The Mountain Press ■ Sevier County’s Daily Newspaper ■ Vol. 26, No. 305 ■ November 1, 2010 ■ www.themountainpress.com ■ 75 Cents
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Internet scam no game to local
Man victim of identity theft while innocently playing ‘Farmville’ By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer
5There’s a new sheriff in town Lee Westwood supplants Tiger Woods among world golf rankings SPORTS, Page A1
GATLINBURG — Chuck Winstead says he knew better than to give out the information on the Internet, he just had a momentary lapse of judgment. Now he’s hoping the result ordeal will have two outcomes: The person who stole his identity will be caught, and others will learn from his mistake.
Winstead says someone posing as him, complete with a mock copy of his debit card and a fake ID with his information on it, ran up a number of charges in Colorado this week, Thankfully, it appears he could get that money back, though he worries what other damage may have been done. Working with banking officials, Winstead has determined his problems likely all started when
he got what seemed like an innocuous invitation while playing the online game Farmville. An application associated with but not created by Facebook, Farmville offers participants the chance to maintain a virtual farm, calling on their friends and completing tasks to help them earn points they can use to advance their farm. “They believe it was through an online purchase and the only
online purchase I made was on Farmville,” Winstead says of the crooks’ apparent method of getting his information. “I was on Farmville and a thing popped up to say I won a bunch of points, but I had to verify some of my information. They had part of my debit card number, but it said I had to give the rest and some other information like my address See SCAM, Page A5
5Parental paradox Texting, Facebook as bad for teens as TV was for mom and dad? NATION, Page A11
State
Headed for the finish Haslam eases campaign into cruise control STATE, Page A4
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Heather Huskey’s kindergarten class at Sevierville Primary School dressed as mice during Red Ribbon Week for their interpretation of the week’s theme “Paws-itive Attitudes.” They dressed up as mice and had “Paws-itive” sayings on the back of their shirts.
Students don red ribbons to ‘Just say no’
Partly cloudy High: 69°
Tonight Partly cloudy Low: 42° DETAILS, Page A6
Obituaries Becky Reagan, 89 David Percynski, 63 Faye Baker, 85 Clyde Ogle, 94 William Arrowood, 69 Barbara Gaddis DETAILS, Page A4
Index Local & State . . . . A1-A6 Calendar . . . . . . . . . . A3 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Sports . . . . . . . . . . A8-A10 Business . . . . . . . . . . . A2 Advice . . . . . . . . . . . A12 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . A12 Classifieds . . . . . A15-A17 Nation . . . . . . . . A11,A18
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By ELLEN BROWN Staff Writer
America drug-free. “We make it a big deal every year. This year, we’ve been correlating ‘Just say no to drugs’ with Sevier County Schools celcancer awareness,” said Marian ebrated National Red Ribbon Week Oct. 25-29 with numerous White, Seymour Middle School teacher and SMS Red Ribbon spirit-filled activities. Week sponsor with teacher Tracy The 22nd annual event was McCoy. “We’ve held mini drugfounded to encourage students to say no to drugs and help make free Relays For Life, where stu-
dents can walk or run the track and receive pledges of donations to cancer research. We’ve also collected canned foods and held our third annual Pumpkin Painting Contest. Everybody has fun.” Other activities throughout the school system included “Red, White and Blue Day,” “All-
American Hero Dress-up Day,” poster and essay contests and red ribbon carnivals. Northview Middle School’s activities were planned by art teacher Leslie Mielke, Junior Beta Club sponsor and English teacher Jamey Browder and Junior Beta Club members. See RED RIBBONS, Page A4
Unemployment figures play to mixed reviews By DEREK HODGES Staff Writer The county’s unemployment rate took another small tick up in September, though it still remains almost a full point below where it was for the same month last year. The move from 8.4 percent to 8.6 percent represents the second month in a row the area has experienced a 0.2 percent increase in the figure, a fact that could be thanks to employers trimming payrolls as the busy summer months come to a close.
Still, the employment numbers provided by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development this year have looked considerably better than at any other time since the start of the recession more than two years ago. That’s because this summer has brought the first months in that time when the rate has been lower than it was for the same time in the previous year. For September, that decrease was 0.8 percent, one of the largSee FIGURES, Page A5
Improvements to wastewater plant on Gatlinburg agenda Meeting set for Tuesday By STAN VOIT Editor GATLINBURG — A $1.5 million bond issue to make improvements to the wastewater treatment plant is on the
agenda for the Gatlinburg City Commission when it meets Tuesday. Most of the money will be spent to put a new roof over part of the plant, city spokesman Jim Davis said. “It’s a very nice roof,” he said. “It was a well thought out design process.” The capital budget was
included in last year’s budget. Engineering was completed last spring, and the bid process is winding up, Davis said. The city announced a notice to issue bonds during the summer. Davis said the bond issue will be short-term. It’s not on the agenda, but the City Commission,
through Mayor Mike Helton, has sent a letter to Walters State Community College pledging $200,000 as its share of local funding for an $8 million construction project on the Sevierville campus. The matter was discussed in a workshop last Wednesday, but the commission did not have
a meeting planned again until after the deadline Walters State set for getting commitments from local governments. The letter from Helton to Walters State says the unanimous consensus of the commissioners at the workshop was to supSee GATLINBURG, Page A4
A2 ◆ Business
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UT Med Center marketing, PR wins 4 awards Submitted Report
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Penny and Don Rogers, center, welcome 20-year Rogers Petroleum employees at the company’s office in Morristown at the end of the firm’s 30th anniversary workday. From left are Rick Denton, Ralph Laster, Scott Holbert, Brent Cooper, Penny and Don, Janet Lane, Melinda Andrews, Shirley Davidson, and Jerry Haun.
Rogers Petroleum celebrates 30th year Submitted Report In 1980, when Rogers Petroleum opened for business in Morristown, five employees sold two million gallons of gas. This year, 30 years later, the 300 employees at East Tennessee’s largest petroleum marketer are distributing 178 million gallons of fuel. A leading community supporter, Rogers is celebrating its three decades of service to Tennessee and other states by giving $10,000 in
academic scholarships annually to employees and their families. The company has three main operating divisions: fuels distribution; the Zoomerz network of 19 convenience stores and four Subway restaurants; and LubriCorp, one of the largest lubricant distributors in the Southeast. Rogers Petroleum has a Zoomerz convenience stores in both Sevierville and Pigeon Forge. Don Rogers, chairman and one of those first five employees, said the growth of the company is attribut-
able to its business model of integrity and customer service. The company has customers in more than a dozen other states. Rogers markets brands including ExxonMobil, Marathon, and Citgo, as well as lubricant brands Shell, ExxonMobil, Quaker State, and Castrol. ““We believe strongly in giving back to the communities in which we live and operate,” Rogers said. For more information about Rogers Petroleum Inc., visit www. rogerspetro.com.
Business tax workshop scheduled for Nov. 17 Submitted Report KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee Department of Revenue will hold its next free bimonthly new business workshop from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the department’s Knoxville regional office, 531 Henley St. The workshop will be held on the sixth floor in Suite 606. This free workshop is designed to assist those encountering
business-related taxes for the first time. Tax specialists from various agencies will provide the basic information needed to comply with registration and tax requirements. During the session, attendees will have the opportunity to listen to these tax specialists, ask questions and receive materials explaining tax responsibilities and providing contact informa-
tion. Areas of discussion will include business tax, sales and use tax, unemployment tax and tax enforcement procedures. Interested individuals may register online at www.TN.gov/ revenue or call (865) 594-6100. The Department of Revenue also offers new business tax workshops bimonthly in Chattanooga, Johnson City, Memphis and Nashville.
Boxum joins Millstone Accounting Submitted report SEVIERVILLE — Nancy J. Boxum, an IRS enrolled agent, has joined the CPA firm of Millstone Accounting Services. Boxum has been in the accounting profession since 1973, and earned her Enrolled Agent designation in 1988.
She owned and operated her own bookkeeping and tax practice in Indiana before moving to Tennessee. Boxum was recognized by the National Association of Tax Preparers as its Member of the Month in July 2005, and served on its Indiana state board for 12 years.
She also represented that organization on the IRS Stakeholder Liaison Committee between 2006 and 2008.
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KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee Medical Center’s marketing and public relations departments earned four awards from the Tennessee Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations. The annual Prism awards recognize outstanding achievement in health care public relations and marketing throughout Tennessee. “I’m extremely proud of the public relations and marketing teams here at the medical center,” said Becky Thompson, vice president of marketing and planning. “This recognition is affirmation of the outstanding work they do each day. What’s perhaps most rewarding is that if you look at the projects recognized through the Prism awards, you’ll notice each one is a reflection on how our team works together to further UT Medical Center’s mission of serving through healing, education and discovery.” UT Medical Center won two Prism Awards, the top honor available: one for its comprehensive social media program and one for a feature story entitled “Cancer Patient Fought to Save the Lives of Others,” about the late Ken Wilson of Powell. The society also recognized UT Medical Center with Cctations for the OUTLIVE: Tennessee Fights to Beat Cancer program as well as for the Facebook page of Chemo Bear, the teddy bear mascot of the Cancer Institute.
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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.
MONDAY, NOV. 1 Adult Basketball
Play starts at 6 p.m. for adult 5-on-5 basketball at Roaring Fork Baptist. Teams or singles welcome. 8507501.
Rocky Top Wings
Gold Wing Road Riders, Rocky Top Wings, meets 6:30 p.m. for meal; 7:30 meeting, IHOP, Sevierville.
Prayer in Action
Concerned Women of America Prayer in Action, 6-7 p.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. 436-0313.
Retired Citizens
Retired Citizens of the Smokies meets at 1 p.m., Gatlinburg Community Center. Program by Dr. Richard Dew on living wills. 436-3010.
Hot Meals
Hot Meals For Hungry Hearts 5:30-6:30 p.m., Henderson Chapel Baptist Church, 407 Henderson Road, Pigeon Forge. Sponsored by Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries.
Audiobooks Class
Audiobook download class 10:30-11:30 a.m. Anna
Porter Public Library. Free; registration necessary. 4365588.
Holy Family Church
Holy Family Catholic Church in Seymour is sponsoring a Sacred Heart of Jesus Enthronement Mission Nov. 1-4. Church is located at 307 Black Oak Ridge Road in Seymour. 573-1203.
Beekeepers
Sevier County Beekeepers Association meets 7 p.m. at King Family Library. 4531997.
Conner Heights Revival
Revival at Conner Heights Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge through Nov. 5, 7 p.m. daily, Evangelist James Langston. 453-3403.
