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By SCOTT BAUGHMANDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — Verizon Wireless customers were left asking “Can you hear me now?” when calling to and from some phone numbers in the area Friday.

First reports of connection problems started coming in around 3 p.m. Thursday, but the mobile phone company said they didn’t register widespread issues until early Friday morning.

“We are currently experienc-ing a connectivity issue which is affecting calls from land lines to mobile phones in the Forest City area,” said Karen Schulz, spokesperson for Verizon Wireless. “It is in Forest City and some of the surrounding areas — not a huge area but some of the numbers there.

“It’s only been a problem for most of Friday morning and engineers are tracking down the problem.”

Mobile to mobile calls should work fine as should mobile calls to land line calls. The problem has only affected calls from land line phones to mobile phones so far.

Customers in line at the Verizon store on Butler Road were waiting to pay their bill or activate new equipment, but most were also asking questions about some anomalous calling problems on Friday afternoon.

Phones at the store were also ringing off the hook with customer service representa-tives reassuring customers the problem was only temporary and could be caused by either a down cell tower or perhaps a break in the land line cables. The cause was not immediately apparent Friday.

“Our engineers and techni-cians are working together to

Please see Verizon, Page 5

See related story, Page 16By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — “Oh no! Oh no!” Greg Deshommes said lifting his hand to his forehead holding his cell phone in the oth-er.

The caller was a dear friend in his home-town in Carrefour, Haiti. Her 8-year-old daughter was killed in the earthquake.

“Wow, wow,” he quietly said as he spoke to his friend in his native Haitian Creole language.

From his classroom at Chase Middle School, Deshommes was pouring his heart out about the devastating earthquake when his cell phone rang.

“It’s a call from Haiti” he said, excused himself, and literally ran to the windows for better reception.

“It’s been like this every day. I get a call. Someone else has lost a loved one,” he said.

But Thursday afternoon the news was

Please see Haiti, Page 6

By ALLISON FLYNNDaily Courier Staff Writer

BOSTIC – When students at East Middle School collected 5,878 canned food items for the Salvation Army in December – exceeding the goal of 5,000 – school administrators weren’t just over the moon.

They wound up on the school’s roof. Prinicipal Brad Teague motivated

students to collect the food by offer-ing that he, Assistant Principal Ricky Greene and Resource Officer Mark Duncan would stay on the school’s roof for 24 hours.

The trio was first scheduled to go up in mid-December, but snow and ice cancelled school and their plans to rough it on the roof.

The school held a pep rally Thursday afternoon where students got to share with the men what they’d be eating.

“We’re getting pickled pigs feet, oys-ters, sauerkraut and baby food I know,” Teague said.

The winning homeroom for each grade level got to choose the meals, said Student Government Association Sponsor Janet Phillips. The SGA helped organize the drive.

“It was really student driven,” Teague said, “but Bill Higgins over at Sunshine

Please see Roof, Page 5

Greg Deshommes takes a call from Haiti Friday after-noon. The news is horrible. His friend’s daughter was killed in the earthquake.

Jean Gordon/Daily CourierHaiti native Sonia Whitesides learned Thursday her mother and family are safe. See her story, Page 6.

Trying times

Jean Gordon/ Daily Courier

Haiti natives are dealing with heavy hearts, pain

East Middle School Resource Officer Mark Duncan, Principal Brad Teague and Assistant Principal Ricky Greene spent 24 hours on the school’s roof – from 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon to 3:30 p.m. Friday.

School staffers pay their debt up on the roof

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Verizon working on local problem

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Music/concertsThe Carlson Trio

will sing Saturday, Jan. 16, in honor of Wayne McCurry, at Sunshine Elementary School; chili supper begins at 5 p.m.; music starts at 6:30; sponsored by Fairview Baptist Church and Cherry Mountain VFD; the trio will also sing Sunday, Jan. 17, during the 11 a.m. worship service at the First Baptist Church of Bostic.

Gospel singing: Celebration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birth-day, Sunday, Jan. 17, 3 p.m., St. Gabriel’s Episcopal Church; fea-turing St. John’s AME Zion Church, Piney Ridge CME Church Choir, Spirit of 67 and Rufus Johnson reciting “I Have a Dream.”

The Carolina Crossmen will be in concert Sunday, Jan. 24, at Spencer Baptist Church, Spindale. Singing begins at 6 p.m. A love offering will be taken. Nursery pro-vided. The group will also sing Jan. 24, dur-ing the 11 a.m. worship service at Pleasant View Community Church, 129 Michael Dr., Forest City.

Gospel singing: Sunday, Jan. 24, 6 p.m., Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 130 Pleasant Grove Road, Rutherfordton; featur-ing In His Glory.

The Dixie Melody Boys will be in con-cert Sunday, Jan. 31, at Crestview Baptist Church in Forest City. Singing begins at 6 p.m.

Singing: Sunday, Feb. 7, 7 p.m., Riverside Baptist Church, Hogan Road, Harris; featuring Winners Either Way.

Special servicesSpiritual services:

Spiritual Awakening services will continue through Sunday, Jan. 17, 6:30 nightly, at Forest City Foursquare Church.

The Four Gospels will be preached Sunday, Jan. 17, at Doggett Grove AME Zion in Forest City, beginning at 4 p.m.

Youth Day service: Sunday, Jan. 17, 11 a.m. worship service; Holy Temple No. 2, Forest City; the Rev. Rachel Twitty will deliver the message.

Revival: Jan. 31 - Feb. 5, Little White Country Church, 184 Painters Gap Road, Rutherfordton; speaker, Rev. George Wright; Sunday service 6 p.m.; M-F, 7 nightly; special singing each night.

Church reopen-ing: Pastor Marjorie Patterson announces the reopening of Agape Ministries in Spindale (off Weathers Street). Services are held each Sunday at 11 a.m. Also, the church doors will be

open during the nation-al Week of Prayer, Jan. 18-23, at noon each day.

2nd Annual Women’s Conference: Jan. 22-24, Wheat Creek Baptist Church; Friday at 6 p.m., guest speaker, Evangelist Felicia Cureton from Victory Temple Bibleway Church, Rutherfordton; Saturday, 6 p.m., guest speaker, Audrey Clark from Agape Ministries in Forest City; Evangelist Loretta Martin from Upper Room Outreach Ministry, Columbia, S,C., will speak at 11 a.m. Sunday, and Dr. Particia Beason from Mabry’s Temple Bibleway Church, Campobello, S.C., will speak at 3 p.m.; call 828-863-2866 to reg-ister.

FundraisersBuffet break-

fast: Saturday, Jan. 16, 7 to 10:30 a.m., Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Forest City; $5 per person, all you can eat.

Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 23, begins at 4 p.m., Little White Country Church, 184 Painters Gap Road, Rutherfordton; $5 per plate, all you can eat; ages 6 and under, $3; all proceeds to benefit the Neighbors Pantry.

Breakfast buffet: Saturday, Jan. 23, 7 to 10 a.m.; Long Branch Road Baptist Church; no set price, donations accepted; proceeds for a new fellowship hall; church located at 621 Long Branch Road, Forest City,(Shiloh Community).

Poor man’s supper: Thursday, Feb. 4, 4 to 7 p.m., Providence United Methodist Church, Chase Middle commu-nity; adults $5, children $3, under 6 free; pro-ceeds will go toward Feed the Hungry Ministry; bake sale pro-ceeds for the purchase a keyboard.

Sweetheart Banquet: Saturday, Feb. 13, beginning at 4:30 p.m.; Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church; baked spaghetti, salad, dessert and drink; $12 per couple or $6 per individual; children under 6 are free; take outs available; call 657-9446 to place an order; sponsored by the ladies’ auxiliary of Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church.

Other Free clothing: Good

secondhand clothing will be offered free to those in need Saturday, Jan. 16, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 250 Mt. Pleasant Church Road, Sandy Mush, from 8 a.m. to noon.

Free clothing:

Saturday, Jan. 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., free clothes will be offered at the old K-Mart build-ing (behind Denny’s restaurant).

Free food: Free food will be given away to those in need Saturday, Jan. 23, at Forest City Foursquare Church, from noon to 3 p.m, (or until food runs out).

Free clothing: Coats and blankets will be given away Saturday, Jan. 30, from noon to 3 p.m. at Holy Ground Community Church, (beside Forest City Post Office). Soup will also be served free of charge.

“The Way Home”: A support group for any-one recovering from an addiction; meetings are held each Monday at noon, in the base-ment of Harvest House Church, Big Springs Ave., Forest City; call Sheila at 828-447-1880 for more information.

Mom’s Hope is a ministry that offers hope and support for mothers who face daily struggles and fears when their children are addicted to drugs or alcohol. The group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at Missionary Wesleyan Church, 811 Doggett Rd., Forest City. For more information con-tact Chris Park at 289-6467, or Karen Elliott at 286-2308.

“Celebrate Recovery” is a weekly Christ-centered pro-gram that meets every Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m., at Cornerstone Fellowship Church, 1186 Hudlow Rd., Forest City. The group is open to anyone who wishes to find healing no matter what you’re going through. For more information call 245-3639.

Church news may be sub-mitted for publication in The Daily Courier, by call-ing 245-6431, ext. 215, or via email at abyers@the-digitalcourier.com.

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The Gospel Travelers

The Gospel Travelers will sing Sunday, Jan. 17, at Sandy Level Baptist Church. Music begins at 6 p.m. Public invited.

‘Warm Winter Day for Women’ in Spindale

SPINDALE — United Sisters in Christ will host a “Warm Winter Day for Women,” on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the First Baptist Church of Spindale, beginning at 2 p.m.

This program is based on Romans 12:4, 5, 9 and 10, and the theme song for the event is “They Will Know We Are Christian by our Love.”

All denominations are welcome to join the fun, fondue and fellow-ship. Bringing a dish to share is optional. The event will be held in the church fellowship hall, 105 East Wilson St., Spindale, (across from the car wash on Main Street). Parking and entrance in back of the church.

For more information contact Sharon at 247-1853, or email Mammatuch@aol.com.

Powers to lead ‘Weaving a Tapestry of Hope’ study

FOREST CITY — “Weaving a Tapestry of Hope” will be led by Brandi Powers at the First Baptist Church of Forest City. The Bible study, written by David May, Associate Professor of New

Testament at Central Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City, Kan., will be held at 11 a.m., each Thursday in February.

During these four weeks the group will identify new ways to read an ancient vision that speaks about the past, the present and the future. By interweaving the ancient world of the original writer, John, with contemporary concerns of the church, this volume helps us to see that Revelation continues to reveal truths to those who seek to hear its original message. Readers are chal-lenged to study Revelation from the vantage points of the history, culture, original audience, and the literary skills of the writer. Those who participate will also learn how to empathize with those for whom this book originally was written.

The topics include:How to Study Revelation: An

Introduction (Week 1)Being a Considerate Reader of

Revelation (Week 2) Being a Sensitive Reader of

Revelation (Week 3)Being a Perceptive Reader of

Revelation (Week 4)Copies of the study book will be

available in the church office and on Thursdays. The cost is $7 to purchase a copy.

For more information contact the church office.

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One of the works of the flesh mentioned by Paul in his epistle to the Galatians is anger, a translation of the Greek word “thumos.” The word “thumos” is variously translated as anger, wrath, or passion, and was considered by the ancient Greeks to be the spirited element within humans.

Plato claimed that the psyche had three components, including nous (intellect), thumos (pas-sion), and epithumos (appetite), and he compared thumos to a spirited steed that needed to be controlled by the other two elements. Likewise, when Paul uses the word “thumos” he is describing the kind of anger and passion characterized by uncontrolled, explosive outbursts, and which readily flares into violent words or deeds.

Thus, it is not to be confused with righteous indignation, which is proper and controlled anger. In many cases, anger is perfectly appropriate and morally legitimate. The real question then is not whether we should be angry, but how to be angry at the right time and to the right

extent, and how to have a reaction which is morally appropriate to the situation. When we become enraged over minor mishaps we are clearly being excessive, while not getting angry enough over seri-ous injustices such as genocide errs in the other direction.

Clearly, we need to find the mean between these two extremes, as Aristotle put it, and be angry with the right person, at the right time, and to the right extent. We should reflect on our tendency to become angry. Is it moderate and appro-priate, or excessive, or perhaps even defi-cient?

AngerBe angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

and give no opportunity to the devil. R.S.V. Ephesians 4:26-27

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Man charged in sex case

CAROLEEN — True bill indictments were returned against a 25-year-old man.

Jonathan David Pollock, of 102 West St.; is facing two counts of first-degree statutory rape.

Pollock was placed under a $400,000 secured bond Friday morning.

Sheriff’s Reportsn The Rutherford

County Sheriff’s Office responded to 127 E-911 calls Thursday.n A burglary/ forc-

ible entry was report-ed at Rutherfordton Pediatrics, 1168 Old Caroleen Rd., Forest City.n The theft of a

2006 Chevrolet truck was reported at Mint Motorcars.n Sophia Martin

Satterfield reported a larceny.n The theft of petro-

leum products was reported at Dollar General, Cliffside.n April Marie Husted

reported a larceny.n Tommy Gene

Tessiner reported a bur-glary/ forcible entry.n Nelson Gustavo

Yedro reported vandal-ism to the front bumper of a 2001 Ford Escort.n Della Hudson

Keeter reported the theft of medications and keys.n Ricky James

Watson reported the theft of building mate-rials and appliances.n Christine Anise

Klahn reported a breaking and entering.

