. “I can’t speak for zoos,” Burgin said, “but a zoo is not going to take in a bear that will be a problem when there are all these bears on the waiting list that are habituated.” The problems that bears are facing in places like the Smokies are caused by humans not understanding the need to keep their distance from the wild animals, Stewart said. Once a bear starts taking food from humans or eating out of bird feeders and garbage containers, it’s unlikely it
can ever survive in the wild again. “People think they are helping the bears in lean times by feeding them, but it’s not helping them,” she said. Burgin said there is a need for continuing to educate people not to feed wild bears. The bear facing death by national park officials apparently had been fed for at least two weeks by people using the Laurel Falls trail. The man who was bitten was not trying to feed it, park spokeswoman Nancy Gray said Monday, but confronted the bear on the trail and the bear approached him
looking for food. The news that the park will probably euthanize the bear has outraged many but, as Stewart said, bears don’t understand the difference between hunting for their own food and being fed by humans. “People who do this don’t think about the next hundred people who do the same thing,” Stewart said. “We are supposed to be smarter. The bears suffer for our behavior.” ABR has about 16 young bears it is caring for now, all of them being trained to go back into the wild.
about the Office of Special Counsel and isn’t sure it has authority to make such determinations. He put a similar skepticism into the court filing. “It is unknown what facts were known to the OSC had in rendering their opinions [sic],” Moncier wrote in the filing. The second argument in the case is that the election should be overturned because one plaintiff — Brad Lowe, who is an independent candidate for
county mayor but did not appear on the May 4 ballot — was not given the opportunity to oversee work done on the county’s voting machines prior to the election. Gatlinburg resident Clark King brought a similar lawsuit after his bid to claim a seat on the City Council came up short. He also demanded the results be voided and a new election held. That case was twice ruled in favor of the coun-
ty and city after judges found the letter of the law may not have been followed exactly, but there was no evidence to suggest that led to any tampering with the outcome of the vote.
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A 37-year-old man died in a motorcylce accident in the Great Smokies National Park on Tuesday afternoon, spokeswoman Nancy Gray said. Gray said the victim, whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was in a group of four bikers traveling west on Little River Road. About a mile before the Townsend Y, he lost control failing to negotiate a turn and hit a rock wall. The accident occurred at approximately 5:40. The man died en route to Blount Memorial Hospital, Gray said. n
SEVIERVILLE
Child airlifted after being hit by car
A one-year-old child appeared to suffer only minor injuries, but was airlifted to The University of Tennessee Medical Center Tuesday after being struck by a car in the parking lot behind the Sevierville Community Center. Witnesses said the car was backing out slowly when it struck the child, and responders said the child’s injuries appeared to be minor, police said. The child was taken to the hospital as a precaution. n
SEYMOUR
Farmers market to open season
The Seymour Farmers Market will kick off its new season with a potluck dinner and screening of the film “Fresh” on May 27 at First Baptist Church (use back entrance). The meal will be served at 6 p.m. and the movie at 7. The farmers market will open from 7-11 a.m. Saturdays from June 5 through midOctober. It will be located on the north side of the church parking lot. All local farmers and gardeners may sell their locally produced products and bring their own scales, bags and table. n
PIGEON FORGE
City Commission work session set
The Pigeon Forge City Commission wll hold a work session at 11:45 a.m. today in meeting room A of City Hall. The commission will review sewer connections for Tony Glenn Rast and discuss the proposed budget. n
SEVIERVILLE
MountainBrook to hold health fair
MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, will hold a health fair from 9 a.m. to noon today. Medic will hold a blood drive from 8-4. 8:00 – 4:00 A number of vendors and health care providers will be represented. n
PIGEON FORGE
Youth flag football tourney planned
Sevier County Right To Life hosting a free “Play for Life” youth flag football tournament Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pigeon Forge High School football field. For more information call or text Terry Aparicio at 654-7685 or Lizette Aparicio at 6547681.
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Bredesen vetoes guns-in-bars bill NASHVILLE (AP) — Gov. Phil Bredesen on Tuesday vetoed a renewed effort to allow Tennessee handgun carry permit holders to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants that serve alcohol. The Democratic governor said in a letter to Republican Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey of Blountville that he based his decision on a principle he learned more than 50 years ago in a safety course sponsored by the National Rifle Association: “Guns and alcohol don’t mix.”
The NRA has been a vocal supporter of the guns in bars measure passed in Tennessee the last two years. Bredesen vetoed a similar measure last year, flanked by law enforcement officers and prosecutors who opposed the bill, but he was easily overridden by the Legislature. It only takes a simple majority in both chambers to turn back a veto. “The General Assembly has essentially re-passed last year’s legislation in an even more expansive
and dangerous form,” Bredesen said in the letter. “For this reason, I cannot sign this measure into law.” Ramsey, who is running for governor, said he expects the Senate to vote to override the veto next week. “We overrode the veto once, I’m sure we can do it again,” Ramsey said. “This is much ado about nothing.” Democratic Sen. Beverly Marrero of Memphis said she supports the governor’s veto.
“The majority of people in this state really don’t want people in bars with guns,” she said. “Unfortunately there’s a large group of people up here that will probably override the governor’s veto.” Last year’s version sought to exclude establishments that predominantly serve alcohol, but a Nashville judge declared the law “unconstitutionally vague” because Tennessee makes no legal distinction between bars and restaurants.
