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By DAVID [email protected]
DeKALB – It’s hard for BrianO’Connor to not notice peoplewhen he rides his unicycle.
O’Connor, 22, is hoping localbusinesses will want to use thenatural attraction of a unicycleto advertise with him. The nameof his new business: One WheelPromotions.
“I can’t leave my house and gothree blocks without someone star-ing at me or people asking ques-tions,” O’Connor said. “There’sdefinite interest in it, so I figureI could channel that to actuallyhelping some of the businesses inthe community, and help myself.”
O’Connor could wear a localstore’s apparel, but he’s decliningto wear a costume, like a giant hotdog.
“Word of mouth advertising –that’s a big thing, too,” O’Connorsaid. “If people see me, stop meand talk to me. Once word of thisgets around, people are going towant to know: ‘Hey, what are the
specials at the bar this week?’‘Who’s playing at Otto’s?’ ”
O’Connor said he is talkingwith businesses in DeKalb aboutadvertising for them, but he hasn’tfinalized anything yet. He said hewould tailor each promotion for
each client, but declined to revealhis rates.
O’Connor could be violatingDeKalb’s sign code, which prohibitbusinesses from using movingsigns for advertising. City officialspreviously have stated that sign
dancers and a mechanical movingmannequin violate the ordinance.
O’Connor has contacted hislawyer about the ordinance inDeKalb. He said the ordinanceis in place to prevent signs fromdistracting motorists, but hisadvertising will not be geared tothem.
“That’s really a separate issue,”O’Connor said. “If it’s a problem,it’s a problem. I’ll deal with it as itcomes up.”
DeKalb City Attorney DeanFrieders said each instance of amoving sign would be evaluatedon a case-by-case basis.
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DeKalb County land records online
U.S. launchesnewMideastpeace effort
By FELIX [email protected]
DeKALB – After two years,DeKalb County Clerk and RecorderJohn Acardo achieved his goal ofbringing online the county’s landrecord system, which boasts 3.5million land-record images.
Since May 6, Acardo and theDeKalb County Clerk and Record-er’s Office have tested the onlinesystem with real estate profes-sionals and property title search-ers. The system recently becameavailable for the public to use at all
hours.“For the homeowners or proper-
ty owners, this is an essential tool tomake sure your titlerecord is cleared,”Acardo said.
People can usethe system to seeif they have anyliens on their prop-erty. A lien can beissued by the localgovernment for overdue water billpayments, for example, and canprevent a person from taking out amortgage.
Another way people can usethe tool is to fight against proper-ty fraud, one of the fastest-growingcrimes in the United States, Acardosaid. The recorder’s office is the le-gal authority to hold the title recordfor individual property, he said.The office is used by lenders andtitle companies to check if a title iscleared.
“You check your credit score,you check your background,” hesaid. “You should also check the ti-tle to your home.”
One feature people can use tokeep track of their land records is
the office’s property watch system.It’s a free service and people whosign up can be notified immediatelyif there is a lien, fraud or mortgageon their property, Acardo said.
The two-year project to put theland records online cost almost$62,000, but those costs were notpaid by taxpayers, Acardo said. Allthe costs were paid out of an Auto-mation Fund, which collects feesfrom services provided by the of-fice with the purpose of enhancingtechnology.
By MATTHEW LEEThe Associated Press
WASHINGTON – With a cast of charac-
ters that has presided over numerous failed
Middle East peace efforts, the Obama ad-
ministration launched a fresh bid Monday
to pull Israel and the Palestinians into sub-
stantive negotiations.
Despite words of encouragement, deep
skepticism about the prospects for success
surrounded the initial discussions, which
were opening with a dinner hosted by Secre-
tary of State John Kerry. He named a former
U.S. ambassador to Israel to shepherd what
all sides believe will be a protracted and dif-
ficult process.
Former envoy Martin In-
dyk, who played key roles in
the Clinton administration’s
multiple, unsuccessful push-
es to broker peace deals be-
tween Israel and Syria and
Israel and the Palestinians,
will assume the day-to-day re-
sponsibility for keeping the
talks alive for the next nine months.
Kerry called Indyk a “seasoned diplo-
mat” and said he “knows what has worked
and he knows what hasn’t worked.” Neither
Kerry nor the State Department would say
what has worked in the past, although the
fact that there is no peace deal now would
seem to indicate that nothing has worked in
resolving the Israeli-Palestinian standoff.
President Barack Obama echoed Kerry’s
hopeful sentiment in a White House state-
ment that said Indyk “brings unique expe-
rience and insight to this role, which will
allow him to contribute immediately as the
parties begin down the tough, but necessary,
path of negotiations.”
The Israeli side will be led by chief ne-
gotiator Tzipi Livni, a former foreign min-
ister who was active in the Bush’s admin-
istration’s ill-fated Annapolis, Md., peace
talks with the Palestinians. The Israeli
side will also be led by Yitzhak Molcho, a
veteran adviser to Prime Minister Benja-
min Netanyahu who was part of the Israe-
li team involved in Obama’s two previous
attempts to broker negotiations. Those two
efforts relied heavily on Dennis Ross, a for-
mer Indyk colleague and Mideast peace en-
voy, and veteran negotiator George Mitchell.
The Palestinian team will be led by chief
negotiator Saeb Erekat and President Mah-
moud Abbas’ adviser, Mohammed Shtayyeh,
both of whom have been major players in
failed negotiations with the Israelis since
1991.
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Brian O’Connor of DeKalb rides his unicycle Wednesday at the Frank Van Buer Plaza in downtown DeKalb.
O’Connor is starting a new business, One Wheel Promotions, which will havehim riding on his unicycle and advertising for local businesses.
DeKalb unicyclist tries to turn hobby into business
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Note to Readers: This column willincrease in frequency to run everyother Tuesday.
Genoa Mayor Mark Vicary is so
busy finishing the last two classes
toward his master’s degree he must
have a hard time staying awake at
City Council meetings. I had recently
been to a town called Genoa just over
the Sierras in Nevada and wanted to
tell him all about it. He explained how
he has been burning the midnight oil
to complete his coursework, all the
time handling a new job in the airline
industry, where he received a recent
promotion.
So I kept my phone call short, but
mailed him a packet of Genoa, Nev.,
literature. We went there last month
with my wife Kay’s Sycamore High
classmate Joyce (Van Ostrand) Wens-
man who lives nearby in Gardnerville.
She wanted us to witness the annual
re-enactment of the Pony Express mail
run from St. Joseph, Mo. to Sacramen-
to, Calif., which dates back to 1860
before trains and planes could carry the
mail faster.
The route covered almost 2,000 miles
and usually could be ridden in less than
10 days. But the mostly teenage riders
faced harrowing obstacles including
blizzards, Indian attacks, robbers and
steep trails that sometimes crippled
their mounts. This method of deliver-
ing the U.S. Mail only lasted 19 months,
but has become one of the legends of the
wild west.
It was a thrill to see the rider
trotting into Genoa at 7 a.m., passing
saddlebags full of mail and watching
the next rider with a fresh horse gallop
away. In the back of my mind I couldsee a similar scenario back here inGenoa, Ill., when the Pacific Hotel (nowa credit union at 501 W. Main St.) wasa stopover on the Chicago-Galena Trailfor stagecoaches and riders in the late1800s.
I can just picture a team of sweatyhorses pulling the Wells Fargo stage upin front of the hotel as the mail pouchwas dropped off and passengers alight-ed for a drink, a meal, or overnightstay. We get to see that stagecoachpulled by a team of similar horses onMain Street each Genoa Pioneer Day,this year Aug. 25.
During our visit to this other Genoa,it dawned on me there must be moretowns with the same name across thecountry. So I did some online researchand found at least four. There is Genoa,Neb., with a population of 2,005, northof Kearney and Lincoln. It was firstsettled by Mormons who dropped off awagon train heading out west in 1846.This has a similar history to Genoa,Nev., which was settled by Mormonsin 1851 who called it Mormon Station,
then in 1855 was renamed Genoa, after
the birthplace of Christopher Colum-
bus. The population of the Nevada town
has dwindled to 221 people, though.
Oldest of all Genoas (outside of Italy)
is in New York. That town was first
named Milton in 1789, then changed
to Genoa in 1808. The population is
about 1,900 today. It is where Thomas
Madison, founder of Genoa in Illinois,
first lived.
Vicary can proudly boast he has
the most thriving Genoa in the coun-
try, with a population of 5,200 and the
expected arrival of an Amtrak station
within the next couple of years. He did
say he would enjoy making contact
with the mayors or town leaders in
those other namesake communities,
so maybe after he gets that master’s
degree, he will have the chance.
• Barry Schrader can be reached
via email at [email protected] orat P.O. Box 851, DeKalb, IL. 60115. Hiscolumn will now appear every otherTuesday on this page.
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Today
Kishwaukee Sunrise Rotary:7 a.m. at Kishwaukee CommunityHospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive inDeKalb. Contact: Becky Beck Ryan,president, 815-758-3800.Weekly Men’s Breakfast: 8
a.m. at Fox Valley CommunityCenter, 1406 Suydam Road, Sand-wich. Cost for these men-onlyevents is $4 for food and con-versation, along with bottomlesscups of coffee or tea.Easy Does It AA(C): 9:30 a.m. at
312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Weight Watchers: 9:30 a.m.
weigh in, 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and5:30 p.m. meetings at WeightWatchers Store, 2583 SycamoreRoad (near Aldi), DeKalb.Open Closet: 12:30 to 3:30
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AA(C): 6 p.m. at United MethodistChurch, 801 N. Sycamore St., 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Women’s “Rule #62 Group”:
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to 6:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m.meeting at CrossWind CommunityChurch in Genoa. 815-784-3612.Better Off Sober AA(C): 6:30
p.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club,312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Free Fit Club: 6:30 to 8 p.m. at
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day Night Fellowship Group(C):7 p.m. at The Church of St. Mary,244 Waterman St. in Sycamore.815-739-1950.Bingo: 7 p.m. at Genoa Veter-
an’s Club, 311 S. Washington St.Must be 18 or older to play. www.genoavetshome.us; contact Cindyat [email protected] or 815-751-1509.Fellowship group AA(C): 7 p.m.
at St. Mary’s Memorial Hall, 322Waterman St., Sycamore. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Good Vibes Al-Anon group: 7
to 8 p.m. at First Lutheran Church,324 N. Third St., DeKalb. Wheelchair accessible entrance is on N.Third St. Parking available in lotlocated on northwest corner ofThird and Pine streets. ContactMary Ann at 815-895-8119.Sexaholics Anonymous: 7
p.m. at 512 Normal Road, DeKalb(behind church in brick building).815-508-0280.Prairie Echoes women’s cho-
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at Trinity Lutheran Church. 33930N. State Road, Genoa, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.Narcotics Anonymous: 8 p.m.
at 1201 Twombly Road in DeKalb;www.rragsna.org; 815-964-5959.Program of Recovery AA(C):
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a.m. at DeKalb Area Alano Club,312 E. Taylor St., DeKalb, 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.New Beginnings AA(C): 10 a.m.
at 120 Main St., Kingston. 800-452-7990; www.dekalbalanoclub.com.
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8 TODAY’S TALKER
By NICOLE WINFIELDThe Associated Press
ABOARD THE PAPAL AIRCRAFT– A remarkably candid Pope Francisstruck a conciliatory stance toward gaysMonday, saying “who am I to judge”when it comes to the sexual orientationof priests.
“We shouldn’t marginalize people forthis. They must be integrated into soci-ety,” Francis said during an extraordi-nary 82-minute exchange with reportersaboard his plane returning from his firstpapal trip, to celebrate World Youth Dayin Brazil.
“If someone is gay and he searches forthe Lord and has good will, who am I tojudge?” the pope asked.
Francis’ first news conference aspope was wide-ranging and open, touch-ing on everything from the greater rolehe believes women should have in theCatholic Church to the troubled VaticanBank.
While his predecessor, Pope Benedict
XVI, responded to only a few pre-selectedquestions during his papal trips, Francisdid not dodge a single query, even thank-ing the journalist who asked about re-ports of a “gay lobby” inside the Vaticanand allegations that one of his trustedmonsignors was involved in a gay tryst.
Francis said he investigated the alle-gations against the clergyman accordingto canon law and found nothing to back
them up. He took journalists to task forreporting on the matter, saying it con-cerned issues of sin, not crimes like sex-ually abusing children. And when some-one sins and confesses, he said, God notonly forgives – he forgets.
“We don’t have the right to not for-get,” he said.
While the comments did not signala change in Catholic teaching that ho-mosexual acts are “intrinsically disor-dered,” they indicated a shift in toneunder Francis’ young papacy and anemphasis on a church that is more in-clusive and merciful rather than criticaland disciplinary.
Francis’ stance contrasted marked-ly with that of Benedict, who signed adocument in 2005 that said men whohad deep-rooted homosexual tendenciesshould not be priests.
Gay leaders were buoyed by Francis’approach, saying the change in tone wasprogress in itself, although for some theencouragement was tempered by Fran-cis’ talk of gay clergy’s “sins.”
By MARILYNN MARCHIONEThe Associated Press
For the first time, government ad-visers are recommending screeningfor lung cancer, saying certain currentand former heavy smokers should getannual scans to cut their chances ofdying of the disease.
If it becomes final as expected, theadvice by the U.S. Preventive ServicesTask Force would clear the way forinsurers to cover CT scans, a type ofX-ray, for those at greatest risk.