Rutherfordtonn The Rutherfordton

Police responded to 43 calls.

Spindalen The Spindale Police

responded to 21 calls.

Lake Luren The Lake Lure

Police responded to five calls.

Forest Cityn The Forest City

Police responded to 40 calls.

Arrestsn Gregory Todd

Hoyle, 42, of 780 Withrow Rd.; charged

with driving while impaired and driving left of center; freed on a $500 unsecured bond and a custody release. (FCPD)n Jason Ray Fite, 26,

of 590 Dewitt Owens Rd.; charged with driv-ing while impaired and possession of open container/ consume alcohol in the pas-senger area of a motor vehicle; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (NCHP)n Donald R. Morrow

Jr., 53, of 470 Goodes Creek Church Rd.;

charged with misde-meanor probation vio-lation; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (Probation)

n Jeremy Shane Rowe, 32, of 220 Old U.S. 221; charged with breaking and/or enter-ing, larceny after break/enter, break or enter a motor vehicle, larceny of motor vehicle and two counts of posses-sion of stolen goods/ property; placed under a $100,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

n Floyd Rosco Dotson, 43, of Bear Creek Road; charged with misdemeanor probation violation; placed under a $15,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Devanta Mevquer

Hill, 17, of 101 Carriage Place; charged with second-degree tres-passing and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juve-nile; placed under a $15,00 secured bond. (RCSD)n Derrick Devall

Lake, 20, of 239 Cherry Mountain St.; charged with second-degree trespassing and two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile; placed under a $1,500 secured bond. (RCSD)n Jorge Luis Lopez

Aguilar, 34, of 109 Circle St.; charged with resisting a public officer; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Linda Blanton

Robbins, 25, of 291 Old Church St.; charged with disorderly con-duct; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RCSD)n Willie Carnell

Matthews, 52, of 15013 Taylor Ridge Lane,

Charlotte; charged with driving while license revoked and failure to notify DMV of address change; placed under a $1,000 secured bond. (RPD)n Severo Mendez

Santos, 32, of 91 Bolding Rd.; charged with driving while license revoked; placed under a $200 cash bond. (RPD)

EMS/Rescuen The Rutherford

County EMS respond-ed to 27 E-911 calls Thursday.n The Volunteer Life

Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rescue responded to five calls.

Fire Callsn Bostic responded to

a control burn.n Ellenboro respond-

ed to a motor vehicle crash.n Forest City

responded to a gas leak.n Spindale respond-

ed to a motor vehicle crash, to an industrial fire alarm and to a smoke report.n Sandy Mush

responded to a fire alarm, assisted by SDO and Cliffside.

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Jean Gordon/Daily CourierMartin Luther Harkey III of Shelby was driving this Honda east on U.S. 74A Thursday evening when he told a trooper he began to feel sleepy. He said he was attempting to pull off the highway, when he apparently fell alsleep and hit the guard rail in the median and overturned. He was taken to Rutherford Hospital.

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I’ve stressed the need to hold on to all of the coupon inserts we receive each week in the newspaper. The biggest mistake that “casual” coupon users make is to cut out the coupons for the items they think they’ll buy and then toss the rest of the insert into the recycle bin. As you likely know by now, this is the biggest mistake that people make with coupons. In tossing the insert you throw away coupons for items that will be free later.

I know the skeptics in the crowd are thinking, “Free? Come on...” Yes! Absolutely free. Think about this. During the past few months, in my coupon inserts I’ve seen $1 coupons for toothpaste, $1 coupons for dish detergent and $1 coupons for frozen vegetables. If I didn’t save my inserts each week, I might have thrown away those coupons - and guess what? All of those items have gone on sale for a dollar. When an item goes on sale for a dollar and I use a dollar coupon, the item is free.

If your grocery stores double coupons it’s even easier to get things for free, provided again that you’ve saved all of your coupons. During double coupon days, your 50-cent coupons are worth $1 toward those dollar sales!

But one of the most important reasons to hold on to all of your cou-pon inserts is this: rarely do the coupons that we receive on Sunday line up with the best sales in the same week. Their real value comes as they get closer to their expiration dates.

Why is this the case? Stores know which coupons are coming out in the newspaper each week, long before we actually get them. This is not secret information. In fact, many coupon Web sites print preview lists of the coupons that are coming soon. Armed with this knowledge, stores typically leave the items that will be featured in the coupons at a higher price, because they know the habits of most people that use coupons. Casual coupon users flip through the paper and cut the cou-pons for the things they plan to buy that week. And many people think, “I’d better use this coupon this week before I forget.” Does this sound like you? Then, you may be saving a little money, but you’re not using your coupons in the most effective way.

Here’s a great example. My grocery store recently had a full-page ad in the coupon inserts. The ad contained a $3 coupon for dog food. At the top of the page, the ad proudly proclaimed that the dog food was on sale for $8.99 at my store this week. It said “Use this $3 coupon, and you’ll pay just $5.99 a bag.”

Now, I know from experience that $8.99 is not a very good sale price for that dog food at all. While it may be “on sale,” it’s not the rock-bottom, lowest price that I’ve seen the dog food sell for in past sales. So instead of falling for this common advertising tactic, I held onto that $3 coupon and didn’t use it the week that the store wanted me to.

Four weeks later, guess what? The dog food went on sale for $3.99 a bag! That’s when I went in with my $3 coupon. I got my dog food for just 99 cents. If I’d purchased it the week I received the coupon, even with the coupon savings I would have paid $5.99 a bag. By waiting a few weeks, I saved $5.

When you start to think about shopping this way for almost every-thing we buy the savings start to really add up! And that’s why we save all of our coupon inserts. So build a library of your coupon inserts. Keeping them all allows us to have many coupons on hand when those good sales come around.

Build coupon ‘library’ by saving weekly inserts

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Former Gov. Jim Hunt set an ambitious goal in 2000 when he challenge the people of North

Carolina to preserve a million acres of open space by the year 2010.

A report out this week shows that despite strong efforts by a variety of groups, that goal has not been met.

The preservation effort did get more than 600,000 acres under protection. That is nothing to scoff at.

There is also no reason to quit trying to put more of our undeveloped land under protection.

The fact that in the same time period, more than a million acres of land went under development in North Carolina just underscores the need to continue preservation efforts.

Among the things that make North Carolina unique are its farmlands, its pastures, its wetlands and its wild areas.

These are valuable assets that need to be preserved.

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Preserving N.C. lands is critical

*It seems like it’s hard to get everything right with the econo-my. As one problem passes, oth-ers emerge. This is the way many see the current economy. With the problem of the deep recession beginning to fade, the potential for higher inflation looms ahead.

Indeed, many say higher infla-tion is inevitable because of something the federal govern-ment has been doing to fight the recession – borrowing record amounts of money. Last year the government borrowed over $1 trillion to fill the gap between spending and tax revenues, and the red ink is expected to contin-ue flowing in the coming years.

The worry is that all this bor-rowing and spending by the fed-eral government will eventually cause prices to rise more rapidly, which is the definition of a higher inflation rate.

But is there a direct link between federal budget deficits and inflation? The perhaps sur-prising answer given by most economists is, no! While higher inflation rates can certainly occur at the same time as larger budget deficits are appearing, a third factor must be present to tie the two together – money cre-ation.

The late Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman asserted that “inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phe-nomenon.” In a less formal way he said, “inflation results from too much money chasing too few goods.”

The idea can be illustrated with a simple example. Say there’s $1,000 in circulation and there are 100 identical widgets (econo-mists’ all-purpose fictitious prod-uct) for people to buy. People can only purchase widgets. In this case each widget will be priced at $10.

Now suppose the supply of money in circulation doubles to $2,000. Again, the only thing people can do with this money is spend it on widgets. If there still are 100 widgets available, now each widget will be priced at $20. So a doubling of the money sup-ply, with no change in the supply of widgets for sale, has resulted in a doubling of widget prices.

Who controls the amount of money in circulation? The central bank of the U.S. – the Federal Reserve – does. So effectively, the Federal Reserve (often known simply as the Fed) controls the rate at which average prices rise, which is the definition of the inflation rate.

Note I said average prices – some individual prices can increase faster than others, and some can actually decline. The point is that when we look at the average of prices, how fast that average rises over time is strongly influenced by the amount of money the Fed is putting into cir-culation.

Yet what about the budget defi-cit? Doesn’t a bigger budget defi-cit mean the government (here the Fed) necessarily prints more money?

The answer once again is no. Borrowing by the federal govern-ment and the printing of money are controlled by two separate agencies. Borrowing is done by the Treasury Department and money creation is – as I’ve said – a function of the Federal Reserve. There’s no mandatory coordina-tion between the two. Only if the

Fed prints more money at the same time that the Treasury is borrowing more funds is there a link between the two actions. When this happens, economists have a term for it – “monetizing the debt.”

Now, as it turns out, we have had both significant borrow-ing by the Treasury and money creation by the Fed in the past year. Both actions have been used to fight the recession. So people who worry about inflation have good reason to do so.

Fortunately, at the moment inflation doesn’t seem to be a problem. One reason is because a great deal of the new money created by the Fed is sitting in the vaults of banks – unspent – so it isn’t in circulation. Also, the money that is in circulation is changing hands very slowly, which lessens its impact on prices.

Fed Chairman Bernanke, who is well aware of the inflationary dangers of excess money, has said he will drain the extra cash from the economy at the appropriate time. If he is successful, this will nip in the bud (as Barney Fife used to say) an inflationary out-break.

Be aware, however, nothing I’ve said here should be interpreted as suggesting budget deficits don’t create issues. They certainly do, such as the potential for higher interest rates, the crowding out of other federal spending and the shift of investment funds from private to public purposes. But higher inflation need not be one of the issues. The Federal Reserve has the ability to control infla-tion. You decide if the Fed will be successful!

Dr. Walden teaches and writes on per-sonal finance, economic outlook and public policy.

More evidence shows incentives not all they claimRALEIGH – Back in the

mid-1990s, when North Carolina first began to offer large incentive pack-ages in an attempt to land economic-development deals, I wrote that such targeted incentives had never really been about creating jobs. They were about creating job announcements.

The distinction is impor-tant, and the passage of time has only made it more obvi-ous.

Within a dynamic market economy, employers create jobs all the time. They create jobs during booms. They cre-ate jobs during busts, though fewer ones.

But employers also elimi-nate jobs, more during busts but also during booms. For the economy as a whole, the key statistic is the net — how many jobs are created minus the number of jobs destroyed.

Giving out special tax breaks, cash payments, or other subsidies to particular firms can certainly be asso-ciated with job announce-

ments. Actually, I’ll put it more strongly than that. One of the main reasons politi-cians offer incentives in the first place is so they can credit for the new jobs being announced, even though in many cases the companies would have made the same location or expansion deci-sion without the incentives.

But to say that incentives work because they lead to job announcements is to miss the boat entirely. Giving subsidies to some politically favored companies inevitably means increasing costs to other companies, typically smaller ones less capable of presenting a credible threat to leave if they aren’t subsi-dized.

One reason why this hap-pens is that incentives shift the tax burden for local ser-

vices. The location or expan-sion of a major employer in a community has a range of effects on the demand for public services.

If newcomers to the com-munity take the jobs offered at the new subsidized firm, there will be an increase in traffic, school enrollment, and other demand. If exist-ing residents take the jobs, then they’ll usually be leav-ing the employ of firms with-out incentives, firms respon-sible for a higher proportion of local taxes paid to finance those services.

Either way, you create a growing gap between service costs and net tax collections. Existing firms and house-holds have to make up the difference, in ways that can often lead to lower employ-ment. That’s why the net effect on job creation is not at all the same as the imme-diate effect on job announce-ments.

Another reason why job announcements at the front end of incentive deals don’t necessarily result in net job creation is more mundane:

much of the time, the job announcements are simply wrong. The announced jobs never materialize.

It’s not usually the case that politicians and employers lie about the anticipated effects of an incentive deal. It’s just not possible to predict with precision or confidence the performance of particular companies and their employ-ment needs three, five, or 10 years out.

When economic-develop-ment officials and politicians claim to have proven that an incentive deal will make money for taxpayers over such time frames, they are being quite silly. Such pre-dictive powers are beyond their capabilities. They are beyond any human being’s capabilities.

What’s more, those who negotiate incentive deals are rarely held accountable for job announcements that don’t pan out. Few even bother to check the num-bers. The Winston-Salem Journal’s Richard Craver just did a spectacular job of dem-onstrating how valuable such

diligence can be, however. In a recent piece, he examined 70 local incentives packages awarded since 1990 and found that more than 40 percent of the pledged jobs either were never created or no longer exist.

The bottom line is that over the past decade and a half North Carolina has become known as an easy mark for companies seeking incentives.

That’s the main reason our state shows up highly in “business climate” surveys conducted among economic recruiters. They know they’ll get a big package here.

At the same time, though, North Carolina has usu-ally lagged the regional and national averages in actual job creation, and currently has one of the weakest state economies in the nation.

It’s another example of our debilitating Blarney Tradition – big talk with little to show for it.

Hood is president of the John Locke Foundation.

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ObituariesBill Rash

William “Bill” Gregory Rash, of Forest City, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2010 at his residence.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.

Connie Simms-ForneyCanathaus “Connie”

Simms-Forney, of 142 McDaniel St., Forest City, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at Willow Ridge Nursing Home in Rutherfordton.

She was a daughter of the late Lonnie and Thelma Simms Lockhart.