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“This announcement is as convincing an answer to the efforts undertaken by Tehran over the last few days as any we could provide. We don’t believe it was any accident that Iran agreed to this declaration as we were preparing to move forward in New York.” — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the United States won agreement from China, Russia and other major powers on tough new sanctions against Iran’s nuclear program
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In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64.
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On May 19, 1935, British Army officer T.E. Lawrence, also known as “Lawrence of Arabia,” died in Dorset, England six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash.
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Democrats stand to lose by this fall Almost everything that comes across my desk is interesting. But only some things are important. Take, for example, the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll conducted by Democratic pollster Peter Hart and Republican pollster Bill McInturff. Among the intriguing nuggets concerning voters this election year: While just 30 percent of Americans hold “positive feelings” toward the Republican Party (compared to 37 percent who feel positively toward the Democratic Party), those voters who are most interested in the 2010 elections, and therefore more likely to vote in November, favor GOP control of Congress by an emphatic 56 percent to 36 percent. Fewer voters (just 10 percent) today have positive feelings toward publicly bailed-out Citigroup than they do toward Gulf oilspilling BP (11 percent). But both of those unpopular corporations might take some cold comfort from the public’s near-unanimous hostility toward Goldman Sachs, with a lonely 4 percent positive rating and a resounding 50 percent negative from the public. The one possible consolation from these numbers for current members of Congress is that Wall Street and oil companies are more lowly regarded and more widely disrespected than are they — or the political parties to which they belong. But, for my money, the most important question in the most recent Journal-NBC News poll has received next to no news coverage. Here it is: “When it comes to the problems of financial markets, do you think that (the Republicans in Congress/ the Democrats in Congress) are more concerned about the interests of average Americans or more concerned about the interests of large corporations?” This question was previously asked in July of 2002 during the first term of President George W. Bush. Then, just 28 percent believed that Republicans in Congress were more concerned with the interests of average Americans, while 55 percent identified congressional Republicans with the interests of large corporations. Today, the GOP is viewed to be at the beck and call of Big Business. Barely 20 percent of citizens see Republicans as more concerned with the interests of average Americans, while a landslide 71 percent call congressional Republicans more concerned with the interests of large corporations. Eight years ago, a plurality of voters — 47 percent — saw Democrats in Congress as more concerned with the interests of average Americans, and only 29 percent judged Democrats to be doing the bidding of large corporations. But by 2010, the bottom has fallen out for the Democrats. Now, only 35 percent of respondents say congressional Democrats are more concerned with the interests of average Americans, compared to a majority — 53 percent — who deem the Democrats in Congress more concerned about the well-being of large corporations. We can argue why this has happened. It is irrefutable that while many American families endure economic pain and live with fear, one sector of the nation’s economy — the financial sector, with its headquarters on Wall Street — has prospered, with record profits and record bonuses. Goldman Sachs and Citi may be near universally disliked and distrusted, but people see all that has occurred — including generous emergency aid from U.S. taxpayers — while Democrats have been in control of Washington. And, yes, most of the Wall Street campaign contributions have moved from the GOP to the Democrats. For the heirs of the party of Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman to lose the trust of ordinary Americans to fight in behalf of “the little guys” against Big Money is for Democrats to forfeit their moral identity and their historical birthright. More than 20 years ago, former Kansas Rep. Dan Glickman told his fellow Democrats a timeless truth: “Money has made it more difficult for Democrats to define an economic agenda that is different from the Republican agenda: We are taking from the same contributors.” If 2010 voters continue to see no difference between the two parties on who is the champion of average Americans, then Nov. 2 could be a historic day for Republicans. — Mark Shields is a veteran political campaign manager and frequent television talk show commentator. Column distributed by Creators Syndicate. (C)2009 Mark Shields.
Editorial
Born to be wild
When humans forget the rules with wild animals, the consequences can be deadly The wildlife in the Smokies have some of the most loyal fans in the world. There is something about these animals, especially the bears, that brings out the passions in some people. For an example, look at the reaction to the likely euthanizing of a bear that bit a park visitor on the foot. This animal has a following that would please any musical performer or politician. The bear has a Facebook page. Finding another home for this animal has become an obsession for some. Unfortunately, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park operates under National Park Service rules that govern how an animal that has this kind of encounter with people should be handled. A bear in the wild that has become used to getting food from humans can’t remain in the wild. As long as humans and animals share the 500,000 acres that make up the Smokies, there have to be rules and
procedures to follow — and consequences — when the people get too close to the animals and change their habits. It would be nice to see this bear moved to another facility, such as a zoo or habitat. Park spokeswoman Nancy Gray says that is not likely. There aren’t many places that take wild bears that cannot be left free, she said. Most bear rescue operations are only looking for non-aggressive bears that can be rehabilitated and returned to the wild. Many zoos won’t take wild bears, and there is already a surplus of captive-bred animals, Gray said. It seems so unfair, even a bit cruel, to take a bear that did nothing wrong and put it to death because of the actions of people who ought to know better. Before we throw the guy who got bit under the bus, you should know that, according to Gray, he may be innocent in all this. People had reportedly been feeding this bear along Laurel Falls trail for a
couple of weeks. It had become used to getting food from people, thus willing to get close to visitors for more things to eat. The man who got bit and slightly injured was not aggressively pursuing a photo or trying to feed the animal. He had actually left the trail and stepped back on when he noticed there was a bear on the trail, Gray said. He was not approaching the bear, but the bear actually approached him. Many people are grieving for this animal, blaming the park service, the park rangers, the tourists who forget the rules about wild animals, even Gray herself. As long as visitors to the Smokies look on bears as objects of affection, to be admired up close, photographed and even fed, changing their way of life in the wild, we’re going to have incidents like the one with this bear. And when we do, sympathies will be with the bear, not the humans whose actions caused it all to happen.