That would be people ages 55through 79 who smoked a pack ofcigarettes a day for 30 years or theequivalent, such as two packs a dayfor 15 years. Whether screening wouldhelp younger or lighter smokers isn’t
known, so scans are not advised forthem. They also aren’t for people whoquit at least 15 years ago, or people toosick or frail to undergo cancer treat-ment.
“The evidence shows we can pre-vent a substantial number of lung can-cer deaths by screening” – about 20,000of the 160,000 that occur each year inthe United States, said Dr. Michael Le-Fevre, a task force leader and familyphysician at the University of Missou-ri.
Public comments will be taken untilAug. 26, then the panel will give its fi-nal advice. Reports on screening werepublished Monday in Annals of Inter-nal Medicine.
The recommendation is a big dealfor many reasons. The task force, an
independent group of doctors appoint-ed by the government, in recent yearshas urged less frequent screening forbreast and cervical cancers, and noscreening for prostate cancer, sayingPSA blood tests do men more harmthan good. There are no good ways toscreen for ovarian cancer or other lesscommon types.
But lung cancer is the top cancerkiller worldwide. Nearly 90 percent ofpeople who get it die from it, usually be-cause it’s found too late for treatmentto succeed. About 85 percent of lungcancers in the U.S. are attributable tosmoking, and about 37 percent of U.S.adults are current or former smokers.The task force estimates that 10 mil-lion Americans would fit the smokingand age criteria for screening.
‘Who am I to judge?’ pope says of gay priests
Panel backs lung cancer screening for some smokers
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A sign marking the boundary of Genoa, Nev. There are several cities named “Genoa” in theUnited States, but DeKalb County’s Genoa has the largest population.
AP photo
Pope Francis gestures as he answers re-porters’ questions Monday during a newsconference aboard the papal flight on thejourney back from Brazil.
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Official: Cannes diamondheist actually nets $136MPARIS – Wearing a scarf to
mask his face, the gunmansneaked into the posh Canneshotel and held up a diamondshow as three security guardslooked on, then fled on footabout a minute later. In the end,he made off with a breathtaking$136 million worth of valuables– the biggest jewelry heist inyears, maybe ever.It was a French Riviera robbery
that might make Hollywoodscriptwriters smile. And it evenhappened at a hotel that wasfeatured in Alfred Hitchcock’sjewel-encrusted thriller “ToCatch a Thief.”On Monday, a state prosecutor
provided new details about thebrazen heist a day earlier at theCarlton Intercontinental hotel– not least that the loot wasactually worth more than twicethe $53 million estimate thatpolice had first announced.
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Employee bios get creative take on outdoor couchBy CHRIS BURROWS
DeKALB – Sandwiched be-tween the clock tower and thecorn mural of tiny MemorialPark at the northeast corner ofFirst Street and Lincoln High-way, Brian Oster sat rigidly ona cream-colored couch.
He spoke about what heliked most about his job, theteam he works with there andhis inspiration as a creator. Itwas late afternoon Monday –just another day at the officefor Oster.
He and his team at OC Im-age Works, which is based inDeKalb, came up with a uniqueidea for telling their story on-line: Record video biographiesfor each employee from a couchplaced in areas around townthat represent their personal-ities.
They recorded their first
videos Monday and plan to fin-ish shooting today.
“The idea is – we’ve doubledin about two years – and beinga creative agency, we want tobe able to show off what we do,”Oster said. “... As proud as weare of DeKalb, we want to beable to do more than DeKalb.We want to expand, and theway to do it is to present your-self ... in a way that shows youcan take on big clients.”
Oster chose the busy down-town area to represent thefrenzied worklife on which hethrives.
“I love everything going on,managing 20 things at once,” hesaid. “But our lead designer isgoing to be at Hopkins Park, be-cause all her inspiration comesfrom the outdoors.”
The team hopes to edit theshort videos down to between30 and 45 seconds and use cre-ativity and technology to make
the videos stand out on theirnew website.
Dan Kapper, a native ofDeKalb who graduated fromNorthern Illinois in May witha degree in communications,works as video coordinator atOC Image Works. He took somecredit for bringing the conceptto life.
“I assisted in making thepieces connect,” Kapper said.“[Oster] came up with theconceptual stuff, and I cameup with the actual productionpart.”
The project’s director ofphotography Miguel Sierrasaid that the idea of taking acouch outdoors for interviewswas a new twist on an industrystandard.
“With an artist bio page youwant to be as creative as possi-ble” he said. “We don’t want tobe people just sitting inside anoffice.”
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Miguel Sierra (left), director of photography, sets up his shot as assistant Dan Kapper (right) speaks toBrian Oster, production manager of OC Imageworks, as Oster sits on a couch waiting to be interviewedMonday near the corner of First Street and Lincoln Highway in downtown DeKalb. The three were filmingbiographies that will appear on the OC Imageworks website.
Green options examinedfor Library expansionDeKALB – The firm contracted
to design the DeKalb PublicLibrary’s expansion and renova-tion project presented environ-mental sustainability optionsMonday at a special meeting ofthe library’s Board of Trustees.Nagle Hartray Architecture
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Tickets issued inSycamore crashSYCAMORE – A Sycamore
woman was taken to thehospital for evaluation Sundaynight after a two-vehicle crashat Route 23 and Peace Road,authorities said.Ruth Clark, 81, of Sycamore,
was ticketed for allegedly driv-ing an uninsured motor vehicleand disobeying a traffic controldevice, said Sycamore PoliceLt. Darrell Johnson.About 8:45 p.m., Clark was
driving a 1999 Saturn weston DeKalb Avenue when shedrove past a red light atPeace Road, Johnson said.The Saturn struck the frontof 2003 Hyundai Santa Feturning at the intersection, hesaid. A 57-year-old Sycamore
woman driving the Hyundaiand her passenger were notinjured.Clark was taken to Kishwau-
kee Community Hospital inDeKalb, Johnson said.
A hospital official said Mon-day that there was no recordof Clark at the hospital.
Sandwichwoman arrestedin prostitution sweepA Sandwich woman was
among four women chargedlast week with prostitution
in Naperville,authoritiessaid.
Jessica R.
White, 21, ofthe 700 blockof WrightCourt,
was arrested as part of anationwide sweep called CrossCountry, which was aimedat combating sex traffickingamong children, according
to a news release from theNaperville Police Department.Naperville police, along with 11FBI agents, participated in thesweep Thursday.Also arrested were:
Francheska Lozier, 25, ofHouston; Chelsey Newlon, 21,of Springfield, Mo.; and RuthieWells, 21, of Shorewood.
League of Women VotersopenmeetingWednesdayDeKALB – Those interested
in finding out more about theLeague of Women Voters ofDeKalb County are invited to ameeting Wednesday.The informational meeting
will be at 7 p.m. at ColonialHouse Apartments, 1600 N.14th St., DeKalb. An organizerwill meet participants at thedoor to show them to thecomplex’s meeting room.Membership forms will beavailable for those who wantto join.
The meeting also will dis-cuss recent concealed carrylegislation, pensions in Illinois,campaign finance, frackingand 100 years of voting forwomen in Illinois. Duringthe summer of 1913, IllinoisGov. Edward F. Dunne signedthe Women’s Suffrage Bill,which granted women theright to vote in presidentialand local elections. Full votingrights for women nationwidecame with the 19th Amend-ment to the Constitution in1920.For information, email
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Springfield police eyepaperless systemSPRINGFIELD – Springfield
police are getting ready to godigital, shelving a hand-writ-ten system that’s been inplace for years.
The (Springfield) State
Journal-Register reports the
department is one of the last
of its size in the state to still
have officers write reports by
hand.
The hand-written reports
are scanned into a computer
system after they’re reviewed
by supervisors. Names and
ages are also keyed into a
computer system so they can
be searched.
But city officials hope to
change that.
Police Chief Robert Williams
has called a paperless system
“priority No. 1” for the depart-
ment.
And authorities hope to make
the switch in the next year.
Springfield leaders allocat-
ed an extra $300,000 in the
budget this year to pay for
upgrades necessary to make
the switch.–Wire report
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VICKI V. BRENNEMANBorn: June 10, 1948, in DeKalb, Ill.
Died: July 27, 2013, in Cortland, Ill.
CORTLAND – Vicki V. Brenneman,
65, of Cortland, Ill., died suddenly
Saturday, July 27, 2013, at her home.
Shewas born June 10, 1948, in
DeKalb, the daughter of Donald A.
andMarjorie E. (Loptien) Anderson.
Vicki was a graduate of Ge-
noa-Kingston High School, Class
of 1966. She attended the Elgin
Business College andworked for
BlackhawkMoving and Storage
until 1977. She thenmoved to Fort
Wayne, Ind., and retired fromUSF
Holland in 2010. Shewas an avid
Chicago Cubs and Bears fan.
Survivors include her daughter,
Jeri (Josh Robinson) Emerick; two
grandchildren, Brendan and Ashley
Emerick; one brother, Donald (Pat)
Anderson; one sister, Kay Anderson;
uncle, Boyd (Mary) Loptien; aunt,
Phyllis McElyea; and several cousins.
Shewas preceded in death by her
parents; husband, Kerry; and grand-
parents, Lawrence and Hattie Loptien
and Adolph and Ellen Anderson.
A graveside service will be at 11
a.m. Saturday, Aug. 3, at Genoa Cem-
etery with the Rev. Jeremy Heilman
officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be
made in care of Butala Funeral Home
and Crematory, 1405 DeKalb Ave.,
Sycamore, IL 60178.
For information or to sign the online
guest book, visit www.ButalaFuner-
alHomes.com or call 815-895-2833.
To sign the online guest book, visit
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OLEDENE REDEMANNBorn:Oct. 21, 1919, in GenoaCity,Wis.
Died: July 26, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill.
MAPLE PARK – Oledene Redemann,
93, of Maple Park, Ill., passed away
in sweet surrender to her Lord and
Savior on Friday, July 26, 2013, at
Pine Acres Rehab & Living Center
in DeKalb. After a long, hard-fought
battle, her soul is now at rest.
She is survived by her son, Kurt
Redemann ofMaple Park; many
nieces and nephews; and her church
family at Grace Lutheran.
Shewas preceded in death by
her husband, Harry; parents; sister,
Blanche; and brothers, George and
Ray.
The visitation will be from 4 to 7
p.m.Wednesday, July 31, at Conley
Funeral Home, 116W. Pierce St., El-
burn. A funeral service will celebrate
her life and faith at 11 a.m. Thursday,
Aug. 1, at Grace Lutheran Church,
5N600 Hansen Road, Lily Lake. There
will be a visitation from 10 to 10:45
a.m. before the service at the church.
The Rev. Ernst Rex, pastor of the
church, will officiate and interment
will follow cremation at a later date.
Amemorial has been established in
her name to benefit Grace Lutheran
Church. Checks can bemade to
“Grace Lutheran Church” andmailed
in care of P.O. Box 66, Elburn, IL
60119.
Tributes also can be forwarded
to the same address or at www.
conleycare.comwhere you can find
her full life story.
To sign the online guest book, visit
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GARY SPEARSBorn: Sept. 15, 1953, in Sycamore, Ill.
Died: July 27, 2013, in DeKalb, Ill.
KINGSTON – Gary
Spears, 59, of Kings-
ton, Ill., died at 1:07
a.m. Saturday, July
27, at Kishwaukee
Community Hospi-
tal, DeKalb.
Born Sept. 15, 1953, in Sycamore,
toWalter A. and Ruby L. (London)
Spears, Gary graduated from
Sycamore High School in 1972. He
attended Kishwaukee Community
College and Rock Valley College. He
was a quality assurance inspector for
Ideal Industries for 28 years.
Gary loved to fish. He enjoyed shar-
ing his passionwith his daughters
and grandchildren. He could often be
found in Shabbona Lake State Park
and Rock Cut State Park. He also
would throw a line in at the dam in
Oregon, Ill. When Jasonmarried into
the family, besides being a son-in-
law, he became a great fishing buddy
for Gary.
He also enjoyed being amember
of the Sycamore Sportsman Club.
He grew up next door to the club
grounds and as soon as hewas able
to join, became amember. He also
was a range officer at the club.
Gary hadmany friends and could
always strike up a conversation
anywhere hewent. He could always
find someone he knew.
He is survived by his children, Jaime
(Jason)Wolfe of Kingston and Becky
Spears (Trever Skeels) of Sycamore;
grandchildren, Kaylee, Addison and
Liam; siblings, Diana (Frank) Halsey,
Karen Pennington andMichael (Car-
olyn) Spears; and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Hewas preceded in death by his
parents.
Amemorial service will be at 7p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Olson
Funeral & Cremation Services,
Quiram Sycamore Chapel, 1245 So-
monauk St., Sycamore. The visitation
will be from 4 to 7 p.m.Wednesday
before the service.
Amemorial fund has been estab-
lished to be designated at a later
date.
For information, call 815-895-
6589. To share amemory or send a
condolence, visit www.olsonfh.com.
To sign the online guest book, visit
www.legacy.com/daily-chronicle.
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8POLICE REPORTSNote to readers: Information
in Police Reports is obtainedfrom the DeKalb CountySheriff’s Office and city policedepartments. Individuals listedin Police Reports who havebeen charged with a crimehave not been proven guiltyin court.
DeKalb County
Trevor A. Glenn, 22, of the 900block of University Street, Dixon,was charged Sunday, July 29, withunlawful possession of a con-trolled substance, driving whilelicense suspended, unlawful pos-session of marijuana and unlawfulpossession of drug paraphernalia.
CoreyWollenweber, 18, of the
700 block of West Street, Plano,
was charged Sunday, July 28, with
unlawful possession of drug para-
phernalia and unlawful possession
of alcohol by a minor.
