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COOS BAY — Coos Bay school officials are looking at student drug and alcohol offenses to see where counseling and mental health services are most needed.

Superintendent Dawn Granger presented a districtwide alcohol and drug report at the school board meeting last

More online Go to theworldlink.com to see a breakdown of the incidents by type of drug.

week. It’s a report required of all school districts, detailing incidents of students punished for having drugs or alcohol on campus during the 2013-14 school year.

Last year, 44 kids in grades 6-12 were caught with drugs or alcohol in 53 incidents. In total, those students missed 200 days of instruction, including one student who was expelled.

As data piles up every year, Granger said she’ll be able to see whether the district has a “systemic issue.”

“I don’t see that with the numbers ... it’s a very low number of students, but for those students, really trying to address this problem is really important for us,” she said. “We need to make sure we’re proactive and supportive so they can make better choices.”

If a student is caught drinking on campus, he or she receives a 10-day out-of-school suspension, with the possibility of a five-day “buyback,” where the student can return to class SEE COOS BAY | A8

Coos Bay School District incidents by grade 2013-14

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Obama: Dismantle ‘network of death’

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BY JULIE PACE AND JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press

final stages of plotting attacks against the U.S. and Europe, most likely an attempt to blow up an airplane in flight.

On the same night that U.S. and Arab allies carried out more than 200 airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. on its own launched more than 20 Tomahawk cruise missiles and other ordinance against eight Khorasan Group targets near Aleppo in northwestern Syria, Pentagon officials said.

It’s not clear yet whether the group’s leader, identified by U.S. officials as Muhsin al-Fadhli, was killed in the strikes. He is a Kuwaiti who spent time in Iran and has long been identified as a significant figure in al-Qaida.

— UNITED NATIONS Declaring the world at a crossroads between war and peace, President Barack Obama vowed at the U.N. on Wednesday to lead a coalition to dismantle an Islamic State “network of death” that has wreaked havoc in the Middle East and drawn the U.S. back into military action in the region.

Speaking to the annual gathering of the United Nations General Assembly, Obama said the U.S. would be a “respectful and constructive partner” in confronting the Islamic State militants through force. But he also implored Muslims in the Middle East to reject the ideology that has spawned groups like the Islamic State and to cut off funding that has allowed that terror group and others to thrive.

“Ultimately, the task of rejecting sectarianism and extremism is a generational task — a task for the people of the Middle East themselves,” Obama said. “No external power can bring about a transformation of hearts and minds.”

The president’s remarks came against the backdrop of an expanded U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State group, with airstrikes now hitting targets in both Iraq and Syria. A coalition of five Arab nations joined the U.S. this week in the strikes in Syria: Bahrain, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

The U.S. also opened another military front with airstrikes this week against a new al-Qaida cell that the Pentagon said was “nearing the execution phase” of a direct attack on the U.S. or Europe.

The threats have drawn Obama back into conflicts in the Middle East that he has long sought to avoid, particularly in Syria, which is mired in a bloody three-year civil war. Just months ago, the president appeared to be on track to fulfill his pledge to end the U.S.led wars he inherited in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Obama sought to distinguish this current military campaign from those lengthy wars, declaring that he has no intention of sending U.S. troops to occupy foreign lands.

“We will neither tolerate terrorist safe havens nor act as an occupying power,” he said.

The militant threat in the Middle East is just one in a series of global crises that have tested Obama this year. Russia has repeatedly flouted warnings from the U.S. and Europe to stop its threatening moves in Ukraine. And leaders in West Africa have criticized Obama for not doing more to help combat an Ebola outbreak that is believed to have infected

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Seabirds rest on the rocks at Coos Head in the Charleston shipping channel during a break in the rain Tuesday. Chances of rain are in the forecast the rest of the week.

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BY KEN DILANIAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. decision to strike the Khorasan Group to stop a possible terror attack represents a significant expansion of the largely secret war against core al-Qaida, a group President Barack Obama has proclaimed was “a shadow of its former self.”

Administration officials said Tuesday they have been watching the Khorasan Group, an alQaida cell in Syria, for years. But Obama had resisted taking military action in Syria to avoid inadvertently helping President Bashar Assad, a leader the U.S. would like to see gone. That changed, officials said, because intelligence showed that the Khorasan Group was in the

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COQUILLE — Three people face felony charges after a dispute over a repossessed car escalated into a five-person brawl near Coquille on Monday evening.

Kimberly Jo Martindale, 49; Jack R. Jarrett, 49; and Nathaniel Jarrett, 25, all face charges of second-degree criminal trespass, second-degree burglary and two counts of third-degree assault. Nathaniel and Jack Jarrett are both also charged with harassment, and Jack Jarrett faces an additional charge of strangulation.

According to the Coos County Sheriff's Office, deputies and Coquille police officers were sent to a reported assault in progress at 97684 Hudson Creek Lane in Fairview about 5 p.m.

Five people were reportedly involved in a fight after several of them attempted to civilly repossess a vehicle they co-owned.

The situation escalated to the point that one person was choked unconscious and persons involved armed themselves with a baseball bat and an AK-47 rifle.

The residence is the home of 43-yearold Jeffrey Martindale and 19-year-old Rossi Martindale, who the Sheriff's Office listed as the victims in the case.

Deputies say Kimberly Martindale and the Jarretts were charged because they had trespassed onto the property, entered the attached carport with the intent to commit a crime and provoked and participated in two separate assaults.

All three are being held in the Coos County Jail in lieu of bail.

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BY GAIL ELBER For The World

Although a butterfly’s life is brief, community volunteers in Elkton have made a long-term commitment to supporting these important species.

In 1999, community organizers started the Elkton Community Education Center, which fosters several related projects that create employment and enjoyment in Elkton. The center’s butterfly pavilion houses native plants needed to rear monarch and painted lady butterflies — pollinators that are endangered by the human control of the weedy plants where they lay their eggs.

The butterflies attract visitors who stop in the seasonal cafe, browse the gift shop or pick up produce from the market garden. A nursery at ECEC grows native plants under contract for U.S. Forest Service restoration projects and also sells them to retail customers.

The center houses an independent library that hosts community group meetings and art shows, and an amphitheater for concerts.

It’s also slowly building a replica of Fort Umpqua, a Hudson’s Bay Company outpost of the 1830s thought to be the first European settlement in Southern Oregon. The fort is already a venue for historical reenactments, and eventually it will be a museum of frontier life.

All these projects provide summer employment for 17 teenagers — a welcome opportunity in a town with a population less than 200. The garden and butterfly pavilion also provide hands-on experience for students in the natural resources curriculum at Elkton’s charter high school.

Drawing nearly 4,000 visitors a year itself, ECEC collaborates with local wineries and other businesses to encourage tourism to Elkton. “We are so lucky in this community,” said Marjory Hamann, the center’s executive director. “They’re very supportive of us.”

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Sept. 22, 5:29 p.m., fraud, 1800 block of Pine Street, North Bend.

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Sept. 22, 8:11 a.m., harassment, 38200 block of Vista Drive.

Sept. 22, 10:49 a.m., disorderly conduct, Virginia Avenue and Meade Street.

Sept. 22, 1:06 p.m., disorderly conduct, 1800 block of Waite Street.

Sept. 22, 7:11 p.m., criminal trespass, 700 block of Virginia Avenue.

Sept. 22, 6:33 p.m., fraud, 63300 block of Kuper Lane, Coos Bay.

Sept. 22, 8:39 p.m., dispute, Sherman Avenue.

Sept. 22, 6:46 p.m., burglary, 90900 block of Caraway Lane, Coos Bay.

Sept. 22, 11:57 p.m., unlawful entry to a motor vehicle, 2300 block of Brussells Street.

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The Bay Area Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its annual educator awards.

The three awards will go to local educators in three categories: ■ Innovation in teaching: These educators are on the cutting edge and may form exciting community or business partnerships or utilize technology to improve learning.

■ Contributor to education: These educators contribute to students’ learning by their tireless efforts, time and dedication.

■ Unsung hero: These educators are recognized for their dedication to making sure students graduate. Regardless of their titles, they are all heroes to the students they help.

From these three awards, the chamber will select a Bay Area Educator of the Year.This person will be honored at the annual chamber awards banquet Jan. 31. The two runnersup will be recognized at the monthly chamber luncheons following the banquet.

These awards are open to all educators, from preschool to college, in public, private and alternative settings. Nominations can be made at any time during the year, but the deadline for submission is Nov. 30.

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Contact the chamber office at 541-266-0868 with questions on how to nominate someone or if you need help completing the application.

COOS BAY — It started out as Tea for Trent, but it has changed, ever so slightly, with the weather.

On Friday, Dutch Bros.

Coffee of Coos Bay is donating $1 from every drink sold between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. to help offset any medical expenses for Trent Messerle.

Messerle, 26, was first diagnosed with Glioblastoma Multiforme in 2011. Glioblastoma multiforme, or GBM, is classified as a grade IV astrocytoma,simply referred to as a rapidly growing brain tumor.

The Dutch Bros. Coos Bay owner was originally going to donate a dollar from every

iced tea sold Friday, but the cooler weather inspired them to open up the entire menu of drinks to help Messerle.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to help such an inspiring family,” owner Brad Young said. “We hope to help as Trent and his family look to a new treatment.”

It has, Young says, been a tough road for Trent and his parents, Betsy and Fred Messerle, but adds that they continue to keep their faith.

Messerle recently underwent 18 treatments of radiation. As a result, the tumors have shrunk in size, which is a positive indicator.

Every three months Trent will have an MRI to track progress.

He has, however, lost some of his eyesight, as well as coordination on his right side.

“He’s trying so hard to come back,” his mother said. “His will is strong.

“I wish everybody had the chance to meet Trent. Not because I’m his mom, but because I’m simply in awe of his strength.”

Young says they too are impressed.

“We are always inspired by someone working so hard to recover and move forward,” he adds.“Trent is an inspiration.”

Participating Dutch Bros. locations are at 940 Virginia Ave., in North Bend; 149 S. Seventh St., in Coos Bay; and 843 S. First St., in Coos Bay.

County extends metal collection COQUILLE — Coos County has extended the time period for metal collection at the Beaver Hill Disposal Site to Sept. 30, 2015.

The fee for metal will be waived during this time. The disposal site is open 8 a.m4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s closed Sundays, Mondays and holidays.

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■ Refrigerators/freezers (Coos County will remove freon and compressors).

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■ Bicycles.

■ Exercise equipment (metal).

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Vector Assessment and Control Committee — 5:30 p.m., Bandon Barn, 1200 W. 11th St., Bandon; regular meeting.

Lakeside City Council — 6 p.m., City Hall, 915 N. Lake Road, Lakeside; special meeting.

Coos Soil and Water Conservation District — 7 p.m., Coos County Annex, 290 N. Central Blvd., Coquille; regular meeting.

Oregon International Port of Coos Bay — 7 p.m., Port Commission Chambers, 125 Central Ave., Coos Bay; regular meeting.

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Editorial Board Jeff Precourt, Publisher Larry Campbell, Executive Editor

Les Bowen, Digital Editor Ron Jackimowicz, News Editor

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Time to pull the plug on Cover Oregon You might recall that we were talking before on this page about the possible political fallout over the failure of Cover Oregon’s online health insurance exchange.

This latest skirmish comes after the Cover Oregon board elected last week to delay a decision over the future of the public corporation.

At a meeting last Thursday, board members said they needed more information and time to make the call.

After the board delayed what frankly seems to be inevitable, Gov. John Kitzhaber reentered the fray, issuing a statement that the board should simply dissolve Cover Oregon and move its remaining duties to existing state agencies.

The Cover Oregon website, as you know, never fully launched, leading the state to hire hundreds of workers to manually handle applications and forcing Oregonians to use a time-consuming hybrid paper-online process. The failure has been a high-profile embarrassment for the Kitzhaber administration and its efforts to transform Oregon’s health care system.

Cover Oregon has lost the support of the governor and doesn’t appear to have any supporters among legislative leadership on both sides of the aisle.The latest straw: A report last week in The Oregonian saying that state residents may end up paying more taxes because of miscalculated Cover Oregon tax benefits.

It’s time to turn out the lights at Cover Oregon, but a special session isn’t required to do that. The Cover Oregon board should take a careful look at the writing on the wall and

Oregon Views Oregon Views offers edited excerpts of newspaper editorials from around the state. To see the full text, go to theworldlink.com/new/opinion. decide by itself to pull the plug.

Albany Democrat-Herald

State should drop idea of banning smoking on the beach Of all the things that can go wrong on a trip to the beach, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission is worried about smoking.

It’s considering a ban on smoking along the shore. The subject is supposed to come up at its meeting this month.

Just how far should society go in banning something that’s not good for you? Some say beach smoking should be the next beachhead.

The commission says it’s worried about the health of smokers, secondhand smoke and the litter of cigarette butts.

Is smoke the issue? We don’t think so, with all the wind. If it is, why aren’t fires banned everywhere on the beach?

Is littering the issue? We don’t think so.

Walk along the Oregon coast and you will see shards of glass, food wrappers, dog piles and you might not see a buried, smoldering fire.

We haven’t heard a proposal to ban food. We don’t see vigorous enforcement.

The beach can be a dangerous place for

people who can’t swim. We don’t tell those people what to do.

There would also be a loophole the size of the ocean in any beach smoking ban.

Regulating the ocean is not part of the commission’s jurisdiction. Dedicated smokers could wade into the waves and light up. Is it somehow better to shove the smokers out among the swimmers and waders?

Smokers know it’s bad for them.

Secondhand smoke can be bad. And we hope people who smoke stop. But smoking is still legal. And this would be a flawed ban.

The (Bend) Bulletin

Whether driving high increases accidents isn’t known Voters who are hoping for some clarity on the question of whether legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in Oregon will make our roads less safe aren’t likely to get it anytime soon. Scientists who’ve studied the question worldwide have yet to determine to what extent driving while high is dangerous, and, if it is, how to fairly and accurately determine when someone who’s been smoking or eating pot is too impaired to get behind the

wheel.

It’s a question that looms large for many Oregonians as the Nov. 4 general election approaches. Measure 91, if approved, would allow the possession, manufacture and sale of marijuana to adults, subject to state licensing, regulation and taxation.

Impaired driving by people who’ve smoked or ingested marijuana is being carefully watched in Colorado and Washington state, where selling recreational pot is legal.

Washington reported a jump of nearly 25 percent in drivers testing positive for marijuana last year but there was no corresponding increase in car accidents or fatalities.

Similarly, the top expert in impaired driving in Colorado told USA Today he’s yet to see any major increase in the number of stoned drivers there.

