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For the UkiahBoys & Girls Club

Neighbor complaintsled to investigation;fourth man citedThe Daily Journal

Three Mendocino Countymen were arrested and onecited Thursday afternoon aftera search of two homes inRedwood Valley revealed 400growing marijuana plants,according to MendocinoCounty Sheriff’s Officereports.

At 12:20 p.m. Thursday,Sheriff’s Deputy Tim Gossdrove to a home in the 9000block of East Road on a com-plaint from neighbors about amarijuana grow.

According to sheriff’sreports, Goss talked to the peo-ple living in the house, whotold him they were growingmarijuana but would not allowGoss into the house to check ontheir compliance with medicalmarijuana laws.

Goss got a search warrantfor the property and found twohouses, one of which had beenconverted completely into agrow room, according to sher-iff’s reports.

Deputies found 100 plantson the property as well as evi-dence of other plants that hadbeen recently removed. Furtherinvestigation led officers to asecond house on Webb RanchRoad, where deputies found300 growing marijuana plantsas well as drying marijuana.

Aaron Alirez, 21, ofRedwood Valley, David Coons,21, of Willits, and JasonDominguez, 29, of RedwoodValley, were all arrested on sus-picion of cultivation of mari-juana, possession of marijuanafor sale and providing a placefor the manufacture of marijua-na and were booked into jail ona $30,000 bond each.

John Rule, 49, of Willits,was cited on the same chargesand released at the scene.

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Club Spring Fund Drive is upto $38,802.23.

The latest donationsinclude: Nancie & JerryGarcia $200, T R Antoni$100, Michael & TraciCosenza $100, Glen & MaryAnn Donalson $25, for a totalof $425, which brings thedrive total to date to$38,802.23.

Retech Systems LLC andthe Boys and Girls Club ofUkiah announced last weekthat Retech will match com-munity donations to the UDJSpring Fund Drive for theUkiah Boys & Girls Club, upto $50,000.

Jim Goltz, the president ofRetech stated “Retech hasenjoyed being in Ukiah forthe past 35 years. As our busi-ness is currently pretty strongwe have been looking forways where we can supportthe development of the com-munity. We think that theBoys and Girls Club fills animportant need in the UkiahValley. Their programs foryoung people such as PowerHour and SMART Moveshelp kids do better in schooland become healthy and sub-stance-abuse free youngadults.”

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By ROB BURGESSThe Daily Journal

Courtroom G of the MendocinoCounty Courthouse was packed Fridayas the Gualala Fourth of July Fireworksprogram went head to head with theCalifornia Coastal Commission.

The court date was just the latest skir-mish in a long-running battle over thefireworks display and its effect on near-by birds.

The hearing centered around arequest by the representatives for thefireworks display for a temporaryrestraining order against the commis-sion.

The request sprang from a previouslyproposed staff recommendation by thecommission that it issue a cease-and-desist order against the display.

The Pacific Legal Foundation, whichis representing the Gualala Festivals

Committee, stated the commission onlyhad jurisdiction over land-use issues.

“Never in its 35-year history has theCoastal Commission regulated fire-works as development as staffers pro-pose today,” stated Graham Owen, oneof the two PLF attorneys at Friday’shearing. “If the commission shuts downthe Gualala show, fireworks displaysfrom one end of the California coast tothe other will be in danger.”

Friday’s hearing was originally setfor Thursday, but was moved back afterthe presiding judge declared he neededmore time to digest the paperwork hehad been provided.

“There’s so many things wrong withthis application that it’s hard to knowwhere to start,” said Deputy AttorneyGeneral Joseph Rusconi, addressing thejudge at Friday’s hearing.

In the end, the judge denied the

request for the restraining order and toldthe parties to continue the matter at theCoastal Commission’s open June 11meeting.

Owen said that if an order to halt theproceedings were to be issued at thatmeeting, it wouldn’t be the end for thedisplay.

“If they issue a cease-desist orderwe’ll definitely appeal that,” he said.

The meeting is scheduled to begin at10 a.m. June 11 at the Sonoma CountyBoard of Supervisors chambers locatedat 575 Administration Drive. To viewthe entire meeting agenda on the com-mission’s Web site, visit:www.coastal.ca.gov/mtgcurr.html.

Rob Burgess can be reached atudjrb@pacific.net.

Restraining order in coastal fireworks case denied;judge orders discussion to continue at 6-11 meeting

By BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

The Mendocino CountySheriff’s Office is investigat-ing the death of a Fort Braggwoman last seen with herboyfriend.

Katlyn Long, 22, of FortBragg, died at the MendocinoCoast Hospital early Fridaymorning. Sheriff’s deputieswere called in around 5:30a.m. Friday.

According to sheriff’sreports, Long had been trans-ported by ambulance to thehospital from her parents’home. Paramedics attemptedto save her during the trip, butLong was pronounced dead atthe hospital.

Mendocino County Sher-iff’s Capt. Kurt Smallcombsaid the death is being treatedas suspicious because there

was no obvious cause of deathand because of her young age.

Sheriff’s deputies areinvestigating the events lead-ing up to Long’s death.According to sheriff’s reportsLong was last in the companyof her boyfriend before shedied. Smallcomb said theboyfriend has declined tospeak with sheriff’s deputiesabout the events leading up toLong’s death.

An autopsy was performedFriday to determine the causeof death; those results werepending at press time.

Anyone with informationthat might help the organiza-tion is encouraged to contactthe Mendocino County FortBragg Detectives Office at961-2692.

Ben Brown can be reached atudjbb@pacific.net.

Inquiry into death on coast

By BEN BROWNThe Daily Journal

Using former military soft-ware, a group of people are wan-dering our streets and rural areassearching for something. Theyare geocachers and they areengaged in the 21st century ver-sion of the scavenger hunt.

“It’s a fun game,” said JamesWelch, a Geocache enthusiast.

The coordinates for “caches”are posted on Web sites likewww.geocaching.com and otherpeople can put the coordinatesinto their GPS reader, follow thedirections to the spot, and findthem.

“Generally they’re in placesunique to the area,” Welch said.

It sounds easy, but Welch saidthere is a degree of skill to it.Even the best GPS readers onlytake you within three feet, and most caches are hidden tokeep them out of the hands of “mugglers,” a geocachingterm for non-geocachers.

Most of the caches come with hints on how to find thefinal location. Welch said the size of a cache can vary,from the size of a pill bottle to a five-gallon bucket.

“You still have to look for it,” he said.Geocaching is a hobby only made possible by the avail-

ability of Global Positioning Software to the general pub-lic. Commercially available GPS readers allow anyone toenter a latitude and longitude into the device and get direc-

tions.The most common use of GPS

readers is to get directions in acar, but geocachers have foundanother use, hiding things andleaving clues for others to find.

Welch said he startedGeocaching a year ago and foundhis first cache in Rupert, Idahowith his daughters. They were ona road trip and marked out a trialof caches to visit along the way.

“It took us to a lot of coolplaces,” he said.

Every cache contains a logbook that can be signed and datedby the people who found it, creat-ing a history for the find. Largercaches also contain small tradeitems, usually small toys and trin-kets.

“If you take something youhave to leave something, that’s

the code,” Welch said.Welch’s signature is jack squat coins, small brass coins

that have “You found jack squat” written on them that heleaves at every cache he visits.

Some people also put special items in their caches, liketravel bugs, Welch said. A travel bug is a small tag with aserial number and a stated travel goal.

“One might say that it needs to travel to all of thebeaches in the Caribbean before it comes home,” Welch

Geocaching: A high-techscavenger hunt

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James Welch shows off a Geocache full of goodies he placed in south Ukiah. Welch and his family,Jeweled cache, have found and placed caches all over California and as far as Iowa.

This Geocache logo patch is one ofthe many treasures that can be foundin Geocache’s around the world.

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D A I L Y D I G E S TEditor: Jody Martinez, 468-3517 udj@pacific.net

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ARREST -- Debra Susan Realy, 52, ofUkiah, was arrested on suspicion of pos-session of a controlled substance, posses-sion of a controlled substance for sale,transportation for sale, being under theinfluence of a controlled substance andpossession of paraphernalia in the 6000block of Leslie Street at 2:27 a.m.Thursday.

SHERIFF’S REPORTSThe following were compiled

from reports prepared by theMendocino County Sheriff’s

Office:BOOKED -- Gary Dwan Parsons, 62,

of Covelo, was booked into jail on suspi-cion of driving under the influence, beingunder the influence of a controlled sub-stance, driving with suspended privilegesand possession of a controlled substanceby the California Highway Patrol at10:43 a.m. Thursday.

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ELIZABETH INGELSMAGRUDER

Elizabeth IngelsMagruder, 88, peacefullyand gracefully passed awayon Tuesday, May 27 at Dalistan Care Home inUkiah with the lov-ing support of her familyand caregivers.

Betty was born on July22, 1919 in San Fran-cisco and grew up on herfamily ranch in Pot-ter Valley. Her father, RayIngels, was a State Senator,and her mother, HelenIngels, was a properVictorian woman, so Bettywas raised to standstraight, put work beforeplay, and always behavewith elegance and charm.

After graduating fromStanford University with a degree in Economics,Betty served as a Lieutenant in the Navyduring World War II. She was lucky enough to beone of the first Waves stationed inOakland where she met and married a southerngentleman named Robert Magruder. Betty

brought her new hus-band back to her ranch inPotter Valley where they spent many years rais-ing cattle, pears, and their two children,Robert Junior (Mac) and Helen. After her hus-band’s death in 1980, Betty helped herdaughter Helen oper-ate a summer camp on theranch for a num-ber of years and also didthe bookkeeping for herson Mac’s cattle operation.

Betty was active in hercommunity. She was a member of the SaturdayAfternoon Club, PEO, and helped on manypolitical and fund-raising campaigns includingRonald Reagan’s run forGovernor of California.

Betty will be remem-bered for her gracious-ness and supportivenature. She saw the best in everyone she knew,always maintained a posi-tive attitude, never gos-siped, and lived withintegrity and indepen-dence.

She was preceded indeath by her husband Robert Magruder, and hersister Helen Green. She issurvived by her son MacMagruder, his wife Kate,her grandchildren Grace and MarthaMagruder, her daughter Helen Magruder Menasianand Helen’s hus-band David.

A celebration of Betty’slife will be held on Sunday, June 15, 11:00AM, at the Magruder Ranch in Potter Valley(9000 West Road).

Memorial donations canbe made to the Pot-ter Valley Cemetery/ BettyMagruder Memori-al Fund, PO Box 34, PotterValley, Ca. 95469.

Arrangements and careunder the direction of the Eversole Mortuary.

[\ MICHAEL JOHN ELLEDGESeptember 27, 1949 - May 22, 2008

Michael was born inScotts Bluff, Nebraska to Joan Weber ElledgeGarzini and Walt Elledge on September 27, 1949. Hewas called home to Heaven on May 22,2008. Michael was preceded in death by hisfather, Walt Elledge.

He is survived by hismother, Joan Garzini and his brothers and sistersin law, Randy, Little Mike and Tina, Jeffand Sheila, David and Sherrie, and Brian andSabrina Elledge. Michael is also survived byhis children, Christian Elledge and hisfiance´, Lee of Fort Bragg, CA; Cara ElledgeFender and David Fender of Fortuna, CA;Nathan Elledge of Bend, OR; Brandon andHanna Wickham, and Annie and ChadJordan of Bend, OR; and his grandchildren,Cassity, Leanna, and Madison Elledge; Seanna,Olivia, Andrew, Dawson, and JennaFender; Zhaardnre Wick-ham; and Chase, Caprice,Josh, and Jacob Jordan as well as numerousother relatives.

Jacob was Michael’s speciallittle buddy. Mi-chael was loved by all whomet him and will be missed very much.

Michael graduated fromUkiah High School, class of 1967, from SantaRosa Junior Col-lege, and Humboldt StateUniversity with a Bachelor’s Degree in psy-chology and a minor in business administration.He then went to work for Longs Drugs inEureka, Ca where he was promoted into manage-ment. He worked there until 1992 when heand his family moved to Bend, OR. Hewas working for Hooker Creek Constructionat the time of his death.

Michael was very activein his church, Faith Christian Center, andserved wherever he was needed. He had manygood friends there. Michael’s greatestjoys were raising Nathan, fishing, and play-ing with Jacob.

There will be a memorialservice at Faith Christian Center, 10th andGreenwood in Bend, OR on Wednesday,June 4, 2008 at 2:00 P.M.Graveside services will beheld in Willow Creek, CAat 2:30 P.M. on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at the WillowCreek Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions to a trust fund for Nathan Elledge can be sentto Bank of Cas-cade, 233 S.W. WilsonAvenue, Suite 101, Bend, OR 97702.

Please sign the guest book at www.ukiahdailyjournal.com. Funeral notices are paid announcements. For information on how toplace a paid funeral notice or make corrections to funeral notices please call our classified department at 468-3529.

Death notices are free for Mendocino County residents. Death notices are limited to name of deceased, hometown, age, date ofdeath, date, time, and place of services and the funeral home handling the arrangements. For information on how to place afree death notice please call our editorial department at 468-3500.

13-year-old spells ‘guerdon’to win National Spelling Bee title

WASHINGTON — (AP) As it turned out, Sameer Mishraprovided more than just comic relief at the 2008 ScrippsNational Spelling Bee. He ended up winning the title.

The 13-year-old from West Lafayette, Ind., who often hadthe audience laughing with his one-line commentaries was allbusiness when he aced “guerdon” — a word that appropriatelymeans “something that one has earned or gained” — to win the81st version of the bee Friday night.

“I don’t know about comedy lines, but my parents have beentelling me since the beginning that I should always stay calm,cool and collected,” said Sameer, who likes playing the violinand video games, and hopes one day to be a neurosurgeon.

Sameer, appearing in the bee for the fourth time and a top 20finisher the last two years, clenched both fists and put his handsto his face after spelling the winning word. He won a tense duelover first-time participant Sidharth Chand, 12, of BloomfieldHills, Mich., who finally stumbled on “prosopopoeia,” a worddescribing a type of figure of speech.

For placing first, Sameer will receive $35,000 in cash plusmore than $5,000 in other prizes.

Clinton says she expects superdelegatesto decide after Mont., SD primaries

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton saidFriday she expects uncommitted superdelegates to begin mak-ing the choice that will decide her marathon Democratic pri-mary race against Barack Obama soon after Tuesday’s pri-maries.

In a conference call with Montana reporters, Clinton wasasked about the effort by top Democratic leaders to push for aquick end to the fight for the presidential nomination after pri-maries in South Dakota and Montana next week. SenateMajority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said that he, HouseSpeaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and party chairman HowardDean will urge uncommitted delegates to choose sides.

Clinton said: “I think that after the final primaries, people aregoing to start making up their minds. I think that is the naturalprogression that one would expect.”

Clinton said superdelegates — the party and elected officialswho can vote for whomever they choose regardless of whathappens in the primaries and caucuses — will have to decidewho is the stronger candidate in the fall to run againstRepublican John McCain.

“I think that people will have to ask themselves those ques-tions, who would be the best president in terms of preparationand readiness and effectiveness, and who would be the strongercandidate. And I imagine that process will begin after the endof the last primaries,” Clinton said.

Crane collapse on NYC’s Upper WestSide kills 2 construction workers

NEW YORK (AP) — A construction crane snapped andsmashed into an apartment building with a thunderous roarFriday, killing two workers in the city’s second such tragedy in2 1/2 months and renewing fears about the safety of hundredsof cranes towering over the New York skyline.

The collapse happened despite stepped-up inspections and ashake-up in the city Buildings Department after the earlier acci-dent, which killed seven people in March.

City officials could not immediately say how the 200-footcrane fell apart on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, where con-tractors were building a 32-story luxury condo complex.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the accident “unaccept-able and intolerable” but added: “Having said that, we do notknow at the moment what happened or why.”

With the city going through a supercharged building boomand an estimated 250 cranes in operation as of mid-March, NewYork has seen a series of deadly construction accidents. Ninepeople have died in crane accidents so far this year. None diedin crane accidents last year; two were killed in 2006.

Texas officials, polygamist sect reachtentative deal to start returning children

SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — More than 400 childrenremoved from a polygamist sect’s ranch will be returned totheir parents beginning Monday, state officials chastened by astate Supreme Court ruling said Friday as they hammered outan agreement with the families.

The children won’t be able to leave Texas but they will beallowed to move back to Yearning For Zion Ranch, wherechild-welfare officials have alleged that underage girls werepushed into spiritual marriages with older men. The parents saythere was no abuse, and two courts ruled that the state over-stepped its authority in removing all children from the ranch,from infants to teenagers.

Texas Child Protective Services took custody of the childrenfrom the west Texas ranch after a raid nearly two months ago.A court order that a judge restore custody to parents applies toonly 124 of the children, but state officials said about 300 oth-ers taken under identical circumstances also will be returned.

A draft agreement released by CPS attorney Gary Banks saysthe parents can get their children back after showing identifica-

By DON THOMPSONAssociated Press Writer

SAN FRANCISCO — The ongoingeffort to solve California’s prison over-crowding stalled again on Friday whenattorneys representing the state, inmatesand other parties said they were not readyto accept a proposal that would graduallytrim the inmate population by nearly40,000 over the next four years.

A special panel of three federal judgesmeeting in San Francisco reluctantlygave the attorneys until June 27 to reacha settlement that could avoid a fasterrelease of tens of thousands of inmates.

But the judges warned that the issuewould go to trial if the groups cannotagree on ways to ease overcrowding thatone judge called “unconstitutional andunconscionable.” The judges setNovember 17 as the trial date.

Court-appointed referee Elwood Lui isrecommending trimming about 38,000inmates from California’s 33 prisons,which currently house 170,000, by Sept.

15, 2012, according to a confidentialdraft of his proposal obtained by TheAssociated Press. The nation’s largeststate prison system is currently at 198percent of its designed capacity, andwould be capped at 158 percent of capac-ity under Lui’s proposal.

Lui’s proposal would avoid an imme-diate release of inmates by seeking alter-nate punishments for some offenders,diverting parole violators to treatmentprograms and making more prisoners eli-gible for programs that could shave timeoff their sentences.

“The proposal is not, I emphasize not,a blueprint for the early release ofinmates,” Lui said.