Political view
Public forum Experience dealing with jail humiliating to her and friend
Editor: I had reason to visit the jail with a friend who had broken the law. I found an absence of kindness in my experience. My friend had a heart attack in December, with stints placed, and was facing surgery due to Crohn’s Disease. He asked to continue his prescribed medicine. The first time I tried to take his medicine to the jail, I was told I had to wait until he had been booked. When I got back about 4, I was told it would be quite a while longer as they were passing out medicines. When I got returned, I was told to come back the next morning after 8, even when I explained that the medicine was necessary. I wasn’t asking for special privileges. I would like to thank Sheriff Ron Seals for getting the nurse to take a list of the meds. I was told by Sheriff Seals to see Sgt. Buck. He could not even be bothered to come out of the back at the jail. He did send a flunky to do the job the sheriff expected him to do. My friend was not given his meds that night or the next morning. The nurse was not very nice and an officer told the nurse that the only reason he called her up front was because he couldn’t tell the sheriff no. My friend told me that when he was being searched, one officer patted him down while other officers watched. When the officer patted his abdomen, where he has an open fistula, he patted hard enough to cause pain. The officers had a good laugh. How degrading. If this is the best our county can do for law enforcement, I am deeply saddened to admit I
am a resident. Upon his release, my friend called his work and was told his supervisor wanted to meet with him. When he went in the next morning, he was told he was being fired for missing work for the past three days without notice. The loss of his job would also mean the cancellation of insurance to pay for the necessary surgery that was already scheduled. What I truly want is for no one to ever again receive this type of treatment. An apology to my friend would be nice, but I know that’s out of the question. All of this happened without witnesses able to speak up; therefore, it never happened. My friend did tell me he was transferred to the new facility on Old Knoxville Highway, and that once he got there he was treated with a lot more respect and dignity. My friend did not lose his job. In fact, he was moved to a different department, where he will be able to make more money. He has had his surgery and everything went as planned. He is ready to put all of this in the past, if that’s possible. He just wants to get on with his life. As for me, well, just put me down as… Terri Butler Sevierville
Garlands of Grace grateful for support at prayer event
Editor: With gratitude, Garlands of Grace thanks the community of Sevier County for attending the National Day of Prayer. Thank you to the mayors of the cities and County Mayor Larry Waters, to all the area pastors, Dick Wellons and Coach Steve Brewer, and to the many volunteers who
help to make this day come together. Thank-yous to Carroll McMahan of the Sevierville Chamber and George Hawkins of Gatlinburg whose advice and help were deeply appreciated. To First Baptist Church assistants Jana and Judy and a community of believers who still think that Americans have the right to assemble and to pray, thank you for your support. Thanks to the Jaycees for the flag display, Dollywood for bringing Mr. Lincoln the eagle and the courthouse staff that helped to make everything come together. Joann Jordan Garlands of Grace Gatlinburg
Humans who affect bears’ lives should pay for their stupidity
Editor: Since I moved to this county five years ago, I see time and time again cases of wildlife (namely bears) paying the price for human idiocy. The latest case is the park visitor who, in the process of taking pictures of a cub, allowed it to come close enough to bite him. Now a 60-pound sow cub is to be euthanized due to this individual’s stupidity. Isn’t it about time the humans involved in these incidents pay some type of price for their stupidity? Is it too much to ask for them to be fined for their actions as well as having to pay for the capture and euthanization of these poor animals? Until these people have to pay for their actions, they will continue on and more and more animals will have to be put down. Stephen D. Moore Sevierville
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■ The Mountain Press ■ A8 ■ Wednesday, May 19, 2010
PREP BASEBALL
Tiger bats come alive to swat CAK 3-homer inning sparks Tigers to comeback win over CAK 11-3 By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer KNOXVILLE — For awhile it looked as if the Pigeon Forge Tigers baseball season would come to a close Tuesday night at the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors, ending in a story of close calls and near misses for the Orange and Black. But then something changed in the top of the fifth inning, as three Tiger players went yard in a fourbatter span, propelling Pigeon Forge to an 11-3 do-or-die firstround region tournament victory that gives the Orange and Black (30-5) a shot at a region championship tonight and an automatic berth into a sectional contest. “All of the sudden, we started hitting through the ball a little bit,” said third-year Pigeon Forge coach Mike Guinn. “CAK has a fantastic ball club, and we feel extremely fortunate to be able to defeat them.” Early on, it seemed like a Warriors kind of night after CAK
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Brett Gallihugh (left) got things started the top of the fifth with a three-run homer, followed by Wil Crowe (center) with a solo shot and, two batters later, Drake Byrd with a two-run mash. lead-off hitter Blake Houser took Pigeon Forge starting pitcher Justin Carter yard on the second pitch in the bottom of the first inning, giving the Blue and White a quick 1-0 edge. The Warriors added another tick in the first and one more in the bottom of the second to take a 3-0 lead over the struggling Tigers. In the top of the third with a runner on, Carter just missed making it a one-run game with a blast to left center that was caught at the wall’s 330-foot mark, leaving CAK with a 3-0 edge heading into the bottom of the third. Pigeon Forge managed to crack
