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BY RYAN SCOTTOTTNEY

PDT STAFF WRITER

GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. —An autopsy was performed Sat-urday morning on the body ofLeslie “Cricket” Lee ofGreenup, Ky., after lawenforcement officials discov-ered her body stabbed inside ahome on Friday.

According to Greenup Coun-ty Sheriff Keith Cooper,deputies responded at 2007 1/2Main St. in Greenup at 6:45a.m. Friday to a 911 call of anunresponsive female. The 40-year-old Lee was dead insidethe residence when deputiesarrived.

Cooper said she was foundwith multiple stab wounds toher upper body and neck.

“There were a couple visiblestab wounds and we’re think-ing that’s what killed her, butyou never really can tell forsure until you get the (autopsyreport),” he said.

The autopsy was being per-formed Saturday, but theresults were not immediatelyavailable.

“We’re still investigating, ofcourse, and following everylead. Right now, we reallydon’t have anything else torelease,” Cooper said.

Deputy David Bocook isleading a criminal investiga-tion of Lee’s death and is ask-ing anyone with informationpertaining to this case to con-tact the Greenup County Sher-iff’s Department at (606) 473-9833.

RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY can bereached at (740) 353-3101, ext. 235, [email protected].

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BY FRANK LEWISPDT STAFF WRITER

SOUTH WEBSTER — TheOhio Board of Embalmers andFuneral Directors is telling amarkedly different story from theone reported in the ThursdayPortsmouth Daily Times that saidthe reason for the closing of the

D.W. Davis Funeral Home inSouth Webster was simply a for-mality that had to happen for theownership to change hands.

“The board summarily suspend-ed the funeral home license at lastmonth’s board meeting,” said Jen-nifer Baugess of the Ohio Board ofEmbalmers and Funeral Directors.“However, a day prior to that Mr.

Davis voluntarily gave up hisfuneral home license and the rea-son for the summary suspensionwas basically just general overallconditions of the funeral home andout buildings that he uses for hold-ing or embalming.”

Jack Davis, owner of the D.W.Davis Funeral Home, saidWednesday he had surrendered hislicense because the ownership wasgoing to transfer from him to his

son, Greg Davis, and that the sur-rendering of the license was a rulesrequirement.

Baugess, who said she wasunavailable and at a conference onWednesday when the initial storywas written, spoke to the Times onFriday.

“It was a a summary suspension— something the Board rarely

State cites funeral home condition

BY G. SAM PIATTPDT STAFF WRITER

LUCASVILLE — The 11 mem-bers of Girl Scout Troop 1650began taking orders for Girl Scoutcookies in January and now theyhave them in hand for instant deliv-ery, and they’ll be pushing all thismonth for more sales. Like hun-dreds of other girls in troopsbelonging to the Heartland Coun-cil, headquartered in Columbus,they’re hoping that, at $3.50 a box,people gobble them up, because aportion of the money will go to

Unions rally against SB5

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• Connie Allman• Reuben Higgins• William Sember• Lucas Steed• Virginia Turner• Enola Wymer

Obituaries

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BY RYAN SCOTTOTTNEY

PDT STAFF WRITER

Hundreds of hungry childrenfilled the SOMC Friends Center inPortsmouth on Saturday to learnabout international food and cul-tures at the Fourth Annual KidsInternational Cooking School,sponsored by the Portsmouth AreaArts Council.

“When they come in they get acookbook and a little goody bag

full of stuff from everybody here,and we draw for door prizesthroughout the morning,” saidPAAC Director Rebecca Lovins.

Kids start the day by choosingone of six international cookingstations — Southern United StatesCajun cooking with Bill Shaffer ofHaute Stuff, Irish cooking withBarb Hogan of Port City Cafe andPub, Italian cooking with Dick’sPizza, English cooking with BethHaney of Hati Beasley’s, Mexicancooking with Karen Davis of Notre

Dame Elementary, or an interna-tional flags station with Stan Tack-ett of Patsy’s Inn.

At Hogan’s Irish cooking sta-tion, kids learned about an Irishfarmhouse breakfast.

“In peasant times they had to eatbreakfast and then they didn’t eatdinner, so breakfast was a bigmeal. We’re cooking with all Irishingredients ... we have Irishsausages, Irish pudding, and we fry

PAAC hosts International Cooking School

G. Sam Piatt ■ Daily Times

Members of Girl Scout Troop 1650 count and prepare to load out some cookies in a meeting Wednesday at Commu-nity of Christ Church west of Lucasville. The 11- to 13-year-olds are, from left, Amber Hemming, Rhianna Pollard,Taylor Barlow, Emma Pertuset, Grace Hobbs, Courtney Howard, Gabriel Purtuset, Tori Vastine, Miranda Lewis andMelissa Nagel. Their leaders, who have had them since they were Brownies in kindergarten, are Charity Nagel, Can-dice Barlow, Christa Hemming and Angie Vastine.

Girl Scouts usemoney for activities,

events, camp

COOKIES MORE THAN SWEET TREAT

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Greg Davis says repairs made, he will re-apply

See DAVIS, A5

BY RYAN SCOTTOTTNEY

PDT STAFF WRITER

Members of the ShawneeLabor Council gathered withlocal officials and communitysupporters Saturday in thegarage of the Portsmouth FireDepartment on Gallia Street

to make their voices heard inopposition of Senate Bill 5.

The GOP-backed measurethat would restrict the collec-tive bargaining rights of about350,000 teachers, firefighters,police officers and other pub-lic employees squeakedthrough the state Senate on a17-16 vote. Six Republicans

sided with Democrats againstthe measure. The bill nowheads for consideration in theRepublican-controlled OhioHouse of Representatives.

“We have a representativenow in Terry Johnson and wewant to make sure he goes up

See UNIONS, A5

Ryan Ottney ■ Daily Times

Austin Keyser of the Shawnee Labor Council and IBEW 575 spoke to a crowd at the Portsmouth Fire Departmenton Saturday in opposition of Senate Bill 5, which restrict collective bargaining rights of public employees.

By RYAN SCOTTOTTNEYPDT Staff Writer

The Southern Ohio TaskForce will have a publicribbon cutting ceremony atnoon March 15 at its newDomestic Violence Shelterat 2315 Grant St., inPortsmouth.

For many years the loca-tion of the shelter has beena poorly kept secret in NewBoston, but last year theTask Force began construc-tion of a new shelter withhelp from county grants.The new location will notbe kept secret as it previ-ously has been.

“Building this shelterfrom the ground-up withadditional security featuresand planning, we were ableto make it so that we couldactually have a public loca-

tion that makes us moreaccessible to the communi-ty and makes it easier forpeople to find us and useour services,” said Lou AnnHoffer, co-director of theSouthern Ohio Task Force.

She said the new securityfeatures will allow clientsto be even more secure thanbefore, rather than relyingon the anonymity of theirlocation to keep them safe.

In addition to theenhanced security features,the new public facility isalso more handicapped-accessible, with three pri-vate client bedrooms (eachwith a private bath) and pri-vate parking for clients.The kitchen and livingroom are much larger, andthey are both securelylocated within the privateclient areas.

“They have more privacy

and more separation from theoffices, and separation fromother clients,” Hoffer said.

The facility is designedfor short-term living only.

“Typically, we will getpeople in here and they willbe here three or four daysuntil protection orders canbe served so they can besafe, and then they canmove on,” Hoffer said.

The public is invited tojoin the Task Force —along with the architect,developers and local elect-ed officials — at the shelter

ribbon cutting on March15. After the cutting, tourswill be given of the shel-ter’s public and administra-tive areas until 4 p.m.

Anyone involved in a vio-lent situation can contactthe Task Force by calling(740) 456-8217, or by visit-ing their new office at 2315Grant St., in Portsmouth.Hoffer cautions that regularoffice hours have not yetbeen posted, so it is suggest-ed to call first. If you are inimmediate danger, however,call police or 911 first.

Shelter ribbon-cutting set for March 15

COLUMBUS — AEPOhio, a unit of AmericanElectric Power, filed arequest Monday for anincrease in its distributionrates with the Public Utili-ties Commission of Ohio(PUCO). The companyproposes that the ratesbecome effective in 2012.

According to a companypress release, it has beennearly two decades since

the AEP Ohio companiesfiled rate cases in which

distribution cost of servicerates were considered fortheir respective serviceareas (Columbus SouthernPower in 1991 and OhioPower in 1994).

The filing focuses oninfrastructure investment,

expansion of new tech-nologies and continuationof reliability improvements

that have proved successfulin recent years.

The filing reflects AEPOhio’s proposed merger ofColumbus Southern Power(CSP) and Ohio Power(OPCo) through a singleset of rates for all AEPOhio customers. For theaverage CSP residentialcustomer using 1,000 kilo-watthours (kWh) permonth, approval of the plan

would result in an increasein a customer’s totalmonthly bill of approxi-mately $1.59 or 1.35 per-cent in 2012. For the aver-age OPCo residential cus-tomer using 1,000 kWhper month, approval of the

plan would result in anincrease in a customer’stotal monthly bill ofapproximately $4.38 or4.05 percent in 2012.

LOCALA2 Sunday, March 6, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

Obituaries Service Schedule• Ruby Brown — 2 p.m.

Sunday at Boyer FuneralHome in Waverly, withcallers noon to 2 p.m. Sun-day. Interment in BeaverUnion Cemetery.

• Regina Thomas — 2p.m. Sunday at BridgesChristian Church, 1402Kenwood Drive, Russell,Ky. Interment in CountsFamily Cemetery. Arrange-ments by Preston FamilyFuneral Home in Ashland,Ky.

• Sadie Combess — 11a.m. Monday at ChristUnited Methodist Churchin Sciotoville. Interment inMemorial Burial Park.Callers 5 to 8 p.m. Sundayat D.W. Swick FuneralHome in New Boston and10 to 11 a.m. Monday atthe church.

• Tony Diaz — 11 a.m.Monday at Ralph F. ScottFuneral Home inPortsmouth, with callers 4to 8 p.m. Sunday and 10 to11 a.m. Monday. Intermentat Sunset Memorial Gar-dens.

• Rose Lunsford — 11a.m. Monday at PhillipsFuneral Home in Ironton,with callers 10 to 11 a.m.Monday. Interment inWoodland Cemetery.

• Shirley Gilreath — 1p.m. Monday at LaffertyFuneral Home in WestUnion, with callers noon to1 p.m. Monday. Intermentin West Union Cemetery.

• Leona Karr — 2 p.m.Monday at Eisnaugle-Lewis Funeral Home inJackson, with callers 6 to 8p.m. Sunday. Interment inCoalton Cemetery.

• Chris Mason —Memorial services 6 p.m.

Monday at Howe WheelerBoyer Hornback FuneralHome in Piketon.

Meetings

Local Briefs

Monday• New Boston Flood

and Sewage, meeting todiscuss Eden Park SewerProject, New BostonCouncil Room, 3980Rhodes Ave., NewBoston, 4 p.m.

• Porter Townshiptrustees, meeting, meet-ing hall, AdministrativeBuilding, 1536 Dog-wood Ridge Road,Wheelersburg, 6 p.m.

Tuesday• Board of Scioto

County Commissioners,regular meeting, Com-missioners ConferenceRoom 107, Scioto Coun-ty Courthouse, 602 Sev-enth St., 9:30 a.m.

• Scioto County Veter-ans Commission, meet-ings, open to public,Scioto County VeteransService Office, 612 SixthSt., Suite E, 10 a.m.

• Bloom Townshiptrustees, regular meet-ing, Pinkerman Build-ing, 7250 BennettSchoolhouse Road,South Webster, 6 p.m.

• Rush Townshiptrustees, meeting, main-tenance building, 75Barker St., McDermott,7 p.m.

• Scioto Soil andWater Conservation Dis-trict, board meeting,Scioto SWCD office,12167A Ohio 104,Lucasville.

Wednesday• Washington-Nile

Local Board of Educa-tion, special meetingconcerning personnel,etc., Portsmouth WestHigh School, 15332U.S. 52, WestPortsmouth, 7 p.m.

Mobile centerreleases schedule

The Our Lady of Belle-fonte Hospital (OLBH)Mobile Health Centerschedule for the month ofMarch has been released.The center will visit thefollowing locations:

• Lewis County HighSchool, Lions Lane,Vanceburg, Ky. —Wednesday, March 9, 9a.m. – 2 p.m.

• Valley Medical Cen-ter, Ironton Hills Plaza,Ironton, Ohio — Thurs-days, March 10 andMarch 31, from 9 a.m. to2 p.m.

• Bellefonte PrimaryCare-South Shore, U.S.23, South Shore, Ky. —Tuesday, March 15, from9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Greenup County HighSchool, 196 MusketeerDrive, Greenup, Ky. —Tuesday, March 22, from9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

• Lewis CountyHealth Department,Lyons Lane, Vanceburg— Monday, March 28,

from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.• Stultz Pharmacy,

Applegate ShoppingCenter, Greenup —Wednesday, March 30, 9a.m. – 2 p.m.

Those who wish toattend any of the sched-uled stops of the OLBHMobile Health Centermust schedule an appoint-ment by calling theOLBH Women’s Centerat (606) 836-7465.

Guild takes flower orders

Members of the SciotoGuild, part of the Friendsof Southern Ohio MedicalCenter, are now takingorders for their annualFlower Sale.

lowers for sale includehanging baskets of IvyGeranium (red, lavender,pink), New Guinea Impa-tiens (red, orange, purple,blackberry cream), PurpleWave Petunias, BlueAngel or Million Bells(yellow, terracotta andblue) at a cost of $15each. Baskets of eightGeranium plants (in pots;

red, salmon, pink) will besold for $20 and hangingferns for $12.

All orders must beplaced by March 28 andproceeds will benefit theSOMC Breast Center andother hospital projects. Toplace an order, call Ros-alee Greene at (740) 353-2075 or Ann at (740) 353-8337.

Orders will be availablefor pickup May 1 and 2 atthe SOMC Friends Com-munity Center, 1202 18thSt., Portsmouth.

Rest Area slatedfor upgrades

As part of a statewideproject to upgrade restareas around the state,two facilities in the OhioDepartment of Trans-portation — District 9region are slated for tem-porary closure this month.

On Monday, March 7,the Travel InformationCenter located on U.S. 23in Scioto County will beclosed to the travelingpublic for a remodelingproject that will upgrade

the facility’s plumbing,electric, heating and cool-ing systems, and other util-ities for greater efficiency.

In addition, to the TIC,the rest area located onOhio 32 in Pike County,just east of the AdamsCounty line, will beclosed later this month forits remodeling. Closure ofthis park will go intoeffect on Monday, March21, and both rest areas arescheduled to be closed forup to 150 days.

Since last year, ODOThas been working toupgrade 44 rest areas andtravel centers around thestate to be more energyefficient, environmentallyresponsible and customerfriendly. In District 9, twoother facilities – locatedon Ohio 32 in BrownCounty and on U.S. 35 inJackson County – haveundergone similar renova-tion projects. These facili-ties, which were closedlast fall, are scheduled toreopen March 14 andMarch 21, respectively.

From PDT staff reports

Bible Verse

Isaiah 26:8Yes, LORD, walking in

the way of your laws, wewait for you; your nameand renown are the desireof our hearts.

Today• Alcoholics Anonymous, Belle-

fonte Behavioral Health Center, St.Christopher Drive, Russell, Ky., 9a.m. and 7 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, litera-ture meeting, Wayne Hills Com-munity Center, closed discussion,10 a.m.

• Bingo, CAO Activity Building,2738 Scioto Trail, 2 p.m.; doorsopen, noon.

• Elks City Club, Keno, games,socializing, 544 Fourth St.entrance, 1-5 p.m.

• Bingo, Notre Dame HighSchool, 2220 Sunrise Ave., 7 p.m.;doors open, 5:30 p.m.

• Narcotics Anonymous, closed,nonsmoking, New Beginning’sGroup, 17th Street Learning Center(old armory), 17th Street, 7 p.m.

• Russell D. Williams Post Amer-ican Legion, karaoke, 950 GalliaSt., 7-midnight p.m.; board meet-ing, 6 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, liter-ature meeting, closed discus-

sion, Wayne Hills CommunityCenter, 8 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous, Min-ford Hope Group, MinfordMethodist Church, East Street,Minford, 8 p.m.

Monday• Blood drive, identification

required, walk-ins invited, NotreDame High School, 2220 SunriseAve., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

• Accepting Angel Food ordersfor March, cash, money orders orfood stamps only, Potter‘s HouseMinistries, 5409 Winchester Ave.,

Sciotoville, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.• Alcoholics Anonymous, 24-

hour-a-day, closed discussion,Kingdom Hall Community Center,13th and Findlay streets, noon.

• Narcotics Anonymous, Stopthe Insanity Group, New BostonCommunity Center, 3980 RhodesAve., New Boston, noon.

• Overeaters Anonymous, dis-cussion, Shawnee State UniversityCampus Ministry House, 1301Third St., 5 p.m.

• Elks City Club, Keno, games,socializing, 544 Fourth St.entrance, 5-11 p.m.

• Ohio University SouthernCommunity Band, rehearsal, OUSCommunity Building, corner ofNinth Street and Bob Lutz Way,Ironton, 5-7:15 p.m.

• Writing seminar, taught byJules Bennett, author, CopleyMeeting Room, Portsmouth PublicLibrary, 1220 Gallia St., 6 p.m.

• Planetarium shows, free, opento public, Shawnee State Universi-ty’s Clark Planetarium, 940 Second

St., 7 p.m.• Divorce Care, seminar and

support group for people who aredivorced or separated, Corner-stone Church of the Nazarene,12138 Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg,7-9 p.m.

• Alcoholics Anonymous,12&12 Group, closed discussion,step meeting, All Saints Episco-pal Church, Fourth and Courtstreets, 8 p.m.

To submit items, mail at leasta week in advance of meeting toCalendar, Daily Times, 637 SixthSt., Portsmouth, OH 45662-0581.Items can be e-mailed to [email protected]. Include in writ-ing the names of the club orsponsoring organization, time,day, date and complete addressof event planned. For an item tobe repeated in the Calendar, anew notice must be mailed in foreach meeting date. The Timeswill not hold items for repeateduse. Please do not call in items.

Calendar

Today, why not try ...Portsmouth Little The-atreʼs performance of“Gopspell,” directed byJason Chaney, $15 perperson per show, $12for senior/student pershow, tickets at boxoffice one hour beforeshow, theater, 1117Lawson St., 2 p.m.

William Sember, 63William M. Sember, 63,

of Minford died Friday,March 4, 2011 at SouthernOhio Medical Centersemergency room.

He was born February 15,1948, in Sharon, PA, a sonof the late William Semberand Helen Virostick Sem-

ber. He wasan Education-al PersonalAid, a gradu-

ate of Penn State Universityand was assistant soccercoach at Minford for thepast 12 years and was a U.S.Army veteran.

He is survived by hiswife, Beverly Flowers Sem-ber; a daughter, Deanne M.Logsdon (Jason) of Litch-field Park, AZ; a son,William G. Sember (Vanes-sa) of Lancaster, OH; twosisters, Nadine Taylor(Mike) of Sharpsville, PA,and Audrey Snyder (Jef-frey) of Hermitage, PA.;and three grandchildren,Emma A. Logsdon,Zachary W. Logsdon, andLandon W. Sember.

Services will be 2 PMTuesday, March 8,2011 at Minford Communi-ty Church with Pastor BrettMcGraw officiating. Inter-ment will be at a later datein Pennsylvania. Visitationwill be 5 to 8 PM Mondayat D.W. Swick FuneralHome in New Boston and 1to 2 PM Tuesday at thechurch.

Memorial contributionsmay be made to the Min-ford High School soccerprogram.

Condolences to dwswick-funeralhome.com.

Connie Allman, 56Connie Lois Allman, 56 ,

of Waverly, died Friday,March 4, 2011. in Waverly.

Services will be 10 a.m.Tuesday at Boyer FuneralHome in Waverly, withinterment in EvergreenUnion Cemetery, DenverRoad, Waverly. Friendsmay call 9 to 10 a.m. Tues-day at the funeral home.

Rueben Higgins, 94Rueben L. Higgins, 94, of

Coal Grove, died Saturday,March 5, 2011, at an Ash-land, Ky., hospice.

Arrangements are pend-ing at Tracy BrammerFuneral Home in Ironton.

Lucas SteedLucas James Steed, son

of James Ronald “Ron”Steed and Nancy KayPeterson Steed of Ironton,died Thursday, March 3,2011, at a Lexington, Ky.,hospital.

Service will be 1 p.m.Monday at Phillips FuneralHome in Ironton, withinterment in WoodlandCemetery. Friends may call12:30 to 1 p.m. Monday atthe funeral home.

Virginia Turner, 90Virginia Glen “Bird”

Whaley Turner, 90, ofChillicothe, died Friday,March 4, 2011, at a Chilli-cothe care center.

Services will be 11 a.m.Tuesday at HatmakerFuneral Home in Lake City,Tenn., with interment inRobbins Cemetery at Clin-ton, Tenn. Friends may call5 to 7 p.m. Monday and 9 to11 a.m. Tuesday at Hatmak-er Funeral Home. Localarrangement are under thedirection of the BoyerFuneral Home in Waverly.

Enola Wymer, 72Enola Lorraine Wymer,

72, of Ironton, died Friday,March 4, 2011, at her resi-dence.

Graveside services willbe noon Tuesday in SunsetMemorial Gardens inFranklin Furnace. Therewill be no public visitationbut the funeral processionwill leave for the cemeteryat 11:30 a.m. Tuesday fromPhillips Funeral Home inIronton.

Leading Lady OpensNumismatic Coin Shop

We Buy CoinsMon. - Fri. 10 -3 • 740-353-0700

614 Chillicothe St. • Portsmouth, OH

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Don Malone, Mgr.

For those of you who will line the streets and watch the parade, it will start at 3:00pm. Our route is the same as previous years.

Starting at Market & Second Streets, going East on Second Street, North on Washington, East on 5th Street, North on Chillicothe

Street and ending at Tracy Park. Rain or shine!

This year the St. Patrick's Day Parade Grand Marshall is John Hogan. John was one of the founding members of the 7 Nations

Celtic Club and the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Portsmouth, as wellas the first President of the Celtic Club. He and his wife Barb are

proprietor's of the Port City Café and Pub, Official 7 Nations Celtic Clubhouse, where we meet on the 4th Thursday of every

month at 6pm.

If you would like to be in the parade please call Jill MacDonaldat 740-353-8817 after 7pm.

ST. PATRICKS DAY PARADE ROUTESaturday, March 12, 2011

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Crude prices fall — pump prices go up

Many people might not have realizedthat oil prices dropped Thursday. Whatmight be more surprising to some, how-ever, is why: Crude prices fell becausepump prices rose.

jimmyginn wrote: It’s easy to under-stand it’s just plain greed on the buisnessthat sell the gas. I travel from Portsmouthto Chillicothe 5 days a week and see thegas prices anywhere from $3.50 a gallonto $2.98 with a discount card. Instead ofkilling the working class with a retardedbill, why don’t the great Gov. Kasich goafter these gas companies like Clark,Blackburn and other money hungry peo-ple in this town.

tellthetruthwontyou wrote: Let’s dosome math. Blackburn makes 15 cents ona gallon, he buys 8,000 gallons, that’s aprofit of $1,200. All other stations’ cus-tomers have to pump their own gas, socan eliminate that employee. So if yousell a tanker load a week, at $1,200 profitx 4 weeks in a month, thats $4,800 amonth x 12 months a year =$57,600 ayear profit.

teamjj1945 wrote: tellthetruthwonty-ou: read the article again and get your olmath teach to explain “gross.” Ever run abusiness and have to pay fees, taxes, etc?You sound like a person that’ll take abusiness into bankruptcy the first year!