PJ Story Time
Families are invited to a new storytelling event at the SCPLS King Family Library 5:30 p.m. Parents, grandparents and caregivers are welcome to wear pajamas, bring a blankie and listen to stories.
tuesDAY, NOV. 2 Preschoolers Program
Anna Porter Public Library party for preschoolers 10:30-11:30 a.m. 436-5588.
Alzheimer’s Support
Alzheimer’s Support group meet 6-7 p.m., MountainBrook Village, 700 Markhill Drive, Sevierville. 428-2445.
Library Preschoolers
Anna Porter Public Library preschool party, 10:3011:30 a.m.
NARFE
National Assn. of Retired Federal Employees meets at 6 p.m., Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge. 453-4174.
Kindness Counts
Kindness Counts, previously Feral Cat Friends, meets at 7 p.m., IHOP in Sevierville. 654-2684.
Souper Bowl
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Souper Bowl benefit for United Way, 5-6:30 p.m. $20 includes soup and bowl. Tickets sold by staff or at the door. 436-5860.
Celebrate Recovery
Al-Anon Family Group meets 11 a.m. Pigeon Forge UMC. 428-7617 or 680-6724.
Celebrate Recovery, meal from 5-6 p.m. and 6:30 service then small groups, every Thursday. Kodak United Methodist Church. Childcare provided.
Lutheran Women
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Al-Anon Group
Lutheran Women’s Missionary League meets at noon, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1610 Pullen Road. 429-6063.
Photographic Society
LeConte Photographic Society meets 6:30 p.m. Sevierville Civic Center. LeContePhotographic.com.
Computer Classes
Anna Porter Public Library and Community Center provide free teen-taught computer classes for adults, 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Dec 7. Registration 436-5588.
wednesDAY, NOV. 3 Conner Heights Revival
Revival at Conner Heights Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge through Nov. 5, 7 p.m. daily, Evangelist James Langston. 453-3403.
thursDAY, NOV. 4 Salute to Veterans
Sevier County High School Salute to Veterans with performances 6:30 p.m. today, 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Nov. 5.
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries provides hot meals 5:30-6:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Sevierville and Kodak United Methodist Church in Kodak.
The Farm Service Agency of the USDA announces the application deadline of Nov. 15 to purchase crop coverage through
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program for the following crops: caneberries (blackberries, raspberries — black or red), blueberries, grapes, peaches and pears.
These crops must be a commercially-produced agricultural commodity. The service fee is the lesser of $250 per crop or $750 per producer per administrative county.
Crewettes Rummage Sale
Sevier County Crewettes rummage sale inside, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Friday, Rescue Squad, Dolly Parton Parkway.
Community Bible Study
Community study on “Returning to Bethlehem: The Book of Ruth” 10 a.m., United Methodist Church Chapel, Pigeon Forge. Learn about the lives of Naomi, Ruth, Orpah, Boaz and Obed. Bring your Bible and notepad. Joann Jordan (865) 436-0313.
friDAY, NOV. 5
Cemetery in Wears Valley, 9-4 today and Saturday. Items needed: baked goods, garden produce, biscuit sandwiches. Volunteers needed. 6547005 or 453-2558.
JOY Club
Just Older Youth Club meets at Pigeon Forge Community Center. Bring covered side dishes. Bingo 10:30 a.m.; lunch 11:30. 429-7373.
Angel Food
Angel Food orders: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd. Pigeon Forge. 429-2508.
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Mothers of Preschoolers through Kindergarten and expecting, 9:30-noon, first and third Friday. Childcare provided. Evergreen Church. 4283001.
Christians Reaching Out Serving Seymour benefit golf tournament and silent auction, Creekside Plantation. Golf inquiries 577-4653; silent auction, 577-8869; CROSS, 323-4415.
Holiday of Hope
Seven-Mile Yard Sale
Right To Life
Sevier County Right to Life meets 5:30 p.m. at the Pigeon Forge Library. 9082689 or 335-7764.
Holiday of Hope beauty pageant benefitting Relay For Life Nov. 20 at Country Tonite. Registration due by today. Forms at The Mountain Press or e-mail to gcrutchfield@themountainpress.com.
Seven-mile yard sale 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Flat Creek Village to Walgreens on Highway 411. Set-up fee $10. Donations for set-up go to participant’s choice of charity or to Salvation Army and Shriners. 429-8400 or 548-5677.
Angel Food
Salute to Veterans
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TOPS
TOPS weight loss chapter meets at 6 p.m., Parkway Church of God in Sevierville. 755-9517 or 429-3150.
Library Movie
Thursday movie at Anna Porter Public Library, “The Ghost Writer” (PG-13), 6 p.m. Free. 436-5588.
Angel Food orders: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Gum Stand Baptist Church, 3031 Veterans Blvd. Pigeon Forge. 429-2508.
Conner Heights Revival
Revival at Conner Heights Baptist Church in Pigeon Forge through Nov. 5,
Nov. 15 deadline to purchase ‘noninsured’ crop coverage Submitted Report
7 p.m. daily, Evangelist James Langston. 453-3403.
Producers are required to purchase either NAP or crop insurance for all crops. For more information, call 453-4664 or go by the FSA Office, 517 E Bruce St., Sevierville.
Sevier County High School Salute to Veterans 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
Rummage Sale
Community rummage and food sale for maintenance of Mattox
Great Smoky Mountains Shrine Club dinner/auction at Mountain Star Lodge 197 Dolly Parton Parkway, Sevierville. Meal starts at 4 p.m., auction at 5 p.m. 654-7865, 933-6890 or 9337400.
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Haslam eases campaign into cruise control
OBITUARIES David Lee Percynski David Lee Percynski, 63 of Kodak, died Oct. 26, 2010 at Mercy Residential Hospice. Survivors: wife, Gloria Percynski of Kodak; brothers, Fred Percynski of Mentor, Ohio, and Zig Percynski of Hamilton, Ohio; sisters, Laura Rogel of Sun City, Ariz., Mary Anne Nebesar of Sun City, Barbara Gullifer of Sycamore, Ohio, and Karen Campagna of Menomessee, Wisc. Also survived by Teresa and John Alsup, sister and brother-in-law of New Market, TN and Betty and Mack Morris, mother and father-in-law of Dalton, GA and a number of nieces and nephews. A private memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements by Mynatt Funeral Home, Halls Chapel. n www.mynattfh.com
Vivian Baker Faye Vivian Andes Baker, 85 died Oct. 27, 2010. She was born Aug. 8, 1925 at home in the Walden Creek community. Survivors: sons, Howard Lynn Baker, wife Debbie, and daughter Tilly, Tielke Baker and wife Linda of Atlanta, Ga.; sisters-in-law, Lenore Sparks Andes, Nadine Hanrahan, and Elizabeth Baker; nieces and nephews. Her father and mother were founding members of the Walden Creek United Methodist Church where she attended most of her life. Vivian was the oldest and the longest standing member of that church. She graduated with distinction from Pi Beta Phi in Gatlinburg and went on to work on the Manhattan Project at Y-12 and K-25 in Oak Ridge. She worked at Butler’s Farm, Forge Hammer Grill, Apple Tree Inn, River Terrace, and Howard’s in Gatlinburg, and the Green Valley in Pigeon Forge. The family received friends at Rawlings Funeral Home Saturday, Oct. 30, 2010 with service following in the chapel, Pastor David Smith officating. Burial was Sunday at Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens in Pigeon Forge. In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Vivian Baker can be made to the Walden Creek United Methodist Church, attn: Billie Fox at 2882 Mary Ridge Farm Rd., Sevierville, TN 37862. n rawlingsfuneralhome.com
Barbara Branan Cahill Letteer Gaddis Barbara Branan Cahill Letteer Gaddis died Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. The daughter of Richard Henry Branan and Irene Waddell Branan, Barbara was born June 10, 1932 in New Orleans, La. Barbara lived nearly half her life in Birmingham, graduating from Ramsay High School. She attended Newcomb College, now Tulane, and earned her Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Auburn University, where she was a member of Kappa Delta sorority. As an elementary school teacher, Barbara helped educate and mold hundreds of young lives in the Birmingham area while teaching at Edgewood School, St. Rose of Lima, and St. Francis Xavier. Following her teaching career, Barbara excelled in various other fulfilling professions including a counselor with Snelling Staffing Services, a sales representative for Stokes Electric and Lighting, a courier with Pony Express, a founder of AroundThe-Clock-Aids, Inc., and store manager for Pigeon Forge Toy and Hobby. In 1984, Barbara relocated to the beautiful Smoky Mountains near Sevierville. Survivors: husband, Raymond Gaddis of Lenoir City, Tenn., three children, Austin Murray Cahill III (Kay) of Vestavia Hills, Ala., Leslie Cahill Dunn of Scottsboro, Ala. and Richard Branan Cahill (Carol) of Birmingham, Ala. She also leaves behind four grandchildren. Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Nov. 3 at Johns Ridout’s Southside Chapel in Birmingham, 2116 University Boulevard with a memorial service at 7:15 p.m. Burial at Elmwood Cemetery will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please send a memorial donation to your local Humane Society.
In Memoriam
Emma Rebecca “Becky” Reagan Emma Rebecca “Becky” Reagan, age 89 of Sevierville, passed away Sunday, October 31, 2010 at Fort Sanders-Sevier Nursing Home. She was preceded in death by her husband, Newt Reagan; daughter, Wilda Louise Reagan; parents, James and Martha Trentham; and sister, Melfy McClure and Zella Wright. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet 10 AM Tuesday at Shiloh Cemetery for graveside service and interment with Rev. Ronnie Allen officiating. The family will receive friends 6-8 PM Monday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville.
