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Abby, Graham, Bridge, Sudoku............................. 6BClassifieds ....................... 9BComics, Crosswords .......... 7BCommunity calendar .......... 2AHoroscope ........................ 6BObituaries ......................... 5AOpinion ............................ 4AScoreboard ....................... 4B
Vol. 80, No. 52
Serving Lee, Chatham, Harnett and Moore counties in the heart of North Carolina
Sanford: Beverly Gainey; Jake Petty, 90; Sarah Wagner, 92Cameron: Eugene Stroud, 69Carthage: Walter Brower, 73Lillington: Rebecca Patterson, 90
INDEX
OBITUARIES
HAPPENING TODAYn N.C. Cooperative Extension and the Lee County Environ-mental Health Department will sponsor SERVSAFE® Serving Safe Food seminar April 19-21 and 26-28 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at the McSwain Extension Edu-cation Center.
SCOTT MOONEYHAMPredicting how the volatility of the angry voter plays out is beyond a crystal ball
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HEALTH CARE
OBAMA PRESSES DEMS TO ‘SEIZE THE MOMENT’
Support from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, pleading with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul
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ECONOMYHOUSE GIVES TAX BREAKS FOR JOB CREATION
Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it’ll create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving com-panies that hire the jobless a temporary payroll tax break.
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WORLDFAMILY ENDURES TWO QUAKES IN TWO MONTHS
The Desarmes family left their native Haiti two weeks after the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, joining the eldest son in Chile for what seemed a refuge from the fear and chaos of Port-au-Prince
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SPORTSCAMPBELL OUSTED FROM ATLANTIC SUN TOURNEY
East Tennessee State possi-bly ended the Camels’ season with a 72-64 win over Campbell on Thursday in the fi rst round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament
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STATEWOMAN GIVES BIRTH AFTER 4 MISCARRIAGES
Charmara Mahangave birth to her son, Ra’Shawn Shamar Ratliff, at 7:01 a.m. Feb. 25 at Forsyth Medical Center after enduring four miscarriages and the death of infant girl
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LEE COUNTY SCHOOLS
District close onrevised dress codeGroup will meet with principals to cement changesBy CAITLIN [email protected]
SANFORD — After meeting Thursday, an ad hoc committee of the Lee County Board of Education is a bit closer to settling on changes to the school dress code.
The group decided to attend a princi-pals’ meeting to gauge their reaction to the potential requirements, which include
some signifi cant changes to the student dress code.
The proposed changes to the dress code would require collared shirts, without any labels, graphics or insignias of any kind, except for the manufacturer logo; bottoms must be pants or skirts in solid khaki, black or color and style as approved by the each
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By CAITLIN [email protected]
SANFORD — The city and county are entertaining a $5 million expansion proposal from Frontier Spinning pro-jected to bring about 15 jobs to the area.
Bob Heuts, director of the Lee County Economic Development Corporation, said both the city and county have agreed to hold pub-lic hearings on whether to provide additional funding for an incentive for Frontier Spinning.
Richard Hayes, chairman of the Lee County Board of Commissioners, said he’s a proponent of doing anything the board can do to help cre-ate jobs.
“At this time, with the
economic climate and we’re starved for jobs, I think it’s a great thing,” he said.
Frontier Spinning, found-ed in 1995, is the second-big-gest yarn spinning company in the U.S. Last fall, Frontier Spinning planned to add a $10 million expansion, creat-ing an estimated 35 jobs. The proposal asked for $249,357
in local incentives: $144,975 from the county and $104,382 from the city.
Heuts said they’ll be asking that that contract be amended to $15 million to combine the two projects.
For this more recent proposal, the county would contribute $69,647 from its general fund to the project; the city, $50,146 with rev-enues from its general fund.
These amounts were determined by examining the taxes that would be paid over a fi ve-year period, Heuts said.
“It’s a competitive game out there today. They have options,” he said of the company, which has other locations across the country.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
A new Frontier?
Herald File Photo
Jeff Smith repairs machinery at Frontier Spinning Mills in 2009. The company is considering a $5 million expansion at its Lee County plants soon and may ask the city and county offi cials for incen-tives.
City, county discussing $5 million incentives package for Frontier Spinning; could mean 15 jobs
Lee County’s unemploy-ment rate, at 14.6 percent in December, is among the highest in North Caro-lina and outpaces all of its neighbors in central North Carolina. It grew almost a percentage point in Decem-ber alone, up from 13.7 in November.
JOBS SORELY NEEDED
NOELLE WATCH
Dancer toperformat OscarsSundayBy CAITLIN [email protected]
SANFORD — Sanford native Noelle Marsh will perform in this Sunday’s 82nd Academy Awards in Hollywood.
“She’s been dancing everyday,” said her dad, Edd Marsh. “She’ll be front and center in the beginning.”
Noelle, who made it into the Top 8 on the Fox reality show “So You Think You Can Dance,” re-cently moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in dancing.
She’ll be one of about 60 performers in the opening act of the Academy Awards, with a
Marsh
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COMING SUNDAY
NEIL’S OSCAR PREDICTIONSThere are a record 10 movies
up for “Best Picture” in this year’s Academy Awards, and Herald mov-ie critic Neil Morris has an opinion on all of them. Read his Oscars preview before the big show and vote online (sanfordherald.com) this week for what you think the winners will look like.
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LOCAL: Best wishes are extended to everyone celebrating a birthday today, especially Kacie Lynn Butler, Abigayle Marie Baker, Laura Lynn Johnson, Gladys Patri-cia Romero, Victoria Renae Mouser, Earl Cameron, Jennifer Parries, Zachary Place, Harry Tucker, William Campbell Woodson, Christy Cummings, Christian Whitley, Storme Whitehead, Patricia Alston, Mekhi Williams, Dynasty Gilmore, Marvin Reedy, Swannie Lawrence, George Rice, Andrew Coker, Vanessa Cotton, Lonnie Lucas and Myrtle Hales Hilliard.
CELEBRITIES: Actor Fred Williamson is 72. Magician Penn Jillette is 55. Actress Adriana Barraza is 54. Pop singer Teena Marie is 54. Rock musician John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) is 40. Singer Rome is 40. Ac-tor Kevin Connolly is 36. Actress Jill Ritchie is 36. Actress Jolene Blalock is 35. Actress Eva Mendes is 35. Model Niki Taylor is 35. Actor Sterling Knight is 21.
Birthdays
AlmanacToday is Friday, March 5, the 64th day of
2010. There are 301 days left in the year.
This day in history:On March 5, 1970, the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons went into effect after 43 nations ratifi ed it.
In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fi re, killing fi ve people.
In 1933, in German parliamentary elec-tions, the Nazi Party won 44 percent of the vote; the Nazis joined with a conservative nationalist party to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag.
In 1959, a fi re at the Negro Boys Industrial School in Wrightsville, Ark., claimed the lives of 21 teenagers trapped inside a locked dormitory room.
In 1960, Cuban newspaper photographer Alberto Korda took the now-famous picture of guerrilla leader Che Guevara during a memorial service in Havana for victims of a ship explosion. Elvis Presley was discharged from the U.S. Army.
In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, “Cowboy” Copas and “Hawkshaw” Hawkins died in a plane crash near Camden, Tenn., that also claimed the life of pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager).
In 1979, NASA’s Voyager 1 space probe fl ew past Jupiter, sending back photographs of the planet and its moons.
In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33.
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Rundown of local meetings in the area:
MONDAYn The Chatham County Board of Education
will meet at 6:30 p.m. at SAGE Academy in Siler City.
n The Pittsboro Board of Commissioners will meet at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 635 East St., in Pittsboro.
n The Siler City Planning Board will meet at 7 p.m. in Siler City.
TUESDAYn The Chatham County Economic Develop-
ment Corporation will meet at 7:45 a.m. at Central Carolina Community College, 764 West St., Pittsboro.
n The Moore County Airport Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Airport Terminal Building, Highway 22, Pinehurst.
MARCH 15n The Lee County Board of Commission-
ers will meet at 6 p.m. at the Lee County Government Center in Sanford.
n The Chatham County Board of Commis-sioners will meet at 6 p.m. at the District Courtroom, 12 East St., Pittsboro.
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ONGOINGn N.C. Cooperative Extension and the
Lee County Environmental Health Depart-ment will sponsor SERVSAFE® Serving Safe Food seminar April 19-21 and 26-28 from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Farm Bureau Auditorium at the McSwain Exten-sion Education Center, 2420 Tramway Road, Sanford. Enrollment is limited to 25 participants. For additional informa-tion, contact N.C. Cooperative Extension at 775-5624 or Lee County Environment Health at 718-4641.
n The Lee County American Red Cross is now accepting reservations for Life-guard classes. Call (919) 774-6857 to register.
TODAYn Legal Aid Intake Day will be held from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Enrichment Center. Types of cases accepted will be housing evictions, foreclosures, domestic violence, unemployment and benefi ts de-nials. Appointments preferred but walk-ins will be accepted. To schedule an appoint-ment, call 800-672-5834 to be screened.
n American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at Walmart, 3310 Hwy. 87 South, Sanford. To sched-ule an appointment, call the customer service desk or visit www.redcrossblood.org.
n Temple Theatre’s Winter Youth Conservatory’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will begin at 7 p.m. at the theater. The play, directed by Tom Dalton, features local upper middle and high school stu-dents who’ve been part of the conservato-ry this season. Ticket information can be found online at templeshows.com or by calling the box offi ce at (919) 774-4155.
SATURDAYn Central Carolina Community College’s
associate degree in nursing program will host a Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s, located on 1325 Plaza Blvd., Sanford. All proceeds raised will help cover expenses for the program’s annual pinning ceremo-ny. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door or by calling (503) 956-2688.
n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a Lay Responder CPR for the Adult, Child and Infant with AED and Stan-dard First Aid class. Call (919) 774-6857 to register.
n Temple Theatre’s Winter Youth Conservatory’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will begin at 7 p.m. at the theater. The play, directed by Tom Dalton, features local upper middle and high school stu-dents who’ve been part of the conservato-ry this season. Ticket information can be found online at templeshows.com or by calling the box offi ce at (919) 774-4155.
n The High Falls Fire and Rescue annual “Chicken Stew and Classic Car Cruise-In” will be held from 2 p.m. into the evening at High Falls Elementary, located 12 miles north of Carthage on N.C. 22. Cost for stew is $7 per plate. For more informa-tion, call (910) 464-3771.
SUNDAYn The Chatham Artists Guild will host
a reception for art lovers to meet Cindy Bainbridge and view her exhibit of paint-ings, “Love Letters to Life.” The event will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Carolina Brewery in Pittsboro. Learn about Bain-bridge and see an example of her art at http://chathamartists.blogspot.com.
n Temple Theatre’s Winter Youth Conservatory’s production of “Romeo and Juliet” will begin at 2 p.m. at the theater. The play, directed by Tom Dalton, features local upper middle and high school stu-dents who’ve been part of the conservato-ry this season. Ticket information can be found online at templeshows.com or by
calling the box offi ce at (919) 774-4155.
TUESDAYn The Alzheimer’s & Caregiver Support
Group will meet at 1 p.m. at the Enrich-ment Center in Sanford.
n The Lee County American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1:30 to 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 202 Summit Drive, Sanford. Contact the Lee County Red Cross Chapter at 774-6857 or visit www.redcrossblood.org to schedule your appointment to donate.
n The Democratic Women and the Lee County Democratic Party will host a Democratic Candidates Meet and Greet on Tuesday in the Wilrik Hotel ballroom in downtown Sanford (152 S. Steele Street). Doors open at 6 p.m., and candidates will be introduced at 6:30 p.m. Candidates running for state-wide offi ce and those running for local offi ce have been invited. E-mail [email protected] or call (919) 718.9242 for more information.
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Submitted photo
Kevin Johnson stands proudly next to his giant “snow gnome” he made Wednes-day after Sanford received about six inches of snow.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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Submitted photo
The Southern Lee Winter Guard took fi rst place honors this past Saturday at the Cary Winter Spectacular held at Cary High School The guard is instructed by Kellan Overton, a member of the North Carolina State University guard. Band director is Matthew Miller.
SOUTHERN LEE HIGH SCHOOL
EDUCATION
By CHRISTINE ARMARIOAssociated Press Writer
MIAMI (AP) — North Carolina was one of 16 fi nalists named Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education in the fi rst round of its “Race to the Top” competition, which will deliver $4.35 billion in school reform grants.
Selected from a pool of 41 applicants are: North Carolina, Colorado, Dela-ware, the District of Co-lumbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisi-ana, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Caro-lina and Tennessee. The winners will be chosen in April, and a second round of applications accepted in June.
“These states are an example for the country of what is possible when adults come together to do the right thing for children,” U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said.
The grants are designed to reward states that have adopted and will continue implementing innova-tive reforms to improve student performance. The money is part of President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus law, which pro-vided an unprecedented $100 billion for schools. Much of that has gone toward preventing teacher layoffs and addressing other budget concerns. The $4.35 billion “Race to the Top” fund is targeted specifi cally for education reform.
Applications were read
and scored by panels of fi ve peer reviewers. Those with the highest average score were selected to visit Washington later this month to present their proposals. The Education Department said it ex-pects no more than half of the money to be awarded in the fi rst phase of the competition.
Duncan said they are setting a high bar in the fi rst phase and anticipate few winners.
“But this isn’t just about the money,” Duncan said. “It’s about collaboration among all stakeholders, building a shared agenda, and challenging ourselves to improve the way our students learn.”
The money may go to a handful of states. In a con-ference call with reporters on Thursday, Duncan said it was a “fair statement” to anticipate a total in the single digits.
One standout rejection: California, where districts have laid off thousands of teachers and slashed aca-demic programs in light of steep budget cuts. Law-makers there wrangled for weeks before passing a package of school reform measures designed to make the state more com-petitive for the funding.
“This decision by the Obama administration demonstrates that we need to be more ag-gressive and bolder in reforming our education system,” Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said.
The Education De-partment asked states to
concentrate their propos-als on four areas priori-tized in the Recovery Act: adopting standards and assessments to better prepare students for ca-reers and college; getting high-quality teachers into classroom; turning around low-performing schools; and creating data systems to track performance.
States also were required to be legally per-mitted to link student per-formance data to teacher evaluations — a measure that created resistance among some teacher unions. Unions also have expressed concern that not all of the “Race to the Top” fi nalists included teacher input in forming education policy in their applications.
Randi Weingarten, president of the Ameri-can Federal of Teachers, said real change can only succeed if teachers and administrators work together.
“As the process moves forward, we hope that every state will work to ensure that teachers’ par-ticipation and input is not simply sought but actually incorporated as an inte-gral part of every stage of this process,” she said.
North Carolina, one of the states named a fi nal-ist, sought $4.69 million over four years to expand use of computer-based assessments that evalu-ate students throughout a school year.
“Every child in this state must graduate pre-pared to go on to college,
a career or technical train-ing,” Gov. Beverly Perdue said. “And we can accom-plish that through innova-tion and rethinking the way we track our students’ progress.”
Critics have questioned the timing, saying the administration is out of touch with state budget needs in putting forward billions in reform at a time when many districts can barely afford basic neces-sities.
Florida’s K-12 educa-tion budget is facing a roughly $1 billion short-fall, including a $778 million reduction in local property taxes because of falling real estate values. The rest is due mainly to increased enrollment from an infl ux of Haitian children displaced by the earthquake there and former private school students no longer able to afford tuition.
“You can always say now is not the right time for change,” said Amy Wilkins, vice president for government affairs and communications at The Education Trust. “But the fact is that improv-ing education is sort of a linchpin in improving the economic health of the country. So we have to do this now.”
Questions have also been raised about the department’s approach in rewarding states that have a history of past success through education inno-vation, rather than those now looking to enact reform.
North Carolina one of 16 statesnamed as ‘Race to the Top’ fi nalists
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LEE COUNTY
City, county drug units work together on search warrant
SANFORD — Members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Of-fi ce Narcotics Division and the Sanford Police Depart-ments Tactical Narcotics Team joined forces Thurs-day to execute a search warrant at 242 Stroud St.
At the home, authorities seized approximately 25 grams of cocaine, 631 grams of marijuana, 83 dosage units of metha-done, 53 dosage units of Xanax and $5,664 in currency.
Gregory Wayne Baker, 33, of the home was charged with traffi cking opium, pos-session with intent to sell a Schedule IV controlled substance, possession with intent to sell cocaine, possession with intent to sell marijuana, maintaining a dwelling to store drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Baker was placed in the Lee County Jail under $500,000 secured bond.
— from staff reports
TRAMWAY
Convenience storerobbed at gunpoint
SANFORD — A Kangaroo store in the Tramway area was robbed at gunpoint early Thursday morning.
At about 12:05 a.m. Thursday, Sanford police on patrol responded to an armed robbery call at the Kangaroo on Tramway Road.
Two men allegedly entered the business, pulled out a handgun and demanded money from the clerk. Once the clerks complied, the two men left the store on foot.
An offi cer saw the men run from the store and chased them on foot, tak-ing one of the men into custody shortly after the chase began.
Arrested was Jesus Agu-irre, 17, of 250 Mansfi eld Drive in Broadway. Aguirre was charged with one county of robbery with a dangerous weapon. He was placed in the Lee County Jail under a $50,000 se-cured bond.
The second man was described as a Hispanic male, 5’10”, 175 pounds, wearing browns pants and a brown coat. No injuries were reported. The case is still under investigation.
— from staff reports
BROADWAY
‘Broadway Our Way’set for April 17along Main Street
BROADWAY — Mark your calendars for April 17, because that’s when the successful Broadway Our Way festival will make its return to Main Street.
According to festival organizers, the festival committee is “hard at work to make the second year of the festival even better than last year’s highly suc-cessful event.”
The festivities will begin with an 8 a.m. “Run the Buck” 5K and will conclude with a street dance at 10 p.m. In between, festival goers will enjoy a wide va-riety of activities, including a street fair, car and tractor displays, and barbecue cook-off.
Children’s activities will be expanded this year and there will be cash prizes for the “Broadway Idol” talent contest.
Live entertainment will be continuous at two venues — last year’s Center Stage at the Broadway Community Center and Stage at the Park at the N.C. Veterans Memorial Park.
Back by popular demand will be Gene Dickens and Second Chance Band, and Sweet Potato Pie. Also, new to the festival will be Broadway’s own Four Heart Harmony, which have won numerous country gospel music awards.
For more information and entry forms, go to www.Broadway.com or call (919) 258-9922.
— from staff reports
HARNETT COUNTY
Charges droppedagainst clerk
LILLINGTON — A conve-nience store clerk who lost her job after 25 years for allegedly selling alcohol to a minor in 2009 had all charges dismissed recently.
Glenda Wood of Lillington had her case voluntarily dismissed, according to attorney Jesse W. Jones. Wood, who was listed as a “great, loyal” employee by her boss at the time of her termination, said she lost her job after she was ticketed.
— from staff reports
MOORE COUNTY
Vass man caught distributing Vicodin
VASS — Moore County Sheriff Lane Carter re-ported Thursday the arrest of an man on charges of traffi cking in controlled prescription pills.
The investigation was conducted by offi cers from the Moore County Sheriff’s Offi ce Narcotics Unit in May 2009 near the Vass area of Moore County.
During the investigation 15 dosage units of Vicodin prescription pills were purchased and seized. Vicodin is a Schedule III controlled substance. The estimated street value of the pills seized is $160.
Derryl Jay Raymond was arrested on Thursday and charged with three counts of felony traffi cking in opium (Vicodin), felony possession with intent to sell or deliver a Schedule III controlled substance, felony sell a Schedule III controlled substance, and felony deliver a Schedule III controlled substance.
Derryl Jay Raymond re-ceived a $125,000 secured bond and was placed in the Moore County Detention Center.
— from staff reports
AROUND OUR AREA
College seniors ... think-ing of job hunting any time soon?
High schoolers ... thinking of posting “pics” from that party you weren’t supposed to attend last week?
Everybody out there ... think that the photos you post and the words you use on your social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can only be viewed by your “friends”?
Think again. A survey from CareerBuilder.
com found that 22 percent of hiring managers screened potential employees through Google and their social net-
working sites. About 34 percent of those who did this found content that made them drop that candidate from their “hir-ing” list.
And there are literally hun-dreds of Web sites dedicated to teaching parents how to moni-tor their teens’ Internet usage (there’s even a social network-ing guide for parents on the Web ... easy enough for even them to find).
The point is this — it’s baf-fling what some of us think is suitable for public view, even if that “public” is a list of friends they believe are the only ones viewing it. A survey conducted
by MTV in 2009 said that one-third of people between 14 and 24 admitted into sex-related activities (sexting) through e-mail or video shared online.
The funny thing about the Internet is once it’s out there, it doesn’t go away.
Ask NBA star Greg Oden. Ask Disney’s Vanessa Hudgens. Ask Paris Hilton.
It’s enough that employers are searching for reasons not to hire you, but now your parents have found their way to Face-book. Your current boss uses it. You’ve probably got third-grade teachers checking in on you to make sure you became the
person they thought you’d be. Privacy is waning. We’re all
wired in somehow. So our advice to you is watch
what you’re posting online. If it’s something you wouldn’t want everybody to see, then it’s a good idea to just keep it out of the digital realm alto-gether. And when it falls into the wrong hands, it’s likely that image or that video or that ill-conceived blog will never go away.
Be smart. Only post things grandma would approve of.
Chances are ... she’s online, too.
More than just your ‘friends’ are watching
Issue: A survey from
CareerBuilder.com found that 22 percent of hiring managers screened potential employees through Google and their so-cial networking sites
Our stance: Job hunters, be-
ware. More than your friends are watching your Facebook pages these days
Editorial Board: Bill Horner III, Publisher • Billy Liggett, Editor • R.V. Hight, Special Projects Editor
Why can’t Lee County be the toughest on crime?
To the Editor:Re: The District Attorney’s role in
prosecuting violent criminalsThank you so very much for want-
ing to know Lee County residents’ thoughts on this subject since for the last few months that is exactly what I (and probably most of the other citizens) have been wondering after reading our daily newspaper.
Is Lee County soft on violent criminals?
Yes ... actually, it looks like we’re soft on all criminals.
Is this the fault of the D.A., local law enforcement, nobody or every-body? Well, the local law enforce-ment arrests these criminals, so they are doing their jobs. Then it is up to the D.A. to prosecute them.
Should criminals be punished? Absolutely, that is the DA’s job — to prosecute criminals, which protects law-abiding citizens.
I think it is a great idea that the Lee County Board of Commission-ers supports programs aimed at combating crime, “supports the elimination of plea bargain agree-ments with reduced sentences” and asks the D.A. to set the maximum sentence for those convicted of violent crimes.
But what about considering doing this for all repeat offenders and crimes committed in our county?
It seems that every day, we are seeing worse and worse crimes here in Sanford. The newspaper is full of robberies, rapes, crimes against nature, children being abused and shootings.