Lawmakers urge Florida governor to reverse course

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown sent a letterThursday to Florida Gov. Rick Scott urg-ing him to reverse course about eliminat-ing Florida’s prescription drug monitor-ing program (PDMP)

CJFalcon wrote: Florida has a cracker-jack AG who is trying to control and shutdown pain clinics. I encourage you tocontact her at myfloridalegal.com. Shewants to crack down on pill mills and ourGov doesn’t want the Rx monitoring sys-tem. He says it is too expensive and toointrusive to monitor patient’s Rx. I don’tcare if the state knows I use hemmoroidcream if it will help combat the drugproblem!

Pain clinic bill heads to House floor

The bill dealing with the prescriptiondrug problem in Scioto County and otherparts of the state has been voted out ofcommittee and is headed for the floor ofthe Ohio House of Representatives.

Nomad1814 wrote: This problem iseasy to fix ... Arrest and jail the drugpushing doctors! But that doesn’t happen,so the beat goes on.

personaltouch wrote: Why not arrestthem all! No only doctors, drug dealers,addicts. I think the pharmaceutical com-panies know how addictive this drug isand they know how to stop the demand.Make it where it can’t be abused! Thatway if people are shootin, make it impos-sible to do it.

LookDeeper wrote: The only way tostop the massive flow of opiate pill overproduction is to ... stop the over produc-tion! Forget the pill doctors. If they can’tget it then they can’t hand it out.

Malone: Campaign forincome tax increase not taxpayer funded

Portsmouth Mayor David Malone saidthe cost of the campaign to pass the cityincome tax increase is not being paid forby taxpayers.

citizen48 wrote: I don’t know of any-one that can afford that right now. Sorry,maybe next year if tings are better.

4ptown wrote: I can afford it. Mostpeople can? .6%? That’s what, $300 ayear if you make $50,000? $11 a pay-check? Most people probably don’t makethat, so it’s even less. Really? That tight?I’d rather pay the extra tax and ensurethings can get done and people don’t losetheir jobs.

ACitizen wrote: And the source (s) areor is? Any unions by chance? Cityemployee gets paid, pays unions dues,the union lobbies for more pay and thecity employee get paid more, and mean-while the taxpayer foots the bill with noone to stand in for them, no manage-ment, no efficiency, no checks and bal-ances, no nothing, just tax and spenduncontrolled.

“I can take care of myenemies all right,”Warren Harding oncesaid. “But my friends,my damn friends, they’rethe ones that keep mewalking the floornights!”

In the sense that soirked Harding, JudgeGladys Kessler is a greatgood friend ofObamaCare. The U.S.district-court judge in

Washington, D.C., delivered a more tellingblow against the law in the course of rulingit constitutional than critics have in assail-ing it as a travesty.

At issue is the individual mandate. Twoother district-court judges have struck itdown on grounds that Congress doesn’thave the power under the CommerceClause of the Constitution to require thateveryone buy health insurance. If someonedoesn’t purchase insurance, he hasn’t doneanything. He isn’t engaged in activity thatmay or may not affect interstate com-merce, but in sheer inactivity. Never beforehas anyone thought Congress could regu-late nonevents.

The easy-to-grasp distinction betweenan activity and inactivity is one of the mostpowerful legal arguments of ObamaCare’sopponents. But they hadn’t yet run upagainst a jurist as ingenious as JudgeKessler. She brushes the activity/inactivitydistinction aside because not doing some-thing is a choice and therefore “mentalactivity.”

Why hadn’t someone thought of thisbefore? The sophists in Eric Holder’sJustice Department must be embarrassedthat they didn’t themselves dredge up thiskiller rejoinder.

The fundamental question in theObamaCare case is whether there is anyconstraint on the ability of Congress toregulate economic activity. Do we still livein a system of dual sovereignty, splitbetween the federal government and thestates, as set out by the Constitution? Doesthe federal government only have certainenumerated powers? Is anything beyondits ambit? Judge Kessler’s argument is aringing “no” on all three counts.

Judge Kessler, a liberal Clintonappointee, takes what has been aCommerce Clause case and practically

makes it a matter for the First Amendment.It’s the most self-undermining defense ofthe constitutionality of a dubious statutesince then-Solicitor General Elena Kagantold the Supreme Court that under cam-paign-finance reform, the governmentcould ban certain pamphlets. Kessler, likeKagan before her, does everyone the favorof clarifying the issue.

Judge Kessler writes, “It is pure seman-tics to argue that an individual who makesa choice to forgo health insurance is not‘acting,’ especially given the serious eco-nomic and health-related consequences toevery individual of that choice. Making achoice is an affirmative action, whetherone decides to do something or not dosomething.”

When President Barack Obama is fault-ed during the next iteration of the MiddleEast crisis for his passivity, he can shootback that he’s really quite active — he’sdeciding not to do anything. We now knowthat this constitutes robust — muscular,even — activity.

Under the Kessler principle, there’s nononconduct that the federal governmentcan’t reach. Every day most Americansengage in nonactivities that affect inter-state commerce. If you decide not to buy ahouse, not to buy a Chrysler or not to buya Snuggie, you’ve impacted interstate con-duct through affirmative mental actions.We’ve gone from the Constitution givingCongress the power to “regulateCommerce with foreign Nations, andamong the several States, and with theIndian tribes,” to regulating on the basis ofthe mental activities of individuals decid-ing not to do something.

Long ago, the Commerce Clause gotstretched beyond recognition. In 1942, theSupreme Court used it to uphold a lawpenalizing a farmer for growing wheat inexcess of his approved allotment, eventhough it was for his own consumption. Atleast the poor sap was doing something.According to Kessler, Congress could alsopunish him for acting on a thought not togrow wheat.

Opponents of ObamaCare say that if it’sblessed by the courts, there will no longerbe any limiting principle on federal regula-tory power. If that seems far-fetched,behold the mental activities of one JudgeGladys Kessler.

RICH LOWRY can be reached via e-mail:[email protected]

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CBS Evening News, Walter Cronkitesigns off for the last time.

1964 – Nation of Islam's ElijahMuhammad officially gives boxingchampion Cassius Clay the nameMuhammad Ali.

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basketball player1963 – D. L. Hughley, American come-

dian and actor1959 – Tom Arnold, American actor

and comedian1923 – Ed McMahon, American televi-

sion personality (d. 2009)1917 – Will Eisner, American illustra-

tor and cartoonist (d. 2005)1475 – Michelangelo, Italian artist and

sculptor (d. 1564)

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maker (b. 1909)1986 – Georgia O'Keeffe, American

artist (b. 1887)1982 – Ayn Rand, Russian-American

author (b. 1905)1836 – Davy Crockett, American fron-

tiersman (b. 1786)1836 – Jim Bowie, American pioneer

and soldier (b. 1796)

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support the things they hopeto do this summer.

Miranda Lewis, 11, hasalready sold more than 100boxes to the people sheknows best, and now mustbranch out to others in thecommunity in hopes ofselling a second 100 topeople she doesn’t knowso well.

“Sales have been downthis year because the econ-omy is so slow, but everybox counts and the girls aredetermined to sell everybox we can,” said troop

leader Charity Nagel, oneof four women who donatetheir time to help the girlsin all their activities.

Girl Scout cookies havefor sure become a part ofAmerican culture — cinna-mon ginger lemon-filled,shortbread with lemonicing, vanilla ones coveredwith carmel on top and bot-tom and then rolled incoconut and striped withchocolate, peanut buttercoated with chocolate.

The Girl Scouts of theUnited States of America,with the support of familymembers, friends and lead-ers, have been selling cook-ies for more than 80 years,

learning business tech-niques in sales and record-keeping and earning moneyfor the many activities theyenjoy as a group.

They’re usually sold bythe girls taking orders dur-ing January, but this monthwill see a revival of the oldtradition of selling door-to-door, said Sara West, publicrelations director of GirlScouts of Ohio HeartlandCouncil, which covers 30counties in central southernOhio, including Scioto,Pike and Adams.

The girls and their adultvolunteers will be out in theneighborhoods from 9 a.m.to 6 p.m. on Saturday,

March 12, with cookiesloaded in vehicles or wag-ons ready to fulfill buyers’requests on the spot.

“March 12 is the 99thanniversary of the foundingof the Girl Scouts and isobserved as Girl ScoutWeek every year,” Westsaid.

Also during March, girlswill be selling cookies atbooths set up at area stores,businesses, church, andlarge community events.

“We’ve implemented theuse of a variety of newtechnology as part of thecookie program this year,including a new smartphone cookie locator app,

girls using social media,and new cell phone creditcard swipe technology atsome booths,” said BarbLeman, director of productsales of the HeartlandCouncil. “But we arereturning to our roots witha good old-fashioned walk-about, too. Girls areencouraged to compete forprizes for the top threebest-decorated cars or wag-ons, so people will be ableto spot them in the neigh-borhoods.”

The profit from cookiesales is divided amongthree levels within the GirlScouts organization. Localtroops get 10 to 15 percent

of the price paid (40 to 60cents), the council takesmore than 50 percent, andthe manufacturer — thecookie baker — gets theremainder (about one-thirdof the total).

The money at the counciland at the local levels isused to pay for events andactivities for the GirlScouts, maintenance of thecouncil’s Girl Scout campsand other properties, cook-ie sale incentives andadministration costsincurred by the council.

G. SAM PIATT can bereached at (740) 353-3101, ext.236, or [email protected].

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eggs and serve it all up tothe kids,” she said.

After 20 minutes at theirstation the kids were movedto another so they couldexperience all six stations.

“The stations aredesigned for the kids to beactive participants. They getthe ingredients for the dishthat they’re making. They’llmix it together and learnwhat goes in it, and they caneat it while they’re there orthey can put it in a to-gocontainer and take it home,”Lovins said.

At the Italian cooking sta-tion, Dick Eckhart of Dick’sPizza was helping Dylan Her-rmann-Holt and Vance Day,both 12 years old, assemblethe toppings on their veryown personal pizzas.

“I’m making a regularpepperoni pizza,” Dylansaid, “but I really likebanana peppers.”

Money raised at the KidsInternational CookingSchool goes to benefit PAACprograms. Each year theorganization helps bringshows to more than 10,000local students, at the VernRiffe Center for the Arts at

Shawnee State University.Past shows include “WilliamShakespeare’s Romeo &Juliet,” “Disney’s 101 Dalmi-atians, Kids!” and “Into theWoods.” Upcoming PAACshows include “The Magic ofSteven Knight” on March 18,and “Mystic Drums: TheLegend of MarshmellowIsland” on April 5.

Kids also had fun feeding

their minds, as well as theirtummies, browsing throughthe Scholastic Bookfair.Lovins said they added tobookfair because there areno children’s bookstores inour area, and it helps PAACcollect book credits whichthey use to donate books tostudents and schools whoattend their shows.

“It’s the one and only

actual fundraiser that we dofor the Arts Council everyyear, and it’s way more funthan fund,” Lovins quipped.

For more informationabout PAAC and its upcom-ing shows, find them onlineat paac4kids.org.

RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY canbe reached at (740) 353-3101,ext. 235, or [email protected].

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does — but you do it in acase where you believethere is immediate publicharm possibly, with havingembalming chemicals andthings not secured, that wasa concern,” Baugess said.“What happens is that it isimmediate and that individ-ual can then request anadministrative hearing onit, and we can go that route.But until there would be anoutcome from an adminis-trative hearing that wouldbe favorable to that personthey cannot operate.”

Baugess said the hearingprocess was a moot pointsince Jack Davis surren-dered his license.

Baugess explained whatprompted the suspension.

“The citings really wereoverall general conditions ofsome of the public areasinside the funeral home,”Baugess said Friday. “Butthen also some of the sur-rounding properties, includ-

ing the out building that hewas using for either a holdingroom or a prep room to casketbodies and that type of thing.”

Greg Davis, the prospectiveowner of the company,explained what he said was theinitial problem at his facility.

“The main thing thatoccurred with the enbalm-ing room that was themajor issue was last yearwhen we had a water breakthat entirely destroyed thefloor,” Greg Davis said.“All of that has been fixed.The entire embalmingroom has been re-done.”

Jack Davis said he hasnot been using theembalming facilities at hisfuneral home since theproblem occurred, but hasbeen utilizing the facilitiesat the Mayhew FuneralHome in Jackson.

“We haven’t even beenusing the embalming,which though, in the pres-ent state, since January, allof January and all of Feb-ruary, has been remod-eled,” Greg Davis said.“An entirely new floor,

new walls, painted, newlighting, the entire thinghas been re-done but wewill not use it until it hasbeen re-inspected.”

Davis said other repairsand changes that need to bemade are in the process ofbeing completed.

“The next step I believeis to attend the March 21meeting of the state boardand to turn in all paper-work and everything tothem at that time,” GregDavis said.

Baugess said that if GregDavis wants to reopen thefuneral home, he wouldneed to re-apply, meet allthe requirements “includ-ing an inspection for the

minimum required items.”Jack Davis said Wednes-

day he intends to stay onand work at the businessafter his son takes owner-ship, and Baugess said JackDavis’ personal licenses arenot affected at this point bythe suspension.

“He can go down thestreet and embalm forsomebody, or have a funer-al service under anotherfuneral home’s name otherthan his funeral home,”Baugess said.

Greg Davis said he want-ed to assure residents therepairs will all be made andafter the new license isacquired, the company willresume normal operations.

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there and fightsfor the people ofsouthern Ohio,”said AustinKeyser, businessmanager of theInternationalBrotherhood of Electri-cal Workers No. 575,and secretary general ofthe Shawnee LaborCouncil.

State Rep. Johnson,R-89, told the DailyTimes earlier thisweek that he doesn’tknow yet what the billwill look like when itcomes to a vote in theHouse of Representa-tives, but he cited jobcreation as one of hisbiggest goals in officeand said he supportsunion workers.

Keyer said Johnsonsaid he would not sup-port the bill in its cur-rent form, but Keyserand the ShawneeLabor Council wantthe bill, in any form,killed. He called thebill an assault on theworking people ofsouthern Ohio. Keysersaid he has an appoint-ment to meet withJohnson this week.

“We want to knowwhere he stands.There’s a dark linehere and you’re eitheron one side or you’reon the other. This isn’ta position that you cantake a grey area on,”Keyser said.

The fire stationgarage was packed-fullof people Saturday,waving signs that read“Kill the Bill,” andlikening the legislationto Nazi Germany andGov. John Kasich(whom they called“Kay-Suck”) to Hitler.Shouting through amegaphone from atopa picnic table, Keysertold the crowd howKasich was paid$50,000 for 36 hoursof public speaking atThe Ohio State Uni-versity.

“That’s almost$1,400 an hour, andthen he says thatschool teachers andcollege professors that

do it full-timeeveryday areworth nothing.That theydeserve to becut back anotch. I mean,that moneycame from apublic universi-ty. Where does

he think that moneycame from? That’s tax-payer dollars. Why ishe worth so muchmore than you are?”Keyser prompted.

He said Kasich alsogave raises of an aver-age of $40,000 a yearto members of his“inner circle.” Heaccused the governorof bringing his “arro-gant CEO persona” tothe statehouse.

“Big bonuses and bigpay hikes for the peo-ple at the top, and howare they going to payfor it? They’re goingto cut the people at thebottom,” Keyser said.“It’s the same conceptwe see in the privatesector. It’s the samething that the privatesector is fightingagainst, and he’sbringing that here.”

Members ofPortsmouth City Coun-cil last week voted 5-1to support collectivebargaining with a localresolution. CouncilmenJohn Haas, Rich Sad-dler, and City SolicitorMike Jones also partic-ipated in the rally toread the resolution.Haas called the bill anattack on the middleclass of Ohio.

“We want to send amessage to Gov. Kasichthat we believe ourunion workers, our cityworkers, police and fireand teachers, alldeserve a decent wageand benefits. We respectthe job that teachers doteaching our kids, andpolice and fire protect-ing our kids,” he said.

Shawnee State Uni-versity Faculty SenatePresident Dr. ChipPiorot also read the Fac-ulty Senate’s resolutionregarding Senate Bill 5.

RYAN SCOTT OTTNEY canbe reached at (740) 353-3101,ext. 235, or [email protected].

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Ryan Ottney ■ Daily Times.

Dick Eckhart, of Dick’s Pizza in Sciotoville, helps Dylan Herrmann-Holt, 12, and Vance Day,12, make their own personal pizzas at the Italian Cooking Station, during the Kids Internation-al Cooking School on Saturday.

“It was a a summary suspension — some-thing the Board rarely does — but you do itin a case where you believe there is imme-diate public harm possibly, with havingembalming chemicals and things notsecured, that was a concern.”Jennifer Baugess of the Ohio Board of Embalmers and FuneralDirectors on the subject of the suspension of the license of theD.W. Davis Funeral Home in South Webster.

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The Ohio River ValleyWater Sanitation Commission(ORSANCO) is initiating areview of its Pollution ControlStandards for WastewaterDischarges to the Ohio River.The Commission Standardsinclude designated uses of theOhio River, numerical waterquality criteria established toprotect the uses, and effluentlimits necessary to meet thosecriteria. It is the policy of theCommission to conduct a for-mal review of its Standardsevery three years. In 2010, anexpedited review was carriedout under which a limitednumber of issues were consid-ered. The last full triennialreview was completed inOctober 2009.

Comments on any portionof the Standards will beaccepted until May 20, 2011.All comments received bythat date will be consideredby the Commission’sPollution Control StandardsCommittee; their considera-tion may result in proposedrevisions to the Standards.Any proposed revisions willbe presented at a public hear-ing and will be subject to anadditional public commentperiod before they are actedupon by the Commission.

In order to facilitate reviewof the current Standards, fourpublic workshops will beheld. Each workshop willinclude brief descriptions ofthe authority and purpose ofthe Commission Standards,their relationship to state andfederal standards, the contentof the current Standards, andissues that are expected to beaddressed in the currentreview. The major portion ofeach workshop will bedevoted to questions and dis-cussions on the Standardsand related issues. The work-shops will not be recordedand no formal statementswill be taken; they are beingheld to facilitate discussionof Standards-related issuesand to assist persons whomay be considering the sub-mittal of comments.

Information on the publicworkshops will be posted

on the Commission websiteat www.orsanco.org.

Comments on all parts ofthe Commission Standardswill be considered. It isanticipated that some or allof the following issues couldbe raised in the review:

• Selenium Criteria — Itwas hoped that seleniumwould be addressed in theExpedited Review complet-ed in 2010; however, the newU.S. EPA criteria have yet tobe released. It is still antici-pated that the new criteriawill be issued in the nearfuture and will be consideredfor adoption by ORSANCO.

• Bromides — Drinkingwater utilities report thatbromides are an increasingproblem in treating OhioRiver water for potable use.

• Temperature — It hasbeen recommended by a workgroup of state agency permitprogram personnel that theCommission adopt a criterionto protect human health fromheated discharges.

• Design Stream Flows —Comments suggesting

design flows other than thosein the current Standards forhuman health protectionneed to be considered fur-ther. In addition, some of theaquatic life criteria in the cur-rent Standards are not associ-ated with any design flow.

• Nutrients — ORSAN-CO staff has been analyz-ing data on nutrients andalgae for several years withthe objective of developingnumerical criteria for nutri-ents. To date, those effortshave been unsuccessful.

• Iron — The currentStandards do not have a cri-terion for iron. State criteriafor iron in the Ohio Riverare inconsistent; some arefor total recoverable iron,others for dissolved iron.This has resulted in incon-sistent assessments of waterquality conditions.

• Pathogens — U.S. EPAis working to adopt new cri-teria for pathogens to protectrecreational use. While thenew criteria are not sched-uled to be adopted within the

time frame of this review, itis anticipated that they willbe available in draft form forinitial consideration.

Comments on theStandards should be submit-ted to the following address:ORSANCO, 5735 Kellogg

Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45230,Attn: PCS Comments.

Comments may also besubmitted by email [email protected] or by fax to(513) 231-7761. Commentsshould arrive by the close ofbusiness on Friday, May 20,

2011. Any and all commentsreceived will be consideredby the Commission’sPollution Control StandardsCommittee. A summary of allcomments received and theirdisposition will accompanythe proposed revisions when

they are presented for publicreview. It is anticipated thatany proposed revisions wouldbe presented in the spring of2012. If you have any ques-tions in this matter, pleasecontact the Commission staff.

Source: Lisa Cochran

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. —Some neighbors consid-ered Aaron Thomas an oddnuisance, a man who liftedweights in the front yard,parked a loud tractor-trailerin their residential neigh-borhood and ran or rode hisbike unfathomable dis-tances. His girlfriend’s soncalled him laid back.

But authorities say theunemployed truck driver isthe East Coast rapist, sus-pected of terrorizingwomen with sexualassaults from Virginia toRhode Island over 12years. New Haven policesaid Saturday that DNAconfirmed Thomas is theEast Coast rapist.

“It’s just shocking tome,” said 15-year-oldDashawn Golding, whosaid his mother is Thomas’girlfriend. “She’s crying alot,” he said of his mother.

A woman who answeredthe phone where neighborssaid Thomas lived with hisgirlfriend said she wasdevastated.

“I almost died,” thewoman told The AssociatedPress before she hung upwithout giving her name.“I’m scared to walk out mydoor. I’m just as innocent asthe next person.”

The woman, who saidshe met Thomas outside ahospital where she works,said Thomas’ 5-year-oldson was crying when helearned of the charges.There was a heavy policepresence Saturday as inves-tigators searched the house,a yellow colonial with blueshutters and a security signon the front lawn.

Lt. Julie Johnson saidDNA was collected and

subsequently matched bythe state police forensic labconfirming 39-year-oldAaron Thomas was theEast Coast Rapist.Investigators reportedly gotThomas’ DNA off a dis-carded cigarette.

New Haven police have awarrant charging Thomaswith first-degree sexualassault and risk of injury toa minor and he was beingheld on $1 million bond,Johnson said. Authorities inPrince William County,Virginia, are charging himwith being a fugitive aswell as rape and abductioncharges and use of a firearmwhile committing a felony.

The East Coast Rapist iswanted for 17 rapes andother attacks inConnecticut, Maryland,Rhode Island and Virginiathat began in 1997. Thecases were linked by DNA.

Authorities recently putup electronic billboards inthe states where the attacksoccurred and neighboringstates. U.S. Marshal JoeFaughnan said a tip fromPrince William County,Virginia, directed them toThomas.

“Although the informa-tion and investigation ofThomas developed quicklyover the last week or so, weshould point out that inves-tigators worked tirelesslyfor years pursuing thiscase,” Johnson said. “Thiswas truly a joint collabora-tion on all levels. We areproud of our investigationand hope the arrest ofAaron Thomas bringssome closure to our victimsand our communities.”

Thomas could not bereached for comment; itwas not clear whether hehad legal representation.He is scheduled to appearMonday in New Haven

Superior Court.Johnson did not take

questions during the briefnews conference.

A neighbor said Thomaswas living with a woman inat the house in a desirableneighborhood not far fromwhere the mayor lives. Thewoman, who refused togive her name, saidSaturday that Thomas is atruck driver and parked histractor-trailer in the resi-dential neighborhood, buthe seemed to be unem-ployed and would offer topaint or rake leaves forneighbors.

The woman said Thomasonce punched her husbandin the face after they got inan argument over his truck.

Another neighbor saidThomas would ride hisbicycle as far as Hartfordand jogged many miles.

“He liked working out,”said the neighbor, who wouldonly give his first name asJason. “He could run all daylong and never stop.”

Thomas was not entirelyunknown to law enforce-ment: He had been arrestedin September inWoodbridge, Conn., on a

larceny charge and wasreleased on $1,000 bond,according to public records.

He had lived previouslyat addresses in Marylandand Virginia, according topublic records.

The assailant eludedpolice even though thecrimes were often commit-ted outdoors, law enforce-ment officials say.

In some instances, theattacker wore a mask orhooded sweat shirt to con-ceal his face. He typicallyapproached women out-doors on foot and threat-ened them with a knife,screwdriver or a handgun,investigators say.

The only attack in NewHaven came on Jan. 10,2007. Police said the sus-pect entered a 27-year-oldwoman’s bedroom throughan open window andthreatened to kill her sleep-ing infant son beforeassaulting her.

The last known attackoccurred on Halloweennight in 2009, when twoteenagers on their wayhome from trick-or-treatingin Woodbridge, Va., wereraped, authorities say.