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They deemed Monday “Dress Like Your Best Friend Day;” Tuesday as “Crazy Sock Day;” Wednesday as “Hat Day;” Thursday as “Cougar Spirit Day;” and Friday as “Wear Red Day” with a culminating assembly. “(The assembly) is a way to wrap up the week and remind the students to stay drug-free,” Browder said. The assembly also included presentations from Sevierville Police Officer David Finchum and his drug dog, and American Eagle Foundation program coordinator Danielle Steckley and NMS student and AEF volunteer Brittany Barajas. “If you’ve got it on you, he’s going to find it,” Finchum told students of his German Shepherd. “I’m hoping that you’re strong enough and have the will to say ‘no’ to drugs. If your friends are doing it, you need to find different friends.” Along with educating students on birds of prey, Steckley shared with them how drugs had affected some of her friends. “I don’t talk to those friends anymore — some killed themselves, some are in jail and one is on the run from a bounty hunter. Drugs are severely bad for you — don’t let them ruin your life.” NMS poster contest winners were Madison Loveday, first place; and Jeran Canter, second place. “We’ve had fun this week, but I really hope you understand what it’s been about — drugs are a huge problem in our country, in our state,” NMS Principal Julie Oliver told her students. “You are the only ones who can control your future,” Browder added. n ebrown@themountainpress.com
WINCHESTER — For all gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam’s pronouncements that he is racing toward Election Day, the Republican’s campaign appears to have eased into cruise control. Haslam took Friday off from the campaign trail to attend to mayoral duties in Knoxville, and Sunday was set aside for personal time with friends and family. One last statewide airplane tour today is the last spurt of heavy campaigning scheduled before Election Day. Haslam said after a campaign rally in Winchester last week that he doesn’t think taking days off in the stretch run signals that he’s taking a victory on Tuesday for granted. “We’ve tried really throughout the campaign to keep Sundays to just stay home, go to our own church, be with our own friends,” Haslam said. “It’s a great way to keep sanity. That day of rest deal makes a lot of sense.” Democrat Mike McWherter, who claims his campaign has been gathering momentum, said he planned to campaign heavily until the polls close. He had several stops scheduled for Memphis churches on Sunday. “I can’t speak for Bill Haslam, but I know that every day is significant up until next Tuesday,” he said. “And I will be on the campaign trail all the way through.” McWherter in his campaign events has stressed what he has called Haslam’s “over the cliff” commitment to a gun rights group to sign potential legislation to eliminate a state requiring people to obtain permits in order to go armed in public. Haslam has expressed frustration at the level of attention paid to the guns comment when the real issues in the campaign should be the state budget and jobs creation. The Knoxville mayor said changing gun laws are not a priority for him, and that he was simply telling the gun advocates that he would defer to the will of the Legislature on the matter. Talk about gun rights has nevertheless dominated the final weeks of the campaign, and was often among the first questions asked of Haslam on the campaign trail. While McWherter pledged to keep hitting the trail until Election Day, his camp has failed to match the smooth organization of Haslam’s campaign events. The Republican’s team managed to assemble large crowds last week at dozens of statewide events, who cheered on the candidate while the bus bearing his likeness and blared campaign music. McWherter, meanwhile, had a far more bare-bones operation. He was 40 minutes late to a planned stop at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on Thursday, leading several students who were waiting for him to instead leave for lunch. When McWherter finally arrived, university officials shushed him away from the entrance of the student center because early voting was under way inside, and the plaza was inside the buffer zone where electioneering is prohibited.
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William Clyde Eugene Arrowood William Clyde Eugene Arrowood, 69, died October 29, 2010 at his residence in Sevierville, TN. He is survived by his wife, Retta Arrowoodof Sevierville, TN; three daughters, Sharon Bell, Rachel Fox, and Tanya McCarter all of Sevierville, TN; one brother, E.F. Arrowood of Sevierville; two sisters, Anna Carr and Mary Arrowood both of Sevierville, TN; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Monday, November 1, 2010 at 3 p.m., Smokey Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Rawlings Funeral Home.
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port the request, but it still must be approved in a regular meeting. The city governments of Sevierville and Pigeon Forge already committed $200,000 each, and the county $400,000 for the project. The $8 million building would be paid for mostly with state money, but required a 15 percent local match. The college won’t know until December whether its project has been approved. Other items on the agenda of the 6 p.m. meeting at City Hall:
n A certificate of good moral character and a certificate of compliance for Mitch McCarter of Parkway Liquor Store n A contract for services agreement with the Gatlinburg Scottish Highland Games Inc., for an event to be held May 13-14. n A resolution to establish trolley fares As the Beer Board the commission will consider: n An off-premise beer permit for Dollar General, 1648 East Parkway n An off-premise beer permit for Downtown Market, 762 Parkway
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Clyde Ogle, 94 of Pigeon Forge, died Oct. 28, 2010 at Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home in Sevierville. Survivors: daughters, Gail and husband Jim Rule of Sevierville, Lois Sutton of Pigeon Forge; sister, Stella Patterson of Sevierville; grandchildren, Pam King, Jennifer Fox; five great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; nieces and nephews. Visitation was held Saturday, Oct. 30 at Rawlings Funeral Home. Graveside service were held Sunday, Oct. 31, 2010 at Shiloh Cemetery with the Rev. Danny Sutton.
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address and phone number to get the points.” A charge showed up on Winstead’s bank account charging him $42 for the points, despite a promise on the message he got that the points were free. That debit was listed as coming from Facebook and Farmville, he says. Winstead later tried to make a purchase and was declined, though it wasn’t until that scenario repeated itself a couple more times that he really started to wonder. Still, he says he was convinced he could never be the victim of identity theft and was certain the error was with his bank. “I stopped to get gas and my card was declined on Tuesday. I thought it was just because there was a crack in the card and it was kind of old,” he explains. “Then later I went to McDonald’s and it was declined there and at Krispy Kreme another time.” Winstead sent an e-mail to someone at Y-12 Federal Credit Union and received a message back asking that he call to discuss a hold that had been placed on his card. “The woman told me, ‘I’m going to have to ask you some crazy questions,’” Winstead recalls with a chuckle. “She said, ‘Did you buy gas at Pilot in Pigeon Forge at 5:20 Tuesday evening?’ I told her I did and she said, ‘I know this won’t make sense, but did you then go shopping at Nordstrom in Broomfield, Colo., at 5:45?’” Winstead says he’s thankful someone at the bank was watching his account and flagged it. Still, it appears the damage was already done. By the time the card was frozen, $400 had already been spent at the department store and there are pending charges that still haven’t cleared. “There’s no telling how much they charged. They had a debit card with my information on it and an ID for me in their hands,” Winstead says. “Thank goodness somebody at the bank was watching, and I’m glad they stopped the account, but now those crooks have put me in limbo. My bank account is frozen, my savings account is frozen. I don’t have any money until this is sorted out. I have to make my car payment and buy everything I need on a credit card that’s going to charge me interest while I wait.”
“The woman told me, ‘I’m going to have to ask you some crazy questions. She said, ‘Did you buy gas at Pilot in Pigeon Forge at 5:20 Tuesday evening?’ I told her I did and she said, ‘I know this won’t make sense, but did you then go shopping at Nordstrom in Broomfield, Colo., at 5:45?’” — Chuck Winstead
Fortunately, Y-12 is working with Winstead to restore his money. Recently, officials with Facebook admitted such online game programs have serious security lapses. A message The Mountain Press sent to Facebook’s media representatives seeking comment on Winstead’s situation went unanswered over two days. For his part, Winstead admits he should have known better than to respond to what’s typically called a phishing effort — an attempt to gain user information fraudulently. “I’m smarter than that. I know not to do that kind of thing and I’m usually very cautious with my information,” he says. “I just let my guard down for a second. It won’t happen again.” Winstead is warning others to avoid such scams. He says folks should check their accounts regularly to make sure there aren’t unusual charges and keep their eyes open for ways they might be sending their personal and financial information out. “It’s the old adage of if it sounds too good to be true, just don’t do it,” Winstead says. “The woman I talked to at the credit union was telling me all the ways they can get your stuff. She said you need to change your Facebook password if you start getting those weird messages and you should always destroy your old financial records and any mail you throw away. It’s kind of scary, but you never know how a criminal might get your information.” And as for applications like Farmville, Winstead says avoid them. “I will never play any of those games again and I’m warning all my friends to stay away from them,” Winstead says. n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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est year-to-year differences so far, a fact that adds some perspective to the slight increase. It might suggest that, despite the uptick, there is at least progress being made on the job front both locally and nationwide. Across the country, the unemployment rate actually decreased 0.3 percent, a more significant number than the 0.2 percent local increase because the national rate deals with a larger population. Likewise, Tennessee’s number fell 0.4 percent, suggesting 13,100 people across the state found work between the two months. Additionally, both the
figures are lower than they were a year ago, with the nationwide rate down 0.3 percent from September 2009 and the state number falling a full 1.3 percent year-to-year. In a recent report, Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development officials said its records indicate the tide of losing jobs started to turn during the summer of last year. “Employment data in Tennessee has reflected a significantly deteriorating economy from the last half of 2008 through early 2009, with some stabilization apparent by July 2009,” that document states. Across the state in September, Sevier County was something of an anomaly, though its tourism-based econo-
my is likely to blame for putting making it that. Only six other counties experienced increases in their unemployment figures between the two months, while 85 had decreases. The number stayed the same in three counties. The results from Sevier County’s neighbors bear that out, with three rates down and one level. In Blount County, the figure dropped 0.3 percent to land at 7.2 percent in September, while Cocke County’s number stayed even at 11.9 percent. Meanwhile, Jefferson and Knox counties both had 0.5 percent decreases, with the former sticking at 10.8 percent and the latter at 7.1 percent. That number was good enough to give Knox
County the lowest rate for a metropolitan area in the state, while it held the third-lowest figure out of the 95 counties. It was bested on that list by Lincoln (6.0 percent) and Williamson (6.5) counties, and joined by fourth-ranked Blount County. Sevier County fell off the list of the 10-lowest after several months there, only a short distance from No. 10 Washington County’s 8.0 percent. None of the local counties made it on to the list of those with the 10 highest rates, which was topped by Scott County at 19.9 percent and ran through Lewis County, where the number was 13.2 percent. n dhodges@themountainpress.com
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Pajamas the theme for new story hour
Families are invited to a new event at King Family Library on the first Monday of each month: PJ Story Time. Parents, grandparents and caregivers are welcome to wear pajamas, bring a blanket and listen to stories at 5:30 p.m. The special story time will be in the children’s room on the second floor. Cookies and juice will be served. For more information or to register for the program, contact Vickie Kelly at 3651423.
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MacPherson benefit set
Events are scheduled Nov. 6 in memory of longtime business owner Don MacPherson of Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre and to benefit his family. A motorcycle ride hosted by Paul’s Pride Ride will begin the events, departing from Sevier County Custom Choppers. A silent auction, dinner, entertainment and free show have been added. Following the afternoon ride, at 5 there will be a reception, dinner and auction at Glenstone Lodge, featuring music and entertainment. At 7:30 winning auction bids will be announced, and participants can continue partying with a DJ or attend a free show at Sweet Fanny Adams Theatre.
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Military chaplain exhibit scheduled
First Presbyterian Church in Sevierville will present its second annual “Faith and Courage Exhibit” recalling the service of military chaplains through Nov. 24. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays; evenings and weekends by appointment. The church is at 500 Belle Ave. A special worship service to recognize the service of veterans is set for 10:45 a.m. Nov. 14, with preaching by Thomas Chadwick, retired Navy chaplain. For more information call Brenna Smith or Pastor Terrye McAnally at 4532971.