But if the state misses population tar-gets, the secretary of the CaliforniaDepartment of Corrections andRehabilitation “shall release inmatesbased on the shortest time left to serve inorder to comply with the population lev-els,” according to the 18-page draft ofLiu’s proposal obtained by the AP.

That early release provision is enoughto kill legislative Republicans’ agree-ment, Assemblyman Todd Spitzer, R-Orange, told the judges. Still, Spitzer, thelead legislative negotiator, said talks havebeen productive and should continue.

Attorneys for inmates said they havenot agreed to Lui’s cap, and want to pro-pose their own target population in 30days after consulting with court-appoint-ed overseers who control inmate medicaland mental health care.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s legalaffairs secretary, Andrea Hoch, told thejudges that the unresolved issues includesetting a target population level, estimat-ing how much the settlement would cost,drafting legislation and getting promisesfrom state lawmakers to pass that legisla-tion.

“We need more information before wecan commit to a settlement,” Hoch said.

Federal courts are hearing the issue

Referee: Calif. should trim 40,000 inmates

See BRIEFLY, Page 16

See PRISON, Page 16

R E L I G I O NEditor: Richard Rosier, 468-3520 udj@pacific.net

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HOLY TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH: Services at8:00 a.m. and 10 a.m. First and third Sundays - HolyEucharist; second, fourth and fifth Sundays - MorningPrayer. Nursery care available at 10 a.m.. Wednesdays 10a.m.- Morning Prayer. All are welcome. The church islocated at 640 S. Orchard Avenue, next to the DMV. Forinformation: 462-8042 or holytrinity@pacific.net

KOL HaEMEK (Mendocino County Inland JewishCommunity): Shabbat celebrated first andthird Friday evening of every month at ourshul, on West Rd. in Redwood Valley, next toEagle Peak Middle School. Join us also forannual cycle of Jewish holiday observances,youth education and activities, film series,social justice commitments. For information,

call 468-4536.

NAZARENE CHURCH: Ukiah Valley First Church ofthe Nazarene at 604 Jones Street welcomes you to be a partof our loving faith community! Sunday morning worship at10:45 a.m. Wednesday Children’s and Teen’s BibleMinistry at 6:30 p.m. Pastor Jody Hampton. 462-4869

NEW LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH: (An EvangelicalFree Church): You are invited to join us at our contempo-

rary, reverent worship service Sunday at 9:30 am.Children will be invited to participate inChildren’s Church and a Nursery is pro-

vided. Classes for all ages meet at 11:00am. Opportunities for children, youth,and adults are available during the week.Our church is located at 750 Yosemite

Drive (behind Burger King); phone 468-9251 ornewlife@sonic.net for more information.

NEW LIFE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 266East Smith Street, Ukiah, CA. Pastor David Moore. 707-462-3496. Thursday night bible study @ 7:30. Sundaymorning Sunday school @ 10:00. Morning Worship @11:00.

POTTER VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH: Pastor TonyArnds. Sunday School, 9:45a.m.; Worship Service,11:00a.m.; Wednesday Bible Study, 7:00p.m. 10501 MainSt., Potter Valley, CA 95469. 743-1598

REDWOOD VALLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH Sr.Pastor Kevin McDougall; Youth Pastor Justin Talso;Worship Services at 8:30 & 11:00a.m.; Sunday School forall ages, 9:45a.m. Sr. High youth group Wednesday, 7:00-9:00p.m.; Jr. High Youth group Thursday, 6:30-8:30p.m.;College/Career, Sunday 7:00p.m.; Women’s Bible Study,Wednesday, 9:45 a.m. and Thursday, 6:30 p.m.; Men’sMinistry small groups meet at 6:30p.m. Thursday; AdultHome Bible Study’s meet at varying times through theweek. Church is located at 951 School Way, RedwoodValley; 485-8541, website: www.rvcchurch.net

RELIGIOUS SCIENCE CENTER FOR POSITIVELIVING: Minister Dr. Candice Becket; Sunday PowerService 9:00-9:30 a.m., Meditation Service 10:00-10:15a.m., Celebration Service and Youth Church 10:30 a.m.,Teen Youth Group 6:00-8:00 p.m. Wednesday HealingCircle 6:30 p.m. A new way to think, a better way to live.All welcome. Located at 741 S. Oak St., Ukiah 462-3564.

APOSTLES EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH(ELS): Pastor Kent Dethlefsen; Phone 462-8201; Sundayworship: 9:30 am; Sunday School: 10:30 am (Sept. thruMay); Communion 3rd Sunday of the month. Church islocated at 710 South State Street, (Washington MutualBank Plaza) in Ukiah. For more info go towww.ukiahlutheran.org

ASSEMBLY OF GOD: Pastor Lehman Myatt; SundaySchool, 9:30 a.m.; worship, 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m.;Wednesday Family Night, 7 p.m. Church is located at 395N. Barnes St.; 468-1468.

ASSEMBLY OF GOD, REDWOOD VALLEY:Reverend Kim Harvey, Senior Pastor; Sunday worshipbegins at 10 a.m., with kids’ church available at that time.Nursery available for children under 5. Wednesday isFamily Night, with classes for teens, and children ages 4-12 beginning at 7 p.m. The adults will participate in an in-depth Bible Study. For more information 485-7684.

THE BAHA’I FAITH: For more information call459-3645, 468-8632 or visit: www.bahai.org.

O SON OF MAN! Veiled in My immemorialbeing and in the ancient eternity of Myessence, I knew My love for thee; therefore I

created thee, have engraved on thee Mine imageand revealed to thee My beauty.

--Bahá’u’lláh

CALVARY BAPTIST: pastor David Donnel, Sundaymorning services: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.; SundaySchool 9:45 a.m.; evening service 6:00 p.m.; AWANAClubs Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m.; Sept. - May; mid-weekprayer Wednesday, 7 p.m.; jr. high youth Tuesdays, 7:00p.m.; sr. high youth, Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m. Church islocated at 465 Luce Ave., call 462-5638

CALVARY CHAPEL OF UKIAH: Pastor Les Boek;Sunday morning service 10AM. Wednesday night biblestudy at the church. 1045 S. State St., Ukiah; For moreinformation. Call 485-1002. Listen to C.S.N at 88.1 FM.

CHURCH OF CHRIST: 25 Norgard Ln. Welcome to aBible based church that worships the Lord Jesus in the 1stCentury Christian way! Please join us: Sunday 10 AM:Bible study and classes; Sunday 11 AM: Sermon andLord’s Supper; Wednesday 6 PM: Private Home BibleStudy available - your home or ours. Phone: 462-5678

CROSSROADS CHRISTIAN CHURCH: Those seekinganswers to today’s questions are invited to comeand experience God’s presence and realize His

purpose for life through relevant Biblepreaching by Pastor Joe Fry. We meetin the Ukiah Valley Conference Centerat 200 South School Street. Worship

service at 11:00 a.m. with nursery and children’sclasses. An awesome youth group meets Mondayevenings at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Baptist Church

on South Dora. Reach us at 467-8400.

ECKANKAR - RELIGION OF THE LIGHTAND SOUND OF GOD: Introductory Talks,Book Discussions, ECK Worship Servicesand Satsang. Public welcome. FREE bookavailable. For more info please call 468-5870,

1-800-423-0771, or visit our web site atwww.eckankar.org

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS: The ReligiousSociety of Friends (Quakers) meets for unprogrammed(silent) worship Fridays at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome.For location and more information call 485-8350 or 463-0266.

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST: PastorPaul Hawks and his associate ShawnParis invite you to worship with usSaturday mornings at 1390 LaurelAvenue in Ukiah (462-5455). Sabbath

services begin with SonRiseFellowship (8:20 to 9:15 a.m), fol-lowed by Sabbath School (9:30 to10:50 a.m.) and the main Worship

Service (11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.). Services in Spanish,9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Welcome.

ST. PETER EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH 190Orr Street, Ukiah (at the corner of Orr and Brush streets).Pastor Fr. David Anderson. Schedule of Services:Saturday: Great Vespers 5:30pm; Sunday: Matins- 7:30am; Divine Liturgy- 9:00 am. For information aboutweekday services, please call Fr. David at 468-4348, orstop by the church for a printed schedule.

THE RIVER FOURSQUARE CHURCH- Where we‘Connect the hurting with the Healer’ - Please join us at195 Low Gap Road in Ukiah - Morning services eachSunday at 10:00 am with nursery area and Sunday schoolfor children aged 3-11. Midweek Bible study,Wednesday eves at 6:30pm, where we explore God’sWord hands-on, in an interactive atmosphere. Need moreinformation? Call us at 462-7766. We look forward tomeeting you!

UKIAH BIBLE CHURCH: We invite anyone wholongs for a deeper understanding of God through His

Word; taught by Senior pastor Dr. RichardS. Oliver and Associate Pastor David Dick.

Adult Sunday School at 9:00 a.m.,Sunday Worship Service at 10:15 a.m.

Nursery care and Children’s Churchare available during the worshipservice. Youth and family Bible

studies, Jr. and Sr. High youth programs, and recoveryministries are also available during the week. The churchis located at 2140 Arroyo Rd. (Deerwood), Ukiah. Forinformation please call the church office at 462-0151 orvisit our website at www.ukiahbiblechurch.org

UNITED METHODIST: Please join us for worship at10 am. Childcare and Sunday School every Sundaymorning. Weekly activities include: Youth Group, AdultSmall Group, outreach and service opportunities, andBible Study. Midweek Passage worship begins onWednesdays with potluck in the choir room at 5:30 p.m..followed by worship in the Chapel at 6:15 p.m. All arewelcome. Call 462-3360 for more information or visitour website: www.ukiahumc.org

UNITY OF UKIAH: Gina Scott, Spiritual Leader;Wednesday meditation 12:15 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Sundaymeditation 10:00 a.m.; Sunday worship service 10:30a.m. Refreshments to follow. Church is located at 321 N.Bush St.; 462-4061. All events open to everyone!

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE YOUR CHURCH OR MINISTRYIN OUR FAITH DIRECTORY CALL OUR CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT AT 468-3536 FOR RATES AND INFORMATION.

Faith DirectoryFAITH LUTHERAN (LC-MS) - 560 Park Blvd., Ukiah -Rev. M.L. Schulz. Divine Service 9:00 a.m. Bible Study10:30 a.m. Midweek Bible Study, Wed. 10:00 a.m. Formore information call 462-2618. (Next to Todd Park,Anton Stadium & Golf Course)

FIRST BAPTIST: Steven Zarlengo, Youth Pastor, DennisBeatty, Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, Mike Dobbs;Pastor Emeritus, William C. Duncan. Sunday School forall ages at 9:30 am, morning worship at 10:50 am,Wednesday Awana club at 6:15 pm. The church is locatedat 300 W. Smith Street. For details or other ministries,please call 462-2779.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HOPLAND:Fellowship 10:00am; Church service 10:30-11:30am;Guest Speakers, Hispanic Service 12:00-2:00pm. 51 Hwy175, Hopland, CA.

FIRST CHRISTIAN (Disciples of Christ & UnitedChurch of Christ): An Open and AffirmingCongregation. Sunday worship is 11:00. AdultBible Study before worship beginning at 9:45.

We celebrate Communion at the Lord’sTable each Sunday. Our Table is an opentable and all are welcome to share with us.

140 N. Spring Street. Pastor Cherie Marckx. Phone: 462-5830. www.firstchristianchurchofukiah.com

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST (CHRI-STIAN SCIENCE): We welcome you to visit our servicesand our reading Room. Our Sunday service is at 10 a.m.,with Sunday school at the same time for students to age 20.Our Wednesday meeting is at 7:30 p.m. and includes a timefor sharing.The Reading Room is open to everyone onTuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 2p.m. 204 S Oak St., 462-6155, cschurch@pacific.net.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN: Pastor Sherry Budke, Assoc.Pastor Nick Hladek. Are you looking for a church homewhere you can be nurtured in faith, a safe haven where youcan heal from your hurts, a welcoming forum where youcan explore who Jesus is? We desire to share Christ’s loveand truth with all people. Everyone is Welcome! Sundays:9:00am: Adult Education and Cristo es el Camino (enespañol); 10am: Worship Celebration (nursery available)and fun, safe programs for children 3 years thru Jr. High.Coffee fellowship follows worship. Jr. High Youth Group:Wednesdays 7pm/Sr. High Youth Group Sundays 7pm.Adult Small Groups and Bible Studies during the week.468-9235. www.fpcukiah.org

GRACE LUTHERAN (ELCA): Pastor Keith Miller. Ourfamily would like to meet your family. Please join us forworship conveniently offered at 8:30am with more tradi-tional music and 10:30 am with more contemporary musicand Praise Team every Sunday morning. Supervised nurs-ery care is available at both services and we are fullyhandicapped accessible. Weekly activities include: Youthgroups, adult bible groups, service opportunities and muchmore. The church is located at: 200 Wabash Ave., oneblock west of the airport. Call 462-7795 for more informa-tion or visit our web site:www.gracelutheranukiah.com

PraiseFest ‘08 music festival set for June 7

The public is invited to the Spring Festival at UkiahFairgrounds on Saturday, June 7 from noon to 7:30 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery and Crossroads Christian Church haveput together six local church worship bands –- plus guest artists-- who will be playing their upbeat, celebration music. Theevent will be free to all who attend.

Organizer Patricia Michalski said, “The music that will beperformed at the Fairgrounds is well-written, upbeat, fun andmakes you want to dance.”

The six Worship Teams playing are: Grace CommunityChurch from Fort Bragg , Calvary Baptist Church, CelebrateRecovery, Crossroads Christian Church, Ukiah UnitedMethodist from Ukiah and Agape Bible Church from Willits.

Local businesses sponsoring the event include Ukiah MusicCenter, Holes in the Wall and Thurston Auto Plaza.

Unity of UkiahUnity of Ukiah will hold its sixth annual yard sale on

Saturday, June 7th. There will be furniture, children’s clothing,household items, jewelry, books and color pots. The hours are9 a.m. to 4 p.m. No early birds will be served. The address is321 N. Bush St. All proceeds go to the building fund, to restoreand renovate the 105 year old church.

Christadelphian Lectures to continue on June 4

On Wednesday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m., The Christadelphiansinvite the community to join them for a discussion of “The RealDevil,” as defined in the Bible.

Based on Hebrews 2:14, Christadelphians believe the devilis human, mortal, and that he will be destroyed. They under-stand Luke 20:36 to teach that the heavenly angels cannot die,and thus reject the idea that the devil is a heavenly angel whosinned and “fell from heaven.”

Christadelphians believe that a correct understanding of the“real devil” is vital if one is to understand why Jesus was cru-cified, and invite the community to join them at their hall locat-ed on the corner of South State Street and Oak Knoll Rd. for anhour around The Word.

For more information, call 744-1835, or write to “TheChristadelphians”, 23 Oak Knoll Rd., Ukiah.

Faith Lutheran Church VacatationBible School’s ‘Friendship Trek’set for June 23 thrugh 26

Faith Lutheran Church’s Vacation BIble School invites thechildren of the community to join them to study, apply and havefun on a “Friendship Trek” on June 23 through 26. They will bemeeting from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. The program will be open tochildren from four years of age to fifth grade. For more infor-mation, call 462-2618.

RELIGION BRIEFS

By VICTOR L. SIMPSONThe Associated Press

VATICAN CITY -- TheVatican firmly rejected attemptsby women to become priests inthe Roman Catholic Church,reiterating in a decree Fridaythat anyone involved in ordina-tion ceremonies is automaticallyexcommunicated.

A top Vatican official said ina statement that the church actedafter what it described as “so-called ordinations” in variousparts of the world.

Monsignor Angelo Amato ofthe Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith says theVatican also wants to providebishops with a clear response onthe issue.

The church has alwaysbanned the ordination ofwomen, stating that the priest-hood is reserved for males. Thenew decree is explicit in its ref-erence to women.

In March, the archbishop ofSt. Louis, Missouri, excommu-nicated three women -- twoAmericans and a South African-- for participating in a woman’sordination. They were part ofthe Roman CatholicWomenpriests movement,which began in 2002.

The decree was publishedThursday by Vatican newspaperL’Osservatore Romano, whichin a headline called the ordina-tion of women a “crime.”

The congregation said itacted to “preserve the natureand validity of the sacrament”of ordination.

The decree -- signed by thecongregation’s head, AmericanCardinal William Levada -- saidthat anyone trying to ordain awoman and any woman whoattempts to receive the ordina-tion incurs automatic excommu-nication.

Pope Benedict XVI led thedoctrinal office before becom-ing pontiff in 2005. Like his pre-decessor, Pope John Paul II, hehas consistently rebuffed calls tochange traditional church teach-ings on divorce, abortion,euthanasia, gay marriage and

the requirement that priests bemale and celibate.

The Rev. Thomas Reese, aU.S.-based Jesuit theologian,said he believed the decree wasan attempt by the Vatican toemphasize the rule.

“This is another opportunityto send the signal that it’s a no-no,” he said.

In Friday’s statement, Amatosaid the Vatican felt “in goodcompany” with the Orthodoxand ancient eastern churchesthat maintain an all-male clergy,saying that Protestant churcheshave been the ones to break tra-dition. Amato said the churchdoes not feel authorized tochange the will of Christ, whochose only men as his Apostles.

Vatican says female priests, those whoordain them will incur excommunication

See RELIGION, Page 5

F O R U MEditor: K.C. Meadows, 468-3526 udj@pacific.net

4 – SATURDAY, MAY 31, 2008

The Ukiah Daily Journal

California focus

Clarification on ‘The Truth About 6 Plants’

To the Editor:Following my recent letter to the paper

“The Truth About 6 Plants” you identify meas “a Ukiah attorney and a referral attorneyfor the California chapter of the NationalOrganization for the Reform of MarijuanaLaws, or NORML.” I take it that you mustthink that this affiliation with NORML, some-how makes the information in my letter -- thatthe six plant number has no medical or scien-tific basis -- less than true.

Your practice of answering letters aboutMeasure B and your other pet political issues,is a practice that as far I know, has no journal-istic precedent, and puts those who write theEditor at a disadvantage, because you alwaysget the last word, whether you are right orwrong. I think this is irresponsible journalism,even if it appears on the editorial page. Youcan and do write editorials, that certainlygives you a voice.

So, if you are going to take the opportuni-ty of my letter to try to undermine the undis-butable information in it -- that the state limitof six plants has no medical or scientific basis-- by referring to the fact that I receive casereferrals from NORML, then why don’t youtell the whole story.