Survivors include her hus-band, Skippy A. Forney of the home; three step-sons, Skippy W. Forney and Tramell Forney, of Union Mills, and Dexter L. Hopper of California; two stepdaugh-ters, Rhonda F. Logan and Yvette McEntire of Union Mills; four sisters, Alice McCluney of Spartanburg, S.C., Wessie Epps of Philadelphia, Pa., Jacquelyn Lockhart of Baltimore, Md., and Virginia Bell of Kings Mountain; and three brothers, Eugene Lockhart and Bobby Lockhart, both of Charlotte, and Ricky Lockhart of Baltimore, Md.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Sunday at Mt. Pleasant CME Church in Union Mills with the Rev. Selena McEntyre officiat-ing. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service.

Thompson’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

Leroy RoperCharles “Leroy” Roper, of

119 Boiler Road, Mooresboro, died Friday, Jan. 15, 2010 at Hospice House in Forest City.

Arrangements are incom-plete and will be announced by Harrelson Funeral Home.

Amber ArrowoodAmber Renaye Arrowood,

infant daughter of John “J.J.” Arrowood and Molly “Tanaye” Fowler Arrowood of Forest City, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at Rutherford Hospital.

In addition to her parents, she is survived by one broth-er, Joshua Eugene Arrowood, and one sister, Madison Faith Arrowood; maternal grandparents, Mike and Renee Greenlee of Forest City, and Terry Fowler of Inman, S.C.; paternal grand-parents, Junior and Sybile Arrowood of Forest City; great-grandmother, Dorcas Greenlee of Forest City; and several uncles and aunts.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday in the Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery with the Rev. Bob Philbeck officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., prior to the service at Harrelson Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, P.O. Box 336, Forest City, NC 28043.

Online condolences www.harrel-sonfuneralhome.com.

Nell RiceNell Flack Rice, 100, of

Conover, died Thursday, Han. 14, 2010 at the home of her daughter, Dr. Pat Rice Whitley, in Salisbury.

Born in Rutherford County, she was a daughter of the late Elzaja Wellington Flack and Louria A. Koone Flack, and also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, James Oscar Rice, who died in 1986.

She served as a seamstress in several upholstery furni-ture plants and later founded Rice Upholstering Company in Conover with her hus-band. She was a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover.

She is survived by her daughters, Dr. Patricia Rice Whitley of Salisbury, and Peggy Rice Sherrill of Asheboro, a son, James Oscar Rice Jr. of Conover; a half-sister, Alpha Parker of Forest City; a half-brother, Jason Flack of Union Mills; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Round Hill Baptist Church cemetery in Union Mills. Pastor Michael O. Kane will officiate.

A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.

Crowe’s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to the congregation of the donor’s choice.

Online condolences www.crowemortuary.com.

Rev. Caris Owens Jr. Rev. R. Caris Owens

Jr., 70, of 430 Sandy Run Church Road, Mooresboro, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center after a nine-month battle with (AML) Leukemia.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Renzo C. Owens Sr. and Mary C. Black Owens.

He was educated at Lattimore High School and Fruitland Baptist Bible College in Hendersonville, and served as pastor of churches in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. Rev. Owens was a member of Crossway Baptist Church in Mooresboro.

He is survived by his wife of 46 years, Elizabeth

“Libby” Ledford Owens of the home; two sons, Nicholas “Nico” Daniel Owens and Dakota Ryan Owens, of the home; one sister, Joyce Owens Ward of Lattimore; one brother, W. Gene Owens of Hickory; a niece whom he raised as a daughter, Monica Ledford Mathis of Shelby.

Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with the Rev. Pherson Weatherman offi-ciating. Internment will fol-low in the church cemetery. Visitation was held Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory, Shelby.

In lieu of flowers, memo-rials may be made to the Baptist Children’s Home of NC, Attn: Michael C.

Blackwell, P.O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-9989; or donate blood in his memory at the American Red Cross, Shelby.

Florence Cooper LOS ANGELES (AP) —

U.S. District Judge Florence Marie Cooper, who presided over such high-profile cases as the Winnie the Pooh copy-right dispute, has died. She was 69.

President Clinton appoint-ed her to U.S. District Court in Los Angeles in 1999.

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donated 800 cans to us too. I think East High gathered more than we did – so I think Tony Smith should be up there too.”

Teague said he reminded students during the pep rally that while the end result was fun for them, the real reason for the event was to help oth-ers in need.

“I hope they realize how many families they helped,” he said.

Rutherford County Schools as a whole gathered 29,558 canned food items for the Salvation Army’s Christmas Cheer Center. East High School collected the most items with 9,500 canned goods.

After school Thursday the men prepared for their adventure, with bags filled with clothes, a tent, lawn chairs and other items to help them pass the time.

“We have a small tent, but I’m not guaranteeing I’m staying in there,” Teague said. “And I don’t think the students think we’re going to stay up there 24 hours.”

A group of East Middle staff and students gathered to watch the men head up the ladder to the flat area of the roof above the school’s main entrance. Rutherford County Sheriff Jack Conner watched as Duncan climbed up. Duncan, who’s afraid of heights, was cheered on by those in attendance and by Conner.

“I’ve already told them I’d help get 10,000 cans next year just to see him go up again,” he said.

As students filed into school or went outside for recess, they asked Teague, Duncan and Greene how cold it was last night (18.2 degrees) and how much sleep they’d gotten.

“Officer Duncan got the most – one hour and 20 min-utes,” Hutchins said.

Teague said he didn’t know what he’d promise students next year, but Phillips said not to worry.

“We have a year to get them into something else,” she said.

Contact Flynn via e-mail at afly-nn@thedigitalcourier.com.

fully diagnose the problem,” Schulz said. “We do have some back up and re-routing programs in place and we hope to have the problem diagnosed and resolved soon. But right now we have no estimate on when it might be fixed.”

Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier.com.

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N.C. hospital laying off 112 of its workers

LUMBERTON (AP) — A southeastern North Carolina hospital is laying off 112 peo-ple, or 5 percent of its work-force, and says a weak econo-my is to blame.

Multiple media out-lets reported Friday that Southeastern Regional Medical Center officials said the layoff will save the facility $7.5 million.

A ststement from the hos-pital said it took the move because of declining trends in the numbers of patients seek-ing care, decreases in revenue and increases in expenses. It said it expects poor eco-nomic conditions to continue and that pending health care reform will cut its income.

The layoffs included per-sonnel at all levels, but hos-pital spokeswoman Amanda Crabtree would not elaborate on which positions were elim-inated, nor was it indicated when the layoffs would take effect. Crabtree said no ser-vices for patients were cut.

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Rev. R. Caris Owens Jr.

Rev. R. Caris Owens Jr., 70, of 430 Sandy Run Church Road, Mooresboro, NC, departed this life for eternal life to be with his God and Savior Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center after a nine month battle with (AML) Leukemia. Known to many as “Preacher”, he was preceded in death by his parents, Renzo C. Owens, Sr. and Mary C. Black Owens. His par-ents-in-law, Thurman and Bertha Ledford, two infant sons, Anthony Caris and Jeffrey Brian Owens, a teenage son, Duane Starr Owens and a brother, Alfred Owens. He is survived by his wife of forty-six years, Elizabeth “Libby” Ledford Owens of the home; two sons who were the love of his life, Nicholas “Nico” Daniel Owens and Dakota Ryan Owens also of the home; one sister and brother-in-law, Joyce Owens Ward and Donald O. Ward of Lattimore; one brother, and sis-ter-in-law, W. Gene Owens and Kim Owens of Hickory; a sister-in-law, Peggy Owens of High Point. A special niece whom he raised as a daughter, Monica Ledford Mathis and husband, Charles “Marty” Mathis and their children, Joseph and Clarissa Mathis of Shelby, Joshua and Cori Mathis and their children, Madison and Troy Mathis of Forest City whom he claimed as his grandchildren and was known to them as pawpaw. Several nieces and nephews, a host of other relatives and friends. Special friends, Larry Whitener and his daughter, Tammie Whitener of Mooresboro, Doug and Ann Mathis of Shelby, and his bad bulldog, Shiloh and Amazon parrot, Zoe. Mr. Owens was educated at Lattimore High School and Fruitland Baptist Bible College, Hendersonville, NC. He served as pastor of churches in Cleveland and Rutherford counties. A member of Crossway Baptist Church in Mooresboro, he was a former houseparent at the N. C. Baptist Children’s Home, “Broyhill” home in Clyde, NC, a member of the Baptist men, served on the Board of Directors of the Boiling Springs Rescue Squad, served as moderator of Sandy Run Baptist Association. He was a self taught guitarist and computer whiz, which he enjoyed but preaching the gospel of Jesus was his first love and passion. He was known for his leadership, his humble and kind way of life and a beautiful friendly smile that you never forgot, and his deep love for children. A special thank you to all who took care of Caris during his ill-ness. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 15, 2010 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home and Crematory. Funeral services will be on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 3:00 pm at Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. Pherson Weatherman. Internment will fol-low in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials were requested by Mr. Owens to be sent to the Baptist Children’s Home of NC, Attn: Michael C. Blackwell, P. O. Box 338, Thomasville, NC 27361-9989 or donate blood in his memory at the American Red Cross, Shelby, NC Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home & Crematory is serving the fam-ily.

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Nell Flack Rice Nell Flack Rice, 100, of Conover, NC, passed away Thursday eve-ning at the home of her daughter, Dr. Pat Rice Whitley, in Salisbury, NC. The family thanks the manage-ment and staff of Hospice and Palliative Care Center of 512 Klumac Road in Salisbury for the loving care provided at Ms. Whitley”s home. Mrs. Rice was born on October 27, 1909 in Rutherford County to Elzaja Wellington Flack and Louria A. Koone Flack. She moved to Catawba County, NC, in the early 1930’s where she sought employment in the hosiery and furniture industries. She married James Oscar Rice of Conover, NC, in 1934 and they were married over 50 years when he died in 1986. She served as a seamstress in several upholstered furniture plants and later founded Rice Upholstering Company in Conover with her husband, Oscar. The Rices settled in Conover in the home built in 1872 by James Oscar Rices grandfather, Julius Patrick Cline, the second mayor of Conover, a home still main-tained by the family. Mrs. Rice, a member of Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover, was active in the community through the Conover Garden Club and vari-ous craft groups as well as the Dorcas Society and Ladies Aid Service of her congregation. She recently attended and was hon-ored at the first Conover City Council meeting of 2010 for becoming a Centenarian, a recog-nition the city provides long-time citizens who reach 100 years of age. Mrs. Rice was preceded in death by her parents as well as the fol-lowing siblings: Brothers Paul Edwin Flack of Union Mills, NC and Addie Flack of Orangevale, CA and half-brother Sam Flack of Union Mills, NC. She is survived by a half-sister Alpha Parker of Forest City, NC and half-brother Jason Flack of Union Mills, NC. Also left to cherish her memory are her daughters Dr. Patricia Rice Whitley of Salisbury, NC and Peggy Rice Sherrill and her husband, Mac, of Asheboro, NC and her son, James Oscar Rice, Jr of Conover, NC. She has five grandchildren, Kim Sherrill Reamy Cothran of Moore, SC, Christy Sherrill Joyce of Raleigh, NC, Andy Rice of Newton, NC, Jeff Rice of St. Louis, MO and Brad Rice of Tulsa, OK; eight great grandchil-dren are scattered throughout the country, Meade Reamy of Moore, SC, Brayden Joyce of Raleigh, NC, Drew Rice, Kathryn Rice and Will Rice of Newton, NC, Sarah Rice of St. Louis, MO, Jackson and Ben Rice of Tulsa. Mrs. Rice will be buried in the cemetery at Round Hill Baptist Church in Union Mills, NC. where her mother and father and some siblings are buried. A grave-side service with the family attending will be conducted by Pastor Michael O. Kane of Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover, NC at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. A memorial service will be held at Concordia Lutheran Church in Conover at 2:00 o’clock on Monday with the fam-ily receiving friends at the church at 1:00 p.m. just prior to the ser-vice. Long-time family friends of Crowe’s Mortuary and Chapel have been entrusted to handle burial arrangements in Union Mills, NC. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be provided to the congrega-tion of one’s choice. Online condolences may be made at:www.crowemortuary.com

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Verner R. Hardin

Verner R. Hardin, age 78 of Rutherfordton, died Wednesday, January 13, at Rutherford Hospital. A native of Rutherford County, he was a son of the late John Patrick and Linnie Biggerstaff Hardin. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church, retired human resources manager for Drexel Furniture and was an Air Force veteran serving in Korea. He was a charter member of the Piedmont Gun Club and a Gideon. He is survived by his wife, Gail Cole Hardin of the home; son, Tony Hardin and wife, Debbie of Jacksonville, NC and two grand-children, Joshua Hardin and Sarah Hardin of Jacksonville, NC. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 17 at 2:30 PM at Fellowship Baptist Church with the Revs. Terry White, Tony Hardin, and John Perry officiat-ing. Burial will follow in the Southern Baptist Church ceme-tery with military honors provid-ed by the Rutherford County Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Saturday from 6 until 8 PM at Crowe’s Mortuary. Online condolences at:www.crowemortuary.com

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good. His mother, Laurente Deshommes, has been living with Greg and his wife Lewanda since October, and they have been anxious-ly waiting to hear about her home and the four people who live there.

“We do not know how many aunts and uncles have been killed.”

In Haiti, Greg’s 73-year-old mother takes care of the four people in her house. Greg pays all the expenses for his mother and the others who live there; food and education.