Studies have shown that marijuana can slow decision-making, decrease peripheral skills and impede multi-tasking, so it seems common sense that smoking or eating it would make it risky to drive a motor vehicle.

But there’s also evidence that drivers who have consumed marijuana — unlike drivers who’ve consumed alcohol — are aware they’re impaired and compensate for it by driving slower and more carefully.

Voters casting ballots on Measure 91 aren’t likely to know whether decriminalizing recreational pot will result in more marijuana-impaired drivers. Given the lack of clear evidence to date, it appears they’re simply going to have to go with their gut instincts.

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Your business? It’s in the cards “How’s the decorating business?” I asked Beverly on her last visit.

“Oh, didn’t I tell you?” she said, pawing around in her purse. “There was just too much running around, and the customers were driving me crazy. I’ve moved on.”

She handed me a business card. It read: “BEVERLY FERGUSON Social Media Consultant.”

Beverly doesn’t know any more about social media than I do. But she has a business card. It reminds me of that scene in “The Wizard of Oz” when the Wizard tells the Tin Man that he doesn’t need a brain, he needs a diploma. Beverly doesn’t need to know anything about Twitter or cellphone plans; she just needs a business card that says she does.

It means that she can now charge for the advice I can only give for free.

Beverly’s never had the same job twice, but she’s always working. I have business cards touting her as a “Mentor for Professional Women.” One says she’s a “Personal Shopper,” while another one proclaims her a Consciousness “Color Coordinator.” In the past four years, she has been a “Proactive Self-realization Facilitator,” a skin care expert, a personal motivator, a public relations executive, a real estate appraiser, an interior decorator and an JIM exercise-clothes designer.

MULLEN Her business cards were things of great beauty. The Humorist thought and precision that went into them was breathtaking. The ink on the card reading “Culture.com” was raised, and printed on a thick card stock that made one think the business had been around since men wore buckled shoes. You’d never know the firm was born, flourished and died between her Easter visit and her Labor Day visit, taking several million dollars of other people’s money with it.

The one that said “Ciao Down: Contemporary Italian Catering” screamed ultramodern. It was printed on clear plastic, in a typeface so space-age you’d think she had just been beamed to this planet from the distant future.

That venture, too, tanked.

Some of the cards had logos on them,some were simple, some were baroque — all fitting her fantasy professions perfectly.Beverly may have been totally unsuited for all of the jobs, but her business cards were quite impressive.

Still, she was becoming a menace to society. What if some poor sucker actually hired her? I wondered. Would it be my ethical duty to follow her around with another business card that said, “Please ignore the previous business card”? Should I become a one-man Better Business Bureau and warn people that they were dealing with a person who suffered from BADD — Business Attention Deficit Disorder?

I decided that the next time Beverly handed me a new card with some new fly-by-night venture she’d got herself involved in that I was going to say something. I didn’t know what, but something.

Sure enough, she showed up last weekend and announced she was out of the social media consulting business.

“Those people are crazy,” she said. “I was spending all day on Facebook and Twitter!”

Hmmm.Hard to believe that would happen in the social media business.

“So now I’ve found something I think I was meant to do,” she said, handing me a brandnew, beautiful business card.

I was getting ready to tell her that she had to stop all this nonsense when I read what was written on the new card.

“BEVERLY FERGUSON Business Card Designer.”

Letters to the Editor Know what’s in your food Measure 92 is the “Oregon Mandatory Labeling of GMOs,” which would require the labeling of raw and packaged foods produced entirely or partially by genetic engineering, effective January 2016.

GMOs are genetically modified organisms. Scientists have delved into the most microscopic components of biology to either fuse cells or change cells through in vitro nucleic acid techniques, joining together plants and animals in ways that would not occur outside of laboratory intervention.

The resulting transgenic organism which is “Frankensteined” via mutation, insertion, or deletion of genes in a blend of something that is part

plant and part animal, a life form which would be an impossibility in the natural world. Some genetincludes ic modification microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast as well as insects, plants, fish and mammals.

What is the reason for the creation of such mutant life? In agriculture, seeds are genetically modified for resistance to pests and herbicides and for their drought, salt and cold tolerance.

In aquaculture, fish are genetically modified to grow faster. In mammals, foods that are not part of an animal’s normal diet may become digestible, and cows have been crafted to produce a near likeness of human breast milk.But what are the potential risks of consuming food which contains all or some amount of GMO components?

Genetic engineering disrupts

the precise sequence of a food’s genetic code, which can result in the production of toxic or allergenic molecules. And it can alter the nutritional value of the resulting food product. GMO crops can have a toxic or lethal impact on other living things. In farming and gardening, once a GMO seed is grown to maturity, it will crossand contaminate pollinate adjacent, non-GMO crops. Once that contamination has occurred, there is no going back to the seed purity that had existed pre-GMO. Growing GMO plants forces farmers and gardeners to become dependent on seed companies because GMO seeds are patented; therefore they cannot legally be saved and replanted from year to year. Also, GMO plants are bred to withstand high amounts of herbicide and pesticide. When the tolerance to these changes rises,

then more and more chemicals are needed to treat plants against pests and diseases. The residues of these added chemicals ends up in the foods we ultimately consume.

Vote yes on 92. We deserve the right to know what is in the foods we eat.

Dawn Brittain Coquille

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War theater unaviodable for Obama If President Obama can pull off the three-cushion bank shot he’s attempting in the Middle East — fighting ISIS extremists to a standstill without committing U.S. ground troops in a futile quest to remake Iraq and Syria in the American image — he’ll definitely deserve some kind of prize.

Odds would appear to be against him. Not that anybody’s got a better idea.

Polls show that while strong majorities of Americans support taking the fight to ISIS fanatics, few expect a mighty victory. Only 18 percent in a recent Pew Poll believe that striking the jihadists will decrease the odds of a terrorist attack against the U.S. Thirty-four percent think it’s apt to make things worse. The rest don’t know. Partisan differences are minimal.

Reality seems to be sinking in.

There’s never going to be another “Mission Eastern Middle Accomplished” aircraft carrier photo-op.

Republicans more generally, as political columnist Kevin Drum points out, share mutually contradictory opinions: U.S. ground

troops should have never been withdrawn from Iraq in 2011, but they should also never go back.

Georgia GOP Rep. Jack K i n g s t o n GENE explains why LYONS C o n g r e s s Columnist prefers not to vote on the president’s plans: “A lot of people would like to stay on the sideline and say, ‘Just bomb the place and tell us about it later.’

It’s an election year ... We can denounce it if it goes bad, and praise it if it goes well and ask what took him so long.”

The good news is that for all its murderous zeal, ISIS may already have overplayed its hand.

Writing in the Washington Post, Ramzy Mardini, a fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Center for the Middle East, argues that Americans overstate ISIS’s danger to U.S. interests. He writes that ISIS is hardly “in a position to topple the next city in its

sights. Rather, the borders of its territory have, more or less, reached their outer potential.”

Indeed, ISIS’s advances on Kurdistan and Baghdad went into reverse as soon as U.S. warplanes showed up.

This then, the final legacy of “Operation Iraqi Freedom,” launched in 2003 with the enthusiastic support of journalists “embedded” with the troops as if they were off on a Boy Scout Jamboree.

Mardini further argues that ISIS’s extreme zeal and ruthlessness make it stupid. “The Islamic State’s extreme ideology, spirit of subjugation and acts of barbarism prevent it from becoming a political venue for the masses.

It has foolhardily managed to instill fear in everyone.”

Filled with fanatical foreigners lacking a “deep connection” with local Sunni tribes, Mardini writes, “the Islamic State’s core fighters are certainly devoted and willing to die for the cause, but its potential support across the region ranges from limited to nonexistent.”

This all sounds right.

However, as President Obama clearly understands, the problem’s less military than political.

Always was.

Another fantasy he’s obliged to entertain is of America’s Middle Eastern “allies” sending ground troops to fight there. At best, they’ll maybe cut off ISIS funding and make it harder for foreign jihadists to enter Syria.

Iran and its client Hezbollah are likelier to join the fight, so long as neither they nor we have to admit it. The U.S. cannot be seen as backing Shiites in a religious war.

“Oh, it’s a shame when you have a wan, diffident, professorial president with no foreign policy other than ‘don’t do stupid things,’” the New York Times reports Obama mockingly telling White House visitors. “I do not make apologies for being careful in these areas, even if it doesn’t make for good theater.”

However, all politics is partly theater, as Obama surely knows.

And like it or not, Commander-in-Chief is the starring role.

Wednesday, September 24,2014 • The World • A5

State Divorced dad’s girlfriend wants nothing to do with his kids DEAR ABBY: I am a 42year-old divorced father of two. I have had a girlfriend, “Dawn,” for about a year. She has met my kids, but she’s still uncomfortable with the “situation.” She has concerns about me having been married before, such as having experienced many of the firsts she has yet to enjoy.

Dawn doesn’t like being in my house because I DEAR had it when I was married, and she says my kids remind her of my past. She says she doesn’t want to share me JEANNE with anyPHILLIPS o n e , including them.

When we’re alone, we are absolutely phenomenal as a couple. We love and care about each other deeply. This is causing a tremendous amount of stress on us, and neither of us knows how to handle it or what to do. Please help. — TWO’S COMPANY IN ILLINOIS DEAR TWO’S COMPANY: Forgive me for being blunt, but you need to break it off with this woman before you waste any more of her time or yours. You may be crazy about Dawn, but your first responsibility must be to your children, and she has made it clear how she feels about them.

You may be phenomenal as a couple, but there are more people involved than just the two of you. She needs to find someone who has no encumbrances, and you need to find a lady who has a greater capacity for love than Dawn appears to be capable of.

DEAR ABBY: I often eat out with friends when we travel and when we’re here at home. Some of them bring their own canned drinks or powdered drink mix to add to water served by the restaurant. I have an uneasy feeling about this. I don’t think it is right to take my own drink into an eating establishment.

I have never said anything negative about it, but I haven’t joined in the practice.

Is my discomfort MY problem? What do you think about this? — TESTY SOUTHERN BELLE DEAR BELLE: What I think about it is less important than what the restaurant does, and not knowing the reason your friends behave this way, I am hesitant to judge them. I’m not sure what kind of canned or powdered drink your friends are bringing, but if they are on some kind of restricted diet, then it’s what they need to do for a while.

DEAR ABBY: I have been with “Russell” for four months. We live together and eventually would like to be married. Russ is very honest.

He told me he had impregnated a woman prior to me and she was eight months pregnant. I asked him to contact her on my behalf so I can meet her, since we plan on having a future together.

When I called the woman to suggest we meet somewhere, she cursed me out for contacting her and for telling her she can’t communicate with Russ unless I’m involved. When Russ told her the same thing, she ordered him not to contact her again.

Russ has tried calling her since then because he wants to be involved in his child’s life, but she never called him back. What do you think we should do? — LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE DEAR LOOKING: What Russell should do — and you, as well — is talk with an attorney to establish exactly what his rights and responsibilities will be to his child, once paternity has been established.

TO MY JEWISH READERS: At sundown, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins. This is the beginning of our time of introspection. solemn “Leshana tova tikatevu” — may each of us be inscribed in the Book of Life and enjoy a good year.

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Medford prepares to tax marijuana MEDFORD (AP) — If Oregon voters approve recreational marijuana, Medford will be ready to tax it.

The Medford council considered an ordinance Tuesday night that would impose a city tax of 6 to 18 percent.

The Mail Tribune reports the council may vote before state voters decide Ballot Measure 91.

Deputy City Attorney Kevin McConnell said the city would be in a better legal position if it enacts the tax before the state measure passes.

The state of Oregon would also tax marijuana, so any city tax would be on top of that.

The proposed Medford ordinance would create a cumulative tax that would have a potential maximum of 18 percent that would be collected from marijuana producers, wholesalers, processors, retailThe Associated Press ers and medical marijuana A variety of medical marijuana known as Pineapple from Southern Oregon grows at medical marijuana indoor growing site Dec. 1, 2013. The facilities.

Medford City Council plans to tax recreational marijuana if Oregon legalizes it in the November election.

Teen pleads innocent to rape during youth offender outing PORTLAND (AP) — A young offender accused of raping a woman during a supervised group outing to a University of Oregon football game pleaded not guilty at his arraignment Tuesday in Eugene.

Jaime Tinoco, 17, is being tried as an adult on charges of rape, kidnapping, sexual abuse and assault. His court-appointed attorney, Chris Shaffner, did not immediately return a phone message seeking comment.

The suburban Portland teenager was arrested Sept.

13 after a 39-year-old woman told police she was beaten and raped near Autzen Stadium in Eugene.

Tinoco was one of a dozen young people taken to the Oregon-Wyoming game that day by four County Washington Juvenile Department staff members. He escaped supervision after the game that drew more than 56,000 fans, and the rape occurred more than five hours after the final whistle, authorities said.

The field trip was part of a county program to help teens who have been in trouble with the law. A judge sentenced Tinoco to supervised probation in July following convictions on charges of burglary, harassment and possession of methamphetamines.

Tinoco was living at home at the time of the incident.

Juvenile officials have said the incident is under administrative review.

One eligibility requirement is that a juvenile offender must be enrolled in school to take part in activities.

The Oregonian reported last week that Tinoco left school in April.

“Regarding the school issue, what I can say here is that most clients are required by the Juvenile Court to attend (a) school or educational program,” Juvenile Department

spokeswoman Julie McCloud wrote in an email Tuesday. “Generally speaking, alternate educational programs are sometimes sought for youth to complete their high school education.” of The University Oregon donated the tickets used by the group. Craig Pintens, an athletic department spokesman, said the university works with nearly 75 youth and community programs and requires a 4to-1 youth-to-supervisor ratio. The Washington County offender group had a 3-to-1 ratio.

The Eugene Police Department has declined to release much information about the investigation, including when Tinoco’s supervisors reported him missing.

County settles with weighmaster’s widow OREGON CITY (AP) — Oregon’s Clackamas County has agreed to pay $700,000 to settle a wrongful death claim filed by the widow of a slain county weighmaster.

County commissioners on Tuesday approved the payment. In her original Tedra claim, tort Waxenfelter, widow of Grady Waxenfelter, had asked for $2.75 million in damages.

The Oregonian reports the county also must pay a $2,100 fine to the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division for violating state safety standards related to the death.

The weighmaster was fatally shot on Feb. 6, 2014, when he pulled over a truck to check its load. The killer fled and is still at large.

The safety and health agency said the victim was at risk because his work vehicle looked too much like a police car.

The county halted all traffic stops as part of the weighmaster program after

STATE D I G E S T Waxenfelter’s death.

Officials are still considering what to do about the program, which previously allowed the two county weighmasters to pull over trucks on the road.