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TRIPOLI, Libya —Government forces in tanksrolled into the opposition-held city closest to Tripoliafter blasting it withartillery and mortar fire,while rebels captured a keyoil port and pushed towardMoammar Gadhafi’s home-town in a seesaw Saturdayfor both sides in the bloodybattle for control of Libya.

With the Gadhafiregime’s tanks prowling thecenter of the city of Zawiya,west of Tripoli, residentsferried the wounded fromthe fierce fighting in privatecars to a makeshift clinic ina mosque, fearing that anyinjured taken to the mili-tary-controlled hospital“will be killed for sure,” onerebel said after nightfall.

The rival successes — byGadhafi’s forces in enter-ing resistant Zawiya, andby the rebels in taking overthe port of Ras Lanouf —signaled an increasinglylong and violent battle thatcould last weeks or months

and veered the country evercloser to civil war.

Rebels in the eastadvanced from their east-ern stronghold towardSirte, setting the stage forfierce fighting with pro-Gadhafi forces who holdsway in the tribal area.

Western leaders focusedon humanitarian aidinstead of military inter-vention, and the Italiannaval vessel Libra left fromCatania, Sicily, for therebel-held port of Benghaziin eastern Libya, with 25tons of emergency aid,including milk, rice, blan-kets, emergency genera-tors, water purifyingdevices and tents. It is dueto arrive early Monday.

The crisis in Libya hasdistinguished itself fromthe other uprisings sweep-ing the Arab world, withGadhafi unleashing a vio-lent crackdown against hispolitical opponents, whothemselves have taken uparms in their attempt toremove him from officeafter ruling the country formore than 41 years.

Hundreds have been killed.Gadhafi has drawn inter-

national condemnation forhis actions. PresidentBarack Obama has insistedthat Gadhafi must leaveand said Washington wasconsidering a full range ofoptions, including theimposition of a “no-fly”zone over Libya.

The storming of Zawiya,a city of some 200,000people just 30 miles (50kilometers) west of Tripoli,began with a surprise dawnattack by pro-Gadhafiforces firing mortar shellsand machine guns.

“The number of peoplekilled is so big. The num-ber of the wounded is sobig. The number of tanksthat entered the city is big,”the rebel in Zawiya said,speaking on condition ofanonymity because hefeared government reprisal.The rebels vowed to keepup the fight in the city.

Witnesses who spoke toThe Associated Press bytelephone with gunfire andexplosions in the back-ground said the shelling

damaged governmentbuildings and homes.Several fires sent heavyblack smoke over the city,and witnesses said snipersshot at anybody on thestreets, including residentson balconies.

The rebels initially retreat-ed to positions deeper in thecity before they launched acounteroffensive in whichthey regained some ground,according to three residentsand activists who spoke oncondition of anonymity forfear of reprisals.

By midafternoon, therebels had reoccupied cen-tral Martyrs’ Square whilethe pro-regime forcesregrouped on the city’sfringes, sealing off thecity’s entry and exit routes,the witnesses said.Members of the eliteKhamis Brigade, namedfor one of Gadhafi’s sonswho commands it, havebeen massed outside thecity for days.

The pro-Gadhafi forcesthen blasted Zawiya withartillery and mortar fire inlate afternoon before the

tanks and troops on footcame in, firing at buildingsand people, witnesses said.

Deputy Foreign MinisterKhaled Qaid said “99 per-cent” of Zawiya is undergovernment control.

The rebels fared better inthe east, capturing the keyoil port of Ras Lanouf onFriday night in their firstmilitary victory in a poten-tially long and arduouswestward march from theeast of the country toGadhafi’s eastern strong-hold of Tripoli.

Witnesses said RasLanouf, about 90 miles eastof Sirte, fell to rebel handson Friday night after a fiercebattle with pro-regimeforces who later fled.

An Associated Pressreporter who arrived in RasLanouf Saturday morningsaw Libya’s red, black andgreen pre-Gadhafi monarchyflag, which has been adoptedby the rebels, hoisted overthe town’s oil facilities.

One of the rebels,Ahmed al-Zawi, said thebattle was won after RasLanouf residents joined the

rebels.Al-Zawi, who participat-

ed in the fighting, said 12rebels were killed in thefighting, in which rocket-propelled grenades and anti-aircraft guns were used.

Officials at a hospital inthe nearby city ofAjdabiya, however, saidonly five rebels were killedand 31 wounded in theattack. The discrepancy inthe figures could notimmediately be explained.

A witness in Ajdabiya saidrebels had begun their pushtoward Sirte, reaching thetown of Nawfaliyah, 50 miles(80 kilometers) from RasLanouf. The witness said hewas going to join them andexpected fierce fighting withpro-Gadhafi forces.

Pro-Gadhafi forces havelaunched a number ofairstrikes against rebel tar-gets as they seek to put downthe 19-day-old rebellion.

SCHEMM reported from RasLanouf, Libya. AssociatedPress writers HAMZAHENDAWI and SARAH ELDEEB contributed to this reportfrom Cairo.

Rebels, Gadhafi forces both make gains in Libya

By TODD RICHMONDAssociated Press

MADISON, Wis. —Liberal filmmaker MichaelMoore urged Wisconsinresidents Saturday to fightagainst Republican effortsto strip most public work-ers of their collective bar-gaining rights, telling thou-sands of protesters that“Madison is only thebeginning.”

The crowd roared inapproval as Mooreimplored demonstrators tokeep up their struggleagainst Republican Gov.Scott Walker’s legislation,saying they’ve galvanizedthe nation against thewealthy elite and compar-ing their fight to Egypt’srevolt. He also thanked the

14 state Democratic sena-tors who fled Wisconsin toblock a vote on the bill,saying they’ll go down inhistory books.

Thousands showed upSaturday, the vast majoritypro-union, though policedidn’t immediately have asolid size estimate. Ralliesdrew huge crowds the pre-vious two Saturdays: about70,000 on Feb. 19, and aneven larger crowd Feb. 26.

Moore told them that thewealthy have overreached,first taking the workingclass’ money and then tak-ing their souls by shuttingthem up at the bargainingtable. The crowd yelled“thank you” before Moorebegan to speak, and heresponded: “All of Americathanks you, Wisconsin.”

Walker has said the leg-islation is needed to helpease a state deficit project-ed to hit $3.6 billion bymid-2013, though oppo-nents see it as an effort toweaken unions.

Negotiations betweenDemocrats and Republicansbroke down Thursday,though communicationlines remain open, Sen. TimCullen said Saturday.Cullen, one of theDemocrats who fled thestate, said it’s difficult foreither side to compromisesince Democrats don’t wantto lose support from theirbase and Walker doesn’twant to appear weak bybacking down.

Walker’s spokesman,Cullen Werwie, wrote in ane-mail Saturday that Walker

wouldn’t publicly commenton the negotiations but wasfocused on balancing thebudget and followingthrough on his campaignpledge to create 250,000new jobs. Walker has saidhe wouldn’t compromise onthe collective bargainingissue or anything that savesthe state money.

Playing to the hometowncrowd, Moore disputed thegovernor’s claims thatWisconsin was broke, say-ing the idea was as far-fetched as the belief thatthe Green Bay Packersneeded former quarterbackBrett Favre to win a SuperBowl. The Packers won thetitle last month withFavre’s replacement, AaronRodgers.

Renee Peplinski, a fifth-

grade teacher in WisconsinRapids, said she doesn’tmind making financialconcessions to help thestate even though it wouldhurt her family. She’s moreconcerned about losing hercollective bargainingrights. Without union pro-tections, teachers would beat the mercy of administra-tors who could decide tofire them for any perceivedslight, she said.

Walker has said the billis needed to ease a deficitthat could hit $137 millionby July and $3.6 billion bythe middle of 2013. Hisproposal comes up with themoney for this year in partby forcing state employeesto pay for half the cost oftheir pensions and twicetheir current health care

premiums — concessionsequivalent to an 8 percentpay cut.

With the labor billstalled, Walker said layoffsmay be necessary so thestate can start to realize the$30 million savings he hadassumed would come fromthe concessions. All stateworkers, except those atprisons, state hospitals andother facilities open aroundthe clock, would be poten-tial layoff targets.

Walker informed stateemployee unions Fridaythat he intends to issue lay-off notices to 1,500 work-ers that would be effectiveon April 4.

Associated Press writerCARYN ROUSSEAU con-tributed to this report fromChicago.

Michael Moore rallies Wis. pro-union protesters

Police: DNA confirms suspect asthe ‘East Coast Rapist’

Student in Brownrape suit seeksjudge's recusal

PROVIDENCE, R.I. —A federal judge is set todecide whether to recusehimself from a lawsuitbrought by a formerBrown University studentwho says he was falselyaccused of rape.

U.S. District JudgeRonald Lagueux is sched-uled to hear argumentsWednesday from a lawyerfor William McCormickIII. The lawyer saysthere's a conflict of inter-est because Lagueux wasrepresented in judicialproceedings in 1988 byJoseph Cavanagh, who isnow the attorney forMcCormick's accuser andher father.

McCormick is suingbecause he says he wasfalsely accused of rapeand unfairly pressuredinto leaving the school.

In January, Lagueuxrefused to recuse himself,but allowed McCormick'slawyer file a writtenmotion.

Woman knocksbottles from shelfat NY liquor store

NYACK, N.Y. —Police say a woman at asuburban New Yorkliquor store swept herarm through a shelf ofhigh-priced booze,smashing $1,600 worthonto the floor because shefelt a clerk was taking toolong to wait on her.

Surveillance video fromthe Rite-Buy Wines &Liquors in Nyack showsthe woman sticking outher right arm as shestrides out of the storeFeb. 23. She knocksdozens of bottles from awaist-high shelf, breakingmany of them.

The owner's son, ChrisGiacopelli, says the dam-age included bottles ofpricey Johnnie WalkerBlue Label scotch.

Clarkstown Sgt. HarryBaumann said Friday thatthe woman has turnedherself in. She is due incourt March 16 but hasnot been charged.

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ATHENS — When a coachgoes “No, no, no” to “yes, yes,yes” in a matter of seconds,something special must havehappened.

That's what Minford coachMark Chaney was saying assenior center Laiken Gambillput up a 3-pointer Saturday intheir Division III SoutheastDistrict Championship at OhioUniversity's Convocation Cen-

ter against Lynchburg Clay.“We've been practicing that

shot, if they played off, to goup and hit that three,” Chaneysaid. “...She came over andsaid 'Coach, I had a dream thatI hit that 3-ball.' And I said thatI (was) glad (she) followedthrough on that dream becausethat helped us out.”

Gambill's triple with 1:10left in regulation put Minfordup 40-39 and never trailedafter that point en route to a46-39 win over the Lady Mus-

tangs.“They just left me wide open

and I knew that may be theonly chance we may getahead,” Gambill said. “I wentin, took it and it worked out forme.”

Gambill finished with agame-high 19 points on 4-of-9shooting and pulled down sixrebounds while classmateKendra Justice chipped in with13. The Lady Falcons capturedtheir first district crown 1996and third overall in school his-

tory.“It's huge for the school,”

Chaney said. “It's special forthe group of girls that we'vegot. They've worked their tailsoff all year, we've been underthe radar all year and we'vebeen the underdog all year injust about every game thatwe've played this year.”

Minford moves on toWednesday's regional semifi-nal. The 8 p.m. tip in the

Del Duduit ■ Daily Times

Zane Trace’s Erin Dailey (5) plays defense while Oak Hill’s Kelsey Butler (3) prepares to attempt a shot.

Oak Hill wins districttitle in overtime, 39-38By DEL DUDUITPDT Sports Editor

ATHENS — Taylor Hale's 3-pointer with 23 seconds left inovertime sent the Oak Hill LadyOaks to their fourth consecutiveregional tournament as theydefeated Zane Trace 39-38 towin the Division III girls highschool basketball district tour-nament on Saturday at the Con-vocation Center on the campusof Ohio University.

"I was just praying it would goin," Hale said. "I was open and itfelt good. Anyone on our teamwould have hit that shot. It justhappened to be me this time."

Hale's heroics were madepossible after Kelsey Dunklecanned a 3-pointer for ZaneTrace (17-6) to give her squad a38-36 lead in overtime with 58seconds left in overtime.

"I was thinking, that was thefirst shot she had hit all day,"Oak Hill Coach Doug Hale said."That was big shot. But wecame down and matched it."

The Lady Oaks (22-0) foundthemselves offensively out of syncin the first half, and trailed by twoat the end of the first period.

"Zane Trace's defense causedsome problems for us at first,"Hale said. "But we went in andfigured it out."

The Lady Oaks not onlystruggled to find shots, but alsostruggled emotionally, as KelseyButler was called for an inten-tional foul, and a technical foulwith 3:14 to play in the half.

"That was a big part of thegame," Hale said. "That forcedus to focus more at half time.Kelsey came out and playedreally well in the second half. Iwas proud of her."

Zane Trace came out in thethird quarter and grabbed a 29-23lead after Haley Carle hit a jumperwith 1:54 to play in the quarter.

But Breanna Butler answeredfor Oak Hill, and made a bucketinside, then drove past defend-ers and hit a pull- up jumper totie the game 29-29 at the end ofthe period.

"We had to pull together as ateam, because we could not winunless we all played together,"Butler said. "This was a greatgame and I'm so happy to win,and I'm so happy for Taylorbecause she's my best friend."

Ed Reinke ■ Associated Press

Kentucky's Josh Harrellson (55) smashes the ball into the face of Vanderbilt's Lance Goulbourne (5) on an attempt-ed block during the second half of their NCAA college basketball game in Lexington, Ky., Tuesday, March 1.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coachJohn Calipari has practiced his young teamin football pads and put them in front ofpunching bags to toughen them up.

But it's what he said that gave the 20th-ranked Wildcats (21-8 overall, 9-6 South-eastern Conference) the edge against Van-derbilt on Tuesday.

"They held onto the rope," he said of thetwo-point win over the Commodores.

He hopes the Wildcats carry that tug-of-war mindset into Sunday's game at Ten-nessee.

Kentucky has struggled in games latethis season, especially on the road. TheWildcats have lost six of seven road confer-ence games so far, the losses all by sevenpoints or less. Calipari hopes the taut 68-66win over Vanderbilt, though it was at RuppArena, gave his team confidence it can winclose games as it moves toward postseasonplay.

Sunday's game also weighs heavily onSEC Tournament seeding. Kentucky is oneof three teams currently tied for the EasternDivision's No. 2 seed, which comes with afirst-round bye. For the Wildcats to earnthe bye, they must beat Tennessee and hope

either Vanderbilt or Georgia loses its finalregular-season game.

Tennessee (18-12, 8-7) has plenty ridingon the outcome too. There's a chance theycould avoid playing on the first day of theSEC tourney with a win. Coach BrucePearl, however, is hardly concerned aboutgetting an extra day off.

"That's really not the issue," said Pearl,whose team was drilled by the Wildcats atRupp Arena last month. "The issue is for usto continue to try to play better."

Kentucky freshman Terrence Jones saidhe and his teammates have focused onwhat went well down the stretch and whatcan be done to replicate that performance.

"Well first of all, I would say that wasprobably the first time we were up in thatsituation instead of down," Jones said. "It'stough to come back on a team with that lit-tle bit of time left just worrying about tryingto win. Vandy was playing us when we wereat home and we were ahead, so it was lesstough than it would have been otherwise.But we really executed and we really madefree throws, which was really important."

Kentucky hoping to spoilSenior Day at Tennessee

West Virginia edges byNo. 11 Louisville 72-70Associated Press

MORGANTOWN,W.Va. — Truck Bryantsank two free throws with1 second left to lift WestVirginia to a 72-70 winover No. 11 Louisville intheir Big East regular-sea-son finale Saturday.

West Virginia (20-10,11-7 Big East) clinched afirst-round bye in the con-ference tournament. TheMountaineers earned theirfourth consecutive 20-winseason under coach BobHuggins and the seventhstraight overall.

Kevin Jones had acareer-high 25 points and16 rebounds — his thirdstraight double-double —for the Mountaineers. JohnFlowers had 12 points and12 rebounds while Bryantfinished with 10 points.

West Virginia beat aranked team for the fifth

time this season and willtake a three-game winningstreak into the conferencetournament.

Kyle Kuric scored 21points for Louisville (23-8,12-6), which saw its four-game winning streaksnapped. Preston Knowlesadded 15 points and ChrisSmith scored 14.

Louisville, picked to fin-ish eighth in the Big Eastpreseason poll, alreadyhad clinched the No. 3seed with a double byeinto Thursday's Big Eastquarterfinals and didn'thave anything on the lineSaturday.

Both games between theteams this season weredecided in the final sec-onds.

On Jan. 26, Louisvillecame back from 11 pointsdown to beat West Virginia55-54 at home on PeytonSiva's layup with 4.5 sec-

onds left. West Virginia'sCasey Mitchell missedthat game while serving athree-game suspension foran undisclosed violation ofteam rules.

Mitchell, West Virginia'sleading scorer at 14.4points per game off thebench, wasn't a factor thistime until he hit a 3-point-er with 17 seconds left,then made another with 10seconds left to tie the gameat 70-70.

After Knowles missed a3-point try, Bryant got therebound, was fouled byKnowles and made thewinning free throws.

It marked the secondstraight game that Bryantdecided the outcome fromthe line. He made seven freethrows over the final 1:19 ina 65-56 win over No. 16Connecticut on Wednesday.

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ST. LOUIS — Tu Hol-loway scored 25 points andNo. 23 Xavier extended itswinning streak to ninegames with a 66-55 win overSaint Louis on Saturday.

Mark Lyons had 16points and Kenny Freaseadded 10 points and 12rebounds for the Muske-teers (24-6, 15-1 Atlantic10), who have won 16 of 17and are the No. 1 seed atnext week's conferencetournament in Atlantic City,N.J. Xavier has not lostsince dropping a 66-62 deci-sion at Charlotte on Feb. 2.

Brian Conklin scored 14points for Saint Louis (12-17, 6-10), which had itsfour-game winning streaksnapped.

The Billikens trailed 31-21 at the half, but clawedtheir way back to get with-in 45-42 on Jordair Jett'sthree-point play with 9:44.

But Frease answeredwith a turnaround jumperand Holloway converted athree-point play of his ownwhen he was fouled on adrive to extend the leadback to 50-42 and essen-tially end the threat.

Holloway got going early,hitting a 3-pointer 20 sec-

onds into the contest and fol-lowing with a bucket insideas the Musketeers jumpedout to a 7-0 advantage.

Saint Louis started outice cold, hitting just two ofits first 18 shots. ButXavier couldn't capitalize,making only nine fieldgoals in the first half.

After McLean drainedtwo free throws to make it27-13 with 3:43 left in thehalf, the Billikens went onan 8-2 run to close the gapto six points. Holloway hittwo free throws with 1:06left in the half to push themargin to 31-21 at thebreak.

Holloway, No. 23 Xavierdefeat Saint Louis 66-55

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Though the Wildcatshaven't been able to wina game down the stretchon the road, Jones saiddoing it at home at leastshowed his team what ittakes. And since his six-man rotation includesthree freshmen, justbeing shown what to dois important, he said, nomatter the circumstance.

And those freshmen —Jones, Brandon Knight andDoron Lamb — were bigTuesday. They combined tohit 7 of 8 from the free-throwline in the game's final 1:36to give Kentucky the win.

"We're definitelygoing to have moreclose games to come,"junior Darius Millersaid. "Hopefully we canuse that experience toget more wins."

A rotation heavy withfreshmen has Calipari

concerned about all of thefactors weighing againstthe Wildcats on Sunday.

The Volunteers, comingoff a win against SouthCarolina, will be looking tosend their six seniors —Josh Bone, John Fields,Melvin Goins, MichaelHubert, Steven Pearl andBrian Williams — out instyle.

Kentucky is looking tospoil the party. Caliparisays his teams usuallyenjoy going on the roadand "ruining people's

weekends." That hasn'tbeen the case this year,but he believes there'sstill time for Kentucky togrow up playing awayfrom Rupp.

"I'll say it again: I knowfor a fact there's nobody inthe country asking theirfreshmen to do more thanwe are," Calipari said. "It'snot even close. Otherteams have freshmen thatare playing well but if theydon't, they're OK. We'renot in that position. Thesekids have to perform."

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Neither team shot well ina physical first half thatLouisville led most of theway. But the Mountaineersdominated the glass, wereeffective from the line andcame from seven pointsdown to tie it 18-18 on twofree throws by CamThoroughman with sevenminutes left until halftime.

Thoroughman's jumper atthe halftime buzzer put theMountaineers ahead 32-30.

West Virginia led by asmany as eight points earlyin the second half beforeLouisville started takingadvantage of turnovers.

Knowles, held to onepoint in the first half, gotgoing with a pair of layupsand Kuric hit a 3-pointerwith 8:26 left to giveLouisville its first lead ofthe second half, 54-53.

Louisville twice extendedthe lead to five points on threeoccasions down the stretchbefore Mitchell and Bryantcame to the' rescue.

WVUFrom Page B1

The Sports Calendar is a free serv-ice that runs on Tuesdays, Thursdaysand Saturdays but occaisionally moreor less often at the discretion of thesports editor. To place an item in thecalendar please email [email protected] call (740) 353-3101 ext. 242.

South Webster CoachOpenings

South Webster HighSchool is taking applica-tions for the following:

High school assistantbaseball coach; high schooltrack coach, junior hightrack coach, junior high vol-leyball coach. Resumes canbe sent to Brett Roberts,athletic director at SouthWebster High School, orcall 778-2320.

Minford Falcon FortuneThe Minford Athletic

Boosters will hold itsannual Falcon FurtuneRaffle March 19. Ticketsare $100 and will admittwo people for the nightof food, fun and a chanceto win up to $5,000. Cashprizes will total $11,000.For more information,call 740-981-6110.

Valley Girls All StarTournament

The Valley Girls All-Star basketball tourna-ment will take place Mar.7-13. The 3rd and 4thgrade tournament will beheld at the ValleyElementary gym. The 5thand 6th grade tournamentwill be held at the ValleyMiddle School gym. Theentry fee is $100.Deadline for registrationis Feb. 25. All playersmust be enrolled in thesame school and no trav-el teams are permitted.Contact Lisa Call at(740) 821-4169, CherylJennice at (740) 464-8621, or Philip Shephardat (740) 352-1011 formore information.

Clay Little LeagueRegistration will be held

at Clay High School cafe-teria March 5 and 12 from10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more informationcall Jeff at 352-2467 orKristi at 357-7687.

Golf TournamentThe Charles Varney

Memorial Snowshoe Open

will be March 19 at theLittle Scioto Golf Club inWheelersburg.

It will be a 9 a.m. shot-gun start, four-personscramble with two divi-sions. An open divisionincludes all team membersto age 59. A senior divisionincludes all team members60 years and above.

Entry fee is $200 perteam and includes cart andlunch. Proceeds will benefitKiwanis Club ofWheelersburg ScholarshipFund.

Prizes include $400 to thefirst place open division and$300 to the first place seniordivision. For more informa-tion, call Jack Spradlin at740-574-2490.

Shawnee SoccerAssociation Spring

LeagueThe Shawnee Soccer

Association Spring Leaguewill take place on Sundaysfrom March 20 throughApril 17. Grades K-8 willbe held from 2:00 p.m. to3:30 p.m., while grades 9-12 will be held 3:30 p.m. to5:00 p.m. The cost is $10per week.

Any questions you cancontact Mark Trapp [email protected] or(740) 352-4815.

Southern Ohio MagicTryouts

Southern Ohio Magic, anAAU affiliated basketballclub based in Portsmouth,will be having registrationand tryouts for boys andgirls teams, at SSU’sRhodes Athletic Centergym on Sunday, March 6,2011, from 1 to 2:30 pm for7th and 8th grade girls and3 to 5 pm for 7th and 8thgrade boys.

On Sunday, March 13,tryouts will be held from 1to 2:30 pm for 3rd to 6thgrade girls and 3 to 5 pmfor 3rd and 6th grade boys.Parking is available in lotB-2 located just west of theVern Riffe Center for theArts. For more informationgo to www.souther-nohiomagic.org.

