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LULU:Ia fa’amalie fo’i i le ‘au

kirikiti a Fagasa, fa’apea lava o outou fa’aaogaina mai lava le tou igoa muamua o le ‘Teine o le I’a’ a’o lena ua sui i le ‘Teine o le Fealofani’, ona fa’amalulu atu ai lea i le Afioaga ma le Tapua’iga.

O le aso To’onai fo’i, na maua le ‘ai silia mo le liki a tama’ita’i, mai le ta’aloga aTeine o le Sea’ula ma Leone Mosooipala #2, lea na sui ai le ‘ai silia Kirikiti a Tama’ita’i 2017, i le tama’ita’i o Fatima e 48 ‘ai na ia taina.

O le vaiaso nei fo’i lea na tula’i mai ai le fa’ate’a a ‘Teine o le Moli’ o le tama’itai o Oreta e (8) ‘olo, o lo’o tutusa nei na Tauia Pati, mai Teine o le I’a Vai, e valu (8) fo’i ana ‘olo.

Ae o lo’o i ai Akape i le tulaga lua (7) ana ‘olo i le ta’aloga fo’i ma le Mosoo’ipala #2.

Ana iai semea pueata e pu’eina ‘ata i sapo a teine, e muliga fo’i faiga o le sapoga o le niu fo’i lea e ave ai e inu ai

le Tupu, e sa ona taputapu ne’i pa’u i lalo.

Le tele o ta’aloga lea e tau-mafai lava le tatou pu’e ata, e pu’e mai ata nei, aua le maimoa ma tagataga’i a tagata i le Nusipepa.

Na toe maua mai le ripoti sa’o, ma na fa’auma lava le ta’aloga a Masefau ma Sinapati,

ua mae’a, ua manumalo ai le ‘au a Masefau i le ta’aloga lena, sa fa’amae’a lava i le aso lena. LUPELELE (1-0) V TEINE O LE MANULELE TAUSALA

(0-1)O le tasi lea o ‘au e malosi

fo’i o le ‘au lea a le Lupelele, e fai o le manaia o fa’ate’a a’o le lelei fo’i latou ta. Na tata

muamua Teine o le Manulele Tausala na manaia lava, a’o le lelei tele o fa’ate’a a le Lupelele, ma lelei fo’i le latou talitua’a, lea na vave maua pe a le Man-ulele Tausala.

E 25 ‘ai a le teine o Sofi, e ta’i 5 ‘ai a Siufaga ma Orepa a’o le to’atele, o le fuamoa i le tasi o le ‘ai, lea na maua ai ‘ai e 49 i

le 19 o pe.Na tuli loa e le Lupelele, ma

le vaai atu ua lele le lupe i le vaomaoa, e to’alima lava teine na taina le 49, ae mae’a. O le ta’aloga e le iai se finauga, i le fa’aletonu mai o le talitua’a a Teine o le Manulele Tausala.

E le’i umi lava ona fetagofi i ai Ala 17, Faitete 12, ae maea le ta’aloga lenei i lena afiafi i Vaovai, Fagaalu.

O fa’ate’a a le Lupelele; Tali ma Hana. ‘Ai-silia Ala 17, Faitete 12. O teine e ‘ai-silia a le Manulele Tausala, Sofi 25, Siufaga 5, Orepa 5, a’o fa’ate’a o Orepa ma Sofi.MOSO’OIPALA #1, LEONE (0-1) V PAGO GIRLS, PAGO

(1-0).I le ta’aloga muamua i le

aso Toana’i, na ta’a’alo ai le Moso’oipala #1 ma Teine o le Aeto. O nei ‘au ua iloga i lenei fagatama i le tele o aso, ua leva ona siamupini fo’i i tausaga ua mavae.

E le’i leva ona siamupini atu le ‘au a le Aeto i le 2000, lea na su’e ai ma le Pisisami, lea na ki ai moli o ta’avale ina ua pogisa

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le aso, ae fa’auma ai le taaga a le Aeto.

O le ‘au a le Moso’oipala ua leva tausaga o fai ma latou le siamupini, a’o lea ua toe tau lalaga mai le kirikiti i nei vaitaimi i le tupulaga fou, ma e sili atu lena i lo’o le o solo i isi mea ae ua tatau ona toe lalaga le ta’aloga e tou te masani ai.

Na tata muamua le Moso’oipala maua ‘ai e 54 ae 19 pe, ona o le lelei o le talitua’a a le Aeto, i le mata’alia o le talitua’a i taimi uma e alu ai se polo i luga, e fo’i mai ua fa’atalitali atu Teine o le Aeto ma ato i le sapoina o polo.

O le isi mea na fiu ai le Moso’oipala, o le te’a fa’atoga lea na fa’aaoga mai e le Aeto o Vasa, na manaia fo’i le to’ato’a atu a le teine o To’a.

Toe fa’atasi loa le lelei o le talitua’a, tu’u loa i ai ma te’a a le vaega lena, maua ‘ai e 54 ae 19 pe.

O le mea malie lava lea i le naunau atu o teine o le Mosoo’ipala i le taimi na talitua’a ai, ua ta vaai atu ua maua lava le lelei o latou te’a o lena aso, fai o le fiu o Mellisa e tau togi lana pa’utasi, ae le maua.

Ua fiu fo’i si teine o Ana ia, ae ua leaga lava lana te’a i lena aso. E leiloa e i tatou pe ona o le lelei lava o le ta a Rosa, lea na ia taina ‘ai e 35.

O ‘ai silia a teine o le Mosoo’ipala o Divine 14, Mina 10, tu’ufa’atasi uma ‘ai e maua ai le 54 ‘ai ae 19 pe.

Ae o le teine na fiu ai le Mosoo’ipala o le teine o Rosa lea na mauaina 35 ‘ai, ae pe a’e ua tasi lava le ‘ai atoa le 54 ma le ‘ai fa’asili.

O fa’ate’a a le Aeto o To’a ma Vasa. O fa’ate’a a Leone, o Mellisa, Ana ma isi vaega na te’a.

SEAULA, AOA (1-1) V MOSOO’IPALA #2, (0-2).

O le ta’aloga lea na ‘ai silia ai Fatima lea e tamua mai i le Seaula, 48, ia lea ua ‘ai silia ai nei Fatima (Seaula)i le taimi lenei i le liki a tama’ita’i 2017, ae o le a fa’ailoa atu le fa’asologa i se taimi o i luma.

O teine o le Seaula, e to’afa lelei teine ta lelei lea e ta’a’alo ai, o le mea lea e iloa ai, e i ai le tulaga lelei o le Seaula i le tausaga nei, pe’a mae’a lelei le alumaga o le liki o lenei tausaga.

O ‘au nei e le’i i ai lava ni faiaina, o Teine o le Asaga, I’a Vai, ma le Lupelele, ae o lenei e taotao atu lava le Seaula ma le latou faiaina e tasi i le I’a Vai (Siamupini o le 2016).

Na tata muamua le Seaula ma maua latou ‘ai e 80 ae na o le 7 pe, o le taimi tonu lava lea na pe ai loa le tama’ita’i o Fatima lea na ‘aisilia, ae atoa loa le latou 80 ’ai.

Ia e le’i umi ona tuli ‘ai o le Mosoo’ipala #2, ae fa’amavae ua uma le ta’aloga, ina ua maua ‘ai e 35 ae 19 latou pe.

O teine na maua ‘ai a le Seaula; Fatima 48, Ana 10. O fa’ate’a o Vi’i, Lei, Christina ma Fa’asili.FAGAALU (1-1) V TEINE O

LE MOLI (2-0)O se ta’aloga na fa’apea ai

se pe, a’e te’i ane, o se ta’aloga manaia tele. Na tata muamua le ‘au a le Teine o le Moli, maua a latou ‘ai e 69 ae 19 pe, ona tuli loa lea e Teine Autalavou a Fagaalu, e afa ifo le ‘au, ae afa fo’i ‘ai na tuliina, 10 pe, ae 35 ‘ai. Na fa’apea lava ‘au ia, ai o le a vave nei ona o mai nei pe, ae te’i ane, ua matua manaia lava o le ta’aloga i lau matau, i le ta a le fa’alaititi o Moana,o lona laitiiti ae ua fiu ai fa’ate’a a Teine o le Moli e tau tape.

E le iloa pe ana le pe lava Moana, e maua ‘ai a Teine o le Moli, i le ta’aloga fo’i lea, na tutusa ai ‘olo a le tamaita’i Oreta e fa’ate’a a le ‘Teine o le

Moli’ e tutusa ai ma Tauia o le I’a Vai, e 8.

E uma ane na tuli ‘ai Teine o le Autalavou a Fagaalu, ua 64 ‘ai ae maua a tatou pe (19). Teine Fagaalu na maua ‘ai silia, o Moana 15, ma Ruby e 7 ona ‘ai. Na va’aia fo’i le fou o nai teineiti i le ta’aloga, ae ua amata ona lelei mai ta’alo, o le fa’ate’a o le Autalavou a Fagaalu, o Regina lea na o’o i le 7 ‘olo, Sipoloa 2, Moana 2, Lagi ma Winter sui fa’ate’a.