In a statement, Mrs. Waxenfelter said her family appreciates the county’s actions.

2 teens charged in Corvallis park fire CORVALLIS (AP) — Corvallis, Oregon, police say two juveniles who had been smoking marijuana in a park have been charged for what prosecutors say were their roles in starting a Sept.

5 fire that burned 86 acres of public and private land.

The Corvallis GazetteTimes says the 15-year-old and 16-year-old have been charged with misdemeanor counts in juvenile court.

Lt. Cord Wood says as the two walked out of Chip Ross Park, the 16-year-old dared the 15-year-old to light some dry grass on fire with a lighter. They tried but failed to douse the fire ignited. that quickly Investigators say one of them made a call to 911 about the fire.

Police say in addition to the acreage burned, one home was damaged, as were several fences and decks.

The fire department spent more than $50,000 putting out the blaze.

Wood says the boy accused of starting the fire has been charged with reckburning, reckless less endangering and criminal mischief. The other boy is charged with evidence tampering.

Garden project nurtures youths CORVALLIS (AP) — Every day for more than 30 years, Mark Elledge has helped to maintain more

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With the help of the youngsters who attend the residence treatment facility, Elledge, 60, has taken several acres of dirt fields and transformed them into a sustainable garden.

Elledge said that each season, dozens of the young residents from the Children’s Farm Home school apply to work in the garden at the well-recognized landmark. the days These Children’s Farm Home is administered by Trillium Family Services as a therapy and educational facility for youths who are coping with emotional and mental health issues. Elledge helps to keep some of the “farm” tradition alive.

“I want them to experience the outdoors, and they love it, and they get to learn valuable life skills,” he said.

Missing Hillsboro hunter found dead ST. HELENS (AP) — The Columbia County, Oregon, sheriff’s office says a missing bow hunter has been found dead.

The sheriff’s office says a family friend helping in the search located the body of 37-year-old Jon Hill of Hillsboro shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday. The man was found more than a mile from where deputies located his pickup truck on Sunday afternoon.

Undersheriff Andy Moyer says authorities delayed public notification until positive identification could be made and relatives could be notified.

There was no immediate word on a cause of death.

The sheriff’s office says Hill failed to return from hunting Saturday night, and his family said they last heard from him in a phone call Sunday morning during which he sounded disoriented.

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GRANTS PASS (AP) — Oregon State Police have identified a man who died after holing up inside a Grants Pass home during a standoff in which both he and city police fired shots.

State Police said Tuesday the man was 29year-old Daniel Diaz of Grants Pass.

Interim city Police Chief Bill Landis said Monday that officers believed at one point they might have hit the man. An autopsy is scheduled.

The Grants Pass Daily Courier reported that city officers got a call Sunday night about a man “going crazy” and firing a weapon.

State police say Grants Pass officers and the armed man exchanged shots during the standoff. After about five hours, officers entered the home and found Diaz dead with at least one gunshot wound. Three police officers have been placed on paid leave during the investigation.

State police describe Diaz as “a known felon” with an outstanding misdemeanor arrest warrant on a charge of menacing.

Gun-control group’s ad backs Kitzhaber SALEM (AP) — A national gun-control group says Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber is one of two politicians at the heart of its first foray into the 2014 election season.

Everytown for Gun Safety said Tuesday it will air television ads in the Portland market featuring Paul Kemp, the brother-inlaw of Clackamas Town Center shooting victim Steve Forsyth. Kitzhaber has unsuccessfully urged state lawmakers to support tougher gun laws, including check a background requirement. Authorities say the gun in the 2012 Clackamas mall shooting was stolen.

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The do-ityourself, hassle-free, totally brilliant “debit card” Debit cards are by far my least favorite type of plastic. The fraud protection is, at best, shaky. But beyond that, there is the temptation to use a debit card with a certain l eve l o f EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE abandon — to purchase everyt h i n g under the sun by swipi n g instead of writing a Mary check or Hunt paying w i t h cash.

It becomes far too easy to empty your bank account using a debit card than if you actually had to write out the checks and think about what you’re doing. I would rather see you use a credit card.

What if I told you there is a way you can have a fully functional debit card without any of the problems and hassles that come with running up a credit card balance you cannot pay off in a single month.

You’d say, “Mary, this is brilliant!” Well, get ready because that’s exactly what I have for you.

Step 1. To do this, you need a credit card with a $0 balance. This should be a MasterCard or Visa that has no annual fee.

Step 2. Transfer money into this account. Do this by check or online as you would if you did have a balance and were simply sending in the money to pay it off.

This will result in your account showing a credit balance. If you send in $500, you will see a credit balance of -$500 on your next statement or online wh e n yo u c h e c k yo u r account.

This is your money in the bank. And, yes, it is perfectly legal to have a credit balance on a credit card account Step 3. When you shop online, at a store, or visit a restaurant — anywhere you normally depend on your d e b i t ca rd b e ca u se t h e money comes straight out of your bank account — use t h i s D I Y “ d e b i t ca rd ” instead.

Step 4. In two or three days, the amount of your purchase will show up on your account as a charge.

Your credit balance will be reduced by that amount with no fees or additional charges.

If your purchase was for $3.73, your $500 credit bala n ce w i l l b e re d u ce d accordingly to $496.27.

S t e p 5 . Wa tc h yo u r account as you would any account.

If you see a fraudulent charge, you have all the protection of federal law that regulates credit cards.

Call customer service without delay.

Step 6. When your credit balance runs low, deposit additional funds.

Step 7. If you need to get your credit balance refunded, call customer service with your request.

By law, they must send it to you in full within seven days of your request.

There you go. And, yes, it is brilliant.

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Wednesday,September 24,2014 • The World • A7

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NEWS D I G E S T Jordanian court acquits radical cleric AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A Jordanian court on Wednesday acquitted radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada — known for his fiery pro-al-Qaida speeches — of involvement in a plot to target Israeli and American tourists and Western diplomats in Jordan more than a decade ago.

The ruling capped a lengthy legal odyssey for the 53-year-old cleric who has been described as a onetime lieutenant to Osama bin Laden, but in recent months The Associated Press emerged as a harsh critic of In this Sept.

19, car salesman Sahin Aktan shows photos of his ex-wife Asiya Ummi Abdullah as he speaks durthe Islamic State militant an interview at his lawyer's office in Istanbul,Turkey.Aktan, 44, is the ex-husband of Asiya Ummi Abdullah, ing group. Abu Qatada was a 24-year-old Muslim convert who took their child to the territory controlled by Islamic State. deported from Britain to Jordan last year, after years of fighting extradition.

The three-judge panel unanimously acquitted Abu Qatada “because of the lack of convincing charges against him,” said Judge Ahmed Qattarneh.

Turks leave for “family-friendly” IS group

Activists call for FDA chief’s resignation WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-addiction activists are calling for the Food and Drug Administration’s top official to step down, saying the agency’s policies have contributed to a national epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse.

In a letter released Wednesday, more than a dozen groups ask the Obama administration’s top health official to replace FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg, who has led the agency since 2009. The FDA has been under fire from public health advocates,politicians and law enforcement officials since last October, when it approved a powerful new painkiller called Zohydro against the recommendation of its own medical advisers.

The new letter is the first formal call for new leadership at the FDA over the issue.

India declares Mars mission a success NEW DELHI (AP) — India triumphed in its first interplanetary mission, placing a satellite into orbit around Mars on Wednesday and catapulting the country into an elite club of deep-space explorers.

In scenes broadcast live on Indian TV, scientists broke into wild cheers as the orbiter’s engines completed 24 minutes of burn time to maneuver the spacecraft into its designated place around the red planet.

Deer populations are nuisances for airports WASHINGTON (AP) — Long the bane of gardeners and unwary motorists, soaring deer populations are also nuisances for airports and threats to pilots, especially at this time of year, according to aviation and wildlife experts.

Whether driven by hunger or just crazy for love, deer will do seemingly anything to get onto airport grounds and runways, including leaping over tall fences or squeezing under them. Once there, they like to warm themselves by sauntering on runways, which hold heat longer than cold ground.

But put a deer and a plane together on a runway and both can have a very bad day.

Wasps tasked with saving cassava crop BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — They are the size of a pinhead and don’t even pack a sting, but these tiny wasps are coldblooded killers nonetheless.

They work as nature’s SWAT team, neutralizing a pest that threatens to destroy one of the developing world’s most important staple foods: cassava.

The wasps are being released in Indonesia, the latest country threatened by the mealybug. It’s a chalky white insect shaped like a pill that’s been making its way across Southeast Asia’s fields for the past six years.

But unlike in Thailand, where infestations reached some 618,000 acres of crops grown mostly as part of the country’s huge export business, cassava in Indonesia is a vital food source second only to rice. That makes the mealybug a serious threat to food security in Indonesia, which already has one of the region’s highest child malnutrition rates.

ISTANBUL (AP) — Asiya Ummi Abdullah doesn’t share the view that the Islamic State group rules over a terrorist dystopia and she isn’t scared by the American bombs falling on Raqqa, its power center in Syria.

As far as she’s concerned, it’s the ideal place to raise a family.

In interviews with The Associated Press, the 24year-old Muslim convert explained her decision to move with her toddler to the territory controlled by the militant group, saying it offers them protection from the sex, crime, drugs and alcohol that she sees as rampant in largely secular Turkey.

“The children of that country see all this and become either murderers or delinquents or homosexuals or thieves,” Umi Abdullah wrote in one of several Facebook messages exchanged in recent days. She said that living under Shariah, the Islamic

legal code, means that her 3year-old boy’s spiritual life is secure.

“He will know God and live under his rules,” she said.

As for the American bombs being dropped on the Islamic State group, she said: “I only fear God.” Ummi Abdullah’s experience — the outlines of which were confirmed by her exTurkish husband, authorities, and friends — illustrates the pull of the Islamic State group, the selfstyled caliphate straddling Iraq and Syria that has sent shockwaves around the world with its brutal campaign. It also shows how, even in Turkey — one of the most modern and prosperous of the Muslim countries — entire families are dropping everything to find salvation in what Turkish academic Ahmet Kasim Han describes as a “false heaven.”

While the Islamic State organization promotes itself

as a family-friendly place, it in fact has uprooted hundreds of thousands of “enemy families” and massacred hundreds of soldiers and civilians defending their homes in a wave of killings that include crucifixions and beheadings.

Ummi Abdullah, originally from Kyrgyzstan, reached the Islamic State group only last month, and her disappearance became front-page news in Turkey after her exhusband, a 44-year-old car salesman named Sahin Aktan, went to the press in an effort to find their child.

Many others in Turkey have carted away family to the Islamic State group under far less public scrutiny and in much greater numbers. In one incident earlier this month, more than 50 families from various parts of Turkey slipped across the border to live under Islamic State, according to opposition legislator Atilla Kart.

SAO PAULO (AP) — Life may still be tough for millions of poor Brazilians — but it’s also never been better.

And that’s the key for President Dilma Rousseff’s re-election bid.

Although Rousseff and top rival Marina Silva are locked in a virtual tie among those in the middle class, the biggest group of voters, the president has a wide edge with Brazil’s poorest people because of generous welfare programs that have helped slash hunger and extreme poverty under the watch of her Workers Party.

Between 2001 and 2012, Brazil reduced extreme poverty from 14 percent of the population to 3.5 percent, according to the United Nations annual report on global food insecurity released last week. The number of malnourished people dropped from 19 percent to below 5 percent, removing Brazil from the U.N. World Hunger Map. Tens of millions of poor people have also been lifted into the lower middle class over the past decade.

A poll released on Tuesday by the respected Ibope Institute showed that 51 percent of people in the poorest income category — about a fourth of the electorate — would vote for Rousseff in the first round of the election on Oct. 5, compared to 38 percent for Silva.

That’s much better than Rousseff’s showing among the electorate as a whole. The Ibope poll shows Rousseff with 9 percentage point lead over Silva in the first round. If neither candidate gets 50 percent, a runoff will be held on Oct. 26 and the poll shows Rousseff and Silva tied at 41 percent.

Ibope surveyed 3,010 people across Brazil from Sept.

20-22 and the poll had a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.

In Sao Paulo’s Heliopolis slum, one of Brazil’s largest, Andrea Santos says there is

no question who most of her neighbors will vote for.

“Improvements Dilma and the Workers Party have made in health and educational services for the poor will guarantee that 90 percent” of the voters in Heliopolis will cast ballots for Rousseff, said Santos, who lives in a decrepit, three-story building of concrete tucked into a narrow alley.

Santos and her five children and one grandson share the cramped two-bedroom walk-up that rents for $400 a month, her entire salary for coordinating educational activities for youth at a local community center.

“If it weren’t for the money my sons earn doing odd jobs here and there and running errands I would not be able to pay the rent,” said Santos, standing in front of flat-screen TV with Nelinha, her 7-year-old Pinscher dog.

For four years, her family benefited from one of the Workers Party’s most popular programs, Bolsa Familia, which paid $10.7 billion to almost 14 million families in 2013.

Bolsa Familia is a program that pays mothers a varying monthly stipend as long as they can prove that they’re keeping their kids in school and taking them monthly to government health clinics for checkups and immunizations.

Santos received about $100 in cash a month to keep her children in school until the last child finished classes in December.

“The lives of the poor have improved under Workers Party governments and they will vote for Dilma because they feel their lives will continue getting better, and fear they may lose the benefits they have obtained should she lose,” said Pedro Fassoni Arruda, a political science professor at Sao Paulo’s Roman Catholic University.

Fired UPS employee kills 2 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man fired a day earlier from UPS killed two coworkers and then himself Tuesday after he donned a work uniform and evaded security by entering through a truck dock in the rear of the building, according to police and the company.

The two former UPS coworkers were shot dead within minutes Tuesday, and the shooter, identified by police as Kerry Joe Tesney, lay dead atop his gun from The Associated Press what police called a self- A UPS warehouse has police cars inflicted wound. and tape surrounding it Sept. 23 in The shooter entered after Birmingham, Ala. about 80 drivers had left for the day to deliver packages from the Birmingham center, unbelievable.

UPS said, possibly avoiding “I think it’s been an ongoeven more bloodshed. ing situation,” Wilks said.

“It was a relatively small “In his own spirit he’s been crew that was remaining,” troubled, and he’s asked for said Steve Gaut, a spokesman prayer about that.” for the shipping company.

Tesney and his wife have Authorities haven’t two children. The family has released the slain people’s been active members of the names but said they were church since 2003, Wilks members of management. said.

Pastor Bill Wilks of “He’s just a guy who went NorthPark Baptist Church through his trials at work. described the 45-year-old Certainly we have prayed for Tesney of the Birmingham him,” Wilks said.