Ivan Chavez, 19, of the 300
block of Center Street, Plano, was
charged Sunday, July 28, with
unlawful possession of alcohol by
a minor.
Francisco Lucero, 19, of the 300
block of West Eighth Street, Plano,
was charged Sunday, July 28, with
unlawful possession of alcohol by
a minor.
Nicole L. Lucia, 20, of the 1900
block of Crosby Street, Rockford,
was chargedMonday, July 29,
with unlawful possession of mar-
ijuana and unlawful possession of
drug paraphernalia.
Jhordyn L. Ford, 21, of the 900
block of Eighth Avenue Court,
Rockford, was chargedMonday,
July 29, with unlawful possession
of marijuana.
By JIM SUHRThe Associated Press
ST. LOUIS – Gun-rightsadvocates who failed to swaya federal judge into letting Il-linois residents immediatelytote firearms in public underthe state’s new concealed-car-ry law announced Mondaythey’re asking an appealscourt to intervene.
The notice of appeal to theChicago-based 7th U.S. Cir-cuit of Appeals by Mary Shep-ard and the Illinois State RifleAssociation came three daysafter U.S. District Judge Wil-liam Stiehl tossed out theirlawsuit, siding with the statein ruling it is moot.
The Illinois Legislaturepassed the last-in-the-nationconcealed carry law July 9against Gov. Pat Quinn’s ve-hement objections. It givesIllinois State Police 180 daysto set up a program before ac-cepting applications, plus anadditional 90 days to processthe forms.
Shepard, in court filingsStiehl weighed, called sucha delay unreasonable andinsisted it “constitutes anunacceptable perpetuation ofthe defendants’ infringementof the Second Amendmentrights.” While noting shewasn’t challenging elementsof the new permitting process,Shepard said her issue wasover “the complete ban on car-rying firearms that continuesto exist until the permittingprocess is up and running.”
Bid to speed
concealed
carry tossed
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Representatives of Mox-
ie, 230 E. Lincoln Highway,
would be open to adver-
tising like that, said store
manager Courtney Wilson.
Managers would look into
it, as they’ve never heard of
something similar.
“It would be something
we would consider, based
on how much it costs,”
Wilson said.
Alex Nerad, the execu-
tive director of the Egyptian
Theatre, 135 N. 2nd St.,
agreed that advertising via
unicycling was an inter-
esting idea. However, he
couldn’t say if someone like
O’Connor would be able to
reach students at Northern
Illinois University.
“The biggest thing
we’re always working on
is reaching out to the NIU
students,” Nerad said. “So
we’re interested in new,
fun ways to reach the NIU
audience and let them know
about the fun stuff going on
here.”
Both Nerad and Wilson
said they have not been con-
tacted by O’Connor about
advertising with him.
Born and raised in
DeKalb, O’Connor began
learning how to ride a uni-
cycle when he was 14 years
old at his mother’s sugges-
tion.
“It wasn’t really some-
thing I had in mind at the
time, but the opportunity
came up, and I tried it, and I
liked it,” O’Connor said.
Even though he’s been
unicycling since 2005,
O’Connor said he has a lot
to learn about it. He can
handle stairs and ledges,
but there are other riders
who ride mountain bike
trails or compete in races.
“It takes a lot of time, a
lot of practice,” O’Connor
said. “You’ve really got to
be dedicated to do it. Some-
times, it can be a little bit
scary.”
Even with his experi-
ence, O’Connor faces the
constant risk of injury. He
said he was recovering from
a sprained ankle after he
made a hard landing going
down a staircase at NIU.
O’Connor said he would
limit his activities when
he’s promoting a client’s
business, as neither he nor
the client would want that
particular liability.
At this point, O’Connor
is the only person in One
Wheel Promotions, but he
said he’s open to working
with other people.
“It doesn’t even have to
be unicyclists,” O’Connor
said. “Just people who can
garner a lot of attention
and want to do something
beneficial for the commu-
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The most expensive part ofthe project was redacting sensi-tive personal information fromthe land records, such as socialsecurity numbers and bankinformation. Redacting all thedocuments took nine monthsand cost $50,000.
While the project was ex-pensive, ultimately taxpayersare anticipated to save roughly$30,000 annually by reducingthe amount of time the officetypically devotes to research-ing land records, Acardo said.Now that the research is au-tomated, people can searchrecords at home. Five or sixpeople used to visit the officeeach day, on average, but nowonly two or three people visit,he said.
“We anticipate it will be lesspeople coming in,” he said.
Land records from 1837through 1906 and 1945 to thepresent are currently online.Acardo said he hopes by theend of the year the office willindex the rest of the recordsthat exist in the gap between1906 and 1945. When that hap-pens, DeKalb County will bethe second county in the statewith a paperless recorder’soffice, right behind McHenryCounty.
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SPRINGFIELD – Gov. Pat
Quinn’s Monday series of
good-news stops across Illi-
nois mark the second round
of trips he’s made after criti-
cism that his frequent Chica-
go focus might draw a chal-
lenger from elsewhere in the
state in the 2014 Democratic
primary.
Quinn started the day wel-
coming the Stanley Cup to
the Abraham Lincoln Presi-
dential Library and Museum
in Springfield with Black-
hawks’ owner Rocky Wirtz
before heading to Bradley
University in Peoria, where
he announced a total of $4.8
mil l ion in construction
grants to Bradley, Illinois
Wesleyan University and Eu-
reka College.
Quinn is facing a primary
challenge from fellow Chica-
go resident Bill Daley. While
the bulk of Democratic votes
are cast in heavily Democrat-
ic Cook Coun-
ty, Quinn has
b e e n c r i t i -
cized by Dem-
ocratic lead-
ers outside of
the Chicago
area who say
he hasn’t paid
the rest of the
state enough attention.
Q u i n n s p o k e s w o m a n
Brooke Anderson has said
the governor was previous-
ly tied up in Springfield be-
cause of the state’s pension
crisis. Illinois is facing a $97
billion pension shortfall, and
lawmakers have been unable
to reach a deal to solve the
problem.
Monday’s trips followed
Quinn’s visit to Galesburg in
western Illinois last week for
President Barack Obama’s
economic address at Knox
College.
The grants Quinn an-
nounced Monday are part
of $90 million set aside this
year in the Illinois Jobs Now
capital construction pro-
gram that renovates and ex-
pands campus facilities for
private and public colleges.
Quinn also later announced
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Island campus.
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SYCAMORE – Lifting and stack-ing eggs wasn’t what Scott Gilmoreoriginally thought his roboticscompany would excel at.
The CEO of Smart MotionRobotics Inc. said the company gotinto the egg processing business byaccident but now have more than150 robotic machines gently andefficiently organizing hundreds ofpounds of eggs in the United Statesand South America.
“A large part of our market iseggs,” Gilmore said. “It’s an indus-try where chickens lay eggs sevendays a week and someone has togather them and pack them.”
On Thursday at the Sycamorecompany’s headquarters, theydemonstrated their latest roboticcreation, the SmartStacker. Thelarge, yellow robotic arm is connect-ed to a conveyor system that allowsit to lift and palletize seven productsat once.
Gilmore said no other machinesystem has ever been able to pallet-ize more than four and this machine
takes up less space and costs lessthan any other system.
“You can take a system that usedto cost a million dollars and took upabout 2,500 square feet to do sevenproducts … and do that in 1,000square feet with less than half a
million dollars,” Gilmore said.Because eggs are heavy and
delicate, human workers can breakthem and create spoilage if they tryto stack them by hand over a longperiod of time. With the Smart-Stacker, 90 percent of spoilage that
happens with stacking eggs is elimi-nated, Gilmore said.
At the demonstration Thursday,the SmartStacker picked up fourboxes weighing 25 pounds eachand stacked them on a pallet afterthey were sorted by the seven-laneconveyor system. The stainless steelconveyor system was manufacturedby DDS Conveyor Inc., based in LasVegas. The bar code on each box isscanned before heading into the con-veyor system.
Gilmore said palletizing has beenidentified by the Occupational Safe-ty and Health Administration asone of the most strenuous forms oflabor performed in a modern factorybecause it involves heavy lifting andturning.
“By palletizing automatically, youeliminate all that labor,” he said.
But that doesn’t necessarily meanjobs are eliminated. Douglas Jones,president of Smart Motion RoboticsInc., said a common misconceptionabout robotics is that they eliminatejobs. Instead, robotics create morejobs by driving down the costs ofproduction, he said.
“What you do is make the com-
pany more profitable,” Jones said.“They expand and they hire moreworkers.”
The SmartStacker is operated bytouch screen and can be operatedby workers without college degrees,Gilmore said. The system also is safefor workers, as anyone who gets nearit will pass through a beam of lightthat automatically shuts it down.
The company has already soldfour of the Smart Stacker systemsand the system demonstrated Thurs-day was scheduled to be shipped toPearl Valley Eggs in Pearl City.
More than 30 people at SmartMotion Robotics Inc. were involvedwith the creation of the SmartStacker, among other machinerythe company produces, Gilmoresaid.
Many of them are engineeringinterns from Northern Illinois Uni-versity and the prospect of workingwith them was one of the reasonswhy the company moved their loca-tion from Gilberts to Sycamore.
“These kids that we get out ofNIU for interns are slobbering towork here because they love ro-bots,” Gilmore said.
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A robotic palletizer simulates stacking cartons of eggs after collecting them froma conveyor belt during an open house Thursday at Smart Motion Robotics Inc. inSycamore.
Welcome to the new homeof The Genoa Area Chamberof Commerce. On May 15, weopened the doors of our newlocation at 111 N. SycamoreSt. in downtown Genoa.
We are very excited to be alarger part of the communityand have a place for our mem-bers, visitors and residents tostop by and learn more aboutlocal and area member busi-nesses. It also makes a greatplace to meet and network.Stop in to say hello and get toknow your local chamber ofcommerce today.
The Genoa Chamber re-cently published a new GenoaArea Street Guide Map. Thismap will provide an easy-
to-read street guide to thecommunity. Whether you’renew to the area, visiting forthe day, love garage sales orparks and recreation, this is amust-have guide to help findyour way around our quaintlittle town. Stop by and pickup a map soon.
Get Ready! Set! Quack!with the Genoa Area Cham-ber of Commerce. Join usSept. 7 for the 10th annualGreat Genoa Duck Race &Family Fun Event to be held
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Car-roll Memorial Park in Genoa.Launch time is 1:30 p.m.
Thanks to Jamie Ullmarkof American Family Insur-ance and Carolyn Tobinsonof Tobinson’s Ace Hardwarefor their support each andevery year promoting ourduck event by purchasingand passing out hundredsof little ducks during theGenoa Days Parade to all ourfans.
About 1,850 little plasticducks are available for adop-tion this year, but the actualnumber of ducks waddling inwill depend on ticket sales.Purchase your tickets now.Cost is two for $5, 12 for $25,
or a personal V.I.P. Flock of50 ducks for $100.
Residents are invited tocome out early this year.Cogsley the Duck Mascotwill be on hand to meet hisyoung fans. Activities includea jump house, face paint-ing, food booths, games andseveral vendor booths. TheG-K Rescue Squad, G-K PoliceDepartment, G-K High SchoolBand and WLBK/WSQR’sTerry Ryan also will be onhand.
Tickets are availableat participating chambermember businesses, as wellas from chamber boardmembers and ambassadors.Purchase tickets at the Ge-
noa Chamber Office, GenoaFitness Center, ColdwellBanker-Honig Bell, Ameri-can Family Insurance, GenoaSmiles, Northern Rehabili-tation Physical Therapy Spe-cialists, Hills Tap, KarlsbadTavern, Genoa VFW, FivePoints Pub, Everything Flo-ral, Embroidery Sew Into It,Speciality Gifts, The CornerCobbler, Tobinson’s AceHardware, Resource Bank,Heartland Bank & Trust Co.and NB&T.
First prize is $500, secondprize is $250, third prize is$100, and even the last placefinisher wins $50. The cham-ber also is seeking Waddler,Paddler and Quacker spon-
sors, as well as vendors. Get avendor booth for $20 (vendorbooths are open to chamberand nonchamber members).Call today, it’s sure to be aquacking good time for thewhole family.
Thank you to our GoldenDuck Sponsor KishHealthSystem. For more informa-tion about the Genoa AreaChamber and its events, call815-784-2212, email [email protected] or visitwww.Genoacc.com.
Enjoy the rest of yoursummer!
• Kristie Mulso is exec-utive director of the GenoaArea Chamber of Commerce.
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CHAMBERVIEW
The director of national intelligence announcedJuly 19 that a court had renewed one of the govern-ment’s most controversial surveillance programs – thecollection of a vast database of so-called metadata fromAmericans’ phone calls. The phone metadata effortdoes not appear to be an obviously unconstitutionalabuse of civil liberties. Yet at least two things shouldbother Americans about it.
First is that the government is gathering so muchphone call information to track what should be a rela-tively small number of targets. Collecting and keepingthe country’s phone records results in a very powerfulsurveillance tool that, if abused, could give govern-ment agents insight into how all sorts of Americans areconducting their lives.
The government argues that it is very careful; itconsults with the Foreign Intelligence SurveillanceCourt and meets strict standards, only looking at theinformation when investigators have reasonable,documentable suspicion to believe they are on toa terrorist group. But it is often up to the NationalSecurity Agency to apply those standards to itself, withoutside review coming after the agency has accessedthe metadata.