TEINE O LE FEALOFANI (0-2) V SEAULA (2-1)

O se ta’aloga na fai sina fa’ate’ia ai o le au maimoa, aua na tu’u e ta’alo Nu’uuli ma Pago Pago i le aso lea, ae na fa’aalia le fa’asea o le ‘au a Pago Pago, e le talafeagai aua o le aso foi lea o ta’a’alo ai le ‘au a tama i Gagamoe, Pago Pago.

“O ‘ai o le a o e tapua’i ta’aloga a tama, a’e o ai e o mai e tapua’i le ta’aloga a tama’ita’i o le nu’u, toe fetu’unai mai muniao ma le tofa, ma fai

fa’alelei ai loa le fa’asologa o ta’aloga.” O se tala aloaia lea na talosaga ai Pago Pago e suia le ta’aloga lea mo i latou.

O le ala lea na fa’atonu ai loa le ta’aloga a “Teine o le Seaula” ma “Teine o le Fealofani” e tu’u mai i luma i le aso Lua, a’o le ta’aloga na tu’u e fai i le aso Lua, o Teine o le Aeto ma Nu’uuli, o le a faia lea i le aso Faraile.

O le ‘au a tamaita’i, e tau lagona se leo ae o lava e fai le fa’atonuga ua fai atu, a nai ‘Teine o le Fealofani’ na ona iloa lava o le aso lea o le latou ta’aloga, ‘Tutu loa i luga ma savali e faia le fa’atonuga’.

Fa’apena foi le Seaula, fa’ailla mai, na taofi uma mai le ‘au faigaluega, e o mai e sauni i le ta’aloga faitaulia lea.

Na tata muamua Teine o le Seaula, manaia lava filiga i le malae ae toe emo ane le ata ua au ‘ai i le 80 ‘ai ae 16 pe, ina ua leaga taofiga o pe.

Le ta’aloga lea ile taimi na

tuli ai le ‘ai a Teine o le Fealo-fani, na ‘oso ai i luga le teine o le Seaula, fa’alavelave i le tuliga ‘ai, ma taia ai le teine tuli ai, ae fai mai le fa’amasino ua pe le teine Fealofani.

Ia na fa’asao mai i le laulau o le komiti, “E leai se pe, e sese le teine o le Seaula lena na alu ane ma fa’alavelave i luga o le malae sima a’o tuliina le ‘ai a Teine o le Fealofani.”

O nai mea na e fai fo’i ma fa’a-alamata o teine ta’a’alo, po’o ola le vaega o fa’amasino i se ta’aloga e fa’ate’i ai le ‘aumatamata ua tautulimoe i lena aso.

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American Samoa GovernmentOFFICE OF PROCUREMENT

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)RFP No: RFP-046-2017 Date & Time Due: March 20, 2017Issuance Date: March 6, 2017 No later than 2:00 p.m. local timeThe American Samoa Government (ASG) issues a Request For Proposals (RFP) from qualified firms to provide:

“Project Management Services/Construction Monitoring of the Pago Pago Airport Runway 5-23 Overlay”

SUBMISSIONOriginal and five copies of the Proposal must be submitted in a sealed envelope marked: “RFP: Project Management Services/Construction Monitoring of the Pago Pago Airport Runway 5-23 Overlay.” Submissions are to be sent to the following address and will be received until 2:00 p.m. (local time), March 20, 2017: Office of Procurement American Samoa Government Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 attn: Dr. Oreta Mapu Crichton, CPOAny proposal received after the aforementioned date and time will not be accepted under any circumstances. Late submissions will not be opened or considered and will be determined as being non-responsive.DOCUMENTThe RFP Scope of Work outlining the proposal requirements is available at the Office of Procurement, Tafuna, American Samoa, during normal working hours.REVIEWRequest for Proposal data will be thoroughly reviewed by an appointed Source Evaluation Board under the auspices of the Chief Procurement Officer, Office of Procurement, ASG.RIGHT OF REJECTIONThe American Samoa Government reserves the right to reject any and/or all proposals and to waive any irregularities and/or informalities in the submitted proposals that are not in the best interests of the American Samoa Government or the public.

Equal Opportunity Employer / Affirmative ActionDR. ORETA MAPU CRICHTONChief Procurement Officer

PRIOR LAKE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings pro-vided Adam Thielen his over-coming-the-odds opportunity in the NFL, as an undrafted wide receiver from an NCAA Division II school.

As grateful and loyal as Thielen is to his home-state team, though, he’s not about to simply accept a discount for the new contract he’s in line for. After a breakout 2016 season, Thielen will become a restricted free agent on Thursday when the market opens.

“This is my team. I love this team. I’ve put in a lot of time and effort to help this team win games, and I’d love to be here,” Thielen said. “But at the same time, I want to be respected and for what I’ve done. I feel like I’ve proven that I can be a starter in this league, and I want to be respected in that way.”

The word respect was men-tioned several times by Thielen in a recent interview with reporters at an event for the team’s winter fan fest. There is plenty of respect within the organization for Thielen, an affable, diligent player who went largely unnoticed by col-leges at Detroit Lakes High School about 200 miles north-west of Minneapolis and had to sell himself to Minnesota State for a scholarship.

He impressed Vikings coaches and scouts enough to land on the practice squad as a rookie in 2013, stood out on special teams the fol-lowing year once he made the active roster and improved so steadily as a wide receiver that he became a full-time starter with Stefon Diggs last season. Thielen caught 69 passes for 967 yards and five touchdowns for an offense that ranked fifth-worst in the league in total yards.

“Being able to put the film out there that I did and prove that I can be a starter in this league, it’s put me in a good situation,” Thielen said, adding: “Hopefully I can stay here long term.”

Thielen co-owns a training center, ETS Elite Thielen , with partner Ryan Englebert, whom he has entrusted to work him out since leaving college.

Thielen has become well-versed in the business side of the NFL, too, peppering agent Blake Baratz with questions about the process and the rules.

The Vikings have placed a second-round tender on Thielen that’s worth a little more than $2.7 million for 2017 if he doesn’t sign a longer-term deal. The Vikings can match any offer he agrees to with another club, which would then have to give up a second-round draft pick by signing Thielen away from Minnesota.

The 26-year-old Thielen is hopeful he doesn’t even get to that point.

“It’s going to be cheaper now than it will be moving forward! This wasn’t a fluke,” Baratz tweeted on Wednesday. “The man can play ball. Period.”

Restricted free agents are often undrafted players like Thielen, since they become eligible after three accrued sea-sons. The standard for drafted players is typically a four-year contract. Once they get to their second contract, though, the round in which a player was drafted, if at all, no longer mat-ters. With an unrestricted free agent market that’s consid-ered thin, the price for players like Thielen could be high this month.

“That’s not really in my con-trol,” Thielen said, deferring to Baratz. “For me, it’s just going about my business and letting him earn his money.”

Thielen would love to have road-trip roommate and fellow wide receiver Cordarrelle Pat-terson back in 2017, but Pat-terson, also the team’s kickoff returner, is one of the unre-stricted free agents the Vikings might opt to let leave.

“In an ideal world we’d both be playing together on the same team,” Thielen said, “but there are so many different fac-tors that lead into my own situ-ation, let alone his situation, so I think we’re both just letting it play out and seeing what happens.”

NOTE: The Vikings re-signed OL Jeremiah Sirles, who was an exclusive rights free agent, on Wednesday. Sirles played both tackle and guard spots last year.

WR Adam Thielen seeks ‘respect’ with new Vikings deal as RFA

FILE - In this Sunday, Nov. 15, 2015 file photo, Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Adam Thielen (19) runs against the Oakland Raiders during an NFL football game in Oakland, Calif. The Min-nesota Vikings provided Adam Thielen his overcoming-the-odds opportunity in the NFL, as an undrafted wide receiver from an NCAA Division II school. As grateful and loyal as Thielen is to his home-state team, though, he’s not about to simply accept a discount for the new contract he’s in line for. After a breakout 2016 season, Thielen will become a restricted free agent on Thursday, March 9, 2017 when the market opens. (AP Photo/Beck Diefenbach, File)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Paul George spent the first half Wednesday night trying to get his teammates started.

Then the four-time All-Star finally took charge.

George scored 13 of his 21 points during the second half of the third quarter, leading the Indiana Pacers on a decisive run and a 115-98 blowout over Detroit.

“We needed him to knock down some shots in the third quarter and he did that to extend that lead to about 20,” coach Nate McMillan said. “The second unit closed it out.”

Indiana trailed only once all night for a total of 22 seconds and finished with its largest vic-tory margin since a 21-point victory Feb. 4, also against the Pistons.

Before the game, Detroit coach Stan Van Gundy made it clear he was still searching for solutions to defend George, who had scored 26.3 points in the first three meetings this season and has routinely decimated the Pistons defense each of the past two seasons.

It still didn’t work.

“They destroyed us,” Van Gundy said “We didn’t play defense at all. They scored on anything they wanted and we didn’t guard at all.”

George was 7 of 12 from the field and finished with eight rebounds — taking the entire fourth quarter off with the rest of Indiana’s starters.