“A child will always take care of par-ents in Haiti. That’s the way it is, it is the culture of the country,” he said. “I can’t describe (the tragedy) I always think you are in a dream. Maybe I’m going to wake up. I still want to wake up. I refuse to believe Haiti is going through this.

“Our shoulders are too weak for what we are carrying now,” he said of his native land and people. “We have always suffered. It is almost like 9-11 when we were attacked. We asked then ‘What are we going to do to face the enemy? We will run after them,’” he said. “But there is no way for them to recover. Hope is not a plan. Maybe we hope they will have courage to suf-fer. It is not for us to move forward.”

Deshommes was thankful for American assistance, but said it can only go so far.

“We have a nation that is destroyed. The United States government is going to give $100 million and that is wonderful. But the United States can only do so much. We have our own problems,” he said. “This is a country that has shown love. People here have been wonderful.”

An American citizen for years, Greg said he had been overwhelmed with calls from people across the county sharing their concern for his family in Haiti.

“But hope in Haiti is not a plan. What are we doing to do? A plan is nice words, but we have to have mon-ey, lots of money” he said. He wonders if there will ever be enough money to rebuild and if the people will be strong enough to survive.

“I am afraid to say it will recover. A nation has been destroyed. I am proud to be a Haitian. But there is no government in Haiti. They should be embarrassed. The government should be embarrassed for doing nothing. There is no excuse for not doing any-thing,” he said.

Greg blames the poverty and the horrible living conditions in Haiti on its government. There is money there, he said, in the hands of only a few.

While living in Haiti, Greg said he really didn’t think he was poor. He received one meal maybe two a day and his parents were able to send him to school. He sat in a classroom of 70 or 80 people with one school book for everyone.

He said when his students in his classroom at Chase tell him they can’t find their books. He replies, “We didn’t have that problem. We had one book.”

Only after coming to America did Greg realize how poor he was. His father was a painter and passed away in 1996 due to a heart attack, caused by the stress of the government.

“I pray the people will have the strength to suffer,” he said. “I know what it means to be without water. I have been there during the hurricane. I know what it is not to have food or electricity,” he said. “I was there dur-ing Hurricane David but this is 300 times worse.”

Greg is resilient, a trait he learned in Haiti.

“Whatever I face, I’m a happy per-son. You see the tears in my eyes, but I’m still going to smile,” he said.

“The road has been longer for me to get here than others. There have been so many challenges and difficulties.

No one really knows it all, but I am a happy person,” he said.

He has wept for his homeland and he is concerned for their future.

“Oh, please ask the people to pray for the Haitians. Please pray God will give them the strength to suffer, because that is what they will have to do. They will suffer and they need courage,” he said.

“This is going to affect everybody somehow,” he continued.

Greg was 29 years old when he left his native country in 1997 for America. His parents yearned for a better life for him. Although he was teaching in Haiti, when he came to Rutherford County, he studied at ICC and later worked on a master’s degree at Gardner-Webb University while he was teaching at Chase Middle.

Greg wishes his mother could stay here. But Monday she flies to Miami, Fla. where she plans to stay at least two months or until she can get back into Haiti. “I can take care of her bet-ter here,” Greg said, but she wants to go. “She worries about the house and the people.”

Contact Gordon via email at jgordon@the-digitalcourier.com

By JEAN GORDONDaily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY — “I do not sleep. I have not slept since Tuesday,” said Sonia Whitesides as a tear trickled down her face.

The native Haitian, whose mother and family live in Port Au Price, learned Thursday her mother and family are safe. She has not talked with any of them but received con-firmation from a friend in Arizona, “they are safe.”

Although the family house is gone, Whitesides said her mother, 80, is living in a Seventh Day Adventist School house. Her mother came to America several years ago, but wanted to go back.

“That is her home. She didn’t want to stay.” Whitesides supports her mother, although she lost her job when National Textiles closed, and hopes some day to bring her mother here permanently.

Whitesides said when she saw the news, she fell in the floor and

put her hand on her head. “And I prayed, Oh, Lord, God in Heaven.”

“Never, never in my life have I seen anything like this before,” she said of the earthquake, but she recalls hurricanes and she has seen first hand what a natural disaster can do.

“What is killing me,” she said, “is to see the little babies and the chil-dren.”

“But there has never been life in Haiti,” she quietly said.

She believes if the country can recover it will be other governments that will help clean up. “That is the only way for Haiti to be clean,” she said. “Most of the time the government keeps the money for themselves ... . The people are still hungry.”

Whitesides came to America 19 years ago, got married in Lake Lure and the couple has a high school daughter.

She loves America and she weeps for her home in Haiti and wonders if things will ever change.

red CrossBlood drives schedule: Jan. 18 — Smith’s Drugs, Main St., Forest City, 1 to 5:30 p.m.;Jan. 25 — Red Cross Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road; Forest City, 2 to 6:30 p.m., call 287-5916 for an appointment;Jan. 28 — R-S Middle School, 2 to 7:30 p.m., call 286-8314 for an appointment.

Health/educationCommunity Health Clinic of Rutherford County provides access to primary medical care, well-ness education, medications and preventative programs. The clinic, open Monday through Thursday, is located at 127 E. Trade St., B 100, Forest City. Patients seen by appointment only. The clinic does not accept patients with private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare. Call 245-0400.

Meetings/otherMonthly board meeting: Forest City Housing Authority; Tuesday, Jan. 19, 12:30 p.m., in the commu-nity room of the Housing Authority office, 147 E. Spruce St., Forest City. PWA meeting: The Professional Women’s Association meets the third Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. Dutch treat lunch. The next meeting is Jan. 19, at Tuscany Italian Grille, Spindale. PWA meeting: The Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month in the private dining room of Rutherford Hospital. The next meeting is Jan. 19. Guest speaker, Dr. Sharai Amaya, Rutherford OB/GYN Associates. Lunch is dutch treat. Door prizes. For information, call 286-5218.

Rutherford County Humane Society will hold its quarterly meet-ing on Tuesday, Jan. 19, at 7 p.m. at the county annex.

Monthly meeting: Rutherford County Beekeeper’s Club will meet Tuesday, Jan. 19, 6 p.m., at the Cooperative Extension Office, Callahan-Koon Road; Edd Buchanan will speak on Spring Startup.

Friends of HNG meeting: “Conservation Conversation”; Wednesday, Jan. 20, 6:30 to 8 p.m.; Lake Lure Municipal Center, 2948 Memorial Hwy., Lake Lure; open to anyone interested in the protec-tion and preservation of the natu-ral beauty of Hickory Nut Gorge. Contact Becky at 828-685-8798 or e-mail batcave25@yahoo.com for further details. Senior citizens club: Young at Heart Senior Club will meet Saturday, Jan. 23, at Rollins Cafeteria; meeting begins at 11 a.m.; Dutch treat lunch 11:30 a.m.; fellowship and Bingo; for informa-tion call Roy McKain at 245-4800.

Annual membership meeting: Saturday, Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m., at Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, for all UMLC members and potential members to review the 2009 activities and for an update on what is planned for 2010; for information, call 287-2191.

FundraisersSpaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 23, 4 to 8 p.m., Hopewell-Hollis Community Clubhouse; adults $7, ages 6-12 $4, under 6 free.

Spaghetti supper: Saturday, Jan. 30, 4:30 to 6 p.m., Union Mills Learning Center, 6495 Hudlow Road, Union Mills; adults $6, and children younger than 12, $4; all-you-can-eat.

MiscellaneousFoothills Harvest Ministry will hold a 25 cents sale Jan. 18-23 on all men and women’s slacks and jeans. Located at 120 E. Trade St., Forest City.

Workshop: Tier 1 N.C. Market-Ready Training Workshop; Thursday, Jan. 28 - Feb. 4, 11; Cooperative Extension Office, 193 Callahan-Koon Road, Spindale; the workshop focuses on Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) and what it takes to obtain GAPs cer-tification; fee $10, includes course materials and refreshments; regis-tration deadline Jan. 25; for more information call 287-6011. Achievement Program: ECA Annual Achievement Program; Tuesday, Jan. 26, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; meal and awards program at the Cooperative Extension Office, 193 Callahan Koon Road, Spindale; for more information, contact Tracy Davis at 287-6020.

Walk-in soccer registration: Spring recreational season; Saturdays, Jan. 23, and Feb. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day; bring birth certificate; $40 first player, $35 each additional sibling; call 286-0073 for information.

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Greg Deshommes points to his native home-town, Carrefour, Haiti, where the earthquake struck Tuesday.

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MLK .Classic .todayFOREST CITY — The 2010

MLK Holiday Hoops Classic is today at East Rutherford.

Seven games are on tap in both gyms at East.

Please see schedule below.

BASKETBALL2010 MLK Holiday Hoops

Classicat East Rutherford High

12 p.m. Chase vs. Thomas Jefferson (girls)1:30 p.m. Bishop McGuiness vs. Chase (boys)2:30 p.m. St. Matthais vs. Thomas Jefferson (boys)3 p.m. Kings Mountain vs. R-S Central (girls)4:30 p.m. Kings Mountain vs. R-S Central (boys)6 p.m. Veritas vs. East Rutherford (girls)7:30 p.m. Veritas vs. East Rutherford (boys)

7:30 a.m. (ESPN2) English Premier League Soccer Stoke City vs. Liverpool. 11 a.m. (ESPN2) College Bas-ketball Dayton at Xavier. 12 p.m. (WLOS) College Basketball Clemson at North Carolina State. 12 p.m. (ESPN) College Basketball Syracuse at West Virginia. 12 p.m. (TS) Women’s College Basketball Western Carolina at UT-Chattanooga. 12:30 p.m. (FSS) Women’s College Basketball Texas at Texas Tech. 1 p.m. (ESPN2) College Bas-ketball Missouri at Oklahoma. 1:30 p.m. (WYCW) College Basketball Mississippi at Ten-nessee. 2 p.m. (ESPN) College Bas-ketball Georgia Tech at North Carolina. 2:30 p.m. (FSS) College Bas-ketball California at Washing-ton. 2:30 p.m. (TS) College Bas-ketball College of Charleston at UT-Chattanooga. 3 p.m. (ESPN2) College Bas-ketball Georgia at Mississippi State. 3:30 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) College Basketball Illinois at Michigan State. 4 p.m. (WMYA) College Bas-ketball Maryland at Boston College. 4 p.m. (WYCW) College Bas-ketball Kentucky at Auburn. 4 p.m. (ESPN) High School Basketball Northland (Ohio) vs. Oak Hill Academy (Va.). 4:30 p.m. (WHNS) NFL Football NFC Divisional Play-off — Arizona at New Orleans Saints. 4:30 p.m. (TS) College Bas-ketball Arizona at Oregon. 5 p.m. (ESPN2) College Basketball Wichita State at Creighton. 6 p.m. (FSS) College Basket-ball Virginia Tech at Florida State. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) College Bas-ketball Morgan State at South Carolina State. 8 p.m. (WBTV) (WSPA) NFL Football AFC Divisional Play-off: Baltimore at Indianapolis8 p.m. (FSS) College Basket-ball LSU at Florida. 8 p.m. (TS) NHL Hockey Atlanta Thrashers at Carolina Hurricanes. 9 p.m. (ESPN) Women’s Col-lege Basketball Notre Dame at Connecticut. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) College Bas-ketball Prairie View A&M at Jackson State. 11 p.m. (FSS) Boxing Kassim Ouma vs. Vanes Martirosyan.

Stacy Lail honored at R-S Central

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierStacy Lail, far right, speaks to the crowd during the basketball game at R-S Central, Friday. The gym was named in honor of for-mer Hilltoppers’ head basketball coach Lail, who led the team to two state title in 11 years.

By SCOTT BOWERSDaily Courier Sports Editor

RUTHERFORDTON —Stacy Lail, best known for coaching at ‘The Pit,’ now has his name on the wall at ‘The Palace.’

R-S Central Principal Phil Rogers announced the naming of the Stacy L. Lail, Jr. Gymnasium to a crowded house and thunderous applause.

“Tonight is a very special night for the Hilltopper family,” Rogers said, as he welcomed in the crowd in-between

the girls and boys game against Burns, Friday, at Central.

Many of the ‘Hilltopper family,’ was in attendance and well-wishers included former principal, Tommy Porter, former athletic director, Worth Johnson, and former players from Johnny Smith to Andrew Harding to Keith Miller. Other well-wishes came from all over the country, including a special email from the University of North Carolina Athletics Department that was signed by Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, and Roy Williams.

“I want to thank all the coaches, players, teachers, fans, and students for all they have done,” said Lail, from the podium, moments after receiving a plaque to mark the occasion. Lail went on to thank his family, including his “No. 1 fan,” wife, Kathy.

Lail, following the presentation, stood behind the gym that now has his name on it and tried to find the words to descibe how the night felt to him.

Please see Lail, Page 8

County .swimmers .hit .the .water .at .ICCBy JACOB CONLEYSports Reporter

SPINDALE — The 2010 Rutherford County Championships swim meet was held at Isothermal Community College, Friday.

The mens swim team from Chase and the R-S Central women brought home the county swimming champi-onship trophies from the county meet Friday.

The Trojans finished with a score of 158.50, doubling up an R-S Central squad, who netted an even 73 points on the night. East finished just behind their Rutherford rivals garnering 68.5 points.

Please see Swimming, Page 8

R-S Central splits with Burns

By KEVIN CARVERSports Reporter

RUTHERFORDTON — Central vowed not to let Burns penetrate to get easy baskets, unfortunately the Bulldogs were able to ring the three-pointer instead.