Second, and related, are the justifications foramassing all of that information. Section 215 of thePatriot Act allows the government to obtain records,such as phone metadata, as long as they are relevant toa terrorism investigation. Government lawyers arguethat detecting patterns of communications – thosewhom suspects call and even associates of those associ-ates – has yielded information that has contributed tofoiling potential terror plots. In order to produce thosebenefits, they say, they must have, somewhere, thewhole universe of this sort of metadata, which commu-nications firms don’t keep themselves.
By that logic, nearly every record anywhere couldbe considered relevant. Other huge collections ofsurveillance metadata – though not of communicationscontent, which is governed by different standards –could exist. If misused, they would also pose a threat toAmericans’ privacy.
The House last week considered an amendment toa defense funding bill that would scale back the NSA’swholesale gathering of phone or other metadata. Theamendment didn’t pass and rightly so: Tacking it ontoan appropriations bill is hardly the way to hash outcomplex national security policy. That is not the end ofthe debate. Earlier this month, Rep. James Sensenbren-ner, R-Wis., told intelligence officials that Congressmight not renew the Patriot Act’s Section 215, unlessthey change their collection procedures.
The focus of any politically realistic reform shouldbe on ensuring that government agents use only bitsof metadata when they must. One idea is for Congressto require communications companies to store theirrecords separately and force investigators to approachthose firms to gain access. If lawmakers did that, theywould also have to require companies to develop fastways of transferring information to the government,and they must satisfy themselves that those companiescan keep users’ stored metadata secure.
Another approach is to make sure the ForeignIntelligence Surveillance Court is tightly involved inthe metadata program. If NSA agents already mustarticulate good reasons to examine a particular phonenumber, bringing them to a judge for approval hardlyseems outrageous. From there, the court must careful-ly monitor the NSA’s success at minimizing Ameri-cans’ exposure.
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The Fiscal Times called President Barack Obama’sspeech on the economy “a yawner.”
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, declared the presi-dent’s words delivered Wednesday at Galesburg’s KnoxCollege “a revamp of a revamp” of old ideas. HouseSpeaker John Boehner referred to calls for income eq-uity and saving the middle class as “an Easter egg withno candy inside.”
Sad to say, there is an iota of truth in the cowpiesconservatives flung at the president, but also a truththey share responsibility for creating.
Obama has been conservatives’ handy dart board tothe exclusion of accomplishing anything for the middleclass or the poor: Think cutting foods stamps to 50 mil-lion underemployed, underpaid people in a recessionthat refuses to end.
Five years is a long time to hold a presidentialgrudge, especially since Obama has 3½ years left toserve. But congressional Republicans have masteredthe art of demeaning Democrats, the president and hold-ing progressive ideas hostage.
They believe time is on their side to regain un-checked power. Meanwhile, Americans continue thestruggle to survive an unfriendly economy. So the pres-ident justly addressed that grim situation, enabled inpart by a GOP-controlled House that refuses to compro-mise. In addition, Republicans again are threateningto shut down the government when the president asksthem to increase the debt limit.
In the president’s defense, Wednesday’s speech pur-posely lacked specifics as to what Congress can do to getthe economy rolling. He promised specific ideas will fol-low. He needs to hurry.
– The Hawk Eye (Iowa)
What’s really behind the ‘middle-class revolt’
Both GOP and Democrats have party problems
By RUCHIR SHARMA
Still-smoldering protests from Egypt toBrazil have set off a race among scholarsand journalists to identify the roots of thissummer of discontent in the emergingworld. Each major theory starts at thebottom, with the protesters on the street,and notes a common thread: young, Twit-ter-savvy members of a rising middle class.
In this telling, the protests represent theperils of success, as growing wealth createsa class of people who have the time and fi-nancial wherewithal to demand from theirleaders even more prosperity, and politicalfreedom as well.
This is a plausible story, often well told.Yet it is a bit too familiar to be fully persua-sive. The middle class has indeed been atthe vanguard of protests since the FrenchRevolution. It has played an importantrole in Turkey, Brazil and Egypt sinceMay and in earlier outbreaks of unrest in ahalf-dozen other emerging countries since2011. But bourgeois rage can only explainso much. The middle class has been risingfor many decades; in the past 10 years,rapid economic growth has spread withrare uniformity across most nations in theemerging world. So why are protests erupt-ing now, and in only a scattered selectionof emerging countries?
The middle class was not rising partic-ularly fast in the countries recently hit byprotests. According to data from the Brook-ings Institution, in 20 of the largest emerg-ing nations, the middle class has grown
over the past 15 years by an average of 18percentage points to comprise a bit morethan half the population. Brookings defines“middle class” individuals as those whocan spend $10 to $100 a day, which shouldcapture all the people who are newly readyto mobilize in protest. However, since2010, protests have broken out in countrieswhere the Brookings data identify themiddle class as growing most rapidly, suchas Russia, and least rapidly, such as India.The biggest protests have struck in coun-tries where growth of the middle class isnear the average: Egypt (14 percent), Brazil(19 percent), Turkey (22 percent).
There is also no clear link between theprotests and dashed middle-class fortunes.Since 2008, the average growth rate inemerging nations has slowed to 4 percentfrom 8 percent, so virtually every newmiddle class has cause for disappointment.Some protest-stricken nations have seenparticularly severe slowdowns, includingBrazil recently and Russia before it. Butothers were growing faster than theiremerging-world peers, including Turkeyand even Egypt before the fall of HosniMubarak in 2011. So why are these nationsamong the cauldrons of middle-class rage?
Maybe the place to start searching fora common thread is not in the streets butin the halls of power. Among the 20 largestemerging nations, the ruling party has nowbeen in power for slightly more than eightyears on average, or roughly double theaverage 10 years ago. Of the nine countrieswhere the ruling party has held office for
longer than eight years, there have beensignificant protests targeting the nationalleadership in at least six: Argentina, Bra-zil, Turkey, Russia, South Africa and India.
Of the 11 countries in which the rulingparty has been in office for fewer thaneight years, there have been major protestsin only one: Egypt. And in Egypt, liberalsprotested against the Muslim Brotherhoodfor bringing back the economic stagnationand political autocracy of the previousleadership – in essence, a revolt against thecharacter of the old dictatorship.
Now, with Islamists challenging the mil-itary “coup,” the middle class feels caughtin the same conflict that has long hauntedEgypt.
These are revolts against the ancientregimes, revealing the peril of staying inpower too long, a familiar risk since thedays of Louis XVI. Often, even successfulleaders have gotten complacent or overcon-fident, failing to enact reforms fast enoughto sustain a balance of growth acrossdifferent regions and classes. Eventually,enough people get fed up with the old re-gime that the population turns on even thegiants of postwar economic development,such as Suharto in Indonesia or MahathirMohamed in Malaysia. In the end, wroteRalph Waldo Emerson, every hero becomesa bore.
• Ruchir Sharma, the author of “Break-out Nations,” is head of emerging mar-kets and global macro at Morgan StanleyInvestment Management.
Since November’s election there hasbeen a lot of punditry about the fissuresand schisms in the Republican Party. Thedivisions are real, and some of the commen-tary has been revealing.
There has been less of a look at fissuresand schisms in the Democratic Party.They’re real, as well. Most House Demo-crats voted against the Obama administra-tion on NSA surveillance last week.
This shouldn’t be surprising. America’stwo political parties need to get 50 percentof the votes, or nearly that, to win elections.That’s difficult in a diverse country withsignificant cultural and economic differ-ences.
The Democratic Party has managed todo that in two consecutive presidentialelections, for the first time in three-quar-ters of a century. But holding that majoritytogether has been harder.
But Democrats have failed to win ma-jorities in the House of Representatives inthe past two congressional elections, andin eight of 10 elections over the past twodecades.
In the years of the Obama presidency,the president and congressional Democrat-ic leaders have made a series of choices onlegislation and policy that have alienatedsome of the party’s major constituencies.
The first was to vastly expand the sizeand scope of government by passing the$787 billion stimulus package in February2009 and passing Obamacare in March 2010.That choice was not inevitable. Democratsdidn’t take a similar course during most ofthe Clinton presidency.
But Democrats in 2009 had a large Housemajority and a determined and effectiveleader in Speaker Nancy Pelosi. And in theSenate they had a supermajority of 60 votesduring critical months in 2009 and 2010.
That was the result of some lucky (or
unlucky) political accidents – the prose-cution by the Bush administration Jus-tice Department of Republican Sen. TedStevens, a prosecution overturned afterStevens was defeated by 1 percentagepoint by Democrat Mark Begich; the partyswitch of Pennsylvania’s Arlen Specter; thesuperior lawyering that gave Democrat AlFranken a victory in a very close contest inMinnesota.
Oscar Wilde said that he could resisteverything but temptation. Democraticleaders could not resist the temptation pro-vided by that 60-vote supermajority. Evenafter Scott Brown’s special election victoryin Massachusetts deprived them of the 60thvote, Pelosi squeezed out just enough votesto push Obamacare through.
Some of those votes came from Blue DogDemocrats elected from relatively conser-vative districts. Without such moderates,Democrats would not have maintainedtheir majorities in the House during mostof the years from 1958 to 1994.
The unpopularity of the stimulus pack-age and Obamacare resulted in the defeat orretirement of most of the Blue Dogs. Theirnumbers fell from 54 in 2009 to 26 after 2010to only 14 in 2012. A historic Democraticconstituency largely disappeared, and sodid Democrats’ majority in the House.
Democratic numbers were further re-duced by Pelosi’s decision to pass cap-and-trade environmental legislation in June2009. That decision favored the Democrats’urban green constituency over its historicconstituencies in coal and oil country.
It was particularly surprising, since cap-
and-trade’s prospects in the Senate werenever good. So coal and oil country Dem-ocrats were sacrificed for nothing. WestVirginia, once safely Democratic, voted 62percent for the not-culturally-AppalachianMitt Romney.
This year Senate Democratic leaderHarry Reid made a similar choice when hethreatened to eliminate the requirementof 60 votes to overcome a filibuster unlessRepublicans agreed to allow confirmationof members of the National Labor RelationsBoard.
This favored the party’s labor union con-stituency, which feared the Supreme Courtwould affirm an appeals court decisiondeclaring Obama’s recess appointments tothe NLRB invalid.
The unions want favorable NLRB rul-ings over the next three years. Reid actedat their behest even though there’s a goodchance Republicans will regain a Senatemajority in 2014, in which case changingthe filibuster rule would hurt Democrats.But he wasn’t willing to change the filibus-ter rule on judgeship nominations – some-thing the party’s feminist constituencywould love. Reid favored the unions andshoved the feminists under the bus.
Campaigning is about assemblingmajority coalitions. But to govern, as JohnKennedy said, is to choose. In particular,governing requires choosing to favor oneconstituency over another. That can resultin the disassembling of a majority coalition.
Democrats aren’t necessarily doomed in2014 or 2016. But they are weaker because ofthe choices their leaders have made.
• Michael Barone, senior politicalanalyst for The Washington Examiner, is aresident fellow at the American EnterpriseInstitute and a Fox News Channel contrib-utor.
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White Sox tradeCrain to Tampa BayBOSTON – The Tampa Bay
Rays acquired injured relieverJesse Crain from the WhiteSox on Monday in an attemptto bolster their bullpen for thestretch run in the tough ALEast.The Sox will receive players
to be named or cash for Crain,a 32-year-old right-handerwho is 2-3 with a 1.15 ERAin 38 appearances. He wasplaced on the disabled list July3 with a right shoulder strain.“Jesse has been one of the
top relievers in the AmericanLeague, not only this seasonbut also throughout his entiretenure with the White Sox,”Sox general manager RickHahn said. “We cannot sayenough about what Jessehas meant to our bullpen,and the positive impact he’shad on our young relievers.We certainly think he has theability to influence this year’spennant race very positivelyfor the Rays.”The deal was announced
before the Rays faced thedivision-leading Red Sox inBoston on Monday night.Tampa Bay began the dayjust one-half game behindBoston in the AL East. Crainwas expected to fly straightto Tampa Bay, where theRays open a two-game seriesagainst the Arizona Diamond-backs tonight.Hahn said Crain’s injury af-
fected the market for him. Theteam considered waiting untilhe is healthy, which could bein a few weeks, and trying toget him through waivers.“The very, very high likeli-
hood would be that he wouldbe claimed off waivers,” Hahnsaid. “So that obviously wasnot a very appealing alter-native when compared withnegotiating a deal now priorto the deadline, even withthe complexities involved intrying to figure out what’sfair compensation for a guycurrently on the DL. If he hadbeen healthy for the month ofJuly and healthy right now, itprobably would have been avery different dynamic.”
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NIU TO NFL: ALAN BAXTER TRYING TO MAKE PITTSBURGH STEELERS’ ROSTER
Baxter settling in at camp
By DALE [email protected]
LATROBE, Pa. – Whilegrowing up in Buffalo Grove,Alan Baxter became all toofamiliar with the Bears’ greatdefensive units known as theMonsters of the Midway.
However, when the Pitts-burgh Steelers showed an in-terest in the former NorthernIllinois defensive end beforethe 2013 NFL Draft and eventu-ally signed him as an undraft-ed free agent April 27, Baxter’sthoughts quickly changed tothe Steel Curtain and Hall ofFame linebackers such as JackLambert and Jack Ham.
“The Steelers have beenknown for having the bestdefense in the country all thetime and great linebackers,so I definitely wanted to bepart of that,’’ Baxter said. “Ithought it was amazing whenthey contacted me.
“So, of course, I was happyto sign with them and learnfrom the best coaches and bestplayers on defense. I think thisis a great place for me. (But)I’m just taking it one day ata time and working hard andshowing them what I can do.And, hopefully, I’ll be able tomake some plays.’’