The church held a prayer suburb of Trussville, as having been troubled over his service Tuesday night for the work and financial situation Tesney family and the slain but said the shooting was workers.

Suspect charged in case of missing UVa student CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Even with a suspect charged in the disappearance of a missing University of Virginia student, police are stressing the search for the 18-year-old sophomore from northern Virginia remains in full force.

Authorities late Tuesday obtained a felony arrest warrant from a magistrate on a charge of abduction with intent to defile against 32year-old Jesse Leroy Matthew Jr., who police believe was the last person seen with Hannah Graham. Graham was last seen early the morning of Sept. 13.

Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said at a news conference that officers were looking for Matthew, a campus employee and longtime Charlottesville resident, who was last seen

Saturday when he stopped by the police station with his mother and uncle to ask for a lawyer. Police say he sped away afterward, losing officers who had him under surveillance and prompting authorities to issue two arrest warrants for reckless driving.

Longo said police, who have searched Matthew’s car once and his apartment twice, decided they had probable cause to charge him in Graham’s disappearance.

He declined to say what new information police had, and he did not take questions.

However, he walked back to the podium when a reporter asked whether police were still looking for Graham, an alpine skier and alto saxophone player, according to family members and police.

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New home sales soar in August period to $275,600.

“All is not perfect in the housing market but things are certainly better today than they were about one year ago,” said Dan Greenhaus, chief strategist at BTIG brokerage.

In the West, August purchases of new homes soared 50 percent compared to the prior month. Off the sharp August increase, sales in the West have nearly doubled in the past 12 months.

Between August and July, sales grew 29.2 percent in the Northeast. Buying increased 7.8 percent in the South and remained flat in the Midwest.

The housing market has been sputtering for much this year. A nascent recovery in sales and prices began to struggle toward the middle

of 2013. Ferocious winter weather delayed construction and limited sales at the beginning of 2014. Buying did pick up over the summer.

Yet the pace of sales has been depressed by sluggish wage growth and the price surge last year that put homes out of reach for many Americans.

There are a number of signs that another housing uptick may be in the works.

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index climbed in September to 59, the highest reading since November 2005.

Readings above 50 indicate more builders view sales conditions as improving.

That has yet to translate into more construction, however.

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network that spans multiple countries.”

The attacks add Syria to a long list of nations in which the Obama administration has taken lethal action against al-Qaida militants, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Yemen and Somalia.

The Islamic State has broken with al-Qaida, and, for all its brutality, is not believed to be plotting attacks against the West.

In contrast, the Khorasan Group is a cell of al-Qaida veterans of wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan who traveled to Syria to link up with the Nusra Front, the al-Qaida affiliate there. U.S. intelligence officials say the group has been working with bomb makers from alQaida’s Yemen affiliate to perfect explosives that can fool Western airport security

measures, including, one official said, a bomb in a toothpaste tube.

The FBI and Homeland Security Department issued a security bulletin Tuesday that said there was no indication of advanced al-Qaida or Islamic State group terror plotting inside the U.S., but the airstrikes in Syria may have temporarily disrupted attack planning against U.S. or Western targets.

And in an interview with Yahoo News, Attorney General Eric Holder said, “We hit them last night out of a concern that they were getting close to an execution date of some of the plans that we have seen. And the hitting that we did last night, I think, will probably continue until we are at a stage where we think we have degraded their ability to get at our allies or to the homeland.”

At the middle schools there were 13 incidents with 11 sixth-graders, 10 of whom were sixth grade girls. Sunset Middle School principal Dale Inskeep said several of the students brought what they thought was alcohol to school — but it turned out not to be. They were still punished, he said.

“My conclusion on this was we have a seventh grade group of young ladies that probably need some extra support,” Granger said of the

group of girls involved in these incidents.

There were also three marijuana incidents at the middle schools — the kids tried to smoke it by rolling it in notebook paper, Inskeep said — and one incident of a student trying to sell ibuprofen.

“So, the fact that they’re that naive is a silver lining to the fact that we had that many incidents with sixthgraders last year,” he said.

There were 39 incidents with 31 students at the high

school level (Marshfield and Harding combined): 15 with marijuana, 10 with alcohol, 10 with tobacco and one with THC-laced candy.

Next year, the report will include gender, ethnicity and whether the student received in-school or outof-school suspension.

Reporter Chelsea Davis can be reached at 541-2691222, ext. 239, or by email at chelsea.davis@theworldlink.com. Follow her on Twitter: @ChelseaLeeDavis.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. sales of new homes surged in August, led by a wave of buying in the West and Northeast.

The Commerce Department said Wednesday that new-home sales climbed 18 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 504,000. The report also revised up the July sales rate to 427,000 from 412,000.

Newly constructed homes sold at the fastest clip since May 2008. It’s a clear sign of improvement for a real estate market that has been muddled in recent months, as the rebound in sales following the The Associated Press housing bust began to slow.

Sales of new homes are up United States President Barack Obama addresses the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly 33 percent over the past 12 at U.N. headquarters Wednesday. months. Median prices for new homes have risen nearly thing different.” multiple fronts. At the time, 8 percent during the same Still, Obama held open the the U.S. was embarking on prospect of a resolution to the another attempt to forge an monthslong conflict between elusive peace between Russia and Ukraine. While he Israelis and Palestinians and has previously expressed there were signs of a thaw in Continued from Page A1 Continued from Page A1 skepticism about a fragile the decades-old tensions cease-fire signed earlier this between the U.S. and Iran.

But regardless of the more than 5,800 people in month, he said Wednesday The Mideast peace talks impact, the need for such an Leone, that the agreement “offers an have since collapsed, though operation Sierra Liberia, against the Guinea, Nigeria and Senegal. opening” for peace. the president said Khorasan Group dealt a blow Obama took on Russia If Russia follows through Wednesday that “as bleak as to the notion, oft-repeated directly in his remarks, on the agreement, Obama the landscape appears, by Obama administration accusing Moscow of sending said the U.S. will lift eco- America will never give up officials, that core al-Qaida arms to pro-Kremlin sepa- nomic sanctions that have the pursuit of peace.” And has been significantly ratists, refusing to allow damaged Russia’s economy while the U.S., Iran and diminished as a threat to the access to the site of a downed but so far done little to shift world powers are now in the United States. civilian airliner and then President Vladimir Putin’s midst of nuclear negotiaThe Khorasan Group, moving its own troops across approach. tions, the talks are after all, is made up of core the border with Ukraine.

As Obama spoke, Russian deadlocked and there is al-Qaida veterans.

“This is a vision of the Foreign Minister Sergei skepticism about whether a “There are remnants of world in which might makes Lavrov sat in the audience at deal can be reached by a Nov. core al-Qaida still left that are right, a world in which one the U.N., staring down at a 24 deadline. still a very potent threat,” said nation’s borders can be stack of papers without “My message to Iran’s Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., a redrawn by another, and civ- glancing up at Obama. leaders and people is simple: member of the House ilized people are not allowed The chaotic global land- Do not let this opportunity Intelligence Committee.

“What this shows is that to recover the remains of scape Obama described pass,” Obama said. “We can their loved ones because of Wednesday stood in contrast reach a solution that meets al-Qaida has not been decithe truth that might be to his remarks at the U.N. your energy needs while mated,” said Seth Jones, a revealed,” Obama said. one year ago, when he spoke assuring the world that your counterterrorism analyst at the Rand Corp. “This is a “America stands for some- of diplomatic openings on program is peaceful.”

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COOS BAY Granger hopes counseling helps Continued from Page A1 five days early if he or she agrees to drug/alcohol counseling. If caught with cigarettes, a student can get up to a three-day out-ofschool suspension.

“It’s pretty low percentagewise compared to other

school districts,” Granger said. “How do we react to it right now? How can we use this data in our schools to help our children?”

Board members Rocky Place and Sam Aley suggested giving students in-school suspension rather than outof-school.

“You know we have kids where they think that’s a reward, being suspended or expelled,” Place said. “I’d be very aware of that, that you may be rewarding a child by

(suspending) them for 10 days.”

Aley said counseling is the answer — not suspension.

Granger hopes the addition of counselors will help students who may show signs of future problems with drugs or alcohol. The middle schools have two full-time counselors this year, as well as a mental health counselor.

The high school has three counselors and two mental health counselors.

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North Bend’s Kadie Forderer scores between two Marshfield defenders during Tuesday’s match at Vic Adams Field, the final tally in the Bulldogs’ 7-0 victory.

North Bend girls shut out Marshfield

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NORTH BEND — After a trying preseason, North Bend’s girls soccer team seems to be back to playing like a squad verging on the elite.

Since North Bend’s humbling 2-0 loss to St. Mary’s on Sept. 13 that stuck its record at 1-2, the 2013 state semifinalists have proven to be the class of the Far West League, dominating Marshfield 7-0 in the Civil War on Tuesday and outscoring their opponents 20-0 over the first two league games.

“I feel like we weren’t meshing as well in those beginning games,” North Bend’s Emma Powley said. “Now I feel like we’re connecting a lot better and we’re learning where everyone is supposed to be and it’s just clicking more and we’re getting a lot better.”

The game Tuesday was competitive through the first half, where Marshfield was able to hold the Bulldogs’ lead to only 2-0.

North Bend struggled to get into a rhythm until the 20th minute, when Powley smacked a cross that couldn’t get trapped for possession

by Katie Farlow, but ricocheted off Pirate defender Daisy Caballero for an own goal.

Farlow returned the favor with a cross in the

30th minute to Powley, who rocketed in a score from point-blank range around a crowded box to put North Bend up 2-0.

“It was difficult, but we put up a fight,” Pirates defender Rosa Gutierrez said. “I think we can learn a lot from them.They’re really good at passing and that’s something we need to work on.”

After half, North Bend’s offense hit its stride, with four goals coming in the first 20 minutes and three scores in the first seven.

Gabby Hobson pushed in a Powley corner kick with her thigh in the 42nd minute. Two minutes later, Brianna Cole added another goal to put North Bend up 4-0.

In the 46th minute, Hobson struck again with a goal from a 45-degree angle to her right.

In the 54th minute, Powley added her second score of the game.

“We really picked it up,” Hobson said. “Our passes are really good. We’re working on getting it around and passing.

“That was our main focus.”

The final score came from goalkeeper Kadie Forderer, who played at forward in the second half and got a goal in the 58th minute between two Marshfield defenders.

“We’re outmatched pretty much,” Marshfield head coach Kevin Eastwood said.

“We expected a good, tough game since it was the Civil War and whatnot, but all-in-all we left with some good experience.”

Defensively, North Bend played to its typical brilliant standard. The dominant Bulldog defensive core of McKenzie Edwards, Maggie Muenchrath, Molly Joyce and Rowan Colby consistently frustrated the Marshfield counter-attack on the way to their shutout Tuesday.

Anchored by 2013 Far West MVP Edwards, who her coach Dustin Hood calls a “smart soccer player, gifted athlete and intense competitor,” the Bulldogs have only given up four goals in five matches.

And the win does more than just add to North Bend’s lead atop the Far West standings.

The Bulldogs escaped the game healthy, which is crucial since Damie Zomerschoe and Alexa Reed are still recovering from injuries before the year and left fullback Abby Knight broke her foot a couple weeks ago.

“We’re trying to move towards the postseason but we’re also trying to stay healthy,” Hood said. “Any time we can get away with three points and keep kids healthy, we’re in good shape.”

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Bulldog boys complete Civil War sweep

BY GEORGE ARTSITAS The World

NORTH BEND — As rain pounded the Fieldtruf at Vic Adams Field on Tuesday, North Bend pummeled rival Marshfield in the nightcap of the Civil War soccer doubleheader, beating the Pirates 6-0.

The match was never in doubt.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 4-0 by half. With the win, the No. 3 Bulldogs at 2-0 in the Far West League and 6-0 overall.

The Bulldogs have outscored their opponents 20-0 the past four matches, including a 2-0 win over fourth-ranked Philomath Sept. 9.

“It went all right, we’re happy,” North Bend head coach Tom Zomerschoe said about Tuesday.

“We had a gameplan going in and we did well.“ Zomerschoe was alluding to his plan to get his midfielders and defense into better shooting position when they attack.

With it, North Bend never seemed to relent on offense.

Ian Bream scored North Bend’s

By George Artsitas, The World

North Bend’s Ignacio Aguilar brings the ball up the pitch against Marshfield’s Cody Eastwood during Tuesday’s match. first goal in the eighth minute off a throw in from Coy Woods.

Woods got his first of two goals five minutes later in the 13th minute to put the Bulldogs up 2-0 —his second came in the 47th minute on a Jarod Bohannon rebound.

“We got off to a rough start in the first half, the game plan we did

have we didn’t quite follow,” Pirate senior Jacob Lonborg said.

Gustavo Gaia added a goal in the 22nd minute, while Stewart Lyons got on the board in the 38th minute. Bohannon hit a goal in the 44th minute from an angle at the top of the box that Zomerschoe called “the goal of the year.”

“At times we played how we

should play and then at other times — we still played good — but I don’t think it’s how Tom wants us to play,” 2013 Far West League MVP Bream said of his team’s struggles. “So we got into our Bulldogs game and we got it under control.”

On the other side of the ball, North Bend’s defense was impenetrable.

Kyle Zomerschoe and goalkeeper Chris Seldon are the senior leaders at defense for North Bend, and they were not about to let an easy score ruin their shutout.

“In the first half they didn’t have any opportunities because we shut them down,” Kyle Zomerschoe said. “Everytime they touched the ball, there was guy on them. I don’t think they made it out to the box in the first half.”

Lonborg, an exchange student form Denmark, was one of the Pirates who was impressed, not just by North Bend’s overwhelming defense, but as a program overall.

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Pirates dominate Siuslaw in FWL opener

BY JOHN GUNTHER The World

COOS BAY — For two games Tuesday night, the Marshfield volleyball team showed why it is among the highest ranked clubs in Class 4A in its Far West League opener against Siuslaw.

In the third Inside game, the Coquille posts Pirates showed big victory the resiliency Page B3 that could help them reach their lofty goals at the end of the season.

The Pirates swept the Vikings 25-8, 25-14, 25-22, dominating the first two games and erasing a late deficit in the third.

“We are on a track to the right direction,” Marshfield’s Carli Clarkson said after the win over the Vikings.

Understandably, she was more excited about the first two games, when the Pirates trailed once, by just one point, on a kill to open the match by Siuslaw’s Elyssa Rose.

“We played amazing the first two games,” Clarkson said. “We were passing. We were covering.

We were talking. We were doing everything a state volleyball team should do.”