I have practiced law for 38 years, 30 ofthem in Mendocino County. I have taught lawschool, and I have written and lectured onlegal topics locally and all over the country.Some of the most far-reaching reforms in thelaw relating to women are based on my workin criminal defense. I make my home inMendocino County because I love the peoplehere and the life here. Over the years I havebeen here, it would have been a lot more con-venient and more advantageous for my pro-fessional life to have lived closer to an urbanenvironment. Nevertheless, I am privileged toenjoy a an excellent local, statewide andnational reputation within my profession andin the community. I have represented the citi-zens of this community, and their sons anddaughters, in every kind of trouble and scrapethey could possibly get into, including and notincluding marijuana. They have always beengrateful for my help.

I have no real affiliation with NORML,except as you say I am one of a number oflawyers who is known to be competent andhonest, to whom they refer cases when asked.

But I don’t begrudge my association withNORML, which goes back many years, forthe simple reason that they are the oldest orga-nization that stands for exactly what theirname means --The National Organization for

the reform of Marijuana Laws. I am certainthat even you share their goal -- the reform ofthe marijuana laws. I suspect that if MeasureB passes, then the criminal defense lawyersaround here, me included, will be even busierthan we are now. Lowering the legal limitmeans more prosecutions, which is morebusiness for lawyers, not the less.

I wish that all the energy going intoMeasure B -- for and against -- could go intofinding a solution that would recognize legal-ization of marijuana and a method for taxingit that would benefit the counties. The Boardof Equalization has no problem collectingsales tax from marijuana sold through med-ical marijuana dispensaries. Wouldn’t it benice if we could fix our roads with money wethink is resulting from growing on our countysoil? The War on Drugs -- of which MeasureB is making itself a part -- which is at least ageneration old has never resulted in diminish-ing the amount of drugs used or distributed. Infact, the more money put into the War onDrugs, the more drugs we have. While Iapplaud the effort to rid Mendocino Countyand everywhere else of commercial growers,I don’t believe Measure B -- which meansmore interdiction, more law enforcement -- isthe way. It hasn’t worked in the past, and itwon’t work here. The more money we paypolice officers to bust marijuana growers, theless money there is for education. I vote forre-hiring the teachers we had to lay off in thisCounty.

In closing, I want to share another histori-cal fact with you -- in 1978 and 1979 whenmarijuana raids started in Mendocino County,it was determined by the then DistrictAttorney, that anything under 50 plants wouldbe deemed a misdemeanor. Felony prosecu-tions were reserved for those growing morethan 50 plants. This is not to say that this is theright number, but it is to let you know that wehave been engaged in the debate about whatto do about marijuana around here for a verylong time.

As I said, I think your practice of answer-ing your readers’ letters is bad journalism andunfair to the letter writers. When I wrote myletter, I debated whether to include all or anyof my professinal qualifications -- includingthat I am listed in a coveted professional peerreview, “The Best Lawyers in America.” Idecided against it because I wanted the infor-mation in my letter to stand on its own merits.Thank you for allowing me the opportunity toamplify on my qualifications to talk about thelaw.

Susan B. Jordan, Esq.Law Offices of Susan B. Jordan

Ukiah

Letters from our readers

TOM ELIAS

V i s i t o u r w e b s i t e a t u k i a h d a i l y j o u r n a l . c o me m a i l u s a t u d j @ p a c i f i c . n e t

Election about rentcontrol as much as eminent domain

Sweet land of libertyNAT HENTOFF

John McCain, here is your vice president

Nat Hentoff is a nationally renownedauthority on the First Amendment and theBill of Rights.

Tom Elias is a syndicated columnist.

In 2006, Sarah Palin became Alaska’syoungest and first woman governor after hav-ing earned a reputation as a determined andsuccessful advocate of ethics reform in poli-tics. In the primary, she defeated an incum-bent Republican governor and then a formertwo-term Democratic governor.

During her first year in office, as reportedby the Associated Press on May 10, she “dis-tanced herself from the old guard, powerfulmembers of the state GOP (and) stood up tothe oil interests that hold great power inAlaska, and with bipartisan support in thestatehouse, she won a tax increase on the oilcompanies’ profits.”

Last December, the mother of four chil-dren, Palin, four months pregnant, found shewas going to have a child with Down syn-drome, a condition characterized by moder-ate-to-severe mental retardation. A schoolfriend of one of my sons had Down syndrome,and I have known functioning adults with theextra chromosomes of that syndrome.

However, as a longtime reporter on disabil-ity rights, I have discovered that many fetusesso diagnosed have been aborted by parentswho have been advised by their doctors to endthe pregnancies because of the future “imper-fect quality of life” of such children.

Palin’s first reaction to the diagnosis was toresearch the facts about the condition, since“I’ve never had problems with my other preg-nancies.” As a result, she and her husband,Todd, never had any doubt they would havethe child.

“We’ve both been very vocal about beingpro-life,” she told the Associated Press. “Weunderstand that every innocent life has won-derful potential.”

In an age when DNA and other genetic-selection tests increasingly determine who is“fit” to join us human beings, we are witness-ing the debate between sanctity of life versusquality of life being more often decided infavor of death. This is a result welcomed byinternationally influential bioethicist PeterSinger, now a celebrated Princeton Universityprofessor, who, in July 1983, wrote in“Pediatrics,” the official Journal of theAmerican Academy of Pediatrics:

“If we compare a severely defective humaninfant with a nonhuman animal, a dog or pig,for example, we will oten find the nonhumanto have superior capacities, both actual andpotential, for rationality, self-consciousness,communication, and anything else that canplausibly be considered morally significant.”

And there are bioethicists who point to thecontinuing costs of rearing a “defectiveinfant.”

By inspirational contrast, Palin, says of hernew son, Trig: “I’m looking at him right now,and I see perfection. Yeah, he has an extrachromosome. I keep thinking, in our world,what is normal and what is perfect?”

Three days after she gave birth, Palin wasback in her Anchorage office with her hus-band and Trig. “I can think of so many malecandidates,” she tells the AP, “who watchedfamilies grow while they were in office. Thereis no reason to believe a woman can’t do itwith a growing family. My baby will not be atall or in any sense neglected.”

Says the governor of Alaska, “I will notshirk my duties.” Taking her stand for life asa holder of high political office is all the morevaluable in the face of not only the termina-tion of fetal lives as not worth continuingbefore they can speak for themselves, but italso puts a searching light on the growing“futility” doctrine in hospitals -- affectingborn people of all ages.

Nancy Valko, a medical ethicist and inten-sive-care nurse I consult on these lives-worth-living debates, has emphasized that “with therise of the modern bioethics movement, life isno longer assumed to have the intrinsic valueit once did, and ‘quality of life’ has becomethe overriding consideration.”

Because of Palin’s reputation as a maver-ick, and her initial reduction of state spending(including pork-barrel spending), life-affirm-ing Palin connects with voters and has beenmentioned as a possible vice presidential run-ning mate for John McCain.

She would be a decided asset -- an inde-pendent Republican governor, a woman, adefender of life against the creeping culture ofdeath and a fresh face in national politics,described in “the Almanac of NationalPolitics” as “an avid hunter and fisher with akiller smile who wears designer glasses andheels, and hair like modern sculpture.”

Still unknown is whether Palin would be asflip-flopping as McCain on the Bush torturepolicy that has so blighted our reputation inthe world. But we’d find out, as -- if chosen ashis running mate -- she would create moreinterest in this already largely scripted presi-dential campaign.

And her presence could highlight Obama’sextremist abortion views on whether certainlives are worth living, even a child born aftera botched abortion.

Hot intra-party races abound all over California asvoters get ready for the year’s second primary elec-tion, this one about state and congressional offices.

But in most places it won’t be those interesting con-tests that bring most voters to the polls. Rather, it willbe the two propositions sharing the ballot with them,Props. 98 and 99.

The official titles of both say they are about“Government acquisition” and “eminent domain.”

But there’s much more to this. Yes, Prop. 98 is adirect response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2005decision in a case from New London, CT, which nowallows governments to take property from one privateowner and turn it over to another.

This is most often done when a developer seeks tobuild a shopping mall, stadium or other venue likely toproduce vastly more property tax revenue than what-ever currently occupies the property. Local redevelop-ment agencies often borrow money to make these pur-chases, then recoup it via the higher tax levies in aprocess called incremental financing.

Prop. 98 is actually the second attempt to make theNew London decision irrelevant in California. Prop.90, more sweeping in some ways and less restrictive inothers, failed two years ago when voters concluded itwould keep governments from taking private propertyfor critical purposes like road building, public schoolsor abating nuisances.

This time, though, cities and counties around thestate joined to put the rival Prop. 99 on the ballot with98 in an effort to let them continue their current prac-tices. Unlike 98, which forbids taking any privateproperty for transfer to another private entity, 99 pro-tects only owner-occupied properties.

Since most structures in the areas likely to be takenare multi-unit apartment buildings or commercialproperties, 99 would pretty much allow redevelop-ment agencies (whose boards are often made up of thesame people as local city councils) to continue busi-ness as usual.

But Prop. 98 aims far beyond simply negatingCalifornia effects of the New London case. It wouldalso amend the state Constitution to prohibit “limitingthe price a private owner may charge another person topurchase, occupy or use his or her real property.”

Pass that and all rent control will eventually end.This would not happen instantly, but controls on a unitwould end whenever a tenant moves out or is evicted.From that moment on, rent on the unit involved couldnever again be controlled by anything other than a pri-vate contract or lease.

Ironically, this effort at purity of private controlover private property - done partly in the name ofAmerican tradition - is co-sponsored by formerRepublican state Sen. Jim Nielsen. Nielsen now seeksthe Republican state Assembly nomination in the 2ndDistrict, which includes all or parts of six counties.The problem, opponents say, is that Neilsen doesn’tlive in any of those counties, but rather in Woodland,county seat of Yolo County, rather than in a double-wide mobile home in the Tehama County town ofGerber, as he now claims. So, they say, this stickler forthe American tradition of private property floutsanother American tradition, the one that reviles car-petbaggers.

Opponents of Prop. 98 also maintain Neilsen; fel-low proponent Jon Coupal, head of the anti-taxHoward Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., and the landlords whohelp finance his organization don’t care what happensto the renters who make up almost half California’spopulace.

Rent control, of course, is no longer what it was inthe 1970s and ‘80s, when rents in cities like SanFrancisco, Santa Monica and Cotati could not riseeven when longtime tenants left and new ones movedin. State law now demands “vacancy decontrol” in the12 locales that have any controls at all. This is pat-terned after the longtime Los Angeles system whererents can rise to whatever level the market will bearwhen a tenant moves out, with further increases limit-ed until the place again changes occupants.

The same rules apply in many mobile home parks. “Prop. 98 is an attack on renters, not just an attack

on rent control,” opponents contend. They argue itstough language would not just end rent control, butalso allow mass evictions by landlords bent onincreasing rents.

Meanwhile, apartment owners see this as a basicproperty rights issue, with them fighting governmentsthat want to keep neighborhoods stable and housingaffordable - at their expense.

The dueling propositions - if both pass, the one withthe most votes becomes law - will mark the first timevoters statewide have ever expressed themselves onrent control.

Which makes this a landmark opportunity forCalifornians to decide not only how the state will lookin the future, but also how much it will cost to live inmany places for years to come.

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President George Bush: TheWhite House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,Washington, D.C. 20500; (202) 456-1111, FAX (202)456-2461.

Governor Arnold Schwarzeneg-ger: State Capitol, Sacramento, 95814.(916) 445-2841; FAX (916)445-4633

Sen. Barbara Boxer: 112 Hart Sen-ate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.20510; (202)224-3553; San Francisco,(415) 403-0100 FAX (415) 956-6701

Sen. Dianne Feinstein: 331 HartSenate Office Bldg., Washington, D.C.20510. (202)224-3841 FAX (202) 228-3954; San Francisco (415) 393-0707;senator@feinstein.senate.gov

Congressman Mike Thompson:1st District, 231 Cannon Office Bldg,Washington, D.C. 20515. (202) 225-3311; FAX (202)225-4335. Fort Braggdistrict office, 430 N. Franklin St., POBox 2208, Fort Bragg 95437; 962-0933,FAX 962-0934;www.house.gov/write rep

Assemblywoman Patty Berg:

State Assembly District 1, Capitol, Rm.4146, Sacramento, 95814. (916) 319-2001; Berg's Ukiah field representative isRuth Valenzuela. Ukiah office located at311 N. State St, Ukiah, 95482, 463-5770.The office’s fax number is 463-5773. Foremail go to web site:assembly.ca.gov/Berg

Senator Pat Wiggins: State SenateDistrict 2, Capitol Building, Room 5100,Sacramento, 95814. (916) 445-3375Email: senator.wiggins@sen.ca.gov. InUkiah: Kathy Kelley at 200 S. School St,468-8914, email:kathy.kelley@sen.ca.gov

Mendocino County Supervisors:Michael Delbar, 1st District; Jim Watten-burger, 2nd District; John Pinches, 3rdDistrict; Kendall Smith, 4th District;David Colfax, 5th District. All can bereached by writing to 501 Low Gap Road,Room 1090, Ukiah, 95482, 463-4221,FAX 463-4245.bos@co.mendocino.ca.us

W H E R E T O W R I T E

Church of Christ at 25Norgard Lane

On Sunday, June 1, a studyinvolving the exaltation ofJesus Christ, by the“Forerunner” of Jesus, Johnthe Baptist. Their study willexplore some of the intentionsof John and Jesus during Johnthe Baptist’s brief ministry.The study will be led byWarren Beaman, beginning at11 a.m. For more information,call 463-1813.

Saturday Quaranicdiscussionsto continue onSaturday mornings

Those interested in Islamare invited to join a series ofQuaranic discussions atUkiah’s Coffee Critic onSaturdays at 10 a.m.

For more information, call310-500-7444.

Bible BaptistChurch

Bible Baptist ChristianSchool, a ministry of BibleBaptist Church, is enrollingfor the 2008-09 school year.They currently have openingsfor their 4 and 5 year oldkindergarten program, as wellas their elementary grades.

Their teacher to studentratio is one teacher to everyfive students. For more infor-mation, call 462-1828 or 468-0134.

They also invite the publicto the Bible Baptist Church.Sunday School ist 10 a.m.,followed by the preachingserice at 11 a.m.. Their earlyevening preaching begins at 1p.m. They have Wednesdayservices and children’s min-istries, beginning at 7 p.m.Bible Baptist Church is locat-ed at 400 ObservatoryAvenue.

First BaptistChurch

Pastor Dennis Beatty willbring a message titled “HowTo Make Love Last,” from ICorinthians 7:1-7, during themorning worship hour at FirstBaptist Church this Sunday.They invite the community tojoin the congregation for the10:50 a.m. service.

The semi-annual businessmeeting will be held onSunday, June 1, beginningwith a potluck at 12:15 p.m. inMcCray Hall, followed by thebusiness meeting at 1 p.m.

City of 10,000Buddhas

The community is invitedto attend a guided meditationcircle at the City of 10,000Buddhas every Sunday, at 4p.m. The meditation circle isopen to beginners andadvanced practitioners, peopleof different faiths and tradi-tions alike. Instructions, sup-port, and witnessing of oneanother’s growth are key tothis weekly sitting.Conversations about insightsgained, and application ofthose insights in participants’daily lives follow the medita-tion.

The meditations take placeon the second floor of thebuilding on the left of theirrestaurant. For more informa-tion, contactmeditation@drba.org.

Ukiah UnitedMethodist Church

Pastor Lisa Warner-Careywill preach at 10 a.m. servicein the sanctuary and atthewRothstein Nick Reid willdirect the choir.

Childcare is available forlittle ones during the service,and fellowship with lightrefreshments follows the ser-vice in the Social Hall.

Activities during the com-ing week include the SmallGroups, youth groups, BibleStudy on Tuesday mornings at10 a.m., and MidweekPassage worship onWednesdays.

The Small Groups includea book study group, whichmeets on Mondays at 4 p.m.This group studies MarjorieHewitt Suchocki’s “In God’sPresence”, which relates toprayer. The Tuesday eveninggroup studies the book ofGenesis in the Bible andmeets at 6 p.m. A storytellinggroup meets each Sunday atnoon. Participants learn sim-ple techniques to improve sto-ries and share them with oth-ers in a safe and supportivesetting. The group entitled“Discovering Your SpiritualGifts” meets Wednesdays atnoon. The goal is to discoverhow to use our gifts to deepenour spiritual journey and takethe next steps in our disciple-ship.

On Wednesday, all are wel-come to gather for MidweekPassage, beginning with apotluck in the choir room at5:30 p.m. and worship at 6:15p.m. in the Chapel. Childcareis provided.

The church is located at270 North Pine Street inUkiah. For more informationVisit their web site www.uki-ahumc.org.

Redwood ValleyCommunityChurch

“Put up your Dukes,” a ser-mon from 1st Timothy 1:18-20 by Pastor KevinMcDougall will be RedwoodValley Community Church’shighlight for Sunday. Servicesare 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. withnursery and child care provid-ed for both services as well asduring Sunday school, from9:45-10:45 a.m. Also onSunday mornings at 9:45 a.m.,a youth forum is led byAssociate Pastor Justin Talsoentitled “Sunday MorningLive.”

The Church invites thecommunity to join them for abarbecue after late service tocelebrate “BuildingCommunity,” their churchbuilding program.

A recovery group entitled“What’s On Your Plate?”meets in the upper social hallon Monday evenings at 7 p.m.this study is based on the LifeRecovery Bible. For moreinformation, call 485-8541.

Encounter Junior HighYouth group meet this week,on Thursday, from 6:30 to8:30 p.m. Their study is enti-tled: “Media.” Senior Highyouth group will hear a simi-lar lesson from Pastor Justinon “Media Jr.,” from 7 to 9p.m. on Wednesday. Both ofthese activities happen in theyouth room.

A men’s bible study occursevery Thursday night at 7 p.m.in the church library class-room. Visitors are welcome tocheck it out. The new series isfocusing on the warningsgiven in the Book ofRevelations. The readingthrough the Bible in 52 weeks

program continues as well.Celebration fellowship for

women will start with a kick-off social on Thursday, call485-8541 for more informa-tion. This summer’s VBS willbe held the week of July 14through 18.