South Webster ticketsTickets to South Webster’s

Monday tournament game atthe Convo will be on sale atSouth Webster High Schoolfrom 8:30am-2:30pm onMonday, March 7. Ticketsare $6.

SportsCalendar

ON THE AIRSunday, March 6AUTO RACING

3 p.m.FOX — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, KobaltTools 400, at Las Vegas

BOWLING1 p.m.ESPN — PBA, Mark Roth Plastic BallChampionship, at Cheektowaga, N.Y.

CYCLING4 p.m.VERSUS — Paris-Nice, stage 1, atHoudan, France (same-day tape)

GOLF1 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, The Honda Classic,final round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.3 p.m.NBC — PGA Tour, The Honda Classic,final round, at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL3 p.m.WGN — Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs.

L.A. Dodgers, at Mesa, Ariz.MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NoonCBS — Kentucky at Tennessee2 p.m.CBS — Missouri Valley Conference,championship game, teams TBD, at St.Louis4 p.m.CBS — Wisconsin at ohio St.6 p.m.FSN — Florida St. at N.C. State8 p.m.ESPN2 — West Coast Conference, semifi-nal, teams TBD, at Las Vegas10 p.m.ESPN2 — West Coast Conference, semifi-nal, teams TBD, at Las Vegas

NBA BASKETBALL1 p.m.ABC — Chicago at Miami3:30 p.m.ABC — L.A. Lakers at San Antonio6:30 p.m.

ESPN — New York at Atlanta9 p.m.ESPN — Boston at Milwaukee

NHL HOCKEY12:30 p.m.NBC — Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers

RODEO8 p.m.VERSUS — PBR, Chicago Invitational(same-day tape)

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL1 p.m.FSN — Atlantic Coast Conference, cham-pionship game, teams TBD, atGreensboro, N.C.3:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Big Ten Conference, champi-onship game, teams TBD, at IndianapolisFSN — Washington at Southern Cal5:30 p.m.ESPN2 — Southeastern Conference,championship game, teams TBD, atNashville, Tenn.

Monday, March 7

CYCLING4 p.m.VERSUS — Paris-Nice, stage 2, Montfortl'Amaury to Amilly, France (same-daytape)

MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL7 p.m.ESPN — Colonial Athletic Association,championship game, teams TBD, atRichmond, Va.ESPN2 — Metro Atlantic AthleticConference, championship game, teamsTBD, at Bridgeport, Conn.9 p.m.ESPN — West Coast Conference, cham-pionship game, teams TBD, at Las VegasESPN2 — Southern Conference, champi-onship game, teams TBD, at Chattanooga,Tenn.

NHL HOCKEY7 p.m.VERSUS — Washington at Tampa Bay

SOCCER2:55 p.m.

ESPN2 — Premier League, Chelsea atBlackpool

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL5 p.m.ESPN2 — Atlantic 10 Conference, cham-pionship game, teams TBD, at Lowell,Mass.

TRANSACTIONSBASKETBALL

National Basketball AssociationNBA — Suspended Orlando C DwightHoward one game for receiving his 16thtechnical foul of the season during Friday'sgame against Chicago. Fined Miami CErick Dampier $10,000 for flagrant foul(penalty two) against San Antonio G TonyParker during Friday's game.MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Signed F LeonPowe.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned G RayEmery to Syracuse (AHL). Recalled G J.P.Levasseur from Syracuse.

ATLANTA THRASHERS — Reassigned GChris Carrozzi from Chicago (AHL) toGwinnett (ECHL).OTTAWA SENATORS — Reassigned FColin Greening to Binghamton (AHL).

American Hockey LeagueROCKFORD ICEHOGS — Returned FAndrew Sarauer to Reading (ECHL).TORONTO MARLIES — Recalled F MattCaruana from Reading (ECHL).

ECHLELMIRA JACKALS — Signed F ChrisAffinati and F Justin Barr.

LOTTOCLEVELAND — These Ohio lotteries weredrawn Saturday:

Midday 31-1-5

Midday 42-3-9-9

Ten OH Midday02-05-10-19-20-24-25-26-33-35-40-48-54-55-67-69-73-75-77-79

Scoreboard

Butler finished with 17points for Oak Hill whileHale added 12.

Zane Trace tried to slowthe pace down and runtime off the clock in thefinal period. But that alsoworked into Hale's plan.

"Our motto is defendto win," Hale said. "Wehave to play gooddefense to win and wedid that."

Defensively, Oak Hilllimited Zane Trace to sixpoints in the fourth quar-ter, and three in overtime.

"We have been taughtand coached to play toughdefense," Miquel Stritesaid. "I think in the first halfwe just had some jitters.But we played through itand got the win."

Zane Trace — 7 11 11 6 3 — 38Oak Hill — 9 7 13 6 4 — 39Zane Trace — Carle 2 0 5, Sigman 56 16, Dunkle 1 0 3, Dailey 2 7 11,Wright 1 1 3.Oak Hill — Burton 1 2 4, Hale 4 3 12,Butler 4 8 17, Roseberry 1 0 2, Strite1 2 4.3-pointers — Zane Trace 2 (Carle,Dunkle) Oak Hill 2 (Hale, Butler.)

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By CODY LEISTPDT Sports Writer

ATHENS – Waverlycoach Travis Robinsonnoticed late in the secondhalf of Friday night's gameagainst Warren that JakeKretzer was pressing.

His junior forward, alongwith the rest of his team,was involved in a majorshooting drought in the sec-ond half. The Tigers strug-gled from the floor in thethird and fourth quartersand it was one of the causesof a 58-48 loss to theWarriors in a Division IISoutheast District Semifinalat Ohio University'sConvocation Center.

“He's a kid that wants towin,” Robinson said. “He'sgoing to try to do every-thing that he can to win.He was really trying topick it up offensively forus and he did start pressinga little bit. It's just one ofthose things of being acompetitor.”

Waverly's strugglesstarted after Devin Kelly'smake with 5:20 left in thethird put the Tigers up 32-26. The Tigers' next basket

wouldn't come untilHarrison Martin's three-point play with 3:48 left inthe game.

In a span of 9:42,Waverly went 0-for-7 fromthe field, yet the play onlymade the deficit 46-40.

“At that point in time,we were just worriedabout getting the ball upthe floor,” Robinson said.“We struggled to get theball up the floor cleanlyand try to run an offense.”

What kept the Tigers inthe game was the inabilityof Warren to make foulshots as the Warriors were16-of-30 from the charitystripe for the entire game.

The target of the foulingwas Warren's GrantVenham, who along withAustin Cunningham ledthe Warriors with 18apiece. But Venham's 4-of-12 performance fromthe line gave the Tigerssome life.

While Warren was miss-ing foul shots, Waverly was5-of-10 from the line in-between field goal makes.

A reason for the highamount of free throws wasthe amount of fouls called

in the second half com-pared to the first. Bothteams were in the bonusbefore there was a minuteleft in the third quarter.

“It seemed like it changedreal quick,” Robinson saidabout the officiating. “Idon't know, maybe we werejust fouling more.”

It was a sharp contrast tothe nine times in the firsthalf in which the whistleswere blown for infrac-tions. Martin picked up hisfourth foul in the thirdquarter and it was an issuefor Robinson's squad,which had struggled withdepth to begin with.

“When you takeHarrison out of the gamewith foul trouble, it reallykilled us,” Robinson said.“It just messes with thewhole flow of the game.”

Kretzer and Martin, whohad combined to score 24of Waverly's 27 points inthe first half, went 4-of-16from the field in the sec-ond half.

Martin led the Tigerswith 21 points in his finalgame. He along with therest of the senior class ofRod Holdren, Davis

Remy, Allen Leatherwoodand David Holt have madea tremendous impact onWaverly Tiger basketballaccording to Robinson.

“I'm extremely proud ofthose guys,” Robinsonsaid. “We said that eventhough it's over with, weknow that in the wholescheme of things, they'regoing to be successfulguys. They're all hard-working, loyal, responsi-ble kids that when they hitthe real life, they're goingto be successful.

“We appreciate whatthey've done for this basket-ball program,” Robinsonadded. “They've represent-ed Waverly basketball in thebest way that you couldpossibly represent it.”

The Warriors advance tonext Friday's champi-onship game againstSEOAL rival Chillicothe,which beat Logan Elm 50-37 in the other semifinal.Waverly 15 12 8 13 – 48Warren 18 5 18 17 – 58Waverly – Ward 1 2 4, Kelly 2 0 4,Hensley 0 1 1, Kretzer 7 3 18, Martin 6 921, Totals 16 15 48.Warren – Laffingwell 1 0 2, Venham 7 418, Ward 0 1 1, Hastie 2 3 9, Windland 30 6, Cunningham 5 6 18, Knost 1 2 4,Totals 19 16 58.3-Pointers – Waverly 1 (Kretzer); Warren4 (Hastie 2, Cunningham 2).Records – Waverly 11-12; Warren 20-3.

Swoon dooms Tigers in district semis

By HOWARD FENDRICHAP Pro Football Writer

WASHINGTON —Those optimistic about theNFL's labor talks with theplayers' union will point tothe sides' decision to pushback the bargaining dead-line by a week and think,

as Commissioner RogerGoodell put it:

"The fact that we're con-tinuing this dialogue is apositive sign."

The sides were using thisweekend to assess theirpositions, before resumingtalks in front of a federalmediator Monday — and

then they will have until theend of Friday to reach anew CBA, thanks to twoextensions of the old deal.It originally was to haveexpired last Thursday.

What will happen is stillanyone's guess. A dealcould be reached at anytime. Talks could break

off. The sides could agreeto yet another extension.

After having such a hardtime arranging full-scalesessions, the league andNFL Players Associationhave spent time at theFederal Mediation andConciliation Service on 11of out of 15 days.

NFL, union take break from talks

SSU Sports Information

The Shawnee StateWomen's Basketball Teampulled out a thriller onSaturday afternoon againstLindsey Wilson College inthe semi-final game of theMid-South ConferenceTournament.

The Bears let a 16 point

lead in the second half slipaway in the closing sec-onds, but sophomore AlexPohl blocked sharpshooterBethany Spillman's three-point attempt that wouldhave tied the game withless than five seconds toplay to seal the win. Pohlthen converted one of twofree throws to give the

Bears a 66-62 victory andsend them to theConference Finals againsttop-seeded Campbellsvilleon Sunday at 1:30 p.m.

Leading the way forShawnee was freshmanAlannah Sheets who fin-ished the game with acareer-high 19 points andfour steals. Catrice

Mitchell, who battled foultrouble most of the game,was still able to manage 12points in the contest.

Shawnee State will playSunday, March 6th at 1:30p.m. against top seededCampbellsville Universityfor the Mid-SouthConference Championshipin Frankfort, KY.

SSU knocks off Lindsey Wilson,heading to MSC Championship

Convo will put the LadyFalcons up against OakHill, which survived anupset bid by Zane Trace39-38 in overtime. TheLady Oaks, who are with-out junior Lakin Caudillbecause of a lower bodyinjury, shown signs ofweakness in the post.

“We've just got to go in,play like we know how toplay and speed up thetempo and hope we canwin,” Gambill said.

Shooting was an issuefor Minford early in thefirst and second quarters.After a one-for-eight start

by the Lady Falcons,Justice buried a 3-pointerat least five feet away fromthe arc as the first quarterbuzzer sounded to tie thegame 10-10.

The issues continued inthe second quarter asMinford started the periodmissing its first seven shotsbefore making three out ofthe next six and holding a22-18 lead at the half.

The lights atop the courtof the Convo went dim with2:29 and it appeared theLady Falcons' chances haddone the same, going score-less for the rest of the periodand giving the LadyMustangs a 37-29 leadheading into the final frame.

“We just knew that we

needed to push it and wehad to speed up our tempobecause we weren't reallyplaying the game that wewere used to,” Gambillsaid. “We just picked it upand we finished it.”

A jumper by CourtneySpriggs in the fourth start-ed what would be a 17-2run for Minford to closeout the game, withGambill's 3-pointer as thefinal field goal made by theLady Falcons. Chaney saidthe The only two pointsscored by Lynchburg Claycame via free throws byBrooke Hertlein.

“We've been working ondefense all week and wereally knew that we had toget up in them and stop

them from scoring sincethey had the lead on us fora while,” Gambill said.

Laney Lewis led theLady Mustangs, who went0-for-8 and committed 11turnovers in the fourth,with 10 points. Hertleinand Lewis combined forfive blocks.

CODY LEIST can bereached at [email protected] or by phoneat (740) 353-3101 ext. 242.

Lynchburg Clay 10 8 19 2 – 39Minford 10 12 7 17 – 46Lynchburg Clay – H. Blankenship 2 2 7,L. Blankenship 3 0 8, Fittro 2 0 6, Lewis 34 10, Hertlein 2 4 8, Totals 12 10 39.Minford – Parker 1 0 2, Spriggs 2 0 5,Donahoe 1 2 4, Justice 4 2 13, Berry 1 13, Gambill 4 10 19, Totals 13 15 46.3-Pointers – Lynchburg Clay 5 (L.Blankenship 2, Fittro 2, H. Blankenship);Minford 5 (Justice 3, Spriggs, Gambill).Records – Lynchburg Clay 15-8; Minford20-3.

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By ERIC OLSONAP Sports Writer

OMAHA, Neb. — Thefinancially troubled UnitedFootball League hopes itcan fill the void on televi-sion this fall if all or part ofthe 2011 NFL season iscanceled.

"Every network is look-ing at content they have tofill in, and people are see-ing us as a potential viableoption," UFL commission-er Michael Huyghue saidthis week.

The five-team UFL start-ed in 2009 and is made upof players who were cut intraining camps and veter-ans who want to get back tothe NFL. Last season each52-man roster included anaverage of 24 players withNFL experience.

Huyghue said he's hadpreliminary talks with net-work executives.

ESPN spokesman BillHofheimer said his net-work has "no currentplans" to pick up UFLgames. NBC and CBS hadno comment. A Foxspokesman did not respond

to messages seeking com-ment.

The UFL lost $30 mil-lion in its inaugural seasonand $50 million in 2010,Huyghue said.

The UFL's only televi-sion exposure has been onVersus and HDNet, but theleague had to pay an undis-closed amount for produc-tion costs.

The league's master plancalls for the creation of arevenue stream from TVrights fees, but there is notimetable. The UFL ownsat least 50 percent of fourfranchises and 100 percentof the fifth, the first-yearVirginia Destroyers.

Huyghue said UFLinvestors considered fold-ing after last seasonbecause of the heavyfinancial losses. Theydecided to press onbecause they believe in theleague's mission and fore-see improving economicconditions.

Huyghue acknowledgedthat part of the reason theUFL moved up the start ofits season to August was sothe league would be able to

take TV time slots thatwould have been filled byNFL preseason games.

But Huyghue said theleague isn't banking on awindfall from a potentialNFL lockout, Huyghuesaid.

"It's not a businessstrategy for us," he said."It's potentially an oppor-tunity."

The UFL's teams are inOmaha, Las Vegas,Hartford, Sacramento andNorfolk, Va. Pro Bowlerssuch as Jeff Garcia andAhman Green were in theleague last season, as wereex-NFL coaches DennisGreen and Jim Fassel.

NFL teams signed about60 UFL players last season,assigning them to either theactive roster or practicesquad.

Attendance ranged fromabout 10,000 a game inLas Vegas to 23,000 inOmaha.

Green said players, whoearned about $50,000apiece, have been paid infull but didn't receive theirlast checks on time.Huyghue said each team

had about $1 million inunpaid bills at the end ofthe season.

Huyghue said the UFLhopes to scale back onsome expenses andmight reduce rosters.Absent an agreementwith a major network,

Huyghue said he hopesto bargain with its 2010TV partners to reducethe cost for gettinggames on television.

Even if a lockout extendsinto the fall, there's noguarantee a major networkwill want to pay to televise

UFL games."If we get some (revenue),

it's going to be gravy interms of moneys necessaryto go forward," Huyghuesaid. "Realistically, will weget a rights fee payment ifthere's no lockout? Theanswer is pretty clearly no."

Stephen M. Dowell ■ MCT

Florida Tuskers quarterback Chris Greisen (14) scrambles during the UFL game against the HartfordColonials at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, Nov. 11, 2010.

UFL hopes to fill TV void in NFL goes dark

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES —Former Oakland RaiderAnthony Wayne Smithappeared in court Friday toface a murder charge in the2008 beating and shootingdeath of a man in northernLos Angeles County,authorities said.

Smith, 43, of Fontana,who played defensive endfor the Raiders in LosAngeles and Oaklandfrom 1991 to 1998, is oneof three men charged inthe killing of 31-year-old

Maurilio Ponce, districtattorney's officialsannounced Friday.

Smith was arrested earli-er this week and was beingheld on $1 million bail,district attorney spokes-woman Sandi Gibbonssaid. His arraignment wasdelayed until March 17.

Ponce was beaten andshot several times on Oct.7, 2008 in Lancaster, andhis body was dumpednear the Antelope Valleypoppy fields some 11miles away, DeputyDistrict Attorney Michael

Blake said.After a Sheriff's

Department investigationof more than two years, afelony complaint namingSmith was filed Feb. 16.Authorities did not offer amotive for the killing.

Smith played collegefootball for Alabama andArizona, and was theRaiders' first-round draftpick — 11th overall — inthe 1990 NFL draft.

He played in 98 gamesfor the Raiders, register-ing 57.5 sacks and 190tackles.

Ex-Raider charged in ’08 murder

Gary W. Green ■ MCT File Photo

Robby Gordon, driver of the No. 7 Jim Beam Dodge, talks to the press after crashing early into theBudweiser Shootout at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS —NASCAR placed RobbyGordon on probationSaturday for an incidentinvolving Kevin Conwayin the garage at Las VegasMotor Speedway.

NASCAR officials didn'twitness the run-in betweenthe drivers, which wasbrought to NASCAR'sattention by Conway,according to vice presidentof competition RobinPemberton. He said theperiod of Gordon's proba-tion has yet to be deter-mined, and referred allquestions to the two driv-ers.

Conway declined to dis-cuss the matter, but said hefiled a police report Friday

evening."I'm sending you back

to NASCAR, or to theLas Vegas police,"Conway said. "That's allI can say about rightnow."

Las Vegas police OfficerBarbara Morgan told TheAssociated Press onSaturday that Conwayfiled a misdemeanor bat-tery complaint after thequarrel that occurred about5 p.m.

Morgan said police didnot witness the exchangeand no arrest was made,and no summons issued.She said police will inter-view any possible witness-es and turn the investiga-tion over to the ClarkCounty district attorney inLas Vegas for a decision on

whether charges will befiled.

Morgan said she did notknow how long the processwill take.

Gordon was unavailablefor comment because hewas in his car practicingSaturday.

Conway briefly drove forGordon in the Sprint CupSeries last year, and thedrivers are now suing eachother over financial aspectsof that deal. Gordon suedConway sponsor Extenzein California court for$690,000 for the six racesConway drove for his team.

Conway is suing Gordonin North Carolina for$27,000 in money earnedthrough the NASCARSprint Cup rookie of theyear award.

NASCAR puts Robby Gordonon probation for garage incident

Associated Press

WALTHAM, Mass. —Celtics coach Doc Riverssays Shaquille O'Neal's footis still bothering him, pushingback his return to Boston'slineup.

Rivers had hoped to haveO'Neal play Wednesday athome against the Clippers.He has been out since Feb.1, missing 12 games withsoreness in his lower rightleg and Achilles' tendon.

Rivers does expect tohave Delonte West backagainst Los Angeles. Hemissed his third straightgame Friday with asprained right ankle.

Glen Davis has patellartendinitis in his left knee andis expected to miss severalmore days of practice, whileVon Wafer is in a walkingboot after injuring his rightcalf in Friday's win over theWarriors.

Shaq likely tomiss Celtics,Lakers game

By PAT EATON-ROBBAssociated Press

STORRS, Conn. — BenHansbrough scored 21points despite fouling outwith over 8 minutes leftand No. 8 Notre Dame heldoff Kemba Walker and No.16 Connecticut 70-67 onSaturday.

Walker scored 34 pointsbut missed a 3-pointattempt with 8 seconds leftand UConn trailing 69-67.Donnell Beverly also fum-bled away a pass justbefore time ran out.

Carleton Scott andTyrone Nash each had 13points for the FightingIrish (25-5, 14-4), whokept alive their hopes for ashare of the Big East title.They closed the regularseason with four straightwins and have won 11 of12 overall.

UConn (22-9, 9-9),which has lost four of five,will have to play Tuesdayin the opening round of theconference tournament.

Notre Dame equaled themost conference wins inschool history, matchingthe 2007-08 team. Itentered one back ofPittsburgh for the top spotin the Big East, but alreadyhad secured a double byefor next week's tourna-ment.

Hansbrough hit his firstseven shots before missing a

jumper six minutes into thesecond half. But two min-utes later, with Notre Dameup 54-46, he picked up hisfourth foul guarding Walker.

He came back in with8:34 left and fouled out 10seconds later with his teamup 60-52, pushing ShabazzNapier with his shoulderwhile trying to get free onoffense.

That sent the crowd intoa frenzy and UConn scoredthe next 13, part of a 15-0run. A steal and layup byNapier gave UConn a 61-60 lead with 5:41 left.

The Huskies led 65-60before Notre Dameresponded. Tim Abromaitisput the Irish back in front67-65 and the Irish held offUConn the rest of the way.

By JOE KAYAP Sports Writer

CINCINNATI — YancyGates scored 10 of his 13points from the free-throwline, where Cincinnati wasnearly flawless, and theBearcats completed asweep of No. 17Georgetown with a 69-47victory on Saturday.

The Bearcats (24-7, 11-7Big East) completed abreakthrough regular sea-son that put them in posi-tion for their first NCAAtournament appearancesince Bob Huggins wascoach. They won five oftheir last six, including apair over the fading Hoyas(21-9, 10-8).

Cincinnati made 20 con-secutive free throws whilepulling away, finishing 24

of 30 from the line.Austin Freeman scored

21 for Georgetown, whichgoes into the Big East tour-nament with a three-gamelosing streak. Senior pointguard Chris Wright missedhis second game with abroken bone in his left(non-shooting) hand thatrequired surgery. TheHoyas hope to get himback before the NCAAtournament.

Sean Kilpatrick hit a pairof 3s during a 16-3 run thatblew the game open mid-way through the secondhalf. Kilpatrick finishedwith 13 points. Dion Dixonhad 14.

The Bearcats got abreakthrough win atGeorgetown on Feb. 23,holding the Hoyas to fourfield goals in the second

half of a 58-46 victory thatsnapped a streak of 20straight road losses againstranked teams. It alsobecame a starting point fortheir drive for an NCAAtournament berth.

Cincinnati's strong finishput it in line for its firstNCAA appearance since2005, Bob Huggins' lastseason as coach. TheBearcats hadn't even man-aged a winning conferencerecord in their first five sea-sons as part of the Big East.

The Hoyas came outpushing the pace and gotfast-break baskets during a12-4 run. Cincinnati usedits defensive pressure to getback into it. There werefour lead changes and threeties in the first half, whichended with Cincinnati get-ting a technical foul and a

bank shot to go in its favor.Freeman missed eight of

his first 10 shots. After hemade a driving bank shotwith 44 seconds to go, hegot a technical for some-thing he said. The Bearcatsmade both free throws, andGates took an inbound passand banked in a long 3from the top of the key asthe buzzer sounded for a30-24 halftime lead.

Hoyas reserve center

Henry Sims limped off thecourt with 5:50 left in thefirst half. A trainer checkedhis left knee, which alreadywas covered in a brace.Two minutes later, forwardJulian Vaughn picked uphis third foul, leaving theHoyas' front line temporar-ily short-handed. Simsreturned for the secondhalf.

A pair of free throws byGates gave Cincinnati a 34-

24 lead early in the secondhalf, the biggest by eitherteam up to that point.