Just two recent examples:As a citizen, it infuriated me (and
others) to read on the front page about a man (repeat offender) who raped a helpless person bound in a wheelchair, set free because he had already served his time in our county jail.
Maybe he should have been tried immediately and served his time in a real prison instead of a county jail. And another example is the guy, another repeat offender, who had been in trouble over and over again since 2007 for repeated shootings. Well, he fi nally might go to prison because he actually shot someone this time.
It seems that these repeat offend-ers have already fi gured out that all they are going to get is a fi ne and a slap on their hand for their punish-ment here in Lee County.
What would be wrong if Lee County was the toughest county in North Carolina for criminals? What would be wrong with criminals know-ing not to commit any crimes here because our county pursued the maximum sentences available to punish criminals?
Lee County is our home, and in our home, we should be able to feel secure and safe, not frightened.
MARK and SUSAN SMITHSanford
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WASHINGTON — The most interest-ing political developments violate ideological expectations. Why did Bill
Clinton fi ght for NAFTA and accept an end to the welfare entitlement? Why did George W. Bush push a Medicare prescription drug ben-efi t? In each case, some bold political calcula-tion or deep policy conviction was at work.
So why is President Obama pursuing edu-cation reform with such creative vigor?
In its rhetoric, spending and budget, the Obama administration has promoted two ambitious principles: serious consequences for chronically failing schools, including mass teacher fi rings and takeovers by charters, and the use of student performance to assess indi-vidual teachers and principals.
There is no purely political explanation for this approach. At the last Democratic conven-tion, about one in 10 delegates were members of teachers unions. Unions, not unexpectedly, oppose the wholesale fi ring of teachers. In a number of states, unions have helped pass legislation making it illegal to base teacher evaluation or compensation on student per-formance.
Administration offi cials are careful to point out that measuring student performance by classroom is directed toward rewarding good teachers and improving the performance of marginal teachers, not just weeding out the weakest. A recent Gates Foundation survey of 40,000 public school teachers found a broad hunger for better information about student performance. Good teachers would rather not operate in the dark.
But this kind of data is likely to seed a revo-lution. It introduces a foreign concept — pro-fessional rigor — into public school teaching. Under the administration’s proposals, princi-pals would be given information on individual teacher performance. Over time I suspect that parents would want access to that data as well. Some teachers would be honored or become motivated to change; others would be exposed and threatened. Merit works that way.
The explanation for this emphasis on merit is a potent combination: an obvious national problem (teacher quality), an innovative Cabinet secretary in Education Secretary Arne Duncan and a president willing to back him. The administration used last year’s Recovery Act not only to fund cash-strapped school dis-tricts but also to require and fund turnarounds of failing schools. Duncan’s Race to the Top program has created a national competition among states, with grants going to those that use student outcomes to measure the effec-tiveness of teachers and professional develop-ment programs. States that receive Race to the Top funds can no longer place caps on the number of charter schools or prohibit the use of student test scores in assessing teachers.
These measures are providing momentum for reformers, shown recently at Central Falls High School in Rhode Island — a high-poverty school where 10 percent of students could perform as expected in math and about 55 percent read at grade level. When the teach-
ers union balked at changes that would have required extra duties, district offi cials fi red all of Central Falls’ 93 teachers and staff (up to half can be rehired when the school is reorga-nized under new leadership) — an act which Duncan described as “showing courage and doing the right thing for kids.” The president of the local teachers union complained, “Every-one looks at this as establishing a national precedent.” We can only hope.
In recent years, education reform has proved that bipartisanship is not completely dead. No Child Left Behind resulted from the matter and antimatter, fi re and ice coop-eration of George W. Bush and Ted Kennedy. Republican and Democratic governors have often been led by data and desperation toward the same reform goals.
But with the reauthorization of the Elemen-tary and Secondary Education Act planned for this year, there is also a bipartisan alliance for the betrayal of poor and minority children. Some liberals try to resist any accountability for teachers by blaming the poverty and social circumstances of students themselves, argu-ing in essence, “First solve all the problems of society, then children can be taught.” They are refuted by the existence of high-poverty, high-performing public schools.
Some conservatives object to any policy that involves a federal role in education, no matter how effective. But education policy points to the limits of federalism. States and localities have often protected and perpetu-ated systemic educational malpractice. And it is a basic commitment of justice that when local institutions seriously fail in their duties, higher-level institutions should intervene. Lo-cal authority is the fi rst, best response — but it is not an excuse for Jim Crow laws, or for schools that never succeed and never change.
In this debate, Obama and Duncan have undertaken the right fi ght for the right rea-sons. And credit is due.
Give Obama credit
Your GOPprospectsRALEIGH — Republican political
activists see another 1994 about to unfold before their collective
eyes.They don’t want to miss out. So
they’re fi ling for political offi ce in droves.
With election fi ling in North Carolina just closed, 48 Republicans have fi led to run in the 13 congressional districts in the state. In all 50 state Senate districts, even those overwhelmingly populated by Democratic voters, at least one Republican will be on the ballot come November.
Another round of change, or Obama backlash, would seem to be in the air. Better jump on board.
Sixteen years ago, the crush of elec-toral change surprised winning GOP challengers nearly as much as losing Democratic incumbents. The result was an historic change in the North Carolina legislature, with Republicans gaining control of the state House for the fi rst time since Reconstruction.
Veteran Democratic congressmen, including David Price of North Caroli-na’s 4th District, were ousted by political novices. The wave of anti-incumbency fi ltered all the way down to local races, some not even partisan ...
Surely a repeat is just around the corner. GOP offi cials expect as much. “Republicans are galvanized and they sense a historic opportunity,” state Republican Party chairman Tom Fetzer said as election fi ling closed last Friday.
Fetzer and his friends may end up disappointed.
It’s easy to get caught up in the paral-lels to 1994. Just as then, a fi rst-term Democrat sits in the White House and it’s a non-presidential election year. Just as then, this president has waded into domestic Vietnam — health care reform.
It’s not quite as easy to delve into what could turn out to be signifi cant differences.
Among the most glaring differences is that the fi nancial collapse of 2008 is still fresh in the minds of voters. ...
In the aftermath of that fi nancial collapse, people don’t just distrust politicians. They distrust institutions of authority, period.
Meanwhile, polls continue to show Barack Obama viewed favorably by about 50 percent of the state’s electorate. His numbers are a lot better than Con-gress, an institution of which less than 20 percent of voters express satisfaction.
A more cynical voter and a Demo-cratic president who retains some popularity doesn’t mean that Repub-licans won’t enjoy some gains come November.
It is a mid-term election, and a Democratic majority in the state Senate is clearly in jeopardy as longtime Demo-cratic incumbents retire in several swing districts.
But predicting exactly how the vola-tility of the angry voter of 2010 plays out is beyond anyone’s crystal ball.
That anger may skewer some who to-day believe that they’ll be its benefi ciary.
... he blasphemes against the Holy Spirit never has forgiveness. (Mark 3:29)
PRAYER: Thank You, Father, for forgiving us of our sins, no matter how bad the sin is. Thank You for loving us. Amen.
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Beverly GaineySANFORD — Beverly
Probst Gainey, a resident of Sanford, died Wednes-day (3/3/10).
She was a graduate of the Fletcher High Class of 1979 and employed with The Pantry for 18 years.
She is survived by her husband of 16 years, Amos A. Gainey; a daughter, Lindsey A. Gainey; sons, Kenny and Amos Gainey; parents, Arlene King and husband Larry and Budd Probst; sisters, Debbie Smith and Cheryl Miller and husband Mike; a brother, Bud Probst Jr.; six grand-children; a number of nieces and nephews and many friends.
Viewing services will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Condolences may be made at www.millerbo-les.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be in her name with Relay For Life (American Cancer Soci-ety), 5069 Cox Mill Road, Sanford, N.C. 27332.
Arrangements are by Miller-Boles Funeral Home of Sanford.
Jake PettySANFORD — Jake J.
Petty, 90, of 13 J.P. Lane, died Wednesday (3/3/10) at Central Carolina Hos-pital.
Arrangements will be announced by Knotts Fu-neral Home of Sanford.
Sarah WagnerSANFORD — Funeral
service for Sarah Iona Gentry Wagner, 92, who died Saturday (2/27/10), was conducted Monday at Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Joel Murr officiating. Eulogy was by Nancy Williams and several other friends and family members.
Craig Williams played the trumpet.
A second funeral service was conducted Wednesday at Creech Funeral Home Chapel in Middlesboro, Ky. with Gary Ward officiat-ing. Burial followed at Middlesboro Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill Hodge, Ronnie Hodge, Sonny Wadsworth, Paul Wadsworth, Scottie Size-more and Jeremy Ward.
Arrangements were by Bridges-Cameron Funeral Home, Inc. of Sanford.
Eugene StroudCAMERON — Eugene
Stroud, 69, of 51 John-sonville School Road, died Tuesday (3/2/10) at Duke Hospital in Dur-ham.
He was the son of the late James and Pearl Mc-Gilberry Stroud.
He is survived by a son, DeCarlo Eugene Stroud of New York; daughters, Pearl Stroud of New York and Sandra West; brothers, Rob-ert Stroud of Sanford, Raymond Stroud and wife Carolyn of Cameron, Freeman Stroud and wife Betty of Lillington and David Stroud of New York.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at the church.
The funeral ser-vice will be conducted
at 3 p.m. Saturday at Johnsonville AME Zion Church in Cameron.
Arrangements are by C.E. Willie Funeral and Cremation Services of Sanford.
Walter BrowerCARTHAGE — Walter
Brower, 73, died Tuesday (3/2/10) at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
He is survived by his wife, Luvenia Brower; daughters, Karen Brower-Allis of Bronx, N.Y. and Antoinette Cox of Alpharetta, Ga.; sons, Anthony Brower of Atlantic City, N.J. and Kendell Brower and wife Paula of Bridgeport, Conn.; a stepdaughter, Robin Atkins and hus-band Lester of Durham; a stepson, Andre Lamb-ertson of Brooklyn, N.Y.; two aunts; nine grand-children and two great-grandchildren.
The family will receive frineds from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Stony Hill Free-will Baptist Church in Carthage.
The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Carthage Elementary School with Elder Alphonsa Wilson officiating. Burial will fol-low at New Zion Cem-etery in Robbins.
Arrangements are by Pugh and Smith Funeral Home of Carthage.
Rebecca PattersonLILLINGTON — Re-
becca W. Patterson, 90, died Thursday (3/4/10) at her home.
A native of Harnett County, she was the daughter of the late John A. and Ella Graves Wallace. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Jodie B. Patterson, and a great-grandson, Christopher Patterson.
She is survived by daughters, Myrtle Old-ham and husband John of Bear Creek and Loretta Worrell of Lillington; a son, Joseph B. Patterson Jr. and wife Aubra Gray of Sanford; seven grand-children; 10 great-grand-children and one great-great-grandchild.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home and other times at her home.
The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at O’Quinn-Peebles Chapel with the Rev. Harry Thomas offici-ating. Burial will follow at Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery.
Condolences may be made at www.oquin-npeebles.com.
Memorials may be made to Christian Cha-pel Christian Church, c/o Jennifer Cummings, 1597 Raven Rock Road, Lilling-ton, N.C. 27546.
Arrangements are by O’Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home of Lillington.
Margaret Carmichael
SOUTHERN PINES — Margaret Carmichael, 85, died Wednesday (3/3/10) at HCR Manor Care in Pinehurst.
Arrangements will be announced by Pugh and Smith Funeral Home of Carthage.
OBITUARIES
SANFORDn The Beauty Center
reported breaking and entering Wednesday at 607 Bragg St. in Sanford.
n Belk reported larceny (shoplifting) Wednesday at 1065 Spring Lane in Sanford.
n Araceli Natividad, 27, reported assault on a female Wednesday at 17 Thornwood Drive in Sanford.
n Rite Aid #11343 reported larceny (shop-lifting) Wednesday at 2405 S. Horner Blvd. in Sanford.
n Goldie Marsh Mc-Neill, 23, was arrested Wednesday in Cameron on charges of shoplift-ing and concealment of merchandise in a business.
n Jason Edward Pat-terson, 24, was arrested Wednesday in Sanford on a charge of failure to appear.
n Raul Maunlen Garcia, 26, was ar-rested Wednesday and charged with assault on a female.
n Johnny Ivan Reyes Alamo, 24, was arrested Wednesday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
LEE COUNTYn Wendell Kenneth
Starling of Sanford reported someone dam-aged a tire on his ATV Wednesday.
n Timothy Joshua Athans, 23, of 536 Mor-rison Bridge Road in Vass was arrested for driving while his license was revoked and pos-sessing a fictitious driv-ers license. He was held under $500 secured bond.
n Robert Wayne Wicker Jr., 29, of 250
Obed Road in Sanford was arrested for pos-session of stolen goods and possession of a stolen firearm. He was released under $2,000 unsecured bond. These charges are in con-nection with a Feb. 26 break-in at 3259 Plank Road. More arrests are expected in this case.
CHATHAM COUNTYn Catherine Willis,
39, of 230 Gade Bry-ant Road in Pittsboro was arrested Sunday for communicating threats and resist, delay and obstruction. She was released under a written promise and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Siler City on March 16.
n Jeannie Moody, 58, of 200 Moody Loop Road in Siler City was arrested Sunday for obtaining money/prop-erty by false pretense and possession of stolen property. She was released under a $2,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Pittsboro on March 8.
n Daniel Aranda, 28, of 378 Fontana Circle in Siler City was arrested Monday for fraud-im-personation. He was released under a $1,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Pittsboro on March 8.
n Matthew Dane-hower, 19, of 206 For-estcrest Court in Apex was arrested Monday for failing to appear in court. He was jailed under a $500 secured bond and is scheduled
to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on March 10.
n Andy Moody, 31, of 200 Moody Loop Road in Siler City was arrest-ed Monday for failing to appear in court, obtain-ing money/property by false pretense and possession of stolen property. He was jailed under a $41,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court in Pittsboro on April 12.
n Tyler Minter, 44, of 129 B-Allendale Drive in Pittsboro was arrested for violating a domes-tic violence protective order. He was jailed under no bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Pittsboro on March 17.
n Tamara Demaio, 28, of 301 Pine Street in Moncure was arrested for simple physical assault and resisiting a public officer. She was jailed under a $500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Pittsboro on March 10.
n Francis Demaio, 32, of 301 Pine St. in Moncure was arrested Monday for resisting a public officer and damage to personal property. He was jailed under a $500 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County District Court on March 10.
n Tara Barth, 27, of 1151 Dorsett Road in Siler City was arrested Monday for larceny of a motor vehicle, ob-taining money/prop-erty by false pretense and possessing stolen property. She was jailed under a $25,000 secured bond and is scheduled
to appear in Chatham County District Court in Siler City on April 12.
n Amber Jade, 22, of 126 Mallard Cove in Vass was arrested Mon-day for fictitious Infor-mation to an officer. She was released under a written promise and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Siler City on March 16.
n Gwenevere Harris, 43, of 1812 13th Street in Siler City was ar-rested Wednesday for communicating threats. She was released under a written promise and is scheduled to appear in Lee County District Court in Sanford on March 30.
n Ricky Brady, 29, of 3689 N.C. 22 South in Ramseur was arrested Wednesday for failing to appear in court. He was jailed under a $200.00 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Chatham County Dis-trict Court in Pittsboro on April 5.
n Shanna Garner, 31, of 975 Asbury Church Road in Sanford was arrested Wednesday for misdemeanor larceny and larceny of a firearm.She was released under a $1,000 unsecured bond and is scheduled to appear in Lee County District Court in San-ford on March 22.
n Michael Stanley, 39, of 3006 Silk Hope Gum Springs Road in Pittsboro was arrested Thursday for DWI and driving while his license was revoked. He was released under a written promise and is sched-uled to appear in Cha-tham County District Court in Siler City on April 6.
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school’s School Improve-ment Team; and shirts must be tucked in at all times and only closed-toe shoes may be worn.
Committee members still aren’t in complete agreement about the changes: Committee Chairman Frank Thomp-son is in favor of seeing the current policies en-forced, while committee member Shawn Williams would like to see more of an overhaul to the dress code.
“If we would enforce what we got, things would be fi ne,” Thomp-son said.
Many of the proposed changes seem similar to an academic attire policy, though committee mem-bers didn’t want to call it that. Williams argued that uniforms are required in many workplaces, like those of Walmart and McDonald’s.
“We’re not proposing a uniform, we’re proposing dress for success,” Wil-liams said. “We’ve got to give them something we
can enforce.”Superintendent Jeff
Moss agreed that enforce-ment is necessary.
“I think it’s valid to say we’re not enforcing what we already have in place,” Moss said.
Moss oversaw the incorporation of an academic attire policy while working in Beaufort County.
“I’ll support whatever the board adopts and I’ll make sure it’s enforced,” he said. “I’ve lived through the adoption of an academic attire policy. It’s not easy. I think you do need to give notice to parents if that’s the direc-tion you want to go in.”
Moss also warned the committee that there will be those who try to push against some of the rules, as he saw in Beaufort County. Some students or parents may challenge what a collared shirt is, or the ability to wear fl ip-fl ops.
Committee members even questioned their own clothing, wondering what of it would apply to the proposed dress code.
The committee agreed that consistency is key, noting that enforcement
is often left to staff and principals at the schools.
“I think the hardest part of this is administra-tion can all be on board, but then the staff aren’t on board,” Williams said. “I think that’s where it’s going to have to become consistent.”
Support from the board and central offi ce administration is essen-tial in making sure the dress code changes go over well, Moss said.
“You as board mem-bers will get calls from parents,” he told Thomp-son, Williams and com-mittee member Linda Smith.
“The onus resides with the principal ... as to enforcement,” Smith said. “A lot of it is, again, it has to be enforced at the school site.”
Safety issues motivat-ed much of the discus-sion of the dress code changes, like the possibil-ity of mandating dress colors at each school so gang colors aren’t as much of an issue.
The proposed changes also include a list of con-sequences for fi rst and subsequent violations.
“I do like the concept of consistent conse-quences for violations,” Moss said.
Things can get sticky, though, if employees don’t set the example for students.
“Will we model this? Because we have employ-ees that won’t be able to model our student dress code,” Moss said.
The committee will meet with principals March 10 and present the proposed changes. From there, they would like to see the principals elicit feedback from staff before fi nalizing the changes and presenting them to the full board in the next month or two.
“Whatever they de-cide, we’ll back them up,” Thompson said.
“little bit of a solo,” Marsh said.
“She said she’ll be about naked, so don’t be alarmed,” Marsh said, laughing.
Noelle has been practicing for the awards show for since Monday, he said.
“Adam picked her to be front and center,” Marsh said of “So You Think You Can Dance” judge Adam Shankman.
The show airs at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
“We want them to make it here and provide more jobs. ... We need it des-perately at this time.”
After meeting with Heuts at Monday’s board meeting, commission-ers encouraged him to proceed, Hayes said.
“We’re looking for good, solid partners in the business world,” he said. “This is good. This is a good sign that things are beginning to grow.”
Economic incentives are common, especially now as job creation is needed, Hayes said.
“I think that there’s a difference between sit-ting on the sideline and deciding to do some-thing about job growth,” he said.
Commissioner Linda Shook opposed the last incentive granted to Frontier Spinning.
“My position is the same. These type of tax incentives have not proven themselves,” she said. “Our unemploy-ment rate is worse now
than it’s ever been. If you can’t give them to small businesses, it’s not fair to everyone.”
On the city council’s end, Councilman Sam Gaskins acknowledges that companies have city and county governments in a bind.
“The incentives may not be a good idea in the fi rst place, but we’re in a competitive market,” he said.
He sees it as a posi-tive deal because the city pays nothing up front.
“They purchase capital equipment. We
charge them property tax on that capital equip-ment. Each year they pay property tax, we give half of that back,” he said. “They do the job and we refund them some of the property tax. It defi nitely costs the city money but nothing up front.”
The county will hold its hearing at 6 p.m. March 15; the city’s will be held at 7 p.m. March 16. Both will hear public comments regarding the proposal and decide whether to fund the incentive.
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HARNETT COUNTY
Prosecutor attacks credibility of mother-in-law
FAYETTEVILLE (MCT) — A prosecutor attacked the credibility of Abdul-lah El-Amin Shareef’s mother-in-law this morn-ing as Shareef’s capital murder trial continued in Cumberland Superior Court.
The exchange between Assistant District Attor-ney Rita Cox and Denise Stanley became testy at times as the prosecutor tried to punch holes in Stanley’s testimony.
Shareef, 31, of Raeford is accused of stealing two vehicles and running down fi ve people over a two-hour period on April 14, 2004, in Cumberland and Harnett counties.
Stanley said she had worked 11 years in the administration depart-ment of Virginia Cares, a program that provides help for inmates, ex-of-fenders and their fami-lies, and the mentally ill.
Cox asked Stanley why, with her background, she didn’t provide help to her troubled son-in-law and her daughter, Talethia, who is married to Shareef.
“This was somebody in your background you could have helped,” Cox said.
Stanley told defense lawyer Carl Ivarsson that she had no training in the mental health and sub-stance abuse fi elds.
Later, the defense called Shareef’s wife, Ta-lithea, back to the stand. Again, Ivarsson attempt-ed to present his client as a victim of mental illness.
Talithea Shareef testifi ed that during one of her visits with her husband at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh, he told her he had made a tremor happen in Rich-mond, Va. “He told me he could make the clouds disappear,” she said. “He thought that was special. He wanted to know if I thought it was special.”
Talithea Shareef re-called an incident at her husband’s home some-time after August 2002 when Abdullah allegedly tried to choke their eldest son, who was 2 or 3 at the time.
— The Fayetteville Observer
RALEIGH
Complaint against Realtors dismissedBy GARY D. ROBERTSONAssociated Press Writer
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections dis-missed Thursday a com-plaint against one of the most powerful interest groups in North Carolina politics over requiring its members to give extra dues largely to fi ght local votes over raising the land sales tax.
Following more than two hours of arguments and testimony, board members determined the 38,000-member North Carolina Asso-ciation of Realtors didn’t break the law when it required up to $75 extra from each member in 2008.
The proceeds went to an “Issues Mobiliza-tion Fund” to extend the association’s efforts to fi ght county referenda to raise the land transfer tax. All of the more than 20 county ballot mea-sures have failed.
Becky Harper, a Wake
County real estate agent who fi led the complaint, argued it was unlaw-ful for them to demand extra dues from her and other Realtors to oppose the land transaction tax. Her lawyer cited a law preventing referendum committees from seek-ing money by threat of “job discrimination or fi nancial reprisals.”
The board deter-mined the law didn’t apply to the association in part because defeating the referenda isn’t the association’s main pur-pose. But board Chair-man Larry Leake criti-cized the association for denying people access to a key home buying and selling database if they didn’t pay the special assessment because they would lose their associa-tion membership.