The Bulldogs made three more 3s than Central and that stat propelled the visi-tors to a 55-49 victory, in which the gym was dedicated in honor of Stacy Lail, Friday night.

“We had good defensive execution and played well all game long except for maybe six possessions,” R-S Central boys basketball coach Greg Wright said. “Offensively, we can’t miss 23 shots from inside six feet and expect to win. It’s been the same story all season.”

Shaq Wilkins gave Central 11 points and Jacob Kinlaw came away with a double-double, 11 points and 14 rebounds.

R-S Central 102, Burns 49RUTHERFORDTON — Momentum

was easy for the Lady Hilltoppers to gain on Friday night as they reached the

Please see Prep Report, Page 8

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierCentral’s Shaq Wilkins (21) goes up for a shot during the game against Burns, Friday, at R-S Central.

Scott Bowers/Daily CourierSwimmers leave the blocks during the 2010 County Championships at Isothermal Community College, Friday. Swimmers representing all four county high schools took part in the event.

n Devince Boykins’ double-double leads Cavs past Shelby

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ScoreboardFOOTBALL

NFL Playoff Glance

Wild-card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 9

N.Y. Jets 24, Cincinnati 14Dallas 34, Philadelphia 14

Sunday, Jan. 10Baltimore 33, New England 14Arizona 51, Green Bay 45, OT

Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 16

Arizona at New Orleans, 4:30 p.m. (FOX)Baltimore at Indianapolis, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

Sunday, Jan. 17Dallas at Minnesota, 1 p.m. (FOX)N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 4:40 p.m. (CBS)

Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 24

AFC, 3 p.m. (CBS)NFC, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)

Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 31

At MiamiAFC vs. NFC, 7:20 p.m. (ESPN)

Super BowlSunday, Feb. 7

At MiamiNFC champion vs. AFC champion, 6:25 p.m. (CBS)

BASKETBALLAtlantic Coast Conference

Conference All Games W L Pct. W L Pct.Virginia 2 0 1.000 10 4 .714Duke 2 1 .667 14 2 .875Clemson 2 1 .667 14 3 .824Wake Forest 2 1 .667 12 3 .800Virginia Tech 1 1 .500 13 2 .867North Carolina 1 1 .500 12 5 .706Maryland 1 1 .500 10 5 .667Miami 1 2 .333 15 2 .882Florida St. 1 2 .333 13 4 .765Georgia Tech 1 2 .333 12 4 .750N.C. State 1 2 .333 12 5 .706Boston College 1 2 .333 10 7 .588

National Basketball Association

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

W L Pct GBBoston 27 11 .711 — Toronto 19 20 .487 8 1/2New York 16 22 .421 11 Philadelphia 12 26 .316 15 New Jersey 3 35 .079 24

Southeast Division W L Pct GBOrlando 26 13 .667 — Atlanta 25 13 .658 1/2Miami 19 18 .514 6 Charlotte 18 19 .486 7Washington 12 25 .324 13

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 30 11 .732 —

Chicago 17 20 .459 11 Milwaukee 15 21 .417 12 1/2Indiana 13 25 .342 15 1/2Detroit 12 25 .324 16

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Southwest Division W L Pct GBDallas 25 13 .658 — San Antonio 24 13 .649 1/2Houston 22 17 .564 3 1/2New Orleans 20 17 .541 4 1/2Memphis 19 18 .514 5 1/2

Northwest Division W L Pct GBDenver 25 14 .641 — Portland 24 16 .600 1 1/2Utah 22 17 .564 3 Oklahoma City 21 17 .553 3 1/2Minnesota 8 32 .200 17 1/2

Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Lakers 30 9 .769 — Phoenix 24 15 .615 6 L.A. Clippers 17 20 .459 12 Sacramento 15 22 .405 14 Golden State 11 26 .297 18

Wednesday’s GamesAtlanta 94, Washington 82Indiana 122, Phoenix 114New York 93, Philadelphia 92Boston 111, New Jersey 87New Orleans 108, L.A. Clippers 94San Antonio 109, Oklahoma City 108, OTL.A. Lakers 100, Dallas 95Houston 120, Minnesota 114,3OTDenver 115, Orlando 97Portland 120, Milwaukee 108Miami 115, Golden State 102Thursday’s GamesChicago 96, Boston 83Utah 97, Cleveland 96Friday’s GamesCharlotte 92, San Antonio 76Philadelphia 98, Sacramento 86Washington at Chicago, lateMinnesota at Memphis, latePhoenix at Atlanta, lateNew Orleans at Detroit, lateIndiana at New Jersey, lateToronto at New York, lateOklahoma City at Dallas, lateMiami at Houston, lateMilwaukee at Golden State, lateL.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, lateOrlando at Portland, lateSaturday’s GamesNew Orleans at Indiana, 6 p.m.Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m.Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

HOCKEYNational Hockey League

EASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GANew Jersey 45 32 12 1 65 130 98

Pittsburgh 49 30 18 1 61 155 133N.Y. Rangers 47 22 18 7 51 120 125Philadelphia 46 23 20 3 49 140 132N.Y. Islanders 47 20 19 8 48 124 144

Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABuffalo 45 29 11 5 63 125 103Boston 46 23 16 7 53 119 112Montreal 48 23 21 4 50 124 129Ottawa 48 23 21 4 50 129 147Toronto 48 16 23 9 41 129 164

Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAWashington 46 28 12 6 62 171 132Atlanta 46 20 19 7 47 144 152Florida 47 19 20 8 46 135 147Tampa Bay 46 18 18 10 46 120 139Carolina 46 14 25 7 35 115 157

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 47 32 11 4 68 155 102Nashville 47 28 16 3 59 136 132Detroit 46 24 16 6 54 118 117St. Louis 46 20 19 7 47 120 131Columbus 49 18 22 9 45 125 161

Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GACalgary 47 26 15 6 58 126 114Colorado 47 26 15 6 58 138 134Vancouver 47 27 18 2 56 149 117Minnesota 48 24 21 3 51 131 140Edmonton 46 16 25 5 37 126 155

Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GASan Jose 48 30 10 8 68 153 121Phoenix 48 27 16 5 59 125 118Los Angeles 47 26 18 3 55 139 130Anaheim 48 21 20 7 49 133 150Dallas 47 19 17 11 49 134 152

Wednesday’s GamesWashington 5, Florida 4, SOMinnesota 5, Vancouver 2Pittsburgh 3, Calgary 1Anaheim 4, Boston 3Thursday’s GamesBoston 2, San Jose 1, SOToronto 4, Philadelphia 0Ottawa 2, N.Y. Rangers 0Buffalo 2, Atlanta 1, OTMontreal 5, Dallas 3Florida 3, Tampa Bay 2Detroit 3, Carolina 1St. Louis 1, Minnesota 0Chicago 3, Columbus 0Phoenix 4, New Jersey 3Pittsburgh 3, Edmonton 2Los Angeles 4, Anaheim 0Friday’s GamesWashington 6, Toronto 1Nashville at Calgary, lateSaturday’s GamesChicago at Columbus, 2 p.m.Detroit at Dallas, 2 p.m.New Jersey at Colorado, 3 p.m.Boston at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.Edmonton at San Jose, 4 p.m.Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.Atlanta at Carolina, 8 p.m.N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

“I am almost without words,” said Lail, paus-ing to collect his thoughts. “To have the name on the wall, the plaque, and all of that is great, but to have all of these players here tonight, to come up and hug my neck ... I never wanted to win for the records. I wanted to win for this school and, most of all, for those players, who worked so hard. They gave so much of themselves and I wanted to win for them, but never for the records.”

Porter, who spoke to the crowd following Rogers’ introduction, talked about those records, and how appropriate it was that the night’s opponent was Burns.

“Back in the late 1970s and early 80s, Burns had several good basketball teams,” said Porter. “Coach Lail finished his career with a 23-2 record against Burns, but Burns shouldn’t feel that bad. Coach Lail was 22-2 against Chase and 20-5 against East Rutherford.”

Porter, later, echoed a common theme as he spoke of Lail.

“This is long overdue,” said Porter. “He is most deserving of this honor. His ability to inspire young men to go above and beyond, and to get the very best out of them made Stacy special.”

Lail’s former players also spoke of the man that they knew so well.

“He deserves it a lot, it’s overdue,” said Miller. Millers’ former teammate, Harding, agreed com-

petely.“I think the operative word is overdue,” said

Harding. “He is a guy you wanted to play hard for .... I don’t miss his practices, though.”

Lail averaged 23 wins a season for 11 years at the helm of the Hilltoppers, and his charges captured the 1979-80 and 1985-86 3A state titles.

And, the gym at the Palace now has a much bet-ter name than the old gym at Central High Hill.

LailContinued from Page 7

century mark for the first time this season.

Central, buried their first four shots and captured 15 points off seven first quarter steals to rout the Burns Lady Bulldogs, 102-49, at Stacy L. Lail Gymnasium on the campus of R-S Central.

Shannon Hines led Central to a hot start as she connected on an open left wing 3-ball after Burns could get nothing on its first possession.

On the inbounds, Burns had the ball taken away by Central’s Taylor McDaniel and passed off to Hines, who connected on the lay up and the free throw attached. Melissa McLaughlin countered with a steal of her own and was true with an easy right side lay up. Taylor Gray ended the 11-0 run to start the game on a left corner trey on Central next possession as Central in two minutes began to throttle the Lady Bulldogs.

Burns found just three first quarter field goals, while the Lady Hilltoppers made 11 in the opening period in building a 31-6 led after the first quarter.

Hines paced the way with 24 points and 8 assists. McLaughlin ended the night with 18 as 13 Ladies Hilltoppers scored in the game. Alyssia Watkins had her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Mercedes Davis and McDaniel added 9 apiece in the win.

East Rutherford 62, Shelby 52

SHELBY — Emotions ran high in an up-tempo renewal of the Shelby-East Rutherford boys basketball rivalry on Friday

night at Lloyd Little Gym.The Golden Lions used full-

court pressure defense the entire second half and the game was put out of reach by a fourth-quarter breakaway dunk, but not in the fashion the Shelby faithful hoped for in a 62-52 road win by the Cavaliers.

Zone or man defense, the Lions would have had trouble containing East’s “big two” of sophomore Rob Gray and junior Devince Boykins.

Boykins scored a game-high 21 points while grabbing 12 re-bounds, and his two-handed 360 degree throwdown dunk put East up 54-36 with just more than three minutes left to play.

Gray was held below his nearly 23-point average but still record-ed 13 points with seven assists in the Cavaliers’ first win in Shelby since 2005.

“That’s a huge win,” East Rutherford coach Brad Levine said of the victory which put his team into first place in the SMAC standings. “I thought our kids played hard and had tons of energy.

“The zone surprised us a little, but Aubrey saw us struggle some at Chase last week against a zone. Once we got good move-ment and settled down, we were fine. … I’m tickled; our guys worked awfully hard.”

Lady Lions 56, Lady Cavs 29 SHELBY — Shelby earned the

split in varsity contests for the evening though, as the Lady Lions earlier cruised to a 56-29 win.

Shelby jumped on top 26-10 by halftime and Kelantra Allen was the difference — literally.

Allen scored 14 points by half, her fourth 3-point hit giving her Lady Lions a 24-10 edge.

Ebony Whitworth added 10 for Shelby (12-1, 4-1) and Tamara El-Amoor led East with 15, all in the second half.

Cavaliers pin down Shelby in wrestling

FOREST CITY — East’s Tyler McGinnis came up with, per-haps, the biggest pin of his season when he took down his Shelby opponent and lifted the Cavs to a one-point win, 42-41, over the Lions, Friday.

The win secured East a place in the 2A State Duals — a first in school history.

Joining McGinnis (160-pounds) in the winners’ column were teammates Cody Hill (112), Andy Van Dyke (119), Brandon Jackson (130), Charlie Perez (135), Tyler Nelson (140), and Joseph Byrd (Heavyweight).

Shelby Stars’ Paul Schenkel contributed to this report.

Prep ReportContinued from Page 7

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierR-S Central’s girls basketball team celebrates their decisive victory over Burns, Friday.

On the women’s side, the Lady Hilltoppers took home the top prize with 125, with the Lady Trojans narrowly missing the century mark with a total of 97. East notched a third place finish, while TJCA notched a team total of 32 points.

Top individual performers for each program include, on the men’s side: Chase’s Alex Hutchins had a hand in numerous victories for his squad with an individual win in the 50 yard freestyle, while notching relay team victories 200- and 400-yard relay. Evan Morse, Zane Kingery and Joseph Toney also notched victories for the Trojans.

Kendall Corbett led R-S with wins in the 200-yard IM, as well as in the 100-yard Backstroke and a relay win, 200-Free.

East’s’ top performer were Kyle Maynard, Jake Smith and Zackery Arrowood, who won the 500-yard Free, the 200-Free, and the 100-yard Backstroke respectively.

On the womens side, Kaley Holmstrom led R-S with wins in the 200-Free, as well as help-ing to notch the top time in the relay of the same distance, while also picking up the win in the 100-yard Breaststroke. Christy Powell and Shayla Hensley picked up multiple wins for the Hilltoppers.

The Lady Trojans got wins in 200- and 400-yard Medley Relay, while Mollee McKinney picked up a win in the 50-Free.