Neither team could puttogether much of a runbecause of poor shooting.Both were shooting 33 per-cent from the field with10:04 left and Cincinnatiup 41-36. A pair of freethrows by Gates andKilpatrick's 3 started theclinching run.

SPORTSB4 Sunday, March 6, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

It was hard to miss the news about the2010 Tax Relief Act that Congress passedand President Obama signed into law atthe end of last year. What many Ameri-cans probably found easy to miss, how-ever, is how the act will affect them asthey prepare to file their 2010 tax returnsthis April 15.The 2010 Tax Relief Act, in part, contin-ued the lower tax rates created during thepresidency of George W. Bush, and re-moved some near-term planning uncer-tainty. Consider these immediate actionsteps that may help you to better positionyourself from a financial and retirementplanning perspective:Use Social Security tax rate reduction toincrease retirement savings. For 2011 the individual Social Securitytax rate has been lowered from 6.2 percentto 4.2 percent. For an individual making$75,000, this 2 percent reduction couldmean $1,500 more in his paycheck overthe course of the year. In terms of plan-ning, consider using this found money bycontributing more to your 401(k) plan orfunding a Roth or traditional IRA.Use IRA distributions to make charitablecontributions. Prior tax law permitted individuals age 701/2 or older to use up to $100,000 per yearof IRA distributions to make charitablecontributions and avoid paying income taxon that amount. The 2010 Tax Relief Actreinstated it for 2010 and extended theprovision through 2011. Consider selling certain capital assets overthe next two years.The 2010 Tax Relief Act maintains the topcapital gains tax rate of 15 percent as wellas the special qualified dividends tax rateof 15 percent. As you consider your in-vestment options over the next two yearsand whether you want to sell any assets,you should consider how these lower taxrates could benefit you.Consider deferring tax liability on 2010Roth IRA conversions to 2011/2012. Earlier changes in tax law eliminated in-come limits on conversions from a tradi-tional IRA to a Roth IRA and provided fora special one-time opportunity for 2010conversions. You can opt to pay the taxeson the conversion entirely on your 2010return, or defer them and pay half in 2011and the other half in 2012. Prior to the2010 Tax Relief Act it seemed like payingthe tax in 2011 and 2012 at higher rateswould be a bad choice. With the continu-ation of lower tax rates for 2011 and 2012most taxpayers should now choose todefer this tax liability.A trap for the unwary here is not planningto pay the conversion tax liability in 2011and 2012. To avoid this trap you shouldestimate how much your tax liability willbe for both years and then make sure you

either adjust your withholding from youremployer or make estimated payments sothat you have the liability covered whenyou file your 2011 and 2012 tax returns.Revisit estate planning.Thanks to the 2010 Tax Relief Act the fed-eral estate tax exemption is now $5 mil-lion. This means most people won't haveto worry about estate planning to mini-mize or avoid federal estate taxes, thoughthere are many other reasons besides taxesto do estate planning. Also, this provisionis only effective for two years and couldchange after 2012. Estate and inheritancetax rules for a state may be different andgenerate tax issues at a lower amount thanthe $5 million federal exemption.Plan for possible higher rates.

Traditional tax planning would have youdefer a tax liability in order to keep moremoney in your pocket, earning interest,longer. However, since the 2010 Tax Re-lief Act only provides for continued lowerrates for two years and rates could go upafter that, it could make sense to triggerthe income tax on an asset sooner and paytax now. One way to do this is to convertnon-Roth assets, which could be in your401(k) or traditional IRA, into Roth as-sets. The creation of Roth assets allowsyou to hedge against increasing future taxrates and have after-tax assets to manageyour tax position once in retirement.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md.— Sammy Zeglinskiscored a career-high 25points, and Virginia beatMaryland 74-60 Saturdayto cap a disappointing reg-ular season for the defend-ing Atlantic CoastConference co-champions.

The Cavaliers (16-14, 7-9) led by 13 with 7:13 left,let the margin shrink to fiveand then pulled away topresent coach TonyBennett with his 100th

career win. Zeglinski, ajunior guard, went 6 for 7from beyond the arc ineclipsing his previous bestof 24 points.

Mustapha Farrakhanscored 19 and Assane Senehad 15 to help Virginiasecure its fourth win in fivegames. The Cavaliers alsoavenged a 24-point loss toMaryland in January.

Playing on Senior Day ina packed arena, theTerrapins (18-13, 7-9) fellbehind late in the first halfand never recovered.Maryland, which tied Duke

for the ACC regular-seasontitle last year, has droppedthree straight and five ofseven.

Jordan Williams scored17 for the Terrapins, whohead into the ACC tourna-ment with their longestlosing streak of the sea-son.

Maryland's three seniorswere honored before thegame and inserted into thestarting lineup by coachGary Williams. DinoGregory finished with 15points, and Adrian Bowieand Cliff Tucker each

scored five.Tucker scored four

points in an 8-0 run that gotthe Terrapins to 63-58 with5:49 left. But Marylandcame up empty on its nextthree possessions, and theCavaliers got two freethrows from Farrakhan fora seven-point cushion with2:50 remaining.

Virginia went 9 for 9 atthe line the rest of the way.

After Maryland cut aneight-point deficit to 41-37early in the second half,Terps guard Terrell Stoglinwas called for a foul near

the Virginia basket. GaryWilliams vehementlyargued the call and wasslapped with a technicalfoul.

Zeglinski made one oftwo shots and Sene fol-lowed with a layup to putthe Cavaliers up by seven.

Bowie answered with athree-point play, butZeglinski hit a 3-pointer,Joe Harris made a layupand Sene scored after theCavaliers got two offen-sive rebounds. That putVirginia ahead 51-40 with14:34 to go.

Zeglinski scored 14points on 5-for-5 shooting,and a first half that featurednine lead changes and fiveties ended with theCavaliers up 37-33.

Virginia trailed 23-22before Sene made a layup,Farrakhan hit a shortjumper and Zeglinski con-nected from beyond the arcto put the Cavaliers aheadfor good.

Virginia went 6 for 11from 3-point range andcommitted only twoturnovers during the first20 minutes.

Virginia stuns Maryland 74-60 in ACC finale

By JOHN MARSHALLAP Basketball Writer

TUCSON, Ariz. —Derrick Williams had 14points despite early foul trou-ble and got plenty of help inwhat may have been his finalhome game, lifting No. 18Arizona to a 90-82 win overOregon and the outright Pac-10 title on Saturday.

Arizona (25-6, 14-4)already had earned a shareof the title for the first timein six years and theMcKale Center was juicedin anticipation of nets com-ing down.

The Wildcats put onquite a shooting show, hit-

ting 11 3-pointers andshooting 56 percent overallto close out their first unde-feated home season (17-0)in 12 years. Kyle Fogg ledArizona with 20 points andSolomon Hill added 14.

Oregon (14-16, 7-11) putup a fight, trimming a 17-point deficit early in thesecond half to six with 5?minutes left behind JoevanCatron (28 points). TheDucks never made it allback, though, ending theregular season with four-game losing streak.

The Wildcats' 12th Pac-10 title completes animpressive turnaround.

Once of the nation's best

programs, Arizona had fall-en on hard times the pastfew years, starting withLute Olson's leave ofabsence and retirement inconsecutive seasons.

Sean Miller gave theWildcats stability afterarriving from a successfulstint at Xavier and, after afoundation-setting 2009-10season, re-establishedArizona's standing amongthe elite. He did it behindWilliams, a deep and tal-ented supporting cast, anda confidence that absorbeda slight dent with a late-season slide a year ago.

Williams was the key,developing into one of the

nation's best players duringhis sophomore season, a 6-foot-8 bundle of power andgrace who can shoot insideor out, right-handed or left.Projected as an NBA lot-tery pick, he faces a deci-sion whether to stickaround in the desert or givethe pros a try.

Just not yet.There's still some basket-

ball left, starting with nextweek's Pac-10 tournament,where the Wildcats will bethe No. 1 seed, and a likelyreturn to the NCAA tour-nament after their 25-yearrun ended last season.

If this was Williams' finalhome game, it'll be remem-

bered for the help he got.With a piece of black

tape replacing the bulkybandage on his injuredright pinky, Williams tookjust two shots in the firsthalf and scored two pointswhile battling foul trouble.

The rest of the Wildcatsmade up for it, with 10players scoring in the firsthalf, nine getting at leastone assist and 3-pointersflying in from seeminglyeverywhere.

Fogg got it started withthree straight 3s during anopening 13-4 and KevinParrom jumped off thebench to drain two of hisown. Arizona ended up hit-

ting seven in the first halfand shot 16 of 27 overall tobuild a 41-32 lead.

Catron had his inside-outside game going whilescoring 12 points in thefirst half and the Ducks ral-lied after an early run putArizona up 53-36 in thesecond. Oregon closed to70-64 when Catron hit a 3-pointer, but couldn't getany closer.

Williams had the punctu-ating moment with a soar-ing tomahawk dunk alongthe baseline and left to anovation with about aminute left after hearingchants of "One more year!"throughout the game.

Wildcats beat Ducks to secure Pac-10 title

Cincinnati beats No. 17 Georgetown 69-47

No. 8 Notre Dame edgesNo. 16 Connecticut 70-67

OUTDOORS Portsmouth Daily Times Sunday, March 6, 2011 B5

G. SAM PIATT

For nearly 40 years theeastern cougar has been onthe endangered species list,but a report this past weekconcerning the animalfrom the U.S. Fish andWildlife Service means itno longer needs that desig-nation.

Not because they'vemade a comeback in popu-lation, but because theydon't exist, confirmingbeliefs by some wildlifebiologists that the nativepopulation of the big catswas wiped out by man bythe 1930s.

But.over the past coupleof decades, there have beenat least a couple of dozenreports from residents ofnortheast Kentucky andsoutheast Ohio who swearthey have seen a cougar —also going by the name ofpanther, mountain lion,catamount and puma — inthese parts.

Sighting reports herehave centered not just onthe tawny mountain lionlike those that still populatewestern states such asMontana and Wyoming,even California, but also onwhat people have called a"black panther."

The last report I received

came about two years agoand was from Cheryl Stoneof Maloneton, located offKy. 7 five miles south ofSouth Shore. Stone said shewas looking out her kitchenwindow toward SchultzCreek one afternoon whenshe saw something thatstartled her.

"I saw a large black catgoing through the field,"she said. "I ran to the sunporch to get a better look.This cat was too long in thebody to be a large housecat."

She described the cat asbeing at least three feetlong in body, not countingits head or long tail, andstanding at least two feethigh at the shoulders.

"I may never see it again.But that's what I thoughtwhen I saw my first wildturkey here. Now I see themin the field all the time."

At the time, StevenDobey, a wildlife biologistfor the KentuckyDepartment of Fish andWildlife Resources, said,"Sightings of large catshave been reported inKentucky and many othereastern states for decades.However, there is no evi-dence that Kentucky ishome to a population ofmountain lions.

"And there is no suchthing as a black panther inNorth America, let aloneKentucky. The only blackcats are South Africanjaguars and SoutheasternAsian leopards. That blackpanther Stone saw is a

domestic cat or dog, bob-cat, river otter or black bear.Coyotes, which now occurstatewide, are often blackdue to crossbreeding withdomestic dogs."

He's not going to con-vince Stone and at least adozen other residents ofnortheastern Kentucky whohave reported seeing tawnymountain lions and blackpanthers for the past 20years.

Stone's neighbor, MikeDowdy, strapped a motioncamera to a tree facing thecreek where she had spottedthe animal, hoping to cap-ture a photo of the cat, butso far he hasn't reportedfilming one.

The agency's decisionwon't affect the status of theFlorida panther, which stillexists and is on the endan-gered species list. There'sthought to be fewer than100 adults left. Even withthat small population,wildlife officials still docu-ment five to 15 pantherskilled each year by cars ortrucks traveling roads in ornear the Everglades.

"If there were a breedingpopulation (of the big cats)here (in eastern Kentucky),we would have to see someevidence to support it, suchas road kills," Dobey said.

The report this past weekby fish and wildlife offi-cials said they "fullybelieve" that some people inthis area have seen cougars."That was an important partof the review that we did,"Mark McCollough, an

endangered species biolo-gist who led the agency'seastern cougar study, toldthe Associated Press. "Wewent on to evaluate wherethese animals would becoming from."

He said the wildlifeagency had confirmed 108sightings, dating from theearly part of the 20th centu-ry to last year.

But all of these animals,the agency report said, hadeither escaped or werereleased from captivity, ormigrated from westernstates to the Midwest.

A private group, calledthe Eastern CougarFoundation, spent the last10 years trying to verifysightings of cougars, butfound no evidence that theyexist in the eastern UnitedStates.

The group has shifted itsfocus from confirmingsightings to advocating forthe restoration of the big catto its pre-colonial habitat inthe eastern United States.

THE LAKE TROUT BATTLEKentucky and Ohio fish-

ing licenses expired at mid-night this past Monday.

No doubt you have plansof catching a big one thisyear, so you'll need a newlicense, else some hard-working conservation offi-cer, who will only be doinghis job to enforce fish andgame laws for all of us, maylift three 20s and a fiverfrom your wallet or purse.

Once you get the license,there's a couple of spots youmight want to try for an

early spring catch. TurkeyCreek Lake, seven milesnorthwest of Portsmouth, isthe lake that, on the lastSaturday in April, will bestocked with several thou-sand rainbow trout for theannual Portsmouth TroutDerby.

There's a few left-overtrout that have grown in sizeto be caught, and the smalllake, where no outboardmotor can be used, is hometo some very nice large-mouth bass. These bass willsoon be working the shore-line for food, if they're notalready.

Dewey Lake, in FloydCounty 60 miles south ofAshland, is an up andcomer for catfish and redearsunfish, commonly referredto as shellcrackers.

"Catfish and shellcrack-ers are doing well atDewey," said GerryBuynak, assistant directorof fisheries for KentuckyFish and Wildlife. "It's apretty recent development."

No big fish catches havebeen reported in the regionso far, but there's a greatstory from Lake Champlainabout a trout and a teenag-er.

Nicholas Palmer, 15, fish-ing with his father, Raleigh,last Saturday, landed ahuge lake trout through ahole in the ice that wassmaller in diameter thanthe fish, according to theeditors of OutdoorsMagazine..

And he was using 2-pound test line.

The two decided to fishfor just a short while thatmorning because the boyhad a hockey game thatafternoon.

Nicholas, after having noaction in he hole he wasfishing in, drilled a new onethrough the two-foot thickice 15 feet away from theold hole.

He had a "green bibbet"on the end of his line as hedropped it through.

Immediately the fish hit.He first thought it was aperch because the fish wasrunning toward the pole.

Then his rod bent to thehandle.

Nicholas, after battlingthe fish for about 25 min-utes, managed to reachthrough the 24 inches of iceand grasp it by the head, Hegot it out. One of the frontfins was ripped off in theprocess.

The big laker tipped thecertified scales at 16.8pounds. He thought he hada record, but the currentrecord for lake trout onChamplain is 17.95 pounds.

Also, the current line-class record for 2-poundtest is 24 pounds, accordingto the International GameFish Association, whichserves as record keepers forline-class and all tackleworld record fishes.

Unfortunately, the IGFAdoes not keep separaterecords for ice fishing.

G. SAM PIATT can bereached at (740) 353-3101, ext.236, or [email protected].

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES

No cougars in these parts

ODNR Releases

COLUMBUS —Despite a sluggish econo-my, Ohioans pushed statewatercraft registrations to arecord high for the secondyear in a row, according tothe Ohio Department ofNatural Resources(ODNR), Division ofWatercraft.

Ohio posted a record424,700 registered water-craft, significantly higherthan the previous record of419,364 reported in 2009.The totals do not includemore than 6,400 additionalwatercraft, mostly canoesand kayaks, that were reg-istered through commercialliveries. A listing of water-craft registrations for eachof Ohio’s 88 counties isavailable online atwww.ohiodnr.com/water-craft.

Counties with the high-est number of watercraftregistrations last yearremained unchanged from2010 and include Franklin,Cuyahoga, Summit,Hamilton andMontgomery.

Among Ohio’s registeredwatercraft, according to theDivision of Watercraft:

* 316,220 (74 percent)were registered powerboatsand personal watercraft;

* 89,859 (21 percent)were canoes/kayaks;

* 11,616 (2.7 percent)were rowboats; and

* 7,005 (1.6 percent)were sailboats without aux-iliary power.

During the past decade,the number of Ohio-regis-tered canoes and kayaksmore than doubled from44,198 in 2000 to 89,859 in2010 – an increase of 103percent. The Division ofWatercraft also reports thatthe number of watercraft,mostly canoes and kayaksincluded in commerciallivery registrations,

increased from 5,282 in2001 to 6,416 in 2010.

Recreational boatinggenerates an economicimpact for Ohio which isestimated at $3.5 billionyearly, supporting theequivalent of more than26,000 fulltime jobs,according to a 2007Great Lakes Commissionstudy. An estimated 3 mil-lion Ohioans go boatingeach year, or nearly one infour Ohioans. Almost halfof all Ohio residents (48percent) have participatedin recreational boating atleast once in their life-time, according to anOhio State Universitystudy.

The ODNR Division ofWatercraft administersOhio’s boating programs.The agency overseeswatercraft registration andtitling operations, providesfunding to local communi-ties for education, enforce-ment and boating accessfacilities, educates the pub-lic, and enforces boatinglaws on Ohio’s waterways.More information may befound online atwww.ohiodnr.com/water-craft or by following theDivision of Watercraft onFacebook or Twitter.

Man Pleads Guilty toPoaching Near $24,000

Trophy Buck

BELLEFONTAINE —A Logan County man pledguilty to three wildlifeviolations stemming fromthe illegal taking of a tro-phy white-tailed deer inthe BellefontaineMunicipal Court onMonday, January 3. As aresult, he will be requiredto pay $23,816.59 in resti-tution, according to theOhio Department ofNatural Resources(ODNR) Division of

Wildlife. James C. Alspaugh,

39, of West Mansfieldpled guilty to threecharges including huntingby the aid of a motor vehi-cle, shooting from a road-way, and hunting withoutpermission. TheHonorable Judge JohnRoss presided over thecase and orderedAlspaugh to pay $400 infines, an additional$151.50 in court costs,and to forfeit the deer.Alspaugh was ordered tospend 48 hours in theLogan County Jail.

In addition, Alspaughwill lose his hunting privi-leges for two years. He willbe entered into the WildlifeViolator’s Compact andmost likely will lose hunt-ing rights in 36 other states.

The Division of Wildlifeis also imposing restitutionfor the deer in the amountof $23,816.95. This is inaccordance with Ohio'srevised restitution law forillegal taking of white-tailed deer. The law wentinto effect March 2008 andallows the Division ofWildlife to seek anincreased recovery valueon all illegally harvestedwildlife.

The non-typical trophydeer, scored according toBoone & Crockett (B&C)guidelines, netted animpressive 218 7/8.

A concerned citizen con-tacted Ohio wildlife offi-cers Adam Smith and JeffTipton about the question-able shooting of the trophydeer in December 2010.Officers were able torecover the deer and deter-mine that it was unlawfullytaken.

The Division of Wildlifeis encouraging citizens toreport any illegal activitythey observe by contactingthe TIP line. Tips may bephoned anonymously to 1-

800-POACHER.

Ohio’s Outdoor BurningRestrictions begin

March 1

COLUMBUS —Ohioans are urged to beaware of the state’s outdoorburning regulations andtake necessary precautionsif they are planning to burndebris, according to theOhio Department ofNatural Resources(ODNR), Division ofForestry.

Ohio law states that out-door debris burning is pro-hibited from 6 a.m. to 6p.m. during March, Apriland May. Burning is limit-ed in the spring due to theabundance of dry fuel onthe ground. Spring breezescan make a seemingly safeburn quite hazardous.

“Most people are sur-prised to learn Ohio usual-ly has about 500 springwildfires, which burnaround 3,000 acres annual-ly,” said Robert Boyles,chief of the ODNRDivision of Forestry.“Longer daylight hours,lower humidity and gustyspring winds increase therisk of wildfires. We urgecaution when burning out-side because it only takes alittle wind to cause a debrisfire to escape control andspread.”

It is important to followOhio’s open burning reg-ulations. Ohio EPA regu-lations prohibit burningleaves and other yardwaste within a municipalcorporation or a restrictedarea near a municipality.Rules also prohibit openburning within 1,000 feetof an inhabited buildingon a neighboring proper-ty.

Brush, tree trimmings

and leaves may be burnedonly on the propertywhere they are generatedif boundary requirementsare met. Garbage, deadanimals or material con-taining rubber, grease orpetroleum (such as tires)cannot be burned inOhio.

Violators of Ohio’s burn-ing regulations are subjectto citations and fines.

Consult with local fireofficials about burningconditions. If a fire doesescape control, immediate-ly contact the local firedepartment. An escapedwildfire, even one burningin grass or weeds, is dan-gerous.

The ODNR Division ofForestry offers these safetytips for burning debris out-doors:

* Consider using a 55-gallon drum with a weight-ed screen lid to provide anenclosed incinerator.

* Know current andfuture weather conditions,have suppression tools onhand, and always stay near-by the debris burn.

* Know state and localburning regulations.

* Consult your local firedepartment for additionalinformation and safetyconsiderations.

*Visit ohiodnr.com/forestry and www.fire-wise.org for more informa-tion and tips on protectingyour rural home and com-munity.

* Remember— “Don’tburn during the day -March, April and May!”

Ohio grows more acresof trees than corn and soy-beans combined. TheODNR Division ofForestry works to promotethe wise use and sustain-able management of Ohio’spublic and private wood-lands. To learn more aboutOhio’s woodlands, visitohiodnr.com/forestry.

Ohio’s New Fishing,Hunting and TrappingLicense and PermitSales System is Up

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s2011-12 fishing, huntingand trapping licenses andpermits are on sale now,according to the OhioDepartment of NaturalResources (ODNR),Division of Wildlife.

“Some agents havedecided not to continue tosell licenses and othershave decided to join asauthorized license salesagents. Don’t assume theplace where you boughtyour license last year is stillselling them.” said VickiMountz, acting chief of theDivision of Wildlife. “Visitwildohio.com to check thelist of current licenseagents or purchase yourlicense online.”

Licenses purchasedonline or at a retail outletwill be printed on 8-1/2 x11 paper that can be foldeddown to credit card size.Licenses and permits willappear on the left hand sideof the document and theremaining column spacewill be printed with infor-mation relevant to thelicense or permit pur-chased. License paper willnot be waterproof and mustbe protected.

Each license buyer musthave a Social SecurityNumber (SSN) recorded inthe system. Sportsmen andwomen who have pur-chased licenses in the pastand who provided an Ohiodriver’s license will mostlikely be unaffected. Youthhunters and those huntersthat have never had a dri-ver’s license swiped duringthe license buying processmust provide their SSNthefirst time they purchase alicense in the new licensingsystem.

Ohio Boat Registrations Again Hit Record High

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Monday• Nile Township Over 55 Club, meeting,

Township Office, 12215 U.S. 52, Friendship.• Portsmouth Rotary Club, lunch and meet-

ing, Sodexo Ballroom, University Center,Shawnee State University Campus, SecondStreet, noon.

• Portsmouth Lions Club, meetings, Oscar’sat River Inn, 711 Second St., 6 p.m.

• New Boston Alumni Association, first meet-ing of year, New Boston Community Center,3980 Rhodes Ave., New Boston, 6:30 p.m.;meeting open to all Glenwood graduates.

• Northwest Alumni Association, monthlymeeting, conference room, Northwest HighSchool, 914 Mohawk Drive, McDermott, 6:30p.m.; plans being made for the annual banquetand volunteers and ideas are needed.

Tuesday• Morgan Township 50 Plus Club, members

and guests meeting, Senior Center, 7106 BigBear Creek Road, 11 a.m.

• Lucasville 50 and Over Club, monthlycarry-in luncheon, Valley Township Hall,Lucasville, 11 a.m.; everyone invited.

• New Boston Kiwanis, luncheon meeting,Kiwanis Housing, Rhodes Avenue, NewBoston, 11:45 a.m.