“If in fact you were going to kick this woman out for not making an assessment payment for this one issue, that’s morally wrong,” Leake
said, but “I’m not sure that we have under this specifi c fact situation a legal peg to hang our hat to address this moral wrong.”
The dues collected from the special assess-ment helped replenish the association’s mobi-lization fund that had already spent more than $1 million since fall 2007 opposing the referenda.
The association spent nearly that much earlier in 2007 lobbying and generating grass-roots opposition to the Legis-lature’s proposal to give counties the authority, with local voter approv-al, to raise the transfer tax on land transac-tions from the current 0.2 percent of the land’s value to 0.6 percent. The change would increase the transfer tax by $800 on a $200,000 home. Counties would keep the extra revenues.
When that effort failed, the association focused on the county-
by-county votes.John Wallace, an at-
torney for the Realtors, said the Issues Mobili-zation Fund had been around for nearly 20 years, and had been used for many other advocacy efforts beside spending money on land transfer tax opposition.
He said the associ-ation’s giving to local referenda committees during 2007 and 2008 comprised about 5 per-cent of the group’s total fi nancial activity dur-ing the period — hardly enough to identify the association as solely focused on referenda.
The Realtors group is a trade association formed under a section of the federal tax code that depends on mem-bership dues to operate, Wallace said.
“Those dues were used to advocate in the interest of the member-ship as the membership had determined its inter-est to be,” he said.
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The Sanford Herald / Friday, March 5, 2010 / 7AStateWINSTON-SALEM
Mother gives birth to child after 4 triesBy JOHN HINTONWinston-Salem Journal
WINSTON-SALEM — Charmara Mahan carefully cradled her son in her arms.
“God bless you,” she said softly when he sneezed.
“I lost fi ve children before him,” Mahan said. “When he was (born), it was a miracle. I still pray. It is a blessing. And I cry all of the time.”
Mahan gave birth to her son, Ra’Shawn Shamar Ratliff, at 7:01 a.m. Feb. 25 at Forsyth Medical Center. He weighs 7 pounds and 1 ounce.
She delivered him af-ter enduring four miscar-riages and the death of infant girl, Lenique, who was born prematurely at 23 weeks.
Her last miscarriage occurred in May 2009, a month before she became pregnant with Ra’Shawn.
“It’s been a story of hope,” she said. “Thank God for his grace and mercy.”
Mahan, 34, works as
a certifi ed nursing as-sistant in the hospital’s emergency room.
She spent much of her pregnancy in the
hospital, as doctors tried desperately to keep the baby from being born prematurely. Twice, surgeons performed an
operation in which they stitched her cervix closed to keep her from giving birth early.
Dr. Andrew Lewis was one of Mahan’s doctors.
“I was honest with her,” Lewis said. “At that point, I didn’t have high hopes for the pregnancy. I wanted to get her to the point where the baby would have a fi ghting chance.”
She spent 11 weeks of her pregnancy in a hos-pital bed, with her legs elevated above her head for the baby’s safety.
Finally, doctors in-duced labor and she gave birth to Ra’Shawn after 10 hours of labor.
Diane Mann, the hos-pital’s perinatal-bereave-ment service coordina-tor, befriended Mahan when Mann was organiz-ing a remembrance last year for parents who had lost babies. Mann said she was thrilled that Ma-han had a healthy boy.
“She hasn’t had a lot of sleep,” Mann said of Mahan. “But that is a cute little boy.”
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Charmara Mahan holds her newborn son, Ra’Shawn Shamar Ratliff at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Sa-lem. Prior to Ra’Shawn’s birth, Mahan had four miscar-riages and also lost a daughter at 23 weeks.
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Insurer: No money for damage at inn that burnedASHEVILLE (AP)
— The company that insured a historic inn in western North Carolina is refusing to pay for dam-ages from a fi re, saying someone associated with the owners is responsible for the blaze.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reported Thursday the owner is accusing former employees of the Richmond Hill Inn of setting the fi re last year that destroyed the inn’s centerpiece mansion as it faced a scheduled fore-closure auction.
Harleysville Mutual In-surance Co. fi led a letter
with the court in January saying it wouldn’t pay the claim seeking at least $6 million. In turn, owner William Gray posted a note on the inn’s Web site saying he wouldn’t be able to reopen because of vandalism, theft and ar-son by former employees.
Harleysville, based in Pennsylvania, main-tains in a lawsuit that The Hammocks LLC, an ownership group of which Gray is a member, “had the opportunity and the motive to commit this arson.”
“The fi re was started by a party acting on be-
half of The Hammocks,” Harleysville said.
The investigation into who started the March 19 fi re remains stalled, said Buddy Thompson, who heads the Asheville-Bun-combe Arson Task Force.
He confi rmed Wednes-day that someone turned off the sprinkler system before the fi re.
“Obviously, there’s somebody out there that knows what occurred, and they’ve not come forward,” Thompson said. “We don’t have the information that we need to be able to bring charges.”
Gray has declined to speak with investigators, Thompson said.
The inn will remain closed for the foreseeable future, Gray said on the inn’s Web site.
“Due to vandal-ism, theft and arson by former employees, Richmond Hill Inn is un-able to reopen on April 1, 2010, as planned,” the site states. “We hope to reopen in the future after extensive repairs caused by these problems. We are sorry to disap-point all of the guests who have supported us through the years.”
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NC-based soldiers returning home from Haiti
FORT BRAGG (AP) — Para-troopers from the 82nd Air-borne Division are returning to their North Carolina post after more than a month in earthquake-stricken Haiti.
More than 800 soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 325th Airborne Infantry Regiment are due to return to Fort Bragg over the next several days. About 3,500 Fort Bragg soldiers fl ew to Haiti to help in recovery efforts after the massive earthquake on Jan. 12 that killed an estimated 200,000 people.
Soldiers helped provide security for groups distribut-ing food and shelter. Army medics treated the injured.
DOT paying back workers for insurance premiums
RALEIGH (AP) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation is investigat-ing why more than 700 em-ployees weren’t told their life insurance policies offered through the state had been canceled eight years ago, and nearly 100 continued to pay premiums.
DOT said Thursday it will refund $160,000 to 93 workers who paid premiums after a worker panel agreed to cancel the policy offering in 2001. The refunds range from several hundred to thousands of dollars.
Transportation Secretary Gene Conti regrets what hap-pened and said the agency is working to prevent similar future problems. The state auditor is also looking into what went wrong.
Power outage slows operations at RDU airport
RALEIGH (AP) — Power has been restored at Raleigh-Durham International Airport after a morning outage delayed some fl ights out of North Carolina.
Airport spokesman Andrew Sawyer says power went out about 10:30 a.m. Thursday as crews were working on an electrical substation. Sawyer says generators powered the airport’s critical systems, such as security check-points.
He says airlines were hav-ing trouble processing pas-sengers through the ticket counter, leading to some fl ight delays.
Committee chairmanships shuffl ed in House
RALEIGH (AP) — There’s been some shuffl ing of committee chairmanships after the recent departures of two members of the North Carolina House.
Democratic Reps. Cullie Tarleton of Watauga County, Earl Jones of Guilford County and Phil Haire of Jackson County have new leadership positions.
Those come following the resignations of Rep. Ty Har-rell and of Margaret Dickson, who is now in the Senate.
House Speaker Joe Hack-ney says Tarleton is now chairman of the House Com-merce Committee, replacing Dickson. Jones is Harrell’s successor as chairman of the Committee on Science and Technology.
50 new probation offi cers on the job
RALEIGH (AP) — Fifty new North Carolina probation offi cers have started work since the beginning of the year as the state ramps up hiring to fi ll a backlog of open positions.
Correction Department spokesman Keith Acree said Thursday the department still has almost 110 open posi-tions as of Thursday, with job offers issued in about three dozen of those slots. About half the remaining jobs are entry-level positions.
The system has been under scrutiny for two years, since two men on probation were charged with killing a graduate student at Duke University and the student body president at the Uni-versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Man gets life in prison for killing sister
GREENSBORO (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after he pleaded guilty to stabbing his sister to death in North Carolina last year.
The News & Record of Greensboro reported that 43-year-old Connell Ferrell pleaded guilty Wednesday to fi rst degree murder.
Prosecutors say 55-year-old Mary Ferrell Jones was beaten and stabbed in the Greensboro apartment they shared last October.
Ferrell apologized to family members, saying what hap-pened was out of his control.
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Complacency could jeopardize air safety
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the third time in seven months, the judgment of those who operate the nation’s air traffi c control system has been called into question and concerns have been raised that complacency may be caus-ing controllers and their supervisors to bend rules.
While major air crashes have declined sharply over the last decade, thanks largely to improved technol-ogy, aviation safety experts say they are seeing signs that vigilance may have eroded.
The latest incident was reported this week: A con-troller twice brought a child to work at the control tower at John F. Kennedy Interna-tional Airport in New York, one of the nation’s busiest airports, and allowed the child to radio instructions to pilots. The Federal Avia-tion Administration has sus-pended the controller and his supervisor pending an investigation of the incident last month.
“This is a stunning ex-ample of a lack of profes-sionalism, not following the rules, not using common-sense,” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told a Senate committee Thursday.
More drivers fi le complaints after Toyota fi x
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Toyota drivers say their cars have sped up by themselves even after being fi xed to correct the problem.
Another fi ve people have reported problems to the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration’s complaint database, describing surges of speed that came without warning. That is on top of at least 15 similar cases found by an Associated Press review of the data on Wednesday.
The complaints, which are submitted online or through a NHTSA hot line, have not been independently veri-fi ed. Government investiga-tors said Wednesday that they had found 10 possible cases of post-fi x problems.
As part of two recalls in-volving more than 8 million vehicles worldwide, Toyota is installing special metal shims and shortening gas pedals to solve the problem of unintended acceleration. The Japanese automaker blames the problem on gas pedals that can become sticky or be trapped under fl oor mats.
Paterson’s stature erodes even in stomping grounds
NEW YORK (AP) — Da-vid Paterson, New York’s fi rst black governor and a product of the Harlem political machine, faced rapidly waning support
Thursday even among New York City’s most infl uential black leaders, while his top spokesman resigned and said he couldn’t “in good conscience continue.”
The Rev. Al Sharpton con-vened a meeting of black politicians at a soul food restaurant in Harlem in an effort to craft a message asking Paterson to resign, according to a senior state Democrat briefed on the meeting.
A state panel accused Paterson on Wednesday of illegally obtaining World Series tickets, then lying about it. That charge came on top of an investigation of whether the governor or staff members had inap-propriate contact with a woman who made — but later inexplicably dropped — an abuse complaint against an aide who had accompanied Paterson to the baseball game four days earlier.
Alabama governor cracks down on bingo machines
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The governor of this Bible Belt state is waging a one-man crusade against gambling — and stirring ra-cial tensions in the process — by sending state troop-ers on late-night raids to shut down electronic bingo parlors.
Republican Bob Riley, a lifelong opponent of gambling, contends the electronic devices are essentially slot machines, which are plainly illegal in Alabama. He formed a task force a year ago to halt their spread.
He has forced the shutdown of more than 30 gambling halls — ranging from modest storefront operations to big, glamor-ous Vegas-style palaces — and idled more than 2,000 workers. Many of the bingo parlors are in poor, black areas.
Black leaders have com-plained that their communi-ties are being deprived of vital jobs and tax revenue.
Levin is acting chair of Ways and Means panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Sander Levin of Michi-gan was chosen Thursday as acting chairman of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, a post that plays a major role in health care and billions of dollars in expiring tax cuts.
Levin replaces Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., who stepped aside Wednesday as chair-man while the House ethics committee investigates his fundraising and fi nances.
Rep. Fortney “Pete” Stark, D-Calif., held the acting chairmanship for a day under House rules, but Speaker Nancy Pelosi told a meeting of all House Democrats Thursday that Levin was the choice to run the committee.
He will serve until Rangel’s ethics case is resolved or a new Congress convenes next year.
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Obama presses Dems: Seize momentBy ALAN FRAMAssociated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — Sup-port from his own party in doubt, President Barack Obama summoned more than a dozen House Democrats to the White House Thursday, plead-ing with them to put aside their qualms, seize a historic moment and vote for his massive health care overhaul.
It’s the opportunity of a generation, he told them — and a chance to revive the party’s agenda after his rough fi rst year in offi ce.
In back-to-back meet-ings in the Oval Offi ce and Roosevelt Room, Obama urged uneasy rank-and-fi le moderates and progressives to focus on the positives rather than their deep disappointment with parts of the bill. The lawmakers said Obama as-sured them the legislation was merely the fi rst step, and he promised to work with them in the future to improve its provisions.
“The president very pointedly talked about how important this is historically,” said Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz., “how he needs our help.” Obama told them that “this is an opportunity, it’ll give us momentum’” on other issues,” the congressman said.
Cranking up the pres-sure, congressional leaders said they were hoping for votes on the legislation in as soon as two or three weeks.
White House spokes-man Robert Gibbs told reporters he believes the House is on schedule to approve the landmark legislation by March 18, when the president leaves for an Asian trip, and he can sign it into law “shortly thereafter.”
Concerned about fellow Democrats’ trepidation about a legislative drive that has garnered only modest public support, House leaders expressed optimism but hardly certainty that they would
nail down enough support that soon.
Obama’s revved-up per-sonal involvement, along with the cautious tone of congressional leaders’ forecasts, illustrated the uncertainty still facing the president’s yearlong drive to push his signature leg-islative initiative through Congress. The outcome is important for all Ameri-cans, since the changes would affect the ways nearly everyone receives and pays for health care and failure to act would leave in place a system that many fi nd lacking and that leaves out tens of mil-lions of people.
Under the current strategy, Democratic leaders want Congress to send Obama the nearly $1 trillion health overhaul that the Senate passed in December, plus a separate bill making changes that House Democrats want. But there’s no decision yet on exactly what that second measure will look like.
Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., among 16 lawmak-ers who met with the president, said Obama told them he understands
the shortcomings of the current package.
“He thinks this ap-proach is the way it’s going to get done,” said Lee, who heads the Congres-sional Black Caucus. “He said this is the fi rst step, a foundation that we can build upon. He made a commitment to work with us on all the issues that are outstanding, and there are many,” including a desire by liberal Demo-crats for government-run health plans. That idea is opposed by moderate Democrats and nearly all Republicans.
Of the House Demo-crats Obama met with, all but two voted for a more far-reaching version of the health bill in November. The attendance list spot-lighted the White House’s need to reassure those supporters on the legisla-tion, even as it struggles to retain backing from more moderate Democrats worried about the bill’s costs and its language on abortion.
Another who attended, moderate Rep. Joe Crow-ley, D-N.Y., said, “I think when all is said and done we will have the votes to
pass health care reform.”House leaders were
more cautious about the prospects for the measure, which is virtually sure to be opposed by all Repub-licans.
Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 House Democrat, said a March 18 House vote was possible, but he added, “Until we have something concrete, it’s diffi cult to ask people, ‘Can you sup-port this?’”
As if to illustrate that, Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., a freshman who sup-ported an earlier version of the bill, said she is now undecided, citing ques-tions about what the fi nal measure would include.
“I think what’s hap-pened in my district is there’s a great deal of uncertainty,” she said.
In a sign of movement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and oth-ers said Democrats have already sent parts of a revised bill to the Con-gressional Budget Offi ce, which will certify its price tag. The nonpartisan bud-get offi ce must estimate legislation’s cost before lawmakers can vote on it.
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President Barack Obama speaks in the White House press briefi ng room in Washing-ton. Obama has summoned both Democrats and Republicans to a White House sum-mit to be cast live on C-SPAN and perhaps cable Thursday gambling that he can save his embattled health care overhaul by the power of persuasion.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers returned to the nation’s malls last month, buying a surpris-ing amount of spring clothing and other items and helping stores post the strongest retail sales since November 2007, a month before the reces-sion began.
The better-than-expected 3.7 percent gain reported Thursday showed that Americans are still thrifty, but they
are letting go of some of the frugality brought on by the economic down-turn. And many are will-ing to spend for certain higher-end goods.
Consumers “are now starting to go back to where they had typically shopped” before the recession, said Michael Niemira, chief econo-mist at the International Council of Shopping Centers, who expected a 2 percent gain. “I’m
surprised by the broad strength.”
But, he added, there’s still uncertainty about whether such a robust pace can be sustained, particularly later this year when the sales fi gures are being compared with more stabilized spending patterns.
The February sales report was the third consecutive monthly increase, according to the ICSC. The monthly
index excludes Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which stopped reporting monthly sales last year.
Shoppers shrugged off snowstorms and wor-ries about the economy to visit a broad array of merchants, from luxury retailer Nordstrom to middlebrow Macy’s Inc. to discounter Target Corp., which all reported solid sales increases that beat Wall Street analysts’ estimates.
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Retail sales gains strongest since late 2007
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite doubts among many lawmakers that it’ll create many jobs, the House on Thursday passed legislation giving companies that hire the jobless a temporary pay-roll tax break.
The measure passed 217-201 on a mostly par-ty-line vote. The bill also extends federal highway programs through the end of the year.
Some Democrats feel the approximately $35 bil-lion jobs bill is too puny, while others say the tax cut for new hires won’t generate many new jobs. However, the pressure is on to address jobs and deliver a badly needed win for President Barack Obama and a Democratic Party struggling in opin-ion polls and facing major losses in the upcom-ing midterm elections. Further jobs measures are promised.
“If that’s the only thing that I can vote on ... I’ll vote for it, obviously,” said Rep. Bill Pascrell, D-N.J. “We’ve got to get some-thing moving. We’ve got to get something done.”
“It’s really not a jobs bill,” said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif. “It’s one small piece.” Lee said
she instead wants money in the legislation for job training and youth sum-mer jobs.
The House had passed a much larger measure in December that con-tained almost $50 billion in infrastructure funding, $50 billion in help for cash-starved state govern-ments, and a six-month extension of jobless aid. That bill conspicuously left out the proposals to award tax credits for hir-ing new workers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was among those skeptical of that idea.
The Senate responded last week with the far smaller measure that the House is reluctantly accepting. The House amended the measure Thursday to conform with so-called pay-as-you-go budget rules that have become an article of faith among moderate Demo-crats. The rules require future spending increases or tax cuts to be paid for with either cuts to other programs or equivalent tax increases.
The minor tweak means that the notori-ously balky Senate would have to act again before Obama could sign the bill into law.
House passes tax breaks for new hiresBill incorporates Etheridge tax credit
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Bob Etheridge (D-Lillington) the only North Carolina-member of the House Ways and Means Committee, voted for the Hiring Incentives to Re-store Employment (HIRE) Act, or H.R. 2847, which passed by a vote of 217-201
“My number one priority is putting North Carolinians back to work,” Ether-idge said. “The HIRE Act will support more than one million new jobs this year, and encourage more businesses to take that next step to come off the sidelines and add employees.”
The centerpiece of the HIRE Act is a hiring tax credit, similar to that proposed in Etheridge’s HIRING Act, H.R. 4437. Etheridge said the bill will spur business investment by putting labor on sale for a limited time, help-ing small businesses expand.
The bill provides a payroll tax holiday to businesses that hire unemployed workers that is estimated to support 300,000 jobs, and encourages employers to keep those workers long-term with a tax credit of $1,000 for business-es that retain these employees.
The HIRE Act also includes another Etheridge proposal to support local school construction, building on the tax credit Qualifi ed School Construction Bonds that were included in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The HIRE Act would allow issuers of qualifi ed school construction bonds to receive a direct payment from the Federal government equal to the amount of the federal tax credit.
Etheridge said this modifi cation will help North Carolina’s schools access nearly $500 million in school construction bonds to address our student’s needs and support more than 15,000 jobs in North Carolina.
“This change is a win-win for North Carolina, making sure our communities are building for the next generation and putting workers on the job now,” said Etheridge. “This simple fi x expands access to credit for state and local governments, and creates jobs by building the new schools we need.”
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Teens’ double suicide rocks town
NORWOOD, Pa. (AP) — As the high-speed Acela train came thundering down the rails, a teenage girl screamed at her friends to get off the tracks.
But Gina Gentile and Van-essa Dorwart did not move. They hugged as the train bore down on them at speeds up to 110 mph, carrying out a suicide pact that the witness herself had backed out of only moments before.
The loss has shaken Norwood and its neighboring towns just outside Phila-delphia. There were hints the pretty and popular high school sophomores may have been suffering from depression, but experts say such suicide pacts are extremely uncommon — es-pecially among teens.
Pacts are made because suicide is so daunting — and they are broken for the same reason, said Thomas Joiner, a psychology professor at Florida State University.
Gee and Ness, or Gee-Gee and Nessa, were funny, outgoing and as close as sisters, said classmates at Interboro High School in Prospect Park.
Rowdy students block campus amid funding rally
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Rowdy protesters blocked the main gates of a Califor-nia university Thursday amid campus protests across the nation against deep cuts in education funding.
University of California, Santa Cruz provost David Kliger said there were re-ports of protesters carrying weapons and damaging a vehicle. Police did not imme-diately confi rm the reports.
An advisory posted on the school Web site urged people to avoid the campus because of safety concerns.
It said a windshield was reported smashed and protesters had photographed the license plate of a staff member trying to enter the campus.
Marches, strikes, teach-ins and walkouts were planned nationwide in what was being called the March 4th National Day of Action for Public Education.
Organizers said hundreds of thousands of students, teachers and parents were expected to participate in the demonstrations.
Wyoming Gov. Freudenthal won’t seek third term
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal said Thursday he will not seek re-elec-tion, ending speculation that the popular Democrat might try to overturn a state law that would have prohibited him from pursu-ing a third term.
The decision by Freuden-thal, 59, opens the seat in a heavily Republican state. While several prominent Re-publicans have announced they will seek their party’s nomination for governor this fall, Democrats in the state have been waiting to see what Freudenthal would decide.
“I’ve certainly communi-cated to them over time that they shouldn’t be counting on me running,” Freudenthal said of the state Democratic Party. “And I’m hopeful that they’ll fi nd qualifi ed candi-dates.”
Chelsea King suspect investigated for other crimes
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A con-victed sex offender charged with murdering Chelsea King in Southern California is under investigation in last year’s disappearance of a 14-year-old girl and the attempted kidnapping of another teenager, authorities said.
John Robert Gardner III remained jailed Thursday in San Diego County, a day after he pleaded not guilty to murdering the 17-year-old King.
The sheriff believes a body found Tuesday in a shallow grave on the shore of Lake Hodges is that of King, but the medical examiner’s of-fi ce had not yet confi rmed the identity.
Gardner, once described by a psychiatrist as a threat to underage girls, was under scrutiny in two other cases.
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A new take on ‘Alice’, without much meaningThere is a lot about
Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland”
that’s curiouser and curiouser, but just not much “muchness.” It is a phantasmagorical fever-dream that is both absorbing and banal, a looking glass that reflects Narnia, Middle-earth, and assorted other child-escapist imaginaria while refract-ing its source text.