its scoreboard goose egg in the top of the fourth when freshman first baseman Colt Buchanan stepped up with one out and the bases juiced. He hit a shot to left, deep enough to score senior Bret Gallihugh from third base, cutting the CAK lead to 3-1. But that’s all the Tigers would get, because senior Hayden Whaley was throne out at the plate after taking third on a wild pitch and then trying for home when the catcher’s throw to third dribbled out into foul territory in left field. Freshman center fielder Drake Byrd kept CAK from taking control of the momentum again with a
great diving catch for a lead-off out in the bottom of the fourth. The Warriors went down 1-2-3, and the Tigers went on to rack up six runs in the top of the fifth to take sudden control of the game, 7-3. Gallihugh got the fifth-inning homer fest started with a threerun blast that hooked fair around the left field foul pole. Freshman Wil Crowe followed immediately with a huge solo blast that flew high over and well beyond the monster wall at the 350-foot dead center mark, and two batters later Byrd blasted a two-run shot over the left center fence. The fight had suddenly gone out
of the Warriors, and the Tigers went on to post four more runs --highlighted by a Whaley two-run shot --- in the top of the sixth to make it the eventual final. Despite some noticeable early rust due to a 10-day pitching layoff, Carter went on to a complete seven-inning in the win, allowing three runs on three hits with four Ks and a walk. “Justin hasn’t pitched in awhile, and he was not sharp at all early,” said Guinn. “But he started smelling it when he got that lead, and (CAK) had no chance against him. “I was really proud of him.” Gallihugh was the star of the night with a double and a homer for five RBIs and three runs scored. “Nobody was bigger than Bret Gallihugh, and I tip my hat to him,” said Guinn, following the win. “He’s had his ups-and-downs with the bat ... but he had a great day in the cage, and he said he was going to get it done (Tuesday). “It definitely showed that he’s a senior who didn’t want to play his last game.” The Tigers will travel to District 3-AA rival Gibbs Eagles tonight at 7:30 for the region championship. It will be the fourth time the teams have met this season with Gibbs currently holding a 2-1 season edge, including a recent 6-3 District 3-AA Tournament Championship win over the homestanding Tigers.
NCAA HOOPS
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G-P senior basketball player McKinley Maples, front and center, signed Tuesday morning with Millikin University. Sitting beside Maples are his mother, Cathy, and father, Kenny. Back row, from left are G-P principal Curtis Henry, uncle Billy Maples, brother Dylan Maples and G-P coach Raul Placeres.
Maples inks with Millikin Former Highlanders standout heade By COBEY HITCHCOCK Sports Writer GATLINBURG — It’s been a long time coming, but Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders basketball standout McKinley Maples has finally signed to play for the Big Blue of Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. “I’m just glad to be going to play ball somewhere,” said Maples on Tuesday morning. “It’s been a tough and long journey ... with the recruiting process and four years of basketball non-stop every day. But I’m just glad I get to keep playing, even though it’s nine-and-a-half hours away.” Millikin University has a storied and long-lived men’s basketball tradition, dating back 106 years to its inaugural 1903-04 campaign. The Big Blue battle in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin — regarded as one of the best
small college conferences in the nation and the home of former L.A. Lakers and current Golden State forward Devean George — and at the NCAA Division III level after moving up from the NAIA level. According to G-P basketball coach Raul Placeres, the six-foot-one Maples will fit in perfectly with the Big Blue’s game plan and should get a lot of playing time as a freshman. “Millikin is a defensive oriented team that needed a shooter,” said Placeres. “They needed a wing that could shoot it and play some defense, and McKinley fits the bill there.” For a Division III school, Millikin University has a strong following from its supporters. “They average about 1,500 to 2,000 fans a game,” said Placeres. “That’s more people than a lot of Division I programs draw. “It’s going to be a great basketball atmosphere for McKinley to play in.” Maples’ mother, Cathy, was nearly speechless during Tuesday’s signing event.
“I’m beside myself,” she said. “I’m speechless. “I’m just so proud of him, because he’s worked so hard for this. And he’s come from Mr. Attitude to a young man pretty quick.” Maples, who intends to major in business with a possible minor in theology at Millikin, admitted he wasn’t always on the right track for a good future and credits finding the Lord this past year to his maturation. Maples also thanked Placeres for having the patience to deal with him the three years prior to his accepting Jesus Christ. “He had me for those three years, and that was some attitude (I had back then),” said Maples, who finished his Blue-and-Gold career with more than 1,100 points. “But it was just a maturing process for me.” And although Maples has dedicated much of his life to improving his game on the court, he has always found the time to keep his GPA above 3.0 at G-P. “One thing that is overlooked about McKinley is that he’s always been a really
good student,” said G-P basketball coach Raul Placeres. “He’s got a good GPA, he got a really high score on his ACT, and that’s the reason why he got the (financial) package that he got from Millikin. “McKinley has been one of the hardest working kids I’ve been around in my young coaching career, and he deserves what he’s getting now. “Hopefully, this will teach the younger guys that it’s not all just about basketball.” Maples admitted that leaving home for a college in the northern part of the country is a bit overwhelming for a southern boy from Gatlinburg, but he’s receiving the encouragement needed to complete his mission of four years a Millikin. “(Gatlinburg) is home, and it’s going to be a completely different life up there,” said Maples. “But I’m looking forward to it, and four years will go by fast. “I just hope all the Yankees aren’t mean and rude to me, because I feel like I’m too nice. And man, it’s going to get cold up there.”