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New operating hours for the Sevier County Clerk’s office effective today: n Courthouse: 8-4:30 Monday-Thursday, 8-5 Friday; drive-thru for tag renewals 7:30-4 MondayThursday, 7:30-4:30 Friday n Gatlinburg: 8-4:30 weekdays, 9-1 Saturdays n Pigeon Forge: 9-5 Saturdays only
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A teenager is being sought on multiple charges, including criminal homicide, in the fatal shooting of a Tennessee State University student. Nashville police have a warrant for 18-year-old Marquez Fontaine Mallard after 24-year-old Jonathan Finley was killed in a shooting Wednesday night. Police say Finley and two other people were on the way from a store to a friend’s home when they saw Mallard outside the house. Police say they witnessed a burglary and drove off. Mallard is accused of firing several shots at the trio’s 1998 Mitsubishi.
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Despite ban, group prays before game CHATTANOOGA (AP) — A group of young people and adults gathered and said a prayer before the start of a high school football game in southeastern Tennessee despite a ban on using loudspeakers to lead the event. A Soddy-Daisy police officer escorted a group of people assembled in front of the stands onto the grass just behind the goal posts just before the Soddy-Daisy’s game against Cleveland kicked off Friday night. Dozens of people came out of the home and visi-
tor stands for a prayer led by Soddy-Daisy senior Shelton Brown as announcers honored football players and cheerleaders on Senior Night. Afterward, Brown told The Chattanooga Times Free Press he was surprised how many people turned out. “We weren’t allowed to announce we were doing it,” he said. Brown said school officials also told him the prayer couldn’t be held on the football field. Hamilton County Schools Superintendent
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Jim Scales recently ordered a stop to prayers over the loudspeaker at football games and other school events after some Soddy-Daisy students complained to the Freedom From Religion Foundation. Soddy-Daisy Mayor Gene Shipley and Commissioner Jim Adams joined the prayer group. “I’m ready to defy Washington and the Supreme Court,” Adams said. “I don’t have a problem with it at all.” Dawn Sheaffer and her
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NATION quote roundup “Obviously the other side is enthusiastic. We’ve got to make sure our side is too.” — President Barack Obama, on the Democratic Party’s chances for success in Tuesday’s elections
“You blew it, President Obama. We gave you the two years to fulfill your promise of making sure that our economy starts roaring back to life again.” — Former Alaska Gov. and GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on what the Republicans have a chance to say in the elections
“This is a choice, a clear choice, not a referendum. They have a political and partisan agenda, which they’ve had from Day One. We’re the problem-solvers trying to get this nation going after a lost decade that they created.” — Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine
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This day in history Today is Monday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2010. There are 60 days left in the year. This is All Saints Day. Locally a year ago:
Local officials say the closure of Interstate 40 west of Asheville, N.C. will impact traffic coming to Sevier County. The Interstate is closed since a rock slide Oct. 25 when boulders covered both lanes. It could be four months before restoration of any lanes of traffic. n
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On Nov. 1, 1950, two Puerto Rican nationalists tried to force their way into Blair House in Washington, D.C. to assassinate President Harry S. Truman. The attempt failed, and one of the pair was killed, along with a White House police officer. n
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daughter, a Soddy-Daisy High School student, also joined the group. “Look around at the support, even on the other side (of the field) they are coming out onto the field with us,” said Sheaffer, adding that she came to the game just to cheer the students on. “We are all here to peacefully exercise our right to say a prayer for both teams.” After Scales halted the prayers, Soddy-Daisy players were invited to pray when they visited Rhea County for a game last week.
On this date:
In 1512, Michelangelo finished painting the ceiling of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. In 1968, the Motion Picture Association of America unveiled its new voluntary film rating system: G for general, M for mature (later changed to GP, then PG), R for restricted and X (later changed to NC-17) for adults only. n
Ten years ago:
Yugoslavia’s new democratic government joined the United Nations after eight years of U.N. ostracism under former strongman Slobodan Milosevic. n
Five years ago:
Democrats forced the Republican-controlled Senate into an unusual closed session, questioning the intelligence utilized by the White House in the run-up to the war in Iraq; Republicans derided the move as a political stunt. n
Thought for today:
“It is easier to admire hard work if you don’t do it.” — Anonymous.
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BEIJING (AP) — The newest Miss World is from the United States. Alexandria Mills, a softspoken 18-year-old, was named the winner in Saturday night’s contest in southern China. The tall blonde was a relative surMills prise winner after speculation focused on other contestants. Second place went to Emma Wareus of Botswana, and Adriana Vasini of Venezuela came third. The host country’s own contestant, Tang Xiao, also was among the final five.
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Health care bill hurting the elderly By PHIL ROE Guest columnist Recently, the Social Security Administration announced there would be no cost-of-living-adjustment (COLA) for 2011, which marks the second consecutive year that there will be no COLA. While the consumer price index (CPI) shows that average prices on a number of categories haven’t risen, that’s not the experience for a lot of East Tennesseans, particularly with our difficult economic environment. This poses a great challenge to seniors who are trying to survive on fixed incomes, many of whom are struggling to make ends meet. In fact, Social Security was the primary source of income for 64 percent of retirees in 2008, and for a third of them those checks represented 90 percent or more of their income. The law allows automatic annual increases in benefits — but only if there is an increase in inflation as measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Under a complicated formula, the agency compared inflation figures from the third quarter of 2010 to the third quarter of 2008 and found no increase. Some are even concerned that the formula may be a flawed system to measure the increase. Faced with higher health insurance premiums, and the climbing cost of home heating oil, many seniors have to cut back on medicines and food. This is devastating. Although COLA will not be eliminated because it is put into place automatically by statue, I believe Congressman John Duncan from the 2nd District of Tennessee has a good proposal to replace the current CPI formula with a CPI for seniors specifically. Many believe that the CPI tracks too many items that don’t heavily impact seniors and does not heavily weight the items that do, like with health care. I agree with Congressman Duncan that we should change the current system and make the cost-of-living adjustment more accurate to the prices seniors are facing in their own lives. While our seniors are being asked to get by on the same amount as they did this year, it would be wrong if Congress didn’t ask the same of ourselves. Both years I have been in Congress, I have co-sponsored and voted for legislation that eliminated the automatic pay increase Congress receives each year. It would be wrong of any congressperson to expect any raise with the condition of our country. The lack of a COLA is not the only challenge facing our seniors. Just last week, the Politico reported that a new analysis by President Obama’s own Administration finds that seniors will pay more because of the health care reform legislation. Chief Medicare actuary Richard Foster “concedes that seniors may have to dig deeper into their wallets next year thanks to the healthcare law.” A new analysis “finds the healthcare overhaul will result in increased out-of-pocket costs for seniors on Medicare Advantage plans.” Many of our seniors are on fixed incomes and cannot afford higher costs, but that’s what they are going to get according to President Obama’s Medicare analyst. True reform should be about lowering the cost of health care, but what was promised is not what is being delivered. The concerns expressed about this bill are now becoming reality. This bill is bad for America and for our seniors. Ultimately, it will reduce access to care and reduce the quality of care because rationing is inevitable. This is not what I want, nor is it what the American people want — but the emerging details indicate that is what we’re going to get unless we act soon to change it. Please feel free to contact my office if we can be of assistance to you or your family. — Congressman Roe represents the 1st District of Tennessee in Congress. The district includes most of Sevier County. Visit www.roe.house.gov.
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Only time will tell if UT made right decision hiring from within The University of Tennessee has seen better days. It has whiffed in choosing its last two presidents, with Dr. John Shumaker (2002-2003) and Dr. John Petersen (2004-2009) leaving under clouds of suspicion. Money is tight, budgets are stretched. The athletic department is being investigated by the NCAA and the once-proud football program is in the throes of a 2-6 season. Orange Nation could use some good news — or at least some encouraging news. It is up to the public to decide whether the announcement recently that one of their own, Joe DiPietro, had been chosen to become the UT system’s 25th president, was a good choice. In an 11-10 vote, DiPietro, 59, was chosen over West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Chairman, Brian Noland, 43. DiPietro has been the chancellor of the UT Institute for Agriculture for the last four years. For a decade before that, he was dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida, and he also has experience as an administrator at the University of Illinois. Of the five finalists — the
others being Jerry Askew, Robert McGrath and state Rep. Craig Fitzhugh — only DiPetro and Noland received the unanimous recommendation of the search committee before it was sent to the UT of Board of Trustees. Having chosen one of its own, one question begs to be asked. The search committee has been looking for the next president for a year, conducting a nationwide search. Not to say DiPetro is not eminently qualified for the job, but out of the thousands of educators out there, was the best really in the school’s own back yard? Unfortunately, in the world we live in, the search for the president of a university doesn’t generate the same kind of excitement among alumni and other (supposedly) interested parties that a search for a football or a basketball coach does. When Phil Fulmer left as football coach a couple of years ago, everybody had an opinion about who his replacement should be. And when that replacement, Lane Kiffin, abruptly bolted for Southern Cal last year, who his replacement would be dominated office and water cooler discussions until Derek Dooley was hired.
That wasn’t the case in the interim period between Petersen — filled by anthropology professor Jan Simek — and the hiring of DiPetro. There was no outcry that Tennessee should go after a professor with a great record at Yale or a distinguished dean at Stanford. Resumes weren’t scrutinized, put under the microscope by the public as alumni and fans do when it comes to one of the major sports. Unfortunately, that’s not the way the public works when it comes to the world of academia. It’s a shame that the passion the public shows for the hiring of a football coach overmatches the passion shown when the school hires a top administrator. No timetable has been set for when DiPetro will officially take the reins from Simek. There won’t be any immediate tangible results by which to judge him — he doesn’t have to win eight games and go to a bowl game in his first season to be considered a success or a failure. DiPetro’s resume seems impressive enough, but whether the UT board made the right call in hiring from within will not be able to be judged for several years.