The Lady Cavs gained wins in 100-Free by Lauren Henderson. Rebecca Brenon, Mara Chambers and Leonie Manus also had strong showings

TJCA picked up a win in the combined 500-yard Freestyle, where as the lone female competitor in the race Sammi Jo Thompson out-distanced her nearest competitor and the rest of the field by nearly 22 seconds. She and her sister, Sarah, fin-ished second and third, respectively, in the 200-yard Free, while teammate Amber Brooks picked up points in the 100-Free.

SwimmingContinued from Page 7

CHARLOTTE (AP) — Boris Diaw had 26 points and 11 rebounds, Gerald Wallace added 21 points and the Charlotte Bobcats used stifling second-half defense to beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-76 on Friday night for their franchise-record sixth straight home win.

With Wallace collecting acrobatic blocks, the Bobcats took control with a dominant defensive stand that bridged the third and fourth quarters. The Spurs went more than 9 minutes without a field goal, and the Bobcats’ 19-2 run put them ahead 70-57 and secured their sixth win in seven games overall.

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FOREST CITY — McNair Field, the home of the Forest City Owls, will host the 2010 Coastal Plain League All-Star game.

The event will begin with an All-Star Fan Fest and Home Run Derby on Monday July 19 and conclude with the All-Star Game on Tuesday July 20. Forest City will host the event in the team’s third season in the league.

The event will begin with the All-Star Fan Fest Monday July 19 which will allow fans to meet the CPL All-Stars from both teams and watch the teams’ bat-ting practices. The Home Run Derby is the centerpiece of the evening and will feature the league’s 16 best hitters in the annual contest.

The All-Star players and coach-es will be treated to a lunch on Tuesday before participating in an afternoon of workouts for professional scouts. The All-Star game will take place that night, beginning at 7:05 p.m.

“We’re very excited to announce Forest City as the host city for our 2010 CPL All-Star Game,” said league President and Commissioner. “Ken (Silver), James (Wolfe), Denise (Holland), and their staff have done such a wonderful job with that fran-chise that bringing the All-Star event to McNair Stadium seemed like a natural move. Wilmington did a great job with the event in 2009, and we look for the Owls to add their touch to the All-Star Game in 2010. Overall, we think it will be very successful.”

The Owls were very pleased to receive word about the decision.

“We are tremendously hon-ored to host this year’s All-Star Game” said Owls general man-ager James Wolfe. “The cities who have hosted the event in the past have done a tremendous job, and we have a lot to live up to. This is a great opportunity to showcase our facility and fan support, and we look forward to giving the people of Forest City and Rutherford County a first

class event.”The Owls are offering ticket

packages to the event, which are $12 for box seats, $11 for gen-eral admission reserved seats, and $10 for general admission. Packages include tickets to both the Fan Fest and the All-Star Game.

The event marks only the third

time the All-Star Game has been hosted by a West Division city; Gastonia hosted the game in 2003 and Asheboro in 2008. It is also the first time that a defending Petitt Cup champion has hosted the event.

The Forest City Owls are the 2009 Coastal Plain League Petitt Cup Champions.

Forest City to host 2010 CPL All-Star Game

Garrett Byers/Daily CourierForest City’s David Walters delivers a pitch during the first game played at McNair Field in this May, 2008, file photo. McNair Field will play host to the Coastal Plain League 2010 All-Star Game in July.

Associated PressIndianapolis Colts head coach Jim Caldwell responds to a question during a news conference in Indianapolis, Thursday. The Colts hots the Baltimore Ravens in an NFL divisional playoff football game on Saturday, Jan. 16.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts are trying to repress those old playoff memories.

Back in 2005, they were undefeated enter-ing December, had a bye week in early January and a home date against the AFC’s No. 6 seed (Pittsburgh), which had lost in the AFC champion-ship a year earlier.

The Colts lost.On Saturday night, Indy faces the same scenario

against another AFC North foe, Baltimore.“That was 2005, and that was a completely dif-

ferent team,” defensive end Dwight Freeney said. “It was a completely different defense. There’s not much that needs to be said other than ‘This is the playoffs.’ Either win or go home.”

It’s a simple philosophy the Colts (14-2) under-stand as well as any team still in the hunt.

Despite having the most successful decade in regular-season history (115 wins), an NFL record seven straight 12-win seasons and the league mark for most consecutive regular-season wins (23), Indianapolis has won just one Super Bowl title.

Critics contend they’ve struggled in the playoffs because those long, late-season breaks made them rusty.

This time, they’re at least healthy. Not one player missed practice this week, a first this season.

But the lesson is clear: Regular-season success, seeding and oddsmakers mean nothing in the postseason. Being sharp does.

“Don’t go out there and look like you haven’t played a game in six months,” receiver Reggie Wayne said when asked what the Colts learned from their early exits. “As long as you can just go out there and play football and play all four quar-ters, somewhere in there you’ll have the opportu-nity to win the game.”

A victory clearly would help the Colts change per-ceptions after two straight playoff losses, both to San Diego. Indy hasn’t won in the postseason since beating Chicago in the Super Bowl after the 2006 season.

Baltimore (10-7), meanwhile, understands what it takes to be win playoff games on the road — a suf-focating defense and a proficient running game.

That was the game plan Baltimore used to win its Super Bowl title following the 2000 season as a wild-card team. They won their first-round game again last Sunday, handing New England its only home playoff loss since 1978 though quarterback Joe Flacco threw only 10 passes and finished with just 34 yards. It didn’t matter on a day when the Ravens defense intercepted Tom Brady three times and its offense ran for 234 yards, including Ray Rice’s 83-yard burst for a score to open the game.

Not only was it the Ravens first win over New England, but it also gave Baltimore a sixth road playoff win this decade, matching the record set by the 1970s Dallas Cowboys — and a chance to break it Saturday in Indy.

“Playing away is kind of an advantage because we always look at it as there’s no pressure on us,” former Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis said. “The bot-tom line is, no matter where we go play at, no mat-ter who we’re playing, going to play in somebody else’s home, there is no pressure. Just go let your hair back and just go play football.”

Facing Indianapolis has always been a little dif-ferent, though.

In Baltimore, merely saying the word Colts is considered heresy even now, more than a quarter-century after the team’s midnight move to Indy. The public address announcer and scoreboard still do not use the team’s nickname.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Wizards star Gilbert Arenas pleaded guilty Friday to carrying a pistol with-out a license in the District of Columbia, a felony conviction that could jeopardize his future in the NBA.

Arenas pleaded guilty to a sin-gle count of violating the city’s strict gun laws as part of a plea bargain in D.C. Superior Court.

The charge stems from a Dec. 21 incident in which Arenas admitted that he stored guns in his locker at the Verizon Center and took them out to play a joke on a teammate.

The NBA has suspended him indefinitely. A pre-sentence report is not yet complete, but defense attorney Kenneth Wainstein said Friday that pros-ecutors have agreed not to seek a sentence longer than the low end of sentencing guidelines.

That means Arenas likely faces no more than six months behind bars.

Arenas “accepted full respon-sibility for his actions, acknowl-edged that those actions were wrong and against the law, and has apologized to all who have been affected by his conduct,” Wainstein said in a statement.

Ever since Arenas first acknowledged keeping guns in his locker, he has publicly employed the “goof ball” defense, claiming he wasn’t aware of the law, meant no harm and never takes anything seriously.

Wizards teammate Antawn Jamison said Friday he hasn’t talked to Arenas.

“Hopefully he’s doing better than what I’d be doing in the sit-uation or better than I expect,” Jamison said from the team’s morning practice in Chicago. “But one thing about Gilbert,

he’s a tough-minded individual.”The three-time All-Star has

acknowledged storing four unloaded guns in his locker at the Verizon Center, saying he wanted to keep them away from his young children and didn’t know it was a violation of the city’s strict gun laws. He says he took them out of the locker Dec. 21 in a “misguided effort to play a joke” on a teammate.

He was charged Thursday, hours after the teammate, Javaris Crittenton, had his northern Virginia apartment searched by police looking for a silver- or chrome-colored semi-automatic handgun with a black handle. The search warrant indi-cated police were investigating crimes that include brandish-ing a weapon. No evidence was seized, according to court docu-ments, and Crittenton has not been charged.

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Man arrested in airplane threatTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A passenger

on board a small commercial plane was arrested Friday after making a bomb threat as the plane neared a northern Michigan airport, a government official said.

No bomb was found, and the man was taken off the plane after it landed safely at Cherry Capital Airport in Traverse City, said the official, who wasn’t authorized to speak publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Transportation Security Administration said the passenger had entered the bathroom of the United Airlines Flight 6036 from Chicago as it approached the Michigan airport Friday morn-ing. The passenger was questioned after the flight landed, and the airport suspended operations for about 30 minutes, the TSA said.

Show’s not over for Idol dreamer ATLANTA (AP) — He won’t be the next

American Idol, but the show’s hardly over for “General” Larry Platt.

The 63-year-old civil rights veteran has become an Internet sensation after performing his original song, “Pants On The Ground” at an audition for the ninth season of “American Idol.” It wasn’t really singing or rapping but it was performed with some gusto and even included a little break dancing for good measure.

Platt’s fan base exploded after his Wednesday night debut, as his audition hit YouTube and Twitter. Within hours, he had been clicked and tweeted into one of the Internet’s most popular topics. Jimmy Fallon reprised a version of the song on his show Thursday night, and Platt is scheduled for an appearance on ABC’s daytime talk show “The View” next week.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and top congressio-nal Democrats closed in Friday on an agreement on cost and coverage dis-putes at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredict-able Massachusetts Senate race.

Negotiators are “pretty close,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said after returning to the Capitol in late afternoon.

Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., the third-ranking House Democrat, said, “Something should be going to CBO very soon,” an indication that aides were drafting the decisions made around the table in the White House Cabinet Room. The Congressional Budget Office is the official arbiter of the cost and extent of coverage that any legislation would provide.

No details were immediately avail-able, and congressional aides stressed the decisions made at the White House had had not yet been fully shared with the Democratic rank-and-file.

One key obstacle appeared on its way to a resolution when Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb., requested the elimi-nation of an intensely controversial, one-of-a-kind federal subsidy to cover the entire cost of a Medicaid expansion in his home state.

That provision in the Senate-passed measure has drawn criticism from governors and others in both politi-cal parties from the moment it was disclosed. In its place, officials said Obama and lawmakers decided to increase federal money for Medicaid in all 50 states, although it was not clear if there would be enough to cov-er the expansion completely.

The increase in the Medicaid pro-gram is a key element in the bill’s overall goal of expanding health cov-erage to millions who lack it. The bill also envisions creation of new insurance exchanges, essentially fed-erally regulated marketplaces where consumers can shop for coverage. Individuals and families at lower incomes would receive federal subsi-dies to defray the cost.

The overhaul legislation also is designed to curb insurance industry practices such as denial of coverage on the basis of pre-existing medical conditions.

At the White House, spokesman Robert Gibbs was unequivocal that Obama’s yearlong campaign for health care legislation would prove successful. “As you heard the presi-dent say yesterday, we’re going to get health care done,” he said.

Not everyone was quite so cer-tain, particularly given poll results from Massachusetts that showed Republican Scott Brown within reach of a possible upset over Democrat Martha Coakley in a three-way race to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy.

“If Scott Brown wins, it’ll kill the health bill,” said Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass, reflecting that the Republican would provide oppo-nents a decisive 41st vote to uphold a filibuster and block passage. Frank

predicted Coakley would ultimately win the seat and thus preserve the 60-vote Senate majority essential to pass the legislation, and Obama hurriedly scheduled a weekend cam-paign trip to the state.

Even so, Frank’s remark sent shud-ders through the ranks of Democrats, who Obama acknowledged on Thursday have had to take a series of tough votes on the health care mea-sure.

The president called on Congress in his Inaugural Address a year ago to send him legislation that would remake the health care system, including expansion of coverage, new regulations on industry and unprec-edented measures to slow the rise in health care costs generally.

Neither the House- nor the Senate-passed legislation accomplishes that last goal, according to officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, a federal agency, and it appeared the White House might be trying to redefine its terms.

In a statement concerning an agree-ment with labor leaders on a tax on high-cost insurance plans, the White House said Thursday that dental and vision “benefits are outside the core health spending which this provi-sion is aimed at slowing.” Obama has pushed forcefully to include the tax as one way to restrain the growth of health care costs generally.

The president has made an unusual commitment in time and energy to the negotiations at the White House. He stayed in the Cabinet Room with leading lawmakers until 1 a.m. on Friday, and congressional aides said he was essentially serving as a ref-eree on key issues that the House and Senate leaders could not resolve.

Beyond that, he was willing to reopen issues where the two bills were identical. One example involved the patent protection that drug mak-ers would receive for their biotech drugs from generic competitors. The president wants to give generic firms quicker entry into the market-place, and the pharmaceutical indus-try’s top lobbyist, former Rep. W.J. Tauzin, sent an e-mail threatening to oppose the legislation if that hap-pened.

The talks at the White House pro-ceeded in private — a distinct con-trast, Republicans pointed out, to Obama’s 2008 campaign pledge to have final negotiations televised on C-SPAN.

Officials familiar with the discus-sions said that Wednesday’s talks had ranged over the types and extent of benefits and subsidies to include in the bill. When the Congressional Budget Office reported back with cost estimates, negotiators discov-ered the legislation they were work-ing on would not raise enough funds to cover everything, they added.

The principal source of funding for the legislation is to be a series of cuts in projected federal payments to Medicare providers such as hospitals, nursing homes and others. Insurance companies that sell private Medicare coverage would take the brunt of the impact.