Science Hill goalie Andrew Kenneson stifles a Seymour chance late in the ‘Toppers 4-0 win over the Eagles in the Region 1 soccer tournament on Tuesday night at Sevierville. PREP SOCCER
Seymour’s soccer season ends with loss to Science Hill By JASON DAVIS Sports Editor SEVIERVILLE — Seymour’s dream post-season came to an end Tuesday night, as the Science Hill ‘Toppers cruised to a 4-0 win over the Eagles in the opener of the Region 1-AAA tournament. Science Hill’s ball control style worked well throughout the night, as the ‘Toppers used their speed, pinpoint passing and tough defense to keep the ball a good distance from their own goal, while making the most out of their opportunities at the Eagles’ net. “Science Hill is a traditionally strong program,” Seymour head coach Drew Payne said. “They’re a big school and they’re talented, and I like their possession style.” Seymour was neck-andneck with the ‘Toppers in the first half and trailed just 1-0 at intermission, thanks to a goal from Alex Weaver,
who scored in the game’s 24th minute. But, in the second half, Science Hill banged in Three goals in a seven-minute span to boost their lead to 4-0 with 28 minutes still remaining in the game. With nothing to lose Seymour’s attack intensified, enabling them to get some good chances late, including a one-on-one shot for star Jacob Lindsey. But Science Hill goalie Andrew Kenneson, who had a great game in goal, made what coach Payne called “the best save (he’d) ever seen a high school keeper make.” Despite the loss Payne had a lot to smile about this season, including a District 2-AAA championship. “I saw good progress throughout the season,” the first-year coach said. “This team really gelled together and the championship is really something to be proud of.”
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010 â—† The Mountain Press RACING WITH RICH
Who is to blame for Earnhardt Jr.’s struggles? As I have watched the last three NASCAR Sprint Cup races I have asked myself if the claims by some of his fans that Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is being slighted by his own team could be true. For some time I have received comments and e-mails making such claims and I have brushed them off or even laughed at the very thought. However, the 88 Hendrick Motorsports team’s performance over the past three weeks has been anything but laughable. For lack of a better term, this team has been an embarrassment. Just think, in Darlington much was made of the downright foolish banter between the driver and crew chief Lance McGrew during and after that race. This was the sort of thing that was supposed to be brought under control when Earnhardt’s cousin, Tony Eury, Jr., was replaced as team boss last year. Instead, the nonsense seems to have reached a new level. Consider this, if after a losing effort by the New England Patriots what would the reaction be if Tom Brady and Randy Moss sat around on the sideline after the game and engaged in a bad comedy routine? Sports talk phone lines would be ablaze and ESPN would alter an entire week’s programming. After the Darlington race, it would seem as
think of what a pleasure palace the shop at StewartHaas Racing has been over the past six weeks or so. Junior is well known for his lack of attendance in his team’s garage. Human nature says that crew though this team, driver members work harder and included, would show invest more emotionally up in Dover determined for someone they feel conto redeem themselves. nected to. Instead, they put in an So, back to the quesequally embarrassing tion at hand. Do I believe effort. Junior is getting short The car was not ever changed by his team? He is competitive and eventugetting the same resources ally, seven laps were lost as Johnson, Gordon and while a piece in the steerMartin. And, logic tells me ing had to be replaced that as a good businesson pit road. At least they man Rick Hendrick very apparently had the piece in much wants this team to question. At an earlier race succeed. However, I do in California this year an believe Junior’s team is axle broke and a spare was not as good as the other nowhere to be found. three HMS teams. This team clearly does I am not saying Lance not demonstrate the same McGrew is a bad crew level of preparedness as chief. I just don’t think it their HMS mates. Can is going to work out for you imagine a team led by him in this instance. I am Chad Knaus, Steve Letarte not saying the other team or Alan Gustafson making members are bad. I just these same type of misdon’t think they are puttakes on an almost weekly ting the best car on the basis. track in this instance. However, I am not layI believe this is a whole ing all of the blame at the team failure by the driver, feet of McGrew and his crew chief, owner and crew members. Can you everyone else involved. imagine a team making Please contact me by these same mistakes for visiting my website at Jeff Gordon and him just RacingWithRich.com. laughing it off in a post race comedy skit? And
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Pigeon Forge’s Jordan Henriquez makes a late attempt on the Alcoa goal but can’t quite reach the ball before the Tornadoes’ goalie.