Five other Pacers also scored in double figures, but it was George’s third-quarter flurry that turned the game after Detroit took its only lead, 63-62 on a step-back jumper from Marcus Morris with 7:39 to go.

C.J. Miles answered with a 3-pointer on the ensuing pos-session, and George broke a 65-65 tie with a 21-footer to start a 25-8 quarter-closing run. George had nine points and three rebounds over the final 6:25 of the quarter, which ended with Indiana leading 90-73.

“We needed to get some stops but it seemed like they had a pretty good offensive rhythm, so I left them (the starters) in a little longer than usual,” McMillan said.

Detroit never got closer than 15 the rest of the way and was

swept in the four-game season series.

Tobias Harris led the Pistons with 22 points, Stanley Johnson had a season-high 17 and Andre Drummond wound up with 14 points and 15 rebounds for his 43rd double-double of the season.

TIP-INSPistons: Have lost five

straight in Indianapolis and 16 of the last 18 road games in the series. ... Harris stayed in the game after appearing to take a nasty spill while finishing a dunk late in the second quarter. He only scored four points after the play. ... Morris got his 100th career block in his 400th career

game.Pacers: Had two turnovers in

the first half and finished with a season-low five. ... The Pacers were 11 of 23 on 3s and have now made 11 or more in five of seven games since the All-Star break. ... Before the game, NBA Slam Dunk contest winner Glenn Robinson III was pre-sented with his trophy. Former Pacers star Darnell “Dr. Dunk” Hillman, who got a check but no trophy when he won the NBA’s unofficial dunk contest in 1976-77, also received a trophy.

TURNOVER TURNAROUND

Of all the gaudy numbers in the box score, two were of par-

ticular interest to McMillanFive turnovers, a season-

low, and 27 assists. Their pre-vious low on turnovers was six, also against Detroit on Feb. 4.

“We wanted under 10, so we did a solid job offensively,” McMillan said.

Detroit wasn’t bad either, finishing with 10 turnovers.

UP NEXTPistons: Host the defending

champion Cavaliers on Thursday. Cleveland has won five of the last seven in the series.

Pacers: Will try to snap a two-game losing streak against the Bucks when it heads to Mil-waukee on Saturday.

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DENVER (AP) — The Washington Wizards built a big enough lead to withstand the Denver Nuggets’ late comeback bid.

John Wall would prefer not giving opposing teams the chance.

Wall scored 30 points, Bradley Beal had 23 and Wash-ington built a 24-point lead and held on to beat the short-handed Nuggets 123-113 on Wednesday night.

“When we find a way to get up 20-something points, the defense started to get like we didn’t play with the sense of urgency we played with to get that lead,” Wall said. “We’ve got to figure that out and do a better job of it because playing good teams in the playoffs, you don’t want to give them any life. We gave them a little bit of life, but the second unit did a good job at the beginning of the fourth and they held the lead.”

Otto Porter Jr. added 22 points for the Wizards, who have won nine of their last 12 on the road, including their first back-to-back set on the road this season. Washington edged Phoenix 131-127 on Tuesday.

“It was imperative that we set the tone, set the pace of the game and I think we did a good job doing that,” Beal said. “We just had some slippage on defense that almost cost us, but we did a good job of showing maturity

and poise.”The Nuggets were without

three of their starters. Nikola Jokic and Danilo Gallinari were both out because of illness, and Kenneth Faried was sidelined because of a back injury.

Gary Harris had 26 points for the Nuggets. Wilson Chandler added 21 and Mason Plumlee chipped in 19.

“We’ve been down people all year and we’ve beaten teams short-handed, so that’s not an excuse at all,” Harris said. “It

definitely hurt not having them but we also have to go out there and compete and try to get a win.”

Denver was down by 24 points before closing the third quarter on a 16-5 run, pulling to 97-85 going into the final period.

A dunk by Plumlee cut Den-ver’s deficit to 10 points, but Washington put together a 9-2 burst capped by a 3-pointer by Wall to rebuild the lead to 106-89. The Wizards scored enough to fend off the Nuggets, helped

immensely by Porter’s 3-pointer with 53 seconds remaining after Denver had closed within eight points.

“I loved the fact that being down we didn’t just roll over,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “We had a great comeback, but we can’t put ourselves in a hole like that.”

Denver hung close early on but hit a lull as the Wizards led by as many as 19 points in the second quarter before taking a 67-50 lead at halftime. Beal

and Wall combined to score 28 points in the first two quarters.

After Chandler hit a jumper, Denver closed to 45-41 midway through the second quarter. Washington answered with an 18-3 burst that included 3-pointers by Beal and Wall.

TIP-INSWizards: Completed a sweep

of the two-game season series with Denver after being swept by the Nuggets last season. ... Washington improved to 17-7 when all five starters score in double figures. Wall also had 10 assists. ... Markieff Morris was ejected with 2:08 left to play after a flagrant foul 2 was called against him for a collision in which Plumlee took a hit in the groin area.

Nuggets: With Jokic, Galli-nari and Faried all out, Denver fielded its 27th different starting lineup, most in the league this season. ... Faried missed his sixth consecutive game due to his low back injury. ... Gallinari was out because of a bout with vertigo. .. Jokic missed a second consecutive game because of illness.

UP NEXTWizards: Continue their five-

game road trip on Friday night, when they play the Sacramento Kings.

Nuggets: Wrap up a four-game homestand by hosting the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) knocks the ball away from Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) as he tries to pull in a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler)

Washington Wizards guard John Wall, front, picks up a loose ball in front of Denver Nuggets center Mason Plumlee during the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Wall, Beal team up for 53, Wizards beat Nuggets

George’s 3rd-quarter flurry

sends Pacers past Pistons 115-98

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2016, file photo, Buffalo Bills quar-terback Tyrod Taylor (5) runs against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first half of an NFL football game, in Orchard Park, N.Y. Taylor will remain the Buffalo Bills starter after the team announced it restructured the player’s five-year contract exten-sion on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File)

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Quarterback Tyrod Taylor is staying put in Buffalo.

The Bills ended two months of uncertainty on Wednesday by announcing Taylor would remain in Buffalo for a third season after agreeing to restructure his five-year con-tract extension. The deal was reached a day before the NFL’s free-agency period opens, and with Buffalo facing a deadline on Saturday on whether to acti-vate or opt out of the extension Taylor signed in August.

The move cleared the biggest offseason question for the Bills, who are undergoing their latest transformation under newly hired coach Sean McDermott , who took over in January after Rex Ryan was fired.

Saying the team took a methodical approach in exploring all options, McDer-mott credited Taylor for making the decision an easy one because of his desire to stay in Buffalo.

“This thing shaped up the right way and really, I feel this is a good move and in the best interest of the organization at this time,” McDermott said. “All these conversations about this and that, and which direc-tion we’re going? Well, this is where we are.”

In establishing a rap-port with Taylor the past two months, McDermott said he was impressed by the quar-terback’s character and work ethic. McDermott wouldn’t speculate on whether the Bills would have kept Taylor had he not agreed to restructure his contract by saying the team never reached that point in its decision-making process.

Taylor even questioned his future in Buffalo once Ryan was fired and the starter was benched for the Bills season finale against the New York Jets.

Buffalo did briefly explore at least one other option at quarterback by having pre-liminary talks with eight-year journeyman Brian Hoyer on Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the dis-cussions. The person spoke to The Associated Press because the sensitive nature of talk and because the Bills did not dis-close their plans.

The Bills’ interest in Hoyer, however, ended with Taylor’s decision to rework his contract.

Under the initial contract extension, Taylor was due to be paid just under $31 million in salary and bonuses during the first year of the deal, and count nearly $16 million against Buf-falo’s salary cap.

That’s a pricey amount for a team that was set to begin free

agency with about $22 million in salary cap space and with numerous needs to address including holes at receiver and defensive back.

The Bills quickly turned their attention to adding players, including two fullbacks.

A person with direct knowl-edge of the decision told The AP that Patrick DiMarco agreed to sign a four-year, $8.4 million contract in which $4.2 million is guaranteed. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the deal.

DiMarco has five NFL sea-sons of experience, including spending the past four with

Atlanta.The Bills announced they

agreed to sign former Carolina fullback Mike Tolbert, and re-sign punter Colton Schmidt, who had been released on Monday. The Bills also released receiver Marcus Easley, who has been sidelined since sus-taining an injury to his left knee in December 2015.

Taylor has a 15-14 record in two seasons with Buffalo. He signed with the Bills two years ago after spending his first four NFL seasons serving as Joe Flacco’s backup in Baltimore.

He’s coming off an incon-sistent season in going 7-8 last year.

Bills sticking with QB Tyrod Taylor after

reworking contract

‘Se sapo ma le niu…!!!!!’ o le augagi atu lena o le tapuaiga a le Autalavou i le latou talitua’a. (Ata:THA)

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O TA’ALOGA TAMA NA FAIA I GAGAMOE, PAGO

ASO TOFI:MOSIULA (3-1) V LUPELELE (1-2)

O le ripoti lea na maua mai i le malae i Gagamoe, i Pago Pago, i le ta’aloga a le Mosiula ma le Lupelele, na tata muamua Mosiula maua ‘ai e 100 ae 12 pe. Ona tulia lea e le Lupelele, maua ‘ai e 100 ae toe ta ia latou ‘ai e fa’asili, uma lelei le ‘au na tata, e na’o 6 a latou ‘ai mama na maua.