But in the third game, Siuslaw grabbed an early lead and held advantages of 5-1, 13-7 and 17-10.

The Vikings fought off Marshfield challenges to all those leads and was still in front 22-18 before the Pirates seized momentum.

McKenzie Allison had a kill to start the final surge. Abby Clough added a kill and Clarkson slammed a bad pass from the Vikings down to the floor. A few moments later Clough finished the match with a powerful hit off an assist from Paige Tavernier.

“It’s exciting when you have that momentum,” Clarkson said.

Clarkson had a big match for the Pirates with eight kills and nine digs, as well as three aces. She set the tone for the second game by serving the first seven points, including two aces.

Hailee Woolsey led the Pirates with 10 kills and had seven digs.

Gabby Bryant had nine digs. Setter Shaylynn Jensen had four kills and 18 assists. Allison had three kills and three aces and Clough had three stuff blocks and five kills.

Marshfield coach Tammie Montiel said the Pirates played about as well as they could the first two games, and jokingly added that they saved all their mistakes for the third game.

The Pirates had 12 aces and no service errors the first two games and two aces and six service errors the final game.

But they persevered.

“I told them in one of the timeouts, ‘This is a gut check for where we are at,’” she said. “They have not been in many close games this season. It was good to come back.”

Allison said the Pirates realized what they were doing wrong the third game.

“I think we stopped communicating,” she said. “Once we stopped communicating, we fell apart.”

Opening league play with a win was important, she said.

“It’s very important to show who’s on top in league, to set the tone,” Allison said.

Siuslaw coach Angie Herring, meanwhile, was encouraged by how the Vikings responded the third game after Marshfield dominated the first two.

“We wanted to give it all we had,” she said.

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It’s a double hall of fame weekend on the South Coast.

While Marshfield celebrates the opening of Heritage Hall and inducts its newest class to the school’s hall of fame Saturday night at The Mill Casino-Hotel, Coquille will welcome its new hall of fame class Saturday evening as well.

This year, perhaps more than the others to date, I am familiar with the histories of all four individuals Coquille is inducting.

The athletes span four decades, including one I was in school with, one I looked up to, one I covered in my current job and one I have learned about because of another former resident who often sings his praises.

SPORTS The inductee from my era is Carolyn Leary, who was one of the most dynamic girls on the South Coast in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Carolyn was, to put it simply, JOHN a stud. Whether GUNTHER it was volleyball, basketball or track and field, she stood out.

I loved watching her sprint up and down the basketball court as much as on the track, where she won seven individual or relay medals in the state meet over her career.

One of my favorite memories came from my senior year of high school — she was a sophomore then — when she made an impossible shot from well beyond the 3point line at the buzzer to win a basketball game, only to have the officials rule it came after the buzzer — Coquille had inbounded the ball from half court with one second on the clock.

Never mind that it didn’t count, it was a magical moment to see a player pull it off.

The athlete I grew up looking up to was Kenny Martin, not because I actually knew him, but because his name held the revered spot on our school record board for the 1,500 meters — 4 minutes flat.

I ran with two of the best distance runners in school history, Rob Calley and Jon Morse. Neither of them could crack the 4-minute barrier, which told me Kenny was something special. I didn’t learn until years later, he actually was more successful in the 800 in high school.

He went on to become a twotime American marathon champion and, in 1985, joined his then-wife Lisa as marathon champions the same day in Pittsburgh.

The athlete I covered is Holli Dieu, one of the best distance runners on the coast during my tenure as sports editor, a multitime state champion in both cross country and track.

I heard about her exploits long before she got near high school, and saw first-hand her abilities when she kicked my butt at the end of a brutal summer 400meter workout back when I actually had decent speed and she hadn’t yet started at the high school.

Now, I’m happy to say Holli is my neighbor and my daughters adore her young kids.

The final individual is David Glenz, who was part of Coquille’s state champion 1966 basketball team, but was a lot better at golf.

I learned about David because another former South Coast athlete, Michael Whitty, has several times sent me information on what a standout amateur David was and how he now has become one of the nation’s top golf instructors.

Dave was state champion for Coquille in 1965 and later an AllAmerican for the University of Oregon and a member of the PGA Tour.

Coquille also will induct two state champion teams Saturday, the 1959 and 1961 track squads. I have to admit, I don’t know a lot about those teams, but I’m sure they were filled with the same types of people as the individuals being honored.

Saturday’s event at the Coquille Community Building starts with dinner at 6 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for adults ($25 for couples and $5 for children).

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Sports Goodell talks with former players

Americans aim for redemption this week

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Europe rallied on final day to win the Ryder Cup two years ago at Medinah ■

GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — Tom Watson has been preaching about redemption for the Americans at the Ryder Cup — at least to the press.

The players don’t seem to need additional motivation.

Only seven players from that 2012 team that blew a big lead at Medinah are at Gleneagles this week. Yes, the loss still stings. The Americans had a 10-6 lead going into the Sunday singles and won only three matches. But it’s not like losing the Ryder Cup is anything new for the Americans, who have taken the cup home just twice since 1993.

“The whole redemption thing ...

I’m not suggesting that there’s not some validity to it,” Zach Johnson said Tuesday. “I don’t know where it started or who came up with it. I don’t think it was anybody on our team and I don’t think that’s necessarily our approach. That was two years ago. My motivation isn’t because we lost two years ago. My motivation is because I’m playing in the Ryder Cup, and it doesn’t matter what happened two years ago.

“I’m still upset that we lost two years ago,” he said. ‘But I’m not here to redeem myself.”

The message primarily has come from Watson, who mentioned it when he filled out his American team in New York three weeks ago, repeated it last week in a conference call, and brought up again in his opening press conference at Gleneagles.

“I made it very clear to them that this trip is a redemption trip,” Watson said. “Those players that played on that team, if any players are on this team, it’s time to make amends and try to redeem yourselves from what happened in 2012.”

The U.S. team gathered in Atlanta on Sunday evening for a charter to Scotland. They had a light practice to start getting over the jet lag on Monday afternoon, got together in their team room that night, had the photo session Tuesday morning and then their first full day of practice.

How much has the meltdown at Medinah been part of the conversation?

According to Jim Furyk, not much.

“I would say that it’s been men-

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American Rickie Fowler plays off the 17th tee during a practice round for the Ryder Cup golf tour- Vikings lose starting QB nament at Gleneagles, Scotland, today.

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tioned, but I wouldn’t say there’s been really any discussion about it,” Furyk said. “Has there been much discussion?

I would say no. Has it been mentioned?

Yes. But I don’t think I’ve heard more than about 20 to 30 seconds on it.”

“I made it very clear to them that this trip is a redemption trip.”

Tom Watson United States captain

Watson said he had a pit in his stomach watching the Americans throw away a chance to win the Ryder Cup at Medinah. The PGA of America called him a few months later and asked him to be the next skipper, and he jumped at the chance.

The 65-year-old is a beloved figure in Scotland, where he won four of his five British Open titles. He also was the last captain of a U.S. team that won the Ryder Cup on European soil. That was in 1993, and Watson has not been to another Ryder Cup since then.

“I’ve been there every time watching

intently on TV,” he said.

It hasn’t been pretty. The losses have piled up in Spain and England, in Ireland and Wales. Even at home, the Americans couldn’t get it done at Oak Hill or Oakland Hills, with the real blow at Medinah.

Redemption? Some players are more interested in looking ahead.

Matt Kuchar was asked if the “redemption” theme was overcooked and replied, “I would have to think so.”

He has been on the last two teams, both one-point losses. Both times, the Americans won more sessions than Europe. But the one session Europe won was a rout both times.

Europe is considered the favorite this week, a product of having two of the year’s major champions on the team (Rory McIlroy and Martin Kaymer), having won seven of the last nine times, and being on home soil in front of their boisterous fans.

“I think we come in here as perceived underdogs,” Kuchar said. “But everybody here thinks they have got every bit the same chance that the home country has. So I don’t think there’s a revenge nature in the game of golf. I think guys are looking to go out and play their best, and everybody feels like they have a chance to win. I think we come in absolutely feeling like we have a chance to win.”

Gallacher lives out dream in Ryder Cup GLENEAGLES, Scotland (AP) — As he watched the “Miracle of Medinah” unfold on his television set two years ago, Stephen Gallacher made it his career goal to play at the Ryder Cup in his native Scotland this week.

Gallacher was ranked No. 121 at the time and knew he had to make drastic changes in his life — from his mental approach to golf to his dietary habits, equipment, swing, and daily routines.

The hard work paid off.

After the best season of his 19-year professional career, Gallacher narrowly missed out on qualifying automatically for the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles but his consistency made him a no-brainer for one of Paul McGinley’s three captain’s picks.

“I definitely thought it had (passed me by),” the 39-year-old Gallacher said on Wednesday. “But I made a conscious effort a couple of years ago to get in this one. Especially for my generation, it’s never going to be here again.

“It was my lifetime ambition ... I’m proud that I’m sitting here.”

Gallacher is one of three Europeans making his debut in golf’s biggest team event but he is not a typical Ryder Cup rookie.

He’s pushing 40, has played on the PGA Centenary course at Gleneagles more than 100 times — way more than any of his teammates — and has been able to lean on an experienced family member for advice. Bernard Gallacher, Stephen’s uncle, played in eight Ryder Cups, was captain three times, vicecaptain twice, and recently spent a week with his nephew when they visited a

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NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and chief assistant Troy Vincent were told by 11 former players that the league must act immediately when someone is accused of domestic violence.

1 At a 3 ⁄2-hour meeting to discuss ways to improve the league’s personal conduct policy, the former players also said teams must be held accountable when players misbehave.

At the meeting were Hall of Famer Mike Singletary, plus Matt Birk, Eddie Mason, Patrick Kerney, Willie McGinest, Roman Oben, Marty Lyons, Charles Way, Tony Paige, Scott Turner and Robert Porcher. More weekly meetings are planned among league officials and former players, current players and team owners.

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Scotland’s Stephen Gallacher plays out of the rough during the Wales Open last week. family member in hospital.

Stephen Gallacher also lives just 35 miles away from the course.

So this week, he has been passing on tips to practice partners Ian Poulter and Justin Rose when typically it would be the other way round.

“I gave them info of where the pins are, important things like reads on the greens, where the wind normally comes from,” he said. “If I can help in any way, I’m delighted with that.

“I’m a rookie to the Ryder Cup, but having it in my home country is making it a bit easier to adapt as a rookie. I know all the guys really well, as well.”

Rory McIlroy is the world’s No. 1, and Poulter is known as “Mr. Ryder Cup,” but expect the biggest galleries to be following Gallacher, the only Scot in the team.

“Every Scot would want to be here,” Gallacher said. “Where better to play really than Gleneagles for your first one — if I could have picked it myself, I would have picked it here.”

Such are the strides Gallacher has made since September 2012 that he is

Peterson got a job in another school district and Herring stepped in.

From Page B1 The Vikings are 5-4.

“We’re making progress, Herring became Siuslaw’s coach after practice started. improving every day,” Longtime coach Amy Herring said.

ranked No. 34, and one of the most consistent players on the European Tour.

His journey to Gleneagles began by winning the Dubai Desert Classic for the second straight year, outplaying McIlroy and T iger Woods in the process, and he hasn’t looked back.

McGinley was so impressed by Gallacher’s third-place finish under pressure at the Italian Open, the final qualifying event on the European Tour for the Ryder Cup, that he couldn’t not pick him as a wild card.

Former No. 1 Luke Donald was even overlooked.

McIlroy tweeted his backing for Gallacher ahead of McGinley’s captain’s picks and is delighted to have him as a teammate.

“I remember my first match as a rookie in Celtic Manor (in 2010), and I was so uptight and didn’t really want to make a mistake, and that isn’t the way to approach it,” McIlroy said.

“You have to almost go out and be carefree and freewheel ... whenever Stevie plays, I just say to him, ‘Go out and enjoy it and embrace it.”’

Rose had five kills and two stuff blocks for the Vikings.

Hannah Bartlett had 13 assists and five digs and Hannahleah Jakobsen had 11 digs and two kills.

The Vikings host Douglas

on Thursday, while Marshfield visits South Umpqua.

Marshfield also competes in the Santiam Christian tournament near Corvallis on Saturday.

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Matt Cassel is out for the season with broken bones in his left foot.

The Vikings announced today they put Cassel on injured reserve for the injury he sustained in Sunday’s game against New Orleans.

Rookie Teddy Bridgewater came in after Cassel was hurt.

The Vikings also said guard Brandon Fusco was out for the season with a pectoral muscle injury in the same game.

Steelers bring Harrison out of retirement

ager Sandy Alderson and Major League Baseball Executive Vice President Joe Torre.

The average time of a nine-inning game has increased from 2 hours, 33 minutes, in 1981 to a record 3:03 this year. When Manfred was elected commissioner last month, many owners said speeding up the pace of play and decreasing game times was a top priority.

Baseball will examine its domestic violence policy NEW YORK — Baseball officials have started meeting with groups as the sport starts a process that could lead to revising its domestic violence policy.

Commissioner Bud Selig didn’t specify which groups when he spoke at a news conference but did say “we’re doing a lot of work ourself now” and “it’s a subject very much under scrutiny.”

Esta Soler, president of Futures Without Violence, said last week that MLB reached out to her group, which works to prevent domestic and sexual violence and child abuse.

Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement with players includes a voluntary treatment program for certain alcohol-related and offfield violent conduct. It also allows the commissioner or a team to impose discipline, but doesn’t say of what sort, if a player is charged with a crime “involving the use of physical force or violence, including but not limited to, sexual assault, domestic violence, resisting arrest, battery, and assault.”

The meetings followed a series of high-profile domestic violence cases involving NFL players.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin called the decision to sign James Harrison “simple and easy.” Figuring out how — and just as important when — to use the fivetime Pro Bowl linebacker, well, that part is a little trickier.

The Steelers brought the 36-year-old Harrison out of retirement to give an injury depleted group some needed depth and a locker room in need of some intensity an added jolt.

Harrison, who seemed to end his 12-year NFL career during an impromptu news conference Sept. 5, will provide plenty of both. How quickly he sees the field, however, remains uncertain.

Giants outfielder Pagan will miss the playoffs

Family of former player sues NFL over death

Jersey of Little League star goes to Hall of Fame

LOS ANGELES — The wife and sons of former San Diego Chargers defensive back Paul Oliver sued the NFL for wrongful death, blaming sports-related concussions for his suicide last year.

The suit was filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court against the league, the Chargers, the New Orleans Saints and the corporations that own several helmet manufacturers. It also alleges fraud and negligence.