Since joining the Steelers,the nearly 6-foot, 240-poundBaxter has completed a rook-ie camp, several weeks of or-ganized team activities and aminicamp. After a six-weekbreak, the Steelers and Baxterare at training camp at SaintVincent College, about 45miles from Pittsburgh.
“Things are going real goodfor me so far,’’ Baxter said.“I’m settled in, and I’m reallyenjoying the life out here. It’s abeautiful area and a beautifulcampus. I guess you could saythat I’m getting accustomedto it. It’s a little bit different,sure, but it’s still about play-ing football.
“And that’s the same nomatter where you are. I feellike we picked up right where
we left off in OTAs, and we’ve
accomplished a lot so far. The
biggest thing I have to do is to
keep working hard and try to
get better every day. It’s a slow
process, but I’m getting there.’’
Baxter primarily has been
working at outside lineback-
er where he can utilize his
speed and athleticism. LaMarr
Woodley is the veteran starter
there, and third-year pro Chris
Carter is the top backup. So,
Baxter has some work to do to
move up the depth chart.
“All our guys know they’re
just a play or two away from
getting into a game, and they
have to be ready,’’ Steelers
linebackers coach Keith But-
ler said. “But Alan’s a smart
kid, and he’s been working
hard. He obviously has some
things to learn, but he’s made
a few plays so far.’’
During one practice drill,
second-round pick Le’Veon
Bell slipped out of the back-
field and caught a pass in the
flat. Before Bell could head up-
field, Baxter closed in to make
the play. The practice session
wasn’t live (no hitting), so Bax-
ter needs to do the same thing
when the hitting picks up later
in camp and in the preseason
games. Then, that same play
would really stand out.
“I’ve learned so much from
coach Butler in a short peri-
od of time,’’ Baxter said. “I’ve
already learned a ton, so I’m
excited to keep working with
him. I don’t believe you should
get too far ahead of yourself in
this league, because you need
to learn something every day
and show improvement every
day.’’
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Former Northern Illinois defensive end Alan Baxter signed as a undrafted free agent with the PittsburghSteelers on April 27 and is at the team’s training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. The BuffaloGrove navtive primarily has been working at outside linebacker. LaMarr Woodley is the veteran starterthere and third-year pro Chris Carter is the top backup, so Baxter has some work to do to move up thedepth chart.
BEARS IN BOURBONNAIS
Hits are reallycoming nowWhat do earlyinjuries mean?
Injuries are a fact of life inthe NFL and have ruined morethan a few promising seasons,careers and teams. Playersdo all they can these days toavoid them, working out year-round, including in team-spon-sored offseason programsspecially designed to promotestrength and power, and limitinjuries. Still, they come.
The injury bug arrived inBourbonnais with the openingwhistle of the Bears’ fourthday of practice and second dayin pads. The season-endingruptured Achilles tendon suf-fered by Turk McBride couldreverberate throughout theBears’ depth chart.
We are told the calf strainsuffered by left tackle JermonBushrod is minor, that hewill be day-to-day. Even ifthe early diagnosis is correct,though, should Bushrod missmore than a few practices itcould send shockwaves up and
down an offensive line that we
continue to hear is “a work in
progress.”
Let’s look at the big picture
on the defensive line, first. As
bad as I feel for McBride, he
was not a lock to make this
football team. The seven-year
veteran is a career journeyman
and the Bears are his fourth
NFL team, but both defensive
coordinator Mel Tucker and
coach Marc Trestman like
what they had seen so far.
Trestman said of the
injury: “We’re real sad for
Turk. He’s worked as hard or
harder than anyone here this
offseason and we’re really
disappointed.”
The problem the injury
creates on the depth chart is
that the Bears’ brass hoped
McBride would claim the
fourth defensive end spot and
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Bears offense tackle Jermon Bushrod arrives for training camp Wednesday in Bourbonnais. Bushrodstrained a calf during practice, which the Bears characterized as minor.
The Bug pays a visit to BearsBOURBONNAIS – Henry
Melton was in a lousy moodafter practice Monday.
For that matter, the Bears’fifth-year defensive linemanwas in a lousy mood duringpractice, too. You probablywould feel the same way ifyou watched one of yourfavorite co-workers go downbecause of an injury.
“I was pretty muchthinking about it the wholepractice,” Melton said.
After touring various NFLtraining camps, The InjuryBug paid a visit to practicefield No. 3 at Olivet NazareneUniversity. For an appetizer,
he nibbled on the right calf ofprized left tackle Jermon Bush-rod. For the main course, heopened wide and took a menac-ing bite out veteran defensivelineman Turk McBride.
Achilles’ tendon: Ruptured.McBride’s season: Finished.
Mmmm, says The Bug.Burrrp, goes The Bug.Zzzzz, snores The Bug.If we have learned any-
thing about The Bug, it’s that
he will wake up soon enough.And he will be hungry again.
It’s merely a question ofwhere he will go for his nextmeal.
Before filling his belly atBears camp, The Bug feastedat sites across the lower 48.He bit Jeremy Maclin’s ACL.He chewed on Percy Harvin’slabrum. He devoured DennisPitta’s hip, leaving the Balti-more Ravens tight end out forthe season.
Somehow, the Bears man-aged to lay low while otherteams dealt with big injuries.
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SPORTS Daily Chronicle / Daily-Chronicle.comPage B2 • Tuesday, July 30, 2013
8SPORTS SHORTS
Two Florida receiverscommit to NIU on SundayThe recruits continue to roll
in for Northern Illinois, whichadded two more verbal com-mittments Sunday night.David Senior, a receiver out of
Boyd Anderson in Fort Lauder-dale, Fla., and Christan Blake, areceiver from Cardinal Gibbonsin Fort Lauderdale, Fla., bothannounced their committmentson Twitter.Senior tweeted, “I just com-
mitted to NIU!!!!!” Sunday nightwhile Blake tweeted, “I commit-ted to NIU!” shortly before.According to 247sports.com,
Senior also held an offer from Indi-ana. Blake held notable offers fromMissouri, Syracuse and Toledo.
DeKalb J-Barbs hostingsummer volleyball campsThe DeKalb J-Barbs volleyball
staff will hold summer camps forplayers in third through eighthgrades in August.The camps will review passing,
serving, hitting and blockingtechniques while working ongame situations and team playconcepts. The camp will be Aug.12 through 16 at Huntley MiddleSchool. The camp for athletes inthird, fourth and fifth grade willtake place from 8:30 to 10 a.m.,and the camp for athletes insixth, seventh and eighth gradeswill be from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.The cost for each camper
in grades 3 through 5 is $50,and the cost for each camperin grades 6 through 8 is $60.Scholarships are available andall campers will receive a T-shirt.For more information, contact
coach Solano at 815-757-0063or coach Quade at 815-758-1843.
Body former Cubs pitcherrecovered from Ariz. lakePHOENIX – Authorities have
recovered the body of formermajor league pitcher Frank Cas-tillo after he apparently drownedat a lake northeast of Phoenix.Maricopa County sheriff’s
officials said divers pulled the44-year-old’s body out of Bart-lett Lake on Monday afternoon.Family members and friends
said Castillo wasn’t a goodswimmer, but he jumped off apontoon boat Sunday afternoonfor a swim and didn’t resurface.Castillo had an 82-104 record
in 13 major league seasons. Hepitched for the Cubs, Colorado,Detroit, Toronto, Boston andFlorida from 1991 to 2005 beforeretiring and lived in the Phoenixsuburb of Scottsdale.
White Sox’s Peavybracing for possible tradeCLEVELAND– Jake Peavy is pre-
pared to make his next start – forthe White Sox or anyone else.The coveted right-hander
could be traded before Wednes-day’s deadline, and said he’seager for the next few days topass as quickly as possible.“I’ll be happy when Wednes-
day is here and there’s no morespeculation,” Peavy said beforethe Sox opened a four-gameseries at Cleveland on Monday.Peavy is slated to start today.
Witness: Paterno said PSUerred on SanduskyHARRISBURG, Pa. – Longtime
Penn State football coach JoePaterno said that the universitymishandled its response to theJerry Sandusky child sex abusescandal, a former assistantcoach testified Monday duringa hearing for three top schoolofficials accused of a cover-up.Star witnessMikeMcQueary ap-
peared in a courtroom for the thirdtime since Sandusky’s November2011 arrest and told the court thattop school officials knew that hehad seen Sanduskymolesting aboy in a locker room shower.But the former Penn State
assistant coach and quarterbackalso delivered some unexpectedtestimony: that the late Hallof Fame coach had told himover the years that “Old Mainscrewed up” – referring touniversity administrators – inhow it responded to McQueary’sallegation against Sandusky.
– From staff, wire reports
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUECentral Division
W L Pct GBDetroit 59 45 .567 —Cleveland 57 48 .543 2½Kansas City 51 51 .500 7Minnesota 45 57 .441 13White Sox 40 63 .388 18½
East DivisionW L Pct GB
Tampa Bay 63 43 .594 —Boston 63 44 .589 ½Baltimore 58 48 .547 5New York 55 50 .524 7½Toronto 48 56 .462 14
West DivisionW L Pct GB
Oakland 62 43 .590 —Texas 57 49 .538 5½Seattle 50 55 .476 12Los Angeles 48 56 .462 13½Houston 35 69 .337 26½
Monday’s GamesCleveland 3,White Sox 2Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1Texas 4, L.A. Angels 3Toronto at Oakland (n)
Today’s GamesWhite Sox (Peavy 8-4) at Cleveland
(Kazmir 6-4), 6:05 p.m.Houston (B.Norris 6-9) at Baltimore
(W.Chen 5-3), 6:05 p.m.Washington (Strasburg 5-8) at Detroit
(Ani.Sanchez 8-7), 6:08 p.m.Arizona (Kennedy 3-7) at Tampa Bay
(Ro.Hernandez 5-11), 6:10 p.m.Seattle (J.Saunders 9-9) at Boston
(Workman 0-1), 6:10 p.m.L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 11-6) at Texas
(D.Holland 8-6), 7:05 p.m.Kansas City (E.Santana 6-6) at Minne-
sota (Pelfrey 4-8), 7:10 p.m.Toronto (Buehrle 6-7) at Oakland
(Straily 6-4), 9:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-8) at L.A.
Dodgers (Greinke 8-3), 9:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUECentral Division
W L Pct GBSt. Louis 62 41 .602 —Pittsburgh 62 42 .596 ½Cincinnati 59 47 .557 4½Cubs 48 56 .462 14½Milwaukee 44 61 .419 19
East DivisionW L Pct GB
Atlanta 61 45 .575 —Washington 52 54 .491 9Philadelphia 49 56 .467 11½New York 47 56 .456 12½Miami 40 64 .385 20
West DivisionW L Pct GB
Los Angeles 56 48 .538 —Arizona 54 51 .514 2½Colorado 51 56 .477 6½San Diego 48 58 .453 9San Francisco 46 58 .442 10
Monday’s ResultsMilwaukee 5, Cubs 0Pittsburgh 9, St. Louis 2Atlanta 9, Colorado 8 (10 inn.)N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 5Cincinnati at San Diego (n)
Today’s GamesMilwaukee (Gallardo 8-9) at Cubs (Vil-
lanueva 2-7), 1:20 p.m., 1st gameMilwaukee (Undecided) at Cubs (Arri-
eta 0-0), 7:05 p.m., 2nd gameSt. Louis (Lyons 2-3) at Pittsburgh
(A.J.Burnett 4-7), 3:05 p.m., 1st gameSan Francisco (Zito 4-7) at Philadel-
phia (Lannan 2-4), 6:05 p.m.Washington (Strasburg 5-8) at Detroit
(Ani.Sanchez 8-7), 6:08 p.m.Arizona (Kennedy 3-7) at Tampa Bay
(Ro.Hernandez 5-11), 6:10 p.m.Colorado (Nicasio 6-4) at Atlanta
(A.Wood 0-2), 6:10 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 4-1) at Miami
(Eovaldi 2-1), 6:10 p.m.St. Louis (Lynn 12-5) at Pittsburgh (Un-
decided), 6:35 p.m., 2nd gameCincinnati (Latos 10-3) at San Diego
(Volquez 8-8), 9:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 7-8) at L.A.
Dodgers (Greinke 8-3), 9:10 p.m.
AP source: MLB mightsuspend A-Rod underlabor dealNEW YORK – Major
League Baseball mighttry to suspend AlexRodriguez under itscollective bargainingagreement instead of itsdrug rules, which wouldeliminate any chance ofdelaying a penalty untilafter the case goes to anarbitrator, The Associat-ed Press has learned.Rodriguez never has
been disciplined for a drugoffense, and a first offend-er under baseball’s JointDrug Agreement is entitledto an automatic stay if theplayers’ association files agrievance –meaning thepenalty is put on hold untilafter an arbitrator rules.While use of banned
performance-enhancingsubstances falls underthe drug agreement, MLBmay argue other allegedviolations are punishableunder the labor contract, aperson familiar with man-agement’s deliberationstold the AP, speaking onthe condition of anonymi-ty because no statementswere authorized.
– Wire report
NFL
PRESEASON
Sunday’s GameMiami vs. Dallas at Canton, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 8Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m.Washington at Tennessee, 7 p.m.Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7 p.m.St. Louis at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Denver at San Francisco, 8 p.m.Seattle at San Diego, 9 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 9Bears at Carolina, 7 p.m.N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.Miami at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m.New England at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m.Houston at Minnesota, 7 p.m.Kansas City at New Orleans, 7 p.m.Arizona at Green Bay, 7 p.m.Dallas at Oakland, 9 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10N.Y. Giants at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Aug. 11Buffalo at Indianapolis, 12:30 p.m.