Tigers soccer falls short, season ends PIGEON FORGE — The Tigers gave it all they had in the second half Tuesday night, but came up just short, 3-2, against the Alcoa Tornadoes in the Region 2 A-AA tournament. Trailing 2-0 early in the second half, Pigeon Forge scored their first goal of the game on a header from Jared Cantrell to cut the lead in half. Alcoa answered, however, pushing the lead back to
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SCOREBOARD t v s p o rt s Today
AUTO RACING 9 p.m. SPEED â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NASCAR, exhibition, Pit Crew Challenge, at Concord, N.C. (same-day tape) CYCLING 5 p.m. VERSUS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tour of California, stage 4, San Jose to Modesto, Calif. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 7 p.m. ESPN â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees NBA BASKETBALL 9 p.m. TNT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Playoffs, Western Conference finals, game 2, Phoenix at L.A. Lakers
Bent Creek Golf Course Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day results through May, 15. Championship Flight: 1. David Treadway 2. Aaron Maples First Flight: 1. Randy Chambers 2. Luke Treadway
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L 11 13 17 20 27
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â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Philadelphia 12, Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 5, Florida 1 Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Colorado 2, 11 innings St. Louis 6, Washington 2 San Diego 3, San Francisco 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Houston 2 Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 4 Florida 8, Arizona 0 Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 1-4) at Philadelphia (Moyer 5-2), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Wolf 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Burres 2-1), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Dickey 0-0) at Washington (L.Hernandez 4-2), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Harang 2-5) at Atlanta (Kawakami 0-6), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (G.Smith 1-2) at Houston (F.Paulino 0-6), 8:05 p.m. Florida (A.Sanchez 2-2) at St. Louis (J.Garcia 4-2), 8:15 p.m. San Francisco (Wellemeyer 2-3) at Arizona (I.Kennedy 2-2), 9:40 p.m. San Diego (Garland 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Ra.Ortiz 1-1), 10:10 p.m. Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1:05
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â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D;â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Tennessee 9, Huntsville 2, 1st game Birmingham 2, Montgomery 1, 10 innings West Tenn 9, Mississippi 1 Chattanooga 7, Mobile 0 Jacksonville at Carolina, ppd., rain Tennessee 8, Huntsville 3, 2nd game Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Jacksonville at Carolina, 5 p.m., 1st game Jacksonville at Carolina, 5 p.m., 1st game Chattanooga at Mobile, 6:05 p.m., 1st game Tennessee at Huntsville, 8 p.m. West Tenn at Mississippi, 8:05 p.m. Montgomery at Birmingham, 8:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Carolina, 7:30 p.m., 2nd game Chattanooga at Mobile, 8:35 p.m., 2nd game Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Montgomery at Birmingham, 12:05 p.m. Tennessee at Huntsville, 2 p.m. West Tenn at Mississippi, 8:05
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p.m. Chattanooga at Mobile, 8:05 p.m. Jacksonville at Carolina, 7:15 p.m.
nba h o o p s Playoff Glance CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 1, Orlando 0 Sunday, May 16: Boston 92, Orlando 88 Tuesday, May 18: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 22: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. Monday, May 24: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 26: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 28: Orlando at Boston, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 30: Boston at Orlando, 8:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE L.A. Lakers 1, Phoenix 0 Monday, May 17: L.A. Lakers 128, Phoenix 107 Wednesday, May 19: Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Sunday, May 23: L.A. Lakers
n h l p uck s Playoff Glance CONFERENCE FINALS EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 1, Montreal 0 Sunday, May 16: Philadelphia 6, Montreal 0 Tuesday, May 18: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 20: Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 22: Philadelphia at Montreal, 3 p.m. x-Monday, May 24: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. x-Wednesday, May 26: Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m. x-Friday, May 28: Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE
Chicago 1, San Jose 0 Sunday, May 16: Chicago 2, San Jose 1 Tuesday, May 18: Chicago at San Jose, 10 p.m. Friday, May 21: San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 23: San Jose at Chicago, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 25: Chicago at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-Thursday, May 27: San Jose at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, May 29: Chicago at San Jose, 8 p.m.
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Dear Annie: I have two teenage sons. The oldest is very athletic and makes good grades. He will be graduating soon and leaving for college. The problem is our youngest son. “Logan” is very intelligent, but couldn’t care less about his grades. Half the time, he doesn’t turn in his homework. He refuses to study and generally hates school. He will lie about assignments and grades. We have nagged him, grounded him and taken away privileges, but nothing seems to matter. Logan is also extremely overweight. We encourage him to exercise, but again, he ignores us. After his brother goes to school, I know he will quit the only team sport he has ever participated in. Fortunately, Logan isn’t involved in drinking or drugs. His friends are good kids, even though he doesn’t have many. He spends most of his time at home, doing next to nothing. He helps out with chores when I ask, but he never volunteers. When Logan was in middle school, we took him for counseling, but it didn’t help. He came around for a couple of years on his own, but now things are worse than ever. Maybe we just didn’t have the right counselor. How do you motivate someone to make the right choices? At the rate he’s going, he will be a lonely, overweight adult with no direction. Any advice? -- Worried Mom Dear Worried: Sometimes nagging and punishment don’t work as well as encouragement
and positive reinforcement. First take Logan to his doctor for a complete checkup to be sure there is no underlying medical issue. Then have him evaluated for hidden learning disabilities, since those can often cause a bright child to shut down in school. Allow him to be more involved in his choices. Discuss why some foods will aid in the development of bone and muscle and others will make him feel sluggish. Make exercise a regular part of the entire family’s routine -- a bike ride, basketball pick-up game, bowling, rollerblading. And if his behavior is still troublesome, please get him back into counseling. Your pediatrician can refer you. Dear Annie: For a long time, I’ve had feelings for “Stan.” I know he also cared for me, but would never have cheated on his wife, for which I greatly admired him. Stan’s wife recently passed away after a sixmonth illness. Should I contact him in some way, and if so, when? I don’t want to appear insensitive, and I know he needs time to grieve. I want to be respectful. -- Just Wondering Dear Just: It is not disrespectful to send a note expressing your sympathy on his loss. Should he be interested in contacting you for anything more, he will do so. If you hear nothing after
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six weeks, you may call and ask how he’s doing. Dear Annie: Your advice to “Mom in the Middle” was way off the mark. She asked her boyfriend to move in with her after five months, and you said she was rushing the relationship. People can and do develop relationships faster than you give them credit for. I met my spouse less than a year ago, he moved in less than a month after we met, and we were married last November. Don’t deny someone the pleasure of a loving partner on the grounds of not knowing him long enough. -- Brandon Dear Brandon: We don’t deny that you can fall in love in a short time and sometimes those relationships are successful over the long haul. We’re glad it is working out for you. But “Mom” had a young teenager still living at home, and her first responsibility is to her child. It is unwise to bring someone into the household until everyone has a chance to know him better. Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045. To find out more about Annie’s Mailbox and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.