Associated PressHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., center, speaks to reporters following the Democratic Leadership caucus retreat at the U.S. Capitol in Washington Thursday.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s mort-gage relief plan provided help to only 7 percent of borrowers who signed up last year, another black mark for the struggling program.

The plan was announced with great fanfare 11 months ago, but has done little to stem the foreclosure crisis or its drag on home prices. A record 2.8 mil-lion households were threat-ened with foreclosure last year, up more than 20 percent from a year earlier, RealtyTrac Inc. reported this week. Home prices, meanwhile, are down 30 percent nationally from the peak in mid-2006

As of last month, only about 66,500 homeowners of the 900,000 enrolled had received permanent relief last year, the Treasury Department said Friday. Another 46,000 have been approved and should be completed soon.

Under the program, homeown-ers in financial difficulties can see their mortgages modified to make them more affordable. Interest rates can be reduced to as low as 2 percent, the length of the loan can be extended, or the principal balance reduced.

Borrowers initially receive tem-porary modifications. They are supposed to become permanent after homeowners make three payments on time and complete necessary paperwork, includ-ing proof of income and a letter explaining the reason for their financial hardship.

The mortgage companies say they have struggled to get hom-

eowners to return the necessary paperwork. The government is pressing the 102 companies par-ticipating in the program to do a better job. But many lenders, including the nation’s largest, Bank of America Corp., continue to perform poorly.

BofA has completed modifica-tions for only 1.5 percent of the more than 200,000 borrowers it has enrolled, while other compa-nies are processing applications much faster. Ocwen Financial Corp. and Carrington Mortgage Services, have completed modifi-cations for more than 40 percent of their enrolled borrowers.

“Some of the banks are just doing a better job,” said Michael Barr, an assistant Treasury sec-retary. “You have some banks that really did step up to the plate quickly ... and others whose results were disappointing and who need to do much better.”

Rebecca Mairone, a Bank of America executive, said the bank is stepping up its efforts, send-ing notaries door-to-door to get signed documents back quickly.

Wells Fargo & Co. has com-pleted modifications for about 7 percent of its borrowers. But the company projects only about half of the 74,000 borrowers who

completed at least three trial payments by the end of last year will wind up being approved.

The rest either won’t send back all the required documents or will be deemed ineligible accord-ing to the government’s formula. Collecting the documents up front would make the process much easier, said Mike Heid, co-president of Wells Fargo’s mort-gage division.

“You could make a better deci-sion for the consumer right up front,” he said.

Nevertheless, homeowners and housing counselors say navigat-ing the bureaucratic maze often seems impossible.

The nation’s economic woes have made more borrowers fall behind on their payments. More than half of the borrow-ers approved for a loan modifi-cation have seen their income cut, according to the Treasury Department.

Unemployment, now at 10 percent, is expected to remain elevated for the whole year. Industry executives and hous-ing advocates alike have been in talks with the Treasury Department to develop a pro-gram to aid the unemployed, but nothing has been rolled out yet.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The spending power of families is being squeezed, government data showed Friday, highlighting doubts about consum-ers’ ability to drive the economic rebound.

Workers saw their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fall 1.6 percent last year — the sharpest drop since 1990 — even as consumer prices rose only modestly. Slack pay and scarce job growth, along with tight credit and a rising savings rate, are holding back spending. That’s hindering the recovery.

For some families, the overall inflation rate last year — 2.7 percent — understates their burden. Many are struggling with surging costs for health care and college tuition, both of which have been galloping far above the overall inflation rate.

Energy led consumer prices higher last year, off-setting the biggest drop in food costs in nearly a half century, the Labor Department said Friday. Core inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy sectors, rose 1.8 percent. That’s the second-smallest rise in four decades.

Economists expect core inflation to remain tame in 2010, giving the Federal Reserve leeway to keep interest rates at record lows to try to invigorate the economy. Inflation and wages remain low because employers can’t or won’t raise pay in an economy that’s shed 7.2 million jobs since the recession began two years ago. The unemployment rate is 10 percent.

The 1.6 percent drop in average weekly earn-ings for nonsupervisory workers was the worst yearly performance since a 2.5 percent fall in 1990. Inflation-adjusted pay has sunk in five of the past seven years, underscoring the pressures households felt even before the recession. (Unadjusted for inflation, weekly wages rose 1.9 percent last year.)

Over the past 10 years, for example, inflation-adjusted wages grew only about 13 percent — the slowest pace in five decades, according to calcu-lations made by Scott Hoyt of Moody’s Economy.com. And that trend is expected to persist as long as the recovery remains weak and the job market tight.

The last period of strong wage gains occurred in the 1970s, when the country suffered double-digit inflation triggered by oil shocks. Many unions negotiated cost-of-living wage increases. To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve responded by aggressively raising interest rates, conquering inflation but leading to a severe recession.

Even though the Consumer Price Index rose 2.7 percent from December 2008 to December 2009, more than 50 million Social Security recipients got no cost-of-living benefit increase this year. That’s because overall prices fell from July to September 2009 compared with the same months in 2008 — the period the government uses to determine Social Security adjustments.

Even as wages, on average, have stagnated, Wall Street is one industry that’s still handing out lavish pay raises.

While the 1.8 percent rise in core inflation was within the Fed’s comfort zone, it masked the pain consumers felt in their pocketbooks because of the big jump in energy prices and other key items.

In this Jan. 12 photo, Cindy Rose, left, and her hus-band Dave pause for a moment while chatting at their home in Murrieta, Cailf. The couple are facing foreclosure.

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Mortgage program misses markAs of last month, only about 66,500 home-

owners of the 900,000 enrolled had received permanent relief last year, the Treasury Department said Friday. Another 46,000 have been approved and should be complet-ed soon.

Inflation is outpacing wage growth

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LeggPlat 1.04 5.0 51 20.99 +.28 +2.9

Lowes .36 1.6 20 23.13 +.03 -1.1

Microsoft .52 1.7 20 30.86 -.10 +1.2

PPG 2.16 3.5 25 62.05 -.74 +6.0

ParkerHan 1.00 1.7 29 58.56 -.23 +8.7

ProgrssEn 2.48 6.4 13 38.93 -.30 -5.1

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10,723.77 6,469.95 Dow Industrials 10,609.65 -100.90 -.94 +1.74 +28.124,265.61 2,134.21 Dow Transportation 4,180.79 -50.12 -1.18 +1.98 +32.82

408.57 288.66 Dow Utilities 398.07 -1.48 -.37 +.02 +7.657,471.31 4,181.75 NYSE Composite 7,356.79 -91.73 -1.23 +2.39 +36.551,890.63 1,234.81 Amex Market Value 1,887.57 -.36 -.02 +3.43 +36.462,326.28 1,265.52 Nasdaq Composite 2,287.99 -28.75 -1.24 +.83 +49.611,150.41 666.79 S&P 500 1,136.03 -12.43 -1.08 +1.88 +33.63

755.91 397.97 S&P MidCap 743.11 -9.91 -1.32 +2.26 +43.8011,941.95 6,772.29 Wilshire 5000 11,777.17 -131.10 -1.10 +1.98 +36.89

648.40 342.59 Russell 2000 637.96 -8.47 -1.31 +2.01 +36.77

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

PIMCO TotRetIs CI 115,919 10.95 +1.1 +13.7/C +7.2/A NL 5,000,000American Funds GrthAmA m LG 66,116 27.77 +2.8 +42.8/C +3.7/A 5.75 250American Funds CapIncBuA m IH 58,324 48.39 +0.6 +27.6/D +4.3/C 5.75 250Vanguard TotStIdx LB 58,004 28.00 +3.1 +39.9/B +1.8/B NL 3,000Fidelity Contra LG 57,153 58.44 +2.2 +37.3/D +5.2/A NL 2,500American Funds CpWldGrIA m WS 56,527 34.52 +2.1 +44.2/C +6.8/A 5.75 250American Funds IncAmerA m MA 49,431 15.67 +0.8 +31.6/C +3.4/B 5.75 250American Funds InvCoAmA m LB 49,143 26.45 +2.4 +36.5/D +2.5/B 5.75 250Vanguard 500Inv LB 48,312 104.67 +2.7 +37.9/C +1.2/C NL 3,000Vanguard InstIdx LB 44,401 103.97 +2.7 +38.0/C +1.3/C NL 5,000,000American Funds EurPacGrA m FB 40,624 38.99 +2.6 +51.7/B +8.5/A 5.75 250Dodge & Cox Stock LV 39,986 99.12 +3.2 +42.7/A +0.4/D NL 2,500American Funds WAMutInvA m LV 38,906 25.09 +1.6 +30.4/D +1.0/C 5.75 250Dodge & Cox IntlStk FV 36,757 32.70 +3.5 +62.6/A +6.5/A NL 2,500American Funds NewPerspA m WS 33,009 26.03 +2.6 +48.7/B +6.6/A 5.75 250Fidelity DivrIntl d FG 32,048 28.60 +3.4 +46.1/D +4.8/D NL 2,500American Funds FnInvA m LB 30,966 33.41 +2.9 +43.4/B +5.0/A 5.75 250PIMCO TotRetAdm b CI 30,268 10.95 +1.1 +13.4/C +6.9/A NL 5,000,000FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m CA 29,740 2.10 +3.1 +41.0/A +4.5/A 4.25 1,000American Funds BalA m MA 29,690 16.53 +2.0 +28.2/D +2.7/C 5.75 250Vanguard 500Adml LB 28,379 104.67 +2.7 +38.0/C +1.3/C NL 100,000Vanguard Welltn MA 28,289 29.37 +1.8 +28.8/C +5.5/A NL 10,000Fidelity GrowCo LG 28,159 69.55 +3.3 +47.0/B +5.4/A NL 2,500Vanguard TotStIAdm LB 27,762 28.01 +3.1 +40.1/B +1.9/B NL 100,000American Funds BondA m CI 27,358 11.97 +1.3 +15.0/C +2.7/E 3.75 250Vanguard TotIntl FB 26,043 14.84 +3.8 +54.6/A +6.4/B NL 3,000Vanguard InstPlus LB 24,767 103.97 +2.7 +38.1/C +1.3/C NL 200,000,000Fidelity LowPriStk d MB 24,672 32.88 +4.8 +49.5/B +4.3/A NL 2,500T Rowe Price EqtyInc LV 15,493 21.55 +3.4 +39.5/B +1.7/B NL 2,500Hartford CapAprA m LB 9,880 31.47 +4.1 +55.9/A +4.7/A 5.50 1,000Pioneer PioneerA m LB 4,328 36.41 +2.8 +34.2/D +2.0/B 5.75 1,000Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m GS 1,486 10.37 +0.3 +4.0/B +4.8/A 1.50 1,000Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m LV 1,245 2.99 +1.9 +27.1/E -1.2/E 4.25 2,500DWS-Scudder REstA m SR 438 13.86 +1.6 +50.8/B +1.4/C 5.75 1,000Hartford GrowthL m LG 188 15.36 +4.3 +41.7/C +0.8/D 4.75 0

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CA -Conservative Allocation, CI -Intermediate-Term Bond, ES -Europe Stock, FB -Foreign Large Blend, FG -Foreign LargeGrowth, FV -ForeignLarge Value, IH -World Allocation, LB -Large Blend, LG -Large Growth, LV -Large Value, MA -Moderate Allocation, MB -Mid-Cap Blend, MV -Mid-Cap Value, SH -Specialty-heath, WS -World Stock, Total Return: Chng in NAV with dividends reinvested. Rank: How fund performed vs.others with same objective: A is in top 20%, E in bottom 20%. Min Init Invt: Minimum $ needed to invest in fund. Source: Morningstar.

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Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards.lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within thelast year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants. Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee.f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fundsplit shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to belisted in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press.Sales figures are unofficial.

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Name Last Chg %ChgPFSweb 3.78 +2.03 +116.0BareEscent18.07 +5.33 +41.8FortuNet h 2.21 +.53 +31.5RuthsHosp 3.03 +.60 +24.7IntervestB 4.79 +.94 +24.4NewFrnt 2.30 +.40 +21.1PacEthan 2.13 +.37 +21.0Primoris wt 2.95 +.50 +20.4MdwstB pf 2.28 +.38 +20.0BassettF 4.20 +.58 +16.0

Name Last Chg %ChgNwCentBcp 4.32 -1.09 -20.1FalconStor 3.69 -.80 -17.8CarrollB 4.84 -.94 -16.3Westway n 4.50 -.67 -13.0Kenexa 11.37 -1.57 -12.1Amtech 10.89 -1.45 -11.8Tongxin un 11.96 -1.59 -11.7SCmntyFn 2.28 -.28 -11.1FPB Bncp 2.10 -.26 -11.0CmtyCntrl 2.05 -.25 -10.9

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2,583,601,923Volume

Name Vol (00) Last ChgTaseko 104696 5.01 +.65Rentech 96050 1.32 +.10VantageDrl 46193 1.45 -.21KodiakO g 34010 2.89 +.14GoldStr g 33196 3.40 -.04NA Pall g 29354 4.47 -.13Oilsands g 19302 1.14 -.03NthgtM g 18958 3.31 -.02GenMoly 17374 3.01 +.14NovaGld g 16920 6.27 -.22

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Dear Dr. Gott: I recently switched jobs and had to move to a new state. My problem now is that I have to pick a new healthcare provider. I was given a book that lists all the avail-able providers in the area that accept this insurance, but the list is quite extensive. I noticed that there are also several types of providers: MD, DO, APRN, NP and PA. I know that an MD is a typical medical doctor, but I don’t know what any of the oth-ers are and wonder if they are per-haps a better choice.