Healing Roomstraining set for Sunday

David and Glenda Hauser,California State Advisors ofthe International Associationof Healing Rooms, will beproviding a training on May31 at the Washington MutualBank Community Room inUkiah, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.This training is for those whowant be used by God to bringwholeness to others.

The Healing Rooms are aplace where the hurting,defeated and sick can go forprayer to be healed, set freeand made whole-spirit, souland body. David and Glenda’sdesire is to help people touchGod no matter where they arein relationship to Him.

For more information, or toregister, call Gayle at 489-3347.

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The Daily JournalWith high gas prices on everyone’s mind, the

Mendocino Transit Authority announced todaythat it will join with other public transportationsystems nationwide to participate in the thirdannual Dump the Pump Day on June 19.

Sponsored by the American PublicTransportation Association (APTA), the 2008National Dump the Pump Day is a day thatencourages people to ride public transportation tosave money, conserve gasoline, and help reducegreenhouse gases.

“Using public transportation is the quickestway to beat high gas prices,” said MTA BoardChair Jim Mastin. “If gas prices are too high foryou, then “dump the pump” and take a bus onJune 19.” Households with two workers and onecar that use public transportation save $6,200every year, compared to a household with noaccess to public transportation.

“Public transportation also has an importantrole to play in helping to reduce greenhousegases,” said Mastin. “If you leave your car behindand take public transportation, you will be helpingto combat climate change.”

According to a new study prepared by ICFInternational and titled Broadening theConnection between Public Transportation and

Energy Conservation, public transportationreduces our nation’s carbon emissions by 37 mil-lion metric tons annually -- equivalent to the elec-tricity used by 4.9 million households.

At the May 22, 2008 meeting the MTA Boardof Directors approved a Proclamation for MTA toparticipate in the Third Annual Dump the PumpDay and will offer free Bus Service withinMendocino County on June 19, 2008. “By partic-ipating in the third annual national Dump thePump Day, we hope people who have never usedMTAwill decide to give us a try instead of drivingtheir car,” said Mastin. “By not burning fuel at allfor a day and using public transit, this event sendsa stronger message than just boycotting buyinggas for one day and then buying more tomorrow.We welcome new riders and thank our regular rid-ers as we celebrate this important national event,”he concludes.

Throughout the nation, soaring gas prices aredriving riders into public transit in record num-bers. Mass transit systems around the county areseeing standing–room-only crowds on bus lineswhere seats were once easy to come by. At MTAGeneral Manager, Bruce Richard, “Meanwhile atMTA, weekday bus ridership system-wide is upby an average of 11.8 percent, while ridership onSaturday is up by an impressive 28.8% comparedto last year.”

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Girls Fastpitch Tryouts

Softball tryouts will be held thisweekend for all girls age 12 years oldand younger by the ASA at UkiahHigh baseball field.The tryouts will beon Saturday (May 31st) and Sunday(June 1st) at 10 a.m. The onlyrequirement is to be 12 or youngeras of January 1, 2008. Any questionscall Tim at 621-0834.

Girls Soccer Clinic

Soccer Coach Andy Hendry is host-ing a girls soccer clinic for 8-12thgrade girls on Tuesday’s from 6-8p.m. beginning June 17th and runningthru August 11th at Yokayo School.Register at City of Ukiah if you’reinterested. If you have any questionscall 972-9156. Coach Hendry is aCYSA National D licensee.

RELAY FOR LIFE 3 ON 3TOURNEY June 21st

The Seventh Annual ACS 3 on 3basketball tourney will be held from 9am to 3pm at the Eagle Peak MiddleSchool indoor and outdoor courts.

Boys and girls, grade 6 through 9are welcome to compete, each teamconsisting of 3-4 players.

Each player will be required to raise$30 in donations, with all proceedsgoing to help fight cancer. Specialautographed prizes for the topfundraisers will be awarded, and T-shirts for all.

Registration forms are due June12. For more info call Matt Ferrick at972-8862

Ukiah Valley YouthSoccer CoachingLicense

UVYSL is holding classes forSoccer Coaches to get their F or E/DLicense.

We are offering two classes for theF license, June 7 - 8 or June 14 - 15.One class for the E/D, Aug 16 – 17.

All classes are held at NokomisElementary Room 15. For furtherinformation

Please visit our website atwww.uvysl.org or call our hotline467-9797.

Ukiah Valley YouthSoccer League

Registration for the UVYSL andUkiah Junior Giants are under way.The UVYSL registration begins May9th from 6 - 8 p.m. for all returningplayers. New players can begin regis-tering on May 10th from 9 a.m.- 2p.m. and make up registration beginson May 17th from 9-2 p.m. as well.Registration will be held at NokomisSchool and the cost is $35 per child.The league is for boys and girlsbetween the ages of 4 and 15. Youmust bring birth certificates and anID-sized photo. You may also registeronline now at www.uvysl.org.

Junior Giants sign-ups are at theRedwood Health Club in Ukiah andrun thru June 30th. The league is afree, noncompetitive baseball pro-gram for boys and girls between ages4 and 17. It is sponsored by the SanFrancisco Giants, Bank of Americaand Mendocino County Sheriff’sActivities League. Contact commis-sioner Kim Garroutte with questionsat 462-4501. The season will begin inmid-July.

UHS Track YouthSummer Camp Tryouts

Try-outs for the Devil Pup YouthSummer Camp will be held onSaturday, May 31st at 10 a.m. at theUHS track area, registration for boys14-17 yrs of age (by July 30th) is stillbeing accepted with a few spotsremaining.

The camp will run from July 31-Aug.9.

Applicants must be healthy, non-delinquent boys.The try-outs will con-sist of a competitive physical fitnesstest and an interview. Once openingsare filled, other qualified candidatescan be held on a waiting list. All costof food, lodging and travel are paid forby Devil Pups Inc.

We urge you to call local volunteersat 621-0041 or 489-7948 for moreinformation on the try-outs as well asthe August encampment.

Dart Tournament

A dart tournament is being heldevery Sunday starting at 2 p.m. at

Mendocino Brewing Company'sHopland Ale House located at 13351S. Hwy 101, Hopland. Everyone 21years of age and older is welcome tocome.

Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas — The Oak-

land Athletics reinstated right-handerKiko Calero from the 60-day disabledlist Friday night and called up outfield-ers Travis Buck and Carlos Gonzalezfrom Triple-A Sacramento in a seriesof moves involving nine players.

The A’s also promoted right-handerBrad Ziegler from their top farm clubbefore their game against the TexasRangers and placed three players on

the 15-day DL: right-hander JoeyDevine (sore right elbow), first base-man/designated hitter Mike Sweeney(sore left knee) and outfielder RyanSweeney (bruised left toe).

Ziegler was 2-0 with a 0.37 ERAand eight saves in 19 relief appear-ances for Sacramento and will be mak-ing his big league debut.

Buck and Gonzalez were inOakland’s starting lineup againstTexas, with Buck in right field and

Gonzalez making his major leaguedebut in center field.

Buck joined the A’s for the secondtime this season. He hit .154 with sixRBIs in 15 games before going on the15-day DL retroactive to April 19 dueto shin splints. Gonzalez was batting.293 with four homers and 25 RBIs in41 games for Sacramento.

To open spots on the 40-man rosterfor Calero and Ziegler, the A’s desig-nated left-hander Lenny DiNardo and

infielder Kevin Melillo for assign-ment.

On Thursday, the A’s activated GoldGlove third baseman Eric Chavez andplaced DH Frank Thomas on the 15-day disabled list. The A’s have used thedisabled list 15 times this season,seven short of the club record set in1992 and matched last year.

Oakland manager Bob Geren saidthe large number of roster moveswould not upset team chemistry.

Oakland calls up Buck, places 3 on DL

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant was posi-

tively giddy.The Los Angeles Lakers star and his team-

mates, resplendent in caps and T-shirts honor-ing their Western Conference championship,were celebrating on the Staples Center floor asJerry West spoke to the crowd.

The 70-year-old West, known as Mr. Clutchduring a Hall of Fame career with the Lakers,presented his former team with the conferencechampionship trophy following its 100-92 vic-tory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursdaynight.

“I’ve seen a lot of great players in my life,but you people in L.A. are very privileged to

see this young man here, Kobe Bryant. He’ssomething special,” West said.

“A dream come true, the answer to aprayer,” a beaming Bryant would tell the fans afew minutes later.

West was the Lakers’ general manager 12years ago when he pulled off a deal evengreater than the Pau Gasol heist, acquiring

Bryant from Charlotte for center Vlade Divac acouple of weeks after the NBA draft. Divacwas expendable because the Lakers were aboutto sign free agent Shaquille O’Neal.

Bryant, the 13th overall pick in the draft,had just graduated from Lower Merion High

Los Angeles Lakers get a short break before NBA finals

Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO —

Giants outfielder DanOrtmeier was placed on the15-day disabled list Fridaywith a broken left middle fin-ger.

Manager Bruce Bochy saidOrtmeier wasn’t sure how hegot injured, but the fingerbecame swollen beforeThursday’s game at Arizonaand he tried to play through it.X-rays on Friday revealed thefracture.

“He said he was fine to gobut you could tell it wasaffecting him,” Bochy said.“I’d say we’re looking at fourweeks.”

The Giants called up out-fielder Brian Horwitz, pur-chasing his contract fromTriple-A Fresno. To clearroom on the 40-man roster,San Francisco transferredinjured left-hander NoahLowry to the 60-day DL as herecovers from surgery on histhrowing forearm.

Bochy said the Giants wentwith Horwitz over NateSchierholtz because he pro-vides a right-handed bat to beused in certain situations.

“We felt that was a needright now instead of Natecoming up here and beingmore of a role player,” Bochysaid.

Horwitz is on a majorleague roster for the first timein his career. The 25-year-oldwas batting .294 (40-for-136)with five home runs and 18RBIs in 44 games for Fresnothis season. He played his col-lege ball at nearby Californiaacross the bay in Berkeley.

He was in big league campfor part of spring training.

“I will just play day today,” Horwitz said. “I don’tknow what the future is goingto bring. I’m happy to be here.It’s all kind of surreal to me.Hanging with these guys andlearning from these guys, Itried to take as much as Icould out of spring training.”

The 27-year-old Ortmeierbegan the season as the

team’s starting first basemanbut that didn’t work out asthe club had hoped and he

has primarily been playing inthe outfield since April 15 inhis rare starts. He was hitlessover his last 17 at-bats span-ning eight games and is bat-ting .219 with no home runs

and five RBIs this year.Lowry, meanwhile, was

shut down in late April afterstill feeling the tingling in hisleft forearm that forced him toundergo surgery to repair hisnerves in March. But he couldbegin playing some lightcatch in the coming days,Bochy said. Lowry reportedfeeling “much better.”

“He’s a ways away,”Bochy said.

Ortmeiergoes onDL withbrokenfinger

Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO — Omar Viz-

quel prides himself most in makingthe routine play, more so than pullingoff the spectacular leaping catch of asharp line drive or a difficult divingstop.

He long strived to play defense likeLuis Aparicio, his Venezuelan coun-tryman and fellow shortstop. OnFriday, Vizquel sat alongside the Hallof Famer as they celebrated him pass-ing Aparicio for most games played attheir position.

“It’s hard for me to believe I amsitting next to Mr. Luis Aparicio,because never in my dreams in mybaseball career did I think I was goingto be sitting in this spot right now andtalk about records and stuff like that,”

Vizquel said. “Aparicio has alwaysbeen the biggest baseball player everto come out of Venezuela. Just to talkabout him was like a fantasy.”

The 41-year-old Vizquel, an 11-time Gold Glove winner, was in thestarting lineup for the series openeragainst San Diego on Friday night forhis 2,587th game at shortstop — mostat the position in major league histo-ry.

He played his 2,584th gameSunday at Florida to break the majorleague record previously held byAparicio, who played 18 seasonsfrom 1956-1973. Derek Jeter is sec-ond among active big leaguers forgames played at the position but the33-year-old Yankees captain trailedVizquel by 714 games heading into

Friday.Aparicio, who turned 74 on April

29, traveled from Venezuela to be onhand for a pregame ceremony inhonor of Vizquel’s milestone. FormerGiants manager Felipe Alou alsoattended to support Vizquel and hisachievement.

“I remember when I tied DaveyConcepcion for Gold Gloves, every-body was talking about, ’Is there achance, is there a possibility you caneven tie Luis Aparicio?’ It was so faraway,” Vizquel recalled. “It was justunbelievable. Year by year I wasdoing a little bit, a little bit, that all ofa sudden I’m sitting here in this posi-tion.”

‘I’m lucky that God gave me health and kept me healthy throughout my career.’

Giants honor Vizquel formost games at shortstop

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San Francisco Giants shortstop Omar Vizquel forces out Oakland A's Mark Ellis and gets A's TravisBuck at first for a double play to end the first inning of an interleague game at McAfee Coliseum onMay 18 in Oakland.

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Vizquel tied the record inthe opener of a doubleheaderSunday, then received a stand-ing ovation from the Marlinscrowd when his recordbecame official after the fifthinning of the second game.

Aparicio said he hasadmired Vizquel’s style, nottoo much different from hisown back in his day. Vizquelmade a great impression thefirst time Aparicio saw himplay years ago.

“I was in Caracas and I wassitting right next to ChicoCarrasquel,” Aparicio said ofthe late Carrasquel, a LatinAmerican pioneer also from

Venezuela. “Omar made a fewgood plays. Chico was look-ing at me and I was looking athim. We didn’t say anything.We just looked at each other.”

Aparicio can’t rememberwhat happened when he brokeLuke Appling’s mark in 1970at Comiskey Park. Appling,also a Hall of Famer whosenickname was “Old Achesand Pains,” was a coach withthe White Sox at the time.

“I don’t remember. It wastoo far back,” Aparicio saidwith a grin.

Like Vizquel, Aparicio isn’tvery big. He’s 5-foot-9 and160 pounds and was known as“Little Louie.” Vizquel is 5-9and 165 pounds.

Vizquel’s 2008 season did-n’t even begin until May 10after he began the year on the

disabled list recovering fromarthroscopic surgery on hisleft knee. He has said hemight play another season ifhis body allows it.

“I’m fortunate,” saidVizquel, in his 20th majorleague season. “I’m lucky thatGod gave me health and keptme healthy throughout mycareer. Like Luis said, it’s noteasy to play a demandingposition like shortstop. I’vebeen able to be there and playat least 150 games in 18 years.You need to be lucky, youhave to have the talent, youhave to work hard and youhave to have a lot of things toplay every day at shortstopand become one of the guyswho played the most at theposition.”

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Celebrating his 65thbirthday on Friday, nearly 37 years after heretired from the NFL,Hall of Fame runningback Gale Sayers still remembers the defenderwho hit him the hardest.

“Dick Butkus, in practice,” Sayers saidabout the Hall of Fame linebacker who was histeammate on the Chicago Bears.

“He came to play. He never took a day off.And it made me a better football playerbecause I knew he was coming to get me. I hadto be on alert all the time,” he said.

“Deacon Jones, was a great football player.Ray Nitschke, all those people hit very, veryhard. But in practice — Dick Butkus.”

Born in Wichita, Kan., in 1943, Sayers saidhe still works out four days a week and doesn’tfeel 65.

“I feel 45,” he told KKOH Radio in Reno onFriday.

Sayers was in Reno to help raise money at acelebrity golf tournament for a Reno woman,Evelyn Mount, who collects food year round tohelp provide Thanksgiving dinners for theneedy. He said he had three role models in his

life, the most important being his father.“My older brother was my second role

model and (longtime Bears coach) GeorgeHalas was my third role model. All those peo-ple had a great influence on my life,” he said.

When Sayers left the University of Kansasafter the 1964 season, the Kansas City Chiefsmade him the No. 1 draft in the AFL and theChicago Bears picked him first in the NFLdraft.

“People thought I was going to go with theKansas City Chiefs. (Chiefs owner) LamarHunt had billions of dollars at that time andthey thought I would go there,” Sayers said.

“But I thought if I was going to bettermyself as a football player, I had to play thebest. And I felt at that time, the best footballwas being played in the National FootballLeague,” he said.

“Going to Chicago and meeting GeorgeHalas was the best thing that ever happened tome. He was a great, great individual and agreat mentor of mine, great motivator, a superindividual.”

Baseball CalendarAssociated PressJune 5-6 — Amateurdraft, Lake Buena Vista,Fla.June 16 — Hall of Famegame, Chicago Cubs vs.San Diego,Cooperstown, N.Y.

July 6 — All-Star rostersannounced.July 15 — All-Stargame, New York.July 27 — Hall of Fameinductions,Cooperstown, N.Y.July 31 — Last day totrade a player without

securing waivers.Aug. 13-14 — Ownersmeeting, Washington.Sept. 1 — Active rostersexpand to 40 players.October/November —Free agent filing period,first 15 days after WorldSeries ends.

Gale Sayers turns 65, and stillremembers bruising Butkus hits

Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Boxer Sugar

Shane Mosley’s former trainer and the master-mind behind a sports doping ring claimed incourt papers filed Friday that they watchedMosley inject the endurance-boosting drugEPO in the weeks before a title bout.

Trainer Derryl Hudson and convictedsteroids dealer Victor Conte said they both sawMosley take EPO during a meeting in whichMosley was told the benefits and risks of per-formance-enhancing drugs and how to usethem.

The meeting, they said, took place weeksbefore Mosley beat Oscar De La Hoya in ajunior middleweight title bout in September2003.

“Mr. Mosley admitted to me that he knewthe drugs provided to him by Mr. Conte wereillegal performance-enhancing drugs,” Hudsonsaid, according to the papers.

Mosley’s lawyer didn’t return a telephonecall Friday. Hudson and Mosley parted ways in2004 after Mosley lost to Winky Wright.

Hudson and Conte filed their statements,which were taken under oath, in U.S. DistrictCourt in response to a defamation lawsuitMosley filed last year against Conte. Mosley

alleges Conte, who founded the Bay AreaLaboratory Co-Operative, lied to reporters lastyear when he said the boxer knowingly pur-chased and used banned drugs.

In Friday’s filing, Conte said he chargedMosely $1,850 for a shipment of the banneddrugs and a doping calendar.

Mosley said he testified before a grand juryinvestigating BALCO that he took the drugsunwittingly and was misled by Conte intobelieving he was injecting legal supplements.