Daniel Hein, a sophomore at
Sycamore High School, recently
received his certificate for being
named a high school All-Ameri-
can after swimming the 100-yard
butterfly in 49.7 seconds in
February. Hein, who competes as
part of the DeKalb co-op swim
team, is the seventh Sycamore
athlete and 16th DeKalb athlete
to ever be named a high school
All-American. “To achieve the
honor of All-American status
throughout one’s high school ca-
reer is remarkable, but to hit that
mark as a freshman, to become
part of an elite group at such a
young age is truly incredible,”
DeKalb co-op coach Leah Eames
said. “Daniel’s work ethic is ex-
traordinary.” Hein was named the
2013 Daily Chronicle Boys Swim-
mer of the Year for his achieve-
ments. DeKalb’s Alyssa Lopez
was previously the area’s most
recent All-American, achieving
the honor in gymnastics in 2012.
Brad Horton, who was named an
All-American in soccer in 2008,
was the most recent Sycamore
athlete to be receive the honor.
DeKalb swim co-op’s Hein receives All-American certificate
that Sedrick Ellis would
claim the third or fourth
defensive tackle spot.
That would have garnered
each at least a little playing
time, and also made each the
next man up in the event of
an injury to a starter. With
the unexpected retirement of
Ellis on the first day of camp
and the loss of McBride, the
Bears now are dangerously
thin at both spots.
There are two issues with
the Bushrod injury. The
first is that calf muscles are
extremely finicky and slow to
heal. Even a lesser tweak can
stretch into a week or two if
you’re not careful.
Perhaps more important-
ly, it actually was Bushrod
who just told me Saturday:
“When you put in a complex
offense like we have, it’sgoing to take time. It’ll be atleast the last preseason gamebefore we’re ready.”
The lesser of two concernshere is that Bushrod has tobe the leader and best playeron that line and there is nounit on a football team thatrequires more cohesiveness,timing and communicationthan the offensive line. Bush-rod himself will be fine if he’sback soon, but just three, fouror more missed days of prac-tice could push the arrival ofthe group as ready for prime-time back into the early partof the regular season or later.
The scarier proposition isthat this becomes one of thosecalf injuries that stretchesinto a couple weeks or more.I’m fine with Jonathan Scottfiling in at Bushrod’s spot,but that leaves no compe-tition at right tackle forJ’Marcus Webb, whose early
reviews at camp have beenshaky at best.
Should Bushrod’s return bedelayed, the Bears then haveto strongly consider movingeither Eben Britton, JamesBrown or Kyle Long back totackle both to hedge their beton Webb and create a littledepth. Every second of distrac-tion with this group hurts.
There are six players onthis team the Bears absolute-ly can not afford to have misssignificant time if they’regoing to be a contender. JayCutler, Brandon Marshall,Julius Peppers, Lance Briggsand Charles Tillman are thefirst five. Other than Cutler,Bushrod is more importantthan any of them right now.
• Hub Arkush coversthe Bears for Shaw Mediaand HubArkush.com.Write to him [email protected].
When camp opened last weekat ONU, the storylines werefresh, the temperature was per-fect and the team was healthy.
We all knew that wouldn’tlast forever.
Bears defensive coordinatorMel Tucker knew as well as any-one. Tucker is in his 16th season ofcoaching. He played football, too,as a defensive back at Wisconsin.
I asked Tucker whether heever had a season without TheInjury Bug playing a role.
In a word: No.“It’s always something,”
Tucker said. “They say footballis the great game of life.
“It’s like our everyday lives.There’s always something. Ad-versity. Overcoming adversity.Things like that. That’s whatmakes it such a great game.
“But injuries are a part of thegame.”
Melton and his teammatesknow this, of course, but thatdoesn’t make it any easier whena colleague steps awkwardly,winces and crumbles to the turf.You can eat all of the vegetablesin the world, you can run allof the trails in the world, youcan lift all of the weights in theworld, but nothing can elimi-nate the risk of injury.
Throughout the offseason andthe start of training camp, theBears had been lucky. But injuriesare inevitable. They’re as mucha part of football as tight spiralsand crunching hits and boomingpunts and screaming fans.
“Something’s going to hap-pen,” Melton said. “That’s justhow the game is.
“It’s physical. It’s a grind.And sometimes your body justcan’t take it.”
On Monday, McBride’s bodycouldn’t take it.
He arrived to the field readyto work. He was carted off of thefield unable to walk.
“We said a prayer for himafter it happened,” Melton said.“And then you’ve got to look tothe next guy to step up.”
Somewhere, The Bug is lick-ing his lips.
• Shaw Media sports colum-nist Tom Musick can be reachedat [email protected] on Twitter @tcmusick.
1When the New York Giants wonthe Super Bowl two years ago,
they credited a great deal of theirsuccess to their NASCAR package
of three, four oreven five defen-sive ends on thefield at one time.If you’ve beenwatching closelyin Bourbonnais,you’ve seen thatin almost every
nickel or obvious pass-defensescheme, the Bears have JuliusPeppers, Corey Wootton andShea McClellin on the field withHenry Melton. Wootton is lining
up at right defensive tackle tomake sure the Bears have theirfour best pass rushers in the game,regardless of position.
2It’s awfully early to startdeciding position battles, but
I’m hard-pressed to see how Joe
Anderson isn’t the fourth bestreceiver on the team. The fact thatAnderson is also very good on spe-
cial teams has him in a command-ing position to win a roster spot.
3I’ve said it before and beenburned every time. but, still, we
appear to be seeing amaturing andmore focused Jay Cutler. Let’s see ifthis time it proves to be the real deal.
• Hub Arkush, [email protected]
Julius Peppers
• ARKUSH
Continued from page B1
Bushrod injury could set O-line back
Bears going NASCAR on D-line?
By KEVIN [email protected]
BOURBONNAIS — All theattention on the injuries Mon-day took away from anotherstellar defensive performanceat Bears training camp. Theoffense took the early edge ina two-minute drill, but thenthe defense, especially thesecondary, showed off its pro-pensity for getting after thefootball.
T h e d e f e n s i v e b a c k sscored several pass break-ups throughout practice, ledby Charles Tillman. Tillmanforced three incomplete pass-es by getting his hands on theball. The aggressive corner-back put on a clinic gettinginto the passing lane.
“[Tillman]’s a very skilledathlete, he’s very competitive,he’s super smart, he reallyknows what he’s doing outthere,” defensive coordinatorMel Tucker said. “He’s very,very consistent. What you seeis what you get.”
Tillman’s ball skills rubbedoff on his teammates. Quar-terback Jay Cutler heaveda pass down the sideline forwide-open receiever Earl Ben-nett before safety Chris Conte
came diving in to break it up.A couple of plays later, safetyMajor Wright dove to knockdown a pass intended for tightend Martellus Bennett.
Defensive back Zack Bow-man and Isaiah Frey also hadpasses defensed. Even in therun game, the DBs got to theball, with Kelvin Hayden get-ting a big roar from the crowdwhen he ripped the ball awayfrom running back Matt Forte.
“The guys feed on take-aways,” Tucker said.
Hot Start: Cutler’s first passof the three opening practiceshave gone like this: Intercep-tion, interception, incompletepass. On Monday, he openedwith a screen pass to Forte forbig yards.
On the next play, Cutlerfound receiver Joe Anderson,who made a touchdown grabin between cornerback TimJennings and Wright. “As faras the practice went today, theoffense really jumpstarted. Wehad a competitive two-minuteperiod to start it. We had twoexplosive plays and scored onthe second play,” coach MarcTrestman said.
Dump offs in style: We knowthe running backs figure to bebig parts of the passing game,
which should play right in toForte’s skill set. On Monday,several offensive plays result-ed in swing passes to a run-ning back. Whether it was acheckdown or by design, thequarterbacks are using thatoutlet to gain yards.
New role: Things havechanged for Devin Hester,who no longer is workingwith the offense and puttinghis sole focus into returning.While the team did drills onthe main field, he could beseen catching “kicks” from aJUGS machine.
Special teams coach JoeDeCamillis said Hester is tak-ing the new role in stride.
“His attitude has beengreat,” he said. “He’s beengreat from the start. We talk-ed early on. Again, it’s onlythree or four days of camp.We’ve got a lot of work to do,but (I) really like where hismental point is at.”
Hester also has worked attimes with the unit blockingkicks, coming in off the edge.DeCamillis was asked aboutthat new wrinkle.
“Yeah, we like a lot ofthings he can do with speed,but we’ll just have to wait andsee how that works out.”
Injuries overshadow ‘D’BEARS NOTES The Bug
will show up• MUSICK
Continued from page B1
Photo provided
Camp schedule
DATE Practice time
Today No practice
Wednesday 9-11:30 a.m.
Thursday 9-11:30 a.m.
Friday 9-11:30 a.m.
Saturday 6:45-8:45 p.m.
(at Soldier Field)
Sunday no practice
Monday 3:15-5 p.m.
Aug. 6 9-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 7 9-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 8 no practice
Aug. 9 at Carolina
Aug. 10 no practice
Aug. 11 3:15-5 p.m.
Aug. 12 9-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 13 9-11:30 a.m.
Aug. 14 Break camp
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CHICAGO – Carlos Go-mez broke a scoreless tiein the ninth inning with anRBI single and Jeff Bianchiadded a two-run double tolift the Milwaukee Brewersover the Cubs, 5-0, on Mon-day night.
The Brewers, sitting inlast place in the NL Central,won for the third time ineight games and ended theCubs’ winning streak at threegames.
Brewers reliever BrandonKintzler (3-0) pitched a score-less eighth for the victory.
Cubs reliever Pedro Strop(1-1) gave up the single to Go-mez on a 0-2 pitch and JeanSegura easily scored fromsecond to give the Brewers a1-0 lead. With one out and the
bases loaded, Bianchi gavethe Brewers insurance witha double to right to score twomore runs and Rickie Weeksalso added a two-run doubleas Milwaukee batted aroundin the ninth.
On a cool July night, theCubs opened an eight-gamehomestand with a little dif-ferent look. Left fielder Alfon-so Soriano and pitcher MattGarza were both traded whilethe Cubs were on a 10-gameroad trip as team presidentTheo Epstein continues therebuilding process.
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SYCAMORE SPEEDWAY
McKaymakes hay in his CapriceSt. Charles manhighly respectedby competitors
By KEVIN [email protected]
Sycamore Speedway dou-bles as The Land of Chevroletswhen it comes to Late Modelsracing.
Monte Carlos and Camarostypically rule pit row, withCaprices and Novas vying forthe checkered flag each weekin greater obscurity.
The car Cory McKay iscaptaining during his firstseason in the circuit turnsheads for falling in the lattercategory. That the 22-year-oldfrom St. Charles still gets themost from his 1977 Capricemeans he could be starting anew trend.
“When we were building it,people told us to get a MonteCarlo, that the Caprices justdon’t keep up,” McKay said.“It’s working pretty well forus so far. We still don’t havethat first win yet, but I thinkwe’re getting there.”
McKay vaulted into sixthplace in the Late Modelspoints standings behind onerunner-up feature finish and apair of fourth-place races thismonth.
He enters Saturday’s fullshow at the speedway 40points behind leader TimLudke of St. Charles.
While that’s not an idealgap, or even the loftiest spotfor a series rookie – Maren-go’s D.J. Markham sits fivepoints behind Ludke – McKaydoesn’t complain. The speed-way’s Spectator points cham-pion in 2012 feels confidentabout his transition into LateModels, which he envisioned
from the time he watched hisfather, John, compete at thetrack.
“It was always a plan. I al-ways wanted to do more withracing,” McKay said. “Oncewe saw that we were capableof doing something, we got acar that we could build up forit, we went out there and aredoing the best we can.”
McKay need look no fur-ther than his friend and fellowSt. Charles East graduate,Ludke, for precedent for abreakthrough.
After shining in Specta-tors – including as one of the“Six Pack Crew” with CoreyMarshall and an emergingMcKay a few years ago – Ludkeovercame a late May wreck tofinish third in his Late Modelsdebut in 2011. He won thepoints title last season and, stilljust 25, anticipates big thingsfor Late Models with McKay inthe picture, Caprice and all.
“Great driver, man. He’sreally impressed me. Every-body out there, he’s got theirrespect,” Ludke said. “Ofcourse he races hard, but heruns clean, too. It’s great howthese newer guys are doingand running as well as theyare. It means there’s a brightfuture for this class.”
That’s always what McKayhas wanted to hear as part ofa family that’s seen its shareof racing in the speedway’s 50seasons.
McKay’s grandmotherused to take his father and hissiblings to the track. An olderbrother is bracing to get hiscareer rolling, too.
“We try to run as clean aswe can, make as many friendsas we can. I’ve always pridedmyself on that,” McKay said.“I think it helps me and thetrack, and if everyone likesme, they’ll give me a littlemore space, you know.”
Sandy Bressner – [email protected]
Cory McKay, a 22-year-old St. Charles East graduate, is showing well in his first year driving Late Models at Sycamore Speedway. McKay brokein as a Spectators driver for a few seasons and raced alongside St. Charles’ Tim Ludke, who leads the Late Model standings.
BREWERS 5, CUBS 0
INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 2
Giambi’s pinch-hithomer sinks Sox
By TOMWITHERSThe Associated Press
CLEVELAND – JasonGiambi still had the chillslong after he shook Progres-sive Field.
Giambi hit a pinch-hithome run leading off theninth inning, a towering shotover the center-field wall thatsent the Cleveland Indians totheir fifth straight win, 3-2over the White Sox on Mon-day night.