Ia e le’i umi se taimi na tulia ai ‘ai na e 6 ae maua, manumalo ai loa le Mosiula i le latou ta’aloga lena.

ASO FARAILE:SEAULA (3-0) V MEA’ESE

(1-3).O le ta’aloga foi lea na tata

muamua ai le Seaula, maua ‘ai e 100 i le 13 pe, ona o a’e lea o le Mea’ese e latou te tulia, ia e maua lava pe e 19, ae fa’atoa 63 ‘ai.

Ua se’e atu nei le Seaula i le tolu malo ae leai se faiaina (3-0) ae se’e mai le Mea’ese i le tolu faiaina ae tasi le malo (1-3), o

‘au lelei a nei i le tau atina’eina o nai tama laiti. E i ai le tausaga e toe sau ai le Mea’ese ua lelei atoatoale vaega o tamaiti nei ua amata tapena, ae le iloa po’o le tausaga fou ua tele fo’i se suiga i lea ‘au.

ASO TOANA’I:AGA O LE PE’APE’A (1-3)

V PYCCT (1-3)O ‘au nei e moni ai upu a le

isi toeaina tapua’i, “O nai ‘au lea fa’atoa toe tau amata mai le latou fa’avaeina, e aua la le televave ni a tatou tala e faia i tama na.”

“Pau lava le mea ua o mai e fai le ‘au, e alolofa i ai, aua o le kirikiti latou ia, e iloa lava le tagata ua leva ona ta’alo ma le taule’ale’a lea fa’ato’a ta’alo lava ia i se kirikiti, lea e tau-mafai e a’o le ‘u’uina o le pate pe’a ta. Ae fai fai lava lelei!”

E 100 ‘ai a le Aga o le Pe’ape’a ae fa’atoa 13 pe, ia tuli loa e Pavaia’i PYCCT, maua na’o le 59 ae 19 pe, manumalo ai Tama o le Aga o le Pe’ape’a i le latou ta’alofa faitaulia lea.

FETULELE (4-0) V TUNAULA (1-2)

I le ta’aloga faitaulia i le va

o le Fetulele ma Tunaula mai Fagaitua, lea ua manual fo’i le Fetulele, ma ua se’e nei le Fet-ulele i le 4 manumalo, ae leai se faia’ina.

Peita’i o le Tuna’ula, ua tasi lava le manumalo, ae 2 faia’ina ua i ai nei. Ua matauina fo’i le tulaga lelei mai o fatate’a a le Tunaula, ae mataulia, e le’o lava mai sui te’a pe a o’o ina taia le ta.

ASO LUA:TAMA O LE AETO, PAGO (1-3) V LUPELELE (1-2).E manaia le maimoaga pe a

ta’aalo nei ‘au e tutusa malolosi pei la o Aeto ma le Lupelele, e i iloa ai lava le ‘au e lelei i le latou ‘aupaga.

Ua matauina o le to’atele o i latou e lelei ta’a’alo i le Kirikiti e matele ina latou sailiilia fo’i ‘au e to’atele ai sui e lelei ta’a’alo ina ia ulu i ai ma ta’alo ai. Peita’i, o isi sui e le’i atoatoa le iloa lelei o le fa’agatama, e tasi lava le mea o saili se ‘au e ta’alo ai, lea la e fetaui lelei ai tama nei e a’a’alo i le Lupelele mai Iliili ma Pago Eagle Boys mai Pago Pago, e paga lelei lava la’ua.

Na tata muamua le Aeto maua ‘ai e 100, 17 pe, ia tuli loa e le Lupelele, maua ‘ai e 100 ae 16 pe, na fa’aauau pea le taaga, maua ‘ai e 22, ae uma pe e 19.

Ona tuli leae le Aeto ‘ai nei e 22 se’i atoa latou pe e 19,

peita’i, na’o le lua ‘ai na maua ma ua fa’amau ai le ta’aloga lea, manumalo le Lupelele.

O ta’aloga tamaitai i Fagaalu i le Aso Tofi: I’a Vai ma Mosoo’ipala #1, Aso Faraile: Teine o le Manulele Tausala vs Teine o le Aeto, Aso Toana’i: 1st game; Teine o le Asaga vs Autalavou Fagaalu; 2nd game: Teine o le Moli vs Lupelele, 3rd game: Alao v Aeto.

Ta’aloga Tama Malae i Pago Pago: Aso Tofi: Tunaula vs Mosiula, Aso Faraile;E le’i mautu mai! Aso Toanai: 1st game: Lupelele vs Mea’ese, 2nd game: Pisisami vs Lega, 3rd game: Aga o le Pe’ape’a vs Mosiula.

Leaga fo’i le mea e fai ole talitua’a, ae tiga uma ai fo’i mea o le tino pe’a alu atu i le fale. E manaia lena e te le faifeau ai i le tou aiga, se’i uma le Fu’a. (Ata:THA)

“SE FA’AKALI MAI, FAI AKU LAVA I LEGEI POLO A E ALU LAVA ?” o le talitua’a lena i le polo kirikiti. (Ata:THA)

‘Maua…e leai…maua…e leai…maua….ia pule ia oe polo.” (Ata:THA)

➧ Liki Kirikiti o le Fu’a 2017…Mai itulau B2

‘Faapea lava oe ia ai o le mea o le kapo e le iloa i le ka’aloga…alu loa i lalo, ua makaga mai lava oe.” (Ata:THA)

‘Ia ku loa i luga si o’u kei, o le mea sili lava la ua kilokilo mai uma i lou ka’alo i le ka’aloga legei…a..ea.’ manaia si ou totolo i lalo, maua ai lou ta’alo i le isi ta’aloga. (Ata:THA)

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HOUSTON (AP) — Utah coach Quin Snyder liked his team’s performance on Wednesday night against the Houston Rockets.

However, he thinks another factor may have been just as important in the victory.

“A lot of times you just have to be fortunate against a team that’s that good,” he said. “We were lucky tonight.”

Rudy Gobert and Gordon Hayward each scored 23 points to help the Jazz beat the Rockets 115-108 for their fourth straight victory.

James Harden had 35 points for the Rockets, who have lost two straight for just the third time this season.

The Rockets trailed by double digits for much of the game as they struggled from 3-point range. Houston was just 8 of 32 to end a streak of 18 straight games with at least 10 3-pointers.

Harden had an especially tough time from long range, missing all eight of his attempts.

“They’re a really good defensive team,” Harden said. “(But) we still had our looks, we still had opportunities. We just couldn’t knock them down.”

A pair of free throws by Harden cut Utah’s lead to four with less than two minutes remaining, but Joe Johnson hit a 3-pointer just before the shot clock expired on the other end to make it 110-103.

Three more free throws by Harden kept Houston in it, but Patrick Beverley missed a layup after a steal by Eric Gordon, and Gobert put it away

with a layup that made it 112-106 with less than a minute left.

“Late in the game we just couldn’t get one stop,” Harden said.

The Jazz won two of the three meetings, the first time since the 2011-12 season that they’ve won a season series over the Rockets.

Utah is in fourth place in the Western Conference, three games behind third-place Houston. But Gobert insisted he hasn’t thought much about trying to overtake the Rockets in the standings.

“It’s a big win ... but it’s a long season and this is only one game,” he said. “And we have another big game coming up. We just have to keep getting better and keep getting those wins.”

Hayward’s 3-pointer made it 103-94, but a layup by Harden cut it to 103-99 with less than three minutes left. Beverley then fouled Gobert in the paint on a play the Rockets thought should have been a charge, and he made both free throws.

Utah was up by 12 after a 3-pointer by Rodney Hood before Houston scored the next eight points, with six from Harden, to get within 69-65 with about seven minutes left in the third quarter. Harden wowed the crowd a few seconds after that when he blocked a shot by Raul Neto into the stands.

Houston later got within three, but a 7-1 spurt by the Jazz extended the lead to 82-73 with about two minutes left in the quarter.

The Jazz led 84-77 entering the fourth.

Jazz win fourth straight with

115-108 victory over Rockets

Houston Rockets guard James Harden (13) shoots over Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, left, and guard Rodney Hood in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)

FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2017, file photo, Oakland Raiders outside linebacker Bruce Irvin (51) pur-sues Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) during the first half of an AFC Wild Card NFL football game, in Houston. Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie had plenty of youth and needed playoff experience when he went on his spending spree last year. He brought in line-backer Bruce Irvin with two Super Bowl appearances from Seattle to ease the focus on Khalil Mack, and Irvin came through with seven sacks and six forced fumbles. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

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DALLAS (AP) — Bruce Irvin’s first payday in free agency wasn’t anywhere near what Oakland will have to offer to keep pass-rushing teammate and two-time All-Pro Khalil Mack.

The former first-round pick by Seattle qualifies as a high-value contributor just the same for a franchise that made the playoffs for the first time in 14 years.