• Green Township Over 55 Club, meeting,bring covered dish to share, Senior Center,Franklin Furnace, noon-2:30 p.m.

• Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Alumnae,meeting, Mex-Itali Restaurant, WestPortsmouth, 12:30 p.m.; all Mercy nurses invit-ed to attend; for information or transportationcall Ginnie Wagner at (740) 259-3514.

• Look Good — Feel Better, counseling pro-gram for cancer patients, SOMC CancerCenter, 1121 Kinneys Lane, 5 p.m.; free butregistration is required by calling (740) 356-7606.

• Ohio Valley Tea Party, meeting, TomReiser, Scioto County commissioner, speaking,Copley Meeting Room, Portsmouth PublicLibrary, 1220 Gallia St., 5:30 p.m.; open to pub-lic; for information consult website ohioval-leyteaparty.com.

• Wheelersburg Photography Club, meeting,Wheelersburg Library, 10745 Old Gallia Pike,Wheelersburg, 6-8 p.m.

• Scioto County Canal Society, meeting,available banquet room, Ramada Inn, SecondStreet, 7 p.m.; for information call (740)353-8435.

• Scioto County Habitat for Humanity, meet-ing, All Saints Episcopal Church, 610 FourthSt., Portsmouth, 7 p.m.; for information, call(740) 353-4993 or send e-mail to [email protected].

• Scioto County Republican CentralCommittee, regular monthly meeting, NewBoston Community Center, 3980 Rhodes Ave.,New Boston, 7 p.m.; all committeemen urged tobe present.

• Lucasville Chapter Order of Eastern Star,stated meeting, Masonic Temple, Lucasville,7:30 p.m.

Wednesday• Eastern Homemakers, meeting and lesson,

Sunshine Church of Christ, Ohio 335, Minford,10 a.m.

• New Boston Over 55 Club, meeting, VernalG. Riffe Sr. Community Center, 3980 RhodesAve., New Boston; registration, 11:30 a.m.; cov-ered dish lunch, noon.

• Portsmouth Kiwanis, luncheon meeting,Ramada Inn, Second Street, 11:45 a.m.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars, meeting,I.O.O.F. Hall, Fifth and Court streets, 7 p.m.;refreshments, 6 p.m.

Thursday• Green Triangle Garden Club, meeting,

1 p.m.• Wheelersburg Kiwanis, meeting, Porter

Township Hall, 1535 Dogwood Ridge Road,Wheelersburg, 5:30 p.m.

• Celebrate Recovery, safe place for anyonewith a hurt, habit, or hang-up to gather, worshipand share, Cornerstone United MethodistChurch, 808 Offnere St., 5:30-8 p.m.; for moreinformation call Pastor Kym James at (740)353-2548.

• 7 Nations Celtic Club, meeting, Port CityCafe and Pub, 424 Chillicothe St., 7 p.m.

• Portsmouth Area Jaycees, business meet-ing, 2033 Gallia St., 7:30 p.m.; new and poten-tial members are invited; for information call(740) 353-6709.

Friday• South Shore Homemakers, meeting,

McKell Public Library, 22 McKell Lane, SouthShore, Ky., 10 a.m.

• Porter Over 55 Club, meeting, Senior andCivic Center, 11725 Gallia Pike, Wheelersburg,noon.

Eric Kephas ■ Daily Times

An American Red Cross truck sits outside of Wheelersburg High School on Tuesday, March 1.


Student volunteers spent their day providing food and refreshment to those who showed up to give blood.


Erika Blair rests after donating blood for the first time.


Donors from around the Wheelersburg community are attended toafter volunteering to give blood.

’Burg students donate blood


Dana Whitt mans the registration table at Wheelersburg High School’sMarch 1 blood drive.

By ERIC KEPHASPDT Staff Writer

Before Tuesday, Erika Blair hadnever given blood.

Minutes before doing so for thefirst time, her mind was just as muchon what she was about to miss as itwas on what she was about to do.

"I'm about to miss lunch to giveblood, but I'm really actually kind ofhungry so I hope I don't pass out,"Blair said. "I'm kind of nervous. Myfriend just went in there and she'sgiven blood before, and she kind oftalked me through it."

The nervous and hungry Blair saidher friend gave her two pieces ofadvice: Don't be nervous and makesure you eat.

Oops.In the end, the Wheelersburg sen-

ior made it through just fine. After itwas over, she even said she'd beinterested in doing it again.

Key Club sponsors Ellen Bell andDana Whitt are used to hearing thattype of thing.

"Once they give, they want tocome back," Whitt said. "Once youget that sense of pride about it, youwant to keep giving."

"(We get) a lot repeat kids thatcome back every time to give bloodwhen they can," Bell said. "And nowthat they can be 16, we have quite afew 16 year olds that are givingblood."

Even Key Club members thataren't old enough to give bloodfound ways to get involved. Thatwas the case with sophomoreMikala Thompson.

"I'm helping for Key Club andhelping the people that have givenblood by giving them food anddrinks," Thompson said. "I'm notold enough (to give blood), so I'mhelping in a way that I can."

As a first-time volunteer,Thompson said she wasn't sure whatto expect. Neither was first-timedonor Nick Clay.

"It's kind of scary, I guess," Claysaid. "(But) I think it's a good thingto do. It helps people out."

Inexperience was not a problemfor Nicole Carmichael and TaylorWeaver, who have now given blooda combined seven times.

"You know you're helping some-one, and I know if I needed blood Iwould want someone to give meblood," Carmichael said. "So that'show I look at it."

Carmichael said she was excitedto give blood even before her veryfirst time, and because that initialexperience went well she's beenhappy to keep doing it. She has nowgiven blood four times and said it'ssomething she's gotten used to.

Although her fourth adventure inblood giving didn't go as smoothlyas her previous three, Carmichaelsaid she intends to continue donat-ing blood in the future.

Weaver — who has donated threetimes — feels the same way, butadmits that her early experiencesdonating blood went a bit differentlythan Carmichael's.

"The first time I gave blood, Ipassed out," Weaver said. "It wasactually five hours later... It was adelayed reaction."

Despite that rocky start, Weaverwas determined to try it again. She'sapproached donations since then withgreater preparation and it has paid off.

"She was determined that she wasgoing to do this and she did great,"Whitt said.

Whitt said that they keep track ofdonors who have had difficulties inthe past and keep a close eye on them.

She said that they try to keep thegymnasium colder than usual tokeep donors from passing out or get-ting sick, but at times it's hard toavoid. Some students, Whittrecalled, have had trouble just get-ting through the question-and-answer phase.

"We had one boy a couple yearsago... He was a senior and had nevergiven," Whitt said. "He was back atwhat they call 'histories'... They werejust taking his blood pressure and hepassed out."

While both Whitt and Bell saidthey think many students are moti-vated to give because they want tohelp their community, they acknowl-edged that there are some studentsthat will do it to get out of class.

Katie Provaznik, who has donatedthree times and volunteered once,admitted that missing class was a bigreason she participated. It's not theonly reason, however.

"I like giving blood. I do. I feelbetter afterwards, I guess, which isreally odd because most people feelworse," Provaznik said. "It makesyou feel good."

The way Provaznik feels when she'sdone isn't the only thing unconvention-al about her experiences as a donor.

"I actually don't follow any of thedirections," Provaznik said, "and Iplay sports afterwards."

Universally, the donors said theywould return to give blood again.That shouldn't be hard for them todo. As is the case with many localschools, Wheelersburg typically hastwo blood drives a year. Theschool’s goal — which they met —in the most recent blood drive was65 units of blood.

It's not just about helping the com-munity, though. It's also about build-ing the character of the students thatdonate and volunteer.

"We're just trying to teach the kidshow to be responsible, how to helpothers," Bell said. "It works out reallywell."

ERIC KEPHAS can be reached at(740) 353-3101 ext. 234 or [email protected]

This time ofyear basketballfans are gearingup for MarchMadness — atime when thefinal four teams inthe NCAA fight for thetitle of national champi-on. While basketball fansare excited about MarchMadness, Social Securityalready has a winning“final four” of onlineservices to cheer about:the Retirement Estimator,Benefit Application,online Extra Help appli-cation, and BusinessServices Online.

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BIRTHDAY SALUTESHappy 2nd BirthdayLynnelee Katherine Gray

March 3, 2011

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EngagementsFritz - Wooten

Dan and Beth Fritz ofElyria announce theengagement of their daugh-ter, Carrie Fritz, to JonWooten, son of Dudley andLaura Wooten of Minford.

Carrie is an occupationaltherapist with WorthingtonCity Schools.

Jon works in sales andbusiness development in theconstruction industry.

They plan to be marriedin July 2011 in New Albany.

Weaver - ErvinRoger and Carol Weaver

of Chillicothe announce theengagement and upcomingmarriage of their daughter,Kaitlyn E. Weaver ofPortsmouth, to Eric S. Ervinof Portsmouth, son of Johnand Mary Ervin ofLucasville.

The bride-elect is a 2003graduate of Minford HighSchool and a 2008 graduateof Shawnee StateUniversity. She is employed as a junior healthphysics/industrial hygiene technician with BartlettServices.

The future bridegroom is a 2002 graduate of NorthwestHigh School and a 2007 graduate with Shawnee StateUniversity. He is employed as a senior healthphysics/industrial hygiene technician with BartlettServices.

The couple will exchange vows May 26, 2012, at theWelcome Home Christian Fellowship in Lucasville.

In 1990, Phyllis D. Millerof Kentucky started“Quilter’s Day Out” on thethird Saturday in March.This day of celebration wasdeclared National QuiltingDay and is now celebratedaround the world asInternational Quilting Day.

Kentucky Heritage QuiltSociety District 10 will cel-ebrate with GreenupCounty Quilt Guild hostingthe KHQS District 10(FIVCO) area “Quilter’sDay Out” at the new UKExtension Office on U.S.23, at the intersection withthe Industrial Parkway,Wurtland, Ky., on Saturday,March 19, from 10 a.m. to4 p.m. Admission is free.Come and visit with us.

This year is the 28thyear for the GreenupCounty Quilt Guild and

they are spotlighting theirtalent with the theme“Shine Your Light” at thisyear’s event. Joan Litteral,president of the guild,invites the public, not justquilters, to come.

There will be specialevents, displaying of quilts,demos on quilting tech-niques, a mini-mall bymembers with items forsale and door prizes. Lightrefreshments will be servedto all by the GreenupQuilters. Visitors may bringquilts to share.

For more informationcontact: President JoanLitteral at [email protected] or 606) 473-9336 or KHQS District 10Leader, Nancy K. Osborne,at (606) 923-4784 ornkquilt@ gmail.com.

Source: Nancy Osborne

Kentucky Heritage QuiltSociety’s Quilter’s Day Out

Births

Southern Ohio Medical CenterFeb. 21David Hudson and Jennifer Tracey of

Portsmouth, daughter.Lalinda Potts and David Potts of South

Webster, son.Feb. 22Sheri Nichols of Otway, son.Christ and Ashley Russell of Piketon, daughter.Billie Jean Rose and David Carl Hook Jr. of

Portsmouth, daughter.Megan Andrews and Lewis Popp of

Wheelersburg, daughter.Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Walters of Vanceburg,

Ky., son.Feb. 23Kayla Wheeler and Joshua McGinnis of

Wheelersburg, daughter.Dude and Tisha Semones of Wheelersburg, son.Patsy Schnitzius and Andrew Cole of

Portsmouth, daughter.

Railroad enthusiasts – ofboth model and passengertrains – will have two daysfilled with interesting activ-ities just for them at the28th Annual Tri-StateModel Train Railroad Showat Greenbo Lake StateResort Park in Greenup,Ky., March 19 and 20.

The show will featureoperating model trains in allgauges, toy and collectibletrains, railroad memorabil-ia, books, videos, china, sil-ver, and lanterns. There willeven be rides on an operat-ing 7-1/2 gauge steamengine. Some 75 vendortables will display items forsale.

Admission to the ModelRailroad Show is free.Show hours are from 9 a.m.to 7 p.m. Saturday, March

19, and from 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Sunday, March 20.

The show is sponsored bythe Collis P. HuntingtonRailroad Historical SocietyChapter of the NationalRailway Historical Society.

For those who like tocamp, Greenbo Lake willoffer two nights for theprice of one during theMarch 18-20 weekend. Payfor Friday night and getSaturday night free.Reservations must be madeby calling the park. Thenumber for the park is 1(800) 325-0083.

Greenbo Lake StateResort Park is on Ky. 1, 18miles north of I-64 fromGrayson exit or 8 milessouth of U.S. 23 the CountryMusic Highway on Ky. 1.

Source: Paul Verespy

Tri-State Model RailroadShow at Greenbo Lake

If we're sup-posed to preventobesity because itis so hard to treatonce it's there andif it can be thereat a very earlyage, then maybewe should startvery early. Maybewe should be put-ting babies ondiets before theyare 2 years old. Idon't think so.

Last month's Archives ofPediatrics and AdolescentMedicine has an article thatsurveys studies aimed atpreventing obesity bydoing things to kids andtheir families before thosekids were 2 years old.(1)Trying to do this might be adisturbing development.

The studies of thisquestion that theyfound were mostlyof poor design andwhile some showed"modest success inaffecting measures,such as dietaryintake and parentalattitudes and knowl-edge about nutrition.No interventionimproved childweight status."

As we have mentioned inthis column recently, tryingto prevent obesity at thisearly stage of developmentincludes things like encour-aging breast feeding, know-ing "how to look for signs ofinfant satiety," and lower fatdiets. "One study targetedmaternal nutritional andphysical activity habits, with

the hypothesis that improvedbehaviors would be adoptedby their children."

Anybody who has hadbabies knows you can'tmake them eat more thanthey want. If they are hun-gry it would be very hard todeny them. As has beenshown repeatedly, the spe-cific composition of foods,the ratios of carbs, fat, andprotein, make no differenceon weight gain. I'm notsure you could make themexercise more before theycan walk or while they areincessantly toddling. Soall these kinds of thingsthat are not helpfull inolder people are especiallysilly, or dangerous ininfants. I agree, for lots ofreasons, that babies shouldbe breast fed if they can be,

and that under 2 years oldsshouldn't be watching TV,but not because thosethings have anything to dowith obesity prevention.

I don't think we have theevidence for doing thingsto small babies yet. I'm notsure things to prevent obe-sity would even be reason-able or safe. Remember thebandwagon?

1. Ciampa PJ et al.Interventions aimed atdecreasing obesity in chil-dren younger that 2 years.Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med.2010;164(12):1098-1104

JOHN DITRAGLIA, M.D.,writes a weekly column devot-ed to "Fat Sciences," one ofthe biggest preoccupations ofAmerica. He can be reached at(740) 354-6605 [email protected] or visitfat-science.org.

Preventing obesity by starting early

JohnDiTraglia,M.D.ContributingColumnist

Question: Ihave had pinkeyeseveral times inthe last couple ofmonths. I go tothe doctor, hegives me eyedrops to use, itgets better, butthen it comesback after I stopusing the medi-cine. Do you haveany idea as to whyI keep getting this? I’vealways thought of pinkeyeas a kids’ disease. Also, it isin both of my eyes.

Answer: Sometimeschronic bouts of pinkeyeare a symptom of blephari-tis. This condition canoccur in children or adults.Blepharitis is an inflamma-tion of the eyelids, usuallyon the edge where the eye-lashes grow, caused whenoil glands near the base ofthe lashes malfunction, set-ting up the conditions for abacterial overgrowth in thesurrounding skin tissues.Blepharitis tends to bechronic, and unfortunately,

it can sometimestake a long time toclear up.

Sometimes, theoil glands thatcause blepharitiswill malfunctionfor no apparentreason, but thereare several healthconditions can leadto blepharitis.Seborrheic der-matitis, that is,

dandruff, can occur in theeyebrows as well as thescalp. When dandruffflakes fall into the eyes,they can lead to blepharitis.Rosacea, bacterial infec-tions, allergies--especiallyto makeup or contact lenssolutions, lice and eyelashmites can also cause ble-pharitis.

While blepharitis causesitchy, irritated eyelids, thegood news is that it doesnot damage the vision.

Symptoms of the condi-tion include watery eyes,red eyes, a gritty sensationin the eye, itchy eyelids,red, swollen eyelids, flak-

ing or crusting of the eye-lids and even loss of eye-lashes. You may have onlyone of these or several ofthem. Initially, make surethat the skin care aroundthe eyes is thorough, mak-ing sure to wash your faceand eyelids daily with mildsoap and water. This willclear up a temporary prob-lem. If your eye symptomspersist, however, youshould see an eye doctor.

Many times people pres-ent to the doctor with acomplication of blepharitislike a sty, a chalazion –which is like a sty, butgrows on the inside of thelid instead of the outside,chronic pinkeye or con-stantly irritated eyes. Theseand other eyelid problems,can be complications of thecondition.

The first line of defenseagainst blepharitis is toamp up your facial hygienepractices. Put a warm,moist cloth over your eyesfor five minutes a day, andclean your eyelids a fewtimes every day with dilut-

ed, “no tears” baby sham-poo. Also, avoid eye make-up. Chances are that ifyou’ve used it since thecondition began, it may becontaminated with bacte-ria, so throw it away. Also,avoid wearing contact lens-es when you’re experiencesymptoms of blepharitis.

Beyond good facialhygiene, your physicianmay prescribe antibioticeye drops or even a steroideye ointment. Your physi-cian also will treat anyunderlying conditions thatmay have caused your ble-pharitis.

Family Medicine is a weeklycolumn. To submit questions,write to MARTHA A. SIMPSON,D.O., M.B.A., Ohio UniversityCollege of Osteopathic Medicine,P.O. Box 110, Athens, OH45701, or via e-mail to [email protected]. Medical information inthis column is provided as aneducational service only. It doesnot replace the judgment ofyour personal physician, whoshould be relied on to diagnoseand recommend treatment forany medical conditions. Pastcolumns are available online atwww.familymedicinenews.org.

Blepharitis is annoying, but not dangerous

Dr. MarthaSimpsonContributingColumnist

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The Ohio Statehouse willcelebrate and honor impor-tant women in the history ofOhio during Women’sHistory Month, March 1through 31, with tours of theLadies’ Gallery, a specialexhibit and program withOhio’s First Woman AdjunctGeneral, Major GeneralDeborah A. Ashenhurst.

An exhibit focusing onHarriet Taylor Upton willfeature artifacts oncebelonging to this women’srights advocate and author.Artifacts include letters sentto Upton from U.S.Presidents and other digni-taries, historical photo-graphs and articles authoredby Upton. The exhibit is pre-sented in partnership withOhioana Library and will beon view in the OhioStatehouse Map Roomthroughout March.

Special tours of theLadies’ Gallery will beoffered to Statehouse visi-tors throughout March. TheLadies’ Gallery is a place ofhonor and learning in theOhio Statehouse. TheLadies’ Gallery pays hom-age to Ohio’s first sixwomen legislators whopaved the way for women ingovernment. The room alsohonors all women who haveserved in the Ohio GeneralAssembly.

Women’s History Monthis the perfect time to visitwww.OhioLadiesGallery.org. The Web site and its con-tent are dedicated to the firstsix Ohio women legislatorsand the women’s suffragemovement during the turn ofthe 20th century. The

unveiling of the Web sitefurther enhances the educa-tional efforts of the CapitolSquare Review andAdvisory Board and isdesigned to provide valuableinformation to legislators,educators, history buffs,media and anyone interestedin the women in Ohio gov-ernment. It features anattractive design, easy to usenavigation, photo and videogallery and a database ofevery woman to serve in theOhio General Assembly.

A free program featuringMajor General Deborah A.Ashenhurst, the OhioNational Guard's firstwomen Adjutant General,will be presented on March22 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30p.m. in the Museum Galleryon the ground floor of theOhio Statehouse. MajorGeneral Ashenhurst willshare her inspiring story ofrising from the junior ranksto command the 16,000Soldiers and Airmen of theOhio National Guard.

The presentation is freeand open to the public; how-ever an RSVP is requireddue to limited seating.Interested participants mayRSVP by emailing KarenKish [email protected] orby calling 614-752-8941.

The presentation is spon-sored by the OhioDepartment of VeteransServices.

About Major GeneralDeborah A. Ashenhurst

Maj. Gen. Deborah A.Ashenhurst assumed theduties as the AdjutantGeneral, Joint Force

Headquarters - Ohio on Jan.10, 2011. She is a memberof the Governor's cabinetand is responsible for theoperations of the AdjutantGeneral's Department andthe military preparedness ofthe Ohio Organized Militia.The organized militia con-sists of the Ohio ArmyNational Guard, Ohio AirNational Guard, OhioMilitary Reserve, and OhioNaval Militia, totaling morethan 17,000 personnel.

She oversees the fiveBrigades of the Ohio ArmyNational Guard, four wingsand eight geographicallyseparated units of the OhioAir National Guard, abrigade-structured civil sup-port organization of theOhio Military Reserve and aShip's Company in the OhioNaval Militia.

Maj. General Ashenhurstalso oversees the day-to-dayoperation and managementof the fiscal, personnel,equipment and real propertyresources of these militaryorganizations and stateagencies.

Serving in the OhioNational Guard since 1978,Maj. Gen. Ashenhurst hasheld numerous staff andcommand positions through-out the organization. She is agraduate of the Army WarCollege and Joint Task forceCommander TrainingCourse, and decorated withmultiple awards includingthe Legion of Merit.

About Harriet Taylor UptonHarriet Taylor Upton was

born on Dec. 17, 1853, inRavenna, OH. At seven

years of age, her familymoved to Warren, OH. In1890, Upton joined theNational Women's SuffrageAssociation. The next year,she began Ohio Women inConvention, a group ofwomen seeking equalopportunities, especially theright to vote.

Upton emerged as a lead-ing women's rights advocateby the early 1890s. In 1894,members of the NationalWomen's Suffrage Asso-cia-tion elected Upton treasurerof the organization. Sheserved in this capacity until1910. It was at Upton's urg-ing that the NationalWomen's Suffrage Assoc-iation moved its nationalheadquarters to Warren, dur-ing this same time period.Upton also served as presi-dent of the Ohio Women’sSuffrage Association from1899 to 1908 and from 1911to 1920.

Besides advocating forwomen's rights, Uptonplayed other roles in poli-tics. In 1898, she was thefirst woman elected to theWarren Board of Education.A life-long member of theRepublican Party, Upton

was the first woman to serveon the Republican NationalExecutive Committee. In1928, she helped lead theRepublican Party's cam-paign in Ohio by becomingan assistant state campaignmanager. Upton also unsuc-cessfully ran for the UnitedStates House ofRepresentatives in 1926.

Harriet Taylor Upton wasa prolific author. Besideswriting several childrenbooks, she also authoredseveral histories, includingHistory of the WesternReserve, Our EarlyPresidents: Their Wives andChildren and A TwentiethCentury History of TrumbullCounty, Ohio. Upton diedon Nov. 2, 1945.

About the Ladies’ GalleryTaking their historic seats

for the 1923-1924 OhioGeneral Assembly sessionwere six courageous, capa-ble and determined womenelected by their home dis-tricts to serve in the OhioHouse of Representativesand Ohio Senate. Serving inthe 1923 Ohio House ofRepresentatives were NettieMcKenzie Clapp, CuyahogaCounty; Lulu Thomas

Gleason, Lucas County;Adelaide Sterling Ott,Mahoning County; and MayMartin Van Wye, HamiltonCounty. Serving in the OhioSenate were Nettie BromleyLoughead, HamiltonCounty; and MaudeComstock Waitt, CuyahogaCounty.

The Ladies’ Gallery’senduring goal is to informand inspire all who visit –especially young womenand girls – to take an activerole in democracy. Theroom portrays the compre-hensive impact women hadon the most controversialand cutting-edge issues ofthe time — issues thatchanged the culture ofAmerican and Ohio life.The room contains an inter-active kiosk, historic items,clothing, photos, bannersand artifacts pertaining tothe first women legislatorsand the history of theSuffrage movement in Ohio.

For more information visitwww.ohiostate house.org.

Source: Gregg Dodd,deputy director ofCommunica-tions,

Marketing and Events.