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Possible television pilot being shot in Sevier Every other week, The Mountain Press offers an eclectic mix of newsy tidbits, anecdotes and other one-liners: A national film crew was in town the week of Oct. 25 shooting a pilot television show for the Travel Channel. While the name of the show has not been announced, the show is reportedly about traveling with children, and the 30-minute pilot was shot entirely in Sevier County. The hosts of the show, both child actors, were seen filming at the new Titanic Museum Attraction, Wilderness at the Smokies resort, WonderWorks, Ripley’s Aquarium and on hiking trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rick Laney of Ackermann PR in Knoxville is serving as a senior consultant to the show. The production crew that was in Sevier County has worked on Disney films
and popular television shows including “CSI Miami,” “24” and “The Office.” ... Sevierville Alderman Barry Gibbs was a Good Samaritan Oct. 20, helping direct traffic during a massive traffic backup on Highway 66. ... It seems the in vogue word among sportscasters to describe great players these days is “beast.” As in “LeBron James is a beast.” “Josh Hamilton is a beast.” “Cam Newton is a beast.” Guess you can just call ’em the Beastie Boys. ... Bumper sticker spotted on Chapman Highway: “Work is for people who don’t know how to fish.” ... The popular restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings is considering a store at the old Gem Mine Location in Governor’s Crossing. They are on the agenda of the Sevierville Beer Board this month, but officials say no
plans for the buiiding have been submitted. The site was used as a thrift store after the gem nine business closed, but has been vacant for some time. ... Smokey’s Barbecue restaurant has opened on Dolly Parton Parkway east of Sevier County High School. ... Smoky Mountain Urgent Care’s opening has been moved to Nov. 16. The clinic is located at 1017 Middle Creed Rd in Sevierville ... Wondering what to do with all that leftover Halloween candy? Check out recipes at www.realsimple.com/food-recipes ... There may have been some confusion over the weekend about whether it was time to “fall back.” Although Daylight Standard Time oftens starts the last weekend in October, this year it doesn’t go into effect until Nov. 7. ...
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NFL ROUNDUP
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Clint Bowyer (33) races Kevin Harvick (29) through Turn 1 on the final lap of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega on Sunday.
Photo finish at Talladega
With three races left, traffic jam atop Cup standings TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR’s three title contenders hoped the tightest championship in seven years wouldn’t be derailed by the typically chaotic racing at Talladega Superspeedway. They got what they wanted Sunday. There was a photo-finish win for Clint Bowyer, and a traffic jam at the top of the standings featuring Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick with three races left in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. Harvick was the runner-up to his Richard Childress Racing teammate, Johnson was seventh and Hamlin rallied to finish ninth. They now head to Texas with four-time defending champion Johnson leading Hamlin by 14 points and Harvick 38 back. “It’s going to be an awesome championship battle all the way to Homestead, and I’m really looking forward to it,” said Johnson, the four-time defending champion.
The race was marked by 87 lead changes, second most in NASCAR history, and a multicar accident that sent AJ Allmendinger’s car flipping across the track as the leaders roared toward the white flag. NASCAR threw the caution for Allmendinger’s accident, and nobody had any idea who was out front when the yellow waved. It took several minutes of reviews for NASCAR to declare Bowyer the victor. He jumped the gun with celebratory burnouts, then stuck his hand out his window for a congratulatory high-five with Harvick, who waited in his parked Chevrolet for the NASCAR call. While Bowyer celebrated in Victory Lane, the title contenders tried to make sense of the day. Johnson hovered around a TV monitor in the infield media center to watch replays of the final two laps, while a wideeyed Harvick was later distracted by another view. “Oh, I didn’t know somebody
flipped,” he said. That’s how it usually goes at Talladega, which every driver considered the wild card of the 10 Chase races. The goal was to set a strategy that would prevent mayhem at Talladega. For Johnson and Hamlin, it was riding around the back most of the day then hooking up with a teammate for help for a final push. Only Hamlin lost the draft and fell behind the pack and dropped a lap down. He needed to wait for the field to catch him, then slid inside a promised hole from fellow Toyota driver David Reutimann to stop the bleeding. From there, Hamlin needed cautions to get back on the lead lap and into position to keep his title chances alive. One of the cautions that helped Hamlin hurt Harvick. He raced hard all day but damaged the nose of his Chevrolet midway through the race in a multicar accident on the backstretch.
Guess who’s not number 1 After 5 years, Woods falls to No. 2 behind Lee Westwood By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer SHANGHAI — For the first time in more than five years, Tiger Woods is no longer golf’s No. 1 player. Lee Westwood of England took the top ranking Sunday, becoming the first European in 16 years to be No. 1 in the world and only the fourth player to get there without having won a major. For now, this feels like one for Westwood. “Whenever you can sit down and say, ’I’m the best in the world right now,’ it’s a dream that everybody holds,” Westwood said, calling it the most satisfying achievement of his career. The final step was anticlimactic. Westwood, who has finished only one tournament since the British Open while recovering from a calf injury, knew he would go to No. 1 as long as PGA champion Martin Kaymer
did not finish among the top two at the Andalucia Masters in Spain. Kaymer tied for 21st, and when the German walked off the 18th at Valderrama, champagne began pouring in Westwood’s home in England, where he shared the moment with his parents and about 20 friends. Westwood is followed in the rankings by Woods, Kaymer, Phil Mickelson and Steve Stricker. “Growing up, when people ask what you want to achieve, you turn around say, ’I want to be the best in the world,”’ Westwood said. “Right at this very moment, I can show people the world ranking and say, ’Look, I’m the best in the world. I’m the best on the planet for golf at the moment.’ It’s a fairly large achievement when you look at the people who were No. 1 in the ranking.” For the longest time, that was Woods. Woods has been intro-
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Tiger Woods, left, walks with Lee Westwood after finishing their match during the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, Wales, on Oct. 3. duced as the world’s No. 1 player for the last 281 weeks, dating to the week before the 2005 U.S. Open, where he was the runnerup. He won the British Open a month later, and his ranking has rarely been threatened since. The gap was as large as ever less than a year ago. When Woods won the Australian Masters, his points average in the world ranking was 16.17.
Westwood was No. 5 at 5.92 points. It all changed so quickly for Woods, who struggled through his worst season on and off the course. Woods took a five-month breath to cope with confessions of extramarital affairs, which ended in divorce, and his game has not been the same. He has not finished better than a tie for fourth — in the Masters and U.S. Open —
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Philip Rivers threw a goahead, 48-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Gates midway through the third quarter and the San Diego Chargers rallied for a 33-25 win Sunday against the Tennessee Titans, who lost quarterback Vince Young to another injury. San Diego (3-5) snapped a three-game losing streak and won its eighth straight game against the Titans dating to 1993. The Titans (5-3) had their three-game winning streak snapped. San Diego is the only team Titans coach Jeff Fisher hasn’t beaten. Gates, who’s been playing through a toe injury, got behind linebacker Will Witherspoon to haul in his ninth TD pass this season for a 24-19 lead. Young was hurt while scrambling with less than six minutes to play and had to be helped off the field. Kerry Collins moved the Titans to the Chargers 15 before Chris Johnson dropped a pass on fourthand-2 with 30 seconds to go. Packers 9, Jets 0 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Mason Crosby kicked three field goals for Green Bay, and that was all the Packers needed as they held the rested but sloppy New York Jets off the scoreboard for a 9-0 victory Sunday. Mark Sanchez and the Jets’ offense couldn’t get much of anything going as New York, which entered tied for the league’s best record, had its five-game winning streak end. The Jets (5-2) were shut out for the first time since a 10-0 loss to Chicago on Nov. 19, 2006, at home. 49ers 24, Broncos 16 WEMBLEY, England (AP) — Backup Troy Smith found his range in the fourth quarter to lead San Francisco in the NFL’s fourth regular-season game in London. In his first start as a 49er, Smith had a 28-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree with 7:23 left to help San Francisco (2-6) take a 17-10 lead. Frank Gore scored another with 3:47 to go, running in from the 3. Rams 20, Panthers 10 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sam Bradford threw two touchdown passes and the St. Louis defense forced four Carolina turnovers. Bradford threw a 2-yard scoring pass to Danny Amendola in the second quarter and a 23-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Fells in the fourth as the Rams — an NFL-worst 1-15 last season — reached the midway point at 4-4. Dolphins 22, Bengals 14 CINCINNATI (AP) — Dan Carpenter kicked five field goals for the second straight game, and Miami Dolphins made them stand up in keeping its record perfect on the road. Last week, the Dolphins (4-3) lost after a disputed play. Ben Roethlisberger’s touchdown was ruled a fumble on review, but the Steelers kept the ball and kicked a field goal for a 23-22 win, offsetting Carpenter’s five field goals. Chiefs 13, Bills 10 (OT) KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ryan Succop kicked a 34-yard field goal as time expired in overtime to lift Kansas City over winless Buffalo. Succop had a chance to win the game with 3:38 to go in OT, but his 39-yard attempt with 3:38 to go hooked left at the last instant. Lions 37, Redskins 25 DETROIT (AP) — Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes, including a 10-yarder to Calvin Johnson with 3:12 left, and the Lions (2-5) went on to score nine points in a 14-second span for their second win of the season.
Dooley pleased with Tennessee’s progress KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee coach Derek Dooley just wanted to see some progress from his Volunteers in the past few games. In that case, they delivered by showing improvement in losses to Alabama and South Carolina. The problem is, the Vols didn’t get a win in the month of October and now enter the final month of the season without a Southeastern Conference victory. Tennessee will be favored for the first time since facing UAB on Sept. 25 when they travel on Saturday to Memphis, a team that’s been outscored by its last four opponents 201-43. The Vols also likely won’t face another ranked team with Mississippi, Vanderbilt and Kentucky left on the schedule. November has traditionally been the Vols’ most successful month, and Tennessee holds a combined 83-7 record against their four remaining opponents.
Cowboys’ nightmare continues; fall to Jaguars 35-17 ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — David Garrard and the Jacksonville Jaguars became the latest to take advantage of the crumbling Dallas Cowboys. They sure made it look easy, too. Garrard tied a club record with four touchdown passes and ran for
another while narrowly missing a perfect quarterback rating, leading the Jaguars to a 35-17 victory over the Cowboys on Sunday. Tony Romo could only watch from the sideline, his left arm in a sling because of a broken collarbone, as the Cowboys (1-5)
continued their worst start since 1989. The disturbing part for Dallas is that this one wasn’t even close; all previous losses were by a touchdown or less. It wasn’t even as close as the final score indicates. The Cowboys were within 14-3 and inside the 1-yard line just before
halftime when new starting quarterback Jon Kitna turned right and Marion Barber went left. There was a handoff, a collision and an easy goal-line stand for Jacksonville (4-4). Garrard opened the second half with touchdowns on his first two drives, making it 28-3, and the result never
was in doubt again. The Jaguars were coming off losses by 22 and 27 points, with Garrard having missed the last game recovering from a concussion. Now they head into their bye feeling good and hoping this can be a springboard into the second half of their season.
Garrard completed his first 12 passes, finally misfiring early in the third quarter only to avoid a sack. He threw his third TD on the next snap. He finished 17 of 21 for 260 yards. Even with three sacks and a lost fumble his rating was 157.8; perfect is 158.3.