Forget for a moment Irvin’s seven sacks , one off the career high from his rookie season after the Seahawks drafted him 15th overall in 2012. Consider the intangibles from a player who illus-trates what a relatively low-cost deal can mean in free agency.

“From the moment that Bruce arrived, he and Khalil had a natural competition or natural kind of bond where they were two alpha males,” Raiders coach Jack Del Rio said. “They were going to push each other really hard every day and compete every day.”

Irvin signed a $37 million, four-year contract with $14.5 mil-lion guaranteed after the Seahawks decided against giving him the fifth year on his rookie deal.

While quarterback Derek Carr and Mack got most of the head-lines — and Carr’s broken leg late in the regular season domi-nated the talk before and after a wild-card loss to Houston — the 29-year-old Irvin positioned himself to become quite a bargain if he finishes his current deal.

“I know I’m very capable of doing a lot of stuff,” said Irvin, who has 29 sacks in five seasons. “If they need me to spy, I’ll spy. If they need me to rush, I’ll rush. Any way I can help I’ll do it.”

Here’s a look at other high-value free agents from last year as teams start wrapping up what they hope will be similar bargains in 2017 as free agency opens Thursday:

LOW-COST NO. 1: Receiver Rishard Matthews led Tennessee with 945 yards receiving and nine touchdowns, and the 27-year-old tied Pro Bowl tight end Delanie Walker for the team lead with 65 catches. That career season came after signing a $15 million, three-year deal. Matthews was a seventh-round pick by Miami in 2012 and was coming off career highs of 43 catches for 662 yards and four TDs in 2015.

Titans general manager Jon Robinson said the key to finding bargains often starts with a receiver’s film. “Maybe he’s getting open a lot, but the quarterback’s not getting the ball to him. Maybe the quarterback just doesn’t have time to get the ball there for whatever reason,” Robinson said.

THE PEDIGREE RULE: Defensive end Chris Long had seven solid seasons with St. Louis as the second overall pick in 2008. But injuries kept him from being the star his dad, Hall of Famer Howie Long, was while winning a Super Bowl at the same position with Oakland. Long has his ring now as a steady influence with the New England defense on a $2.4 million, one-year contract.

“Any player that’s been through ups and downs, and everybody in this league has — injuries, whatever,” said Long, who turns 32 later this month. “Things can change quickly, and luckily I never gave up on it.”

ANOTHER HOUSTON FIND: Lamar Miller landed with the Texans after the Miami Dolphins decided to make Jay Ajayi their lead running back. And Houston promptly had its fourth different rushing leader in four seasons, in part because franchise leader Arian Foster missed significant parts of two of those years with injuries and wasn’t brought back in 2016.

In the first year of a $26 million, four-year deal with $14 mil-lion guaranteed, Miller fell 26 yards short of his career high of 1,099 yards. The 25-year-old helped the Texans overcome the struggles of high-priced free agent quarterback Brock Osweiler and reach the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons.

ALL-PRO PAYOFF: Defensive tackles usually don’t get the big money, so Damon Harrison’s $46.2 million, five-year con-tract with the New York Giants ranks in the top 10 at his posi-tion heading into free agency this year. The 343-pounder, who is known to teammates as “Snacks” and is getting $24 million guar-anteed, had career highs with 55 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks to help New York’s defense improve from 30th to second overall.

Harrison, an undrafted free agent who played mostly nose tackle in four seasons with the New York Jets, was an All-Pro for the first time. And the 28-year-old has started all 16 games the past four seasons.

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tusia Ausage Fausia

Ua uma vaitaimi na tele ai lagona le fiafia ma le fa’asea mai ni

isi o le itumalo o Manu’a, i le fa’aletonu lea o femalagaaiga i luga o le sami mo le itumalo, aemaise lava taimi ia e silia ai i le ta’i 2 pe sili atu fo’i masina o leai ni malaga a le MV Sili mo le momoliina atu lea o uta ma fa’amomoli mo le itumalo i tausaga ua mavae.

Talu ona amata le tautua a

le va’a fou a le malo o le MV Manu’atele mo le itumalo o Manu’a i le masina na te’a nei seia oo mai i le vaiaso nei, ua na o le leo o le alaga fiafia ua fa’alogoina mai tagata o le itumalo, ina ua molimauina le le toe i ai o se fa’aletonu i tulaga o femalagaaiga i luga o le sami.

“O le tulaga lea ua i ai, ua matua fau ma soloi uta o oloa ma taumafa mo Manu’a i le taimi nei, ua le toe i ai lava se itu e fa’asea ai aiga ta’itasi, ona o lea ua lelei femalagaaiga a le

va’a i taimi masani e malaga mai ai”, o le saunoaga lea a se tasi o Tama matua mai Manu’a i luga o le telefoni i le taeao ananafi.

Na taua atili e le Tama matua lea e fa’apea, e le gata i le tulaga lelei o femalagaaiga ua i ai mo Manu’a i le taimi nei, ae ua molimauina fo’i le sao-galemu o soo se faigamalaga a le va’a fou lea ua i ai nei, i lalo o le ta’ita’iga a le ali’i Kapeteni ia Loleni Fiaai ma le au va’a.

Fau ma soloi uta o oloa ma taumafa mo le itumalo o Manu’a

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O se va’aiga i nisi o tama ua avea ma tågata faigaluega e taina tanoa, toto pate kirikiti ma isi oloa ae maise o Upeti Elei Samoa mo latou ie e fa’atau atu i le latou faleoloa i le nofoaga tumau i Pago Pago lava. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

(Faaauau itulau 11)

Se vaaiga i le taimi na taunu’u ai le va’a a le Manu’atele i Manu’a i le aso Lua o le vaiaso nei. [ata foa’i]

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tusia Ausage FausiaUa talosagaina e le

Fa’atonusili o le Matagaluega o Aoga a le malo ia Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga le fesoasoani a Pulenu’u o afioaga eseese uma i le atunu’u, fa’apea ai leoleoaga a Aumaga i afiafi i taimi o faiga-lotu fa’apea ai le po atoa, mo le puipuia lea o faleaoga ma mea-totino a le malo mai le fa’aleaga ma osofa’i e tagata faomea.

O lea talosaga mai le afioga i le tama’ita’i Fa’atonusili o aoga a le malo, na tu’uina mai lea i le taeao ananafi, i le mae’a ai lea ona ia taulimaina o se ripoti mai le aoga maualuga atoa ai ma le aoga tulaga muamua i Leone, i le fa’alavelave lea na fa’aleagaina ai e ni isi le ofisa o le puleaoga fa’apea ai ni isi o potu aoga i le vaiaso nei.

Na taua e Dr. Matagi-Tofiga e fa’apea, o se tulaga le fa’aaloalo tele ua faia e i latou sa fa’atinoina lenei gaioiga, o le fa’aleagaina lea o meatotino a le malo o loo a’oa’oina ai fanau a le atunu’u.

Ua ia talosagaina le fesoa-soani a Pulenu’u ma aumaga a afioaga taitasi, ina ia fesoasoani atu i le Matagaluega o Aoga i le leoleoina lea atoa ai ma le puipuia o faleaoga ma meato-tino i taimi o leoleoaga a afioaga i le afiafi ma le po.

Na taua atili e le tama’ita’i fa’atonusili le tatau lea ona gal-ulue fa’atasi afioaga ma le malo, i le puipuia lea o meatotino mai lima o tagata faomea, ona o meatotino nei ma le aoga o loo

fa’alagolago i ai le a’oa’oina o fanau mo se lumana’i taua.

Ua galulue le aoga maua-luga a Leone fa’apea ai le aoga tulaga muamua i le toe fa’aleleia o vaega sa fa’aleagaina mai lenei fa’alavelave, ma ua gal-ulue malosi fo’i ta’ita’i uma o vaega taitasi e aofia ai ma le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa fa’apea ai le mafuataga a Matua ma Faiaoga, i le faia lea o auala uma e mafai ai ona puipuia le toe tula’i mai o nei fa’alavelave i le lumana’i.

Na fa’amaonia mai e se sui sinia o le Matagaluega o Leoleo le fa’agasolo o su’esu’ega e uiga i lenei mataupu, e ala lea i le taumafai o Leoleo e saili ni molimau e feso’ota’i ma le fa’alavelave sa tula’i mai.

E le o se taimi muamua lenei ua tula’i mai ai mataupu fa’apenei i totonu o le atunu’u, o le osofaia lea o faleaoga ae ave fa’agaoi meatotino aoga sa i totonu.

O le masina o Ianuari o le tausaga nei na fa’asala ai e le fa’amasinoga maualuga se ali’i e 19 tausaga le matua e taofia i le toese i Tafuna mo le 6 masina, ina ua ta’usala o ia i le moliaga o le gaoi, e mafua mai i le fa’alavelave lea na latou oso-faia ai ma ni isi ali’i talavou se to’alua le Ofisa o le aoga maua-luga a Tafuna ae ave fa’agaoi le tele o meaaoga sa i ai i totonu, e aofia ai masini laptop sa i totonu o le Ofisa o le polokalame o le JROTC.