It says that Oliver, 29, shot himself to death in front of his wife, Chelsea, and two sons last September at his home in Marietta, Georgia, about 20 miles northwest of Atlanta. The suit alleges that his death was a “direct result of the injuries, depression and emotional suffering caused by repetitive head trauma and concussions suffered as a result of playing football, not properly appreciating football’s risks with respect to head trauma” and using defective helmets.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Mo’ne Davis’ performance in the Little League World Series has earned her a place in baseball’s Hall of Fame.

The 13-year-old Davis plans to donate the jersey she wore last month when she pitched a two-hit shutout, becoming the first girl to win a game at the LLWS. She is set to visit the Hall on Thursday with her Little League teammates from Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons and the Anderson Monarchs, her longtime travel team.

Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, one of three women to play in the Negro Leagues, also plans to attend.

Davis and her teammates are scheduled to play the Catskill Mountain Cougars under-12 team from Stamford, New York, in an exhibition game Thursday at Doubleday Field.

BASEBALL New committee looks for ways to speed up games NEW YORK — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig hopes for incremental progress from his new committee that will try to take steps to shorten game times.

Atlanta Braves President John Schuerholz chairs the committee, which includes Commissioner-elect Rob Manfred, players’ association head Tony Clark, Boston Red Sox Chairman Tom Werner and partner Michael Gordon, New York Mets general man-

LOS ANGELES — San Francisco Giants outfielder Angel Pagan will have season-ending surgery to repair a bulging disk in his back.

Manager Bruce Bochy says the operation will be Thursday in Los Angeles.

Recovery is expected to take about three months, so Pagan would not be available if the Giants reach the postseason.

Pagan missed his fourth straight game when the Giants played the NL Westleading Los Angeles Dodgers.

He sat out six of the team’s previous seven games on the current trip, and missed 44 games earlier in the season because of his back.

BOXING Amateur fighter dies in industrial accident WICHITA, Kan. — A nationally ranked boxer is dead after a Wichita industrial accident in which a 6ton tank shifted unexpectedly and fell on him while he was sandblasting it.

The Wichita Eagle reported that 22-year-old Tony Losey was under a tarp outside Boardman working on the tank when it fell onto him Tuesday afternoon. Wichita police say Losey was a subcontractor at the steel plate fabricator.

Losey also was a wellknown amateur boxer who planned to pursue an Olympic spot in 2016.

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Sports Red Devils win first match in new league THE WORLD

Peck had six kills and 10 digs, and Codi Wallace had five kills.

The team has improved dramatically, coach Les Willett said.

“I was proud of the girls,” he said. “They are working hard. We will just try harder at Brookings on Thursday.”

Kenzie Davis had 13 kills and five blocks for the Lancers. Emilee Mueller had seven kills. Carlie Westbrooks had 16 digs.

Trojans sweep Bruins: The Trojans swept the Bruins 25-18, 25-18, 25-22 as Dallas Rincon had 13 kills.

“I am extremely proud of these girls,” Douglas coach Carl Bone said. “We’re a young team and these girls just keep getting better every day.”

Rachel Hickham had five aces and Molly Lavin had 25 assists. Ally Schofield had four aces and 19 digs.

Courtney Kay and Michone Marks had four kills each for Brookings-Harbor.

Coquille won its first-ever Mountain Valley Conference volleyball match Tuesday, beating host Pleasant Hill 17-25, 30-28, 25-12, 25-9.

The Red Devils started slow, but won the pivotal second game and rolled throught the final two.

“We definitely need to get warmed up sooner,” Coquille coach Dondi Howard said.

Once the Red Devils got going, the team “played really well,” Howard said.

Trisha Ray had 12 kills to lead the offensive attack. McKenna Wilson had 10 kills, and Darian Wilson had nine kills and five stuff blocks. Jessica Hall had two kills and 22 digs. Bayli Waddington added 13 digs, 13 assists and Tara Edwards had 26 assists.

The Red Devils didn’t have any serving errors.

“They are a great little athletic group of kids,” Howard said. “They play with their heart and Skyline League they’re a fun group to watch.”

Hornets top Cruisers: Camas Valley swept host Powers 25-8, 25-18, 25-9.

Sunset Conference “Camas looked really good tonight,” Powers Bobcats top Boomers: Myrtle Point beat vis- coach Heather Shorb said. iting Toledo, 25-10, 25-5, 25-4.

Emilie Fandel had five kills in the losing effort.

Morgan Newton had 31 assists and eight aces. Elizabeth Standley had two kills and six digs. Riley Kayley Leslie had 14 kills. Grace Hermann had Baldwin had eight digs. eight kills and six aces.

Pirates fall: Umpqua Valley Christian beat Tigers tip Panthers: Bandon beat visiting Pacific 25-21, 25-22, 25-14 to keep the Pirates winGold Beach 25-23, 25-9, 25-20. less in league play.

Raelyn Freitag had 16 kills, nine digs and a block for the Tigers. Kaylynn Pickett had 21 assists and GIRLS SOCCER eight aces and exchange student Maria Nicieza Far West League Mendez de Andes had 14 digs and five aces.

Coquille 3, Douglas 2: The Red Devils got Braves beat Irish: Reedsport swept host their first league win when Dachelle Church Waldport 25-12, 25-16, 25-18 to stay perfect in scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the league play. match.

Far West League Patri Marti gave the Red Devils a 1-0 lead and Lancers edge Bulldogs: South Umpqua beat the teams traded goals in the second half, with host North Bend, 20-25, 25-18, 25-17, 20-25, 15-10 Douglas scoring twice sandwiched around a goal in the schools’ Far West League opener.

by Church, assisted by Marti.

Amanda Powley had 32 assists for the Bulldogs.

Ashly Olson assisted the winning goal.

Brittney Kubli had nine kills and three blocks, “Overall, we played well,” Coquille coach Mark Brooke Aldridge had nine kills and 11 digs, Olivia Usselman said. “It was a very competitive game.”

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The only down point for Coquille was a pair of injuries — to goalie Katie Davidson and to Chaska Cuba de Raed.

Usselman said freshman Elisa Owens filled in well for Davidson after she went down.

“She did a nice job for us,” he said.

Brookings-Harbor 15, South Umpqua 0: The Bruins dominated the visiting Lancers to improved to 2-0 in league play.

BOYS SOCCER Far West League Coquille 2, Douglas 2: The Red Devils overcame a 2-0 deficit to earn a draw against the Trojans.

Michael Luna and Oswaldo Indalecio scored the goals for the Red Devils.

“We had many improvements from our first game,” Coquille coach Heather Johnson said.

“Things are coming together.”

Coquille hosts top-ranked North Bend on Thursday.

Brookings-Harbor 8, South Umpqua 0: The Bruins improved to 2-0 in league play with the shutout win at home.

The Bruins visit Marshfield on Thursday.

CROSS COUNTRY Pacific Invitational: Bandon swept the team titles at Cape Blanco State Park on Tuesday.

Sailor Hutton won the girls race, covering the 5,000-meter course in 20 minutes and 17 seconds to lead the Tigers to the team title.

She was followed by teammate Aida Santoro (21:06), Coquille’s Anna Sweeney (22:04), North Bend’s Hailey Finnigan (22:10) and Avi Gaston of Gold Beach (22:11).

Bandon scored 22 points, while North Bend had 33 to place second. Myrtle Point was the only other complete team.

Brookings-Harbor’s Chris Burton won the boys race in 18:31. He was followed by three straight Bandon runners — Hunter Hutton (19:12), Josh Snyder (19:27) and Zane Olive (19:28). Pacific’s Acer Nye was fifth (19:28).

Bandon finished with 44 points, to 54 for both Pacific and Brookings-Harbor.

Timbers get win in Champions League PORTLAND (AP) — Norberto Paparatto scored twice and the Portland Timbers defeated Alpha United 6-0 in a CONCACAF Champions League match on Tuesday night.

Gaston Fernandez, Jack Jewsbury, Michael Nanchoff and Fanendo Adi also scored for the Timbers, who are making their first appearance in the premier club tournament for the North and Central American and Caribbean region.

Portland qualified as Major League Soccer’s Western Conference champion last year.

It was Portland’s second victory over Alpha United in Group 5. The Timbers (3-0-0) have also defeated Olympia.

Portland will travel to Honduras to play Olympia again on Oct. 21 for a chance to advance to the quarterfinals of the tournament next year.

The Timbers are the first team to win their first three CCL matches since FC Dallas in 2011-12.

Portland, which also is battling for a spot in the Major League Soccer playoffs, visits Toronto on Saturday.

Scoreboard On The Air Today Major League Baseball — Seattle at Toronto, 4 p.m., Root Sports; Kansas City at Cleveland, 4 p.m., ESPN; San Francisco at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 p.m., ESPN. Thursday, Sept. 25 High School Volleyball — Marshfield at South Umpqua, KMHS (1420 AM).

NFL Football — New York Giants at Washington, 5:25 p.m., ESPN and KHSN (1230 AM).

College Football — Texas Tech at Oklahoma State, 4:30 p.m., ESPN; UCLA at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Major League Baseball — Seattle at Toronto, 1 p.m., Root Sports.

Friday, Sept. 26 High School Football — Douglas at North Bend, 7 p.m., K-Light (98.7 FM); Marshfield at Brookings-Harbor, 7 p.m., KMHS (91.3 FM); Siuslaw at South Umpqua, 7 p.m., KCST (106.9 FM); Glide at Myrtle Point, 7 p.m., KSHR (97.3 FM); Gold Beach at North Eugene, 7 p.m., KGBR (92.7 FM).

Golf — Ryder Cup, 11:30 p.m. (Wednesday)-10 a.m. and 3-9 p.m., Golf Channel; Champions Tour First Tee Open, 1 p.m., Golf Channel.

Major League Baseball — Teams TBA 4 p.m., ESPN; Los Angeles Angels at Seattle, 7 p.m., Root Sports.

Auto Racing — NASCAR Nationwide Series Dover practice, 7 a.m., Fox Sports 1, and 11 a.m., ESPN2; NASCAR Sprint Cup AAA 400, practice at 8 a.m., Fox Sports 1, and qualifying at 12:30 p.m., ESPN2.

College Football — Middle Tennessee State at Old Dominion, 5 p.m., Fox Sports 1.

Local Schedule Today No local events scheduled.

Thursday, Sept. 25 High School Volleyball — Far West League: North Bend at Brookings-Harbor, 6 p.m.; Marshfield at South Umpqua, 6 p.m.; Douglas at Siuslaw, 6 p.m. South Valley Conference: La Pine at Coquille, 5 p.m. Sunset Conference: Waldport at Myrtle Point, 7 p.m.; Reedsport at Gold Beach, 7 p.m.; Bandon at Toledo, 7 p.m. Skyline League: Powers at Yoncalla, 6 p.m.

High School Boys Soccer — Far West League: North Bend at Coquille, 5 p.m.; BrookingsHarbor at Marshfield, 7 p.m.; Douglas at South Umpqua, 5 p.m. Class 3A-2A-1A District 5: Pacific at Canyonville Christian Academy, 4:30 p.m.

High School Girls Soccer — Far West League: North Bend at Coquille, 3 p.m.; BrookingsHarbor at Marshfield, 5 p.m.; Douglas at South Umpqua, 3 p.m.

High School Cross Country — Marshfield at Harrier’s Challenge, Cottage Grove, 4:15 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26 High School Football — Far West League: Douglas at North Bend, 7 p.m.; Marshfield at Brookings-Harbor, 7 p.m.; Siuslaw at South Umpqua, 7 p.m. Nonleague: Illinois Valley at Coquille, 7 p.m.; Santiam at Reedsport, 7 p.m.; Glide at Myrtle Point, 7 p.m.; Butte Falls at Powers, 4 p.m.; Gold Beach at North Eugene, 7 p.m.

High School Volleyball — New Hope at Pacific, 5:30 p.m.

College Volleyball — Mount Hood at SWOCC, 6 p.m.

High School Results VOLLEYBALL Far West League League W L 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

Overall W L 9 1 5 3 4 4 5 4 0 7 0 6

Marshfield South Umpqua Douglas Siuslaw North Bend Brookings-Harbor Tuesday’s Scores Marshfield d. Siuslaw, 25-9, 25-14, 25-22 South Umpqua d. North Bend, 20-25, 25-18, 2517, 20-25, 15-10 Douglas d. Brookings-Harbor, 25-18, 25-18, 25-22

Mountain Valley Conference League W L 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1

Overall W L 8 0 7 1 12 3 6 1 9 3 3 5

Creswell Coquille Harrisburg Pleasant Hill Glide La Pine Tuesday’s Scores Coquille d. Pleasant Hill, 17-25, 30-28, 25-12, 25-9 Creswell d. La Pine, 25-18, 25-20, 25-17 Harrisburg d. Glide, 25-18, 21-25, 25-23, 15-25, 2512

Sunset Conference Myrtle Point Reedsport Bandon Waldport

League W L 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1

Overall W L 9 3 3 8 3 3 2 6

Gold Beach 0 2 2 7 Toledo 0 2 0 6 Thursday’s Scores Myrtle Point d. Toledo, 25-10, 25-5, 25-4 Bandon d. Gold Beach, 25-23, 25-9, 25-20 Reedsport d. Waldport, 25-12, 25-16, 25-18

Skyline League Volleyball North Division

North Douglas Days Creek Elkton UVC Yoncalla South Division

League W L 6 0 5 1 3 3 2 4 0 6

Ovearall W L 9 2 7 7 4 7 3 6 2 8

League W L 5 1 4 2 3 3 2 4 0 6

Overall W L 8 2 8 4 5 6 4 6 1 9

New Hope Camas Valley Powers Glendale Pacific Tuesday’s Scores: Camas Valley d. Powers, 25-8, 25-18, 25-9 UVC d. Pacific, 25-21, 25-22, 25-14 Elkton d. Yoncalla, 25-21, 23-25, 25-19, 25-17 New Hope d. Glendale, 25-22, 25-22, 25-12 North Douglas d. Days Creek, 25-7, 25-19, 25-14

SOCCER Far West League Boys W L T Brookings-Harbor 2 0 0 2 0 0 North Bend 1 1 0 Marshfield 0 1 1 Coquille 1 0 1 Douglas 0 0 2 South Umpqua Tuesday’s Scores North Bend 6, Marshfield 0 Coquille 2, Douglas 2 Brookings-Harbor 8, South Umpqua 0

Pts 6 6 3 1 1 0

Far West League Girls W L T Brookings-Harbor 2 0 0 North Bend 2 0 0 Coquille 1 1 0 Marshfield 0 1 1 South Umpqua 0 1 1 Douglas 0 2 0 Tuesday’s Scores North Bend 7, Marshfield 0 Coquille 3, Douglas 2 Brookings-Harbor 15, South Umpqua 0

Pts 6 6 3 1 1 0

CROSS COUNTRY Pacific Invitational At Cape Blanco State Park BOYS T e a m S c o r e s : Bandon 44, Pacific 54, Brookings-Harbor 54, South Umpqua 70, North Bend 141, Gold Beach 160, Coquille 214, Myrtle Point 216, Waldport 224.