“I explicity sought and received Conte’sassurance that everything he was recommend-ing was entirely legal and authorized for use inmy sport,” Mosley said in a court filing.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Parrella, oneof three federal prosecutors involved in thesteroids probe, didn’t return a telephone callFriday asking if investigators were examiningthe conflicting testimonies provided byMosley, Conte and Hudson.

A jury on Thursday found track coachTrevor Graham guilty of lying to federal inves-tigators about his relationship with an admittedsteroids dealer. Barry Bonds has pleaded notguilty to lying to the BALCO grand jury whenhe testified that he never knowingly used per-formance-enhancing drugs.

Mosley’s former trainer saysthe boxer knowingly doped

outside Philadelphia andneeded a mentor as he headedto Los Angeles. West was per-fect for the job.

The two have been closeever since, even after West leftthe Lakers following the1999-2000 season, so theheartfelt embrace they sharedfollowing Thursday night’sceremony was sincere.

The Lakers earned theirfirst NBA finals berth since2004 exactly one year afterBryant called the team’s frontoffice “a mess” on a localradio show. He would demanda trade the following day on anational show, ultimately say-ing he’d prefer to play onPluto rather than return to LosAngeles.

A few weeks earlier, Bryantimplored the team to call onWest to help general managerMitch Kupchak improve theroster.

How things have changed.“Mitch has done a terrific

job,” Bryant said Thursdaynight. “He has made some keytrades, obviously the Pau one(four months ago), whichwhen I talk to other peoplearound the league and I say itwas a great trade, they look atme and laugh and they don’twant to call it a trade. Theywant to call it ... a donation orsomething like that.”

After Bryant demanded to

be traded, the situation calmeddown until Lakers ownerJerry Buss told reporters dur-ing training camp in Octoberhe was listening to offers forBryant, angering the superstaronce again, prompting him toleave the team for a couple ofdays.

Bryant heard some boos atStaples Center before theLakers’ season-opening 95-93loss to Houston, but now, allhe hears from the home crowdare cheers and chants of“MVP, MVP.”

Bryant scored 10 of his 39points in the final 3:32 of theLakers’ series-clinching victo-ry over the Spurs. They ralliedfrom a 20-point third-quarterdeficit to win the opener, anda 17-point second-quarterdeficit to win the fifth andfinal game.

So, now, the Lakers are get-ting a week off before openingthe NBA finals next Thursdaynight.

Bryant and O’Neal, one ofthe best 1-2 punches in NBAhistory, teamed up to lead theLakers to three straight cham-pionships starting in 2000, butO’Neal was traded a monthafter they lost to the Pistons inJune 2004.

What’s happened since thattime boggles the mind.

Phil Jackson, arguably themost successful coach inNBA history, wasn’t invitedback, and the Lakers signedRudy Tomjanovich to a five-year contract. ButTomjanovich barely made it

through half a season beforestepping down, citing healthconcerns.

After the Lakers failed tomake the playoffs in the 2004-05 season, Jackson wasrehired.

Derek Fisher left after theloss to Detroit, signing a free-agent deal with the GoldenState Warriors, where heplayed two years before beingtraded to Utah.

Fisher had three yearsworth $21 million remainingon his contract last summerwhen he asked the Jazz tovoid the deal so he couldmove to a city where hisdaughter, Tatum, couldreceive treatment for a cancer-ous tumor in her eye. Hereturned to the Lakers, andplayed a key role in theirreturn to elite status.

Only in Hollywood.“We all share in this,”

Bryant said. “It is not me atthe forefront. That’s just nothow we roll.”

The Lakers have rolledtheir way into the NBA finalsfor the 23rd time since mov-ing from Minneapolis to LosAngeles in 1961, and the 29thtime overall. They have won14 championships — nine inLos Angeles and five inMinneapolis.

“I think it is really a victo-rious point in time,” saidJackson, whose team has a 12-3 record this year in the play-offs, including 8-0 at StaplesCenter. “Never a dull momentwith these boys.”

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TRANSACTIONSBASEBALLAmerican LeagueBOSTON RED SOX—Placed RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka on the 15-day DL,retroactive to May 28. Purchased the contract of 1B-OF Jeff Bailey fromPawtucket (IL).KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Claimed C Brayan Pena off waivers from Atlanta.Transferred RHP Luke Hudson from the 15- to the 60-day DL.LOS ANGELES ANGELS—Activated 2B Howie Kendrick from the 15-dayDL. Placed 3B Chone Figgins on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 22.NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Todd Letcher executive director of stadiumsecurity, effective July 7.OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled OF Travis Buck and OF Carlos Gonzalezfrom Sacramento (PCL). Purchased the contract of RHP Brad Ziegler fromSacramento. Activated RHP Kiko Calero from the 60-day DL. Placed RHPJoey Devine on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 26. Placed 1B-DH MikeSweeney and OF Ryan Sweeney on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 29.Designated LHP Lenny DiNardo and INF Kevin Melillo for assignment.TEXAS RANGERS—Optioned LHP Kason Gabbard to Oklahoma (PCL).Purchased the contract of RHP Robinson Tejeda from Oklahoma.Announced RHP Franklyn German has refused an outright assignment andelected to become a free agent. Assigned RHP Dustin Neppert outright toOklahoma.National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES—Placed OF Mark Kotsay on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF

Josh Anderson from Richmond (IL).CINCINNATI REDS—Traded RHP Jim Brower to the Chicago Cubs for cashconsiderations. Sold the contract of RHP Tom Shearn fo Samsung (KoreanProfessional League).COLORADO ROCKIES—Purchased the contract of LHP Glendon Ruschfrom Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned LHP Josh Newmann to ColoradoSprings.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS—Optioned OF Chris Duncan to Memphis. RecalledOF Joe Mather from Memphis (PCL).SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—Placed OF Dan Ortmeier on the 15-day DL.Purchased the contract of OF Brian Horwitz from Fresno (PCL). TransferredLHP Noah Lowry to the 60-day DL.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBUFFALO BILLS—Signed DB Kennard Cox.MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed G Shawn Murphy to a multiyear contract.TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Re-signed TE Jerramy Stevens. Released QBBruce Gradkowski.WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed S Justin Hamilton. Released DBStephen Tate.HOCKEYNational Hockey LeagueCALGARY FLAMES—Signed F Hugo Carpentier.NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed D Anssi Salmela.ST. LOUIS BLUES—Extended the contract of Larry Pleau, vice presidentand general manager, through the 2009-10 season. Named Doug Armstrongvice president of player personnel and announced he will assume the gener-al manager duties in 20

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Associated PressARLINGTON, Texas — Kevin Millwood

allowed one run through six innings in his firststart in almost three weeks, rookie BrandonBoggs matched a career high with three RBIsand the Texas Rangers beat the OaklandAthletics 3-1 Friday night.

Millwood (3-3) gave up five hits, struck outfive and didn’t issue a walk in his first startsince May 10 against Oakland. He was forcedto leave that outing due to a strained right groinafter throwing 12 pitches and recording twoouts.

Millwood was placed on the 15-day dis-abled list the next day and was activatedThursday.

He was on a pitch limit of 90 on Fridaynight and reached 86 by the end of the sixthinning, leaving with the score tied at 1. JoshHamilton doubled leading off the bottom of theinning and scored on Boggs’ fly ball to give theRangers a 2-1 lead and set Millwood up for thevictory.

Boggs was a late addition to the startinglineup when Milton Bradley took himself outafter feeling lightheaded before the game.

The Rangers’ bullpen limited Oakland totwo hits the rest of the way. Eddie Guardadopitched a perfect seventh, Joaquin Benoitworked the eighth, and C.J. Wilson gave up aleadoff single to Eric Chavez before recording

the final three outs for his 11th save in 13chances.

The Rangers reached .500 (28-28) for thefifth time in the last two weeks. They’ve beenunable to surpass the break-even mark sincethey were 5-4 on April 10.

Oakland starter Justin Duchscherer (4-4)gave up two runs and six hits in six inningswith five strikeouts and one walk as the A’s losttheir third straight.

Carlos Gonzalez added two doubles for theA’s in his major league debut. He was called upfrom Triple-A Sacramento earlier in the day,and his run-scoring double in the fifth tied thescore at 1.

In the fourth, Boggs’ bloop double to centeroff Gonzalez’s glove drove in Michael Youngfrom second for the game’s first run. Boggsadded an eighth-inning double into the rightfield corner off Keith Foulke to push theRangers’ lead to 3-1.

Notes: Texas’ Ian Kinsler extended his hit-ting streak to a career-high 14 games with aseventh-inning double. ... Young stretched hishitting streak to 15 games with a first-inningsingle. ... Bradley was available to pinch hit. ...Oakland’s Mark Ellis broke an 0-for-13 slidewith a first-inning double. ... The Rangersflipped their starters for the next two games,going with Sidney Ponson on Saturday nightand Scott Feldman on Sunday.

Rangers defeat A’s 3-1 Friday night

Associated PressMOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Karrie Webb

continued to show off her Hall of Fame styleFriday at the Ginn Tribute — and just in time,Annika Sorenstam did, too.

Webb shot a 66 and shared the lead at 13-under with Sophie Gustafson (65) after tworounds of the LPGA tournament.

Sorenstam also had a 66, her lowest score insix career rounds at RiverTowne Country Club,and moved from a tie for 60th Thursday into atie for eighth.

Sorenstam was seven shots behind, but atleast she still was part of the tournament thatshe hosts — something that looked doubtfulmidway through Friday’s round.

“I’m happy with the way I played,” saidSorenstam, like Webb a member of the LPGAHall of Fame. “I’m pleased. I made some puttsand I could’ve gone lower.”

Sorenstam has had her troubles playing astournament host.

In 2007, the Ginn Tribute was her first eventback from nearly two months with back andneck injuries. Predictably, she struggled andtied for 36th, closing in very un-Annika-likefashion with a 74-76 on the weekend.

This time, she dug herself a hole Thursdaywith a bogey and triple bogey in her first fiveholes and was seven shots off the lead.

The tournament lost the world’s best playerwhen Lorena Ochoa withdrew to be with her

uncle, who died in Mexico, according toOchoa’s Web site.

Losing Sorenstam would have been an addi-tional blow to the second-year event, and thatseemed likely with Sorenstam stuck on evenpar and without a birdie through eight holesFriday.

Then Sorenstam turned on the game that’swon her three LPGA Tour titles this season,and 72 in her career. She had birdies on six ofher final 10 holes, a charge that had herfocused on just one thing.

“I am thinking about playing well on theweekend,” she said.

That’s a must if Sorenstam hopes to catchWebb and Gustafson, who finished with a tour-nament record-low 131 through 36 holes.

Teresa Lu (67) and Inbee Park (68) werenext, tied at 9-under. Suzann Pettersen (65),defending champ of next week’s major, theLPGA Championship, was in a group of threeanother stroke behind.

Webb made eagle on the par-5 third hole forthe second straight round and added six birdiesto stay on top. It was her best best LPGA two-round total since starting the 2005 Wendy’sChampionship at 133.

Webb fell two shots behind Gustafson afterher first bogey of the tournament, then reeledoff three straight birdies on the 16th, 17th and18th holes — Webb started on the back nine —to again move in front.

Webb, Sorenstam show off Hall of Fame play

Yes on Measure BTo the Editor:Measure G has opened a floodgate of crim-

inality in Mendocino County. People from allover the state and the world poured into thecountryside and neighborhoods to grow com-mercial marijuana.

They don’t care about anyone or anythingelse. Some are growing large crops in thethousands. Others are growing smaller, yetstill lucrative grows right in the middle ofonce quiet, safe neighborhoods. The dangerfrom these growers -- their verbal threats,guns and vicious dogs is obvious.

But, there is another, more insidious kindof criminal that came out of the woodwork.This is the commercial grower who amassesbig bucks while pretending to grow for medi-cinal purposes. They claim to be a caregiverproviding medicine for the sick.

Then out of the other side of their mouththey say, “Marijuana is the number one cashcrop in Mendocino County.” Why? Becauseit’s illegal. Do these people really want mari-juana to be legalized? No. They want prohibi-tion. They like prohibition. It keeps their prof-it margins high.

They claim to be interested only in mari-juana for medicine, but then proudly proclaimmarijuana is the number one crop inMendocino County.

Well, which is it -- medicine or money?I think we all know the answer.Please vote Yes on Measure B.

Larry PuterbaughUkiah

Yes on Measure BTo the Editor:The how and why of the California six

plant limit.A visit to the pro-marijuana website,

http://www.safeaccessnow.net/sb420letter.htm,shows the letter from John Vasconcellos andMark Leno, authors of SB 420, which estab-lished the six plant guideline in 2002.

They note that, “We have crafted SB 420as the result of three years of intensive negoti-ations among all key stakeholders (includingpatients, providers and physicians)...”

They also say that, “These guidelines areendorsed by several credible knowledgeablesupporters of the medical uses of marijuana:Dr. Marcus Conant (well respected HIV/AIDSdoctor), Scott Imler (long-time medical mari-juana patient advocate and president of theLos Angeles Cannabis Resource Center),Marsha Rosenbaum (medical sociologist anddirector of the San Francisco office of DrugPolicy Alliance), and Jerry Uelman (Professorof Law at Santa Clara University and medicalmarijuana defense attorney).”

Most important of all, they note that theadopted state limit of six mature plants or 12immature plants and 1/2 pound of dried mari-juana isn’t inflexible, but rather allows anypatient to have more if a physician recom-mends that they need it.

They conclude by saying SB 420,“Provides broad protection to tens of thou-sands of ill Californians without jeopardizingany ill Californians.”

As the election approaches, voters shouldbeware of last-minute misinformation fromthe opponents to Measure B.

The SB 420 guidelines were carefullydeveloped to account for the medical needs ofpatients. In contrast, Richard Johnson, theprincipal author of Measure G, has describedthe 25-plant limit of Measure G as being,“Entirely arbitrary. We were going for themaximum.” It is the 25 plant limit that has noscientific or medical basis.

We have a crisis from the impacts of com-mercial marijuana. Measure B will help usdeal with this crisis by getting us back in linewith the rules that govern in the vast majorityof California counties instead of makingMendocino County a magnet for commercialgrowers.

Ross LibertyUkiah

No on Measure BTo the Editor:Yes on Measure B has failed to look at the

many aspects of marijuana criminalization andlegalization. If Measure B passes it does noth-ing to address the real problem and that is thepeople in the hills with machine guns and thou-sands of plants. No, it will only take up morelaw enforcement time busting people growingon their land peacefully that are already com-plying with the law. People that are complyingwith the current law are not causing the prob-lems that Measure B is saying Measure G hascaused. It is the people that are already break-ing the guidelines of Measure G that are caus-ing problems.

Anytime you take something and make itillegal in the first place you make a black mar-ket. It happened in the days of alcohol prohibi-tion. The Mafia took over the booze marketand violence occurred. Now if marijuana waslegal people everywhere would grow their ownsmoke and it would no longer be a big com-mercial business. But wait a second, howwould big pharmaceutical companies profit offthis? What if people in wheelchairs with MSwere growing and smoking their own weedand didn’t need their oxycotin anymore? No,that can’t happen. Just think of how sad the bil-lionaire heads of these companies would be.They would be losing their billions more dol-lars to come. The truth is if marijuana werelegal pharmaceutical companies would not beable to control it.

Why was marijuana illegal in the first place?Dupont and Hearst in the 1930s paved the wayfor marijuana and hemp criminalization.Magazines such as Popular Mechanics andMechanical Engineering Magazine had predict-ed hemp would be the number one crop in theU.S. and the rest of the world and it had thefirst business potential to exceed a billion dol-lars. Hemp is useful in many ways such asfood, textiles, paper, oil, and fuel. Ford haddeveloped a Ford Model-T back in 1941 thatwas made of hemp and ran on hemp oil! Hearstwas taking off cutting down trees and makingpaper out of them. And Dupont had way toomuch potential with the petroleum based prod-ucts such as polyester and plastic. If hempwould have taken off it would have taken 80percent of Dupont’s business. Dupont andHearst worked very hard putting out ridiculouspropaganda such as Reefer Madness andMarihuana: Assassin of youth. Today we stillsee anti- Marijuana ads on TV that say if youbuy a joint you are promoting terrorism.

I overheard a lady of about 70 years oldtelling her friends if Measure B passes it wouldaffect people like her. I would also like to pointout that Measure B supporters say that peoplecan still get their medicine as much as theyneed, they just need to go to their doctor andtheir doctor can up their prescriptions. This isvery misleading as doctors are recommendednot to go above the state laws and give outmore and could be subpoenaed to court. Thetruth is many people all over Mendo will beturned into felons for growing a plant that istheir God given right to grow.

Chloe HunterUkiah

Thank youTo the Editor:The Grace Hudson Elementary School staff

and I would like to publicly thank the lawenforcement personnel who were present duringthe lockdown on Monday, May 12, 2008. Thecombined law enforcement efforts of theMendocino County Sheriff’s Department, theDetectives Division, the California HighwayPatrol and the Major Crimes Task Force wasamazing. The professionalism and caring thatwas shown by all law enforcement personnelwith whom we had personal contact was verymuch appreciated and reassuring. We wouldespecially like to thank Captain Kurt Smallcombof the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Departmentand Detective Rusty Noe for their continuedupdates, advice and concern shown for all stu-dents and staff. These two officers were on cam-

pus the entire day. They addressed students, staffand parents who were housed in our cafeteriaprior to being released to the classrooms andreassured everyone that the safety of GraceHudson Elementary School was their first priori-ty. Additionally, Captain Smallcomb andDetective Noe personally walked some studentsto their homes when school was dismissed.Under the watchful protection of the combinedlaw enforcement personnel, it is quite possiblethat Grace Hudson Elementary School was thesafest place to be in Ukiah on May 12, 2008.

I would also like to thank the teachersand staff of Grace Hudson Elementary Schoolfor their professional response to this unfortu-nate situation. All staff and teachers readilyaccepted the duties assigned them in order toassure and maintain the physical safety andemotional well-being of all students. The stu-dents were also amazing. They all respondedappropriately and with extreme cooperation andunderstanding.

Also, thank you to all the parents whohave expressed to me their appreciation and sup-port for our emergency procedures and the wayin which the staff handled the situation.

Diana B. Davidson, PrincipalGrace Hudson Elementary School

Ukiah

Mayor discusses compost situation

To the Editor:In a recent open letter to the City Council,

the author, Estelle Clifton, was either misin-formed or chose to ignore the facts of the mat-ter, facts which were all discussed in open ses-sion at a meeting where she was present.