Mana’omia fesoasoani Pulenu’u i le leoleoina o faleaoga mai le gaoia

Le Fa’atonusili o Aoga a le malo ia Dr. Ruth Matagi-Tofiga. [ata AF]

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tusia: Leua Aiono FrostFA’ASALA VA’A FAGOTA ‘YIE SHENG WANG’ - LE

SA’O SISIGA FU’A ASO le aso ananafi sa va’aia

ai e le to’atele le sau i totonu o le va’a, ae ua toe fo’i atu i fafo mai le uafu isi va’a. Sa fa’ailoa mai e Harbor Master Silila Patane, e fa’apea “O lena ua toe tuli atu i fafo se’i mua’i tapena fa’amaumauga o le sala e ao ina fa’ao’o i ai, ona e sau mai tai, e va’ai mamao atu lava i le agiagia mai o le Fu’a a le Malo o Amerika Samoa o loo u i lalo le itu e ao ina pito i luga. A le faia le fa’asalaga, e le mafai fo’i ona usiusita’i i taimi uma, ma ave le latou fa’amuamua e va’ai toto’a i tulafono tamau mo so’o se va’a e fia ulufale mai e taula i le uafu tele i Fagatogo.”

O le kamupani e ona lea va’a, o le Blue Angels, ma ua o’o fo’i se vala’au aloaia i lea Kamu-pani, pe aisea lava o latou va’a i’a e ulufale mai, a le fa’alogo gata i fa’atonuga e fa’auia atu i uaealesi poo leitio, e sese mai mea patino e ao ina mua’i iloa lelei e kapeteni ma latou Sifi Ini-sinia, ina ia le taofia i latou mai le ulufale mai, pe fa’asala fo’i i le taimi e to’ai taunu’u ai i le uafu.

“Ua latalata ina fa’ao’o se sala i le Kamupani Va’a lea e tautuaina nei va’a fagota, ae o le mea e tau avatu nei lava, o lo’o iloa lelei le vaivai ma le fia malolo lelei o nai ‘auva’a,

ae sasi fa’apea le Kapeteni ma le au Ofisa o fa’afoea nei va’a, e le tatau ona ta’a’alo fa’apea i mea e le tatau ona sasi ai. Ia ave le fa’amuamua i tulafono tamau nei e mafai ai ona ululale ma le saogalemu,” o se isi lea fanoga ua fa’aalia mai e Patane mo le silafia a le vasega o kamupani va’a.

O le umi lea ua tuu i ai, masalo fa’ato’a mafai ona toe fa’aulu mai i totonu i le aso lea va’a, ua atoa lelei ai le 24 itula o le fa’asalaga, ma o lo’o faia lava nei fa’asalaga e tusa ma ala o tulafono sa solituina.

TAOA - SO’OFA’ATASI OFISA TURISI & LAU-

FANUA FA’ASAOUa matua toe fa’aleleia

atoatoa le sootaga lelei a le TAOA (Ofisa o Tagata Mat-utua) ma le Ofisa o Turisi ae maise o le National Park of American Samoa ina ia avea ai le nofoaga tumau o le TAOA ma se isi nofoaga matagofie e tu ai pasi o la’uina ai turisi tafafao mai e ala i Meli tetele e ulufale mai i le teritori.

O lea so’otaga ua fa’amalosia a’ia’i ai le vasega o tina ma tama matutua, ina ia latou fa’atino a latou matafaioi lea ua totogia ai i latou e le SCEP “Senior Citi-zens Employment Program” o le lalaga o fala, ili, pulou, ma isi oloa taulima, fa’apea ai ma le gaosiga o le elei Samoa e fa’aaoga ai Upeti o taina mai e tama o lo’o galulue fo’i i lena

itu o le polokalama. O lo ua fa’atauina fo’i oloa

uma nei o gasoia e i latou i le latou faleoloa o mea taulima o lo’o i ai i le nofoaga lava i Pago Pago. O lea faleoloa e maua ai Pate mo le kirikiti ae maise o pulou e aoga mo ta’aloga ma le faia o galuega i le la, o taga solovae matagofie ona lamanu e gaosia mai ‘ie’ie o suisuiga, o ula felanulanua’i fulumoa pe o gasia fo’i i le voulu ma ie eseese.

O lo’o fa’atautau ina ai gal-uega mai le ‘au ta fa’atagata, o To’oto’o fa’afaleupolu ma to’oto’o mo tama ma tina mat-utua ua mo’omia e savavali ai. O Tanoa ma auupega teuteu-fale ua matua fa’atumulia ai lea faleoloa e ao ina maimoaina e le mamalu lautele o saunia meaalofa mo tagata i fafo po’o nisi fo’i o le a masii atu mai le atunu’u e avea ma fa’amanatu lelei o le latou alaala ai iinei.

O lo ua toe fa’aolaola lelei mai le latou fa’aili ma e pepese ma ta pese fa’asamoa moni i aso ua leva, i taimi o meli ma fa’afiafiaga e mo’omia ai se fa’aili. Ua tapena i latou, ina nei vala’auina fo’i mo fa’afiafiaga i aiga. O nei mea uma,o tupe e maua mai ai, e toe fo’i i totonu o le polokalama lea o fa’afaigaluegaina ai le vasega o tagata matutua, o loo mo’omia ona fa’alava latou kuata mo le maua ai o latou saogalemu.

O se va’aiga i le tama’ita’i Fa’atonu o le TAOA ia Evelyn Lili’o Satele ua fiafia tele ia latou ie fou fa’ato’a mae’a ona fa’atautauina i le latou faleoloa i Pago Pago lava. [ata: leua Aiono Frost]

O se va’aiga lea i le va’a fagota, ‘Yie Sheng Wang’ o lo’o fa’asala, i le le sa’o ona sisiina le fu’a a Amerika Samoa. [ata: Leua Aiono Frost]

tusia Ausage FausiaUa amataina nei tapenaga

a ni isi o Ekalesia i le atunu’u, mo le tapenaina lea o le latou sao mo le fu’a o lenei tausaga, e ala i le a’oina o pese ma siva fa’aleaganu’u. Na fa’amaonia mai ese sui sinia o le Ofisa o le Mataupu Tau Samoa i le Samoa News, le tofia lea o Ekalesia e 3 i le atunu’u latou te tapenaina pese ma siva fa’aleaganu’u mo le aso o le fu’a o lenei tausaga, atoa ai ma le afioaga e tasi mai Samoa lea fo’i ua mae’a ona tu’u atu i ai le valaaulia.

O le agaga o le faigamalo e pei ona fuafua ai le polokalame mo le fu’a o lenei tausaga, ia tofu sao uma vaega eseese i totonu o le atunu’u mo le fa’atinoina lea o fa’afiafiaga i le aso o le fu’a a Amerika Samoa, e pei ona filifilia ai afioaga, kamupani ma Falelima e 3 i le atunu’u latou te tapenaina fa’afiafiaga i le aso o le fu’a i tausaga ua mavae, lea fo’i la ua oo mai le fa’asologa i Ekalesia.

O Ekalesia e 3 ua lautogia mo fa’afiafiaga o le fu’a o lenei tausaga e aofia ai le Ekalesia Katoliko, Metotisi ma le EFKAS.

I le tulaga o tuuga fautasi, e le o mautu mai se fuafuaga pe valaaulia se fautasi mai Samoa, pau le tulaga lea ua mautu mai, o le valaaulia mo le pese ma le

siva mai Samoa lea ua mae’a ona tu’uina atu, ma, o le a fili-fili mai lava fo’i e le afioga i le ali’i Palemia le afioaga e fai ma sui o Samoa i le fu’a a Amerika Samoa.

Ae mo tapenaga a auva’a eseese i le atunu’u, o le 3 ai lenei o vaiaso talu ona amata mai koleniga a le tele o auva’a i le atunu’u, i le sailia lea o le malosi aemaise ai o le toe fa’amasani i le foe, ao tapena atu ai mo falagamaea o le tai i lenei tausaga.

O le vaiaso nei lea na vaaia ai le amata tu’u i lalo o le tele o Sa mo fa’ata’ita’iga a auva’a ta’itasi, ma ua amata fo’i ona to’atele le mamalu o le atunu’u e tumu tumu solo i vaega eseese o le apitagalu, i le fia maimoa lea i le tulaga ua i ai aoga ma koleniga a auva’a taitasi i le atunu’u.

Ua fa’amaonia mai fo’i e le sui sinia o le Ofisa o Mataupu Tau Samoa e fa’apea, o le polo-kalame masani o le fu’a e pei ona faia i tausaga uma, e tatala sauniga o le fu’a i le sauniga lotu lea ua fa’amoemoe e faia i le aso Sa, Aperila 16, 2017 i le Fale Laumei i Utulei, ona sosoo ai loa lea ma le sisiina o le fu’a i le stadium i Tafuna i le aso Gafua, Aperila 17 i le taeao, ma toe tapunia ai lava sauniga o le fu’a i le afiafi o le aso lava lea.