Individual Results (5,000 Meters): 1. Chris Burton, BH, 18:31; 2. Hunter Hutton, Ban, 19:12; 3. Josh Snyder, Ban, 19:27; 4. Zane Olive, Ban, 19:28 5. Acer Nye, Pac, 19:28; 6. Jon Valdovinos, SU, 19:41; 7. Angel Lopez, Pac, 19:44; 8. Shaine Graham, BH, 19:48; 9. Damien Shockey, SU, 19:51; 10. Cameron Crenshaw, SU, 19:59; 11. Josh Engdahl, Pac, 20:00; 12. Cody Enox, BH, 20:16; 13. Trenton Berrian, NB, 20:16; 14. Ezra Burton, BH, 20:17; 15. Kaden Ashdown, Pac, 20:26; 16.

Cole Kreutzer, Pac, 20:37; 17. Tim Hatfield, Ban, 20:39; 18. Ben Bean, Ban, 20:43; 19. Hunter Niedens, BH, 20:45; 20. Brock Spangler, SU, 20:50; 21. Seven Converse, Ban, 20:50; 22. Jacob Carpenter, GB, 20:52; 23. Quentin Fougerellos, Pac, 20:52; 24. Gabriel Castelli, Ban, 21:06; 25.

Mason Clack, SU, 21:13; 26. Frank Baumgartner, GB, 21:20; 27. Zach Amavisca, Coq, 21:23; 28.

Zach Lathrom, Coq, 21:25; 29. Joshua Bruce, Ban, 21:34; 30. Jacob Adams, NB, 21:49.

GIRLS Team Scores: Bandon 22, North Bend 33, Myrtle Point 81, Coquille inc, Gold Beach inc, Camas Valley inc, Pacific inc, Myrtle Point inc, South Umpqua inc, Waldport inc.

Individual Results (5,000 Meters): 1. Sailor Hutton, Ban, 20:17; 2. Aida Santoro, Ban, 21:06; 3. Anna Sweeney, Coq, 22:04; 4. Hailey Finnigan, NB, 22:10; 5. Avi Gaston, GB, 22:11; 6. Sarah Cutler, Ban, 22:21; 7. Tristan Husted, BH, 22:36; 8.

Weston Jennings, Ban, 22:52; 9. Ashley Orosco, SU, 23:35; 10. Samantha Shook, NB, 23:39; 11.

Janelle LeBlanc, NB, 24:13; 12. Megan Rutherford, NB, 24:16; 13. Kate Riley, NB, 24:32; 14. Shelby Tobiska, Ban, 24:33; 15. Alyssa Monohon, NB, 24:56; 16. Hannah Shupe, NB, 25:04; 17. Charity Krissee, CV, 25:11; 18. Anna Muller, NB, 25:27; 19. Carrie Harris, MP, 25:30; 20.

Dune Fougerellos, Pac, 25:32; 21. Meranda Ferguson, NB, 25:36; 22. Bethy Myers, GB, 25:38; 23. Jessie Good, BH, 25:45; 24. Autumn Kasper, MP, 25:50; 25. Dani Cox, Ban, 25:52; 26. Elizabeth Salathe, NB, 26:15; 27. Kori Nemec, Ban, 26:16; 28. Helen Wayne, Ban, 26:16; 29. Kaitlin Armstrong, GB, 26:28; 30. Sarah Sax, Pac, 26:29.

Pro Football NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 2 1 0 .667 62 52

New England 2 1 0 .667 66 49 Miami 1 2 0 .333 58 83 N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 62 72 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 2 1 0 .667 64 50 Indianapolis 1 2 0 .333 95 78 Tennessee 1 2 0 .333 43 69 Jacksonville 0 3 0 .000 44 119 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 3 0 0 1.000 80 33 2 1 0 .667 65 50 Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 73 72 Pittsburgh Cleveland 1 2 0 .333 74 77 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 2 1 0 .667 75 67 2 1 0 .667 69 49 San Diego Kansas City 1 2 0 .333 61 65 Oakland 0 3 0 .000 37 65 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 3 0 0 1.000 101 78 Dallas 2 1 0 .667 77 69 1 2 0 .333 58 77 N.Y. Giants 1 2 0 .333 81 64 Washington South W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 103 72 Carolina 2 1 0 .667 63 58 1 2 0 .333 78 72 New Orleans Tampa Bay 0 3 0 .000 45 95 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 2 1 0 .667 61 45 Chicago 2 1 0 .667 75 62 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 50 56 Green Bay 1 2 0 .333 54 79 West W L T Pct PF PA 3 0 0 1.000 66 45 Arizona Seattle 2 1 0 .667 83 66 1 2 0 .333 56 85 St. Louis San Francisco 1 2 0 .333 62 68 Monday’s Game Chicago 27, N.Y. Jets 19 Thursday, Sep. 25 N.Y. Giants at Washington, 5:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 28 Green Bay at Chicago, 10 a.m.

Buffalo at Houston, 10 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 10 a.m.

Carolina at Baltimore, 10 a.m.

Detroit at N.Y. Jets, 10 a.m.

Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 10 a.m.

Miami vs. Oakland at London, 10 a.m.

Jacksonville at San Diego, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 1:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 1:25 p.m.

New Orleans at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.

Open: Arizona, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Seattle, St. Louis Monday, Sep. 29 New England at Kansas City, 5:30 p.m.

Pro Baseball American League East Division W L Pct GB 94 63 .599 — x-Baltimore New York 81 76 .516 13 14 80 77 .510 Toronto 76 81 .484 18 Tampa Bay Boston 68 89 .433 26 Central Division W L Pct GB — 87 70 .554 Detroit Kansas City 86 71 .548 1 1 Cleveland 82 76 .519 5 ⁄2 15 72 85 .459 Chicago Minnesota 67 90 .427 20 West Division W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 97 61 .614 — 86 71 .548 101⁄2 Oakland 1 Seattle 83 74 .529 13 ⁄2 Houston 69 89 .437 28 64 93 .408 321⁄2 Texas x-clinched division Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 4 Kansas City 7, Cleveland 1 Toronto 10, Seattle 2 Detroit 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2 Texas 2, Houston 1 Minnesota 6, Arizona 3 L.A. Angels 2, Oakland 0 Today’s Games Baltimore (B.Norris 14-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 5-3), 10:05 a.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-4) at Detroit (Verlander 14-12), 10:08 a.m.

Arizona (Nuno 0-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-10), 10:10 a.m.

L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 5-9) at Oakland (Lester 16-10), 12:35 p.m.

Kansas City (J.Vargas 11-10) at Cleveland (Bauer 5-8), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (T.Walker 2-2) at Toronto (Buehrle 1210), 4:07 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 11-12) at Boston (Ranaudo 3-3), 4:10 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 8-11) at Texas (Bonilla 2-0), 5:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Seattle (Undecided) at Toronto (Da.Norris 00), 1:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 7-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 11-9), 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota (May 3-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 17-5), 4:08 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-4) at Boston (Webster 4-3), 4:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hammel 2-6) at Texas (Lewis 10-14), 5:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Shields 14-8) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 9-10), 5:10 p.m.

Cook (9) and G.Soto. W—LeBlanc 1-1. L—Gray 1310. Sv—Street (16). HRs—Los Angeles, G.Beckham (9).

National League

Arizona 000 100 011 — 3 10 0 Minnesota 030 110 10x — 6 12 1 Chafin, Spruill (4), Stites (8) and Gosewisch; Gibson, Fien (8), Duensing (8), Burton (9) and Pinto. W—Gibson 13-11. L—Chafin 0-1.

East Division W L Pct GB x-Washington 92 64 .590 — 1 Atlanta 76 81 .484 16 ⁄2 1 76 81 .484 16 ⁄2 New York Miami 75 81 .481 17 71 86 .452 211⁄2 Philadelphia Central Division W L Pct GB 88 70 .557 — z-St. Louis 1 z-Pittsburgh 86 71 .548 1 ⁄2 1 7 ⁄2 80 77 .510 Milwaukee Cincinnati 73 84 .465 141⁄2 18 70 88 .443 Chicago West Division W L Pct GB 90 68 .570 — z-Los Angeles 41⁄2 85 72 .541 San Francisco 1 San Diego 75 82 .478 14 ⁄2 Colorado 66 92 .418 24 Arizona 63 95 .399 27 z-clinched playoff berth x-clinched division Tuesday’s Games Washington 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 3, Milwaukee 1 Miami 2, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2 Chicago Cubs 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings Minnesota 6, Arizona 3 Colorado 3, San Diego 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Francisco 2 Today’s Games Arizona (Nuno 0-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-10), 10:10 a.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 9-10), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Lohse 12-9) at Cincinnati (Corcino 0-1), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-13) at Miami (Hand 3-8), 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 7-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 1313), 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Lackey 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 9-5), 5:05 p.m.

Colorado (Flande 0-5) at San Diego (Wieland 0-0), 6:10 p.m.

San Francisco (T.Hudson 9-12) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 20-3), 7:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Milwaukee (Gallardo 8-10) at Cincinnati (Holmberg 1-2), 9:35 a.m.

Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 6-8) at Miami (Koehler 9-10), 1:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 11-10) at Washington (Fister 15-6), 4:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Volquez 12-7) at Atlanta (Hale 4-4), 4:10 p.m.

San Diego (Cashner 5-7) at San Francisco (Y.Petit 5-5), 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s Linescores Royals 7, Indians 1 Kansas City 000 230 200 — 7 13 1 Cleveland 000 000 010 — 1 5 1 Ventura, S.Downs (8), Frasor (9) and S.Perez; Salazar, Crockett (5), C.Lee (6), Hagadone (6), Atchison (7), A.Adams (8), Shaw (9) and Y.Gomes, R.Perez. W—Ventura 14-10. L—Salazar 6-8.

Orioles 5, Yankees 4 Baltimore 020 210 000 — 5 17 0 New York 000 101 200 — 4 6 0 U.Jimenez, Brach (6), O’Day (7), A.Miller (7), Tom.Hunter (8), Z.Britton (9) and Hundley; McCarthy, R.Hill (6), E.Rogers (6), Betances (8), Dav.Robertson (9) and B.McCann. W—U.Jimenez 6-9. L—McCarthy 7-5. Sv—Z.Britton (36). HRs— Baltimore, Ke.Johnson (7), Markakis (13), N.Cruz (40). New York, B.McCann (23).

Blue Jays 10, Mariners 2 Seattle 002 000 000 — 2 6 0 Toronto 100 072 00x — 10 11 0 F.Hernandez, Leone (5), E.Ramirez (6), Medina (8) and Zunino; Dickey, Cecil (8), Janssen (9) and Thole. W—Dickey 14-12. L—F.Hernandez 14-6.

HRs—Toronto, Pompey (1), Encarnacion (34).

Tigers 4, White Sox 3 Chicago 000 000 003 — 3 8 2 Detroit 000 010 201 — 4 9 0 Carroll, Belisario (7), Cleto (8), Petricka (9) and Phegley, Flowers; D.Price, Nathan (9) and Avila. W—Nathan 5-4. L—Petricka 1-6.

Rays 6, Red Sox 2 Tampa Bay 000 000 051 — 6 10 1 Boston 000 100 010 — 2 6 1 Cobb, Boxberger (8), Balfour (8), Jo.Peralta (9) and Hanigan; Buchholz, Layne (8), Tazawa (8), M.Barnes (9) and Vazquez. W—Cobb 10-8. L— Buchholz 8-10. HRs—Tampa Bay, Joyce (9).

Rangers 2, Astros 1 Houston 000 000 001 — 1 7 1 Texas 000 200 00x — 2 12 0 Oberholtzer, J.Buchanan (5), Foltynewicz (7), Qualls (8) and Corporan; N.Martinez, S.Patton (7), Cotts (9) and Chirinos. W—N.Martinez 5-11.

L—Oberholtzer 5-13. Sv—Cotts (2). HRs—Texas, Chirinos (12).

Angels 2, Athetics 0 Los Angeles 010 001 000 — 2 3 0 Oakland 000 000 000 — 0 7 1 LeBlanc, Grilli (6), Jepsen (7), J.Smith (8), Street (9) and Conger; Gray, Otero (8), Abad (9),

Twins 6, Diamondbacks 3

Nationals 4, Mets 2 New York 000 010 100 — 2 7 2 Washington 000 040 00x — 4 5 0 B.Colon, C.Torres (7), Edgin (8), Matsuzaka (8) and T.d’Arnaud; Roark, Detwiler (7), Barrett (7), Blevins (7), Clippard (8), Storen (9) and W.Ramos. W—Roark 15-10. L—B.Colon 14-13. Sv— Storen (10). HRs—Washington, LaRoche (26).

Pirates 3, Braves 2 Pittsburgh 000 111 000 — 3 8 0 Atlanta 110 000 000 — 2 6 1 Cole, J.Hughes (8), Watson (9) and R.Martin; A.Wood, D.Carpenter (7), Shreve (9) and Bethancourt. W—Cole 11-5. L—A.Wood 11-11. Sv— Watson (2). HRs—Pittsburgh, Snider (12).

Reds 3, Brewers 1 Milwaukee 000 001 000 — 1 4 0 Cincinnati 200 000 01x — 3 6 2 Fiers, Estrada (6), Jeffress (8) and Lucroy; Cueto, A.Chapman (9) and Mesoraco. W—Cueto 19-9. L—Fiers 6-4. Sv—A.Chapman (34). HRs— Milwaukee, C.Gomez (22). Cincinnati, Frazier (28), Mesoraco (25).

Marlins 2, Phillies 0 Philadelphia 000 000 000 — 0 8 0 Miami 000 110 00x — 2 7 0 Hamels, De Fratus (8) and Ruiz; H.Alvarez, M.Dunn (8), Cishek (9) and Saltalamacchia. W— H.Alvarez 12-6. L—Hamels 9-8. Sv—Cishek (38).

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3 St. Louis 000 003 000 0 — 3 8 0 Chicago 020 010 000 1 — 4 9 1 (10 innings) S.Miller, Lyons (5), Maness (6), Choate (8), C.Martinez (8), Neshek (9) and Y.Molina; Hendricks, Grimm (6), N.Ramirez (7), Strop (8), H.Rondon (9), Rosscup (10) and W.Castillo. W— Rosscup 1-0. L—Neshek 7-2. HRs—St. Louis, Holliday (20). Chicago, W.Castillo (13), Szczur (2).