The argument that Lewis Carroll’s origi-nal 1865 novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonder-land” predates “The Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings,” and other similar fare is undercut by Linda Woolverton’s updated screenplay, a mash-up of “Alice’s Adventures” with Carroll’s “Through the Looking-Glass” and the creatures inhabiting “Japperwocky,” one of his more famous non-sense poems.
Although these nar-rative liberties may repulse English majors and Carroll purists, they do allow Burton the freedom to emboss the story with his own unique vision. What the director does with this license, however, is a conundrum worthy of a Mad Hatter riddle.
Ten years after her first trip to Underland
(renamed from Won-derland) — which she does not remember — a now 19-year-old Alice (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself at a personal crossroads. Following the death of her beloved father, Alice is due to become betrothed to a man she does not love in front a throng of attend-ees at a Victorian estate party.
Problem is Alice keeps wilting under social pressures and spying a strange white rabbit wearing a waist-coat and a pocket watch which, at the moment of her matrimonial truth, she chases into the woods and once again
down the rabbit hole.There, Alice encoun-
ters a host of familiar characters: the afore-mentioned White Rab-bit (voice by Michael Sheen); the chain-smoking Blue Caterpil-lar (Alan Rickman); Cheshire Cat (Stephen Fry); Tweedledee and Tweedledum; and, of course, the tangerine-hued Hatter, played to Burtonesque delirium by Johnny Depp. Seems only Alice can save Un-derland from the clutch-es of the cruel, bul-bous-headed Iracebeth the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) by slay-ing the Japperwocky and restoring Iracebeth’s
younger sister — the kindly, pacifist White Queen (Anne Hathaway) — to the throne.
Burton has always embraced the senti-ment behind Alice’s query, “What is the use of a book, without pictures or conversa-tions?” There is wonder in the film’s unrelenting visuals, comic spark, and intriguing voice works — I particularly liked the trippy cool of Rickman and Fry, while Christopher Lee is instantly recogniz-able as the Japperwock’s resonant baritone. But, it is a sense of awe not shared by the surpris-ingly aplomb Alice.
Burton’s 3D picto-rial of a young girl’s ar-rested development and reluctant embrace of womanhood belies the fact that Alice’s entire time in Under/Won-derland is spent hav-ing one creature after another tell her where to go and what to do. Her path seems remarkably inevitable, yet somehow the Alice that crawls out of the rabbit hole now is a budding feminist with aims of carrying on the family business and blazing trade routes to China.
The pleasingly zany spectacle of it all comes at the expense of the story’s soul. Beyond their collective lunacy — “We’re all mad here,” the Cheshire Cat fa-mously informs — we barely ascertain any character motivation.
The audience cranes its neck to hear a lone, brief exchange between the regal sisters, hop-
ing for some nugget of exposition about the germ of their animus. The revelation that the Red Queen felt the need to behead her kingly husband passes quickly and without elaboration,much like the emotional undercurrent to her relationship with the head of her Army, the Knave of Hearts (Crispin Glover!).
Woolverton previ-ously penned such inof-fensive Disney offerings as “Beauty the Beast” and “The Lion King.” So, her “Alice in Won-derland” scrub is not that surprising, nor is the fact that it may well appeal to younger view-ers looking for a slightly edgy, mostly palatable diversion — how else to contextualize Hatter’s abominable final act breakdance? For every-one else, another Alice assertion proves apt: “I don’t believe there’s an atom of meaning in it.”
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Johnny Depp, left, Mia Wasikowska, center, and Anne Hathaway are shown in a scene from the fi lm, “Alice in Wonderland.
By NEIL MORRISThe Reel Deal
A thin blue fi lm coats Antoine Fuqua’s “Brook-lyn’s Finest,” the director’s welcome needed return to his hardboiled cop drama roots. And, like Fuqua’s “Training Day,” this is a testosterone-fu-eled, actor-driven policier that favors melodramat-ics over originality.
The narrative is a loosely connected triptych following the travails of three ethi-cally-challenged police offi cers: A burned-down fl atfoot on the eve of retirement (Richard Gere), a drug-addled, fi nancially-strapped narc (Ethan Hawke), and an undercover cop dug deep inside the drug network of a local kingpin (Wesley Snipes). The archetypes and clichés run as long as the Brooklyn Bridge, but Fuqua infuses them with incisive character devel-opment that transcends the superfi cial plot and rationed screen-time.
“Brooklyn’s Finest” is a live “Wire” electrifi ed with almost cartoonish intensity. Luckily, the actors walking this beat know the score. While an emotionally distant Gere is miscast, Hawke has perfected the man-on-the-edge role. But, the fi lm belongs to the tre-mendous yet still strange-ly underrated Cheadle, fl ashing the same street-wise verisimilitude and offbeat dialogue that previously informed his performances in “Out of Sight” and “Devil in the Blue Dress.”
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“Alice in Wonderland”
Grade: B – Director: Tim BurtonStarring: Johnny Depp,
Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway, Crispin Glover, Michael Sheen, and Alan Rickman
MPAA Rating: PGRunning Time: 1 hour,
48 minutesTheaters: Spring Lane
Cinemas in Sanford; Sand Hills Cinemas in Southern Pines; Cross-roads 20 in Cary
Cheadle steals the show in ‘Finest’
“Brooklyn’s Finest”
Grade: B – Starring: Antoine FuquaStarring: Richard Gere,
Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, and Wesley Snipes
MPAA Rating: RRunning Time: 2 hour,
20 minutesTheaters: Spring Lane
Cinemas in Sanford; Crossroads 20 in Cary
FILM REVIEW: BROOKLYN’S FINEST
The Sanford Herald / Friday, March 5, 2010 / 11AEntertainmentTHE OSCARS
Burt Reynolds released from hospital after bypass
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Burt Reynolds’ manager says the actor has been released from a Florida hos-pital after a planned heart bypass operation.
Erik Kritzer said in a state-ment Wednes-day that Reynolds had been sched-uled for the operation for over a month.
Kritzer said Reynolds went into the hospital on Mon-day and was discharged Tuesday.
Kritzer says the star of “Smokey and the Bandit,” “Deliverance” and “Boogie Nights” told him that he has “a great motor with brand new pipes” and is “feeling great.”
Last year, Reynolds spent time in a Florida rehab center after treatment for painkiller abuse following back surgery.
Reynolds is 74.
Barbara Walters ready to end her Oscars TV special
NEW YORK (AP) — Bar-bara Walters says her last Oscars special will be her best.
Walters will sit down with actresses Sandra Bullock and Mo’Nique, both nomi-nated for Academy Awards. Bullock is up for Best Ac-tress for “The Blind Side.” Mo’Nique is nominated for
Best Supporting Actress for “Precious.”
Walters says she believes both will win.
Walters is ending a 29-year-old tradition of talking to celebrities on Holly-wood’s biggest night by bidding farewell in her March 7 special.
While the 80-year-old journalist is known for getting stars to open up and often tear up on camera, she says the celebrity interview has be-come less special in recent years and many stars are overexposed.
Walters isn’t done with television. She’ll continue to do the annual 10 most fascinating people special, co-host “The View” and do occasional pieces for ABC News.
Child services probes stun gun at Jackson home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Michael Jackson’s mother confi rms that child services workers are investigating the pres-ence of a stun gun at the Jackson family home, but he says the late singer’s children were never ex-posed to the weapon.
Attorney Adam Streisand confi rmed the investigation Tuesday but said the mail-order stun gun delivered to the home was confi scated before any harm was done.
Streisand represents Katherine Jackson, who has custody of her son’s three young children, Prince Michael, Paris and Prince Michael II, also known as Blanket. Streisand said the weapon was ordered by the 13-year-old son of Jermaine Jackson, Jafar, and sent to the Jackson family home in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Jermaine Jackson’s chil-dren also live in the home.
“Jafar opened the package in his bathroom and tested it on a piece of paper,” Strei-sand said in a statement. Security and Katherine Jackson heard the sound and confi scated the weapon immediately, he said.
Streisand said Michael Jackson’s oldest son, Prince, saw the stun gun af-ter it was taken by security.
“Blanket Jackson never saw or heard the taser,” Streisand said. “Neither did Paris Jackson. Prince saw the taser in possession of security.”
Streisand said child services workers have not given him or Katherine Jackson an update on the agency’s inquiry. A phone message left for the agency was not immediately returned, but it generally does not comment on its cases.
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Same category, same fi lm? Win not likelyBy DAVID GERMAINAP Movie Writer
LOS ANGELES — The math is against “Up in the Air” co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick at the Academy Awards, where they’re likely to be left on standby in the supporting-actress category.
Setting aside Mo’Nique’s front-runner status for “Pre-cious,” performers nomi-nated in the same category for a single movie have a so-so history of winning.
Out of 65 past cases when two or more actors were competing against one another for one fi lm, they went home empty-handed 45 times.
With two actors from the same fi lm among the fi ve nominees, the math-ematical odds are that one of those performers would win 40 percent of the time. Historically, it’s worked out to just under 32 percent — 19 times out of 60 — when two are nominated in the same category for a single movie.
When three are in the running from the same fi lm, the odds rise to 60 per-cent that one of them will win. The reality is just 20 percent — there has been only one winner — Robert De Niro as supporting actor for 1974’s “The Godfather Part II” — out of the fi ve times when three actors have been up for the same category from a single fi lm.
The fi rst time multiple actors from one fi lm com-peted for the same prize was at the 1935 Oscars, when Clark Gable, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone all were nominated for best actor for “Mutiny on the Bounty.” Victor McLaglen won for “The Informer.”
Four years later, both supporting categories featured two nominees for the same fi lm, Harry Carey and Claude Rains for “Mr.
Smith Goes to Washington” and Olivia de Havilland and Hattie McDaniel for “Gone With the Wind.” McDaniel won, while Carey and Rains lost to Thomas Mitchell for “Stagecoach.”
Over the next 30 years, there were 31 instances when two or more co-stars from one fi lm were nominated in the same category, but only four times where one of those performers won.
Then they went on a
tear from 1970 to 1984. During that span, there were 19 cases when multiple actors competed against one another for the same fi lm, and one of them won 13 times.
Among those winners: Ben Johnson as supporting actor for 1971’s “The Last Picture Show,” his com-petition including co-star and current best-actor favorite Jeff Bridges; Tatum O’Neal as supporting actress for 1973’s “Paper Moon,” her competition including co-star Madeline Kahn; Peter Finch as best actor for 1976’s “Network,” his competition including co-star William Holden; current best-actress nomi-nee Meryl Streep as sup-porting actress for 1979’s “Kramer vs. Kramer,” her competition including co-star Jane Alexander; and F. Murray Abraham as best actor for 1984’s “Amadeus,” his competition including co-star Tom Hulce.
Since then, mul-tiple nominees from one movie have fallen back into drought mode. There were 12 times from 1985 to 2008 when two performers were up against each other for the same fi lm, but only two won: Dianne Wiest for 1994’s “Bullets Over Broadway,” her competition including co-star Jennifer Tilly; and Catherine Zeta-Jones for 2002’s “Chicago,” her competition including co-star Queen Latifah.
AP photo
Actresses Anna Kendrick, left, and Vera Farmiga pose at the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.
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Pakistan and Afghan offi cials have said at least four other Afghan Taliban leaders have been arrested in Pakistan in recent weeks, including the No. 2 leader of the movement, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
Iraq early voting shattered by deadly blasts
BAGHDAD (AP) — A string of deadly blasts shattered an early round of voting in Iraq Thursday, killing 17 people and highlighting the fragile nature of the country’s security gains ahead of crucial parliamen-tary elections this Sunday.
Iraq security forces were out in full force, trying to protect early voters in an election that will determine who will lead the country through the crucial period of the U.S. troop drawdown and help decide whether the country can overcome its deep sectarian divisions.
But three explosions — a rocket attack and two sui-cide bombings — showed the ability of insurgents to carry out bloody attacks. They have promised to disrupt the voting with violence.
“Terrorists wanted to ham-per the elections, thus they
started to blow themselves up in the streets,” said Dep-uty Interior Minister Ayden Khalid Qader, responsible for election-related security across the country.
Thursday’s voting was for those who might not be able to get to the polls Sunday. The vast majority of early voters were the Iraqi police and military who will be working election day — when the rest of the country votes — to enforce security. Others voting included de-tainees, hospital patients and medical workers.
Strong earthquake hits Taiwan; injuries reported
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Taiwan on Thursday, terrify-ing residents, disrupting communications and trigger-ing at least one large fi re. Twelve people were injured, the National Fire Agency said.
No tsunami alert was issued. The quake was cen-tered in the same mountain-ous region of rural Kaoh-siung county that endured the brunt of the damage from Typhoon Morakot, a devastating storm that killed about 700 people last August.
Taiwanese actor Chu Chung-heng said he and other passengers were close to panic when the high-speed train on which they were traveling was dislodged from its track by the quake.
“Many people in my car were screaming,” he said. “I was so scared that I couldn’t make a sound. The train shook very hard and I thought it was going to overturn.”
Rail service in southern and central Taiwan was suspended, as was the state-of-the-art subway system in Kaohsiung city, Taiwan’s second largest with a population of 1.5 million. Kaohsiung is about 250 miles (400 kilometers) south of Taipei.
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Haitian family survives 2 quakesSAN BERNARDO, Chile
(AP) — The Desarmes family left their native Haiti two weeks after the devastating Jan. 12 earth-quake, joining the eldest son in Chile for what seemed a refuge from the fear and chaos of Port-au-Prince.
Their sense of security lasted barely a month. It was shattered at 3:43 a.m. Saturday when one of the most powerful quakes on record shook a swath of Chile.
All the Desarmes’ im-mediate family survived both quakes. But twice cursed, the family now sleeps in the garden of a home that the eldest son, Pierre Desarmes, found for them just south of the Chilean capital of Santia-go. They fear yet another temblor will strike.
“I left my country and came here because of an earthquake,” Seraphin Philomene, a 21-year-old student and cousin of Desarmes, said Wednes-day. “And here, the same thing!”
“My God, I left my country and I didn’t die, but I’m going to die here!”
Pierre Desarmes, 34, managed to get his fam-ily out of Haiti thanks to personal contacts at the Chilean Embassy in Port-au-Prince and the Chil-ean armed forces. Nine members of his family — his parents, two broth-ers and their families, and three cousins — arrived in Santiago on a Chilean air force plane Jan. 23.
Desarmes, the lead singer of a popular Haitian reggaeton band in Chile, still gets choked up when he recalls seeing his family
for the fi rst time stepping off the plane.
“I saw them but I didn’t believe it. I said, ’My God, they’re here.’ It was a very diffi cult moment,” he said, speaking in French in the garden of the house the family now calls home.
“Each time I think about it, I get sad, because I realize I was able to do this because I was here. But there are so many people who are there and I don’t know what’s going to happen to them.”
His relatives had to leave Haiti with only hours’ notice, receiving instructions on where to go via cell phone text messages from a rela-tive in the United States who was in contact with Desarmes in Santiago. Philomene didn’t even have time to pack, dash-ing to the Chilean Em-bassy when she received word the family had been cleared to fl y out.
Saturday’s earthquake has made a diffi cult transi-tion even more traumatic.
“When the aftershocks
come, they refuse to stay in the house,” Desarmes said, sipping a Coke at a table in the garden, his relatives sitting nearby.
“I have to talk to them all day long telling them: ‘There are no problems, it’s a country that’s prepared for earthquakes, it’ll pass, it’s not so bad.’ But they don’t hear me. Psychologi-cally for them, they’re still really affected by it.”
Desarmes’ brother, Stanley Desarmes, 32, is deeply unsettled. The father of a 2-year-old girl, Nelia, who plays in the yard, he worries for his family’s safety and is thinking about uprooting them again to move some-where with less danger of earthquakes.
“I don’t know what I can do, but staying isn’t pos-sible,” he said. “I could die and I could lose my fam-ily. I have to leave. I don’t know where, I don’t know how. But I don’t want to die with my family here.”
Philomene, his cousin, plans to stay, hoping to bring the rest of her family
to Chile. She was the only member of her immediate family to get out because she was living with the Desarmes in the Haitian capital to fi nish her stud-ies. Her mother, father, twosisters and a brother are still in Cap-Haitien, a town in northern Haiti about 90 miles from the capital.
“I’ve had no news from them,” she said, choking up.
Reached late Wednes-day by The Associ-ated Press in Cap-Haitien, Philomene’s father, Luigene Philomene, was elated at the news that his daughter was safe. He said he hadn’t heard from her since before Chile’s earthquake and had been trying to reach relatives in Port-au-Prince for an update.
The elder Philomene said when he heard that his daughter had been in the Chile earthquake he thought of a Haitian saying that loosely translates as “we saved her from the river and she ended up in the sea.” Now he feels she has divine protection and the 43-year-old said he would eagerly join his daughter in South America if he could.
“God is looking for out for us,” he said. “Our family didn’t die in Haiti so they aren’t going to die in Chile either.”
Francius Pierre, a cous-in of Seraphin’s in Port-au-Prince, had already learned from a brother that his relatives in Chile survived. Pierre, a univer-sity student who injured his knee in the Haitian quake, said Seraphin and his other relatives moved from Haiti for safety.
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Haitian Jinette Pierre, center, stands with her family in San Bernardo, Chile, Wednesday. After a strong earth-quake hit Haiti on Jan. 12, Pierre and her family moved to Chile which was hit by a strong earthquake less than two months later on Feb. 27.
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NFL FAVRE: NO DECISION YET ON PLAYING AGAIN
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Brett Favre says he still hasn’t decided whether he’ll play again next season.
Appearing on NBC’s “The Tonight Show” Thursday, the Minnesota Vikings quarterback told Jay Leno he’s not going to say anything anytime soon and that he just plans to sit back and enjoy the offseason for now.
Favre is the NFL’s career leader in nearly every major passing category and a three-time league MVP. The former Green Bay Packer had one of his best seasons ever after deciding to play for his former bitter rival in Minnesota.
But Minnesota’s overtime loss in the NFC championship game at New Orleans Jan. 24 left the 40-year-old battered. He has said his main concern was whether his body could hold up for another season.
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GEORGETOWN’S FREEMAN HAS DIABETES
WASHINGTON (AP) — George-town’s leading scorer Austin Freeman has been diagnosed with diabetes, leaving his status uncertain for the team’s upcoming games.
Freeman returned to practice Wednesday and Thursday after missing Monday night’s loss to West Virginia. He was also limited in Saturday’s loss to Notre Dame.
Originally thought to have a stomach virus, Freeman learned he had diabetes when he went to the hospital Monday night.
27 ARRESTED AFTER MARYLAND BEATS DUKE
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Police arrested 27 people, including some University of Maryland students, after hundreds of basketball fans turned confrontational near the College Park campus, authori-ties said Thursday.
Police spokesman Cpl. Larry Johnson said about 1,500 people poured onto U.S. Route 1 near a stretch of clubs and bars in Prince George’s County at about 11:30 p.m. Wednes-day, after No. 22 Maryland beat No. 4 Duke 79-72.
The initial celebration with people cheering and jumping turned chaotic as some parad-ed around with detached street signs. County police, campus police and mounted units from the Maryland-National Capital Park Police responded. TV footage showed people running from offi cers on horseback and police in riot gear. An offi cer can be heard telling them to “move, move,” and others are seen patting down and shoving young men.
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BASEBALL 2010: SOUTHERN LEE CAVALIERS
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Southern Lee third baseman Walt Podruchny makes a play in this fi le photo. Podruchny returns with much of the team intact from the squad what was last season’s conference co-champion.
Expectations still set high for CavaliersBy RYAN [email protected]
SANFORD— Although the season didn’t quite get off to the start he hoped for, South-ern Lee baseball coach Matt Burnett’s expectations are high for this season’s Cavaliers.
With a returning nucleus of talent and some new additions,
Burnett feels like the Cavaliers will be able to compete for yet another Cape Fear Valley Conference championship, which will help give them a decent draw in the 3-A playoffs at season’s end.
“I really think this team can win a state championship,”
Diamond NoteThe Cavaliers have typically
contended for conference titles with their pitching and defense, and the style should be the same in 2010. With two of their three starting pitchers returning to go with quality defense up the middle, Southern Lee is seeking a deep postseason run.
Camels ousted from tourney
MACON, GA. — Micah Williams scored a career-high 32 points — 23 in the second half — and East Tennessee State rallied for a 72-64 win over Campbell Thursday in the quarterfi nal round of the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament at the University Center.
The fi fth-seeded Bucs (18-14) scored 51 second-half points, hit 55 percent from the fi eld after intermis-sion and extended their win-ning streak to four games since a 79-57 loss Feb. 19 at Campbell.
ETSU will face 8th-seed-ed Kennesaw State on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the semifi nal round. Second-seeded Jack-sonville will meet the winner of Thursday’s nightcap between 3rd seed Belmont and 6th seed Mercer in the other semifi nal.
Williams made 9-of-14 shots, 4-of-6 threes, and all 10 of his free throws to eclipse his previous career high by 10 points. Tommy Hubbard added 18 points (10-of-12 from the line) and 8 rebounds, plus 3 steals.
Jonathan Rodriguez led fourth-seeded Campbell (19-11) with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting to close his career with 2,153 points, the third-highest total in A-Sun history. The 4-time all-conference selection also fi nished with 1,066 career boards, second-most since the league was formed in 1978. He is one of 101 players in NCAA Division I history to score at least 2,000 points with at least 1,000 rebounds in his career.
Senior Miles Taylor added 14 points (4-of-8 fi eld goals, 6-of-6 from the line), while Junard Hartley scored 10 points and dealt 7 assists. Campbell’s 2nd-leading scorer, Lorne Merthie fi n-ished with 8 points and fi ve steals, but hit only 2-of-11 from 3-point range. The sophomore guard closed the regular season as the league’s most accurate 3-point shooter in conference games (.452).
ETSU moved in front for the fi rst time all day in the midst of a 15-4 run that put the Bucs ahead 39-33. CU cut the margin to 46-45 on Miles Taylor’s bucket with 7:30 left, but ETSU coun-tered with a 12-2 push as Williams had 10 points in the burst, and pushed the gap to 58-47 with 5:01 left.
DUKE BASKETBALL
Blue Devils not concerned about loss
Duke coach Mike Krzyze-wski gestures during the second half of an NCAA col-lege basketball game against Maryland, Wednesday in College Park, Md.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Duke lost a gut-wrenching game and an opportunity to claim a coveted champion-ship Wednesday night, yet the potential gains from the game weren’t lost on the Blue Devils.
“A game like this is good for both teams,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said following a 79-72 loss at Maryland. “Our guys responded in this atmosphere.
They were in a position to win, and I’m proud of that.
“This wasn’t a game where we didn’t play hard or we played stupid _ it wasn’t any-thing like that.”