Sauni Ekalesia mo pese ma siva fa’alea-

gau’u mo le fu’a

“Ua tele lava suiga ua i ai malaga mo Manu’a i le taimi nei talu ona taunu’u mai le va’a fou, ua fa’amalosia i lalo o tulafono mo le saogalemu le fa’aaoga o vaega fa’aola e pasese uma e malaga i totonu o le va’a, ua tele fo’i le suiga i le manaia o potu toe ola le ea malulu, ma ua atili ai ona lelei femalagaaiga mo le itumalo”, o le saunoaga lea a le Tama.

Ae na taua e se Tina mai Ofu le tulaga lelei ua i ai mea uma e moomia mo le soifua o tagata ta’ito’atasi i totonu o aiga i le Luanu’u i le taimi nei, talu ona lelei femalagaaiga i luga o le sami.

“Ua le toe i ai se mea e oi ai le itumalo, ua maua uma uta ma oloa e mana’omia i soo se taimi, e fa’amalo atu ai i le kovana ma le malo ona o lenei fesoasoani tele mo Manu’a”, o le saunoaga lea a le Tina.

E pei ona masani ai i malaga e 4 a le MV Manu’atele ua mavae atu, e le ulufale le va’a i le uafu i Faleasao, ae taula mai tua o le aau, ona fa’aaoga lea

o va’a laiti e lau ai tagata ma fa’amomoli i uta.

O le taeao ananafi na fa’amae’a ai le la’uina o uta ma fa’amomoli mo le Faletolu, ma toe malaga mai ai loa le MV Manu’atele i le po anapo i Tutuila nei. Saunoa le afioga i le ali’i faipule ia Vesi Talalelei Fautanu Jr e fa’aleo lagona fiafia o ni isi o Tama ma Tina matutua o le itumalo, ona o loo tulaga lelei ua i ai le tautua a le va’a fou mo Manu’a.

“Pau nai vaega laiti o loo matou galulue atu i ai ma ni isi o afioga i Faipule mai Manu’a, o le toe fa’amanatu lea i le Fa’atonusili o le Pulega o Uafu ma Malaeva’alele le iugafono lea ua mae’a ona pasia, mo le fausiaina lea o se pusaaisa i luga o le uafu i Fagatogo, e teu i ai uta o oloa tu’uaisa a tagata o le itumalo i le taimi e la’u mai ai ae le taunu’u ona malaga le va’a, ina ia mautinoa e le fa’aleaogaina le tautiga o tagata i le fa’atauina o fa’amomoli mo aiga i le itumalo”, o le saunoaga lea a Vesi.

➧ Fau ma soloi uta o oloa …Mai itulau 9

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Southern California’s quest to reach the NCAA Tournament likely couldn’t survive a loss to one of the Pac-12’s worst teams.

The Trojans prevailed, and while it was a struggle, coach Andy Enfield believes they’ve now done enough to earn a bid.

Chimezie Metu had 24 points and nine rebounds, and USC withstood a poor start and sloppy finish to hold off Washington 78-73 on Wednesday night in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

Bennie Boatwright added 13 points for the sixth-seeded Trojans, who ral-lied from 10 points down in the first half and then nearly blew a 14-point lead before securing a spot in Thursday’s quarterfinals against No. 3 UCLA.

“Our RPI is in the high 30s and we’re 24-8, so we feel like we’re in pretty good shape for the NCAA Tour-nament,” Enfield said.

David Crisp had 22 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Hus-kies (9-22) but missed a game-tying 3-point attempt in the closing seconds. Noah Dickerson scored 18 points, but Washington was undone by 10 second-half turnovers in its school-record 13th straight loss.

Washington, holding an RPI of 202 entering the day, played without poten-tial No. 1 NBA draft pick Markelle Fultz for a fourth straight game. The Pac-12 top scorer sat out with a sore knee, meaning the freshman’s college career is likely over.

The question now is whether coach

Lorenzo Romar will return. He said a report that indicated it had been decided he will be retained was false.

“I have not received any indications from the administration one way or another,” Romar said. “It’s an evalua-tion process going on right now.”

Washington tied a school record for losses in a season, but the Trojans still struggled for much of the night. USC didn’t put it away until Shaqquan Aaron hit two free throws with 3 sec-onds left.

Aaron had missed two free throws with 21 seconds remaining and De’Anthony Melton missed one with 34 seconds to go.

“When you miss two or three or four free throws at the end of the game, you give yourself a chance to lose,” Enfield said. “We didn’t lose tonight, but you saw in the NCAA Tournament last year we couldn’t make free throws.”

Washington came out hot in the teams’ second meeting in five days, with Matisse Thybulle (14 points) hit-ting three straight 3-pointers to put the 11th-seeded Huskies up 37-27.

But USC switching to a zone and Metu’s play inside fueled a 10-2 run to close the half. The Trojans took their first lead early in the second half on consecutive dunks by Metu.

Things unraveled for the Huskies from there. Malik Dime had to leave briefly with an apparent finger injury after blocking a shot. Then a foul and ensuing technical foul on Carlos Johnson led to Boatwright hitting four straight free throws and USC soon led

by 14.But late miscues led to some tense

moments before Crisp’s straightaway 3 clanged off the rim.

“It’s on us as players,” guard Jordan McLaughlin said of USC’s inconsis-tency. “The coaches do a good job get-ting us ready for the game. Defensive strategy and everything, they set it up perfectly, and it’s on us to come and play with energy.”

BIG PICTUREWashington: Romar did sign

Michael Porter Jr., the No. 1 player in the 2017 recruiting class, which could help him avoid getting fired.

USC: Thanks to a recent four-game losing streak and only two wins over AP Top 25 teams (UCLA, No. 12 SMU), falling to the downtrodden Huskies might have extinguished the Trojans’ NCAA Tournament hopes.

FULTZ’S LAST SHOTMaybe Fultz should have tried to

play while sitting on the bench. The freshman posted a video on his Twitter account from the shootaround in which he made a shot from the first row of the stands behind the basket.

UP NEXTWashington: Romar, the Pac-12’s

longest-tenured coach, hopes to return for a 16th season. “I think that our administration is very supportive,” he said.

USC: The Trojans split two games with UCLA, but the last meeting was ugly. The Bruins rolled at home, 102-70 on Feb. 18, and are hoping to secure a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Washington’s David Crisp, right, celebrates with teammate Noah Dickerson (15) during the first half of the team’s NCAA college basketball game against Southern California in the first round of the Pac-12 men’s tournament Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

USC tops Washington in Pac-12 tourney,

boosts NCAA hopes

by Sam - vaega 38Na umi se taimi o fasi tigaina ma

fa’apologa e le fafine meauli saua lea na tau atu i ai le teineititi o Ianeta ia le tein-eititi, ma lafo i ai upu fa’amomoi loto ia te ia, i le mae’a ai lea ona ia fa’alogologo i le fa’amatalaga umi sa tu’uina atu e le teineititi e tusa ai o lona oo mai i totonu o le malo o le Tupu o Eteuati II, ma lona talitonuga o loo i ai, e le o ia o se teineititi e tatau ona avea ma pologa. Na ona mae’a lava o faiga saua a le fafine meauli lea i le teineititi, ona ia fa’atonuina loa lea o le teineitiiti e savali i tua i le vaega o loo i ai le umukuka e kuka ai meaai a tagata pologa, e amata ona tafu le afi ma tapena le kukaina o meaai mo tagata pologa ia o le a toe fo’i ane i le nofoaga pe a mae’a fa’afiafiaga o loo faia. E ui ua lagona e le teineititi o Ianeta le tiga ma le vaivai o lona tino i faiga saua a le fafine lenei, ae sa ia tula’i pea ma fa’amalosi e usita’i i le fa’atonuga lea ua tu’uina atu ia te ia. Manatua fo’i, o lea ua silia i le 5 tausaga talu ona aumai le teineititi o Ianeta i totonu o le malo o tagata pologa, ma ua aga’i ina tagata matua o ia, ua iloa fo’i auala eseese e fa’atino ai le mamafa o galuega ma feau e tu’uina atu ia te ia.

Ua malu ane le afiafi ae o loo punou lava le teineititi o Ianeta i le kukaina o meaai mo tagata pologa pe a toe fo’i ane, ma ua amata fo’i ona solo solo lelei a laua talanoaga ma le fafine meauli lea na muamua fa’asaua ma sasa ia te ia. Na mua lava ona pisi Ianeta i le tau fa’avelaina o meaai mo tagata pologa, na mafua ai ona galo i lona loto le fai lea ma vaai i tafatafa o le fale i tagata pologa pe a gasolo atu, peita’i na fa’ateia o ia i le isi taimi ina ua fetaui lava lona ea a’e i luga ae tau lana vaai i le to’atele o tagata o loo latou siomia le umukuka o loo kuka ai lana meaai ma matamata atu ia te ia. Ua lagona e le teineititi le fefe ma le popole o lona loto ona o lea ua foliga mai ua aga’i uma atu le to’atele o tagata pologa e vaavaai i ana gal-uega o loo fai. E lei umi ae ona vaaia loa le fafine meauli saua lea sa ia sasa ma futi lona ulu ua savali atu i le umukuka ma tu’u atu lona lima i luga o lona tauau, ona ia faliu lea i le vaega o loo laulaututu mai ai le to’atele o tagata ma fa’ailoa i ai e fa’apea, “O Ianeta lea, o se tasi o totino o lo tatou aiga o tagata pologa ua mafai ona fa’aopoopo mai i lenei nofoaga, o lea lea ua ou tofia e fesoasoani ia te a’u i le kukaina o meaai mo le nofoaga i soo se taimi tou te malaga ai e fa’atino galuega mamafa i totonu o le malo”. O le fa’amatalaga lea a le fafine meauli lenei na vaaia ai le tau fai pati o tagata ma feei i le fiafia, ina ua mafai ona fa’aopoopo atu se isi tagata fou i le nofoaga.