Dear Reader: First, the MD. Medical doctors are by far the most common type of healthcare profes-sional. They include general practi-tioners, pediatricians, urologists, psy-chiatrists, neurologists, pulmonolo-gists and other types of specialists.

They all are able to diagnose, treat, correct and give advice and prescrip-tions for any human disease.

Next is the DO, or doctor of oste-

opathy. They are similar to MDs, but rather than treating symptoms or specific illnesses, they treat the patient as an integrated whole.

A physician’s assistant (PA) is just as it sounds.

These are people who are not physi-cians, but after appropriate educa-tion are able to work with an MD or DO.

The final category is the APRN (advanced practice registered nurse). There are four major groups of the APRN, including nurse practitio-ners (NPs), clinical nurse special-ists (CNS), certified nurse midwives (CNM) and certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA).

What type of provider is best?

Dear Abby: My wife, “Jana,” and I have been married 15 years. She’s the love of my life. I can’t imagine living without her. We have three beauti-ful children, successful careers and a nice home. We have a great relation-ship, and I trust her completely.

Before we dated, Jana ran with a fast crowd. She was also somewhat promiscuous back then. Don’t get me wrong, there are things from my past that I’m not proud of, either. But it bothers me that her “adventures” exceeded mine.

We went to Jana’s class reunion last fall, and I met several friends from her past. Each guy I met, I couldn’t help but wonder if he had slept with my wife. I know about some of her old boyfriends, but not all.

I think Jana knows this bothered me, but she doesn’t know how much. I literally became nauseated thinking about her past. After almost 20 years of dating and marriage, I thought I’d be over it. Should I press her for more details or just live with the knots in my stomach? — Curious George

Dear George: Neither. After 20 years of dating and marriage, it’s time to grow up. You have a happy, successful marriage — so why are you wasting time obsessing about the distant past? If you have diges-tive problems, discuss them with your doctor or a therapist. But to ask your wife for a scorecard at this

late date will be counterproductive, and I doubt that it will fix what ails you. And in the future — skip the reunions

Dear Abby: I am a 12-year-old girl who attends a private middle school. When I go to school, I see girls my age wearing a little bit of makeup. When I try to sneak off to school with a little bit on my face, my par-ents wipe it off and say I’m beautiful just the way I am, although I dis-agree.

Abby, I will be 13 next month! I’m absolutely positive that I can handle makeup without going overboard. But when I say it to my parents, they still forbid me to wear or buy any. How do I convince them that I’m mature enough to handle this? — Not Immature

Dear Not Immature: One of the hallmarks of maturity is being hon-est with your parents. If you want to convince them that you’re mature enough to handle makeup, perhaps you should consider not sneaking out of the house wearing any.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The military remains vulnerable to another Fort Hood-like mas-sacre with religious radicaliza-tion on the rise and too little attention being paid to internal threats, senior Pentagon officials said Friday.

An internal investigation into the shooting at the Texas Army post in November found that several officers failed to use “appropriate judgment and stan-dards” in overseeing the career of Army Maj. Nidal Hasan and that their actions should be investigated immediately.

Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, has been charged with killing 13 people.

“I would ask all command-ers and leaders at every level to make an effort to look beyond their day-to-day tasks and be attuned to personnel who may

be at risk or pose a danger,” said Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Separately, the FBI said it would revise its own procedures to make sure that when it does investigate a member of the military, it notifies the Pentagon. In the Hasan case, a local joint terrorism task force run by the FBI with some military person-nel examined Hasan but did not alert the Pentagon that concerns had been raised.

The FBI also says it will increase training for task force members to better search bureau databases when conducting investigations.

Lawmakers including Rep. Ike Skelton, the Missouri Democrat who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, and Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn called the findings unacceptable.

“We cannot let our guard down,” said Cornyn, a mem-

ber of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

A separate White House assessment concluded the gov-ernment doesn’t do enough to share information on “disaffect-ed individuals” and that closer scrutiny of some information is needed by intelligence and law enforcement officials.

Of particular concern is “self-radicalization” by individuals seeking out extremist views, said Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

According to two officials familiar with the case, as many as eight Army officers could face discipline for failing to do anything when Hasan dis-played erratic behavior early in his military career. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because that information has not been publicly released.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — A U.S. missile strike in Pakistan killed one of the FBI’s most-wanted terrorists, a man suspected in a deadly 1986 plane hijacking with a $5 million bounty on his head, three Pakistani intelligence officials said Friday.

The death would be the latest victory for the CIA-led missile campaign against militant targets in Pakistan’s insurgent-riddled tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, a campaign that has recently esca-lated. One Thursday is believed to have missed Pakistan’s Taliban chief.

The intelligence officials said a Jan. 9 missile strike in the North Waziristan tribal region killed Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim. The FBI’s Web site lists him as a Palestinian with possible Lebanese citizenship. The Pakistani officials called him an al-Qaida member, but the FBI site says he was a member of the Abu Nidal Palestinian terrorist group.

Rahim is wanted for his alleged role in the Sept. 5, 1986, hijacking of Pan American World Airways Flight 73 during a stop in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, according to the FBI site.

The hijackers demanded that 1,500 prisoners in Cyprus and Israel be released and that they be flown out of Pakistan. At one point, the hijack-ers shot and threw hand grenades at passengers and crew in one part of the plane. Some 20 people, including two Americans, died during the hijack-ing.

Rahim had been tried and convicted by Pakistan, but he and three suspected accomplices were apparently released in January 2008. All four were added to the FBI list late last year.

The FBI did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. The three Pakistani intelligence officials spoke on condition of ano-nymity because they lacked authority to speak to media on the record. They cited field informants and sources in militant ranks.

But the information is nearly impossible to verify independently.

North Waziristan is considered a key sanctu-ary for a range of militant groups, including al-Qaida and factions focused on battling the U.S. in Afghanistan.

Former Army Secretary Togo D. West Jr., left, and former chief of naval operations, retired Navy Adm. Vern Clark, take part in a news conference at the Pentagon Friday to discuss the results of their independent review relat-ed to Ft. Hood shooting.

Strike kills one of the FBI’s most wanted terrorists

Pentagon finds mistakes were made by officers in Hasan case

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Having qualified as Co-Executor of the estate of CHARLES G. CAMBY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said CHARLES G. CAMBYto present them to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of March, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment.

This is the 26th day of December 2009

Michael Gene Camby, Co-Executor880 Mt. Creek Rd.Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Charles Edward Camby, Co-Executor8725 Williamsburg CircleHuntersville, NC 28078

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYFIRST CLASS LINEMANTOWN OF FOREST CITY

The Town of Forest City is accepting applications for a first class lineman. Salary range is from $31,670.00 to $45,640.00. Applicants must have current CDL’s. Applications will be received at Town Hall, 128 N. Powell Street, Forest City, beginning Wednesday, January 13th. Applications will close at 5:00 pm, Wednesday, January 27th. For further information contact electric superintendent, Barry Spurlin, at 248-5249.

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Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by WILLIAM J FLEMING to PRLAP, INC., Trustee(s), which was dated February 26, 2007 and recorded on February 27, 2007 in Book 943 at Page 163, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina.

Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on January 27, 2010 at 10:00AM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit:

All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 7 of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, ("the Plat"), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description.Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen's Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto.Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen's Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as "the Plat".

Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record.

Said property is commonly known as:7 Queens Gap, Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing.

Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are William J. Flemming.

An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Substitute TrusteeBrock & Scott, PLLCJeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 323465431 Oleander Drive Suite 200Wilmington, NC 28403PHONE: (910) 392-4988FAX: (910) 392-8587File No.: 09-22416-FC01

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assistance program. Strong oral and written communication skills.

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work experience in banking, mortgage

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on patient care, computer skills, CNACertification required. Minimum 1 year exp.Please send resume

to: medney@saintlukeshospital.com

or mail to: St. Luke’s Hospital Attn: Marie Edney101 Hospital Drive

Columbus, NC 28722

Medical Social WorkerPart time or PRN needed to provide

services to terminally ill patients & their families.

Bachelor’s degree in Social Work &

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Aallied Die Casting of NC has an immediate

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supervision experience is required. This

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We are seeking applicants w/electrical, hydraulics, & welding

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skills and experience level. Aallied offers

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Successful candidate must apply in person at: Aallied Die Casting

401 Aallied DriveRutherfordton, NC

28139 EOE

White Oak Manor-Rutherfordton is

currently seeking FTLPN for second shift

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Gail Eller, RN, Director of Nurses. No telephone calls,

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Pushed to the far edge of desperation, earth-quake-ravaged Haitians dumped decaying bodies into mass graves and begged for water and food Friday amid fear that time is running out to avoid chaos and to res-cue anyone still alive in the wreckage.

The U.S. military brought some relief, taking control of the airport, helping coor-dinate flights bringing in aid and evacuating foreign-ers and the injured. Medical teams, meanwhile, set up makeshift hospitals, workers started to clear the streets of corpses and water was being distributed in pockets of the city.

But the task was enormous.Aid workers and authorities

warned that unless they can quickly get aid to the people, Port-au-Prince will degener-ate into lawlessness.

There were reports of iso-lated looting as young men walked through downtown with machetes, and robbers reportedly shot one man whose body was left on the street. Survivors also fought each other for food pulled from the debris.

“I’m getting the sense that if the situation doesn’t get sorted (out) real soon, it will devolve into chaos,” said Steve Matthews, a vet-eran relief worker with the Christian aid organization World Vision.

Time also was running out to rescue anyone who may still be trapped alive in the many buildings in Port-au-Prince that collapsed in Tuesday’s magnitude-7.0 quake.

An Australian TV crew pulled a healthy 16-month-old girl from the wreckage of her house Friday — about 68 hours after the earthquake struck. In a collapsed house, neighbors and reporters heard a cry and found an air pocket: part of the top floor had been held up by a cabi-

net.“I could see a dead body

that was there, sort of on top of the cabinet; I could hear the baby on the left side of the body screaming,” said David Celestino of the Dominican Republic, who had been working with the TV crew.

Although her parents were dead, Winnie Tilin survived with only scratches and soon was in the arms of her uncle, whose pregnant wife also was killed.

As temperatures rose into the high 80s (upper 20s Celsius), the sickly smell of the dead lingered over Port-au-Prince, where countless bodies remained unclaimed in the streets. Hundreds of bloated corpses were stacked outside the city morgue, and limbs of the dead protruded from crushed schools and homes.

At a cemetery outside the city, trucks dumped bodies by the dozens into a mass grave. Elsewhere, people pulled a box filled with bod-ies along a road, then used

a mechanical front-loader to lift the box and tip it into a large metal trash bin. South of the capital, work-ers burned more than 2,000 bodies in a trash dump.

The Red Cross estimates 45,000 to 50,000 people were killed. A third of Haiti’s 9 million people may be in need of aid. As many as half of the buildings in the capi-tal and other hard-hit areas were damaged or destroyed, according to the United Nations.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the World Food Program was provid-ing high-energy biscuits and ready-to-eat meals to around 8,000 people “several times a day.”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said she would go to Haiti on Saturday to to inspect the damage and meet with President Rene Preval and other officials.

The effort to get aid to the victims has been stymied by blocked roads, congestion at the airport, limited equip-

ment and other obstacles. U.N. peacekeepers patrol-ling the capital said popular anger was rising, warning aid convoys to add security to guard against looting.

Tom Osbeck, an Indiana missionary whose Protest-ant-run Jesus in Haiti Ministry operates a school north of Port-au-Prince, said nerves were becoming increasingly frayed.

“Even distributing food or water is very dangerous. People are desperate and will fight to death for a cup of water,” Osbeck said.

Tempers flared at one of the capital’s functioning gas stations as drivers tried to jockey their dusty cars into line. An armed guard bran-dishing a shotgun intervened to keep motorists from com-ing to blows.

Grocery stores were looted clean soon after the quake, according to Emilia Casella of the U.N. World Food Program. She said the WFP would start handing out 6,000 tons of food aid recov-ered from a damaged ware-

house in the city’s Cite Soleil slum and was preparing shipments of enough ready-to-eat meals to feed 2 million Haitians for a month.

Asked about the concern of frustration spilling into violence, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said his peacekeepers, working with Haitian police, “are now taking charge of law and order in the city.”

The U.S. military has sev-eral hundred personnel on the ground, including more than 100 troops from the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. Hundreds of sailors, mean-while, pulled into Port-au-Prince harbor on the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson.

Within hours, an 82nd Airborne rapid response unit was handing out food, water and medical supplies from two cargo pallets outside the airport, a helicopter lifted off with water to distribute, and a reconnaissance chop-per went searching for drop zones around the capital to move out more aid. Soldiers said they expected more sup-plies later in the day.

At the airport, foreign-ers waved their passports to guards as they scrambled to escape the chaos by boarding the departing flights.

Some 250 Americans were flown to New Jersey’s McGuire Air Force Base on three military planes. U.S. forces in control of the air-port initially blocked French and Canadians from board-ing planes, even though a French military aircraft stood by. They lifted their cordon after protests from French and Canadian offi-cials.

The State Department said the U.S. death toll was six and predicted it will rise.

The Cuban government said Friday it had allowed U.S. airplanes to fly through its airspace as it evacuated wounded from Haiti, a move which shaves 90 minutes off flights to Miami.

Aid slowly reaching desperate Haitians

Associated PressFrench military rescuers work with U.S. rescuers in the collapsed Montana Hotel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday. A powerful earthquake hit Haiti Tuesday.

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