The loss dropped the Blue Devils (25-5, 12-3 ACC) into a fi rst-place tie with the Terrapins in the ACC standings (22-7, 12-3) with one game left for both. Maryland visits Virginia on Saturday afternoon (1:30 p.m.,
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GIRLS SOCCERFalcons fall in season opener
RALEIGH — The Lee Christian Lady Falcons of-fi cially opened their 2010 soccer season with a 3-1 loss at Friendship Chris-tian on Thursday night.
Friendship Christian scored its fi rst goal in the 32nd minute and held a 1-0 lead at halftime. Friendship scored two more goals in the 55th and 60th minutes, respectively to pull ahead 3-0.
The Falcons (0-1) got on the board in the 64th min-ute when Erica Davidson assisted Whitney O’Quinn for the goal. The Falcons had several opportunities in the closing moments of the match but just couldn’t capitalize.
The Lady Falcons will have their home opener on Friday afternoon when NCCSA 3-A West oppo-nent Gospel Light comes to town. The game is scheduled for 4 p.m.
TRYOUTSLee County 18-U team holding tryouts
SANFORD — The Lee County Tarheels, an 18-and-under boys’ basket-ball team, will conduct a tryout this weekend.
The tryout will run from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday at the Bob Hales Center. For more information, call (919) 353-2212.
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SOCCERSASL Sabres open with shutout victory
SANFORD — The U-10 SASL Sabres started their opening day of the U-11 Challenge Sea-son with a 4-0 victory over the Fuquay-Varina Ambush Red.
Alex Alba and Griffi n Dunne each scored two goals for the Sabres with Jack Davenport and Francisco Lemus each had assists.
The defense for the Sa-bres was led by Jose Aguirre and Dawson Riggins. Colton Dutchess, the goalkeeper, had many key saves for the Sabres to secure the shutout.
TENNISJackets face another of league’s best
SANFORD — The Lee County boys’ tennis team may be through the toughest part of its schedule already.
Playing in their second match of the season against another of the Tri-9 Confer-ence’s heavyweights, the Yel-low Jackets fell 9-0 to Green Hope on Thursday.
Despite the loss, the Jackets did get inspired play from Hamilton James, among others, coach Hamp Kenerly said.
Lee County opened its sea-son last week against another of the league’s best, Apex.
GIRLS BASKETBALLGrace facing tough teams at tourney
DAYTON, Tenn. — The Grace Christian Lady Crusaders are playing in a national tourna-ment.
And so it lends to reason that they are playing some of the best teams in the country.
Through two games in pool play at the NACA Tournament, it sure seems that way. On Wednesday, Mt. Airy Christian knocked off the Crusaders 53-41 before Veritas Christian of Asheville beat them 59-40 on Thursday.
Haley Bryant is making a case for the all-tournament team already, scoring 18 points in the opener and 20 on Thursday. The Crusaders got eight points from Anna Murr on Wednesday and seven from Randy Kerr on Thursday.
It doesn’t get any easier for Grace Christian on Friday. The Crusaders will play defend-ing national champion West Stokes of Florida.
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Paulus’ next trick — play in the NFLSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP)
— After playing point guard at Duke and quarterback at Syracuse, Greg Paulus is ready for a new frontier — the NFL.
“You dream of these things. To have this op-portunity, I wanted to take advantage of it,” the 23-year-old Paulus said as he prepared for Thursday’s pro day before at least a dozen NFL teams at Syracuse. “In the back of my mind this was defi nitely something I wanted. Hopefully, we’re going to get some positive feedback. I’ll do the best I can.”
Paulus ended his one-year career with the Orange with two school records — most completions and highest completion rate. He started all 12 games of a 4-8 season, completing 193 of 285 passes (67.7 percent) with 14 interceptions and 13 TDs for 2,024 yards.
Orange head coach Doug Marrone, in his rookie year
at his alma mater, tabbed Paulus as the team’s starter in preseason camp last Au-gust — less than a week after seeing him throw a pass in person for the fi rst time.
“Only having since the end of May, you only have two or three months to build your arm strength,” said Paulus, who was voted a team captain before the season by his new team-mates. “That wasn’t enough. Now that I’ve been doing it a certain amount of months straight and preparing for this time, it’s gotten a lot stronger. It’s not even close.”
Paulus has been working out with Orange strength and conditioning coach Will Hicks and has boosted his weight to 204 pounds, up from about 180 when he arrived.
“I feel good about that. I’m always trying to get stronger, faster, continuing to build footwork,” Paulus said. “I didn’t have as much time to prepare for the
season. Being able to work on footwork has been a huge thing. Being able to throw on a consistent basis has allowed my arm and my timing to be better. I’m just trying to continue to get better.”
Hicks said Wednesday that the 12 to 15 NFL teams Syracuse expects at pro day all want to take a look at Paulus.
“Considering when he fi rst got here, he’s made great progress as far as his body weight, strength, core stability, arm strength, those type of things,” Hicks said. “I’ve been getting a lot of interest ... He’s going to have a legitimate opportunity. He’s a hard worker, he’s got all the charisma and leader-ship skills and the smarts. I just hope he improved enough physically to give himself an opportunity.”
Paulus’s unique college athletic career entered a new stage just days after the Duke basketball season ended last spring. He worked out for the Green Bay Packers and had contact with more than 20 college programs before deciding Syracuse was the best fi t.
Paulus handled the tran-sition to football well when one considers he played for a team that had won a total of 10 games the previous
four seasons and whose of-fensive line was constantly in fl ux as Marrone perse-vered with a depleted roster.
“You have to respect him just coming in here, not playing the game for four years, not knowing any of his teammates,” said Chris Gedney, an All-American tight end at Syracuse in the early 1990s and now an analyst on football broadcasts. “Everything was new again. I thought he did exceptionally well with handling himself, and that’s the biggest thing.
“It’s hard to train for football. You’re not really building,” Gedney said. “You’re trying to maintain what you’ve put together with a little bit of emphasis on growth. It’s a grind, but if the team’s got a good conditioning program and you continue to grow, who knows where your ceiling’s at?”
Paulus was a record-setting quarterback at Christian Brothers Acad-emy in Syracuse. As a senior running a spread offense, Paulus threw for 3,700 yards and 43 touchdowns in a 13-0 season. He fi nished his prep career with 11,763 yards and 152 touchdowns passing and was named 2004 Gatorade High School National Football Player of the Year. Maryland beats
North Carolina in ACC tourney
GREENSBORO (AP) — Ly-netta Kizer had 22 points and 10 rebounds to help Maryland hold off North Carolina 83-77 on Thursday in the fi rst round of the Atlantic Coast Confer-ence tournament.
Tianna Hawkins added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the ninth-seeded Terrapins (19-11), who saw a 16-point second-half lead whittled all the way to two in the fi nal seconds before holding on. It was a big win for the defending tournament champions, who had lost eight of 12 to put their NCAA tourna-ment hopes in jeopardy.
Wake Forest edges Miami in OT in ACC
GREENSBORO (AP) — Brit-tany Waters scored six of her 21 points in overtime to help Wake Forest beat Miami 66-65 on Thursday in the fi rst round of the Atlantic Coast Confer-ence tournament.
Waters delivered a three-point play on an off-balance, sweeping hook shot to give the fi fth-seeded Demon Deacons (18-12) a 66-63 lead with 1 minute left. Shenise Johnson had a chance to win the game for 12th-seeded Miami (17-13), but her jumper from the right baseline failed to draw iron as time expired.
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CHARLOTTE (AP) — Char-lotte Bobcats centers Nazr Mohammed and Tyson Chan-dler have returned to practice following injuries.
A team spokesman says both players will be listed as game-time decisions for Friday’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mohammed has missed the past fi ve games with se-vere back spasms. Chandler has sat out seven straight games with left foot and ankle pain. The injuries have left recently acquired Theo Ratliff as Charlotte’s starting center.
Sabbatini: Woods will play well; how will fans be?
DALLAS (AP) — Rory Sabbatini once made headlines for calling Tiger Woods “more beatable than ever,” and that was long before the world’s No. 1 golfer put his career on hold to straighten out his personal life.
So, how does Sabbatini expect Woods to play once he returns?
“We all know you don’t just have a talent like that and it disappears,” Sabbatini said Thursday. “It’s going to be there, it’s going to return. He’s going to be playing well. It’s go-ing to be interesting to see how his mental game is, how his head is in regards to keeping his focus out there.”
He also said it’s going to
be interesting “to see the reaction of the public to Tiger.”
“Obviously he’s always been the golden boy of the spectators,” Sabbatini said. “It’s defi nitely going to be interesting to see how they react to that, how they respond to it when it occurs.”
Iverson’s wifefi les for divorce
ATLANTA (AP) — Allen Iverson’s wife fi led for divorce the same day the Philadel-phia 76ers announced that the All-Star guard would not return for the rest of the season.
Tawanna Iverson said their 8 1/2-year marriage is “ir-retrievably broken,” in papers fi led Tuesday in Fulton County Superior Court. She asks for full custody of the couple’s fi ve children, child support and alimony.
Accused doctor resigns from CFL’s Toronto Argos
TORONTO (AP) — A doctor accused of selling an unap-proved drug has resigned as team doctor of the Canadian Football League’s Toronto Argonauts.
Dr. Anthony Galea resigned in early February after work-ing for the team since 2003, Argos spokeswoman Beth Waldman said Thursday. She said she doesn’t know the reason for the Canadian doctor’s resignation.
“Dr. Galea resigned as our team doctor so we’re no longer associated with him,” Waldman said.
SPORTS BRIEFS
WRAL), hours before Duke hosts North Carolina (9 p.m., ESPN).
Given what was on the line and the emotional energy between Duke and Maryland regardless of records, the Blue Devils didn’t want to lose under any circumstances.
Still, the circumstances could benefi t them going forward into postseason play.
The game was just Duke’s fourth one all year _ all on the road _ where the game was up for grabs in the fi nal seconds, and just the second one where the teams entered the fi nal minutes on even terms.
While Duke rallied to make the loss at Wisconsin interesting in the clos-ing seconds, and Boston College did the same in its home game against Duke, the only game before Wednesday that went to the wire virtually even was Duke’s loss at Georgia Tech nearly two months ago.
“We had courage to shoot and take it, and it didn’t go in,” Krzyzewski said. “We’re not coming off the Eastern front here, not ready to fi ght again. We’re ready to fi ght. My team is a bunch of fi ghters.
“There are no blank stares. There’s disappoint-ment.”
Duke junior Nolan Smith was among the disappointed but seemed far from distraught. After Duke went through a brutal shooting stretch midway through the sec-ond half _ missing 13 of 14 shots as a four-point lead turned into a fi ve-point defi cit _ Smith responded with three strong scoring plays toward the basket in less than two minutes to reclaim the lead for Duke.
A couple more inches, and Smith could have been celebrating rather than contemplating. He had Duke’s last best chance to pull it out, but his 3-pointer with 1:05 left and Duke trailing 71-69 bounded off the front of the rim.
“I thought it was a great shot, and the coaches were happy with it. It’s great go-ing forward to know that if we’re in a tough situation like this, guys aren’t going to be afraid to shoot,” Smith said. “I think I can defi nitely take something out of this. I grew up tonight.
“I’ve been growing up all year, getting more and more confi dent. In an atmosphere like this, this is where players are made. I really felt confi dent.”
DukeContinued from Page 1B
Unknown leads PGA Tour event
PALM BEACH GAR-DENS, Fla. (AP) — Al-exandre Rocha nearly stopped playing golf last year, until two moves by the International Olym-pic Committee changed his mind.
And that’s just one tiny part of his unbeliev-able story.
The world’s 711th-ranked player — who needed to survive a pre-qualifi er, then a Monday qualifi er, then a playoff, just to get into the fi eld at PGA National this week — shot a 4-under 66 on Thursday, one shot back of Nathan Green and Michael Connell after the fi rst round on a windy and unseasonably cool fi rst day at the Honda Classic.
“I needed a day like today like, you have no idea,” Rocha said. “And it was for nobody. It’s for myself.”
The Honda is only his fourth PGA Tour event; the last was in 2003, and he’s never made a cut. He lost his European Tour card last year and got status earlier this year on the Asian Tour, only after deciding that he wanted to continue playing golf for a living.
The IOC had much to do with that. First, they awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics to his native Brazil, then added golf to that program. Rocha — who didn’t know a word of English when he arrived at Mis-sissippi State — took those moves as signs of what he was supposed to do, so he recommitted to the game with hopes of fi nally making something happen.
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In this Nov. 1, 2009 fi le photo, Carolina Panthers’ Julius Peppers smiles on the team bench after scoring a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals.
Uncapped season begins today for NFL
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has swallowed the poison pill.
When the league and the players association reached a new collective bargaining agreement in 2006, a clause called for eliminating the salary cap in 2010. Both sides assumed an uncapped sea-son would be so distasteful that a new contract would be fi nalized long before the cap disappeared.
Even when the owners opted out of the CBA in 2008, little thought was giv-en to an actual removal of the salary cap that gener-ally has been benefi cial for both owners and players.
On Friday, pro football’s salary cap dies. Free agency begins under a whole new set of rules, and no one is sure where it will lead — perhaps even to a work stoppage in 2011.
Yes, the most profi table and popular sport in Amer-ica is entering territory even more uncharted than the end zone was for the St. Louis Rams last season.
“The situation we’re
walking into is certainly unknown for everyone,” Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik says. “So no one can really look at the crystal ball and say here’s what people are going to spend and here’s what people aren’t going to spend. It’s all pure speculation.”
Marc Ganis, president of Chicago-based coansult-ing company Sports Corp. Ltd., thinks teams will be tightfi sted.
“That’s one of the pos-sibilities in the uncapped season, will some teams be spending far below the cur-rent fl oor, especially teams that perform poorly on the fi eld?” says Ganis. “Teams will have the option of spending the amount on their team that they think it is worth. A 4-12 team does not have the caliber players a consistently 12-4 team has.
“I expect the small and midsize market clubs are going to start to pay in this uncapped year based on what they can afford.”
But sports agent Joe Lin-
ta, who represents Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco among others, is optimis-tic the pocketbooks will remain open. His thoughts echo those by many of his colleagues:
“The owners are all wealthy,” Linta says, “and as much as they need and want to make money, the need to win is greater than the need to make money — they already have plenty. Their insatiable desire to win will override their greed to save and make money. So, yeah, they’ll spend.”
Some can spend more than others. But the crop of unrestricted free agents contains few difference makers and is inferior to the group of restricted free agents.
Under the CBA that expires next March, the top conference semifi nal-ists from January’s playoffs have extra restrictions in signing free agents. The fi -nal four, for example, must lose an unrestricted free agent (UFA) before they can sign one.
4B / Friday, March 5, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Scoreboard
Friday, March 5AUTO RACING6 p.m.SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, pole qualifying for Kobalt
Tools 500, at Hampton, Ga.BOXING10 p.m.ESPN2 — Junior lightweights, Martin Honorio (27-4-1) vs.
Wilton Hilario (12-0-1), at Temecula, Calif.GOLF9:30 a.m.TGC — European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, second round,
at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (same-day tape)
3 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, second round, at Palm
Beach Gardens, Fla.6:30 p.m.TGC — Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, first round, at
Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape)MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL8 p.m.ESPN2 — Kent St. at AkronNBA BASKETBALL7 p.m.ESPN — Detroit at Cleveland9:30 p.m.ESPN — New Orleans at San Antonio
NBA StandingsEASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Confd-Cleveland 48 14 .774 — 7-3 W-5 26-4 22-10 28-8d-Orlando 42 20 .677 6 7-3 W-3 24-6 18-14 29-11Atlanta 39 21 .650 8 6-4 W-3 24-7 15-14 21-12d-Boston 38 21 .644 81⁄2 6-4 W-2 17-11 21-10 25-13Toronto 31 28 .525 151⁄2 5-5 L-4 21-9 10-19 22-17Chicago 31 29 .517 16 6-4 L-2 19-10 12-19 19-18Milwaukee 31 29 .517 16 8-2 W-1 19-9 12-20 22-15Miami 30 31 .492 171⁄2 6-4 W-1 15-14 15-17 18-17Charlotte 28 31 .475 181⁄2 4-6 L-2 20-8 8-23 17-19Philadelphia 22 38 .367 25 3-7 L-4 10-18 12-20 10-22Washington 21 37 .362 25 5-5 L-1 12-18 9-19 15-22New York 21 39 .350 26 2-8 W-1 13-20 8-19 15-25Detroit 21 40 .344 261⁄2 3-7 L-5 14-17 7-23 14-21Indiana 20 41 .328 271⁄2 2-8 L-2 13-16 7-25 15-22New Jersey 6 54 .100 41 2-8 L-2 3-27 3-27 5-33
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Confd-L.A. Lakers 46 15 .754 — 8-2 W-3 29-5 17-10 26-11d-Dallas 41 21 .661 51⁄2 9-1 W-9 21-9 20-12 22-16d-Denver 40 21 .656 6 6-4 W-1 26-5 14-16 24-14Utah 38 22 .633 71⁄2 6-4 L-1 24-8 14-14 23-16Phoenix 39 24 .619 8 8-2 W-2 23-7 16-17 25-14Oklahoma City 36 24 .600 91⁄2 7-3 L-1 19-11 17-13 18-18San Antonio 34 24 .586 101⁄2 6-4 W-2 21-10 13-14 20-17Portland 37 27 .578 101⁄2 7-3 W-3 20-13 17-14 23-14Memphis 31 30 .508 15 5-5 W-1 18-13 13-17 18-21New Orleans 31 31 .500 151⁄2 4-6 L-3 20-11 11-20 20-16Houston 30 30 .500 151⁄2 3-7 L-1 17-14 13-16 22-18L.A. Clippers 25 36 .410 21 4-6 L-1 18-13 7-23 12-26Sacramento 21 40 .344 25 4-6 W-1 15-14 6-26 13-24Golden State 17 43 .283 281⁄2 4-6 L-2 13-18 4-25 9-27Minnesota 14 48 .226 321⁄2 1-9 L-4 9-21 5-27 7-30
d-division leader
Wednesday’s GamesAtlanta 112, Philadelphia 93Orlando 117, Golden State 90Boston 104, Charlotte 80Cleveland 111, New Jersey 92New York 128, Detroit 104Milwaukee 100, Washington 87Memphis 104, New Orleans 100Dallas 112, Minnesota 109Sacramento 84, Houston 81Denver 119, Oklahoma City 90Portland 102, Indiana 79Phoenix 127, L.A. Clippers 101Thursday’s GamesMemphis at Chicago, 8 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Miami, 8 p.m.Utah at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesL.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at Washington, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.New York at Toronto, 7 p.m.Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Golden State at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.Orlando at New Jersey, 8 p.m.Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m.New Orleans at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.Saturday’s GamesGolden State at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.New Jersey at New York, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m.Indiana at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
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Sports ReviewBASKETBALLThe AP Top 25
By The Associated PressThe top 25 teams in The Associated Press’
college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Syracuse (59) 27-2 1,618 4 2. Kansas (6) 27-2 1,550 1 3. Kentucky 27-2 1,493 2 4. Duke 25-4 1,415 5 5. Kansas St. 24-4 1,377 6 6. Ohio St. 23-7 1,232 9 7. Purdue 24-4 1,169 3 8. New Mexico 27-3 1,151 10 9. Villanova 23-5 1,143 710. West Virginia 22-6 1,024 811. Michigan St. 22-7 960 1412. Butler 26-4 762 1513. Vanderbilt 22-6 741 1614. BYU 26-4 633 1315. Wisconsin 21-7 625 1716. Tennessee 21-7 615 1917. Pittsburgh 22-7 612 1218. Gonzaga 24-5 554 1819. Georgetown 19-8 548 1120. Temple 24-5 547 2021. Baylor 22-6 393 2422. Maryland 21-7 249 —23. Texas A&M 20-8 210 2224. UTEP 22-5 124 —25. Xavier 21-7 101 —
Others receiving votes: Texas 94, Richmond 44, N. Iowa 32, Oklahoma St. 24, Marquette 21, Missouri 13, Illinois 10, Utah St. 9, Virginia Tech 8, Mississippi St. 7, UAB 6, Cornell 5, Louisville 4, Notre Dame 1, Old Dominion 1.
Top 25 ScheduleFriday’s GamesNo games scheduledSaturday’s GamesNo. 1 Syracuse at Louisville, 2 p.m.No. 2 Kansas at Missouri, 2 p.m.No. 4 Duke vs. North Carolina, 9 p.m.No. 5 Kansas State vs. Iowa State, 6 p.m.No. 7 Purdue at Penn State, 2:30 p.m.No. 9 Villanova vs. No. 10 West Virginia,
NoonNo. 12 Butler in Horizon League semifinals,
8:05 p.m.No. 13 Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina, 2 p.m.No. 14 BYU at TCU, 6 p.m.No. 16 Tennessee at Mississippi State,
6 p.m.No. 17 Pittsburgh vs. Rutgers, 4:30 p.m.No. 19 Georgetown vs. Cincinnati, NoonNo. 20 Temple vs. George Washington, 2
p.m.No. 21 Baylor vs. Texas, 4 p.m.No. 22 Maryland at Virginia, 1:30 p.m.No. 23 Texas A&M at Oklahoma, NoonNo. 24 UTEP vs. UAB, 9:05 p.m.No. 25 Xavier vs. St. Bonaventure, 4 p.m.Sunday’s GamesNo. 3 Kentucky vs. Florida, NoonNo. 11 Michigan State vs. Michigan, 4 p.m.No. 15 Wisconsin at Illinois, NoonNo. 18 Gonzaga in WCC semifinals at
Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m.
Conference Tournament Glances
By The Associated PressAll Times EST
Atlantic Sun ConferenceAt The University CenterMacon, Ga.First RoundWednesday, March 3Kennesaw State 72, Lipscomb 69Jacksonville 76, North Florida 69Thursday, March 4East Tennessee State 72, Campbell 64Belmont vs. Mercer, 9 p.m.SemifinalsFriday, March 5Kennesaw State vs. East Tennessee State,
6:30 p.m.Jacksonville vs. Belmont-Mercer winner, 9
p.m.ChampionshipSaturday, March 6Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
Southern ConferenceAt Charlotte, N.C.Bojangles ColiseumFirst RoundFriday, March 5Davidson vs. Elon, 2 p.m.UNC Greensboro vs. Furman, 4:30 p.m.The Citadel vs. Samford, 7 p.m.Chattanooga vs. Georgia Southern, 9:30 p.m.QuarterfinalsSaturday, March 6Western Carolina vs. Davidson-Elon winner,
2 p.m.Wofford vs. UNC Greensboro-Furman winner,
4:30 p.m.Appalachian State vs. The Citadel-Samford
winner, 7 p.m.College of Charleston vs. Chattanooga-Geor-
gia Southern winner, 9:30 p.m.Time Warner Cable ArenaSemifinalsSunday, March 7Western Carolina—Davidson-Elon winner
vs. Wofford—UNC Greensboro-Furman winner, 6 p.m.