O se po ese lea i le olaga o Ianeta talu ona ola mai i lenei olaga, talu fo’i ona taunu’u i le nofoaga fou lenei o tagata pologa, ona o lea fa’atoa moe lava i se nofoaga e taua o le nofoaga o tagata pologa, e le gata e momoe i tama’i fale e ato i atigi pusa ae fola i vaovao, ae o se taimi muamua fo’i lea o lona olaga ua ia molimauina ai le maualalo ma le mativa toe eleelea o le olaga e ola ai tagata pologa. Sa le maua se moe lelei a Ianeta i lea po, ua toe fafagu mai i lona loto aso e tele ao nofo i le aiga o le fafine saua o Mekala ma lona to’alua, e ui i le mamafa o galuega sa ia fa’atinoina i na aso, ae sa mafai lava ona ia ola fiafia ma maua mea uma e mana’o i ai, e lei fa’aigoaina fo’i o ia o se tagata pologa, peita’i o lea ua i’u ina nofo i le aai o tagata pologa ma ola pei o se pologa, ua ia iloa ai le uiga moni o upu sa masani ona fai atu e le fafine saua o Mekala ia te ia, e le o ia o se suli moni o le aiga o lona Tina, ae o ia o le pologa.

E LE O OE O SE SULI

MONI

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DEAR ABBY: I am a father of two girls. Both of them no longer see, talk to or contact me. I’m divorced from their mother. She cheated on me after she went back to work and met a man she decided was her soul mate. That was 17 years ago. I haven’t talked to or seen my ex in all those years, and slowly both daughters distanced themselves from me until there was no relationship at all.

On Father’s Day, my birthday or Christmas I never hear a word from either one. I tried numerous times to be a father to them. My youngest was recently married and didn’t invite me to her big wedding. I had been saving money over the years in case one of them needed help with a home or wedding.

I have to say I am hurt. What could I have done to be a father when they didn’t want me in their lives? I talk to people and they keep telling me stories similar to mine. Is this common? -- REJECTED DAD OUT WEST

DEAR DAD: Let me put it this way: It’s not unheard of. Something called “parental alienation” some-times happens in bitter divorces, when one parent poisons the children’s minds against the other. If I had to guess the reason for it in your case, it would be that your ex didn’t want the girls to know the reason for the divorce was her infidelity.

There is nothing you can do about it now, because a mindset and a pattern have been set. Had you insisted on counseling for you and the girls when you realized the distancing was happening, you might have kept the lines of communication open.

Things may improve one day when your daughters have children who are curious about meeting you, but in the meantime, for your own sake, please go on with your life and don’t dwell on your disappointment.

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •DEAR ABBY: I’m a 13-year-old girl who is blessed to have both sets of grandparents alive and

healthy. Recently, my dad’s mother has become very quiet and reserved at social events. She was never the “I need to talk to everyone” type, but at the last few family gatherings she wouldn’t involve herself in a long conversation with anyone. When my other grandparents tried to talk to her, her answers were curt and it was obvious she would rather not talk.

At first we thought it was because of my baby cousin, who cried nearly every time my grandmother held her. Thankfully, that has stopped. Other family members have noticed her behavior, and we are unsure of what may be causing it. -- SILENT TREATMENT IN NEW YORK

DEAR SILENT TREATMENT: Your grandmother may be upset about something, and her refusal to talk could be her way of expressing her displeasure, or she may be having a personal problem she’s not ready to discuss. Because other family members have noticed and are commenting about it, your par-ents should tell your grandfather that the family is concerned and ask him for an explanation, because he may be in a position to shed some light on it.

Happy Birthday: Your options will change as you move toward your goals. Don’t hesitate to take hold of something that can help you make your dreams come true. Opportunity will thrive if you partner with someone who has the ability to get things done. Think big, then figure out a way to get the most for the least. Your numbers are 5, 12, 23, 28, 36, 39, 45.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A physical challenge will get you up and running. Take a high-energy approach to life and you will enjoy the results you get physically and emotionally. Aim to make personal improvements. Romance will enhance your life. ✸✸✸✸✸

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Work quietly on your own and you will get things done. Personal improvement projects will bring about positive changes that will help you feel less insecure about who you are and what you do. Choose peace over discord. ✸✸

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make personal alterations that will make you feel good about the way you look and how you live. Trust your emotions in circumstances that involve your health or your love life. Romance is highlighted. ✸✸✸✸

CANCER (June 21-July 22): The past will come back to haunt you if you aren’t careful. Remember what happened the last time you trusted someone to come through for you. Look for alternative ways to get what you want. Fulfill your obligations on your own. ✸✸✸

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Express how you feel and bring about the changes you want to make. Don’t wait to see if someone else will go first. You are a leader, not a follower, so make your way to the finish line. ✸✸✸

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Check personal papers and deal with health issues swiftly. Don’t rely on others to take care of your responsibilities for you. You can make positive changes at home if you stick to your budget. ✸✸✸

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Working in conjunction with someone you like will bring stellar results. Go out on a limb if it will draw others to follow suit. Making physical changes will lead to compliments and an unexpected romantic offer. ✸✸✸✸

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get along with your peers and take care of your responsibilities. Leave nothing unfinished and it will be difficult for anyone to complain or cause you grief. Attend an event that includes people who have similar talents. ✸✸

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Financial gains look promising. Investing in something that will improve your lifestyle should be considered. Let go of the past and start anew with clear goals and carefully considered budgets. ✸✸✸✸✸

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Compliments will get you much further than complaints or criti-cism. Offering comfort to others will give you an inside look at a tenuous situation. Don’t feel obligated to pay for others’ mistakes or to take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. ✸✸✸

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Share your feelings and see if anyone is of the same mindset as you. Rally the people who are willing to help you present your ideas. Together, you will be able to bring about changes and receive a positive reception from others. ✸✸✸

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll be faced with competition and opposition, and may need to meet someone’s intellectual challenge. Your knowledge and insight will help you shine without needing to resort to questionable tactics. ✸✸✸

Birthday Baby: You are strong, intense and passionate. You are willful and commanding.

ACROSS 1 “Martial”

follower 5 “Mini” selling

places 10 Bald spot

coverings 14 Awkward,

uncouth person

15 Midwestern metropolis

16 Combat outfit 17 Europe’s

largest volcano

18 Enjoy, as a chef’s meal

19 Big-time launcher

20 Honesty, politeness, charm, etc.

23 “Spare the rod, ___ the child”

24 Like bad winters

25 Steer clear of 28 Larger-life link 30 Native of

Bangkok 31 Bake eggs in

their shells 33 Young boy 36 Including

everything 40 Farm tool 41 Make

someone do a spit take

42 Word with “Dutch” or “toaster”

43 Quiet sound that can mean “Look here!”

44 Piece of luggage carried by hand

46 Alaskan native

49 Alpha’s opposite

51 Employing sympathy

57 Brahman’s prominent feature

58 Divvy up accordingly

59 “Bright” thing from one’s mind

60 Certain sporting sword

61 Makers of a big V

62 Kind of year 63 Rectangular

paving stone with a curved top

64 Did some math

65 Some football players

DOWN 1 Waugh or

Guinness 2 IRA type 3 Casserole

type 4 TV’s

Enterprise, e.g.

5 Russian capital

6 Stradivarius’ teacher

7 “Bolero” composer

8 One of the Marvel superheroes

9 Common garment of India

10 If you simply bask for it, you’ll get it

11 Walking ___ (euphoric)

12 Old floppies

13 Secret supply

21 Beast that imitates

22 Entertainer Lewis, with a lamb 43-Down

25 Carve into crystal, e.g.

26 Dismiss a flying pest

27 Showed up 28 Fork prong 29 Ruth’s 714 or

a day’s 24 31 Closed 32 Chiffons oldie

“___ So Fine” 33 Name on

many jeans’ labels

34 Some British beverages

35 Bit of force? 37 One

associated with dreadlocks

38 Bad “accidental” letters?

39 Apt to go into a rage

43 Marionette relative

44 Let off steam, literally or figuratively

45 Turkish lord (var.)

46 Pains in the neck

47 It makes gems appear larger

48 Actor M. ___ Walsh of over 200 films

49 Lubricated 50 Squirrel’s

partner,in cartoons

52 Long, drawn-out tale

53 It glides across snow

54 First inhabited place

55 The periodic table’s Pb

56 Runs at the mouth

Universal CrosswordEdited by Timothy Parker March 9, 2017

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JILTED HUSBAND ALSO FEELS ABANDONED BY TWO DAUGHTERS

Dear AbbyDear Abbyby Abigail Van Buren

Thursday, March 09,

2017

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