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Gamecocks two difficult Ws from SEC title game By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina’s path to its first Southeastern Conference title game couldn’t be much clearer — or more difficult. Should the Gamecocks (6-2, 4-2 SEC) beat No. 17 Arkansas and Florida the next two weeks, they would represent the SEC Eastern Division at the Georgia Dome. Of course, that would mean South Carolina defeating the league’s top passer in the Razorbacks Ryan Mallett and winning at Florida, something it has never done. “Yeah, we know what’s out there,� Spurrier said Sunday. “We know exactly what’s out there.� That doesn’t mean Spurrier’s wasting too much time thinking about it. He understands the Gamecocks, who dropped a spot to No. 18 despite beating Tennessee 38-24 on Saturday, are the SEC East’s only two-loss team. Spurrier also knows how unlikely it is that the Gators, right behind at 3-3 in the SEC, will fall at Vanderbilt next week meaning South Carolina will likely head to Gainesville for a showdown at The Swamp.
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Spurrier, the former Florida Heisman Trophy winner, acknowledged a win by bitter rival Georgia instead of the Gators, who pulled out a 34-31 OT victory, would’ve helped South Carolina. Instead, Spurrier’s taking the Gamecocks title chances one step at a time. “That’s for next week,� Spurrier said, brushing aside SEC title game talk. The Gamecocks have a pass defense to shore up before Arkansas comes to Williams-Brice Stadium next Saturday night. South Carolina has lost three of its past four to Arkansas, the lone win in that stretch coming at home two years ago. And the Gamecocks come in with the SEC’s worst pass defense, something evident throughout its victory over Tennessee. The Gamecocks gave up 312 yards through the air, most when backup quarterback Tyler Bray took over for the Vols in the second half. Bray, despite getting sacked three times, had two passes of 60-plus yards to Denarius Moore and continually found soft spots in South Carolina’s secondary.
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South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier looks up toward the scoreboard after a touchdown and extra point during the second quarter of their game against Tennessee on Saturday. It was the third time in four games South Carolina permitted opponents 300 or more yards passing. Spurrier can only imagine Mallett and the Razorbacks eagerness to face that. “They have got to be licking their chops when they see tape of our last several games,� Spurrier said. Making things more difficult is the apparent serious shoulder injury of starting cornerback Chris Culliver. Spurrier said the senior would be out for Arkansas and perhaps longer than that.
The breakdown in the South Carolina’s pass defense allowed Tennessee to rally for a 24-all tie after trailing 24-10 early in the third quarter. Gamecocks receiver Alshon Jeffery and running back Marcus Lattimore took the game back for South Carolina. Tennessee coach Derek Dooley said the worst that should’ve happened on Jeffery’s TD catch was “a first down for 12 yards, but that’s what great players do. That’s what impact, game-changing players do.�
Vols’ freshman arrested after bar altercation KNOXVILLE (AP) — Tennessee freshman defensive end Jacques Smith was arrested after an altercation with another student at a Knoxville bar. Tennessee spokesman Jimmy Stanton says Smith and the student
argued about a woman late Saturday night, and other Volunteers players stepped in to “diffuse the situation.� The Vols had already returned from South Carolina, where they lost to the Gamecocks 38-24 earlier in the day.
Stanton says there were no major injuries, but the student decided to press charges after he and Smith left the scene. Smith turned himself into police on a charge of assault with bodily injury on Sunday and was
The streak lives: Favre starts for Vikings FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — With barely a sign of a limp, Brett Favre extended his record consecutive starts streak to 292 games Sunday despite two fractures in his left foot. Favre injured his ankle and heel in last week’s loss at Green Bay. But after a week of treatment and even some practice time Friday, he was in the starting lineup Sunday against the New England Patriots. And early in the second quarter, he handed off to Adrian Peterson for a 1-yard dive that capped a 76-yard touchdown drive. Favre looked fine while hitting Percy Harvin for 21 yards on the drive. Moments before the TD, Favre took a hit to the helmet by Patriots linebacker Gary Guyton that helped set up the score. He got up slowly, checking his head to see if there was any blood, then called the next play. Favre completed his first four passes for 40 yards. The 41-year-old Favre has both a stress fracture and an avulsion fracture in the foot. The avulsion fracture in the heel bone is where a fragment has been torn away by a tendon or ligament. He stood with a ski cap on his head watching New England’s opening series, then picked up his helmet and headed onto the field for yet another start. This one was preceded by days of intrigue. As usual, though, Favre was behind center when his team took
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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — LeBron James said Sunday he would change some things if he had a doover on his free agency. Picking New Jersey instead of Miami wouldn’t be one of them. “I’m happy I’m in this uniform, but much respect to the Nets,� James said before the Heat faced the Nets. He didn’t say what aspects he would change — his decision to announce his destination on the heavily criticized “The Decision� TV special being the easy guess — only that he was comfortable with his choice of the Heat but there were some things he would do “a little different.� Nor did James say whether the Nets, the first team to meet with him, ever really had a chance. James would only say his summer sit-down with Nets officials, including owner Mikhail Prokhorov and coach Avery Johnson, was a positive experience. “I’m here in Miami, but it was a great meeting,� James said. “I left with definitely respect for this organization, respect for Avery Johnson, respect for
the owner and for everyone that has anything to do with the Nets. Nothing bad from that meeting and nothing bad I have to say about this organization. It was great.� Not good enough, though. James chose the Heat and the chance to join up with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, instead of a team that was coming off a 12-70 finish. But James said the Nets’ record last season didn’t automatically eliminate them. “No, you can’t go off that. They’re 2-0 now, so I don’t think they won their first game until mid-December last year. So you can’t go from previous years,� James said. “If that’s the case, this Miami Heat team won like 15 games (in 2007-08). Before I got to the Cavs, they only won 17, even though I didn’t have anything to do with that because of the lottery. But you don’t take a team’s past year and based on what the following year could be.� The Nets visited Cleveland on July 1, kicking off the most-hyped free agency period in league history.
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Ducks on top, AU closes on Boise in AP
The Mountain Press ◆ Monday, November 1, 2010
Spartans, Mizzou fall from ranks of college unbeatens
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NEW YORK (AP) — Oregon tightened its grip on the top spot in The Associated Press poll Sunday, while No. 3 Auburn closed the gap on No. 2 Boise State. In their third consecutive week as No. 1, the Ducks reached a new high for first-place votes (49) and points (1,487) from the media panel after a decisive 53-32 victory at Southern California on Saturday night. Boise State received seven first-place votes and 1,403 points after four voters switched from the Broncos to the Ducks. Auburn also lost a firstplace vote to Oregon. The Tigers got two votes as No. 1 after beating Mississippi 51-31, but are now just seven points behind the Broncos. Boise State beat Louisiana Tech 49-20 on Tuesday. No. 4 TCU also received two first-place votes. Idle Alabama moved up a spot to No. 5 and unbeaten Utah climbed to two places to sixth. The Utes host the Horned Frogs in the first game in Mountain West Conference history to match top-10 teams. The rest of the top 10 is Wisconsin, Ohio State, Nebraska and Stanford. Missouri and Michigan
The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 30, 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. Oregon (49) 8-0 1,487 1 2. Boise St. (7) 7-0 1,403 2 3. Auburn (2) 9-0 1,396 3 4. TCU (2) 9-0 1,350 4 5. Alabama 7-1 1,228 6 6. Utah 8-0 1,147 8 7. Wisconsin 7-0 1,113 9 8. Ohio St. 8-1 1,010 10 9. Nebraska 7-1 974 14 10. Stanford 7-1 950 13 11. Oklahoma 7-1 928 11 12. LSU 7-1 872 12 13. Arizona 7-1 779 15 14. Missouri 7-1 739 7 15. Iowa 6-2 700 18 16. Michigan St. 8-1 644 5 17. Arkansas 6-2 500 19 18. South Carolina 6-2 497 17 19. Oklahoma St 7-2 457 20 20. Virginia Tech 6-2 332 21 21. Mississippi St. 7-2 302 23 22. Baylor 7-2 247 25 23. N.C. State 6-2 113 — 24. Florida St. 6-2 97 16 25. Nevada 7-1 91 —
The Associated Press A couple more undefeated seasons got run off the road. Michigan State and Missouri were both soundly beaten away from home by conference rivals on a Saturday when six teams with perfect records hit the road. No. 18 Iowa jumped out to a 30-point lead and stomped fifth-ranked Michigan State 37-6, and No. 14 Nebraska went up 24 points early on the way to beating No. 7 Missouri 31-17. It was no shocker to see the Spartans and Tigers go down. Both were underdogs. No. 1 Oregon, No. 3 Auburn and No. 8 Utah avoided the upset bug that stung Alabama, Ohio State and Oklahoma the past three weeks. Utah held off a late challenge to beat Air Force 28-23. No. 4 TCU had no problem improving to 9-0, winning 48-6 at UNLV. No. 4 TCU 48, UNLV 6 LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andy Dalton threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns and TCU dominated defensively again to stay undefeated. TCU (9-0, 5-0 Mountain West), which was also fourth in the BCS standings, heads into a huge conference showdown at No. 8 Utah (8-0, 5-0) having allowed 16 points in the last five games. Ed Wesley ran 64 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown and Dalton finished 16 of 23 with no interceptions. The Horned Frogs have won 22 straight regular-season games and nine straight on the road. Michael Johnson caught a 10-yard touchdown pass from Omar Clayton in the second quarter for UNLV (1-7, 1-3). No. 18 Iowa 37, No. 5 Mich State 6 IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ricky Stanzi
Others receiving votes: Hawaii 50, Syracuse 22, Oregon St. 16, Maryland 11, Southern Cal 10, San Diego St. 9, Illinois 8, UCF 5, Pittsburgh 4, Miami 3, Northwestern 3, Florida 2, N. Illinois 1.
State both took big tumbles after losing for the first time this season. The Tigers dropped seven spots to No. 14 after losing 31-17 at Nebraska. The Spartans dropped 11 places to 16th after losing 37-6 at Iowa. The Hawkeyes moved up three spots to No. 15. The loss to Oregon dropped USC out of the rankings for the second time this season and Miami is also out again after being upset 24-19 at
Virginia. Moving back into the Top 25 were No. 23 North Carolina State and No. 25 Nevada. Oklahoma is No. 11, followed by LSU and Arizona. No. 18 South Carolina, Oklahoma State and Virginia Tech round out the first 20. Joining N.C. State and Nevada in the final five were No. 21 Mississippi State, No. 22 Baylor and No. 24 Florida State.