Appalachian State—The Citadel-Samford win-ner vs. College of Charleston—Chattanooga-Georgia Southern winner, 8:30 p.m.
ChampionshipMonday, March 8Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
NCAA BoxscoresLate WednesdayNO. 22 MARYLAND 79, NO. 4 DUKE 72
DUKE (25-5) Singler 5-14 2-3 14, Thomas 1-2 0-0 2,
Zoubek 2-6 0-0 4, Smith 7-17 4-6 20, Scheyer 7-21 2-3 19, Ma.Plumlee 0-0 2-4 2, Dawkins 2-3 0-0 6, Mi.Plumlee 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 26-66 10-16 72.
MARYLAND (22-7) Milbourne 2-5 0-0 5, Williams 4-9 7-9 15,
Hayes 6-8 0-0 13, Mosley 3-10 4-4 11, Vasquez 6-13 6-6 20, Bowie 4-4 0-0 9, Tucker 2-5 0-0 4, Gregory 1-2 0-0 2, Padgett 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-56 17-19 79.
Halftime—Maryland 40-38. 3-Point Goals—Duke 10-27 (Scheyer 3-10, Dawkins 2-3, Smith 2-6, Singler 2-7, Mi.Plumlee 1-1), Maryland 6-13 (Vasquez 2-6, Milbourne 1-1, Bowie 1-1, Hayes 1-2, Mosley 1-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Duke 35 (Zoubek 13), Maryland 36 (Williams 11). Assists—Duke 8 (Smith 3), Maryland 14 (Vasquez 5). Total Fouls—Duke 20, Maryland 17. A—17,950.
FLORIDA ST. 51, WAKE FOREST 47WAKE FOREST (18-9)Aminu 0-2 0-2 0, McFarland 2-4 1-2 5, Woods
1-2 0-2 2, Smith 7-14 0-0 14, Williams 1-5 2-2 4, Clark 0-1 0-0 0, Harris 2-3 7-7 12, Stewart 3-8 0-0 8, Weaver 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 17-40 10-15 47.
FLORIDA ST. (21-8)Singleton 1-8 2-4 5, Reid 1-3 1-2 3, Alabi 2-8
6-8 10, Snaer 4-6 6-6 14, Kitchen 1-3 0-0 2, Gibson 4-5 0-2 10, Loucks 0-3 2-2 2, Dulkys 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 15-41 17-24 51.
Halftime—Florida St. 31-25. 3-Point Goals—Wake Forest 3-11 (Stewart 2-4, Harris 1-2, Williams 0-1, Aminu 0-1, Smith 0-1, McFar-land 0-1, Clark 0-1), Florida St. 4-16 (Gibson 2-2, Dulkys 1-3, Singleton 1-5, Snaer 0-2, Loucks 0-2, Kitchen 0-2). Fouled Out—Aminu. Rebounds—Wake Forest 26 (McFarland 7), Florida St. 28 (Singleton 8). Assists—Wake Forest 6 (Williams 2), Florida St. 10 (Kitchen 6). Total Fouls—Wake Forest 20, Florida St. 15. A—8,178. A—8,178.
VIRGINIA TECH 71, N.C. STATE 59N.C. STATE (16-14) Wood 3-7 2-2 9, T.Smith 4-11 4-5 12, Horner
3-9 4-5 11, Gonzalez 6-13 3-3 16, Degand 1-2 0-2 2, Howell 0-0 0-0 0, Painter 0-0 0-0 0, Wil-liams 1-5 2-2 4, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Mays 2-3 0-0 5, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 15-19 59.
VIRGINIA TECH (22-7) Allen 6-10 6-9 18, Witcher 2-5 0-0 4, Hudson
7-14 7-9 21, Delaney 6-12 6-6 21, Debnam 0-0 1-2 1, Bell 0-3 0-2 0, Green 0-2 0-0 0, Davila 0-1 0-0 0, Boggs 0-0 0-0 0, Atkins 1-2 0-0 2, Thompson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 24-53 20-28 71.
Halftime—Virginia Tech 31-22. 3-Point Goals—N.C. State 4-16 (Mays 1-2, Wood 1-3, Gonzalez 1-4, Horner 1-5, Williams 0-1, Degand 0-1), Virginia Tech 3-12 (Delaney 3-6, Bell 0-1, Atkins 0-1, Green 0-1, Allen 0-1, Hudson 0-2). Fouled Out—Wood. Rebounds—N.C. State 35 (Horner 8), Virginia Tech 29 (Allen 9). Assists—N.C. State 8 (Degand, Gonzalez, T.Smith 2), Virginia Tech 13 (Bell 5). Total Fouls—N.C. State 23, Virginia Tech 17. A—9,847.
RHODE ISLAND 80, CHARLOTTE 58CHARLOTTE (19-10)Spears 4-12 4-4 13, Jones 4-9 0-0 8, Green
3-9 0-0 7, Harris 2-6 0-0 5, Dewhurst 0-2 0-0 0, Barnett 1-1 0-0 3, Sherrill 0-0 0-0 0, Parks 0-1 0-0 0, Andersen 2-4 1-1 5, Sirin 0-1 0-0 0, Wilderness 2-4 1-2 5, Braswell 6-10 0-0 12. Totals 24-59 6-7 58.
RHODE ISLAND (21-7)Ulmer 5-9 1-1 12, James 6-14 1-3 13,
Martell 3-5 1-2 7, Jones 4-6 0-0 9, Cothran 8-16 1-2 18, Mejia 1-5 3-4 6, Eaves 1-2 0-0 2, Richmond 4-7 0-0 11, Outerbridge 1-3 0-0 2, Malesevic 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-67 7-12 80.
Halftime—Rhode Island 28-26. 3-Point Goals—Charlotte 4-14 (Spears 1-1, Barnett 1-1, Harris 1-2, Green 1-7, Jones 0-1, Andersen 0-2), Rhode Island 7-24 (Richmond 3-6, Jones 1-2, Cothran 1-3, Ulmer 1-3, Mejia 1-4, Eaves 0-1, James 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Charlotte 36 (Braswell 7), Rhode Island 33 (James 8). Assists—Charlotte 7 (Harris 5), Rhode Island 15 (Mejia 4). Total Fouls—Char-lotte 16, Rhode Island 12. A—6,984.
Thursday’s BoxscoreETSU 72, CAMPBELL 64
ETSU (18-14) Tubbs 2-10 1-3 6, Davis 0-1 0-0 0, Hubbard
4-7 10-12 18, Williams 9-14 10-10 32, Brown 1-4 2-4 4, Cooley 0-1 0-0 0, Jones 1-1 0-0 2, Sollazzo 1-2 4-4 6, Ward 1-2 2-4 4. Totals 19-42 29-37 72.
CAMPBELL (19-11) Rodriguez 8-15 4-6 20, Kossangue 1-5 2-2 5,
Hartley 4-7 2-2 10, Merthie 3-13 0-1 8, Taylor 4-8 6-6 14, Vejraska 2-3 0-0 5, Celestin 1-1 0-0 2, Dodson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 14-17 64.
Halftime—Campbell 25-21. 3-Point Goals—ETSU 5-15 (Williams 4-6, Tubbs 1-8, Hubbard 0-1), Campbell 4-18 (Merthie 2-11, Vejraska 1-2, Kossangue 1-2, Hartley 0-1, Rodriguez 0-2). Fouled Out—Celestin, Merthie. Rebounds—ETSU 35 (Hubbard 8), Campbell 23 (Merthie, Rodriguez 5). Assists—ETSU 12 (Davis 5), Campbell 13 (Hartley 7). Total Fouls—ETSU 19, Campbell 26. A—929.
GOLFThe Honda Classic Scores
By The Associated PressThursdayAt PGA National Champion CourseAt Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.Purse: $5.2 millionYardage: 7,158; Par 70 (35-35)First Round
Nathan Green 32-33 — 65Michael Connell 32-33 — 65Alexandre Rocha 32-34 — 66Oliver Wilson 33-33 — 66Camilo Villegas 34-32 — 66D.J. Trahan 31-36 — 67Bubba Watson 35-32 — 67Vijay Singh 33-34 — 67Ted Purdy 32-36 — 68George McNeill 33-35 — 68Alex Cejka 34-34 — 68Graeme McDowell 32-36 — 68Anthony Kim 35-33 — 68Alex Prugh 33-35 — 68Scott Piercy 34-34 — 68Jonathan Byrd 33-35 — 68Tom Gillis 31-37 — 68Henrik Bjornstad 35-33 — 68Fredrik Jacobson 35-34 — 69Lee Westwood 36-33 — 69Matt Bettencourt 35-34 — 69Jerry Kelly 33-36 — 69Will MacKenzie 32-37 — 69Sam Saunders 35-34 — 69Charles Howell III 34-35 — 69Vaughn Taylor 32-37 — 69Michael Bradley 35-34 — 69Steve Lowery 34-35 — 69Richard S. Johnson 34-35 — 69Brad Faxon 35-34 — 69Angel Cabrera 35-34 — 69Matt Jones 36-33 — 69Matt Every 36-33 — 69Justin Rose 34-36 — 70Woody Austin 34-36 — 70Chez Reavie 35-35 — 70Brett Quigley 34-36 — 70Brandt Snedeker 34-36 — 70Garrett Willis 34-36 — 70Aron Price 34-36 — 70Brendon de Jonge 35-35 — 70Vance Veazey 35-35 — 70Chad Campbell 34-37 — 71Webb Simpson 36-35 — 71Chris Stroud 35-36 — 71Jason Bohn 36-35 — 71Bo Van Pelt 34-37 — 71Padraig Harrington 34-37 — 71Roger Tambellini 36-35 — 71Rory McIlroy 34-37 — 71Jeev Milkha Singh 35-36 — 71Chris Riley 35-36 — 71Chris Couch 35-36 — 71Mike Weir 35-36 — 71J.B. Holmes 35-36 — 71Derek Lamely 36-35 — 71Steve Wheatcroft 34-37 — 71Joe Ogilvie 36-36 — 72Michael Letzig 36-36 — 72James Nitties 36-36 — 72Justin Leonard 36-36 — 72Briny Baird 34-38 — 72Jason Dufner 36-36 — 72Chad Collins 35-37 — 72Spencer Levin 36-36 — 72Martin Flores 38-34 — 72Greg Owen 35-37 — 72James Driscoll 37-35 — 72Harrison Frazar 35-37 — 72Charlie Wi 33-39 — 72Rickie Fowler 36-36 — 72Jeff Quinney 37-36 — 73Lee Janzen 38-35 — 73Tim Clark 36-37 — 73Jay Williamson 37-36 — 73Boo Weekley 37-36 — 73Rich Barcelo 36-37 — 73Trevor Immelman 39-34 — 73Brett Wetterich 35-38 — 73John Rollins 38-35 — 73Ernie Els 36-37 — 73Ryan Palmer 35-38 — 73Rocco Mediate 35-38 — 73David Lutterus 36-37 — 73Craig Bowden 36-37 — 73Chris Tidland 36-37 — 73Steve Marino 34-39 — 73Mark Calcavecchia 32-41 — 73
Atlantic Sun Conference Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTCampbell 14 6 .700 19 10 .655Belmont 14 6 .700 19 11 .633Jacksonville 14 6 .700 18 11 .621Lipscomb 14 6 .700 17 12 .586ETSU 13 7 .650 17 14 .548Mercer 10 10 .500 14 16 .467N. Florida 8 12 .400 13 17 .433Kennesaw St. 7 13 .350 12 19 .387S.C.-Upstate 6 14 .300 6 23 .207Florida Gulf Coast 5 15 .250 8 21 .276Stetson 5 15 .250 7 22 .241
———Monday’s GamesNo games scheduledTuesday’s GamesNo games scheduledWednesday’s GamesKennesaw St. vs. Lipscomb at University Center, 2:30 p.m.North Florida vs. Jacksonville at University Center, 9 p.m.
Atlantic 10 Conference Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTTemple 13 2 .867 25 5 .833Xavier, Ohio 13 2 .867 22 7 .759Richmond 11 3 .786 22 7 .759St. Louis 10 5 .667 19 10 .655Rhode Island 9 6 .600 21 7 .750Charlotte 9 6 .600 19 10 .655Dayton 8 6 .571 19 9 .679St. Bonaventure 7 8 .467 14 14 .500George Washington 6 9 .400 16 12 .571Duquesne 6 9 .400 15 14 .517La Salle 4 11 .267 12 17 .414UMass 4 11 .267 10 19 .345St. Joseph’s 4 11 .267 10 19 .345Fordham 0 15 .000 2 25 .074———Tuesday’s GamesNo games scheduledWednesday’s GamesXavier 82, Fordham 56La Salle 89, Massachusetts 78St. Bonaventure 92, Duquesne 80Rhode Island 80, Charlotte 58Saint Joseph’s 80, George Washington 71Temple 57, Saint Louis 51Thursday’s GamesDayton at Richmond, 7 p.m.
Atlantic Coast Conference Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTDuke 12 3 .800 25 5 .833Maryland 12 3 .800 22 7 .759Virginia Tech 9 6 .600 22 7 .759Clemson 9 6 .600 21 8 .724Florida St. 9 6 .600 21 8 .724Wake Forest 8 7 .533 18 9 .667Georgia Tech 7 8 .467 19 10 .655Boston College 6 9 .400 15 14 .517North Carolina 5 10 .333 16 14 .533Virginia 5 10 .333 14 14 .500Miami 4 11 .267 18 11 .621N.C. State 4 11 .267 16 14 .533
———Tuesday’s GamesClemson 91, Georgia Tech 80North Carolina 69, Miami 62Wednesday’s GamesVirginia Tech 71, N.C. State 59Florida St. 51, Wake Forest 47Maryland 79, Duke 72Boston College 68, Virginia 55Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled
Conference USA Conference All Games W L PCT W L PCTUTEP 14 1 .933 23 5 .821Memphis 12 3 .800 22 8 .733UAB 11 4 .733 23 6 .793Marshall 10 5 .667 22 8 .733Tulsa 10 5 .667 21 9 .700Southern Miss. 7 8 .467 17 12 .586Houston 7 8 .467 15 14 .517SMU 7 8 .467 14 15 .483UCF 5 10 .333 13 16 .448East Carolina 4 11 .267 10 19 .345Tulane 2 13 .133 7 21 .250Rice 1 14 .067 8 21 .276
———Tuesday’s GamesEast Carolina 68, UCF 66UTEP 80, Marshall 76Southern Miss. 66, Tulane 57Wednesday’s GamesHouston 78, Rice 70Tulsa 58, SMU 55Memphis 70, UAB 65Thursday’s GamesNo games scheduled
College Basketball Standings
By The Associated PressThrough Feb. 28Rank Name Pts Money 1. Dustin Johnson 793 $1,727,450 2. Steve Stricker 780 $1,731,000 3. Ben Crane 617 $1,132,703 4. Ian Poulter 592 $1,442,525 5. Ryan Palmer 580 $1,106,202 6. Hunter Mahan 570 $1,174,793 7. Geoff Ogilvy 553 $1,227,660 8. Bill Haas 532 $923,850 9. Robert Allenby 529 $1,017,640 10. Matt Kuchar 517 $979,346 11. J.B. Holmes 474 $971,905 12. Luke Donald 442 $937,521 13. Rickie Fowler 437 $875,431 14. Tim Clark 417 $722,426 15. Brandt Snedeker 394 $657,746 16. Paul Casey 383 $1,010,000 17. Y.E. Yang 365 $710,360 18. Rory Sabbatini 354 $724,940 19. Charles Howell III 350 $654,890 20. Retief Goosen 328 $742,333 21. Alex Prugh 313 $585,246 22. Marc Leishman 311 $559,953 23. Nick Watney 273 $460,994 24. Camilo Villegas 273 $756,000 25. Brian Gay 268 $448,616 26. Ernie Els 268 $539,738 27. Bubba Watson 263 $415,336 28. Cameron Beckman 251 $659,456 29. David Duval 246 $557,440 30. Steve Marino 244 $534,272 31. John Rollins 242 $409,387 32. Michael Sim 238 $462,573 33. Stewart Cink 234 $503,921 34. Ryan Moore 233 $467,533 35. Paul Goydos 229 $495,620 36. D.J. Trahan 228 $409,215 37. J.P. Hayes 220 $415,480 38. Sean O’Hair 216 $446,057 39. Kevin Na 214 $382,482 40. Ryuji Imada 207 $346,710 41. Tom Gillis 207 $296,364 42. Pat Perez 205 $279,730
43. Phil Mickelson 202 $323,205 44. Zach Johnson 201 $343,900 45. K.J. Choi 200 $261,430 46. Chad Collins 198 $364,946 47. Vaughn Taylor 195 $347,461 48. Ricky Barnes 191 $289,302 49. Chris Couch 184 $313,677 50. Mark Wilson 179 $268,426 51. Martin Laird 178 $351,299 52. Michael Allen 178 $267,038 53. Bryce Molder 173 $329,657 54. Chad Campbell 172 $268,405 55. Matt Every 168 $284,719 56. Mike Weir 164 $289,539 57. Stephen Ames 164 $244,533 58. Brian Stuard 163 $364,056 59. Matt Jones 159 $299,305 60. George McNeill 159 $295,422 61. Sergio Garcia 158 $504,539 61. Kevin Sutherland 158 $239,193 63. Kevin Stadler 155 $318,570 64. Andres Romero 150 $322,495 65. Lucas Glover 147 $302,200 66. Nathan Green 146 $249,580 67. Joe Durant 145 $341,040 68. Justin Rose 144 $201,795 69. Bo Van Pelt 142 $223,742 70. Mathew Goggin 142 $266,020 71. Joe Ogilvie 140 $214,056 72. Heath Slocum 139 $202,981 73. Carl Pettersson 139 $242,218 74. Briny Baird 137 $276,197 75. Angel Cabrera 137 $254,004 76. Spencer Levin 130 $126,333 77. Kevin Streelman 129 $181,331 78. Kenny Perry 129 $267,030 79. Richard S. Johnson 127 $231,592 80. Jim Furyk 126 $188,487 81. Josh Teater 125 $249,222 82. Scott Piercy 123 $222,250 83. Jeff Quinney 122 $124,065 84. John Merrick 121 $108,045 84. Charlie Wi 121 $131,862 86. Troy Matteson 118 $140,316 87. Webb Simpson 114 $156,514
FedEx Cup Leaders
said Burnett, who enters his fourth season as coach of the Cavs. “Two of our top three arms are coming back and we have four returning defensive starters. There’s no doubt that we can contend this season.”
The season got off to a rocky start as the Cavaliers lost 3-2 at Ragsdale in their season opener on Thursday night. However, Burnett was pleased with how close the Cavaliers competed with one of the top 4-A programs in the state.
“I thought we played them very tough,” said Bur-nett. “We were competitive all the way through. The kids were a little disappointed that we couldn’t pull out the win, but I was very pleased with our performance.”
Jeffrey Ward, the team’s designated hitter, was 2-for-3. Walt Podruchny, the returning third base-man for the Cavaliers, was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Andrew McNeill, who started on the mound, was 1-for-2 with a double. Jared Kehegias was 0-for-3, but his walk drove in the other run.
“That’s a stout baseball team that we just played,” said Burnett. “They’re Divi-sion-1 all the way down in their lineup. Their No. 3 hit-ter has committed to South Carolina next year and their No. 4 guy is going to ECU. They’ve got a great program.”
Filling the void left behind by departed All-State catcher Daniel Haire is Nick Mauld-in, who started most of last season while Haire battled injuries. Kehegias, who trans-ferred from Lee Christian, is also expected to make an impact for the Cavaliers.
“Mauldin could have started immediately at any other program,” said Burnett. “He came here and has done great things. He was just behind an All-State catcher. This will be his chance to really shine this year. Jared is still young but I think he’ll improve tremendously over the years for us.”
Also gone from last year’s team that finished tied for first in the conference and lost in the first round of the playoffs is starting pitcher Matt Baker. McNeill will be doing most of the biggest pitching on the mound. Ward and Podruchny will also be key on the mound for the Cavs this season.
“McNeill is going to be our horse,” said Burnett. “We’re going to need him to come up big for us. He’ll also provides a big bat for us in our lineup. Jeffrey Ward has done a great job so far in relief for us.”
Also back is senior A.J. Jackson, who should provide some leadership in the out-field for the Cavs.
Gone from the Cape Fear Valley Conference are former strong programs Triton, Harnett Central and South Johnston. With new teams like Douglas Byrd and Westover in the conference
this season, Burnett still feels that the Gray’s Creek Bears, the reigning co-champions of the conference, are the team to beat.
“Our conference is still going to be tough,” said Burnett. “There’s a lot of new faces with the additions of Douglas Byrd and Westover but the team to beat, I think, is Gray’s Creek. Every game with them this season will be like a playoff atmosphere because we’re both going to want to win.”
At the end of the month, the Cavaliers will travel to Chattanooga Central High School in Chattanooga, Tenn., for a midseason tour-nament. Burnett feels that the spring break trip will help his team in two teams.
“It’ll help us to get away together as a team and build some camaraderie headed into the second half of the season,” said Burnett. “It’ll also help a lot of our players get exposure on a national level. It’s definitely a win-win for us and we’re looking forward to it.”
Burnett hopes that the immense hard work the Cavaliers put in during the offseason will pay off at the end of the season.
“We’ve got a lot of the same faces back again for us,” said Burnett. “These guys are hungry and eager to win. They’ve worked hard throughout the offseason. These guys have a tremen-dous work ethic and anyone can step up on any given night.”
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DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a guy who is wonderful, caring — everything a woman would want. There’s just one problem. When he takes off his shirt, he has an extremely ugly mole. It looks suspicious and is irregularly shaped. I can’t stand looking at it, but my eyes are drawn to it like to a car wreck. To top it off, it has hair growing out of it.
I know he probably pays no attention to it because it’s on his back. But I see it staring back at me. How do you tell a loving and caring man that you’re turned off by his scary mole?
— GROSSED OUT IN OKLAHOMA CITY
DEAR GROSSED OUT: Because man was not born equipped with a rearview mirror, it takes a car-ing friend to tell him — or her — what’s going on behind his/her back. It’s not necessary to say that you are “grossed out” at the sight of the mole. All you need to say is: “Honey, you have a large, irregu-larly shaped mole on your back that looks suspicious. It doesn’t look right, and you need to have it checked out by a dermatologist as soon as possible because I’m worried about you.”
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DEAR ABBY: It’s tax season, and once again, my husband and I are faced with our annual
“conflict.” We buy a tax program for our computer and do our own taxes. Every year, one of our daughters has my husband do her taxes. After he completes them, he returns the forms so she and her husband can sign them. The problem is, they never pay the taxes they owe.
My daughter and son-in-law owe thousands of dollars, and I know they risk being audited by the IRS. If that happens, I am sure the kids will say that my husband actually did the taxes, which could draw us into their problem. It might even target us to be au-dited. I don’t want to be dragged into this potential problem. My husband thinks I’m being silly and borrowing trouble unneces-sarily. What do you think?