Dodgers 4, Giants 2 San Francisco 002 000 000 — 2 7 0 Los Angeles 300 000 01x — 4 6 0 Bumgarner, Romo (8) and Posey; Greinke, Jansen (9) and A.Ellis. W—Greinke 16-8. L— Bumgarner 18-10. Sv—Jansen (44). HRs—San Francisco, Bumgarner (4). Los Angeles, Ju.Turner 2 (7), Kemp (24).

Rockies 3, Padres 2 Colorado 001 100 010 — 3 8 0 San Diego 000 002 000 — 2 9 0\ J.De La Rosa, Nicasio (7), Ottavino (8), Friedrich (8), Hawkins (9) and Rosario; Erlin, Stauffer (5), R.Alvarez (7), Thayer (8), Boyer (9) and Rivera. W—Nicasio 6-6. L—Thayer 4-4. Sv— Hawkins (23). HRs—Colorado, Stubbs (15).

Pro Soccer Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA D.C. United 14 9 6 48 45 34 13 10 6 45 43 34 Sporting KC New England 13 13 3 42 41 40 New York 10 8 11 41 48 42 Columbus 10 9 10 40 41 36 9 9 11 38 45 43 Philadelphia Toronto FC 10 11 7 37 39 43 9 13 6 33 33 50 Houston Chicago 5 7 16 31 37 43 6 17 6 24 34 52 Montreal WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Seattle 17 8 3 54 52 41 Los Angeles 15 5 9 54 59 31 Real Salt Lake 13 6 10 49 49 36 FC Dallas 13 10 6 45 49 39 Portland 9 8 12 39 52 48 Vancouver 8 8 13 37 36 39 8 14 7 31 40 53 Colorado San Jose 6 12 10 28 33 41 6 17 6 24 23 54 Chivas USA NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Today Seattle FC at FC Dallas, 6 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26 New England at Sporting Kansas City, 5 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27 Portland at Toronto FC, 10 a.m.

Philadelphia at D.C. United, noon Chivas USA at Seattle FC, 1 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Vancouver, 4 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 4:30 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 6 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28 Chicago at Houston, noon New York at Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m.

Transactions BASEBALL American League TEXAS RANGERS — Reinstated OF Jim Adduci from the 15-day DL. National League

COLORADO ROCKIES — Signed a four-year player development contract with Boise (NWL) through 2018.

NEW YORK METS — Signed general manager Sandy Alderson to a contract extension through 2017. Recalled INF Wilfredo Tovar from Binghamton (EL).

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed G Kent Bazemore.

Re-signed F-C Elton Brand.

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Named Adonal Foyle community ambassador.

MIAMI HEAT — Signed G Andre Dawkins and F Shawn Jones.

Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER — Named Stephanie White coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed RB Marion Grice from the San Diego practice squad.

Released P Drew Butler.

ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed OT Reid Fragel to the practice squad. Waived OT Terren Jones.

CHICAGO BEARS — Signed WR Joshua Bellamy to the practice squad.

CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR Lee Doss to the practice squad.

DALLAS COWBOYS — Re-signed DE Lavar Edwards.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed G Josh Walker to the practice squad. Released C Josh Allen from the practice squad.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Trevardo Williams to the practice squad. Released DE Nnamdi Obukwelu from the practice squad with an injury settlement.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed LB Jeremiah George from the New York Jets practice squad and rookie tight end Nic Jacobs from New Orleans practice squad. Re-signed S Sherrod Martin. Waived/injured S Chris Prosinski. Waived TE Marcel Jensen and WR Kerry Taylor. Signed FB Eric Kettani to the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS — Released CB Ellis Lankster.

Signed CB Brandon Smith.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed LB James Harrison.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed LB Cordarro Law, RB Shaun Draughn and LB Kevin Reddick.

Placed RB Danny Woodhead on the injured reserve list. Released DE Lawrence Guy. Released CB Marcus Cromartie from the injured reserve list. Signed RB Marion Grice from the practice squad. Re-signed LB Colton Underwood and RB D.J. Adams to the practice squad. Signed TE Dave Paulson to the practice squad. Waived S Adrian Phillips from the practice squad.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Signed QB Josh Johnson to a one-year contract. Waived TE Asante Cleveland.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Announced offensive coordinator Jeff Tedford has taken an indefinite leave of absence. Re-signed WR Louis Murphy. Waived WR Chris Owusu.

Released LB Ka’Lial Glaud, S Kimario McFadden and DE Adrian Robinson from the practice squad.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed OL Tevita Stevens to the practice squad. Released OL Braxston Cave from the practice squad.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS — Fined Toronto MF Michael Bradley an undisclosed amount for public criticism of match officials following a Sept. 13 game with Chicago.

COLLEGE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE — Suspended Mississippi State OL Dillon Day one game for multiple flagrant and unsportsmanlike acts during a Sept. 20 game against LSU. CASTLETON — Named David Heitkamp track & field coach when the school begins competition during the 2015-16 academic year.

GEORGIA TECH — Announced the NCAA granted basketball F Charles Mitchell a waiver to transfer from Maryland without sitting out a season.

TEXAS — Dismissed OT Kennedy Estelle for a violation of team rules.

B4 •The World • Wednesday, September 24,2014

Sports BOYS

Pirates clinch playoff berth THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATLANTA — Gerrit Cole retired the final 17 hitters he faced, and the surging Pittsburgh Pirates clinched a spot in the playoffs with a 32 win over the free-falling Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night.

The Pirates’ win combined with Milwaukee’s loss to Cincinnati assured Pittsburgh of no worse than an NL wild card. The Pirates wrapped up their berth exactly one year after clinching a place in the MLB 2 0 1 3 playoffs.

Recap They reacted to the final out on Tuesday with little emotion. The Pirates exchanged high-fives in a line on the field before sharing hugs in front of their dugout.

Starling Marte gave Pittsburgh the lead with a sixth-inning double. The Pirates, who are still chasing St. Louis for the NL Central title, have won 11 of 13.

Cubs 4, Cardinals 3, 10 innings: Welington Castillo homered and drove in the winning run with a 10thinning single, giving the Cubs a victory over the Cardinals that tightened the NL Central race.

St. Louis’ lead was reduced to 11⁄2 games over second-place Pittsburgh.

Dodgers 4, Giants 2: Justin Turner homered twice and Matt Kemp had a tworun shot, helping the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the second-place Giants to stretch their NL West lead to 41⁄2 games.

The Giants’ seventh loss in 10 games kept them from clinching a playoff berth.

The Dodgers can win the division title behind ace Clayton Kershaw with a victory in the series finale tonight.

Nationals 4, Mets 2: Nationals center fielder

Denard Span left in the third inning after making a diving, tumbling catch, and NL East champion Washington went on to a victory over the Mets.

The win boosted the Nationals’ push for homefield advantage during the National League playoffs.

They lead the Dodgers by three games for the league’s best record.

Span is a key player for the Nationals. A strong defensive presence and their leadoff hitter, he entered with the club’s highest batting average at .298 and most stolen bases with 31.

The player who replaced him, rookie Michael Taylor, doubled home Washington’s first run in the fifth.

Reds 3, Brewers 1: Johnny Cueto (19-9) kept his hopes of a 20-win season in play, and Todd Frazier and Devin Mesoraco hit back-toback homers, sending the Reds to a victory that pushed the Brewers to the verge elimination from wild card contention.

Marlins 2, Phillies 0: Henderson Alvarez (12-6) pitched into the eighth inning to outduel Cole Hamels (9-8) and the Marlins beat the Phillies.

Rockies 3, Padres 2: Drew Stubbs hit a tiebreaking home run leading off the eighth and left fielder Brandon Barnes robbed Rene Rivera of a tying shot in the bottom of the inning to lead the Rockies to a victory against the Padres.

AMERICAN LEAGUE Royals 7, Indians 1: Rookie Yordano Ventura (1410) blanked Cleveland’s punchless offense for seven innings as Kansas City kept pressure on first-place Detroit in the AL Central with a win over the Indians.

Salvador Perez’s two-out, two-run double off Danny Salazar (6-8) put the Royals ahead 5-0 in the fifth and they turned their attention to the left-field scoreboard to monitor the Tigers’ score.

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Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle waves to the crowd as he leaves the dugout after the Pirates defeated the Atlanta Braves to clinch a playoff berth Tuesday.

Kansas City entered one game out of first and with a grasp on one of the league’s two wild-card spots.

The Royals are closing in on their first postseason appearance since 1985, when they won their only World Series title.

Angels 2, Athletics 0: Gordon Beckham homered and the Angels dropped the Athletics into a tie for the top AL wild card.

Sonny Gray whiffed Mike Trout three times among his career-best 12 strikeouts. But Gray had nothing to show for it as the Athletics were shut out for the seventh time since Aug. 1.

Oakland and Kansas City are tied for the two wild-card spots at 86-71, three games ahead of Seattle with five to play.

Tigers 4, White Sox 3: Miguel Cabrera’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Tigers to a key victory over the White Sox. Ian Kinsler started the bottom of the ninth by bouncing a single over Conor Gillaspie’s head at third, and Jake Petricka (1-6) walked Torii Hunter. Cabrera then lined a single to left, with Kinsler scoring from second.

Blue Jays 10, Mariners

2: Dalton Pompey hit his first major league homer and the Blue Jays roughed up Felix Hernandez for a career worst-tying eight earned runs in a victory over the Mariners that further dented Seattle’s fading wild-card chances.

Edwin Encarnacion added a two-run shot and R.A. Dickey (14-12) allowed two runs over seven innings to win for the fourth time in five starts.

Seattle lost its fourth straight thanks to another poor effort by a starting pitcher. Mariners starters have failed to complete five innings in any of the past four games, allowing 27 earned runs over 14 2-3 innings in that span for an ugly ERA of 16.56.

The Mariners fell three games out of the second AL wild-card spot with five games remaining. Despite the win, Toronto was eliminated from playoff contention when Kansas City beat Cleveland.

Orioles 5, Yankees 4: Nelson Cruz hit his major league-leading 40th home run and the Orioles pushed Derek Jeter and the Yankees to the brink of playoff elimination, beating New York.

The Yankees fell five

“North Bend has been by far the toughest team we’ve faced in league so far,” Lonborg said.” They’re a tough team. They’re a team to beat if we’re going to the playoffs.”

With the wide margin coming early in the second half, Zomerschoe was able to put all of his bench players into the game.

Zomerschoe likes to play the younger players on the team in blowouts like Tuesday so he can “scope” out what they’re like in actual game play and start to organize future lineups.

“I try to play a team effort game and make sure they don’t become individual players but play according to the concept we want to do and work on that,” Zomerschoe said. “I think that showed a little bit tonight.”

The undefeated Bulldogs will visit Coquille on Thursday.

Marshfield sits at 1-1 in league with a 2-4 record overall. They’ll face another Far West League powerhouse, Brookings-Harbor, at home Thursday.

“I’m proud of every one of them,” Marshfield head coach Kevin Eastwood said of his team’s effort on Tuesday.

“They didn’t give up. They stayed in the fight.”

games behind for the second AL wild card with only five games left.

Jeter extended his hitting streak to seven games, but struck out on three pitches with a runner on first to end it. The retiring captain has two more home dates scheduled.

Rays 6, Red Sox 2: Ben Zobrist had three hits and drove in Tampa Bay’s first two runs during an eighth inning rally for the Rays in a win over the Red Sox. Rangers 2, Astros 1: Nick Martinez (5-11) pitched From Page B1 6 2-3 scoreless innings and Marshfield (0-5-1) hosts Robinson Chirinos homered on to lead the Rangers to a victo- Brookings-Harbor Thursday. ry over the Astros.

North Bend is 3-2 overall INTERLEAGUE but 2-0 in league with a game Twins 6, Arizona 3: at Coquille next on the Kyle Gibson (13-11) matched schedule. The Bulldogs’ two a career high with eight losses are to top-ranked strikeouts, Chris Parmelee Philomath and St. Mary’s, hit a two-run single after which is No. 4 in Class entering the game for an 3A/2A/1A despite being injured Joe Mauer, and the undefeated and giving up a Twins beat the single goal in six games, to Ashland, which is ranked No. Diamondbacks.

After getting hit in the 2 in Class 5A. Tuesday’s win was nice in right elbow by Andrew Chafin (0-1) in the first its own right for North Bend.

“It’s nice getting to play inning, Mauer played defense in the second before coming Marshfield,” Hobson said. out with a bruised elbow. The “It’s always nice beating them.”

Twins say he is day to day.

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In the Matter of the Estate of: RICHARD KENNETH WINDRED, Deceased.

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them, with vouchers attached, to the undersigned personal representative at 90959 Pigeon Point Loop, Coos Bay, Oregon 97420, within four months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the claims may be barred.

All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings may obtain additional information from the records of the court, the personal representative, or the lawyers for the personal representative: Karen L. Costello PO Box 600 Coos Bay, OR 97420 Telephone: 541-808-0284 Email: kcostello@epuerto.com Dated and first published on September 24, 2014.

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In this deal, when North responded two hearts, a transfer bid showing at least five spades and any pointcount, South might have rebid three spades, a superaccept, to indicate a good hand with four-card spade support and a doubleton somewhere.

Then, when North rebid a natural and game-forcing three clubs, South was in a quandary. If North was thinking about a slam, clubs rated to be the better trump suit. But if North was not that ambitious, four spades would probably be preferable.

Note that five clubs would have gone down two in jig time after East led the heart queen.

Against four spades, West, with an unenviable lead, chose a trump.

Declarer won, drew trumps, cashed all of the clubs ending in the dummy, and played a diamond. West took that trick and led his second diamond winner. What did South do?

He calmly discarded a heart from the dummy, leaving West endplayed to open up hearts or concede a ruff-and-sluff.

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PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Yasmeen Dahir 90959 Pigeon Point Loop Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 Telephone: 541-808-2343 LAWYER FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE: Karen L. Costello, OSB #085391 P.O. Box 600 Coos Bay, Oregon 97420 Telephone: 541-808-0284 Email: kcostello@epuerto.com PUBLISHED: The World - September 24, October 01 and 08, 2014 (ID-20260612)

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We are looking at choosing between two fits, one balanced, in which the partners each have the same number of cards in that suit, and one unbalanced, in which one partner holds more cards than his partner.

In general, the balanced suit will make the better trump choice. But what happens in a game-going deal when that is in a minor and the unbalanced is in a major?

Then usually you select the majorsuit fit because you need one fewer

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