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORES EAST Army 29, VMI 7 Boston College 16, Clemson 10 Bryant 24, Albany, N.Y. 7 Cent. Connecticut St. 38, Wagner 20 Cornell 21, Princeton 19 Duke 34, Navy 31 Fordham 24, Georgetown, D.C. 19 Harvard 30, Dartmouth 14 Lafayette 33, Bucknell 22 Lehigh 44, Colgate 14 Miami (Ohio) 21, Buffalo 9 Penn 24, Brown 7 Penn St. 41, Michigan 31 Pittsburgh 20, Louisville 3 Rhode Island 30, Towson 20 Robert Morris 34, Duquesne 11 Sacred Heart 26, Monmouth, N.J. 25 Stony Brook 41, Charleston Southern 21 Temple 30, Akron 0 Villanova 28, Richmond 7 Yale 31, Columbia 28 SOUTH Alabama St. 31, Alabama A&M 10 Alcorn St. 27, Southern U. 20 Appalachian St. 37, Furman 26 Auburn 51, Mississippi 31 Coastal Carolina 30, Gardner-Webb 27, OT Dayton 37, Davidson 13 E. Kentucky 28, Murray St. 21 Elon 49, Chattanooga 35 Florida 34, Georgia 31, OT Florida A&M 31, Morgan St. 17 Florida Atlantic 21, Fla. International 9 Houston 56, Memphis 17 Jackson St. 30, Prairie View 13 Jacksonville 61, Morehead St. 17 Liberty 34, Presbyterian 24 Louisiana-Monroe 28, Troy 14 Marist 42, Campbell 14 Marshall 16, UTEP 12 Maryland 62, Wake Forest 14 Massachusetts 21, James Madison 14 McNeese St. 24, Nicholls St. 14 Mississippi St. 24, Kentucky 17 N.C. Central 20, Edward Waters 7 Norfolk St. 10, Howard 9 North Carolina 21, William & Mary 17 North Texas 33, W. Kentucky 6 Northwestern St. 23, Sam Houston St. 20, 2OT Old Dominion 28, Hampton 14 S. Carolina St. 38, Delaware St. 21 SMU 31, Tulane 17 Samford 20, Georgia Southern 13 South Alabama 39, Georgia St. 34 South Carolina 38,
Tennessee 24 UAB 50, Southern Miss. 49, 2OT UCF 49, East Carolina 35 Virginia 24, Miami 19 Wofford 35, The Citadel 0 MIDWEST Bowling Green 17, Cent. Michigan 14 Butler 48, Valparaiso 0 Drake 38, San Diego 17 E. Illinois 28, Austin Peay 10 Illinois 44, Purdue 10 Indiana St. 41, S. Dakota St. 30 Iowa 37, Michigan St. 6 Iowa St. 28, Kansas 16 Kent St. 33, Ball St. 14 Missouri St. 51, S. Illinois 41 N. Illinois 28, W. Michigan 21 N. Iowa 34, Youngstown St. 30 Nebraska 31, Missouri 17 North Dakota 31, Lamar 6 Northwestern 20, Indiana 17 Ohio 38, LouisianaLafayette 31 Ohio St. 52, Minnesota 10 Oklahoma St. 24, Kansas St. 14 SE Missouri 24, Tenn.Martin 17 South Dakota 34, N. Colorado 6
Syracuse 31, Cincinnati 7 Toledo 42, E. Michigan 7 Tulsa 28, Notre Dame 27 W. Illinois 65, Illinois St. 38 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 49, Vanderbilt 14 Baylor 30, Texas 22 Cent. Arkansas 30, SE Louisiana 23 Grambling St. 35, Ark.Pine Bluff 25 Oklahoma 43, Colorado 10 Texas A&M 45, Texas Tech 27 Texas Southern 38, MVSU 7 Texas St. 27, Stephen F.Austin 24 FAR WEST Arizona 29, UCLA 21 Arizona St. 42, Washington St. 0 Cal Poly 41, St. Francis, Pa. 33 Colorado St. 38, New Mexico 14 E. Washington 50, Portland St. 17 Hawaii 45, Idaho 10 Montana St. 23, Idaho St. 20, OT Nevada 56, Utah St. 42 New Mexico St. 29, San Jose St. 27 Oregon 53, Southern Cal 32 Oregon St. 35, California 7 Sacramento St. 40, N.
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threw three touchdown passes and Iowa handed Michigan State its first loss decisively. Adam Robinson added a pair of touchdowns for the charged-up Hawkeyes, who rolled out to a 30-0 halftime lead and dealt a crushing blow to the Spartans’ national title hopes. Iowa (6-2, 3-1 Big Ten) jumped ahead 17-0 when Micah Hyde went 66 yards after taking a pitch from safety Tyler Sash, who had picked off a pass. Stanzi then found Robinson for a 32-yard TD pass, and Robinson’s 2-yard touchdown run put the Hawkeyes ahead by 30 with 1:01 left in the first half. Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions for the Spartans (8-1, 4-1), who were trying to move to 9-0 for the first time since winning a share of the national title in 1966. No. 1 Oregon 53, USC 32 LOS ANGELES (AP) — LaMichael James rushed for 239 yards and three touchdowns, Darron Thomas threw three of his four scoring passes to Jeff Maehl and Oregon roared back from a secondhalf deficit. Thomas passed for 288 yards and Maehl had eight catches for a career-high 145 yards for the high-powered Ducks (8-0, 4-0 Pac-10), who racked up 599 total yards in yet another barn-burning offensive performance. Oregon trailed in the third quarter for just the second time all season after USC scored two touchdowns in 2 1/2 minutes to take a 32-29 lead, but James led the Ducks to 24 consecutive points to close their first win at the Coliseum since 2000. Matt Barkley passed for 263 yards and Marc Tyler rushed for two scores for the Trojans (5-3, 2-3.
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Texting and Facebook: Worse for teens than TV? By BETH J. HARPAZ Associated Press NEW YORK — Let’s face it: Teenagers spend hours texting, socializing on Facebook and playing video games. And it’s driving their parents nuts. Sure, there are real dangers associated with all this screen time — everything from cyberbullying to couch-potato obesity. Not to mention driving while texting, shortened attention spans and Internet porn. But many of today’s parents spent hours as kids sitting in front of screens too — only they were TV screens. Which raises an interesting question: Is Facebook really worse for teenagers’ brains than the mindless reruns of “Gilligan’s Island” and “The Brady Bunch” that their parents consumed growing up? Douglas Gentile, a child psychologist and associate professor at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, who studies the effects of media on children, says texting, Facebook and video games are not inherently bad. Nor are they inherently better or worse than watching TV, although they do pose different risks, such as cyberbullying. But research has shown that the more time kids spend in front of screens — whether it’s TV or instant-messaging — the worse their school performance. “That doesn’t mean it’s true for every kid, but it makes sense, that for every hour a kid is playing video games, it’s an hour that they’re not doing homework or reading or exploring or creating,” he said. Gentile calls this the “displacement hypothesis. If screen time is displacing doing their homework, that’s bad. But if their homework is done, well, so what?” Gentile, who admits that his own teenager crossed the “9,000 texts in one month barrier” last summer, acknowledged that parents are struggling to
adjust to a world in which kids would rather look at words on a cell phone screen than have a conversation. “The older generation, it’s not their culture,” he said. “There is a resistance to it.” Watching TV as a family, as mindless as that experience can be, is now regarded with nostalgia by parents. If your kid is sitting in the living room watching “American Idol,” you can plop on the sofa with them, and “it’s a shared experience,” Gentile said. But if they’re texting or video-chatting with a friend from school, “it’s a private experience. It’s like they’re whispering secrets. And we find it rude.” Patti Rowlson, a mother of two in Everson, Wash., says this “has been a topic of discussion in our house for years now.” She and her husband started out limiting TV time when their kids were little, but “then technology crept in. Cell phones, laptop computers, iPods with Wi-Fi. We, as parents, were no longer in control of screen time because we could not even tell when they were using it.” Recounting a struggle that will sound familiar to many parents, Rowlson said that at first, she and her husband imposed limits on tech use. “There were battles and even groundings,” along with the confiscation of iPods, she said. “We were constantly policing and the kids were constantly getting in trouble. We were trying to fight for the old ways, and it was causing a lot of stress and tension in the family. It was ridiculous. So we loosened up. And it’s made everybody happier. We were fighting something that you can’t hold back. It’s how they communicate with their peers.” What’s been the result? Two good kids, she said. “In the end I’m not sure if having boundaries early on helped them or made no difference at all.” Ron Neal, who lives in
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This file photo shows an owner beginning to write a text message on his cell phone in Los Angeles. The Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project said in October that 75 percent of teens have a cell phone and that a typical teen sends about 50 texts a day. West L.A., has a teenage daughter who is “techdriven and passionate about it. ... I don’t know how it’s going to play out, but I don’t have this fear and dread about it.” Neal, who admits to watching a lot of “Gilligan’s Island” growing up, added: “We had our minds numbed by TV, and maybe they’re looking at useless things on the Internet or YouTube, but I also think they’re developing a lot of skills through this technology that we could never comprehend. For my daughter, when she is home, she does have everything going — the TV, the computer, communicating with friends, and doing the homework at the same time.” He admits, though, that there are some frightening aspects to the dependence today’s teenagers have on technology. “They are so emotionally connected to being tied in with their friends 24 hours a day, if they get a text, they feel obligated to respond in seconds,” he said. He recalled a group of girls showing up for a birthday party at a restaurant, and “everyone of them had their head down, texting.”
The explosion in teen screen time is welldocumented. A recent Associated Press-mtvU poll found that one-third of college students use computers, cell phones or gaming consoles for six or more hours daily. A Kaiser Family Foundation study published in January found that total media use among 8- to 18-yearolds, including TV, music, computers, video games, print and movies has increased from six hours, 21 minutes daily in 2004 to seven hours, 38 minutes in 2009. “Try waking a teenager in the morning and the odds are good that you’ll find a cell phone tucked under their pillow,” the Kaiser report said. The Kaiser study also found that the more time kids spend with media, the lower their grades and levels of personal contentment are. Gentile said the impact of screen time on school
work can be mitigated by what he calls “protective factors.” Those might include good teachers and a high-performing school, love of reading, coming from a family where education is valued, and exposure to experiences that are culturally and intellectually enriching. “If you had all these protective factors,” said Gentile, “then that one little risk factor (screen time), who cares?” He added that surprisingly, the amount of time kids spend watching TV
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has not declined precipitously with the popularity of computers and gaming, but “they don’t pay nearly the attention (to TV) that they used to.” The TV might be on, but “they’re also instant-messaging, they’re on Facebook, they’re texting.” One thing parents should worry about, Gentile said, is the way electronic devices encourage multitasking. “Multitasking is not really good for anyone,” he said. “Your reflexes speed up, you’re quicker to look over your shoulder and notice little noises or lights. This is not what they need when they get to the classroom and you’re supposed to ignore the kid next to you. Scanning to see when the next message comes, this may not be good for kids. The more distractions you have, the worse your performance is.” Getting kids to turn off their phones, iPods, and computers in order to concentrate on homework and reading, he said, “I think that’s a fight worth having.” Bottom line: Never mind that your kid is spending two hours on Facebook each night. As long as they do their homework without texting in between math problems, it’s probably no better or worse than the hours you spent watching “Star Trek.”