— HONEST TAXPAYER IN WISCONSIN
DEAR HONEST TAXPAYER: Be-cause your husband is preparing
the tax return as a favor and not being paid, I doubt he will get into trouble. But there’s a good chance your daughter and her husband will. What she needs to do is contact the IRS and work out some kind of workable pay-ment plan. And as loving parents, you and your husband should encourage them to act like re-sponsible adults and do that.
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DEAR ABBY: I am a 48-year-old divorced man who has been
dating a divorcee for five years. Last night I asked her to marry me, only to be told she was not ready and afraid of being hurt again.
Should I stay in this relation-ship, or stop seeing her and try to start another relationship? I’m afraid that staying in this one much longer will prevent me from finding someone else who would marry me.
— REJECTED AND DEJECTED IN OHIO
DEAR DEJECTED: After five years of dating, the lady should have some idea of how trustwor-thy you are. Because she’s gun-shy, offer to go with her to some counseling sessions in order to allay her fears. If she’s willing, continue the relationship a little longer. If she’s not, then your instincts are correct, and it’s time to move on.
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Happy Birthday: This is a great year to collect old debts, finalize a settle-ment or take on a new project with the potential to make you wealthy. It is also a year to get in sync mentally, physically and monetarily. You can make changes at home that enable you to save more or raise the value of your premises. You can accomplish whatever you set your mind to. Your numbers are 6, 14, 25, 27, 33, 40, 48
ARIES (March 21-April 19): A residential move or investing in something that will grow in value should be considered. Deal with institutions, corporations or govern-ment agencies to clear the way to reach your goals. 3 stars
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A love relationship will be enhanced if you offer your undivided atten-tion. Don’t shy away from a group endeavor because you don’t think you have anything to offer. Your insight and determination will be enough. 3 stars
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid letting some-one take advantage of you. It’s important to do your own work well, not someone else’s. A change of plans will leave you stranded if you don’t have an alternative idea in mind. 3 stars
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t stop until you reach your goal. Network and socialize with your peers and you will be offered an opportunity that far surpasses your current position. Change should be welcomed with open arms. 5 stars
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Travel about looking at real estate or checking a group or activity that interests you. You can learn from the people you meet along the way. A change in the way you do things or the way you live will be advan-tageous. 2 stars
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You have more to offer than you realize and,
if you partner with some-one who has as much to contribute as you, there is no limit to what you can achieve. Take control of any conversation about future plans and you will end up in a power posi-tion. 4 stars
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put your heart into whatever you do for a liv-ing. You will come up with a good idea that can turn into a lucrative endeavor. A romantic tie to someone could develop through a work-related event. 3 stars
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get busy on house-hold duties or improve-ment plans you want to implement. What you have to offer will change the way someone thinks of you. A change of plans will be to your benefit. 3 stars
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t give in to criticism that isn’t valid. Fight for your rights or you may end up with a dam-aged reputation. Don’t push anyone who is not responsive to your advanc-es. Someone less visible will be hiding something of importance. 3 stars
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Look at your options and you’ll come up with unique ideas that will help you get ahead professionally. Learn from your past and you will be able to take advantage of a situation that unfolds. Get in touch with someone you haven’t seen for some time. 4 stars
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A short trip will pay off. Get involved in con-versations that will help you understand a situation better. An uncertainty you face financially will finally be cleared up so that you can move ahead with your plans. 2 stars
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Money, contracts, deals and, in general, getting ahead monetarily are apparent if you take charge. A relationship you have with someone spe-cial will be enhanced by the decisions you make. Negotiations will favor you. 5 stars
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Man’s inner beauty is masked by scary mole on his back
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People in Old Testament knew heaven
Q: Did people in Old Testament times go to heaven when they died? Or is heaven reserved only for people who lived after Je-sus came? I haven’t found anything about heaven in the Old Testament. -- Mrs. L.D.
A: Heaven was meant for people of faith in Old Testa-ment times just as much as it is for us. It’s true that God didn’t reveal as much about heaven to them as He has to us, but they still understood that heaven was their fi nal home -- just as it is ours.
I think of Job, for example, who in the midst of his suffering and loneliness still knew that some day he would be in God’s pres-ence forever. He declared, “After my skin has been destroyed, yet in my fl esh I will see God; I myself will see him with my own eyes -- I, and not another. How my heart yearns within me!” (Job 19:26-27). Or think of the familiar words of King David in Psalm 23 -- words of hope and confi dence in God’s promise of eternal life. He wrote, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. ... and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever” (Psalm 23:4,6).
Yes, they believed God’s promises of heaven -- but you and I have even greater certainty, because Jesus Christ has opened heaven’s door for us. Only one thing will keep us out of heaven, and that is our sin. But Christ came to take away our sin, and because of His death and resurrection we can be saved.
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Mice infest UK’s Westminster Palace in London
LONDON (AP) — The House of Lords has a momentous decision to make: Should it get cats to chase the mice that have infested one of Britain’s most famous buildings?
London’s Houses of Parliament, also known as Westminster Palace, has rodents, and the peers aren’t exactly sure what to do about it.
Ivan Anthony Moore-Brabazon, the House’s administration chief, on Wednesday turned down suggestions to acquire cats. He says the felines could ingest mice poison or wander around the chamber and disrupt busi-ness.
He favors the current tactic of using poison and mousetraps.
Parliament staff have reported daily sightings of the rodents in the palace’s restaurants and bars.
S.C. cop stops go-cart, arrests man on drug charges
UNION, S.C. (AP) — A go-cart wasn’t much of a getaway vehicle for a South Carolina man.
The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported that sheriff’s deputies have arrested 29-year-old Edward Matthew Sweezy of Union after they stopped him last week at an intersection in Union.
The deputy had heard a report of a stolen go-cart and turned on his lights and siren after spotting it less than a half mile from Sweezy’s home.
Sweezy is charged with resisting arrest, pos-session of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and public drunkenness.
The deputy’s report says the men struggled and the offi cer spotted a crack pipe and a bottle with three pills inside.
Utah man determined to get arrested gets his wish
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A man rebuffed in an attempt to get arrested, finally got his wish when he went for an officer’s hand-gun.
Unifi ed police documents said the 54-year-old transient tried to turn himself in at the jail last weekend but an offi cer told him he had no reason to arrest him. At that point, police said the man grabbed for the offi cer’s gun saying, “Maybe I’ll try suicide by cop.”
Police said he failed in getting the gun and he also changed his mind about want-ing to go to jail because he began to resist.
The man, who was described as belliger-ent and appeared to be intoxicated, was subdued and jailed.
And he might have gotten more than he bargained for. Police said he was hit with several charges including a serious felony of disarming a peace offi cer.
Ky. deputy tries to shoot his way out of cell
COLUMBIA, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky sheriff says a claustrophobic deputy has lost his job after accidentally locking himself in a jail cell and trying to shoot his way out of it.
Adair County Sheriff Ralph Curry tells WKYT-TV that no one was hurt when Charles Wright fi red his weapon.
It happened Monday, the fi rst day a new $12.4 million county judicial center was open to the public after more than a year of construction.
Curry says the former deputy has claus-trophobia and has agreed to pay for the damage he did to the cell.
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Abundant Life Ministries
The Rev. William M. Gorham will speak at the 10 a.m. Sunday worship service.
Ladies night will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 218 Simmons St., Sanford.
The church is located at 1315 Horner Blvd. in Sanford.
Buffalo Presbyterian Church
The Rev. Kathryn Dudley will present the sermon, “Strong Enough to Serve,” at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.
The church is located at 1333 Carthage St. in Sanford.
Center United Methodist Church
The Sanford District pastors will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Center Fellowship Hall.
The church is located at 4141 Center Church Road in Sanford.
Christ Church of Deliverance
The annual Women’s Day program will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with Pastor Juanita Cannon of Blacknell AME Zion Chapel of Sanford as guest speaker. Everyone is invited.
The church is located at 2233 Lower Moncure Road in Sanford.
Church of Many Colors
Elder Sylvester Quick will speak at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service.
The church is located at 2320 Pilson Road in Sanford.
East Sanford Baptist Church
Missions breakfast will be held at 8 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall. The Arise Quartet will be in concert at 11 a.m. Sunday. AWANA will meet at 5:20 p.m. and the Rev. Robbie Gibson will speak at the 6 p.m. worship service.
The men’s fellowship breakfast will be held at 6:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mrs. Wenger’s Restaurant.
The church is located at 300 North Ave. in Sanford.
Faith Hope Deliverance Christian Center
Revival service will be held at 7 p.m. today with Bishop Julia Harris of Mt. Carmel and Bishop Wil-liam Powell of New Church of Deliverance speaking.
A birthday service for First Lady Michelle Fogle will be held at 4 p.m. Sun-day.
The church is located
at 646 Oakwood Ave. in Sanford.
First Presbyterian Church
A church-wide yard sale will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday in the Harper Center. Proceeds will help fund the senior high youth’s summer mis-sion trip to Boston, Mass.
The church is located at 203 Hawkins Ave. in Sanford.
Grace Chapel Church
The Southern Gospel Quartet, Driven, will be the special guests at the 10:30 Sunday worship service. AWANA meets at 6 p.m. and youth Bible stud-ies, women’s Bible studies and worship service begin at 6:30 p.m.
The church is located at 2605 Jefferson Davis Hwy. in Sanford.
Hillmon Grove Baptist Church
The Rev. Shannon Arnold will speak at the 11
a.m. Sunday worship ser-vice. No children’s church will be held. AWANA Director’s meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Women on Mission meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the church fellowship hall
Cub Scouts meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
CARE Team “R” meet Wednesday with Wylene Keily and Phyllis Marks. Choir practice at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Hillview Christian Assembly
Ladies Day will be ob-served during the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service with Betty Sue McNeill as guest speaker. Music will be provided by Sandra Carter Rosser. Lunch will be served following the service in the fellowship hall.
The church is located at 3217 Lemon Springs Road in Sanford.
Jonesboro United Methodist Church
The JUMC Heartstrings Praise Band will presnet a concert to benefi t CUOC at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Wesley Center. Requested admission is a non-per-
ishable food item or cash donation for Christian United Outreach Center (CUOC).
The church is located at 407 W. Main St. in Sanford.
Lemon Springs Baptist Church
Baptist Women’s Day will be observed at the 11 a.m. Sunday worship service with Phyllis Elv-ington of Green Sea, S.C. and an active member of Tabor City Baptist Church speaking.
The church is located at 576 Sanders Road in Lemon Springs.
Poplar Springs AME Church
The annual men’s day service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Sunday with James Dalrymple deliver-ing the message. Dinner will be served following the service. Everyone is invited.
The church is located at 1261 Blackstone Road in Sanford.
Moore Union Freewill Baptist Church
Pastor Gerald Lee, choir and congregation of Hood’s Chapel Church
will render the service at 3 p.m. Sunday at the church. Everyone is welcome.
The church is located at 9415 Old Hwy. 421 in Broadway.
Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
The United Gospel Caravan will celebrate their 18th anniversary at 6 p.m. Sunday. Groups of the United Gospel Caravan are the Gospel Messengers, Jonesboro Chapel Male Chorus and the Sons of Destiny. Each group will have a guest group.
The church is located at 1713 Colon Road in Sanford.
Mt. Carmel Pentecostal Holiness Assembly
A men’s program will be held at 7 p.m. today with Evangelist Linwood Melvin of Fayetteville as guest speaker.
The church is located at 744 Minter School Road in Sanford.
Mt. Pisgah Lee Original Freewill Baptist Church
A Deacon Aide and Brotherhood program will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Bobby Ray Smith of Goldsboro as guest speaker. Also ap-pearing will be the Gospel Echos, the Jonesboro Male Chorus of Sanford, the New Hill Original Free-will Baptist Church Male Chorus of Bennettsville, S.C., White Rock Gospel Assembly and more.
The church is located at 2725 Mt. Pisgah Church Road.
New Life Praise Church (SBC)
The 10:30 a.m. Sun-day worship service will include a special baby dedication ceremony af-ter which Pastor Josh will bring a message for the family. A verse by verse study and discussion from the book of Revela-tion is the focus of the 6 p.m. Sunday worship service. Adult Bible stud-ies, Kids Klub and Uth meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
The church is located at 2398 Wicker St. in Sanford.
St. John Pentecostal Holy Ministries
Revival services, “Tak-ing it Back,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday with Bishop Ulyses Upchurch of Increasing Faith Minis-tries as guest speaker.
The church is located on Dove Road in Cameron.
St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church
The third Sunday in Lent will be held with two services by Fr. Craig J. Lister. The fi rst service is at 8 a.m. and the second service will be at 10 a.m. Coffee hour will follow the second service in the Lower Parish Hall.
Wednesday Eucharist
in Lent: Mark out this holy season by receiving the Sacrament each Wednes-day during Lent at 11:30 am.
The Church is located at 312 N. Steele St. in Sanford.
Shallow Well ChurchA scratch ‘n sniff Bible
study, “Broken Nets,” will be held at 7 p.m. Wednes-day at the church.
The church is located at 1220 Broadway Road in Sanford.
Solid Rock Community Church
Pastor Craig Dodson will speak on “Do Not Swear” at 10:30 a.m. Sun-day Nursery and children church provided. Trans-portation available, call (919) 776-1066.
The church is located at 3220 Keller Andrews Church Road (Lee Chris-tian School).
Swann Station Baptist Church
The Driven Quartet will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday at the church. A love offer-ing will be received.
The church is located at 7592 Hwy. 87 South in Sanford.
Trinity Lutheran Church
The third Sunday in Lent worship service will be ministered by the Rev. Tim Martin. The fi rst service will be held at 8:15 a.m. and the second service at 10:30 a.m., both with Holy Communion. Coffee hour will follow the second service.
Boy Scouts meet at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Wednesday Soupers are at 5:30 p.m. and Lenten Service will be 6:30 p.m.
Gamblers Anonymous (GA) will meet at 8 p.m. Friday.
The church is located at 525 Carthage St. in Sanford.
Try Jesus MinistriesA pre-anniversary cel-
ebration for Pastors Joseph and Pansy Green will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday with Apostle J.L. Spence of Greater Word Empow-erment as guest speaker. Abraham’s Seed and Min-ister Tonya Petty will make a guest appearance.
The church is located at 311 Carthage St. in Sanford.
Works For Christ Christian Center
The men’s conference will be held at 7 p.m. today with Dr. Lewis Hooker the speaker.
A pre-anniversary service for Drs. Lewis and Alice Hooker will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday with Apostle Reginald J. White as guest speaker.
Youth revival will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday with Minister Richard Coving-ton speaking.
The church is located at 1395 Fire Tower Road in Sanford.
8B / Friday, March 5, 2010 / The Sanford Herald Church
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The Girls In Action group from Jonesboro Heights Baptist Church completed a workday at the Outreach Mission women’s shelter in Sanford. The shelter provides housing to women and children who are temporarily homeless. Pictured are Claire Gilchrist, (from left) Mekaila Holly, Callie Batchelor, Bailey Lawrence, Catherine Mitchell, Lea Goss, Donna Smith, Ariane Smith, Hannah Hatton, Mackenzie Holly, Merideth Mitchell and Katelyn Larence.
JONESBORO HEIGHTS BAPTIST CHURCHChurch News
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Jonesboro United Methodist Church recently broke ground for its new sign, to be dedicated in memory of J.L. Seaman at the corner of West Main and Academy Streets. Ceremony participants included (from left) sign architect William Jones, Reinette Seaman, JUMC Trustee Vergie McNeill and Trustees Chair Joe Keith.
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110Special Notices
100Announcements
REQUEST FOR PRO-POSALS:
State of North Caroli-na wishes to acquire
by lease approximate-ly 2,410 net square
feet of office space in the Siler City, NC
area. Lease term willbe 5 years with re-newal options de-sired. Possession
date of May 1, 2010 oras soon thereafter as
possible. Cut-off timefor proposals is 4:00 PM, March 15, 2010.For specifications,proposal forms and additional informa-
tion contact:
Geraldine BradyEmployment Security
Commission205 Chatham SquareSiler City, NC 27344
(919) 742-7454Or:
State Property Office web site at:
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Request for Proposals
PUBLIC NOTICE
...TAKE notice thatas of March 5, 2010,Deborah Best Zipkin,Plaintiff, is no longerresponsible for thedebts of StephenCharles Zipkin,Defendant.This is the 5th day ofMarch, 2010.
(March 5, 6, 7)
from the Sanford/LeeCounty Community
Development Depart-ment, 900 Woodland
Avenue, Sanford, NC27330 or by calling
(919) 718-4656. Calqui-er cuidadano que ten-
ga preguntas o co-mentarios de las co-
sas al referido, puedecomunicarse a el de-
partamento de desar-ollo para
Sanford/Condado deLee, llame al (919) 718-
4656.
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jointly adopted Uni-fied Development Or-dinance (UDO). The public hearings will
be conducted for con-sideration of the fol-
lowing two (2) amend-ments:
1.Consider an amend-
ment to Section 5.33.5.7 to allow new government-owned
wireless telecommu-nications tower to be exempt from the cur-rent requirement for a performance bond
for 110% of cost ofthe
removal of such tow-er. As drafted, the
amendment would no longer require a per-
formance bond be submitted when a
government-owned tower is erected.
2.Consider an amend-
ment to Section B,subsection c.2 to re-
vise the current lan-guage for the “Certifi-
cate of approval ofde-
sign and installation of water and sewer
utilities” as required on final subdivision plats in the unincor-porated areas of Lee County. The revised
language will provide greater distinction as to the approval of the utilities in such sub-divisions regarding
public water and sew-er.
Each of the jurisdic-tions will conduct a
public hearing on the amendments as de-scribed above. The
following are the spe-cific details for each
of the hearings.
City of Sanford – The City Council and
Planning Board for the City of Sanford
will hold a joint pub-lic hearing on Tues-day, March 16, 2010,
in the Council Cham-bers of the Sanford
Municipal Building,225 East Weather-spoon Street, San-
ford, N.C. The hear-ing will begin at 7:00
p.m. or as soon there-after as deemed prac-
tical by the City Council. Upon re-quest and with 24-
hour notice, the City will provide an inter-
preter for the hearing impaired or any oth-er type of auxiliary
aid.
By Bonnie White,Clerk
City of Sanford
Town of Broadway – The Town of Broad-way Board of Com-
missioners and Plan-ning Board will hold
a joint public hearing on Monday, March
22, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town of Broad-
way Lions Club Building, 100 East
Lake Drive, Broad-way, NC. Upon re-quest and with 24-
hour notice, the Town will provide an
interpreter for the hearing impaired or
any other type of aux-iliary aid.
Laura Duval, ClerkBroadway Town
Board
Lee County - Notice is hereby given that the Lee County Board ofCommissioners and
the Lee County Plan-ning Board will hold
a joint public hearing on Monday, March
15, 2010 in the Com-missioners’ Board
Room at the Lee County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC.
The hearings will be-gin at 6:00 p.m., or as
soon thereafter as deemed practical by the Board. Upon re-
quest and with 24-hour notice, the
County will provide an interpreter for the
hearing impaired or any other needed
type of auxiliary aid.
By Gaynell M. Lee,Clerk
Lee County Board ofCommissioners
The public is cordial-ly invited to attend
any or all of the pub-lic hearings as descri-
bed above. Further information regard-
ing the proposed amendments or any
of these public hear-ings may be obtained
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PUBLIC NOTICECITY OF SANFORD,
THE TOWN OF BRAODWAY AND
LEE COUNTY
Notice is hereby giv-en that the City of
Sanford, the Town ofBroadway and Lee
County will each con-duct a public hearing
regarding potential amendments to the
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF
PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
NORTH CAROLINA IN THE GENERAL COURT
OF JUSTICELEE COUNTY
DISTRICT COURT DIVISION
Deborah Best Zipkin,Plaintiff,
Vs.Stephan Charles
Zipkin ,Defendant.
To: Stephan Charles Zipkin
Take Notice that a pleading seek-
ing relief against you has been filed in the
above-entitled action.The nature of the
remedy being sought is as follows:ABSOLUTE
DIVORCEYou are re-
quired to make defense to such
pleading not later than 40 days after
March 5, 2010, and upon your failure to
do so, the parties seeking service
against you will apply to the Court for
the relief sought.This the 5th
day of March, 2010.
(3/5/3/12, 3/19)
WHERE IS". There are no representa-
tions of warranty re-lating to the title or any physical, envi-
ronmental, health or safety conditions ex-
isting in, on, at, or re-lating to the property
being offered for sale. This sale is
made subject to all prior liens, current
year property taxes,special assessments,easements, rights of
way, deeds of release,and any other encum-brances or exceptions
of record.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S.45-21.16A(b), an order for possession of the
property may be is-sued pursuant to
N.C.G.S. 45-21.29 in fa-vor of the purchaser
and against the party or parties in posses-
sion by the clerk ofsuperior court of the
county in which the property is sold.
Pursuant to N.C.G.S.45-21.16A(b), any per-son who occupies the property pursuant to
a rental agreement entered into or re-
newed on or after Oc-tober 1, 2007, may, af-ter receiving the no-
tice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written
notice to the landlord.Upon termination ofa rental agreement,the tenant is liable for rent due under
the rental agreement prorated to the effec-
tive date of the termi-nation.
This 16th day of February, 2010.
________________________________
W.W. Sey-mour, Jr.
Substitute Trustee
W.W. SEY-MOUR, JR., P.A.
P.O. Box 3516, Sanford, N.C.
27331
919/775-2137
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NORTH CAROLINAIN THE GENERAL
COURT OF JUSTICELEE COUNTYBEFORE THE
CLERK
FILE NO. 10 SP 25
IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE
OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED
BY BONNIE H.HARNESS,
NOTICE OF SALEdated 4/28/06,
filed for record 4/28/06 and
RECORDED IN BOOK 1025, PAGE
869,LEE COUNTY REG-
ISTRY, BYW.W. SEYMOUR, JR.,
SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE
Under and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that cer-tain deed of trust exe-
cuted by Bonnie H.Harness, dated
4/28/2006, from Bon-nie H. Harness to Wil-liam A. Hobbs, Trust-
ee for The United State of America,
through the Farmers Home Administra-
tion, U.S. Department of Agriculture, filed
for record on 4/28/2006 in Book
1025, Page 869, Lee County Registry,
(W.W. Seymour, Jr.was named Substi-
tute Trustee by that certain instrument
recorded in Book 1198, Page 983, Lee County Registry).