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Advanced Tech Hearing Aid Center611 Chillicothe St. • Portsmouth, OH

740-353-1110

Special exhibit will be on view through March 31

Wheelersburg High School students who participated in the tri-state art show at OhioUniversity Southern in Ironton were, left to right, front, Quentin Sharp, Anna Trankina, EmilieWright, and Joeb Fisher; and, back, Kelsey Wright, Luke Sanders, Irene Praest.

Carrie Hall, student at Portsmouth High School, won the Ohio University Southern Art Showon Feb. 24 earning her a $500 scholarship toward the OU Southern Art Program. The showwas a juried exhibition and the selected works came from 14 school districts in Ohio,Kentucky and West Virginia. Hall submitted three pieces and all three were accepted intothe show. April Deacon is Hall’s art teacher at PHS.

Source: Amy Keating

PORTSMOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

Wheelersburg HighSchool was well represent-ed in the first Tri-State HighSchool Juried ArtExhibition held at OhioUniversity Southern inIronton. About 150 peicesof art were submitted fromschools through out the tri-state area with only 41 mak-ing it into the show. Eight ofthose peices were from

Wheelersburg High Schoolstudents. The openingreception was held on Feb.24, in the DingusTechnology building on theOU campus in Ironton.During the opening recep-tion all students who werechosen to be in the exhibitwere honored with a verynice certificate and T-shirtfeaturing a collage of stu-

dent work. Wheelersburgstudents who participatedand their award are as fol-lows; Kelsey Wright, thirdplace; Emilie Wright withtwo entries, one honorablemention; Quention Sharp,honorable mention; JoebFisher, Anna Trankina, LukeSanders, and Irene Praest.

Source: Kelly Emmons,art instructor

WHEELERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL

Two area schools visit OU Art Show

LIFE & FUNC4 Sunday, March 6, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

Rally with the SOMC team to Knock Diabetes out of the Park!

March 7, 2011 | 2:00 pm – 6:30 pmFriends Community Center

1202 18th Street

Portsmouth, OH

Round the bases of our FREE health screening featuring:

- Total Cholesterol

- Blood Sugar

- Blood Pressure

- Body Mass Index

- Waist Circumference

- A1c

- Diabetes Risk Analysis

The baseball themed event will host a

Wii Home Run Derby, prizes and

more!

- Screenings begin at 2 pm

- Home Run Derby begins at 3 pm

Pre-registration is required. If you

have any questions or to schedule an

appointment for your free health

screening call 740.356.8605.

Library NewsMarch is National

Reading Month and thePortsmouth Public Libraryis ready to celebrate. Therewill be numerous activitiesthrough the month gearedtoward all ages.

Dr. Seuss Celebrationat Your Library

Children may visit andlibrary location during themonth of March and pickup a Dr. Seuss reading log.Prizes will be given forreaching the reading goalof five Dr. Seuss books inone month. There will alsobe a party for children whoreach this goal at the endof the program. For moreinformation, call (740)354-5562.

Family Fun Night:

My favorite bookcharacter is …

Join the Youth ServicesDepartment for this spe-cial evening Tuesday,March 8, at 6 p.m.Everyone is invited todress up as their favoritebook character. Theevening will be filled withgames, a craft and snack,and of course books andsongs. Come join the fun!For more information call(740) 354-5562.

Programs at theMain Branch

• Writing SeminarThe Main Branch of the

Portsmouth Public Librarywill be hosting an excitingseries of classes designedto assist aspiring authorsin their efforts to write andbecome published. Thisseries will take placeMonday evenings duringMarch and the beginningof April in the CopleyMeeting Room.

The first class is beingtaught by National Best-Selling Author Jules

Bennett. It is titled "Howto Begin Writing a Novel"and will take place at 6p.m. Monday, March 7.Call (740) 353-5834 formore information.

• YogaThe Portsmouth Public

Library will be hosting itsYoga group at 10 a.m. inthe Copley Meeting Roomon Tuesday, March 8.

• KnittingThe Knitter’s Group will

be meeting in the QuietRoom at 5:30 p.m. onTuesday, March 8.

• Wire Name CraftIn recognition of

"Celebrate Your Name"week, the Local HistoryDepartment will present acraft class on wire namewriting. Wire name writ-ing is a jewelry art that hasbeen practiced since thelate 1800s. The class willbe held Wednesday, March9, at 4 p.m. in the CopleyMeeting Room at the mainlibrary location.Participants will learn thebasics of this art form. Theclass will be for age 12 toadult. Call (740) 354-5304to register.

Book ChatThe Literacy Council of

Scioto County will behosting their monthlyBook Chat’in the meetingroom of the Main Libraryon Thursday, March 10, at6 p.m. Participants areinvited to come ready todiscuss whatever bookthey have read recently. Ifyou have any questions,call (740) 353-5834.

• Upcoming Children’sActivities Announced

Storytimes for childrenages 3 months to 6 yearsat various PortsmouthPublic Library locationswill be held this week. Theschedule is as follows:

Family Storytime —Appropriate for children

of all ages New Boston —

Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.;Northwest — Thursday

at 11:30 a.m.;South Webster —

Thursday at 11:30 a.m.;Lucasville — Friday at

1 p.m.Books N’ Play —

Appropriate for childrenages 4 to 6 years

Main Branch —Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m.

Toddler Time —Appropriate for childrenages 2 to 3 years

Wheelersburg —Tuesday, at 1 p.m.;

Lucasville —Wednesday at 11 a.m.;

Main Branch —Wednesday at 11:30 a.m.

Book Babies —Appropriate for childrenages 3-24 months

Main Branch —Thursday at 11 a.m.

• Grab Bag CraftsKids can stop by the

New Boston Branchlibrary on Wednesday,March 9, or the SouthWebster Branch LibraryThursday, March 10, andpick up a St. Patrick’sDay themed Grab BagCraft to take home from3 to 6 p.m.

• TechnologyClasses Offered

The InformationTechnology Department ofthe Portsmouth PublicLibrary will be participat-ing in the Every CitizenOnline program, a state-wide initiative to encour-age residents to use broad-band connections, duringthe months of January andFebruary Free computerclasses will be offered at avariety of library loca-tions. There will also be anopportunity to take advan-tage of price reduced-priceinitiatives for broadbandservices.

This week the EveryCitizen Online class willbe offered in theInformation TechnologyDepartment March 7 at 10a.m.

The InformationTechnology Department ofthe Portsmouth PublicLibrary will be offering avariety of computer class-es this week. The scheduleis as follows.

Tuesday, March 8 —Computers for Seniors at 4p.m.

Wednesday, March 9 —Every Citizen OnlineSection 2 at 3:30 p.m.; callfor details.

Thursday, March 10 —Microsoft Word at 11 a.m.

Thursday, March 10 —Photo editing at 4 p.m.

Friday, March 11 —Every Citizen OnlineSection 3 at 10 a.m.; callfor details.

If you have any ques-tions regarding the abovementioned technologyclasses or to sign up, call740-354-5688, ext. 204.

Address of thePortsmouth Public Libraryand its branches are:Lucasville Library, 103Ohio 728, Lucasville,(740) 259-6119; Wheelersburg Library, 10745 OldGallia Pike, Wheelersburg,(740) 574-6116; NewBoston Library, 3850Rhodes Ave., New Boston,(740) 456-4412; SouthWebster Library, 496Webster St., SouthWebster, (740) 778-2122;Northwest Library, 13056Ohio 73, Room 12,McDermott, (740) 372-8314; and PortsmouthLibrary, 1220 Gallia St.,(740) 354-5688 or chil-dren’s department at (740)354-5562.

Source: Grace Peach,publicity coordinator

Entertainment Calendar• Southern Ohio Museum,

825 Gallia St. — Hours 10 a.m. to5 p.m. Tuesday through Fridayand 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday; admis-sion free, donations accepted,suggested donation of $2 peradult, $1 per student, senior orchild; for information call (740)354-5629.

• Vern Riffe Center for theArts, 940 Second St.,Portsmouth, OH 45662; McKinleyBox Office, (740) 351-3600 [email protected].

• Exhibit "The Memory Project"showing in the Mehser Gallery ofSouthern Ohio Museum, 825Gallia St.; for information call(740) 354-5629.

• Through March 13 — AthensVoices at the Dairy Barn Centerfor the Arts; information at dairy-barn.org.

• Through March 13 — WalterGropius Master Artist SeriesPresents: Alleghany Meadows atthe Huntington Museum of Art;information at hmoa.org or (304)529-2701.

• Through March 30 —“Youthful Visions,” an exhibit ofartwork created by Scioto CountyHigh School art students in theLocal History Department ofPortsmouth Public Library, 1220Gallia St.; viewing during regularlibrary hours; artwork from the fol-lowing high schools on display:Clay, Minford, New Boston,Northwest, Portsmouth, SouthWebster, Valley, West andWheelersburg.

• Through April 1 — Exhibit"The Matrix Series: Brent KeeYoung" showing in RichardsGallery of the Southern OhioMuseum, 825 Gallia St.; for infor-mation call (740) 354-5629.

• Through April 10 — Macy'sPresents American Artists of Colorat the Huntington Museum of Art;information at hmoa.org or (304)529-2701.

• Through April 29 — Annualdisplay of quilts made by Down bythe River Quilt Guild with theme"New From Old" at thePortsmouth Public Library, 1220Gallia St.; during regular libraryhours; for information call (740)353-5834.

• Through May 11 — Exhibit"Against the Grain: Modernism In

the Midwest" at the KrickerGallery of the Southern OhioMuseum, 825 Gallia St.; for infor-mation call (740) 354-5629 or visitwww.somacc.com.

• March 10 —Meet the authorof "Myths and Truths aboutCoyotes" at 7 p.m. at EulettCenter, located on the Edge ofAppalachia Preserve System,4274 Waggoner Riffle Road, WestUnion; free and open to public; formore information, please callChris Bedel at 937-544-2880, Ext.11.

• March 11-12 — WaverlyMusical-South Pacific at 7 p.m.

• March 11, 12 — PortsmouthLittle Theatre's performance of"Gopspell," directed by JasonChaney, at 7:30 p.m. Friday andSaturday and 2 p.m. March 6 and13 at the theater, 1117 LawsonSt.; doors open 1:30 and 7 p.m.;$15 per person per show, $12 forsenior/student per show; tickets atbox office one hour before showor purchasing online; (740) 353-7034 or www.pltlive.com.

• March 12 — St. Patrick's DayParade, sponsored by 7 NationsCeltic Club, at 3 p.m. starting atMarket and Second streets, goingeast on Second Street, north onWashington, east on Fifth Street,north on Chillicothe Street andending at Tracy Park; rain orshine; for more information callparade chairman, Lee Daily, at(740) 353-2212, any evening after5 p.m.; application deadline isMarch 1; application available atwww.7ncc.org, Port City Cafe andPub, club members or by callingJim MacDonald at (740) 353-8817after 7 p.m.

• March 12 — Ironton Councilfor the Arts presenting ChatteringMagpies at 7:30 p.m. on the cam-pus of Ohio University Southern,1804 Liberty Ave., Ironton; ticketsmay be purchased at the door;prelude dinner tickets available;www.southern.ohiou.ed/iron-tonarts/performance.html.

• March 15 — The CounselingCenter's Celebrity Dinner andAuction from 6 to 9 p.m. at SOMCFriends Center, 1202 18th St.; forinformation call Susan McComasat (740) 354-3829, ext. 240, orAmy Huffman at (740) 354-3829,ext. 234.

It’s been fiveyears since myfriend andcoworker, JulieGillespie, passedon at age 31. Overthe years I’vereceived numeroustestimonies of howher eight partseries, chroniclingher battle withcancer, hasinspired andencouraged its readers.I’m confident that there aremany others who can stillbenefit from Julie’s naked-ly honest confessions andinsight; therefore I amrepublishing her series insequence. But I remindreaders that this seriesevolved unplanned andunrehearsed over severalmonths. Without furtheradieu, here’s Julie withpart one, “The Rhythm ofLife”.

“A phrase from a recentnewspaper column caughtmy attention. A cancerpatient told one of his care-givers that: “Sometimesyou have to lose your lifeto gain it.” Truer wordswere never spoken. It tooka cancer diagnosis to read-just my goals and encour-age me to live my life forpure day-to-day enjoy-ment, instead of being con-stantly stressed by workand personal responsibili-ties. I am 27 years old andwas diagnosed last yearwith ovarian cancer. This iswhat I have learned.

Let me preface this withtwo truths I have learned. Ido not think that God gaveme cancer. Many timeswell meaning friends grop-ing for something helpfulto say will spew out mean-ingless platitudes. My per-sonal favorite is “God didthis for a reason, every-thing happens for the best.”

C h e m o t h e r a pyand losing my hairwas not exactlythe best thing thatcould’ve hap-pened to me thislast year. Grantedit was far moreacceptable thanmy other option,which was death,but given mychoices I wouldhave been willing

to bargain with God forsay, a trip to Hawaii asopposed to cancer andchemotherapy. The sec-ond truth I have learned Iactually read several yearsago but never consideredits significance. It is,“From great pain can comegreat compassion … butbitterness is easier.” Ihave struggled and contin-ue to do so with all three.

My journey began inNovember of 2000 whenafter a few weeks of veryvague symptoms I finallyhad a diagnosis, but not theone I had hoped for.Instead of hearing that Iwas pregnant, which myhusband and I had secretlywished for months, I hadcancer. Not just cancer, myoncologist informed me,but Stage IV cancer withmetastasis. I was facing acomplete hysterectomyand months of chemother-apy. I went into shock andremained that way for atleast a month. Eventuallythe mental fog cleared andgave way to unbearableanxiety and depression.

Anyone given a diagno-sis of cancer faces mentalstruggles. Anyone who isgiven the diagnosis and is aperfectionist is in for anincredibly bumpy ride. Iknow because as far back asI can remember, everythingin my life had to go accord-ing to plan, each task before

me couldn’t just be complet-ed, but had to be done per-fectly. I began setting goalsfor myself in grade schooland continued throughoutmy life. Until I became sickeverything was movingalong nicely and right onschedule. High school gaveway to college, followedclosely by marriage and acareer in social work. Thisevolved into graduate schooland a new house. My lifewas racing by but I alwaysthought, “Once I completethis I’ll be able to relax.” Iwas very happy but alwaysviewed where I was as astepping stone to somethingbetter. Well guess what? Icompleted all my tasks onlyto have the rug pulled outfrom under me. Forgetabout planning the nextphase of my life. I didn’teven know if I would bearound. Our sense of secu-rity and safety was gone.Our dream of having chil-dren was gone, as were quitepossibly, my job and finan-cial security.

Cancer forces you to livein the here and now like noother circumstance in yourlife. This is what I havestruggled with for the lastyear, learning to live andenjoy what I have rightnow. It is difficult at times,but there is a freedom in itthat I would have neverexperienced had I not got-ten sick. I enjoy littlethings now like going towork everyday, spendingquiet evenings at home,and cooking big dinners. Ilove shopping with mymom and going for walkswith my husband. I appre-ciate all of these things somuch more because itmeans that I’m alive and inthe rhythm of life.

Don’t get me wrong, Istill have my perfectionisttraits. Dirty dishes in the

sink or clothes on the floormake me cringe. A newfax machine at work that Icould not use almost sentme over the edge, and ofcourse, I’ve set goals forthis year. The difference isthat this year they are a lit-tle different. I’ll share afew of them with you.

1) I want to hop on theback of my husband’smotorcycle on a summerday and feel the wind inmy face.

2) I want my twin niecesto spend the night with usand watch Disney movies.

3) I want to have abackyard barbecue withmy work buddies.

4) I want to help myparents cook Thanksgivingdinner.

5) I want to use thisexperience to help othersand give them hope.

As you can see I’vemellowed a bit but thistook time. I did not cometo this epiphanyovernight, but somewherein the middle of 21rounds of chemotherapy.I’ve cried, thrown tempertantrums, been bitter, andused quite a few obsceni-ties before I could evenconsider something posi-tive about this disease.I’ve also leaned thatfighting cancer is just asmuch about your mind asyour body. Fight to main-tain a routine and do notlet yourself get out of therhythm of life. If you doyou are in danger of los-ing not only your bodybut your spirit as well. “

I invite you to forwardcomments to [email protected].

LOREN HARDIN is a mem-ber of SOMC Hospice, part ofSouthern Ohio Medical Center.He can be reached by e-mailat [email protected] or visitwww.lorenhardin.com.

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The Rhythm of LifeAs if writing a good poemweren’t hard enough, some-times poets like to challengethemselves by writing incertain forms. You’ve heardof them, and maybe triedwriting them yourself: son-net, cinquain, villanelle, ses-tina, and many others.Writing within a certainrule-guided frameworkpushes the poet to exercise control over rhyme, rhythm,and word choice. It is much like trying to master the exactsteps for a certain dance, but without appearing mechani-cal or forced. The question becomes: Can you do thedance correctly and still infuse it with something thatbears your own unique imprint? Many people can tango orwaltz, but few can do these dances well, and even fewerwith some trace of original flair.

In ancient Japan and China, the poets believed that theultimate challenge was to compress language to anextreme state, forcing one to try and produce a powerfuloutcome using the fewest possible words. In fact, theyoften referred to the writing of poetry as a “dance inchains.” What a wonderful metaphor. Who hasn’t felt thisway when writing a poem, trying to find freedom andgrace using the most carefully chosen words in a tinyspace on the page?

The most famous Japanese poetic form is the haiku. Ituses seventeen total syllables in three lines, with the firstline having five syllables, the second having seven, and thethird having five again. The earliest haiku masters, such asBasho, Buson, and Issa, wrote mainly of seasonal con-cerns and observations of nature. Today poets use the formto convey a wide range of themes and subjects.

Here in Portsmouth, there is a young lady who, whenshe writes poems, writes almost exclusively in the haikuform. Her name is Lori McNelly. She even enjoys callingherself the Queen of Haiku! The following are some of thequeen’s creations, and they display her impressive rangewith this form:

Snow falls softly on The lawn furniture outsideSilence rules winter.

Facebook — a great vice For we who would rather notDo what’s on schedule.

The cat watches me Sleep till I open my eyes,,She demands Cat Chow.

I write the emailIn haiku to amuse you.You ask: “What the heck …?

Haiku is a goodWay for me to organizeMy thoughts and word count.

Poetry is notAbout line or meter, butA soul’s contents spilt.

I sit with wet hairWaiting for the cold to snap,Enduring much frizz.

Address correspondence and poetry submissions to: [email protected]" or NEIL CARPATHIOS, Department ofEnglish and Humanities, Shawnee State University, 940 SecondStreet, Portsmouth, OH 45662. (740-351-3478).

The Haiku Queen

LetʼsTalkPoetryNeilCarpathios

Military News

Orban graduates from basic trainingAir Force Airman Lauren

A. Orban graduated frombasic military training atLackland Air Force Base,San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed anintensive, eight-week pro-gram that included trainingin military discipline andstudies, Air Force core val-ues, physical fitness, andbasic warfare principles andskills.

Airmen who completebasic training earn four cred-its toward an associate inapplied science degreethrough the CommunityCollege of the Air Force.

She is a daughter ofSalena Copas of WestPortsmouth and MichaelOrban of Pittsburgh, Pa.

Orban graduated in 2009 from Northwest High School.Source: Joint Hometown News Service

Darby has completes basic combat trainingArmy National Guard Pvt. Gordon Darby has graduated

from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia,S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studiedthe Army mission, history, tradition and core values, phys-ical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basiccombat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare andbayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, riflemarksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading,field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system,basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

He is a son of Charles Darby of Portsmouth and ConnieDarby of Logan.

Darby graduated in 2007 from Glenwood High School.Source: Joint Hometown News Service

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Sacked DiordesignerGallianoapologizes The Associated Press

LONDON — Britishfashion designer JohnGalliano apologizedWednesday for behaviorthat led to his firing fromthe French fashion houseDior.

The designer, who wassacked over alleged anti-Semitic comments, saidhe was fully cooperatingwith the police investiga-tion. He said he was sorryto those offended.

“I unreservedly apolo-gize for my behavior incausing any offense,” hesaid in a statementreleased by law firmHarbottle and Lewis.

“I fully accept that theaccusations made againstme have greatly shockedand upset people,” hesaid. “I must take respon-sibility for the circum-stances in which I foundmyself and for allowingmyself to be seen to bebehaving in the worstpossible light.”

Galliano was fired byDior on Tuesday follow-ing his arrest in Parisafter a couple accusedhim of making anti-Semitic insults in a cafe.Investigators are studyingwitness testimony andGalliano’s denials beforedetermining whether topursue the case.

A video then surfacedMonday in whichGalliano praises Hitler inan apparent drunkentirade.

Galliano said he is“seeking help” to addresshis personal failures.

LorenHardinContributingColumnist

FOODC6 Sunday, March 6, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

FAMILY FEATURES

Turn a boring weeknight meal into an Italian feast your whole familywill truly appreciate.

� Italian Sausage Rigatoni — Sausage and peppers are a classic Italiancombination. Rigatoni is the perfect pasta for this dish because chunkysauces can cling to the ridges on the tasty tubes. Try some steamedveggies and savory garlic toast to round out this great meal.

� Italian Meatballs — Why settle for meatballsflavored only by the sauce?Made with JohnsonvilleItalian Sausage, thesemeatballs are full of flavorall on their own. Add somecrusty Italian bread and agreen salad, and you have ahearty dinner for six in lessthan an hour.

� Easy Sausage Pizza — A ready-made crust makesthis pizza creation a breeze. Have fun with yourtoppings — in addition toslices of Italian sausage, trydifferent veggie combina -tions and experiment withzesty cheeses.

For more ways to turn your weekly pasta night into“Thank You” night, visitwww.johnsonville.com.

Italian Sausage Rigatoni5 servingsPrep Time: 15 minutesCook Time: 25 minutes

1 package (19.76 ounces) Johnsonville Italian Mild Sausage Links

1 package (16 ounces) rigatoni pasta

3 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic, minced1 large red pepper,

chunked1 jar (26 ounces) of your

favorite pasta sauce2 tablespoons parsley,

chopped

Cook sausage according topackage directions and cut intocoin slices. Keep warm. Cookrigatoni according to directions.Keep warm.

In a large pan, place olive oiland garlic, sauté lightly for 30seconds. Add peppers and cookuntil crisp tender.

Combine cooked sausage andpasta sauce with peppers and heatuntil warm. Mix with the cookedpasta or serve separately. Top withfresh parsley. Serve warm.

Italian Meatballs6 servingsPrep Time: 25 minutesCook Time: 20 minutes

1 egg, lightly beaten1/3 cup dry bread crumbs1/4 cup grated Parmesan

cheese1/4 cup milk1/4 cup finely chopped

onion1 package (19.76 ounces)

Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage Links

Preheat oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, combine egg,

bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese,milk and onion.

Remove sausage from casings.Add sausage to bread crumbmixture and mix well.

Shape into 20 meatballs. Arrangemeatballs on a shallow baking pan.

Bake for 20 minutes or untilmeatballs are cooked through(160°F). Serve with your favoritesauce and pasta.

Easy Sausage Pizza4 servingsPrep Time: 10 minutesCook Time: 30 minutes

1/2 pound Johnsonville Italian Sausage Links

1 cup pizza sauce1 pre-baked Italian bread

shell crust (12 inches)1 1/4 cups (5 ounces) shredded

mozzarella cheese, divided

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

Cook Italian sausage links perpackage directions. Coin slice andreserve.

Spread sauce over crust; sprinklewith 1 cup mozzarella cheese.

Add sausage slices and greenpepper. Top with the remainingcheese.

Bake according to crust packagedirections and until cheese is melted.

Options: additional toppings suchas onions, mushrooms or olivesmay be added. Try pepper jackcheese instead of mozzarella for a little extra kick.

As Easyas 1-2-3Can’t findJohnsonville GroundItalian Sausage atyour local groceryretailer? Not toworry! De-casingItalian Sausage linksis an easy alterna -tive. After you’veremoved the meatfrom the sausagelink, you’re ready tobrown it just likeyou would any otherground meat.