Far from being a rash act, the unanimousvote of the Council to approve the assignmentof the waste collection contract to the newowners was the culmination of a nine monthprocess involving a Council sub-committee;city staff; consultants with expertise in wasteoperations and contracts; the new waste haulersand their attorney; and the compost facilityowner and his attorney and consultants.

To say the City Council opted to forgo itspower to negotiate a better deal for the ratepay-ers is absolutely untrue. The new waste hauleris required to absorb significant increases infuel costs and landfill disposal fees withoutpassing them on to the ratepayer. To offsetthese costs, the new hauler is aggressivelyincreasing the percentage of materials that arerecycled, thereby reducing trucking costs anddisposal fees.

It is equally untrue to say the City Councilfailed to support recycling or the local compostfacility. The Council initially required that allgreen waste collected in Ukiah continue to goto the local composter. Upon learning that thegreen waste materials from collection routes inLake County were no longer going to the localfacility, the subcommittee negotiated an agree-ment requiring the waste hauler to double the

amount of green waste it takes to the localcomposter. This is the opposite of giving unre-stricted control to the hauler.

This may not be enough to meet the needsof the compost facility, but to expect the Cityof Ukiah rate payers to subsidize the loss ofgreen waste from Lake County by paying high-er rates is not reasonable. Likewise, the sugges-tion that the City “force” the hauler to absorbeven more cost to provide “all” the green wasteneeded by the compost facility is unreasonable.

By approving and amending the contractwith the new haulers the City has achieved thefollowing benefits:

• Held the line on rate increases despitesharp increases in fuel and disposal fees;

• Created additional incentive for the newhauler to increase recycling to help meet statemandates;

• Doubled the amount of green waste that isrequired to be taken to the local compost facili-ty;

The charge that these actions disregard thebest interests of the rate payers and the sur-rounding community is without merit. Oh, bythe way, the author of that letter is an employeeof the consultant to the compost facility.

Douglas CraneMayor, City of Ukiah

No on Measure BTo the Editor:The Yes on Measure B campaign has been

one of the more divisive community processI’ve experienced in the 27 years I’ve been aMendocino County resident. It is a classicexercise in wedge politics designed to seize ona highly troublesome situation, separate peopleinto “for us or against us” blocks, blur issues,and achieve political gain. Rather than sendinga message about no to large scale commercialmarijuana cultivation, the underlying messageis Mendocino County residents cannot solveproblems in a civilized manner so they need toengage in cultural war. Who wants to spendtheir vacation dollars or invest in this kind ofenvironment.

There is a far larger area of agreementbetween the yes and no forces than disagree-ment. Spokespersons for both sides of the issuebut you would never know that from the ProMeasure B hit pieces. Large-scale marijuanagrowing. Both sides say do what you need todo to end these illegal operations.Environmental degradation. Prosecute theoffenders. Illegal wiring that creates a hazardand causes fire. Prosecute the offenders.

Where there is a clear and distinct differencebetween the pro and no Measure B folks is inthe number of plants allowed under countyrules. The Measure B folks say go back to thestate limits of six mature plants. Those opposedsay otherwise. Given that difference, the ques-tion is, how do you go about resolving the dif-ference. One way that doesn’t get to the merits

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Thank youTo the Editor:I’d like to extend my

thanks to the Ukiah FireDepartment. Friday night(May 2) a fire broke out in myneighbor’s garage. Withinminutes the flames engulfedthe garage and began spread-ing to their shed -- only a fewfeet from my house. The firedepartment was promptly onthe scene and had the fire con-tained and surrounding prop-erties protected before theyalso were consumed. Whilemy home (and others) sus-tained some exterior damage,the structure(s) were leftintact thanks to the profes-sionalism of the fire depart-ment. We are lucky to havesuch dedicated people in ourcommunity.

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of the underlying issues is a ballot measure. What I can say is if10 percent of the effort that has gone into this totally non-effec-tive effort to criminalize the behavior of those who have beenfollowing local laws for years been directed towards addressingthe root issues here, we would be further along the path

What I can say about my perspective is, I don’t know enoughto make that judgment. What I do know is medical research hasgrown leaps and bounds since I first used marijuana as a recre-ational drug in the mid 1960s. Over 60 cannabinoids and otherpharmacologically active components have been identified inthe cannabis plant. Rather than smoking the herb as a deliverysystem, local entrepreneurs have developed lozenges and otherproducts to deliver the medicinal elements of the plant.Researchers are beginning to scientifically explore how specificcannabinoids can address specific medical conditions.

Given the changes, I say give the citizenry input from a vari-ety of sources and let us make informed judgments. Let’s haveeducational forums. Bring in the medical folks, the patients, lawenforcement, environmental health, local business owners, peo-ple who grow herbal cannabis, educators, social workers, and,yes, an economist to discuss the financial impacts of a decision.If we cannot get the stakeholders to agree on what an acceptableamount to grow and how best to handle the problems associatedwith growing a substance that clearly has medicinal value andalso has a psychoactive/intoxication component.

I have this silly, seemingly antiquated notion that we electrepresentatives and employ local governments to address ourproblems not create more problems. The roots of Measure Bcan in part be traced to failure of our elected officials at both theCity and County level to do what we elect them to do and exer-cise the options at their disposal to address emerging problems.In short, too often our representatives are like ticket collectors ata carnival rather than active problem-solvers. Although I havebeen pleased with my elected representatives at the City levelon many of the planning issues, they seemed to fall asleep at thewheel when it came to addressing the marijuana cultivationissue.

However, it is at the county level that systemic failure ismost blatant. DA Marcia Lintott and Sheriff Tom Allman haveboth emerged in the last few weeks raising concerns about themagnitude of growing and the difficulty in getting convictions.Yet these are precisely the two elected officials we expect to beahead of the curve rather than behind the curve.

Measure B is essentially an unfunded mandate that creates anew class of criminals yet provides no funds to implement andenforce this policy. From a law enforcement point of view,Sheriff Allman’s comments that he will focus his attention onlarger growers and will only go after smaller growers if some-one informs on them. This approach sets up an atmosphere ofselective law enforcement, opens law enforcement officers tocharges of discrimination, and essentially undermines credibili-ty. The reality of the situation is Sheriff Allman is an electedofficial and Measure B if passed will be the law of the land.Who knows what the priorities of the next sheriff will be and afuture BOS will be. Laws are not to be interpreted according towho currently sits in office

The Employer’s Council (EC) has repeatedly railed againstunfunded mandates. They are also the first to point out the bur-den of rules and regulations on their businesses. However, itappears when it is politically expedient, they will embrace anunfunded mandate and ignore the financial and personal burdenon the individual patient who uses medical marijuana and needsmore than six plants to meet their medicinal needs. The patientwill have to incur the expense and locate and pay the doc thefees to obtain that prescription.

Antonio AndradeUkiah

Yes on Measure BTo the Editor:Why does “Yes on B” have my support? There are several rea-

sons, one of them being the absolute rudeness of “No” supportersat the Forum on B held last week at the Willits Grange Hall. Evenafter their speakers politely offered their reasons for a “no” vote(medical marijuana), it was painfully aware that the vast majorityof “no” people in the audience were there because they want tocontinue on down their path of greed and refusal to make a livingin some honest and legal way.

Believe me, I voted for Prop. 215. I fully support honest peo-ples’ rights to use medicinal marijuana within the limits set by theState of California, as well as their personal medical doctor. I sup-port the growers who grow without profit for these people whoneed their medicine for legitimate reasons.

The main reason I support a “Yes” vote is my frustration inbeing unable to safely walk on and enjoy my own property any-more. There is marijuana growing just over our fence line. Noneof us is willing to go to the far reaches of the property to checkfor pot growth, for fear of what or who we might find there.

We are the third and fourth generations of our family to carefor, nurture, protect and love our land in Willits. Another genera-tion -- my grandchildren -- wait in the wings to play on their landand cherish it as we do. I cannot, in good conscience, allow them

to play there as their parents did. It is just too risky. What a verysad thing.

If there were no other reason for me to vote “Yes on B,” thiswould be it. I want Mendocino County to go back to being thepeaceful, beautiful place it was when my children and I grew up.I truly fear for the future of Willits and Mendocino County ifMeasure B does not pass. Please join me in voting “Yes!”

Kathleen LewisWillits

Yes on Measure BTo the Editor:Let’s all begin the process of taking back our community and

providing a better place for our children. Please join me and voteYes on Measure B.

Paul Jepson, M.D.Ukiah

Save A Healing CooperativeTo the Editor:I am a person whose life was changed by A Healing

Cooperative. I have been a client for three weeks now. I noticedmy symptoms of loneliness and depression have been getting bet-ter since I walked through their doors.

I fell in love with this community of loving individuals, so Istarted a group called Empowerment Inc. The group is for sur-vivors and wouldn’t be possible if it was not for the angels whowork here. The group is a positive place for people who havebeen through crisis, and need a place to share their woes. Mentalhealth issues plague many Americans, and trauma is a cause formany of them. My group fills a void the society has left.Survivors now have a group to call their own. The need for avoice caused us to start this group. This gives us the power tomake our lives better and touch the lives of others, as well. Theneed for this group is strong. We had a big turnout for our firstgroup.

Please help us save this organization called A HealingCooperative, so others like me can grow and be part of somethingthat actually works for people in emotional distress.

Dana V. DornerUkiah

Don’t sit on the sidelines To the Editor:Don’t sit on the sidelines on Measure B. Please come out and

vote on what your mind and heart tells you. You have heard theissues and views from both Yes on B and No on B advocates.Supporters believe Measure B will meet the needs of all seriouslyill Mendocino citizens, reduce toxic exposure to the brains ofchildren and adolescents, reduce crime, nuisance, and environ-mental pollution. Opponents of B believe the current 25-plantlimit is necessary for medical illness, will not contribute to crime,and will improve the economy. Others believe that improvementcan occur only when federal laws might change in the future.But, for the here and now in Mendocino County, all of us mustweigh in with our beliefs. Come out and vote Tuesday, June 3rd.

Robert Werra M.D.Ukiah

Read Prop. 98 carefullyTo the Editor:Prop. 98: Everyone should read this proposition carefully.

About the second sentence is inserted a statement that will doaway with rent control. What this has to do with the issue of emi-nent domain is hard to understand. A yes vote will give the own-ers the right to raise the rent as often as they please. For lowincome and retired folks on a limited income, this might just beenough to cause them to have to move. So read the propositioncarefully. I think this is called “sneaky politics.”

Donna Van WyheUkiah

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FRANK AND ERNEST

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by Dean Young and Jim Raymond

Sunday, June 1, 2008Your astrological sign

does especially well withpartnerships, so keep this inmind when you find some-thing you want to developin the year ahead. With theright person, you could gofar.

GEMINI (May 21-June

20) -- Should you findyourself in an embarrassingposition of your own mak-ing, don’t start lookingaround for a scapegoat.You’ll only put yourself indeeper trouble.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Be more securi-ty conscious than usualwhen visiting a strangeplace or protecting yourpossessions, because thereare indications that youcould suffer a loss through

carelessness.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)

-- When in a sensitivesocial situation, keep yourimpulsive tendencies incheck. If you speak or actwithout thinking about theconsequences, you couldcreate an antisocial incidentthat is avoidable.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.22) -- You’ll make thingsmuch harder on yourselfand others if you succumbto seething in silence aboutsomething that’s botheringyou. Either bring it out intothe open or forget it.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct.23) -- Be careful not tocome off as self-servingwhen out with your friends.Abide by the will of themajority; don’t attempt toturn everything around to

suit your desires.SCORPIO (Oct. 24-

Nov. 22) -- Strive to keepyour sense of fair play andcongeniality intact, espe-cially when dealing withpeople on a one-on-onebasis. Good relationshipsare more important thanindulging in selfish behav-ior.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov.23-Dec. 21) -- Be carefulwhen dealing with others,because relationships couldbe a bit more fragile thanusual at this time. If you getbossy or arrogant, it couldshatter all amity.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) -- If you find your-self involved with someonewho is extravagant or care-less with his or her money,

be careful that your pal’sbehavior doesn’t influenceyou. Protect your interests.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) -- Petty annoy-ances that you usually takein stride could be magnifiedout of proportion shouldsomeone in your circle per-petrate this behavior. Don’tfall prey to another’s ill-mannered demeanor.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) -- If you’re notcareful, you could waste far

too much money on faddishitems that you don’t need.Take the time to distinguishwhat is merely a fad asopposed to that which willstand the test of time.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - The fact that youare running late is noexcuse for careless rushing.Keep a cool head when theclock’s hot breath is breath-ing down your neck, sorecklessness doesn’t domi-nate your actions.

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Today is the 152nd day of 2008 and the 73rdday of spring.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1790, PresidentGeorge Washington signed the first U.S. copy-right law.

In 1889, a huge flood engulfed Johnstown,Pa., claiming 2,209 lives.

In 1927, Ford ended production of its ModelT cars.

In 2005, former FBI official Mark Feltadmitted to being the Watergate scandal’sanonymous source known as “Deep Throat.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Walt Whitman(1819-1892), poet/journalist; Dr. Norman

Vincent Peale (1898-1993), religiousleader/writer; Clint Eastwood (1930-),actor/director, is 78; Johnny Paycheck (1938-2003), singer; Joe Namath (1943-), footballplayer, is 65; Brooke Shields (1965-),actress/model, is 43; Colin Farrell (1976-),actor, is 32.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1937, New YorkGiants pitcher Carl Hubbell’s 24-game winstreak ended.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “I know nothinggrander, better exercise, better digestion, morepositive proof of the past, the triumphant resultof faith in human kind, than a well-contestedAmerican national election.” -- Walt Whitman

TODAY’S FACT: Red Cross founder ClaraBarton supervised the relief effort followingthe devastating Johnstown flood.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter(May 27) and new moon (June 3).

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Dear Annie: I have been bulimic for overfour years and it is making me miserable. I hatemyself every time I give in to it. I am con-stantly tired and every day is a struggle. I thinkI may be depressed. I’ve considered suicide,though I don’t have a specific plan and am notsure how serious I am about it.

I just finished my sophomore year of collegewith straight A’s. My family knows I’m bulim-ic and they have rejected me for it. Even mymost supportive friend thinks I just need to“cheer up.” I have no insurance. I don’t want togo to on-campus counseling because it isextremely short-term and likely wouldn’t ben-efit me. I don’t want to contact some hugeorganization. I don’t know what to do. Lifescares me. I am tired of being miserable andregulating my emotions with food. I hatemyself and feel like a failure. Please help. --Losing It in Lafayette, Ind.

Dear Indiana: The fact that you know yourbulimia is an effort to “regulate your emotionswith food” indicates you are on the right track,

but you must be willing to get help, no matterwhat form it comes in. On-campus counselingis more beneficial than you realize, and evenshort-term assistance can help. You also canreceive low-cost counseling through yourchurch, United Way, the YMCA, local hospi-tals, your university psychology departmentsand graduate school counseling departments.Other organizations include the NationalEating Disorders Association (nationaleat-ingdisorders.org) at 1-800-931-2237 and theNational Association of Anorexia Nervosa andAssociated Eating Disorders (anad.org) at Box7, Highland Park, IL 60035. You deserve to getbetter. Please give it your best shot.

Dear Annie: My daughter allows her 8-year-old son to stay up late at night, watchadult TV, drink two cans of soda a day and eatlots of sweets. She strongly resents any sug-gestion that this is not a good thing.

The 15-year-old son spends a vast amountof time text messaging, listening to music onhis iPod or watching TV. His conversationalskills are poor and his grades are not good. Onseveral occasions, money has disappearedfrom purses when the boys were present, and Iam terrified to think what the money is pur-chasing.

If I try to talk to my daughter, I risk beingexcluded from her life. But if things don’timprove, her family will fall apart. What can Ido? -- Troubled Grandma

Dear Grandma: Your daughter’s parentingskills could use some improvement, and yes,it’s possible those kids will grow up to be over-weight, undereducated small-time crooks, butshe needs to see it for herself. Your daughterknows you disapprove of the way she is raisingher children, and that could be part of the prob-lem. Frankly, watching inappropriate TV, lis-tening to an iPod, text messaging, drinkingsoda and eating sweets is not uncommonbehavior, and we wouldn’t go overboard withdisapproval. Stealing from purses and poorgrades are of greater concern. Stop criticizingyour daughter, and when the grandchildren are

in your house, set reasonable rules and enforcethem, and keep your money hidden. Modelinggood parenting is the best you can do.

Dear Annie: This is for “Gasping for Breathin Florida,” whose health is being affected bythe smoking of a downstairs neighbor. Sheshould contact the American Lung Associationof Florida and her local health department. Shealso can go to www.no-smoke.org for moreinformation on how to deal with the second-hand smoke in their condo. Some cities havemulti-unit housing laws regarding secondhandsmoke. I hope this gives her more options. --Debora Patti, Public Health Assistant, TobaccoEducation Project Coordinator, Public Health& Community Development Department,Yreka, Calif.

Dear Debora Patti: Thanks for your excel-lent suggestions. We hope she will find out ifthere are additional solutions in her area.

Annie’s Mailbox is written by KathyMitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors ofthe Ann Landers column. Please e-mail yourquestions to anniesmailboxcomcast.net, orwrite to: Annie’s Mailbox, P.O. Box 118190,Chicago, IL 60611. To find out more aboutAnnie’s Mailbox, and read features by otherCreators Syndicate writers and cartoonists,visit the Creators Syndicate Web page atwww.creators.com.

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AT MENDO MILL!Presently accepting

applications for:CONTRACTORSSALES: Construction experience req’d.Help our professional customers with pric-ing, selection, special orders. Must have excellent cust. svc.skil ls; good math skills and some com-puter exp & be detail oriented.KITCHEN DESIGN AND SALES: Prev exp req’d. Must be highly detail oriented with professional lev-el customer service skills. Prior computer design a plus!Must be able to pass physical and drug screen upon job of-fer. Apply in person at Mendo Mill & Lum-ber Company, 1870 N State St., Ukiah, Ca. No phone calls please!!!

KZYX&Z Public Radio seeks a new General Manager.