Default having been made in the pay-ment of the indebted-ness thereby secured
by the said deed oftrust and the under-
signed and the holder of the note evidenc-
ing said indebtedness having directed that the deed of trust be
foreclosed, the under-signed Substitute
Trustee will offer for sale at the Court-
house Door of the Lee County Courthouse,
Sanford, North Caro-lina, or the usual and customary location at
the Lee County Courthouse for con-ducting the sale on
March 16, 2010 at 12:00 pm, and will sell to the highest bidder
for cash the following described property
situated in Lee Coun-ty, North Carolina, to
wit:
BEING ALL OF LOT 39, containing 2,583
square feet, 0.059 acres, as shown on
plat entitled “Replat of North Pointe
Townhomes, Phase One,” dated 9/2/2003,prepared by Brennan Land Surveying, PA,and recorded in Plat
Cabinet 10, Slide 31-B,Lee County Registry.
Said property is commonly known as 400 Morning Star
Drive, Sanford, NC 27330.
A cash deposit (no personal checks)
of five percent (5%) ofthe purchase price, or
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00),
whichever is greater,will be required at
the time of the sale.Following the expira-tion of the statutory upset bid period, all
the remaining amounts are immedi-ately due and owing.
Said property to be offered pur-
suant to this Notice ofSale is being offered
for sale, transfer and conveyance "AS IS
26, 2010 and Friday,March 5, 2010. If you
have any questions regarding this notice,please call Patsy Tho-
mas at 718-4656.Charge to Account
01101981 and refer to as Lee County Zoning
Notice.
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LEE COUNTY PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby giv-en that the Lee Coun-ty Board of Commis-sioners and Planning
Board will hold a joint public hearing
on Monday, March 15, 2010 in the Com-
missioners’ Board Room at the Lee
County Government Center, 106 Hillcrest Drive, Sanford, NC.The Boards will an
application to amend the Official Zoning Map of Lee County,
NC. The hearing will begin at 6:00 p.m. or
as soon thereafter as deemed practical by
the Board.Application to
Amend the Official Zoning Map of Lee
County1. Application by Carl Bunnell to re-
zone approximately 5.21± acres of land lo-
cated at the south-west corner of Lark Lane and Jefferson
Davis Highway from Residential Restrict-
ed (RR) district to Highway Commercial
(HC) district. The property is the same
as depicted on Tax Map 9630.03, Tax Par-
cel 9630-00-6970, Lee County Land Re-
cords. It is also that entire tract contain-
ing 5.207-acres as shown on a map enti-
tled survey for “Quail Ridge Ltd.”, recorded
in Plat Cabinet 5,Slide 110, Lee County
Registry of Deeds.The public is cordial-
ly invited to attend.Further information
may be obtained from the Sanford/Lee
County Community Development Depart-
ment, 900 Woodland Avenue, Sanford, NC
27330 or by calling (919) 718-4656. Upon request and with 24-
hour notice, the County will provide
an interpreter for the hearing impaired or
any other needed type of auxiliary aid.Cualquier cuidadano
que tenga preguntas o comentarios de las co-sas al referido, puede comunicarse a el de-
partamento de desar-ollo para
Sanford/Condado de Lee, llame al (919) 718-
4656.By Gaynell M. Lee,
ClerkLee County Board of
CommissionersPlease publish in the Legal Notice Section
of the Sanford Herald on Friday, February
Woodland Avenue from the current Res-idential-Mixed (R-12)
Zoning District to Au-tumn Oaks Condi-
tional Zoning District to allow for the devel-
opment of a multi-family apartment
community. The property is the same
as depicted on Tax Map 9652.18, as Tax
Parcel 9652-21-8261-00 Lee County Land Re-
cords.
The public is cordial-ly invited to attend.
Further information may be obtained from
the Sanford/Lee County Community
Development Depart-ment, 900 Woodland
Avenue, Sanford, NC 27330 or by calling
(919) 718-4656. Upon request and with 24-
hour notice, the City will provide an inter-
preter for the hearing impaired or any oth-er type of auxiliary
aid.
Cualquier cuidadano que tenga preguntas o comentarios de las co-sas al referido, puede comunicarse a el de-
partamento de desar-ollo para
Sanford/Condado de Lee, llame al (919) 718-
4656.
By Bonnie White,City Clerk
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CITY OF SANFORDPUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby giv-en that the City Coun-
cil and Planning Board for the City of
Sanford will hold joint public hearings
on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, in the Coun-cil Chambers of the Sanford Municipal Building, 225 East
Weatherspoon Street,Sanford, N.C. The
boards will consider one (1) amendment to
the Sanford Zoning Map. The hearing
will begin at 7:00 p.m.or as soon thereafter as deemed practical by the City Council.
The rezoning applica-tion is described be-
low:
1. Petition by Brad Parker of Greenway Residential Develop-
ment, LLC to rezone a vacant 11.5 acre +/-
tract of land located in the 2200 block of
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Southern Pines, NC, former-ly of Sanford, NC. Items in-clude: Oriental Rugs, Fine Furniture, Handicapped Scooters and Chairs,
Books, Collectibles, Art, and much more! All bid-ding will be done on-line. Items will be picked up in Cameron on March 8 and 9. Auction begins Friday, February 26 at 5PM and runs through March 6 at
9PM. Go On-line at SamStoutAuctioneers.com to view the auction cat-alog and place your bids. Phone: (910)-695-8046.
NCAL 2147
920Auctions
900Miscellaneous
CLASSIFIED LINE ADDEADLINE:2:00 PM
DAY BEFOREPUBLICATION. (2:00 pm Friday for Sat/Sun ads). Sanford Herald,
Classified Dept., 718-1201 or 718-
1204
830Mobile Homes
2BR/2BA MH on Private Lot for Rent
919-499-3817
830Mobile Homes
Time is Running Out to Obtain the $8,000
Tax CreditCall 919-775-1497
770-4883 or 770-2554or visit
www.grocecompanies.comDON’T LOSE OUT
PUBLISHER’SNOTICE
All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act 1968 which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or dis-crimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handi-cap, familial status, or national origin or an inten-tion to make any such pref-erence, limitation or dis-crimination.”This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertisement for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper available on an equal opportunity basis.To complain of discrimina-tion call 919-733-7996 (N.C. Human Relations Commission).
Owner FinanceNo Credit Check
3 Bedrooms 2 BathroomsReady To Move In(910)624-5652
MODELS OPEN Sat & Sun1-5 Copper Ridge US#1 at Exit 76 Nottingham US#1
at Exit 69 B Sun 1-5 Woodbridge, Lee Ave. Dial
770-4883 or 770-2554
Lease to Own - Several homes Dial 919-775-1497 week days or 770-2554 or
770-4883 Part of Rental Payments applies to Down
Payment for 12 Months
Investment Opportunity
Guranteed 6% return income, real estate backed!Private investors preferred.Call Frank 919-721-6066
Initial interest rates from 3.75% for New Energy
Star Homes.See Inventory at
www.grocecompanies.comand dial 919-770-4883 or
770-2554
3BR/1.5BA, LR, Den, Eat-In-Kitchen.
110 16th Street. Sanford. $50,000. 919-721-0082
*Houses/Mobile Homes/Real Estate Policy: One (house) per
household per year at the “Family Rate”.Consecutive
different locations/addresseswill be billed
at the “Business Rate”.
820Homes
800Real Estate
4 Vacant Buildings•Tramway/Hwy US 1
2700 Sq. Ft. Retail - New Bldg.
$950/mo - 774-8033•Jonesboro
3000 Sq. Ft. - Restaurant/Retail $1,100
•Tramway 6000 Sq. Ft. w/
Warehouse & Office$2,400
5000 Sq. Ft w/Warehouse & Office
$2,200Call
919-774-8033
765Commercial
Rentals
Private M.H. Lot for rent on Dycus Rd. Call: 919-935-
4032
745For Rent - Mobile
Home Lots
MH For Rent $500/moReq 1st & Last Months Rent
91 Paul Revere LaneCameron. Contact Becky
910-369-5010
3BR 2.5BA Home on 2 Acre Lot with Appl.For Rent or to Sale
919-775-7331 Leave Mes.
740For Rent - Mobile
Homes
Sanford GardensAge 62 and disabled under
62 who may qualify Adcock Rentals774-6046 EHO
Furnished Studio and1BR Apt. $115-$130
a week. All utilities paid 919-771-5747
2BR/1.5BA$535/month
$535/deposit Call:910-528-7505
730For Rent -
Apts/Condos
Move In Special!Free Rent
2BR, Spring Lane Apartments
Adjacent To Spring Lane Galleria
919-774-6511simpsonandsimpson.com
730For Rent -
Apts/Condos
THE SANFORD HERALDmakes every effort to follow
HUD guidelines in rental advertisements placed by
our advertisers. We reserve the right to refuse or change ad copy as
necessary for HUD compliances.
3BR/2BA HouseRemodeled
Lemon Springs Area $700/mo + dep
Call: 919-624-7621
3BR/1BA Brick house, 1471 Taylors Chapel Rd No Inside Pets! Large yard cen h/a
$625 /mo $400/dep 919-478-9524
3BR house,111 Ninth St $560/mo plus dep.Mclean Properties, Section 8 Welcome
919-499-3810
3BR 2BA WonderfulNeighbor hood in West
Sanford$850 Dep $800 Monthly
776-6563
2410 Shawnee$675/mo 3BD/1BAAdcock Rentals
774-6046
2 BD/2 BA in Sanford. Central Heat & AC Large yard Convenient location
No indoor pets. $600/mo Avail 3/15 775-7976
1, 2, 3 BR Rentals Avail.Adcock Rentals
774-6046adcockrentalsnc.com
720For Rent - Houses
700Rentals
Looking to purchase small timber tracts.
Fully insured. Call919-499-8704
695Wanted to Buy
IH 584 Tractor, 2800 hrs, exc cond. ROANOKE
TOBACCO PRIMER, 1 row, gas engine, with defoliators
and Long cutter bars. 4’ FIELD cultivator. Case IH,
8455 round baler. 5’ Scrape Blade, fast hitch
919-258-6152
690Tools/Machinery/Farm Equipment
For Sale Baby Chicks: As-sorted Bantams, Arauca-nas, & Brown Egg Layers.
Call: 919-258-5533
*Pets/Animals Policy: Three different (Pet) ads per household per year at the
“Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the
“Business Rate”.
675Pets/Animals
CLASSIFIED SELLS!“CALL TODAY,
SELL TOMORROW”Sanford HeraldClassified Dept.,
718-1201 or 718-1204
665Musical/Radio/TV
GOT STUFF?CALL CLASSIFIED!
SANFORD HERALDCLASSIFIED DEPT.,
718-1201 or 718-1204.
660Sporting Goods/Health & Fitness
Firewood, 16 in. split oak & mixed hardwood, deliv-ered & stacked truck load.
$50 No Checks Please 498-4852 - 258-9360
Fire WoodMixed HardwoodsFull Size Pick Up
Split & Delivered $85499-1617/353-9607
640Firewood
Appliance Repair - all brands. Free estimate.All
work guaranteed. Call Mr. Paul anytime 258-9165.
615Appliances
Old 2 - Wheel Horse Buggy Black Leather Seat
Very Good ConditionAsking $650775-3140
605Miscellaneous
HAVING A YARD SALE?
The DEADLINE for
Ads is 2 P.M.the day PRIOR to publication. PREPAYMENT IS REQUIRED FOR
YARD SALE ADS. THE SANFORD HERALD,
CLASSIFIED DEPT. 718-1201 or
718-1204
605Miscellaneous
Total Gym 1100Great Condition
$100(919)478-1921
Queen Waveless Water-bed. Dual Heat Control. Ex-cellent Condition! Price Ne-gotiable. Call: 708-5131
Motor Cycle Helmet $50, Food Dehydrated $25, Af-ghan $20, Pure Water Fil-ter System in Box $20, AM
FM Double Cassette $5, This End Up Side Table $7, Lady Gray Cape Size 2 or
3 Never Used $10708-6910
Kenmore Washer & Dryer2 Years Old Exc. Cond.
Large Capacity Has War-ranty $250
Kenmore 20 Cubic Ft. SxS Refrigerator ice & water in door $250 Exc. Condition.
776-3949770-6069
Jeff Foxworthy’s Dictionary $5 919-718-7863
Fridgeair Stackable Heavy Duty Extra Large
Capacity 25 Speed Combo 3 Quarter HP Motor only
used for 8 months Like New$400 776-1156 770-5640
6,000 BTU Air ConditionGood Condition $50 OBO
919-775-7537
*“Bargain Bin” ads are free for five consecutive days. Items must total $250 or less, and the price
must be included in the ad. Multiple items at a single price
(i.e., jars $1 each), and animals/pets do not qualify.
One free “Bargain Bin” ad per household per month.
601Bargain Bin/$250 or Less
600Merchandise
Free Black Lab Puppies To A Good Home! Call: 910-
978-3969
Adorable Free Lab & Husky Mix
Puppies. Only a few left!Olivia Area.
(919)653-8907
2 Free Female Dogs1yr 3mths old/Spayed
Good w/ children!Call: 919-478-9526
520Free Dogs
500Free Pets
HELP WANTED: Now hir-ing wait staff and experi-enced line cooks to work day and night shifts- Look-ing for persons with experi-ence in the food service in-dustry- Must be at least 18 years old with mature atti-tude and self-motivation.
Apply between the hours of 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. Satur-day, Sunday and Monday at Chef Paul’s (Duggan’s
Restaurant), 610 East Main Street
475Help Wanted -Restaurants
Wanted DA I or II for Dental Office in Sanford.
Send Resume To:The Sanford Herald
PO BOX 100Sanford Herald NC 27331
Ad # 03475
Receptionist Needed For Dental Office. Send
Resumes To:The Sanford Herald
P.O. Box 100Sanford, N.C. 27331
Ad #03474
470Help Wanted -Medical/Dental
Immediate Opening for Lead Teachers w/child care credentials I & II. Top pay for those w/Associates in
Early Childhood Education.910-528-1731Margeret Mosley 910-528-1727
Building Blocks is now ac-cepting applications for a
FT & PT Teachers. Credentials 1 & 2 or higher education. Apply in Person.
Call: 910-436-0346
425Help Wanted -
Child Care
PT Help Needed Flexiable Hours. Apply in person at
Dale’s Greenhouse & Garden Center.
420Help Wanted -
General
We offer• BOLD print
• ENLARGED PRINT
• EnlargedBold Print
for part/all of your ad!Ask your Classified Sales
Rep for rates.
Small Presbyterian Church looking for a Pianist.
Call 498-1650
Salon Booth for Rent.Great Location. Barbers &
Stylist Welcome. 498-5655
Rosa’s Beauty Salon is look-ing to hire hair stylist. N.C. license is preffered. Rent a space or work for commis-
sion. Interested person please call
(919) 776-0294/ Ask for Rosa.
Rosa’s beauty salon busca estilistas para trabajar. Le-censia de N.C. es preferi-da. Renta un espacio o tra-baja por commission. Per-
sonas interesadas por favor llamar al (919) 776-0294.
103 Third Street.
Qualified Professional Full time in Sanford,
Fayetteville, & Littleton areas for Private Provider Agency Must have BA in the Human Services field
w/min 4yrs exp. with MR/DD population, case
mgmt, CAP & Day Program setting. Competetive
salary & benefits Mail, email or fax resumes
to: ACTS, Inc. PO BOX 1261, Fayetteville NC
28302, Attn: Alison McLean; email:
[email protected], or fax:910-826-3695
Local company has opening in Accounts
Receivable. Experience in collections, invoicing and posting cash receipts is
necessary. Knowledge of Sage Mas 90 is preferred but not required. Please fax or mail resume to -
Attn: Brenda Balloons Inc 5100 Rex McLeod Drive
Sanford, NC 27330 (919) 718-7792 fax.
No phone calls please.
HIRING CLASS A CDL DRIVER!
LocalDedicated Account
West Brothers Transportation Servicesis hiring a driver for a dedicated account in
Sanford, NC. Requirements23 years of age
2 years T/T experienceCDL Class A Good MVR
CALL 877-501-9378 oremail
Family Support CoordinatorThe Arc of Moore County,
a private, non-profit agency in Southern Pines serving
people with developmental disabilities and their
families, seeks part-time Family Support Coordinator
for its First In Families program. FS Coordinator
will assist families inidentifying specific needs,
and developing community resources in eight-county
region. Position is part-time, 20 hours per week. Bachelor’s degree in
human services or related field preferred, although a combination of education and experience working
with people with disabilities will be considered. To
apply, send cover letter and resume to Family Support, P.O. Box 773, Southern Pines, NC 28388 or email to arcmoorewr@
embarqmail.com. Application deadline is
March 24, 2010.
Drivers Needed ASAPApply at 307 S. Gulf
Drivers Needed ASAPApply at 307 S. Gulf
CDL Drivers OTR
Competitive payReasonable home time
Paid HolidaysPaid vacation after a year
of service.
Requirements:2 years of experience with
a good driving record.
Contact Judy at CorneyTransportation, Hwy. 301
North, St. Pauls , N.C. 28384
910-865-4045 ext. 226 or 1-800-354-9111 ext. 226
420Help Wanted -
General
Cat Sitter - Food, Water, Change Litter, Lots of Cud-
dling. 775-5547Before 7pm
410Employment
Wanted
400Employment
Tutoring Available Grades
3rd, 4th, and 5th Call After 4
919-353-0017
385Schools/Lessons
L.C Harrell Home ImprovementDecks, Porches, Buildings Remodel/Repair, Electrical
Interior-Exterior Quality Work
Affordable Prices No job Too Small No Job Too Large (919)770-3853
370Home Repair
Need Help With Your House Keeping.
Call Jo-Ann’s Cleaning Service 919-499-5962Reliable & Reasonable Rates Ref. Available
365Home/Office
Cleaning
Now accepting applications for 6wks and
up. Call Love & Learn Child Care
774-4186
24 Hours 7 Days A WeekA Better Beginning Home Day Care. $20 A DayPT or FT 910-263-7203
320Child Care
300Businesses/Services
For Sale: 35ft Camper with a 30ft Porch, Washer & Dryer. Small Boat Dock Goes With the Camper.
16ft Tarheel Skiff with 50hp Yamaha 4 Stroke Motor
Call 919-548-0286Both are Located near
Swansboro NC
280RVs/Campers
“01” Ford Windstar, Gold, 5 Door, Auto All Power, 122K Miles, Seats 7,
Runs Great $3,500 Neg919-353-5430
260Vans
CLASSIFIED DEAD-LINE: 2:00 PMDAY BEFORE
PUBLICATION. (2:00 pm Friday for
Sat/Sun ads). San-ford Herald, Classi-
fied Dept.,718-1201 or
718-1204
255Sport Utilities
BMW-2003 325i. One owner, A-1 condition, 30k
miles, $14,000. Call: 910-947-2199 be-
tween 7AM & 9PM
Automobile Policy: Threedifferent automobile ads perhousehold per year at the
“Family Rate”. In excess of 3, billing will be at the
“Business Rate”.
2004 Chevy Impala 127K Automatic w/ all power op-
tions. Good condition. $4600. 919-478-7209
1997 Honda Accord SEElectric Windows, Sunroof, Wood Grain, Low Miles.
Very Clean. Asking $4,500(910)988-0055
240Cars - General
200Transportation
Yard Sale: Sat 8am In front of Sandra’s Beauty Shop Corner of Oakwood Ave. and Bragg St. Lots of
children clothes boys & girls, Shoes for boys and
girls. and lots of other items
SAN LEE CHAPEL SPRING
CONSIGNMENT3215 Keller-Andrews Road
(919)498-58083/19-12-8 --- 3/20- 8-1
consigners welcome60% Commission, Accept-ing gently used clothes for the entire family, furniture, etc. Call us or email us at
Please Support The Rockin Roo Racers
in their help to fight cancerYard Sale: March 6th
7am - 11amFace painting - 50 Cents
Hair Coloring - 3 Streaks for $1
All proceeds benefit ACS Lee County Relay for Life!!!
Help us fight back!
Multi-Family Yard SaleWhat: Bunkbeds, Sofa,
Office Furniture, Home De-cor, Kids Toys, Young
Men’s Clothing, Coats & Lots of HH Items! Where:Davidson’s Steak off of US
1. When: 8am-until
190Yard Sales
ClassifiedAdvertising
718-1201718-1204
C A L L
C L A S S I F I E D
A D V E R T I S I N G
B11CLASSIFIEDS
Quality Assurance TechnicianLooking to use your Quality/Inspection skills? Are you able to use inspection tools and operate test equipment? Do you want to work Second Shift?
Then ATEX is looking for you. We are a medical textile component manufacturer who
is offering an exciting new opportunity to participate and learn this innovative technology. Candidates
must have prior Quality/Inspection experience. Quality experience in textiles a plus. Send us your resume to:
[email protected], or come by in person and complete an application to see if you could become part of the ATEX team.
Applications are taken Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 to 5:00.
120 W Monroe AvePinebluff, NC 28373
An EEO employer and Drug Free Workplace
B12CLASSIFIEDS
(919) 258-0572Cell: (919) 842-2974
UniversalPressure Washing
Residential/Commercial
PRESSURE WASHING
HARDWOOD FLOORS
HARDWOOD FLOORS
Wade Butner776-3008
Finishing & Refinishing
GRAHAM’S CARPENTRYHANDYMAN SERVICES
GRAHAM ARNOLDCell (919) 353-7338
LETT’S TREE REMOVAL SERVICE
Remove trees, Trim and top Trees, Lot clearing, stump
grinding, backhoe work, hauling, bush hogging, plus we buy tracts of
timber. We accept
Visa and Mastercard. Free estimates and
we are insured.
TREE SERVICE
Call258-3594
Davis General Repairs LLC
919-499-9599
HUBBY 4 HIRE
Can’tgetthingsdonearoundthehouse?
Call Ross910-703-1979
IF YOU NEEDEXTRA MONEYSTART YOUR OWN
BUSINESS WITH
AVON FOR $10CALL
919-498-0362OPTION 2
LEAVE NAME & NUMBER
or your display advertising sales rep for more information.
WinterDRIVEWAY SPECIAL5 Ton Crush & RunDelivered $100
Larger Loads and Tractor Spreading Also Available
(919)777-8012
DOZER SERVICEDOZER FOR HIRE
No Job Too SmallStructure DemolitionLandscaping, Ponds, LotClearing, PropertyLine/Fence Clearing
Affordable Rates CallBent Tree Grading
Fully Insured Free Estimates
356-2470
BrastonGail Antiques
* Collectables* Antiques
* Used Furniture * Antique Lumber
336 Wicker Street(919)777-9000
Quality Trucking & WeldingFabrication and Design
We can take care of all welding needs aluminum, stainless, carbon steel Tig., Stick., Mig Welding, We’re certified on x-ray welding on piping, and steel plate. We can fabricate whatever your design is, or we can help you with your design there’s no job to small if it’s a personal or residential or commercial we can do the job with quality work at our fab shop contact:
Leo Smith919-356-3288
Since 1978
PAINTING/CONTRACTORLarry Rice
Painting/ContractorResidential
Commercial
Fully insured.No job to small.Free estimates
919-776-7358Cell: 919-770-0796