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Dear Annie: How do you get a mentally ill person to see a psychiatrist when he thinks he’s perfectly fine? I have a cousin who immigrated to the U.S. with his family a year ago. I believe he had some issues before they came, but the new environment and financial pressure finally buckled him. Two months ago, he started interrogating his wife about her hundreds of alleged affairs and other nonexistent misbehavior. Since then, it has become a daily ritual of verbal and sometimes physical abuse of his wife. I live 300 miles away and have tried to talk to him over the phone. When I suggested he see a doctor, he exploded. I feel helpless watching him destroy his family and himself. I suspect he is schizophrenic or bipolar, but he refuses to admit he’s ill, and I don’t know how to get him to seek psychiatric help. How can we get him to a doctor? Are there other resources available to them to deal with his problem? -- Trying To Help Dear Trying: You cannot force your cousin to seek medical help, but you can try to protect his wife. Suggest that she contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline. org) at 1-800-799-SAFE (1-800-799-7233). She may not realize this resource exists. If she won’t call, you should, and ask what you can do to help them. You also can contact the National Alliance on Mental Illness (nami.org) at 1-800-950-NAMI (1-800950-6264). Dear Annie: Last night, I opted to eat dinner at a local chain restaurant. I always bring
a book to read when I dine alone, so I asked to be seated somewhere “quiet.” I was put in a booth behind two young women in their early 20s, and across from us was a couple with a young child. As I waited for my server to take my order, I was appalled by the conversation going on behind me. Every other word began with “f” (I think you get my drift). After a minute or two of this, I turned around and politely asked her to please dial down the profanity, as there was a young child right across the aisle. Her response was, “He can’t hear me, and mind your own (expletive-deleted) business.” I wanted to ask whether she kisses her boyfriend with that mouth, but worried I’d end up with slashed tires. So I moved to another booth on the other side of the restaurant. Do restaurants have the right to ask diners to tone down their language or leave? -- Mortified in Michigan Dear Mortified: If diners are disruptive and loud, management will often ask them to be quieter or, in extreme cases, to leave the premises. However, the use of profanity would generally not be sufficient cause to evict them, especially if the parents of the young child in question did not notice or complain. In most instances, the best you can do is ask to be moved -- which you did.
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2BD/1BA close to Interstate. No Pets. $350-$400 month. 865-933-6300 2BD/2BA mobile home, Kodak area. $400 mo, $400 Dep. No pets. 865-382-4199 3BR/2BA rent to own. Seymour. $650/mo. No pets. 865-765-7929 4 very nice homes, $400-$550. Kodak + Sevierville. No pets. 865-740-2525 ATTENTION: Low Income 2 & 3 Bedroom for rent. 865-654-8702
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Beautiful 2BD/2BA in Kodak. No pets. New ceramic tiled baths. New broadloom. Cent H/A. Appl & deck. $500 plus dep. 865-607-0392 Camper for rent. Elect & water. $385mo. or work to reduce rent. Private lot. 865-323-1007 Different, convenient locations. 3 BR/ 2 BA $450 + Deposit. 933-5894 or 382-7781
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All-In-One Storage 326 Business Street Kodak, TN 37764 Notice of sale of unit contents For non payment. Mandy Hertel B-6 Cindy Bentley A-11 Will be sold November 9, 2010 9:00 Am est.
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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated October 17, 2007, executed by RUBLE D DOUGLAS, AN UNMARRIED MAN, conveying certain real property therein described to ROBERT M WILSON, JR. as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on October 17, 2007, as Instrument No. 07060096, in Book 2936, at Page 783; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Tennessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale. WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 23, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Sevier County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATE in the Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee and within the corporate limits of the City of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 15 OF MOUNTAIN PARK, a Planned Unit Development, as the same appears on a plat of record in Large Map Book 7, Page 112 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee, to which reference is here made for a more particular description. SUBJECT to the Master Deed and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, and Easements for Mountain Park recorded in Book 2569, Page 110 in the Register’s Office for Sevier Coun ty, Tennessee, and restrictions for Country Oaks Subdivision of record in Misc. Book 114 Page 261 in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee. SUBJECT to any notes, easements, right-of-way, restrictions, utility and drainage easements shown on map of record in Map Book P37, Page 372 and Large Map Book 7, Page 112, both in the Register’s Office for Sevier County, Tennessee.
The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a par ticular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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WHEREAS, default has occurred in the performance of the covenants, terms and conditions of a Deed of Trust dated August 15, 2006, executed by JAMES D HUTCHISON, UNMARRIED MAN, conveying certain real property therein described to TODD JACKSON as same appears of record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, on August 18, 2006, as Instrument No. 06036823, in Book 2598, at Page 59; and WHEREAS, the beneficial interest of said Deed of Trust was last transferred and assigned to DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF GSAA HOME EQUITY TRUST 2006-18, who is now the owner of said debt; and WHEREAS, Notice of the Right to Foreclose (“Notice”) was given in compliance with Tennessee law by the mailing a copy of the Notice to the parties at least sixty (60) days prior to the first publication of the Substitute Trustee’s Sale WHEREAS, the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., having been appointed by as Substitute Trustee by instrument filed for record in the Register’s Office of Sevier County, Tennessee. NOW, THEREFORE, notice is hereby given that the entire indebtedness has been declared due and payable, and that the undersigned, RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A., as Substitute Trustee or its duly appointed agent, by virtue of the power, duty and authority vested and imposed upon said Substitute Trustee will, on November 23, 2010, 11:00 AM at the Sevier County courthouse door where the foreclosure sales are customarily held At the Sevier County Courthouse, Sevierville, TN, proceed to sell at public outcry to the highest and best bidder for cash, the following described property situated in Rutherford County, Tennessee, to wit: SITUATED in the Fifth (5th) Civil District of Sevier County, Tennessee, and being all of Lot 39, Sugar Mountain Subdivision, as shown on map of record in Map Book 21, at page 171 in the Sevier County, Tennessee Register’s office, to which reference in here made for exact legal description. TOGETHER with that portion of Lot 37 of Sugar Mountain Subdivision, as shown on map of record in Map Book 21, at page 171, in said Register’s office, which is further described as a right of way over that portion of Lot 37, where existing driveway runs from Lot 39 to the public road as shown on the plat dated January 19, 1987 by Howard T. Dawson, RLS, and recorded as Exhibit A, to that certain Warranty Deed of record in Warranty Deed Book 383, at page 116, in said Register’s Office.
In the event of any discrepancy between this street address and the legal description of the property, the legal description shall control.
The sale of the above-described property shall be subject to all matters shown on any recorded plat; any unpaid taxes; any restrictive covenants, easements or set-back lines that may be applicable; any prior liens or encumbrances as well as any priority created by a fixture filing; and to any matter that an accurate survey of the premises might disclose. This property is being sold with the express reservation that it is subject to confirmation by the lender or Substitute Trustee. This sale may be rescinded at any time. The right is reserved to adjourn the day of the sale to another day, time, and place certain without further publication, upon announcement at the time and place for the sale set forth above. All right and equity of redemption, statutory or otherwise, homestead, and dower are expressly waived in said Deed of Trust, and the title is believed to be good, but the undersigned will sell and convey only as Substitute Trustee. The Property is sold as is, where is, without representations or warranties of any kind, including fitness for a particular use or purpose. RECONTRUST COMPANY, N.A. IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
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GOP casts Tuesday vote as referendum on Obama By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press CHICAGO — His congressional majority in peril, President Barack Obama tried to drum up enthusiasm Sunday for two more years of Democratic control while GOP leaders buoyed by polls ahead of Tuesday’s elections see voters rejecting his policies. The president stopped by the Valois Cafeteria in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood for breakfast before shuttling to Cleveland for a final campaign rally. He told reporters he felt good about Democrats’ chances, provided that voters turn out in large numbers. “Obviously the other side is enthusiastic,” Obama said as he ordered pancakes, eggs and turkey sausage, to go, in the noisy cafe. “We’ve got to make sure our side is too.” His appearance in Ohio with Vice President Joe Biden was the final stop in a four-state weekend effort to hold back the Republican wave that many observers are forecasting. Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor who was the GOP vice presidential nominee in 2008, told “Fox News Sunday” that voters will send this message to the White House: “You blew it, President Obama. We gave you the two years to fulfill your promise of making sure that our economy starts roaring back to life again.” Other Republicans agreed that voters appear poised to scuttle Obama’s agenda by turning over control of the House, and possibly the Senate, to GOP lawmakers. Dozens of governorships and statehouses also are at stake. “What the American people are looking at and they’re saying is, ’The Obama policies aren’t working. We need new policies, we need an economic-growth agenda,”’
said Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, the chairman of the Republican Governors Association. “If Republicans win, that’s what it will be, a repudiation of Obama’s policies.” Democrats tried to play down the potential losses. They pointed to tightening races and tried to focus on campaign promises by many Republicans that they will repeal Obama’s health care law and roll back other initiatives. “This is a choice, a clear choice, not a referendum,” said Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine, who appeared with Barbour on “Meet the Press” on NBC. “They have a political and partisan agenda, which they’ve had from Day One. We’re the problemsolvers trying to get this nation going after a lost decade that they created.” Obama was using a similar theme in weekend stops in states he carried in 2008 — Pennsylvania, Connecticut,
Illinois and Ohio — and where Democrats are struggling this year. “Chicago, it’s up to you to let them know that we have not forgotten, we don’t have amnesia,” the president told a large outdoor crowd late Saturday near his home, referring to the economic recession that hit during George W. Bush’s presidency. He said the election is a choice between the policies that caused the problems and policies that will lead the country to better times. Obama acknowledged the difficulties Democrats face — the distinct chance of losing their comfortable majority in the House and possibly the Senate, as well as several governors’ seats. Unless Democratic voters turn out in big numbers, Obama said, all the progress made in the past two years “can be rolled back.” The DNC put an ad featuring Obama on the air this weekend that warned of record cuts in education
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If they want to stick with this filibuster strategy, obstruction and saying no, it’s going to be difficult to do anything,” Durbin told CNN. In many races, large numbers of voters have made their choices. In Ohio, where Democrats could lose as many as six House seats, more than 721,000 votes had been cast. California
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