Batting for Mark Reyn-olds, Giambi belted a 1-1pitch from Ramon Troncoso(1-3) into the bushes beyondthe fence. It was the 436th ca-reer homer and ninth careerwalk-off shot for the popular
42-year-old slugger, who hada bucket of ice water dumpedover his head by teammates.
“I might catch pneumo-nia,” he joked. “I’m a littleold to be dunked with water.I love it. I’ve been preachingall year one guy is not moreimportant than another andit’s going to take all 25 of us,even more than that, to winballgames and we’ve done itall year. It’s just exciting to bea part of it.”
Next
at Cleveland,6:05 p.m. today,WCIU, AM-670
Brewers score5 in the 9th
Next
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ton, Iowa
TV: ESPN2
CAMPINGWORLD TRUCK SERIES
Pocono Mountains 125Race time: noon SaturdaySite: Pocono Raceway, Long
Pond, Pa.
TV: SPEED
Upcoming
Sprint Cup schedule
Sunday: GoBowling.com 400,
Long Pond, Pa.
Aug. 11: Cheez-It 355 at the
Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y.
Aug. 18: Pure Michigan 400,
Brooklyn, Mich.
Aug. 24: Irwin Tools Night
Race, Bristol, Tenn.
Sept. 1: Advocare 500, Atlan-
ta Motor Speedway, Hampton,
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400, Richmond International
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Sept. 15: Geico 400, Chicago-
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Loudon, N.H.
Sept. 29: AAA 400, Dover
International Speedway, Dover,
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Oct. 6: Hollywood Casino
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City, Kansas
Oct. 12: Bank of America 500,
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2013 standings
SPRINT CUP SERIES1. Jimmie Johnson ...................7402. Clint Bowyer ........................6653. Carl Edwards........................6554. Kevin Harvick...................... 6485. Dale Earnhardt Jr. ...............6166. Matt Kenseth....................... 6157. Kyle Busch............................6108. Greg Biffle ............................5659. Kasey Kahne ........................56410. Jeff Gordon.........................55911. Tony Stewart......................55812. Martin Truex Jr. ................554
13. Brad Keselowski ................55314. Kurt Busch..........................54615. Jamie McMurray ...............53716. Ryan Newman....................53417. Aric Almirola ......................52918. Joey Logano .......................52419. Paul Menard .......................52020. Jeff Burton .........................49921. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ..........49522. Marcos Ambrose ............. 46823. Juan Pablo Montoya........ 46024. Casey Mears..................... 42025. Denny Hamlin....................38826. Danica Patrick ...................36427. David Gilliland ...................36328. David Ragan ......................35229. Mark Martin.......................33530. Bobby Labonte..................30331. David Reutimann ...............29432. Dave Blaney ...................... 29033. J.J. Yeley .............................27734. David Stremme ..................27135. Travis Kvapil ......................25336. A J Allmendinger...............23337. Michael McDowell............ 10538. Michael Waltrip ................ 10239. Scott Speed ..........................9140. Timmy Hill ...........................8241. Terry Labonte ...................... 7742. Ken Schrader .......................6843. Boris Said .............................2644. Ron Fellows .........................2245. Justin Marks .........................1446. Scott Riggs .......................... 1047. Victor Gonzalez Jr. ............... 748. Tomy Drissi............................ 649. Brian Keselowski .................. 450. Alex Kennedy ........................ 4
TOP 15 FINISHERS FROMSUNDAY’S SPRINT CUP RACE1. Ryan Newman, Chevrolet2. Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet3. Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet4. Tony Stewart, Chevrolet5. Matt Kenseth, Toyota6. Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet7. Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet8. Joey Logano, Ford9. Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet10. Kyle Busch, Toyota11. Martin Truex Jr., Toyota12. Paul Menard, Chevrolet13. Carl Edwards, Ford14. Kurt Busch, Chevrolet15. Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet
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NASCAR SPRINT CUP ANALYSIS
Boring Brickyard at its worstDrivers findpassing toughin Indianapolis
By DAN GELSTONThe Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS – Maybe
NASCAR should steal a page
from IndyCar and install a
push-to-pass button.
This past weekend saw the
boring Brickyard at its worst.
Juan Pablo Montoya
griped over his radio that try-
ing to pass another car cost
him position on the track.
Jimmie Johnson suggested
the track needed a second
lane with more banking to
help the cause. Denny Hamlin
called passing “impossible.”
“If impossible is hard, then
it was impossible,” Hamlin
said. “It is just a product of
the speed we run, the tire
we’ve got and the surface. It
all just makes for hard racing.
It’s hard to pass anyone.
You’ve just got to deal with
it.”
Even super-snail “Tubo”
would have been stuck in
Sunday’s single-file snoozer
at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway.
Never really considered
an exciting 400 miles anyway,
Indianapolis might have
topped itself in the 20th Cup
race at the famed track. There
were three cautions, for
stalled cars or debris, and no
accidents or spins.
And such little passing.
The field fanned out into
single-file racing for most of
the event – a plodding style
that perhaps is a big reason
why the crowd has dwin-
dled from 200,000-plus in the
Brickyard’s NASCAR heyday
to maybe 80,000 fans Sunday.
There were scores of empty
rows along the frontstretch,
and fans at home probably
wound up changing the
channel at times. The clean
race was responsible for the
fastest Brickyard in history
at 2 hours, 36 minutes and 22
seconds.
The race basically was a
yawner until Ryan Newman
used a flawless final pit stop
to top Jimmie Johnson for the
win.
All this came only two
months after one of the more
thrilling Indianapolis 500s in
history. Tony Kanaan passed
leader Ryan Hunter-Reay to
grab the lead in the last of a
record 68 lead changes.
The stock cars? They
turned the 2½-mile Indy track
into a leisurely Sunday drive.
Just one pass for the lead
under green that had nothing
to do with pit stops.
“On a flat racetrack, it’s
just tough to pass,” Johnson
said. “These corners, they
aren’t really that long. You
have four, 90-degree turns.
That puts a lot against this
racetrack for side-by-side
racing. But we still love this
place.”
Drivers love the history
steeped in the 108-year-old
track. Jeff Gordon, Tony
Stewart and Newman fell in
love with the place as kids,
and they all talk of the rev-
erence they hold for a place
where A.J. Foyt, Mario An-
dretti and Rick Mears made
Indy and open wheel king.
Stewart said he was “baf-
fled” at criticism of the racing
and he gave a blistering
defense.
“Look up ‘racing’ in the
dictionary and tell me what
it says in the dictionary,
then look up ‘passing,’ “
Stewart said. “If you want to
see passing, we can go out on
I-465 and pass all you want.
If you can tell me that’s more
exciting than what you see
at IMS, the great race car
drivers that have competed
here. This is about racing.
This is about cars being fast.
It doesn’t have to be two-
and three-wide racing all
day long to be good racing.
Racing is about figuring
out how to take the package
you’re allowed and make it
better than what everybody
else has and do a better job
with it.”
As difficult as it was to
pass, it’s just as hard for this
style of racing to hook the
next generation of fans on
NASCAR at Indy. The new
Gen-6 was expected to help,
but it was the same old, same
old.
IndyCar has figured out
how to make the 500 more
exciting – now it’s NASCAR’s
turn, even if there might not
be much the series leaders
can do about it.
“It’s a one-groove track.
It’s not going to change,” Dale
Earnhardt Jr. said. “I don’t
care what you do. It’s not the
race car. It’s not the tire or
nothing like that. It’s just the
track. It’s one groove, four
90-degree corners. I mean,
there’s not much you can do
about it.”
Single-file racing sure
beats the Goodyear tire
debacle of 2008. And it’s better
than not having the race at all
on the circuit.
But the event clearly
needs a boost – whether it’s
installing lights and turning
it into a night race or mov-
ing it later on the schedule
to launch the Chase for the
Sprint Cup championship.
Plenty of ideas were kicked
around this weekend in the
garage. There were just no
easy answers.
AP photo
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers David Reutimann (83), Kevin Harvick (29) and David Stremme (30) steertheir cars during the Brickyard 400 on Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.
Dr. Wallace: I’m 19, and myfiance is 24. We are planningto be married in December.He is a hard-working person.He and his brother started apizza business together fiveyears ago and now they havetheir pizza served in fourlocations.
I met Ron two years agoat a friend’s wedding, andwe’ve been going togetherever since. He treats me welland gives me really nice giftsfor special occasions, andsometimes he surprises mewith something just becausehe thought I would like it.But one thing is starting toreally bother me – he is veryjealous.
If I happen to talk to a guy,he gets upset. Lately, if I evenlook at another guy when weare together, he gets angry.He bought me a cell phone,and now he calls me almost
every hour when we’re nottogether. I keep telling himthat I love him dearly, but Idon’t like him keeping such aclose watch on me.
Ron says that there aremany kooks out there andthat he just wants to knowthat I’m safe. I was shoppingwith a couple of my girl-friends last week and as soonas I got home, he called andasked me about a dozen ques-tions like what stores I wasin, who I saw, who I talked toand even where we went forlunch.
Now I’m having secondthoughts about marrying aguy who can’t seem to trustme to love him and only him.
I really need to hear whatyou think about my situa-tion. – Nameless, KansasCity, Mo.
Nameless: Trust those sec-ond thoughts! Ron’s jealousyis just going to get worse.By all means, postpone thewedding plans until he dealswith it, and let him know inno uncertain terms that youwill not put up with suchdisrespectful treatment. Beprepared to end the relation-ship if he doesn’t take youseriously.
Please read the followingletter from a woman whomarried someone like Ron. Ihave received many similarletters from girls trapped inrelationships with jealous,possessive males who needpsychological counseling:
Dr. Wallace: This letter isintended to speak to youngladies who have overly jeal-
ous, possessive boyfriends.My advice is to get rid ofthem immediately! Pleaseprint my letter. If I canprevent just one lady fromsuffering my fate, I will feelbetter.
My fiance was also jealousand possessive, but I thoughtthings would be fine afterwe were married. However,I was wrong! The day afterthe wedding ceremony,he told me that I was now“his.” Every day was a livingnightmare. I should have lefthim immediately, but I kepthoping he’d change. He neverdid, and once I had children,I was trapped!
Let me tell you how heoperated. A trip to the storeor church meant an hour ofquestioning: “Who did yousee? Who did you talk to?Which way did you drive?”He then drove the same
streets and checked the mile-age to see if I had lied. Tohim, the simple act of open-ing the window blinds was asignal to a man passing by.Friends and family memberswere accused of helping memeet someone.
Eventually, he simplycut me off from the outsideworld. I had no money, nocar, no telephone, no tele-vision, no social life and nohope. I was told to hide thebruises he inflicted, or he’dgive me more.
Finally, with the help ofmy oldest son, I was able toescape 20 years of mental andphysical torture. I am now anold woman, and this beast isdead, but my memories arevivid and the scars are deep.– Nameless, Peoria, Ill.
• Email Dr. Robert Wallaceat [email protected].
Store countertops are no place for toddlers
Give your feet a break and buy right shoes
How todefend maybe unclear
Carrie Underwood, whosesinging career started whenshe won “American Idol” in2005, said, “If something canbe said to make an awkwardmoment even worse, I’m goingto say it.”
Some bridge bids are in-tended primarily to make thenext player’s position awk-ward. And in this deal therewere several uncomfortablemoments. How would you cri-tique the auction? What shouldhappen in five spades afterWest leads the diamond ace?
After North’s one-dia-mond opening, South, with agame-going hand, planned tobid first clubs, then spades,then spades again to showhis 5-6. Next, West made athree-heart weak jump over-call when four hearts wouldhave been better. If East hada heart fit, they would havetaken a lot of tricks; if Eastwas very short in hearts, Westwas already in trouble.
It was sensible for North torebid four clubs; South ratedto have at least five. And thesingleton heart looked good.
Now East made a really ag-gressive bid with five hearts.However, South continuedwith five spades, stronglysuggesting at least 5-6 in theblack suits. And that silencedeveryone.
West led the diamond ace,but then did not know whatto do. If South had the lastdiamond, West could con-tinue with the diamond two,a suit-preference signal forclubs. But with this layout,West had to shift to the hearttwo (again, suit preference) toget the key club ruff.
Since East’s five-heartjump strongly suggested ashapely hand with a singletonor void, West understandablyled the diamond two at tricktwo, so the contract made withan overtrick. Tough!
Fiance needs to trust those second thoughts
Dear Abby: I work in theprint center of an office sup-ply store. Often when parentsof small children come in toget copies made, they’ll sittheir babies/toddlers on thecounter while we discusstheir needs. Sometimes thesechildren have dirty diapers.
While I am not a parent, Ido understand that small chil-dren have a tendency to runoff or otherwise misbehave if
they are left standing. But sit-
ting children on the counter
strikes me as unsanitary and
unsafe.
Would it be appropriate to
ask these parents to remove
their children from the count-
er? Because my workplace
is geared toward satisfying
the customer, I worry about
offending a customer and
displeasing management. I
haven’t said anything so far,
but this is really getting to
me. – Disgusted in Ohio
Dear Disgusted: After read-ing your letter, I confess thatmy first impulse was to gag.The idea of a child in a soileddiaper sitting on a counter ina place of business is, indeed,disgusting. You would be do-ing your employer a favor tosuggest that if a child should
fall off the counter, there
could be liability involved.
Tell the customer that for
the child’s safety to please
remove him/her from the
counter. And if the child has
a dirty diaper, make sure
you have a large supply of
sanitary wipes on hand so
staff and customers will be
protected from the bacteria.