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SECAUCUS, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; With a lucky charm from the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best era, the Washington Wizards won the NBAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft lottery Tuesday night. Washington moved up from the No. 5 spot to earn the top pick in next monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s draft, when it will likely choose between Kentucky freshman John Wall and national player of the year Evan Turner of Ohio State. The Wizards were represented by Irene Pollin, who wore the 1978 Bullets championship ring of her late husband, longtime owner Abe Pollin. When
the Wizards pulled off the surprising win, Irene Pollinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jaw dropped and appeared to mouth â&#x20AC;&#x2122;Oh my God!!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; with wide eyes. The lottery victory is one of the rare things that has gone right in a disastrous year for the Wizards, marred by the suspension of Gilbert Arenas for bringing guns into the Verizon Center locker room. They finished 26-56 after being widely forecast to finish in the middle of the Eastern Conference. Now they hope the No. 1 pick can help spark a quick turnaround under Ted Leonsis, who is close to completing a deal to buy the franchise from the Pollin family.
David Stern excited about playoffs but looking to July By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer SECAUCUS, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; NBA commissioner David Stern says the excitement surrounding free agency might force him to hide in his office until players such as LeBron James decide where to play next season. James could lead one of the deepest free agent classes in years, with Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Amare Stoudemire all eligible to walk. With politicians and fans already making their pleas and pitches, Stern knows the free agency frenzy is just beginning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having a good playoffs. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a great
finals, a really interesting draft and then Katie bar the door in July,â&#x20AC;? Stern said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Songs, banners, balloons, blimps, armies, I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know what. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just going to hide in the office and let it all roll out.â&#x20AC;? The biggest of the stars is James, the two-time defending MVP. He helped the Cleveland Cavaliers become one of the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top teams, but the club has been failed to reach the NBA Finals despite having the best record in the league the past two seasons. Cleveland was stunned by Boston in the Eastern Conference semifinals this season, putting Jamesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; future there in doubt.
By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer NASHVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; So much for the eagerly anticipated arrival of Tennesseeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top draft pick. The Titans are going to have to wait just a little bit longer to see how defensive end Derrick Morgan does with the whole team. Morgan watched Tuesday as the Titans convened for their first minicamp as a full team this offseason with veterans and rookies combined. The 16th pick overall tweaked a hamstring running sprints Monday, and the Titans chose to let him rest up rather than risk further injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is just a little tight,â&#x20AC;? coach Jeff Fisher said of Morgan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a precautionary thing. We are just going to watch him. A significant injury right now could result in a huge setback, so we are just going to watch him.â&#x20AC;? The caution is because the Titans watched top draft pick Kenny Britt start training camp last year on the physically unable to perform list after hurting his hamstring in May.
Morgan is one of several new players Tennessee added to get younger and faster on defense. Morgan is the youngest of a a draft class featuring five defensive players, and the Titans also added defensive end Jason Babin, linebacker Will Witherspoon and cornerback Tye Hill. Now the Titans are busy putting those pieces together to improve a unit they desperately need better production from after missing the playoffs last season at 8-8. By the time the season starts Sept. 12 against Oakland, the Titans could have as many as four new starters on a defense that finished 28th in the NFL in total yards allowed and next to last against the pass. How quickly can the revised defense come together? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t answer that. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how long,â&#x20AC;? cornerback Cortland Finnegan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to come together by the first game. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got OTA.s (minicamps), training camp and preseason to get it all together. I think we will take the coaching, self-critique you all the time, and
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Kagan abortion view ‘troubles’ senior Democrat By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS Associated Press Writer
viable fetuses except when the physical health of the mother was at risk. Slaughter, the co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, wrote that the lack of a judicial record for Kagan, who has never been a judge, makes it imperative that the committee scrutinize her abortion views. Kagan, President Barack Obama’s choice to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, was a domestic policy adviser to Clinton when she wrote the memo Slaughter cited. That memo is part of a trove of documents, most of
WASHINGTON — A senior House Democrat said Tuesday that senators should fully question Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan to make sure she supports abortion rights, in light of her previous backing for limiting late-term abortions. In a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York said she views as “troubling” a 1997 memo Kagan wrote urging then-President Bill Clinton to back all abortions of
them unreleased, at the Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, Ark. In the 1997 memo, Kagan urged Clinton to support a ban on lateterm abortions, a political compromise that put the administration at odds with abortion rights groups. Kagan and her boss, Bruce Reed, told the president that he should support the ban because it might help him avoid even stricter language from a Republican-led Congress. Clinton supported it, but the proposal ultimately failed and Clinton vetoed a stricter Republican ban.