De-Casing Sausage Made Easy

CUTButterfly the link lengthwiseusing a sharp knife.

PEELGrab the casing from the top of the sausage and pull casingaway in one motion.

OPENTurn the link over so the casingis facing up.

COOKBrown the ground sausage justas you would any ground meat.

Want to skip this step? Look for Johnsonville Ground Italian Sausage. For more crowd-pleasing recipes, visit www.johnsonville.com.

Italian Sausage Rigatoni

Italian Meatballs

Easy Sausage Pizza

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(ESPN) 29 29 30 NCAA BBasketball CAA Tournament Site: Richmond Coliseum (L)

NCAA BBasketball WCC Tournament Site: Orleans Arena (L)

SportsCenter NFL Live (N)

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NCAA BBasketball SoCon Tournament Site: McKenzie Arena (L)

Basket. (L)

Baseball Tonight

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NHL HHockey Columbus Blue Jackets vs. St. Louis Blues Site: Scottrade Center -- St. Louis, Mo. (L)

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(USA) 32 32 33 NCIS NCIS WWE Monday Night Raw

WWE Monday Night Raw

(:05) White Collar (:05) Law & Order: S.V.U.

(LIFE) 33 33 37 <++ Flirting With Forty ('08) Robert Buckley, Heather Locklear.

< He Loves Me (2011, Thriller) Max Martini, Heather Locklear.

Met-Mother

Met-Mother

Chris-tine

Chris-tine

(TVLD) 34 34 70 All in Family

All in Family

All in Family

All in Family

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

Rose-anne

Rose-anne

Rose-anne

Rose-anne

(HGTV) 35 35 48 House Hunters

House Hunters

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Property Virgins

Property Virgins

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My First Place

My First Place

Property Virgins

House Hunters

(DISC) 36 36 53 American Chopper

American Chopper

American Chopper

Sons of Guns

Sons of Guns

American Chopper

American Chopper

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Spong-eBob

My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

Hates Chris

Hates Chris

George Lopez

George Lopez

George Lopez

George Lopez

George Lopez

George Lopez

(SPIKE) 38 38 47 (6:20) DEA

(:25) UFC Fight Night 19 <++ The Punisher A special agent becomes a vigilante after a ruthless assassin murders his family.

(:25) Jail

(TNT) 39 39 51 Bones Bones Bones The Closer HawthoRNe CSI: NY

(CMT) 40 40 - The Dukes of Hazzard

The Dukes of Hazzard

<+++ Airplane! (1980, Comedy) Lloyd Bridges, Robert Hayes.

Kathleen Madigan

Smarter Than

Smarter Than

(MTV) 41 41 35 Silent Library

Silent Library

My Life as Liz

My Life as Liz

Teen Mom 2 The Real World: Las Vegas (SP) (N)

The Real World: Las Vegas

Jersey Shore

(VH1) 42 42 45 Basketball Wives Basketball Wives Basketball Wives Behind the Music (N)

Behind the Music Behind the Music

(MSNBC) 44 44 49 Hardball With Chris Matthews

The Last Word The Rachel Maddow Show

The Ed Show The Last Word The Rachel Maddow Show

(CNN) 45 45 54 John King, USA In the Arena Piers Morgan Tonight

Anderson Cooper 360 Piers Morgan Tonight

(CNBC) 46 46 40 The Kudlow Report

McDonald's Empire

Biography Biography Ernest & Julio Gallo

Mad Money Biography

(FNC) 47 47 56 FOX Report The O'Reilly Factor

Hannity On the Record The O'Reilly Factor

Hannity

(AMC) 52 52 46 (5:30) <++ Money Train

<++++ Scarface ('83, Cri) Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino. A Cuban refugee pursues the American dream by moving to the top of the Florida drug trade.

<++++ Scarface

(TOON) 53 53 27 Johnny Test

Johnny Test

Advent/(:15) MAD

Regular(N)/(:45) Reg

King of the Hill

King of the Hill

Amer-ican Dad

Amer-ican Dad

Family Guy

Family Guy

Robot/(:15) Robot

AquaT/(:45) AquaT.

(TOOND) 54 54 - Phineas & Ferb

Life on Deck

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I'm in Band

Pair of Kings

Phineas and Ferb

Zeke&-Luther

I'm in Band

Life on Deck

Phineas and Ferb

Pair of Kings

Life on Deck

(DISN) 55 55 71 Wizards Wizards <+++ Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie

(:45) Fish Hooks

Wizards Wizards Sonny Chance

Sonny Chance

Hannah M.

Hannah M.

(COM) 57 57 50 <++ Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle ('04) Kal Penn, John Cho.

Always Sunny

Always Sunny

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Colbert Report

Tosh.O Futu-rama

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The Soup

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E! News Chelsea Lately

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Outrag-eous Kid

19 Kids & Count

19 Kids & Count

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Being Human Being Human (N) Stargate Universe (N)

Being Human Stargate Universe

(FX) 65 65 42 2 1/2 Men

2 1/2 Men

<+++ Live Free or Die Hard ('07) Bruce Willis. John McClane takes on a group of terrorists who are hacking into government files.

<++ We Own the Night ('07) Joaquin Phoenix.

(FOOD) 66 66 62 Iron Chef America Unwr-apped

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Diners BestTh-ingAte

BestTh-ingAte

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Good Eats

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Biography The Monkees

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Petkee-ping

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Mad Hungry

Martha Touched By An Angel

Golden Girls

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(BRAV) 71 71 74 Bethenny Getting Married?

Bethenny Ever After

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Bethenny Ever After

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Bad Girls Club All About Aubrey

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T2 - Franklin Furnace T3 - Lucasville

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Rejoice in the Lord

Anker-berg

Michael Youssef

Rod Parsley

Jentezen Franklin

Hal Lindsey

Irvin Baxter

M. Ashim.

Increasing Word

(WSAZ) 3 4 3 Dateline NBC (N) Great Restaurant (P) (N)

The Celebrity Apprentice (SP) (N) News (:35) SEC Special

(:05) Outdoors

(:35) Storm

(WPBO) 4 99 14 Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 This concert features music from Les Misérables, in honor of its 25th anniversary. (N)

Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop Music

(WLWT) 5 20 5 Dateline NBC (N) Great Restaurant (P) (N)

The Celebrity Apprentice (SP) (N) News (:35) Sports

(:05) Outdoors

(:35) Matthew

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News (:35) Seinfeld

(:05) The R.S.

(:35) Judy

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Secret Millionaire (SP) (N)

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Brothers & Sisters (N)

News (:35) Ent. Tonight Judge Brown

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<++ Whatever It Takes (2000, Comedy) Marla Sokoloff, Shane West.

Met-Mother

Met-Mother

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King of Queens

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(WBNS) 10 18 10 60 Minutes The Amazing Race (N)

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(:40) Inst. Replay

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American D. 1/2

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Eyewitness News Paid Program

Judge Judy

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CSI: Miami (N) News Numb3rs Decision

(QVC) 14 14 17 Bose Sound Innovations

Now That's Cool With Jane Total Gym Experience

HP Computer Workshop

Quacker Factory by Jeanne Bice

(TBS) 17 3 57 (5:30) <++ What Women ...

<+++ Forrest Gump (:40) <+++ Forrest Gump

(FAM) 18 5 38 (6:00) <+++ A Bug's Life

<+++ Monsters, Inc. ('01, Ani) Voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman.

<+++ Monsters, Inc. ('01, Ani) Voices of Billy Crystal, John Goodman.

Joel Osteen

Ed Young

(WLPX) 21 21 21 (6:00) <++ The Super Joe Pesci.

<++ The Nutty Professor ('96, Com) Jada Pinkett Smith, Eddie Murphy.

<+++ Goodfellas Ray Liotta. A tough New York mobster becomes the target of both the government and the Mafia.

(HIST) 26 26 63 Ax Men Ax Men Ax Men (N) Top Shot Modern Marvels Ax Men

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(:50) Filler

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NBA BBasketball Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks Site: Bradley Center -- Milwaukee, Wis. (L)

SportsCenter

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NCAA BBasketball WCC Tournament Semifinal Site: Orleans Arena -- Las Vegas, Nev. (L)

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(FOXSP) 31 31 43 (6:00) NNCAA BBasketball Florida State vs N.C. State (L)

Sports Stories

MMA M1 Fighting Championship

Ohio State

Final Score

WPT PPoker Barclays PL Review

(USA) 32 32 33 (:20) <++++ Raiders of the Lost Ark (:50) <+++ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

< Raide...

(LIFE) 33 33 37 < Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy ('11) Hayden Panattiere.

Army Wives (N) Coming Home (N) Army Wives Coming Home

(TVLD) 34 34 70 Sanford and Son

Sanford and Son

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

M*A*S*H

Ray-mond

Ray-mond

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House Hunters

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Holmes Inspection 1/2

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Holmes Inspection

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(NICK) 37 37 28 Supah Ninjas

iCarly My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

Nick News

Hates Chris

George Lopez

George Lopez

The Nanny

The Nanny

The Nanny

The Nanny

(SPIKE) 38 38 47 (6:20) <++++ Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

(:45) <++++ Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope

(TNT) 39 39 51 <++ Journey to the Center of the Earth ('08) Brendan Fraser.

<++ Journey to the Center of the Earth ('08) Brendan Fraser.

Leverage (SP) LLeverage

(CMT) 40 40 - (4:30) <++ The Rookie

Redneck Baby

Redneck Wed.

Redneck Wed.

Redneck Wed.

Redneck Wed.

<+++ Grumpy Old Men ('94, Com) Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon.

< Grum...

(MTV) 41 41 35 I Used to be Fat Jersey Shore Jersey Shore Skins My Life as Liz

My Life as Liz

Silent Library

Silent Library

(VH1) 42 42 45 Basketball Wives Basketball Wives (SF) (N)

Love&-Hip-Hop

Basketball Wives You're Cut Off Basketball Wives Behind Music

(MSNBC) 44 44 49 Caught on Camera

Caught on Camera

Real Texas Chainsaw

Interview With a Vampire

To Catch a Predator

To Catch a Predator

(CNN) 45 45 54 News-room

Stories: Reporter

Fareed Zakaria GPS

Piers Morgan Tonight

CNN Newsroom Fareed Zakaria GPS

Piers Morgan Tonight

(CNBC) 46 46 40 Diabetes Life

Wall St. Journal

The Truth About Shoplifting

Made Millions

Made Millions

Cigarette Wars Porn: Business of Pleasure

Mob Money

(FNC) 47 47 56 FOX Report Weekend

Huckabee Justice with Judge Jeanine

Geraldo at Large Huckabee Justice with Judge Jeanine

(AMC) 52 52 46 (5:30) <++ The Brave One

<++++ Scarface ('83, Cri) Michelle Pfeiffer, Al Pacino. A Cuban refugee pursues the American dream by moving to the top of the Florida drug trade.

<++++ Scarface

(TOON) 53 53 27 (6:00) <++ Monster House

Young Justice

Clon-eWars

Baby Blues

The Oblongs

King of the Hill

Family Guy

Family Guy

Childrens /(:45) Robot

Superjail/(:15) AquaT.

Squid/(:45) Mongo

(TOOND) 54 54 - KickBu-ttowski

KickBu-ttowski

Phineas and Ferb

Zeke&-Luther

Zeke&-Luther

I'm in Band

I'm in Band

Aven-gers

Narut-oShip

Narut-oShip

Narut-oShip

Spider-Man

(DISN) 55 55 71 Good Luck ...

Good Luck ...

Good-Luck (N)

Shake It Up (N)

Shake It Up

Life on Deck

FishHooks/(:15) Fish

FishHooks/(:45) Fish

Good Luck ...

Good Luck ...

Hannah M.

Hannah M.

(COM) 57 57 50 Tosh.O Tosh.O Tosh.O Tosh.O Daniel Tosh Daniel Tosh Tosh.O South Park

Futu-rama

Futu-rama

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When Vacations Attack

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The Wild Within When Vacations Attack

The Wild Within

(WE) 59 - 73 My Fair Wedding With David Tutera

My Fair Wedding With David Tutera

My Fair Wedding (N)


Rich Bride, Poor Bride (N)


(E!) 60 60 76 True Hollywood Kate Gosselin

Holly's World

Holly's World

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<++ Dawn of the Dead <++ Judge Dredd (1995, Action) Armand Assante, Sylvester Stallone.

(FX) 65 65 42 (6:30) <++ Ghost Rider (2007, Action) Eva Mendes, Nicolas Cage.

<++ The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor

Lights Out 2 1/2 Men

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Diners Challenge (N) Chopped (N) Iron Chef America (N)

Cupcake Wars Chopped

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I Survived... Beyond and Back

I Survived...

(HALL) 70 70 - <++ Back to You and Me ('05, Rom) Rue McClanahan, Lisa Hartman.

< Perfectly Prudence (2011, Comedy) Joe Lando, Jane Seymour.

Golden Girls

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Snapped Darlene Gentry

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Wrestling with the ideaDear Dr. Brothers: My

unemployment benefits arescheduled to run out nextmonth. I have a wife andtwo kids, and obviously amvery worried. I've beenoffered a very differentkind of job, which I don'tknow if I should accept. It'sa weekend gig on the ama-teur wrestling circuit. I'm abig, stocky guy and proba-bly can take the physicalabuse (even though it'sstaged, there's still a lot ofstunts and stuff); I justwonder if I should hold outfor a less dangerous job. --W.D.

Dear W.D.: It sounds asthough you take yourresponsibilities as bread-winner very seriously, butbefore you take this week-end job, you might want todiscuss all the ramificationswith your wife. Assess bothof your skills, and if she isnot working, try to exploreall the options that are opento both of you. As a father,you probably would like tohave the time on the week-end to spend with yourchildren. And taking a dan-gerous job like wrestlingcould carry all sorts of haz-ards. Do you have health-care coverage? Can youreally afford to be physical-ly injured and have thataffect your ability to makea living? It might be best torevisit the jobs you've hadin which you've gainedexperience and skills, andbuild upon them instead ofthis literal sideshow.

If the idea of this physi-cal type of labor appeals toyou, perhaps you could putyour bulk and strength to

good use in a job that takesadvantage of your physicalattributes. Rugged outdoortypes usually have littletrouble finding jobs in con-struction, highway depart-ment work or other outdoorvenues. Try to find some-thing that you can use tobuild a career rather thanjust take as a weekend gigto tide you over. It is a dif-ficult time for you, but youdon't want to get into some-thing you will regret or thatwill hamper your ability tobe a fully functioningworker and father. So take adeep breath, and try not topanic. Good luck.

Dear Dr. Brothers: Ihave a strange problem. Itseems every time I seesomeone with a laptop --whether at a coffee shop orthe airport -- I strike up aconversation with him orher in hopes that I cantouch and fiddle with his orher machine. I'm not thatmuch of a techie, but I'malways curious to see howother computers comparewith mine. I nearly lost mymind when the iPad cameout and everyone startedusing them. I know I creeppeople out. What's wrongwith me? -- C.H.

Dear C.H.: I can seehow disconcerting it might

be if you approachstrangers and attempt to getyour hands on their com-puters. Surely you mustknow that besides being alittle too friendly, most peo-ple view their computer asone of their most personalitems, one they would nomore loan to a stranger tofiddle with than they wouldtheir toothbrush! In fact, Iam a bit surprised to hearthat you haven't beenpunched in the nose or hadthe authorities called afterone of these encounters!People tend to be ratherparanoid about their elec-tronic stuff, and you areplaying with fire when youviolate those personalboundaries we set uparound our stuff.

There is one obvioussolution to your "problem":Legitimize it! Eitherbecome the go-to guy to anever-widening circle offriends and acquaintanceswho need help plumbingthe depths of their mysteri-ous machines, or go getyourself a part-time job as acomputer geek at a store orbusiness whose job it is tofiddle with the computers ofstrangers. There is nothingreally bizarre or terribleabout your desire to getyour hands on those laptops-- you are just in search of achallenge. It's really allabout finding the right timeand place in which to prac-tice your obsession. Andluckily, your skills couldeven lead you to a lucrativecareer. Find the appropriatevenue, and you'll turn fromweird stranger to genius atwork!

I trust her but not themDear Annie: I've been

dating "Trish" for almosttwo years. She's a fewyears younger than I am. Ialways saw myself as beingsingle forever, but now I'velearned the real meaning oflove. I don't want to beapart from her.

Trish recently began anew job and quicklybecame good friends withsome of her male co-work-ers. These guys have ratherunsavory reputations whenit comes to women. Trish,however, has grown quitefond of the friendships. Ican accept that. However,when I asked her to intro-duce me to these guys so Icould get to know them,she reacted by saying Ishould trust her.

I do trust her. I don't trustthem. This started a few lit-tle arguments that resultedin her wanting to take a"break" from our relation-ship. What exactly doesthat mean? Are we stilltogether in theory? What'sthe usual duration of abreak -- a few days, weeks,months? -- Lost Love

Dear Lost: Wasn't thisan episode of "Friends"? Abreak means you are takinga breather from each other.It could be temporary orpermanent, depending onwhat happens in the inter-im. In many instances, thepurpose of a "break" is forone or both parties to beable to date others. Trish isfeeling a little suffocatedand wants to spread herwings without saying sodirectly. She doesn't want

to break up with you entire-ly because a new relation-ship might not work outand she'd like you to still beavailable. Whether or notyou are is up to you.

Dear Annie: I am a 24-year-old woman who hasnever had a date, neverbeen kissed and never had aman show any interest inme.

I work from home so Idon't meet anyone that way.All of my friends areengaged, married or in arelationship. Online datingsites try to match me upwith men I don't have any-thing in common with orfind attractive.

I know I should embracethe fact that I am single anddon't have anyone toanswer to. But it is gettinglonelier every year, and Ihave yet to find someone toshare my life with. How doI come to terms with thefact that I will be waitingfor my guy while myfriends keep passing meby? -- Waiting to be Kissed

Dear Waiting: Men arenot going to come to yourhome and ask you out. Youhave to go where they are.Let your friends and familyknow you are looking.Churches and synagogues

often have singles groups.Join a political organiza-tion, or take a class thatinterests you. Audition for acommunity theater produc-tion. Sign up for a singlestravel tour.

If you do things thatinterest you, not only willyou be enjoying your life,but you will find like-mind-ed people. Put on yourfriendliest smile and makeconversation. You neverknow who is going to beworth your time. Eventhose who are not your typemay introduce you tosomeone who is. The moreyou expand your social cir-cle the greater the chanceof meeting that specialsomeone.

Dear Annie: I read withinterest your response to"Concerned Daughter-in-Law" about how to handlea possible case of dementiain her elderly mother-in-law. The advice you gavewas sound, but you missedone thing. Please suggestthat her husband include allsiblings when discussingMom's future right from thestart. The only ground ruleshould be that it is OK toagree to disagree.

I wish my sister andbrother had spoken with mewhen it came to decisionsconcerning my mom. Ifthey had, maybe we wouldstill be on speaking terms. -- Left Out in Poughkeepsie

Dear Left Out:Absolutely, all siblingsshould be included in dis-cussions about caring foraging parents.

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The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES —Courtney Love’s settlementof a case sparked by onlineattacks on a fashion design-er show that while Twitterposts may be short, they canalso be costly.

The singer has agreed topay Dawn Simorangkir$430,000, plus interest, to set-tle a lawsuit the designer filedin March 2009 over com-ments Love made on Twitterand her MySpace blog.

While the case didn't goto a jury, First Amendmentexperts say it highlights theneed for celebrities andaverage people to watch

what they say online.“People are getting in

trouble for Twitter postingson an almost daily basis,”said First AmendmentAttorney Doug Mirell, apartner at Loeb and Loebwho did not handle the case.

“The laws controllingwhat is and isn't libelous arethe same regardless of themedium in which the state-ments appear,” he said.

Simorangkir's attorney,Bryan J. Freedman, agreed,and said Love’s settlementshould drive that point home.

“The fact is that this caseshows that the forum uponwhich you communicatemakes no difference in

terms of potential legalexposure,” Freedman said.“Disparaging someone onTwitter does not excuse onefrom liability.”

Love’s attorney, JimJanowitz, said the settle-ment actually saved therocker money. “This is acase where the economicsof the case didn't make a lotof sense for either side,” hesaid, noting that the costs ofgoing to trial would havebeen large.

Janowitz said he wouldhave argued that Love’sstatements were opinion andhyperbole, but not libelous,and that Simorangkir’s salesrose after Love’s tirades.

$430k Love settlement shows tweets can be costly

COMICSC8 Sunday, March 6, 2011 Portsmouth Daily Times

BLONDIE Dean Young/Denis Lebrun

BEETLE BAILEY Mort Walker

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Chris Browne

HI & LOIS Brian and Greg Walker

FUNKY WINKERBEAN Tom Batiuk

MUTTS Patrick McDonnell

THE FAMILY CIRCUS Bil Keane

DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketchum

CONCEPTIS SUDOKUby Dave Green

Today’s Answers

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, March 7, 2011:

This year, open up to new experi-ences, even if at times you might be fearful. You might often consider your values and the essence of life. For sure, if you don’t risk, you will gain nothing. Listen to your inner voice more often. If you are single, let others come forward, because you will find that people are unusually reticent to be vulnerable. If you are attached, don’t take a partner’s coolness as anything else but him or her feeling fragile. ARIES drives a hard bargain.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-DifficultARIES (March 21-April 19)

Don’t allow another per-son’s negativity to color your mood. Clear your mind and do what you must. Empowered, you’ll succeed at nearly anything you approach. Stay upbeat, knowing what is necessary to make a situation work. Your popularity grows as the day ages. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”TAURUS (April 20-May 20)

Know when to hit “cancel” for the day. Sometimes taking a day off is necessary in order to maximize your potential. Recharge, and you could become a human dynamo when you decide to finally appear. Tonight: Continue the theme.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)

Take a hint from Aries. You can only juggle so much in your life. Meetings and friends provide a great deal of upbeat, positive thinking. If you are single, a new relationship could be demanding. A child also might be feel-ing sad. Stay tuned in here. Tonight: Go where the action is.CANCER (June 21-July 22)

Take a stand, knowing you could succeed. First, free yourself from another person’s negativity and lack of perspective. Don’t make the mistake of letting this person color the big picture. Tonight: Burning the midnight oil again.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

Push comes to shove if dealing with touchy or difficult people. You wonder why you have made the choices you have up till now. Instead of lunging forward, stop. Take an over-view of what is happening. Note the differences between yours and another person’s needs. Tonight: Cut out and do something totally different. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Deal with others directly,

although you could find another per-son close to impossible to deal with. Tumble on the appropriate path, and this person will become easier to handle. A partnership might no longer be viable. Be honest about that matter. Tonight: Say “yes” to living.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Deferring draws some upbeat options that hadn’t been con-sidered. Listen and weigh your options. Clearly, knowing when enough is enough could be more important than you realize. Observe another person’s guidelines. Tonight: The only answer is “yes.”SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

You could be goal-driven about a situation. You do need to handle a matter more clearly than in the past. Honor the differences of opin-ions. This attitude might be the result of a better answer in the long run but an immediate slow-down. Tonight: Exercise the day away.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Listen to news that is forth-coming. You might feel that someone is pushing you, though the appropriate response could be so far out of the ballpark that you cannot believe it. Your creativity and ability surge. Use care with a financial gamble. Tonight: So what if it is Monday?CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Though you might judge that you start your morning on the wrong side of the bed, a lot changes quickly. If possible, maintain a low profile in what you take on. The power position of the day is “off stage.” You know what is happening within your immedi-ate circle. Tonight: Close to home.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Keep communication flowing. You might not like everything that you have to do. The ramifications of one key talk could prove to be prob-lematic if it’s not handled in an appro-priate manner. Use care in how you move forward in a situation. Tonight: Hanging out.PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)

Stay tuned in to what could be a changing money situation. Honor what is happening, but since the situ-ation is subject to constant change, you could be uncomfortable. You might not enjoy what you hear from an associate. Know that you don’t need to make a decision immediately. Tonight: Gather your bills.

Jacqueline Bigar is on the Internet at www.jacquelinebigar.com.

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