Full job description at kzyx.org. Cover

letter, resume, & refs to jobs@kzyx.orgLinkages Social

Work/Care Manag-er, for non-profit agency disabled

adults avoid nursing homes. MSW or

BSW pref. 80% time, exc. ben. Resume,

cover letter to Community Care,301 S. State St.,Ukiah CA 95482

707-468-9347communitycare707.com

Looking for Work?Have you been laid off? We may be able to help? Whether you need help after a lay off, retraining in a new occupation, find-ing a job, or help with your resume, MPIC can help you make the connection you need. All services are FREE! Call 467-5900 www.mpic.org

Massage TherapistP/T. Pref w/some

clientele for Hopland Day Spa. 744-1177

Post Office Now Hiring!

Avg Pay $20/ hr, $57 K/yr, incl. Fed ben, OT.

Placed by adSource not aff w/ USPS who hires.

1-866-292-1387

120 HELPWANTED

Medical Office:1 person office-

assist., receptionist, prepare paper work

for billing service. FT.Fax resume to 462-

0474 or call 462-2945

OFFICE HELPMon-Fri 8-5

$11.50/hr. Call Sue 463-2822 for app

OFFICE HELP/RECEPTIONIST

Cheerful, outgoing, self starter. PT,

flexible schedule, computer literate,

telephone skills. Drug screen req’d. Ref’s & resume to Box 1290

Ukiah, CAPERSONAL ASSIS-TANT. Local emerg-ing growth company is seeking an eff i-cient, detail-oriented, well organized, self-motivated individual to assist w/expansion plans. Must be com-puter literate & pose some marketing skills. Fax resume to Jasmine at 462-6218.

Physicians, FT/PT for alternative medical cl inic incl. medical marijuana consult.Go to www.medican-nusa.com. Reply:v.provencio@gmail.com

Leading national respiratory co. seeks

Results Driven Representative.Create working

relationships with MD, nurses, social

workers & articulate our excellent patient

care services.Attentive listening

skills a must. Comp base + uncapped commission. Drug Free Work Place.

EOE. Fax resume to 707-263-5947

Satell i te Installers Needed. Paid training provided for satellite installation techni-cians in Ukiah. We offer ful l benefits, 401K, company vehi-cles and gas card provided. W/valid CDL, and clean DMV record. Must be able to work weekends and long hours. Ad-vancement oppor tu-nities available within the company. Fax all resumes to: 559-256-6778, or email icar-denas@abosbusi-ness.com

120 HELPWANTED

PRINCIPALOur Pr ivate Non-Public School (Nor th Haven) lo-cated in Ukiah is seeking a Principal to plan, implement, & direct the opera-tional & instruction-al goals, proce-dures and process-es of the school.Req: Must have five years of teaching experience &/or as an administrator. A California Teaching Credential & a Mas-ter's Degree from an accredited insti-tution with an em-phasis in school ad-ministration are re-quired. Salary is negotiable depend-ing on experience.Fax resumes, cover letter & salary histo-ry to: 877.382.7617Attn: Principal NHAES is an EOE.

PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Responsible for

supporting Printing, Design, Scheduling

Departments on key tasks such as:

Print Cylinder Mgmt, Color

Standard Mgmt., Engineering sup-port for Printing Dept. specifica-tions. Expedites

the preparation of all job orders in re-lation to print shop required spec., im-pressions, & quanti-ties.. Responsible for making sure all components (raw materials & cylin-ders) are in house

before job run date.Prepares Print Shop purchase

orders & spec files.Resume: hr@

maverickcaps.com orfax 707-463-0188.

Ukiah residentialchildrens facility

is looking for caring, responsible individu-als to join our team.Some exp. pref. but

not nec.. Will provide on the job trainng.

Starting sal. $12.12 hr. 403B, great bene-fits, & vac. pkg. Fax resume 707-463-6957

120 HELPWANTED

PT NEEDEDLicensed Physical Therapist needed for skilled nursing facili-ty. Knowledge of Med A billing a must. Full-time position includes comprehensive bene-fits package includ-ing, medical nsur-ance, 401K, paid va-cation and holidays and discounted health club member-ship. Fax resume to Kim Butler at 964-1596 or call 964-6333 for more information.

PT-Sat. Sun. Mon.

CIRCULATION

For right person.

Apply at

590 S. School St

The Ukiah

DAILY JOURNALDAILY JOURNAL

Red Fox CasinoIs Now Accepting

ApplicationsFor the following

position

GENERALMANAGERApplicants must

submit an applica-tion! Come in &

apply or call The Human Resource

Department @ 707-984-6800 ext.100. Deadline for ac-cepting applications

is June 23rd @ 5 pm.Sales Clerk Full & Par t Time positions available. Apply at New Release Video 1072 N State St Mon-Fri 10am-5pm

Seeking hard working EXP. COOK

to work in fast paced, upscale restaurant.

Apply at: Purple Thistle 50 S. Main St.,

Willits 459-4774

Support Staff 1:1w/dev. dis. adults in community. Ukiah.

$9-$11.50 per hr. 30 hrs. wk. Clear

records. Drug free.Safe car req.707-484-7698

VALLEY VIEWis looking for

RN’s LVN’s/CNAs days & p.m. shifts avail. great work

environment, com-petitive wages & benefits. Hire-on

bonus. Call Dawn @ 462-1436.

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120 HELPWANTED

Teacher for E Center's Migrant

Seasonal Head Start Prgm in

Kelseyville, CA(Prefer Teacher

l or ll.) Refer to job# MSHS-2008-04-34;

40 hrs/wk; split shift;benefits; bil ingual (Eng/Span) req’d;must have valid CA driver’s lic. 80 day toddler classrm;Must have 3 add’l core units of I/T.Associate: $10.87/hr w/potential up to $13.24/hr, min 12 core units ECE & 1 yr classrm exp. Lev-el l: $11.42/hr w/po-tential up to $13.91 /hr; 24 core ECE units, 16 GE units & min 1 yr exp. Levelll: $12.58/hr w/po-tential up to $15.33 /hr; AA deg in ECE or Child Dev & min 1 yr. exp. Level lll:$13.88/hr w/poten-tial up to $16.90 /hr;BA deg in ECE or Child Dev & min 1 yrexp. Contact HR,

410 Jones St.,Ukiah,CA 95482;(707)468-0194;www.ectr.org

Deadline: 6/2/08,5 pm. EOE

Teacher/Directorfor pr ivate Nursery School. Previous exp. req. Need to de-velop & implement educational activities, supervise/evaluate assist, maintain re-cords etc. 20 hr/wk.

Teacher’s Aide15 hrs/wk. Minimum of 2 semesters of ECE Classes & be continuing in pro-gram. ECE cert pref.Gayle Holz 707-459-9738. Send resume to Daisy Days Nurs-ery School, 286 School St., Wil l i ts, CA 95490 by 6/13/08Therapeutic Resi-dential Counselor: 2FT positions open, 1 in Willits, 1 in Ukiah & On-Call shifts avail.Work w/at-risk youth in residential setting.$10-$14 DOE. Mail to HR P.O. Box 422, Ukiah CA 95482, Fax (707)462-6994.Specify job #05-TRC in cover letter or re-sume. Excellent ben-efits. Facil i ty #236802089 & 236801878. EOE

TLC Child & Family Services

seeks 2 additional homes for Shelter

Care program Applicants need to

have at least 1 spare bdrm to house a child

for up to 30 days.Guaranteed monthly allotment. Generous increase upon place-ment. Income tax-ex-empt. Exp. with chil-dren req. Parents will receive training, + So-cial Worker, in-home

support & respite.Need 1 or 2-parent

homes, with 1 parent home full time. Home with no more than 1

biological child consid-ered. Retirees invited to apply. Contact TLC

707-463-1100Lic#236800809

Veterinary tech/asst.ASAP P/T N. State Animal Hosp. 2280 N. State St 468-5965.

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

DOWNTOWN BEAUTIFUL upstairsoffice. 161 sq.ft. $310

+ dep, utils incl.391-4114

LEE KRAEMERReal Estate Broker

SCHOOL STREETOFFICE/RETAIL

1300+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

BRAND NEW!BUILD TO SUITOffice or Medical

1974+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

DOWNTOWNHi-traffic loc. Ofc. Ste1600+/- sq. ft. w/pkg.

MED. OFFICE orRETAIL

South Orchard3400+/- sq. ft. w/pkng

468-8951Medical or Retail

Office for lease 900sf. Luce & S. Dora.$900/mo. 485-0433

RETAIL/OFFICE for lease, approx 740

sq.ft., private restroom $700/mo.

391-5262

250 BUSINESSRENTALS

SUITE OF OFFICES 4 offices + conf.,

A jewel in our crown.

$2040 Util & janito-rial incl. Very nice

location, 468-5426

300 APARTMENTSUNFURNISHED

2 BD, DW/Garage + Pool Alderwood

Apartments 1450 S.State St $885-

$925mo. 463-2325

2 BDRM, 1 BACarport/LaundryWtr/Trash Paid

$800 + $1000 SDNo Pets

Jack Cox & Assoc.455 E. Gobbi St.

462-6060

2BD, 1BA water & garbage pd,

w/washer & dryer462-8600

Deluxe 2bd 1 ba.Hdwd./tile flrs.

Upstairs. $925/mo.Pool, lndry, carport.

463-2134

Modern 2br wtr/gbe pd AC laundry carport walk to town. MasonSt. $875mo. 433-4040

Mountanos Properties

Residential Rentals707-462-1840 x 195

Spacious 2bd. Pool.H20, trash pd. $850.Also 1bd. $725. Ht.AC Pd. N/P. 462-6075

Se habla espanol.

320 DUPLEXES

3bd/1.5bth Ukiah tnhse w/ f ireplace, w/d hkup, garage, $1200/mo $1600dep 707/433-6688

Brooktrls-Lg. 3/2 Credit chk. $1300

/mo. $1500 dep. N/P513-6033, 459-0441

Duplex on Capps & Carrigan, $1175 rent.$1300 sec. 2 bdrm.

1.5 ba 462-4759

330 HOMESFOR RENT

1BD/1BAw/garage & yard.

N/S; $825/mo. Call 707-265-4318

1bdrm on Blue LakeS/W/G pd.

N/S/Dog$700/mo.$800 dep. 275-3327

2BD, SPACIOUSSecluded $1100/mo.1st, last & sec. Pets

ok. Credit check req’d. Laytonville, CA

707-293-4347

3bd 1.5ba house for rent $1325/mo.$1200/dep. n/s/p.468-1213.

3bd, 2ba, cent.heat/air, stove, fridge, lndry rm., fenced yard. Avail 6/1 $1350 & $1500 dep. 621-0981 or 462-5198.

3bd/1ba clean house for rent. $1300/mo in-cludes landscaping.

467-9495.

3BD/2BA, gar., west side, lawn maint incl.

NP/NS $1625/mo.689-0713 Jeff, broker

Great view $1450/mo.3bd2 ba. W/D, deck

& more! N/S pets ne-gotiable 486-7193Hopland Duplex2+1 New decor.$950+ dep.Incl.

water/ sewer/PGEEve Fishell RE

Services 468-4380

Lakepor t Elegance 2+/1, lake-access, new appliances $9901-877-484-7939.

LARGE 4BD 2BA Regina Heights area.

$1600/mo. $2,200 dep. Broker485-1402

Redwood Valley 3BD, 2BA house on 1 1/2 ac. 3 car over-sized gar. RV park-

ing. N/S/D. Many up-grades. Outside pets

ok. $1500 dep., $2000/mo. w/garden-

er. Avail mid June

Ukiah small 2bd/1ba house. Small garage, deck, $1075 +dep.391-2015.

370 WANTEDTO RENT

Reputible couple looking for RV space with h/u for 32ft 5th wheel. Pref in country or roomy res. Wil l pay monthly or trade for caretaking, or pos carpentry repairs.964-5413.

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

$475/mo + dep. bd.in quiet home. Util.

incl.N/S pets, drugs.621-0556, 468-5556

380 WANTED TOSHARE RENT

Fem/prof. Your share $700/mo +bills. Full

use of lg. home.Bd/ba, 2nd rm

485-6277

440 FURNITURE

6’ Couch, like new, really comf. $175., $1000 orig., 2 end ta-bles $25 pr, 2 match-ing lamps $20 pr, Standing Table Lamp $20, Man’s walker $30, New bedside commode, never used $35, Shop Vac $40, 2 sets of twin matt/box sprgs $40, ea set, good cond.Love seat, blue $100.459-3284

460 APPLIANCES

USEDAPPLIANCES

& FURNITURE.Guaranteed. 485-1216

480 MISC.FOR SALE

Farm Fresh Eggs &Canaries for sale.Needed-Egg cartons 485-9146. Nancy.

We recycle & pay cash for junk batteries $3,$5,

$10. All elect. motors 25c lb. Also copper,

brass & alum. Forklift batteries. 10¢lb707-467-1959

500 PETS &SUPPLIES

5 fml pugs, 6wks old.3 blk $600ea, 2 brin-dle, $800ea. Both pa-rents reg. 485-1649.

Beautiful canariesfor sale. Straight run.$25-$35 ea. Nancy

485-9146.

Decker Rat Terrier Puppies. 2F & 3M.$300-$500. UKCI & NRTA Reg. 707-272-2879. www.keefbiz.com/dailey.htm

FREE Labrador/Rott-weiler. 2yrs. Shots,

neutered. Exc w/kids 1yr +. Knows com-mands. 463-5548

Jack Russell PuppiesPapered, www.chil-

sonsjacks.com $400 456-1142

Malti-Poo Puppies2fm 11wks old.

Family raised. $450.272-3460.

SIBERIAN HUSKY PUPS. 11wks. 5/29 Gray & white, w/blue, brn and bi-eyed. Sire & Dam AKC Reg. & on site, A-1 pedigree.$800 pet only. Adult 50lbs 707-274-8669

UKC Blues American Pit Bull puppies com-

ing 1st wk of June.Champion lines. Ra-zor edge/ruffian/gaff.

$700-$2000www.freewebs.com/duceducekennels/

Wanted-Pup or older adult size up to 20

pounds.462-4284.

590 GARAGESALES

160 MAGNOLIA ST 8am-1pm Sat only.Baby dresser, mat-tress, toys + more

4 Fam Fri & Sat 8-4p.7491 Uva Dr. Wine barrels, +size/teen clths, tools, collecti-bles, household.

9155 N. State St RdwdVly 5/31 & 6/1

8am-3pm brass, anti-ques, furn & misc

FREE GARAGE SALE SIGNS.

Realty World Selzer Realty. 350 E. Gobbi

FRI & SAT 9-4 309 Washo Dr (Oak Man-or area) Baby & boys clothes, books, misc.

GARAGE SALE @1120 Elm St, SAT 5/31, 9-2. Clothes, toys, misc home items.HOSPICE OF UKIAH 724 South State StLooking for a home

for your Antique Treasures or Some-

what Used Furniture?Call us 462-3141 and we will pick up your

donation.

HUGE 15 SP Yard Sale Sat. 8-4. Golden

Rule Mobile Park 16100 N Hwy 101 Lots of good stuff!

Huge Multi-Fam sale Sat/Sun 9-2 512 W.Henry off N. Dora.Qual. men, women, children clths, books, misc hsehld items, reptile/hamster items, carseat.

UKIAH BIBLE CHURCH Youth

Group rummage sale fundraiser. Sat 5/31

9am-3pm 660 N.State St.

590 GARAGESALES

HUGESALE!!!Sat. 8-12

548 Ford St.Apt. 29 - (inside)

FurnitureElectronicsClothesToysBooksMisc. household

itemsEVERYTHINGMUST GO!!

Multi-Family SAT & SUN 9-2 12090 Eel

River Rd., Potter Val-ley. Furn., something

for everyone!

Sale Sat 9-2 only.198 Doolan Dr. Furn, toys, books, misc. ev-erything must go!

SAT 9-1 & SUN 9-11furn., adult & kids

clothing, hsehld items 804 Grove Ave

W/Side ESTATE SALE 416 Walnut.Everything must go starting from the ga-rage. Sat & Sun from 9am. No early birds.

Yard saleSat May 31

7:30a-11:30a.2285 S. Dora

YARD SALESat. only 9-2p701 N. Bush St.Baby & kids clths

size 3mo-6x, plants, many

household items, toys, lots of miscNO EARLYBIRDS!!!

610 REC VEHCAMPING

RIALTA MH 22FT ,1995. VW engine, 17-22 mpg, 83000+ mi. Generator, TV, plus lots of extras.$14,000. Must sell a/c health. 964-5703 or cell 357-5703.

620 MOTOR-CYCLES

DIRT BIKE! ‘97 KDX 220 Runs Strong, new tires, parts.

Great starter bike $1000/offer

707-489-4645

660 VANSFOR SALE

Dodge Caravan 1999

Base TrimRed Color89,000 MileageWell MaintainedRuns Great

$3500Clear Title on Hands468-5648 after 7 pm

670 TRUCKSFOR SALE

Dodge Ram 20051500 Quad Cab;2WD, 38k mi, ex.

cond. $15,995 485-8011/391-4025

Ford 3/4 T. 6 Cyl.4 spd. Runs & looks

good. No smog.$1250. 467-1959

680 CARSFOR SALE

SubaruOutback Wgn '04Anniv Edition, 22kMiles, Exc Cond,

22 mpg city$15,980 call 272-2408 Great Car!

Great Price!

Toyota Corolla 20088500 mi. New cond.Loaded, $14,000.

972-9341, 463-2199

720 MOBILESFOR SALE

3bd2ba mfg. hm.Mature landscape, new carpet fresh

paint, incredible lay-out. All age park.

$149K. Please call agent Shelly Basye

Diversified Lending & RE 707-354-0542

770 REAL ESTATE

11 AC.3 places 2 live.

Hillside toriver-front. $550,000.

Seller financing.Blandford RE 391-7612

741 TOKAY 4bdrm, 3ba, including guest

suite, excellent condi-tion $499,999

Blandford RE 391-7612

By owner, 3bd. 3ba.2600sf + loft. Study,Workshop, Views, more. On 5 ac. in

Rwd. Vly. $849,000.707-485-1584I’m still doing

mortgage loans,purchasing & refin.

Rates below 6%Larry Wright

Golden Bear Mortgage707-239-8080

Nestled in the pinesabove the fog.