Slaughter raised her concerns as the White House delivered to Capitol Hill Kagan’s lengthy response to a Judiciary Committee questionnaire, including cartons of new documents from her past that could shed light on her views and legal approach. Her handwritten notes from a May 2009 speech offer some insight into how Kagan approached her job as solicitor general — and a potential answer to GOP critics who have suggested she would be a Supreme Court rubber stamp for Obama’s policies.
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Oil spill closes 19% of fishing in Gulf PENSACOLA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The sign outside the Pensacola Beach marina says “We’re Still Fishing,” but that’s not really true. The federal government announced Tuesday it was nearly tripling the size of an area in the Gulf of Mexico that’s closed to fishing because of a massive oil spill off the coast of Louisiana. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it had closed nearly 46,000 square miles, or about 19 percent of federal waters. That’s up from the 7 percent of the Gulf that’s been closed to fishing boats since shortly after an offshore oil rig exploded April 20, killing 11 workers. Rig operator BP PLC estimates that the blownout well has leaked more than 5 million gallons. The spill has scared off charter fishing customers at the marina here, even though the water they’d normally trawl is still open. The 30 boats were almost all tied to their slips Tuesday and Jerry Andrews, the captain of the Entertainer, had the dock to himself. “Usually you’d see 15 or 20 people walking up and down out here asking about the fishing. Threefourths of these slips would be empty,” said Andrews, a Pensacola native who has been fishing here for 34 years. The expanded ban covers an area that starts near the Louisiana coast and moves southeast in a diagonal line. From Mississippi to Pensacola, the ban starts about 30 miles offshore. It begins moving away from shore at the Florida-Alabama border. At its eastern end south of Apalachicola, about the midpoint of the Florida Panhandle, the ban starts about 160 miles offshore. Andrews said before the spill he was getting between 30 and 40 calls and e-mails a day asking about chartering his boat and his customers were catching their full quotas of vermilion snapper, triggerfish, amberjack and grouper. But in the month since the spill, he gets hired for one or two trips a week, tops. Most of his customers, who come from Alabama and Georgia, are now going to the Carolinas. He said BP, as part of its plan to help coastal businesses harmed by the spill, has paid him $5,000 and the oil giant has promised further help, but he doesn’t know when that’s coming.
“My client is not the president — it is the United States — and while the president sometimes speaks on behalf of this client, Congress does as well, where there’s a statute at issue,” Kagan wrote. The papers also reveal that Obama’s team first contacted Kagan about serving on the Supreme Court more than a month before Stevens announced his intent to retire. Vice President Joe Biden was arranging his first job interview with Kagan for the post two days before Stevens went public with his plans.
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Indiana GOP Rep. Souder says he’ll resign over affair INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Rep. Mark Souder — an evangelical Christian who promoted abstinence education and was known for his outspoken views on religion — said Tuesday he will resign from Congress because of an extramarital affair with a part-time staff member. The announcement by the eight-term Republican rocked party leaders, who had counted on keeping the Republican-leaning district in a year that many expect will favor the GOP nationally come November. Souder’s staff contacted the staff of House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, on Sunday to alert them to the situation. Boehner spoke on the phone with Souder on Monday. Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said the minority leader “has been perfectly clear that he will hold our members to the highest ethical standards.” Rumors of Souder’s infidelity had circulated in the northeastern Indiana district for months. Opponents reported receiving
anonymous calls a few days before the May 4 primary with allegations of the affair. But Souder’s announcement that he would resign effective Friday and the confession of the affair stunned many voters who had backed his conservative support for family values and traditional marriage. “I just think it’s a crying shame,” said Jean Tarner, who owns the Huntington Street Bar in downtown Syracuse. “He’s supposed to be setting the values for the youth. It’s just too bad.” Souder was alone during an emotional news conference at his Fort Wayne office during which he apologized for his actions but provided no details, including the name of the staffer. He said his wife and family were “more than willing” to stand with him, but “the error is mine and I should bear the responsibility,” Souder said. “I am so ashamed to have hurt the ones I love,” he said as he battled tears. “I am sorry to have let so many friends down, people who have worked so hard for me.”
Times Square car bomb suspect appears in court NEW YORK (AP) — The suspect in a botched car bombing in Times Square appeared in court Tuesday on terrorism and weapons charges for the first time since his arrest two weeks ago and was quickly led away in handcuffs after being held without bail. Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistan-born U.S. citizen, muttered one word at the 10-minute hearing — “yes” — when asked to confirm an affidavit about his financial status, which allowed him to have a public defender appointed. Shahzad, wearing a gray sweat suit and with his hair a bit longer than in photos splashed around the world, was handcuffed behind his back and led out of court after a magistrate read him his rights. His attorney, Julia Gatto, asked during the hearing if Shahzad could be provided with halal meals, according to Muslim dietary laws that govern how food is prepared. She didn’t comment afterward and didn’t immediately return an e-mail message. The federal courtroom had extra officers on hand and was emptied for a security sweep immediately before the hearing.
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