Dear Abby: After years of en-during overdraft charges anddodging bill collectors, I havefinally gotten my financialhouse in order. I pay all of mybills, and I pay them on time.However, I have very littlemoney left over at the end ofthe week.
Many of my friends have
two-income households or use
credit cards when they go out
to eat or to the movies, which
is often. I want them to know
that because I decline their
invitations does not mean I’m
anti-social – I just can’t afford
it. I have said so at times, but
I hate to be a broken record.Friends: PLEASE know that
I appreciate being invited, butdon’t be offended when I amunable to join you. – On TrackBut Still Broke in Maine
Dear On Track: I congratulateyou for straightening out yourfinances. It’s not always easyto do, and breaking ingrainedhabits can be a challenge.
The next step in your“recovery” is to KEEP re-minding your free-spending
friends that while you’d like
to join them, you are not
always able to do so. If you re-
peat it often enough, eventu-
ally they will get the message.
It would be better if they hear
it directly from you rather
than read it in my column.
Dear Abby: My neighbors
borrow my lawnmower every
summer to mow their lawns.
It broke down, and I had to
purchase a new one.The dealer told me not to
loan it to anyone because theypushed the old one over sticksand stones and destroyed theblades. How do I tell themto buy their own mowers?My new one is expensive. –Against Mower-Moochers
Dear A.M-M.: Here’s how:
Keep uppermost in your mind
that it is perfectly all right to
advocate for yourself. Then
tell your mower-mooching
neighbors that after what
happened to the last one, you
are no longer loaning your
mower to anyone.
• Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
Dear Dr. K: You’ve oftenadvised readers to buy sup-portive shoes that fit properly.Can you be more specific aboutwhat to look for in a good shoe?
Dear Reader: Buying theright shoe is an investment inyour foot health. But how doyou identify the “right” shoe?The bottom line is how youfeel when you put them on.
For women, the best shoesare low-heeled but not flat,with a wide, padded heel, awide toe box and a sole thatprovides sufficient cushion-ing. In general, the higher theheel, the worse for the foot.
Men tend to feel mostcomfortable in athletic shoes,
sturdy oxfords, wingtips, loaf-ers or low-heeled boots. Lookfor sturdy sole constructionthat provides support andcushions against shock.
Buy shoes made frombreathable materials that
keep feet dry and less suscep-
tible to foot fungus.
Here are some useful tips
when you shop for shoes:
• Wait until the afternoon
to shop. Your feet naturally
expand during the day.
• Wear the same type ofsocks that you intend to wearwith the shoes.
• Ask the salesperson tomeasure both of your feet.Get measured every time youbuy new shoes, because feetchange with age. If one footis larger or wider than theother, buy a size that fits thelarger foot. (If you can affordit, buy two pairs of shoes ofdifferent sizes, and use the
proper size for each foot.)
• Stand in the shoes. Make
sure you have at least a quar-
ter- to a half-inch of space
between your longest toe and
the end of the shoe. Wiggle
your toes to make sure there’s
enough room.• Walk around in the
shoes. Is there enough roomat the balls of the feet? Do theheels fit snugly, or do theypinch or slip off?
• Find shoes that fit fromthe start, not shoes that needto be broken in. If a salesper-son tells you, “Oh, that littlepinch will go away as soonas you walk in them a day ortwo,” thank him or her for the
advice ... and find a pair that
doesn’t pinch.
• Trust your own comfort
rather than a shoe’s size or
description.
• Pay attention to width as
well as length. If the ball of
your foot feels compressed,ask for a wider size.
• Make sure the soles pro-vide enough cushioning.
Your feet have to deal withall the weight of your body.When that big slice of cheese-cake puts a couple of extrapounds on the wall of yourbelly, it also gives your feetmore pounds to carry.
Trust what your feet tellyou about shoes. If your feet
don’t like the shoes today, it’s
likely that they will really not
like the shoes a month from
now.
• Visit www.AskDoctorK.com to read more.
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ASK DR. K
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lamps, 1880's music books,oak commode, vintage toys, lgblue/white rug, 1930's coasterwagon ($50), books, crib andnew mattress ($75), sm whitewardrobe w/mirror ($115), smglass table ($35), chairs, 60'sstuff, cougar statue, FREE stuff,
Wurlitzer Organ (made inDeKalb, $50), 1800's trundle
bed, round pedestal coffee table($55), linens & bedding, misc
car parts, fox body frontbumper, early S-10 parts, oldwindows, cupboards, tables ofall kinds, gumball machine,
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Dresser ~ AntiqueCherry with mirror, $250.
Antique Oak Commode, $150.815-899-2145 Call aft 3:30pm
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Graco Snug Ride Carseat, Stroller &2 Bases in like new condition
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EXERCISE BIKE – TailwindExcellent Condition. $25
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36" Round Table & 4 ChairsDark Wood, Good Condition
$30. 815-739-3030
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$60. 815-522-6607
Kitchen Table SetOak, 48” with 4 swivel chairs and
1 leaf. Good condition! $275815-895-3673
Pony Wagon w/Rubber Tires.Call for Information - $350815-286-3502 8am-8pm
3 Tiffany Lamps – One from the50's -Original Globe, Other 2 fromRuby Tuesdays – Very Large Lamps
$100 ea. obo 815-739-4536
ALMOST NEW LAWN MOWERTroy-Bilt, 21" Electric Start, Self
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propelled, with side bagger, goodcondition, $125. 815-899-3322
Push Lawnmower - Starts Easily,22”, $55 obo. 815-757-8007
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$75. 815-739-3030
Air Compressor: Honda, Portable,Twin Tank, 5Hp. Runs Well $150
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Coleman Powermate Compressor -Contractors Grade, Briggs & Stratton
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never opened, never used$80 obo. 815-825-2260
Craftsman Toolbox – bottomroller cabinet, 5-drawer, locking
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Machinist Tool Box – Kennedy5-Drawer, bench top model, lock-ing $160 obo. 815-757-2329
Sterling Bench Drill PressRuns Great. $50.815-739-3030
16 Metal Shelving Units & ToolStands - Lt. To Med. Duty – Misc.Sizes – Excellent Condition, Will
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Dog Crate Kennel Cage Collapsiblew/Removeable Tray For Small Dog,$22, Sycamore, 815-895-5373.
Sitter Kiln - made by KnightModel K-10, 230 V ac,
45 amps, $100. 815-739-3030
TENT CANOPYS (2) 10x10 madeby Rubbermaid. Poles, ropes, andstakes included. $10 each. Excel-lent condition. 630-443-6082
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Call Tom at 815-762-3003
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2000 FORD TAURUS178,000 miles, runs good,
good tires, clean. $1800/obo815-901-6275
1999 Chevy TrailblazerLoaded. 107,000 miles.
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DEKALB, near NIU-upper 4 BR 2BATH W/D APPL Includes parking,water, garbage. $1100 + utilitiesSec+1st. 815-748-3311 PM
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GENOA LARGE 1 BEDROOMAppl, W/D, garbage, of-St parking.No pets. $570/mo + security dep.
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Hinckley. Clean and Ready. 2 bed-room, $650 plus deposit. Andrea630-251-0172. Hablo Espanol
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Sycamore ~ Nice 2 BedroomQuiet Lifestyle On-site laundry.
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Sycamore: Clean 2BR,1BA, full sizewasher/dryer, dishwasher, garbagedisposal, next to park and school.
$725/mo. You pay utilities.No dogs. 815-970-4640 Eric
WATERMAN - 3 BED 1 BATHGarden Apartment $730 or 1stFloor Apartment $1040, Avail-able August 1st, $25 applicationfee, 1 month security, no pets.Call 630-205-7078
DEKALB 2BR THKNOLLS SUBDIVISION2 bath, appliances. W/D,
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DeKalb Newer 2BR on Cul-De-SacQuiet neighborhood, all appl, W/D,walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo
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DeKalb- Summit Enclave Sub.2 BD, 1.5 BA, 2 car garage, DW,W/D. No pets/smoking. $1050+ sec dep. 815-758-2327
DeKalb-Stunning 3Bd 2+Ba Condo2Car Gar, FP, WIC's, Basement
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DEKALB: 3BR/2BA TOWNHOMENEAR NIU Nice townhome in theKnolls. 3 bed, 2 bath. Washer/
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$1200/mo. Call 630-777-0140
DEKALB: older TH, near I88, 2BR,1.5BA, off st. parking, C/A, no
pets/smoking, $650/mo.+utils, references, 815-508-0308
Sycamore TH Like New 2BRGreat location! 2BA, 2 car garage,skylights, appl, W/D, C/A, $950.
No pets. 815-758-0123
CORTLAND ~ 2BR DUPLEXBsmt, appl, W/D hook-up, garage.No pets/smkg, $800/mo + lease,deposit & ref. 815-758-6439
DeKalb Newer 2BR on Cul-De-SacQuiet neighborhood, all appl, W/D,walk-in-closets, no pets, $950/mo
+ 1st/last/sec. 815-739-4442
Dekalb: Knolls, 1200 sq ft ranch,3BR, 2BA, all appl., C/A, bsmnt, lndry
hookup, 2 car attchd gar No pets/smoke $1000/mo. 815-464-8646
Malta – 2 BR, stove, refr. W/Dhook-up, C/A & garage. No pets orsmoking. $650/mo. plus utilities1St, last & sec. 815-758-5908
Crystal Lake 3-4BR1.5BA Cape Cod HouseLarge wooded lot on Crystal
Lake. May have boat.Premier location. Children
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Cell 630-899-8899
DEKALB 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATHUtility room w/W/D, C/A, gas stove& refrig. Off St. parking for 2, water& sewer incl, near NIU, $970/mo.
630-638-0664
DeKalb Female for 1BR In HouseAccess to kitchen, bath, W/D, LR,DR, basement, storage, fenced inback yard. No smoking, must likedogs, $400/mo + half utililties.
815-274-7388
DeKalb-2BR 1BA, Appliances, A/CGarage, Lawn Care - Snow
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Sandwich Lake Holiday Waterfront3BR, Pets OK, W/D hook-up,1 car garage, $1,275/mo.
773-510-3643 ~ 773-510-3117
SYCAMORE - 2 BR/1BA, W/D, 2 1/2car garage. No pets/smkg. $850 +sec. 630-365-6887
SYCAMORE 3 BEDROM1.5 car garage, laundry hook-up.
Pets neg, close to elem school.$1250/mo. 815-739-4536
Sycamore Woodgate 1607Meadowbrook Ct., 3BR ranch,
1BA, W/D, A/C, refrig., stove, 2 carattch. gar., no smoking/pets, avail.7/22, $1200/mo.+utils., 1st, last,
sec. 815-739-5250
WATERMAN: 2400sq/ft 4BR 2.5 BAnewer house, 2 car garage, base-ment, storage big backyrd. $1590Minutes from DeKalb. 847-338-5588
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Student or employed male.$300 incl utilities, need
references 815-758-7994
DeKalb. Ideal for Student,Professional or Working Person.Comfy place to live. Nice & quiet.
Reasonable Rates! 815-501-6322
SYCAMORE ROOMAvailable immediately.
Utilities included. $200/month630-650-1180
DEKALB: 1BR inside house, nearNIU, $400/mo + 1st/last/sec + util.,
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Farmhouse to Share-5 min south ofDeKalb off 23. incl. 2 BD, W/D,Share bathroom and kitchen. $100weekly, share util., $130 weeklyw/util. 1 month deposit815-570-1328 leave message
Sycamore-Roomate to share 2 BDhouse. Access to kitchen, baths,w/d, LR, FR, bsmt storage. Nopets/smoking. $300/mo. & halfutilities. 1st/lst/sec & ref815-762-3085
Dekalb 2 Months FREE RENTStores at 1st Avenue & Hillcrest Dr.,116 Hillcrest Dr., 1020 sf. $975114 Hillcrest Dr. 920 sf $900.
Call Don 773-275-7744
PUBLIC NOTICE
Invitation to Bid
City of Sycamore Public Works isseeking bids for the purchase of theequipment (dump body, plow, andaccessories) to outfit one (1) 2013Freightliner 108SD single axle truckchassis.
Specifications for the above maybe obtained from the SycamorePublic Works at 475 North Cross,Sycamore, Illinois 60178.
Bids will be accepted until12:30p.m. August 12, 2013. Bidsshould be mailed or delivered tothe Sycamore City Clerks office at308 West State Street, Sycamore,Illinois 60178. Bids will be openedat 1:00 p.m. August 12, 2013 inthe Sycamore Council Chambers.
Fred BusseDirector Public Works
(Published in the Daily Chronicle,July 30, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE
Public Notice is hereby giventhat on July 25, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the Office of the CountyClerk of DeKalb County, Illinois,setting forth the names and post of-fice addresses of all of the personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known as ONEWHEEL PROMOTIONS located at419 Gayle Ave, DeKalb, Illinois60115.
Dated July 25, 2013
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/s/ John AcardoDeKalb County Clerk & Recorder
(Published in the Daily Chronicle,July 30, August 6 & 13, 2013.)
PUBLIC NOTICE
ASSUMED NAMEPUBLICATION NOTICE
Public Notice is hereby giventhat on July 26, 2013 a certificatewas filed in the Office of the CountyClerk of DeKalb County, Illinois,setting forth the names and post of-fice addresses of all of the personsowning, conducting and transact-ing the business known as S.O.S.RADON TESTING & MITIGATIONlocated at 607 Elmwood St.,Sycamore, IL 60178.
Dated July 26, 2013
/s/ John AcardoDeKalb County Clerk & Recorder
(Published in the Daily Chronicle,July 30, August 6 & 13, 2013.)
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