3bd2ba. Brooktrails.$325,000. 459-5558

770 REAL ESTATE

Seller says bring all offers! Newly

renovated west side home with lease

option or secondary owner financing

available. $546K.Call Clint Century

21 Les Ryan Realty.707-468-0423

WE BUY REALESTATE. All offers considered. Buyer

has cash.(707) 998-3817

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Find the perfect fit forany job with theclassifieds.Call 468-3500 and seehow easy it is to put allyour recruitment piecestogether in theclassifieds.

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NOTICE TO READERSWe do not affirm the status of advertisers. Werecommend that you check your contractorsstatus at www.cslb.ca.gov or call 800-321-CSLB(2752) 24/7.The Ukiah Daily Journal publishesadvertisements from companies andindividuals who have been licensed by theState of California and we also publishadvertisements from unlicensed companiesand individuals.All licensed contractors are required by StateLaw to list their license number inadvertisements offering their services. The lawalso states contractors performing work ofimprovements totaling $500 or more must belicensed by the State of California.Advertisements appearing in these columnswithout a licensed number indicate that thecontractor or individuals are not licensed.

SERVICE DIRECTORYSERVICE DIRECTORYLANDSCAPING

CREEKSIDELANDSCAPE

License #624806 C27RESIDENTIALCOMMERCIALComplete Landscape Installation

• Concrete & Masonry • Retaining Walls• Irrigation & Drip Sprinklers

• Drainage Systems • Consulting & Design• Bobcat Grading • Tractor Service

Excavating & Deer Fencing

Joe Morales(707) 744-1912

(707) 318-4480 cell

CONSTRUCTION

Foundation to finish

Homes • Additions• Kitchens • Decks

Lic. #580504

707.485.8954707.367.4040 cell

MASSAGE THERAPYRedwood Valley

MassageThorough & Sensitive

Deep Tissue & Sports MassageMy work is to reduce your pain,improve your ability to do your

work, and allow you to play harderand sleep better.

1st Visit Special2 Hrs/$65

485-1881By appointment 8am to 6:30pm, M-F

Oolah Boudreau-Taylor

TERMITE BUSINESS

From Covelo toGualala the most

trusted name in theTermite Business!

Call forappointment

485-7829License #OPR9138

TREE TRIMMING

FRANCISCO’STree & GardenService

Yard WorkDump Runs

Tree Trimming Insured

467-3901

JOHNSONCONSTRUCTION

#460812

Days 489-8441Eves. 485-0731

ResidentialCommercial

PAINTING

40 years experienceFast, friendly service

Free estimatesSenior discounts

GUTTERSPREPAINTED

SEAMLESS GUTTERS

Aluminum • Copper • SteelLimited Lifetime Warranty**

OgeeGutter

CurvedFaceGutter

5 1/2” 5 1/2”4”

FasciaGutter

**To original owner.

462-2468Lic/Bonded 292494

FREE ESTIMATESCall the professionals

HOME REPAIRS

Antonio Alvarez JrOwner

Phone:

(707) 972-8633Carpentry - Painting - Plumbing

Electrical Work - Tile WorkCement Work - Landscape

Installation & DesignResidential • Commercial

Free EstimatesLic # 6178 • Insured

CABINETS

TREE SERVICE

Full Service Tree CareLicensed • Insured

707-456-9355

Oakie TreeService

REFINISHINGFurniture and AntiqueRepair & Refinishing30+ years experience

LAQUER FINISHES& MORE

Dining Tables • ChairsDressers • Coffee TablesEntertainment Cabinets

FREE ESTIMATESWorkshop in Redwood Valley

Allen Strong707-485-0802

COUNTERTOPS

CL 856023

Bill & Craig707.467.3969

SOLID SURFACE &LAMINATE COUNTERTOPS2485 N. State St. • Ukiah

TREE CARE

Call the professionals at

Matt’s CustomTree Care

for a free quote

A bad haircut lastsa couple of weeks...A bad tree job lasts

forever!

Ca. Contractor’s License #730030Fully Insured/Workman’s Comp.

707-462-6496 (707) 485-0810

HANDYMAN

Work Guaranteed

Escobar ServicesAll types of home repair,sheet rock and texturing,plumbing, tile, windows,doors, electric, painting,fences decks & draining.

Non-licensed contractoror (707) 367-4098

HANDYMAN

Free Estimates(951) 907-6822(707) 272-5792

Noe’s HandymanLic. #82955

• Concrete

• Tile

• Painting

• Drywall

• Door/Window Installation

• And much more!

WEDDINGS

Wedding InvitationsAnnouncements& Accessories

Largest SelectionIn Town!

Mon-Fri 8:30-5:00Saturday 10:00-2:00

759 S. State St. Ukiah

468-0251

Fax 468-5763

ROOFING

40 Years Experience

707-239-0103

• Metal Roofing• Standing Seam• Stone Coated• Single Ply Systems• PVC/TPO

BILL FENNERROOFING

Lic. #716481

CLEANINGAll StarCleaningService

COMMERCIAL ANDRESIDENTIAL CLEANING

Specializing in• Move in/out

• Post Construction• Extensive cleaning projects

• Windows

707-463-1657707-391-9618

10% DISCOUNTON ANY SERVICE THROUGH JUNE

HANDYMAN

(707) 972-5412Cell (707) 621-2552Cell (707) 354-4860

4531 N. State StreetUkiah, CA 95482

We’ll BeatAnybody’s Price

15 Years Experiencewith Yard Maintenance

Tree Trimming & Dump Runs

HOME REPAIRSFelipe’s Home

Repairs

• Fences• Painting• Pavers• Tile

• Drive Ways• Decks• And More...

(707) 472-0934(707) 621-1400

BUILDING

Kerry Robinson

590 S. School St. • 468-3500www.ukiahdailyjournal.com

Then take a walk through ourClassified Help Wanted Section.

You’ll find openings for all kinds ofjobs from service and business to

professional and medical.

AUTOMOTIVEMECHANIC

425 Kunzler Ranch Road #JUkiah, CA

Tel: 707-463-2876

SUMMER SPECIALAIR CONDITIONING RE-CHARGE

All Summer long starting at$86.95

• Including charging and charging old Freon to new Freon• And Retro fitting From R-12 to 134 A

SPECIAL• Purchase 10 Oil Changes and get the 11th Free. Come and get your oil card today• Oil change starting at $23.95

Complementary shuttle service to and from work.

MASSAGEMedicineEnergyMassageMr. Terry Kulbeck564 S. Dora St., Ukiah

National Certified (ABMP)1 hr. $40 • 1 and a half hour $60DON’T WAIT FOR PAIN.Frequent massage helps

to keep you healthyMany Bodywork OptionsRelax Your Stress away

You Deserve It.Gift Certificates Available.Treat yourself Today(707) 391-8440

Home ImprovementsAdditions Remodels

New ConstructionKerry Robinson

707.485.7881707.489.2778

Ca. License No. B-797803

HEATING • COOLING

• Service & Repair• Preventative Maint• Commercial • Residential• State Certified Hers Rater• PG&E Certified Duct Leakage Testing

Since 1978

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NEW 2009 TOYOTA COROLLASTANDARD SEDAN

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LEASE FOR ONLY$16900 per month

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NEW 2009 TOYOTA CAMRYLE SEDAN

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By DAVE CARPENTERAP Business Writer

CHICAGO — UnitedAirlines scrapped its latestattempt to combine with USAirways and create theworld’s largest carrier, formal-ly backing away Friday from adeal that likely would havemeant fewer routes and higherticket prices for consumers.

Now the question for thoseand other U.S. airlines is howto get by and make moneywith oil prices near $130 abarrel.

The CEOs of the two air-lines told their employees inseparate messages that a com-bination was off “for now,”although US Airways’ DougParker indicated it is unlikelyfor at least the rest of this year.They had spent monthsexploring a deal that wouldhave enabled the carriers toshed costs — likely paring

employees, trimming overlap-ping operations inWashington, D.C., and partsof the West and eliminatingcompeting flights.

But the attempt was ham-strung by tightening creditmarkets and the airlines’ dim-ming financial outlook, whichhas dried up cash and madethem less attractive to thebanks that would have to pro-vide capital.

Consumers may benefitfrom more choices for thetime being, but the airlineindustry’s accelerating deteri-oration is no cause for cele-bration.

“The more competition wehave and the more pricingdecisions by CEOs we have,the better for consumers,” saidTom Parsons, chief executiveof travel Web siteBestfares.com. “It’s still com-ing down to the bottom line,

though: Can any one of theseairlines survive in this era?”

UAL Corp.’s United, thesecond-largest U.S. airline,and CEO Glenn Tilton havebeen perhaps the strongestadvocates for consolidationwithin the industry. But Tiltonwas unable to work out a dealwith Continental Airlines Inc.after Delta Air Lines Inc. andNorthwest Airlines Corp.agreed to pair up in April. Hetold Parker on Thursday thathe was walking away from achance to hook up with No. 7US Airways Group Inc.

THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNALWEATHER.

Lake Mendocino – Lake level: 737.97 feet; Storage: 69,191 acre-feet (Maximum storage 122,500 acre-feet) Inflow: 199 cfs Outflow: 218 cfsAir quality – Ozone: .030 ppm (State standard .090 ppm) Carbon monoxide: .30 ppm (20.0 ppm) Nitrogen dioxide: .003 ppm (.25 ppm)

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said.Individual geocachers will

pick up the tag, take it to thenext cache on the list andleave it there, using the serialnumber to log its location on aWeb site.

Welch said there are geo-caches all over the world, andthe map on www.geo-

caching.com shows many inMendocino County, several ofwhich have been hidden inUkiah.

There are some restrictionsto where a hide can be placed.They aren’t allowed in nation-al parks or within 150 feet ofrailroad tracks and each hideis reviewed by an advisoryboard before it can be postedon the Web site.

Ben Brown can be reached atudjbb@pacific.net.

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The Daily JournalA Fort Bragg man was arrested for

allegedly repeatedly punching another manin the face in the 19100 block of BabcockLane early Thursday morning.

According to sheriff’s reports, MarkWeatherly, 28, of Fort Bragg, and BrendanMurphy, 43, of Fort Bragg, got into an argu-ment around 2 a.m. Thursday.

The argument became physical andWeatherly allegedly punched Murphy in theface at least three times, according to sher-

iff’s reports. Murphy was knocked to the ground and

suffered injuries to his face, jaw and mouth,according to sheriff’s reports. He was takento Mendocino Coast District Hospital fortreatment.

Sheriff’s deputies found Weatherly nearthe scene and arrested him on suspicion ofbattery with great bodily injury and bookedhim into the Mendocino County Jail on a$30,000 bond.

Coast man suspected of batterytion and pledging to take par-enting classes and remain inTexas. The agreement wasreached with 38 mothers of124 children who filed thecomplaint that prompted theTexas Supreme Court’s rulingThursday.

Thousands protestin Iraq againstproposed securityagreement

BAGHDAD (AP) — Tensof thousands rallied in severalcities Friday against a pro-posed U.S.-Iraqi securityagreement, raising doubts thatnegotiators can meet a Julytarget to finalize a pact to keepU.S. troops in Iraq after thecurrent U.N. mandate expires.

Although U.S. officialsinsist they are not seeking per-manent bases, suspicion runsdeep among many Iraqis thatthe Americans want to keep atleast some troops in the coun-try for many years.

“We denounce the govern-ment’s intentions to sign along-term agreement with theoccupying forces,” Asaad al-Nassiri, a sheik loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, said during a sermon inKufa. “Our army will beunder their control in thisagreement, and this will leadto them having permanentbases in Iraq.”

President Bush and PrimeMinister Nouri al-Malikisigned a statement lastDecember on the future ofU.S.-Iraqi relations, sayingthey planned to finalize a newsecurity agreement by July 31— in time for Iraq’s parlia-ment to approve the dealbefore a U.N. mandate expiresat the end of the year.

U.S. and Iraqi officialsbegan negotiations in Marchon a blueprint for the long-term security agreement and asecond deal, to establish thelegal basis for U.S. troops toremain in the country after theU.N. mandate runs out.

Passenger jetovershoots runwayin Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Hon-duras (AP) — A Miami-boundjetliner overshot a runway,raced onto a busy street andslammed into an embankmentin the Honduran capitalFriday, killing the pilot, a pas-senger and a motorist on theground.

More than 75 people wereinjured, including Brazil’sambassador to Honduras,Brian Michael Fraser Neele.Police said he was being treat-ed at a private hospital and hiswife was missing.

The nose of the Grupo TacaAirbus 320, which was land-ing with 124 people on board,smashed into an embankmentand its fuselage buckled andbroke in places, trapping thepilot and co-pilot inside.

Rescuers had to pry openpart of the wreckage to getthem out, but the pilot didn’tsurvive, said Cesar Villalta,director of Honduras’ militaryhospital. Passenger HarryBrautigam, a Nicaraguan whoheaded a regional develop-ment bank, died of heart fail-ure shortly after the crash. Thebody of a man trapped underthe plane’s wreckage wasbelieved to be a taxi driver.

Vatican says it follows tradition inbarring womenfrom priesthood

VATICAN CITY (AP) —The Vatican insisted Fridaythat it is properly followingChristian tradition by exclud-ing females from the priest-hood as it issued a new warn-ing that women taking part inordinations will be excommu-nicated.

The move dashed the hopesboth of women seeking to bepriests and of Catholics whosee that as an option for achurch struggling to recruitmen.

A top Vatican official saidthe church acted after what itdescribed as “so-called ordi-nations” held in various partsof the world.

Monsignor Angelo Amatoof the Congregation for theDoctrine of the Faith said theVatican wanted to providebishops with a clear responseon the issue. The church hasalways banned the ordinationof women by stating that thepriesthood is reserved formales. The new decree isexplicit in its reference towomen.

Brazil revealsAmazon tribeto alert worldto threats

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil(AP) — Brazil’s governmentagreed to release stunningphotos of Amazon Indians fir-ing arrows at an airplane sothat the world can betterunderstand the threats facingone of the few tribes still liv-ing in near-total isolation fromcivilization, officials saidFriday.

Anthropologists haveknown about the group forsome 20 years but released theimages now to call attention tofast-encroaching developmentnear the Indians’ home in thedense jungles near Peru.

“We put the photos outbecause if things continue theway they are going, these peo-ple are going to disappear,”said Jose Carlos Meirelles,who coordinates governmentefforts to protect four “uncon-tacted” tribes for Brazil’sNational Indian Foundation.

Shot in late April and earlyMay, the foundation’s photosshow about a dozen Indians,mostly naked and painted red,wielding bows and arrowsoutside six grass-thatchedhuts.

Meirelles told TheAssociated Press in a phoneinterview that anthropologists

know next to nothing aboutthe group, but suspect it isrelated to the Tano and Aruaktribes.

50 Cent’s homedestroyed inovernight fire; 6people injured

DIX HILLS, N.Y. (AP) —A multimillion-dollar home atthe center of a bitter disputebetween 50 Cent and themother of his son wasdestroyed by a suspicious fireearly Friday. Six people,including 50’s ex-girlfriendShaniqua Tompkins and their10-year-old son, Marquis,were taken to a hospital aftersuffering smoke inhalationand later released. A firefight-er also suffered a minor eyeinjury, officials said.

50, whose real name isCurtis Jackson, doesn’t live inthe home and wasn’t there atthe time.

“Informed this morningwhile filming a new motionpicture on location inLouisiana, Curtis Jacksonexpressed deep concern overthis fire at his property,” a rep-resentative for 50 said in astatement. “He is extremelythankful that everyone includ-ing his son, Marquise,escaped the burning housesafely. He is confident thatauthorities will be conductinga thorough investigation ofthe incident and is eager toreview their findings.” Thehome was essentially burnedto the ground, with charredembers and wreckage litteringthe lot where the home oncestood in the tree-lined neigh-borhood in Dix Hills.

Homeless womanarrested afterliving in man’scloset for a year

TOKYO (AP) — A home-less woman who sneaked intoa man’s house and lived unde-tected in his closet for a yearwas arrested in Japan after hebecame suspicious when foodmysteriously began disap-pearing. Police found the 58-year-old woman Thursdayhiding in the top compartmentof the man’s closet and arrest-ed her for trespassing, policespokesman Hiroki Itakurafrom southern Kasuya townsaid Friday.

The resident of the homeinstalled security cameras thattransmitted images to hismobile phone after becomingpuzzled by food disappearingfrom his kitchen over the pastseveral months.

One of the cameras cap-tured someone moving insidehis home Thursday after hehad left, and he called policebelieving it was a burglar.However, when they arrivedthey found the door lockedand all windows closed.

“We searched the house ...checking everywhere some-one could possibly hide,”Itakura said. “When we slidopen the shelf closet, there shewas, nervously curled up onher side.”

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after a series of lawsuits relat-ed to eroding inmate medicalcare, mental health treatmentand other services that havesuffered because of the over-crowded state prison system.

“Every citizen in Californiais potentially affected by theresolution of this case,” Luisaid.

Lui told the judges that hisplan’s emphasis is on findinglocal alternative punishmentsfor criminals who under cur-rent law would spend less thana year in state prison.

However, Lui’s proposalcould overburden county jailsand programs that are alreadystrained and underfunded,said Sonoma County attorneyAnne Keck.

The plan “will just simply

shift the prison crowdingproblem from the state to thecounty level,” Keck told thejudges. “A huge burden isbeing placed on the countiesin the settlement.”

Despite their objections,every party involved in thenegotiations said they shouldcontinue talks for anothermonth in hope of reaching asettlement.

While the judges agreed,they said they are running outof patience as sick and men-tally inmates keep committingsuicide, dying of medicalneglect and malpractice orreceiving little treatment.

Conditions “are not onlyunconstitutional, they areunconscionable,” said U.S.District Judge LawrenceKarlton of Sacramento. “Oneway or another, we’ve got tomove.”

The proposed solutions willcost billions as the state faces

a $15.2 billion deficit and cutsto basic services.

Spitzer urged the judges togive the state two more yearsto begin building the 53,000new prison and jail cells thatwere authorized a year ago.

He also predicted legisla-tors will approve a court-appointed receiver’s requestfor another $7 billion in bondsto build care facilities for10,000 sick or mentally illinmates. Senate Republicanstwice rejected the $7 billionborrowing plan this week,which prompted receiver J.Clark Kelso to demand themoney from the state treasuryon Friday.

Michael Bien, one of theattorneys who sued on behalfof inmates, said the state hasbeen breaking its reformpromises for years.

“We’re talking about a lotof plans on paper,” Bien said.

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